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Lu Yuan let go of Gongyue Monarch, only to spin around and threaten him with the dagger again. "You’re sure you didn’t see anything?"

Gongyue Monarch bowed low, cupping his fist. "Master, I swear I didn’t! I didn’t see a thing!"

"That’s good, then." Lu Yuan put away the dagger and nodded.

Gongyue Monarch sidled up to Lu Yuan’s ear and whispered, "Was Master, by any chance, you know... *heh heh heh*... with the mistress just now?"

Seeing Gongyue Monarch’s lecherous expression, Lu Yuan was so annoyed he could grind his teeth. He pointed a finger right in his face and said, "I never should have saved you!"

"Oh, come on, Master! Isn’t it nice having me around?" Gongyue Monarch said with a laugh. Unaffected by the Evil Qi, he was quite the mischievous old codger.

"Master, you’re in the Celestial Monarch Realm now. That’s way stronger than the old Daoist I ran into a few days ago," Gongyue Monarch said as he floated around Lu Yuan.

The old Daoist Gongyue Monarch mentioned was the Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple. His power was nothing to sneeze at; he could even call upon the Southern Red Emperor Danling True Lord of the Three Qi Celestial Monarch to possess him.

Lu Yuan waved his hand dismissively. "Me? I can’t do that."

Gongyue Monarch floated over to Lu Yuan’s right. "Master, you haven’t even tried. How can you be so sure?"

"He knows the skill of Inviting God, but I’ve never worshipped any deities," Lu Yuan explained. "I may have the power of a Grand Celestial Master, but I don’t have their ability to Invite Gods!"

"Master, you’re getting it all wrong. Sure, he can have a god possess him, but he can only unleash ten percent of its true power. You, on the other hand, are actually in the Celestial Monarch Realm."

"So what exactly is this Celestial Monarch Realm you keep going on about?" Lu Yuan asked, staring at the ever-drifting Gongyue Monarch.

Seeing Lu Yuan’s ignorance, Gongyue Monarch began to explain. "The Five Elders are Emperor Monarchs. Beyond them, there are also the Sun Emperor Monarch and the Taiyin Emperor Monarch—all of them are Emperor Monarchs."

Lu Yuan knew this part. ’The Emperor Monarch level corresponds to the power of the Five Elders.’

Gongyue Monarch continued, "The next levels of power are Daoist Monarch, True Monarch, Star Monarch, and Celestial Monarch. Now, a Daoist Monarch is..."

Gongyue Monarch rattled on for a bit, and after explaining Daoist Monarchs and True Monarchs, he moved on to Star Monarchs.

"A Star Monarch can govern a planet or a constellation. The more famous ones include the Fire Virtue Star Monarch, the Water Virtue Star Monarch, Taibai Jinxing, and the Twenty-Eight Star Constellations."

"The Fire Virtue Star Monarch, for instance, rules over Ying Huo—the planet Mars."

"The Golden Virtue Star Monarch manages Taibai Jinxing."

"And the Twenty-Eight Constellations Star Monarchs, well, they manage the twenty-eight constellations."

Lu Yuan held up a hand to stop him. "Gongyue Monarch," he said impatiently, "you’ve gone on about Daoist Monarchs, True Monarchs, and Star Monarchs, but you still haven’t gotten to what a Celestial Monarch is!"

Gongyue Monarch folded his arms. "You’re right. All that is too far off for you, Master. It has nothing to do with you right now!"

"You!"

Lu Yuan was so angry he was speechless. He clenched his right fist, wanting nothing more than to march over and give him a good couple of whacks.

Gongyue Monarch’s expression turned serious. "As for Celestial Monarchs... the most quintessential examples are the gods of the Thunder Department.

"Besides, Master, you’ve already taken the first steps in mastering a Magic Skill. In the future, you might even surpass the limits of mortality and become a powerful guardian in your own right."

Hearing Gongyue Monarch’s flattery, Lu Yuan straightened his posture, smoothed out his clothes, and said with a smile spreading across his face, "It seems I have the potential to become a worldly deity!"

Gongyue Monarch gave him a big thumbs-up in agreement.

"Hold on! What do these Thunder Department Gods do?" Lu Yuan asked curiously, the previous words finally sinking in.

Gongyue Monarch smiled obsequiously. "Master, have you ever heard of the Celestial Realm?"

Lu Yuan’s eyes went wide. "Don’t tell me there’s a South Celestial Gate!"

"Of course! There is!" Gongyue Monarch nodded. ’Looks like Master knows a thing or two.’

’*Journey to the West* came to Lu Yuan’s mind. ’Aren’t the Thunder Department Gods the ones who guard the South Celestial Gate in the Celestial Realm?’

’Don’t all the soldiers guarding the South Celestial Gate have the power of a Celestial Monarch?’

Lu Yuan stroked his chin, muttering to himself, "So after all that back-breaking cultivation, I’m just qualified to be a gatekeeper for the Celestial Realm? No, wait, I’ve just barely reached the *threshold* to be a gatekeeper. That’s just pathetic."

Gongyue Monarch frantically waved his hands. "Not at all, not at all! For you to reach the Celestial Monarch Realm at such a young age, Master... you’re a prodigy of the Human Race! Your future is limitless!"

Lu Yuan sighed. ’So I’m just a real-life Little Drilling Wind, huh.’

’In *Journey to the West*, you can call me Little Drilling Wind and I won’t mind. But outside of *Journey to the West*, what should you call me?’

’Drilling Wind Ancestor!’

Lu Yuan sat down. "Ah, whatever. Being a regional powerhouse isn’t so bad, I guess."

By helping Gongyue Monarch dispel his Evil Qi and by refining the dark cyan Elixir, Lu Yuan had depleted his Inner Strength on two separate occasions. Each time, he had taken a Nine-Turn Pill to recover and expand it.

This repeated process of pushing his limits had unexpectedly created a fortuitous opportunity, causing his Inner Strength to surge and allowing him to enter the so-called Celestial Monarch Realm.

With his now-profound Inner Strength, he just needed some time to fully cultivate the Secret Manual and solidify his Cultivation Method and Daoist Skills. Then, his position in the Celestial Monarch Realm would be truly secure.

Lu Yuan held out his right hand, palm up. A cyan flame ignited above it, and he began to play with it.

The previous dark cyan color had become a pure cyan. The poison from the black mist was gone, but its power remained.

Gongyue Monarch leaned in, staring at the cyan flame in his master’s palm, and couldn’t help but exclaim in praise, "So pure! Incredibly pure!"

Lu Yuan thrust out his palm, striking a bronze ornament. As the flame scorched the metal, arcs of lightning shot out in all directions.

The bolts of electricity zapped outwards like tiny serpents, slithering across the floor before vanishing into the ground.

"What a formidable Flame! To think it carries the might of lightning!" Gongyue Monarch exclaimed, flapping his hands in astonishment.

Now that he had this cyan Flame, Lu Yuan no longer needed to bother with drawing Mid Level Thunder Talismans.