Venerable Supreme of Myriad Dragons

In the West Suburb of Ancient Moon City, a small, lush forest concealed an inconspicuous thatched hut.

Partially hidden among the dense leaves of the forest was a massive Cloud Ship. Its once-shattered hull was now completely restored.

"Xin, don’t bother Young Master Shen. He has things to do. Come help me move these tools outside."

Elder Mu beckoned, then stepped out of the thatched hut, leaning on his cane.

"Oh?"

Xin replied, casting a regretful glance at Shen Daoxing before following his grandfather outside.

Finally free from the endlessly curious Xin and his constant questions, Shen Daoxing returned to the bed and sat down to meditate.

He swiped a hand over his Sumeru Ring, and several Spirit Stones appeared in his palm.

Shen Daoxing squeezed his hand slightly. The Spirit Stones began to glow as vast amounts of Primordial Energy transformed into wisps of white vapor and surged into his body.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the Daqian Empire was not as dense as in Taoyuan Town, which had greatly slowed his cultivation. Fortunately, he had acquired a good number of Spirit Stones from the members of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land.

Spirit Stones were formed from the condensed essence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. They could only appear in places with dense Spiritual Qi and contained vast amounts of precious Primordial Energy.

This made them an extremely precious cultivation resource, but unfortunately, they were also exceedingly rare.

With these Spirit Stones, however, Shen Daoxing’s cultivation speed was not slow at all.

The Annihilation of Ten Thousand Swords Technique activated silently within him. One hundred and eight of his acupoints opened, greedily absorbing the surging Spiritual Qi.

Before long, the Spirit Stones in Shen Daoxing’s hand grew smaller and smaller, until they vanished completely.

As always, Shen Daoxing remained engrossed in his cultivation, never stepping outside. When he wasn’t meditating, he was comprehending the Venerable Dharma Seal.

「The next day.」

The door to the thatched hut was pushed open, and Elder Mu walked in, leaning on his cane.

Behind him, Xin held an armful of parts, large and small. Looking delighted, he went off to one side and began tinkering with them, though it was unclear what he was making.

Elder Mu spoke up. "Young Master Shen, it won’t be much longer now. The Cloud Ship will be fully repaired soon, and we can finally leave this place."

"Thank you for all your hard work, Elder Mu. I’m grateful that you’re willing to take me along."

Shen Daoxing said gratefully.

"Please, don’t say that, Young Master Shen. If it weren’t for you, my grandson and I would have met a terrible fate, to say nothing of the Cloud Ship." Elder Mu smiled, his expression sincere.

At this, Elder Mu paused, then said slowly, "Young Master Shen, do you know how much of a stir there is outside right now?"

"Hm?"

Shen Daoxing was puzzled, not understanding what Elder Mu meant.

Elder Mu fell silent. After a long moment, he sighed and didn’t continue. ’It’s better if the Young Master doesn’t know about this.’

Then, Elder Mu excused himself and left the hut to get back to his work.

Shen Daoxing, in turn, resumed his meditation, and a soft light began to shimmer around him.

...

Meanwhile, numerous disciples from the Celestial Profound Sacred Land were rushing about Ancient Moon City. They could be seen everywhere, both inside and outside the city walls.

"The higher-ups are really laying it on thick, making us search so carefully here. Ancient Moon City is swarming with our Sacred Land’s disciples. As if that Shen Daoxing would dare to come back."

one disciple couldn’t help but complain.

"Come on, we’re just going through the motions. There’s no way Shen Daoxing would come back. Let’s just get this over with so we can go rest."

The Sacred Land disciple next to him said with a lazy yawn.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived in the West Suburb of Ancient Moon City.

"Hey, when did this hut get here? I don’t think we’ve searched it yet."

Just then, the two of them spotted a thatched hut a short distance ahead.

"Come on, let’s go take a look. After we’re done, we can head back."

one of the Sacred Land disciples said.

Just as the two were about to walk forward.

Suddenly, a figure appeared from behind them, slinging his arms around their shoulders. "Senior Brothers, you’ve been searching for over ten days without a break?"

He glanced ahead. "It’s just this one little place. Leave a small task like this to me. You two must be exhausted. Go on, get some rest."

The two turned, and their faces lit up when they saw who it was. "Oh, it’s Junior Brother Yun Sheng! Great, great. We’ll leave this to you, then. We’re heading back to rest."

With that, the two of them staggered off, yawning repeatedly.

"See you later, Senior Brothers!"

Lv Yunsheng clasped his hands and gave a respectful bow.

He waited until the two had completely disappeared from sight.

Only then did Lv Yunsheng turn and walk toward the thatched hut.

CREAK!

Lv Yunsheng reached the hut and pushed open the door. He was overjoyed to see Shen Daoxing inside. "Yang, you’re really alive!"

Shen Daoxing opened his eyes. Seeing Lv Yunsheng in the resplendent uniform of a Sacred Land disciple, he couldn’t help but smile. "Lv, it looks like you’ve been doing quite well for yourself in the Celestial Profound Sacred Land these past few days!"

Lv Yunsheng smiled faintly. "It’s all thanks to you, Yang. The Celestial Profound Sacred Land is short on people right now, so I’ve already been made an Outer Sect Steward Disciple."

"Thanks to you?"

Shen Daoxing smiled faintly. ’Why does that sound so strange?’

Lv Yunsheng’s expression suddenly turned serious. "Yang, do you have any idea? Right now, every Sacred Land disciple in Ancient Moon City is out looking for you!"

"Don’t worry. The Sacred Land disciples here aren’t enough to stop me."

Shen Daoxing said nonchalantly.

Lv Yunsheng was startled and stared at Shen Daoxing in disbelief. "What do you mean they aren’t enough to stop you? Yang, don’t you know? The Sacred Land sent over several more Inner Sect Disciples, and they’re all Direct Disciples of their respective Mountain Masters."

"There’s Wang Mingxuan from Celestial Secret Mountain and Wu Feihua from Luojia Mountain. Both of them are absolute masters at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm! And you’re still not scared? What’s even more terrifying is that the Holy Mountain’s Steward Hall has sent a Pilot Disciple. That person’s strength is horrifying—they have an Earth Profound Realm cultivation base!"

Lv Yunsheng rattled on.

"It’s only the Earth Profound Realm," Shen Daoxing replied, still unconcerned.

Lv Yunsheng was flabbergasted. "What do you mean, ’only’ the Earth Profound Realm? That’s an Earth Profound Realm expert! A master who has surpassed the Spirit Transformation Realm! Back in the Martial Kingdom, someone like that would be one of the absolute strongest entities.

For the next few days, you need to just lie low and not go anywhere. I’ll keep watch over this place and make sure no Sacred Land disciples come to bother you. Once Elder Mu finishes repairing the Cloud Ship, you all can leave immediately."

At this, Lv Yunsheng paused. "Right, there’s one more thing. It’s causing a huge uproar all over the city, everyone knows about it. I don’t know if I should even tell you!"

Then Lv Yunsheng quickly shook his head. "No, no, never mind. It’s obviously a trap. It’s better that you don’t know."

Shen Daoxing frowned, sensing that something was wrong. "What is it?"

"Sigh... sigh... sigh..."

Lv Yunsheng sighed repeatedly, pacing back and forth. After several turns, as if wrestling with the decision, he finally approached Shen Daoxing and told him what was happening.

After hearing the news, Shen Daoxing was stunned. "Why didn’t you tell me sooner?"

Lv Yunsheng hurriedly explained, "Yang, it’s obviously a trap! It’s those despicable bastards from the Sacred Land trying to lure you out! I’ve already sent someone to inform Yunxiao Mountain. Shangguan Yiran is a Direct Disciple of the Yunxiao Mountain Master; they won’t just sit by and do nothing. Yang, you absolutely cannot be rash! Don’t go out there! If you go, it’s all over... Huh? Huh? Yang?"

But before he could finish, he looked around and saw that Shen Daoxing was already gone.