Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s spirits lifted.

“Actually, I have some suspicions about my bloodline!” he said.

The purple-robed woman glanced at him, surprised. “What suspicions?”

Earlier in their conversation, she had already hinted that Qi Yuan possessed a significant bloodline related to Black Abyss, and it wasn’t low-ranking either.

“I think... I might be the long-lost ancestor of Black Abyss!” Qi Yuan lowered his voice conspiratorially.

The purple-robed woman: “...”

She remained silent for a long time before finally looking at him seriously. “Now I understand why you’ve offended Taihuang Palace!”

That mouth of yours—it’s a miracle you’ve survived this long.

Beside them, Jiang Lingsu couldn’t help but cover her mouth, stifling a laugh.

Back when they were in Shen Guang Sect, she had already realized just how sharp her senior brother's tongue could be.

As long as he kept his mouth shut, he was a stunningly handsome man. But the moment he spoke... you’d want to bow down.

“It wasn’t me who offended Taihuang Palace; they’re the ones who provoked me! I’m always low-key and never cause trouble,” Qi Yuan said earnestly.

The purple-robed woman chuckled and said, “Stretch out your hand. Let me check.”

Qi Yuan jerked his hand back. “You’re openly harassing me?”

“I just need to check your bloodline, record it. Maybe the ancestor will be able to recognize it,” the purple-robed woman explained, unfazed.

As she approached Qi Yuan, a mark on her arm began to glow.

The intensity of the glow varied with different bloodlines. The closer she was, the clearer the glow.

She recorded the glow and would later show it to their ancestor, who might be able to identify Qi Yuan’s bloodline.

The purple-robed woman explained her plan to Qi Yuan.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan paused for a moment and then asked instinctively, “Does this glowing use up your energy?”

The purple-robed woman blinked. “No.”

Qi Yuan’s eyes widened. “Then it’s a perpetual motion machine! Hahaha, I’ve discovered a perpetual motion machine—I’m going to be rich!”

The idea that getting closer caused it to glow without using energy—what else could it be but a perpetual motion machine?

“...” The purple-robed woman fell silent again.

Qi Yuan, still excited, looked at her and said, “Hey, how about cutting off your arm and selling it to me? This could be the most groundbreaking discovery in the Immortal World in millions of years!”

The thought of inventing a perpetual motion machine thrilled him.

“Get lost!” the purple-robed woman cursed.

Qi Yuan sighed, disappointed.

“Sigh... although inventing the perpetual motion machine would benefit future generations, I’m not one to force others. I won’t sacrifice you.”

He had no right to make decisions for others, after all. He only took lives.

Still, he stretched out his arm, thinking that if they really found out he was Black Abyss’s long-lost ancestor, it would be perfect.

After all, Black Abyss was a major power in the Sixth Heaven, immensely powerful.

If all the Yang God Celestial Sovereigns in Black Abyss were his descendants, even the one from Taihuang Palace would have to think twice before making a move against him.

The purple-robed woman ignored Qi Yuan’s nonsense and placed her hand on his arm.

The black mark on her arm glowed, eerily brilliant.

She quickly recorded the glow.

“Got it?” Qi Yuan quickly pulled his arm back.

The purple-robed woman glanced at him and said coarsely, “You turned me on.”

Qi Yuan: “...That’s a turnoff.”

The purple-robed woman burst out laughing.

She was always blunt.

“I’m off. Oh, by the way, I left a small gift for you at Black Abyss’s outpost since I know you don’t want to be my concubine. Don’t forget to collect it. I’ll be waiting for you in the Sixth Heaven.”

With that, she disappeared.

Qi Yuan was exasperated. “Even the people in the Sixth Heaven... have no manners!”

Jiang Lingsu ground her teeth. “That woman... she’s so vulgar!”

The scene she imagined, where her beauty would attract second-generation heirs, hadn’t happened.

Instead, her senior brother was the one being flirted with.

Time passed slowly.

Qi Yuan sat in the Miro Realm, occasionally fishing, occasionally studying techniques, perfecting the Golden Core chapter of the Qi Yuan Scripture.

As for the Yin God path, Qi Yuan hadn’t yet started working on it.

After all, he needed to discuss the Dao with others and fully understand the nature of Yin Gods before creating a new technique.

Over these days, Qi Yuan’s fishing had yielded good results.

Including Yang God Mozhi, he had caught four fish in total.

These four were carefully chosen by Qi Yuan.

Their disappearance wouldn’t be noticed for a while.

Moreover, Qi Yuan had been thoughtful enough to leave inflatable dolls in their caves as decoys.

No one would notice for some time.

However, there was a minor hiccup—Qi Yuan had ended up “eating grass by his own burrow.”

After struggling to catch any more fish, he finally decided to fish in his own Molo Sacred Tower, catching one of the Yang Gods there.

If word of this got out, it would shake the entire Molo Clan.

“I’ll stay for another ten days, then pack up and ascend to the upper realms!” Qi Yuan’s eyes were filled with anticipation and joy.

By then, he would head to the Abyss.

Jin Li’s birthday was coming soon.

Qi Yuan’s thoughts wandered.

Suddenly, he sensed something.

At the entrance to the Miro Realm, a white figure was fleeing desperately.

In her eyes, Hong Yu radiated despair.

She had been undercover in the Fifth Heaven for millennia, but now, exposed by a spy, she was being hunted by the Molo Clan’s Yin Gods.

In the Molo Sacred Tower, there was no chance of survival.

So, she fled frantically into the Miro Realm.

But the Yin Gods were close behind. Severely injured and low on immortal energy, she knew it wouldn’t be long before they caught her.

Thinking of her mission, Hong Yu was filled with anxiety.

The energy she had gathered over her fifty thousand years of infiltration still hadn’t been delivered back to Moon God Palace.

If she died here, all her efforts would be for nothing.

Bloodied, she sped away, her divine domain fully open, pushing her speed to the limit.

“Where are you running, witch!”

“How dare you cause trouble in our Molo Clan—you’re dead!”

The chase attracted the attention of many cultivators in the Miro Realm collecting Miro Light.

However, seeing that it was the Molo Clan pursuing someone, they all avoided the scene to avoid getting involved.

At that moment, a voice suddenly transmitted into Hong Yu’s ears.

“Head toward the southwest, to the Red Flame Mountain.”

Hearing this, Hong Yu was stunned.

Was... someone helping her?

Or was this a trap?

But with no other options left, she had no choice but to trust the voice. If not, she would surely die.

Without hesitation, she bolted toward Red Flame Mountain in the southwest.

“Hmph, where do you think you’re going!”

The five Yin Gods chased her relentlessly.

Hong Yu gritted her teeth and plunged into the red mountain.

That familiar voice spoke again.

“Keep going forward, head toward my position, and remember to hide your aura.”

The voice’s owner even left a mark to guide her.

“Se... Senior?”

She was baffled.

Wouldn’t she just be bringing trouble to this senior?

Suddenly, a massive explosion rocked the area.

The volcano behind her erupted violently.

The atmosphere instantly turned scorching hot.

The pursuing Molo Clan Yin Gods were quickly engulfed in flames.

This wasn’t just an ordinary volcano but one from the Miro Realm, where eruptions could produce flames so powerful that even Yin Gods couldn’t easily withstand them.

The Yin Gods chasing Hong Yu were stunned by the explosion.

By the time they emerged from the flames, Hong Yu had disappeared.

“Damn it!”

“Where is she? How did she escape!”

“Keep chasing! She’s injured—she can’t have gotten far!”

The Yin Gods scattered in all directions, searching for Hong Yu.

After about a hundred breaths, inside a tent, Hong Yu—still bewildered—bowed her head and spoke softly to the Black Abyss cultivator in front of her.

“Thank you for your help, senior.”

Though grateful, Hong Yu was full of doubts.

Black Abyss was a large faction, but parts of it were enemies with Moon God Palace, even waging wars against them.

Yet this Black Abyss cultivator had saved her.

“You’re from Moon God Palace?”

The man who had saved her, of course, was Qi Yuan.

He had sensed the aura of Moon God Palace on her.

Having gained part of Yang God Mozhi’s memories, he was all too familiar with the aura of Moon God Palace.

“Yes,” Hong Yu nodded.

“What a coincidence. I have a wife from Moon God Palace. Do you know her?” Qi Yuan asked enthusiastically.

Hearing this, Hong Yu began to understand why he had helped her.

“May I ask which senior from the palace you’re referring to?”

“Her name is Jin Li, and she’s a Moon Lady of Moon God Palace,” Qi Yuan said, not hiding anything.

Hong Yu swallowed hard and blinked. “A Moon Lady!”

She was stunned.

The Moon Lady held a special position in Moon God Palace.

They were groomed as future Palace Masters.

In fact, Moon Ladies enjoyed privileges nearly equal to those of Yang Gods.

With such high status came significant responsibilities.

Moon Ladies were forbidden to marry, much less take a husband.

So, Qi Yuan’s words left her doubting the truth.

If the higher-ups of Moon God Palace found out a Moon Lady had married, her fate would be dire.

“Have you seen her? Is she happy in Moon God Palace? How is she doing?” Qi Yuan asked a string of questions.

Hong Yu shook her head. “Senior, I have been undercover in the Fifth Heaven for tens of thousands of years and have not seen her.”

As for the fact that the Moon Lady had a husband, Hong Yu would take that secret to her grave. If Moon God Palace’s upper echelons found out, Jin Li’s fate would be tragic.

“I also have another wife in Moon God Palace, her name’s Ruan Yixi. Do you know her?” Qi Yuan asked again.

Hong Yu: “...”

She couldn’t hold back her shock.

So, was Moon God Palace basically his harem?

“I’ve never heard of her!” Hong Yu replied.

Qi Yuan sighed, deeply disappointed. “Looks like I’ll have to go find my wives myself.”

At this point, Hong Yu said, “Senior, now that I’ve healed a bit, I should take my leave. I don’t want to cause you any trouble.”

Her injuries were still severe, but if she stayed, the Molo Clan might track her down, and that would put Qi Yuan in danger too.

“It’s fine. I’m with Black Abyss now—I’m not afraid of the Molo Clan.

Besides, you work with my two wives, so just stay here and rest. It’s no problem at all!” Qi Yuan said generously.

Having an ally from Moon God Palace was actually a good thing. Once he reached the Sixth Heaven, it would help him find Jin Li.

Without someone to lead him, he’d have no chance of entering the palace.

“This...” Hong Yu hesitated.

Just then, a voice came from outside.

“Excuse me, sir. The Molo Clan is currently pursuing a fugitive. May we come in to search your tent?”

The Molo Clan cultivators outside spoke politely.

After all, the tent belonged to a Black Abyss cultivator.

If it were anyone else from a lesser faction, they would have barged in without asking.

Hong Yu tensed, her body coiled, ready to fight at any moment.

“Get lost, you filthy swine! Stay out of my tent!” Qi Yuan shouted arrogantly.

“What, do you think I’d harbor a fugitive?”

Qi Yuan was a natural performer.

He perfectly played the role of a haughty, self-important Black Abyss cultivator.

And sure enough, the Molo Clan cultivators were just the type to fall for it.

As soon as Qi Yuan barked out his order, they immediately hunched their backs and plastered fake smiles on their faces.

“Our apologies, sir!”

“We were mistaken!”

They all bowed low to the ground, offering their apologies, and then quickly left.

Once he sensed the Molo Clan cultivators had gone, Qi Yuan couldn’t help but sigh. “This Black Abyss identity really works wonders.”

However, he still didn’t fully understand why the Molo Clan feared Black Abyss so much.

Even though he had read Yang God Mozhi’s memories, he hadn’t obtained all of them.

Unless he went to the Star Realm and devoured Mozhi’s star, he wouldn’t know the full truth.

“Do you know why the Molo Clan fears Black Abyss so much?” Qi Yuan casually asked Hong Yu.

With just over ten days left before he would ascend to the upper realms under the identity of Yang God Mozhi, fishing for more prey was no longer an option.

He figured he’d chat and gather more information about the upper realms.

Hong Yu hesitated for a moment before answering softly, “It has to do with the Molo Clan’s creation artifact.”

Hearing this, Qi Yuan’s interest was piqued.

While the Gate of Myriad Principles was the first creation artifact in the Immortal World, it didn’t directly increase his combat power and was a time-consuming item to use.

“The Molo Clan’s creation artifact is called the Molo Well.”

“What? A well?” Qi Yuan’s eyes widened.

Hong Yu was taken aback, not understanding why he reacted that way.

“What’s wrong, senior?”

Qi Yuan sighed. “My family’s well seems to have gone missing too. Someone must’ve carried it off. Could the Molo Well be my family’s well?”

The Gate of Myriad Principles  had been stolen and later found.

But the family well had been taken, and there was still no trace of it.

The Molo Well felt familiar to Qi Yuan. It looked a lot like his family's missing well.

“...Senior, you have quite the sense of humor,” Hong Yu said with a smile, though internally, she was speechless.

At this point, Qi Yuan was lost in thought, obsessing over the family well.

However, he quickly regained his composure. “Continue. I’m listening.”

Hong Yu explained, “The Sixth Heaven is the highest level of the Immortal World and the best place for Yang God Celestial Sovereigns to cultivate.

Because of this, many great sects have set up there.

Most Yang God Celestial Sovereigns from the lower five heavens, if they don’t have a sect, will ascend to the Sixth Heaven and join one.

But Black Abyss is the most unique sect in the Sixth Heaven—it only accepts Yang Gods with Black Abyss bloodlines!”

The Sixth Heaven is structured like a pyramid.

Yang God Celestial Sovereigns from the lower realms are all eager to ascend and cultivate in the Sixth Heaven.

For Yang Gods, the cultivation speed in the Sixth Heaven is several times faster than in the lower realms.

This kind of gap cannot be bridged by mere time manipulation.

Because of this, many Yang Gods are desperate to ascend.

But... the Sixth Heaven doesn’t welcome every Yang God.

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