Chapter 225 – A Bunch of Short-Sighted Fools!

After thoroughly enjoying reading the manuals in the repository for what felt like a billion times, Qin Yang finally stepped out of the Scripture Repository. The sky had completely darkened, and he had imprinted all the books in his mind.

All he needed to do was close his eyes, and he could freely browse through them at will.

“The collection of the Martial Arts Academy is truly impressive—there’s real substance here,” Qin Yang thought to himself.

He silently calculated that, with the accumulation from the past three days, he was now immensely knowledgeable, having memorized everything he could get his hands on.

His mind was filled to the brim with knowledge!

Once he returned, he would find time to fuse and create new martial arts techniques.

Not long after stepping out, Qin Yang encountered Lin Mofeng and Elder Li, who had been waiting for him. They accompanied him all the way to the academy’s entrance.

“Brother Qin,” Lin Mofeng said, standing by the roadside as he retrieved several farewell gifts from his Star Ring, placing them all in Qin Yang’s hands.

“If you encounter any issues in your cultivation in the future, don’t hesitate to ask me!”

“Also, these Spirit Tools and Array Diagrams… are tokens of my appreciation. Take them with you—they can serve for self-defense and protect you from any harm by those Heretical Cultists.”

“This… is too generous, Grandmaster Lin,” Qin Yang responded, immediately waving his hand in refusal. “You’re being too polite; there’s no need for such extravagance.”

His refusal wasn’t out of pretentiousness.

The items were simply too low-level, only at the second or third tier. He wouldn’t have any use for them once he returned!

Moreover, with his small social circle, the idea of regifting them was out of the question.

The items he had previously given to Xia He and Li Qinghe were all at the fourth or fifth tier.

Accepting these gifts now and passing them on would only lower the quality, which wasn’t appropriate… They were practically useless to him.

“Please accept them, consider it my token of gratitude to Sword God Senior,” Lin Mofeng insisted, assuming Qin Yang was just being modest. He gently touched his right arm and added,

“During the Beast Tide battle in Jianghai, it was thanks to his help that I avoided losing my arm. What’s more, I was fortunate enough to gain some insights into the laws and vaguely touch the threshold of a breakthrough.”

Sighing, Lin Mofeng continued, “Now that Sword God Senior is no longer with us, I fear I’ll never be able to repay his lifesaving guidance in this lifetime. I can only entrust this gratitude to you.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang was momentarily stunned.

Guidance? There was such a thing?

Back then, he had merely sprinkled a bit of the Law of Wood to temper and heal the city guards. He never expected that his unintentional act would lead to Lin Mofeng gaining insights from it.

“This guy’s comprehension is truly remarkable,” Qin Yang thought to himself, maintaining a calm expression as he glanced at Lin Mofeng. He felt a sense of surprise, as if he had unintentionally planted a willow that had grown into shade.

“Young friend Qin, please accept them,” Elder Li chimed in, seizing the opportunity to persuade him. “The two seniors in your family have shown us great kindness. From now on, the Martial Arts Academy’s Scripture Repository will always be open to you.”

“Well… alright then. Thank you both for your kindness,” Qin Yang replied, seeing that it was difficult to decline their earnest offers. He straightforwardly accepted the farewell gifts.

Packed to the brim, they counted as an unexpected gain.

Afterward, Elder Li and Lin Mofeng exchanged contact information with him.

They promised that, barring special circumstances, they would personally rush to assist whenever he called, offering their full support.

“Not bad, not bad,” Qin Yang murmured to himself as he walked home. He opened his phone, glanced at the contact list, and felt quite satisfied.Counting the system rewards, plus the gifts from Liu Wushuang and Elder Li, this round of organization had absolutely yielded a bountiful harvest.

In a sense, exposing two secret identities in exchange for these resources was truly worthwhile.

Moreover!

They were rewards from exposing my own secrets.

Any problem with that?!

Thinking this way, the things obtained instantly felt completely justified!

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…

The grassland wind was bitterly cold.

Herdsmen wielded their whips, driving flocks of sheep and cattle to migrate.

Rumble—

Deafening thunder echoed across the grassland, distant snow peaks collapsing with avalanches, dark lightning gathering at the summits as thick black clouds churned.

“What? The White Tiger Earth Venerable has fallen too?!”

In the gloomy palace, Nine Heavens Venerable leaned on his throne, dark mist swelling around him.

Before him stood the messenger who had just entered.

“Reporting to the Celestial Venerable… it is indeed true.”

The messenger below, hearing the angry roar, prostrated lower, blood trickling from his nose and mouth from the shockwave, trembling as he responded: “These past few days, rumors have been spreading wildly outside, all reporting on this matter. I have repeatedly verified it.”

“Didn’t I send him out to find the one who shot down the Vermillion Bird?”

Nine Heavens Venerable gathered the dark mist, pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: “Did he eventually find the culprit?”

“Reporting to the Celestial Venerable! The White Tiger Earth Venerable did indeed locate the person.”

The messenger knelt on the ground, reporting: “The shooter is quite famous in Jianghai City, known among the citizens as the Jianghai Arrow God.

Later, Lord White Tiger, with brilliant strategy,

drove Liu Wushuang of the Supreme Alliance to lead the way, successfully luring out this Arrow God.

Moreover, he managed to create a duel scenario between them, making them fight each other!”

“A duel scenario?”

Hearing this, Nine Heavens Venerable’s brow relaxed slightly, the dark mist around him billowing, “Wasn’t that perfect? I recall White Tiger took the Heaven’s Will Four Symbols Formation with him. Trapping someone at the Supreme Realm should have been effortless.”

“Exactly, just as the Celestial Venerable thought…”

The messenger swallowed hard, whispering:

“After the Jianghai Arrow God and Liu Wushuang competed in archery, the Arrow God was extremely weakened. Lord White Tiger seized the opportunity and captured him easily!”

“Good.”

Hearing this,

Nine Heavens Venerable’s face lit up with joy, his voice deepening: “Continue, what happened next?”

Once trapped by the Heaven’s Will Four Symbols Formation, victory was ninety percent assured.

The Jianghai Arrow God had almost no escape!

“Reporting to the Celestial Venerable, just when Lord White Tiger Earth Venerable seemed certain of victory…”

The messenger knelt on the ground, forehead pressed to the floor, voice trembling: “That Jianghai Arrow God and the Sword God are from the same school, equally lacking in martial virtue! He directly dragged White Tiger into a self-detonation!!”

As the words fell.

Hum!

The Beast God Hall fell into sudden silence.

Nine Heavens Venerable was silent, his mind blank for a moment, almost unable to process it.

Self-detonation?

Another self-detonation?!

Last time, the Vermillion Bird Earth Venerable’s death was also due to enduring the Jianghai Sword God’s self-detonation, vanishing into nothing on the spot!

And now it happened again?

“You just said this Jianghai Arrow God and the Sword God from the Beast Tide are Senior Brothers?!”

Nine Heavens Venerable found it hard to believe, unable to resist asking again.

“Ye… yes. According to the message Lord White Tiger Earth Venerable sent back before his fall, those two seem to be Senior Brothers—one practices the sword, the other trains in archery.”

The messenger looked at Nine Heavens Venerable, “Though their weapons differ, they indeed come from the same school!”

“So they really are from the same school…”Hearing this, Nine Heavens Venerable muttered to himself, completely dumbfounded.

What kind of people are these?

Self-destructing at the drop of a hat?!

Can’t they show some respect for life?

How difficult is it to cultivate to the Supreme Realm, and you just self-destruct like it’s nothing?

“They’re truly madmen!”

Nine Heavens Venerable murmured, rubbing the space between his eyebrows and letting out a heavy sigh.

The self-destruction of a Supreme Realm expert—never mind White Tiger Earth Venerable, no one could withstand that.

“What about the other Earth Venerables in the sect?”

Nine Heavens Venerable sighed. “Azure Dragon Earth Venerable, Black Tortoise Supreme… have them come see me. Tell them it’s an urgent matter.”

“Reporting to Celestial Venerable, after learning of White Tiger Earth Venerable’s death, those two entered seclusion overnight. They also requested that you not worry about them…”

As the words fell.

Nine Heavens Venerable’s face darkened: “…”

Entering seclusion at a time like this?

What nonsense!

Nine Heavens Venerable snorted angrily: “A bunch of cowards afraid of death!!”

“…”

Hearing this, the messenger below remained silent, not daring to say another word, though he grumbled inwardly.

Self-destructing so readily…

Who could possibly handle that?!

Our Beast God Sect is indeed ruthless—killing, injuring, plundering, we excel at all of it. But our opponents simply don’t value their lives!!

When they get serious, they self-destruct outright. Who would dare to confront them now?

Never mind the other Earth Venerables, even a lowly messenger like me fears getting too close and being caught in the crossfire. I don’t want to go back to that damned Jianghai City anymore!

“Forget it! Forget it!!”

Nine Heavens Venerable pressed a hand against his chair and slowly stood up. “Since no one is willing to step forward, I won’t force them.”

Hearing this, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn’t have to go to Jianghai, everything was negotiable.

But the next moment, Nine Heavens Venerable commanded:

“Go back and prepare for a trip to the Imperial Capital.”

“Yes.”

The messenger wiped the sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly, “Where shall this subordinate go next?”

“To the Supreme Alliance.”

Nine Heavens Venerable’s eyes flickered, black mist swirling around his fingertips. “Deliver a message to the Alliance Lord. Tell him I have matters to discuss and wish to meet with him personally.”

“Understood. This subordinate will carry it out immediately.”

The messenger replied in a low voice, quickly turned around, and left the Beast God Hall.

After he departed, the hall grew cold and gloomy once more.

“…”

Nine Heavens Venerable leaned back in his chair, looking up toward the ceiling. His gaze fell upon the ornate dome painting, with its octagonal caisson decorations and celestial flying patterns.

His vision extended as if he could see through the ceiling.

Until he saw the nine holes in the sky…

“Calculating the time, it’s been several hundred years, hasn’t it?”

“…Those short-sighted fools in the Supreme Alliance! They understand nothing and only obstruct the grand path of our Divine Sect.”

Nine Heavens Venerable muttered to himself.

“Little do they know that when the Celestial Beings descend, the entire world will usher in an unprecedented golden age!”

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Night fell.

Qin Yang sat on the roof of his villa, gazing at the distant city nightscape. The colorful streams of car lights flowed like luminous rivers, and the clamor of noise reached his ears.

From inside the house came Xiaobai’s triumphant shout.

“This Fairy has won again!”

Lately, Xiaobai had become obsessed with gaming, unable to tear herself away.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Yang suddenly looked up, observing the bright moon in the sky, and stretched out his hand.

In the unseen realm, a colossal hand, both tangible and intangible, reached out and ascended high into the sky, as if intending to pluck the moon and stars. But just as it was about to make contact, Qin Yang closed his palm and withdrew his hand in time.

“If I were to extend my hand and cover the sky, I’m afraid it would cause a lunar eclipse, wouldn’t it?”

Qin Yang looked at his palm, lost in thought.This palm technique integrated dozens of Innate Realm martial arts from the Scripture Repository while also drawing inspiration from the essence of the Great Wilderness Sky-Imprisoning Finger. Even among Grandmaster-level martial arts, it stood as a superior existence.

“Not bad.”

“Rais a hand to cover the heavens… Let’s call it Sky-Covering Palm then.”

(End of Chapter)