Chapter 984

Above Miaozhang Star Island, Tao Xiyue, the senior disciple of Miaozhang Emperor, led her fellow juniors in seeing off Emperor Duyue, Xu Jin, and Ning Yuchan off the island.

As for Miaozhang Emperor, who had just suffered a major loss, he didn’t even show his face.

“Little sister, if you’ve had enough reunion time, come back early,” Tao Xiyue forced a smile at Ning Yuchan as she prepared to leave.

There was no help for it—her worldview had nearly been shattered today.

The fact that she could still muster a smile was already impressive.

“Senior sister, rest assured.”

Ning Yuchan bowed her hands in farewell, then bowed to each of her senior sisters and brothers one by one.

Ning Yuchan could sense that her fellow juniors and seniors had grown somewhat distant from her.

As for Xu Jin, Miaozhang Emperor’s disciples merely bowed their hands—had it not been for Xu Jin’s formidable strength, they wouldn’t have bothered seeing him off at all.

After all, they’d just been thoroughly humiliated by him.

Xu Jin merely returned their bows.

First, he didn’t care.

Second, Xu Jin could only say: he deserved it!

Li Ziyun, a True Person at the peak of the eighth realm, challenged a peak Yu Xing Jun like himself—even if he claimed to seal his own cultivation, how could a single phrase erase the gaps in vision, experience, spiritual soul cultivation, and Dao arts?

Don’t be fooled by Xu Jin’s overwhelming victory.

If anyone else had fought him, the outcome would’ve been different!

It might even have ended in tragedy.

Since Miaozhang Emperor claimed this was everyone’s freedom, then Xu Jin’s choice was also his own freedom.

Xu Jin felt not one ounce of guilt!

As for Miaozhang Emperor’s disciples distancing themselves from Ning Yuchan because of this?

Xu Jin could only chuckle.

They simply had no eyes to see true worth.

They’ll regret it someday.

Everyone’s choices are their own freedom, worthy of respect—but the consequences must be borne by themselves!

“Brother Xu, don’t forget me! Remember your promise—give me plenty of guidance!” Li Ziyun shouted after Xu Jin as he vanished.

Xu Jin looked utterly exasperated.

After his crushing victory, Li Ziyun had shifted his focus from Ning Yuchan to Xu Jin, becoming excessively enthusiastic toward him.

At the banquet, he constantly pestered Xu Jin, added contact via the Thousand Star Jade Token, and repeatedly begged Xu Jin to guide him and spar with him in the future.

Xu Jin, helpless, had no choice but to agree.

Now, just as he was leaving, the man brought it up again.

Amidst the glaring stares of his fellow juniors and seniors, Li Ziyun still waved and shouted after Xu Jin.

The next instant, Xu Jin, Emperor Duyue, and Ning Yuchan vanished in an instant.

“Jin’er, I won’t accompany you to your master’s place—go yourself. You came from the Thousand Star Spirit Sky; return as soon as you can!” Emperor Duyue said.

“Thank you, Mistress!” Xu Jin bowed deeply.

Today he gained a priceless primordial Golden Essence—all thanks to Mistress’s orchestration and backing.

Without her, he would never have had this opportunity.

Emperor Duyue didn’t waste words: “You know I care for you—just don’t make me regret it!”

As if to say: you know exactly what I mean.

This left Xu Jin with a pounding headache.

Acting as Mistress’s spy beside his master? This task was no easy one.

“Alright, I’m leaving first. You two lovebirds have rare time alone—make sure everything’s arranged properly!”

With that, Emperor Duyue vanished—but as she disappeared, her voice echoed in Xu Jin’s mind: “I’ve already mentioned Lin’er’s situation to Yuchan.”

“Don’t you dare waste my goodwill.”

Hearing this, Xu Jin sighed again bitterly.

It seemed he was stuck as Mistress’s spy after all.

But his master had always been morally upright—there was little worth spying on.

As for Zhu Linxiao’s matter, Xu Jin wasn’t worried.

First, back in Kunling Domain, Ning Yuchan had shown no aversion to Ji Hongli or Luo Haoyue.

She’d been perfectly clear: her pursuit was the Dao of cultivation, not to guard his harem.

Accepting Zhu Linxiao now shouldn’t be difficult.

Second, before Ning Yuchan became Miaozhang True Person’s disciple, when Xu Jin returned to Kunling Domain from Dongxuan Star Realm, he’d already warned his several beloveds—including Zhu Linxiao—about this possibility.

Now, it was merely a meeting—nothing hard.

“Yuchan, Lin’er—that’s Mistress’s Zhu Linxiao—is already here. Would you like to meet her? It’ll speed up my journey.” Xu Jin suggested.

“Already here? Where?” Ning Yuchan looked around.

“Inside my Divine Realm?”

Ning Yuchan was stunned.

After a brief explanation, Xu Jin opened the Abyssal Realm and directly sent Ning Yuchan inside.

To be honest, both Xu Jin and Ning Yuchan themselves had felt slight anxiety about the meeting.

Xu Jin feared some unforeseen complication.

Ning Yuchan herself still felt uneasy.

According to Mistress, Zhu Linxiao came from noble origins and had aided Xu Jin immensely—almost to the point of risking her life and fortune.

But the moment they met, the palace-robed Zhu Linxiao stepped forward, bowed gracefully to Ning Yuchan, called her “sister,” and warmly took her arm.

Xu Jin’s concerns vanished.

Ning Yuchan’s concerns vanished.

Ning Yuchan had long felt guilty for choosing the path of cultivation and being unable to stay by Xu Jin’s side to care for him—now that someone else could do so, she welcomed it wholeheartedly.

Yet when she saw Zhu Linxiao’s cultivation level, Ning Yuchan was still stunned!

The instant Ning Yuchan was sent into the Abyssal Realm, the slight fluctuation of its power triggered an immediate response from Kongyuan Emperor, who had just finished healing within the realm.

He immediately activated his Nascent Soul and his Abyssal Realm, seizing the chance to extend his spiritual awareness and contact Xu Jin.

[Jin’er, how is your current situation? Are you safe now?]

Hearing Kongyuan Emperor’s voice, Xu Jin fell into thought.

Kongyuan had been unusually quiet lately.

His Chaos Abyssal Realm had firmly clamped down on Kongyuan’s Abyssal Realm, sealing it off with Chaos Star Force, leaving no movement whatsoever.

Meanwhile, Xu Jin’s Chaos Abyssal Realm had been steadily digesting the absorbed portion of Kongyuan’s realm, growing rapidly each day.

His suppression over Kongyuan’s realm had surely increased dramatically.

In sheer size, the gap between Xu Jin’s Chaos Abyssal Realm and Kongyuan’s was enormous.

Kongyuan’s realm had been devoured so much that only seven li remained—but Xu Jin’s Chaos Abyssal Realm, even with daily growth, had expanded far beyond double the size it was when it swallowed Kongyuan’s.

Yet it was still only seventy-five meters across.

The size difference was too great.

What if Kongyuan, with his seven other Emperors, started causing trouble inside?

At this thought, Xu Jin made up his mind.

As Mistress said, as long as he remained vigilant, the eight Emperors couldn’t escape no matter how much they raged.

But they’d still drain his attention.