"Oh... You did a great job," Zheng-Fu said with a mischievous smile on the corner of his mouth before he continued, "This way, I don't have to be the culprit for killing the City Governor.

I really have to thank you and reward you a bit." Finished speaking, Zheng-Fu took one step forward and raised his hand, pointing at the figure of Corpse Shredder, who was standing there smiling, before he used the skill.

[The Index of Heaven Destroyer Skill]

Zing!!!

Craaash!!!

Boooom!!!

In the blink of an eye, after the Index of Heaven Destroyer skill was used up, the surrounding atmosphere became more intense and terrifying, with thunder sounding thousands of lis away before Corpse Shredder's body exploded into bloody fireworks, along with the disappearance of the ground where he and the other mercenaries stood.

"And this is your reward for your good deeds!" Zheng-Fu finished speaking, his figure suddenly vanishing from everyone's eyes, as if he had never existed there before.

In addition, the previous attack also caused the entire land to experience a fluctuation of intense energy. This was the second time he had used the Index of Heaven Destroyer skill, but this time it was very different from inside the building because the magic building had a sealed spell blocking the energy, making it impossible for the outside world to feel it.

This time, he used it in an open space, allowing people within ten thousand li to feel it. All of them were the Divine Emperor stage martial masters. Whether it be the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Sect, Dharma Light Heaven Sect, Deity Weapon Sect, Primordial Winter Mountain Peak Sect, Sacred Saber Deity Sect, or Artsy Water Sect, six big sects could recognize it.

At the northern end of the Holy Ancient region, in the area of Primordial Winter Mountain Peak Sect...

"The fluctuation of the energy just now isn't normal!"

"Um... That's the Divine Emperor stage energy. It seems to be in the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Kingdom!"

"This means that the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Sect has one more Divine Emperor stage martial master?"

"Then they already have more than ten Divine Emperor stage martial masters!"

Inside the large ice hall, six young women were chatting about the fluctuation of the energy they had just felt a moment ago. From the way they sensed it, this kind of energy was the energy they had never known or felt before. Not even the senior elders of the other sects had this energy.

These six young women were the senior elders of the Primordial Winter Mountain Peak Sect. Although they looked as youthful as young women, in reality, they were over forty, and they were also the Divine Emperor stage martial masters.

"This is not a big deal for us. Although the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Sect has more Divine Emperor stage martial masters added, it's no different. As long as they don't interfere with us, that's enough!"

"Yes, sectmaster!!!"

Back at the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Kingdom, inside the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Sect's grand hall...

"The energy we sense just now isn't normal. It must be of the Divine Emperor stage martial master. But who is it?"

"We've sent skilled martial artists to investigate already, sectmaster. Please rest assured!"

"But from the energy and fluctuation that I can feel, it seems to be at the second level of the Divine Emperor stage. And it doesn't seem like a person of any sect because I personally haven't experienced this kind of energy from the Divine Emperor stage martial master before!"

"As Supreme Elder said, there is no one who has such energy and fluctuation among the Divine Emperor stage martial masters within other sects, so it is very difficult to identify him."

"Hmm… No matter what, I have to find out who he is to dare to take action within our kingdom!"

"Yes, sectmaster!!!"

The Wild Land…

Within the Deity Weapon Sect's Weapon Forgery Tower, a place filled with the clatter of iron and steam generated by the forging of weapons and armor and every kind of martial arts object.

"Who is this person whose fluctuation of energy is so strange?"

"I think he must be someone who likes secluded cultivation. That's why we have never seen or known him!"

Clank! Clank! Clank!

"Maybe it is like the First Elder said. From what we can feel, he must be an introvert because there are many like him on the continent!"

"Um… Maybe yes, but now that he has revealed his energy, he can't go back into hiding again because he's already revealed himself to the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Kingdom!"

"However, his fluctuation of energy disappeared in the blink of an eye as if nothing had happened before. I'm afraid that even if the Birdy Holy Fiery Heaven Sect turns over the earth of their entire kingdom, we won't be able to find him!"

"Third Elder said too much. Is that even possible?"

"Don't be so sure. It might be possible!"

"Well, anyway, it has nothing to do with us. Now, we must hurriedly complete this weapon in time before next year's maneuver among the sects arrives. Otherwise, we will miss an important opportunity!"

"Yes, sectmaster!!!

As for the Sacred Saber Deity Sect, the elders and sect master were also discussing the matter because having the Divine Emperor stage martial master appear was quite a big deal. If that person were not under anyone else, they would have to find a way to get him into their sect.

The other sects all had the same opinion. The only exception was the Dharma Light Heaven Sect, which was not the least bit interested in it because they were Buddha priests, so they could not do this. But deep down, they wanted such a martial master to be here too, but that one had to shave his head and become a Buddha priest.

As for Zheng-Fu, once he had dealt with Yun-Fei, City Governor, and Corpse Shredder, he immediately headed out of the city. He could feel the trouble that was coming, so staying in that city would definitely not be good for him. But now that he had returned to his original face, no one knew who he was.

Everyone could only recognize the face of that handsome young man or Qi-Fu-Er's elder brother. If someone asked, everyone would say the same thing. Therefore, even if someone walked by or had Zheng-Fu stop in front of them, they would not know they were the same person.

However, Zheng-Fu did not think to be careless about being here, so he came out immediately and had already gone away several hundred li. He was now inside the Wild Land, where he had to continue heading for several thousand lis before reaching his next destination: the seaport city from which there were boats to travel to Artsy Water Sect.

On this trip, Zheng-Fu would use only the crossbred monster beast horse. So it had to take him a month to get there as the route within Wild Land was full of deserts, making it difficult to travel. Unless he had a flying monster beast, he would be able to get there in half a month.

A week had passed...

After leaving the last frontier city, Zheng-Fu stopped by the frontier city of Wild Land to buy a crossbred monster beast horse for the journey before continuing.

It had been a week at the time. Throughout that week, he rarely encountered any problems other than monster beasts along the way, which were not his opponents. Just as they appeared, they died in an instant, with Zheng-Fu's three flying sabers rushing to cut off their hearts before he collected their corpses and sold them in the next city.

"There's nothing to do. So damn boring!" Zheng-Fu could feel the boredom as there was nothing to excite him other than killing these low-class monster beasts and riding on his camel horse. But suddenly, Zheng-Fu's gaze landed on a group of people gathered at the edge of a medium-sized pond.

"What's there to bring such people together…? I guess I'll also have to go see it!" After saying that, Zheng-Fu immediately steered his horse in that direction.

Ya… ya… ya!!!

Soon, Zheng-Fu's horse arrived in a crowded area where the people in this area were all earth elemental cultivators. Because Zheng-Fu also had earth elemental energy within him, he could feel the elemental energy within their bodies before getting off the horse and approaching a man and asking.

"Brother, may I ask what happened?"

Huh...?

Zheng-Fu's questioning voice made many people turn to look at him with suspicion as their gazes examined him before returning to their calm expressions. As for the man that Zheng-Fu walked in to ask, he did not answer any questions, he only turned his head back.

"What? I'm questioning him, and he doesn't answer!?" Zheng-Fu groaned, disappointed to see that the man refused to answer him, so he shifted his focus to the woman.

"Hey... Beauty, may I ask what happened here?" Zheng-Fu said with a handsome face and a charming smile toward the young woman.

"Wow… you're a really sweet tongue, young man. Of course, there's something, but if you want me to answer you, you must first become my husband. Then I'll tell you," the young woman turned around with a big smile of happiness before proposing a condition to Zheng-Fu.

Ah!!!

"Then, well, I won't ask. Thank you, Beauty!" Zheng-Fu immediately stepped back upon hearing this young woman say so with a wry smile because her face was even more than a kaffir lime fruit, plus a large mole on her forehead.

"Oh… I was just joking, young man. I already have a lover and never think about cheating. And because of your compliment, I'll tell you what happened here and why there are so many cultivators gathered here. That's because, on this night, a rare ore will appear in this pool. This type of ore is said to be able to forge marvelous weapons or armor. So, there are many people gathered here."

The woman explained, with a very expectant look on her face. She also said that most of the people who came here were disciples of the Deity Weapon Sect. They were all here to bring this ore to forge their weapons and armor. Some came to bring it as a gift to the elders or those in rank to ask to become disciples of those people.

But not just Deity Weapon Sect's disciples were here. Outsiders also came because even though they could not forge it, they could bring it to sell. Most of these people had cultivation levels ranging from the highest Nascent Soul stage to the intermediate Immortal stage.

The reason there were only cultivators of these levels was that people above the sixth level of the Immortal stage could not go underwater. So, there were only cultivators below the seventh level of the Immortal stage here.

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