"Looks like Daoist Ziyang is the smarter one. He immediately figured out the key to the situation."
"Jiuyang, why don't you just let Ziyang take over as Holy Lord?"
Holy Lord Yuntian laughed.
Jiuyang Holy Lord glared at Daoist Ziyang.
"Ziyang... don't tell me you're actually thinking the same thing?"
Looking helpless, Ziyang smiled bitterly.
"Senior Brother, can you stop saying things like that?"
"You know better than anyone whether I want to be Holy Lord."
"You could hand the position to me right now, and I'd still refuse it."
"I'd much rather roam the world freely than spend my days buried in sect affairs."
Having known his senior brother for countless years, he was already accustomed to this sort of teasing.
Soon, however, the smile faded from his face.
"I never imagined the Dragon Clan would decline."
"That's... difficult to believe."
"And honestly, it's a very bad sign."
Jiuyang Holy Lord's expression became solemn.
"The Dragon Clan was born with the fortune of heaven itself."
"Their race has always stood at the pinnacle of all living beings."
"No other race has ever compared."
"If even the Dragon Clan has begun to decline..."
"...then it means the fortune of the Tianxuan Realm itself is weakening."
"Perhaps..."
"...what happened a million years ago is about to happen again."
Rather than feeling relieved, Jiuyang Holy Lord was filled with deep unease.
The Dragon Clan was unlike any other race.
They had remained prosperous throughout history.
Even during the Phoenix Clan's period of decline...
...the Dragon Clan had never weakened.
Now the seals of the Heavenly Demon Domain were loosening...
...and the Dragon Clan was showing signs of decline.
None of this boded well.
At his level of cultivation, intuition was no ordinary instinct.
Those who had comprehended the Great Dao could perceive subtle changes in the world's laws.
Whenever heaven and earth were about to undergo great upheaval...
...they would always sense it first.
Qin Emperor's face also darkened.
"I agree."
"A catastrophe may truly be approaching."
Holy Lord Yuntian, however, remained calm.
"Everything in existence rises and falls."
"Everything has its beginning and its end."
"Even worlds will eventually collapse."
"So why should the Dragon Clan be any exception?"
"When calamity arrives..."
"Some will call it disaster."
"Others will call it opportunity."
"We can only face it with a peaceful heart."
"After all..."
"...there are some things we simply cannot stop."
She spoke so confidently because Fang Chen had already told her that the Yuntian Holy Land would survive the coming catastrophe—and even grow stronger because of it.
After the overwhelming success of this expedition into the Heavenly Demon Domain...
...she no longer doubted his words.
Qin Emperor waved his hand.
"Enough."
"Let's get to the main topic."
"Holy Lord Yuntian."
"I even brought the Great Qin Emperor Sword for your sake."
"So..."
"...where is the answer I seek?"
His eyes fixed on Bai Luoyang.
The curse that plagued the Great Qin Dynasty had weighed on his heart for countless years.
Now that there was finally hope of resolving it...
...how could he not be anxious?
He had attached enormous importance to this matter.
Otherwise, he would never have personally brought the dynasty's Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon.
Bai Luoyang smiled mysteriously.
"The answer you're looking for..."
"...lies within Donghe Immortal Manor."
"When the time comes..."
"...you'll know."
Qin Emperor's expression immediately stiffened.
"Can't you be a little more specific?"
"When did you start speaking in riddles?"
"It's infuriating."
Had she not been the Holy Lord of Yuntian...
...and the only person who knew how to break the dynasty's curse...
...he would have been tempted to swing the Great Qin Emperor Sword right then and there.
"Holy Lord Yuntian."
"Do you know what happens to people who only speak half the truth?"
His voice turned cold.
"They tend to invite disaster upon themselves."
Bai Luoyang merely smiled.
"Then let me tell you something as well."
"Impulsiveness is the devil."
"You should think carefully before acting."
The truth was...
...she wanted to explain.
Unfortunately...
...Fang Chen hadn't told her the details either.
What was she supposed to say?
Expose Fang Chen?
Absolutely impossible.
Who knew what Qin Emperor might do if he learned Fang Chen possessed the answers?
After a long silence...
Qin Emperor sighed.
"Very well."
His figure disappeared into the void.
Just before he completely vanished, Bai Luoyang suddenly called after him.
"Don't leave so quickly."
"When we return, we'll be settling accounts with the Shangguan Clan."
"If the Great Qin Dynasty wants a share..."
"...you're welcome to join."
A displeased voice echoed from the void.
"So..."
"You weren't planning to include us from the beginning?"
Bai Luoyang laughed.
"Of course not."
"I've always considered the Great Qin Dynasty part of our alliance."
"I was only reminding you."
Yuntian Holy Land — Sacred Spirit Peak
Ding!
Congratulations, Host! You have successfully slacked off!
Reward obtained: Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon — Heaven-Piercing Divine Mirror!
Fang Chen, who had been comfortably lying in a reclining chair basking in the sun, suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"I still get a slacking reward?"
"And it's an Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon?"
He was genuinely surprised.
Earlier, after warning his master about the conspiracy within the Heavenly Demon Domain...
...he had already assumed he would lose his slacking reward.
Yet somehow...
...he had still succeeded.
And the reward was incredibly generous.
"What exactly is going on?"
he asked the system mentally.
"I clearly interfered with the plot."
"How does that still count as slacking?"
The system quickly answered.
"Respected Host..."
"As long as you do not personally take action..."
"...it is still considered successful slacking."
"Indirect participation only reduces the quality of the reward."
Fang Chen's eyes widened.
"So it works like that?"
"If this is already a reduced reward..."
"...then if I truly stayed out of everything..."
"...would I receive an Immortal Artifact instead?"
He couldn't help laughing.
Still...
Compared with his master's death in the original story...
...this outcome was infinitely better.
Even if someone offered him an Immortal Artifact...
...he wouldn't trade it for the lives of his master and the others.
Besides...
An Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon was already an unimaginable treasure.
With it...
...he could practically walk sideways across the Tianxuan Realm.
"Now I have both the Immortal Dao Fruit..."
"...and the Heaven-Piercing Divine Mirror."
"I can finally consider myself untouchable."
Of course, he wouldn't consume the Immortal Dao Fruit himself.
But simply borrowing some of its power would already grant him astonishing combat strength.
Combined with an Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon...
...even he couldn't imagine how powerful he had become.
Even against a Saint Realm expert...
...he now possessed the confidence to fight.
"Still..."
"If possible..."
"I should completely slack off in the future."
"The rewards would surely be even better."
Thinking this, Fang Chen smiled contentedly.
There were no real regrets regarding the Heavenly Demon Domain incident.
Everything had reached the best possible ending.
He had prepared extensively beforehand.
His master and the others would certainly return safely.
And he had also obtained another generous reward from the system.
In fact...
Qin Emperor wasn't the only one who had brought an Emperor-Grade Divine Weapon.
Both Yuntian Holy Land and Jiuyang Holy Land had secretly brought their own Emperor-Grade weapons as well.
They simply never needed to use them.
The battle had never escalated to that point.
Stretching lazily beneath the warm sunlight, Fang Chen smiled.
"I wonder..."
"...when Master and the others will be back."
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