Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Isn't it spicy?"

"It's alright, of course I mean the taste is good. Spiciness is a sensation of pain, and for me, a slight sensation of pain is insignificant."

"Is this the benefit of having a higher level of cultivation?"

"Yes, but it's very difficult for you to understand that level."

"Why? Hiss!"

"If it's really spicy, eat some snow; it's very clean. Because for you, the sixth realm you'll most likely break through to is the Heavenly Revelation Realm. As for the seventh realm above the Heavenly Revelation Realm, no one has yet reached it."

Ning Que picked up a clump of snow and put it in his mouth to chew. The icy texture relieved the stinging sensation. Although the beef and mutton rolls were very tender and the tripe was very fresh, for some reason, Ning Que missed Sang Sang's hot and sour noodle soup.

Why can't I forge a new seventh realm?

Hyuga Hoshino smiled. "The young man is still too young. Realms are born under the rules of the entire world. Haotian can only tolerate them, but Haotian does not want anyone to break through to the sixth realm or even higher. The Awakening realm is different. It is a product under Haotian's rules. It is essentially borrowing Haotian's power. With Haotian's permission, the Awakening realm can be comparable to any seventh realm."

Therefore, a higher realm is not needed. To open a seventh realm beyond the Heavenly Revelation realm would mean breaking free from the shackles of the Heavenly Emperor.

"It means that Apocalypse represents a robot whose power supply has been changed from batteries to rechargeable mode, and the power source is inexhaustible, allowing the robot to do things that cannot be done with batteries."

Now I want to open up a new frontier: enabling this robot to generate its own energy for operation even without a power source.

Hinata Hoshino looked at Ning Que with some surprise, "Old Que, your talent is quite good, and your thinking is very quick. It is precisely because of this quickness that you should be able to guess what Haotian means to this robot."

"Haotian represents the scientists who created the robots. The fact that the robots want to obtain energy on their own represents the emergence of a rebellious consciousness. If a robot has a rebellious consciousness, it means that it should not continue to exist."

"So you understand why the sixth realm is just a legend for most cultivators, right, old man?"

Ning Que recalled Xu Shi's warning.

“Ning Que, although you are the thirteenth master of the academy, you are just a cultivator who has not even reached the Dongxuan realm. Under the iron cavalry of the Tang Kingdom, even the Knowing Destiny realm is nothing more than this. Therefore, you should understand what I mean.”

Ning Que clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms. His killing of several accomplices in Chang'an had been discovered. Xu Shi knew, which meant Li Zhongyi knew, and Li Zhongyi knew, which meant Xiahou already knew.

Hinata Hoshino patted Ning Que on the shoulder, bringing him back to reality, "Actually, you don't need to worry. You are a member of the Academy, and the Academy will make the Ministry of War give way to you."

"I heard that Xiahou's sister is the Queen of Tang. Will he give in?"

“Li Zhongyi is the Master’s…” Hyuga Hoshino paused for a moment, “You know what I mean.”

"He's also a big fan, so he'll stand by and do nothing."

"Xiahou is Xiahou, and Xiatian is Xiatian. Li Zhongyi loves Xiatian, but Xiahou's misdeeds are indeed quite egregious. You only know that Xiahou massacred General Lin's mansion, but do you know why?"

Ning Que shook his head and tentatively asked, "Is it because we are both generals, and we have a private feud?"

"Because of Wei Guangming, the High Priest of the Western Mausoleum. He saw the son of Hades descend into the world. He decided to nip the danger in the bud."

"Because of the son of Hades? Because of a ridiculous prophecy? That's a matter of human lives!"

Hinata Hoshino sneered, "After the eternal night descends, even more people will die, and in huge numbers. Between two evils, choose the lesser."

"Hahaha, hahaha, what a high-sounding reason."

"but……"

"But what?"

Hinata Hoshino didn't keep them in suspense any longer. "On the night Wei Guangming saw darkness, Grand Scholar Zeng Jing had a daughter, but Xiahou believed that the son of Hades must be a little boy."

Ning Que took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Who is Zeng Jing's daughter?"

She was lost shortly after birth.

Ning Que's face suddenly paled as he realized something. If Xia Hou did all this to kill the son of the Underworld King, and he just happened to be at the scene, then could the son of the Underworld King be Sang Sang?

Hinata Hoshino took out a flask of sake and took a sip. Ning Que was indeed a source of joy; look at his conflicted, incredulous, and pained state...

With a mix of expressions on his old face, Hinata Hoshino was getting a little excited.

"You guessed right, the son of Hades is Sangsang. Do you still have the urge to cause trouble for her?"

"Her fate is similar to mine."

"Actually, I reminded you, but you didn't pay attention."

"First, first, being in darkness, yet standing on light."

The son of Hades surpasses mortals, making him the greatest in the world. Being in darkness refers to Sangsang's dark skin, but also to her life of hardship. Treading on light—Isn't Hades destined to trample light under his feet?

Ning Que felt somewhat helpless. "So that's what it meant. Your reminder was indeed spot on; I didn't understand. But why Sang Sang?"

"Guess, guess as hard as you can."

Hinata Hoshino got up from the table; something seemed to have happened up ahead, and he thought he might as well watch the excitement.

A man who looked like a monk from the White Pagoda Temple, with a fierce expression, immediately demanded to change locations from Zhuo Zhihua, which infuriated Zhuo Zhihua.

"Disciples of Mochi Garden, I am a disciple of Master Qu Nimadi, a great master of the Tianqing Sect. My aunt, Lu Chenjia, is infatuated with the hot springs here. Please leave."

"Leave? Why didn't you tell us to leave before we discovered the hot spring? Why did you only care about Qu Nimadi when it was such a good thing?"

"Master Qu Nima is a virtuous woman. It is an honor for you to exchange residences with her. Don't be ungrateful!"

"You can't even tell the difference between good and bad. If you don't see eye to eye, just leave."

The monk seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, and raised his iron staff to smash it down on the nearest woman, Tianmao. If it hit her, she would die on the spot.

"stop!"

Zhuo Zhihua could only shout "Stop!" The cat girl looked at the iron staff that was so close to her and used her mental power to resist, but it was smashed by the iron staff.

Just as the woman closed her eyes and awaited death, a snowball came from behind and hit the iron staff directly, shattering it into pieces.

"Who?"

His hand went empty, and then fragments of the iron staff embedded themselves in his body, rendering his body, forged through countless trials by Buddhist techniques, completely useless.

"Still not full? Have another one!"

Hinata Hoshino slowly walked out from behind the group, startling him.

"Who are you? I am a disciple of Master Qu Ni Ma Di."

Hinata Hoshino shook her head. "Noisy."

The snowball slipped from his hand and hit his teeth, knocking them all out in an instant. His speech became slurred, but Hyuga Hoshino could tell that he was just talking nonsense again.

“You disciples of the Ink Pond Garden, you all appear refined and elegant, but secretly you are hiding men in your camp. Just you wait, I will definitely expose your despicable acts.”

“Your White Pagoda Temple only has two women, Qu Nima Di and Lu Chenjia, and the rest are all men. Isn’t that even more chaotic?”

"you you you……"

With a wave of his hand, Hinata Hoshino used a technique he had learned during his twenty-three years of cicada cultivation, causing the burly monk to shrink in size and transform into a fierce-looking middle-aged woman.

"what!"

He transformed into her, and after a gasp, he looked around and discovered he was missing a leg. He then ran away crying.

Zhuo Zhihua looked at Hinata Hoshino with a strange expression, "This ability is good, good, good..."

"If you can't explain it, then don't. If you want to learn, I can teach you. Not only can you transform from male to female, but you can also transform from female to male."

"No, no."

Zhuo Zhihua waved her hand in refusal. This skill was open to anyone who wanted to learn it; she simply didn't want to touch it.

Hinata Hoshino noticed that Ning Que had also come to watch the commotion. She calmly glanced at Ning Que, causing Ning Que to subconsciously avoid Hinata Hoshino's gaze.

"I warn you, don't have any improper thoughts about me."

"If you talk nonsense again, you'll become a woman and Sangsang will become a man, it won't matter anyway."

"Please let me go."

The next day, Xiling summoned all the leaders of the allied forces to a meeting, and Hyuga Hoshino went with Mo Shanshan.

Mo Shanshan looked at Hinata Hoshino with annoyance, "What excuse will you use to come with me?"

"fiancé?"

Mo Shanshan remained silent, letting Hinata Hoshino stay by her side.

Upon entering the main tent, Xu Shi, who was severely injured, and Luo Kedi, who was partially paralyzed, were immediately met with Hinata Hoshino's words, which ignited their anger: "Good heavens, a seminar for the old, weak, sick and disabled."

"Where did this brat come from, spouting such foul language!"

Without saying a word, Qu Nimadi started hurling insults, fully displaying her reputation as the number one troll in the Moon Wheel Kingdom.

"Qu Nima Di, do you know what it means when you pronounce your name quickly?"

Tang Guofang, acting as Xu Shi's deputy and mouthpiece, muttered a few words to himself, realizing, "Hey! This is interesting."

Qu Nima's face turned pale and then purple. "Does my name belong to me?"

Qu Nima tapped her staff, her anger rising, and turned her attention to Mo Shanshan, "I heard that your Mo Chi Garden is secretly harboring male prostitutes?"

Hinata Hoshino stopped Mo Shanshan, who was about to speak, and asked, "I heard that White Pagoda Temple is secretly harboring courtesans and brothel owners?"

The only women who have lived in Baita Temple for a long time are Lu Chenjia and Qu Nimadi, and it is self-evident who these two identities refer to.

Ning Que, as the thirteenth teacher of the academy, was among them and couldn't help but burst into laughter first. With Ning Que leading the way, a burst of snickers followed in the tent, making Qu Nima's face turn even more purplish-blue.

"You, you, you, what a quick-witted little rascal."

Suddenly remembering something, Qu Nimadi laughed in anger, "Since Mo Chi Yuan has someone as eloquent as you, you can surely persuade the enemy soldiers who might appear on the way to transport the grain. Why not just entrust the transport of the grain to Mo Chi Yuan?"

Luo Kedi understood immediately and said weakly, "Then the task of escorting the grain will be handed over to Mo Chiyuan."

Ning Que coughed twice, attracting Qu Nimadi's attention. "Since Mr. Thirteen has spoken, why don't we go together with Mo Chiyuan? That way, we can look out for each other."

Shu Cheng wanted to speak up for Ning Que, because no matter what, Ning Que was a person of the Tang Kingdom, and they couldn't let Xiling and Baita Temple bully him.

Xu Shi pulled Shu Cheng aside and shook his head at him, then whispered to Shu Cheng, "Xiahou's cavalry will come to his aid."

Shu Cheng is not very clear about the grudge between Ning Que and Xiahou. As for Xu Shi's words, he thinks there is no problem. Xiahou's cavalry is known as an elite force, especially his personal guards, who are all cultivators and martial artists. There is naturally no problem with providing support.

Hyuga Hoshino shook his head. Xu Shi, that old man, was a bit clueless. Xiahou was not important. As a general of the Tang Kingdom, he obeyed Wei Guangming's orders. In Li Zhongyi's eyes, he was already someone who could be abandoned.

Mo Shanshan and Ning Que agreed, while Qu Nimadi sneered, ultimately proving herself superior.

A wicked smile crept across Hyuga Hoshino's face, making Mo Shanshan feel that Hyuga Hoshino was definitely up to something.

"Since the master of Ink Pond Garden and the thirteenth master of the academy have gone, those little-known sects shouldn't go, right? The Three Eccentrics of the World can just be called the Two Eccentrics of the World."

As if suddenly noticing Qu Nima's presence, Hinata Hoshino exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot about this virtuous one. Oh? Is this the infatuated Lu Chenjia? You two can rest now. This kind of thing only needs to be done by the capable. You two can just relax and do nothing."