High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

The Lord of Tianyan Palace stood at a distance, watching this scene, and finally couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

He shook his head and clicked his tongue inwardly.

That kid really knows how to win people over.

The release of the cosmic crystal during the coronation ceremony served both to establish authority and to win over the hearts of the people.

With these 100 million high-grade cosmic crystal flowers gone, from top to bottom, from disciples to elders, who in the Primordial Temple would dare to say a bad word about this new Daoist?

He recalled the thought that the Lord of the Primordial Beginning had sent into his mind before leaving, and looking at the boiling dark golden crowd in front of him, he suddenly felt that the Primordial Beginning Temple had really struck gold this time.

Su Jie stood on the high platform, looking at the excited faces below, his expression as calm as ever.

He knew that those 100 million cosmic crystal flowers were worth it.

From now on, the disciples and elders of the Primordial Temple will treat him as one of their own.

With the support of these people, his position in the Primordial Temple was truly secured.

But his real purpose in spending this money was never just to win people's hearts, but for his future plans.

A harvest of the scale of the Primordial Ceremony can only happen once, not twice.

He could not possibly hold a second similar event, where hundreds of millions of eternal beings would willingly deliver themselves to his doorstep to be killed.

If we hold it again, not only are those eternal beings not fools, but even the Heavenly Evolution Palace Master will have people standing up to oppose it.

After all, four- or five-round Eternal beings are manageable, but it would be very difficult for Su Jie to mass-kill six- or higher Eternal beings in his own faction.

That kind of thing, once is enough. Doing it again would just put yourself in opposition to everyone.

So he needed a different approach; he needed war.

It requires the entire primordial continent to be activated, and it requires the Eternals to gather, clash, and fight on a large scale.

Only in chaos could he fish in troubled waters, harvest the essence of those who had fallen on the edge of the battlefield, and grow stronger as quickly as possible.

The war of the gods, the tides of chaos, and the conflicts of power—these are all his sources of nourishment.

His status as the Dao Child of the Primordial Temple gave him the right to participate in all of this.

The cheers from the audience continued, and the dark gold crowd surged like a boiling sea.

Su Jie maintained a gentle smile, but his gaze had already passed over those fanatical faces and was directed towards the distant void.

A footstep sounded beside him.

The Heavenly Evolution Palace Master had somehow already ascended the high platform and stood beside him. The smile on his face had faded, replaced by a serious and somber expression.

"I'm leaving." The Heavenly Evolution Palace Master's voice wasn't loud; only Su Jie could hear it. "The Palace Master wants to see you. Go now."

Su Jie tilted his head slightly, glanced at him, nodded, and followed the Palace Master of Tianyan down the high platform.

The two passed through the disciples' formations that had not yet completely dispersed on both sides of the main path, and through several dark golden light gates, heading deeper into the Primordial Temple.

The disciples along the way stopped and stepped aside when they saw the figure in the green robe, their eyes filled with even greater awe than before the coronation.

The Lord of Tianyan Palace did not speak, but led the way at a leisurely pace.

Su Jie didn't speak, quietly following behind, his gaze sweeping over the palaces and pillars along the way, but his mind was filled with what the system had just told him.

The system said that the Primordial Lord was no longer at nine wheels, but had condensed the fifth acquired Eternal Wheel, entered the tenth wheel, and stood at the pinnacle of eternity, ready to open the door to transcendence at any time.

According to the records in the system's core database, to cross that door at this stage of eternity, one needs to gather the power of faith from all living beings.

A person who stands at the pinnacle of eternity, whose heart is filled with transcendence and faith, would not be interested in the meager wealth of a supreme being.

This information from the system made him feel much more at ease than before.

A moment later, the two stopped in front of an ancient temple gate.

The palace gate was dark and its material was indistinguishable. There were no words or emblems engraved on the lintel, only a faint Taoist aura slowly flowing across its surface, as if the entire palace was breathing.

The Palace Master of Tianyan stepped aside and gestured to Su Jie: "Go in, the Palace Master is waiting for you inside."

Su Jie nodded and pushed the door open. The palace door slid open silently, revealing a deep corridor.

There were no lights on either side of the corridor, but tiny specks of light floated in the air, drifting slowly like fireflies, illuminating the path ahead.

He stepped inside, and the palace doors behind him closed on their own.

Footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, quiet and steady.

After walking for about a hundred breaths, the corridor suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

The small, secluded room had no furniture on the four walls except for a low table in the center, on which sat a pot of tea and two cups.

The Lord of the Primordial Beginning sat cross-legged on one side of a low table, dressed in a simple gray robe, slowly sipping his tea, his posture as casual as if he were sunbathing in his own backyard.

He heard footsteps, looked up at Su Jie, and said with a faint smile, "Sit."

Su Jie did not refuse. He sat cross-legged opposite the low table, picked up another teacup, and tasted the warm tea with a fragrance he had never tasted before.

Su Jie sat cross-legged opposite him, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and didn't speak immediately. He smiled, his tone casual, as if he were meeting an old friend for tea: "Master, what brings you here?"

The Primordial Lord looked up at him, his gaze unhurried: "You certainly have guts. You've hidden the Dao Child of the Heavenly Maiden Temple, haven't you?"

Su Jie was secretly alarmed, but his expression remained unchanged. He smiled and put down his teacup: "Master's skill is so profound that he truly knows everything."

"This disciple has indeed kept Jiang Yue'er in custody, but I haven't killed her; I'm just letting her stay temporarily. When the time is right, I will naturally release her."

The Lord of the Primordial Beginning did not inquire about what that "opportune moment" was, but simply stared at Su Jie for a few moments.

"Your combat strength is extraordinary, unlike what one would expect from a Supreme Realm expert, but you haven't ignited the Eternal Flame. Is there anything you want to tell me about this?"

Su Jie picked up his teacup and took another sip, his tone still casual: "Master, my cultivation path is a little different from others, and it cannot be explained by common sense."

However, compared to Master, this disciple is but a child; Master need not worry about this disciple's loyalty to the Primordial Temple.

The Lord of the Primordial Era looked at him but didn't delve into it; his lips merely twitched slightly.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Just remember one thing: the flag of the Primordial Temple must not fall."

He picked up his teacup and took another sip. When he put it down, his gaze fell on Su Jie, and his tone was a few degrees more somber than before.

"I hope you can break through to the Eternal Realm as soon as possible. With your foundation, once you ignite the Flame of Eternity, you will be able to directly condense five Innate Eternal Wheels."

"But you possess enough top-grade cosmic crystals to condense four acquired wheels in one go. At that point, you will have nine eternal wheels, and only then will you be qualified to deeply participate in the subsequent grand undertakings of the Primordial Temple."