I will burn books and slay gods.

After hearing Hou Hong ask where Chen Chen had gone, Wang Tiankuo gestured to the two of them and then left the ward.

Perhaps sensing something, Hou Hong asked anxiously, "Old Chen, where did he go?"

Old Li and Gong Zhan exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked at Hou Hong.

Then Old Li stepped forward and explained to Hou Hong, "Old Chen, he... he sacrificed himself..."

When Hou Hong heard the news of Chen Chen's sacrifice, he was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with disbelief. "How could this be? He was perfectly fine yesterday, how could this happen?"

Old Li quickly went over and comforted him, "Old Hou, are you... alright?"

Hou Hong stretched out his right hand to block Lao Li from coming to his side, while he simply leaned gently against the bedside. His left hand, which could clearly feel Hou Hong's emotions, was trembling uncontrollably at this moment.

"How could it have turned out like this?" Hou Hong's emotions were like a flood, surging up in his heart and difficult to calm down.

But Lao Li and Gong Zhan didn't know how to bring it up.

Just then, Hou Hong, who was sitting on the hospital bed, said, "You two go back first. I want to take care of it myself for a while."

Old Li and Gong Zhan were about to say something, but they both swallowed their words again.

As soon as Lao Li and Gong Zhan stepped out of the ward, they saw Dean Wang standing to the side not far from the door, who had not yet left.

After closing the door, the two walked up to Dean Wang.

At this moment, Dean Wang spoke first, asking, "How is it? Can Hou Hong accept this situation?"

Old Li shook his head.

Dean Wang thought Hou Hong wouldn't be able to accept it, and became even more worried.

Just then, Old Li continued, "We don't know yet. We only came out because Hou Hong wanted to be alone for a while."

After hearing Lao Li's explanation, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought Hou Hong hadn't accepted it. So that's what happened."

"Since Hou Hong wants to be alone for a while, the two of you should keep an eye on his safety at all times."

"Yes, we understand, Dean," Gong Zhan replied to the Dean.

After Wang Tiankuo finished speaking, he left.

Afterwards, Lao Li and Gong Zhan stayed outside the ward at all times, carefully observing Hou Hong's condition in order to prevent any uncontrollable situation from occurring.

Meanwhile, downstairs in Morning Star District 36, there was a rest area.

Chen Ye, Lin Su, and Wang Xiaoming were lying on deck chairs, leisurely basking in the sun, while also keeping a close eye on the arrival of a mission!

But at this moment, they had been lying here for who knows how long, without hearing any alarms or even receiving any minor tasks.

At this moment, Chen Ye asked Lin Su, "What was the form we saw of Senior Chen last night?"

Lin Su explained the situation to Chen Ye in detail. Chen Ye listened carefully, and after Lin Su explained it clearly, Chen Ye nodded in understanding.

"However, actions like those of Senior Chen Chen are simply fatal!"

"Forcibly raising one's cultivation level to the Lamp Array Realm will bring enormous backlash to the body, and may even lead to death, like Senior Chen XX!"

"Actually, a long time ago, the headquarters issued a document regarding Night Watchers, stating that when improving their own realm, they should follow the natural course and not force breakthroughs, as the backlash from such attempts was not even limited by the headquarters."

"Therefore, for the current Night Watchers, the improvement of their realm is mostly done naturally, and they never force it. After all, there are more than just the precedent of Senior Chen xx."

"A long time ago, many Night Watchers forcibly raised their cultivation levels, only to lose their lives prematurely because they could not withstand the strong backlash."

Chen Ye listened carefully to Lin Su's story and gradually realized that improvement in one's realm should be left to nature and not forced.

Perhaps this gradually explains that headquarters will provide some methods to improve one's level, but will not know how to implement them.

In this situation, Chen Ye thought about it carefully and realized that was indeed the case.

Just like before, back in the Twelfth District of Morning Star, Old Li had told him that he was almost at the Ignition Realm, but he never told him how to improve his realm and break through the bottleneck faster.

But now, through Lin Su's explanation, he fully understood the situation. It turned out that what she meant by letting himself search was simply letting things take their natural course.

Just like when one's own realm breaks through to the Ignition Realm, one doesn't even know when one broke through. Perhaps this so-called Sevenfold Lamp Realm requires one to take it slowly and not be impatient.

"Did you hear the sound of a helicopter when we were sunbathing just now?" Wang Xiaoming asked.

Chen Ye then replied, "Now that you mention it, there is indeed that sound, but it seems nothing else has happened."

"Perhaps they are just staff members from Morning Star District 36," Chen Ye explained.

"Perhaps," Wang Xiaoming replied casually.

During their conversation, the three of them soon lay down in the rest area and fell asleep, enjoying the warmth of the sun.

Chen Ye, after falling asleep, went directly into the spiritual space and stepped onto the vibrant grass.

In an instant, the grassland expanded outward by two or three meters, but the sacred tree in front of them remained unchanged. Perhaps it was because the expanded area was too small to see the change in the sacred tree directly.

As Chen Ye stepped onto the grass, Qingrui, who was residing on the divine tree at the same time, sensed Chen Ye's presence and immediately jumped down from the treehouse.

She stood before Chen Ye and called out gently, "Master, you've come."

"Yes," Chen Ye replied, "Why didn't I see the old gentleman?"

As soon as Chen Ye finished speaking, Qingrui immediately raised her voice and shouted loudly at the sacred tree, "Grandpa Tree!"

A short while later, the old man emerged from inside the sacred tree. By this time, he was almost too old to be addressed as "old man."

When the old man came up to Chen Ye, Chen Ye said to him, "Old man, you've become so young now, shouldn't I change how I address you?"

"This title of 'old gentleman' is completely inappropriate for you."

The old man smiled first, then explained, "My original name is Manqiu Huang."

Upon hearing the name, Chen Ye scratched his head and said in confusion, "I have a strange surname; I've never heard of it before?"

Man Qiu explained, "In my hometown, my surname is just an ordinary surname, nothing special."

"You'll become more interested in my surname later on."

"But definitely not now."

Chen Ye didn't say anything, but sat quietly on the grass, listening to the "old gentleman" standing in front of him, who was probably only thirty years old.