Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

"Greetings, Elder Liu." Ji Qing immediately cupped his hands and said upon seeing the visitor.

"Haha, my dear nephew, you're too kind. Please rise."

Zhenhai Zhenren helped Ji Qing up, turned to look at Ling Yuling, and said with a smile:

"This is not the place to talk. Follow me."

"it is good."

Ji Qing nodded, having no objections whatsoever.

After saying this, he immediately set off to follow Zhenhai Zhenren, leaving behind two elders who were completely shocked.

"Just who is this person?" Elder Gu's eyelids twitched, his heart filled with apprehension.

"Brother Gu, you said this person is...?"

"Shh." Elder Miao made a shushing gesture, interrupting Elder Gu who was about to speak:

"Disaster comes from the mouth; don't pry into things you shouldn't know."

After speaking, Elder Miao stroked his beard, his thoughts seemingly unreadable.

"Such a person has suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Could it be that something big is about to happen?"

"If that's the case, then I'll have to be more careful from now on," Elder Miao thought to himself, his face full of solemnity.

His intuition told him so.

The fact that these two gentlemen have come here is definitely not simple.

"Tsk, what a headache."

Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps came from afar, and a thin, white-haired old man suddenly appeared.

"What's going on? Can someone explain this to me?"

This old man was naturally Zhao Jiu's biological father, with a cultivation level at the early stage of Core Formation. At this moment, he was filled with rage, looking as if he wanted to devour people alive.

He was only gone for a short while, and his son was thrown into jail. What happened?

You should know that Zhao Jiu is his only son.

He still wants to pass on his entire legacy to him before he dies.

If he were to lose such a son because of being imprisoned, his lineage would be cut short.

Elder Zhao suppressed his inner turmoil and asked in a calm tone:

"Fellow Daoists, since you're so close, could you tell me what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Miao hesitated for a moment, but still recounted the whole story. Elder Zhao's face turned pale and then red as he listened, his chest quickly filled with rage.

"This is outrageous! It's just a few ants that died. Is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Furthermore, when has the Star Palace ever had such a law?

At this point, Elder Zhao could no longer contain himself and immediately wanted to find Ji Qing to get the person back.

Elder Zhao turned to leave, but before he could take a few more steps, Elder Gu suddenly stopped him and spoke up to dissuade him:

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please wait."

"What? Are you planning to stop me? Or do you also think he's right?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Gu's expression became very impatient.

If this person hadn't been on the same warship as him...

He couldn't care less about whether this person lived or died.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, this person has an extremely powerful background. I advise you to give up."

"Don't even think about getting your son back."

Ok?

Elder Zhao's chest suddenly exploded:

"You hypocrite, it's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering, isn't it? He's not your son, why do you have to humiliate me like this?"

If you dare utter another word of nonsense to me, I'll turn on you.

After Elder Zhao finished speaking, he turned to leave, but Elder Gu stopped him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, this person is capable of drafting new laws and has a close relationship with the Sixth Elder. Do you really think you, with your mere Core Formation cultivation, can shake his power?"

At this point, Elder Gu began to transmit his voice:

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, don't forget your identity."

If your identity is exposed.

Looking out over the vast expanse of the stars, there is absolutely nowhere for you to hide.

At that point, whether you live or die will no longer be up to you.

So you should weigh the consequences yourself.

"this……"

Elder Zhao quickly calmed down.

But I was still unwilling to accept it.

"Is there really no other way?"

Elder Gu shook his head:

"There's nothing we can do. Blame it on your son's bad luck."

Unfortunately, this is the perfect time to run into trouble; even a miracle couldn't save you.

Normally, if your son hadn't offended Ji Qing, I might have been able to help you out.

But now, the difference in your social status and background is too great; he is not someone I can handle alone.

So, Elder Zhao, I apologize; I have done my best.

"How...how could this be?"

Elder Zhao collapsed to the ground, bewildered and heartbroken.

...........

The place where Zhenhai Zhenren lived was called Qiongyu Pavilion, which was about two or three miles away from the Demon-Slaying Ceremony.

Here, there's a building every three steps and a pavilion every ten steps. There are many pedestrians coming and going, but most of them are foreign affairs personnel from the Star Palace. When they see Zhenhai Zhenren, they all stop what they are doing and bow with their hands clasped in greeting.

Zhenhai Zhenren was clearly used to this; he simply waved his hand, and the cultivators respectfully withdrew.

Zhenhai Zhenren led Ji Qing to a building, found a seat, and casually began to speak:

"Sit down, don't be shy."

After saying this, Zhenhai Zhenren took a sip of tea and clicked his tongue twice.

"Young Palace Master, since you are new to Kui Xing Island, please feel free to ask me for anything. I will do my best to assist you."

Upon hearing Zhenhai Zhenren's words, Ling Yuling's impression of him immediately improved.

"In that case, thank you very much, Sixth Elder."

Zhenhai Zhenren smiled and waved his hand:

"Haha, Young Palace Master, you're too kind. It's what I should do."

Zhenhai Zhenren turned to look at Ji Qing and asked:

"Boy, how's my training of your demonic dragon going? Has it broken through to the late Qi Refining stage yet?"

Zhenhai Zhenren spoke, silently taking a sip of tea.

"Reporting to the elder, the demonic dragon you gave me has successfully broken through to level two."

"Hmm, as expected... Hmm? No way!!!"

Zhenhai Zhenren's eyes widened suddenly, as if he couldn't believe it:

"What did you say, brat? You raised the demonic dragon to level two? Did I hear that right?"

Ji Qing smiled and replied calmly:

"Yes, Elder, you heard me right. The demonic dragon you gave me has reached level two thanks to my unremitting efforts."

If the elder does not believe me, I will take it out now and let the elder examine it to verify its authenticity.

When Zhenhai Zhenren heard Ji Qing say this, he immediately felt depressed. He certainly didn't want to investigate anything.

"You little rascal, you're up to no good."

There's no need to take it out for me to examine; I don't have the time or inclination for that.

After saying this, Zhenhai Zhenren felt his heart was bleeding.

You should know that he stole this dragon egg after risking his life countless times.

But before he could even warm it up, that old bastard Jin Kui came running after smelling it. This was infuriating!

He vowed that as long as he got the chance, he would definitely rip off Jin Kui.