Genius Beast Tamer

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Han Xingyu curled her lip. "You're just bragging!"

Although he said those things, his heart warmed up, and the sense of loss and gloom vanished.

Time flies like an arrow, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

For immortals, demons, and ghosts, three years may be just a matter of sitting cross-legged, closing their eyes, going into seclusion, and opening their eyes in the blink of an eye.

These past three years have plunged the entire Immortal and Demon Realm into panic!

Three years ago, before anyone else realized what was happening, a small sect quietly appeared.

With its emergence, one by one, the arrogant and domineering experts who used to flaunt their cultivation as Immortal Lords, Demon Lords, and Underworld Lords disappeared without a trace, while this sect, which no one took seriously, grew stronger day by day.

Tianxing Evil Palace! A name that now strikes fear into the hearts of many!

How many people are there in this sect? How many are geniuses? How many are at the Monarch level?

No one can say for sure!

The people of the Immortal and Demon Realms only knew about this suddenly appearing mysterious sect through the oral accounts of some useless people.

Those once powerful and influential figures in the Immortal and Demon Realms have become useless people who can be bullied by everyone. In their eyes, the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is a terrifying place that devours people. Although they are all immortals who cultivate immortality, they are so terrifying that even demons tremble in their presence.

Whether this sect is a place for immortals or demons, no one can say for sure.

Some people say that this place is paradise, and the palace master here is like a relative, like an angel, beautiful and kind.

Some say this place is hell, and the palace master here is like a bloodthirsty demon, an evil witch, so beautiful that it makes people lose their souls, and so evil and cruel that it makes people tremble.

Now, if you walk into the restaurant and listen carefully, you can hear that almost every table is talking about the Heavenly Star Evil Palace and its master.

Shui Tianfan: "I heard that the Heavenly Star Evil Palace has two hundred Monarch-level experts!"

Underwater Wind: "No, no, I've heard there are five hundred!"

Water Moon: "Bullshit! How could there possibly be five hundred! The entire Immortal Realm combined doesn't even have that many!"

Jiangnan He: "Come closer, come closer! I have a cousin who's a Celestial Lord level expert. He's a good person, and the Palace Master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace took a liking to him and invited him to join! He told me that the Heavenly Star Evil Palace has over a thousand Celestial Lords!"

Shui Zhongyue looked unconvinced and scoffed, "The Immortal Realm simply doesn't have that many Immortal Lords! Even if they were to cultivate them later, the Heavenly Star Evil Palace has only been around for three years. How could they possibly cultivate thousands of Immortal Lords? Even with a ton of immortal stones, they couldn't possibly support that many people!"

Jiang Nanhe laughed, "My cousin joined the Heavenly Star Evil Palace for two reasons: first, he admires the Palace Master, and second, the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is definitely a place with potential! Forget about immortal stones, even Xuan-level immortal artifacts are considered trash there!"

Underwater, Feng clutched his chest, as if he had almost fainted from shock, and asked in astonishment, "What! You mean a Xuan-level immortal artifact? It's junk? My god, then what doesn't count as junk?"

Jiangnan He said enviously, "My uncle told me that within the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, there are specialized organizations for refining artifacts and medicines, both led by the Palace Master's two younger brothers. The two deputy Palace Masters can easily refine divine artifacts and elixirs with just a little effort!"

Shui Tianfan was also so frightened that he clutched his chest. Shui Xiafeng beside him was almost paralyzed with fear. Shui Tianfan asked, "If the Vice Palace Master can casually conjure up divine artifacts, then the organization he leads must be full of experts in weapon crafting and alchemy!"

Jiang Nanhe nodded and said, "That's right! I heard that in the organizations directly under the jurisdiction of those two deputy palace masters, if you can't cultivate semi-divine artifacts and semi-divine pills, you're ashamed to stay there. You'll be assigned to organizations that don't belong to the direct line of the deputy palace masters. The Heavenly Star Evil Palace also has other levels of weapon-refining and pill-refining organizations. Those people will be relegated to those with worse treatment."

Shui Zhongyue's gaze had softened, no longer filled with disdain, and she seemed somewhat intrigued. She asked softly, "It seems the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is quite large and divided into many smaller sections. How much better are the organizations directly under the jurisdiction of the deputy palace masters compared to other factions?"

Jiang Nanhe chuckled mischievously, "What, you're tempted too? The Deputy Palace Master's direct subordinates treat divine pills like candy! Each of them has more than a dozen divine artifacts in their storage pouches! If those people were to refine a Xuan-level immortal artifact or a Xuan-level immortal pill, they'd just treat it as trash and waste, casually tossing it to some newly joined disciples!"

"What?! They just dump it all on the new disciples like trash?" Shui Xiafeng exclaimed, almost frantically. "I really want to live in the 'garbage dump' of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace!"

Jiang Nanhe seemed to get more and more excited as he spoke, chuckling, "If you're lucky, you might become a handyman in the rooms of the two vice palace masters, collecting their 'garbage'! I've heard that sometimes the two vice palace masters forge slightly inferior divine artifacts, and they're quite dissatisfied, throwing them away as garbage! They say those are trash from the divine realm! But in our immortal realm, even the worst divine artifact is still a divine artifact! To treat divine artifacts like garbage, you can imagine just how powerful the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is!"

Shui Tianfan's eyes burned with fervor as he said, "I... I want to join. Could you ask your uncle for help?"

Underwater Wind hurriedly said, "I want to join too! Didn't you take a fancy to my top-grade immortal artifact? As long as you ask your uncle to put in a good word for me, I'll reluctantly part with it and give it to you!"

Shui Zhongyue was clearly also tempted, but he remained calm and said nothing, simply watching Jiang Nanhe's reaction to the other two.

Jiang Nanhe's eyes flickered, a smug, mischievous smile playing on his lips. He feigned difficulty, saying, "That might be a bit difficult. Think about it, if it were that easy, why hasn't my own cousin gotten in yet?" He sighed, feigning guilt, "Actually, my uncle did plead for me, but I'm just not up to the task. He told me the Palace Master sent people to watch me, and they found me drunk and causing trouble, acting erratically, so they rejected my offer to join!" He slapped himself hard, regretting, "Tell me, why did I go drinking? If that hadn't happened, I probably would have been accepted into the Heavenly Star Evil Palace!"

Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng secretly remembered these words and vowed in their hearts that they would behave themselves from this day forward. Who knew when the palace master would suddenly send someone to keep an eye on them!

Shuixiafeng took out a magical artifact resembling a lotus lantern and stuffed it into Jiangnanhe's hand. Shuitianfan was even more generous, taking out his treasure pouch and giving everything to Jiangnanhe.

The two men pleaded, "Whether we get in or not, please accept these things, brothers. Just have your uncle put in a good word for us!"

"Well..." Jiang Nanhe feigned difficulty, sighed, and said with a helpless expression, "If I don't accept it, you won't feel at ease, will you?"

Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng nodded vigorously, and Jiang Nanhe was forced to accept the gift.

Shui Zhongyue remained calm and silent.

Shui Tianfan nudged Shui Zhongyue and whispered, "Second brother, what a great opportunity! Aren't you the best at crafting weapons? Just give him any of the things you've crafted that you're not satisfied with! If the three of us brothers can all enter the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, we can look out for each other, right?"

The group of underwater winds nodded in agreement, patting Water Moon on the shoulder and saying, "Second Brother, if you're reluctant to part with the immortal artifact you painstakingly crafted, I'll pave the way for you with one!"

The corners of Shui Zhongyue's mouth turned up slightly, as if carrying a hint of mockery.

Suddenly, he attacked Jiang Nanhe.

"Second brother, what are you doing!"

"Second brother, what are you doing!"

Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng exclaimed in surprise.

Jiangnan He and Shui Zhongyue were already locked in a fierce battle, and no one could intervene to stop them.

At a table in the corner were three people, among whom the woman wearing a veil was Han Wuxie.

Two extremely handsome men, who appeared to be around seventeen years old, sat beside her.

One was a devilishly handsome man, the other gentle and refined, but with a mischievous smirk in their eyes—they were Han Xingyu and Han Tianci.

Han Xingyu chuckled evilly, "To dare impersonate our Heavenly Star Evil Palace and swindle people like this, you really have some nerve!"

Han Tianci narrowed his eyes and said, "They described our Heavenly Star Evil Palace in such detail, they didn't say anything wrong. I wonder who leaked it!"

Han Xingyu sneered, "Never mind who leaked it. I admire that kid's audacity. He clearly knows all about us, how powerful our Heavenly Star Evil Palace is, yet he still dares to impersonate a relative of someone from the palace and swindle people outside. Isn't he afraid of being discovered and punished by us?"

Han Wuxie narrowed his wicked eyes, coldly sweeping them over Shui Zhongyue and Jiang Nanhe's positions, and laughed, "We don't need to deal with them, someone else has already taken care of them, hasn't he?"

"This guy isn't even one of our Heavenly Star Evil Palace members, why did we have to take action?" Han Xingyu pouted, feeling somewhat annoyed. If it weren't for this guy's intervention, she could have gotten her revenge herself.

Han Tianci opened his paper fan and smiled elegantly, "To avoid having to do it yourself, shouldn't you be happy to have some peace and quiet? Han Xingyu, just shut up and stop looking for trouble!"

Han Xingyu rolled her eyes at Han Tian and snorted coldly, "Look at your pretentious act, it's really annoying!"

Han Wuxie shook his head and smiled bitterly, then turned his gaze to look deeply at the moon reflected in the water, and said with narrowed eyes, "Both of these two are experts in the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. They are clearly of the same level, but the one who acted for us seems to have won by a large margin."

Han Xingyu carefully examined the moon reflected in the water and nodded, saying, "Your immortal roots are quite good."

Han Tianci squinted and said, "Sister, since you've already helped us, let's take him into the Heavenly Star Evil Palace after he wins, shall we?"

Han Wuxie smiled and said, "Few people can get you to plead for them. It seems you appreciate him very much."

Han Tianci squinted at the crescent-shaped blade in Shui Zhongyue's hand and praised, "According to what I just heard, the immortal weapon in this person's hand should be self-made. They should all be rogue cultivators, without any family or sect markings on their bodies. For a rogue cultivator to be able to figure out the weapon-making method and forge a Saint-grade immortal weapon on his own, he does have some talent."

Han Wuxie smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "He can be accepted! However, although he seems indifferent to his other two brothers, he actually has deep feelings for them. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly attacked the person who accepted his brothers' gifts. If he wants to bring those two stupid guys into the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, I won't agree."

Han Tianci frowned, sighed, and said, "Then let's not go see him, to avoid causing trouble. A man like him wouldn't abandon his brothers. If he did, Sister wouldn't have betrayed her brothers to join us, would she?"

Han Xingyu smiled knowingly and said, "Those two idiots are indeed a bit easy to fool, but the way they were so eager to join our Heavenly Star Evil Palace was quite amusing! If they weren't so eager to join our Heavenly Star Evil Palace, they wouldn't have been so easily deceived. If they join us, they should be very loyal."

Han Wuxie smiled calmly and said, "Tianci, it seems Xingyu is in a good mood today, she's even speaking up for you! Since you two have both spoken up, then so be it. Tianci will be in charge of weapon forging, and the two of you who are a bit slow can learn from Xingyu how to be smart." Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes, raised an eyebrow at Han Xingyu and said, "Even the slowest person will become smarter following a cunning little fellow like you, right?"

Han Xingyu looked at Han Wuxie with a hint of resentment, and pouted, saying, "If I had known, I wouldn't have said anything! Getting two such stupid guys to become smart isn't an easy task!"

While Han Wuxie, Han Xingyu, and Han Tianci were talking, Shui Zhongyue had already captured Jiangnan He.

Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng caught up.

Shui Tianfan said with some resentment, "Second brother, if you do this, we'll lose our chance to enter the Heavenly Star Evil Palace!"

Underwater Wind was somewhat heartbroken. He sniffed and said, "Second Brother, if you don't want to go, fine, but why do it this way? Do you not want to be separated from us, so you won't let us go either? I know you're reluctant to be separated from us, but you can't do this. I really want to go to the Heavenly Star Evil Palace! If I go to such a powerful sect, I will definitely become stronger, and our revenge..."

Shui Zhongyue, looking helpless, interrupted in a low voice, "He's a liar. Even if the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is powerful, it couldn't possibly have over a thousand Immortal Lords! It was all a deliberate lie! His goal is just to get what you have!"

"No... really?" Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng were somewhat stunned.

Shuixia Feng seemed unwilling to give up, and said in a low voice, "But he said that his cousin would speak to the Palace Master on our behalf. As long as we don't do anything wrong in the future, the Palace Master will have people watching us. If he thinks we're good, he'll take us."

Shui Zhongyue sighed, "He's just making excuses for himself. After a while, he'll use other reasons, like your immortal roots aren't good enough, or he'll find out you're not cultivating diligently enough. He can make up any excuse if he wants to deceive you! When you think the Palace Master doesn't like you, you won't have the nerve to take back what he gave you. He's playing the good guy while accepting gifts, and you're all kept in the dark!"

"Is that really true? Big brother, are what second brother said true?" Shui Xiafeng looked at Shui Tianfan and asked in a low voice.

After Shui Shuiyue's analysis, Shui Tianfan suddenly realized what had happened and said with a wry smile, "Xiao Feng, your second brother is right, we've probably been tricked!"

"What!" Shuixia Feng was disappointed for a moment, then became furious, and glared fiercely at Jiangnan He, who was being pressed down by the moon in the water.

Jiang Nanhe wanted to speak, but unfortunately, Shui Zhongyue had one hand around his neck and the other pressing down on his back, making him unable to move or speak.

Underwater, Feng Xiang approached Jiang Nanhe and whispered, "Second Brother, leave this guy to me!"

Shui Zhongyue did not do that. Instead, she exerted force, and a burst of fire shot out from between her fingers, instantly strangling Jiang Nanhe to death and burning his neck.

"Second Brother!" Shuixia Feng said, somewhat annoyed.

Shui Zhongyue said in a low voice, "You are only at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. When you asked me to hand him over to you, I did intend to do so. However, when I probed his dantian, I discovered that he was secretly using a technique. He was probably preparing to use all his strength to hold you hostage the moment I let go, threatening us to release him. I promised Father that I would never let my brother or you get hurt."

The eldest brother, Shui Tianfan, said with some resentment, "Second brother, as the older brother, it makes me a little embarrassed by what you're saying."

Shui Zhongyue rolled her eyes at him and said coldly, "What happened today has proven that it was a wise choice for Father to entrust me with this task instead of you."

Shui Tianfan lowered his head in frustration and muttered, "You don't even give me any face."

"Alright, Big Brother!" Shui Zhongyue patted his shoulder and said seriously, "Don't let today's oversight happen again! I know you and Xiao Feng both want to become stronger, but what we need is to be down-to-earth, not this kind of impatient mentality!"

Han Wuxie raised an eyebrow slightly, glancing at the moon reflected in the water, and said with a playful smile, "Tianci, upon closer examination, don't you find something strange about this?"

"Strange?" Han Tianci was somewhat bewildered.

Han Wuxie looked at Han Xingyu.

Han Xingyu also looked completely bewildered.

A slight smile played on her lips beneath the veil as she calmly said, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Let's follow the three of them. If Tianci wants to take them in, then let him."

Han Tianci smiled gently, got up and chased after her. Han Wuxie walked as if taking a stroll, but his speed was no less than Han Tianci's. Han Xingyu took big strides, but each step covered a hundred miles.

Shui Zhongyue looked warily behind her and said solemnly, "There are three people following us."

Shui Tianfan and Shui Xiafeng looked behind them and frowned, saying, "Who are they? They seem to have very high cultivation levels!" When they turned around, there were three figures in front of them, and Shui Zhongyue had already stopped.

Han Wuxie, Han Tianci, and Han Xingyu stood in front of the three.

Han Wuxie wore a veil, so the three people were not surprised. Instead, they were surprised by Han Xingyu and Han Tianci's handsome face.

Underwater Wind asked naively, "Why are these three women blocking our way?"

"Pah!" Han Xingyu frowned and said, "What bad luck! You call yourself a talented woman?!"

"Huh?" Shuixia Feng exclaimed in surprise, "Why is this woman's voice so deep?"

Shui Zhongyue said with a wry smile, "Xiao Feng, apart from the one wearing the veil who is a woman, the other two are men!"

"Huh? A man?" Shuixia Feng exclaimed in disbelief.

Han Xingyu rubbed her forehead, sighing inwardly: Do I really have the ability to turn such a fool into a smart person?

Han Tianci knew that his sister had entrusted him with the task of taking in these three people, so he stepped forward and smiled elegantly, saying, "I learned in the restaurant that you were interested in joining the Heavenly Star Evil Palace..."

Before Han Tianci could finish speaking, Shui Xiafeng waved his hand to interrupt, saying, "Although we've heard it's a fairly powerful sect, it's not the kind of power we want to join. That guy exaggerated Tianxing Evil Palace's strength, which is why we wanted to join. Now that we know he lied to us, we've lost interest."

"Oh?" Han Xingyu toyed with the jade in her hand, raised an eyebrow at Han Tianci, and said with a mischievous smile, "You've run into a wall! No one appreciates your help!"

Han Tianci smiled elegantly, leisurely fanning himself, and said calmly, "Although that person just now lied to you, he did not lie about some things. The Heavenly Star Evil Palace does indeed possess the strength he claimed to have."

"Heh, stop bragging!" Shui Tianfan sneered. "We don't want to hear about that sect right now. Being scammed just now has made me very unhappy with them!"

"You were just stupid and got scammed. What business is it of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace? What right do you have to be unhappy with the Heavenly Star Evil Palace!" Han Xingyu narrowed his dangerous eyes and instantly unleashed the aura of a peak Immortal Lord.

"Immortal Lord!" Shui Tianfan trembled slightly.

Even Shuixiafeng dared not speak again.

Seeing the cowering posture of her older and younger brothers, Shui Zhongyue sighed deeply, stepped forward, and mustered her courage to say, "Senior, perhaps my brother said something troublesome that made you angry, but you should know that you were the one who blocked our way first. If you hadn't blocked us, we would just be strangers passing by, and my brother wouldn't have offended you."

"You mean, I was the one who blocked your way first, and brought this upon myself?" Han Xingyu's eyes darkened.

Shui Tianfan tugged at Shui Zhongyue's sleeve and whispered, "What should we do?"

Shui Zhongyue rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and said coldly, "Shut your mouth!"

Shuixiafeng quickly covered Shui Tianfan's mouth, lamenting, "It's all because Big Brother said things he shouldn't have, angering the Immortal Lord. Just listen to Second Brother and shut your mouth!"

Shui Zhongyue looked at Han Xingyu, bowed politely, but said firmly, "If that's how you want to understand it, then so be it."

"Heh! You brat!" Han Xingyu curled her lip, looking at Han Wuxie and said, "I don't want those two idiots, I want this guy. He has some guts, which I quite admire!"

Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes and shook his head.

Han Tianci sneered, "This is the one I chose first!"

Seeing that the refined man suddenly change his attitude, Shui Zhongyue was somewhat stunned.

Han Tianci turned his head, his demeanor returning to its refined state, and smiled, "We are indeed from the Heavenly Star Evil Palace. We noticed the curved sword you were using earlier was quite impressive; you must have forged it yourself, right?"

"People from the Heavenly Star Evil Palace?" Shui Zhongyue nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

Han Tianci smiled and said, "I admire you. Would you be willing to follow me?"

"Follow you?"

"I am the deputy palace master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace that the person who just lied to you mentioned, the one who is in charge of weapon refiners."

Shui Zhongyue remained silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I don't want to."

"Why?" Han Tianci asked, somewhat taken aback.

Shui Zhongyue said in a deep voice, "I don't believe that person's words, so I don't believe his boast about the strength of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace either. If it were really as he said, of course I would be willing, but I know that's impossible."

"Sister." Han Tianci looked at Han Wuxie. Now that he was getting older, he would call Han Wuxie "sister" when it was just his family. But in front of outsiders, he would drop the formality and simply call her "sister." Han Xingyu did the same.

Han Wuxie nodded, seemingly understanding Han Tianci's meaning, and said in a low voice, "Then let them go and take a look."

Before Shui Zhongyue, Shui Tianfan, and Shui Xiafeng could react, a flash of blue light appeared, and they seemed to be sucked in by something. When they opened their eyes, they found themselves in another world, the myriad worlds within Han Wuxie's ring.

"Where is this place?" Shui Tianfan asked, frowning.

The moon reflected in the water remains silent.

Underwater Wind jogged along, laughing loudly, "This place is great, filled with celestial energy!" He casually picked up a stone, examined it in astonishment, and exclaimed, "It's a celestial stone! The road is actually paved with celestial stones!"

Han Xingyu and Han Tianci entered the ring world. Han Wuxie stretched, took off her veil, and transformed into a thirteen-year-old girl before returning to the Han family.

Han Xingyu suddenly appeared next to Shuixiafeng, startling Shuixiafeng into throwing stones at him.

Han Xingyu patted her shoulder where she had been hit, her eyes filled with resentment. "Sister, can't I just not take these idiots in? I don't want them!"

Back at the Han family home, Han Wuxie, who had been consciously observing everything within the ring, grinned mischievously and transmitted his voice, "Take them with you. You can test your abilities. How satisfying would it be to turn such people into shrewd individuals?"

Han Xingyu transmitted her voice, "Sister Wuxie, please spare me! I don't want this kind of sense of accomplishment!"

Han Wuxie chuckled mischievously and transmitted his voice, "There's no other way. Tianci only wants the smart one. Don't you want to help Tianci? Only if you take those two idiots in can I feel at ease."

Han Xingyu's eyes lit up, and she grinned mischievously, transmitting her voice, "You mean you don't trust Han Tianci with this?"

Han Wuxie was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Although Tianci is cunning, he is still a refined person. Otherwise, he wouldn't appear refined on the surface. He still lacks the ability to control people in the shadows. I suspect that the big brother has a problem. I feel more at ease leaving him in your care. You know how to poison, so I'm not worried about others poisoning you."

Han Xingyu was stunned for a moment, then looked intently at Shui Tianfan. Shui Tianfan looked over at the same time, but seemed somewhat frightened. Han Xingyu frowned. Could there really be something wrong with such a cowardly and stupid person? If there really was something wrong, and even she thought he was cowardly and stupid, then his acting skills were just too good, weren't they?

Han Xingyu, of course, trusted Sister Wuxie more and replied telepathically without any doubt, "Don't worry, Sister Wuxie, I will keep a close eye on him!"

Han Wuxie's brows relaxed slightly, and he said nothing more.

Han Tianci looked at Han Xingyu with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing!" Han Xingyu laughed it off.

Han Tianci rolled his eyes at him, then beckoned to Shui Zhongyue, Shui Tianfan, and Shui Xiafeng, saying, "This is where our Tianxing Evil Palace is located. Since you haven't decided to join yet, we don't need to tell you how to get here, so we've brought you here directly."

"This is the Heavenly Star Evil Palace?" Shuixia Feng exclaimed. "It's truly mysterious. This place seems to belong to nowhere in the Immortal Realm. No wonder the Heavenly Star Evil Palace is so mystical!"

Han Tianci extended his hand and said, "Come with me, I'll show you around!"

You won't believe it until you go! You'll be terrified when you do go!

"These immortal artifacts are just thrown on the ground?" Shuixia Feng asked, trembling as he looked at the mountain of immortal artifacts.

"None of these are up to standard," Han Tianci replied casually.

"What? It's substandard?" Shuixia Feng ran to the pile of immortal artifacts, randomly picked one up, probed it with his divine sense, and stammered, "Profound-grade!"

Shui Zhongyue, a lover of artifact crafting, was immediately filled with admiration upon seeing the mountain of immortal artifacts. Just how many master craftsmen were here? Were these truly substandard? Was it really as that swindler claimed? Were only semi-divine artifacts considered qualified?

Following Han Xingyu, we arrived at the place where medicinal pills were being cultivated. There was a huge sign with the words "Abandoned Pill Refining Room" written on it.

Underwater Wind asked curiously, "Could it be like that person said? Are all the pills here top-grade immortal pills?"

Han Xingyu curled her lip and said, "My place is much more upscale than the weapon-refining area! This abandoned pill-making room is for my exclusive use. As long as it's not a mid-grade or higher divine pill, even a low-grade divine pill, I'll just throw it in here as trash!"

"What! A divine pill!" Shuixiafeng exclaimed, rushing in as if he hadn't eaten for dozens of days, his mouth full of saliva as he asked, "It's trash, garbage, give me some!"

Han Xingyu said helplessly, "You look so poor! If you want to pick up trash, then so be it!"

"Wow!" Shuixia Feng shouted excitedly, "Big brother, second brother, I love this place to death! I'd rather die than leave!" After shouting, he pounced into the pile of pills and started eating like crazy.

A wicked, eerie smile flashed in Han Xingyu's eyes. After Shui Xiafeng had finished eating and was burping, she added in a sarcastic tone, "There are quite a few divine-level poison pills here!"

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Shuixiafeng jumped up and started gagging, letting out a wail: "Why didn't you say so sooner? Ahhh, my stomach hurts! Ahhh, I'm going to die!"

Han Xingyu burst into laughter, "So having a silly person to tease is quite stress-relieving! Here, this is a reward for you!" Han Xingyu casually tossed over a top-grade divine-level antidote pill.

The underwater wind quickly swallowed it, and only then did it breathe a sigh of relief. Just as it had released all its energy, it shouted again, but this time it was not a wail, but a joyful cry, "I'm going to level up! This is amazing! I'm going into seclusion right now!" After saying that, he didn't care what others thought, and directly closed the door of the abandoned pill room and went into seclusion inside.

Han Xingyu was locked outside, stunned for a long while, before finally managing a wry smile and sending a telepathic message: "Since you like this garbage room, then you can live in it from now on!"

Although he was in seclusion, Shuixiafeng could still hear the voice in his mind. He glanced at the mountain of so-called useless pills behind him. As long as he was careful next time he ate them and separated the poisonous pills, they would all be treasures! He smiled broadly.

Han Xingyu pointed at Shui Tianfan and said, "He's clearly going to join us. What about you?"

Shui Tianfan pretended to be hesitant, but still nodded and said, "I'm willing."

"Then from now on you'll listen to me and follow me!" Han Xingyu laughed heartily. "You'll stay here with him in seclusion, and from now on you'll live here with your brother."

A hint of reluctance flashed deep in Shui Tianfan's eyes, but he still nodded.

Han Tianci looked at the moon reflected in the water and asked, "And what about you?"

"Shall I stay here too?" Shui Zhongyue replied.

"No, if you want to stay in the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, you have to go with him!" Han Xingyu pointed at Han Tianci and said, "He's in charge of weapon refiners; I won't accept you here!"

Shui Tianfan stepped forward and said, "Second brother, just stay here. Don't be picky."

"But I'm worried about the two of you." Shui Zhongyue frowned.

Han Xingyu coldly replied, "What's there to worry about? Am I going to eat them?"

"Possibly," Shui Zhongyue said bluntly.

Han Xingyu's face immediately fell, but Han Tianci smoothed things over, saying, "He won't bully the two of them. Don't worry, once you join the Heavenly Star Evil Palace, you're one of us. We're too busy protecting you to hurt you."

Shui Tianfan said, "Yes, second brother, they are the vice palace masters, they won't bully us two new disciples. Look at Xiao Feng, he's about to level up, we should all thank the vice palace masters!"

Shui Zhongyue nodded reluctantly and followed Han Tianci back to the weapon-refining organization.

Han Wuxie withdrew his consciousness from the ring and said with a playful smile, "Those old fogies have already noticed me? Sending someone to spy on me? Too bad, once this guy enters the ring world, without my permission, he'll never be able to tip you off!"

A beam of blue light shone into the room from outside the window, transforming into the shape of Hua Qianye.

"You're back?" Han Wuxie smiled slightly, narrowing his eyes. "The Cheng family already knows?"

Hua Qianye smiled wickedly and nodded, saying, "I put some drugs in Tianyu's wine. He told the Cheng family steward everything under the guise of 'revealing the truth while drunk.' When that lackey heard that the Tian family head had found Tianfeng but hadn't informed them, instead handing him over in exchange for three longevity pills, his face changed, and he went back and told the Cheng family head."

"Oh?" Han Wuxie chuckled. "That's good news! What will the Cheng family head say after he finds out?"

"Knowing that the master of a woman in the mid-stage of the Great Luo Celestial Immortal realm was leaving Tianfeng, he naturally dared not be angry with you. Instead, he vented his anger on the head of the Tian family. However, he did not tell his precious daughter, as if he was afraid that his daughter would do something rash. He secretly wrote a letter to the head of the Tian family, questioning him about whether this matter was true."

Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes, a hint of curiosity flashing in them. "I wonder what that woman who insisted on marrying my father is like?" Han Wuxie's voice deepened. "If it weren't for her, why would my father have divorced his wife, and why would my mother have been so heartbroken?"

Hua Qianye coldly said, "She's definitely not a good woman. Knowing she's a married woman, she still wanted to get involved. To call her shameless is an understatement."

Han Wuxie smiled faintly, but his eyes turned cruel as he said in a low voice, "Go and see that woman who's shameless to even begin to describe."

"In what capacity should we go?" Hua Qianye asked, frowning.

Han Wuxie smiled arrogantly and said, "Palace Master of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace!"

……

The Cheng family mansion is located in a bustling area with many people coming and going. This street is full of business people selling elixirs, magical artifacts, and all sorts of things, but only those who give the Cheng family immortal stones can set up a stall here.

Han Wuxie, wearing a veil, stopped in front of the Cheng family mansion, attracting many puzzled glances.

"Who is this? They've got some nerve, daring to step on the sacred stones laid out in front of the Cheng family's gate!"

"What a fantastic figure! Too bad, it seems this beauty will definitely be taken away by the Cheng family!"

Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes and glanced at the passerby who was speaking.

The passersby who were discussing the matter felt a chill run down their spines and dared not move, their gazes carrying the oppressive aura of an immortal lord.

"Who goes there! How dare they linger in front of the Cheng family's gate!"

The gate opened, and a dozen men carrying magical artifacts rushed out, shouting.

Han Wuxie glanced at them indifferently and unleashed the pressure of a peak Immortal Lord without reservation.

The dozen or so people trembled slightly, and the leader asked timidly, "Senior, are you a friend of the family head?" Now, he could only pray that this masked woman was a friend of the family head; if she wasn't, his group was doomed.

"Friends?" Han Wuxie pondered the word with amusement.

Her gaze grew dangerous as she said, "We don't know yet."

"Well..." The man's voice began to stammer, "Senior, are you looking for the family head? I'll go inform him right away!" He impatiently used the excuse of reporting to make his escape, which terrified the other dozen or so people, who all rushed to say, "I'll go report! How can you let the boss go himself!"

"That's right! I'll go, I'll go report it!"

"No, I'll go!"...

A dozen or so people were arguing incessantly when a man with a voice like a quack strode out of the courtyard and roared, "What are you all yelling about? Don't you value your lives? What if you disturb the head of the family?!"

"Manage, manage, manage... the house."

"Speak properly!" the butler roared angrily, his voice cracking like a duck whose neck had been stepped on.

The stuttering man took a deep breath and said, still trembling slightly, "He is a peak Immortal Lord."

"Peak Immortal Lord?" The steward looked at Han Wuxie suspiciously, frowning. "Impossible, right? The life force... it's just a young woman in her early twenties!"

A mocking smile curled at the corners of her mouth beneath the veil, and her cold gaze swept over the butler. This must be the lackey butler that Hua Qianye had mentioned, right? To her, he looked more like a male duck.

Sweeping across him with that cold gaze, the butler subconsciously took a step back. He had never felt such a cold and sharp gaze, not even when facing the head of the family. This aura of a superior was far greater than that of the head of the family. Just who was this person?

He was beginning to believe that this woman was no ordinary person; she might actually be a peak Immortal Lord!

Having served as a steward for many years, he had seen many experts and possessed a keen eye for such matters. Even if the other party's life force was young, it was possible that some Immortal Lord level experts were using spells that could manipulate even life force at will, playing the game of pretending to be weak while actually being strong. Many Immortal Lord level experts, when bored, enjoyed doing this: pretending to be someone of high cultivation and status, and then provoking those who were arrogant but not yet Immortal Lord level.

The butler hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Young lady, are you here to see someone, or is there something else?"

Han Wuxie said calmly, "Looking for someone."

"Who is it?" the butler asked.

Han Wuxie said calmly, "Your young lady is Cheng Wan."

"So you're looking for our young lady. Please wait here, young lady, I'll go in and report right away." The butler chuckled. He was chubby, and when he smiled, his cheeks bulged out in clumps, which was quite amusing.

Han Wuxie nodded.

A dozen or so servants of the Cheng family looked at the steward with pleading eyes.

The steward pretended to be angry, but actually wanted to save them, saying, "Come on, come on, what are you all watching the show for? Go back and get busy. If you want to slack off here, I'll take away your immortal stones."

The dozen or so people looked at the steward gratefully, as if they had been saved, and hurriedly said, "Steward, please have mercy! We only have a few immortal stones. We'll get back to work now!" After saying that, they scattered in all directions.

Han Wuxie glanced at the butler indifferently, and the butler immediately went inside to report.

Before the carved beams and painted pillars, the butler said in a low voice, "Miss, someone is looking for you outside."

---Aside---

It's the 1st! Has everyone received their monthly tickets? Let's give a shout-out to Chenchen who's been getting more and more votes! Requesting monthly tickets~ (*^__^*)