My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Zhao Jian could only remain silent upon hearing this.

He knew that when dealing with a cultivator like Qi Yuan, who had mental issues, no amount of persuasion or reasoning would help.

In fact, if he angered Qi Yuan, the Dao Gods from Heavenly King Mountain and other forces might not even get the chance to kill him—Qi Yuan would do it first.

He shrugged, not daring to say anything more.

Beside him, Duke Nall remained as carefree as ever, still appearing like a young girl.

Three thousand years had left no trace on her.

She wore a JK skirt, her legs fair and delicate, her hair a wine-red color, exuding youthful energy.

She looked at Qi Yuan, her eyes filled with both joy and worry.

"Master, over these three thousand years, I have held over 7,600 Yang God Conferences, with a total of 3.7 billion participants. However... regarding the path to the Yang God that you seek, progress has been... minimal."

The Vampire Emperor hadn't been interested in her body but in her brain, and she had been thrilled and proud at the time.

She felt her intellect had finally found its purpose.

Over the years, she had diligently organized Yang God Conferences, gathering wisdom from all corners to find the path to the Yang God.

Unfortunately, there had been almost no progress.

She couldn't help but think that it would have been better if the Vampire Emperor had been interested in her body instead.

That way, she wouldn't have had to use her brain.

She could have just laid back and made money.

"Oh? Any progress?" Qi Yuan asked.

Regarding the path to the Yang God, even he was somewhat unclear.

The so-called Yin God was nearly omniscient and omnipotent, capable of creating life and making anyone pregnant with a single glance.

But what about the Yang God?

"Refining all the yin impurities within the spirit, achieving pure yang without yin, is the Yang God."

"The fusion of spirit and energy, reaching the pinnacle of ascension, ethereal and formless, capable of infinite transformations, is the Yang God."

"The Yang God, the god of the sun."

...

"The Yang God is said to transcend the Three Realms and Six Paths, never to reincarnate."

Duke Nall recounted all the answers she had compiled over the years.

Her explanations could be broadly categorized into a few types.

One type focused on pure yang, pursuing the ultimate yang, refining all yin and negativity in the world.

Another type involved transforming into a single yang, transcending the mortal world, the immortal realm, the material realm, and the true spirit realm, existing only as a concept.

"These are all quite good," Qi Yuan nodded.

As a leader, he always maintained a high emotional intelligence, not wanting to dampen his subordinates' enthusiasm.

These ideas were also enlightening and inspiring to him.

For example, refining all yin impurities to achieve the sole Yang God.

What was yang? The sun? Masculinity? Righteousness?

Duke Nall, hearing this, straightened her posture, somewhat surprised that the Vampire Emperor hadn't reprimanded her.

Could it be that her brain was actually useful after all?

Beside her, Zhao Jian remained silent, feeling somewhat speechless.

What was the Yang God if not the True God?

What was there to explore?

After all, in his eyes, Qi Yuan was already a Divine Lord.

...

Space continued to shatter.

A massive hand reached out, tearing through endless nothingness.

A Divine Lord, like a fish caught in a net, struggled and fell into the abyss.

However, this Divine Lord was unwilling to accept such a fate.

Countless beings emerged from his divine kingdom, surging forth in an endless stream, seemingly trying to break the net.

The laws of the Great Dao, the rules of the universe, and the principles of the divine kingdom erupted with terrifying power.

Unfortunately, with just a flash of light from the net, as if electricity had coursed through water, all the resisting beings were effortlessly annihilated, completely vanishing.

Even a powerful Divine Lord, capable of creating life and opening worlds, was like rain on this net, his body shattered.

"Wanted List Number 17, An Chi, has been eliminated."

A majestic and mysterious voice echoed.

Dao God Tu Feng descended, his aura so overwhelming that no one dared to look directly at him.

"Tu Feng, your technique of using heaven and earth as a net has become even more refined.

This An Chi was no ordinary foe. He was a divine treasure given life. If not for his flawed Dao fruit, he might have been one of us," the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain praised.

Heavenly King Mountain was not particularly powerful, with only three Dao Gods.

This time, all three Mountain Lords had joined forces to sweep through the Forbidden Land.

The one who had just been killed was named An Chi.

He was a formidable figure, with a record of escaping from Dao Gods.

The Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain had thought Tu Feng would need to exert some effort to capture him.

He hadn't expected it to be so easy.

"He had some strength, but nothing extraordinary," Tu Feng said matter-of-factly.

The gap between a Dao God and a Divine Lord was immense.

"He had roamed the Forbidden Land for so many years without being dealt with because Dao Gods feared Bai Tang, the White Sugar Dao God.

Now that Bai Tang is injured and unable to protect himself, An Chi's time was up," Tu Feng continued.

Among divine treasures given life, Bai Tang was the strongest.

This Dao God was also particularly protective of his kind.

Anyone who wanted to harm his kin would have to answer to him.

"This Bai Tang is also foolish, daring to offend even the Heavenly God," the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain said, his eyes filled with awe.

"There are always those who have lived too long and no longer fear death.

In the past, there was also a reckless Dao God who tried to attack the Nine Heavens Divine Palace, and the result..." Tu Feng's gaze was cold.

Outside the Forbidden Land, there were many powerful forces dedicated to cleaning up True Gods who had mistakenly entered the Forbidden Land.

These forces were backed by the Heavenly God and the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly God's stance was to kill.

The Heavenly Emperor's stance was to persuade them to leave.

Heavenly King Mountain, in a sense, was a force under the Heavenly God, carrying out his will.

"Alright, this area is cleared. Let's move forward. I hear there's another reckless Divine Lord ahead," Dao God Tu Feng said.

"Be careful. Travel through the Dark Void and conceal your presence. I've heard there's a reincarnated Dao Lord in the Forbidden Land who is extremely hostile to the Nine Heavens Divine Palace," the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain warned.

Dao God Tu Feng nodded seriously, clearly aware of that figure's reputation.

"I wonder when the Heavenly God will take action and eliminate that person."

"The Forbidden Land is chaotic, with time flowing backward. Finding someone is incredibly difficult," the Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain said.

But at that moment, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had realized something.

"Run!"

Beside him, Dao God Tu Feng didn't hesitate and immediately plunged into the Dark Void.

The Mountain Lord of Heavenly King Mountain was even more panicked, diving into the Dark Void as well.

Because at that moment, he sensed an eerie presence.

In this place, who else could make even Dao Gods feel uneasy?

Only that Dao Lord.

That Dao Lord had slain many Dao Gods of the Nine Heavens Divine Palace.

The two didn't even dare to face that person, quickly diving into the Dark Void.

Yet even so, a blinding light shattered their bodies.

Their physical forms were destroyed, and only their true spirits escaped into the Dark Void, fleeing desperately.

"Is this the power of a Dao Lord?"

"She's no ordinary Dao Lord!"

"A Dao Lord who has entered the cycle is incredibly difficult to kill, even for those of us who have overcome the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations!"

Their true spirits fled madly.

At this moment, only a graceful woman remained, holding an intangible sword. She watched the fleeing Dao Gods with cold, empty eyes.

She stood for a long time, her hair swaying in the wind, before her figure vanished as if she had never been there.