Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

"Husband, what about this Flame Extinguishing Jade..."

"Hehe, your husband has already sent people to search for news of the Ice Extinguishing Jade. If the Daoist can smoothly resolve the matters of the Eastern Region, then let's gather a pair as a thank you gift and have Qing Yun deliver it to the Daoist. That would be a proper exchange."

"If things aren't dealt with, let's keep the Ice and Flame Extinguishing Jades in our possession for the time being. Times are tough, and even this king is not that well off."

"Haha, my husband is so naughty." A fragrant breeze brushed past, and as King Jing looked fatigued, the 'little koala' showed a touch of heartache in her eyes, and her white hands immediately appeared at the temples of King Jing, gently massaging them.

"I actually regret not stopping my husband from competing for that troublesome position of Crown Prince."

King Jing's brainwaves were like a cushion, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility, his eyes comfortably squinted shut, yet he remained silent.

Because Ying Jing did not regret it, and actually relished it.

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The curtains were drawn, like hooks lingering at the edge of the western trees.

The stars fill the sky and people do not sleep, a rooster crows signaling the shift to the fifth watch.

When Yi Chen arrived at Yuan Jun's cave dwelling, it was already the fifth watch.

"Yuan Jun, what on earth has happened that we couldn't discuss it using the Star Disc?"

Within the chaotic cave dwelling, a mess was everywhere. Yi Chen lifted a fallen red sandalwood carved chair, patted off the dust with a smile, his eyes full of confusion.

This Syrian-style decorated cave dwelling couldn't possibly be because Yuan Jun was on her period, right?

"Xiao Lang, the Heavenly Master has gone missing."

Yuan Jun's hair was scratched up as if it were a bird's nest, her eyes slightly red, and a stubborn silver-white hair relentlessly pointed towards the sky.

"What? Isn't the Heavenly Master often missing?" Yi Chen froze when he heard this.

"It's not what you're thinking, Xiao Lang. The Heavenly Master must have gotten lost or been trapped by something."

Yuan Jun wandered back and forth, scratching her long hair, and all at once, her figure flashed and appeared beside Yi Chen, her jade hands directly placed against the wall of his cave dwelling behind him.

Her eyes behind the peach blossom mask stared intently into Yi Chen's, her blue pupils deep like the sea, staring at him closely.

This... is this a 'wall-pin' maneuver?

"Yuan Jun, what are you planning to do..." Yi Chen was a bit bewildered.

"Xiao Lang, tell me, can I trust you?"

The eyelids of the peach blossom mask suddenly closed, then sprang open as if sensing something, a strange fluctuation spreading through the space.

Yi Chen could even feel the warmth and a peculiar fragrance emanating from Yuan Jun, refreshing the heart and spleen.

"Whether you trust me or not is not up to this poor Daoist, it's up to you, Yuan Jun." Yi Chen sighed softly, helplessly speaking.

"Xiao Lang, Yuan Jun trusts you. This time, Yuan Jun is entrusting you with her life and wealth."

"The Heavenly Master has fallen into a trap, this matter is not so simple. Yuan Jun must make a personal visit, this is Yuan Jun's Prime Essence Lamp. You must protect it well, do not let it extinguish."

"If a hundred years pass and Yuan Jun doesn't return." Yuan Jun gritted her teeth with a pained expression and plucked an odd jade hairpin from her head, "I'll tell you a place where Yuan Jun has hidden all her lifelong treasures. This hairpin is the key to that secret cache; everything there will be yours."

"You will be the new Hall Master of Yuan Jun's North Dipper Hall."

Although Yi Chen did not know why Yuan Jun trusted him so much, a touch of emotion still surged in his heart. He could not help but ask:

"Yuan Jun, if there's anything I can assist you with, just speak up."

"Xiao Lang, take good care of the Prime Essence Lamp, do not let it extinguish. That would be the greatest help to Yuan Jun. If the lamp goes out, Yuan Jun may get lost in that place too."

The woman with the peach blossom mask shook her head, seemingly having more to say but hesitated.

"I will not fail in my mission!" Yi Chen took the jade hairpin and a lamp burning with a strange starlight into his bag and could not help but ask, "Yuan Jun, why entrust me with this task and not the Yuqing True King?"

"Intuition!"

"Hehe, Yuan Jun is usually very clever. Xiao Lang, after Yuan Jun leaves, don't cause trouble. Without the Break-Limit True Monarch backing you up and Yuan Jun absent, the strength behind that covenant is still an unknown."

"Just wait in peace, when Yuan Jun returns, she will certainly have become a Break-Limit True Monarch. By then, you can mention Yuan Jun's name to anyone who bothers you; it's sure to work!"

"Remember, when you can endure, then endure. Without the Break-Limit True Monarch in position, the future is uncertain."

"Also... be a bit wary of the Yuqing True King. Don't tell anyone about the Prime Essence Lamp being in your hands... Forget it, maybe Yuan Jun is being overcautious. Let's talk about everything when Yuan Jun returns."

"Anyway, you're full of schemes, Xiao Lang. You probably won't suffer a loss."

"There's no time to delay, Yuan Jun is leaving now."

As her voice faded, the figure of the woman with the peach blossom mask instantly turned ethereal and transformed into a storm of peach blossoms that blasted the cave dwelling's door open and then vanished into the vastness.

Yi Chen never expected that Yuan Jun would come to him to discuss such matters. He took out the jade hairpin and the Prime Essence Lamp from his storage ring.

The lamp's flame was as gentle as the stars, its entire body clear as crystal, extremely mysterious, emitting peculiar vibrations, with a pool of golden liquid slowly dissipating at its edge.

This was the energy source sustaining the Prime Essence Lamp, the essence of gold.

"To endure when possible, huh, Yuan Jun?" Yi Chen caressed the jade hairpin and the Prime Essence Lamp, his expression deep and unfathomable, lost in contemplation.

Suddenly, he rose to his feet, his lips peeled back to reveal a row of bright white teeth, and he strode out of the cave dwelling: "What's there to endure when I can just become a Break-Limit, right?"

"Yuan Jun, you really know how to pick people!"

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"Ha!"

"Hah!"

It was now the sixth watch, and the sky was just beginning to brighten.

On the training ground, five hundred golden-bodied strong men were engaged in a self-forgetful battle, their punches landing with the sounds of striking metal.