Ban Heng hadn't expected that Ancestor Li Yuan would intervene.

This old man hadn't left the mountain for a long time, but today he did so for this woman.

It seems the deity values ​​her quite a bit; even this old man was persuaded.

Ban Heng took a deep breath and said, "I only want her to help me find something. I won't do anything to her. Please let me pass, Senior Li Yuan. Thank you."

Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes and said, "He asked me to help him find the Blood Pool. Is the Blood Pool some kind of good thing?"

"Besides, the blood pool in Yicheng has already been filled in, but he insisted that I find it. He wouldn't let me leave until I found it, and even said he was being rude to me."

"Moreover, he also made the previous city lord disappear, and Yin Yue is still looking for him."

"I heard that the city lord is named Mingyang, and he is a disciple from the Spirit Beast Sect."

"Oh, really?" Ancestor Li Yuan looked at Ban Heng. "Lord Ban, could you tell this old man where you took Mingyang, the disciple of the Spirit Beast Sect?"

Shu Jianyue smiled, her eyes crinkling. "It's the other way around now. Let you experience the same feeling of frustration I had."

Ban Heng raised his hand in surprise and touched the mask he was wearing. So, he had worn the mask for nothing today?

"What, can't you say?" Ancestor Li Yuan asked, looking at Ban Heng who remained silent.

Ban Heng regained his composure and shook his head, saying, "I am unaware of this matter either, so I have no way of telling you."

"This lady is just spouting nonsense without any basis."

Shu Jianyue watched as his smile faded. "Completely baseless? The Divine Lord is quite confident."

"Are you saying that it's none of your business that this city has become a haven for evil cultivators?"

Before Ban Heng could say anything, Shu Jianyue continued, "Then, I'd like to know, why are you insisting that I find the Blood Pool for you? Are you planning to drink it like wine?"

Ancestor Li Yuan looked at her, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Drinking blood as wine, only she could come up with such a thing.

No, there's another one. Look, isn't the little girl next to her nodding and agreeing as if it were perfectly natural?

Ancestor Li Yuan walked up to her, looking at her expressionlessly, and said, "I'll deal with you when we get back."

Then he turned to Ban Heng and asked, "Old man, no matter how many reasons you have, it is an indisputable fact that this matter of Yicheng is related to you."

"Therefore, I'm giving you three days to hand over Mingyang, or I won't be so polite."

"Master Ban, let me remind you one more time: think about the consequences before you do anything."

"There are some people you shouldn't touch. Whether you're a human or a ghost, you need to know your own limitations."

When Ban Heng heard what Li Yuan Laozu said, he felt that his words were as harsh as a knife cutting into a bowl, making him tremble all over. He was angry, annoyed, and ashamed.

Looking back, he longed for the days when he was by the side of the God more than for the present.

However, time cannot be turned back, and there is no medicine for regret in this world.

Since there's no going back and the deed is already done, we can only continue down the wrong path.

Ban Heng took a deep breath and looked at Ancestor Li Yuan, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Li Yuan. However, everyone has to look out for themselves. If I want to live, I must do what I should do."

"It's not that I think too highly of myself, but that I must complete my mission."

Li Yuan looked at him, and Shu Jianyue also looked at him.

Both of them were pondering the meaning behind his words: a mission?

He was only looking for the Blood Pool as part of a mission, and it's easy to imagine who was giving him that mission.

Shu Jianyue and Ancestor Li Yuan exchanged a glance. Although they didn't know if it was intentional or unintentional, this information was very important.

Li Yuan, the patriarch, originally intended to deal with Ban Heng, but now he has changed his mind.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, they have all owed him a debt of gratitude, and the old score still needs to be settled by that kid himself.

"Madam, the old man has been taken back. If you want to do anything else, you'd better think about whether you have the ability now."

“If any more evil cultivators appear in Yicheng, then this old man will definitely report your evil cultivation to the entire Upper God Realm.”

After finishing speaking, Li Yuan ignored Ban Heng's ashen face, glanced at Shu Jianyue, and then pulled Duan Yuanyuan away.

Shu Jianyue glanced at Ban Heng and immediately followed.

Ban Heng watched them disappear before his eyes, and in his anger, he smashed a nearby boulder with a single palm strike.

He glanced into the distance out of the corner of his eye, then turned and walked toward the ruins of the former city lord's mansion.

As soon as Ancestor Li Yuan and Shu Jianyue returned to the Spirit Beast Sect, they immediately sent a message to Chong Jiu, telling him the information they had received that day.

After bidding farewell to Ancestor Li Yuan, Shu Jianyue returned to Zunlong Peak and sat there lost in thought until Wu Yan returned with Si Huaijin, which brought her back to her senses.

"Oh, Wuyan, you did very well today."

Wu Yan walked to her side and asked, "Master, how are you? Are you alright?"

Shu Jianyue shook her head. "It's alright. With your Master Chong here, he wouldn't dare to do anything to me."

As Shu Jianyue spoke, she led Yu Chuan and Yan Xi out.

As soon as Yu Chuan came out and saw that they were still at Xin Zunlong Peak, he exclaimed, "Why haven't we set off yet?"

Shu Jianyue glanced at him, then looked at Wuyan and said, "Take them out. I have some things to take care of."

Yu Chuan wanted to say something, but Wu Yan pulled him out.

Yan Xi looked at Shu Jianyue for a while, then asked in a low voice, "Mother, what happened?"

Shu Jianyue took her hand, smiled, and shook her head. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things."

"Your father has been up there for two days now, I wonder how he is doing."

Yan Xi held her hand and didn't say much, only feeling that her mother missed her father.

When Chongjiu received the message from Ancestor Liyuan, he was preparing to enter the main hall to attend his "coming out of seclusion" banquet.

Upon seeing the information in his hand, Chong Jiu narrowed his eyes, shattered the paper, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, and stepped into the main hall.

The once bustling main hall fell silent the moment he entered.

All the gods and deities stood up and bowed to him.

Chong Jiu slowly walked to the main seat, turned around to look at the people who had come to attend the banquet, glanced at the empty seat to his lower left, and said coldly, "Rong Jin, let's begin."

"Yes." Rong Jin always obeyed Chong Jiu's orders without question. No matter what he was asked to do, he would do it without hesitation.

Rong Jin turned to the crowd and announced, "The Divine Venerable Jiu Ze has been in seclusion for many years and has specially prepared a banquet for today."

"All the gods and lords know that the gods neither like to attend banquets nor like to host banquets."

"The reason for holding this event today is twofold: first, to warn certain people not to attempt to challenge the majesty of the God, and second, to inform certain people that He has returned."

These were all things that Chongjiu made him say; he knew the specific meaning, though others might not.

As soon as Rong Jin finished speaking, a loud voice rang out outside the main hall.

"The God Emperor has arrived..."