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The sky was a brilliant blue, and the earth was golden.

In high autumn with pleasant weather, the outskirts of Donghai City were covered in the feeling of autumn’s arrival.

Zhao Yanzi stood on her Purple-Qing Treasure Sword, while Xie Yujia rode the Sutras Clothe. They flew to the left and right sides of Hao Ren.

"A Zi…" After flying for a moment, Hao Ren suddenly spoke up.

"Huh" Zhao Yanzi, who was secretly calculating her wedding date, turned around to look at Hao Ren.

"I have already refined the Dark Crystal and can use it to condense spirit energy. Actually returning the entire dragon pearl to you shouldn’t be a problem," said Hao Ren.

Zhao Yanzi blinked her eyes before continuing to look at Hao Ren.

"I was thinking… should I return your dragon pearl now, or in three years" Hao Ren continued.

"Ah…" Zhao Yanzi froze for half a second and then suddenly remembered the incident that happened on that night. Her face instantly flushed to her neck.

Hao Ren’s suggestion was simply… she struck him hard with her foot while riding the Purple-Qing Treasure Sword, "Pervert!"

Hao Ren rubbed his chest and seeing her blushing face, he smiled helplessly. In fact, his intention was to prevent any danger for himself in the future by returning Zhao Yanzi’s dragon pearl early, thus eliminating her crisis.

Zhao Yanzi saw that Hao Ren didn’t dodge or flinch and finally understood his sincerity. Feeling guilty, she shrugged her shoulders and replied in a mosquito-like voice, "Let’s wait for some time…"

Hao Ren nodded with a smile, reached out to touch her smooth forehead, then flew towards the Dragon Deity Temple.

Different from the battle between Zhao Kuo and Su Han, this time when Su Han underwent his tribulation, it was only about him alone and didn’t require anyone else’s witness. Therefore, external cultivators were not allowed to圍觀 (watch).

Hao Ren brought Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia around the Kunlun Mountains and arrived near the Dragon Deity Temple. He saw hundreds of inspectors patrolling around the platform where the temple floated.

When Hao Ren approached with Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia, several inspectors immediately stepped forward to block them.

"Sis Su wants to undergo her tribulation, I want to come and see!" Seeing herself blocked, Zhao Yanzi shouted out.

"No one is allowed in without the Chamberlain’s order," said the lead inspector with a stern face, not making way for them at all.

Hao Ren saw that his robe had three claws of a golden dragon and knew he was a third-level inspector.

If Hao Ren were still a fourth-level inspector, he might have been able to request an audience with the Chamberlain and get a pass. However, now that he was just an ordinary cultivator in terms of the Dragon Deity Temple, he didn’t even qualify to meet the Chamberlain.

"Sorry!" This third-level inspector clearly recognized Hao Ren as the former fourth-level inspector, so he slightly bowed and added half a sentence politely.

Hao Ren also bowed towards this inspector, suddenly shooting out several sword beams from his arms.

This inspector didn’t expect Hao Ren, who was an ordinary cultivator, to dare attack an inspector. Caught off guard, Hao Ren’s sword beam sealed off several important acupoints on him, preventing the flow of spirit energy.

Xie Yujia reacted quickly too and immediately shot out several Sealing Spirit Talismans from her palm.

She took out the Sealing Spirit符s from her bracelet while Huo Ren was talking to the inspector, ready to assist him at any time.

The few Level 2 inspectors standing beside the Level 3 inspector felt their spiritual power sealed when they were pasted with these Sealing Spirit符s, causing them to panic and fall towards lower altitudes.

Inspectors further away saw this happen and hurriedly flew down to catch them.

Seizing this opportunity, Huo Ren approached the perimeter of the Dragon God Temple and used his last Boundary-breaking符 to easily break through its barrier. He then entered the area with Zhao Yanzi and Xie Yujia.

"How dare you!"

A black light shot out from the top of the tower as Ye Zilong, standing inside the Dragon God Temple, fiercely attacked Huo Ren and his companions who had intruded.

Huo Ren was no longer an inspector but dared to enter the Dragon God Temple; this was a grave offense!

Swish-swish!

Huo Ren spread his legs, adopted a fighting stance, and punched back against Ye Zilong's palm.

Bang… Huo Ren flew backward十幾米and almost hit the edge of the Dragon God Temple’s barrier. Meanwhile, Ye Zilong stepped down from mid-air and took several steps backwards.

He was shocked at seeing Huo Ren able to take his palm blow head-on.

Huo Ren felt a surge of blood surging up as his energy channels were disrupted by the impact. However, the coldness within the mysterious crystal in his body calmed him down and restored his chaotic elemental spiritual power to its rightful places.

Ye Zilong steadied himself and looked at Huo Ren. He had thought that even if Huo Ren didn’t sustain any external injuries from receiving this palm blow, he should have suffered internal organ damage and vomited blood. However, he did not expect Huo Ren to instantly regain his clarity and return to normal.

Ye Zilong harbored some resentment towards him; it was more out of disappointment at Huo Ren's failure to live up to the high expectations placed on him by the temple chief.

Seeing how Huo Ren could withstand his power in such a short time, Ye Zilong’s shock wasn’t less than what Su Han’s ultimate strength had brought about.

Could this kid… be another prodigy comparable to Su Han

The temple chief must have recognized an opportunity for Huo Ren to challenge the heavens, which was why he paid him so much attention!

Ye Zilong waved his arms and clenched his fists into a tiger-like pose but stopped himself from attacking further as the voice of the temple chief echoed from the top floor of the Dragon God Temple.

"Zilong, let him stay here," said the temple chief in a calm tone. Although Ye Zilong’s expression remained stern, he didn’t dare to defy his order.

Hmph!

Ye Zilong stomped his foot lightly but rocketed back into the Dragon God Temple as if shot by a heavy cannonball.

"Are you okay" Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi approached Huo Ren once they saw Ye Zilong leave.

They had suspected that Ye Zilong was an inspector of the dragon clan when he was transferred to work as a counselor at the academy by Lu Qing, but never would they have imagined him being a deputy temple chief in the Dragon God Temple.

"I’m fine," Huo Ren waved his hand dismissively.

He wasn’t just bluffing; after receiving that palm blow, he felt like all of his meridians had been shattered at first. However, his spiritual power was activated and circulated throughout his body in the next instant.

A surge followed by a sense of comfort ensued. It seemed like what he needed to become even stronger was just this single palm!

But if Yue Zilong were to strike with a second or third palm, Hao Ren would definitely not be able to withstand it. The newly activated spirit energy would also fall into chaos.

Zheng!

The surrounding areas of the Dragon God Temple floated with numerous encrypted messages.

The white barrier that enveloped the Dragon God Temple also displayed countless flowing talismans.

The area where the Dragon God Temple, which should have been somewhat cold as it was floating high in the air, suddenly became hot.

Varieties of encrypted messages on the ground of the platform connected with each other and sparked golden flames to form a complex and mysterious array. This caused the central black and steady Dragon God Temple to rise amidst the heat.

Hao Ren did not expect that the Dragon God Temple would have such an array, secretly shocked.

In fact, it was not just him; even those nine vice-chancellors didn’t think there would be such an array hidden beneath the platform of the Dragon God Temple.

Su Han wore a white robe and held her life-bound treasure, the Jade Green Sword, as she walked out from the eastern gate.

She did not wear the colored jacket that Zhen Fei had given her because she needed to rely on her own strength for the tribulation; relying on external objects would only make the heavenly tribulation even fiercer.

This life-bound treasure was connected to her heart and mind. If struck by the tribulation, it would be equivalent to hitting her body directly. Therefore, only this weapon could help her withstand the heavenly tribulation.

"Sis Su!" Zhao Yanzi immediately shouted upon seeing Su Han.

Su Han slightly turned her head and nodded lightly when she saw Zhao Yanzi.

Her gaze then swept to Hao Ren beside Zhao Yanzi, a flicker of light in her eyes that vanished instantly.

Xie Yujia did not shout out, but clenched her fists tightly as she worriedly watched Su Han.

Su Han had once carefully guided Xie Yujia’s cultivation. Therefore, to some extent, Su Han was also considered a half-teacher of Xie Yujia, so she prayed silently for Su Han to pass the tribulation smoothly this time too.

Hao Ren paid special attention to Su Han's expression and found that it had become colder than before. She should have reached the state of “no waves in an ancient well” after practicing the "Patching Heaven Scripture."

The Heavenly Dragon cultivator in the eighth layer of heaven seemed to be related to Su Han, which worried Hao Ren about her mental state, so he temporarily did not mention it.

"Hahaha... We from the Golden Dragon Elders’ Association are here for the ceremony. Is the Dragon God Temple unwelcoming"

A clear voice came from afar.

Hao Ren raised his head and saw Taiyi Cave Lord, wearing a white robe, leading six other equally robed cultivators flying towards the Dragon God Temple through the talisman-covered barrier.

The inspectors guarding around the platform of the Dragon God Temple did not dare to stop these seven peak Geng-level Golden Dragons when they arrived.

Buzz!

As they approached the platform, the barrier of the Dragon God Temple finally opened up and allowed them in.

Su Han was a cultivator with dual Gold-Water attributes. Although she grew up in the Donghai Longgong Palace and had already joined the Dragon God Temple, her bloodline still carried that of the Golden Dragon clan. Therefore, it wasn’t sufficient reason for the Dragon God Temple to obstruct these seven peak Geng-level elders from the Golden Dragon Elders’ Association.

Especially since Su Han’s chosen time for tribulation was about to arrive; if there were any conflicts between the Dragon God Temple and the Golden Dragon Elders, it would be detrimental to Su Han's tribulation.

Taiki Cave Lord crossed through the barrier and landed steadily on a platform surrounding Dragon God Temple.

Hao Ren turned to look at him, noticing that he was still accompanied by Xu Ke. This Taiki Cave Lord had been sent back from Donghai City by Zhao Kuo but had recovered in such a short time, looking energetic once again.

Beaten by Zhao Kuo, who was then defeated by Su Han. As Su Han, bearing the bloodline of a Golden Dragon, aimed for the Heavenly Dragon realm, shouldn't he, as a member of the Golden Dragon Elders' Council, feel proud Hao Ren thought to himself.

Hao Ren guessed that once Su Han reached the Heavenly Dragon realm, these Golden Dragon elders would certainly try to recruit her back into their fold immediately.

Whizz... Whizz... Nine deputy temple lords flew out of Dragon God Temple.

Among them were six at the pinnacle of the Qian rank and three nearing the peak of the Qian rank.

The appearance of such a lineup from Dragon God Temple left these Qian-rank elders, who belonged to the Golden Dragon Elders' Council, quite surprised.

They couldn't imagine that a temple established only a few hundred years ago could have six peak-Qian rank practitioners! Little did they know that all of these deputy temple lords at the pinnacle and upper Qian ranks were personally mentored by the temple lord who never appeared in public!

The deputy temple lords also realized that these Golden Dragon cultivators, with no connection to Dragon God Temple, must have come here with ill intentions.

At present, the top-tier strength of Dragon God Temple was roughly on par with that of the Golden Dragon Elders' Council. Whether Su Han stayed at Dragon God Temple or returned to the Golden Dragon lineage would become the key to balancing power between both sides.

The deputy temple lords could sense that Su Han did not have a deep connection with Dragon God Temple; she rarely took on missions from the temple and spent most of her time in her room cultivating. Yet, how could they allow the Golden Dragons to snatch Su Han back!

Su Han had never come close to the Golden Dragons, and now that she was about to reach the Heavenly Dragon realm, the Golden Dragons wanted her to return to their ranks with such ease! It was quite a light-hearted thought.

The six Golden Dragon elders standing beside Taiki Cave Lord were astonished by the tense confrontation of the nine deputy temple lords emerging from Dragon God Temple. They gradually regained composure—both sides had roughly equal strength, and we have Heavenly Dragon cultivators!

Just a few days prior, these elders received news that Su Han had defeated Zhao Kuo, the number one in human world, and was about to ascend to the Heavenly Dragon realm. They were secretly surprised by this development. Right at this moment, Taiki Cave Lord contacted them, urging them to go watch Su Han's tribulation ordeal at Dragon God Temple and then try to bring her back to the Golden Dragons. This prompted them to think of ways.

The Golden Dragons had already ascended one Heavenly Dragon cultivator centuries ago, but he was rarely seen. If Su Han became a Heavenly Dragon, there would be two such cultivators in their lineage!

Thus, they came eagerly with Taiki Cave Lord to Dragon God Temple, determined to bring Su Han back to the Golden Dragons no matter what. They hadn't expected that Dragon God Temple also had six peak-Qian rank practitioners!

Su Han, who had already reached the middle of the platform on the east side, paid no heed to the cultivators from both sides vying for her attention. She sat cross-legged with the jade sword placed beside her and closed her eyes in meditation.

Yanzhi and Xie Yujia nervously gathered around Hao Ren, their shoulders touching his.

Xu Ke, dressed in a red checkered shirt, stood by Taiki Cave Lord's side, almost unblinkingly staring at Xie Yujia.

He originally wanted to get close to Hao Ren and strike against him but found himself attracted to this gentle and pretty "senior student" named Xie Yujia.

"Teacher..." Xu Ke glanced at Xie Yujia for a while before turning to ask Taiki Cave Lord.

"After today's matter is settled, I'll give you anything you want," Taiki Cave Lord said calmly without letting him finish his sentence.

Xu Ke was visibly delighted. "Thank you, Teacher!"

He didn't wish to forcefully take Xie Yujia but Hao Ren stood as an obstacle in front of him that he needed to remove with his teacher's help—silently and without detection—and then gradually occupy her heart.

Xie Yujia, standing by Hao Ren’s side, paid no attention to Xu Ke on the other side. Instead, she nervously held onto Hao Ren's right hand.

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