Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

”A Moon-Level Celestial Grade weapon is truly extraordinary.” Lu Chao gripped the long spear, unable to bring himself to put it down.

According to Master Tian, this long spear was called the Profound Mysterious Spear. It was forged by a Weapon Refining Master from the Green Bone Palace, and Master Tian himself had only obtained it by a stroke of luck.

Outside the Azure Flame Domain, Weapons were graded just like Elixir Pills.

The Blue Dew Fruit, a Moon-Level Earth Grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, had already provided Lu Chao with immense energy.

A Moon-Level Celestial Grade weapon naturally had its own unique strengths.

Lu Chao had just tested it out. Every thrust was enhanced with True Qi and imbued with the spear’s own mystical attributes, increasing his combat strength by at least thirty percent.

When Master Tian had seen Lu Chao choose the Profound Mysterious Spear, the pained look on his face had been plain to see.

But to keep his promise and ensure Lu Chao could better aid Qian Ya’s recovery, Master Tian had no choice but to reluctantly part with his treasure.

Gently setting down the Profound Mysterious Spear, a glint flashed in Lu Chao’s eyes. ’The chance to take the Green Bone Palace’s entrance test is practically mine, but I have the Life-taking Star-devouring Bone. I’m afraid they’ll detect it.’

’The Green Bone Palace’s test won’t just be a surface-level assessment...’

As Lu Chao considered this, he felt an urge to give up on joining the Green Bone Palace. After all, both Qian Ya and Lu He had made it clear that the palace tested the potential of one’s Heavenly Destiny Bone.

Some Heavenly Destiny Bones had high potential and could be continuously advanced, while others could not.

To test potential, they would surely have to conduct an in-depth examination of the Heavenly Destiny Bone attributes of every prospective disciple.

At this thought, Lu Chao gently shook his head. ’My Star Devouring Bone is constantly advancing; it’s already a Star Divine Bone. If I devour just one more Star Heavenly Destiny Bone, I’ll reach the level of a Moon Mortal Bone.’

’My Fire Roaring Water Chant Bone is only a Moon Mortal Bone. It can currently suppress the Star Devouring Bone’s aura, but if my Star Devouring Bone advances again, I’m afraid any expert will be able to see through it without even needing to test me.’

’They’ll discover that I possess a Life-taking Bone.’

Currently, Lu Chao’s method for concealing his Star Devouring Bone was the suppressive effect of his Fire Roaring and Water Chant.

But without the Violent Bone, the suppression wasn’t thorough enough.

This was why Lu Chao had been hesitant to devour a new Star Heavenly Destiny Bone for the past few days. He feared that the moment his Star Devouring Bone advanced, an expert above the Creation Level like Master Tian would see right through him.

After consuming the Blue Dew Fruit and reaching the Peak Ninth Layer, Lu Chao had become capable of devouring a Star Heavenly Destiny Bone.

However, his subsequent encounter with the Nether Spring Illusion Array and his sudden arrival on the Biyue Continent had made him suppress the urge.

’I’ll hold off on devouring it for now. I won’t let my Life-taking Star-devouring Bone advance yet.’

’If I can reach the Creation Realm, more Star Moon Level Bones will become available for me to choose from. Maybe I’ll find one that can conceal the aura of my Life-taking Bone...’

At that moment, Lu Chao made his decision. He would break through to the Creation Realm first and figure out the rest later.

If he could find a Star Heavenly Destiny Bone that could hide the aura of his Life-taking Bone, he would take the Green Bone Palace’s entrance test.

If not, he would give up on it entirely.

’In half a month, I’ll return to the Azure Flame Domain, no matter the outcome.’

With that, Lu Chao closed his eyes and began his Cultivation, striving to break through to the Creation Realm.

...

Meanwhile, Qian Ya was in a room in the camp with Master Tian and her Third Junior Sister, Lu He.

Qian Ya spoke softly, ”The black-robed man who injured me was likely from the Shengting Sect. He concealed his identity, but I could faintly sense a powerful lightning aura.”

Hearing this, Lu He asked, ”The Shengting Sect is the leading Sect in Rising Moon City. What could they possibly be after?”

A cold light flashed in Qian Ya’s eyes.

”They’re targeting our Qianjian Sect for not being obedient enough. And they’re targeting me because I’m the one from Rising Moon City most likely to pass the Green Bone Palace’s entrance test. If I succeed, they won’t be able to act with impunity in Rising Moon City anymore.”

Master Tian nodded gravely, agreeing with Qian Ya.

He then added, ”The Shengting Sect also intends to promote the Three Moon Thunderbolt Sect. Those guys are their number one lackeys.”

”Thankfully, we found over a hundred Maze Madmen, and we were lucky to run into that man, Lu Chao. Otherwise, things would have been much harder.” Qian Ya quietly took a breath, looking relieved at their good fortune.

But Lu He’s expression soured. ”Or maybe because he killed one of those madmen, our plan will fail.”

She still looked thoroughly displeased with Lu Chao.

Qian Ya, however, just smiled. ”Master Tian, that Lu Chao possesses a Fire Roaring Water Chant Bone. His background is likely not so simple. Do you have any thoughts or theories about him?”

Master Tian shook his head. He didn’t have any theories.

Lu Chao might have proven his innocence, but he remained a suspicious character.

It wasn’t that they suspected him of wanting to cause trouble for the Qianjian Sect, but rather that he might have some powerful backing.

Suddenly... THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!

The sound of footsteps approached, and two Qianjian Sect disciples who had remained at the camp entered. One of them reported, ”First Senior Sister, we’ve pieced together Lu Chao’s situation from what the madmen have been saying.”

The three of them tensed up at his words.

Since Lu Chao was enemies with the Maze Madmen, they could indeed learn about him from them.

The madmen might be incoherent and rambling, but they wouldn’t lie.

The second Qianjian Sect disciple continued, ”He’s a general from some place called the Great Wu Empire. He was their ’Young Master’ or something, but they later became enemies...”

At this, Lu He immediately asked, ”The Great Wu Empire? Where’s that?”

”It seems to be in some small corner next to the Cyan Sword Great Empire. The madmen also mentioned the Cyan Sword Great Empire and some place called Red Sword City. We’ve never heard of any of them,” the second disciple replied.

The first disciple added...

”Specifically, it seems this Great Wu Empire was thrashed by the Cyan Sword Great Empire. This Lu Chao wanted to fight back, but his enemies wanted to surrender to Cyan Sword...”

”In any case, it proves that what Lu Chao told us was true.”

At that, Qian Ya and Master Tian looked at each other in stunned silence.

This information completely overturned Qian Ya’s earlier speculation. Lu Chao’s background... he had no background to speak of.

”So, to put it bluntly, he’s just some country bumpkin from the middle of nowhere.”

Lu He suddenly said with disdain, ”That punk was probably beaten so badly by the Cyan Sword Great Empire that he didn’t know which way was up. That’s why he ran to the Nether Spring Mountain Range to try his luck and tricked his enemies into the Nether Spring Illusion Array.”

”Damn it! A nobody on the run, and he’s still so arrogant. It’s infuriating!”

After learning Lu Chao’s background, Lu He felt another wave of irritation.

In response, Qian Ya simply laughed.

”At least now we can rest easy about him. Besides, the Cyan Sword Great Empire is only a Four Moon Level power.”

And so...

They no longer had any suspicions about Lu Chao. Of course, it never occurred to them that he had come from the other side of Nether Spring. They assumed he had fled to the Nether Spring Mountain Range on the Biyue Continent while being pursued by the Cyan Sword Great Empire.

They stopped giving Lu Chao any more thought.

That night, the Second Senior Brother of Qianjian returned with the other disciples, and every single one of them had an awful expression.

Because the second group, the several dozen remaining Maze Madmen, had all been slaughtered.