The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012: Go Dig Mining

Within the estate of the First Palace Truth Department.

Chief Li Yue and several deacons stood trembling with their heads lowered. Chief Officer Chu Guanju was right in front of them, his outstretched finger nearly pointing at Li Yue’s forehead.

Chu Guanju was furious, utterly unable to contain his anger, not even avoiding the ordinary members of the First Palace Truth Department.

Not far away, many ordinary members watched this scene in shock.

Li Yue’s heart was also filled with shame and anger, but he didn’t dare to show it. The Chief Officer held a position and status far above his own. In terms of personal strength, he was no match for him. The Chief Officer, at the very least, was a True God level powerhouse.

One could say that Chu Guanju, with just a thought, could kill Li Yue. Under such circumstances, Li Yue dared not show any dissatisfaction.

In fact, Li Yue had been worried about the matter regarding Jing Yan for some time. Unexpectedly, the situation he feared has arrived, and it was fiercer than he imagined.

”Li Yue, from now on, you will no longer serve as the Director of the First Palace Truth Department.” After a round of venting, Chu Guanju’s expression turned calm. However, beneath this calmness, the true questioning began.

Li Yue was momentarily at a loss, then realized what Chu Guanju meant.

No longer serving as the Director of the First Palace Truth Department?

Was Chu Guanju going to strip him of his position in the First Palace Truth Department?

Strong dissatisfaction grew in Chu Guanju’s heart. He had led the First Palace Truth Department for so long. How many talented martial artists had he recruited for the Truth Department?

Disposed of just like that?

Even if he had no merit, he had worked hard. Was he to be dismissed just like that?

”Lord Chu Guanju, you can’t do that!” Li Yue gritted his teeth, clearly unwilling to resign.

”Oh?” Chu Guanju chuckled lightly.

”You initially asked me to recruit Jing Yan, and I did as you instructed. But Jing Yan chose Qingmu Department on his own. What could I do? Am I to force him to comply with violence?” Li Yue threw caution to the wind.

”Hehe...” Chu Guanju looked at Li Yue, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

”You recruited Jing Yan? Did you personally contact Jing Yan? What was your attitude during recruitment? Do you think I didn’t investigate? At the time, you slandered and mocked Jing Yan in every possible way, and a lot of people witnessed it, right? How could a prodigy like Jing Yan allow himself to be humiliated by you? And you still have the face to say you followed my instructions to recruit Jing Yan!” Chu Guanju sneered while speaking.

Li Yue lifted his head and glanced at Chu Guanju.

He gritted his teeth again, ”At the time, I didn’t know Jing Yan was such a prodigy. Lord Chu Guanju, you didn’t mention this in your message either.”

The implication was that Chu Guanju also bore responsibility.

”Furthermore, to remove me from my position isn’t something that can be done with just a statement from you, Lord.” Li Yue was utterly defiant.

Removing him from the position of Director of the First Palace Truth Department was more painful than death.

”Li Yue, you really are unyielding! Then let me tell you, the order to recruit Jing Yan was personally given by the General Director. And removing you from your position was also the General Director’s decision. But don’t worry, you won’t be removed from the Truth Department. You’ll remain a member. Prepare yourself because you will be sent to the ore veins to mine!” Chu Guanju’s tone grew increasingly serene.

But anyone could hear that Chu Guanju’s anger was even stronger than before.

This Li Yue dared to contradict Chu Guanju.

If Li Yue had honestly admitted his mistake, then Chu Guanju might not have sent him to the ore veins to mine. But now, Li Yue’s previous words made it impossible for Chu Guanju to forgive him.

Li Yue felt as if his entire strength had been drained from his body, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, he knew that he was finished.

To think recruiting Jing Yan was a direct command from the General Director himself.

Chu Guanju left, and Li Yue stared blankly ahead with empty eyes.

He was going to mine! No one could save him. He might be stuck in the mining area for the rest of his life.

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Time passed quickly. When Jing Yan emerged from the Divine Spring Hall of the Second Palace Qingmu Department, it was already three months later.

The realm remained at the six-star Void God, unable to advance to the seven-star.

Stepping into the seven-star Void God was slightly more challenging. As a six-star Void God, Jing Yan consumed Divine Crystals at an alarming rate. However, among several rewards, Jing Yan obtained first-level Divine Crystals totaling over one million—an impressive 1.2 million first-level Divine Crystals—so despite high consumption, they were temporarily sufficient.

The main issue was that Jing Yan was somewhat hesitant to use the Fire Origin. The proportion of fire attribute principles he had mastered was too high, and the more he cultivated, the more apparent this became. Jing Yan also worried that if he didn’t control it, he might lose control and succumb to madness.

So this time, during cultivation in the Divine Spring Hall, Jing Yan almost didn’t use the Fire Origin. Utilizing Moro Time Tower for time acceleration was equivalent to cultivating for thirty months.

When Jing Yan emerged from the Divine Spring Hall, he hadn’t successfully advanced to a seven-star Void God but had reached a critical point.

A little more preparation and time to stabilize his cultivation, and he could make a breakthrough.

Once promoted to a seven-star Void God, he would be a high-level Void God. Comparable to the Chiefs of many departments in the First Palace. Although a seven-star Void God was not considered exceptionally powerful within the Luo Jiu Divine Palace, it was one of the Four Great Divine Palaces of the Luli Divine Domain.

Outside of it, a high-level Void God would undoubtedly be considered a significant figure.

”Brother Jing Yan!”

Not long after Jing Yan left the Divine Spring Hall, Cao Lin approached with a broad smile.

”Chief Cao Lin,” Jing Yan greeted him.

”Brother Jing Yan, just call me Old Cao. How was your experience during these three months of cultivation in the Divine Spring Hall?” Cao Lin asked with a smile.

”It felt great. If I could cultivate in the Divine Spring Hall for another three months, it would be even better,” Jing Yan replied with a smile.

Upon hearing Jing Yan’s words, Cao Lin’s face immediately darkened as if he were constipated and almost spat out old blood.

”Haha, Chief Sir, no need to be nervous. I was just joking,” Jing Yan quickly said, waving his hand.

Jing Yan knew that the use of the Divine Spring Hall was in high demand, and allowing him three months was surely a significant burden for Cao Lin. To ask for another three months would be asking too much. Jing Yan was indeed joking.

Cao Lin let out a relieved sigh, patting his chest, ”Brother Jing Yan, you almost gave me a heart attack. On the other hand, the Divine Spring Hall is indeed an excellent place for martial arts cultivation. Once you advance to the Third Palace, if you join Qingmu Department again, perhaps you could use the Divine Spring Hall even more. Our Third Palace Qingmu Department is relatively weak, but internally, we have two Divine Spring Halls, so it’s not as cramped.”

”Hmm,” Jing Yan nodded, understanding that Cao Lin was hinting he could join Qingmu Department after advancing to the Third Palace.