After exchanging a few words with Ling Xiaolan and Lin Suqing, Wu Wang felt quite tired and yawned endlessly.

After meditating for a while and finding that it didn't have much effect on restoring his energy, he simply went back to sleep.

Fortunately, this time he only slept for a few days.

When he woke up again, his spirit had recovered, and after swallowing some of the original power of the Hissing Snake, his essence, energy, and spirit were full. In addition, he had fragmented memories of the Star God from his dreams...

He...

Broke through again.

Relying on the Dao of the stars, he directly entered the later stage of the Elemental Immortal realm!

However, the experts were already quite accustomed to this.

Realizing the Dao in a dream lacks a sense of reality.

When Wu Wang woke up this time, he felt the Dao rhyme falling around him, and when he sat up, he saw that the room was full of people.

The bird that had flown away before was now landing back in her birdcage, nonchalantly preening her green feathers.

As for where she had been before, what she had done, or whose beard she had pulled; that was not important.

Wu Wang looked at the green bird and felt a little puzzled.

It wasn't that he suddenly felt that this green bird was too familiar, nor did he notice anything unusual.

He could sense that this green bird contained remarkable power and was supported by the Dao rhyme of an elder.

His confusion was about the identity of this elder.

The matters discussed in this attic were all confidential to the Human Realm. Could this elder eavesdrop so casually?

Then he understood.

If Wu Wang's guess was correct...

[This should be the handiwork of the Lord Father-in-law, preserving the soul of a certain elder from the Human Realm, transforming it into this appearance, similar to the situation with Little Jing Wei back then.

But this elder is not a remnant soul, and his situation is much better than Little Jing Wei.]

"It should be something like this."

So, Wu Wang smiled and didn't pay much attention to the green bird.

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He was unaware that the green bird had been perched on her birdcage at the head of his bed for three years while he was asleep; if he had known about this, perhaps he could have made more connections.

"Lord Wu Wang, have you awakened?"

"Is Lord Wu Wang feeling better?"

Several calls came from outside the door, and Wu Wang perked up, gesturing for Lin Suqing to open the door.

Ling Xiaolan, who was supposed to float down from the second floor, saw the situation and retreated.

She didn't like having too many people around.

The door opened, and the Great Elder and the Celestial Sword Taoist stepped into the room, followed by several high-ranking officials from the Punishment Hall and many experts who were not on duty at the Ren Emperor's Pavilion today.

Before long, the room was filled with people.

The green bird tilted its head slightly, subconsciously feeling a little nervous.

At that moment, a little face peeked out from the side, and Dongfang Mumu, holding two small hands, suddenly exclaimed, "Wow!"

The green bird cooperatively covered its chest with its wings and fell over, making Dongfang Mumu giggle incessantly.

Then, the green bird landed on Dongfang Mumu's shoulder and looked at the various people standing or sitting in the room.

Wu Wang raised his left hand, and Lin Suqing brought over two jade tokens, which she had organized over the past few days, containing various news about the Human Realm and the Heavenly Palace over the past three years.

It is worth mentioning that the young master did not instruct her about this before going to sleep.

The green bird blinked, feeling that this Miss Suqing was quite formidable.

"It's a bit strange that there has been no retaliation from the Heavenly Palace in recent years?"

Wu Wang muttered as he held the jade tokens.

The Celestial Sword Taoist, who had already recovered from his injuries, smiled and said, "For the Heavenly Palace, as long as the Great Dao is not lost, it is a small matter. It is said that they have already begun to create a new Thunder God."

Wu Wang asked, "How about the Heavenly Punishment in recent years? Has its power weakened?"

An elder from the Ren Emperor's Pavilion spoke up:

"The Heavenly Punishment is still there, but its power has weakened by at least thirty percent compared to before. According to His Majesty's orders, the high-level experts who were not confident in crossing the Tribulation in various regions all rushed to break through together. In the past three years, more than six hundred experts at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm have crossed the Tribulation. This is the first time in thousands of years that so many experts who have been holding back from advancing have emerged, and most of them have already gone into seclusion."

"How are the casualties?"

"Sixty percent casualties from the Heavenly Punishment, and another ten percent failed to break through due to their own inadequate foundations."

The Celestial Sword Taoist exclaimed, "In other words, in the past three years, our Human Realm has gained more than a hundred new Transcendent realm experts! How magnificent!"

An old man smiled and said, "This is just the accumulation of many years, there is no need to be so happy about it."

The Great Elder said, "Indeed, this is much better than a narrow escape from death."

Everyone said, "Nowadays, countless Heavenly Immortal experts are exerting all their strength to comprehend breakthroughs. Those who were originally wary are now eager to join in the excitement before the new Thunder God is born."

"Yes, thanks to the Lord's clever plan, the Deputy Deity of Lifespan was calculated by the Heavenly Palace."

"I heard that all the gods of the Heavenly Palace are dissatisfied with the Deputy Deity of Lifespan. The Emperor and Empress Xi He personally ordered the Deputy Deity to temporarily set aside his power and recuperate in the Heavenly Palace."

"The Deputy Deity of Lifespan is just a special case of the Great Dao!"

Several experts couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Looking back three or four years ago, the Heavenly Palace brought seven disasters and six calamities, causing chaos in the Human Realm.

As a result, the battle in the southeast region caught the Heavenly Palace off guard.

Previously, the Human Realm could only defend the desperate situation in the southern wilderness, but now it was a thing of the past!

The hundreds of races that had accumulated grievances against the Heavenly Palace had begun to show goodwill to the Human Realm, both openly and secretly...

The stone that had been hanging in Wu Wang's heart finally settled.

Lin Suqing brought a black and silver-patterned robe, and Wu Wang used his immortal power to take the robe and put it on himself.

He walked to the window-side desk with a smile, gesturing for the various experts to find a place to sit, and the people in the room followed suit.

In the corner, Dongfang Mumu had her hands on the edge of the table, and the green bird had hopped onto her head.

Mumu praised in a low voice, "The questions are getting more and more impressive."

The green bird moved its claws.

As if a young girl was smugly humming lightly, with an unstoppable smile on her lips.

The people chatted about the major events inside and outside the Human Realm for a while, and seeing that Wu Wang was still not in good spirits, the various experts took their leave, leaving only the Celestial Sword Taoist and the Great Elder behind.

Lin Suqing brought fragrant tea, and Ling Xiaolan appeared from the second floor.Ling Xianzi naturally walked to Wu Wang's side, took out a soft cushion, laid it with immortal light, and sat on the wooden chair next to Wu Wang.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Mu Da Xian covered his head, looked up at the winged blue bird that flew up, and said anxiously, "Why did you grab my head!"

Lin Suqing hurriedly said, "Mu Mu, don't be disrespectful to your seniors!"

The blue bird chirped softly, apologizing to Mu Da Xian.

Mu Da Xian, with a generous temperament, forgave the blue bird for its accidental behavior and even put the blue bird back on his head.

On the other side, Wu Wang curiously glanced at them, thinking that Mu Da Xian was just playing around.

He was concerned about the important matter and immediately turned to ask, "Where is the Hissing Snake?"

"In the dungeon," Celestial Sword Taoist rubbed his slightly stubbled chin and asked, "Wu Wang, do you really want to make her your mount?"

"It's not necessary for her to be my mount," Wu Wang said, "just a minion who follows my orders."

Celestial Sword Taoist said seriously, "The Hissing Snake is one of the ten evil gods, and she has shed a lot of blood from human realm's experts. If you let her enter the Ren Emperor Pavilion, wouldn't it cause gossip?"

Wu Wang pondered slightly and also thought about this matter.

"Friend, your words are different," Great Elder smiled and said, "In ancient times, our human race tamed and hunted wild beasts, causing injuries. But after taming the wild beasts as mounts, it enhanced our strength and showcased our martial prowess, better protecting our people. What's wrong with that? As long as we pay attention, the Hissing Snake is just a mount and can only be a mount. Making this blood-stained evil god serve the Human Realm is the best counterattack for the Heavenly Palace, isn't it?"

Wu Wang looked at the Great Elder with some surprise.

The words of the Great Elder today were unexpectedly pleasing to the ears.

Usually, the Great Elder was extremely hostile, but today he used such words.

Obviously, the Great Elder was well-versed in the art of divination and had discovered the enormous value of the Hissing Snake.

Wu Wang said, "The Great Dao of Divination is quite mysterious. As far as I know, this Dao was not born from a primordial god. When the Heavenly Palace selected the evil gods, they gave the evil gods many divine abilities. For example, the Poverty-Stricken's ability to peer into people's hearts, the morale-boosting of the Kuiniu, and the Hissing Snake's pseudo-Dao of Divination. Whether it was the Hissing Snake's previous use of incarnation to move the entire garrison on the dome, or this time, when the Hissing Snake made me and Daoist Brother suffer greatly, her control of the Dao is enough to turn the tide at certain moments. At that time, I only had one thought, if she had any resistance, I would have killed her directly. But at that time, she was so scared... Ah! Why are you both looking at me like that?"

"Ah!" Celestial Sword Taoist sighed, "Maybe I shouldn't ask, Wu Wang, you are really strange. What's going on? We were both unable to move, and suddenly we could move again, and you took the initiative to attack the Hissing Snake. And what was that thing that appeared behind you? How do you explain that?"

This person stomped and clapped his hands, quite anxious.

Wu Wang said seriously, "This is a kind of inheritance... Brother, you can understand it this way."

The Great Elder chuckled and said, "My family's master just has a strong background. Our Majesty is friends with my family's master, and they have a deep bond. What's so strange about that? It's just that we are too shallow in our understanding!"

A deep bond?

The blue bird nervously retracted its claws, and Mu Da Xian's mouth twitched involuntarily.

Endure it, endure it.

This little bird's grip was so painful, and its true strength was probably not weak.

Wu Wang snorted coldly and said calmly, "The relationship between His Majesty and I is clearly that of father-in-law and son-in-law."

Celestial Sword Taoist fell silent, and the Great Elder chuckled lightly.

The bird's claws that had hurt Mu Da Xian's scalp finally relaxed.

Ling Xiaolan asked softly, "How are your injuries?"

"No major injuries, I just broke through a boundary earlier," Wu Wang said gently.

"That's good," Xianzi said seriously, "Lin Xiong feels a bit guilty and has already returned home to rest. The Ren Emperor Pavilion has sent a letter to inform him that you have awakened."

Wu Wang said, "What is he feeling guilty about? It's all because of Junior Deity of Lifespan's actions."

Ling Xiaolan sighed, "Perhaps he feels that his own strength is too low and has implicated everyone."

"Nonsense! How many years have we lived, and how many years have those opponents lived?" Wu Wang shook his head and said, "I will write a letter later, so the fairy doesn't need to worry too much."

On the side, Mu Da Xian's small eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper.

What's wrong with the bird?

Is it using her head to practice strength...

Ling Xiaolan asked softly, "Are we going to focus on cultivation here next?"

"Of course," Wu Wang stretched lazily.

Ling Xiaolan asked softly, "Are we going to cultivate together here, or go back to the old place of the Extinct Sect to cultivate?"

Wu Wang said casually, "Let's stay here for a while, and then go back to the Extinct..."

Crack!

A bolt of lightning flashed behind the blue bird, and she stood still as if petrified.

Cultivate together?

Or the old place?!

"Oh! Mu Mu, why are you bleeding?!"

Lin Suqing called out softly and hurried to Mu Da Xian's side.

Mu Da Xian was in tears at this moment, a stream of blood flowed from his forehead to his cheek, and his mouth was full of bitterness.

To be honest, as a half-step transcendent, she suddenly sensed a strong danger and didn't dare to move...

The blue bird then realized that she had hurt this "child" and quickly flapped her wings, continuously apologizing to Mu Da Xian.

A colorful feather fell on Mu Da Xian's head, and the immortal light flowed, healing Mu Da Xian's injuries instantly.

"Senior," Mu Da Xian pouted, "Please spare me, I'm just a seven-thousand-year-old child."

The blue bird kept apologizing, chirping non-stop.

Lin Suqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the blue bird with some curiosity, noticing her unusual behavior.

Their young master was not too sensitive in this regard; but she, who occasionally thought about when she could openly knock out the young master's tutor, sensed a slightly unusual scent.

Blue bird?

Bird...In another corner, Wu Wang spoke:

"Let's go. Together we shall meet the Hissing Snake. Don't worry, I can restrain her with a single thought now."

Thus, Wu Wang, accompanied by the Celestial Sword Taoist, the Great Elder, and others, headed towards the dungeon beneath the Punishment Hall.

Shortly after they left, Lin Suqing sent Mu Daixian away and fixed her gaze on the azure bird, a slight smile suddenly appearing on her face.

Lin Suqing said, "Senior, why don't we go up to my room and have a good talk?"

The azure bird cocked its head in thought, then spread its wings and landed on Lin Suqing's shoulder.

"Chirp!"

...

The Hissing Snake's injuries had mostly healed, though her strength had diminished.

When Wu Wang arrived, she was sitting in the dungeon, surrounded by numerous chains, her expression one of desolation.

The divine power that formed her dress had lost its color, and her eyes were covered by a black cloth, concealing any emotion that might be lurking within.

It was only when Wu Wang approached that she finally furrowed her brows.

Through layers of formations, the Hissing Snake sensed Wu Wang's presence and a bitter smile appeared on her lips.

What kind of opponent had she provoked?

Being trapped here for over three years had given her much to ponder.

Master Wuwang's sudden rise, the special relationship between the Heavenly Palace and the Star God of the North Wilderness...

The goddess who appeared behind Master Wuwang that day, the Hissing Snake was certain, was the renowned Star God of ancient times.

According to the Heavenly Palace, at the end of the ancient war, the Star God alone held back the Candling Dragon, and despite being gravely wounded by it, managed to expel the Candling Dragon from the world. This allowed Emperor Di Shun to establish order in an instant and expel the Candling Dragon's divine lineage.

The Star God should be credited as the foremost hero of the ancient divine war.

But there were rumors in the Heavenly Palace that the Heavenly Emperor had long been wary of the Star God, whose merits were so great they overshadowed his own.

Moreover, the Star God ruled the North Wilderness alone, forbidding other deities from approaching, maintaining a superficial relationship with the Heavenly Palace...

In the Hissing Snake's current understanding, Master Wuwang was either the son of the Star God or a powerful figure personally cultivated by the Star God, sent to cultivate in the Human Realm.

The Star God and the Human Realm had joined forces!

If it was indeed the Star God who had acted, then the Hissing Snake's defeat was not unjust.

Furthermore, her life was now controlled by others; a mere glance from Master Wuwang could inflict severe injury on her, or even suppress any thoughts of resistance.

An ancient divine curse.

This undoubtedly corroborated Master Wuwang's identity.

Voices of a simple conversation came from outside, the Human Realm experts guarding the place speaking with Wu Wang.

Then, the formations around the place were peeled away layer by layer, and Wu Wang, surrounded by the high-level experts, pushed open the iron door of the dungeon.

The Great Elder cautioned, "Sect Master, be careful."

Wu Wang nodded, reached for his necklace, and said softly, "Hissing Snake, we meet again."

As he spoke, he flicked his finger, and the magical black cloth covering the Hissing Snake's eyes dissipated on its own. Her slender eyes slowly opened, revealing a calm and faint gaze.

The Hissing Snake let out a cold laugh, "Do you need me to call you master?"

"That would be fine."

Wu Wang said, "Try not to infuse it with any emotion. I wouldn't want others to misunderstand."

"Do you think you're being funny?"

The Hissing Snake closed her eyes and took a gentle breath.

"Since I lack the courage to die, I must submit to your divine curse. I have a few requests. If you agree to them, I will willingly become your subordinate and be at your beck and call."

"Requests? And several of them?"

Wu Wang said indifferently, "You're not in a position to negotiate terms."

"You..."

The Hissing Snake opened her eyes, a fierce light flickering within.

Wu Wang raised his finger and began to draw the initial stroke of a talisman in the air, the horizontal line emitting a faint golden light.

The Hissing Snake trembled uncontrollably, yet her eyes still held a hint of ferocity.

This was a test of wills; whoever backed down first would lose.

Wu Wang had already begun to write the second stroke in the air.

The divine power around the Hissing Snake surged, and the surrounding experts had already heightened their own auras, with the grand formation ready for action.

Wu Wang had the confidence to do so.

He had just touched his necklace, asking his mother to watch over this place and to tell him how to restrain the Hissing Snake at any moment.

However...

What Wu Wang did not know was that at this moment, the Ice Goddess had only glanced over here briefly, noticed that the Hissing Snake was all bark and no bite, and had shifted her attention elsewhere.

Cang Xue was using the power of the stars to observe the two women closely related to Wu Wang.

That was far more interesting.

...

Moments earlier, in Lin Suqing's bedroom in Wu Wang's attic.

Lin Suqing activated the room's formation, hesitated slightly in her heart, and then decided... to bluff and deceive first.

"Princess Jing Wei, right?"

The azure bird was momentarily startled, then flew to one side, a faint green glow swirling around it. From within the glow, it transformed into the figure of a girl in a green dress, bowing to Lin Suqing.

Lin Suqing's mouth fell open slightly, her eyes wide with shock at the 'legendary figure' from the rumors of the Human Realm.

She had guessed correctly!

This!

"Young Master, Young Master! Hurry!"

The girl suddenly panicked, her figure darting forward, quickly covering Lin Suqing's mouth.

"Fellow Daoist, I cannot meet him yet! Please don't call out like that!"