Shutting Down the Server, Good Luck to All—Sixth-Rank Inspector Investigating a Third-Rank Celestial Official

Han Qianxue wanted an easy way out?

Sorry!

Chen Yi had no time for her right now—in fact, he hadn’t even noticed her. He had merely taken her in as a stray, a passing act of charity.

At this moment, his full attention was fixed on refining the fragments of the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk, encasing them in a protective sheath made from the same material as his cloaking cloak.

He wasn’t sure if this would be enough to ward off Wuji’s intrusion, but as long as Wuji didn’t descend to the mortal realm himself, that big dumb dragon of his would never be able to sneak up on Chen Yi unnoticed!

But would Wuji dare to descend?

Pondering that question was pointless!

Rather than gambling on such a slim possibility, it was better to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

First, there was no major karmic bond between him and Wuji. Though Wuji had severed his path to immortality, Chen Yi was magnanimous enough to let it slide—as long as Wuji didn’t hound him relentlessly like he had with Ling Xiao, Chen Yi was willing to give up the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk.

Second, Wuji might not even be able to find him. Beneath the immortal realm, there were countless universes, and with the special interference left behind by Ling Xiao, locating Chen Yi would be like finding a needle in a vast ocean.

Finally, even if the Immortal Emperor was truly formidable and managed to discover him—and if Chen Yi couldn’t win in a fight—then he would resort to the "home-swapping" tactic.

If Wuji dared to open the celestial gates and descend, Chen Yi would dare to sneak into the immortal realm!

At that point, the karmic consequences would be immense!

So what if he was the Immortal Emperor?

Did that automatically make him invincible?!

If Wuji could scheme for countless eons to overthrow Ling Xiao, who had reigned for nine great epochs, then Chen Yi—the one who had weathered countless tribulations—could lurk in the shadows and one day send Wuji into eternal slumber!

"Haaah..."

"I’ve done all I can. Let’s hope the worst doesn’t come to pass..."

Chen Yi exhaled slowly. After fully encasing the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk fragments in shielding material, he sent one final announcement to all thirty-six chat groups under his control:

[System upgrade in progress. Entering indefinite maintenance. All transmigrators, please strengthen your defenses and await system reboot. Good luck!]

Once the announcement was sent, he ignored any reactions from the group members and shut down the Primordial Chaos Creation Disk’s server.

There was no other choice.

With Wuji bearing down aggressively and even Ling Xiao going into hiding, Chen Yi wasn’t foolish enough to stand in his way.

For now, he would endure and bide his time.

The first strike is the strongest, the second weakens, and the third exhausts. Only after Wuji’s initial momentum faded could the chat groups be reopened.

The only question was how many transmigrators—those undocumented outsiders—would survive without the chat group’s protection.

But true gold fears no fire. Whether they were heroes or cowards would be decided now.

"Man!!! Damn it, why’s the chat group in maintenance again? Time to bail!"

"Not good! I haven’t used my savings yet—how can it go into indefinite maintenance? Without the Multiverse Store, how am I supposed to fight demons?!"

"This is bad. If I can’t call for backup, the success rate drops to 98%. That’s practically suicide!"

"Hahaha, don’t they say heaven never seals off all exits? As long as I—wait, what? Maintenance again? We’re screwed!!!"

"Run for it, bro!!!"

"..."

Transmigrators across various worlds were thrown into chaos.

Having relied on the chat group for so long, their true capabilities were exposed the moment they had to fend for themselves.

As the saying goes: You only find out who’s swimming naked when the tide goes out.

Of course, this only applied to the newbies. The seasoned veterans in the group remained unfazed.

Take, for example, the Divine Land world.

Jiangbei Province.

Inside the Fifth-Rank Divine Prefecture.

Lin Yuyu sat solemnly upon a crimson-gold divine throne, wearing a sacred crown and gripping the Heavenly Seal of Authority. Her expression was grave, yet a hint of anxiety flickered in her eyes as she looked down.

"Brother Yuan, hurry and tell Senior Ye to stop messing around! With the chat group in maintenance, only he can contact the group leader now!"

Gu Yuan, clad in the Sixth-Rank Inspector’s Divine Robe, waved her off. "Look at you, panicking again. Little Fish, you should know our mission—we haven’t finished the investigation yet. How can we report prematurely?"

"Besides, the chat group’s gone into maintenance before. No need to worry!"

"But..." Lin Yuyu still felt uneasy.

The scale of what the seniors were doing was enormous—Heaven’s Will was already beginning to take notice. And with her true strength only at the Ninth-Rank, being forcibly elevated to a Fifth-Rank Divine Position was like playing with fire. They couldn’t hide it much longer!

Sure, when the chat group was still active, even if she didn’t use it much, she at least had the option to call for help in emergencies.

But now, with the chat group down, their investigation team was stranded, cut off from reinforcements. The higher her position, the stronger the winds felt—as if her bones might scatter at any moment.

"No buts!" Gu Yuan said calmly. "Little Fish, at your current Ninth-Rank strength, seeing the group leader is like a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the moon. When you truly reach the Fifth-Rank, comparable to a Unity Realm cultivator, then seeing him would be like a mayfly beholding the heavens."

"Even if the group leader is too busy to deal with us now, just a trace of his influence is enough to keep us safe."

"Besides... your Senior Ye is a True Immortal. Even if the Divine Land’s Heaven’s Will awakens and tries to suppress us, he’s not without means to resist."

Just then, Fang Zheng, dressed in a Seventh-Rank Inspector’s Robe, strode in. "Brother Yuan, Senior Ye sent word—the Black Bear Spirit has rebelled. He wants us to head to Hanxi Mountain immediately and detain that old fox, the Taiji Immortal Elder!"

Gu Yuan’s lips curled. "Good. Once we nab this big tiger, we’ll have the final piece of our investigation report. We should be able to hand in a satisfactory result to the boss."

On her throne, Lin Yuyu felt her scalp go numb.

Hanxi Mountain was within Jiangbei’s borders, but it wasn’t under Jiangbei’s jurisdiction—it was directly governed by the Celestial Court!

The Taiji Immortal Elder was Hanxi Mountain’s deity, a Third-Rank Heavenly God who attended Celestial Court assemblies in person!

Was this something a mere Ninth-Rank like her should be involved in?

Even if she were a genuine Fifth-Rank, she wouldn’t dare touch this!

Seniors, please stop messing around... I’m terrified.

Half an hour later.

A press conference that shocked the entire Divine Land was held at the Jiangbei Inspectorate.

Host: Fifth-Rank Jiangbei Divine Governor, Lin Yuyu

Key Speaker: Sixth-Rank Inspector, Gu Yuan

Victim: Jiangbei Inspection Team Leader, Ye Wuchen

Criminals: Former Hanxi Mountain Deity, Taiji Immortal Elder (Third-Rank Heavenly God); Former Lingyuan River Deity, Black Bear Spirit (Associate Fifth-Rank Divine Official)...

Every incense god who saw the announcement was stunned.

A mere Fifth-Rank provincial governor dared to investigate—and even arrest—a Third-Rank Heavenly God?

Under whose command was this Lin Yuyu? How audacious!

Why had no one heard of her before?

When did she even appear?

"Bzzzt—!"

Not only were the incense gods shocked, even Heaven’s Will of the Divine Land was rattled!

When had these outer-realm demons infiltrated?

They had already seized control of an entire province, and Heaven’s Will hadn’t noticed?!

How bold!!!

The Heavenly Dao of the Divine Land raged in fury!

But its anger was fleeting.

No sooner had it gathered tribulation clouds to eradicate the disturbance than fifteen Chaos-Colored Pearls shot straight into the heavens. As their terrifying aura rippled outward, the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Land promptly... behaved itself.