As long as the Dragonfolk still existed, the Realm War would continue.
This was a game of chess between the Human Emperor and Heaven. For the time being, Chen Yi could not tell whether it was better to continue playing or to stop.
Chen Yi chose not to interfere with the progress of the game.
Once he became powerful enough through simulations to resolve the problem from a higher dimension, he would decide whether to end the Realm War or help the Human Realm win it.
The Myriad Soul Banner had listened in on Chen Yi’s entire conversation with the Lord of the Dragonfolk Realm, and it had learned quite a bit as well.
Seeing Chen Yi make this decision, the Myriad Soul Banner sincerely admired him.
“Bro, you’ve really learned to look at the big picture.”
“I suppose… I’ve grown too.”
By now, Chen Yi had hidden the three Human Realm Five-Element Root Artifacts in three different planes.
That meant the simulation mission was complete.
However, there was still one Jiuzhou Cauldron that had yet to be placed somewhere.
“Da Chun, which world do you want to go to?”
The Jiuzhou Cauldron transformed into Da Chun’s appearance and stood before Chen Yi.
Da Chun gave him a simple, honest smile.
“Brother Yi, I can slowly recover just by eating peaches. I don’t need to borrow the earth essence of another plane to repair myself.”
If not for the Blood Moon Organization’s massacre of Ding Village, the Jiuzhou Cauldron would actually have been the best-preserved of the Human Realm’s artifacts during the persecution they suffered.
Its body had sustained no damage at all.
Its artifact spirit had dispersed among its descendants through reincarnation.
As long as the body and spirit were reunited, a complete Jiuzhou Cauldron could return.
From this, it was clear that among the five great artifacts of the Human Realm, the Jiuzhou Cauldron had judged the situation most accurately, and the decision it made to protect itself had been the most effective.
In other words, the Jiuzhou Cauldron was the smartest.
But now, the Jiuzhou Cauldron was also the most…
The world was unpredictable.
“Da Chun, having the earth essence of another plane assist you will help you recover faster.”
“Brother Yi, I want to stay in the Human Realm, by your side.”
“Da Chun, we won’t be apart for long. I’ll become stronger soon. Once the Black Hand is no longer a threat to you all, I’ll naturally bring you back.”
Become even stronger?
Sotuofeiren and the Xuanlan Five Heroes were utterly speechless.
He was already invincible under heaven, yet he still wanted to become stronger. And judging from the way he said it, it seemed he wouldn’t need much time to do so.
Comparisons were truly maddening.
Da Chun gave a simple, honest smile.
“But Brother Yi, the process of recovering with the help of the earth essence isn’t over in the blink of an eye. It also takes many years.
“Since you’ll be bringing us back soon, we won’t have recovered much by then anyway.
“Looking only at the damage we need to repair, what difference does it make whether I go to another plane or not?”
Chen Yi was rendered speechless by Da Chun’s words.
He actually felt that Da Chun had a point.
“All right, then. I’ll take you back to the Human Realm.”
“Haha, all right.”
Da Chun gnawed on a peach, its juice running all over his mouth.
Chen Yi shook his head with a bitter smile, then waved his hand. From across the air, he wiped Da Chun’s mouth clean.
The Xuanlan Five Heroes cautiously asked, “Um… my lord, does this mean we don’t need to keep gathering materials anymore? The Lord of the Dragonfolk Realm has already sent you everything you needed, hasn’t he?”
“That’s right. We can return to the Human Realm.”
“We? Um… do we really have to go with you?”
“What, you want to return to the Wing Realm? Your reputations there have already been ruined. Do you think you can still go back?”
“The great lord is right. So, just throw us into any plane you like. We don’t want to remain by your side and get in your way.”
“Oh, right. I’ve always felt that the guards at my old home were rather incompetent. I’ll fire them when I get back. Since there will be vacancies, you five can fill them.”
“What?!”
The Xuanlan Five Heroes turned ashen, their lips paling.
They had once been Martial Gods of the Wing Realm. Not only had they fallen so far as to become highway robbers, but now they were going to stand guard at the residence of a human Dao protector!
Chen Yi’s gaze shifted to Sotuofeiren.
That fellow knew which way the wind was blowing. He immediately stood at attention and saluted.
“Master, rest assured. Protecting the household is my solemn duty!”
Chen Yi was highly satisfied.
“From now on, you’re the captain of the guard. You’ll be in charge of the other five.”
“Thank you for promoting me, Master!”
Even the Myriad Soul Banner couldn’t stand it anymore.
“You’re a Martial God, Sotuofeiren! Can’t you have at least a little dignity?”
Sotuofeiren pretended not to hear him.
Once again, Chen Yi shattered the void with a punch, opening a spatial turbulence and searching for the Human Realm.
Now that everything had been settled, Chen Yi’s mood was increasingly relaxed. He was in no hurry at all.
He only needed to return to the Human Realm, and then he could begin the seventh simulation!
“Huh? The Demon Realm?”
While searching for the plane containing the Human Realm, Chen Yi happened to discover the Demon Realm.
An idea suddenly struck him.
“Let’s go to the Demon Realm.”
Sotuofeiren instantly put on the air of an old butler.
“Master, weren’t we going back to the Human Realm?”
“I’m going to make some preparations in the Demon Realm.”
For the seventh simulation, Chen Yi still intended to enter the True Realm.
This was both for the sake of speedrunning the second cycle and for pursuing a higher cultivation realm and unraveling more of the mysteries in his heart.
Although he could also improve his cultivation through the Realm War in the Void Realm, the time required was unimaginably long.
Even with Chen Yi’s dimensional advantage, gathering mortal aura would still be an extremely protracted process.
Therefore, the most efficient method remained entering the True Realm to improve his cultivation.
During the sixth simulation, he had explored the True Realm and had been forced to go alone.
For the seventh, Chen Yi had no intention of being a lone hero. He planned to assemble a powerful force to support him.
And he would start with the Demon Realm.
“Rumble!”
A red, humanoid meteor burned as it plummeted toward the earth.
A rope trailed behind it, with several people tied to it. They were dragged down while foaming at the mouth.
After landing, Chen Yi looked around at this familiar world.
A dark, lightless sky. A bleak and desolate land. A faint haze. An air of decay.
This was already his third visit to the Demon Realm—although, according to the timeline of reality, it was his first.
“As expected, the Dragonfolk conquered the Demon Realm.”
“The Dragonfolk are simply too overpowered.”
“What a pity. This world once dared to stand against the Human Realm at its height, yet it fell in the very first Realm War.”
Sotuofeiren and the Xuanlan Five Heroes looked at the surrounding land and sighed with emotion.
Chen Yi released his divine sense to its full extent, covering the surrounding world.
He was searching for Hu Tiangong and the Demon race’s guardian, the Qilin Beast.
The Qilin Beast was far away from this region, and Chen Yi failed to locate him.
Hu Tiangong, however, was relatively close. Chen Yi quickly locked onto him with his divine sense.
“You five wait here.”
With that, Chen Yi transformed into countless afterimages and vanished beyond the horizon.
Sotuofeiren wore an expression of utter worship.
“Even my master’s flying posture is unparalleled—so distinctive and extraordinary!”
The five members of the Xuanlan Five Heroes shot Sotuofeiren contemptuous looks.
“You were the city lord of Alba, at least. Does this shameless behavior of yours live up to the Realm Lord’s cultivation and promotion of you?”
Sotuofeiren snorted.
“What exactly are you implying? Could it be that you still harbor some prejudice against my master?”
“Nonsense! Having prejudices is what any normal person would do. Unlike you, rushing to become someone’s dog.”
“Heh, how interesting. The ones forced to be dogs look down on the ones who volunteered to be dogs. What noble principles you have. I’m impressed, I’m impressed.”
“Sotuofeiren! Say that one more time!”
“What, you want to make a move? Fine. Once the master returns, I’ll tell him exactly how it is: the five of you are still harboring resentment and may turn against him someday!”
“You look exactly like a eunuch now!”
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