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nRiding atop the blue ox, Taishang Laojun was between laughter and tears.

nSighing, he said, “I don’t mean to rebuke you. All I want is for you to keep a low profile while you cultivate, and take some time off to visit the depths of Chaos… but now that seems impossible.”

n“What’s wrong?”

nJiang He was perplexed. “I could have gone to the depths of Chaos anytime I wanted. What danger could there possibly be?”

n“I had hidden your presence from the will of fate—the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor would only be able to see your death no matter what divination they make.”

n“However, there is no hiding your attack on the Insectoids’ domain.”

nTaishang Laojun then cast Jiang He a look of suspicion and surprise before saying, “That being said, the power you’ve shown today is unbelievable… You are an equal match for average Saints even if you had yet to become Saint, which is why I’m sure you would match even the best Saints once you become one!”

n“And do you think the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor would let you grow?”

nCertainly not.

nDo you even need to ask?

nJiang He retorted in his head.

nThose two morons had attacked last time, and he’d be dead if they get their hands on him again.

nBut all it would take was just to deny them the chance.

nThe universe was endlessly vast, and not even Saints could cross countless constellation instantly… Just like today, could the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor catch up if he moved a little faster?

nStill, Jiang He had a flash of inspiration then and whispered, “Brother… since the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor want me dead, why don’t we use that to set a trap and kill them instead?”

n“You’re worried that they would ambush me in the depths of Chaos, yes? You could bring along the Primeval Lord of Heaven and the Grandmaster of Heaven to wait at the depths of Chaos, and I’ll lure the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor toward you, kill them all in one stroke. Does it get any better?”

nAs for the agreement between Saints…

nThe Three Realms would be the sole authority left with the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor dead. Wouldn’t what they say go?

nUnable to decide if he should laugh or cry, Taishang Laojun sighed and said, “Did you think the God Emperor and the Demon Emperor can be killed so easily? Moreover, I can’t leave the normal realms right now.”

n“Oh?”

nJiang He’s gaze twitched and he asked in confusion, “You can’t leave? Is there some sort of restraint?”

nTaishang Laojun smiled but said nothing, and merely looked out to the horizon.

nJiang He look as well, but that particular direction was empty save for twinkling stars.

nBoth men returned to the Three Realms together, with Taishang Laojun returning to Tu**a Palace while Jiang He headed for Biyou Palace.

nThe Grandmaster of Heaven personally received him. Being a Saint, he could naturally sense the commotion of the battle between Jiang He and the Nine-Headed Insectoid Saint, and could not help sighing. “Just before, I thought that you’re extraordinary lucky and had the potential to become Saint… and now you prove superior to certain Saints already.”

n“You flatter me, Brother. Saints are immortal and control time, whereas I am only on the cusp of becoming Saint, and am far from mastering it,” replied Jiang He humbly.

nHis stroll this time, which included a direct clash against the Nine-Headed Insectoid Saint, gave him a clear picture of his own abilities and cultivation.

nHis immortal arts had not improved and he was still full-fledged Demi-Saint.

nHowever, he must have ascended his martial-artist tier.

nJiang He’s self-made Martial Scripture had fourteen-tiers, and he surmised that the fifteenth would be equal in rank to the Saints.

nHe did not develop the fifteenth tier since his powers were limited back when he had first made the Martial Scripture. Still, he could guess that it had to with developing the world in his body.

nAs for his Farm upgraded and fused with the world in his body, creating a planetary system… that was sheer coincidence.

nBe that as it may, Jiang He felt that since the fifteenth martial arts tier was equal to Saint, there would be some extent of a Saint’s might, and not limited to a simple increase in power with World Strength.

nThere was still more to be discovered.

nJiang He returned to seclusion in the evening, after having a pleasant chat and getting drunk with the Grandmaster of Heaven.

nHe entered the sealed cultivation room in Biyou Palace, heading inside the world in his body with just a thought.

nDumbo and the others were not goofing off within.

nOver the last few days, they had built a colossal ranch on a planet that resembled Earth.

nIt stretched over hundreds of miles, having everything from lakes and pavilions to mini mountains. Each were built by Trumbo’s item refinement technique, and were as luxurious as they were grand.

nThe mansion, purple bamboo forest, Old Tea Tree of Enlightenment, grapevines, and the coast that Jiang He had personally planted in the Farm before was also moved to the ranch.

nNow, Jiang He took a seat beneath the Old Tea Tree of Enlightenment and drank grape vine brewed from those mutated grapes and Origin Fluid, smiling, “Now this feels like home…Wang Hou could even migrate some beings from Earth to this planet to make it livelier.”

nThe world in Jiang He’s body was a world of its own, and naturally its own day and night cycles.

nHe yawned as he woke up at noon the next day, and went to outer space after having lunch.

nThere, the seven Demi-Saint Insectoid corpses were already ripe.

nIt surprised Jiang He to find that they did not turn into the Demi-Saints’ stone coffins from before. Instead, they became giant hives hovering in outer space as if they were celestial bodies.

nJiang He grasped from the distance, and one of the hives shifted.

nAt the same time, a System notification jingled in his ear.

nDing!

n 50 billion Farm Points.

n 1 billion EXP.

nDing…

nAfter seven jingles, Jiang He’s could feel that the world in his body expanded considerably.

nThe edge of the river of stars beyond was unfolding outwards.

nJiang He carefully stretched out his senses and found that various strands of auras were pouring out from the Chaos, turning into bundles of light that floated among the stars.

nThose lights kept altering until they gradually became a brand-new planet.

n“…”

nJiang He was baffled.

nWas the world in his body that human?

nJiang He could understand that Farm Points and EXP expanded the world in his body, but creating planets out of nowhere was still too bizarre.

n“Perhaps this is how the universe appeared out of nothingness… and the world in my body merely forms quickly thanks to Farm Points and EXP.”

n“Shame. I only killed six Demi-Saint Insectoids, including the one I killed before at the Insectoid’s domain. They don’t have that much resources even if they pooled everything together.”

nThe Demi-Saint Insectoids were all penniless in Jiang He’s perspective, but it was understandable.

nThey would need substantial investment of resources to develop powerful Insectoid warriors. Indeed, creating a Demi-Saint Insectoid warrior would basically require all of a Demi-Saint’s own resources, and it would be surprising if they did not end up poor after that.

nHence, in the following days, Jiang He focused on studying the world in his body in hops of finding what makes the fifteenth-tier of martial arts profound.

nBut it was no good at all.

nAnd soon, a month had passed.

nJiang He stepped out unhappily from the sealed cultivation and ran headlong into Zhao Gongming.”

n“Bro… I mean, Martial Uncle!”

nZhao Gongming approached him, having heard of Jiang He’s feat at the Insectoid’s domain. Aside from his shock, he did not find calling Jiang He ‘Martial Uncle’ that unacceptable.

n“Out on a stroll, Old Zhao?”

nJiang He responded feebly.

n“Something on your mind, Martial Uncle?”

n“Oh… don’t mention it!”

nJiang He sighed. “I secluded myself for a month to cultivate and got nothing. There’s not much improvement in my abilities… so I’m a little irritated.”

n“Oh, right!”

nRealizing with a start, he turned toward Zhao Gongming and asked seriously, “I heard that superior beings like you have a hard time developing even after hundreds of thousands of the years… Don’t you get annoyed after so long? How do you usually entertain yourselves?”

nZhao Gongming was dumbstruck.

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