The Divine Arbiter
Up in the sky.
After confirming that they were going to see Zhou Wu, Xuan Ji led Ye Zichen and Pu Jingwan away from Heavenly God City.
As they headed north, Heavenly God City grew further and further away from them. Even with Ye Zichen's half-step diviner eyesight, he couldn't quite make out the largest city in the God Realm.
"If Zhou Wu isn't looking for me, shouldn't we go to his estate?"
Ye Zichen watched the city disappear from sight. He couldn't help but ask Xuan Ji.
"The God Emperor isn't in Heavenly God City right now," said Xuan Ji.
"He really is ambitious. Even at a time like this, he dares not personally oversee the city? This is a great opportunity. If the yao and demons suddenly launch an attack on Heavenly God City, wouldn't it be interesting if their headquarters were destroyed? "said Ye Zichen.
"The gods have stood between the yao and demons for hundreds of millions of years. Do you really think they'll be so easy to conquer?"
Xuan Ji glanced at Ye Zichen, her gaze deep and meaningful. It was as if she were replying to Ye Zichen's joke, but at the same time, it was as if she were ringing a warning bell.
Ye Zichen felt a bit uncomfortable and looked away. When he looked away, Xuan Ji sighed. "It's not as simple as you think."
In order to save time, Xuan Ji wrapped Ye Zichen in her divine power and hurried on as fast as she could. Several hours passed, but they still hadn't reached Zhou Wu's location.
Ye Zichen lost track of how many mountain ranges they'd passed. Suddenly, a white mist appeared before him.
"We're here."
Xuan Ji, who'd wrapped Ye Zichen with her divine power, stopped and retracted it. The instant it disappeared, Ye Zichen instinctively shouted, "It's so hot!"
"It's so hot!"
Ye Zichen hurriedly used his divine power to erect an astral wall around him. Only then did he feel a bit better.
However, the onslaught of heat was still unbearable.
Only then did he notice that the white mist he'd seen earlier was actually white smoke. Right in front of them should be an active volcano.
"Why is Zhou Wu in a place like this?" Ye Zichen couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"When you see the God Emperor later, remember to pinpoint your position. Don't think too highly of yourself. At the end of the day, he was the person who stood at the peak of this world. The reason why he called the foreign emissary brother was because his realm was similar to Zhou Wu's. He had to give the foreign emissary some face. You're just a Celestial Being. Even if you have a relationship with the Outer Realm, it's nothing in his eyes. After all, this is the Third Era, not the First Era! However, don't put yourself too low, or else he will look down on you. As for the degree, you just have to control yourself. "
Xuan Ji focused her gaze and transmitted to Ye Zichen. She didn't speak directly.
This place was already within the range of the God Emperor's "domain". Even the slightest movement here would be known by him.
After receiving the transmission, Ye Zichen nodded. He wasn't an idiot; he understood the simple principle of speaking to different people.
As for putting on airs, he naturally wouldn't do that.
All experts had their own pride. Not to mention God Emperor Zhou Wu, who controlled the entire Celestial Race, even a small figure like him would definitely go up and give that Heaven Immortal a few slaps if a Heaven Immortal expert shouted at him because he had the backing of a powerful expert.
"It's good that you know what you're doing."
Xuan Ji's transmission appeared in his sea of consciousness once more. She turned to Pu Jingwan.
"Jingwan, use your divine power to relieve some of the pressure on him. Given his current cultivation, there's no way he'll be able to take it."
"I'm done for."
Pu Jingwan seized the opportunity to mock Ye Zichen, but her divine power didn't cover her.
Ye Zichen was speechless in the face of such mockery.
His cultivation was inferior to hers. What could he say? The only person he could complain about was Zhou Wu. The god race was vast, but he'd chosen to meet here.
It was intentional, wasn't it?
Just as Ye Zichen was cursing God Emperor Zhou Wu inwardly, a nun floated towards them from the direction of the active volcano.
"Lady Providence, the God Emperor has been waiting inside for a long time. He specially asked me to bring you in."
The nun's tone was very soft. Xuan Ji said, "Don't worry.
"Thank you, Divine Arbiter."
Ye Zichen followed the nun into the Divine Mountain. As they got closer and closer to the volcano, the surrounding temperature rose exponentially, and Pu Jingwan's divine power increased correspondingly as well.
After another hour or so, Ye Zichen and co. arrived at the foot of the volcano.
Ye Zichen stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up at the volcano in front of him. The entire volcano towered into the clouds, while scorching lava flowed down the crater.
In such an extremely hot environment, no vegetation could grow in the surroundings.
As far as the eye could see, the surrounding environment also seemed to be scorched by magma.
At the foot of the volcano were dozens of meter-deep ditches. The scorching lava flowed into these ditches, then converged in front of a thatched hut covered in jade-green vines.
Neither the thatched hut nor the vines were burned by the scorching lava.
When the lava got within ten meters of the hut, it vanished into thin air. Ye Zichen had no idea where it went.
"Your Excellency, I'm truly envious of your attainments in the art of space," said Xuan Ji.
"You praise me too much, Lady Providence. Your divination techniques are truly impressive," said the Divine Arbiter.
Ye Zichen couldn't help but knit his brows.
Attainments in the art of space?
Then he recalled that Xuan Ji had been looking in the direction of the thatched hut. Could it be that the hut's space was isolated from the outside world?
No wonder even though it was clearly just a thatched hut, it was unscathed by the lava, and even had vines growing around it.
Also, the lava that disappeared ten meters away from the straw hut should have been teleported to another place.
This nun wasn't ordinary at all!
"You people are so strong. I can't see through your auntie, and I can't see through this nun either," transmitted Pu Jingwan to Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen froze inexplicably. Even Pu Jingwan said she couldn't see through her. This nun ….
Just what kind of people did the God Emperor surround Zhou Wu? It seemed that Xuan Ji's earlier words really were a warning.
He'd thought that with Pu Jingwan and Yang Jian's help, he could do whatever he wanted in the Third Era.
It seemed things really weren't as simple as he'd thought.
The Divine Arbiter and Xuan Ji exchanged flattering glances with Ye Zichen. When Ye Zichen noticed her gaze, he instinctively tensed up.
"This is the youth the God Emperor wanted to see, as well as your dear nephew, right?" asked the Divine Arbiter, her tone as warm as ever.
"That's right, that good-for-nothing nephew of mine." Xuan Ji nodded.
"Lady Providence, you must be joking. I heard the Xuan-Yuan Sword and Yao-Sealing Pagoda are in his hands. He's won the favor of two peerless divine artifacts, yet you say he's good-for-nothing? What about my juniors? "The Divine Arbiter shook her head.
Ye Zichen's expression instantly froze. She'd brought up the Xuan-Yuan Sword and the Yao-Sealing Pagoda at a time like this.
Although it sounded like she'd brought them up in passing, there was absolutely no way it was that simple.
"How could this kid possibly compare to the Divine Arbiter's juniors? Your little niece is a divine general of the God Realm, and she's in charge of defending a territory. Even your eldest nephew can go toe-to-toe with Xue Yang. Look at my nephew; he hasn't even reached the diviner level yet. He didn't win the favor of a divine artifact just because he was lucky. "
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