Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

The Celestial Realm, a battlefield frontline classified as one of the highest-danger areas.

The Jade Emperor's true form stood in mid-air, his body radiating a vast golden light like a sea of ​​stars.

A colossal array, seemingly without end and with intricate patterns, slowly began to operate beneath his feet. The immense power of the Heavenly Dao transformed into countless dazzling chains, suppressing the thousands of ferocious, violently aura-ridden quasi-saint level chaotic beasts at the center of the array.

Space twisted and shattered amidst screams and struggles, only to be swiftly repaired by the power of the array, in an endless cycle.

Just then, he had a sudden thought and received a message from the spirit of the Dharma Source Stele through a secret channel.

The content is concise and clear: The traitorous faction has locked onto its target and will attack the rear city of Xingluo, intending to seize the specially made Dharma body created by Qin Le.

The Jade Emperor's lips curved upwards almost imperceptibly, revealing a knowing smile, as if everything was within his expectations.

He did not stop maintaining the formation, but simply freed one hand and took out a palm-sized, translucent jade from the void.

He lightly touched the jade face with his fingertip, infused it with his divine sense, and calmly said, "Nezha, there are rats trying to steal something in Xingluo City. Go and run there."

Concise and to the point, getting straight to the point.

"Received." Nezha's voice returned almost immediately from the communication jade, crisp and clear, before he followed up with, "Specific scale? Full-scale interception, or...?"

"No need for a direct confrontation." The Jade Emperor spoke casually, as if discussing a trivial matter. "Just put on a show, make it convincing. The primary objective is to avoid unnecessary casualties among our personnel. As for the goods... it's fine for them to take them."

"..."

On the other end of the Tong Shen Jade, Nezha was unusually silent for a moment.

When he spoke again, his tone was clearly doubtful: "Your Majesty, are you sure? That Dharma body... it might be linked to that brat Qin Le's origin. What if the traitors really do develop some vicious methods..."

The higher-ups in the Heavenly Realm were not foolish; they naturally guessed the traitor's true intention in seizing the Dharma Body—it was not merely to study the Daoist principles, but also to use it as a medium to find Qin Le's weaknesses, and even to carry out curses and assassinations.

For this reason, many immortals and gods have long been eager to protect these Dharma bodies with their lives, regarding them as an important part of protecting Qin Le, the future pillar.

However, the Jade Emperor's instructions were completely the opposite: human lives take priority, while the Dharma body takes secondary importance. It even implied that if something was stolen, it could be replaced at any time.

This decision truly puzzled and even astonished Nezha, as well as others who might have been listening in.

If the Jade Emperor had not possessed the perfect cultivation of a Quasi-Saint and held complete authority over the Heavenly Dao, and was recognized by the Three Realms as the strongest Quasi-Saint, some people would probably have suspected that this Lord of Heaven was a spy sent by Chaos—how could such an important strategic item be treated so lightly?

The Jade Emperor seemed to be able to sense the confusion and disapproval on the other end through the Divine Jade. He chuckled and explained, "I have already consulted Qin Le himself about this matter beforehand."

Before distributing the three hundred specially made Dharma bodies, the Jade Emperor had taken precautions and discussed the matter in depth with Qin Le.

The Heavenly Realm's battlefront is long and its forces are stretched thin, making it impossible to equip every scattered Dharma Body with sufficient defensive power to withstand a surprise attack from the traitor's elite forces.

Top-tier protective formations capable of withstanding even stronger attacks from quasi-saints require rare materials and take a long time to refine; they cannot be spread across all rear cities like beans.

Therefore, it is almost inevitable that the Dharma body will be coveted and attacked.

The key issue isn't whether you'll get robbed, but what to do if you do.

"What did he say?" Another calm and stern voice interrupted, it was Erlang Shen.

Clearly, he was also paying attention to this matter.

"That lad answered very decisively," the Jade Emperor repeated, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness and a touch of admiration: "He said, 'If you've taken it, you've taken it. Don't risk anyone's life for a clay figure. Things are inanimate, but people are alive. I can always replace whatever I'm missing.'"

This answer perfectly aligns with the Jade Emperor's perception of Qin Le and fully reflects the thought process of this twenty-year-old.

In Qin Le's value system, the safety of his comrades-in-arms always outweighs any external object, even strategic items that might endanger him.

This is an almost naive, extreme idealism.

He wanted to win the war, but he couldn't accept that the price of victory would be the sacrifice of anyone around him. He longed for a perfect ending with zero casualties.

The Jade Emperor did not reprimand or correct this.

Young people should have this kind of unrealistic greed and purity. This childlike heart is especially precious in the midst of brutal war.

Of course, both the Jade Emperor and Qin Le himself knew in their hearts that with Qin Le's current strength, he didn't even have the qualifications to step onto a real battlefield.

His ideals can only be shelved for the time being.

Only when he becomes truly powerful and has the ability to influence the course of the war will this ideal have the possibility of being put into practice.

"He should be well aware of the traitor's true intentions in seizing the Dharma Body." Another clear, melodious female voice rang out, tinged with concern; it was the Moon Goddess Chang'e: "He... isn't he at all worried about his own safety?"

"I asked him that question too." The Jade Emperor's smile widened, even taking on a hint of teasing.

"What did he say?" Nezha's curiosity was piqued.

"He said—" The Jade Emperor paused, mimicking a tone that was a mixture of self-assurance and slight arrogance: "'With Goddess Nuwa here, with big shots like Fuxi, Chiyou, Shennong, Suiren, and Dijun around, Chaos? Chaos is nothing!'"

As soon as he finished speaking, even the Jade Emperor couldn't help but chuckle. He had felt the same way when he first heard that answer.

However, it must be admitted that Qin Le's words, though rough, were not without merit. Through Nuwa, he had already established intricate connections with those ancient sages who had left the Three Realms:

Chaos attempted an assassination, but Fuxi cast a divination in advance to warn the Jade Emperor, allowing him to take precautions.

The primordial fire of Suirenshi was nurtured in his dantian, helping him to revive all races.

He ransacked Shennong's former residence and gave the alchemical furnace, which contained the essence of the Dao, to his mother, Lin Wanrou.

Chi You personally taught him military strategy on a simulated battlefield, and the legacy of his former residence was even more abundant, with even Chi You's old forging hammer falling into the hands of Qin Le's friend Chen Yun.

Emperor Jun, the ancient Heavenly Emperor, even entrusted him with restoring the original ancestral statue...

Upon closer examination, almost all the sages and powerful beings who left the Three Realms had direct or indirect connections with Qin Le.

Given their unparalleled prestige among humans, it was likely only a matter of time before the Jade Emperor saw the remaining two as intersecting with Qin Le.

"..."

A brief collective silence fell over the other end of the Divine Jade.

Clearly, Nezha, Erlang Shen, and Chang'e were all taken aback by Qin Le's simple yet confident argument about clinging to powerful figures.

"...This kid." Nezha finally spoke again, his tone complex: "Just who is he?"

It is extraordinary in itself that he could gain the favor of those ancient sages who had long since left the Three Realms, were no longer concerned with worldly affairs, and were even unreachable.

Before Nuwa chose Qin Le, those others were practically legends.

But as soon as Qin Le appeared, they all seemed to have agreed to focus their attention on this young man.

"That's something I'm also quite curious about," the Jade Emperor said, his tone tinged with inquiry. "I used my Heavenly powers to observe his past and present lives... but he had no past life."

For the Jade Emperor, wielding the power of Heaven and observing the traces of reincarnation of living beings was an easy task.

Qin Le's file was unusually clean—there was no record of his past life.

Of course, in the current underworld reincarnation system, it is not uncommon for new souls to be born directly from the Fountain of Life; they are all brand new first lives.

Qin Le belongs to this category.

The reason why a first-life being with no origins could receive such attention and gifts from so many sages is truly perplexing.

"Forget it, I can't figure it out." Nezha's voice returned to its usual crispness: "Anyway, it's a good thing for our Three Realms. I won't say any more, I'm going to Starfall City to 'act' now."

If I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it.

After all, from the moment Qin Le was found to have an unprecedented 1% affinity for spiritual energy, he had already declared to the Three Realms with facts:

He is a special being who cannot be explained by common sense.