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"This younger brother does not know, please tell me, elder sister."

Upon hearing Jiang Shangqiu's words, Qingxuan laughed heartily, pretending to listen attentively, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Good sister, you've finally spoken up!

Jiang Shangqiu gazed at the night view of Shangxi Prefecture with her beautiful eyes, seemingly lost in some past memories, and sighed, "These past few days, Brother Xuan has been so helpful, and since we are both cultivators, I can't hide anything from you anymore. I'm sure you've already seen through the background of my Wuyi Pavilion. My sister, Yue'er, and I, along with some other sisters in the pavilion, are all at the Void Realm."

Although she had expected it, Qingxuan still showed surprise: "Oh, I didn't expect Miss Yun to be a fairy of the Void Realm as well."

Jiang Shangqiu said with some pride, "That's natural. Yue'er's master is the Immortal Lord of my Void Realm. Yue'er herself holds a high position in my Immortal Realm as well, and is one of the most powerful candidates for the next 'Female Excellence'!"

"Miss Yun is so amazing!?"

Qingxuan looked startled again, as if she had been frightened. If Yun Jianyue saw Qingxuan like this, she might actually grow a little tail and wag it to the sky.

The title of "Female Master" in the Void Realm is no exaggeration; her status is extremely prestigious within the Void Realm, and those who attain this position are all formidable figures.

The Void Realm is divided into four paths: the Path of Alchemy, the Path of Medicine, the Path of Array Formation, and the Path of Immortality, each managed by a different "Master".

As their names suggest, the Dao of Alchemy focuses on cultivating elixirs, the Dao of Medicine focuses on cultivating medical skills, the Dao of Arrays focuses on cultivating arrays, and the Dao of Immortality focuses on cultivating immortality. Among these, the Dao of Immortality is the main branch, while the Dao of Alchemy, the Dao of Medicine, and the Dao of Arrays all serve the Dao of Immortality, providing various resources for its disciples.

Above the four Grand Masters, there are two even higher positions: one is the leader of the Void Realm, the Immortal Lord.

The other position is "Nü Shu".

The Immortal Lord is the head of a power, so naturally only a powerful figure with both strength and talent can assume the position.

The position of Female Noble is somewhat special; it doesn't consider the candidate's cultivation level. The main criterion for this position is who among the candidates earns the most money!

The Void Realm is a very pragmatic force. After all, it needs to offer so many courses, and they are all extremely expensive. Without substantial financial support, it certainly wouldn't be possible.

Therefore, after completing their training, disciples of the Void Realm must go out to work and earn money! Even the disciples of the Immortal Lord are no exception!

The higher-ups in the Void Realm aren't fools; how could they possibly support so many disciples for nothing and give them benefits for free?

All this investment and effort will be rewarded.

It was through the hard work of countless disciples that Xu Fangjing was able to maintain the operation of such a massive force, accumulating countless riches and resources.

Conversely, the resources the disciples of the Void Realm gained within it, and the rewards they received when working there afterward, far exceeded their initial investment—in other words, they "profited." Therefore, these disciples were quite willing to work for the Void Realm. It was extremely rare for them to become ungrateful and run away after completing their training.

Under this mutually beneficial and virtuous cycle, the power of the Void Realm grew stronger and stronger.

The vast power of the Void Realm generates an enormous amount of money and resources every day, along with numerous other accounts. Therefore, a person is needed to manage these accounts.

This person is "Nü Shu"!

In layman's terms, Nü Shu is the accountant, the financial manager of the entire Void Realm.

Whether it's the four Grand Masters or the Immortal Lord, they all have to report to Nu Shu if they want to mobilize any resources or purchase anything!

As for why this position is called "Female Special Position"?

It's very simple. Throughout history, the people in charge of money in the Void Realm have all been women. The first Nü Shu was the wife of the founding ancestor of the Void Realm.

As for why the woman manages the money?

It's even simpler, because this is an ancestral instruction personally passed down by the wife of the founding patriarch!

It is said that women are generally more meticulous than men, good at budgeting and managing their finances!

Who dares to disobey the rules set by the founder's wife?

Don't you see, the founding ancestor of the Void Realm is as obedient as a son in front of his wife?

This is why Xu Fangjing chose the female disciple who was best at making money to be the Female Master. Because the founder's wife said that the person who is best at making money also knows best how to spend and manage it!

As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. No matter how skilled you are or how powerful you are, even if you can roam freely in the Void Realm, you still have to act like a grandson in front of Nü Shu.

If you upset me, I won't approve your request! That's how confident I am!

Therefore, Nu Shu is above the four Grand Masters, and sometimes her words carry more weight than those of the Immortal Lord.

Brothels have always been a very profitable industry, and Yazhou is such a prosperous place with countless wealthy people. The amount of money Yun Jianyue has earned for Xu Fangjing through Wuyi Pavilion in the past two years can truly be described as enormous.

Furthermore, given that Yun Jianyue is the disciple of the Immortal Master of the Void Realm, Jiang Shangqiu has the confidence to confirm that Yun Jianyue can become a Female Noble.

Moreover, it doesn't matter if Yun Jianyue doesn't do well, because the Void Realm allows female immortals to hire consultants! Whether it's a senior colleague or a former colleague, it's all acceptable!

If Yun Jianyue is indeed chosen as the Female Special One, then it goes without saying who her advisor will be.

Although Qingxuan is not short of money and is generous, compared with the female master of the Void Realm, she is nothing.

The woman from the Void Realm, Nu Shu, can be said to be the richest woman in the world.

However, the higher-ups of the Void Realm are not fools; they cannot allow the same person to serve as the Female Superior indefinitely. To prevent favoritism and corruption, the Female Superior must be replaced every three years and cannot be re-elected. At that time, the Void Realm will audit the income of all female disciples working outside the realm, and then conduct a selection process to choose a new Female Superior.

Yun Jianyue has been working at Wuyi Pavilion for two years, and in another year she will be able to return to the territory of Xufang to participate in the election.

After a moment of triumph, Jiang Shangqiu's eyes showed sorrow again. He changed the subject and sighed, "Speaking of which, Yue'er is also a person with a tragic fate. Yue'er's original surname was not Yun, but Jing, and her name was Jing Yunyue. After she entered the sect, she gained the favor of my Immortal Lord of the Void Realm, and only then did she take the Immortal Lord's surname and change her surname to Yun."

"Oh?"

Qingxuan was still very surprised, and a bit of curiosity was indeed aroused in her heart.

A person's surname is related to family lineage and occupies a very important position in etiquette and morality. Unless absolutely necessary, a person will never easily change their surname, because that would mean abandoning their family and forgetting their ancestors, and would be condemned by the world.

Yun Jianyue actually changed her surname; she must have a story to tell.

Jiang Shangqiu's face showed sympathy as he continued, "The Jing family was originally a powerful and influential clan in the Origin Dao Realm, with considerable prestige in the area. But you, Brother Xuan, are probably aware of what the Origin Dao Realm is like now."

Qingxuan was surprised and guessed, "Could it be that the Jing family refused to submit to the rule of the Great Holy Dynasty and rebelled against it, resulting in their destruction?"

Jiang Shangqiu nodded: "That's about right. The Jing family and the Yuan Dao Realm Master, who was the number one expert in the Yuan Dao Realm back then, are related. So after the Yuan Dao Realm Master was defeated by Xuan Tianji and his whereabouts became unknown, although the Yuan Dao Realm was conquered by the Great Sage Dynasty, the Jing family has always harbored hatred."

"The Jing family outwardly submits to the Great Holy Dynasty, but secretly continues to support and aid organizations that still resist it."

"Ten years ago, after the Great Sage Dynasty wiped out a resistance organization, they followed the clues to the Jing family, which led to the extermination of the entire Jing family. Yue'er was only eight or nine years old at the time, and she only managed to escape with her life thanks to the desperate protection of the family's loyal guards, and ended up in the Jade Night Realm."

Upon hearing this, Qingxuan suddenly understood and felt a pang of sympathy for Yun Jianyue. She hadn't expected that this seemingly flamboyant and lively girl had experienced such a tragic ordeal.

It's no wonder Yun Jianyue chose to enter the brothel industry; after all, brothel women have a bad reputation, and almost no female disciples in the Void Realm are willing to do so. However, Yun Jianyue carries a deep-seated blood feud, and in order to climb to a higher position as soon as possible and obtain more resources, she can't care about anything else.

At the same time, Qingxuan felt a little relieved for Yun Jianyue. Fortunately, the Great Sage Dynasty had already begun to conquer the Hidden Abyss Realm, and the elite troops had been sent to fight against those alien races. There shouldn't be too many troops left in the Original Dao Realm, and most of them were second-line troops.

If the elite army of the Great Holy Dynasty were to come and encircle them, even if the Jing family's strength doubled, it is estimated that not a single person would escape.

Qingxuan's heart stirred, and following Jiang Shangqiu's words, she asked, "According to what you said, sister, things are quite clear. Miss Yun was the one who stopped Chu Yufeng that day. But why did she get involved in the matter of the Holy Dynasty joining forces with the Huangluo Sect to exterminate the Du family?"

Jiang Shangqiu's face darkened, and he said seriously, "This is the key point I am about to make. Xuandi must not tell any third party."

Qingxuan nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, I'm not the kind of person who talks too much."

Jiang Shangqiu collected his thoughts before slowly saying, "This story begins three hundred years ago!"

"Three hundred years ago?"

Qingxuan was somewhat surprised; this matter was quite a long time ago.

Jiang Shangqiu said in a low voice, "Three hundred years ago, a major event occurred that shocked the entire cultivation world. I'm sure you've heard of it, Brother Xuan!"

"That is, the tomb of Yan Zhongshu, a legendary figure from the Great Wu Dynasty, known as the 'Sacred Minister,' has been discovered in the Hidden Abyss Realm!"

Qingxuan opened her eyes slightly, took a breath, and said, "That's right, I have indeed heard about this matter. The person who discovered the tomb of this Yanzi Book was just a shepherd from another race. While herding sheep in the Bloodstained Mountains, he went into the valley to look for his lost sheep. As a result, he accidentally triggered a mechanism, which brought his tomb to light."

"I've also heard rumors circulating in the world that when that tomb was first created, it emitted a dazzling light that stretched straight to the sky and lasted for three days before extinguishing. This enormous phenomenon shook the world, and all the experts in the Five Realms sensed it and came to plunder the treasures within the tomb."

"The tomb containing the Yanzi Book contained a great many treasures, most of which were supreme treasures of heaven and earth. Many powerful figures fought fiercely for these treasures, the battle raging so fiercely that the entire Bloodstained Mountain Range was razed to the ground, turning into a thousand-foot-deep Bloodstained Abyss. Then they fought their way from the Bloodstained Abyss to the outer star sea, shattering countless planets and even destroying some small worlds connected to the Hidden Abyss Realm, creating the extraordinary sight of the 'Northern Sky Plain' in the northern part of the Hidden Abyss Realm today."

"Countless experts died in the battle. Even the strongest peerless experts in the Five Realms at that time, Ye Lang of 'Ten Thousand Streams Peak' and Fairy Su Luan of 'Azure Sea Bright Heart', perished. Yu Shengling of 'Soul Saint' used the treasures he seized to kill his mortal enemy 'Red Eyes' Bi Yuan, but he was also seriously injured for a long time and was unable to recover."

"Decades later, on his way home in search of a doctor, Yu Shengling was ambushed and killed by the rising stars, the Holy Emperor of All Beings and Xuan Tianji, at the Ancient Immortal Slope in what is now the Holy Realm. The Soul Saint lineage was also destroyed by the two."

After Qingxuan finished speaking, Jiang Shangqiu nodded solemnly: "That's right, the battle for the treasure back then was too tragic and was a great loss to the Five Realms."

Qingxuan also sighed with deep sympathy, feeling that life is unpredictable and ever-changing.

The discovery of the tomb of the Yanzhong Book three hundred years ago triggered a treasure-hunting war that directly changed the power structure of the Five Realms. Several top experts of the older generation died, and even their subordinate sects were destroyed. Various rising stars emerged, which led to the situation we see today.

And this result was all because of that cyborg who wrote the name of one person!