The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Just as Lu Yan was about to ask a few more questions, the door was suddenly forced open by a powerful force. Amidst the flying wood chips, a chilling, holy pressure instantly enveloped the entire room.

Almost instinctively, Lu Yan instantly entered battle mode. With a thought, he gripped the Dawnbreaker Spear in his hand, its tip gleaming coldly, pointing directly at the doorway.

Yao Qing immediately withdrew her alluring demeanor, quickly put away the witch card, her aura tense, her gaze fixed on the intruder, her expression wary.

However, after seeing the appearance of the person who came to the door, both of them froze on the spot.

"Dad?" Yao Qing spoke first, her tone tinged with surprise.

"Teacher?" Lu Yan responded, secretly cursing in his heart.

Good grief, shouldn't the teacher be in a meeting called by the speaker?

Could it be that he saw Yao Qing enter his room and immediately came over to confront her?

Yao Xiangyang's gaze was deep, and when he saw the two sitting so close together, a murderous aura immediately appeared in his eyes.

"Lu Yan, you haven't forgotten the rules of your sect, have you?"

Yao Xiangyang gritted his teeth in anger, his tone full of warning.

Lu Yan, on the other hand, looked completely innocent and silently shielded Yao Qing in front of him.

"Dad, when did you set these sect rules? How come I didn't know about them?"

Yao Qing tilted her head, feigning confusion, deliberately trying to undermine him.

"I'll have to ask my grandfather about it later."

Upon hearing the words "grandfather," Yao Xiangyang's face stiffened, his murderous aura dissipated considerably, and he coughed twice to cover his embarrassment.

"Well, Qing'er, you go out first. I have something to discuss with Lu Yan."

"All right."

Yao Qing didn't contradict her too much; she playfully stuck out her tongue and turned to leave.

After Yao Qing left, Yao Xiangyang's expression turned cold again.

Just as he was about to lash out, Lu Yan preemptively asked a question.

"Teacher, is the grandfather that my senior sister mentioned also from our sect?"

"Hmm... Qing'er's maternal grandfather is your grandmaster."

"So, you and your teacher's wife are from the same sect?"

Yao Xiangyang: "..."

"I see."

Lu Yan suddenly realized what was going on and, seeing the murderous intent in Yao Xiangyang's eyes almost materializing, quickly changed the subject.

"Teacher, let's not talk about this. Weren't you in a meeting? Why did you suddenly come over? Has everything been resolved regarding yesterday's matter?"

When the topic turned to business, Yao Xiangyang composed himself and his tone became calm again.

"It's almost all taken care of. The remaining Shadow Serpent Altars have all been destroyed, and I've also killed the mastermind behind them."

He paused, then added, "Speaking of which, this person has a bit of a connection with you—Guo Zhicai, the Minister of Trade at Muyun Technology."

"Guo Zhicai?" Lu Yan's eyes lit up, and he instantly realized, "Guo Qingzhi's father?"

No wonder those high-ranking followers of the evil god targeted him last time; they were there to avenge Guo Qingzhi for killing his son!

"But, is Guo Zhicai really dead?"

Lu Yan couldn't help but think of the Shadow Demon's ability.

"Teacher, are you sure he doesn't have any ability to take someone else's life?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Xiangyang's expression changed, and much of the confidence that had been on his face disappeared.

"We can't rule out that possibility... No, I need to verify it again."

Yao Xiangyang instinctively wanted to get up, but then suddenly remembered something and sat back down.

"That's not urgent. There's something more important I need you to resolve."

Lu Yan's eye twitched. Was his teacher still planning to settle scores with him about Yao Qing coming into his room?

Just as Lu Yan was considering whether he should run away, Yao Xiangyang waved his hand.

A faint light flashed, and a bronze treasure chest covered with dark red seals appeared out of thin air on the table in front of the two.

"Could this be...?"

Lu Yan stared at the bronze treasure chest, his eyes suddenly widened, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

The design of this treasure chest was exactly the same as the container that Yao Xiangyang had used to place the Giant Card fragments!

"Open it and see for yourself."

Yao Xiangyang pushed the treasure chest in front of Lu Yan, who didn't stand on ceremony and carefully tore open the seal.

The moment the seal was torn open, his vision was filled with various subtitles.

At the same time, another fragment of the Giant Card that he had stored in the Ghost Realm also began to tremble violently.

It really is the Twilight Giants!

However, the panel hadn't reacted at all before this, so this seal must be a good thing.

Lu Yan unceremoniously put away the seal before opening the treasure chest.

As soon as the treasure chest was opened, a dark golden light burst forth, and a card fragment engraved with a twilight background slowly floated out.

The giant on the fragment was no longer the torso, but a complete head outline, with sharp eyes and brows, exuding a powerful aura.

[The original card has been discovered (incomplete). Should we collect it?]

Without hesitation, Lu Yan chose yes and took out the fragment of the Ghost Realm.

[Sensing a shared aura, about to merge...]

The two fragments attracted and responded to each other, and the two beams of light intertwined and quickly merged perfectly together.

[Fusion successful! Obtained the Primal Card - Twilight Giant (VI) - 2/3]

Lu Yan reached out and grasped the fused fragments.

A warm and powerful force surged into my body through my fingertips, sending waves of tingling pleasure through my limbs and bones.

He could clearly feel that his physical strength had increased.

"Just one more piece needed!"

Lu Yan couldn't help but smile, his eyes filled with joy.

Even just two fragments contained power that exceeded his expectations, and he looked forward to the formidable combat power when he collected the entire deck.

Seeing that Lu Yan had successfully collected the fragment, Yao Xiangyang also showed a satisfied smile.

"Not bad, it was worth spending so much time arguing with the Speaker this morning."

"The Speaker? This is for the teacher?"

Lu Yan was somewhat surprised. Not only did the speaker not take sides, but he was also willing to give away such a valuable item as the fragment of the Primordial Card.

Could it be that he really was judging others by his own petty standards?

Yao Xiangyang shook his head, his tone somewhat complicated: "Strictly speaking, this is compensation that the Speaker obtained from Muyun Technology on behalf of our Judgment Department. The price is that, starting today, the Judgment Department is no longer allowed to arbitrarily arrest core members of Muyun under the pretext of investigating believers of the Ghost God."

Okay, so I'm still taking sides.

Lu Yan pursed his lips. Muyun Technology and Shadow Serpent Cultists were entangled in a complicated relationship, and the Speaker was still favoring them. He would never believe that there was no connection between the two.

Don't overthink it.

Yao Xiangyang noticed his dissatisfaction and patted him on the shoulder.

"The Speaker will neither side with Mu Yun nor completely side with our adjudication department. Everything he does is simply to maintain the balance of Sanctuary 056."

Yao Xiangyang changed the subject and said with a smile, "Moreover, our adjudication department has also received a considerable amount of compensation."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Judgment Department won't need to worry about cultivation resources for the next ten years."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan silently gave a thumbs up. As they say, experience is the best teacher.

He was overjoyed after copying only the Chen family's work, but he never expected that the teacher would directly copy Mu Yun's work.

"Actually, when you really think about it, this fragment of the Primal Card is just an extra."

"The original card is precious, but someone needs to be able to resonate with it, let alone this is just a fragment."

Yao Xiangyang's eyes were unreadable, and he was suppressing a smile.

Yao Xiangyang revealed a smug smile and said, "In Mu Yun's opinion, they're making a sure profit by exchanging a fragment and some money for our agreement."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan understood.

"Did they not know we had another fragment? Or did they think none of us could gain the Giant's approval?"

Yao Xiangyang shook his head and said, "Besides the two of us, only Qing'er and Russell know about this."

"Remember this, this matter must never be revealed."

"I see."

Lu Yan nodded solemnly, thought for a moment, and then took out all the things he had obtained from the Chen family.

"Teacher, could you help me with these things?"

Yao Xiangyang glanced at it, not surprised at all, and laughed, "I was wondering why the men below hadn't found anything. Turns out you beat them to it."

"Keep those anonymous gold cards for yourself, I'll take care of the rest."

Yao Xiangyang flipped through the items and said, "However, this silver artifact and the three sequences are quite valuable. What do you plan to exchange them for?"

"Is one silver weapon-type artifact, plus the conditions for the Listener's Sequence 7 awakening and a potion enough?"

Lu Yan immediately stated his requirements.

Yao Xiangyang made a rough estimate and said, "More than enough, I reckon there will be a little left over."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something, his eyes narrowed sharply, and he looked at Lu Yan with surprise in his voice: "Wait, you have already awakened Listener Sequence 8?"

Yao Xiangyang was somewhat surprised. Lu Yan had given him the magic potion, yet he had already advanced so quickly.

This kid's talent is a bit too much!