After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Create a clear, cloudless day for the girl.

Sometimes, when she was in the mood, Shi Hongjian would even want to give that little girl some pointers.

Over-reliance on the power of celestial phenomena is not a good thing.

But... these days, it seems that the Hermit of Sorrowful Smoke in "Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers" has been getting quite close to that little girl, and it would seem a bit like meddling if I went up to give her some pointers.

Instead of wasting his time in instructing the young girl, he should be thinking about how to give Shi Yan some extra tutoring.

Let Master Yan come and sit in his bamboo grove by the cold stream.

Ever since this "Enlightenment Conference" began, Shi Hongjian felt as if she had been "neglected".

certainly--

An illusion...it's definitely an illusion.

As a cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm and the patriarch of the "Heaven and Earth" clan, I have always been the one neglecting others; there is no possibility of others neglecting me.

But... every night when the moon is cold and the night is deep.

Shi Hongjian huddled in the corner of the bed where Shi Yan had once curled up, and could only think... that when little Shi Yan reached the "Enlightenment Conference", she would probably come looking for her.

Shi Hongjian didn't even notice.

My mindset seems to be changing little by little, subtly and gradually.

From initially waiting to see a good show and somewhat reluctantly agreeing to Shi Yan's request, it turned into... "Anyone who dares to stop little Shi Yan from ascending to the throne, I'll kill them on the spot."

These "Enlightenment Conferences" are all self-organized.

It's reasonable that Shi Yan is very lucky to always encounter some weaklings in major competitions.

After the tough nuts to crack were taken away by the likes of Wen Ruya and Qin Suhuai, they encountered Shi Yan again, which is quite reasonable, isn't it?

Letting Wen Ruya wrap her arm around his, Shi Yan held in his hand the small hand that Shang Yueqing had been holding so tightly... even resting on her knee, as she gazed at "Starry Sky Square".

Since that day last month, the "Enlightenment Conference" has been quite peaceful these past few days.

Almost nothing happened.

Except for last month, it seemed as if he had completely disappeared from the world, leaving no trace.

And... that day, Shang Yuelan, who had burned everything with the power of "Desolate Demon as I Am," and fallen from the high point of the third level of the Divine Transformation Realm back to the mortal world, died of heart failure in the carriage of the "Star Heaven Division," and there were no other abnormalities.

Upon hearing that Shang Yuelan had died in the carriage, Shi Yan felt a pang of sadness and could only hold Wen Ruya's hand tightly.

Fortunately... their Dao bodies were also devoured, causing them to fall into the mortal realm.

Aya escaped unharmed and still has a chance to make a comeback.

Shi Yan had also thought about it.

Could there be other secrets hidden behind the death of Shang Yuelan?

But... after Uezuki Arashi died, she also went to see the carriage and Uezuki Arashi's body.

The teacher arrived rather late.

The carriage appears to have been cleaned up by the "Starry Sky Bureau".

The carriage was even sprayed with perfume. It had a faint... scent of citrus fruit being broken open.

There was nothing unusual about the body of Shangyue Lan.

There were no traces of magic or new injuries.

According to the professional coroner "Star Celestial Bureau", Shang Yuelan died of heart failure caused by the extreme fluctuations in spiritual energy.

However... Shi Yan felt that it wasn't that simple.

When I threw Shang Yuelan out, she didn't seem so fragile that she would suddenly suffer heart failure and die.

Was it a letter from last month?

It seems possible.

Shangyue Lan has been manipulated and influenced by [Mirror Flower Water Moon].

So, it doesn't seem unreasonable for him to be killed in "Mirror Flower Water Moon" and then appear to be suffering from heart failure.

This is to seal it.

The "Starry Sky Division" could only intensify its search efforts for last month's letter.

Jizhou City is very large.

Moreover... there are some places within Jizhou City that even the "Starry Sky Division" dares not venture into.

For example, that tavern.

For example, the flower boats in "Yinghua Market".

We can only wait patiently for the fox to show its tail.

Shi Yan, however, remained completely calm.

She could comfortably enjoy the girl's massage while watching the competition at "Starry Sky Square".

Among the guests appearing today, there is one girl who makes Shi Yan particularly interested.

"So... for the next match..." the young lady from "Starry Sky Division" announced loudly the names of the two opponents.

"The two opponents are Yun Shushu from the 'Hidden Cloud Clan' and... Tai Li from 'Sijing'."

at the same time--

Above "Starry Sky Plaza," close-ups of the two sides battling in the plaza are projected once again through the misty rain.

On one side, the young man slowly walking into the martial arts arena gave off a scholarly air.

Yun Shushu of the "Hidden Cloud Family" is probably a demon god in human form.

His bluish-green eyes were very bright.

It has small antlers on its forehead.

Perhaps because he liked the drizzling weather, the boy didn't use any spells or spiritual energy to block the rain, but instead let the rain soak his robe.

He bowed respectfully to those in front of him.

Boom boom boom—

A series of lightning bolts suddenly flashed across the sky, and before anyone knew it... a girl, like a shadow, shrouded in a black cloak, had silently appeared there.

The white light of the lightning illuminated the outline of the girl's chin beneath her cloak.

Judging from her elegant features and the girl's lips and nose, she is probably a beauty.

Inside the Taiyi Sect, people had already stood up.

Shi Yan, on the other hand, seemed quite calm, quietly observing the contours of the girl's face.

But then... Shi Yan's brows furrowed little by little.

The girl's condition seemed very unusual.

Although she stood there, in Shi Yan's perception, it seemed as if there was no one there.

Do not--

To be more precise... the thing standing there doesn't look like a person.

It was an inanimate object.

A sculpture standing there, a piece of rotten wood.

Or perhaps... like a dead person.

Even within the vision of the Lesser Garbhadhatu Mandala, it appears as a very faint, hazy outline that one would instinctively choose to overlook if not looking closely.

How could it have turned out like this?

Shi Yan frowned.

"My name is Yun Shushu—" On "Starry Sky Square," the young man politely bowed to the girl while holding a fan.

"Tae-ri." The girl hidden under the cloak uttered the name that made many hearts skip a beat.

"Please give me your guidance—" As the competition officially began, Yun Shushu suddenly opened her fan.

"..." In front of him, the girl remained silent, not uttering a single word.

Yun Shushu's cultivation level is at the first stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Unlike those guys like Uezuki Arashi who entered the "Enlightenment Tournament" by exceeding the age limit.

Despite her young age, Yun Shushu is a top genius, even within the "Yun Yin Family" and throughout the entire Nine Provinces.

Unfortunately... this generation of young people seems to be a little too strong.

That's why he didn't seem so dazzling.

The boy didn't seem to care much about it.

As the fan opened, lush greenery gradually blossomed beneath his feet.

Yun Shushu is probably a kind of auspicious beast or demon god in human form, and the spiritual roots of the Xunfeng and Zhenlei veins are fully manifested as the 'wood' aspect.

Countless vines and green plants began to grow rapidly at his feet.

Small white flowers even bloomed among the vines.

There was no intent to kill.

Just like the boy's gentle smile, fighting and killing are not suitable for him.

but--

This does not mean he is weak or that he will surrender easily.

The boundless greenery grew wildly, seemingly a harmless scene, but... all the cultivators present could sense the danger hidden among those vines and leaves.

But... the greenery stopped growing a foot in front of the girl.

The girl raised her head.

Instead of looking at Yun Shushu, he turned his gaze to the stands.