After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

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"I can't figure out the changes in the celestial bodies. This rain seems to have severely obscured the stars in the sky."

The Grand Supervisor has encountered times in the past when the rain was so heavy that it was impossible to observe the celestial phenomena, but today the rain doesn't seem to be very heavy, so why can't we see even a single glimmer of starlight?

Hurried footsteps approached from the stairs behind the chief eunuch.

"The chief inspector is right, the chief inspector is right..."

Xia Guanzheng and Xia Ran ran up the stairs with joy on their faces.

"Good news! Good news! Zhao Wuji is back!"

The Grand Eunuch, who was wondering why he couldn't sense the power of the stars, suddenly turned around.

He had known about the disappearance of the Spring Official and the Winter Official for some time. He thought they would never be found and that he would have to find two newcomers to fill the positions. But then the Spring Official came back.

The chief eunuch was asking the approaching Xia official.

Where is the Wuji (limitless)?

Xia Guanzheng clasped his hands and bowed.

"Recuperate in a natural courtyard."

The chief supervisor took a step forward and waited to land, having already run several kilometers.

Shrinking the earth to an inch.

As a great cultivator on the verge of ascension, this kind of spatial distortion was as easy as instinct.

The Natural Courtyard is only three kilometers away from the Star Gazing Tower. The Grand Supervisor can reach the entrance of the Natural Hall in one step, and the Natural Gate in another.

Inside the door stood Zhao Wuji, covered in dust from his journey. Beside him, Qiu Guan and Zhong Guan were examining Zhao Wuji's body using various magical artifacts.

Judging from the light reflected from the magical artifact, the Grand Eunuch could not discern any hidden injuries or damage to Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit.

When the Grand Eunuch arrived, the three officials put down their work, stood up together, and clasped their hands in greeting to the Grand Eunuch.

The Grand Eunuch approached Zhao Wuji, the Minister of Spring, with a smile, and grabbed Zhao Wuji's shoulders with both hands.

"Yeah."

The chief eunuch looked excited.

"Wuji, do you know how panicked I was when I found out you and An Ningbai had disappeared together?"

The five chief officials of the Imperial Observatory were all top-tier cultivators in the world. The sudden disappearance of two of them was a devastating blow to the Imperial Observatory, if not a fundamental one. It would be difficult for them to recover for decades.

"It's fortunate that you came back, otherwise our Imperial Observatory would have collapsed on one side of the sky."

"Oh, right."

The chief eunuch was looking around.

"Where is An Ningbai? Could that old man be..."

The chief eunuch then looked at Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji turned his head to the side.

"The Minister of Winter Affairs... he's dead..."

The chief eunuch tightened his grip on Zhao Wuji's hands.

"died?"

The chief eunuch spoke in a stern tone.

"Who dares to kill the Chief Astrologer of the Imperial Observatory?!"

The Imperial Observatory is considered the state religion of the current dynasty. Relying on the power of the Great Meng Kingdom, its foundation is extremely deep. Even other ancient sects dare not provoke the Imperial Observatory. Moreover, now it's not just provoking, but killing a member of the Imperial Observatory's Five Observation Office.

Wu Guanzheng, second only to the emperor and above all others.

This is practically a slap in the face to all the heroes of the world. If they can't get their revenge, how will the heroes of the world view their Imperial Observatory in the future?

Zhao Wuji said sadly.

"What killed Dong Guanzheng... was a dragon with three thousand years of cultivation. This dragon had a daughter, the white snake that the abbot of Jingtian Temple captured. The evil dragon was so eager to save his daughter that it killed Qingxu Daoist and then Qingyang Daoist and Qingxu Daoist who were chasing after him. Later, when Dong Guanzheng and I went to hunt down the white snake, we were ambushed by the evil dragon. Dong Guanzheng tried to save me..."

Zhao Wuji couldn't continue speaking.

Adam Cheng walked out with an indignant expression.

"You wicked scoundrel! This evil dragon has cultivated for three thousand years, and instead of lying low and shedding its demonic form, it dares to come out and stir up trouble! It even injured an official of the Imperial Observatory!"

The eunuch Zheng also echoed this.

"Grand Supervisor, allow us to go together, capture this evil dragon alive, skin it alive, tear out its tendons, and extract its soul!"

This kind of demonic beast that has incurred the wrath of our Imperial Observatory must not be allowed to live; otherwise, once it gains power, things will be difficult for us. Part Two

The chief eunuch pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Please wait a moment, everyone. I will go to the treasure vault to retrieve the magical artifacts. We will all go together then."

This evil dragon, which has existed for three thousand years, must be full of treasures. If we can capture it and use its flesh and blood as medicine, we can surely increase the potency of the elixir of immortality several times over.

Just then, the current emperor developed a resistance to the elixir of immortality, and the normal elixir could no longer easily improve his cultivation.

It was truly a case of a pillow arriving just when one is sleepy; the Mandate of Heaven rests with the Imperial Observatory.

The Grand Supervisor used his teleportation ability to fly away, and upon returning, he threw a radiant magical artifact at each of the Spring Official, Autumn Official, Summer Official, and Central Official.

The chief eunuch had a serious expression.

"Gentlemen, we Qi cultivators practice the arts to protect all living beings. Now, this evil dragon is causing trouble and has injured the Winter Official of the Imperial Observatory. We must capture it to serve as a warning to others!"

The other four officials knelt down respectfully.

"I dare to die for the sake of the Grand Eunuch."

After shouting this, Chun Guanzheng slightly raised his head. This sword cultivator, who was considered young among those with prominent features, couldn't help but twitch his facial muscles a few times when he saw his master's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Second Move

"Moon! × Fee★÷：Eight Dances,∥Qi Lu′`Shan Sisi is good!"

As the eunuch turned around, a faint starlight slowly emanated from his body, barely noticeable unless one looked closely.

"Gentlemen, let us join this supervising official in slaying demons and eliminating evil!"

The eunuch was lifted off the ground, flying out of the small courtyard into the wind and rain.

The other four supervisors stood up in unison, each enveloped in a different colored light, and flew away.

In the not-too-heavy rain, five beams of light shot into the sky one after another, leaving five streaks of fire like shooting stars, before rapidly flying out of the capital.

Before long, the five of them left the capital's territory. The thick, dark clouds in the sky turned bright and clear, and the rain gradually stopped.

When they arrived at a place with a clear sky, the middle official, who was flying at the back of the 122 formation with Zhao Wuji, asked Zhao Wuji curiously.

"This dragon has cultivated for three thousand years, yet we have never heard of it before. What is the origin of this dragon?"

Zhao Wuji said sadly.

"It seems to have come from the overseas fairy island, Penglai Island. According to that evil dragon, there are immortal saints preaching on Penglai Island. After listening to them, he gained spiritual intelligence and obtained the cultivation method."

The eunuch was surprised.

"An overseas fairy island? Penglai? Could this dragon have some kind of backing?"

Xia Guan, who was flying ahead, turned around, his face full of righteousness.

"Regardless of who this evil dragon is descended from, or which celestial being it is, since it has come to the mortal realm to stir up trouble and kill loyal and virtuous people, then our Imperial Observatory has every reason to capture and kill it alive."

Another #"＝。〉｝♂∮玥／〉feI°：The Qiu official on the side was also stroking his beard and said.

"This is a righteous act. Even if celestial beings descend from heaven to question us, we can still give a clear and convincing explanation!"

"I can't help it," the eunuch said helplessly.

"Alright, alright, let's capture this evil dragon first."

Regardless of who the evil dragon who killed the Winter Official was, it would certainly be the right thing to do to capture him first.

Suddenly, Zhao Wuji, the official in charge of spring, who had been flying over the mountains stretching for thousands of miles and had been guiding the way from behind, spoke up.

"That nameless lake is the lair of that evil dragon."

In an instant, the other three officials and the chief supervisor all lowered their heads.

They were flying several kilometers above the ground, looking down at vast mountain ranges. Normally, it would be difficult to capture any detail at such a height, but these were the world's top cultivators. As they lowered their eyes, various colors of light flickered in their eyes.

In an instant, everyone saw an unnamed lake nestled between the three mountains, with several wild animals drinking water by the lake.

Of course, there was nothing to see among these wild beasts. Upon seeing the nameless lake, the four facial features and one supervisor naturally focused their gazes on a sunshade chair by the lake.

A young man wearing only boxer shorts was lying on the sunshade chair.

No one noticed anything strange about the man's appearance. The other four looked at Chun Guanzheng, who nodded and gritted his teeth.

"This is the evil dragon!"

The chief eunuch remained silent for a few seconds, then spoke.

“Zhong Lao, Wu Ji, come down with me. Xia Ran, Wei Mingming, stay here and hold the line.”

Qiu Guanzheng and Xia Guanzheng immediately flew away, each taking out a magical artifact from their robes, ready to act at any moment.

Meanwhile, the Grand Supervisor, the Central Supervisor, and the Spring Supervisor, Zhao Wuji, all transformed into streaks of light and descended, flying with their hands behind their backs towards the sunshade chair by the nameless lake.

In a short while, the three men, led by the Grand Supervisor, flew to a height of two meters in front of the sunshade chair.

The three senior monks of the Imperial Observatory also clearly saw the evil dragons that had killed the Winter Official.

Contrary to their expectations, the evil dragon was not the kind of venerable being with white hair and a youthful face. On the contrary, this three-thousand-year-old evil dragon was very young. The young man's facial hair was not as clean as his skin, and his skin was smooth and shiny, reflecting the youthful vitality unique to young people in the sunlight.

"Ah……"

Seemingly sensing the approach of the three officials from the Imperial Observatory, the young man lying on the recliner slowly got up, grabbed a drink, and without even looking at the three high-ranking officials from the Imperial Observatory, took a sip of his drink.

"you……"

The young man put down his half-finished drink, revealing his eyes—eyes that seemed completely unrelated to the deep, unfathomable depths of the Grand Eunuch, the Spring Official, and the Central Official.

The Grand Supervisor and the Central Official clearly felt that this three-thousand-year-old evil dragon was not as cunning and shrewd as they had imagined; on the contrary, it seemed to have a youthful and naive air about it.

This wasn't an act; this young man genuinely exuded an air of youthful exuberance from head to toe.

The chief eunuch turned around and glanced at Zhao Wuji, the chief minister of the Spring Palace. Zhao Wuji nodded without saying a word.

The chief eunuch turned around and stared at the young man in front of him.

"I am Situ Kong, the Grand Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory. I have come to ask you a question, senior: has it been you who harmed my subordinate, An Ningbai?"

Zhou Yan chuckled.

"What, don't you think An Ningbai deserves to die?"

The chief eunuch spoke without changing his expression.

"Could it be that old fellow An Ningbai offended a senior somewhere?"

The Grand Supervisor wasn't in a hurry to fight Zhou Yan. There were still two other officials in the sky preparing. If these two officials were given enough time, they could set up a grand formation in mid-air or summon heavenly thunder and earthly fire to deal with this young man who didn't look like an evil dragon at all.

The longer the game drags on, the higher our chances of winning will be.

Zhou Yan took another sip of his beverage.

“It’s not just An Ningbai, but also your Imperial Observatory. Your Imperial Observatory claims to be the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, but you collect mortals and extract their menstrual blood. Over the past thirty years, you have harmed, no, devoured countless people.”

Zhou Yan threw the wooden beverage cup in his hand at the chief supervisor.

A glint flashed in the Grand Eunuch's eyes, and the wooden cup traced an elliptical curve before landing ten centimeters in front of him.

After landing, a bud sprouted from the wooden cup, and soon it grew into a small tree seedling.

Zhou Yan lay back in the sun lounger, saying something as he did so.

"Didn't your Imperial Observatory ever consider that such perverse and incorrigible actions would eventually incur divine retribution, leading to the extinction of the thousand-year-old Daoist tradition in a single dynasty?!"

The eunuch couldn't help but fly out and stand to the left of the chief eunuch, saying something.

"What do you know, you wicked dragon? The pills we refine are personally passed down from the Dao Ancestor, the methods we cultivate are the orthodox Xuanmen sect, we..."

Zhou Yan interrupted.