Chapter 388: Five Trillion Troubles, Ji Si's New Research, Grass Man Divine Power Appears

Zhao Xing hadn't seen the Violet Moon Lord in a thousand years. The first meeting was to inform him of Qing Yuzi's death; this was their second.

The Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord arrived at Tigerhead Star Continent with the Great Zhou's realm vessel, landing at the Yellow Sand Estate.

"Greetings, Violet Moon Lord and Jade Purity Lord." Zhao Xing respectfully bowed to the two Lords, while the Great Zhou entourage was left to wait.

"You two, step outside for a moment." The Violet Moon Lord gestured to Liu Tianning and Xia Jing. As for Ji Che from Great Zhou, the Violet Moon Lord didn't even allow him to come out and meet them.

"Understood." Liu Tianning and Xia Jing cupped their hands, then followed Jiuli out of the Yellow Sand Estate's reception hall.

Only Du Yun, Zhao Xing, the Violet Moon Lord, and the Jade Purity Lord remained in the hall.

"Zhao Xing," the Violet Moon Lord went straight to the point, "do you wish to leave the Purple God Manor?"

"Yes, I was just about to request that from you, Lord." Zhao Xing didn't hide it, as his intentions were already clear.

"Is it due to fear?" the Violet Moon Lord asked. "You don't need to be afraid anymore, because the person who killed your teacher is dead."

"His name was Marquis Heyin, and he was a Dao Realm cultivator," the Jade Purity Lord added. "His direct and collateral descendants no longer exist."

Zhao Xing appropriately displayed surprise and relief—he certainly shouldn't have received this news so quickly, so this reaction was necessary. His performance also had to be measured; he had never met Qing Yuzi, so excessive emotion would appear fake and theatrical.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Xing spoke: "Teacher can rest in peace in the afterlife."

"Now that your enemy is dead," the Violet Moon Lord stated gravely, "you no longer need to live in fear, nor do you need to leave the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom. I have already registered all the people from your home dynasty as official citizens of the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom."

Zhao Xing was stunned. The Violet Moon Lord had already registered the Great Zhou people? *Damn it, no!* Zhao Xing cried out inwardly.

The Violet Moon Lord continued: "Before your teacher went to the Sunken Luo Barren Domain, I had people managing his assets. Now, 1.2 million years later, his fixed assets include one high-grade realm star and over three hundred small realm stars and star continents. His liquid assets amount to 500 billion Yuanhai Coins."

"His total wealth is approximately 30 trillion."

Zhao Xing was stunned again. 30 trillion? Was Qing Yuzi that wealthy? He had adventured in the Moonfall Mausoleum for so long and had accumulated approximately 980 billion Yuanhai Coins, which translated to 2.8 billion Red Star Coins—roughly the net worth of a Five Elements Dao Realm cultivator.

But Qing Yuzi actually had 30 trillion!

*That shouldn't be right; he was only at the second stage...* But with a change of thought, Zhao Xing understood. Qing Yuzi hadn't possessed that much money originally, but the Violet Moon Lord did. And with the Violet Moon Lord assigning people to manage it and acquire assets for her beloved disciple, this wealth couldn't truly be considered Qing Yuzi's own accumulation.

After an era, Qing Yuzi had such a vast inheritance purely due to the Violet Moon Lord's efforts. If it were the Violet Moon Lord, an Yin-Yang Dao Realm cultivator, then this amount of wealth wouldn't be an exaggeration.

*No wonder Zhaoyuanzi was so cold to me back then, acting as if I was trying to snatch his inheritance... He really was rich,* Zhao Xing thought to himself. He hadn't even considered that Old Qing could have so much money; perhaps Qing Yuzi himself hadn't imagined it.

"Now, these assets are yours to inherit." The Violet Moon Lord stared at Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing heard this and smiled bitterly to himself.

"Zhao Xing," the Jade Purity Lord beside him said with a smile, "your Grandmaster didn't make this decision on a whim. She told Suqin and Mu Luo back then that if you could reach the Origin Realm within three thousand years and were not someone of ill intent, then your teacher's assets would be yours to inherit."

Du Yun also wanted Zhao Xing to stay. After all, the young man was fortunate and quite insightful. "Zhao Xing, don't just stand there. This is a good thing! Hurry and thank your Grandmaster!"

Zhao Xing pretended to be dazed, but inwardly, he was quickly brainstorming how to refuse.

Money was good, but this money was too hot to handle.

"Lord," Zhao Xing cupped his hands and began to carefully choose his words.

The Violet Moon Lord's expression became displeased upon hearing Zhao Xing call her 'Lord' instead of 'Grandmaster.'

"I am unworthy of Teacher Qing Yuzi's wealth, junior," Zhao Xing said. "Receiving such a vast fortune without having done anything for it might lead to gossip..."

"You don't need to explain," the Violet Moon Lord said coolly. "Ultimately, you're determined to leave, aren't you?"

The Violet Moon Lord had a very unyielding personality; Zhao Xing had seen it, despite his limited interactions with her.

Seeing that subtlety was useless, Zhao Xing decided to lay it all out: "Yes, I appreciate your care, Lord, but I wish to pursue my own path and am unwilling to hide under the wings of the strong."

"Hmph." The Violet Moon Lord flicked her sleeve and vanished.

Zhao Xing's expression subtly changed.

However, Du Yun and the Jade Purity Lord did not leave.

"Zhao Xing, you don't need to be nervous." The Jade Purity Lord looked at Zhao Xing with a complex expression. "Your teacher used similar words back then, and then accepted a mission to the Barren Domain."

*I reminded the Violet Moon Lord of Qing Yuzi.* Zhao Xing relaxed slightly. He had anticipated that refusing the Violet Moon Lord might anger her.

But there was no alternative; he had to leave. It was better to state it directly than to sneak away.

"Your teacher's minor divine ability, Violet Light Eight Eras, is now only known to you," the Jade Purity Lord sighed. "Seeing you, Violet Moon feels as though she's seeing her disciple again. Your staying in the Purple God Manor would give her something to hold onto."

Zhao Xing understood everything the Jade Purity Lord said, but he simply couldn't comply. He could only remain silent and listen.

"You've now broken through to the third stage, but wandering the cosmos will only barely allow you to protect yourself," the Jade Purity Lord gently advised, her expression kind and her tone soft. "By staying in the Purple God Manor, you'll still have opportunities for self-growth."

"The Violet Moon Lord won't restrict your development; she simply wants to help you."

"Look, Du Yun also entered the Origin Heavenly Palace, yet he hasn't left the Purple God Manor or the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom. This shows that your personal pursuits don't conflict with being a member of the Purple God Manor."

Du Yun nodded. He also couldn't understand why Zhao Xing would refuse.

Zhao Xing didn't know what to say. Setting aside the Ancient Dongyan Clan factor, he truly had no convincing reason to offer.

"Lord," Zhao Xing cupped his hands towards Du Yun and Yuqing. "I actually wish to follow my own path. As I intend to go to the Red Star Empire in the future, I can no longer remain a member of the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom and the Purple God Manor."

"Please forgive me, Lord."

Du Yun nodded without saying anything.

Upon hearing this, the Jade Purity Lord stopped trying to persuade him.

"As the saying goes, to each their own ambitions. Since your mind is made up, Violet Moon and I are not unreasonable people."

Zhao Xing gratefully said, "Thank you for your understanding, Lords. This junior is willing to pay a thousand times the cost of the resources consumed on Qingyu Star back then."

When he was on Qingyu Star, progressing from the Ascension Realm to the Origin Realm, he had used a significant amount of free resources. Now that he wanted to leave, Zhao Xing was willing to pay a little extra.

"Money isn't the main issue," the Jade Purity Lord said.

"Please instruct me, Lord," Zhao Xing said, bowing.

"Violet Light Eight Eras is Qing Yuzi's minor divine ability," the Jade Purity Lord explained. "According to protocol, before you leave, you must discard this ability."

Seeing Zhao Xing's dilemma, Du Yun couldn't help but interject: "Jade Purity Lord, are there any other options? I'd like to plead on Zhao Xing's behalf. Besides, Qing Yuzi might not want to see his divine ability discarded."

The Jade Purity Lord was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected Du Yun to intercede.

Zhao Xing had only been here for a few years, yet he could make Du Yun speak up.

The Jade Purity Lord was silent for a moment, seemingly communicating telepathically with the Violet Moon Lord. "Since the Yellow Sand Lord is pleading for him, let him keep it. However, he must pass down a copy of Violet Light Eight Eras to be preserved in the Violet Moon Manor."

"No problem, thank you, Lord." Zhao Xing nodded. This would only take a little over a decade.

"Don't be so quick to thank me," the Jade Purity Lord said. "You can keep Qing Yuzi's divine ability, but the 'Three Divine Fates Palace' that Wan'er learned is the real problem; it must be discarded."

Du Yun frowned upon hearing this. "You also learned the Three Divine Fates Palace?"

"Yes," Zhao Xing nodded.

The Jade Purity Lord said, "Yellow Sand Lord, you explain it to Zhao Xing. Don't let him think we are forcing him."

With that, the Jade Purity Lord flicked her sleeve and also dissipated into light, leaving the hall.

After the Jade Purity Lord left, Du Yun held his Star Realm artifact and learned the full story.

After about fifteen minutes, he explained:

"Zhao Xing, the 'Three Divine Fates Palace' you learned is very troublesome."

"It's a unique divine ability of the Reincarnation Divine Palace, originating from the great divine ability 'Reincarnation.'"

"Su Wan'er was originally granted permission by the Reincarnation Divine Palace to learn it because she performed exceptionally well at a Dharma Assembly jointly held by the Barren Domain Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Reincarnation Divine Palace, thus earning this precious opportunity."

"But the Reincarnation Divine Palace granted it to Su Wan'er, not to you. Do you understand the difference?"

"Yes, I understand," Zhao Xing nodded.

"You ascended from the Barren Domain and didn't know this, which is understandable. The Reincarnation Divine Palace won't kill you; they will simply discard your divine ability," Du Yun said.

"Lord, is there any room for flexibility?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Difficult." Du Yun shook his head. "Originally, the Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Reincarnation Divine Palace had a decent relationship, but later... the Reincarnation Divine Palace lost another God-Derivation Stele. The Ancient Kingdom Alliance bears some responsibility for this, but I'm not at liberty to elaborate."

"After that, the relationship between the Barren Domain Ancient Kingdom Alliance and the Reincarnation Divine Palace deteriorated, and the Reincarnation Divine Palace no longer granted such permissions."

"Learning without authorization requires its abolishment."

"Now, this precedent is very difficult to set."

Zhao Xing pondered, "Lord, you are a member of the Origin Heavenly Palace. Can you find someone to intercede? I am willing to pay the price."

Discarding the Three Divine Fates Palace involved his life soul, earth soul, and heaven soul! Abolishing this soul divine ability would cause great harm, potentially even exposing secrets.

Not just his own secrets, but also those of the Ancient Dongyan Clan.

If his soul were truly touched, Zhao Xing would be close to death.

Du Yun shook his head. "If you were in the Purple God Manor, given the relationship between the Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord, they might be able to help you buy some time. However, you want to leave the Purple God Manor..."

Zhao Xing understood. If he left, the Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord would not only refuse to help him but would also ensure the discard process was completed. Since Su Wan'er was the source of the leak, if he escaped, the Purple God Manor would also be held accountable.

No wonder the Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord came in person; this point was probably the most crucial.

"Lord, you are a member of the Origin Heavenly Palace." Zhao Xing bowed and cupped his hands. "If I were to ask you to find someone, would a solution be possible, and what price would it entail?"

Du Yun originally didn't want to get involved. Matters concerning the Reincarnation Divine Palace were not easy to interfere with.

Those guardians of the Dao didn't care about money; they only wanted to uphold the ideals of the Reincarnation Divine Palace.

However, he recalled what Grand Scholar Zhuo En had said, so he nodded: "Wait a moment."

He again grasped the Star Realm artifact and closed his eyes.

Zhao Xing waited for a full three days. After three days, Du Yun finally opened his eyes.

"Lord, how did it go?"

"Zhao Xing, I just inquired at the Origin Heavenly Palace," Du Yun said. "Finding someone who can intercede on your behalf comes at a very high price, one you likely cannot afford."

"Please speak frankly, Lord."

Du Yun said, "I will facilitate this without any fees from you, but you would need to pay 5 trillion Red Star Coins. Even then, the other party is only willing to buy you some time; they cannot resolve the issue at its root. Since the Reincarnation Divine Palace lost the God-Derivation Stele, there's very little room for negotiation on this matter."

"Five trillion Red Star Coins?" Zhao Xing's breath caught.

This price was far too high. It would be enough to commission an assassination of an Yin-Yang Dao Realm cultivator in the Dark Palace.

Du Yun said, "I think you'd be better off without this divine ability. I can guarantee that the process of its abolishment will proceed without incident."

5 trillion Red Star Coins just to buy some time and preserve a minor soul divine ability?

Du Yun felt it was simply not worth it.

With so much trouble involved, he naturally advised Zhao Xing to accept the abolishment.

"When a soul divine ability is abolished, all that happens is some of your memories might be seen," Du Yun explained. "The Reincarnation Divine Palace doesn't arbitrarily reveal others' privacy."

In Du Yun's view, Zhao Xing had only ascended recently and had nothing significant to hide.

"Under my supervision, the Reincarnation Divine Palace will assign someone to come here instead of apprehending you," Du Yun said. "A designated scholar will activate the 'Spirit of Oblivion' on you. Your strength will not be affected, nor will your foundation be harmed."

Zhao Xing heard this and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

Honestly, Du Yun was being very generous. This proposal, if made to someone else, like Zigu, would probably be gladly accepted.

But for him, it was absolutely impossible; it was no different from walking to his death.

Joining the Reincarnation Divine Palace was also temporarily out of the question; it wasn't a matter of talent or lack thereof.

The Reincarnation Divine Palace lost the God-Derivation Stele precisely because there was a mole within! The great divine ability 'Reincarnation' was the fundamental spell used to manipulate the God-Derivation Stele! It was precisely by exploiting this that the theft was successful. In his previous life, this was the process players used to steal the God-Derivation Stele.

They were currently conducting layoffs and thorough investigations; how could they possibly recruit new people?

Zhao Xing hadn't expected the Reincarnation Divine Palace to lose another one in recent years. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have learned it.

He had learned this, thinking he could later steal their tombstones, but he hadn't expected that a sage had already made a move. By the time he entered the cosmic version, he ran into their crackdown.

After Mr. Zhao learned the truth, he truly wanted to cry but had no tears.

It was too unfair. He hadn't even stolen anything, yet the crackdown had fallen upon him.

"Sigh."

Seeing Zhao Xing sigh, Du Yun couldn't help but be amused.

Zhao Xing's current appearance resembled that of a tomb raider who had failed to steal anything. Du Yun had seen too many such cases over the years.

*But this kid... he couldn't have been thinking about raiding the Reincarnation Divine Palace's tombs, could he?*

"Lord, how much time do I have?" Zhao Xing asked. The matter had already happened, so there was no need to wallow in self-pity.

Zhao Xing never dwelled on things for too long. Once he identified a problem, he immediately set about solving it.

Upon hearing this, Du Yun knew that Zhao Xing still wished to preserve his privacy, which further validated Zhuo En's prophecy.

However, Du Yun had no intention of prying into secrets. *Why shouldn't he be curious? Zhuo En did say it involved life and death.* Although he felt it was a bit exaggerated, it was best not to inquire too much and simply foster good relations.

"The Reincarnation Divine Palace currently has few people stationed in various nations," Du Yun explained. "Aside from investigators and protectors of the Dao, the Reincarnation Divine Palace is almost in a reclusive state."

"Your situation isn't extremely urgent, but when the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly convenes, someone will likely come looking for you."

"Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly?" Zhao Xing frowned. "Held in the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom?"

"Very likely," Du Yun said.

Hearing Du Yun say this, a ripple formed in Zhao Xing's heart.

The Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly was held once every era. When he arrived in his previous life, the assembly had just concluded, but it wasn't held in the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom; another ancient kingdom hosted it.

His past life memories and the current situation diverged once again, but Zhao Xing had no time to dwell on it now.

Because he had just checked, the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly would be held in 1045 years.

Customarily, the venue would be announced in another 45 years.

*1045 years, just past the thousand-year agreement.* Zhao Xing felt an unseen force preventing him from leaving the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom.

If he didn't find a solution, he would have to wait here for 1045 years, patiently waiting for the Reincarnation Divine Palace to come and carry out the divine ability abolishment process.

Escape was impossible; the Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord would absolutely not allow him to flee.

With Du Yun present, Zhao Xing dared not overthink it. He simply cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord, I understand."

"Before I leave, I will gather 5 trillion Red Star Coins, so as not to cause trouble for the Purple God Manor."

After Zhao Xing left, Du Yun pondered for a moment, then flew to another side hall.

Inside the hall were the Violet Moon Lord and the Jade Purity Lord.

"My Lords," Du Yun said, "Zhao Xing has decided to leave the Purple God Manor."

A flicker of disappointment crossed the Violet Moon Lord's eyes, but ultimately, she said nothing.

The Jade Purity Lord said, "Then let him return to the Ancient Yuanhai Kingdom and wait another thousand years for the Spirit Domain Dharma Assembly to convene."

A forced melon is not sweet. Since they couldn't appeal to Zhao Xing's emotions, they would handle it officially.

"Once his divine ability is abolished, he can go wherever he wishes."

"My Lords," Du Yun cupped his hands, "taking him back would undoubtedly be a form of disguised confinement. I don't think this method is appropriate."

"Du Yun, what do you mean?"

"He still wishes to remain on Tigerhead Star Continent for now."

"This involves the Reincarnation Divine Palace; is it something he can simply wish for?" the Jade Purity Lord said. "If he were to secretly flee, we couldn't bear that responsibility."

"I'll vouch for him," Du Yun said. "I have the Thousand-Mile Yellow Sand Ferry, and I can keep an eye on him."

"Du Yun, this is your second time interceding for him," the Jade Purity Lord noted curiously. She didn't understand why Du Yun was doing this.

"He previously provided me with a stable void route for entering and exiting the Moonfall Mausoleum."

"Perhaps he doesn't even know its true value. Although I gave him monetary rewards, I still feel somewhat indebted." Du Yun found a ready excuse.

In reality, there was no debt; the compensation Du Yun had given was already sufficient for the route information. Primarily, Du Yun didn't want to explain Zhuo En's matter to the two Lords.

While the Yellow Sand Manor, Violet Moon Manor, and Jade Purity Manor belonged to the same organization, they were not subordinate to each other. Du Yun had some acquaintance with the two, but not a deep friendship. After all, he wasn't from the same era as Violet Moon and Jade Purity.

If they weren't close, there was no need to say too much.

Yuqing and Violet Moon exchanged glances, communicated silently for a moment, then replied:

"Since you're