Chapter 583: Child of Calamity, An Old Acquaintance Visits

Inside the Zixiao Palace, Fang Liang slowly opened his eyes, his gaze landing directly on Han Jue.

Han Jue thought he had been discovered, but a figure passed right through him and walked toward Fang Liang.

He looked closely. Wasn't that Venerable Xuandu?

Venerable Xuandu stepped forward, knelt before Fang Liang, and said, "Greetings, Dao Ancestor."

Fang Liang looked indifferent and asked, "How have things been going?"

Venerable Xuandu replied, "We have already found that Chaos Demon God. It can be placed into the Heavenly Dao at any time to oppose the Child of Calamity."

"Mhm. Once the Child of Calamity steps into Quasi-Saint, release the Chaos Demon God."

"Understood."

Han Jue listened curiously.

Release a Chaos Demon God?

Who is the Child of Calamity?

For some reason, Han Jue felt it might be Han Tuo.

After the Illusory Evolution ended, Han Jue immediately asked who this Child of Calamity was.

[Requires deducting two billion years of lifespan. Continue?]

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[Yi Tian: Three Profound Divine Origin, child of the heavenly dao, Chaos Demon God, a great bearer of Luck designated by the Heavenly Dao, burdened with the Destiny Mission of unifying the Immortal Realm.]

Han Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it wasn't his son.

Judging by this, Fang Liang was at least not targeting the Hidden Gate.

That's good.

Han Jue shook his head, cast aside the distracting thoughts, and began to Cultivate… Time flew by quickly; the Immortal Realm changed daily, and Great Powers emerged from time to time, making the world of the Immortal Realm increasingly exciting.

The legends of the Saints became increasingly vague, and the focus of all living beings fell on those around them.

Li Daokong, Shi Duxiao, Immortal God Ji, Jiang Dugu, Golden Crow Demon Emperor, East Sea Dragon King, Divine Might Buddha Ancestor, and others became the most prominent and prestigious Great Powers in the Immortal Realm.

As for Han Tuo, although he had a good relationship with Yi Tian, he was very low-key and not widely known.

On this day,

Zhou Fan returned.

Han Jue opened his eyes and moved him into the Hundred Peaks Immortal River. He took the opportunity to check his Attribute Panel; one thousand seven hundred and twenty years had already passed.

Zhou Fan's return caused all the Personal Disciples to gather, and it became lively under the fusang tree.

Han Jue did not pay attention to Zhou Fan but checked his emails instead.

[Your grand-disciple Fang Liang has achieved Fusion with the Heavenly Dao Origin, and his Dao cultivation has greatly increased]

[Your friend Wu Fa Heavenly Venerate was attacked by a Mysterious Great Power]

[Your friend Great Emperor Xiao was afflicted by a mysterious curse]

[Your friend Huang Zuntian extensively recruited Disciples, the Jiejiao's Luck improved, and his Dao cultivation greatly increased as a result]

[Your friend Pan Xin was attacked by the Ancient Calamity Lord]

[Your friend Shi Duxiao was attacked by your friend Li Daokong]

[Your friend Li Xuan'ao was attacked by your friend Jiang Dugu and suffered heavy injuries]

…The level of the Circle of Friends was high; it was rare to see attack counts exceeding ten thousand. Battles between Great Powers were almost always one-on-one, as it was difficult to find dozens of people to join forces at that level.

Dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortals ganging up on one Grand Unity Golden Immortal?

It was hard to imagine that happening.

Han Jue was attracted by Huang Zuntian's recent situation. This fellow had begun developing the Jiejiao, and his Luck had greatly increased because of it—he had something going on.

The Jiejiao was about to suffer!

Based on Han Jue's understanding of Huang Zuntian, this guy was only suited for internal strife, not management.

Huang Zuntian's previous sect had fallen at Han Jue's feet; that was also the stepping stone that began Han Jue's path of invincibility.

However, the Jiejiao suffering had nothing to do with Han Jue.

Several days later,

Zhou Fan came to pay his respects to Han Jue.

Han Jue allowed him to Enter the Daoist Temple.

After performing the ritual greetings, Zhou Fan spoke, "Master, a Formation has appeared in Chaos City that leads to the Guixu Divine Realm. Other sects have already dispatched Disciples to the Guixu Divine Realm to study. The Hidden Gate has no background in the Guixu Divine Realm, but the Saints have all sent me invitations, saying that their Dao Fields in the Guixu Divine Realm can accept Hidden Gate Disciples to comprehend the Great Dao."

"This matter is too significant. I dared not decide easily, so I returned to ask you."

Han Jue asked, "Why didn't you mention it in the myriad worlds projection?"

Zhou Fan chuckled, "I wanted to come back and rest for a while anyway. Chaos City is truly boring. The Disciples of various sects seem harmonious but are actually constantly guarding against each other. It's meaningless."

Han Jue said, "Chaos City is extremely important. You must return after resting for a period."

"This Disciple understands. What about the Dao Fields in the Guixu Divine Realm?"

"Don't go. Politely decline the Saints' kind intentions. My Hidden Gate will remain within the Heavenly Dao and will not involve itself with the Guixu Divine Realm."

"Will the gap between us widen?"

"Hmph. If it were truly that easy, why didn't the backers of the Guixu Divine Realm step in when they were in danger?"

"Your meaning is…"

"You may leave."

"Alright."

Zhou Fan stood up and departed.

After exiting the Daoist temple, he was still pondering the matter of the Guixu Divine Realm.

He suddenly glimpsed Zhang Jue.

"I must be confused. I haven't even figured out my Master's background, so why should I worry?"

Zhou Fan shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, then stopped thinking about the matter.

He believed in Han Jue. Following Han Jue was definitely the right choice!

Several months later, the Hundred Peaks Immortal River welcomed another visitor.

"Is Han Jue here?"

The visitor stood on the cliff and shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Han Jue couldn't help but open his eyes.

It was an old acquaintance.

Zhang Guxing.

He was once a Prodigy of the Divine Palace, later guarding the River of Sword Dao. Han Jue had once even acknowledged him as his Elder Brother.

After thinking for a moment, Han Jue moved Zhang Guxing into his Daoist temple.

Zhang Guxing only possessed the cultivation of One Profound Divine Origin. In Han Jue's eyes, he was no different from an ant, the only distinction being that he was an ant Han Jue had met before.

Back then, to save Zhang Guxing, Han Jue had cursed Zhang Guxing's enemy to death.

The favor was repaid.

Han Jue met him primarily because he remembered Zhang Guxing had looked after Han Tuo.

Zhang Guxing was momentarily dazed when he saw Han Jue.

Han Jue was also sizing him up. After tens of thousands of years, he looked even more weathered.

It was impossible for Han Jue to call him Elder Brother now, nor could Zhang Guxing bear the title.

Zhang Guxing recovered, his expression complicated, and he said, "Greetings, Boundless Merit Divine Might Heavenly Sage."

Han Jue smiled, "Why the formality between us? How have you been recently?"

He could have divined Zhang Guxing's recent experiences, but he felt it unnecessary.

Some things could be done easily, but sometimes knowing everything made life dull.

Zhang Guxing gave a bitter smile, "Not well. That's why I came to you. To be honest, I didn't want to rely on our past acquaintance, but I was at my wits' end and had no choice but to seek you out."

Han Jue waved his hand, and a rush mat appeared behind Zhang Guxing.

Zhang Guxing sat down and began recounting his difficulties.

It turned out that Zhang Guxing wanted to re-establish the Divine Palace. He had already invited Prodigies and Great Powers like Han Tuo and Reincarnation Immortal Emperor, but every time he tried to establish a fortune Sect, the Saints would cut off its Heavenly Dao fortune, preventing him from succeeding.

Zhang Guxing did not hide the matter concerning Han Tuo. He guessed that Han Tuo was Han Jue's son, which was why he had previously taught Han Tuo the Sword Dao Divine Ability and saved him. After understanding Han Tuo's perception of his father, he wisely chose not to expose the truth.

Han Jue hadn't expected Reincarnation Immortal Emperor to also want to join the Divine Palace. Upon reflection, he guessed it was because of Han Tuo.

Reincarnation Immortal Emperor had watched Han Jue grow up. If Zhang Guxing could guess Han Tuo's identity, how could Reincarnation Immortal Emperor not guess it?

Reincarnation Immortal Emperor probably also wanted to use the Divine Palace to formally step onto the Immortal Realm stage and compete for Luck.

Han Jue pinched his fingers to deduce, and he figured out that the Saint blocking Zhang Guxing from establishing the Divine Palace was the South Pole Heavenly Venerate.