North Alliance Province, Tianyu County.

After Yan Shaomian left, Yang Bi lived in harmony with his family, teaching his children and enjoying family bliss.

He was the instructor of Red Mountain Hall in the North Alliance Province, responsible for teaching all the Talisman Masters the Daoist Skills, a position second only to the Hall Master of the North Alliance Province. He had access to various classics in the Little Heavenly Realms, which made him admire Chen Shi's magnanimity and courage.

These classics, even just one or two, could serve as the foundation for a Family, including the Ten Books of Cultivation, regarded as top-level achievements even by the Thirteen Families. Chen Shi casually placed them in the Little Heavenly Realms, allowing anyone to peruse them.

Moreover, there were Immortal Laws in the Book Collection Pavilion, rumored to have been brought back by Chen Shi from the True King's Tomb.

As for the Immortal Laws, Red Mountain Hall forbade others from reading them.

It wasn't because Chen Shi was petty, but rather because the skills required were insufficient, and reading the Immortal Laws was extremely dangerous, often leading to exhaustion and death.

The Hall Master of North Alliance Province was Tian Yue'e. Although Tian Yue'e had deep cultivation, having reached the Unification Realm and was pursuing Refining God, she admitted that in terms of cultivation power, talent, comprehension, or intelligence, she was far inferior to Yang Bi, and thus attempted multiple times to let him take over the position of Hall Master.

However, Yang Bi firmly declined.

In the Little Heavenly Realms, the person in charge of the Book Collection Pavilion was a scholar named Li Tianqing, highly skilled, who, when seeing Yang Bi coming to read Immortal Books, was impressed that he didn't faint even after reading more than ten pages. He praised: "How many pages of the Taishang Golden Court Scripture have you read?"

Yang Bi said, "Fifteen pages."

Li Tianqing showed an amazed expression and praised: "You read fifteen pages without exhausting your mental power, better than me. When I had read fifteen pages, I slept for two days."

Yang Bi had heard of Li Tianqing's name. When Chen Shi went to the Upper Realm, he borrowed Li Tianqing's name to contend with the future Sect Masters of the Thirteen Families, defeating them one by one. He couldn't help but scrutinize Li Tianqing, thinking: "This person is quite refined, is he really as Chen Shi said, unmatched in strategy?"

A competitive spirit rose in him, and as they discussed Immortal Laws, Yang Bi couldn't help but be moved. Li Tianqing's comprehension was indeed extraordinary, often speaking in thought-provoking terms. Though his comprehension was a bit inferior to Yang Bi's, Li Tianqing was extremely composed and observant, excelling in areas where Yang Bi did not.

Seeing Yang Bi's quick thinking and intelligence, Li Tianqing earnestly invited him to join the Heavenly Court's Ministry of Rites, saying: "Our Ministry of Rites in the Heavenly Court consists only of myself, Granny Sha, and Yu Lingzi, with instructors from Red Mountain Hall across various provinces under our command. We are mostly idle, only researching Daoist Skills, which is peaceful and suits you and me perfectly."

Yang Bi's eyes brightened, thinking: "Chen Shi is also an instructor at Red Mountain Hall. If I enter the Ministry of Rites, he will then work under me."

He agreed at once.

Li Tianqing was delighted and said: "This matter still needs to be reported to the True King. Once the True King agrees, you can enter the Ministry of Rites."

Yang Bi felt a sense of foreboding: "Who is the True King?"

"The True King is Chen Shi."

Yang Bi let out a muffled groan, contemplating betrayal from the Heavenly Court. But hearing the organization's name, he knew that betraying the Heavenly Court would likely lead to a very grim fate.

He hesitated for a while but decided to stay for the moment.

Yang Bi said: "Brother Li, I want to ask you something. Has Chen Shi, Master Chen, been dispirited lately?"

Li Tianqing thought for a moment and said: "It seems not. When I visited him yesterday at Huangpo Village, he was in high spirits, telling me he'd fixed fourteen cultivation technique flaws and had grown stronger."

Yang Bi was somewhat disappointed, thinking: "He fixed them so quickly?"

"One more thing, if Brother Li could help me find out whether Yan Shaomian is alive or dead," Yang Bi said.

Li Tianqing nodded, and Yang Bi bade farewell, leaving the Little Heavenly Realms and returning to the county town.

As he just entered his home, he heard Xiao Fang's voice: "You're back? We have a guest who says he is your friend."

Yang Bi's heart stirred. He was solitary by nature, seldom having friends. Even though he studied with the future Sect Masters of the Thirteen Families in the Upper Realm, none managed to become his friend.

He always found these people too foolish, struggling to communicate with them.

"Fang'er, take the child out for a while. I have some confidential things to discuss with my friend."

Yang Bi's eyes flickered. As Xiao Fang left with the child, he slipped a Heavenly Court Token into her hand.

Xiao Fang paused slightly, did not speak, and left directly.

With a slight limp, Yang Bi awkwardly walked into the living room, where a tall young man was observing the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. As Yang Bi stepped into the room, the man turned, smiling: "Your wife is truly wise, and Brother Yang is also a man of great intellect."

Beside the young man was a small child, only four or five years old, sitting by the tea table, sipping tea from a cup.

Yang Bi smiled slightly and said: "Zhong Wuwang from Despair Slope?"

"It is I."

Zhong Wuwang smiled, gesturing for Yang Bi to sit and said, "Please, Brother Yang, have a seat. It's a presumptuous visit that disturbed you and your wife, I hope you can forgive me."

Yang Bi's eyes flickered: "Brother Zhong came here, probably using Heaven Listeners to locate my position, which allowed you to find this place. You passed twelve magic techniques to Yan Shaomian, intending to use her life to test Chen Shi's reality. You must have gone to watch the battle at Huangpo Village but were discovered and had to flee. Hence, you came to me, planning to kill me to vent your frustration."

Zhong Wuwang laughed heartily, pouring tea for him, and said: "Brother Yang's Divine Strategy is admirable, but sadly, your words carry little weight; otherwise, you wouldn't have lost to me. If those in the Upper Realm obeyed your command, I wouldn't escape your pursuit or find the Upper Realm."

Yang Bi's face turned gloomy.

The defeat of the Upper Realm was the pain of his life.

"The downfall of the Upper Realm wasn't because you were inferior to me, but because everyone there, being your seniors, had lived their whole lives as those in power. To make those in power heed you, you must possess unparalleled strength to set iron-like rules above them."

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