The pressure in the main building was low.

Everyone knew Zhao Yi was in a bad mood, and they were all cautious, not daring to make the slightest sound for fear of disturbing Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi stood with his hands behind his back in front of the window, overlooking the entire Yao Family Town.

In the distance, the Cultivation Conference was in full swing.

When Zhao Yi looked over, two young cultivators from sects were dueling intensely on the stage, the sound of flying sword treasures clashing was endless, and cheers and applause reverberated around them.

However, the cheers gradually diminished.

The news of the fall of the Four Seas Commerce Association must have reached their ears by now.

Curses like "vicious," "ruthless," "ferocious," "lunatic," "demon" were carried by the hot monsoon to Zhao Yi's ears.

Zhao Yi laughed, his smile warmer than the summer sun.

"Pass the order! Kill those who curse me."

"As you command." Linglong replied respectfully.

If Linglong had heard such an outrageous order from Zhao Yi before today, she would have tried to persuade him.

Linglong's goal was to become a Worthy Minister, and an important criterion for a Worthy Minister was to advise the king.

But now, Linglong was as respectful and tame as a quail.

Advise?

That's non-existent!

Isn't living a good life enough? Why seek death?

Linglong's goal was to be a living Worthy Minister, not one hanging on the wall.

After Linglong left, Little Venom suddenly spoke: "Master, Little Hong says Brother Xiao Jing is nearby."

Hmm?

Zhao Yi was slightly taken aback, feeling a bit puzzled.

What is the male lead doing here?

The male lead just acquired a plot-favored opportunity, shouldn't he be hiding away to develop?

Zhao Yi recalled the previous incident of sending Taotie to disgust the male lead.

Could it be he's here to return the goods?

As it turns out, Taotie really couldn't stand being talked about.

Zhao Yi just thought of it and then saw a black shadow rapidly approaching the main building.

Behind Zhao Yi, the void trembled. Before Taotie could get close, it was slapped and sent flying by a hidden guard.

Boom!

Taotie was sent flying, crashing into the pavilion by the lake, toppling it over.

"Master, it's me!"

Taotie crawled out from the pile of debris, waving its fractured claws, grinning and wagging its tail towards Zhao Yi.

Seeing this, Zhao Yi beckoned to it, and Taotie immediately jogged over.

Looking at Taotie, Zhao Yi frowned and asked, "Why are you back? Is the task completed?"

Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Taotie nodded repeatedly, its ugly face full of pride.

It boasted, "Master, the task you gave me, I have completed perfectly!"

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow, suddenly interested: "Tell me, how did you do it?"

Taotie proudly said, "Weren't you worried that bald guy might do something stupid? I just stole his stone, so now he doesn't have time to worry about doing stupid things."

Stone?

Zhao Yi was momentarily stunned, then his eyes widened abruptly.

Hmm?

The stone Taotie mentioned isn't what he thinks it is, is it?

Just as Zhao Yi was pondering, he saw Taotie suddenly open its mouth and spit out something like a millstone.

Damn!

It really is that altar "spirit."

Looking at the altar covered in Taotie's saliva, Zhao Yi's expression turned quite colorful.

"What were you thinking?"

Zhao Yi looked at Taotie, which had a flattering expression, a little unable to understand its logic.

Taotie explained, "Master, when I caught up to that bald guy, he was arguing with that fierce woman. The woman was demanding this stone from the bald guy, and he wouldn't give it, so they started fighting. I took the opportunity to swallow up the stone and ran away with it!"

At this point, Taotie grinned and said, "Since that bald guy valued the stone so much, it means it's important to him. By taking the stone away, he'll be too busy searching for it to brood."

Zhao Yi was left speechless.

He couldn't say Taotie was wrong, after all.

After all, Zhao Yi's task for Taotie was to comfort the male lead and prevent him from brooding.

Given the current situation, Taotie indeed completed the task.

After experiencing the altar's "spirit," the male lead was sure to hold the altar in high regard, evident by his refusal to return it to Yao Su.

With the altar stolen by Taotie, the male lead would definitely try to get it back, naturally keeping him too busy to brood.

However, Zhao Yi's initial intention was for Taotie to disgust the male lead.

By bringing back the scorching hot potato that was the altar, Taotie ended up disgusting Zhao Yi instead.

Zhao Yi hadn't yet resolved the dilemma of the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Evil God in the Divine Sense Space and definitely didn't want to deal with the altar.

If the altar's "spirit" schemed its way into the Divine Sense World and something overwhelmed Old Beast, it would be trouble.

But since the object was back, there was no possibility of returning it to the male lead.

Right after Taotie returned, Red Scorpion sensed that the male lead was nearby, indicating his importance to the altar.

The more the male lead wanted the altar, the more Zhao Yi was determined to seize it.

"How did I not realize you were so smart before?"

Zhao Yi looked at Taotie, seriously studying this legendary Divine Beast for the first time.

This altar, although not complete, can directly elevate the male lead to the Tier Nine Saint King Realm, its power should not be underestimated.

The Taotie actually managed to swallow the altar, and even brought it back.

Most importantly, the Taotie's mind was not influenced by the altar's "spirit".

"Could it have been influenced by that idiot Su Qianqian?"

Zhao Yi pondered to himself.

The Taotie, lacking intelligence, naturally wouldn't fear being controlled by the altar's "spirit".

If that's truly the case, Su Qianqian actually did something good.

"Does your stomach also hold mysteries?"

Zhao Yi looked at the endlessly gluttonous Taotie's belly, and asked with a probing look.

The Taotie shook its head in confusion: "Master, I don't understand."

Zhao Yi did not explain, pointing at the altar, he asked: "Can you eat this thing?"

"I can eat it...but..." the Taotie looked at the altar, frowning, "it's just that the taste of stone is unpleasant, hard to swallow..."

Can it really be eaten?

Zhao Yi's eyes lit up: "Quick, eat it! If you truly can, I'll reward you handsomely!"

The Taotie instantly became excited: "Can I eat veal as well?"

Zhao Yi waved his hand, without hesitation: "Of course! You can even eat veal like a meal!"

Upon hearing this, the Taotie was immediately excited, grabbing the altar and biting into it.

Zhao Yi kept his eyes fixed on the Taotie.

The Taotie's teeth resembled canine teeth, seemingly nothing special.

The altar's material was neither gold, wood, nor stone, appearing incredibly durable.

When the Taotie bit into the altar, a peculiar scene occurred.

It was like setting brine to tofu, a perfect match.

The Taotie's seemingly ordinary canine teeth effortlessly gnawed out a large chunk from the seemingly indestructible altar!

At that moment, the entire world fell silent.

Zhao Yi distinctly felt an invisible ripple spreading out from the altar.

Outside the window, the sky suddenly darkened.

Zhao Yi looked up.

Dark clouds rolled, covering the sky and sun, thunder roared, as if a celestial tribulation was descending.

Zhao Yi's heart twitched, and he entered the Divine Sense World.

The Divine Sense World had changed again.

The previously confronting massive figures, one black and one crimson gold, had shifted their states.

The thousand blood eyes in the palm of the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Evil God all opened wide.

The eerie blood eyes all gazed in one direction, their crimson pupils trembling incessantly.

Zhao Yi, feeling this, returned his consciousness, and looked in the direction of the crimson blood eyes.

What his eyes fell upon was the Taotie still gnawing on the altar.

This silly creature hadn't even noticed the changing weather outside, nor the other "spirit" fixating on it.

It grimaced, gnawing on the altar bite by bite; in this short while, the grinding stone-sized altar had been gnawed halfway through by it.

Outside, the sky grew ever gloomier.

In the dark clouds, the Thunder Dragon rolled, waiting for the right moment to deliver a world-ending heavenly punishment.

In the Divine Sense World, the crimson blood eyes in the palm of the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Evil God trembled more violently.

From its gaze, Zhao Yi could clearly sense intense emotional fluctuations.

Rage, irritability, bloodlust, hatred, and fear.

Fear?

Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly feeling a connection, he looked towards the other side, to "Gu".

Was it an illusion?

Zhao Yi felt that "Gu"'s phantom seemed more solid than before.

Zhao Yi tried to contact "Gu" with his Divine Sense.

In that instant.

A powerful will descended into Zhao Yi's Divine Sense.

Bang!

Zhao Yi only felt like his Divine Sense was being crushed by a mountain, his vision went black, head spinning, his body staggered, and he fell forward.

"Master!"

Qing Feng, who had been watching Zhao Yi, immediately stepped forward to support him upon seeing something wrong with his body.

Zhao Yi shook his head, gradually adjusting to the abnormality in his mind, then waved his hand at Qing Feng, took a deep breath, and once again entered the Divine Sense Space.

The will that "Gu" had just sent to Zhao Yi contained only one word.

"Calamity!"

That one word nearly shattered Zhao Yi's Divine Sense.

"Calamity? What calamity? Calamity for what?"

Zhao Yi felt bewildered, preparing to seek "Gu" for clarification.

Can't it just speak plainly?

He despised riddlers the most!

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