I practiced with a cheat

Taiwei Jun's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves.

The many star officials under the jade steps were stunned.

I didn't expect Taiwei Jun to suddenly say this and give such a high evaluation to the Purple Star Lord of Northern Qi.

In fact, before Taiwei Jun appeared, the Zhoutian Xunjie Division of Southern Jin also believed that the position of the Purple Star Lord was the master of the Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions.

But after Taiwei Jun appeared, this authority far above the normal position of star officials deeply shocked all the star officials of Southern Jin.

So, everyone naturally regarded the Purple Star Lord of Daqi as the Purple Star Lord who was just the core of one enclosure like Taiwei Jun, and no longer believed that the "Purple Star Lord" of Daqi was higher than their "Taiwei Jun".

Unexpectedly, Taiwei Jun suddenly overturned this statement.

"Taiwei Jun, what does this mean?"

A star official stood up, with five figures painted on his mask, each with its own form.

This is the star official "Five Princes". In terms of star position, it is considered a high-ranking star official, symbolizing five princes, namely: Emperor's Teacher, Emperor's Friend, Three Dukes, Doctor, and Grand Historian.

Moreover, he is also a celestial being, and his status in the Zhoutian Xunjie Division of Southern Jin is not low.

But even such a high-ranking star official in the realm of heaven and man seems to be quite afraid of Taiwei Jun, who is only of the fourth rank, and obviously puts his attitude relatively low.

"Five princes don't understand?" Taiwei Jun laughed again. He walked down the jade steps slowly, and the starlight shrouded him became more and more intense. "A secret sixth-rank Purple Star Emperor, the master of the three envoys and twenty-eight constellations, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Please speak clearly, Taiwei Jun." The five princes trembled slightly and felt a great pressure.

This is a sense of oppression from the essence of the star position. It is not obvious in the outside world, but in Taiwei Enclosure, in front of Taiwei Palace, this sense of oppression is magnified to the extreme.

"Then I will explain it to you and everyone else." Taiwei Jun opened his arms, and the starlight spread, filling Taiwei Yuan, and his voice echoed in this vast world.

"The Emperor Star is dim, I will take its place!"

...

Jinzhou.

This is one of the four eastern coastal states of Daqi. It has a prosperous fishery, but it also trades with the East China Sea countries, making it quite prosperous.

In the past, any coastal city could see a constant stream of merchants coming in and out.

But now it has become very deserted, not to mention foreign merchants, even many locals keep their doors and windows closed every day and hardly go out.

In the past, you could even often see aliens from the East China Sea countries on the street, but now they are all gone.

——Aliens are also human, but they have obviously different physical characteristics from normal humans.

For example, the winged people with wings on their ribs, the shadow people who can turn into shadows, the giants who are more than three meters tall when they grow up, the little people who are born short and the tallest one foot, and the sunlight people who can absorb sunlight to make themselves huge...

The ancestors of these strange people are actually human beings. The reason why they have these obviously abnormal physical characteristics is said to be that in the dark ages before the Middle Ages, many taboo evil methods appeared to experiment and transform the human body.

In the Middle Ages, with the fall of the Dark Age, these human beings who were originally used as war weapons or slaves regained their rights as human beings with the support of the Nine Saints.

However, because these strange people are too different from normal people in appearance and have huge differences in ideas, most of them migrated to live overseas and gradually developed into the current East China Sea countries.

...

Tianzhou, Tongyun Prefecture.

This was originally the most prosperous prefecture among the nine prefectures along the coast of Jinzhou, but now it looks quite desolate. The streets that were once bustling have become extremely deserted, and almost no pedestrians can be seen.

At this time, only two young women in Taoist costumes were walking side by side. They walked and stopped, and stopped to watch from time to time, as if they were investigating something.

It was Qi Rui and Cheng Jiangjian, the master and apprentice.

"Master, there seems to be no breath of monsters here." Cheng Jiangjian frowned.

"Monsters are between reality and illusion, and are best at hiding their tracks. Don't take it lightly." Qi Rui's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Let's continue to look."

They came here to kill monsters.

A month ago, Qi Rui received news that many industries of the Chunyang Palace in the eastern coastal states had suffered inexplicable blows, and even several families were wiped out, and even the masters sent to investigate disappeared.

So, she took Cheng Jiangjian down the mountain to Jinzhou, intending to let Cheng Jiangjian gain experience while investigating the truth, and improve his practical experience when appropriate.

At first, things went quite smoothly, and the two quickly found out the truth. It was done by an evil master from Yunxiao Tiangong.

But when this evil master was killed, he used some unknown means to attract a fifth-grade demon. This demon immediately put the people of the entire town into a deep sleep and escaped through dreams.

Now, Qi Rui and Cheng Jiangjian are chasing this demon.

Wherever this demon passes, it will not only cause a large number of people to fall into a deep sleep, but also devour the vitality of the surroundings, causing flowers, plants and trees to wither, and even people to be sucked dry.

Qi Rui and Cheng Jiangjian, the master and apprentice, came here to follow this trail.

"Master, I have a question." Cheng Jiangjian suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice: "We are now following the trace of the demon, right?"

"Yes." Qi Rui looked at his apprentice and asked curiously: "Any questions?"

"What if we change the angle?" Cheng Jiangjian looked around and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that this monster has been leading us all the time?"

"..." Qi Rui fell silent upon hearing this, and then she nodded, "It is indeed possible." But she smiled bitterly and said: "But this is an open conspiracy. Can we just leave it alone and let it harm all living beings?"

"This..." Cheng Jiangjian was also a little helpless, so he had to shake his head gently, "No, Master, let's continue chasing, there should be nothing here, let's go ahead."

"Ningyu Town is in front. It was a prosperous town a year ago, but then it suffered a disaster. The whole town became a mummified corpse overnight." Qi Rui said in a deep voice: "Maybe that's where the monster wants to lead us. Be careful."

"Well, Master, don't worry." Cheng Jiangjian nodded.

...

On Mount Taihua, Yuxu Jinding.

The originally calm sea of ​​clouds suddenly surged violently, like waves on the sea.

At the same time, a stream of pure air suddenly burst out from a side hall on the golden roof, full of the true meaning of holy virtue.

Then a stream of pure white air burst out, which was the light of hidden virtue.

Finally, a stream of moral energy that blended black and white flew over, spinning in the air, condensing the pure air and pure white air.

Holy virtue, hidden virtue, and moral virtue!

These three strange energies blended with each other, mixed into one, and gradually condensed into the outline of a jade ruyi.