287: Chapter 287 Worship! The Immortal Venerable's Divine Plan Shocks the World

"Tell me, what exactly happened here earlier? Tell me everything from beginning to end, without leaving out a single word."

Ye Qingyao ignored the rapidly approaching Dao Monarch Yun Xing and looked down at the Goatee Elder kneeling on the ground, her voice cold and devoid of any warmth.

The Goatee Elder dared not conceal anything and hurriedly recounted everything that had happened in detail.

From Li Changfeng's betrayal to join the Blood Bone Old Demon, to his secret deployment of the Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Array, intending to refine all the Disciples of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion into nutrients to increase his own cultivation.

To Su Changge arriving just in time, and Li Changfeng crazily tearing out his own heart as a sacrifice to activate the array's final form, which would grind even a Soul Transformation Stage expert into meat paste.

Then to Su Changge raising his hand to summon a golden sun, incinerating the entire soul refining millstone in a second, and with a casual "Shall be rebuilt" triggering Words Become Law, causing the entire Jade Cauldron Pavilion to automatically repair itself under the golden light, with all injured Disciples recovering.

He also clearly recounted the subsequent arrival of the envoys from the Qingxuan Immortal Sect, the three Elders from Weiming Heaven coming to offer gifts, and Su Changge announcing his intention to go to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins to uncover the heavenly secrets.

The Goatee Elder spoke tremblingly, while Ye Qingyao stood where she was, listening as a storm surged within her heart.

Her brain spun rapidly, instantly connecting all the events together, beginning her usual routine as the chief overthinker.

So that was it!

She had been wondering why Revered Master would suddenly come to such a remote place as the Lingxu Wasteland; it turned out everything was Revered Master's layout!

That dog Li Changfeng must have been a chess piece Revered Master planted in the Jade Cauldron Pavilion all along, right?

Intentionally letting him Cultivate evil Cultivation Techniques, intentionally letting him collude with the Blood Bone Old Demon and Dao Monarch Yun Xing, all to lure out all the monsters and demons in the Lingxu Wasteland to wipe them out at once, preventing these evil Cultivators from harming the Mortals of the Lingxu Wasteland.

And the Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Array; such an ancient malevolent array should not have remained in this world. Revered Master deliberately let Li Changfeng activate the array's final form just to destroy this evil array in front of all the Cultivators of the Lingxu Wasteland, killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, so that other Cultivators who wanted to Cultivate evil Cultivation Techniques would not dare to have crooked thoughts again.

And the subsequent Words Become Law to rebuild the Jade Cauldron Pavilion—that wasn't just a casual remark. It was Revered Master deliberately displaying his strength to make these Cultivators in the Lingxu Wasteland behave, so that in the future, with the Jade Cauldron Pavilion governing the order of the Lingxu Wasteland, no one would dare to cause trouble again.

Even Revered Master saying he would go to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins to uncover the heavenly secrets was planned long ago!

The Blood Bone Old Demon and Dao Monarch Yun Xing in the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins are both remnants of the ancient era who have been doing evil for ten thousand years. Revered Master intends to take advantage of the opening of the ancient ruins this time to completely eradicate these two tumors and, by the way, clear away future hidden dangers for the Cultivators of the Lingxu Wasteland.

The more Ye Qingyao thought about it, the more excited she became. Her cold, fair face was filled with worship, and even her fingers holding the Phoenix jade pendant were trembling slightly.

Her Revered Master was truly too great!

Even though it was a matter he could resolve with a mere wave of his hand, he had actually laid out such a grand scheme, not only clearing out the evil Cultivators but also helping the Lingxu Wasteland establish a new order, even considering the hidden dangers that might follow.

Compared to her previous life, where she only knew how to kill and fight, and was ultimately killed by others joining forces, this was truly the demeanor of a Dao Ancestor!

No wonder Revered Master saved her back then; he must have seen that she was still salvageable and wanted her to follow him to protect the Qingming Domain!

Ye Qingyao stood in place, her eyes growing brighter and brighter. The Qi around her became scalding due to her excitement, scaring the kneeling Disciples into burying their heads even lower, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Just then, the figure of Dao Monarch Yun Xing landed at the mountain gate.

He had originally come to apologize to Su Changge, but as soon as he landed, he saw Ye Qingyao standing at the gate and was so frightened he nearly knelt on the ground right then and there.

Ye Qingyao? The Empress of Weiming Heaven? Why was she here?

A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Dao Monarch Yun Xing's forehead. He knew Ye Qingyao's temper well—decisive in killing and hating remnants of the ancient era like them the most. Last time he went to Weiming Heaven to snatch a star core, he was chased by Ye Qingyao for thirty thousand li and was almost split in two by her sword.

He dared not stay long, hurriedly bowed to Ye Qingyao, then turned and wanted to walk inside, hoping to finish apologizing and leave this jinx.

As a result, just as he took a step, he was coldly called out by Ye Qingyao.

"Stop."

Dao Monarch Yun Xing's body stiffened, and he slowly turned around, forcing a smile that looked uglier than crying on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are here too? I wonder what instructions you have for this Junior?"

Ye Qingyao raised an eyebrow, her eyes as cold as ice.

"What business do you have coming to find Revered Master?"

Revered Master? Dao Monarch Yun Xing was stunned, dumbfounded for a long time without reacting.

The Empress's Revered Master? Besides Immortal Venerable Su, who else in the Jade Cauldron Pavilion could be the Empress's Revered Master?

My God! Immortal Venerable Su is actually Ye Qingyao's Revered Master? And he had dared to harbor designs on Immortal Venerable Su before?

Dao Monarch Yun Xing's legs went weak from fear, and he fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing with loud thumps, not daring to stop even when his forehead started bleeding.

"This Junior did not know that Immortal Venerable Su is your Revered Master! This Junior was blind and offended Immortal Venerable Su; I came specially today to apologize! Please spare my life, Your Majesty! Please spare my life, Immortal Venerable Su!"

Ye Qingyao looked at Dao Monarch Yun Xing, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling like a sieve, a flash of disdain in her eyes.

With such little courage, he was barely worthy of disturbing Revered Master's layout?

She was about to raise her hand to throw Dao Monarch Yun Xing out, so he wouldn't disturb Revered Master's seclusion, when she heard Su Changge's calm voice coming from the direction of the side room.

"Let him in."

Hearing Su Changge's voice, Dao Monarch Yun Xing instantly let out a sigh of relief, kowtowed to Ye Qingyao, hurriedly scrambled up, and ran toward the side room with his head down, not daring to stay even for a second.

Ye Qingyao stood in place, watching Dao Monarch Yun Xing's back, a faint smile curling on her lips.

It seems Revered Master intends to first give this Dao Monarch Yun Xing a warning, so that when he goes to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins later, he can just be an errand boy.

Revered Master's thoughts were truly something she would never be able to guess.

She was about to continue sensing the surrounding Dao Rhyme when she suddenly saw a broken array induction tool lying on the ground nearby, still retaining a bit of Li Changfeng's Divine Soul aura, mixed with an extremely faint Yin-type Dao Rhyme.

Ye Qingyao was taken aback; she bent down to pick up the array induction tool and carefully sensed the Dao Rhyme on it, her heart skipping a beat.

This Yin-type Dao Rhyme—she had actually felt it on Revered Master before!

It was the extremely faint aura of a netherworld Cultivation Technique she had felt on the corner of Revered Master's clothes when he saved her back then. She had thought it was an illusion at the time, but now she had felt it again on this array induction tool!

Ye Qingyao's heartbeat instantly quickened.

Could this be a clue intentionally left by Revered Master? Was he trying to tell her something?

She was about to carefully investigate the memory fragments inside the array induction tool when she heard Dao Monarch Yun Xing's excited voice coming from the side room. It seemed Su Changge had said something, and he was kowtowing and thanking him incessantly.

Ye Qingyao raised an eyebrow, not rushing to investigate the array induction tool, and walked a few steps toward the side room, wanting to be closer to Revered Master.

Just as she reached the door of the side room, she heard Su Changge's calm voice coming from inside.

"The Shattered Star Ancient Ruins will open in three days. If you dare to cause trouble inside, I will definitely not spare you."

Dao Monarch Yun Xing hurriedly responded, his voice trembling with excitement.

"This Junior would not dare! This Junior will definitely follow Immortal Venerable's instructions; if you tell me to go east, I will never go west!"

Standing at the door, the smile on Ye Qingyao's lips deepened.

It was exactly as she thought; Revered Master intended to take Dao Monarch Yun Xing into his service to use as cannon fodder for pathfinding when going to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins.

She was about to push the door open to see Revered Master when suddenly, a warm sensation came from her fingertips. The Yin-type Dao Rhyme in the array induction tool actually resonated with the Phoenix jade pendant on her body, and a fragmented memory fragment drilled into her mind.

In the memory fragment, it was clearly the entrance to the Azure Mist Soul Locking Abyss!

Ye Qingyao froze in place, her eyes filled with shock.

Revered Master had actually left a clue for her to go to the Azure Mist Soul Locking Abyss?