89: It's okay, I've already broken the rules.

Jiang Lan's eyes widened slightly.

Good heavens.

A single punch and kick causing the Void Realm to shatter?

How powerful must that be?

For some reason, Jiang Lan suddenly thought of a line of dialogue.

'Two Supremes fought until the edge of the Universe, even the Dao was obliterated.'

With that thought, Jiang Lan couldn't help but feel his heart stirred.

Now it seemed his previous goals were indeed a bit too petty.

He needed to set a new small goal, hmm... first, he'd aim to reach the Void Realm.

"Have you witnessed the battle of a Void Realm expert?"

Yao Banxian rolled his eyes.

Although he had no pupils, Jiang Lan clearly felt that he had indeed rolled his eyes.

"Void Realm? In this vast Chihong Province, Soul Transformation is already the Peak expert! As for the Return to Void, Dao Integration, and Heaven-Man Realms, I, Banxian, have only seen records of them in ancient texts. It's even unknown whether such experts still exist on the Nine Provinces Continent."

Saying that, Yao Banxian waved his hand.

"Getting off track, getting off track. I'm telling you this not to make you aim too high, but to make you more down-to-earth. The few children with great Luck I, Banxian, knew before all paid the price of their lives due to their arrogance and conceit.

"So, I, Banxian, want to tell you, no matter what, don't get carried away. The day you realize you're 'floating,' you'll be not far from death. Remember that, remember that!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Banxian."

Jiang Lan nodded seriously.

To be honest, he had indeed been a bit carried away before.

But now that Yao Banxian had finished speaking, he had nothing to be carried away about anymore.

His Peak Gathering Yuan Realm was decent in the Great Yan Nation, but placed in the entire Chihong Province, it probably barely touched the threshold of cultivation.

"Alright, anything else you want to ask? Ask it all at once, don't leave with a belly full of doubts."

Jiang Lan had many questions. If he really started asking, he probably wouldn't finish in three days and three nights.

However, he wasn't so foolish as to actually ask for three days and three nights here.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Lan picked the most important question.

"Do you know what Realm Green Lantern Goddess is? And what's the deal with the Green Lantern Sect?"

"Tsk tsk..." Banxian smacked his lips, "Her, huh... she's one of the few Soul Transformation experts in Chihong Province I mentioned earlier. She caused a great disturbance here before and was severely wounded by several human Soul Transformation masters working together. Her injuries probably haven't healed completely yet. As for the Green Lantern Sect, it's likely what she uses to obtain blood sacrifices for healing."

"Since she's severely injured, why wasn't she completely eliminated?"

"How could it be that easy? Do you think a great demon in the Spirit Transformation Realm dies like those small fry you kill, just by having their head cut off?"

Jiang Lan: "Uh..."

"I, Banxian, am not clear about the specific details, but it's said she's very seriously injured and will need at least a hundred or eighty years to recover somewhat."

"Then why doesn't the Miao Fa Pavilion deal with the Green Lantern Sect members who are sacrificing everywhere and collecting blood sacrifices?"

"Everything has its priorities. The Miao Fa Pavilion only has so many people. Even if they all went out, how many could they catch? Would they just ignore everything else?"

"Then just wipe them out in one go."

"Wiping them out is useless. The mighty ones won't bother with such small matters. For those of us who risk our lives, even if we could wipe out the Green Lantern Sect, tomorrow there would still be a Green Light Sect, a Red Light Sect, a Yellow Light Sect. It's pointless."

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered.

The reasoning was correct, but he felt it shouldn't be this way.

He had the heart to suppress demons, but was limited by his ability.

The scene of seeing the Green Lantern Goddess in a dream that day and almost being killed by a single glance was still vivid in his mind.

It was all due to insufficient Realm.

If he could truly kill the Green Lantern Goddess, the Green Lantern Sect would naturally cease to exist.

Green Light Goddess, Red Light Goddess, Yellow Light Goddess—he would just kill them all.

Collecting scattered Divine Soul fragments needed to be put on the agenda.

Incidentally, Jiang Lan brought up his previous dream, saying:

"Oh, right, I also dreamed of the Green Lantern Goddess before. She looked at me once, and I almost got stuck and couldn't get out."

Yao Banxian frowned.

"You dreamed of her? Impossible. If you really dreamed of the real one, you'd be dead by now."

"Really."

"When did you dream of it?" Yao Banxian asked.

Jiang Lan recalled.

"It seems it was after I killed an Altar Lord of the Green Lantern Sect..."

"Then it's nothing. What you dreamed of should just be a wisp of Divine Sense. It was originally supposed to be attached to the Altar Lord's token and might have coincidentally clung to you. However, since nothing happened at the time, that wisp of Divine Soul should have dissipated."

Jiang Lan nodded and said, "Thank you, sir, for clarifying."

"Thank me for what? Come over more often to drink tea and chat with me, Banxian. It's quite boring in this place. Alright, you can go now. That Little Monk is still waiting for you."

Jiang Lan stood up and said, "I'll take my leave."

Just as he was about to leave, Yao Banxian raised his hand again, "Oh, right, you have a curse on you. It looks like it's due to take effect today."

"A curse? What curse?"

"A method of claiming a life, but the person who cast the curse isn't very capable, so it won't pose any threat to you. Just be careful when you sleep tonight, don't get startled, and you'll be fine."

As Yao Banxian said that, Jiang Lan finally remembered where this curse came from.

Zhu Zi Xiong.

If Yao Banxian hadn't reminded him, Jiang Lan would have long forgotten about that fellow.

That previous phrase, 'Give me back my head,' sounded quite scary, but there had been no movement for so long.

Well, today he would put an end to it.

Bidding farewell to Yao Banxian and stepping out of the room, Bao Jing stood waiting at the doorway, his eyes slightly closed.

Hearing the sound of the door, Bao Jing opened his eyes, looked at Jiang Lan, and put his palms together, saying, "amitabha."

"Let's go."

Jiang Lan turned and walked downstairs. Bao Jing followed behind him, "Benefactor Jiang, where are we going?"

"I'm taking you to kill someone..." After saying that, Jiang Lan shook his head again, "Never mind, today has been busy enough. Let's go home first."

These past two days, he had indeed been a bit too busy.

First, he was promoted to Demon Suppression Envoy, then went to Yan Chun Pavilion with a few colleagues, heard news midway and went to Jianchang Prefecture, killed a Jiao Demon, and returned.

He then went to drink in Yan Country's capital, then tirelessly made several trips back and forth to Bao Ping Temple, and just now, he heard Yao Banxian talk about things he had never encountered before.

Even if he were an iron man, he couldn't help but feel a little tired at this point.

First, he'd go home and get some sleep.

Bao Jing paused, "Benefactor Jiang, I'm going home with you?"

"Ah, otherwise?" Jiang Lan said as a matter of course, "Do you want to spend the night at Chun Quan Courtyard?"

This time, Bao Jing's face flushed instantly.

He quickly put his palms together.

"amitabha... Benefactor Jiang, you mustn't speak carelessly."

"It's fine." Jiang Lan joked, "I've already heard that you broke your precepts in Xiao Nan Village."

"Ah? What precepts did Little Monk break?"

"Eating meat. Shouldn't you remember by now? You ate the Xiao Nan Village chief."