78: Mingyue Xin's decision after her identity is exposed.

In an instant, Duan Zhengchun felt a surge of pure Internal Energy appear, coursing wildly through his Meridians.

Duan Zhengchun quickly circulated the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb this power.

As time passed, Duan Zhengchun's Realm loosened slightly, but he still couldn't make that final Breakthrough.

In the end, he was only one step away from breaking through to Great Grandmaster. As expected, the Great Grandmaster Realm was not as easy to reach as imagined.

Even with thirty years of pure Internal Energy and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill at Perfection, he still failed to break through to Great Grandmaster.

He felt that he had already touched the barrier of the Great Grandmaster Realm, with one foot already inside, yet he remained unable to take that final step.

Indeed, a Great Grandmaster is not so easily achieved; trying to force it directly with Internal Energy is still quite difficult.

Or perhaps, thirty years of Internal Energy simply wasn't enough to break through to Great Grandmaster; he needed even more.

With a thought, he activated the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill. Instantly, Duan Zhengchun's entire body turned into a golden man.

Looking at his body shimmering with golden light, Duan Zhengchun's lips twitched slightly.

Damn, this really is a high-profile look.

Deactivating the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, Duan Zhengchun checked his information.

Host: Duan Zhengchun.

Age: Twenty.

Strength: Peak Grandmaster, Half-step Great Grandmaster.

Special Physique: Strongest Sacred Body, Good Fortune of Pregnancy.

Martial Arts: One Yang Finger (Perfection), Five Luo Light Smoke Palm (Proficient), Duan Family Swordplay (Proficient), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Perfection), Treading Snow Without a Trace (Perfection).

Northern Darkness Divine Art (Perfection), Wading in Rippling Waters Technique (Perfection), Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms (Perfection), Nine Yang Divine Art (Perfection).

Heaven and Earth Great Shift (Perfection), Eight Tones of the Heavenly Dragon (Perfection), Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill (Perfection).

Medicinal Pills: One bottle of dà huán dān, one bottle of marrow cleansing pill, one bottle of youth preserving pill.

Special Items: yin yang sacred fire token, balenciaga, heavenly demon zither.

This trip's harvest was quite good.

He was only one step away from reaching the Great Grandmaster Realm.

After organizing everything, Duan Zhengchun lay down and went to sleep.

No accidents occurred along the way, and Duan Zhengchun planned to head straight back to the Kingdom of Dali.

However, the distance from Kunlun to Dali was quite far this time; if they only traveled by carriage, it might take ten days or even half a month to arrive.

But Duan Zhengchun didn't mind.

He treated it like a sightseeing trip.

Along the way, he heard news of the heavenly demon zither causing a sensation in the Jianghu.

Furthermore, he learned that many people were already searching for information about him.

In the Shu Region, Tang Lingfeng, the Sect Leader of the Tang Clan, listened to his subordinates' reports, and his expression turned grim.

It was obvious that someone was deliberately framing the Tang Clan.

He knew very well that there was no young man named Tang Hao in the Tang Clan.

Moreover, his strength was terrifying, and he even possessed the long-lost heavenly demon zither.

"Sect Leader, many people from the Jianghu have already arrived in Shu. What should we do?"

"Does this Tang Hao have a grudge against my Tang Clan? Otherwise, why would he claim to be one of us?" Tang Lingfeng said, frowning.

"Have you investigated who this Tang Hao actually is?"

"Not yet. This Tang Hao seems to have appeared out of nowhere."

"However, he previously used an alias, Duan Long."

"Oh? Duan Long? Could he be from the Dali Duan Clan?"

"If he really is from the Dali Duan Clan, then things will be difficult to handle," Tang Lingfeng said with a frown.

"Sect Leader, what should we do next?"

"Go, call Laner over," Tang Lingfeng said.

"Yes..."

Soon, a stunning beauty in a blue dress with a graceful figure and an exquisite face walked over.

Her figure was curvaceous, with everything in the right proportions.

In terms of attire, she was much bolder than average women.

The full cleavage before her tested the limits of any man's self-control.

This woman was none other than Tang Lingfeng's daughter, Tang Lan, who would later be known as Bright Moon Heart.

However, the current Tang Lan had not yet become the wife of Young Master Feather.

"Father, you were looking for me?" Tang Lan bowed.

"Yes, Laner. Have you heard about the recent events in the Jianghu?" Tang Lingfeng asked.

"Father, are you talking about that Tang Hao who claims to be from our Tang Clan?" Tang Lan said calmly.

"Exactly him. Do you know this person?" Tang Lingfeng asked.

"I don't. However, based on the information I've gathered, this Tang Hao is not simple."

"He is related to the Princess of the Ruyang Princes Manor. Preliminary findings suggest he is likely the son-in-law of the manor."

"I had people investigate more thoroughly. All clues indicate that this Tang Hao is actually the Prince of Zhennan of the Dali Duan Clan, Duan Zhengchun."

"This explains the origin of his other alias, Duan Long," Tang Lan said.

Hearing his daughter's words, Tang Lingfeng's eyes lit up.

He hadn't expected that while he had no clues, his daughter had already investigated so clearly.

"So that's how it is. But we have no grievances with the Dali Duan Clan."

"Why would he draw fire toward our Tang Clan?" Tang Lingfeng said, frowning.

Hearing her father's words, Tang Lan's expression became a bit unnatural.

According to the news she received, Duan Zhengchun was a romantic prince who left a trail of broken hearts everywhere.

Every time he traveled, he would have different women by his side.

The Tang Clan had no interaction with him, nor any grudges.

The fact that this guy suddenly drew trouble to the Tang Clan was very likely because of her.

This guy was a lecher; he must have taken an interest in her.

So he deliberately put the Tang Clan in danger just so he could swoop in and play the hero saving the beauty.

Unfortunately, Duan Zhengchun, you've miscalculated.

"Father, regardless of that, let's prepare for the Jianghu people to come knocking."

"As for the rest, there's no need to worry. The person will show up on his own," Tang Lan said.

She didn't directly say that Duan Zhengchun was coming for her.

"You have a way to deal with them?" Tang Lingfeng asked, frowning.

"Father, if you're worried, you can handle this matter yourself. I won't interfere," Tang Lan said bluntly.

"In that case, I'll listen to you."

"If there are any difficulties, tell me directly."

"While our Tang Clan isn't some massive Sect, we aren't someone others can just bully," Tang Lingfeng decided after a moment's hesitation.

"Since that's the case, if there's nothing else, I'll return to my room," Tang Lan said calmly.

Meanwhile, Duan Zhengchun and his group arrived in the territory of Mount Emei.

Although this detour was a bit long, he didn't care.

He had his own plans in mind.

To quickly increase his strength and obtain System rewards, he naturally couldn't let the beauties along the way slip by.

Zhou Zhiruo—if this woman hadn't been heartbroken, she wouldn't have turned to the dark side.

As long as he could successfully get her pregnant, she wouldn't betray him and would instead center her life around him.

Therefore, he wasn't worried about Zhou Zhiruo darkening at all.

Mount Emei, the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, was the location of the Emei Sect.

Now that the Emei Sect's Abbess Miejue was dead, there was no one left to manage the overall situation. Jing Xuan had no choice but to invite their Grandmaster, Abbess Fengling, out of seclusion.

Abbess Fengling was Abbess Miejue's Master and thus Zhou Zhiruo's Grandmaster.

"We ask Grandmaster to stand up for us and avenge Master," Jing Xuan said, kneeling on the ground.

"What exactly happened?"