Wei Yuan’s mind was in complete chaos right now. He simply, truly couldn’t fathom how things had come to this.

Ever since he had established the realm stone Qingming, though he lacked grand ambitions, he had known that sooner or later, he would have to deal with the King of Jin. However, he never could have imagined that his relationship with the king would unfold in such a manner.

If there was one silver lining about all this, this was a realm for primordial spirits only.

Speaking of which, he was in a very peculiar state right now: his primordial spirit was full, and his Dao energy was overflowing. However, his physical body was so exhausted that he could not muster even a shred of strength. Just the act of lifting his eyelids was enough to make him gasp for breath.

Only now did he realize that there are people beyond this person; skies beyond this sky[1]. As it turned out, even a physical body forged from 20 million immortal silver wasn’t infallible.

The heat gradually subsided. After all, the World-purifying Lapis Lazuli Fire could not burn indefinitely. In the darkness, Wei Yuan sensed the girl fetching her clothes and finally relaxed, plummeting into a deep sleep.

Wei Yuan slept for only a ke before waking again. He felt spiritually refreshed,...