I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Chapter 489 The disciple is gone when he emerges from seclusion.

"The reunification can be done sooner."

Qi Xun stood beside Yan Xingwen, his tone somewhat submissive.

“Qi Xun, after all these years, you haven’t changed at all. Cultivators have different lifespans, so there’s no need to let emotions cloud our judgment,” Yan Xingwen said quietly.

"But during the thorough investigation of the Surveillance Department, you never told me from the beginning that Jiang He would be sacrificed. She has considerable talent..."

"Alright, I know this child has good talent, but if one in ten thousand cultivators in this world has good talent, how many are there in an empire? Wanqi Jingyan of the Department of Extraordinary Investigations has been investigating for a long time. This child is more valuable dead than alive."

Yan Xingwen changed the subject:

"Furthermore, the Extraordinary Observation Division has committed countless atrocities, slaughtering so many exceptionally talented cultivators. The Emperor is furious. The Fifth Army has been on the fringes for so many years; it's time to return to the center. There are just too many demons..."

Yan Xingwen sighed, wondering if the "monster" referred to was from the Black Nest or something else.

"Yes."

Qi Xun silently withdrew.

From the very beginning, this was a setup; they were all just pawns.

Qi Xun departed the Fifth Army aboard a starship.

From the perspective of the player who played the game, the ending of this game was perfect.

Using Jiang He as a starting point, a thorough investigation of the Department of Extraordinary Investigations will sever half of the roots of the Heavenly Rank Family.

If Jiang He doesn't die, Wan Qi Ziye will have no reason to act.

But it was Jiang He.

Jiang He led Wanjue Academy to first place in the Academy Competition, earning him high regard from the Empire.

In terms of fame, Jiang He is also quite well-known.

Qi Xun understood upon realizing this.

Wanqi Jingyan was indeed playing a grand game, and now that the game is over, he has won.

Qi Xun recalled the way Yan Xingwen addressed him.

They were always just using Jiang He as a pawn.

Sacrificing Jiang He to achieve the ultimate goal.

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At this moment, for the first time, Qi Xun couldn't quite understand his former comrades-in-arms.

Yes, their ending was good.

But what about Jiang He?

She is gone forever.

Qi Xun returned to Wanjue Academy.

Everyone seemed to think that Jiang He was all alone.

Qi Xun avoided the gaze that Bai Zhizhou was casting.

He had known about Bai Zhizhou for a long time. Although the Bai family, to which Bai Zhizhou belonged, was founded by Bai Xu and Zhong Minghua.

In reality, Qi Xun knew quite a few secrets.

Bai Xu left the Bai family, a high-ranking family, in her early years before founding the Bai family.

Bai Xu was expected to become the next head of the Bai family, a family of the Heavenly Rank, but she left the Bai family due to differences in ideology.

The Bai family never mistreats any talented cultivator, including Bai family members who have been separated from their families.

The Bai family, a Heavenly Rank family, has not fared as well as other families in recent years.

As for the election of the Bai family head, anyone with Bai family blood can participate.

With the current head of the Bai family critically ill, the position of family head is now completely vacant.

The election for the head of the Bai family will begin in three years.

It seems likely that Bai Zhizhou will return to the Bai family.

Qi Xun clenched his fist. He had never told Wan Qijingyan that not only Bei Mingzi had taken Jiang He as his disciple, but Dugu Junli had also taken Jiang He as his disciple.

He hesitated for a long time before informing the two of Jiang He's death.

Bei Mingzi was away, and Dugu Junli was also in seclusion.

Qi Xun sighed and finally submitted his resignation to Wan Qijingyan.

Sometimes being a teacher is quite nice.

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"I only have this one disciple, Yan Xingwen, give him back!"

Dugu Junli marched all the way into the Fifth Army.

Lan Geng tried to stop him, but couldn't, and didn't dare to.

Dugu Junli's cultivation level is even higher than Yan Xingwen's; he's at the Mahayana stage.

The Myriad Spirits Empire has over a hundred cultivators at the Integration stage, and even fewer at the Mahayana stage—you could count them on one hand.

It would be strange if Lan Geng could stop him.

She followed Dugu Junli all the way.

Dugu Junli didn't hit anyone; he just had a loud voice.

Yan Xingwen had just killed five SS-level demons when Dugu Junli arrived.

Seeing that Yan Xingwen was busy, Dugu Junli took out his staff and tapped it lightly, killing five more S-class monsters.

"Come here, don't run away!"

Dugu Junli pulled Yan Xingwen along, his eyes reddening.

When Yan Xingwen saw Dugu Junli, he unusually touched his nose.

"I didn't know you had taken on a disciple, and this child no less."

"What do you mean, 'this child'? My disciple is Jiang He. We had a falling out when we were young, but you didn't go so far as to kill my disciple."

"I already said, I didn't kill him, it was Mizuyu from the Ichabubu."

Yan Xingwen was somewhat helpless; he genuinely didn't know that Jiang He was Dugu Junli's apprentice.

Unexpectedly, this person, who had never taken on an apprentice in his entire life, secretly took one in.

"Ha, still denying it was you? With your personality, Yan Xingwen, how could you allow those few Void Refinement stage cultivators to cause such trouble for your Fifth Army? Do you think I'd believe your bullshit excuses?" Dugu Junli panted.

"You probably noticed as soon as they arrived at the Fifth Army, but it was just a matter of being distracted. Using my apprentice as bait, who are they trying to disgust?"

Dugu Junli roared.

Yan Xingwen's expression froze for a second after being hit by his words, and then he continued:

"I didn't kill the person."

Yan Xingwen repeated it.

"Yan Xingwen, let me tell you, I'm not Bei Mingzi, I'm not so easily fooled. You've done this and you have to bear the consequences."

"Anyway, I'm just sticking around with your Fifth Army and not leaving. I doubt you can explain yourself."

Dugu Junli was furious. If it weren't for Qi Xun, he wouldn't have known that this group of people treated Jiang He like this.

He went into seclusion and came out to find his apprentice gone.

Yan Xingwen and that damned prodigy from the Wanqi family.

Even if you get a bargain, you still behave well.

This group of people gets all the benefits; there's no such thing as a free lunch in the cultivation world.

Hearing Dugu Junli's words, Yan Xingwen suddenly stopped talking and looked at Dugu Junli with some doubt:

"What does this have to do with Bei Mingzi?"

"Hehe, what do you think? Jiang He is our apprentice."

Yan Xingwen frowned.

It's one thing that Jiang He is Dugu Junli's apprentice.

Or is he Kita Akiko's apprentice?

Yan Xingwen had a bad feeling. His expression was grim. He had offended Dugu Junli, but he could just settle things with a fight.

But he offended Bei Mingzi, who was also an alchemist.

Fifth Army...