The Lord of the Fagu Civilization actually sent a message through someone these past few days. The first message was: "Challenging a higher level is certainly impressive, but the higher the cultivation, the harder it is to challenge higher levels. Lu Yuan, you must be careful.

If you encounter someone whose power surpasses yours by an entire Epoch of magical power, do not underestimate them. Everyone who has reached the Sixth Epoch or above has their own unique skill; none are easy to deal with." Lu Yuan somewhat felt this to be true; when facing the Deputy Lord of the Huangwen Civilization and the Deputy Lord of the Xinghe Civilization, both possessed ultimate esoteric arts that demanded respect. The second message was: "Right now, absolutely, absolutely do not provoke the Lord of the Huanggu Civilization.

Provoking him is seeking death. The Lord of the Huanggu Civilization is immensely powerful and profoundly cunning." Of course, Lu Yuan had no intention of seeking out the Lord of the Huanggu Civilization; this figure was a terror in the universe, the leader of the Huangxianfo Alliance. Seeking him out would be suicide.

So, Lu Yuan spent this period living quite leisurely and relaxed. The only thing he did was spend three hundred and twenty Heavenly-Tier Spirit Veins to push his own magical power to the peak of the Sixth Epoch. As a result, he was left with only four hundred and sixty Heavenly-Tier Spirit Veins in hand.

Reaching the level of Sixth Epoch power felt rather comfortable. However, what chilled Lu Yuan the most was that just as he had gotten married, the two elders of the Lu family began discussing when they could have a grandson or granddaughter. Don't scare me.

Lu Yuan was fundamentally the type of prodigal son who loved wine; frankly, he hadn't planned on having children for a time. Having children felt like immense pressure, bringing with it a whole series of issues, like upbringing problems—worried the child might carelessly become a 'Sword Second Generation' of sorts. Furthermore, this was a time of war across the Central Heavenly Dynasty; now was hardly a good time to be creating new life.

He should first cherish this time with Yun Xiuxue. Lu Yuan reclined on the grass, idly chewing a blade of grass. Yun Xiuxue approached from a distance, holding a bottle of wine: "Here, I've warmed it up for you." Lu Yuan took it: "Thanks." This was the way Lu Yuan and Yun Xiuxue interacted.

Their love was not fervent, but tranquil and natural; the plain and simple was the truest form. "Is it alright if I come in?" A voice echoed through the air. "Come in, there's no need to be so formal," Lu Yuan replied, recognizing the voice as that of Prince Fa Yi.

Prince Fa Yi walked in: "Just notifying you, the Huangxianfo Alliance and the Fawu Alliance have officially launched a large-scale war. The first battle is at the World Volcano; fighting has basically commenced centered around that area." Lu Yuan certainly knew where the World Volcano was; he had spent considerable time there. He hadn't expected the first major engagement to be right there.

Finally, the official war had begun; the era of calm had officially passed. Prince Fa Yi tossed over a letter, which Lu Yuan caught. He saw that the conflict wasn't limited to just the World Volcano; battle lines had flared up in several other locations too.

Naturally, the fiercest fighting was at the World Volcano. Looking at the overall war situation, the Fawu Alliance seemed to be at a slight disadvantage, while the Huangxianfo Alliance held a slight upper hand—the situation had generally been this way. Lu Yuan examined the intelligence report further and noticed one location listed was the Civilization of Ru and the Civilization of Tianli.

How could these two places be fighting? The Lord's Prison shouldn't have broken yet, meaning the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization hadn't returned. How did they end up fighting?

Lu Yuan paused, asking casually. Prince Fa Yi stated: "I heard the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization has returned, and the Lord's Prison broke prematurely. However, this news still needs confirmation from the intelligence system, and since we are at a disadvantage, we can't spare many people right now." His primary focus was on the main battlefield, where over twenty Civilization Realm experts were clashing.

Relatively speaking, the conflict between the Civilization of Ru and the Civilization of Tianli was a minor engagement. Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan's blood immediately surged. Lu Yuan clearly remembered the scene back then.

The Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization had roared: "Well said, Deputy Lord of the Civilization of Ru! So what if you imprisoned me for thirty years? Thirty years from now, I will return, and then I will send out every part of your body—your eyes, your hands, your skull, everything—to recruit experts from all sides, making my Civilization of Tianli even stronger.

Thirty years later, I will annihilate the Civilization of Ru." Recalling those words from years ago, how could Lu Yuan not feel his blood surge? Lu Yuan immediately decided he had to go to the Civilization of Ru to settle this matter; it was his responsibility. Lu Yuan said, "I'll go take a look at the Civilization of Ru." Prince Fa Yi nodded, "It's fine if you go there; we can't spare anyone right now anyway." He had been worrying about who to send.

Lu Yuan volunteering was even better. Prince Fa Yi knew that if the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization had truly returned, he would be extremely difficult to deal with. However, Lu Yuan had long been appraised as someone who grows stronger in battle, flourishing in dangerous situations, so he was reassured.

Prince Fa Yi chatted with Lu Yuan and Yun Xiuxue for a few more moments before leaving. After Prince Fa Yi departed, Lu Yuan took a sip of wine and said, "I need to be away for a while." Yun Xiuxue smiled slightly: "A good man's ambition lies in the four directions, and besides, I understand the situation in the Central Heavenly Dynasty. Take care of yourself." "Understood, I will remember that," Lu Yuan declared, waving his hand, departing with characteristic nonchalance.

What did marriage matter? After getting married, Lu Yuan remained utterly unrestrained. ......

After leaving the Fagu Civilization, Lu Yuan sped away wildly, activating the Nine Heavens Swift Wind Shrinking Earth into Dust Art, flying straight toward the Civilization of Ru. After flying like this for a long time, the Civilization of Ru finally came into sight. At this moment, Lu Yuan remembered his identity and, with a turn of his hand, transformed into the identity of Li Taishi before approaching the Civilization of Ru.

Before Lu Yuan even reached the Civilization of Ru, he saw that it appeared quite lively. The Civilization of Ru was indeed very bustling now. After the Deputy Lord of the Civilization of Ru unleashed the Lord's Prison many years ago, the Civilization of Ru had fallen silent.

It only had two Deputy Lords: the Deputy Lord of the Three Books Civilization, who was at the Sixth Epoch, and the Deputy Lord of the Integrity of Spirit Civilization, who was at the First Epoch. In short, the current strength of the Civilization of Ru was even weaker than the Civilization of Artifacts, which was often bullied by others. Thus, the Civilization of Ru remained very low-key.

From top to bottom, everyone in the Civilization of Ru was cultivating, cultivating, and cultivating ceaselessly, because everyone understood that the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization's words from back then were absolutely not empty threats. Only through continuous cultivation was there a future. Whether it was Sanshu, or Qijie, or Kong Mingde, Kong Ni, Meng Wei, Su Yuemian, and others—all were striving hard.

The strength of Kong Mingde, Kong Ni, Meng Wei, Su Yuemian, and the others had all improved to some extent. Among them, Kong Ni’s strength had increased the most; Kong Ni's current power was basically on par with Hua Fasheng. Their strength improved relatively easily.

However, the strength of the Deputy Lords of the Three Books Civilization and Integrity of Spirit Civilization was difficult to enhance. The Deputy Lord of the Three Books Civilization remained at the Sixth Epoch, and the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization remained at the First Epoch, showing no increase. This was normal, though; it was entirely common for those at the Civilization Realm to not advance an Epoch over hundreds of thousands of years.

Then, a few days ago, while outside, the Deputy Lord of the Three Books Civilization actually discovered that the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization had appeared—he had broken out of the Lord's Prison ahead of schedule. The Deputy Lord of the Three Books Civilization immediately engaged him, but sadly, his Sixth Epoch power was no match for the Eighth Epoch power of the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization, resulting in him being severely wounded and captured. This was absolutely terrifying, bombshell news for the Civilization of Ru.

The only person in charge in the Civilization of Ru, the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization, was helpless. He could only send a plea for aid to the Fawu Alliance. However, aid wouldn't arrive quickly.

The Central Heavenly Dynasty was too vast; information took an extremely long time to travel, and waiting for the Fawu Alliance to dispatch reinforcements would also take considerable time. The Civilization of Ru had no choice but to wait for aid, but at that moment, the entire world of the Civilization of Ru was being heavily bombarded. Simultaneously, the sinister-faced Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization appeared.

He was clad in a gray robe, radiating a profoundly evil, mutated sense of righteousness. He smiled faintly: "It seems the Civilization of Ru is about to be destroyed by Lou." Seeing that the visitor was the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization, the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization shouted sternly: "Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization, stop being so arrogant! Wait for me to battle you!" The Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization had fought the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization in the past; their last bout was evenly matched.

It was only because the Civilization of Ru had used the Lord's Prison to confine the Deputy Lord of the Tianli Civilization that the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization managed to escape. Now that the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization held the upper hand again, he had come to show off. The Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization unleashed a river of stars—a river teeming with wisdom—charging directly toward the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization.

The Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization countered by raising his hand, displaying the River of Qi Stars. Since the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization and the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization knew each other intimately, their moves were extremely familiar. The River of Wisdom Stars and the River of Qi Stars collided fiercely, whipping up layers upon layers of star-waves, which rained down, overlapping endlessly.

The collision of their two star-rivers had resulted in a draw many times before. The Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization expected this time to be the same; he was already preparing his follow-up move. However, at that moment, a second wave surged from the River of Wisdom Stars, instantly bursting forth and violently throwing the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization backward.

The Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization started in shock: "Second Epoch magical power?" The Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization nodded: "Correct, Second Epoch magical power. Haha, I chanced upon a low-grade Divine Artifact recently, reaching the power of the Second Epoch. Qijie, how can you oppose me?" With the Deputy Lord of the Mielun Civilization at the Second Epoch and the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization at the First Epoch, the advantage was absolute for Mielun's Deputy Lord.

He did not pause; the River of Wisdom Stars slammed heavily against the River of Qi Stars once more. He intended to slay the Deputy Lord of Integrity of Spirit Civilization; the momentum was overwhelming, the attack electric.