My Core is the Boss-Chapter 184.2: From Jiang Empire

Wang Wenqi's pursuer entered a dilapidated courtyard. His black robe concealed him from top to bottom, making his features impossible to discern.

An ugly man stood before him. Like a sewer rat crawling out of a brothel, he still reeked of cheap rouge and powder. "My lord."

The black-robed man frowned. "How are the new gods stationed in Feihuang City doing?"

His order to capture Wang Wenqi was foiled by the No-Food Sect people. Outmatched, he had come seeking help.

The ugly man's expression turned complicated. "I heard that all the nearby new gods have been killed."

The black-robed man's heart tightened. "Oh? Who did it?"

"Lots of rumors going around. Some say it was the Five Great Families, some say it was the Ancient God Circle, and some say it was Qiyuann Sovereign."

The black-robed man raised an eyebrow, displeasure rising. "Who is that?"

The ugly man replied, "I heard he's an ancient god—no, a new god."

"Explain clearly," the black-robed man retorted, suppressing his anger.

"Right. He's an ancient god who defected to the new gods. It seems he's responsible for receiving Venerable Taiyi."

"Are you certain?" the black-robed man asked restrainedly.

"I am! He's absolutely defected to the new gods!" the ugly man said excitedly.

"Hmph." The black-robed man snorted coldly, bashing the ugly man's skull in. "Useless trash!"

Then, his expression turned playful. "So, Qiyuann Sovereign is a kindred spirit."

He understood best the mindset of ancient gods who defected. After all, they were cut from the same cloth. They had no bottom line, using any means necessary to climb upward. Moreover, the god he served was a First Step to Heaven new god, far stronger than Venerable Taiyi.

At the same time, he could take advantage of the situation. Why didn't he just send Qiyuann Sovereign to capture Wang Wenqi in Feihuang City? If the ancient god failed the task, he would lose all face. Never again would he be able to hold his head up before a True God.

***

Qi Yuan ate at the banquet in Gale Wind Town, feeling thoroughly at ease.

Qi Qi asked carefully, "Godfather, aren't you worried about Venerable Taiyi?"

She naturally felt deeply uneasy about said True God.

Qi Yuan asked, "How is the Yinbirth Stone?"

Hearing this, Qi Qi smiled radiantly and produced a pale, ghastly-white stone in her tender palm. "I have just finished preparing it."

Qi Yuan took the Yinbirth Stone and examined it.

[Yinbirth Stone. Has a somewhat peculiar origin. Can assist living beings into the True God realm.]

He then smiled. "Are you sure you want to give such a precious treasure to me?"

Qi Qi said indifferently, "Why wouldn't I? As long as Godfather can enter the True God realm, I'm okay with it."

The satisfaction of raising her godfather into greatness surpassed anything else.

Following that, she added, "By the way, Godfather. Are you planning to use it to ascend and defeat Venerable Taiyi? I heard that he has three divine apertures. You have to be careful."

To her, Qi Yuan had made his intention clear by summoning Taiyi down. God-slaying. However, even if he used the stone to break through, he would only have one divine aperture. Still, it was obvious that her godfather was a mighty figure before his death. He had to at least be at the Third Step to Heaven. If he reached True God realm, he should be able to kill those with one or two divine apertures easily.

Qi Yuan shook his head. "I'm only at mid-stage Violet Palace, not even close to the peak. Even with the Yinbirth Stone, I can't break through to the True God realm."

Even a supreme treasure like the Yinbirth Stone had to obey basic principles.

"Huh?" Qi Qi panicked. "Godfather, you're not at peak Violet Palace?"

She couldn't understand it. How the heck did he kill Sarwolf?! Unless her godfather reached that level, he could never become a True God. Even someone as strong as Wei Ting would need half a month to advance from late-stage to peak Violet Palace.

What is Godfather thinking?!

"Of course I'm not. I'm still far from it," Qi Yuan said casually while eating pig head. "But if I kill a Venerable, I'll probably manage."

Why else would he cooperate with the new gods? Taiyi matched his white-moonlight type to a T.

First, Taiyi was definitely an old man. Secondly, he was basically a walking treasure. Killing him wouldn't only yield massive EXP, but also evil god spiritual energy. Compared to what Taiyi had, the other new gods' spiritual energy was nothing but rotten fish and shrimp. With it, Qi Yuan could visualize even stronger gods.

If something like the Three Pure Ones showed up, Qi Yuan would lie flat on the spot. [1]

Of course, that was just a stretch. Taiyi wasn't all that. Frankly, the realization made Qi Yuan feel that Taiyi was rather useless.

Thus, he made his decision. "I should head back after the banquet."

He would return to Clearwater Village and go to the God Visualization Mountain.

Just then, someone called him, "Lord God, a guest has come to see you."

Qi Yuan was surprised. "Oh? What kind of guest?"

When he looked over, he saw a black-robed man approaching, led by Wei Ting.

The black-robed man arrogantly glanced at Qi Yuan. "So you're the god of Feihuang City?"

One had to be overbearing toward defectors to the new gods. After all, this kind of attitude was the bane of those spineless cowards' existence.

Ignoring all propriety, the black-robed man took the empty seat beside Qi Yuan, looking utterly confident.

Qi Yuan froze. "I don't recall inviting you to sit next to me."

As if he hadn't heard anything, the man pointed at Qi Qi. "What a catch. Is she your toy? Lend her to me for a bit."

Qi Yuan erupted in fury and punched the man straight in the gut. "Damn it! You are neither a blond nor a ghostfire user[2], yet you dare covet my daughter?!"

The ferocious punch, infused with Origin Divine Technique, slammed the man flat to the ground.

No words could capture the rage burning within Qi Yuan. Sure enough, having an excessively beautiful daughter wasn't always a good thing! Now, even some ghostfire-less, black-robed punk was eyeing her!

The man was utterly shocked. Aren't defectors usually cautious? Why did this one start throwing hands?

Thinking it was time to reveal his background, the man declared, "I am a member of the Lin Empire's imperial guards. I worship the True God Suihan!"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan became even angrier. "A mere imperial guard?! Do you even have social insurance? What about a car? Or a house? How dare you covet my daughter? True God Suihan? What the hell is even that? Is he retired? How much pension does he get?"

The black-robed man was dumbfounded. He suddenly felt that he could've been woefully unprepared in coming here today. Qiyuann Sovereign was nothing like the spineless types he'd met before. If anything, he seemed downright unhinged!

The man hurriedly said, "This is all just a misunderstanding!"

In the next moment, he was pinned to the ground, completely restrained, unable to move at all.

"Shrimp-brained man who jokes recklessly," Qi Yuan said as if lecturing a child. "Didn't your father ever teach you that only jokes others can accept are called jokes?"

Beside them, Qi Qi stood there in a daze. Everything happened so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react.

1. The Three Pure Ones are the highest deities in Taoism, representing the three primordial manifestations of the Dao and the origin of all conscious beings. They each govern different cosmic heavens and embody the body's essence, energy and spirit). They are: Yuanshi Tianzun (Jade Purity/Primordial Lord), Lingbao Tianzun (Supreme Purity/Numinous Treasure Lord), and Daode Tianzun (Grand Purity/Lord of Way and Virtue, also Laozi) ☜ 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

2. T/N: I think he is referencing some character but I genuinely do not know....im too old for this ☜