Sage of Humanity

The thick yellow halo gathered and twisted, quickly condensing into a mass. Yang Qing reached out to grab Lu Ye and walked with him towards the light mass.

At the same time, he reminded him, "Once you're over there, never reveal you are from the Nine Provinces. If there's a need to disclose your origin, just say you're from the Nine Heavens World!"

The Nine Provinces have been concealed within the stellar space for thousands of years, long disappearing from the view of major races and the top domains. At this stage, the name of the Nine Provinces is no longer suitable to be mentioned.

If those races and domains that once united against the Nine Provinces learn about it, they will surely scour the stellar space to explore, and there might be a risk of exposure again by then.

The thick yellow halo dispersed, and atop the Nameless Peak, in front of the wooden cabin, a withered old tree suddenly appeared.

The figures of Yang Qing and Lu Ye had vanished. The eyes of Number Nine, in the form of a little white rabbit, rolled around, instantly transforming into a beam of spirit light and shooting skyward.

Not easy at all, finally rid of the Dragon Race's claws. Though aware the other side would return, Number Nine had made up his mind to never be so easily captured again!

In a distant part of stellar space, within a peculiar small space, Yang Qing's figure suddenly appeared. Even with his cultivation and skills, he couldn't quite understand the mechanism of this cross-domain teleportation spanning millions of miles. This was beyond human ability. It was a unique connection between the Reincarnation Tree's main body and its doppelganger, akin to his Innate Divine Ability. This could also be counted as an Innate Divine Ability of the Reincarnation Tree.

But the next moment, his face slightly darkened.

Because Lu Ye, who was supposed to appear beside him, was nowhere to be found!

In a bizarre and compact stellar-space-like small area, Yang Qing spoke solemnly, "Tree Elder, what does this mean?"

Dragon Power emanated!

Completely different from the Dragon Power that spread when Lu Ye was adorned with the Dragon Throne, the Dragon Power of the genuine Dragon Race was incredibly intense and violent, nearly becoming tangible. Under such terrifying might, even the compact stellar space began to twist and tremble.

There was no problem with the teleportation. If there were, he wouldn't have appeared here.

Lu Ye, however, was missing, which could only mean one thing: during the teleportation, the Reincarnation Tree had done something unnoticed by him. This was unrelated to cultivation realms; this was the Reincarnation Tree's domain, and if it wanted to do something, no one could detect it.

Yang Qing was somewhat furious.

For whatever reason, taking the person he brought without notifying him was too unreasonable.

Moreover, to be strict, this was his first time bringing someone through the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger to enter here.

Previously, matters on the Nine Provinces' side were handled by the Human Emperor Sect members, so he wasn't sure if he had broken any taboos or due to some other reason, that Lu Ye ended up missing.

But regardless, he needed an explanation!

An ethereal and aged voice suddenly echoed in this small space, "Dragon Monarch, do not worry. An old man just asked the little friend to do a small favor for me."

Yang Qing frowned, vaguely recalling something and became slightly enlightened, "Tree World?"

The voice of the Reincarnation Tree responded, "That's right, there's a slight problem with the Tree World."

Yang Qing sneered, "I've told you before, don't hold onto such senseless ideas of inclusivity; it's foolish. You should have long exterminated or expelled those with ulterior motives!"

Though it was his first time using the Reincarnation Tree's doppelganger to bring someone here, he had been here during his previous stellar space travels and had exchanged some words with the Reincarnation Tree. Thus, he knew quite a bit about it.

The Reincarnation Tree chuckled, "Gain something, lose something. The way of heaven is fair and just. I possess almost endless life and immense power, so naturally, there will be certain restrictions. Therefore, I also need to be fair and just."

"What a joke!" Yang Qing sneered, "There's nothing entirely fair and just. If that were true, you'd have been refined long ago, and wouldn't have been free for so many years. And you surely wouldn't take this time to ask someone for help. The moment you invited people to assist, fairness was already compromised."

The Reincarnation Tree remained unbothered, "The Dragon Monarch speaks rightly, hence the old man has been quite troubled lately."

An ancient tree that has lived for countless millennia saying it's troubled—how absurdly amusing that sounds.

Yang Qing, uninterested in idle talk, asked, "Why choose him? Don't tell me you know he's from the Nine Provinces."

In this vast stellar space, perhaps all the races that once conspired against the Nine Provinces were unsure of its fate, but the Reincarnation Tree surely knew, even knowing exactly where the Nine Provinces were.

Because he had a doppelganger in the Nine Provinces, through which he could clearly perceive the existence of the Nine Provinces. Similarly, when a Nine Provinces cultivator opened a channel through the doppelganger to come here, the Reincarnation Tree was perfectly aware.

"Naturally, that's not the only reason. It's just that lately, many Tree Worlds have been problematic, so we've invited quite a few helpers this time; he's just one among them."

Yang Qing understood, and if that's the case, then there's no issue.

Back when Human Emperor Sect cultivators brought juniors here, they would often encounter such matters, as problems frequently arose within the Reincarnation Tree's Tree Worlds due to its worldview.

After all, it's just providing a little help; there's really no issue. Moreover, since it's helping, there surely are benefits. For those little fellows with cultivation only at the Divine Sea Realm, it's also a pretty good opportunity.

"But Dragon Monarch, among all the juniors that have come this time, the little fellow you've brought has the lowest cultivation. Has the Nine Provinces fallen to such a state?"

Yang Qing sneered and said, "I think you're senile. Since when do cultivators care about cultivation realms when killing, especially those from the Nine Provinces."

The Reincarnation Tree chuckled, "Then, I shall wait and see!"

As soon as the words fell, a portal opened before him. Yang Qing, hands behind his back, stepped out and appeared directly in a somewhat broad corridor.

Behind him was a door with a number on it. Yang Qing silently noted it; he'd have to return to the Nine Provinces through here. If he got it wrong, who knows which domain he'd end up in.

His sudden appearance almost caused him to collide with a few figures passing by. One of them quickly dodged and then glared angrily at Yang Qing.

Yang Qing turned to look at him, his temper flaring, "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll twist your head off!"

The Reincarnation Tree whisking Lu Ye away without a word still bothered him a bit; the Dragon Race's pettiness isn't groundless.

Those who could come here were all from prestigious domains; if not from a prestigious domain, they had no qualification to be here. Regardless of current prominence, their ancestors must have been illustrious too, because if they weren't, it's impossible to request a doppelganger from the Reincarnation Tree.

Where would such creatures from these domains have a good temper?

The one Yang Qing stared at was about to get angry, but his companion quickly reached out to stop him, not recognizing Yang Qing's true form. In such a place, it's really not wise to create trouble.

The leader said, "We are in a hurry. If we offended you, please forgive us."

Their manner seemed quite knowledgeable and reasonable, which left Yang Qing with nothing much to say. He simply waved coldly and turned to leave.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back to the guy who had glared at him, a sneer on his lips, "What did you say? Have the guts to say it again!"

He just happened to be in a bad mood with nowhere to vent it.

The man's expression was displeased, and he muttered something, speaking in some language Yang Qing didn't recognize. He thought Yang Qing wouldn't understand, but Yang Qing had traveled stellar space for years, what race hadn't he seen? What language couldn't he understand?

The leader's face changed, silently cursing the troublesome companion, but he could only mediate, "Fellow Daoist, don't mind it, my companion was just complaining a bit, not cursing."

"Damn you!" Yang Qing cursed angrily, "You really think I don't understand?"

The one who had cursed him no longer concealed it, taunting, "So what if I cursed you?"

The reason for his brazen confidence was that there were rules here at the Reincarnation Tree: all guests were prohibited from private altercations, otherwise, they would be banned from returning.

Just this one rule, and no one dared to break it.

Being able to enter the Reincarnation Tree, in a way, also serves as a standard to judge whether a domain is truly prestigious!

Take the present Nine Provinces for example; although they can now produce Constellation Realm cultivators, without the inheritances from the previous Nine Provinces era or the doppelganger of that Talent Tree, regardless of their size, they wouldn't be recognized by their peers in stellar space.

Looking across stellar space, there are many such domains. Not every domain capable of producing Constellation Realm cultivators has the qualification to come here.

"Then you're in trouble!" Yang Qing sneered menacingly, stepping forward.

They were all startled. The leader shouted, "What are you intending, Fellow Daoist?"

"To beat you up!" As his words fell, Yang Qing lunged at them.

Their strength was certainly not low, but how could they endure the fists of someone from the Dragon Race? Moreover, with concerns of the rules, they didn't dare to act recklessly here and were soon left bruised and battered, in utter disarray.

What shocked them even more was that despite such vile conduct happening within the Reincarnation Tree, the host of this domain had no intention of intervening.

Under normal circumstances, once a fight breaks out, the Reincarnation Tree could stop it immediately or teleport both parties to stellar space to resolve it.

But from start to finish, they never awaited the Reincarnation Tree to mediate justice.

This fact alone was terrifying, as it suggested the person in front of them might be a powerhouse even the Reincarnation Tree dared not easily offend!

"Now it's time for robbery!"

After venting his anger, Yang Qing looked down at the battered group from above.

He didn't seriously injure them, as the Reincarnation Tree tacitly allowed him to vent his anger here. He had to save some face for the Reincarnation Tree. If he actually killed someone, the Reincarnation Tree could not ignore it; it concerned its reputation built over countless millennia.

"Rob... Robbery?" The group was completely dumbfounded.

Such a powerful figure really intends to rob them? Is there no justice left?