All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"I understand, Master. I promise I won't say anything wrong!"

Qin Xiyao blushed, and the scene she had just witnessed kept replaying in her mind, causing her ears to burn again.

Of course she wouldn't blurt out such a little secret; how could she possibly share her master's physique with others?

At this moment, Zhou Hai was completely unaware of Qin Xiyao's little scheme. He was thinking that he did not object to teacher-student relationships.

But if Murong Sanzang found out about this, he would nag him to death. He was determined not to let such a thing happen.

Besides, these precious disciples are all perfect workaholics. Why are they even thinking about romance when they should be focusing on their cultivation?

That would be a complete waste of time!

"Come here... come here!"

Just then, Zhou Hai's voice came again.

Just as Qin Xiyao was about to respond, she noticed Zhou Hai waving at the Demon Palace.

The Demon Palace was very obedient and flew straight to Zhou Hai, seemingly waiting for instructions.

But then Zhou Hai grabbed the Demon Palace and slammed it to the ground.

"I'll fuck you!"

"A majestic imperial artifact, do you not have a spirit or something?"

"If I hadn't arrived in time, were you planning to just stand by and watch my disciple be killed?"

"I'll fucking kill you!"

Zhou Hai cursed loudly and began punching and kicking the Demon Palace.

No wonder he was furious. He'd gone to so much trouble to finally find another worker. If that person got killed, wouldn't he be at a huge loss?

Beside her, Qin Xiyao stared blankly at the scene, completely dumbfounded.

What is Master doing? He seems to have gone mad.

However, upon hearing Zhou Hai's words, she couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Sure enough, my master cares about me the most.

I will definitely repay my master properly in the future!

"Damn, I'm exhausted!"

"As expected of an imperial weapon, it's incredibly durable. It didn't utter a sound even after being hit for so long!"

"Spirit, I'm giving you three seconds to get out here, or don't blame me for using you like a toilet."

After a burst of violent attacks, Zhou Hai felt a bit of pain in his fists and feet, and panting heavily, he cursed at the Soul Devouring Demon Palace.

To be honest, the Demon Palace, which never fought back or retaliated, immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

"Stop, stop, stop, I was wrong, okay?"

"It's not like I didn't try; you just arrived in time!"

"In that case, I will definitely protect my mistress from now on and never let her suffer any harm."

No wonder the Demon Palace was anxious; this guy truly lives up to his word.

During the years it was blocked by the system, it witnessed firsthand that this guy, because he had no cultivation, could not use magic weapons, so he used the Heaven-Mending Stone to rub his feet, the Sky-Supporting Pillar as a fire poker, and the Great Dao Golden Brick as a bed mat.

Even in winter, he would wear the Emperor's shroud as a cloak because it was warm.

You should know that any one of those treasures would be fought over by all races in the myriad realms.

Yet he managed to wash his feet in a treasure basin and scrub his back with the Great Dao Heavenly Ling. As a magical artifact witnessing this, who could understand its feelings!

"That won't do. My apprentice also needs to be trained. You can't deprive her of that opportunity!"

Zhou Hai glared, speechless at the Demon Palace's antics once again.

"In that case, you can intervene when absolutely necessary, but don't get too involved at other times!"

Zhou Hai's eyes darted around, and he gave the order with a serious expression.

He really didn't want his disciples to get hurt, but since it involved the reward for protecting the sect, he felt that it wasn't a bad thing to let his disciples suffer some trials.

As long as they don't die and can hold out until I arrive, suffering a little is no problem.

Don't let the Demon Palace's intervention cause the protection mission to be canceled; that would be a greater loss than a gain!

"Thank you for your concern, Master. I will definitely cultivate diligently from now on and become a strong person as soon as possible. I will never let you worry about me or have you running around for me all day long!"

Hearing Zhou Hai's words, Qin Xiyao was moved to tears once again and couldn't help but kneel down before him.

"Come on, get up!"

"I am relieved to hear you say that. From now on, you must cultivate diligently. Only when you become strong will you have the ability to make your own decisions!"

Zhou Hai nodded slightly and helped Qin Xiyao up with a kind expression.

"I understand, Master!"

Qin Xiyao nodded repeatedly.

The Demon Palace couldn't help but sigh. Although it didn't have much faith in Zhou Hai's character, it had to admit that this guy was genuinely good to his disciple and cared for him deeply!

"Okay, let's go!"

After teaching the Demon Palace a lesson, Zhou Hai also gave his precious disciple a pep talk on her cultivation path. With a wave of his hand, he took Wu Wanli's head and, after the Demon Palace flew into Qin Xiyao's brow, he took Qin Xiyao and left.

When they reappeared, the two had arrived at the Star Gazing Tower.

By this time, hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the Yangtze River had already dispersed.

Clearly, Murong Xiao and Du Hai have finished the cleanup work here!

"Junior brother, you're back?"

Murong Xiao and Du Hai were still by the river when they saw Zhou Hai and went up to him at the same time.

"Yes, eradicate evil completely! Take Wu Wanli's head!"

Zhou Hai tossed Wu Wanli's head to the two men, causing their pupils to shrink in shock.

I didn't expect Zhou Hai to defeat Wu Wanli, who possessed the Breakthrough Talisman, so quickly. He truly deserves to be called a Saint; a truly invincible figure!

"Excellent, junior brother! You've rid the people of a great scourge!"

"By the way, who is this young lady, and why does she, like my junior brother, resist the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

Murong Xiao looked excited, but as he spoke, he noticed Qin Xiyao standing to the side and couldn't help but ask in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hai, who was about to introduce Qin Xiyao, was taken aback.

"What did you say? You, like me, feel a resistance to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

Once he realized what was happening, Zhou Hai immediately became unhappy.

Doesn't this mean that my precious disciple is also unable to cultivate, just like me?

"Junior brother, aren't you even observing? The spiritual energy of heaven and earth can't even enter her body!"

Du Hai said from the side.

Zhou Hai frowned and stared intently at Qin Xiyao. He could indeed see the spiritual energy of heaven and earth lingering around her, but it didn't get close to her at all.

Finally, Zhou Hai looked at himself again. This was the first time he had examined himself since he gained cultivation.

Only then did I realize that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was even further away from me, as if it were repelling me.

"System, are you kidding me? What's going on?"

"This is the working-class guy you introduced to me?"

Upon discovering that Qin Xiyao had a similar situation to himself, Zhou Hai became anxious.

"Please, host, can you stop being so lazy?"

"Don't you even bother to look at the introduction to the reincarnation of the Dao Fruit?"

"A reincarnation of a Dao Fruit cultivator is intolerable to Heaven and Earth. If one wishes to cultivate, there are only three paths!"

"First, you will survive nine deaths and be reborn with a divine soul. From this moment on, you will become a cursed lone star with limitless potential!"

"Second, sacrifice yourself to the Heavenly Dao, and you will become the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, invincible throughout the universe. However, your upper limit is destined to be only to become an Emperor, not an Immortal!"

"Thirdly, because of her reincarnation as a Dao Fruit, her soul is incomplete, and she has a congenital deficiency. If she wants to cultivate, she should replenish her innate deficiencies. Didn't I give you the Heaven-Mending Pill? Just give it to her, and that will solve the problem."

The system responded with a speechless voice, truly impressed by Zhou Hai.

This guy only looks at the good news. He knows that Qin Xiyao will become a chosen one of heaven, but he doesn't even glance at the conditions involved!

"I see, why didn't you say so sooner!"

Zhou Hai rolled his eyes, then suddenly realized something and couldn't help but say, "Wait, my disciple's situation is similar to mine, so does that mean I'm also a reincarnation of a Great Emperor's Dao Fruit?"

"So, does that mean I can cultivate after taking a Heaven-Mending Pill?"

As he spoke, Zhou Hai couldn't help but get excited.