I long to return home!

"Your words are kind."

Upon hearing this, the two worshippers quickly clasped their hands in praise.

Before long, under the watchful eyes of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, the cultivators from both countries completed their negotiations. As Huai Zhenfei stepped forward, the blue-haired youth gave him a solemn look, then flicked his sleeve, and a dull, lifeless crystal appeared in the hands of every cultivator from the Boundless Empire.

After glancing around, the blue-haired youth said in a deep voice, "If you drip a drop of blood onto this crystal, it will leave your mark. In the future, you can go to various sects and factions within the Yin Moon Empire to cultivate, provided that you pass the trial of the sect's introductory disciple."

Upon hearing this, everyone dripped a drop of their own blood into the crystal. A moment later, the crystal emitted a strange light, and they felt a wisp of their divine consciousness imprinted within it.

Upon seeing this, Huai Zhen and Lei Mengying both showed surprised expressions. The crystals they received were different and more luxurious than those of others.

Lei Mengying looked at the purple crystal in her hand. After a drop of blood was dripped into it, it emitted a dazzling purple light, with strands of lightning clinging to it.

Huai Zhen's was even more different; his didn't even look like a crystal, and there were three engraved on it.

"The Star Watching Bureau?"

Huai Zhen carefully read the words on it, and after dripping a drop of blood, the crystal-like object, which didn't resemble a crystal, shed the rock covering it, revealing a strangely shaped jade pendant.

Furthermore, the two characters "Huai Zhen" that appeared below the Star Watching Academy were erased after a few breaths.

"Strange? Such a thing has never happened before in the Star Watching Academy. Kid, are you Huan Huaizhen?"

Huai Zhen was taken aback. He didn't know when the blue-haired youth had appeared beside him, looking at the jade tablet with a puzzled expression.

"Ah? Senior, how could my crystals be different? Could it be that you gave me the wrong ones?" Huai Zhen asked, cupping his hands in greeting.

“No, your two crystals are special.” The blue-haired youth counted on his fingers. “Because she is a member of the Wuji Empire’s royal family, her special status requires effective measures to ensure her safety. She can also go directly to the imperial royal family to cultivate.”

"And yours is the jade tablet of the Star Watching Institute under my jurisdiction, which allows you to glimpse the secrets of heaven and manage important world affairs."

"May I ask, senior, why do you give me this special treatment?" Huai Zhen asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the blue-haired youth lowered his hand and said with a solemn expression, "Because of you, I cannot see through you. Even the secrets of heaven have not been able to reveal your identity. I am very curious. There are only two people in this world whose secrets of heaven I cannot deduce, and you are one of them."

Huai Zhen was somewhat stunned. He looked at the jade token in his hand and asked, "Senior, why can't my name be engraved on this token?"

"I don't know either. This situation has never occurred in the Star Watching Academy before. Unless you deliberately conceal your identity, the jade tablet should reveal your true identity. Could it be that you don't belong to this world?" The blue-haired youth's face showed some shock, but it quickly disappeared. He monitored the celestial phenomena of this world, and there was nothing he couldn't calculate.

After a long while, he stopped investigating, sighed softly, wiped his sleeve, and the words "Huai Zhen" reappeared on the jade tablet.

“From now on, you will enter my Star Watching Academy to cultivate.”

Upon hearing this, Huaizhen looked at the jade tablet and pondered for a moment before asking, "And what about His Highness?"

"She can choose to cultivate within the palace, find a sect, or become a rogue cultivator," the blue-haired youth said casually, his hands tucked into his sleeves.

Upon hearing this, Huai Zhen turned to look at Lei Mengying, handed over the jade token, and said, "Senior, may I not go to the Star Watching Academy to accompany His Highness?"

“No.” The blue-haired youth immediately rejected the idea, then said in a deep voice, “You are a key experimental subject. Generally, the secrets of divination cannot be revealed, but I just told you, and I was not struck by heavenly lightning. This is too strange. You must enter my Star Watching Academy. As for whether you can see that princess or not, you can go there on your own in the future.”

Hearing this, Huai Zhen was somewhat puzzled. Did the person in front of him really want to be struck by lightning? His gaze fell on Lei Mengying, and she moved her lips, saying, "It's alright. It's just that I might go and see the Yin Yue Empire. There will be opportunities to meet again in the future." After saying this, she took one last look at Huai Zhen and flew away on her sword.

“Since Your Highness has agreed, then you are now a member of my Star Watching Academy. My name is Gu Changgeng, the current Dean of the Star Watching Academy, and the National Preceptor of the Yin Moon Empire.” As he spoke, the blue-haired youth took out a feather fan from somewhere, fanned himself a few times, and continued, “From now on, you don’t need to call me senior. I’m not even two hundred years old this year. Just call me Dean.”

Huai Zhen paused for a moment, then cupped his hands in a salute and said, "Dean." He was shocked. A cultivator who was not even two hundred years old had already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage and even served as the national advisor of a country!

"Well, now that you've joined my Star Watching Academy, let me show you around the Yin Moon Empire." With that, Gu Changgeng pulled Huai Zhen along and sped across the land.

On the other side, Shen Lian looked at the Yin Yue Empire cultivators who had not left for a long time, holding a token that also represented their identity, and said, "After entering the Wuji Empire, do not provoke trouble or cause unnecessary disputes."

These words had already spread, and the cultivators looked at each other. Finally, one of them cupped his hands and said, "We wish to follow His Highness the Prince."

Immediately, one after another, the cultivators cupped their hands and echoed, "We are willing to follow His Highness the Prince!"

Shen Lian didn't show much emotion after hearing this. He held Murong Shuang's hand beside him and smiled faintly. Then he turned to the crowd and said in a deep voice, "I have my own path to pursue. You should all pursue your own paths in this Wuji Empire."

The group exchanged glances, their doubts unfounded, but they accepted the offer without hesitation. After bidding farewell, they carried the tokens and flew into the territory of the Wuji Empire.

After they left, Shen Lian looked at Murong Shuang with affection, took her delicate, fair hand in his, and said, "The negotiations are settled, let's go back now. I really want to take you to the Yin Yue Empire to see the snow, the snow scenery there is so beautiful..."

Meanwhile, under Gu Changgeng's leadership, the journey that originally took three days to reach the border was completed in less than half an hour, and they were already above the walls of the Yinyue Empire.

After another incense stick's time, they were fully immersed in the Yin Moon Empire.

This country is characterized by its continuous mountain ranges, with almost the entire country consisting of mountains. As we see today, numerous sects, factions, and villages for ordinary people are all built against these mountains.

Not only that, even the spiritual energy has become much more concentrated, with many high mountains being spiritual mountains, containing countless crystals and minerals.

Even the environment was completely different. The towns we passed through were nestled against mountains and beside water, with beautiful scenery, like a paradise on earth.

Even the architecture is diverse, with all sorts of never-before-seen architectural styles, and all are extremely wealthy.

In less than a day, they appeared near the capital of the Yinyue Empire. From a distance, Huai Zhen was greatly shocked.

Several magnificent golden buildings stand tall in the clouds, with layers of gleaming golden steps connecting to a huge golden palace in the sky!