Chapter 379

Chapter 379: Watermelon Shenanigans

Fourth Heaven!

I thought that after Lu Ye ascended, the Fourth Heaven would become a harmonious and beautiful place.

But reality often bites harder than ideals.

All because one woman went off the rails!

Rumor one: One hundred seventy-nine years ago, Zhao Tianyang, the leader of the Wuji Sect, killed the formation master Ding Zhen Daoist to keep the treasures of the primordial spirit ruins all to himself.

Rumor two: The ruler of the Longyou Empire had an affair with Daoist Cangmeng, the empire’s national master.

Rumor three: The son of the Grand Elder of the Tiandao Sect, Duan Musheng, isn’t truly his son. His mother used a blood source technique that drew the Grand Elder’s essence into her son, and although the Grand Elder seems to know, he not only doesn’t stop it but happily accepts it…

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Rumor sixty-nine: Liu Ruyan, the sect master of the Charm Sect, has entangled with forty-nine strong figures, who include Xiang Tianyou from the Luota Sect, Gu Duanxin from the Dream Sect, and Sha Shan from the Posa Sect…

No!

Let’s not get too precise with these rumors.

The scary part isn’t just the rumors; it’s the juicy details.

Each detail that gets exposed can be picked apart.

And so, the entire Fourth Heaven blew up.

Some things were happening quietly, hidden from the public, and those involved could still swallow their broken teeth in private.

But now it was all out in the open…

Like the business with the national master and the wife of the national master; the ruler knew, the national master knew, and part of the palace was also aware.

But who would speak out?

Who would dare to say anything?

Now, everyone knew—the whole world knew—the national master got cuckolded, cuckolded, cuckolded…

I heard that on the first day this news broke, the national master spat out a mouthful of heart blood, looking as if he aged ten years in an instant.

Chaos!

Total chaos!

One scandal after another, with each leading character having a notorious reputation throughout the Fourth Heaven.

Though they had already tasted the Heavenly Lord’s melons, these new melons, even without the Heavenly Lord’s sweetness, still quenched their thirst, wouldn’t you agree?

In such a situation, Shangguan Huanling ended up selling her heavenly silkworm transformation with much success.

With Sun Ruowei taking care of Yue Hongling, she felt more at ease.

But this time she wasn’t just trading for treasures; she also needed items to heal Yue Hongling’s injuries.

Of course, there were still those trying to take action against Shangguan Huanling.

But her escape skills? Top-notch. Her alertness was off the charts.

The moment there was the slightest hint of trouble, Shangguan Huanling was outta there!

Sun Ruowei had her own ways to rake in the dough.

She spread the news.

Those with guilty consciences were lining up to trade resources for guarantees.

The price varied depending on how big or small their guilty feelings were.

Of course, Sun Ruowei wasn’t going to go get the resources herself; she had them placed in a teleportation array with her name attached.

With that, every day she received Spirit Stones sent through the array.

Naturally, some wanted to take her out directly, but Sun Ruowei was too smart. In her special hiding methods, anyone who tried to kill her just ended up empty-handed.

She hadn’t even returned to her dwelling when she realized everyone was staring at her with those bizarre looks.

Her heart dropped.

She confirmed it—oh no, the sky is falling!

His secret had spread. Some people were fine, but he was dead—socially dead, that is!

Some had perished, yet he remained alive, forever infamous!

It was over!

The folks in the Fourth Heaven were shocked to find that keeping up with these circulating whispers actually accelerated their cultivation speed.

They were even speeding up by ten to twenty percent!

This change drove everyone in the Fourth Heaven wild.

Those who usually turned their noses up at melons now started to crave them.

But some melons were fake—pure rumors with no usefulness.

Only one person’s words about melons were not only guaranteed but also sweet and juicy!

That person? The Melon Queen, Sun Ruowei!

But Sun Ruowei hurried to clarify that she wasn’t the Melon Queen; she could only be called the Melon Sister—the real Melon King was someone else.

Thus, both of their businesses were running smoothly.

Yue Hongling slowly returned to normal as resources piled up.

But her cultivation speed was still quite slow.

Time ticked by.

Lu Ye was diligently grinding through his cultivation.

The Stone Sword and the Emperor’s Banner were steadily digesting their spoils; killing demons felt absolutely satisfying.

The gains were staggering.

But because of those massive gains, things had turned bit chaotic.

The Emperor’s Banner was bubbling out purple mist, and this state had lasted quite a while.

The boost of the three main souls was downright astounding.

Lu Ye could say with complete certainty that the three main souls were enough to wipe out beings in the Imperishable Realm!

The Stone Sword wasn’t just merging blood; it was also absorbing materials left behind by imperial weapons, rapidly leveling up.

All of these contributed to Lu Ye’s strength.

Lu Ye’s cultivation had reached the Eighth Layer of the Carefree Realm.

Just as he was gearing up to push his cultivation into the Cosmic Realm, the Drunken Sword Daoist cried for help.

“Master, Master, the Ming Fo Temple has somehow located the Heavenly Gate, and they’ve sent strong figures to attack! What should we do?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye’s expression shifted.

“Where are you now?”

“In the Canglong Star Domain, on Morning Mist Star!”

“How many strong figures from the Ming Fo Temple?”

“Not just from the Ming Fo Temple; other strong forces are involved too, at least over eighty in the Imperishable Realm, plus some in the Ascendant Realm!”

Lu Ye began to ponder a solution.

If he went, he surely couldn’t win against that many in the Imperishable Realm.

But the Heavenly Gate belonged to him, and he couldn’t just sit back and do nothing.

What to do?

Lu Ye looked over at the Stone Sword then the Emperor’s Banner.

He shut his eyes.

“System, begin simulating!”

No time for Lu Ye to think of a strategy; he threw it straight to the system for analysis.

“Ding, simulating!”

In an instant, countless strategies and outcomes appeared in Lu Ye’s mind.

He sifted through the many options to find a solution for the current problem.

“Ding, simulation successful!”

Lu Ye focused on the identified solution.

The Buddhist Son!

Buddhist Son Wu Wu!

Lu Ye remembered, Wu Wu was the one universally acknowledged as the Buddhist Son by the Buddha Sect—not just in the Fifth Heaven but recognized at even higher levels.

This Buddhist Son possessed great wisdom and insight, his understanding of Mahayana Buddhist teachings contained principles that resonated even with the higher-ups.

Since the Ming Fo Temple wanted to capture Lu Ye, they definitely had the ulterior motive of paving the way for the Buddhist Son.

The Buddhist Son could be seen as the Ming Fo Temple’s most prized treasure.

If he managed to capture the Buddhist Son, the Ming Fo Temple wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.

He immediately relayed this to the Drunken Sword Daoist.

“Hold the line, no casualties. If you can’t hold, just surrender!”

“I have a way to save you; just ensure you don’t die!”

With that, he shot upwards, with the Stone Sword and the Emperor’s Banner automatically following, as Lu Ye headed to the Ming Fo Temple!