Over The World, Beyond Heaven

Three days passed, in Su-Ying-Er's office...

"Has he not come out of the smithy yet?"

"Not yet, Young Miss. He's still closing the smithy door and refuses to come out. We tried to open the door, but it was impossible. It's as if it's sealed!"

The door is sealed!?

"How is this possible? Who sealed the door? Could it be the Master Elders who came with him?!"

Su-Ying-Er was very worried and concerned about Zheng-Fu. It had been three days since Zheng-Fu had been in the smithy without eating, drinking, or sleeping. She had tried sending people to check all the time, but they could not find anything because the smithy door could not be opened.

"There's another matter, Young Miss. Recently, your Su Clan has started sending more and more people to mess with our Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall. They treat this place as if it's their own and don't care about our staff. Sometimes, they even chase away our customers as they please. If this continues, I think..."

"I'll handle this matter myself. I won't let them ruin the reputation of my Father and Mother's Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall!"

Su-Ying-Er tried not to think too much when she received the report the other day, but now she would not tolerate it anymore. She had already made up her mind that if she wanted to end the problem, she had to decide to leave the clan and cut ties with the Su Clan. Then she would announce to everyone that this place did not belong to the Su Clan at all but belonged to her alone.

"I've already prepared some forces. They're mercenaries from the Hunter Guild. With our own forces, we'll be able to stand without relying on the Su Clan. However…, if we have a Great Deity Stage Senior Master…"

Booooooom!!!

Hah!

What happened?!

"The sound of an explosion came from the smithy!!?"

In an instant, the entire building of Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall shook violently, as a strong energy wave exploded behind the store, right where Zheng-Fu and the smithy were at that moment.

Back at Zheng-Fu before the chaos erupted...

"Just a little more! Just a little more! Just this once!!"

Cleng!

Booooooom!!!

Arrrrrrrgh!

Over the past three days, Zheng-Fu had hammered the Aqua-dragon Deity Sword that had been fused with the antique sword countless times. He only knew that it was definitely not less than ten thousand times. He had used up a huge amount of energy and mental energy, and his body was so tired that he could not swing the hammer anymore. However, his mind did not give up. He wanted to hammer it just once more to end this endless hammering. And then his wish came true.

However, with the final hammer blow, not only did he not run out of energy, but Zheng-Fu's energy exploded madly. He had broken through the energy level that he had been stuck in for a while. It had successfully turned him into the first level of the Great Deity Stage cultivator as he had wished.

And not only had he received a huge amount of energy, but his body and mind had also improved several times more than before. Previously, when he was at the utmost Deity Monarch Stage, he could fight with the initial third level of the Great Deity Stage cultivator with ease, or even escape the clutches of the advanced third level of the Great Deity Stage.

So, when he advanced to the first level of the Great Deity Stage, even the fifth-level of the Great Deity Stage cultivator was nowhere in his sight. He could kill them with ease. As for those at the sixth level, he still had a hard time fighting, but he could survive. Nevertheless, if he encountered those at the seventh level, he would have to run away.

Pheeeeew!

"I didn't expect that using up all my energy and spiritual energy would allow me to break through the energy level. Aaaaaaah! My body feels lighter and I have a lot more energy than before. Is this the Great Deity Stage identity, right!? What a great identity! But this is not enough. I've to become much stronger before I can go back and help Fu-Er. Otherwise, even if I could save her, I still wouldn't be able to resist the Demon Race!"

Although Zheng-Fu felt happy about the energy level increase, he felt that this level was not enough to protect the ones he loved. According to what his mother-in-law had said about the strength of the Demon Race, they had many Great Deity Stage Martial Masters. More importantly, the Demon Emperor was at the Semi-Supreme Deity Stage.

So, if he really wanted to protect the people he loved and keep everyone safe, he had to make sure that he could fight and defeat the Semi-Supreme Deity Stage cultivator.

Ssss! Ssss! Ssss!

Groaaaaaaaaaaan!!!

Hah!?!

However, as Zheng-Fu was thinking and falling into a trance, a blue light suddenly flashed on the sword on the anvil, along with the roar of a dragon, and a large dragon body soared into the sky, majestic and imposing.

Aqua-dragon Deity Sword!

The second event that followed was that the Aqua-dragon Deity Sword had evolved into the One-Star Deity Weapon.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Young Master Zheng-Fu!

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Young Master Zheng-Fu!

Suddenly, a shout and a knock on the smithy door rang out. Su-Ying-Er, the Boss Lady of Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall, had rushed there because of the incident that had just happened.

Creeeaaak!!!

"What's wrong, Miss Su?"

Young Master Zheng-Fu!

Sigh!

"Are you all right? Just now…"

"It's nothing. It's just that the Master Elder who protects me advances his energy level, and I'm able to successfully develop my sword into a One-Star Deity Weapon, so those incidents happened. But Miss Su, don't worry, it's nothing serious!"

Zheng-Fu knew why Su-Ying-Er came. The events that had happened because of his actions were definitely interesting. Besides, he could sense that there were also three or four Great Deity Stage figures not far from the Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall. Of course, they went there to investigate what had happened as well.

Sigh!

"So that's what it was! I congratulate Master Elder and Young Master Zheng-Fu on your achievements. By the way, you haven't eaten anything for three days. Shall I arrange food for you and the two Elders?" Hearing that, Su-Ying-Er let out a sigh of relief before calming down and inviting Zheng-Fu to have a meal.

"That's good, I'm hungry now. Then I won't be considerate of you, Miss Su!"

Zheng-Fu did not reject Su-Ying-Er's invitation because he was very hungry, and having someone provide food for him was not bad.

Great!

"Then, Young Master Zheng-Fu, please go wait in the reception room first. I'll go handle this matter myself so that nothing goes wrong." Su-Ying-Er smiled with satisfaction when Zheng-Fu accepted, and she wanted to take care of everything herself. Moreover, she would be the cook for Zheng-Fu.

Thank you!

Zheng-Fu thanked and nodded slightly to Su-Ying-Er before he continued, "And… you can just call me Zheng-Fu, you don't have to call me Young Master, it sounds strange to me."

Oh...

"Sure! Then, please just call me Ying-Er, too." Su-Ying-Er smiled happily before she asked Zheng-Fu to just call her by her name as well.

All right!

On the top floor of a building not far from Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall...

"Which cultivator increased his energy level?"

"Heavenly Treasure Clouds Hall belongs to the Su Clan; it should be one of the elders of the Su Clan who leveled up this time!"

No, probably not!

"The Su Clan's energy wave is not like this. I remember the energy wave and the aura of the Su Clan. But the one that this cultivator released when he leveled up was stronger. Even I cannot compare to him. What amazing energy!"

Hah!?

"What are you talking about? We have been a third-level Great Deity Stage cultivator for a long time. How is it possible that we can't fight against a cultivator who has just advanced to the Great Deity Stage?"

"If it were someone else, I might think so. But for this person, I'm sure I'm not mistaken. And if possible, we should build a good relationship with him. Because in addition to the energy wave aura that he released being very strong, it also contains a strong killing intent."

Huh!

"So what if he's strong!? My Mou Clan and your Ma Clan are both major clans with many Great Deity Stage martial masters. What can a single Great Deity Stage cultivator do to us!?"

"It's not wrong for you to think that way, Master Elder Mou! But making friends is better than making enemies, right?"

Hah!?

"I didn't expect Hong-Sen Clan to send someone to investigate as well. By the way, the Hong-Sen Clan has improved a lot compared to before. It won't be long before you become the seventh major clan of our city!"

Ha ha ha!

"Master Elder Mou, you're praising us too much. We, the Hong-Sen Clan, are just novices. We can't compare to your Mou Clan. However, I still think making friends is better than making enemies!"

The group of people who were chatting was actually the Great Deity Stage cultivators that Zheng-Fu had sensed earlier. They consisted of the elders from the Ma Clan, Mou Clan, Hong-Sen Clan, and other major clans who were hiding and watching silently.

Even though those three elders were talking loudly, ordinary people below the Great Deity Stage could not hear them at all. Since they had created an energy barrier to block their voices. Only people with the same energy level or higher could hear them.

Flap!

Respect, Third Master Elder!

Hah!?

"Yuan-Tian, is it you?"

Yes, sir!

Suddenly, the middle-aged man named Ma-Yuan-Tian, who had once saved Zheng-Fu, flew up in front of those cultivators. Before he humbly paid his respect to the elder of his clan. As for the others, he only bowed slightly.

"You must have come here because you were ordered to investigate, right?! Then, I'll leave this matter to you and go back to my duties." The elder from Ma Clan nodded to Ma-Yuan-Tian lightly before handing over the task of investigating the mysterious cultivator to Ma-Yuan-Tian. He would return to his regular duties, since there was a member of his clan there; he no longer needed to stay.

Yes, sir, Master Elder Jiang-Nan!

"This is my duty. For the safety of our city, I must investigate this person's origins. Once I get his data, I'll immediately report to the clan!" Ma-Yuan-Tian clasped his hands together to receive the elder's order. Even though the elder did not order him, he still had to investigate anyway because it was his duty.

Good!

Well, then I'll go first!

Whoosh!