Inside the battleship lay a vast world with a radius of hundreds of millions of li, complete with rugged mountains and wild terrains. Countless mortals made this world their home.

Standing within the battleship, one would never realize they were inside a vessel at all.

Wu Yuan wasn't surprised by this - any decent Dao Instrument typically contained a grotto-heaven within.

His own Black Devil Blood Hollow, being a spatial Dao Instrument, housed a world vast enough to rival an immortal nation, home to hundreds of thousands of Archimmortals and Archdeities.

Above this world.

"Ming Jian, sit," Overlord Xin Ya’s gentle voice echoed from the shroud of black mist. With a wave of his hand, an invisible force guided Wu Yuan onto a stone bench floating in space.

Overlord Xin Ya and Sovereign Bei You each took their seats on stone benches as well. The two super powerhouses maintained a rather casual attitude.

"Ming Jian, I must apologize for not consulting with you before sending you to the divine court headquarters. I hope you don't hold it against your grandmaster," Sovereign Bei You sighed, his voice tinged with regret.

"Grandmaster jests - being sent to the divine court headquarters is my good fortune," Wu Yuan responded quickly.

How could he blame Sovereign Bei You? With just a little deduction, Wu Yuan understood that his grandmaster had been forced by the circumstances. Otherwise, there would have been no need to send him to the Spacetime Dao Realm first - he could have been sent directly to the divine court headquarters.

"I already understand the situation," Wu Yuan smiled. "I was actually hoping to visit the divine court headquarters myself, otherwise I wouldn't have waited in the Dao Realm all this time."

Sovereign Bei You and Overlord Xin Ya both nodded.

If Wu Yuan had truly been against the arrangement, he could have requested that the Eldritch Court send powerhouses to retrieve him - there was no need to keep waiting.

"That's good then.” Overlord Xin Ya smiled. "Ming Jian, let me speak frankly. Though your body refiner self is a core member of the Eldritch Court, your qi refiner self was already part of our Taiyuan Divine Court's lineage before you even joined the Eldritch Court, isn't that right?"

Wu Yuan hesitated before nodding slightly.

Though he had become an eldritch warrior in his youth and received heavenly endowed eldritch tattoos from the Eldritch Progenitor, he hadn't truly joined the Eldritch Court at that time. One could technically say he joined the Taiyuan Divine Court's lineage first.

"Since you are from our divine court's lineage, inviting you to the Taiyuan True Realm now is only natural," Overlord Xin Ya smiled. "So you needn't feel any burden."

Wu Yuan listened silently - it would be false to say he felt no burden at all.

"First, within the Taiyuan Divine Court, only your master, grandmaster, myself, and True Saint Taiyuan know of your two true selves. We will keep this information absolutely confidential."

"Thank you, Overlord," Wu Yuan replied respectfully.

"Second, our Taiyuan Divine Court will spare no effort to nurture your qi refiner self, and will not force you to take any action that harms the Eldritch Court in the future," Overlord Xin Ya said. ŗ𝒶ɴƟꞖĘ𝙨

"Our Taiyuan Divine Court and the Eldritch Court both command countless powerhouses. While occasional conflicts and battles between powerhouses may occur, the possibility of large-scale war breaking out is extremely small, nearly zero - you need not worry too much about this."

"Mm." Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

Powerhouses fighting each other? There could be nothing more normal than this.

From what he knew, even Sovereigns of the Eldritch Court lineage would occasionally turn on each other while traversing the river of space and time, though it was usually limited to conflicts between mana bodies and ether bodies.

Between different Saintdoms, battles between powerhouses were even more common.

"Third, if you become an Overlord in the future and your qi refiner self wishes to leave the Taiyuan Divine Court for the Eldritch Court, our Divine Court won't stop you," Overlord Xin Ya smiled. "Moreover, you need not make any additional promises."

Wu Yuan's eyes flashed with astonishment.

The previous statements were somewhat to be expected, but Overlord Xin Ya's final sentence took him by surprise.

Put simply, in the foreseeable future, Wu Yuan would receive benefits from the Taiyuan Divine Court, yet could choose not to bear any responsibilities. These conditions exceeded Wu Yuan's expectations.

Are they worried about demanding too much and causing resentment, or is there another reason?

Thoughts raced through Wu Yuan's mind.

He instantly considered many possibilities. But regardless, the conditions offered by the Taiyuan Divine Court at present were generous and sincere.

Judge by actions, not intentions - this was Wu Yuan's principle.

"Overlord, Grandmaster." Wu Yuan said solemnly: "The Divine Court has treated me with great generosity, and I am deeply grateful. Though my current strength is modest and I cannot truly promise anything, I can only say that I will never forget how the Divine Court has helped me, and I will not fail to live up to the Divine Court's expectations," Wu Yuan said from his heart.

Wu Yuan had always kept clear tabs on debts of gratitude and grudges.

If the Taiyuan Divine Court truly did as Overlord Xin Ya said, then in the future, Wu Yuan would also do his best to help the Taiyuan Divine Court within his capabilities.

"Haha, good!" Overlord Xin Ya laughed. "Ming Jian, just remember what you said today." This was exactly what he had been waiting to hear from Wu Yuan.

"Very well. You two haven't seen each other in a long time. Feel free to catch up with each other, I won't intrude." Overlord Xin Ya smiled, stood up, and vanished into the void.

Only Wu Yuan and Sovereign Bei You remained in the void.

"Grandmaster." Wu Yuan said.

"Ming Jian, now that the Overlord isn't here, you can speak truthfully to your grandmaster - do you really not blame me?" Sovereign Bei You couldn't help asking.

If it were any ordinary disciple or grand-disciple, he wouldn't care. But Wu Yuan was different.

"I truly don't blame you," Wu Yuan shook his head.

"Mm." Seeing the sincerity in Wu Yuan's eyes, Sovereign Bei You truly believed him. He trusted that he hadn't misjudged him.

"The battleship will be traveling through the Spacetime Intersection Layer on our journey to the divine court headquarters, the Taiyuan True Realm," Sovereign Bei You said. "We should arrive in about two hours, and after arrival, we'll have to part ways again."

"Two hours?" Wu Yuan was slightly shocked.

The Spacetime Dao Realm and Taiyuan True Realm, being the cores of two different Saintdoms, should be spaced extremely far apart.

"The Spacetime Intersection Layer is a spatial dimension higher than the Vacuum Spatial Layer," Sovereign Bei You smiled. "Though Overlord Xin Ya doesn’t specialize in Spacetime, he can still travel at near light speed through the Spacetime Intersection Layer as an Overlord-level powerhouse.

“At our current speed, one day's worth of travel in the Spacetime Intersection Layer can bring us tens of trillions of light years through the Material Spatial Layer."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly, filled with amazement.

What a vast distance!

The core regions of the two Saintdoms were probably separated by trillions of light years in the Material Spatial Layer, but an Overlord-level powerhouse only took two hours to cross this distance.

"Grandmaster, you mentioned parting ways again earlier?" Wu Yuan asked.

"Yes," Sovereign Bei You nodded. "After reaching the headquarters, you will likely meet with the supreme being, then enter the Primordial Hall to continue cultivation. After all, there are still thousands of years until the Megaverse Crossroads opens - with your talent, perhaps you can advance further."

"Advance further?" Wu Yuan was speechless.

His qi refiner self's comprehension of the Great Dao of Spacetime hadn't even reached the ninth-level True Intent stage. A qualitative breakthrough would be extremely difficult.

"There's always hope," Sovereign Bei You smiled. "Even if you don't reach the Sovereign level, it would be excellent if your qi refiner self could master Sovereign-level techniques."

Wu Yuan nodded slightly.

"Now that you’ve reached your current level, I won’t be able to help you with much. You've embarked on the path of the Great Dao of Spacetime - this extremely difficult path needs no further comment from me," Sovereign Bei You said. "Have you used the Nine Firmaments In A Thought yet?"

"No," Wu Yuan shook his head repeatedly.

His true self rarely faced life-or-death situations. The one time he nearly used it, he was saved by Sovereign Lan Yan before doing so.

𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Nine Firmaments In A Thought is already the finest evasive treasure I can provide," Sovereign Bei You said. "I thought about it and prepared two treasures for you this time.

“One is called the Grimoire of Destruction." Sovereign Bei You turned his palm over, revealing a silver book that seemed to brim with mysterious and unfathomable power.

Countless complex cryptic patterns that subtly resonated with Wu Yuan's mind flowed across the book's surface.

"When this Grimoire of Destruction is activated, it can unleash an attack at the mid-stage Sovereign level!" Sovereign Bei You said. "With such a treasure, even a ninth-stage Astral Monarch would instantly perish without special protective treasures.

“A quasi-Sovereign caught off guard might even perish."

So powerful? Wu Yuan held his breath - even a quasi-Sovereign powerhouse could potentially be killed by it? What a powerful treasure!

"Of course, like the Nine Firmaments In A Thought, this treasure is mainly for defending against assassination attempts. Though the Taiyuan Divine Court rarely makes enemies, we still have some, so it's better to be careful," Sovereign Bei You said. "Such secret treasures would be useless in the Megaverse Crossroads."

"Yes, this disciple understands," Wu Yuan nodded.