It’s now a time of life and death, and he has no choice but to seek help from Feather.

Feather paused for a moment and then a regretful voice came through, "It’s a pity, both sides are at war now, and we have no way to help you break the game. You have to try not to expose yourself. If exposed, it’s up to you whether you can survive."

"You bunch of beasts." Long Jiu angrily said, "I’ve provided so much information for you, even thought about becoming your vassal, and now you’re thinking of abandoning me."

How could he not understand the meaning of the words?

On the surface, it seemed they really couldn’t help, but it was actually just an attempt to abandon him.

Feather did not respond further, the sensation of vibration dissipated, and the invisible barriers around vanished too, seemingly too lazy to respond to Long Jiu, or perhaps indeed his suspicions were right, and they had already used him as a pawn.

Long Jiu looked at the Feather which had returned to a normal state, clenched his fists, with anger in his heart rising to an unparalleled degree.

But he forced himself to remain calm, not letting anger cloud his mind.

Long Jiu took a deep breath, put Feather in his chest, and thought to himself, "I must run; staying here will eventually expose my flaws, and once exposed, death is the only end for me."

He knew very well the methods of his father, and also the ways Dragon Palace sought out traitors.

He could deceive, but the time for deception was too short, too short.

Staying here, exposure is only a matter of time.

He didn’t want to die, nor did he want to be exposed; he just wanted to survive.

Long Jiu contemplated for a moment, then quietly stepped out of the room.

He must leave Dragon Palace immediately and head to deeper layers of the ocean.

Wait until this great war is over, and then act according to the results of the battle.

As for his trusted Dragon Demons, he didn’t seek them out.

Because preserving himself was the priority now.

...

After leaving the room, Long Jiu pretended to be normal and headed towards the gate of Dragon Palace.

Dragon Palace was drawn into the Dragon and Phoenix Battlefield, so the guards here were actually not strict.

Because most of the Dragon Demons had already been dispatched to the frontline battlefield.

Long Jiu walked slowly, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that the gate ahead was about to approach, but at that moment, a fierce wind sound arose.

Long Jiu hurriedly turned his head, only to see Princess Long San rushing in with Long Tianxing.

Princess Long San’s palm contained a hint of Evil Qi, and she slammed down straight towards him.

"Traitor, meet your death."

Long Jiu immediately widened his eyes.

He did not expect the opponent to investigate so quickly, but at such a moment of crisis, all he could do was to roar and transform into his true Dragon Demon form, spewing out a scorching dragon breath.

But as the dragon breath approached Princess Long San’s face, it was split in half by Princess Long San’s bare hand.

At this moment, Princess Long San had already returned to peak status.

Not something Long Jiu could confront.

Long Jiu felt terrified in his heart, hurried to turn around and ran.

But just as he turned around, there was a swaying motion before his eyes, and Long Tianxing appeared in front of Long Jiu.

"Little bastard, you dare to block me?" Long Jiu roared, and with his claws, he attacked Long Tianxing’s head.

Who knew Long Tianxing would lift his palms to confront Long Jiu.

"Boom!"

A terrifying roar erupted, and Long Jiu was knocked back, looking at Long Tianxing in surprise, blood splattering from his mouth.

"Element Transformation Realm, how could you break through to the Element Transformation Realm?"

"And even achieve Great Success in the Element Transformation Realm?"

Long Tianxing walked forward slowly, the Evil Qi on his body like towering waves.

"Though I’m an off-branch, my talent is extremely high. I was only lacking resources, always stuck at Shattering Void Realm Perfection, but I kept accumulating foundation, thick as the sea itself, and with the massive resources provided by the Third Princess, this foundation erupted, letting me leap several levels, reaching Great Success in the Element Transformation Realm."

"You may not understand much, but this is what I’ve gathered through countless hardships."

Long Jiu roared, "I am a direct line of Dragon Palace, even if wrong, Father must be the one to deal with me."

"No one said to kill you." Long Tianxing approached Long Jiu, grabbed his neck, and then slapped him hundreds of times.

The sound of slaps echoed continuously across the empty ground.

Long Tianxing directly slapped Long Jiu into a pighead.

"Audacious, audacious! You countryside ruffian, how dare you lay hands on me!"

"Slap!"

Another crisp sound, Long Tianxing showing a pleased expression.

"Remember how you used to hit me? Today I felt great hitting you, wonder if you enjoyed being hit?"

Upon hearing this, Long Jiu felt shame and fury, losing control, his eyes flipped, and he fainted dead away.

Long Tianxing loosened his grip, glanced at the walking Princess Long San, saying, "Third Princess, bring him to the Old Dragon King, I think the Old Dragon King should give an explanation to the Dragon Demons in Dragon Palace."

Princess Long San nodded, without further ado, grabbed Long Jiu and headed to the Old Dragon King.

The sea area fell into silence.

But the next day, a dragon head accompanied by merely skeletal remains dropped onto the Dragon Slaying Platform.

Long Jiu was dead, not even whole, tortured to death.

The battle erupted once more, and this time, the fight between the Dragon Race and the Phoenix Demon Clan was nearing its end.

...

Time passed, months went by in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Qin An stayed focused on cultivating the Scholar Profession proficiency.

Daily, besides lingering in the Confidential Library, was just simple meals and routine rest.

He seemed to have vanished into obscurity, making many Tong Daoshuai of the Evil Extermination Bureau quite curious.

During this time, many Tong Daoshuai approached Qin An, hoping to create good relations with him.

But Qin An concentrated on the proficiency of the Scholar Profession, not exchanging much with these Tong Daoshuai.

The Tong Daoshuai felt regret, but everyone who managed to mix in this position understood social nuances, so those coming to disturb Qin An grew fewer.

Qin An could submerse himself more intensely into cultivating the proficiency of the Scholar Profession.

Months passed in this way; such dull life, for Qin An, was utterly satisfying.

He found himself accustomed to this monotonous life, even enjoying it somewhat.

Originally, Qin An wondered if there was something wrong with him, but thinking deeper, every cultivator naturally has unique quirks.

And cultivators will amplify these quirks limitlessly.

Qin An thought, perhaps he just loved this dull life.

Today, after finishing reading early, Qin An didn’t return directly to his room, but searched the Heart Method bookshelves instead, eventually finding a Heart Method, going to the Internal Affairs Department Daoist Official to exchange it, and then exchanged two hundred demon souls before going to his room.

At this moment, Qin An’s figure attracted quite a bit of attention.

Especially this time, Qin An was different from usual, carrying a Heart Method book, causing the crowd to whisper.

"That’s Mr. Qin."

"Indeed, it’s Mr. Qin, this time he’s different from usual, actually carrying a Cultivation Technique."

"It’s said every time Mr. Qin goes to Confidential Library to exchange Cultivation Techniques, he undergoes tremendous improvement, then after improving greatly, he goes out to accomplish things."

"Seems like that’s the pattern, looks like we’re in for a show this time."

"Quiet down, don’t let Mr. Qin hear you, it’s said that Mr. Qin outside is a murderous existence."

Voices continued uninterrupted by the ears, but Qin An recently has heard too much, built up immunity, therefore took no mind.

Back in the room, Qin An didn’t linger; first closed the door, made all preparations, and then placed the Heart Method on the table.

In front of him, smoke appeared, twisting in the void, gradually forming lines of text.

Gazing at the characters formed before him, Qin An let out a long sigh.

"Such a long time of hard work has finally yielded results; it’s time to step into the Element Transformation Realm and embrace a broader world..."