The fact that it could curl Chen Jiuge's hair proved that the fire tongue's power had already reached the Golden Immortal level, far exceeding its initial heat.

Originally, the Nine Yang Hearts were distributed in various positions within the stone cave, but one of them had moved to the center.

"Is there only one?"

With such a grand scene, Chen Jiuge initially thought that all nine would emerge together. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Crack"

A slight sound appeared, and an almost imperceptible crack surfaced on the center's Nine Yang Heart.

The crack was small, seemingly still needing time before it fully emerged, but Chen Jiuge didn't mind waiting and chose to remain in place.

Star Moon Tribe

Xiao Hong stood atop the City Lord Mansion, gazing at the sky tinged with a golden halo, a trace of worry on his face.

"Clan Leader, what on earth are you cultivating in the Nine Yang Land? With such a commotion, our Star Moon Tribe might not be able to handle it!"

The cultivators of the Heavenly Gift Realm may lack experience, but that doesn't mean they are foolish.

The commotion in the back mountain of the Star Moon Tribe clearly signaled the emergence of a treasure.

Back Mountain, Heavenly Snake Cave

The Heavenly Snake sat at the mouth of the cave, swinging its snow-white feet, curiously gazing at the golden sky, "What do you think he's doing in that cave?"

The Spider Queen was grabbing a roasted suckling pig, eating voraciously, her once beautiful face now somewhat unsightly due to her rough actions.

"Ah, is the Heavenly Snake asking me?" The Spider Queen reluctantly stopped her actions, laboriously swallowing the food in her mouth.

"I don't know, but I think it might not be useful to us!"

Being a Heavenly King Level being, the Spider Queen naturally had the right to say such things. No matter how amazing the thing Chen Jiuge was meddling with was, given their cultivation, it couldn't be sufficient to attract beings like them.

"That's true, but I'm really curious!" The Heavenly Snake showed a look of unbearable curiosity.

"My Lord, if you're curious, we can just go take a look!"

The Spider Queen sniffed slightly and said, "Though I don't know what's being meddled with exactly, I can smell the scent of life."

"The scent of life?"

"Let's go have a look!"

"Alright then!"

The Spider Queen shrugged nonchalantly.

"Is it about to come out?"

In the Nine Yang Land, Chen Jiuge looked at the Nine Yang Heart before him, now almost fully covered in cracks, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

"This aura doesn't seem like an ordinary Daluo, does it?"

"What is this?"

A curious child's voice emanated from beside Chen Jiuge.

"Heavenly Snake? Spider Queen?"

Chen Jiuge's heart sank. If asked about the most uncontrollable ones in the Star Moon Tribe, aside from these two beasts before him, there were none.

With Sorrowful Girl guarding the cave entrance, Shuibing and others couldn't get in, just like last time when Bai Li and Feng Cang combined forces to break in but found they were no match for Sorrowful Girl.

Jialouluo simply didn't care about these trivial matters as long as the Evil Ghost Clan could thrive; as long as it wasn't something that could enhance one's cultivation, Jialouluo wasn't interested.

But the Heavenly Snake and the Spider Queen were different!

Not only were their cultivation extremely strong, but they also led a very laid-back life, mainly staying at home!

The Spider Queen was still alright, as she was the type to go with the flow, capable of asexual reproduction, and her main hobby was enjoying good food and drinks. Generally, she stayed in her lair.

But the Heavenly Snake was somewhat different, as it was very curious about many things and had also inherited the cold-blooded nature of snakes.

"Is this the source of the sky's anomaly?"

"Seems like a person?" the Spider Queen asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ssssh"

A pair of soft arms emerged from the largest crack, and an exquisitely beautiful figure appeared before the three of them.

Chen Jiuge slightly turned his head, tossing out a set of clothes and said, "Put these on first."

Hua Xi instinctively caught the clothing, glanced down at her bare body, blushed deeply, and then emitted a brilliant golden light.

In less than a breath's time, Hua Xi had changed into her clothes, kneeling on one knee, "Greetings, Father God!"

"Ahem, rise."

"So it was just to cultivate personnel," the Heavenly Snake said somewhat disappointed, expecting something more entertaining.

The Spider Queen narrowed her eyes slightly, "Heavenly Snake, this isn't quite the same. This person seems to restrain me!"

Hua Xi had absorbed the power of an entire Nine Yang Heart, her flowing qi-blood brimming with blazing sun energy, most restraining to beings like the Spider Queen who leaned towards darkness.

"Not even King Level, what does it have to do with us!"

"True!"

Watching the two leaving, Chen Jiuge also breathed a sigh of relief, patting the vigilant Hua Xi gently, "It's alright now."

"Father God, who were they?"

"No need to mind them," Chen Jiuge shook his head slightly, "From now on, just call me Clan Leader."

"By the way, Hua Xi, why were you the first to emerge?"

As their Father God, Chen Jiuge naturally knew their names, and Hua Xi's talent among the nine was considered moderate, not expected to be the first to complete transformation.

Hua Xi showed a hint of puzzlement, "I'm not sure, but Clan Leader, you seemed to have come by earlier, and after absorbing that multicolored brilliance, my transformation speed increased significantly!"

"As for why I completed the transformation first, I'm not really sure!"

"Alright then!"

"If unsure, no need to dwell on it, let's go!"

Chen Jiuge wasn't too concerned about this; as long as the result was good, the process didn't matter.

.........

Upon exiting the cave, Chen Jiuge saw the golden light in the sky beginning to disperse.

"What is this?"

Sorrowful Girl explained, "Not sure, but shortly after you went inside, the sky began to show gold-red anomalies, which I believe is because of her!"

"Me?" Hua Xi pointed at herself, somewhat dazed.

"Yes, it must be you. The gold-red rendering in the sky formed exactly the shape of a Golden Crow!"

"There's actually such a situation!"

The occurrence of anomalies was unexpected for Chen Jiuge. The Star Moon Tribe wasn't strong enough yet; one anomaly might be fine, but multiple occurrences would definitely attract others' attention.

Turning his head towards the Heavenly Snake Cave's direction, Chen Jiuge thought to himself, "I wonder if the Heavenly Snake will take action then?"

Relying on others is the most foolish thing, but at this moment, Chen Jiuge had no better options, as the strength gap was too wide.

Hua Xi's emergence added another usable member to Chen Jiuge's entourage, and due to the Nine Yang Heart's influence, Hua Xi's strength was stronger than an average Daluo.

Crucially, the blazing sun aura contained within the Nine Yang Heart had almost entirely transformed these nine, irrespective of their previous cultivation, into the most authentic body refiners!

"Boom"

Zi Qianlian staggered back several steps, her hands slowly dropping, fingertips slightly trembling, an expression of admiration on her beautiful face, "Sister, what excellent skills!"

"Clan Leader, I'm not a match for Sister Hua Xi!"

Chen Jiuge nodded slightly, "Hua Xi underwent refinement by the Nine Yang Heart, it's normal for you not to be her match. Based on your assessment, where might Hua Xi rank among the tribe's Daluo cultivators?"

Zi Qianlian contemplated, "On the surface, she should rank first, no, maybe second, as Lady Sorrowful Girl should be first!"

"On the surface?" Hua Xi asked somewhat discontentedly.

"Sister Hua Xi, your strength is indeed formidable, but it seems you lack much combat experience, which is a significant flaw."

"Moreover, every cultivator reaching such heights surely has a few tricks up their sleeves!"

"In my estimation, Song Bei and Bai Li are both hiding some strength, perhaps even Shuibing has some hidden cards, though I don't know how strong they might be!"

"So, I can't be sure!"

"All have hidden cards?" It was the first time Chen Jiuge heard such a thing, but it was probably because Sorrowful Girl was inexperienced in worldly matters, so she couldn't see it.

Ku Tou and others were out of the question too; in their lives, hunting was about giving their all, hiding strength wasn't a concept for them.

In a way, Zi Qianlian was one of the more 'normal' Daluo cultivators under Chen Jiuge!

"The lack of Daluo combat experience depends on you!"

"Zi Qianlian, I'm counting on you for the time being, help Hua Xi get familiar, and you can also head outside to find fierce beasts of this tier for training."

"Yes, Clan Leader!"

"Hua Xi, you as well, familiarize yourself with the power as soon as possible. Though my cultivation is low, I can see you aren't very adept at controlling the blazing aura, with much of the power dissipating!"

"Yes, Clan Leader!"