"Many!" Zhuang Yanxing said with a serious little face, "More than a dozen families, and you've marked some of them with the word 'six' in your remarks."

Heavenly Mechanism Daoist narrowed his eyes; that meant it had to do with the Six Great Families.

Why the sudden urgency to calculate Ji Jingqiu's current whereabouts at this juncture?

He gently stroked his beard, speaking indifferently, "Another piece of good news is also related to Ji Jingqiu? Let's hear it."

"About an hour ago, Ji visited the Sima Family in Hanyang, challenged Sima Long, and became famous in one battle!"

Heavenly Mechanism Daoist was slightly startled, his right hand absently pulling out a few whiskers, the slight sting bringing him back from his absent-mindedness.

"What did you say?!" He put down his hand and asked in surprise.

Zhuang Yanxing said earnestly, "It's a message from the 'Hundred Veins' group on your terminal, it should be credible."

He calculated the Heavenly Mechanism with an attitude of "possessing nothing else on his person." He had left all external matters to this foolish disciple to look after for the time being.

At this moment, he wanted to dissolve this grand Heavenly Mechanism formation immediately, yet he hesitated because of the cost—shutting down and restarting this formation would mean incurring another "expense."

He could only hold down his patience and repeatedly sought confirmation.

"Stepping into Heart Image, he has already broken the Divine Prohibition..." Heavenly Mechanism Daoist looked entranced.

It was said that it was just stepping into Heart Image, however, he'd only just completed Body Unification of Chains, hadn't even achieved Heart and Body Unity, and was able to resist and even overpower Heavenly Persons?!

If he remembered correctly, that Sima Long could also rank 97th on the Federation's Heavenly Person List, not someone those who had just entered the Heavenly Person rank could compare with.

He subconsciously wanted to calculate, but he hesitated and refrained.

"Chaos is coming..." he sighed.

No wonder so many were suddenly demanding his help to calculate Ji Jingqiu's future and present.

Is this their regret for previous hesitation and they finally couldn't restrain themselves from taking action?

He squinted his eyes, quickly evaluated the Sima Family's future; it was pitch black, a major disaster was an understatement. He shook his head—the family was already doomed.

That meant Ji Jingqiu must have left the Sima Family...

"Is there any information in the group about Ji Jingqiu's next move?" he suddenly asked.

Zhuang Yanxing stated gravely, "Someone from the Luo Family in the west said Ji Jingqiu seems not to continue westward, but instead is heading to the south."

"South?"

He squinted his eyes, quickly made some calculations, his eyes shining with insight:

"Is it the Mu Family? What is he doing at the Mu Family? Could it be that the great Great Grandmaster of the Mu Family left him something before he departed?"

He couldn't predict Ji Jingqiu's fate, but he could foresee chaos for a certain family!

He pondered, "The Divine Weapon of the Mu Family was sentient not long ago, the Mu Family nearly sealed themselves off..."

Suddenly, his brow twitched.

Impossible...

Absolutely impossible!

Even Mu Chantian himself couldn't resonate with the Divine Weapon unless Marshal Mu was alive, or unless...

His pupils dilated.

"Which Visualization Map is Ji Jingqiu cultivating?" he asked instinctively.

He remembered that Ji Jingqiu had visited the Mu Family before!

Zhuang Yanxing gave his master a strange look, "Ji is cultivating the Formless Dao Body, naturally the Formless Visualization Map."

The Formless Visualization Map... Heavenly Mechanism Daoist was somewhat absent-minded.

If he remembered correctly, this Visualization Map was also originally from the World Venerable Lineage, wasn't it?

But no, Ji Jingqiu was the heir of Marshal He; even if Ji Jingqiu was astonishing, it was unlikely for him to be favored by both Marshal He and Marshal Mu at the same time.

Heavenly Mechanism Daoist steadied his mind, the Holy Embryo spun, grinding all trivial thoughts into dust.

Ji Jingqiu's trip... could it really be for the Divine Weapon?

In today's Federation, if a Heavenly Person possesses a Divine Weapon, they could be invincible!

"Master, how should I reply to those who asked you to predict Ji's future?"

"Reply my ass, just act as if you didn't see it."

"But... I've already read it."

"That's what you read, what does it have to do with your master? I am in seclusion, extrapolating the future of the Federation, understand?"

"Understood!"

Heavenly Mechanism Daoist's eyes were deep with thought.

Upon stepping into Heart Image, Ji Jingqiu displayed strength capable to overpower Heavenly Persons, boldly stepping from the realm of [Genius] to [Powerhouse].

At this step...

It was no longer about investment; it was about choosing sides.

The layout of the Federation was bound to change.

Still, it all depends on the attitudes of the Six Great Families...

His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

If... just if!

If Ji Jingqiu really received the Divine Weapon's recognition on this trip?

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East Three Bright Star.

In the Taian Metropolitan Circle,

Yang Yao was preparing for his interview draft several days later.

Ever since his junior brother became famous across the Federation and declined all the contacts from various parties, he, as the "Big Senior Brother," had to respond for him as if he were an "agent," such as accepting certain interviews.

And not long ago, Master Hong excitedly pulled their master away, and even Master Bai Lu, always so composed, was caught off guard by a piece of news and remained in a daze for a long time.

Too out of character, far too out of character.

Yang Yao was different; he was more composed—even more than his master and the two senior masters.

Simply edited the electronic manuscript to put "Those Years I Chastised My Master's Younger Brother" at the top.

And also created "My Grandmaster Junior Brother" and "My Heavenly Venerable Junior Brother" documents.

—The term Heavenly Venerable, it was all talked about since he met Master Lu Tong from the Nine States.

Even amidst the Great Universe's countless powerhouses in Emperor Heaven Nine States, Heavenly Venerables were numbered.

Yang Yao exhaled a sigh.

Life is as lonely as snow...

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...

Federation Western Region.

In fact, although Ji Jingqiu stood out overwhelmingly, the Federation's current center of attention wasn't just him alone; there were also young geniuses from Hundred Veins, major noble families.

Like Yin Wushuang, Li Chengfeng, Shi Xinwan, Zhang Buzhou, Thunder Tree, and so on.

It could be said the Group Stars were shining.

This was an era destined to be brilliant, and many powerhouses would emerge.