Upon seeing the serious expression on the face of this god uncle of his, Elder Brother Yue said, “Uncle, don’t tell me that even gods need to fear this Yang Qi?”

The elder snorted coldly. “I never said that. If there was a Quasi-God strong enough to stand up to a god, the sect would have noticed him much earlier. Why would they possibly force him to be a foreman here? Exalted figures like that are rarities, even in our House of God Ordainment. I did hear of a few people like that making a show in the recent Bloodgore Trials, although they were all taken away as apprentices by top figures in the sect.”

“In any case, Uncle, I'm not a match for him.”

Elder Brother Yue was doing his best to emphasize that part.

“That formation of his is extraordinary to say the least. I don’t think I could break through those defenses easily, but I doubt he was the one who set it up. He probably has the support of an important person from the sect, similar to how I support you. After all, that’s the reason why Mine One has...