Chapter 221: Assuming Duties as a Celestial Emperor
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yi Qing's heavenly tribulation came out of nowhere this time – he did not even notice it himself. Too many things happened in these few years – he broke the Divine Refining Clock, battled on the Emperor Ascension Stage and even engaged in the great battle between the sects. There were so many battles that even Lonemoon could feel himself getting closer to ascending into an Emperor. It therefore should not have been surprising that Yi Qing, the cheat, was experiencing a breakthrough just then.
For some reason, though, Yi Qing's heavenly tribulation was taking an exceptionally long time. The lightning bolts struck one after another, each one feeling like it was going to shatter the earth
The heavenly tribulation was not supposed to take more than four or five days, but this one took close to half a month. Lonemoon glanced at the flashes of lightning in the sky and had a bad feeling in his heart. 36 flashes of blinding light followed after the lightning tribulation. They were supposed to be a fiery red, but Lonemoon could not figure out why they were purple deviant fire bolts. They lit up the entire sky so that it became purple. These took a total of six days and six nights.
Lonemoon was shocked. He watched the cheat silently. Given the intensity of this tribulation, it was surprising that Yi Qing was still standing strong, uninjured by whatever was being thrown at him.
One month later.
The sky cleared and the clouds dissipated. Yi Qing was back. There were holes and burns all over his dharmic clothing and his hair was much messier than usual. He looked a mess, but he seemed much happier than usual as well. The immortal Qi surrounding his body also felt several times richer. Lonemoon felt the pressure of a Celestial Emperor pressing down on him.
Wait.
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Lonemoon: "..." Motherf*cker!
"Shen Ying!"
"Huh?"
"I'm going to talk about life with you now, immediately, at this very moment!"
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
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Yi Qing successfully ascended to become a Celestial Emperor and became the Celestial Emperor of the Bo Sea. As the director of administration and human resources in the Invincible Sect, Lonemoon stopped pushing away all the responsibilities. Immediately, he decided to move the entire sect to the Heavens beyond Heaven and allowed the other Celestial Emperors to think that they heard him wrongly before.
Lonemoon rolled his eyes at their situation and kept working at his abacus. What nonsense – the Invincible Sect's halls were mostly broken from the battle before. They had no choice but to move to somewhere else to live. The only valuable herbs in the rear garden were also mostly dead thanks to the demonic array that Lan Hua set up.
That was why the disciples immediately got to packing all of their possessions. They were only left with packing the immortal meridian in the rear hall. The Invincible Sect seemed to be very quick in packing up and moving out. It only took them about an hour to pack all that they had and move out of the premises.
For the sake of convenience, Lonemoon allowed Lan Hua to set up a transportation array that led straight to the Bo Sea. He took that as Lan Hua's accommodation fees.
W( ̄_ ̄)W
In the blink of an eye, all the disciples arrived at the doorstep of the heavenly palace of Bo Sea.
The immortal guard who had just received news that he was to welcome a new Celestial Emperor: "..."
"Greetings... Greetings, Celestial Emperor!" The door guard finally reacted after a couple of seconds, cupping his fists and bowing to Yi Qing.
"Mm." Yi Qing, the so-called Celestial Emperor, nodded. He was only in charge of cooking anyway.
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Lonemoon, on the other hand, looked around and frowned. "Where are the other immortal guards? Why are you the only one in this heavenly palace?"
In the month that Yi Qing had spent going through the tribulations, Lonemoon did some research on the guards at the heavenly palace in the Bo Sea. According to his research there should have been at least six Mystic Immortals guarding the gates of the heavenly palace each day.
The various emperors had already announced that Yi Qing was going to take over as Celestial Emperor of the Bo Sea for fear that they would back out. An hour ago, Lonemoon also informed the managing immortal official that they would be coming. Even if they were early, it could not be that only one guard would be guarding the heavenly gate.
"Well..." The door guard became pale. A weird emotion flashed past his eyes. He could not, for the life of him, think of an excuse.
Lonemoon's expression fell. He increased his Young Emperor's pressure. "Where are the immortal guards who are supposed to be guarding the heavenly palace?"
The door guard became even more pale. His legs became jelly and he started to speak, but a friendly voice came from behind him. "Pao Hui has failed to welcome the new Celestial Emperor, may the Celestial Emperor please forgive me."
A figure suddenly flew and landed to the right of the heavenly gate. He was an Exalted Immortal and he was wearing the uniform of an immortal guard, grinning. He was apologising, but he did not sound at all sorry. He bowed slightly to Yi Qing and grinned even wider. "I thought the Celestial Emperor was only going to arrive at least a month later. I did not think that you would be here so soon. Pao Hui was not prepared at all. Apologies, apologies!"
He kept apologising as he stepped forward with a somewhat forced warmth. Acting as the host, he said, "Your servant will now bring the Celestial Emperor around the heavenly palace."
Now, apart from Lonemoon, even Yi Qing frowned. For some reason, they could not pinpoint what exactly seemed wrong with this situation.
"You're the managing immortal guard of the heavenly palace?"
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"Yes, I am." The man smiled brightly.
"Where are the others?"
"Well..." Pao Hui gave a pained expression, as if not knowing where to begin. A moment later, he sighed. "Hai, you have no idea. Now that the demonic realm has appeared and come so close... We have just lost our Celestial Emperor Zi Chen. All the immortal guards panicked. They do not dare to stay in the heavenly palace on ordinary days. The new Celestial Emperor also came rather early. I had no time to... gather the rest of them."
"Is that so?" Lonemoon scanned him from head to toe. Then, his expression became cold. This reason sounded very... proper!
Pao Hui's smile faltered, but he avoided making eye contact with Lonemoon. He continued to walk ahead of them and said, "New Celestial Emperor, this way, please!"
Lonemoon did not push any further. He nodded at Yi Qing and led the rest of the group into the heavenly palace.
They flew for less than a minute before Pao Hui suddenly stopped and pointed to an impressive palace hall sitting in the clouds in front of them. "New Celestial Emperor, this is the main hall of the palace. Celestial Emperor Zi Chen always held his meetings there."
Once he finished speaking, he turned and flew toward another hall behind him without waiting for any of them to respond.. It seemed that he had no intention of bringing them into the palace hall. This carried on as he showed them the other halls.
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"New Celestial Emperor, this is the Zi Guang Hall. The various emperors of the Bo Sea would come and gather here. It's a pity that the various emperors could not make it down today. Please do not blame them, Celestial Emperor."
"New Celestial Emperor, this is the Yuxian Court. This is where we plant immortal herbs,. The immortal guards taking care of this court are not here today, so we cannot go in at the moment. When the Celestial Emperor is free in the future, you can come here again."
"New Celestial Emperor, this is..."
Pao Hui led the group a full circle around the premises and introduced them briefly to each room, but he had a reason not to allow them to enter every single place. Even the dumb would be able to tell that the immortal guard was unsatisfied with having Yi Qing as his new Celestial Emperor. Yet, he had a fake smile plastered on his face the entire time, as if he was being considerate toward them. This annoyed Lonemoon and the others extremely.
Yu Hong and the other disciples almost argued with the immortal guard a couple of times, but Lonemoon stopped them. That was until they came to the last, innermost hall.
"This is the Treasure Seeking Tower. This is the treasury of the Bo Sea – the most important place in the Bo Sea Heavenly Palace. All the immortal meridians are stored in this place. Celestial Emperor Zi Chen personally set up an array outside the tower. For the new Celestial Emperor's safety, we had better not enter the treasury for now."
He was just about to lead the group away when Lonemoon, who had been silent the entire time, suddenly stuck his hand out and stopped him.
"Fellow Immortal, you're wrong there." Lonemoon smiled. "This is such an important place – the Celestial Emperor cannot simply sit back and not enter, right?" Lonemoon turned and called, "Yi Qing!"
The next moment, a white ball of light appeared in Yi Qing's palm. He had been waiting for a long time to do this. An immortal sword appeared in his hands.
"Wait!" Pao Hui's expression changed. He tried to stop them but he was too late.
Yi Qing raised his hand and a strong gust of sword Qi burst forth, attacking the array that was surrounding the hall. There was a huge crash and the array fell into pieces. The gates to the immortal pavilion opened.
"You... You..." Pao Hui could not believe his eyes. He never thought that they would break the array without hesitation since they had been so cooperative the entire time.
"Immortal guard!" Lonemoon gave an even brighter smile than the immortal guard had on his face earlier. Emphasising each word carefully, he said, "This entire time, you have been telling us that the immortal guards are either busy or fired. As the managing immortal guard, you have failed to control the rest of the immortal guards. I think we should put someone else in charge."
"..."
"Yu Hong! Send this immortal guard out of the Heavens beyond Heaven!"
"Yes!"
Hmph! He had lived for two lifetimes and it had been long since Lonemoon met a person who made him feel like he had to assert his authority. Very well! This immortal guard of the Bo Sea successfully brought out the CEO in him!
Chapter 222: Who's the Boss
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Celestial Emperor!" Pao Hui exclaimed. He looked at Yi Qing in disbelief, stepping forward. "Your servant has worked as the managing immortal guard for more than ten thousand years in this palace."
Lonemoon laughed mirthlessly and sarcastically said, "A managing immortal guard of more than ten thousand years cannot even handle the immortals in the palace. Fellow Immortal, you really are capable indeed! It seems that Zi Chen had no reason to become a demon!"
"You-" Pao Hui was angry now. He had done so much for the Celestial Emperor's heavenly palace all these years. He was an Exalted Immortal – even the country emperors were courteous when they met him. This was the first time that he was mocked to the point that he did not know what to say. His mind was in a whirl. There was a flash of something in his eyes. Pao Hui sucked in a deep breath and said mockingly, "This Young Emperor is funny indeed. What right do you have to criticise me? I am the immortal guard of this heavenly palace. Only the Celestial Emperor would have the right to criticise me. Of what status are you? People who do not know better might even think you're the new Celestial Emperor!" He adjusted his tone as he looked pointedly at Yi Qing and said, "Celestial Emperor, you have not said a word and this man is trying to chase me out of the palace. Don't you think there's something wrong here?"
He was hinting that Lonemoon was trying to rebel against the Celestial Emperor. From the moment they entered the heavenly palace, that was indeed the case. Any Celestial Emperor would not allow a subordinate to climb on top of his own head, except the Invincible Sect's...
"No!" Yi Qing replied. What's wrong?
The disciples nodded along, confused by Pao Hui's question.
The first disciple: "Elder Lonemoon has always been the one managing the business in the sect. What's the problem?"
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The second disciple: "That's right, the Sect Master said that we'll be fed if we follow Elder Lonemoon. Elder Yi Qing is always so busy cooking – everything else is handled by Elder Lonemoon!"
The third disciple: "Eh? The Sect has an Elder Yi Qing? I didn't know that."
The fourth disciple: "Huh? The Celestial Emperor isn't Elder Lonemoon? I thought it was him all along!"
The fifth disciple: "Nonsense, the Sect Master is obviously the Celestial Emperor!"
Lonemoon: "..."
Pao Hui: "..."
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What's wrong with these people? This is a Celestial Emperor position – why were they taking it for granted that a Young Emperor would be doing the job of a Celestial Emperor? Even the Celestial Emperor himself was unbothered by this. Was he going to allow someone else to steal his position?
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w(゚Д゚)w
"Yu Hong, Si Yu, send him out!" Lonemoon pressed two fingers to his temple and scanned the group of troublemakers, waving his hands to chase Yu Hong and Si Yu along.
"Yes!" The two of them did not hesitate. Si Yu walked forward and picked the immortal up, then flew toward the entrance of the heavenly palace.
Pao Hui did not even have time to react before he was thrown out of the gates. "You... You all..." He glared at the two ladies, who turned around and flew back to the palace without even looking back. A moment later, he got up, dusted off his robes, and then turned to walk away. Hmph! They would be begging him to come back!
Lonemoon scanned the group of disciples once again. He gestured and said, "Did you listen carefully to the introduction around this place? We'll split into our roles as before – go to where you're supposed to be stationed. If you have any problems, look for Yu Hong to settle it. Split up!"
"Yes!" The disciples replied as they moved off to their stations one by one.
Yi Qing immediately drew his pots and pans. "Master, I checked everything. The Vast Sky Hall was really good. It's well-lit and facing the south-west. It's also very spacious and suitable as a kitchen. I just need to renovate it a little."
"Good job!" Shen Ying nodded in approval. "Run along, look for Boss Lan and make a cooktop. He's very professional with those things!"
"Then you might have to wait for a little while," Lan Hua said as he walked over slowly. He was hugging a huge pot and Radish was inside, trying hard to sprout a dandelion. "I promised Brother Radish that I would plant him in the immortal herb garden first."
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"Chef, make some cold dishes first then." Those don't need a cooktop.
"Yes Master, no problem Master!"
Lonemoon: "..." F*cking retard.
Wait! The Vast Sky Hall?
Isn't that the first immortal hall from the entrance to the heavenly palace? They were going to change the first immortal hall into a kitchen!
"Come back here, the two of you!"
O(≧口≦)O
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The entire Bo Sea Heavenly Palace had a total of over a hundred halls and countless mini immortal palaces. There were more than a thousand immortal officials living inside the premises in the past. Lonemoon understood what Pao Hui was thinking. In the past, Celestial Emperors of the Bo Sea had always been from the Bo Sea. Yi Qing was from Feng Cang. Him suddenly being made the Celestial Emperor was akin to starting a revolution in Pao Hui's eyes.
Pao Hui, as the managing immortal guard of the entire heavenly palace, was naturally second-in-command only to the Celestial Emperor. He dared to challenge the Invincible Sect because he had control over all the immortals in the entire heavenly palace.
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They had only just arrived here and taking over control of such a big palace would undoubtedly be difficult, especially if Pao Hui refused to cooperate with them. Only Pao Hui had the ability to move the masses – that was why he was so sure that they would come back to him in the end. When Pao Hui brought the group around the palace earlier, he made sure that all the other immortal guards would not be around. He came up with all the excuses about them being busy.
He did all of this not to object to Yi Qing ascending as the Celestial Emperor, but just to release the anger and indignation he felt in his heart. This was obvious from the way he kept addressing Yi Qing as the "New Celestial Emperor", but refused to even acknowledge Yi Qing by his name.
It was understandable that he was unhappy, but Lonemoon did not believe that it necessarily meant that they had to give in to him! He was not a princess! Why should they give in to his tantrums?
Lonemoon's thinking was simple. If he wanted to make things difficult, he could forget about ever coming back in future! We at the Invincible Sect... No, the Invincible Heavenly Palace are extremely busy. We have no time to deal with little tantrums.
Other Celestial Emperors may be lacking in supporters, but the Invincible Sect was not.
The masses would not respond to any other call? Then they would not call on them. In any case, the Invincible Sect was after the palace and not the people in it.
So what if the premises were locked and they could not enter? They could always break into the premises. The body cultivators were full of strength anyway!
So what if the immortal guards were not willing to handover control of the premises? They just had to be beaten up! In any case, they were undefeatable!
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So what if the immortal guards were ganging up to go on a strike? They could be fired. They were not too familiar with them anyway – it would be a waste of immortal stones to keep feeding them. Someone had to let them know who the real boss was around here!
So what if they lost immortal guards who were familiar with the business environment outside of the palace doors and who had connections with the other continents? Heh heh, they didn't dare!
From pills to talismans, arrays to weapons, Invincible Sect was not lacking in people who could manage these things. In fact, they had the ability to manufacture these things for themselves. Whoever was in charge of these things back at the Invincible Sect would continue to be in charge of these things in the heavenly palace. The only difference was probably that the production scale would be bigger.
Therefore, Lonemoon did not worry too much about their situation. Within less than half a month, the disciples under him had the entire heavenly palace under control. In an unbelievably short amount of time, they had set up a comfortable routine to manage things around the palace. They even managed to get a couple of little immortal guards who were happy to go with the flow on their side, to help out with some meagre chores.
The higher-level immortal guards who confidently took leave from their work at the palace, waiting for news from Pao Hui, were fired from their jobs one by one. A month later... the guards could not take it no longer. They sent people to find out the situation in the heavenly palace and found out... that they could not go in any more.
The immortal guards who watched the doors were also replaced by people that they did not even know. They got chased out of the premises and nearly even came to blows.
They looked at the entrance of the palace in agony. On it was written, "Invincible Heavenly Palace". It took them awhile to process what they were reading. Finally, they were forced to accept that they were no longer in control of the situation. This new Celestial Emperor was different from what they imagined. He was like a real Celestial Emperor, who was not afraid of threats from people.
They even got wind of a frightening piece of news. Celestial Emperor Yi Qing of the Bo Sea was going to hold a coronation for himself in five days at the heavenly palace. The guards were meant to be the first to find out, but they were only informed about this now.
"Manager Pao, this... this is not good!" The guards were beginning to panic. They did not even know of such a huge event – it seemed that they had been chased out of the heavenly palace for good.
Pao Hui's expression darkened. He fell silent. Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Go! Let's go to the various states of Bo Sea!"
Chapter 223: The Coronation
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Four days later, the day before the coronation.
"Elder Lonemoon." A disciple flew into the main hall, cupping his hands and bowing. "The fifteen country emperors from the Bo Sea have arrived."
"They're rather early." I thought they wouldn't come . Lonemoon raised his eyebrows and said, "Just arrange their accommodations."
"They're... not here to celebrate the imperial ascension, they claim to have an emergency and are here to meet Emperor Yi Qing." The disciple frowned and said hesitantly.
"Oh? What issue do they have?" Lonemoon put down the daily schedule in his hand.
"They said it's for some cannon fodder?"
"Pao Hui?"
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"Oh, that's right! They said that there was some bias in his treatment, so they've all come to plead with the Emperor to rescind his order." The disciple himself was lost in his explanation.
"I didn't think that Pao Hui would have some ability!" Lonemoon smirked. He could actually persuade 15 country emperors to come forward together, but it was pointless. "It's the perfect opportunity to settle the issue, where's the chef?"
"Elder, chef... Yi Qing ... Emperor is in the back palace cooking." The disciple changed his sentence a few times.
"Ask Shen Ying to call for him, tell him to settle it the way he did before." Lonemoon waved his arm and continued to fiddle with his abacus. Tomorrow would be the official imperial ascension for Yi Qing to become an Emperor. The carrots from all the continents would be here, he still had a score to settle with them. He had no time for these hypocrites.
"Yes!" The disciple immediately stepped out and excitedly went to look for Shen Ying.
In the main palace.
Since the disciple had left to report, the country emperors had already waited for four hours, but the Emperor had not appeared after a long time, making them even more infuriated. Initially, they had not believed when Pao Hui had said that the new Emperor did not care about the immortals, so their journey here was also to probe about the new Emperor's plans. Now, it seemed that he was indeed arrogant.
In the past, no matter how busy Emperor Zi Chen was, he still valued them highly. He had never let them wait for so long, to make matters worse they were not even served tea. Before they met him, the country emperors already disliked the new Emperor and had feelings of revolting.
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Although their cultivation levels were all below Celestial Emperor and they depended on the Bo Sea, their countries were all still run individually by them. Even if a new Emperor had a high cultivation level, it was extremely difficult to interfere with them, moreover, it was a critical period now.
However, they did not dare to just leave like that. After another two hours of waiting, they finally saw the disciple return, saying that she would bring them to see the Emperor. After saying that, he turned around and flew away, looking like he was in a hurry.
The country emperors exchanged gazes and had no choice but to follow him. However, the realized that they were flying further and had left the area around the palace to a deserted celestial region. As they were suspecting the disciple's ulterior motives, she suddenly stopped and pointed to the front, saying, "Che... the Emperor is waiting for you inside."
After saying that, she turned around and flew back in an even larger hurry than she had come.
The country emperors were all baffled as they looked at the rocks floating in the air in front of them. They then saw a person standing on a giant rock in the middle, dressed in white robes and Immortal Qi emanating from him. He looked at them with a cold expression, frowning and seeming unhappy. Although he had intentionally held back his aura, they could still feel a pressuring suppression pressing towards them.
The Emperors' hearts all skipped a beat and they involuntarily took a step back. They naturally recognized the new Emperor. It was the person who had beat them up when they had surrounded the Invincible Sect back then.
"Emperor Yi Qing..."
A country emperor took a deep breath and stepped forward, wanting to greet him, but he was interrupted by the person opposite him.
"Cut the nonsense!" He grabbed something in his hand and walked towards them, "Do it!" After he said that, he realized that something was off and moved his hand back. With a glow, the item in his hand instantly became an immortal sword, its Sword Qi surrounding the area.
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Everyone: "..."
Huh, huh, huh?! What's going on, he wanted to fight them? They were not here for a fight, they just wanted to reason with him!
And... he was holding a spatula in his hand just now, right?! It definitely was!
This was the second time they had seen him doing that, wasn't it a bit too late for him to realize that something was wrong?
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"Wait a minute!" The country emperors all shouted, "We're here to reason!"
Yi Qing frowned impatiently and sword arrays appeared in the air in an instant, rushing towards them. He answered with a straight face, "I am reasoning with you!" Master had said that a strong fist was the absolute truth.
After saying that, he did not care whether they had reacted and rushed straight at them.
Fifteen minutes later...
The country emperors who had fallen in a bunch: "..." Pao Hui, f*ck you!
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What happened to avoiding Lonemoon and directly meeting the Emperor?
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The second day, on the coronation.
As the continent that was closest to the Demon World, the entire Celestial World's impression of the Bo Sea right now could be summarised in one word — pitiful!
Even though the Demon World was law-abiding now and the Bo Sea had a new Emperor, the immortals still felt that it would be of no use. The new Emperor was likely forced up to be a scapegoat. One day, this place would become the battlefield for the two worlds.
Not just those from the other continents, even the immortals within the Bo Sea also felt the same way.
Surprisingly, on the day of the new Emperor's coronation, all the Celestial Emperors from the Celestial World were present and had prepared generous gifts. The celestial boat was packed full of congratulatory gifts and looked as though the nine Celestial palaces had been emptied. Moreover, the Celestial Emperors did not just send emissaries as a token of goodwill, but had all personally attended the coronation.
This scene even caused the country emperors who had been beat up, but could not vent their anger to be baffled. They naturally knew that their new Emperor had been recommended by the other Celestial Emperors and they had seen his ability in the Invincible Sect. His swordsmanship, his cultivation level... Even though he was only a Young Emperor back then, it was already surprising enough to many people. Yesterday's battle had made them lose their thoughts of opposition completely. The Celestial World's number one sword cultivator. No! He could even be declared the Celestial World's number one Celestial Emperor.
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However, this did not stop them from thinking like the other immortals, believing that he was simply a scapegoat pushed forward by the other Emperors to temporarily hold the Demon World's invasion at bay as cannon fodder. That was why they dared to undermine the new Emperor.
However, from today's scene, it appeared that... the other Emperors did not have such thoughts. Moreover, not just towards Emperor Yi Qing, they were also extremely polite and tolerant of the 200 disciples that he had brought.
Unfamiliar with the terrain? Nobody to show them the way? No problem... The two or three days they had to wait was part of their cultivation!
The Immortal Pavilion they were arranged was too small for them? No problem... They could all just squeeze, it was also fine for them to sleep on the floor!
They traveled long distances and were thirsty? No problem... They had water element immortals and could settle it themselves!
The palace was shorthanded and could not manage? No problem... We brought a lot of people, just order them around!
So, everyone realized strangely that the people running around the entire Immortal Pavilion busily were all immortal guards from the other palaces, as though their Emperor was the one who was involved in today's imperial ascension. Even...
"Eh, that's right... Hey, chicken!"
"Chicken is here!" Chu Xuan immediately moved over, "What's the problem, Little Hong?"
"The west palace's array formation was destroyed by our disciples a few days ago and a giant hole appeared in the palace. We need to fix it, but I'm too busy to..."
"No problem, leave it to me!" As he said that, he instinctively carried the lumber beside him and flew off.
The country emperors sitting in the palace: "..."
Were these really the Emperors who were revered? Why were these disciples ordering them around so proficiently? Moreover, what was with those excited expressions like they had been praised?
They must definitely have opened their eyes the wrong way!
Chapter 224: Happy Ascension
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The entire coronation was a bustling sight. The longer the country emperors sat, the more confused they became. The majority of the people working hard outside were the immortal guards from other continents. Moreover, there were people occasionally walking in to ask the Immortal Emperors to help out. Gradually, the only people left in the palace were the country emperors with nothing to do. In that frame of time, they felt uneasy, as though something was off.
They stared at each other for a while and battled with these strange emotions for a few hours before the coronation finally begun.
Emperor Yi Qing had finally entered and the Celestial Emperors who had gone out to help were behind him, alongside Young Emperor Lonemoon that Pao Hui had mentioned. He appeared to be extremely friendly with the Celestial Emperors and as they walked, he was still discussing something with the Celestial Emperors alongside him with a happy expression.
It was only until the Celestial Emperors had all returned to their seats that the country emperors heaved a sigh of relief. For a brief moment, they did not raise their heads to care about what the crowd was saying. After all, they were merely congratulatory statements. However, the person who replied them all the way was the Junior Emperor called Lonemoon while Emperor Yi Qing did not say a single word. What was surprising was that the Celestial Emperors all did not find it rude and acted as though it was normal.
The country emperors could not say anything. As they touched the wounds on their bodies, they felt both enraged and worried. This new Emperor was evidently unmoved by both force and persuasion, their lives were probably going to get much tougher.
Initially, Yi Qing had battled the different continents' country emperors in the Invincible Sect, so there was sure to be a few who were unhappy with him. They had wanted to make use of the coronation to add fuel to the flames and get their revenge. However, they did not expect that all the Celestial Emperors would be here, and their enthusiastic attitudes were completely unlike an Immortal Emperor, but rather an immortal guard of the Invincible Palace. Their hopes were dashed and they could not say anything until it suddenly became dark outside.
The palace that was originally brimming with Immortal Qi suddenly had a gust of evil wind that blew past. In an instant, the sky darkened and a black aura wafted from the Heavenly Gate, causing even the country emperors to feel a cold sweat down their spine.
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This was...
"Demonic Qi!" A country emperor exclaimed. The bustling palace suddenly fell silent.
As the crowd turned their heads, they saw a huge field of demonic Qi flying their way and a disciple hurriedly came over to report.
"Reporting to the sect master, the Demon King and his 10 Skyfiends are here."
The Demon King!
The people in the palace all took a deep breath, the 10 Celestial Emperors' expressions also paled and they looked nervously at the huge wave of demonic Qi outside. Even Lonemoon who had been sitting and smiling also frowned, after a while, he waved his hand and said, "Let them in!" Why were they here too?
The Demon King had actually come, the country emperors first tensed up, then their eyes lit up and they rejoiced in their hearts, feeling as though they had gotten their revenge. The demons had come for the Celestial Emperor's coronation, this was evidently a demonstration of their power!
The Bo Sea was near the Demon World and today was a big day for the Celestial World. Now that the Demon King had personally come, it would be impossible for a conflict not to break out.
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Hmph! So what if Emperor Yi Qing was on good terms with the other Celestial Emperors? No matter how strong he was, he could not stop the entire Demon World single handedly. By that time, the people defending the Bo Sea would still be them. With the enemy at the gates, he still dared to treat them badly and use them to establish his reputation. Let's see how he handles this!
The country emperors immediately felt elated, anticipating the new Emperor disgracing himself, then they would be able to regain the face they lost. They all involuntarily looked towards the tens of figures that walked out from the demonic Qi. They saw them quickly walk through the door into the palace, then...
Knelt neatly within the palace.
Huh?
The country emperors: "..."
The Celestial Emperors: "..."
What the hell?
(゚Д゚≡゚Д゚)
"The Demon King brings his 10 Skyfiends to visit the Exalted Goddess!" The Demon King cupped his fists towards the person in front of him and knelt thrice. The Skyfiends that were following behind him also knelt on the ground in an orderly line, their attitudes extremely respectful.
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"Hey, Blackie!" Shen Ying took time out from munching on her fruit to wave and greet him. "Have a seat." She turned her head and saw that there were already no empty seats.
"Thank you Exalted Goddess, Standing is pretty good, pretty good!" The Demon King grinned, then stood up and obediently stood to the side. The 10 Skyfiends behind him also moved like quails, quickly standing behind him, not even daring to raise their heads.
The atmosphere in the palace immediately became awkward.
The Demon King appeared to have triggered some standing punishment.
So... the Celestial Emperors all stood up: Since the Demon King is standing, to show the friendly relations between the Celestial and Demon Worlds, they had to stand.
Next... the country emperors all stood up: Since the Celestial Emperors were standing and their cultivation level was lower, hence they had to stand.
Then... the congratulating immortals all stood up: Since the country emperors were standing, they had to stand.
In a moment's time, the entire palace was full of standing people, apart from the person who was sitting at the top munching her fruit and had not stopped for a single moment. The entire palace echoed with munching sounds: crunch... crunch... crunch...
Three minutes later.
Maybe because the scene was too awkward and the Demon King was afraid of ruining the Exalted Goddess' fun, so he opened his mouth.
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"After I received the news, I rushed here immediately. I wish the Exalted Goddess a happy ascension!" The Demon King's smile got even brighter and he showered her with compliments with a sincere expression. "For Exalted Goddess to receive such a position is really well-deserved, the Bo Sea will definitely become more prosperous under Exalted Goddess' guidance. If there is anything that the Demon World can help with in the future, we will definitely listen to Exalted Goddess' orders and go through fire and flame..."
"I say... Blackie!" Shen Ying interrupted him.
"Blackie is here!"
"The person becoming the Emperor is not me." She pointed to the person beside her and said, "It's the chef!"
Blackie: "..."
The Celestial Emperors: "..."
The country emperors: "..."
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So he didn't even know who was going to become the Emperor and rushed over to boot lick. Was the Demon World a place with no morals!
The country emperors all felt that the story had become a fantasy.
Wait a minute, the country emperors were all baffled. Who was the person sitting at the top? Wasn't it Emperor Yi Qing? When did she sit there? Why was Yi Qing standing behind her with a natural expression?
Why were the people in the entire palace all blind to it, as though the arrangement was completely alright?
Most importantly... Why did they realize only now that the person sitting up there was her, and not Yi Qing?!
w(゚Д゚)w
"Congratulations Emperor chef on your ascension." Blackie changed his tune and started again, "For Emperor chef to receive such a position is really well-deserved, the Bo Sea will definitely become more prosperous under Emperor chef's guidance. If there is anything that the Demon World can help with in the future, we will definitely listen to Emperor chef's orders and go through fire and flame to help you!"
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
The Celestial Emperors and country emperors: "..."
How shameless! This fellow definitely changed his speech on the spot! Even the things he said were completely the same. And, who was the Emperor chef, he probably didn't even know the other party's name!
Are you sure the Demon World was not here to be a joke?
The country emperors all felt something crumbling in their heads. In that moment, they felt that the war between the immortals and the demons was likely to never happen. In the future, they had better go back and lead an honest lifestyle!
D*mn Pao Hui! It's all his fault.
The entire coronation ended in an unexpectedly peaceful atmosphere. Up until they left, the country emperors were all baffled. It was unsure if they had been affected by the crowd's attitudes, they no longer dared to show any semblance of unhappiness in front of Yi Qing, all tucking their tails between their legs. Originally, the entire Bo Sea was under the control of the Emperor, they must have been crazy to listen to Pao Hui and think that the current situation in Bo Sea would be any different.
Chapter 225: Joyous Melody Valley
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Late at night, in the back palace's kitchen.
"Exalted Goddess, I've investigated the matter that you asked me to previously." The Demon King lowered his voice and said solemnly.
"So fast!" Lonemoon looked back with an expression of surprise. "How was it?"
"Junior Emperor's guess was correct, the previous Demon King might still be alive." The Demon King nodded and continued, "I sent the 10 Skyfiends to look throughout the Demon World, there are indeed many demons who claim that they have seen him."
Lonemoon frowned. Since he previously saw the idiotic Demon World classical texts, he guessed that the mastermind would be closely related to the previous Demon King even if it was not him.
"Where is he?"
"I don't know yet." The Demon King shook his head. "I've only heard some rumors, but the locations are all varied, so I don't have an accurate location. I've also interrogated those demons hiding in the Celestial World, but according to them, they lost contact with the previous Demon King over hundreds of thousands of years ago. They did not even know that the Demon World's Demon King has changed, even the Skyfiend called Zi Chen is also the same."
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Well, this was tough. Lonemoon's brows furrowed even harder. If even Blackie could not find him, the others would struggle even harder to do so.
"How did you become the Demon King then?" Shen Ying suddenly asked.
The Demon King was stunned for a moment, he did not understand why she was asking, but he answered honestly, "I defeated the previous Demon King, so I naturally became the new Demon King." he replied proudly. The demons had always lived by a simple rule, whoever was stronger would be the Demon King. "Back then, I beat him up like crazy and thought that he was already dead, but I didn't expect him..."
"So, that means you were the last person to see him." Shen Ying replied.
Eh? The Demon King was stunned.
Lonemoon's eyes lit up and he immediately understood as well. He dragged Blackie over and asked, "Where did the two of you fight?"
"Near the Joyous Melody Valley in the Demon World." The Demon King replied. "Back then, our cultivation levels were similar and we fought for seven to eight days. Finally, I used all my strength to destroy his Demon Soul. He fell near the Joyous Melody Valley and should be dead... Could he be hiding there?"
"Where is the Joyous Melody Valley?" If his guess was not wrong, the previous Demon King was playing dead back then.
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"The Joyous Melody Valley is in the eastern region of the Demon World, near to the edge." Back then, they had chose to fight there because they were afraid of destroying the Demon World.
"We head there now to take a look!"
"Okay." The Demon King nodded and the two of them were about to leave.
"Bon voyage." A familiar voice sounded from behind them.
Lonemoon, who had already taken a step out of the door immediately turned back and his expression blackened. He dragged the person who was still lying lazily on the chair and said, "You go with us too!"
"But Master is..."
"You too!" He turned to the person who was holding a plate of spicy crayfish.
Yi Qing: "..." But Master hasn't even eaten her supper yet?
Shen Ying "..." D*mn it, I knew I shouldn't have said anything.
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Blackie: "..." This Junior Emperor Lonemoon appears to be stronger than the Exalted Goddess, another backer to rely on!
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Three days later, near the Demon World's Joyous Melody Valley.
The Joyous Melody Valley got its name because it had multiple narrow ravines, with one that was bottomless. If one wanted to fly all the way to the bottom of that ravine, they would require four to six hours. Moreover, there were strong winds in the valley. Whenever the wind blew, the entire valley would ring with different melodies, like a tune reverberating through the entire valley, thus earning it the name — Joyous Melody Valley.
This was the edge of the Demon World, if they went further east, they would reach the Land of Nothingness. This area had sparse demonic Qi and was a place where nothing grew and nobody stayed for thousands of miles around here. All the while, it was rare for any demons to step foot here. The Demon King had previously destroyed the previous Demon King, Zhan Ting's Demon Soul and knocked him into the deepest ravine before he thought he was dead.
But from the looks of it...
"This... is what you meant by uninhabitable?" Lonemoon's mouth twitched as he pointed at the demon city that was even larger than the Invincible Palace.
Uninhabitable my foot! The bottom of the valley has a d*mn demon city! All these figures, could they possibly be immortals? Hell no!
The Demon King was also baffled. He did not know that there was such a huge demon city at the foot of the valley!
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"I... I don't know what's going on either?" The Demon King looked at the demon city in front of him with a bewildered expression. His legs went jelly and he frantically hugged Shen Ying's leg and said, "Exalted Goddess, you have to listen to me. If I really knew, I wouldn't have brought you here."
"That's enough!" Lonemoon sighed. Look at this good-for-nothing, did he become the Demon King simply by acting coy. "Let's go into the city and have a look. It looks like the one called Zhan Ting is likely to be in the city."
"Wait a minute!" Seeing them about to enter the city, the Demon King frantically took out a few pieces of black talismans. "Exalted Goddess, this is the demon gathering talisman that I have prepared, it can accumulate the surrounding demonic Qi onto your body. That way, other people will not be able to see the Immortal Qi on your bodies." If an immortal were to enter the demon city, they would be like a lighted lamp, any demon would be able to see them at a glance. If Zhan Ting was really in the city, they would be alerting him.
"Okay, thank you!" The three of them received the talismans and Lonemoon immediately stuck it onto his body. As expected, he soon became like the Demon King, his body surrounded by black demonic Qi.
Shen Ying looked curiously and imitated the two of them, slapping the talisman onto her chest. In the next moment, strands of black Qi appeared to be attracted by something and gathered around her. The strange thing was, the demonic Qi did not surround her tightly like Lonemoon and Yi Qing, but stopped one meter away from her like they were fearing something. They refused to move forward and continued moving in the one meter around her. Not long after, she had been wrapped into a one meter-long — black egg!
"Done!" Shen Ying nodded her head.
"Done my foot!" Lonemoon's mouth twitched. She stood out more than when she didn't have the demonic Qi around her, "Are you blind? In what way does this look like it's done!?"
"Haih, how troublesome!" Shen Ying sighed, "How about you give me another one, Blackie."
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"Okay!" The Demon King immediately passed her another talisman.
Shen Ying pasted it on her chest with no hesitation, then... the egg grew even larger!
Yi Qing: "..."
Lonemoon: "..."
Blackie: "..."
What the heck? Why did even the Demonic Qi not dare to approach Shen Ying, were the beings in the Demon World all that cowardly?
Lonemoon took a deep breath, then walked up to Shen Ying and tore off the two talismans on her chest. The demonic Qi disappeared in an instant, and he said, "You don't need it." With her sense of existence, it was probably hard for people to notice her anyway.
"Oh."
"Also, after we enter the city, we will find a place to rest. You and the chef stay there, wait for us to return. Understand?"
"Oh, what are you going to do?"
"What else!" A burst of anger rushed up Lonemoon's chest. "Aren't we here to look for the previous Demon King Zhan Ting's whereabouts? Of course I'm going to ask around."
"Oh, is that of use?"
"Even if it isn't, we have to try! You think Zhan Ting is a freebie that will just fall from the sky into your lap..."
Thump...
Before he could finish his sentence, a figure fell from the sky and crashed in front of the four of them, instantly creating a human-shaped hole about a meter deep. A man dressed in black was twitching in the hole and as he turned around, he revealed a handsome face.
"Zhan Ting!" Blackie exclaimed.
Oh! The Demon King really fell from the sky.
Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."