RETURNING FROM THE IMMORTAL WORLD

Chapter 1371 - Chapter 1380

Chapter 1371: Clash

Tang Xiu glanced at Sablefiend Scorpio indifferently and said, "I don't care about your private affairs, but don't cause me troubles. You should be aware that I have many things at hand already. Do you want to know what kind of punishment you will suffer for bringing me troubles?"

"This subordinate understands, Lord." Sablefiend Scorpio hurriedly nodded.

Tang Xiu nodded and shifted the topic. "Anyway, this Argent guy should have now realized the problem, so carry out the next plan."

Standing nearby the duo, a shocked look filled Jing Xian'er's smart and beautiful eyes. She didn't expect that the super-powerhouse she admired, Sablefiend Scorpio, would address this mysterious young man as Master.

She had heard of the exploits of Sablefiend Scorpio ever since she was a child. Oftentimes she felt so intense and thrilled whenever she heard the exciting story, making her wish to experience such tumultuous moments, tasting such chances to frequent the edge of life-and-death, both to survive and get stronger unceasingly.

Who's this man? Is he stronger than Sablefiend Scorpio?

She was a bit curious about Tang Xiu. She made up her mind to figure this man out should she find the chance. Certainly, she was also confident since the other party was a man. She was sure that she could captivate his heart and make him confess to her.

"And you, you are to enter the Heavenly Abode artifact. Keep in mind to not disturb the two Perfected Golden Immortals who are recuperating inside." Tang Xiu shifted to Jing Xian'er and ordered in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Seeing that Sablefiend Scorpio had gone away, Jing Xian'er could only follow Tang Xiu's order to immediately enter the Heavenly Abode artifact. However, she trembled the moment she entered the artifact.

"What did he say? Don't disturb the two Perfected Golden Immortals who are recuperating here. There are still two other Perfected Golden Immortals in this Heavenly Abode artifact?"

The shock was too much. In the past, encountering Perfected Golden Immortals was not that rare of an occasion to her. After all, her father was also a Perfected Golden Immortal. But what shocked her was that Sablefiend Scorpio was not the only Perfected Golden Immortal under him. It turned out that he had three of them.

"Don't tell me he's... a Supremacy Stage powerhouse?"

Outside.

Tang Xiu turned into an azure smoke and instantly vanished. At the next moment, he appeared in the alley just over 200 meters away from Argent Martial Hale. He quickly stunned a shoemaker nearby, stuffed an Immortal Crystal to his hand, and put him into the Heavenly Abode artifact before occupying the man's position.

"Shoe repair... shoe repair..."

The deep voice echoed in the alley.

Outside the restroom, Argent Martial Hale had waited for a long time, yet he hadn't seen Jing Xian'er come out of the restroom. He immediately frowned slightly and thought for a moment. Afterward, he quickly released his spiritual sense and shrouded the area towards the restroom. His expression drastically changed the moment he found out that nobody was in the restroom. Where could Jing Xian'er be?

"Is there someone else?"

Argent Martial Hale frantically unleashed his spiritual sense and immediately covered the few hundreds of kilometers radius. To his fury, not even the shadows of Jing Xian'er could be seen within hundreds of kilometers.

"Did she... run away?"

His facial muscles twitched and an intense murderous intent seemed to materialize and burst out in all directions. Bad premonitions kept growing inside him as he finally realized that he had fallen into a trap some people had laid out for him.

He lost his wealth and now the person he bought was gone. This was... simply... losing everything!

Unleashing his spiritual sense and killing intent, he scoured the area within a few hundred kilometers. But what followed was torrential angry roars from all corners. Among them were two terrifyingly powerful spiritual senses which directly bombarded Argent Martial Hale's spiritual sense, causing him to shriek painfully and retract his spiritual sense.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Tens of figures flashed like lightning bolts and appeared around Argent Martial Hale one after another, surrounding him. One of them, a golden-robed old man glared at him with boiling killing intent and eyes that seemingly were able to release flame. "Damn asshole! You dare to release your spiritual sense and spy so outrageously in the Floating Snow City? You're dead!"

"Please, it's a misunderstanding, everyone."

Argent Martial Hale also realized his recklessness. Recklessly releasing spiritual sense in large cities of some Immortal Domains to find others and using it to check everyone there was considered a capital crime. It was seen as quite a provocation. He just momentarily lost his mind and did such reckless action, resulting in the ire of these several Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals.

The golden-robed old man was furious. He just forgot to activate Soul Obstruction Array at his residence, thus the scene of his double cultivation with his woman had been clearly seen by this damn voyeur. It was still fine if it was him alone that had been seen, but seeing his woman was absolutely unforgivable.

"Everyone, this damn bastard dared to peep at our privacy. That's a blatant provocation to us! Let's get rid of him!" the golden-robed old man shouted loudly.

"Kill..."

The tens of people released their respective immortal weapons one after another.

Argent Martial Hale's expression changed and he shouted fiercely, "I'm Argent Martial Hale, a subordinate of Cambrian Venerable from the Everlasting Palace. Do you dare to kill me? Do you not fear that the Everlasting Palace will seek revenge from you?"

Everlasting Palace?

The expressions of the several Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals changed and a look of dread immediately appeared on their faces. The golden-robed old man was shaken inwardly and his boiling killing intent instantly dissipated. He squeezed out a smile and then cupped his fist. "Ah, it turns out that you're a Fellow Immortal from the Everlasting Palace. I wondered how could anyone dare to release his spiritual sense in the Floating Snow City. Is Fellow Immortal Argent Martial Hale currently chasing an enemy? Please forgive me and the rest since we had no idea before."

Argent Martial Hale secretly sneered inwardly though he kept his composure on the outside. "You're not to blame for having no idea about it. Quickly leave and don't intervene in our Everlasting Palace's matter."

"Understood!"

The tens of people were immediately at ease after hearing it. It wasn't like they couldn't kill Argent Martial Hale. Rather, they didn't want to provoke troublesome issues for themselves. Being able to resolve the conflict directly, these people then apologized and left directly, leaving only Argent martial Hale in the alley.

Who the hell is this Jing Xian'er? Who has set me up? Argent Martial Hale's eyes glittered as he pondered about the whole thing back and forth. Finally, he realized that someone who had laid out this farce was definitely the obese woman. And that young man who bought a bulk of his artifacts was definitely related to her.

As he thought up to this point, he immediately rushed back to the Lithe Plume Mansion and stormed inside with great force. Looking at the lively and extraordinary scene inside, he suddenly felt furious and released a huge aura, causing a lot of guests and prostitutes around to exclaim and flee in panic. Then, he shouted, "ROLL OUT! Fat hag who presided over the auction and that punk who tricked me of my artifacts! Both you come out!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several figures flashed and appeared inside the hall and looked at Argent Martial Hale. A stout man then strode down the staircase and shouted fiercely, "I remember you, Argent Martial Hale. Daring to cause trouble at my Lithe Plume Mansion, are you that impatient to die?"

Argent Martial Hale angrily shouted back, "Your Lithe Plume Mansion is the one who messed with me. I demand an explanation. Otherwise, the matters between us won't be over just like this. Hand over that fat old hag and that punk who tricked me of my artifacts! Else, don't blame me for tearing all decorum with you!"

The stout man took out his immortal weapon and coldly said, "What an asshole! Still daring to provoke my Lithe Plume Mansion, huh? You won't get away from this place without paying a price today. Activate the array and we'll make him realize that our Lithe Plume Mansion is not some clown he can provoke easily."

Immediately, a layer of rippling wave appeared out of thin air at the center of the hall and then spread out in all directions. In just a flash, it had spread throughout the hall and finally formed a layer of transparent energy shield. Inside the array, the stout man and a dozen guards of Lithe Plume Mansion fixedly stared at Argent Martial Hale with boiling murderous intent.

"I've long heard that the background of Lithe Plume Mansion is extraordinary. I've long been wanting to witness it, and you do have some capital to boot. But I forgot to tell you, I'm from the Everlasting Palace, so I'll clean you all up first before dragging your Master out to apologize to me," Argent Martial Hal shouted fiercely.

Everlasting Palace?!

A look of dread flashed in the eyes of the stout man, the leader of these men. But shortly after, he seemed to recall something and sneered. "Heh, even if you're from the Everlasting Palace, so what? The Master behind the Lithe Plume Mansion will never be afraid. Everyone, let's kill him..."

Deep inside the Lithe Plume Mansion.

Inside a magnificent palace were four long tables on both sides of the hall, each filled with delicacies, extravagant dishes, and Jade Dew fine liquor. A red-robed man, Venerable Wandering Slayer, who sat cross-legged, looked at the four distinguished guests and smilingly said, "The four of you bravely entered the Secret Palace. Though you didn't obtain the inheritance of Drunken Immortal Supreme, your trip should have been very rewarding, yes?"

At the first long table on the left, Goldenray old freak uproariously laughed and said, "Damn right. It's been a fruitful trip indeed. Drunken Immortal Supreme is truly worthy of being the richest Supreme 80,000 years ago. You could find treasures literally everywhere in his Secret Palace. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the Lightflow Wing you need, Lord Wandering Slayer. We're really ashamed!"

"It's okay," replied Venerable Wandering Slayer. "I read on the ancient record that Drunken Immortal Supreme obtained the Lightflow Wing about 80,000 years ago, but I have no idea whether he left it in the Secret Palace, so it's fine if you didn't get it! Anyway, let's have a toast, old friends!"

"Cheers..."

The four of them were all open-minded people. They didn't care much even though they weren't able to accomplish Venerable Wandering Slayer's entrustment. They just noted it down. Should they happen to obtain that object in the future, they would give it to him.

"Huh?"

As the five people emptied their cups, all of them wore strange expressions and shifted their attention to the Lithe Plume Mansion in front. In that instant, they released their spiritual sense to envelop the hall in the mansion in front. The array obstructed them, but their spiritual senses easily penetrated it and they were able to see the scene clearly.

Chapter 1372: Being Humiliated

Goldenray old freak slapped the long table and grinned. "Now, now, Lord Wandering Slayer, you're the strongest Perfected Golden Immortal in Floating Snow City, yet this man seems to not fear you! Those little guys are the guards of your Lithe Plume Mansion, right? Hehe... they're so soft and pitiful."

The smile on Wandering Slayer's face receded like a tide and was replaced by chagrin, wishing he could slap that bastard troublemaker to death. He even had the impulse to kill those several useless subordinates of his. It must be noted that this was the visit of his four old friends after 700+ years. Unexpectedly, they had to encounter such shameful things.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Old friends, I'm ashamed to let you see such a farce. I'm going to slaughter that punk and then have a few cups with you."

Goldenray old freak quickly raised his hand and said, "No need to hurry, Lord Wandering Slayer. Don't you know who this brat is?"

Venerable Wandering Slayer froze for a moment. Then, he deeply frowned and a look of disgust was cast on his face. He forced a wry smile and said, "Heh, it turns out to be the traitor of the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect. Star Cultivation Great Emperor was a powerful and brilliant man. The five of us once visited him and obtained his pointers. Yet, I never thought that one of his disciples would be such a coward inside out and a turncoat. This damned boy has ruined the reputation of Star Cultivation Great Emperor!"

Goldenray old freak shook his head. "He should be damned and be killed, that I know. But he's a member of the Everlasting Palace now. Don't forget that we may end up being persecuted and suffer in the hands of the Everlasting Palace. The people of this sect may not let us go should we kill that punk now."

"He came to my place to make trouble, do you think I should just let him do whatever he wants to harass me just because he's now a member of the Everlasting Palace?" retorted Venerable Wandering Slayer coldly.

Goldenray old freak raised his hand and stroked his chin. Then, he grinned. "Hehehe, killing that punk now would be too easy and cheap for him. We're all old friends, so I suggest we humiliate this brat so heavily that it will drag the Everlasting Palace to shame as well. No matter what, this boy came to your place to make trouble, so let's just deal with it!"

The other man, a handsome man called Venerable Living Willow who was dressed like a scholar, interjected with a sneer. "It's said that the Everlasting Palace was hit badly during the immortal fate plundering in the Secret Palace. The number of Perfected Golden Immortals they lost there alone was in the dozen, and they lost a lot more Golden Immortals as well. We adding fire to the flame will make them more infamous and definitely drive them like sitting on pins and needles."

The other two men did not utter anything, but they nodded in agreement.

Venerable Wandering Slayer hideously grinned. He slapped the long table and laughed aloud. "Well, since four old friends are so interested, let's pave the way for this punk. We'll shame this punk to the bottom while dragging some reputation of the Everlasting Palace to the ditch."

Immediately after, the five men disappeared and appeared in the hall of the mansion in front. In nearly a flash, they appeared in front of Argent Martial Hale.

"I already told you to hand over those two bastards to me! Else, I dare to burn your Lithe Plume Mansion no matter how big your backer is!" After inflicting heavy injuries to several guards of the Lithe Plum Mansion, Argent Martial Hale roared and threatened aggressively with a look of madness.

"Heh, do you think my Lithe Plume Mansion is a place for a traitor who betrayed his Master and Ancestors to behave atrociously? You want to burn this place down, huh? Today, I'll make you realize how miserable the price of arrogance is." Venerable Wandering Slayer sneered with squinted eyes.

A large golden seal floated out of his palm and powerfully struck Argent Martial Hale, instantly hitting his chest several times and causing him to cough up some mouthfuls of blood crazily. He was sent flying upside down to the outside towards the direction of Goldenray old freak.

"Dismembering Art..."

Goldenray old freak laughed uproariously as he released a golden thread from his fingers. The golden thread instantly turned into a striking spiral thread. With his sophisticated control, Argent Martial Hale was caught off guard and both his arms were shredded. Then, he was kicked towards Living Willow Venerable.

Living Willow Venerable bashfully smiled and winked at Argent Martial Hale with a playful expression. Thousands of invisible slaps suddenly hit Argent Martial Hale's face in a flash, causing him to scream. The last slap then hit his chest in a flash and sent him flying towards Venerable Clearnight.

"Ah, how great of you to come to me!"

Venerable Clearnight released a ball of light and directly bombed Argent Martial Hall's back. It was just one blow, but it was enough to severely injure him internally. The instant after, his body was wrapped with a stream of energy and was sent to Venerable Netherfire.

Venerable Netherfire smacked his lips. Then, he instantly unleashed a ball of extinguishing flame that enveloped Argent Martial Hale in a flash, burning clean all the hairs on his immortal body and his clothes into ashes.

BAM...

Argent Martial Hale's body crashed to the ground surrounded by the five men. Only now did Argent Martial Hale feel that the earth was so kind. At least, he no longer needed to be attacked by these five fearsome powerhouses.

"Who are you?"

After coughing up some mouthfuls of blood, Argent Martial Hale took a robe from his interspatial ring and put it on his now miserable body. He angrily roared even though fear engulfed him. Even in his wildest dream, the thought that the Lithe Plume Mansion would have so many powerhouses never crossed his mind. Given his present strength, fighting even an early-stage Perfected Golden Immortal was a tall order. Further, he was unable to even fight these five people back, meaning that these five should be at least late-stage Perfected Golden Immortals.

"Who are we, huh?" Venerable Wandering Slayer sneered. "We're naturally the people of Lithe Plume Mansion. You're just a despicable traitor who betrayed the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect and smeared the face of Star Cultivation Great Emperor. Abominable! Killing you is letting you off easy!"

Argent Martial Hale angrily fumed. "You... for Master... for the sake of Star Cultivation Great Emperor, you set up a trap and wanted to kill me?"

A strange look flashed in the eyes of Venerable Wandering Slayer. He then shifted to his severely injured subordinate and asked in a deep voice, "What's happening here?"

The severely injured stout man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and respectfully answered, "Some previously came to us and gave us 500,000 Crystal Essences to borrow our place to auction a certain immortal prostitute. The Manager agreed, thinking that auctioning an immortal prostitute would add excitement to our place. Later on, the other party auctioned that prostitute in our hall, and Argent Martial Hale finally won the bid with a sky-high price. Afterward, he took that immortal prostitute away, so the lively scene came to an end. Who would have thought that he would come back alone half a day later and threatened to kill us? He claimed our Lithe Plume Mansion is in cahoots with those people to trap him."

Wandering Slayer furrowed his brows and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know who those people are?"

"We have no idea." The burly man shook his head. "Our Lithe Plum Mansion only provided the palace and collected a fee. We have nothing to do with the rest."

Venerable Wandering Slayer's expression turned cold and was about to speak. However, Goldenray old freak was the first to laugh and then sighed. "Who the hell dared to plot against you, Venerable Wandering Slayer? But this Argent shitty guy is indeed unlucky enough to lose everything. Hahaha... to think that he was once a disciple of Star Cultivation Great Emperor. I thought he was an extraordinarily intelligent brat, but I didn't expect this punk to be nothing but some idiot coward."

Venerable Wandering Slayer shook his head with a wry smile and sighed. "The scheme of those people was great indeed. But such an auction is something that one side is willing to bid and the other one is willing to suffer. Nothing of it has anything to do with my Lithe Plume Mansion, yet this punk actually stormed my site and did something that crossed my line. Go and notice the Everlasting Palace's people. Ask them whether they will take responsibility for this brat. If they don't want to, we'll kill him."

"Understood!" The stout man cupped his fists and then quickly left the array.

At the lodging of the Everlasting Palace's members in the Floating Snow City.

With hands crossed behind his back, Venerable Cambrian quietly stood by the window of the hundreds of meters high pavilion. Killing intent surged out from him. The losses the Everlasting Palace suffered this time were just too great, sapping nearly half of the power of the entire sect all of a sudden. If the sect didn't have two Supremes, it was likely that the overall power of the entire sect wouldn't even be on par with those of a second-tier sect.

"What shall we do now, Martial Uncle?" a voluptuous woman behind him frowned and asked.

Venerable Cambrian hummed. "We'll have to make up for these huge losses somewhere else. The number of treasures and other resources obtained by some disciples of our sect who came out alive from the trip to the Secret Palace can't be said to be a few. Thus, we'll send the message to our disciples in other Immortal Domains to find Dao Master Qing Feng and Undemonized Sovereign Mo and kill them on sight."

"Understood! I'll send the message at once," said the voluptuous woman respectfully.

Venerable Cambrian remained silent for a long while afterward. Only after the beautiful woman sent the message did he finally say, "Sigh, the sect's disciples must be very vexed now. Many forces are not very friendly to our sect and are rather hostile to us. They must be waiting to hit us while we're down now! At this time, it's necessary to kill some to warn the rest, to deter those who are about to move and make trouble!"

Buzz...

A message token suddenly shot from a distance and Venerable Cambrian instantly caught it. The moment he read the message contained in it, his complexion suddenly changed and his killing aura instantly skyrocketed as he shouted loudly, "Skypillar, Skymark! Follow me to the Lithe Plume Mansion!"

15 minutes later, Venerable Cambrian arrived at the Lithe Plume Mansion with Skypillar and Skymark, two other Perfected Golden Immortals. Their complexions drastically changed the moment they entered the array in the hall and saw the crowd and the scene inside.

"I didn't expect I'd run into you here, Venerable Wandering Slayer, Goldenray old freak, Venerable Living Willow, Venerable Clearnight, and Venerable Netherfire. People say that before beating a dog, you must first ask its Master. Yet, the five of you are really unbridled enough to dare to cruelly injure a member of the Everlasting Palace." Venerable Cambrian unleashed his Innate Natal immortal sword, glaring and shouting murderously at the five people.

Chapter 1373: Positive Result

 

Venerable Wandering Slayer let out a contemptuous look. This Venerable Cambrian had once been defeated by a warrior under him and was nearly beheaded under his sword. He didn't expect that the man would act so arrogant when they met again now.

"The dog raised by your Everlasting Palace barks and bites everywhere. Trying to bite others and now relying on the name of your sect to bully others, huh?"

Venerable Cambrian coldly replied, "What do you mean by that?"

"Do you know what this place is?" Venerable Wandering Slayer sneered. "This Lithe Plume Mansion is my place, and your dog came here to cause troubles. Do you think I have to lower my face to beat him?"

Venerable Cambrian frowned and turned to the miserable Argent Martial Hale, shouting in a deep voice, "What the hell is going on here?"

"Someone colluded with the Lithe Plume Mansion to trap me into battle and kill me," answered Argent Martial Hale with a hoarse voice.

"Slander..."

Venerable Wandering Slayer shouted angrily. But at the next moment, his expression slightly changed and he snapped. "Who are you? Get out!"

Whoosh...

Two blurry figures appeared in the array out of the blue. After Tang Xiu and Sablefiend Scorpio appeared, he looked at the miserable Argent Martial Hale and immediately grinned. "I was just passing by Floating Snow City, but I didn't expect to run into such an interesting scene here, so I came to join the fun. What's your name, Mister? You look a bit familiar, and I heard your name is something like... Wan... Wandering Slayer?"

Wandering Slayer's face turned chilly and he coldly replied, "This Immortal is the owner of the Lithe Plume Mansion, Venerable Wandering Slayer. And who are you, Mister? I don't think you are here just to watch a lively scene, no?"

"I told you the truth," said Tang Xiu with a grin. "Coming here is really a coincidence. So your name is Venerable Wandering Slayer. Now I remember that a certain great figure once mentioned you to me."

"And... who exactly was that great figure?" asked Wandering Slayer with narrowed eyes.

"Star Cultivation Great Emperor," answered Tang Xiu.

Wandering Slayer's expression slightly changed and he took a deep breath. Then, he slowly asked, "And who are you, Sir?"

"I'm Great Tang Heavenly Emperor," answered Tang Xiu with a smile.

Great Tang Heavenly Emperor?!

Everyone was shocked. Great Tang Heavenly Emperor, a name that had become the talk of the town recently, turned out to be this young man in front of them? It must be noted that he was the most famous peerless talent among the bridge trial takers in the Secret Palace of Drunken Immortal Supreme.

"But why are you here, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor?" asked Wandering Slayer inexplicably.

"I failed to obtain that fortuitous encounter," Tang Xiu replied with a dry smile. "Naturally, I got expelled by the inheritor of Drunken Immortal Supreme. It's just that I didn't expect to run into this interesting scene when I happened to pass by the Floating Snow City. If anything, please continue and don't mind me. Just treat me as... free audience or something like that."

Goldenray old freak burst into laughter. "Hahaha, you're really interesting, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor. You even crack a joke in this tense atmosphere where everyone is ready to slit each other's throat. This old Goldenray really admires you!"

Tang Xiu shifted to him and teased. "Well, I remember someone saying that a man was trying to prove that he had balls, so he went to the roof of a widow's house to peek at her when taking a bath. That man then finally fell into that widow's bathtub. Are you the man in the story?"

Cough, cough,...

Goldenray old freak was flushed red instantly. After coughing a few times, he glared angrily at Tang Xiu and shouted, "Who the hell are you? Only these four old buddies of mine know about this. The last one was..."

Tang Xiu waved and said, "Never mind it, never mind it. That was a joke. Let's stop it now, shall we? I just want to tell you that I have some origins related to you, old freak Goldenray! As for what that connection is... well, you can tend to your business first and I'll be watching the fun from the side. Anyway, Venerable Wandering Slayer, I plan to fill my stomach and have some drinks in your place. I don't have to pay for anything, right? Alright, I'll be waiting for you to finish your business. But you gotta introduce me to some chaste and lovely belles here later for free, deal?"

"..."

Wandering Slayer stared at Tang Xiu with a strange expression before a bitter smile appeared on his face.

Looking for chaste and lovely belles? Here? My place is a brothel, so where the hell can you get some chaste and lovely young lasses here? Is this supposed to be a friend teasing me or something?

Wandering Slayer coughed, shifted to old freak Goldenray, and said, "Let's deal with the business at hand first. We were bullied by outsiders and are quite vexed now. I, Wandering Slayer, once indeed suffered a loss in the hands of Everlasting Palace. But the past enmity has been written off, after all. However, someone else from the same faction now came and harassed my place yet again. That already crossed the line."

Goldenray retracted his angry glare from Tang Xiu and shifted to Venerable Cambrian. With an annoyed expression, he said in a deep voice, "You should've figured out the whole story first before barking. This dog of your Everlasting keeps biting everywhere. He even just threatened to burn down Venerable Wandering Slayer's place. It was your dog who acted like a bully, so we demand an explanation from you. If you refuse to take responsibility, then don't blame us for being merciless and bringing the fight to your Everlasting Palace."

Venerable Cambrian was very furious at the moment. If it weren't for the trip to the Secret Palace that ended up badly for them, he wouldn't have cared a bit about Venerable Wandering Slayer's group of five's provocation. He did want to kill some people, but these five men were late-stage Perfected Golden Immortals. Should they tear all decorum, they would be very hard to deal with and would likely be quite a big threat to the current Everlasting Palace.

His gaze shifted to Argent Martial Hale and interrogated coldly. "Can you show any evidence that they set you up?"

"This..."

Argent Martial Hale hesitated. The incident did take place here, but through the exchange between Venerable Wandering Slayer and that stout man, he realized that the people who set him up might have nothing to do with Venerable Wandering Slayer.

However...

Seeing his hesitation, Venerable Cambrian realized something. Then, the immortal sword in his hand stabbed Argent Martial Hale's chest. And, in the next moment, his sword cut off his head directly. He then caught Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul that frantically tried to flee from his corpse and fiercely said, "Courting troubles for my Everlasting Palace, you deserve to be executed!"

Puff...

After grabbing the guy's Immortal Soul, Venerable Cambrian turned to Wandering Slayer and indifferently said, "He provoked you and I've given you a definite explanation. How do you see this explanation, then?"

Wandering Slayer was about to speak when he suddenly received a voice transmission. His eyes immediately narrowed and he swallowed back the words he was about to speak out. He then took a deep breath and said, "It was a good explanation. But how about making a deal with me regarding this issue, Venerable Cambrian?"

"What deal?" asked Venerable Cambrian indifferently.

"I have yet to vent my anger even though this Argent Martial Hale has been punished by you," said Wandering Slayer. "So, I'll buy his Immortal Soul for 2 million Crystal Essences. Do you agree to my offer, Venerable Cambrian?"

Two million Crystal Essences for Argent's Immortal Soul?

Venerable Cambrian furrowed his brows and asked with a puzzled expression, "What do you wanna do with his Immortal Soul?"

"Well, a certain old friend of mine is currently refining the Hundred Demons Blood Soul Streamer, and only one soul is missing. This Argent Martial Hale just irked me, so I want him to be the main soul for the Hundred Demons Blood Soul Streamer."

The Hundred Demons Blood Soul Streamer?!

Venerable Cambrian's pupils shrunk. He looked terrified and agitatedly asked, "How come your old friend dares to refine such a wicked artifact like the Hundred Demons Blood Soul Streamer, Venerable Wandering Slayer? Is he not afraid he will be found out by the powerhouses in the Immortal World and be targeted for endless pursuit?"

"That's his business. What he does has nothing to do with me," said Venerable Wandering Slayer lightly.

Venerable Cambrian looked at Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul and saw his fearful expression. After contemplating for a few seconds, he slowly said, "Double it, and this dog's Immortal Soul is yours."

"It's great to have a deal with you, Venerable Cambrian," said Wandering Slayer aloud. "Then this issue is now written off. Please take these 4 million Crystal Essences."

Venerable Cambrian handed Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul to Wandering Slayer and coldly said, "This issue has been resolved, so deactivate this array and let us leave now."

"Alright..."

Wandering Slayer squinted his eyes, deactivated the array quickly, and watched as Venerable Cambrian's group of three left. Afterward, he shifted to Tang Xiu and meaningfully said, "Your visit is an honor to me, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor. It's also an honor for my Lithe Plume Mansion. However, your request for chaste and lovely young lasses is kind of hard to please. Would you be my guest and come inside with me, so I can immediately seek them for you?"

"Well, a guest must naturally honor the request of the host..."

Tang Xiu lightly smiled and followed the five men into the palace in the rear with Sablefiend Scorpio.

As the array surrounding the palace was opened, Tang Xiu and Sablefiend Scorpio were directly surrounded by Venerable Wandering Slayer and Goldenray old freak's group of five the moment they entered. While looking at their disgruntled expressions with killing intent looming in them, Tang Xiu lightly smiled and said, "Why the tense atmosphere? I told you that I have some connections with you a while ago, didn't I?"

"I wanna know your true identity, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor. And what exactly is your relationship with Star Cultivation Great Emperor?" asked Venerable Wandering Slayer.

Tang Xiu sighed and shook his head before he walked to a long table, took out a wine cup from his interspatial ring, and poured himself a cup of white wine. Then, he slowly said, "Like you all, I've also visited Star Cultivation Great Emperor and obtained his pointers. As for my background, I'm the Master of Mist Spring Island and the Immortal Lyceum region, as well as the Emperor of the Great Tang Empire."

The expressions of these five men shifted after hearing this.

"Can you repeat where your Great Tang Empire is located?" asked Venerable Wandering Slayer immediately.

"I just told you. The Mist Spring Island," said Tang Xiu with a light smile.

"Your words are nonsensical, Mister." Venerable Wandering Slayer sneered. "The Mist Spring Island is a territory under Venerable Bella Fern Regalia. How come she allowed you to found an empire in her territory?"

"That was because I was happy to let him do it! Do you think you can tell me what to do?"

A hazy figure suddenly appeared in the hall. Venerable Bella Fern Regalia, who had restored her original appearance, appeared with a majestic and aloof stance. She came to Tang Xiu's side and softly asked, "I just received your message and immediately rushed over. Are you alright?"

"It's OK. I'm fine." Tang Xiu shook his head with a smile.

Chapter 1374: Missing a Chance

 

Venerable Wandering Slayer and old freak Goldenray's group of five immediately showed their respect the moment they saw Venerable Bella Fern Regalia. It was true respect from their hearts, not superficial at all. It was well known that Venerable Bella Fern Regalia had yet to become a Supreme when Star Cultivation Great Emperor was still around. Yet, she put down all the restraints of being a woman and actively and bravely pursued him. No matter how many times she was rejected, she still persisted and persevered.

Being so brave and persistent in her love. There were many inspiring love stories in the Immortal World, but none of those could compare with the love story shown by Venerable Bella Fern Regalia that was worth their admiration. Especially after Star Cultivation Great Emperor was gone after failing his tribulation. She went so far as to help the family of Star Cultivation Great Emperor, experiencing brutal bloody battles, again and again, wandering on the edge of life and death time and again.

It could be said that the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect would have ended up more miserable if it weren't for the help of Venerable Bella Fern Regalia. Even after she had broken through to the Supremacy Stage, she forced the Inner Pill Sect and the Everlasting Palace to temporarily cancel their onslaught and only trapped the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect's people in their territory.

"Greetings, Supreme Bella Fern Regalia."

The five men cupped their fists and bowed to salute.

"Everyone, I may have advanced to the Supremacy Stage, but I still like my previous title, so keep addressing me as Venerable Bella in the future!" said Bella lightly.

"By your words!" the five men respectfully replied.

Bella then shifted to Tang Xiu and asked, "What did you run into that made you so happy?"

Tang Xiu slightly smiled and took out 4 million Crystal Essences from his interspatial ring. He smiled at Wandering Slayer and said, "I have to thank you for your help a while ago, Venerable Wandering Slayer. Please take these Crystal Essences as reimbursement for what you spent in exchange for giving me the Immortal Soul of Argent Martial Hale."

Venerable Wandering Slayer had just put Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul into a Soul-refining container, but now he took out the Soul-refining container and directly handed it to Tang Xiu. "Those 4 million Crystal Essences are worth nothing to me. Besides, us brothers are also very disgusted with this traitor. This guy has smeared the reputation of Star Cultivation Great Emperor, so forget about it."

But Tang Xiu insisted and reasoned with all seriousness. "You give an amount and return it in a similar fashion. I'm already grateful for your help, so please, you must take these Crystal Essences."

"This..." Venerable Wandering Slayer turned to Bella.

"Alright, take it since he insists," said Bella with a light smile. "Besides, we don't like to owe too many to anyone."

With that said, she grabbed and held Tang Xiu's arm, her smile turning more brilliant.

"You both..."

Venerable Wandering Slayer's pupils shrunk with disbelief. The other four men also reacted like him, as though they were looking at the most incredible thing in the world.

"Remember that Great Tang Heavenly Emperor is my archenemy since he snatched my Immortal Lyceum, understood?" said Bella lightly.

Venerable Wandering Slayer's group of five exchanged glances and then understood the meaning of Bella's words immediately. After a moment of silence, the five men immediately vowed an Immortal Oath. Shortly after, Wandering Slayer said with all seriousness, "I promise you that within a month at most, the entire Immortal World will know that there's a bloody feud between Great Tang Heavenly Emperor and Venerable Bella Fern Regalia."

"Alright, one day in the future, the five of you must come to the Great Tang Empire and I'll explain to you the insights of how to break through to the Supremacy Stage," said Bella happily.

"Thank you!" The five men were shocked but happily surprised.

Tang Xiu calmly smiled and said, "We were destined to meet each other today, so why don't you guys prepare some drinks for us?"

"Hahaha. You didn't shut us out, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor, so please come and have a taste of my Azure Bamboo Immortal Wine. Let's drink happily. Hey, some of you come here and bring my Azure Bamboo wine! Also, you are not to leave my place if you don't get drunk first, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor!"

For two whole days, Tang Xiu drank with them to their heart's content while chatting about the situation in the Immortal World. Bella herself and Sablefiend Scorpio just stayed by his side and did not interfere with the happy drinking event between Tang Xiu and the five Perfected Golden Immortals. Finally, Goldenray old freak was the first to get drunk, and the other five, including Tang Xiu, finally got dead drunk as well.

7 days later, when Tang Xiu woke up from his lethargic sleep, he found himself sleeping in Bella's lap on a fast-moving carriage. The whole sky was filled with the sunset light and red clouds, and the mysterious scene of the world looked so charming and extraordinarily picturesque.

"How long have I slept and where are we now?" Tang Xiu rubbed his pained head and asked right after he took a seat.

"It's been 7 days. We're only three regions away from the Immortal Lyceum region. We should be back home a few days later," answered Bella with a smile.

"So fast?" blurted Tang Xiu in surprise.

"Well, Sablefiend Scorpio obtained a treasure garb back when she was in the Secret Palace of Drunken Immortal Supreme. She gave it to me, so we can now move faster," said Bella.

"What treasure is it?" asked Tang Xiu.

"Lightflow Wing," answered Bella with a smile.

Tang Xiu was surprised and said, "Rumors have it that this streamer wing, the Lightflow Wing, was once obtained by Drunken Immortal Supreme and then disappeared after he ascended to the God Realm. It's such a great treasure that it can at least double the speed of whoever obtains it. Be it for traveling or killing, it's an absolute trump card."

"I'll give you the Lightflow Wing after we arrive at the Immortal Lyceum, Xiu," said Bella with a smile.

"No, that Lightflow Wing will play a greater role with you using it." Tang Xiu shook his head. "Besides, our Great Tang Empire is planning to expand its territory and occupy many large Immortal Domains, so we'll need a powerhouse like you at the helm. The first stage of the Great Tang Empire's development should be completed within a century, with which we'll lay a solid foundation. A century later, it will be the time when our Great Tang Empire will fully blast out!"

"Only a few centuries? Isn't it too hasty?" asked Bella with hesitation.

"I don't think so," replied Tang Xiu with a smile. "I have provided a massive number of cultivation resources. If we fail to lay a solid foundation, that means the people of the Great Tang Empire are just incompetent. You must know that I have prepared many things, namely various cultivation resources which are absolutely many times more than other forces."

"But the most important aspect to a deep foundation such as those super forces is the number of Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals," said Bella. "Do you think the Great Tang Empire can have a large number of Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals within a few hundred years?"

"You know, the Great Tang Empire already has more than a dozen Perfected Golden Immortals now," said Tang Xiu calmly, "As for the number of Golden Immortals, well... we'll have at least tens of thousands of them within a century."

"Come again?!" Bella's eyes were full of disbelief. It must be noted that even the most powerful force would only have roughly 10,000 or even 5,000 Golden Immortals. What kind of heritage did the Great Tang Empire have that tens of thousands of Golden Immortals could emerge within a century?

"Bella, you have yet to learn much about the situation of our Great Tang Empire," said Tang Xiu with a smile. "You'll understand a lot when we go back. What I can tell you now is that we have more than 30,000 Monster Immortals with terrifyingly deep foundations. Let alone advancing to the Golden Immortal Stage, if you give them enough time and teach them suitably in their cultivation, most of them will face no issue in advancing to the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage."

Gasp...

That was something unimaginable to Bella. Where did Tang Xiu find so many Monster Immortals? Her scalp went numb upon imagining that the Great Tang Empire would have 10,000-20,000 Perfected Golden Immortals in their ranks. At that time, just relying on this force, they would likely be able to sweep over the whole Immortal World, right?

"Bella, halt our advance." Tang Xiu suddenly ordered.

Bella froze for a moment. She observed the surroundings first. After stopping, she looked bewildered and asked, "Why?"

"We rescued Dao Master Qing Feng and Undemonized Sovereign Mo on the way back. They are now inside the Heavenly Abode artifact. We're about to return to the Immortal Lyceum region, so we have to let them leave for now. I don't want to expose my identity too soon," explained Tang Xiu.

Bella quickly understood and nodded with a smile. "Ah, I see. Saving them is indeed for a good reason."

The moment after, Dao Master Qing Feng and Undemonized Sovereign Mo came out of the Heavenly Abode artifact. They now looked much better even though they had yet to fully recover from their injuries. At least, they were now able to go all-out should they encounter another crisis.

"Gentlemen, I'm going back to the Great Tang Empire soon and I can't take you with me on the way. May I know what do you plan to do next?" asked Tang Xiu with a smile.

"I've discussed it with Undemonized Sovereign Mo before. I may have escaped from danger, but the Everlasting Palace will likely vent their anger on my Pristine Immortal Confucian Sect. I reckon that a large number of powerhouses will storm my sect to demand something. That's why I must hurry back. If the Everlasting Palace people do come to my sect, we'll definitely get into a big fight with them at the worst."

"Well, I've been living like a drifter, so I have no fixed place to live, to begin with. I've made up my mind to follow Qing Feng back to his sect as a guest. Let's just say that I found a safe place to heal myself first," said Sovereign Mo lightly.

"You're really great. At least you're not afraid to brave dangers and make great sacrifices for the sake of your friends." Tang Xiu gave his thumbs up and exclaimed in praise, "Anyway, since you are decided, I won't be able to accompany you any longer. But both of you are always welcome to visit my Great Tang Empire. Let's have some drinks by then."

"That's for sure!"

"There will be a chance for that, sure!"

The two men cupped their fists one after another and then quickly left under the gaze of Tang Xiu's group.

Tang Xiu then summoned Jing Xian'er from the Heavenly Abode artifact. Then, he pointed to Bella and said, "You want to follow us to the Immortal Lyceum, so I'm giving you to Venerable Bella to serve as her maid! Serve her well and you'll definitely benefit in the future."

Me? Becoming a maid?

Jing Xian'er's face turned a bit cold and she replied with a bit of anger, "Great Tang Heavenly Emperor, I'm not going to be someone's maid. I'm going to be a disciple of Sablefiend Scorpio!"

Chapter 1375: Enormous Wealth

 

Tang Xiu smiled at her response and lightly said, "Are you sure you don't want to be her maid? Think about it. This is your only chance."

Jing Xian'er carefully observed Bella for a while. Although she was indeed attracted by the majestically graceful woman in front, she was unwilling to be someone's maid. She shook her head and said, "I'm the only one in command to choose my own path. I want to learn under a Master to be stronger, so I don't want to be someone's maid."

"Sigh." Tang Xiu shook his head. "That's a pity for you. She's a Supreme, yet you don't to be her maid. Alright, you can cultivate under Sablefiend Scorpio in the future then! I hope you can get what you want and become a powerhouse in the future."

"What did you say?!" Jing Xian'er's countenance changed greatly and disbelief filled her eyes as she exclaimed.

She's a Supreme? How is this possible? There are only a few people at the Supremacy Stage in the Immortal World, how could I easily encounter one here?

Sablefiend Scorpio also looked regretful and sighed. "Lord is right, Xian'er. Although Venerable Bella still uses her old title, she's really a Supremacy Stage powerhouse. In the entire Immortal World, the number of people who want to serve under a Supreme is definitely countless. Even Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals would likely be willing to serve under them. It was such a Heaven-sent opportunity, yet you just missed it. It seems you're really fated to follow and cultivate by my side."

She's a Supreme?!

Endless remorse filled Jing Xian'er's heart. She never dreamed that she would do such a stupid thing in her life. One must know that even some Perfected Golden Immortals wanted to serve a Supreme, hoping that they would obtain pointers and direction from that Supremacy Stage powerhouse for a greater chance to advance to the Supremacy Stage later.

Yet, why did I... a trivial Celestial Immortal, a nobody far from being a Profound Immortal, much less a Golden Immortal or a Perfected Golden Immortal, refused a Supreme outright without knowing who she really is?

She wanted to cry but had no tears!

Bella only glanced at Jing Xian'er and no longer paid any attention to this trivial matter. Jing Xian'er may have very stunning looks, a beauty that only a few women in the entire Immortal World could have. Yet, she was not worried about what would happen to her and Tang Xiu. Firstly, she didn't care whether it would happen or not, and secondly, she knew Tang Xiu's character. Regardless of whether this female had a beauty that could topple a kingdom and ruin a country and their people with her absolute beauty, Tang Xiu would likely not be moved by her at all.

Time fleeted by.

Tang Xiu and Bella returned to the Immortal Lyceum region, roughly tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Misty Spring Ocean. They then discovered a company of 100 warriors searching for something in a dense mountain forest. They looked like they were searching for an enemy, likely a formidable one.

"Let's have a look."

Tang Xiu's expression shifted and he immediately flew towards them. As his figure appeared in front of them, the company immediately became vigilant, looking at him as though facing a formidable enemy. Then, Tang Xiu immediately said lightly, "It's me! What happened here? You seem to be very vigilant."

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The Captain of the company led all the soldiers to kneel on one knee immediately before reporting to Tang Xiu, "Your Majesty, the army of our Great Tang Empire is centered at the Misty Spring Ocean and is now expanding outward in four directions at an extremely fast speed. Once in a while, we have some frictions with some people from the Immortal Lyceum region. We have them routed and taken them captive. But a few days ago, our army encountered unprecedented resistance from a group led by someone from the Immortal Lyceum. Our commander, however, suspects that the other party is not from the Immortal Lyceum but an undercover agent of another force."

Tang Xiu raised his brows and asked, "How many people are in this group, and what is the cultivation level of their leader?"

"This group has 24 people and its leader is a Celestial Immortal."

Tang Xiu turned to Sablefiend Scorpio and lightly ordered, "You stay here to deal with this issue. Remember, if the other party refuses to surrender, expel them but do not kill them."

"Understood, Lord!" Sablefiend Scorpio respectfully nodded.

Afterward, Tang Xiu and Bella flew away, leaving Jing Xian'er to Sablefiend Scorpio. Due to Bella's cultivation level aided by the Lightflow Wing, their flying speed was truly against heaven. It took them only 15 minutes to arrive at the Misty Spring Island.

At the Myriad Golden Catamaran.

After coming back, Tang Xiu placed the Myriad Golden Catamaran directly atop a towering mountain surrounded by clouds and fog, causing the place to look palatial and magnificent. Tang Xiu planned to use this site as the meeting hall of the Great Tang Empire and his residence.

On the first floor.

Tang Xiu sat on the temporarily placed Dragon Throne as he glanced across the faces of nearly a hundred high-ranking officials of the Great Tang Empire inside. Afterward, he began speaking with satisfaction, "This trip has been quite rewarding, so the first thing I need to announce is that starting today, all members of the Great Tang Empire, from the soldier rank to the Elder rank, will receive double their original allowance."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone present smiled. Most of them had followed Tang Xiu from Earth. They were perfectly aware now that having more cultivation resources would affect their cultivation. Being able to get more of them would increase their cultivation speed by a lot, which was definitely great for them.

On the contrary, all the Perfected Golden Immortals such as Zenith Venerable, Seaway Monarch, Celestial Litho Monstrum, Flaming Demon Feline, Golden-eyed Great Peng, Lupus Chimaera Monstrum, Nethersea Whale King, Apotheon Mu, Apotheon Myriad Notes, Apotheon Soaring Plumb, Apotheon Nine Immortal Fingers, and Enchantress Yu were secretly taken aback. They knew that even though the present Great Tang Empire was not very powerful, it still had a large number of people. The amount of resources needed annually was astronomical.

Further, as Perfected Golden Immortal Stage powerhouses, they had already received a lot of resources themselves. Doubling their allowance would likely make the rate of consumption skyrocket.

"Grand Master," Gu Xiaoxue called out with a worried expression.

"I understand your worries, Xiaoxue." Tang Xiu waved his hand and said, "However, we obtained a massive number of immortal artifacts, Immortal Crystals, and Crystal Essences from the trip to the Secret Palace. The resources we obtained are many times more than the previous entire wealth of the Great Tang Empire, so you don't have to worry about it. Besides, the whole Immortal World is very huge and the number of resources here is countless. We can get these resources from other places even if all of our wealth is consumed."

Having said that, he took out an interspatial ring and handed it to Gu Xiaoxue. "You command the Ministry of Finance of the Great Tang Empire and you're in charge of all the treasury and resources of the state, so take care of the resource allocation."

Afterward, he took a deep breath and continued, "I hereby announce that the Great Tang Empire will form an Internal Affairs Department. Apotheon Mu will serve as the Minister of the Internal Affairs Ministry with Tang Ning and Cheng Xuemei as his deputies. The three of you will be responsible to pick your own department members and to give the list of members you've selected to me for review later. Further, you will discuss with the rest of the departments, including the Ministry of Finance, to formulate a reward and punishment system.

"Aside from that..."

After finishing announcing all the orders, Tang Xiu dismissed everyone and then headed to the place where his parents lived, the Splinter Flower Sea.

The beautiful villa was located in the sea of flowers. The building itself was not an ordinary building, but an artifact refined by Gu Yan'er.

At this time, Su Lingyun was accompanying her Mother-in-law, Zhang Shi, chatting while reading some thick books, whereas Gu Yin was sitting cross-legged next to batches of flowers nearby with colorful butterflies and immortal bees flying around her as she immersed herself in cultivation. A faint aura then surged around her the moment Tang Xiu arrived, enabling him to sense that she had reached the Crossing Tribulation Stage.

Sigh, how time flies. Gu Yin was just a little girl then, and now she has already grown up.

Tang Xiu glanced at Gu Yin's beautiful face and secretly sighed inwardly. Then, he went toward Su Lingyun and Zhang Shi, greeting them with a smiling face. "Hey, Mom, Grandma, are you busy now?"

"Oh, Xiu'er!"

Zhang Shi and Su Lingyun suddenly looked very happy upon seeing Tang Xiu. Ever since they followed Tang Xiu to the Immortal World, Tang Xiu often went out for a year and a half. His last trip was even longer, so they both missed him very much.

"Master!"

Gu Yin, who was cultivating in the shroud of flowers, immediately stopped cultivating the moment she heard Tang Xiu's voice and rushed over with a joyful cry.

Tang Xiu smiled slightly and patted her shoulder. Gu Yin held his arm intimately as he spoke to her with a smile, "How time flies! The little girl Yinyin has now grown into a big girl already! Come, Master will give you a treasure."

"A treasure for me? What is it, Master?" Gu Yin's eyes lit up and she asked curiously.

Tang Xiu took out a Five-colored Dragon Pearl and handed it to her with a smile. "Swallow it and slowly refine it. This is a Five-colored Dragon Pearl of the Sacred Dragon that will greatly help your cultivation."

"Woah, it's so beautiful!" Gu Yin was surprised and happy and kept playing with it.

Tang Xiu only smiled slightly at her response. He obtained a total of 12 Five-colored Dragon Pearls. He already gave one to Star Tears and now gave another to Gu Yin, so he still had 10 left in his interspatial ring. Quickly after, he took out two more and quickly cast a seal to insert it each into the bodies of his mother and grandmother. Afterward, he smilingly said, "Mom, Grandma, you both entered the cultivation path far too late, so your cultivations are too weak. The Five-colored Dragon Pearl will transform your physiques and speed up your cultivation. Therefore, you both must cultivate well. I look forward to seeing you break through to the Immortal Stage."

Su Lingyun smiled slightly in response and said, "Xiu'er, becoming Immortals is not our concern. You know what we are concerned about most. It's been so many years already, so when will you..."

Tang Xiu hastily waved his hand and hollowly smiled. "Uh, please no rush about that, Mom. Just gimme some time. I assure you'll definitely hug many grandchildren in the future."

"Hey, you brat!" Su Lingyun unhappily snapped. "How come we're not worried about you? I... Ugh..."

Tang Xiu was stunned. How could Mother be sick? She entered the cultivation path and is now at the Golden Core Stage with the support of a lot of resources. How can this happen?

Chapter 1376: A Total Ingrate

 

A Golden Core cultivator should have known his or her condition very well, and it was nearly impossible for them to get sick normally. Unless they contracted an old chronic disease or their injuries were not completely cured, only then would their sickness flare up again at some special circumstances. However, his mother had been living in such an environment that she shouldn't contract such a problem, right?

In the next moment, Tang Xiu bent over and squatted next to Su Lingyun to take her wrist. Half a minute later, his expression turned marvelous.

Eh? What kind of rhythm is this? He blinked and slowly looked up at his mother quizzically.

Su Lingyun was bewildered by Tang Xiu's gaze and asked with a puzzled expression, "Why are you looking at me like that, Xiu'er? Why did you check my pulse too? Is there something wrong... with my body?"

Tang Xiu's lips squirmed a few times before he released her wrist. He then turned and walked back several steps before laughing uproariously. "Hahaha. Mom, you don't have to force me to have a baby anymore. Hahaha... even if I have a child now, I'm afraid you won't have time to take care of it. Because..."

"Huh?" Su Lingyun frowned and angrily snapped. "What nonsense are you talking about? How come I will have no time to take care of my grandson? You..."

Tang Xiu raised his hand to interrupt her and reappeared next to her. Then, he bent down to whisper to her ear with a smile, "Well, it seems like I'll soon become a brother."

"Come again?!"

Su Lingyun was dumbfounded. Then, she sobered up and abruptly got up from her chair with disbelief on her beautiful face. Even more, she felt ashamed and angrily snapped. "What the hell are you talking about? I... how could I..."

Tang Xiu smiled in response and replied with all seriousness, "I told you the truth, Mom. What you need to do now is to protect the baby and give birth to it. Wow, I"m gonna be a brother now. Hahaha..."

Zhang Shi, who was sitting at the side, had a strange expression and murmured, "Eh?!! Xiu'er, do you mean... your Mom is pregnant?"

"Yup!" Tang Xiu nodded and added, "It's been 3 months."

In that instant, Su Lingyun stood silly on her spot and even looked a bit panicked. She was now a mother-in-law, with more than a dozen daughters-in-law. Those dozen daughters-in-law of hers had yet to become pregnant, but she, their mother-in-law... if... she was found out to be pregnant now, wouldn't that be quite shameful?

Tang Xiu immediately released his spiritual sense and quickly found Mu Wanying cultivating in her residence. He transmitted the message to her and she quickly appeared in front of the villa a few minutes later.

"Congratulations, Mom," said Mu Wanying, unable to bear a smiling face.

"Uh, oh..."

Su Lingyun's mind was completely messed up. She really didn't expect that only a few minutes passed by and she hadn't yet warned her son to keep it a secret, now Mu Wanying had come and already knew about it. At the moment, she really wished she could find a burrow to hide. As of now, she was at a loss whether she had to cry or laugh.

"This is a happy event, Mother. A great event for our family," said Mu Wanying with a smile. "Tang Xiu just told me to arrange everything, so you can rest your worries. I'll take good care of you later."

"No need. I'm fine by myself." Su Lingyun was embarrassed and wished she could strangle her son, this fast-gossiper brat.

Tang Xiu just smiled and noticed his mother's embarrassment. Then, he immediately said, "Grandma, I still have things to tend to, so I won't stay here. Anyway, I'll tell Xiaoxue to deliver everything needed by Mom later. That... Hahaha... well, I'll take my leave first since I still got things to do."

With that said, he quickly vanished without a trace.

Half a day later, Tang Xiu found his father cleaning up his wounds at a military camp ten thousand kilometers southeast of Misty Spring Island. After giving a Purple Scent Pill to his father, Tang Yunde, he smilingly spoke, "Well, Dad, there's something at home and you gotta go back now. Mom is waiting for you at home!"

Tang Yunde took the Purple Scent Pill and swallowed it directly. Then, he asked, "What's going on? You know that I'm not available now, don't you?"

A smile crept up on the corner of Tang Xiu's mouth. "Well, it's not a big deal. The thing is, you're gonna be a father again. But I'll go back and tell Mom that you're not free now."

Huh? Become a father? Again?!

Tang Yunde was dumbfounded and his eyes turned saucer in an instant with disbelief as he exclaimed, "Your Mom is... pregnant?!"

"Yeah, she is." Tang Xiu nodded with a smile.

Tang Yunde was overjoyed and he instantly soared into the sky, laughing and shouting, "Hey, Tang Wei, I'm gonna leave this place to you! Your Second Uncle has something important happen at home, so you have to manage and bring these good soldiers well!"

A figure then flashed and quickly appeared in front of Tang Xiu. The confused Tang Wei looked at Tang Yunde's back flying quickly and asked, "What exactly happened? Why did Second Uncle..."

"It's no big deal. You'll soon become a Brother again," said Tang Xiu with a grin.

"Bah. I'm already a Brother now, okay?" Tang Wei rolled his eyes and snappishly retorted.

Tang Xiu just smiled in response. He patted his shoulder and stuffed an interspatial ring into his hand. As he rose to the sky, he sent a sentence to Tang Wei's ear, "Seize the time to cultivate well. You must advance to the Immortal Stage within a century. Within a millennium at most, it will be the time for our Great Tang Empire to fight against our powerful enemies. Your chance of survival will be very slim if you haven't advanced to the Golden Immortal Stage at that time."

For the next several days, the happy event of Su Lingyun's pregnancy had spread out throughout the Misty Spring Island. All the high-level officials of the Great Tang Empire were at a loss whether they had to cry or laugh before they finally set their sights on Tang Xiu's Myriad Golden Catamaran. Everyone knew that the Great Emperor Tang Xiu had yet to have a male heir so fat, so they didn't expect that his mother would be pregnant again, outrunning her son.

"Please work hard, Your Majesty!"

"Ganbatte..."

Tang Xiu could hear such words and various encouraging eyes literally everywhere. At first, he thought it was a happy event and felt happy about it. But afterward, he couldn't bear the nagging and strange eyes of the others and directly issued some orders before hiding in the Myriad Golden Catamaran to seclude himself in cultivation.

However, he still couldn't free himself and purely focused on his cultivation inside the Myriad Golden Catamaran. The women in his harem regularly visited him at intervals one after another. Using both hard and soft tactics, they all were super tacit to drag Tang Xiu to their residence with the obvious intention to conceive his children.

Finally, whether it was Kang Xia, Mu Wanying, Andy, Tang An, Gong Wan'er, Viviani, Kuwako, and the other women he had never touched before, they eventually became his women in the truest sense. Double cultivation was actually another cultivation system in and of itself, so no matter whether it was Tang Xiu's cultivation or his women's, their cultivation began to advance by leaps and bounds. Especially for his women. Due to Tang Xiu's special physique and the Primal Chaos force he cultivated, it became the drive that made their cultivation speed and progress much faster, leading to a rapid increase in their cultivation level.

After a few months, Tang Xiu left the Misty Spring Ocean alone and went to the barren land at the southernmost part of the Immortal Lyceum—a place no one had set foot except for a small group of ruthless cultivators.

Shady Gale Stronghold.

It was a site established by nearly a hundred cultivators who frequently came out of their den to loot and rob to support their cultivation. This ruthless group of people was so brutal that every victim they robbed always met their ends. Tang Xiu learned about them from the report of the Intelligence Department.

"KILL..."

The strongest members of this group were at the Spirit Formation Stage. They were like ants in Tang Xiu's eyes, so he didn't take out his divine sword and just resorted to his immortal sword to kill them all.

Afterward, Tang Xiu used their souls and blood to arrange a Soul Extinguishing Array. After he successfully arranged it, a fierce look flashed in his eyes as he took out the Soul-refining container and then released Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul.

"Please have mercy, Honorable Immortal."

Right after his Immortal Soul was released, Argent Martial Hale quickly kowtowed to Tang Xiu, trembling and begging for mercy. He was extremely terrified. It could be said it was his first time being so terrified. He was perfectly aware that once his Immortal Soul was extinguished, his soul would really scatter into oblivion and never have any chance to reincarnate or be reborn anymore.

Tang Xiu took a deep breath and coldly said, "Do you want to live even if you have to live like a dog?"

Argent Martial Hale looked up at Tang Xiu and was slightly taken aback. He had seen Tang Xiu before and knew that he was the onlooker watching the fun at the Lithe Plume Mansion then.

"How can it be you?!"

"Why can't I?" Tang Xiu replied indifferently, "Your cheap life was sold to Venerable Wandering Slayer by your Everlasting Palace for 4 million Crystal Essences, and I bought you from Venerable Wandering Slayer for the same amount."

Argent Martial Hale's terrified heart immediately relaxed after hearing this. He believed that the man wouldn't easily extinguish his soul since he had spent 4 million Crystal Essences to buy him. However, he was furious to hear that he was sold by the Everlasting Palace for only 4 million Crystal Essences.

"Then I'm already yours since you bought me, Senior." Argent Martial Hale squeezed out a flattering smile. "I'm willing to be your dog if you so wish."

Tang Xiu narrowed his eyes and lightly said, "Wants to be my dog, huh? Even my dog must have some abilities. Bark twice and let me hear it."

Woof, woof....

Argent Martial Hale endured the humiliation and barked with a smiling face even though he was resentful inwardly.

Bang...

Tang Xiu punched his chest lightning-fast while releasing a strong killing intent. He watched as the fella flew away and then dashed to his front instantly, stomping on his chest. Seeing the cracks on his Immortal Soul, he coldly said, "How cheap you are, Argent Martial Hale. Did your former Master ever know this quirk of yours?"

Suffering terribly from the pain, Argent Martial Hale still screamed for the sake of his own life, "He never knew about it. He'll never know since... he's dead. He died before I really grew up!"

His voice and tone carried intense hatred within.

Tang Xiu was stunned and looked at him in disbelief. He asked incredulously, "You mean, you hate your Master that much? Just because he died before you grew up and can no longer shelter you?"

Chapter 1377: Cleaning up the House

In order to survive, Argent Martial Hale told everything he felt before Tang Xiu, laying bare everything even though his thoughts were self-righteous. With intense hatred, he gritted his teeth and added, "You're right, I just hate him so much. I could have become very powerful should he live at least a thousand years more.

"He's dead, but it went so easy for him. But for me... what's left for me to do? No one provides me with huge resources, no presents I can get from being respected, and nobody that can shelter me. The Vermillion Bird Holy Sect is facing impending doom due to the Inner Pill Sect and the Everlasting Palace, while some other forces are now hitting the already shaken sect, persecuting and attacking it, leading to its precarious state, including me..."

As he growled to this point, he clenched his fists fiercely and shouted, "I was even severely injured by the Inner Pill Sect's powerhouse and nearly died a few times, so why do I deserve to face such a tragic fate? Why should I be implicated by the evil shit deeds that my so-called Master left behind and become the target of killing by his enemies?

"I'd respect him if he were still alive because he can bring me benefits and make me stronger. But he just brought me disasters since he died. All the more reason why I hate him. I wish I could resurrect him so I can kill him myself."

During his rant, Argent Martial Hale completely laid bare all he wanted to vent and his roar was a bit hysterical, displaying his deep hate for Tang Xiu.

Tang Xiu kept observing him, but his face turned ghastly pale after the fella finished venting. Never in his wildest dream had he thought that he raised such a thankless wild wolf, an ingrate with a twisted heart.

"So, do you want to live?" Tang Xiu stared at him and asked slowly.

"I want to live," Argent Martial Hale hastily replied. "You can order me to do anything as long as you don't kill me. That bastard once said that it's much better to live than to die. I'm afraid of death. I really don't wanna die."

Tang Xiu lifted his foot from his chest and his facial muscles vibrated, recovering his Star Cultivation Great Emperor appearance. It was a similarly stunning handsome face, yet it was now colored with desolateness and chagrin. He then shook his head bitterly and said, "It never crossed my mind that I would be mistaken in receiving a disciple after having gone through 10,000 years of struggles in the Immortal World. The child I've raised up so hard turned out to be an ingrate wolf that wants to devour my own flesh and blood."

"WHAT?!"

After crawling up from the ground and seeing Tang Xiu's appearance, Argent Martial Hale's countenance sharply changed. Especially when he heard what Tang Xiu said, his whole being was shocked to the core, and he staggered back several steps as though he was seeing a ghost.

"YOU... IMPOSSIBLE!" Argent Martial Hale screamed.

With a chilling face, Tang Xiu coldly said, "Do you really think I'm dead? Do you really think Great Emperor Danqing and Zither Demon Jiuyao would become the final winners? Ridiculous! Totally absurd!"

Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul shivered violently and fear engulfed him. During Tang Xiu's speech, he frantically dashed toward the distance, but the Soul Extinguishing Array not only made escape futile, but it instead counterattacked his soul. He staggered back to Tang Xiu's front and heavily fell on the ground with more cracks on his Immortal Soul.

"IMPOSSIBLE... Absolutely impossible! You... you're already dead. You failed your Divinity Tribulation and your soul has scattered into oblivion! How come you're still alive? That's right, there's the Bloodbead Seed—something only he and I know in the entire Immortal World. Do you know what this Bloodbead Seed is?"

"Hmph, with blood as the guide and soul as the medium, moving the Nine States of Destiny to complete the life source of a Bloodbead seed. You're right that only you know this Bloodbead Seed secret art because... it was an art I precisely created for you," said Tang Xiu disdainfully.

Argent Martial Hale was so despairing he almost crawled to Tang Xiu's feet, screaming, "I admit my mistake, Master. I thought your soul had already scattered. I had to speak ill about you for the sake of my life in front of the enemies. Please forgive me. I'm your favorite little disciple, Master..."

Looking at his attitude, Tang Xiu secretly shook his head and forced a bitter smile. "This Tang Xiu had once been hailed as Star Cultivation Great Emperor, the strongest Supremacy Stage powerhouse in the Immortal World. Never once has it crossed my mind that I would receive a spineless disciple that would make me lose my face! Sirius's death was because of your betrayal, wasn't it? If the information of my intel is correct, you secretly colluded with Venerable Whitecleaver under Great Emperor Danqing to ambush Sirius, causing him to be killed by Whitecleaver. Am I right?"

"No! That's not true!" Argent Martial Hale cried out hastily, "I've never betrayed Sirius. Master, you must never trust such slander from those villains!"

"Heh, do you think your Senior Brother Apotheon Mu can be such a villain?" Tang Xiu sneered. "Do you think Myriad Notes, Nine Immortal Fingers, and Enchantress Yu are also like that? Let me tell you something. Those four are now in the Misty Spring Ocean and have become a part of my Great Tang Empire. And I'm the Emperor of the Great Tang Empire, Great Tang Heavenly Emperor!"

"You are..."

Argent Martial Hale's pupils contracted. He finally realized who the person called Great Tang Heavenly Emperor who had shaken the Secret Palace of Drunken Immortal Palace and become famous was. He finally understood who had set him up in the Floating Snow City.

It turned out to be him!

"I have dozens of disciples, and only five of them have survived to the present," said Tang Xiu lightly. "None of them have smeared my reputation, and they will absolutely accompany me back to the apex in the future, to dominate above those Supremes and look down on the myriad of races in the Immortal World. As for you, only death awaits you!"

Tang Xiu instantly unleashed his divine sword and the violent sword beam straightly cleaved Argent Martial Hale's Immortal Soul into two as he watched the guy's Immortal Soul gradually disintegrate.

"I was wrong. I admit my mistake, Master."

It was the last thought Argent Martial Hale transmitted to Tang Xiu.

Ever since he had returned to the Misty Spring Ocean, Tang Xiu wasn't able to make up his mind to kill Argent Martial Hale even though this guy had betrayed him and the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect. They were once Master and disciple, and he couldn't take any ruthless action toward him. However, Argent Martial Hale's confession exposed the hatred he showed him before, revealed himself as an ingrate wolf that aroused Tang Xiu's intention to kill.

Every mistake had a price to pay, but paying it with a scattering soul was still too high a price—way too high.

"Come out!"

Tang Xiu put away his complicated emotion, turned to look to the distance, and said indifferently.

Suddenly, an afterimage appeared out of nowhere in the Soul Extinguishing Array. It was a humpbacked old man with a walking stick, unkempt hair, and dirty ragged clothes. The most striking thing about him was his holed shoes that showed a few toes.

The old man was so untidy and dirty that even a beggar was probably cleaner than him.

There was a sarcoma at the center of the old man's eyebrow and his lifeless-looking murky eyes looked at Tang Xiu before he sat on a large bluestone ten meters away from him. He then shook his head and sighed. "Heavenly Emperor Tianji was right. You've really come back to life. I thought I'd never have the chance to repay the favor you showed me in this life forever, and I'd have never been able to cross the tribulation that formed in my heart. But now, this old man sees hope again and sees the direction to reach Godhood."

A complex look flashed in Tang Xiu's eyes. He activated the Message Token and then stared at the old man. "How did you find me, Sky Exterminator Old Beggar?"

Sky Exterminator old beggar took a worn white porcelain bowl from his sleeve pocket. A fragrance of Jade fine wine immediately fluttered and he took a few mouthfuls of it before he threw the porcelain bowl to Tang Xiu and hummed. "Drink it, I'll tell you about it."

Tang Xiu did not hesitate, took two sips, and immediately felt a surging Immortal Force that exploded in his lower abdomen. The torrential Immortal Force poured into his Dantian, causing a sesame seed-sized planet to suddenly increase by ten million times.

"Now speak!"

Tang Xiu threw the white porcelain bowl back to Sky Exterminator old beggar and spoke indifferently.

"Sigh, this old beggar has been tracking a person called Great Tang Heavenly Emperor and I didn't expect that person to be you." Sky Exterminator old beggar sighed. "It's very strange that I can't even sense your original aura. Even your Immortal Soul has changed. If it wasn't that I saw your exchange with that wicked guy, I wouldn't have been able to see through your identity."

"So now, what are you waiting for?" asked Tang Xiu calmly.

"I'm waiting for Apotheosis Bella," said Sky Exterminator old beggar with a wry smile.

"Why?" Tang Xiu asked with a frown.

"Only when she comes will I have no excuses to kill you," answered Sky Exterminator old beggar honestly. "I don't want to keep worrying about a Supreme who will remember me as someone's killer."

Tang Xiu remained silent for a long while and then slowly said, "Go tell Heavenly Emperor Tianji to sever his arm and I'll write off the issue of him bullying my disciple! Consider sending this message as you've paid back the favor and all of our grievances have been written off."

Sky Exterminator old beggar was surprised and asked in a deep voice, "Can I take your words seriously?"

"I mean it," said Tang Xiu lightly.

"Are you not afraid I'll expose your identity?" asked Sky Exterminator old beggar.

"You won't dare," said Tang Xiu lightly.

Sky Exterminator old beggar bitterly smiled and sighed as he shook his head. "This old man has been wandering unhindered for nearly 20 millenniums, and yet you're the only one who can make me feel very... helpless. Star Cultivation, don't die again. This old man has been very lonely because you died. Really lonely."

Having said that, he glanced at the direction of the Misty Spring Ocean before he turned into a streak of light that blazed away to the distance to appear ten million miles away.

"Are you alright, Xiu?"

Bella rushed to Tang Xiu's side asked with a gentle expression as she fiercely glared at the direction where Sky Exterminator old beggar just left.

Tang Xiu shook his head. "It's alright. I'm fine."

"I've already heard of some issues between you and Sky Exterminator old beggar," said Bella. "Did he make things difficult for you?"

"He didn't, but I still sent you a message to catch up as fast as you can just in case." Tang Xiu shook his head and forced a smile. "I trust this man, but trust in this world may prove to be a false one. I don't want to take any chances because... I'm way too weak now."

"I firmly believe you'll become much stronger soon, Xiu," said Bella with all seriousness. "However, Sky Exterminator old beggar knows your true identity, which may become an uncertain factor. Do you want me to kill him?"

"But can you kill him?" asked Tang Xiu back.

"Well, the chance is less than 1 in 10,000," replied Bella with a forced smile.

Chapter 1378: The Great Sensations in the Immortal World

Time zipped by and years advanced forward in haste.

In a flash, more than half a year had passed since Tang Xiu cleaned up his house. Along with the birth of his younger brother, Tang Xing, the prestige of the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor had gradually grown and spread in the Immortal World. The hottest news was that Great Tang Heavenly Emperor occupied the Immortal Lyceum and ousted Venerable Bella Fern Regalia. Thus, the Great Tang Empire was founded in the Immortal Lyceum region with Great Tang Heavenly Emperor as its first emperor.

In that instant, countless pairs of eyes began to pay attention to the situation of the Great Tang Empire. To everyone's surprise, this new empire began to expand its territory very quickly and took only a few years to occupy the Immortal Lyceum completely. Even some desolate star fields around it had become this empire's territory.

Not only that, the Great Tang Empire's swift and powerful movements spread out towards all directions. It was estimated that the territory of this empire would expand to the edge of the other three neighboring Immortal Domains within a few years. Should the Great Tang Empire have this ambition and continue its conquest, it would be possible for it to annex the three other domains.

Another news then spread out when many forces in other Immortal Domains focused their attention on the Great Tang Empire. To the east of the Immortal Lyceum region where the Great Tang Empire was located, a powerful and ruthless Perfected Golden Immortal found a small state named Missing Star Empire in the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal Domain.

This newly found state was not a mortal empire but an empire of immortal cultivators, and a Perfected Golden Immortal who was known as Missing Star Venerable was the first empress of this said empire. However, such a case wouldn't have garnered the attention of many forces in the Immortal World if not for the fact that their movements were very unconventional, aside from other news that said this empire was very wealthy, from where the source was unknown. According to the calculation of some people with keen observation, the queen had purchased more than 30 Perfected Golden Immortals deathmatch gladiators from the Convict Arena in the span of just a few years.

Furthermore, under her leadership for several years, she had fought with various powerful entities and killed tens of famous Perfected Golden Immortals, thus causing a huge sensation.

However, during the time when all parties in the Immortal World were paying attention to the Great Tang Empire and the Missing Star Empire, another news spread faster than a lightning bolt to all forces in every Immortal Domain in the Immortal World, causing similar enormous shocks to the whole realm.

"Heavenly Emperor Tianji has severed his arm and vowed an Immortal Oath that he'll never reattach his seriously injured arm and will forever live with his damaged physique in the Immortal World. He swore to not remold his body until the day he ascends to Godhood."

This news made the countless Perfected Golden Immortals in the Immortal World dumbfounded and shocked in disbelief. Even the Supremes were all similarly shocked. Nobody could understand why Heavenly Emperor Tianji would do such a thing.

The Myriad Dao Immortal Domain, Heavenly Secret City.

With a bitter expression on his exotic, bewitching face, Heavenly Emperor Tianji stood upright, looking at the round golden disc above the sky. A black line gradually faded away on that round golden disc and was replaced by a flashing red light.

"Sigh. It's really him." Heavenly Emperor Tianji sighed with a bitter smile.

The shaggy and untidy Sky Exterminator old beggar grabbed a white porcelain bowl and downed the Jade fine wine in big gulps. After a long time, he burped and said, "Nirvana is born again and the Heavenly Dao laws won't be able to stop him anymore. If he can live to that time, the structure of power in the Immortal World will be turned upside down and changed dramatically. Those two are doomed to be disasters."

Heavenly Emperor Tianji slowly turned to him and smiled bitterly. "How would this Emperor know she was related to him back then? Else, I would have chosen to suffer a bit of loss given his narrow-minded character. I can only admit and accept this as my own misfortune!"

"You know, you could have actually been able to divine that he would face such a tribulation before he became a Supreme, right?" Sky Exterminator old beggar grinned. "I just don't get one thing here. Why are you so afraid of him?"

Heavenly Emperor Tianji contemplated for a while and forced a smile. "Because I know that no one can kill him after he dies once. I paid the price of a millennium of hard work just to divine his fate. Yet, I was only able to divine the initial result, not the subsequent process nor the finale. But now, his fate has completely vanished from the Heavenly Dao—a change that only has two possibilities for it to happen."

Sky Exterminator old beggar's expression shifted and he asked, "What are these two possibilities, exactly?"

"Firstly, he really has died and completely disappeared from the Six Paths of Reincarnation," explained Heavenly Emperor Tianji slowly. "The second one is, the Immortal World is no longer his prison cage, meaning that he has actually reached Godhood and ascended to the God Realm."

Sky Exterminator old beggar was startled and asked, "You mean he's the second type given the current situation?"

"I have no idea about that as well!" Heavenly Emperor Tianji shook his head and helplessly said, "All causes and effects, karma, and fate are variables. Thus, I must comply with his request since my chance is with him. Otherwise, let alone having that chance, I dare not say whether I can save my own life."

"Bwahaha!" Sky Exterminator old beggar uproariously laughed. "Tianji, it turns out that you and I are in the same situation. My chance also lies with him, so let him continue to do what he should do! We'll wait until that chance arrives, and we'll naturally be able to see him again."

Heavenly Emperor Tianji nodded silently and then said, "I have a feeling that such a time won't be too long."

Both men's expressions suddenly shifted and they looked to the distant void as they suddenly saw a great figure pass across the endless Immortal Domains and appear directly in front of them.

"You have a business with me?"

Heavenly Emperor Tianji could tell the intention of the other party and asked with a cold face

A Daoist donning a blue robe and a chignon hairdo smiled. "Heavenly Emperor Tianji, you're a Supreme. Those who can force you to bow your head in the entire Immortal World are definitely very few. Who is so capable to force you to sever your own arm?"

"That's my business. What does it have to do with you?" asked back Heavenly Emperor Tianji indifferently.

The blue-robed old man frowned slightly, but a chilling light suddenly flashed in his eyes as he said slowly, "It does have nothing to do with me, but we have known each other for millennia. You can ask my assistance should anyone dare to threaten you. It's just a favor and nothing more, so you don't have to sever your arm and give in to others."

Heavenly Emperor Tianji lightly replied, "I never like to owe favors to anyone, so thanks but no thanks. Please go back if you have nothing else to say."

"YOU..."

The blue-robed old man's countenance changed and his anger flashed across his face. He immediately snorted coldly. "Hmph, then I won't bother. Farewell."

In the next few days, tens of Supremacy Stage powerhouses also came. Some came directly with their real bodies, and some others used their avatars. All of them, without exception, were in disbelief seeing Heavenly Emperor Tianji's act to sever his arm, so they came to ask the reason. However, Heavenly Emperor Tianji did not reveal anything. He didn't even say much to his best friends.

Several months later.

After freeloading in the Heavenly Secret City for some time and satisfying himself, Sky Exterminator old beggar finally left. However, not long after he left, a message appeared in the message token in the hand of Heavenly Emperor Tianji:

"Come and visit my Four Sacred Palaces when you have time."

Heavenly Emperor Tianji played with the messenger with gleaming eyes. They had known each other for thousands of years, but only now did he know the origin of Sky Exterminator old beggar.

The Four Sacred Palaces was the most mysterious force in the entire Immortal World. He was only barely able to divine where the Four Sacred Palaces resided but had no means to infer the origin of this force whatsoever. Although, based on their movements, he concluded that this force had a very deep relationship with the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect.

And now, he finally learned another thing. It turned out that Sky Exterminator old beggar was the Master of the Four Sacred Palaces.

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The Immortal Lyceum region, the Misty Spring Ocean.

Tang Xiu stood in the midst of flower patches, hugging his younger brother, Tang Xing, who had just been born, while continuously nourishing his body with his Primal Chaos energy. He even went so far as to cast a heaven-defying immortal art to retain the purest energy inside the baby's body.

"His aptitude and talent are probably on par with Gu Yin and Little Beggar then. Wait until he's a few years older before he can take a Five-colored Dragon Pearl into his body, so he can advance faster on his cultivation path."

Nearby, Tang Yunde was smilingly wryly, shaking his head as he looked at his two sons. Then, he said helplessly, "This brat Tang Xing is really awful. He has just been born shortly, yet he begins sticking to Xiu'er instead of his father, making me really annoyed here."

Su Lingyun couldn't help but smile. "Are you jealous of your own son?"

"Why should I be jealous?" Tang Yunde blushed and snappishly said, "Being jealous is a woman's trait. I'm already an old man, the father of the Great Tang Empire's emperor. Why should I be jealous of such a trivial thing? What an absurd joke. By the way, I still got something to tend to, so I'll deal with it first. Don't disturb me if there's nothing important."

"Be careful, husband." Su Lingyun smilingly gazed at her husband and shouted with concern.

After quite a while, Tang Xiu returned Tang Xing to his mother and said, "Mom, let him follow me to cultivate after he turns 2! There have been a lot of affairs in the Great Tang Empire that required me to tend to them personally in the past 2 years, but the empire will be completely stabilized in the next 2 years. At that time, I'm preparing to go into seclusion to cultivate and advance to a higher level. If he follows me, I can make him enter the cultivation path more easily. It will give him the best preparation and condition to face his cultivation life later."

Su Lingyun hesitated and asked, "Isn't it too early for him to start cultivating?"

"No. What I mean is that I'll lay the foundation for him when he turns 2." Tang Xiu shook his head. "What he must practice in two years is just his physique."

"Uh?" Su Lingyun was bewildered.

"Mom, you should've heard a line that many people described how come someone can cultivate faster, right?" Tang Xiu explained with a smile, "They say that these people begin their cultivation since they were still in the womb. As a matter of fact, I've personally allocated medicine for you before Tang Xing was born. It was all to change his talent and aptitude before he was born. After he was born, his aptitude has become many times higher, uncomparable to many cultivators who have embarked on the cultivation path."

Chapter 1379 - Emotional Entanglement

Tang Xiu's words weren't without basis. As there was an abundance of resources in the Immortal World, a good number of the children borne by major experts belonging to the sects were nourished with elixirs before their birth. Some of these children possessed elite bloodlines that granted them strength equal to Golden Core and Nascent Core cultivators the moment they were born. In the case of the Primordial Spirit Beasts and the Ancient Immortal Beasts, on account of their powerful bloodlines, the progeny birthed by them similarly possessed the might of ordinary Immortals.

Give your child a head start.

This was a much-quoted line on Earth, and also a famous dictum.

Su Lingyun knew her son was pretty impressive, so she was willing to leave decisions regarding matters relating to cultivation in his hands.

"Master."

Gu Yan'er flitted over gracefully with a smile on her face.

Tan Xiu returned Tang Xing to his mother and followed up with a smile as well. "Since you have come out, I assume you have finished cultivating?"

"Just a moment ago," Gu Yan'er answered with a nod.

"How far are you from breaking through to the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage?"

Gu Yan'er shook her head. "Since I haven't cultivated that long, there's no opportunity to break through to the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage right now. It won't be an issue to achieve it within the next hundred years."

Tang Xiu donned a faint smile and said, "Come along with me, then!"

The two of them appeared above a secluded island above the Misty Spring Ocean a while later. Just when Gu Yan'er felt puzzled over why they had come here, four shadows emerged from the mist.

"Your Majesty."

The leader, Jin Shi, wore a face of reverence as he offered an interspatial ring.

Tang Xiu took the ring, checked its contents with his spiritual sense, and nodded satisfactorily. "What's the status of the Intelligence Department's expansion?"

"Our intel operatives have deeply infiltrated the Immortal Lyceum, so the intel network now spans across Aeternum, Obsidium, and Chalcedoneum, which are to the southeast, west, and north respectively. According to our estimations, it will only require three years for the intel network to fully integrate itself in these three regions. However, the expenditure for the intel and the purchase of Demon Stones and Demon Crystals have completely depleted the Immortal Crystals and Crystal Essences you have given me, Your Majesty."

"Give me two months." Tang Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "I'll then provide you with enough Immortal Crystals and Crystal Essences to sustain the Intelligence Department for a hundred more years."

"Understood!" Jin Shi acknowledged and then inquired suddenly, "Your Majesty, we have discovered something recently. An old man with an undetectable cultivation base arrived at our Immortal Lyceum a week or two ago and has been asking about you everywhere. From what we have speculated, he should be arriving in the Misty Spring Ocean soon."

Tang Xiu asked him, "Who is he?"

"Old Sycamore," replied Jin Shi.

Tang Xiu raised his brows and soliloquized. "I wasn't expecting him to come looking for me. Fine. Since he has come, let me deal with him! Find out where he is at once and notify me as soon as possible. If you find his location, immediately inform him that I'm here."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jin Shi replied and walked to the side before sending out ten Communication Signets. Soon after, one of them whistled through the misty ocean and glowed with a golden flame before everyone. Jin Shi handed this Communication Signet over to Tang Xiu, whose eyes narrowed slightly.

At Aether City.

Old Sycamore gazed at the scene across the street through a window of the biggest restaurant in the city. A squad of the Great Tang Empire's soldiers donned in battle armor had surrounded two black-robed men over there. These two men had a high cultivation base and were already in the Crossing Tribulation Stage. On the other hand, the soldiers of the Great Tang Empire surrounding them were all just at the Great Ascension Stage, except for the captain who was in the Celestial Immortal Stage.

"Great Tang Empire, you're going too far!"

An illusionary figure suddenly appeared before them. The grey-haired woman's eyes filled with killing intent as she shouted, "Don't blame us for acting heavy-handedly and killing all of you right here if you keep this up."

The captain who wielded a long spear gazed at the woman as if she were their archenemy and said in a deep voice, "You have broken the law of the Great Tang Empire by brazenly killing someone within the city. If you were to announce your identity and your grudge with the deceased, you might have the chance to absolve your guilt. But if you continue acting so impudently, and ignore our advice, we will be forced to capture you and let the Justice Department punish you."

The grey-haired woman became enraged. "This place belonged to the Immortal Lyceum and was the domain of Venerable Bella. You have seized it forcefully and even drawn up laws, so why would we surrender to you?"

The captain replied in a cold voice, "Our Great Tang Empire's Emperor said these words once: 'the strong reign supreme in the Immortal World.' We can draw up laws because our Great Tang Empire has the strength and numbers to enforce them. As the old adage goes, 'submit, and you shall prosper, or oppose and perish.' If you aren't willing to abide by the Great Tang Empire's laws, you're free to leave this place. But as you have committed a crime here, you will receive punishment for it."

The white-haired woman questioned in an icy voice, "With just you all?"

Inside the tearoom, Old Sycamore actually approved of the words spoken by that captain. The Immortal World really was a place where strength reigned supreme. As long as one had absolute power, they could draw up laws. The words "submit, and you shall prosper, or oppose and perish" resonated perfectly with his heartfelt thoughts.

"What a pity. This Aether City is just a small city in the Immortal Lyceum, so it only has a weak Celestial Immortal cultivator defending it. The grey-haired woman is a late-stage Golden Immortal cultivator, which will make it difficult for them to subdue her." Old Sycamore sighed ruefully.

"Hmm?"

Old Sycamore's expression changed suddenly. He observed the young man that had entered the room in the guise of a tea room attendant.

The attendant looked at the scene outside through the window and then greeted him with cupped fists. "Greetings, Senior Sycamore. This junior is a member of the Great Tang Empire's Intelligence Department."

Old Sycamore furrowed his brows and then asked him, "What's this Intelligence Department? And how do you know me?"

The server replied respectfully, "The Intelligence Department is the intel network of the Great Tang Empire. I'm the person-in-charge of Aether City. Actually, senior was already on the radar of our Intelligence Department even before you entered the Immortal Lyceum. A few minutes ago, I received a message from the department head to give you the answer you have been seeking for so long."

Old Sycamore's expression morphed as he asked in a deep voice, "Where is the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor?"

"As long as senior can help me settle the matter outside, you will be able to obtain His Majesty's location right away."

Whoosh...

Old Sycamore appeared mid-air above the street instantly, suppressing the grey-haired woman with a powerful aura while saying in a cold voice, "You have two choices. State your identity and your grudge with the deceased, or accept death."

The grey-haired woman's pupils contracted, and shock filled her eyes. She had never dreamt that a cultivator of the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage existed in Aether City. And that too a cultivator with a formidable cultivation base that was higher than the early Perfected Golden Immortal Stage.

"Senior, I'm Snowfrost, the sect master of the Heavenly Arcanum Sect. The person who we chased till here and then killed is Xuan Fei, a traitor of my sect. He killed my daughter and stole my sect's Sol Immortal Mirror. Although we don't look well upon the Great Tang Empire's laws, we had no intention of violating them deliberately."

Old Sycamore glanced at the captain and said in a cold voice, "She has already spoken. It's up to you to decide how to handle it."

The captain contemplated for a while and took out a Communication Signet. It returned back after a few minutes, and realization dawned upon his face once he went through the information he received. He then said in a neutral voice, "You're indeed the sect master of the Heavenly Arcanum Sect. It appears that a major incident took place in your sect in the last 6 months too, so you seem to have spoken the truth. Never mind, then. If you're willing to live by my Great Tang Empire's laws, you can stay in our Immortal Lyceum, but if you feel dissatisfied with them, you're free to leave."

Snowfrost mused over it for a moment and then said in a soft voice, "Actually, the laws of the Great Tang Empire are pretty good. They act as a force of deterrence towards criminals and their ilk. We're willing to stay behind as long as the Great Tang Empire doesn't make things difficult for the Heavenly Arcanum Sect."

She then glanced towards Old Sycamore and asked respectfully, "May I ask who you are, Senior?"

Old Sycamore replied indifferently, "There is no need for you to know that. You just need to act per the laws of the Great Tang Empire, and that will be enough. You all can leave now."

"Understood!"

Snowfrost smiled bitterly and left with the two other disciples after cupping her fists.

Swoosh...

The tea room attendant shot a jade slip towards Old Sycamore and disappeared after that. A few moments later, Old Sycamore glanced towards the tearoom and furrowed his brows slightly since he had discovered that the attendant was no longer inside the tearoom.

"This is interesting."

Covering a range of five thousand kilometers around him with his spiritual sense, the smile on Old Sycamore's face froze instantly. In just a few seconds, the intel operative of the Great Tang Empire, who hadn't even become an Immortal yet, had surprisingly disappeared without a trace from this range.

"How can this be possible?

"It's impossible for him to have left so quickly.

"Have my senses failed to detect a concealment array present in this Aether City? No, wait. This doesn't feel like a concealment array. Is it perhaps a... spatial teleportation array?"

Old Sycamore trembled and raised his guard immediately.

A few days later.

Old Sycamore rushed to the location mentioned in the jade slip that the tearoom attendant had given him. When he arrived at that secluded island, he saw Tang Xiu and Gu Yan'er drinking tea calmly while sitting cross-legged before a tea table.

"It's been a while, but you are as classy as ever, Old Sycamore!"

Tang Xiu raised his head slowly and let out a faint smile towards Old Sycamore.

Old Sycamore gazed at Tang Xiu with complex emotions and asked in a gruff voice, "I want an explanation."

Tang Xiu tapped the tabletop lightly, and the cup of aromatic tea on top floated up gently before stopping in front of Old Sycamore. He then smiled and said, "This tea is to thank you for helping my Great Tang Empire's soldiers in Aether City, please have it."

Old Sycamore remained silent for a moment but decided to accept it in the end. After draining the cup in one gulp, he asked, "You ought to tell me now, right?"

The smile on Tang Xiu's face faded away gradually, and a wry expression replaced it. "Is an explanation really that important? He's already dead, and you have your own life too. Why must you tie yourself down with emotional entanglement?"

Chapter 1380: Eighty-Eight Years

Old Sycamore let out a deep sigh and firmly stated, "There are some people who you can never forget in your entire lifetime even though you have seen them just once. The things that have already happened can't be changed, so there's no viable way to end this karma. Although he's dead, I still haven't repaid the debt I owe him. Tell me, just who are you?"

Tang Xiu put away the tea table and the tea set, then slowly stood up and said, "Since you wish to seek the answer to this, serve at my side from now on! You shall learn what you wish to know in the future."

"Hahaha..."

Loud laughter came from Old Sycamore as he said, "You want me to serve you? Are you kidding me? There's only one person who can let me serve him in all of the Immortal World, but unfortunately, he has long since disappeared... both in flesh and soul."

Tang Xiu countered back. "Since you believe he has disappeared in flesh and soul already, why have you come to bother me then?"

"That's..."

Old Sycamore was left dumbstruck and tongue-tied.

Tang Xiu's expression changed suddenly when he sensed a shadow rush towards him like a bolt of lightning, and a somewhat wry expression emerged on his handsome face.

"Why did you come here?" Tang Xiu asked helplessly.

Apotheosis Bella glanced at Old Sycamore, and immediately after, she revealed a strange expression as she said, "I sensed a powerful aura make its way over here, so I followed it all the way here. I didn't think Old Sycamore had actually come to find you. Are you two acquaintances?"

A glimmer of light flashed in Old Sycamore's eyes as he greeted. "Apotheon Bella... No, it should be Supreme Bella Fern Regalia. Have your injuries healed completely?"

Apotheosis Bella nodded and said, "I obtained a Holy Dragon Fruit, so they have healed fully. On the other hand, your injuries have healed faster than I was expecting them to."

Old Sycamore smiled bitterly. "I found an interesting person, so I spent all my life's savings to heal sooner and made my way over here. No, wait. Wasn't it rumored that the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor has ousted you, so how come...?"

Tang Xiu interrupted him, then looked towards Apotheosis Bella and asked, "Bella, you're acquainted with Old Sycamore?"

Apotheosis Bella said, "We have known each other for a few hundred years now. In the past seven hundred years, we have worked together multiple times to battle the experts of Inner Pill Sect and Everlasting Palace. If it weren't for Old Sycamore holding the rear when we were besieged by the Inner Pill Sect, Everlasting Palace, and Myriad Sword Sect last time, I might have been unable to return to the Immortal Lyceum."

Tang Xiu let out a deep sigh and firmly said, "Were you aware that he was on friendly terms with the Vermillion Bird Holy Sect?"

Apotheosis Bella shook her head and said, "I wasn't aware of it. However, I considered any power or person who had a grudge with the Inner Pill Sect and Everlasting Palace as allies."

Tang Xiu turned to look at Old Sycamore and said in a bitter voice, "You... did all this just to repay that debt of ten Immortal Crystals from back then? To repay his kindness for continuously sending you cultivation resources and helping you breakthrough?"

Old Sycamore stated decisively, "You're right. If it weren't for the Star Cultivation Great Emperor, there would be no Old Sycamore today. Although my younger brother is already dead, I'm still alive. Since he has no way to repay the kindness, I can do it in his stead."

"Was there a need to do that?" Tang Xiu continued bitterly. "Let it be. I shall give you a satisfactory answer for all that you have done over these past hundreds of years. If you're still unwilling to follow me after that, that's your choice to make. The reason your younger brother kept sending you all kinds of cultivation resources steadily and helped you achieve breakthroughs was that I urged him to do so. However, I wasn't expecting him to willingly take on the blame for me and end up dying tragically at the hands of a disciple from a sect that I exterminated."

"How could this be possible?"

Old Sycamore's eyes filled with shock as he retreated a few steps. He then anxiously asked with disbelief all over his face, "You... are Star Cultivation Great Emperor?"

Tang Xiu nodded and said with a sigh, "You didn't think I was still alive, right? I believed I was done for too, but a fragment of my soul ended up surviving, and this allowed me to make a comeback. Old Sycamore, in this entire world, only two people know which art you are cultivating. One of them is your younger brother, and the other one is me. That's because the Heavenly Art of Divine Wood Bestowal is a cultivation art I created."

After hearing all this, the way Old Sycamore looked at Tang Xiu had changed thoroughly. His expression became more respectful and excited. His aged body straightened perfectly as he kneeled before Tang Xiu and said respectfully, "Old Sycamore greets Star Cultivation Great Emperor. I shall never forget the favor you have shown me by teaching me. I'm willing to become your subordinate and move at your beck and call."

Tang Xiu said, "Old Sycamore, you're good, and so is your brother. Since you have come to a decision, so be it then! I'm in need of men right now, so I hope you can consider the Great Tang Empire as a place you belong to and that you can treat it as your... home."

"Home?"

Old Sycamore stared blankly as a long time had passed since he had heard this word.

Tang Xiu said in an earnest voice, "That's right. The Great Tang Empire is your home from now on, and I, Tang Xiu, am your family. He's my disciple, and you're his elder brother, so you're my family as well. As long as I'm alive, you have to stay alive too. And when I advance to the Supremacy Stage, you have to follow behind me and embark on it as well."

He then took out a brush, inkstone, and paper from his interspatial ring. In just a short minute, he drew a few thousand immortal characters with beautiful penmanship. After that, he handed over this sheet filled to the brim with immortal characters to Old Sycamore and said in a deep voice, "After you're done memorizing it, burn it to ashes."

Old Sycamore received the sheet and immediately revealed an excited expression after going over the immortal characters drawn on it. This was the late-stage cultivation art for the Heavenly Art of Divine Wood Bestowal, which now opened up the path to Supremacy Stage for him. He believed he would be stuck at the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage forever because he didn't know the method to break through to the Supremacy Stage. Even if he had an epiphany, he wasn't sure about how to proceed with cultivation after that.

But now, he didn't need to worry about all that since he had obtained the late-stage cultivation art for the Heavenly Art of Divine Wood Bestowal. He could cultivate up to the Supremacy Stage without any issues now.

Old Sycamore read through the immortal characters a dozen times or so and learned each one by heart. Once he had fully memorized all of them, he immediately used Samadhi True Fire to burn it to ashes. He then said respectfully, "You have my gratitude, Star Cultivation Great Emperor."

Tang Xiu shook his head and said, "Star Cultivation Great Emperor is already dead, I'm the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor now. You must also take care to keep my identity a secret as the current Great Tang Empire is still too weak. When I return to the Supremacy Stage in the future, the Great Tang Empire will also become stronger. That's the moment when we will start a war with the Inner Pill Sect and the Everlasting Palace, and it will also be the day the Star Cultivation Great Emperor resurrects."

Old Sycamore could comprehend the reason Tang Xiu had decided to conceal his identity, so he nodded and said, "I will cultivate as quickly as possible and breakthrough to the Supremacy Stage."

Tang Xiu nodded. "Before you become a Supreme, you can cultivate here in the Misty Spring Ocean! I will be looking forward to the day you break through to the Supremacy Stage. Because when you reach it, I will have an important task for you to do."

"All right!" Old Sycamore nodded solemnly.

As time passed by, the Great Tang Empire's influence over the Immortal Lyceum grew exponentially powerful. In just a decade, it had secured the Immortal Lyceum in its entirety.

Seventy-eight years later, experts emerged in large numbers from the Great Tang Empire. The number of Golden Immortal Stage experts was exceptionally high—they had long surpassed 30,000 people. Furthermore, the Great Tang Empire had occupied a large section of Aeterneum, Obsideum, and Chalcedoneum that laid to the southeast, west, and north, respectively. These three Immortal Domains had a significant number of experts, and a lot of them had defected to the Great Tang Empire, leaving behind only those who were putting up a resistance stubbornly. However, with how the Great Tang Empire was developing, their resistance was but a futile one.

Eighty-eight years later, the Great Tang Empire held its first Immortal Court Assembly at its headquarters, the Misty Spring Island. 34,650 Golden Immortals and Perfected Golden Immortals attended this assembly. Some of the top-level personnel of the Great Tang Empire was also present. Although they hadn't reached the Golden Immortal Stage, they had all passed the tribulation of immortality and become Immortals. The total headcount finally came to 35,800 people.

The majestic and lofty palace present here was a 9th-grade defensive immortal artifact, which was the highest-grade of its kind in the Immortal World until now. Its territory spanned several hundreds of kilometers, and it was surrounded by rainbow clouds that gave it a splendid magnificence.

Nine Dragons Cathedra.

This was a 9th-grade offensive immortal artifact that once belonged to Apotheosis Bella. It had been brought over from the Immortal Lyceum Palace and became Tang Xiu's exclusive throne. Tang Xiu sat on top of the Nine Dragons Cathedra boldly and decisively. He swept his sharp gaze across the 35,800 Immortals present inside the hall and then said in a clear voice, "This is our Great Tang Empire's first court assembly, and this marks the day our Great Tang Empire has finished laying its foundation. My fame as the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor and the glory of my Great Tang Empire shall spread across the entire Immortal World today and awe all Immortals."

"Great Tang Heavenly Emperor!"

All 35,800 experts of the Great Tang Empire kneeled, placed their right firsts on their hearts, and then roared out his title loudly.

Tang Xiu got up from his seat and nodded satisfactorily. "You may rise."

As everyone stood up, Tang Xiu asked in a deep voice, "Where is Tang Ahlang?"

"Disciple is here, Master."

Tang Ahlang looked just over 20-years-old like before. He even looked more handsome and scholarly than before. However, the aura his body exuded had clearly surpassed that of an ordinary human. He now carried an air of immortality that only Immortals possessed.

Tang Xiu nodded and said in a low and deep voice, "Extensive preparation pays off eventually. You have reached the Immortal Stage in less than a hundred years, so your progress is pretty decent. Henceforth, you shall command the army of the Great Tang Empire, and also handle the distribution of the Great Tang Empire's resources. You must completely occupy Aeterneum, Obsideum, and Chalcedoneum. I want to see the flag of the Great Tang Empire in each corner of the four Immortal Domains within ten years."

Tang Ahlang revealed an excited expression on his face and acknowledged in a solemn voice, "Disciple shall carry out your command."

Tang Xiu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, I need you to don your battle armors and embark on this expedition. All Perfected Golden Immortals shall oversee the entire army. Submit, and they shall prosper, or oppose and perish. My Great Tang Empire shall use the blood of our enemies to declare to the entire Immortal World that only death awaits those who oppose us."