Immortal Emperor Ling Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze piercing through the palace as though he could see that earth-shattering battle from a hundred thousand years ago.
"Xuantian, back then, you detonated the Qiankun Creation Cauldron and severely wounded me, but you too met the end of body and soul alike being destroyed."
He muttered to himself, an almost imperceptible trace of wariness in his voice. "If you truly could return, why would you make such a grand spectacle of plundering resources?"
The Immortal Lords in the hall held their breaths, not daring to interrupt the Immortal Emperor's thoughts.
"Unless..." A sharp gleam surged in Immortal Emperor Ling Yu's eyes. "Unless your injuries are even worse than I imagined! Unless you need a vast quantity of resources to recover!"
The thought flashed through Immortal Emperor Ling Yu's mind like lightning.
He understood Xuantian Immortal Emperor far too well.
In that battle a hundred thousand years ago, when Xuantian Immortal Emperor detonated the Qiankun Creation Cauldron and severely wounded him, Xuantian Immortal Emperor himself must have paid a grievous price as well.
If Xuantian Immortal Emperor had truly returned yet did not dare show himself directly, instead secretly ordering others to loot resources everywhere...
"Hahahaha!" Immortal Emperor Ling Yu suddenly threw back his head and laughed, a few traces of ferocity in his laughter. "Xuantian, you really are still alive! But have you grown so weak that you do not even dare show your face?"
The Immortal Lords looked at one another, unable to understand why the Immortal Emperor had suddenly begun laughing.
"Convey my imperial decree!" Immortal Emperor Ling Yu spun around sharply, killing intent blazing in his eyes. "From this moment onward, seal off every resource-rich location in the Thirty-three Heavens!"
"All immortal crystal mines,