In the capital, the matter of eliminating the menace of the powerful and noble came to an end when those nobles vanished without explanation.
The Emperor Zhu issued an edict ordering a thorough investigation into their disappearance.
However, how could mortals possibly uncover the truth behind an act of immortals and gods?
As time passed, the matter could only be left unresolved as a cold case.
Meanwhile, fresh blood had also been injected into the Zhu Ming court. Through the Imperial Examination, a group of outstanding scholars entered officialdom.
Yan Region.
A procession entered the area. The prince who had advised the removal of the powerful and noble had arrived at his fief, where he would begin his grand ambitions.
Within the city, a man and a woman leisurely strolled through the streets. They were none other than Chi Yu and Yaochi.
Though Yan Region was not as prosperous as the capital, merchants traveled through it freely, and it lacked nothing essential.
Yan Region lay in the north, in a unique geographical position. It was Zhu Ming's northern gate, with the Northern Barbarians beyond its borders. That it could maintain such prosperity despite the Northern Barbarians' constant harassment was no easy feat.
The reason the Emperor Zhu had sent this martial prince here was precisely because of Yan Region's position. He wanted his son to guard the realm and stabilize the empire.
Chi Yu paid little attention to such mortal affairs. Several years after he and Yaochi descended into the mortal world, they returned to the Void Creation Space.
Within Heavenly Dao Space, Parallel Chi Yu opened his eyes once more.
That ethereal, sacred voice rang out in his mind again.
Stabilize Heaven and Earth, give rise to countless lives, sever Earth from Heaven; immortals and mortals shall remain distinct.