With the help of the immortal servants, Song Ankang snowballed his efforts, enslaving one Fourth Grade Heavenly Immortal after another. Before long, the number had reached ten.
At this point, more than half of Song Ankang's Immortal Soul Sea capacity had been used up. He had originally intended to continue, but then received word that his second son was about to ascend the throne. So Song Ankang left the Tengu Race and returned to An City in Kyoto.
After years of arduous cultivation, Song Xia's strength had also reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm, only a single step away from becoming a Seventh Grade Divine Being. If luck favored him, he might advance into the Seventh Grade Divine Being Realm at any moment.
Song Ankang had also prepared enough Spirit Pills and wondrous medicines for him, so there was basically no issue with his breakthrough. At most, it would take a hundred years or so; at least, only a few days. Song Xia would then be able to advance into the Seventh Grade Divine Being Realm.
Under the royal family's cultivation, Song Xia had also proven outstanding in every other respect. Accomplished in both civil and martial arts, he could be called the finest royal descendant of the past ten thousand years.
Now that he was ascending the throne and becoming the nominal ruler of the Human Race, there was nothing strange about it.
Not long after arriving in An City, Kyoto, the ascension ceremony began. As usual, Song Ankang attended under the identity of the Nine Peaks Sword God, seated high in one of the topmost places on the viewing platform. Beside him sat the breathtakingly beautiful Song Xin Xin, and together they watched Song Xia slowly make his way toward the throne.
With Song Ankang's casual