Zhao Gongming's Wholehearted Submission! Tai Xuan and Qiongqi's Choices!

The winds and clouds shifted, and countless phenomena arose.

Dao Resonance surged vast and mighty as the Great Dao rumbled.

Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and the other Sect of Interception disciples all looked toward Zhao Gongming. This senior disciple of the Sect of Interception's outer sect bowed to Ling Xiao with a Daoist salute. His body had been reforged alongside the others, yet he still seemed dazed.

I've become the Great Emperor of North Yue?

Standing upon the God Conferment Platform, Zhao Gongming's emotions were incomparably complicated. Even now, he could not digest such shocking news. He had never expected Ling Xiao to appoint him as one of the Five Sacred Mountains Emperors.

First came Doumu Yuanjun and Our Lady of Wudang, followed by him as the Great Emperor of North Yue. No matter how he looked at it, Ling Xiao did not seem like someone who kicked others when they were down, nor had he shown favoritism based on their origins.

For a moment, Zhao Gongming felt tears welling up in his aged eyes, and boundless regret arose in his heart.

Even if Ling Xiao was the mastermind behind the destruction of the Sect of Interception, the chief culprit who had dragged Tongtian down from his altar, he could no longer summon much hatred toward him.

"This humble Daoist thanks the Great Emperor of the Azure Radiance for his vast grace. From this day forward, I will surely devote myself wholeheartedly to assisting the Black Emperor, shouldering the duties of the Heavenly Court, and bringing blessings to all living beings!"

Zhao Gongming exhaled a turbid breath and respectfully bowed to Ling Xiao once more.

His words rang out with conviction, striking the ground like thunder.

Everyone who witnessed this was astonished, but the great beings merely deepened their gazes,