Investigating the Northern Region, Going Personally

Imagine if they were the ones targeted for assassination, would they have been able to escape?

They weren't confident.

Who was that man in black? There weren't many Supreme Beings on the Azure World, and most of them knew each other, but they had never heard of a man in black.

"Trying to escape? Did I, This Emperor, permit you to?"

Zhou Kuang snorted, his eyes blazing with boundless rage and a killing intent so thick it felt tangible. Someone had dared to assassinate his son right in front of him; this was outright disrespect!

And the fact that he hadn't noticed it immediately was a disgrace!

If it weren't for Qiongtian's telepathic message, and if he hadn't placed a layer of defense on Qiongtian, his son could have been assassinated!

Zhou Kuang took a step forward, instantly appearing before the shadowy figure, and grabbed out: "Come out for This Emperor!"

The man in black was immediately pulled out by Zhou Kuang, but Zhou Kuang's expression drastically changed.

"This isn't the aura of an Azure World cultivator. You're from the Shadow Continent! You carry the aura of that old bastard Shadow!"

The Shadow Continent was the continent Zhou Kuang had previously conquered. The Shadow Continent also had a Great Emperor, who, though not as powerful as Zhou Kuang, was still formidable.

The Shadow Continent knew only night, no day. Most cultivators from the Shadow Continent excelled at assassination and stealth, like killers from the heavens.

Zhou Kuang hadn't expected the Shadow Continent to send a Supreme Being to assassinate his son. Moreover, this Supreme Being bore the methods of the Shadow Great Emperor, which explained why he hadn't noticed immediately.

"That old bastard Shadow is truly courting death!" Zhou Kuang's eyes were filled with extreme killing intent, and a hint of lingering fear. He had almost lost his only son due to his own negligence and arrogance.

Zhou Kuang directly crushed the Supreme Being, extracting its soul for a soul search.

The other Saint Kings and Supreme Beings present felt a jolt in their hearts. A Supreme Being was killed by Zhou Kuang as easily as swatting a chicken; it was too casual.

Did Zhou Kuang kill them just as easily? The thought sent shivers down the spines of all the Saint Kings and Supreme Beings.

"Let's continue!" Zhou Kuang said calmly. The other Saint Kings and Great Sages didn't dare to utter a word.

Didn't they see that the Great Emperor was in a bad mood? What if they accidentally angered him and he killed them like chickens?

The Saint Kings and Supreme Beings remained at the banquet, trembling with fear, until it ended. Then, they fled the Zhou Family as if escaping a plague, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

"Qiongtian, your father will be away for a while. Don't worry, with my methods, no one except a Great Emperor can kill you."

"Those brats from the Shadow Continent dared to infiltrate my Azure World and even target my son, Zhou Kuang! They're tired of living!"

Zhou Kuang shot up into the sky. Two Supreme Beings, ten Great Saint Kings, one hundred and eight Saints, and tens of thousands of experts in the Ascension Realm were already waiting.

They stood there in perfect formation, not making a sound, like emotionless killing machines.

The malevolent aura emanating from them was so dense it was almost tangible, forming a blood-red dragon of killing intent that writhed and roared above their heads.

"Axe, come!" Zhou Kuang roared. From the back mountain of the Zhou Family, a colossal blood-red axe soared into the sky and landed in Zhou Kuang's hand.

The blade of this blood-red axe bore dark bloodstains, testament to the countless enemies it had slain.

This was an Emperor artifact, the Savage Blood Axe!

"My soldiers, follow This Emperor, conquer the Shadow Continent, slay that old undead Shadow, and chop down those brats from the Shadow Continent!"

"Yes!" Tens of thousands of cultivators shouted in unison, their voices like the roar of tigers and dragons, shaking the heavens and earth.

With a single axe strike, Zhou Kuang tore open a spatial rift!

Then, without hesitation, Zhou Kuang stepped into it, followed closely by the other cultivators.

As the spatial rift vanished, Zhou Qiongtian's eyes gleamed: "This is power! Even across two different continents, separated by an immeasurable distance, they can directly strike at the enemy's lair. When will I possess such strength?"

The assassination attempt by a Shadow Continent Supreme Being had only intensified Zhou Kuang's desire for greater power.

"Sister Xinchi, I need your help with something," Zhou Qiongtian said, looking at Zhou Xinchi.

Zhou Xinchi's Heart Pond Empire spanned the entire Azure World. In terms of connections, even the Zhou Family couldn't compare to the Heart Pond Empire.

Relying on the Heart Pond Empire to investigate the Northern Region would surely allow him to find out who this potential Child of Destiny was in the fastest possible time.

Of course, Ye Xuantian wouldn't rely solely on the Heart Pond Empire; he would also leverage the Zhou Family's power.

"Tell me, little brother. No matter what it is, I'll get it done for you," Zhou Xinchi said confidently, patting her heaving chest.

Northern Region, Anyang City, Spirit Treasure Pavilion branch.

The branch master of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion looked at the letter in his hand with confusion, utterly bewildered.

"Investigate lucky people? Especially those with the surnames Ye, Lin, and Xiao? Those who went from genius to trash, or trash who suddenly made a comeback?"

"Suddenly saying incomprehensible things, talking to themselves, doing things no one understands, and their strength increasing rapidly?"

"Falling off a cliff and surviving, unexpectedly obtaining a fortuitous encounter?"

"Wearing a strange ring, having their fiancée break off the engagement, shouting 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the young and poor'?"

"What is all this? Why is headquarters investigating such people? Oh well, since it's a request from headquarters, I have to do it."

This branch master only knew that the order came from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion's headquarters, but he didn't know that the headquarters had also received orders from above. He was equally baffled.

The Spirit Treasure Pavilion had a vast influence in the Northern Region, with branches in every major city.

It wasn't just the Spirit Treasure Pavilion; most other trading powers in the Northern Region had also received similar orders.

Many sects and families in the Northern Region had also received such commands, seemingly from super-powers in the Central Region. They wanted to curry favor with these super-powers, so they were searching with exceptional diligence.

But they never would have imagined that the one issuing this command was the overlord of the Azure World, the sole immortal family, the Zhou Family!

Because of these commands, the entire Northern Region was thrown into turmoil.

There weren't many, nor were there few, people like this throughout the Northern Region.

In just a few days, Zhou Qiongtian had received quite a bit of news; the number of people who met his requirements exceeded a hundred! And the number was still increasing!

Zhou Qiongtian frowned slightly, not expecting there to be so many people.

"It seems I'll have to make a trip to the Northern Region."

During these past few days of cultivation, Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation had already broken through to Spirit Aperture Great Perfection.

To condense ninety-nine spirit apertures was considered Spirit Aperture Great Perfection, but one could condense a maximum of one hundred and eight spirit apertures.

Each additional spirit aperture condensed would cause a significant surge in strength, making it easier to break through to the Spirit Channeling Realm and paving a smoother path for future cultivation.

However, condensing one more spirit aperture was several times more difficult than before!

Cultivators who could condense one hundred and eight spirit apertures were one in ten thousand; even within the Zhou Family, very few disciples had managed to condense one hundred and eight spirit apertures.

And Ye Xuantian's spirit apertures currently numbered one hundred and seven!