Mo Lilan replied coolly, "It's fine."
"He's just an ordinary mortal."
Hearing the True Immortal Will speak with such confidence, Pei Ling finally felt reassured. He said nothing more, continuing to share the avatar's viewpoint as he watched everything unfold.
The throne towered like a mountain, and the long staircase arched like a rainbow. As thousands of cultivators watched, the figure in the middle of the three stepped forward. In an instant, the cold intensified. A bone-chilling aura, sharp as a blade pressed to one's face, spread across the entire venue.
He wasted no words and did not wait for a master of ceremonies to introduce him. He stated bluntly, "I am Su Ji, the Immortal Emperor. I have descended from the upper realm."
"Today, I intend to take charge of the lower realm's villa."
"Does anyone object?"
The entire venue fell so silent that one could hear a pin drop. All the Wushi Villa cultivators lowered their heads slightly to show their awe, not daring to slight the Immortal Emperor in the least.
Soon, Immortal Emperor Su Ji climbed the steps one by one, passing the staircase before the avatar. He turned in front of the mountainlike throne, swept his sleeve, and sat down, surveying the eight directions.
Clang... clang... clang...
In the void, enormous chime bells swayed again and again. Their tolling surged throughout Wushi Villa, proclaiming the new master's ascension.
Inside the secluded courtyard, Pei Ling watched it all in silence.
So the True Immortal Will was going to deal with this "Su Ji" next...
Still, something seemed strange!
Back when the Five Plagues Ancestor of the Tower of Reincarnation ascended to the position of the new Great Pagoda Edict, the previous Great Pagoda Edict had first stepped down, and only then had the Five Plagues Ancestor