The Immortal Emperor Comes Calling

Because of the Asura Realm Xingtian's awakening, the entire Asura Realm collapsed, and the Spatial Passage established there by the Underworld Ghost Realm was no exception. Jiang Lan and Bai Qiuran had no choice but to open up Spatial Tunnel themselves and find their way back.

Fortunately, the coordinates of the Underworld Ghost Realm were not difficult to find, and both of them clearly remembered its location.

After entering the Ghost Realm, the two returned to the gateway between the Ghost Realm and the Asura Realm. This place was originally heavily guarded, but after returning from the Asura Realm, the current ruler of the Ghost Realm, Flame Venerable, should have withdrawn the personnel here. When the two returned, they only saw a few Underworld Emissary handling the aftermath.

Seeing that they were working diligently, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan didn't bother them and quietly walked past them.

After passing through a series of checkpoints set up on the passage to the Asura Realm, the two returned to the fork in the road of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. But at the crossroads leading to the Ghost Realm, they saw a familiar figure.

Xue Ling stood expressionless at the intersection, looking in the direction of the Asura Realm passage, clearly waiting for someone.

Bai Qiuran touched the mask on his face; he was still dressed as the Ghost Emperor. Then he led Jiang Lan over.

Seeing the two approach, Xue Ling also walked towards them. He stood in front of them, bowed to them in turn, and then looked at Bai Qiuran and asked, "I didn't expect that I failed to capture you, and you came to the Ghost Realm on your own... So, should I now call you the Sinners Bai Qiuran? Or should I address you as Your Ghost Emperor?"

"Joke."

Bai Qiuran stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged and his heart unmoved.

"What does your desire to capture Bai Qiuran have to do with me, the Ghost Emperor?"

"I understand."

Xue Ling nodded Bai Qiuran, saying, "Thank you."

Why should Xue Underworld Emissary thank me?

Bai Qiuran asked knowingly.

"Indeed... then please follow me, Your Ghost Emperor."

He turned and walked forward, seemingly preparing to lead the way for Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan.

Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan followed, and Xue Ling led them into Fengdu City while asking, "Your Immortal Emperor, please forgive me for not having heard of you before... May I ask how Your Majesty is addressed?"

Just call me Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan shook her head and smiled, "I've never been to the Immortal Realm, and I'm not Immortal Realm Immortals there."

"I wouldn't dare."

Xue Ling then asked, "May I ask what the relationship is Ghost Emperor?"

"It's my wife."

Bai Qiuran said calmly.

Xue Ling couldn't help but glance at him a few more times.

"What?"

"It was just a bit of an accident... an accident."

Xue Ling changed the subject, a reaction that was highly unusual for this expressionless man.

"Since you are the wife of His Ghost Emperor, then you are the Imperial Consort of the Ghost Realm. Xue Ling should respectfully address you as Your Niang Niang."

Hearing Xue Ling say this, Jiang Lan was slightly pleased, so she didn't object and said, "You can call Xue Underworld Emissary whatever you like."

Xue Ling led the two of them to the Three Venerables Manor' Mansion in the center of Fengdu City.

"This is the Three Venerables Manor, the place where the Three Venerables of the Ghost Realm preside over the affairs of the Ghost Realm."

Upon entering the mansion, Xue Ling explained to the two, "This is also the administrative Core of the Ghost Realm, managing everything within the Ghost Realm... Actually, the original design of Fengdu City in the Underworld Ghost Realm included the Ghost Emperor Hall, but because you arrived hundreds of thousands of years late, we can only use the Three Venerables Manor as a temporary substitute."

"So the original Ghost Emperor Hall no longer exists?"

Jiang Lan asked.

"Your Niang Niang."

Xue Ling replied, "It's already under construction."

Arriving in the garden of the Three Venerables Manor's Mansion, Bai Qiuran looked at the wondrous flowers blooming with a faint glow, stood with her hands behind her back, and suddenly asked, "Xue Ling, what do you think of Flame Venerable Lie?"

After a moment's thought, Xue Ling replied, "Flame Venerable is one of the pillars of the Ghost Realm."

"Oh?"

Bai Qiuran turned to look at him.

"I remember, Flame Venerable was Immortal Venerable sent down from the Central Immortal Realm, right? Could it be that Python Venerable's remarks in the Asura Realm were wrong?"

"Not really."

Xue Ling shook her head.

Bai Qiuran took a deep breath and looked straight at him. Xue Ling's question-and-answer style of speaking was really exhausting to listen to.

Perhaps considering that Bai Qiuran was now his direct superior and highest leader, Xue Ling paused for a moment before adding, "The Central Immortal Realm is directly under Immortal Emperor Bai Li, and the Central Immortal Emperor is Immortal Emperor Bai Li's Personal Disciple."

"I understand."

Bai Qiuran nodded and said, "So, the reason Flame Venerable came down wasn't to control Reincarnation, but to supervise the other Immortal Venerable and find a way to return control of Life and Death Reincarnation to the Ghost Realm from the hands of the other Immortal Emperor, right?"

"That's correct in theory."

Xue Ling replied, "But you can't see into someone's heart. Given the examples of Fierce Venerable and Python Venerable, I don't know what Flame Venerable is really thinking."

He paused, looking at Bai Qiuran who was deep in thought, and then advised, "I know what the Ghost Emperor is thinking, but the Ghost Realm is so vast. The source of corruption lies in the Immortal Realm, yet many Ghost Realm inhabitants have been deeply influenced by it, and naturally, they have leaned towards them. To restore Order to the Ghost Realm, it's not as simple as uprooting those corrupt parts. What you need is deterrence, to let others know that the Laws of the Ghost Realm are not just for show."

Bai Qiuran to be deep in thought.

"Let's go inside."

After thinking for a moment, he said to Xue Ling, "Don't keep Flame Venerable and the others waiting."

Flame Venerable and other high-ranking members of the Ghost Realm were waiting in the Great Hall of the Three Venerables Manor's Mansion. When Bai Qiuran pushed open the door, he saw the Primordial Three Venerables the Ghost Realm, Flame Venerable, and an unfamiliar tall man with a dark face standing on either side, bowing to him and Jiang Lan.

"Greetings to the Ghost Emperor, greetings to Niang Niang Imperial Consort."

No need for formalities.

Bai Qiuran gestured to them, then led Jiang Lan and Xue Ling inside. Xue Ling stood to the left of the dark-faced man, while Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan were led by the beautiful woman in the red dress to sit on two chairs in the center of the Great Hall.

Please, everyone, have a seat.

After taking his seat, Bai Qiuran raised his hand and gave an order. Then he looked at Venerable Yin beside him and said, "I have been away for a long time. I would like to trouble Venerable Yin to introduce everyone present to me."

"Yes."

Venerable Yin rose and bowed, then pointed first to Flame Venerable and said, "This one, I think His Ghost Emperor already knows, is Flame Venerable belonging to the Central Immortal Realm, the Celestial Immortal Venerable of Immortal Emperor Kaiyuan."

"Your subject Lie Qianqi, pays his respects to the Ghost Emperor."

Flame Venerable bowed respectfully to Bai Qiuran.

"Nice to meet you."

Bai Qiuran returned the greeting.

Regardless of his inner thoughts, this Immortal Venerable from the Central Immortal Realm at least did not neglect his manners.

"And then there's this one."

Venerable Yin pointed at the tall, dark-faced middle-aged man.

"This is Yanluo King. He is currently the only Immortal Venerable level among the Kings of Yama King, and he oversees the Ten Courts of Yanluo."

"Yanluo has met with the Ghost Emperor."

Yanluo King greeted Bai Qiuran.

"A pleasure to meet you. Your Daimyo, Yama King, is well-known even among Mortal World."

Bai Qiuran the greeting.

"Next up is this one."

Venerable Yin pondered for a moment, Bai Qiuran introduced Xue Ling to Bai Qiuran: "The rising star of the Ghost Realm, currently the youngest Immortal Venerable in the Ghost Realm, and one of the few original Ghost Immortal in the Ghost Realm. Xue Ling is the Jiedushi (military governor), and he is temporarily in charge of an Underworld Emissary in the Mortal Realm."

"Greetings, Ghost Emperor."

Xue Ling bowed respectfully to Bai Qiuran.

"I have long heard of the formidable reputation of Military Governor Xue Ling."

Bai Qiuran felt a little pleased with Xue Ling's demeanor, but he still returned the greeting.

"Finally, there are my two unworthy colleagues. Like me, they are ghosts who have lived since then."

Venerable Yin pointed at the middle-aged man, then at the beautiful woman in the red dress.

"This is the Bone Venerable, this is the Blood Venerable, and the three of us are all retired old men and women."

Upon hearing this, Blood Venerable looked somewhat displeased, but she still followed Bone Venerable in paying her respects.

"Greetings, Ghost Emperor."

These two clearly knew Bai Qiuran's true identity, so when they bowed, they seemed just as sincere as Venerable Yin.

"Nice to meet you."

Bai Qiuran returned the greetings one by one.

"And then next..."

Just as Venerable Yin was about to continue speaking, several incredibly terrifying Spiritual Sense suddenly descended from the sky above the Three Venerables Manor Palace, permeating the entire Fengdu City and interrupting his words.

One of the Spiritual Sense fluctuated, transmitting a message to all beings within Fengdu City.

"Upon hearing of the Ghost Emperor's ascension to the throne, the Five Emperors of the Immortal Realm have come to offer their congratulations."