Thirty Years

After Jiang Lan returned, the Ghost Emperor Hall was completed, so Bai Qiuran moved in with her as the Ghost Emperor and Ghost Empress.

Bai Qiuran, of course, couldn't possibly leave her behind at night and then go to the Great Library to learn the Divine Ability of the Ghost Realm.

So he adjusted his schedule, making full use of the daytime and spending the evenings with Jiang Lan.

As for Wisdom Immortal, who was bound to them, he felt that staying next to them all the time might be too conspicuous, so he volunteered to stay in the Ghost Realm's Great Library. Bai Qiuran ordered that he be granted full access to the archives, allowing him to browse freely.

After Bai Qiuran became familiar with some affairs of the Ghost Realm, he also began to take action, with the assistance of Venerable Yin and others, to carry out the work belonging to the Ghost Emperor.

After Xue Ling became one of the Three Venerables and took over the Soul Guidance, he immediately put his workaholic side to good use. Under his control, the Underworld Emissaries were mobilized and gradually captured all the Vengeful Ghost ghosts and unattended Undead Spirits that had sprung up in the Mortal World and brought them back to the Underworld Ghost Realm to await Reincarnation.

Meanwhile, the Flame Venerable and the Primordial Three Venerables accelerated their progress, and the Ghost Realm mobilized all its resources to carry out the work of Judgment and Reincarnation. After a period of peak activity, the Order of the Ghost Realm was gradually brought back on track.

After that, the Five Directions Immortal Emperor also made their own attempts to test the waters, frequently resorting to underhanded tactics. However, Bai Qiuran very firm. With him in the lead, Xue Ling, Venerable Yin, and the others were able to act freely and eliminate all these underhanded tricks that they had previously turned a blind eye to.

Because of their disadvantage in that battle of Spiritual Sense, the Five Directions Immortal Emperor did not dare to confront Bai Qiuran head-on. After all, the five of them were not of one mind and were wary of each other.

Later, the methods of these Immortal Emperor gradually subsided. Even when he separated the Souls of the Python Venerable and threw it into the Abyssal Hell to suffer, these Immortal Emperor said nothing more.

Of course, Bai Qiuran knew that these guys were just secretly waiting for an opportunity. If it were so easy to make an Immortal Emperor give up his plans, then this world would be too easy to navigate.

However, he didn't care. As long as the Ghost Emperor hadn't lost, the Underworld Ghost Realm wouldn't fear anyone, not even the First Immortal Emperor who created the Immortal Realm.

In the blink of an eye, twenty-nine years have passed since the Underworld Ghost Realm Ghost Emperor appeared and ascended the Accession to the Throne. Unbeknownst to them, the Underworld Emissary and spirits in Fengdu City have begun to adapt to the existence of such a supreme being of the Ghost Realm above them.

Over the past twenty-nine years, the environment of the Ghost Realm has improved considerably. The Imperial Consort and Empress are approachable and have the bearing of a mother to the world. Although they look very young, their speech and behavior are very mature, giving people the feeling of wise elders.

The Ghost Emperor is incredibly powerful. His direct confrontation with the Five Directions Immortal Emperor twenty-nine years ago is still vivid in his memory. He is also quite capable in administration. Under his leadership, the Life and Death Reincarnation and death in the Ghost Realm has been running very smoothly for the past twenty years. The vitality of the Asura Path after the turmoil is also slowly recovering. Moreover, those Immortals who were sent down from the Immortal Realm or who died no longer dare to look down on the Underworld Emissaries of the Ghost Realm.

The positive image of the Ghost Emperor was gradually established, and Ghost Emperor prestige was accumulated little by little, slowly spreading to various worlds.

However, not long ago, the Ghost Emperor suddenly promoted an Underworld Emissary messenger whose cultivation level was not high enough to become Immortal Venerable, making him one of the Three Venerables Ghost Realm in Reincarnation Administrator.

He seems to be slowly relinquishing power, gradually returning the administrative authority of the Underworld Ghost Realm to the Three Venerables of the Ghost Realm, allowing them to take charge on his behalf.

There's a reason for that, of course.

About a month ago, Jiang Lan, who had returned to the Fusang Immortal Palace to visit her maids and disciples, told Bai Qiuran some news.

Su Xiangxue and the others are about to emerge from seclusion.

It just so happens that his own thirty-year term is coming to an end, and Bai Qiuran feels that it is only natural for him to go back to see Tang Ruowei as a mentor, Su Xiangxue as a partner, or even Li Jinyao as a friend.

Ghost Emperor Hall, the Primordial Three Venerables looked at Bai Qiuran, and bowed, asking, "Your Majesty, are you really leaving?"

"Yes, I'm leaving."

Bai Qiuran turned around and smiled at them, then said, "I am, after all, a living person."

"A living person?"

Xue Ling coldly remarked from the side, "Are you a living person who owes the Ghost Realm over two thousand years of Lifespan? Even the Heaven wish they could take you away."

"Then why don't you let him come and take me away?"

Bai Qiuran showed no fear, and pointed at Xue Ling, saying, "By the way, you better show me some respect in the future. I know your Employee Number; be careful, or I might report you to His Ghost Emperor."

Xue Ling was speechless at his shameless act, which he had orchestrated himself.

"After I leave, I entrust the Order of the Ghost Realm to your care. The Puppet Venerable I exceptionally promoted is not yet strong enough, so please keep an eye on him."

Bai Qiuran added, "Her strength will definitely attract a lot of criticism, and there's a chance that some Immortal Emperor might try to harm her in secret. But her potential and management skills are absolutely top-notch, and she's Second-Generation Ghost Immortal born in the Ghost Realm. You must protect her well as she enters the Immortal Venerable realm."

The Three Venerables and Xue Ling bowed their heads in agreement.

Bai Qiuran looked up at the chair in the Ghost Emperor Hall again. Then, he flicked his sleeve and released a cloud of Cloudmist. A figure appeared in the Cloudmist, transforming into a Ghost Emperor with Bronze Mask on his face, who sat upright in the chair.

This is the product of his mastery of the most common Illusion Arts and Divine Ability in the Ghost Realm over the past twenty-nine years in the Fengdu Great Library.

"This illusion is roughly at the Immortal Emperor-level. When the Ghost Realm faces danger, you can use it to defend yourself. I will also be able to sense it then."

Bai Qiuran said to Xue Ling, "I will teach you the activation spell, and then you can teach it to the other Three Venerables."

He pulled out a scroll and tossed it into Xue Ling's hand.

In this way, after leaving the Ghost Realm, he had nothing to worry about. Venerable Yin had a family and lived in Fengdu City to live out his days, while Bone Venerable and Blood Venerable were husband and wife and lived together in seclusion deep in the Ghost Realm. In case of any situation, they could come to his aid at any time.

As for the current Three Venerables of the Ghost Realm, Xue Ling is undoubtedly excellent, Puppet Venerable was personally promoted by Bai Qiuran and his abilities are trustworthy, and Flame Venerable has not shown any disloyalty in the past twenty years.

Even if the Ghost Realm were to be attacked by an irresistible external force, Bai Qiuran could still return in time.

"Then, Bai Qiuran left."

Bai Qiuran cupped her hands in greeting to everyone in the hall.

"Let me see you off."

Xue Ling and the Primordial Three Venerables exchanged glances before speaking.

The two walked out of the hall one after the other when suddenly a shout came from the side.

"Wait a moment!"

Wisdom Immortal floated out from the corner and landed on Bai Qiuran's belt.

"Old Bai, don't forget about me when you leave. I've pretty much covered all the knowledge about the Ghost Realm lately, and it's time for me to go and see other places."

"Hi."

Bai Qiuran slapped her forehead and said, "Sorry, you've been practically invisible lately, I almost forgot about you."

He hung Wisdom Immortal up properly, then nodded to Xue Ling.

Xue Ling used Illusion Arts to conceal their figures, and then led Bai Qiuran to the riverbank on the opposite bank of the Styx Fengdu City.

"The way back is just ahead."

Xue Ling stood on the riverbank Bai Qiuran, "Thank you, farewell."

Bai Qiuran readily accepted his thanks, then bid him farewell, saying, "Then I'll be going back, Ling Venerable. Goodbye."