The Azure Emperor's Trump Card

"This morning, Yi Caiying, Publicity Office of the Central Immortal Realm, stated that the meeting time for the First Immortal Emperor and the Four Immortal Emperors has been finalized. The five Immortal Emperors will Summit on March 1 next year at the Nether Heaven Grand Hotel in Qingyou Capital City, Eastern Immortal Realm Nether Heaven, at which time..."

Bai Qiuran carefully read the report, then casually placed the Newspaper on the table to the side.

"They actually agreed."

Bai Qiuran looked at the Central Immortal Emperor sitting opposite her.

"Are these guys' trump cards strong enough to make them disregard even the First Immortal Emperor and the Ghost Emperor... Zhentian, according to your estimation, if those guys used their full strength, could they defeat your master?"

"No, Master is Immortal Emperor who came from the Divine Age. In that era, Immortal Emperor at the Firmament Realm Imperial Heaven Realm emerged one after another, but Master always stood at the top. The gap between the Four Immortal Emperors and Master is not even a little bit."

The Central Immortal Emperor answered without hesitation, "The reason no new Immortal Emperor has been born in this era is because of those four."

Bai Qiuran finished the Immortal Wine in her cup and put it aside. Li Jinyao, who was sitting next to her, immediately came over and, like a well-behaved little wife, picked up the wine pot Bai Qiuran's cup.

Bai Qiuran thanked her, then asked the Central Immortal Emperor, "What does that mean?"

"Because they want to maintain their position. In the Four Directions Immortal Realm, a few Immortal Emperor are enough. They are afraid of being surpassed by newcomers, so they try every means to nip those seeds in the bud before they can grow."

The Central Immortal Emperor sighed.

"For the past seventy thousand years, I have dispatched inspectors to travel throughout the realms, doing my best to protect those with potential. However, for those in areas where the Four Immortal Emperors' control is deeper, I have been willing but unable to help. Take the most favored Shi Immortal Venerable under the Azure Emperor, for example. His Eldest Prince's talent is even superior to his Father Emperor's. In theory, he should have broken through to the Firmament Realm and become Immortal Emperor long ago. But why did his cultivation stagnate after reaching the Immortal Venerable level? It's because he dared not break through."

"The moment he breaks through, his father will kill him first. The same goes for the Primordial Three Venerables of the Underworld Ghost Realm. As Immortal Venerable, the Four Immortal Emperors can tolerate them, but once they break through, the Four Immortal Emperors will definitely join forces to eliminate them."

"This is a cancerous tumor..."

Tang Ruowei, who was listening in, couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

"Wouldn't this completely halt the overall development of combat power in the Four Directions Immortal Realm?"

"It had already come to a standstill."

The Central Immortal Emperor couldn't help but scratch his head, pulling out a strand of White Hair, and said, "Those four guys seem to have put all their talent into internal strife. They're experts at internal fighting but clueless about external battles. I'm so worried. Originally, Master estimated that at least four or five new Immortal Emperor could emerge from the Fivefold Immortal Realm in seventy thousand years to find a way to fight against the Consciousness Demon. But now, they're stuck in the same place. If it weren't for Grandmaster's return, the Immortal Realm would probably be destroyed the day Master can't hold on any longer."

"Then he must die."

Bai Qiuran.

"What do you think they have to back them up by agreeing to the meeting?"

"Over the years, Spy from the Central Immortal Realm have been gathering intelligence on all the other Immortal Realm, as well as evidence against the Immortal Emperor and their cronies of the Four Directions Immortal Realm. I have stored two large rooms full of this information, including their trump cards. When the time comes, Master can eliminate them with a legitimate reason."

Le Zhentian pondered for a moment and replied, "We don't need to worry about the trump cards of the Four Immortal Emperors. The Northern, Western, and Southern Immortal Emperor are just hiding their cultivation levels, concealing their Divine Ability, using special effects of their Cultivation Technique, or employing common tactics like having multiple burrows. Master can handle that. But the Eastern Azure Emperor is truly ruthless. The card he's hiding is probably the most powerful."

"Grandmaster should know of a technique called 'Bargain with Heaven,' which allows you to directly negotiate with the Heavenly Dao and have Heavenly Dao grant your wishes, as long as you can afford the price, right?"

"I know."

Bai Qiuran nodded. Zhi Xian was the Skull that Wisdom Immortal transformed into using this magic.

"According to my Spy, the Azure Emperor also used this magic. He Sacrifice the World Imperial Consort and Princess Ziqi, who are the birth mother and younger sister of the Shi Immortal Venerable, along with a world under his jurisdiction. But no one knows what he received in return from the Heavenly Dao."

The Central Immortal Emperor stroked the already empty wine cup in his hand.

"After the transaction, a group of Immortal Craftsman from the Creation Palace of the Eastern Azure Heaven Emperor City secretly began work within the imperial city of the Eastern Immortal Realm Heaven. However, none of us knew what he was creating. Since the start of the work, the Eastern Azure Emperor has personally overseen the Emperor City and has not moved an inch. All the Spy I sent out perished within the walls of the Emperor City. No one knows what happened inside."

After saying all that, the Central Immortal Emperor also felt a bit thirsty. He looked at his empty cup and then turned his gaze to the pot of Immortal Wine that Li Jinyao was controlling.

"Miss Li, could you please pour me a glass of wine? Thank you."

"Don't want."

Li Jinyao turned her head to the side.

"They only pour wine for Senior Bai."

Tang Ruowei sighed, raised the wine jug, and said, "Your Le Zhentian, let me pour you some wine."

"Oh, no, no, I wouldn't dare."

Le Zhentian took the wine pot with both hands and said with an embarrassed smile, "How could I dare to let my senior uncle pour the wine for me?"

Bai Qiuran glanced at the two of them, then said, "You two just love to bully honest people."

Li Jinyao stuck out her tongue playfully.

"That's easy."

Bai Qiuran, watched as Le Zhentian finished pouring the wine, and said to him, "Only the two parties involved in the transaction, the Immortal Craftsman in charge of forging, and perhaps even the Shi Immortal Venerable know about this matter. If it won't work with the Azure Emperor's forces, then why don't we ask the other party in the transaction? If the Azure Emperor can use the Bargain with Heaven,' why can't we?"

"I've already used it, and I can't afford the price."

The Central Immortal Emperor felt somewhat ashamed.

"Heavenly Dao demands that I offer up hundreds of Demon Immortals to it, but my master taught me that human life is paramount. Even demons who have become immortals are my Subjects. I cannot cross this line, so I gave up."

You did a good job.

Bai Qiuran patted him on the shoulder.

"But what does the Heavenly Dao need so many Demon Immortals and books for? It's just a world's will, and it doesn't have the need to devour living beings. Besides... I remember the Heavenly Dao's primary desire is for the continued development of the world under its rule. The actions of the Four Immortal Emperors are clearly hindering the development of the Immortal Realm, so why is it still protecting them?"

"The purpose of life is to analyze its composition and then create even better life forms."

The Central Immortal Emperor said, "But why would that scoundrel Heaven make a deal with the Azure Emperor and keep their secret? I have no idea."

"That's easy."

Bai Qiuran snapped her fingers.

"Wait a day or two, I'll go ask this fellow and find out."

Without hesitation, he stood up, immediately opened up space, and arrived in the Void outside the Immortal Realm. In the Void, countless laws of Heavenly Dao started from the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou, connected to the Immortal Realm, and then extended to Myriad Heavens and Worlds from the Immortal Realm as a transit point.

Bai Qiuran randomly chose a Heavenly Dao Law, stepped on it, and then stomped her foot.

"Heavenly Dao Lord, you've got business! Come out and greet your customers!"