The First Immortal Emperor Offers Himself to the Tiger

Through Bai Li's explanation, Bai Qiuran and the others gained a more detailed understanding of the world's situation.

Before this, Bai Qiuran and his group had only observed the general state of this world from outside. They knew the basic terrain of this world and a few large countries, but they were not clear about the specific details of these countries.

Even from God's perspective, one cannot see everything.

Even the name of this country, Great Xia Kingdom, was something Bai Qiuran found out by pretending to be a foreigner and asking around after they arrived.

In terms of both land area and national strength, the Great Xia Kingdom is currently the strongest country in the world. In the past, to the west of the Great Xia Kingdom, beyond the desert, there was a unified country that could rival the Great Xia Kingdom. However, hundreds of years before the birth of the Blood Hatred Consciousness Demon, that country was destroyed. Its remaining people have now divided the former territory into hundreds of small countries, fighting each other day and night. That place is also an important breeding ground for the power of the Blood Hatred Consciousness Demon.

The countries with the closest ties to the Great Xia were the Wave Kingdom, which occupied the trade routes in the western desert and robbed and charged tolls, and the two countries on the islands and peninsulas further east of the Great Xia: the Evil Horse Kingdom and the Upper Beauty Kingdom.

Perhaps due to the influence of Bai Li's Souls, the geographical structure of the main continent of this world is very similar to that of the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. The Evil Horse Kingdom is like Fusang in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou, but its geographical area is smaller.

However, the country of Shangli in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. That part of it was occupied and separated by the Monster Race, forming the Demon Realm.

The three countries of Great Xia, Shangli, and Evil Horse are basically the most closely connected countries in the world. This does not mean that the relationship between the three countries is particularly close, but rather that the cultures of the three countries are very similar. It can be said that, with Great Xia as the center, they have formed an Eastern cultural sphere that is distinct from Western Countries.

Influenced by the Great Xia Kingdom, the two countries, which had finally stabilized after years of internal strife, also began to embrace a martial spirit.

At the Jianghu gatherings of the Great Xia Kingdom, one can often see warriors who have crossed the sea from the Evil Horse Kingdom, or martial artists from Shangli who have learned a strange and unorthodox style.

The most famous martial arts tournament in the Great Xia Jianghu, the Sword Discussion Assembly for the title of "Number One Under Heaven," was regarded by the Imperial Court of the Evil Horse Kingdom and the Upper Beauty Kingdom as an event to "bring glory to the nation."

Today, this Sword Discussion Assembly has almost become a grand event jointly organized by martial artists from the three kingdoms.

"The next Sword Discussion Assembly will be ten years from now."

Bai Li waved his finger and said, "Master, if you want to spread the faith of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable, the best way is to find a way to let the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable's followers win a few of the prestigious titles of 'Number One in the World' in this Sword Discussion Assembly."

"But your master doesn't even have a single believer now."

Li Jinyao glanced at Bai Qiuran and sighed, "Where do we conjure believers from? From Void?"

"There's no need to worry about this master."

Bai Li smiled confidently, "Isn't this village where I grew up the perfect place to develop believers? I've been preparing for this plan for ten years."

"Wow, so you were planning to be a traitor in the village since you were a kid? You were planning to be a traitor in the village since you were a kid?"

Tang Ruowei thought for a moment, then continued, "The village chief's son is the biggest traitor in the village, that's just too true..."

"Senior sister, you are mistaken."

Bai Li was somewhat displeased.

"I'm not selling them to Cultist. If the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable truly possess the effects my master described, then I'm simply preaching to them, which is a great merit."

He paused, then added, "Master, rest assured, you only need to do as I say, and within two months, I guarantee the entire village will be filled with followers of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable. I've thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of all the elders in the village, including my father and mother, in the Jianghu."

"Oh, you really need professionals to do this kind of thing."

Bai Qiuran thought for a moment and said, "That's not right. Didn't your mother say before that you've never left the village in your life? Where did you find out all this?"

"Master, you may not know this because you've been staying at home for so long, but in the martial arts world of Jianghu, every Jianghu has one or more figures similar to Bai Xiaosheng."

Bai Li crossed his arms and said, "And I happen to be good friends with this new generation of all-knowing scholar. He knows the inside story of this village, and every year for one month, he comes to stay in the village for a while, telling stories under the old tree at the village entrance. From him, I have obtained a lot of information about this world. I even know that my father had several confidantes in the Jianghu when he was young..."

"Your old man would be so angry he'd die if he found out."

Bai Qiuran shook her head.

"By the way, speaking of which, who is that [Yue'er] your mother mentioned earlier?"

Bai Li's expression froze.

"Um?"

Bai Qiuran had only asked casually because she was annoyed to death by Bai Li's concubines when she went to deal with his physical body, and she didn't expect Bai Li to react like this.

So he crossed his arms and pressed, "You found someone else?"

"I didn't hire them."

Bai Li said helplessly, "That was someone my mother and her family picked up from outside and adopted, saying they wanted to be my child bride."

"Oh."

Bai Qiuran nodded.

"So she's willing to wash your clothes to repay your mother's kindness?"

"Wait a minute, it's obvious she's taken a liking to her junior brother."

Tang Ruowei complained, "Master, you're almost a father, how come you're still so clueless?"

A girl who's willing to do his laundry says she doesn't have feelings for him? In this world, probably only Bai Qiuran would believe such a thing.

"I see. Oh well, as your master, I'm too lazy to concern myself with these matters."

Bai Qiuran patted Bai Li on the shoulder.

"But don't forget, in the Immortal Realm, you still have three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines who have been lonely for a thousand years, eagerly waiting for your return. They almost made me refine your physical body into a fully automatic humanoid form. Anyway, you'd better watch yourself... When you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak goji berries in a tempered glass cup..."

He spoke with a swaying head, making Bai Li's face turn pale.

"That's enough."

After thinking for a long time, First Immortal Emperor gritted his teeth and said, "At worst, I'll sacrifice myself to feed the tiger... Yue'er has been so good to me, I can't let her down."

"You do seem to value friendship."

Bai Qiuran nodded, quite satisfied with his disciple's qualities in this regard. Then he shook his head and said, "Alas, it seems that even if the First Immortal Emperor returns to the Immortal Realm, he will no longer be able to hold court in the mornings."

"Forget it, let's not talk about these terrible things."

Bai Li started the conversation.

"Judging by the time, my father will be back soon. Master, there's no time like the present. Since you've already beaten my mother today, why not turn both my parents into followers of the Foundation Establishment Heavenly Venerable?"