The Boss's Radiance Is Blinding!

"No, something's wrong."

Yin Yue's crescent-shaped eyebrows furrowed tightly, her face filled with astonishment and confusion.

Has the Winged Tiger Demon King disappeared?

That doesn't make sense!

Could there be experts in this world who have surpassed the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm?

No, the spiritual veins of the Bitter Sea have been sealed for many years, how could such a powerful cultivator suddenly appear?

Unless, this is an unparalleled powerhouse from another Grotto-Heaven realm.

The three exchanged a glance, their thoughts clairvoyant, and their expressions simultaneously turned serious.

"Brother Chunyang, you are proficient in the art of innate calculation. Would you be so kind as to explore its secrets?"

The Hundred Flowers Fairy pondered for a moment.

Chunyangzi shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "If someone killed the Winged Tiger Demon King, and did so in an instant, then this person must be an extremely powerful expert with unparalleled cultivation. With my current cultivation level, rashly trying to deduce the whereabouts of such an expert would be more of a disaster than a blessing."

"Oh dear, why has Deadpool suddenly gone mad? If we can't deduce that supreme expert, can't we at least deduce that Ethereal Master? Didn't they say that Ethereal Master was here before?"

Upon hearing this, Chunyangzi's eyes immediately lit up.

yes.

The Ethereal Master is also here; he must have seen what happened. Why didn't I start with this junior?

"Haha, Brother Yin Yue's insight is brilliant."

Overwhelmed with emotion, Chunyangzi remarked.

"Oh my, Deadpool! You little rascal, praising me like that, do you have ulterior motives?" Yin Yue said, raising her sleeve to cover her face, feigning shyness.

Chunyangzi's lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but slap himself twice.

For having such a foul mouth, why did you talk so much with this homosexual monk?

Chunyangzi was somewhat speechless, but he knew that now was not the time to waste.

They quickly obtained the clothes of the Ethereal Master from Wang Shang.

After obtaining the personal item belonging to the Ethereal Master, Chunyangzi and the others no longer hesitated.

The clothes were folded neatly and laid out on the ground where the accident occurred.

"The Eight Trigrams arise, Qiankun."

Chunyangzi formed hand seals, creating a huge illusory image of the Eight Trigrams in the void, which enveloped the mountains within a radius of dozens of miles.

The Eight Trigrams rotate, evolving into earth, wind, water, fire, thunder, rain, and dew, creating heaven and earth, and reenacting the phenomena of Qiankun and Kun.

"The Four Symbols guide the way, illuminating the past and present!"

Chunyangzi suddenly raised his hands high, and Heavenly Star appeared in the Weilan sky.

The Bagua below represents the earth's mountains and rivers, while the stars above Shrouding the Heavens sky and sun.

As if guided, the Ethereal Master's robes slowly floated up into the Weilan sky, landing precisely in the center of the enormous Bagua symbol.

"Rise."

Chunyangzi shouted, and suddenly a dazzling light shone throughout the world.

Its radiance was so intense that it forced people to close their eyes.

At the same time, under the illumination of the boundless light, time in this world seemed to flow backward, as if returning to the moment when the Winged Tiger Demon King had just appeared.

When the Demon King was born, the world changed color.

The Ethereal Master appeared, struggling to withstand the Winged Tiger Demon King's attacks.

The three of them held their breath upon seeing this.

They had learned from Wang Shang, the Dragon Tooth Army, that this was the eve of an anomaly. Soon after, everything calmed down, and the Winged Tiger Demon King and the Ethereal Master disappeared together.

"It's time."

Yin Yue narrowed her long, narrow eyes, looking somewhat nervous.

The Hundred Flowers Fairy didn't speak, but her clenched fists and rapidly beating heart clearly showed that she was not at peace.

"Boom!"

Fire!

The raging flames burned the heavens and the earth, instantly engulfing the land.

Light!

The dazzling golden light, like the rising sun, instantly pierced through the starry sky.

Although it was merely an illusion, its terrifying aura seemed to pierce through the past and present, and transcend time and space.

In that instant, the three of them felt a chill run down their spines, and their minds went completely blank.

Wow, that's incredible!

Bang!

The illusory image of the Eight Trigrams shattered, Heavenly Star fell from the sky.

Chunyangzi suffered a backlash from the spell, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood as he broke free from the lingering aura of Li Hao.

He stared wide-eyed at the collapsing phenomenon, recalling the terrifying aura he had just witnessed, his face twitching violently.

This, this!

Impossible!

How could this be!

"Deadpool, what's wrong?" Yin Yue rushed over, showing great concern.

"Take the pills first."

The Hundred Flowers Fairy took out a crystal-clear, fragrant pill and said urgently.

Chunyangzi subtly avoided Yin Yue, and his complexion finally improved slightly after swallowing the pill.

The three looked grim, somewhat nervous and frightened.

They had never seen such terrifying power, not even in the Empress.

"Immortal!"

Chunyangzi's eyes shone brightly, and he spoke with unwavering excitement.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, not quite reacting.

Immortal?

"The immortal has returned!"

At this point, Chunyangzi was so excited that tears streamed down his face. "Haha, the immortal has returned! The immortal has returned! Heaven and earth are rising again! Heaven and earth are rising again! An unprecedented event!"

The Hundred Flowers Fairy and Immortal Yin Yue were somewhat bewildered and incredulous.

Does Chunyangzi mean that an immortal intervened and destroyed the demon king?

But, an immortal?

The two exchanged a bewildered glance. Although they had sensed an incredibly terrifying aura before, they still couldn't believe that it was an immortal!

Immortals, aren't they just beings from legends?

Yin Yue frowned and said, "You Deadpool, what do you mean by this?"

Upon hearing this, Chunyangzi barely managed to suppress his excitement.

He sighed, "Thinking back to ancient times, the heavens and earth were boundless, immortals and gods were immortal, and cultivators were countless. But at the end of ancient times, the heavens and earth collapsed, the Great Dao was incomplete, and since then, no one in the world has been able to attain immortality, and the once powerful immortals and gods have fallen like rain."

The Hundred Flowers Fairy frowned, her delicate eyebrows furrowing into a deep frown.

She naturally knew these historical allusions; the great upheaval at the end of ancient times was a source of pain for countless cultivators. However, she still didn't quite understand what this had to do with what Chunyangzi was saying.

"Deadpool, you're great in every way, except you always beat around the bush. Just say what you mean, it's so annoying," Yin Yue complained.

"Since the end of ancient times when heaven and earth collapsed, there have been no immortals in the world. Now that immortals have appeared, it means that our opportunity to attain enlightenment has arrived." Chunyangzi's eyes shone brightly, filled with a desire to burn heaven and earth.

People say that spiritual practitioners are pure of heart and have few desires, and that Buddhist practitioners are detached from worldly desires.

Little did they know that the desires of those who cultivate themselves are the strongest in the world, and the most persistent in human existence.

Ordinary people may at most seek fame, fortune, beauty, and power, but cultivators desire much more. They want to shine as brightly as the sun and moon, to live as long as heaven and earth, to achieve immortality, and to reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao!

Compared to the desires of spiritual practitioners, the pursuits of ordinary people are insignificant.

Chunyangzi was a cultivator, and naturally, he could not escape the desires of a cultivator.

Become an immortal!

No practitioner could resist this temptation.

After realizing what was happening, Hundred Flowers Fairy and Yin Yue also became excited.

Immortal!

The path to immortality has reopened!

After a brief silence, the Hundred Flowers Fairy touched her fair and delicate chin with her jade hand and said in a low voice, "Wait, the problem we need to consider now doesn't seem to be about becoming an immortal."

Besides, we're only at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm right now. There's still the Dao Realm to go, and becoming an immortal is still a long way off."

The two of them stiffened slightly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Isn't this something we should think about?

It can't be illegal, right?

Yin Yue's face was full of worry. "The existence of immortals in the Bitter Sea is something no one expected. But we are, after all, burdened with the Emperor's mandate. If we cannot complete Her Majesty the Empress's mission, what will become of us?"

Chunyangzi and Hundred Flowers Fairy exchanged a glance and frowned simultaneously.

Her Majesty the Empress's orders must not be disobeyed, but there are immortals in the Bitter Sea. If the immortals are angered, even Her Majesty the Empress cannot bear the consequences.

The Hundred Flowers Fairy said in a deep voice, "Perhaps we should talk to the emperor of this era."

The capital city.

"Prime Minister, someone wants to speak with you."

The messenger looked strange, with a hint of fear, and whispered.

Who is it?

Premier Zhang was equally taken aback.

"They called themselves Chunyangzi of Chunyang Temple of the Great Zhou, Fairy of Hundred Flowers of Hundred Flowers Palace, and there was also one who called himself Yin Yue, Special Envoy of the Great Zhou."

Premier Zhang's expression changed slightly, showing a mixture of surprise and shock.

Great Zhou!

The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established!

They're really back!?

Could it be!

Premier Zhang looked at the satellite monitoring near Emperor Mountain and recalled the three high-energy reactions that had suddenly appeared earlier. He immediately understood what had happened.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, a Celestial Dynasty descends upon the world!

Is this the power of the Celestial Dynasty?

That kind of power is terrifying!

But what exactly do they want to do? What does the Great Zhou Dynasty truly desire?

Thinking of this, Premier Zhang couldn't help but feel extremely worried.

Faced with the legendary Celestial Dynasty, a being that seemed like a the Myth, even the Premier Zhang couldn't help but feel somewhat worried. Especially when he thought that he was facing a big shot in the cultivation world, a true powerhouse, he couldn't help but feel helpless.

This wasn't the first time Premier Zhang had dealt with spiritual practitioners, but he deeply understood their arrogance.

Putting aside everything else, just look at the Grandmaster-level experts supported by the imperial court—aren't they all arrogant and domineering?

Although Premier Zhang was deeply worried, how could he refuse the invitation from three powerful figures?

Even if we launched a nuclear bomb attack, we wouldn't be able to eliminate such a force!

"This humble Chunyangzi (my humble self Hundred Flowers Fairy, and I am Yin Yue, the special envoy of Empress Wu Zhao of the Great Zhou), greets Prime Minister Zhang."

Yin Yue in the center, with Chunyangzi and the other person standing behind her, half a body length apart.

The three men, with solemn expressions, addressed Premier Zhang on the video screen in unison.

Premier Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "The three of you claim to be from the Great Zhou, but what evidence do you have?"

Yin Yue said, "I have a letter of state on me, which was written by the Empress herself before my departure."

Credentials!

Premier Zhang was well aware of the meaning of the letter of state, and upon hearing this, his heart tightened, and he almost fainted from the tension.

Written by Empress Wu Zhao herself, etc., by Empress Wu Zhao!

Great Zhou!

Premier Zhang was dumbfounded. This... this should just be a case of the same name, right?

"What brings you all here, esteemed sirs?" Premier Zhang indeed shocked, but he quickly suppressed the tremor in his heart and asked with slight unease.

Yin Yue solemnly stated, "By order of the Empress, we formally present our credentials to your country on the basis of the five principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence, hoping to establish friendly diplomatic relations between our two nations."

Premier Zhang blinked blankly, feeling as if he hadn't slept well enough, or perhaps he was still dreaming.

Three powerful figures from the cultivation world have returned from another world, bringing with them a request for diplomatic relations based on five principles of peace.

Wait, the Five Principles of Peace!?

I!

Premier Zhang was both surprised and delighted, and also a little bewildered.

Look at those big shots in the cultivation world, their demeanor and attitude are truly different. And look at our own big shots, each one of them speaks with an air of superiority, not even giving face to the imperial court if things don't go their way.

That's the difference!

At the same time, Li Hao heard the Chat Group notifications.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Nine Provinces have established formal diplomatic relations based on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Mission Three is complete."

Li Hao looked completely bewildered.

How did the task get completed?

I haven't even had a chance to go out and show off, and you're already telling me the mission is over?