Chapter 418

The voice was incredibly childish, yet it seemed to possess a magical power, compelling one to involuntarily agree.

Xiao Minghuang had little guard against the young girl and unknowingly fell into her trap.

She hesitated for a moment.

"Oh well!"

527. They all wanted to do this and that to the older sister.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang was immediately taken aback.

"Fellow Daoist Ziwei, how can this be? We can't afford the consequences if anything unexpected happens!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

Ju Hongying turned her gaze to Chu Yang and asked in a clear voice, "Uncle, can't I stay with the older sister?"

As soon as the words were spoken, Chu Yang involuntarily turned his gaze and met Ju Hongying's eyes. Almost instantly, he changed his mind.

"Since Fellow Daoist Ziwei has agreed, I naturally have no objections."

After being satisfied, Ju Hongying smiled sweetly.

"Let's go, big sister."

As she spoke, she threw herself into Xiao Minghuang's arms, nuzzling her head against his chest with a blissful expression.

"Okay, stop nudging!"

Xiao Minghuang reluctantly pushed the little girl away, took her hand, and led her towards the teleportation hall.

"Fellow Daoist Ziwei, you truly have impressive skills! You even managed to seduce the daughter of a Celestial King!"

Chu Yang secretly transmitted his voice.

Whether it will be a blessing or a curse remains to be seen.

The Lan Que Star Domain is located in the third major region east of the Celestial Realm, adjacent to the Cangming Star Domain where Xiao Minghuang resides.

Unlike the Cangming Star Domain, the Lan Que Star Domain is larger in scale and even had a Celestial King born there long ago. However, to this day, no one knows who this Celestial King was or where he is.

Even so, the Lan Que Star Domain remains the largest starfield among the hundreds of starfields in the East Third District.

Within the Lan Que Star Domain, there is a Celestial King-level Heaven Patrol Envoy guarding it. However, at the Celestial King level, one is naturally not busy with mundane affairs, so one usually authorizes a Celestial Lord to act on one's behalf.

Within the Lan Que Star Domain, the one who acts in place of the Heaven Patrol Envoy is none other than the Lan Que Department Master Lord of the Lan Que Star Domain's main world.

Inside a mansion in Lanque Divine City, the main world of Lan Que Star Domain.

"The Celestial Lord Lan Que Department Master comes from an ancient family in the Lan Que World. It is said that he is related to an ancient Celestial King from long ago, but there is no evidence to prove this."

In a quiet room within the mansion, a woman spoke slowly.

She possessed exceptional poise, a slender and graceful figure, fair skin, and delicate features. A blue dress accentuated her curvaceous and exquisite body.

She spoke slowly, gently and softly, which made people feel an instant liking for her.

"As far as I know, the Heavenly Dao Source of the Lan Que World has been targeted by many people, not only the World Lord, but also the solitary Innate Being in the universe, and even some important figures in the Heavenly Realm. They have all sent their spies, openly or secretly, to investigate."

"I believe it won't be long before Immortal King Bo Feng returns to the Heavenly Realm to report for duty. At that time Lan Que Star Domain will lose its last deterrent, and various forces will vie for control of it. If the two... three of you want to obtain the World Origin, perhaps the best option is to properly settle the Lineage of True Lord Lan Que Department Master, including his former followers. If you can gain their support, then you only need to find a way to deal with outsiders, without having to worry about being stabbed in the back."

After listening...

Sitting opposite her, Xiao Minghuang and Chu Yang wholeheartedly agreed.

They came from afar and were unaware of the situation in the Lan Que Star Domain, but Fang Nan's friend, the True Ming Yu Mingyu, had been deeply involved in the Lan Que Star Domain for many years and was very familiar with the local situation. Her suggestions were certainly worth careful consideration.

"Thank you for the information, Ming Yu. We will make a decision as soon as possible."

Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment, then spoke earnestly.

"You're welcome. Fang Nan is my good friend. Since you're her friends, you're my friends too. Just let me know if you need any help!"

Ming Yu smiled sweetly.

Before the words were finished, a series of hurried footsteps came from the doorway.

Upon hearing this, Ming Yu smiled apologetically and said, "Excuse me, please wait a moment, I'll have to stay a while."

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite!"

Ming Yu then turned and left the room.

"Fellow Daoist Chu Yang, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Xiao Minghuang spoke slowly.

"Hard to say..."

Chu Yang pondered for a moment, but said nothing.

"Big sister, why don't you just defeat them all!"

Ju Hongying suddenly spoke, her innocent and childlike voice full of naivety and romance, making people unable to help but smile.

"If only it were that simple."

Chu Yang shook his head.

He is now an 850-Tribulation Immortal Lord, almost at the peak of the entire Immortal Lord level. However, when facing Immortal Lords who are about 500, 600, or 700 years lower than him, he can only defeat them, but cannot kill them.

After all, a Celestial Lord's true spirit, Primordial Spirit, immortal embryo, and small world are all integrated into one. Even if a Celestial Lord's small world is reduced to a fragment, he can still escape.

This is still under the condition of fighting alone.

Moreover, the main world of Lanque has over a hundred True Immortals and more than ten Immortal Lords, in addition to many beings from other realms and the Heavenly Realm, all of whom harbor ill intentions.

"Fellow Daoist Ziwei, in my opinion, it would be better to win over the local families of the Lanque Main World, offer them substantial benefits, and get them to stand on our side. After driving away all the outsiders who covet this opportunity, we can then eliminate the local families of Lanque one by one, and then we can obtain the World Source!"

After a long silence, Chu Yang suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang remained silent.

On the surface, this is a good plan.

The only question is, is this even possible?

They came to the Lan Que Star Domain alone, their official identities being only those of the Heaven Patrol Department.

The Li Yan Immortal King sent them to obtain the World Source, but he did not allow them to forcibly seize the World Origin in the name of the Immortal King.

Therefore, the local aristocratic families of the Lan Que Star Domain seemed to have no reason to respond to their attempts to win them over.

Chu Yang seemed to sense Xiao Minghuang's displeasure, so he didn't insist and instead said, "Then let's try to find Fellow Daoist Feng Wu first. She is Thousand Tribulation Immortal Lord. The three of us working together should be enough to intimidate those outsiders, and then we can use coercion and inducement to approach the local families..."

"We'll see..."

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

On this day, the Immortal King's Garrison issued a notice Immortal King Bo Feng would soon return to the Heavenly Realm to report on his duties. Before his departure, he would host a banquet for all immortals at the Immortal King's Garrison. All immortals from the Lan Que Star Domain were welcome to attend.

Furthermore, the Celestial King granted special permission for Earthly Immortals, Supreme Beings, and Saints below the level of Celestials to participate in the banquet, which was undoubtedly an extraordinary opportunity.

This astonishing announcement quickly caused a sensation, and people from all walks of life in the Lan Que Star Domain responded to the invitation and flocked to the Immortal King's Garrison.

Xiao Minghuang and the others also received an invitation.

"We can take this opportunity to gather information about the current situation."

Chu Yang laughed.

"I have a feeling that today's banquet is not a good one."

Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly and spoke slowly.

"Don't be so tense, relax. I've attended many banquets like this. The usual procedure is that the Celestial King reviews his experience of guarding the region, then the local aristocratic families praise the Celestial King's achievements, and finally the Celestial King bestows generous rewards to everyone and forge good relationships."

Chu Yang comforted him.

Xiao Minghuang shook her head and sighed, "I hope so."

She always felt that at this critical juncture, the Immortal King Bo Feng's invitation to so many people would likely cause great conflict among the attendees.

Furthermore, wouldn't the Immortal King Bo Feng Bofeng also covet the World Origin?

Even the Li Yan Immortal King, who is far away in the Heavenly Realm, sent them here to try to obtain the Origin of the Realm. So, doesn't the Immortal King Bo Feng, who is so close at hand, have the same idea?

After all, anything can happen in a vast world on the verge of its Epochal Annihilation.

A sudden Cosmic Storm destroyed a critically endangered world, and the guardian immortal king escaped alone with the world's origin—this story doesn't sound too far-fetched.

"Let's go!"

The main world of Lanque.

Guarding the Immortal King's Palace.

According to the rules of the Celestial Realm, each large star field is guarded by a Celestial King. For the past eleven eras, the Lan Que Star Domain has been guarded by the Immortal King Bo Feng. Although his term of office has not yet expired, the Lan Que Star Domain has suddenly encountered a change, and the guarding Celestial King must return to the Celestial Realm to report on his duties.

And once they leave, they almost never come back.

Because the news that the Lan Que Great World was about to face an epochal catastrophe had already spread among the immortals, everyone knew that the Lan Que World would soon perish completely.

The essence of the Lan Que Star Domain lies in the Lan Que Great World. Generally, when the main world declines, the other subordinate worlds, whose fates are connected to it, will also decline one by one.

"The glory days of the Lan Que Star Domain are long gone..."

Someone sighed inwardly.

But at least for now.

Outside the Immortal King's Palace, a large number of immortals have gathered.

There were also immortals from all sides, including local aristocratic families, those who had served as World Patrol Order or Heaven Patrol Department, and world lords from other star regions.

"Fellow Daoist Ming, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

Xiao Minghuang, Chu Yang, Ming Yu accompanied each other to the banquet.

Their public identity is that of the Celestial Lords of Fate, so their actions with Ming Yu, the World Patrol Order, do not attract attention.

But as soon as they entered the Immortal King's Garrison, a man dressed in a golden robe with a golden beard came forward and greeted them warmly.

"So it's the Immortal Lord Jin Dao! What a rare sight!"

Ming Yu cupped his hands in greeting and smiled slightly.

"Hehe, how could I refuse an invitation from the Celestial King?"

Jin Dao stroked his golden beard and chuckled.

Who are these two?

"These are the Purple Star Fate Immortal Lord and the Chu Yang Fate Immortal Lord from the Celestial Realm. They have come to investigate the changes in the Heavenly Epochal Annihilation of this era."

Seeing Ming Yu lie without batting an eye, Xiao Minghuang and Chu Yang also cooperated perfectly, cupping their hands and saying, "Fellow Daoist Jin Dao, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Oh? Could it be that you two fellow Daoists are among the most talented individuals from the Dao Research Department?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang frowned. What was the Dao Research Department?

Chu Yang reacted even faster, laughing as he replied, "Ah, right, right, right!"

"We are the Masters of Destiny from the Dao Research Department. We are currently researching the changes in the Heavenly Epochal Annihilation. We heard that the Heavenly Dao of the Lan Que World is about to perish, so we came to take a look and see if we can find anything of significance."

Upon hearing this, Jin Dao became even more excited and hurriedly said, "To be honest, I have long admired the Dao Research Department. I wonder if you two esteemed scholars could tell me how the Dao Research Department usually conducts research..."

In an instant.

Jin Dao clung to the two of them, talking incessantly.

Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but frown secretly.

She roughly knew that the Dao Research Department was an institution established by the Supreme Heavenly Court, whose main responsibility was to observe, collect, and study various changes in the universe and the celestial realm for the Heavenly Court's reference.

But she knew nothing about the specifics of how the Dao Research Department operated.

At this moment, Ming Yu quickly came to the rescue, saying, "Fellow Daoist Jindao, let's not stand here. How about we find a place to sit down?"

"Ah? Okay, okay!"

Jin Dao slapped his forehead and quickly said, "It was my oversight! Come, come, please come in!"