Great Xia Royal Capital.
Imperial City.
Large numbers of Black Armor Soldiers stood in neat formation.
A colossal black dragon wound through the sky, pulling an equally massive immortal carriage that radiated golden light as it arrived outside Tianmang Palace, which stood nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine li tall.
Inside the grand hall.
A black-robed man sat high upon the imperial throne.
"Your Majesty."
A burly two-headed Fiendgod entered the hall. After kneeling in salute, he reported, "The procession for your departure has been prepared."
"Mm."
The black-robed man descended from the throne.
After taking only two steps, he appeared atop the immense immortal carriage floating outside the hall.
His features were ancient and stern, while his eyes resembled eyes of Lightning Law. Wherever his gaze fell, even Heaven and Earth seemed ready to split apart.
Whoosh~~~
Upon seeing the black-robed man, the Black Armor Soldiers all fell to their knees and shouted in unison with earth-shaking force, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"Rise."
The black-robed man raised a hand slightly.
Only then did those Black Armor Soldiers, each at least at the Void Return Earth Immortal level, rise to their feet.
Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Immortal guards, along with a Heavenly Immortal black dragon to pull the carriage...
This was the traveling procession of the emperor of this great world, the absolute ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty!
"Master."
A silver-haired Silver Fox Celestial bowed beside the black-robed emperor's immortal carriage and respectfully said, "Shadow Fox has sent word that the young master has successfully joined the Black-White Academy in Anchan Commandery. After discussing the Dao and sparring with disciples of his generation, he became the foremost among the current disciples in the Dao Comprehension Realm... This is the detailed report. Please review it, Master."
As he spoke, the Silver Fox Celestial presented a golden scroll.
"Gan'er has already become the strongest among the disciples of his generation?" A faint smile appeared on the black-robed emperor's face.
The ancient, blade-carved lines of his face suddenly softened as well.
"Yes." The Silver Fox Celestial sincerely praised, "The young master is a peerless genius. Barely over a month after his birth, he has already achieved such remarkable results. He is indeed worthy of being Master's bloodline."
"It is merely an insignificant sect in some remote little commandery. It is nothing worth mentioning."
Like all parents who hoped their sons would become dragons and their daughters phoenixes, the black-robed emperor disparaged it with his words. Yet as his gaze swept over the golden scroll, the smile on his face grew increasingly obvious, and his eyes were filled with gratification.
"Mm? Gan'er is still asking the Beishan Clan to search for a vessel for a Second Primordial Spirit?"
The black-robed emperor frowned. "He has only been born for how long, yet he already wants to split his soul? Isn't that a waste of his Xiantian soul talent, and a waste of time?"
"With the time spent cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit, he could cultivate the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map and the Vairocana Corpse Body properly, and when he reaches..."
The black-robed emperor shook his head and ordered, "Pass down my command. Gan'er, and anyone related to him, must not be allowed to purchase a vessel for a Second Primordial Spirit."
That disobedient little fellow.
If he could cultivate it now, would I not have prepared one for him?
"Yes." The Silver Fox Celestial hesitated slightly before speaking. "Master, since the young master has already displayed extraordinary talent, should Shadow Fox bring him back?"
"The young master is still young, and Anchan Commandery is a small place without any particularly powerful experts. With the young master's talent, if Master personally taught him or sent him to the Dao Ancestor—"
"There is no need." The black-robed emperor cut him off directly. "I have my own arrangements for Gan'er's future path. Tell Shadow Fox that unless Gan'er faces a life-threatening crisis or wishes to break through to the Original Spirit Realm, he is not to interfere, no matter what happens."
"Yes." The Silver Fox Celestial respectfully accepted the order.
"Shadow Fox has waited for over three hundred thousand years, hasn't he?" The black-robed emperor continued. "Once he returns after safeguarding Gan'er, I will bestow a Reincarnation Edict and permit him to enter the Xia Mang Clan to cultivate anew."
"I thank Master on Shadow Fox's behalf." A trace of delight appeared on the Silver Fox Celestial's face.
Given his master's power and status, a Reincarnation Edict bestowed by him would have to be respected even by the Yama Kings at the Pure Yang True Immortal level in the Underworld, which had once governed the entire Three Realms.
Not to mention the current small New Underworld.
After offering his thanks, the Silver Fox Celestial saw that his master had no further orders and hurriedly departed.
"Twenty years ago, the Underworld of the Three Realms was suddenly attacked, and even the Six Paths of Reincarnation collapsed and were destroyed... Master said the Three Realms were about to fall into chaos. The collapse of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was the beginning of the great upheaval in the Three Realms."
The black-robed emperor pondered in silence. "My master and my sworn elder brother are both true supreme powers of the Three Realms, beings who have grasped the Heavenly Dao."
"Yet in the face of such a great calamity, even they worry about their own fates... There is a great chance that I will fall. The Xia Mang Clan may also be destroyed because of it."
He was the lord of a great world, the patriarch of the Xia Mang Clan—a branch of the Xia Clan, an Ancient Imperial Clan.
Having lived from the ancient Pangu World until the present Three Realms, he had experienced many turbulent calamities throughout his life. He knew very well how terrifying such upheavals were, and he also understood how to protect himself amid a great catastrophe.
"I must befriend more supreme powers of the Three Realms!"
The black-robed emperor shifted his gaze northward.
Layer upon layer of endless space was pierced through by his gaze.
Only when a gray-clad youth appeared before his eyes did his gaze finally stop.
"Every great upheaval in the Three Realms gives rise to true peerless heroes.
Gan'er was conceived after the Six Paths of Reincarnation collapsed. Soon after his birth, he went to Anchan Commandery and obtained the inheritance of an ancient Heavenly Immortal. Clearly, he too was born in response to the fate of this great calamity.
If I let him venture outside for a while, the opportunities he gains may be more suitable than anything I could forcibly arrange for him..."
"With the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map and Yin Yang Two Caves Scripture personally created by Master, then sending Gan'er to Master for cultivation would provide only limited improvement... More importantly, it would not help the Xia Mang Clan befriend more supreme powers of the Three Realms."
Thinking of the body-refining divine ability he had specially prepared for his young son, anticipation flashed through the black-robed emperor's eyes.
"If Gan'er can use the Vairocana Corpse Body to seize this opportunity, when all sides are focused on the Immortal Fate Assembly, and enter the Buddhist Sect's sight—ideally becoming the personal disciple of some Buddha..."
"Then the Xia Mang Clan will receive the protection of the three greatest powers: the Ancient Imperial Clan, the Daoist Sect, and the Buddhist Sect!"
"In that case, the fortunes of Gan'er and myself will naturally soar, and the Xia Mang Clan will have a far greater chance of surviving this great upheaval and calamity in the Three Realms."
The black-robed emperor looked gently at that young figure.
Only after seeing him seemingly sense something and open his eyes did he withdraw his gaze.
"A Xiantian soul, and my bloodline as well. He truly is extraordinary! Even that monkey could become a Buddha and Patriarch. My son will naturally be able to do the same in the future!"
The black-robed emperor smiled with considerable satisfaction, then patted the armrest of the immortal carriage.
Immediately.
The Heavenly Immortal black dragon pulling the carriage soared into the sky.
Whoosh~~~
The dim void above Tianmang Palace suddenly split apart, revealing an enormous passage that faintly glowed with golden light.
The massive immortal carriage flew directly into the passage beneath the protection of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Immortals, leaving the Xia Clan Great World.
Anchan Commandery, Anchan City.
Inside a quiet room on Di Ta Peak of the Black-White Academy.
Xia Manggan opened his eyes in confusion.
"Why do I suddenly feel as though someone is watching me?"
He released his Divine Sense, spreading it across all of Di Ta Peak and the entire Black-White Academy... yet he detected nothing unusual.
Xia Manggan shook his head and was about to withdraw his Divine Sense.
Then he 'saw' Beishan Yin at the Academy's main gate, accompanied by a silver-haired, black-robed elder whose entire body radiated a chilling killing intent, heading toward the eastern district.
Judging from their direction, they seemed to be heading for his Di Ta Peak.
"Which fellow Daoist of the Black-White Academy is this?"
Sensing Xia Manggan's Divine Sense, the black-robed elder also sent a Divine Sense message. "I am Lianshan of the Anchan Branch of the Yinglong Guard. I have come to meet Young Master Xia Mang. I have no intention of disturbing your Academy, so Fellow Daoist need not be alarmed."
Yinglong Guard's Lianshan...
After thinking briefly, Xia Manggan found the corresponding information among the intelligence on the powers of the Xia Clan Great World stored in his memories.
'Immortal Lianshan, originally from the Yinglong Inner Guard. A Loose Immortal of three hundred thousand years, currently one of the leaders of the Anchan Branch.'
"I am Xia Manggan."
Xia Manggan replied through Divine Sense as he walked out of the quiet room.
Three days had already passed since the battle at Dao Discussion Hall.
During those three days.
On the first day, aside from exchanging views with the Primordial Spirit Daoists of the Academy, he had also received several fellow disciples who came to visit him on Di Ta Peak.
Over the next two days, he had remained in the quiet room, consolidating the two Water-Fire Great Dao True Intents he had just comprehended, as well as the two newly mastered Lesser Daos of Water and Fire.
As for visiting guests, he had left them all to Beishan Hu.
After all, even if the visitors from other Anchan Commandery powers were Primordial Spirit Daoists, having Beishan Hu receive them would not be considered discourteous given his status.
But today's visitor was a Loose Immortal, and even a leader of a regional branch of the Yinglong Guard. If Beishan Hu received him again, his status would not be sufficient.
"Young Master Xia Mang?"
A look of surprise appeared on Immortal Lianshan's face.
No wonder he had become the foremost among the third-generation disciples in Dao discussions and sparring so soon after entering the Black-White Academy.
Young Master Xia Mang's soul was actually no weaker than that of a Void Return Earth Immortal?
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