Soaring Sky Palace. Within the vast hall, the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy. Ji Liuyun and Ji Liusheng knelt on a floor fashioned from cold jade, heads lowered, not daring to look directly at the old man in black dragon robes seated upon the throne.
The entire hall was silent. If one listened closely, one could even hear two somewhat frantic breaths.
"Your Majesty..."
The old eunuch in white robes bent at the waist, carefully carrying a jade box as he slowly approached the old man.
As the jade box opened, three jade bottles came into view—the very Demon Soul Spirit Transformation Pills won at the auction.
The Soaring Sky Holy Emperor looked at the Great Medicine before him, then slowly glanced at his two sons kneeling on the ground.
"Hmph..."
With a light flick of his right hand, the Soaring Sky Holy Emperor sent two jade bottles shooting out. They landed separately before Ji Liuyun and Ji Liusheng. Hearing the bottles strike the floor, both men trembled slightly. They turned to look at each other and saw terror in the other's eyes.
"I can give you what is mine, but you cannot snatch it."
"After all these years, do you still not understand this principle?"
His indifferent voice rang out through the icy hall. Though it carried no trace of emotion, it made Ji Liusheng and Ji Liuyun let out heavy sighs of relief.
Since their imperial father had spoken, there was still room to turn things around.
"Father, I was wrong. Please punish me!"
Ji Liusheng kowtowed heavily, his voice trembling.
Though the two brothers were now fighting each other fiercely, their fear of the Soaring Sky Holy Emperor was etched into their bones. Although they were both his biological sons, it was precisely because of that bond that