Thoughts of Homecoming

Such a testimony actually had no impact on Xiao Lin and Jia Nan Academy.

Therefore, after the Heavenly Serpent Emperor spoke, Xiao Lin naturally agreed.

To be honest, looking at it this way, there's actually nothing that he needs to worry too much about when he comes to the Heavenly Serpent Empire on behalf of the Jia Nan Academy.

To be honest, the Mystic Serpent truly deserves to die!

His chaotic actions in the middle were what caused Xiao Lin to have no good feelings towards the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family earlier.

Unfortunately, the death of the Mystic Serpent left everything a mystery, and Xiao Lin never figured out the true purpose of the Innate Heavenly Serpent Empire inviting representatives from the Jia Nan Academy to come here!

However, this didn't matter to Xiao Lin.

In any case, he had already gained enough benefits from this trip to the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

He not only witnessed the power shift between the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, but also broke through to the Nine-Star Dou Zong and obtained ten Earth Tier Cultivation Method and Dou Technique.

This is absolutely a case of making a killing.

At this moment, as Xiao Lin uttered the words "I witnessed," a smile appeared on the face of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor.

At the same time, after the Heavenly Serpent Emperor finished giving all his "last words," the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion Heavenly Serpent Emperor instantly tore him to shreds.

Even his soul was completely Annihilation in the spatial storm.

Thus, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor, a powerful and ruthless ruler, finally passed away.

With the death of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor, the centuries-long plans of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family have come to naught!

From this day forward, there will no longer be two voices in the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

The Heavenly Serpent Mansion reigns supreme over the Imperial Family have become mere puppets of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

The remaining three Dou Zong of the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, Earth Serpent and Yellow Serpent, along with Earth Snake who was an undercover agent, all voluntarily accepted the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's control over them.

If even the three Dou Zong acted this way, then the remaining members of the Imperial Family would naturally dare not resist even more.

Thus, even the immunity of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor fell into the hands of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!

However, perhaps out of the last vestige of affection between the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, even though the Imperial Family had been completely reduced to their puppets, they did not have the idea of directly abolishing the Imperial Family and becoming the new Imperial Family themselves.

Instead, they secretly manipulated the development of the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

Of course, the current Heavenly Serpent Empire finally overlaps with the Heavenly Serpent Empire in Xiao Lin's memory.

It can be said that Xiao Lin not only witnessed the power shift between the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, but at this moment, he also became a witness to history!

On the other side, after the death of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor, the Dou Zong from other forces, seeing that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had not only stopped fighting to the death but had also quickly reconciled, all showed expressions of disappointment.

Frankly speaking, facing a hegemon like the Heavenly Serpent Empire that looms over all the forces in the Northwest Continent, they very much hope that the Heavenly Serpent Empire will decline due to internal strife.

Many are even planning to take advantage of the situation after the Heavenly Serpent Empire ends.

Unfortunately, reality did not turn out as they had hoped.

Moreover, although the death of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor has temporarily weakened the Heavenly Serpent Empire, this is only a temporary situation.

Once this period is over, the strength of the Heavenly Serpent Empire will only become stronger!

After all, in the past, the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion were unable to unite against external threats due to various open and covert struggles.

But from now on, with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion holding absolute power, there will be no more such concerns.

When an empire transforms from two voices into one, its power can naturally be directed in one direction.

Furthermore, because of the presence of the Former Mansion Lord the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, a Dou Zun expert, the Dou Zong from all sides who came to observe the ceremony simply didn't dare to try and take advantage of the situation!

Of course, although none of the Dou Zong dared to make a move, only two Dou Zong from different forces were caught out by the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and killed on the spot.

These two forces are the Dark Abyss Sect, which colluded with the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family, and the Dou Zong of the Gray Wolf Valley.

It can be said that their fate was sealed the moment the Heavenly Serpent Emperor was defeated.

With the Former Mansion Lord the Heavenly Serpent Mansion personally taking action, the Dou Zong from the Dark Abyss Sect and the Gray Wolf Valley died peacefully, without any surprises.

At this point, the internal power struggle within the Heavenly Serpent Empire had come to a complete end.

Overall, all parties left with smiles on their faces.

After all, the Crimson Flame Immortal Spirit Liquid contributed by the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family was genuine.

The strength of all the Dou Zong has improved to varying degrees.

Only the Dark Abyss Sect and the Gray Wolf Valley became the unlucky ones.

But who told them to take the wrong side?

The Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion might show leniency towards other members of the Imperial Family, but that doesn't mean he'll let these two forces that dared to interfere in the internal war of their Heavenly Serpent Empire off lightly!

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the annihilation of the Dark Abyss Sect and the Gray Wolf Valley from the Northwest Continent is a foregone conclusion.

After the matter of the Heavenly Serpent Empire came to an end, Xiao Lin naturally bid farewell to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

"Elder Lin, as a token of our gratitude for the Jia Nan Academy's witnessing on behalf of my Heavenly Serpent Mansion, our Heavenly Serpent Mansion will no longer obstruct your academy from recruiting students within our Heavenly Serpent Empire."

Before leaving, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion gave Xiao Lin a promise.

This is understandable.

It should be understood that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had long been vying for talent within their borders, and naturally did not want these talents to enter Jia Nan Academy.

But things will be different in the future.

The Heavenly Serpent Mansion now holds absolute power within the Heavenly Serpent Empire and no longer needs to compete with other forces for talent.

Even if someone from within the territory enters Jia Nan Academy, won't they still have to return to the Heavenly Serpent Empire and serve the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in the future?

Therefore, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion naturally relented on this matter.

"Then thank you very much, Former Mansion Lord. I will inform the First Elder of this matter when I return."

Xiao Lin was naturally able to figure out the key point, so he simply clasped his hands in a gesture of thanks.

Although Xiao Lin knew what the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was thinking, it was indeed a good thing for the Jia Nan Academy, so he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to refuse.

Rather, this is exactly what First Elder Su Qian desires most!

Afterwards, Xiao Lin chatted casually with the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion for a couple more minutes before leaping away from the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

After staring at Xiao Lin's departing figure for a while, the smile on the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion gradually faded.

At this moment, the current Heavenly Snake Mansion Master, Golden Snake, also arrived in front of the Former Mansion Lord.

"How is it? Still no sign of the Mystic Serpent?"

The Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion asked.

"I'm sorry, Ancestor, all the Cultivation Method and Dou Technique of Earth Rank and above collected by the Mystic Serpent and the Imperial Family have disappeared. My initial guess is that the Mystic Serpent stole these Cultivation Method and Dou Technique and left the Heavenly Serpent Empire after witnessing the Imperial Family's defeat."

The Golden Snake spoke with some remorse.

In response to the Golden Snake's answer, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion gave an ambiguous expression.

Normally speaking, this is indeed the most reasonable guess.

However, for some reason, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion always felt that there was more to the story.

But he couldn't explain it either.

Therefore, he could only acquiesce to Golden Snake's guess.

"Oh well, there's no need to dwell on this. Let the Mystic Serpent and the Imperial Family's Earth Tier Cultivation Method and Dou Technique disappear. Anyway, our Heavenly Serpent Mansion has plenty of those things."

Next, I will begin my seclusion to heal my injuries. You will be in charge of handling all matters concerning the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

With a sigh, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion decided to stop dwelling on the matter of the Mystic Serpent.

He hasn't even fully recovered from the injuries he sustained in his battle with the Heavenly Serpent Emperor, so he has no time to worry about anything else!

His injury will take at least ten years to heal, so he'll have to go into seclusion.

"Yes, please rest assured, Ancestor!"

The Golden Snake answered with utmost solemnity.

After saying this, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion turned around and returned to the Heavenly Water Cold Pool to continue his seclusion, while the Golden Snake began to handle the affairs of the Heavenly Serpent Empire.

After all, with the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Empire Heavenly Serpent Mansion no longer in charge, the current Lord, Golden Snake, is the supreme ruler of the country!

Having just begun managing such a vast empire, Golden Snake had a ton of things to do!

On the other side, after bidding farewell to the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, Xiao Lin did not linger and flew towards the location of the Jia Nan Academy.

"It's been almost six years. After returning to the Jia Nan Academy this time, it's time to find some time to go home."

7

On his way back to the Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Lin thought to himself.