It was not yet time to settle accounts with the Foreign Land... and he might not even need to act himself. If the master had matters to attend to, the disciple would handle them in his stead.
Swish!
Auspicious radiance surged, divine light billowing forth.
Ji Hao and Wang Quan stood atop Emperor Pass's city walls. Even the Vermilion Bird King had left Original Imperial City for the first time in ages and come to Emperor Pass.
"Greetings, Immortal King sirs!"
Many great clans, the Immortal Academy, the Sacred Academy, Longevity Clans, and even Supreme Beings all knelt and performed grand rites, their expressions fervent. They had never expected to see Immortal Kings in their lifetimes.
In the past, the Immortal Dao had been distant and elusive. Not even a trace of immortals could be found throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Yet now, several Immortal Kings had appeared, enough to shake all of ancient history.
Especially since Anlan had fallen, Yutuo had perished, and Wushang had died in battle—all at their hands. That made them all the more revered. This was divine might won through slaughter, splendor stained in blood.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
At that moment, several successive bell tolls rang out from Emperor Pass. The divine sound was vast and mighty, spreading an unknown number of miles and deafening all who heard it, as though it had traveled from ancient times into the present.
The great bell of Emperor Pass rang nine times in succession. This was the highest level of welcome, meant to greet Immortal Kings and represent the highest courtesy of the Nine Heavens' upper echelon.
Immortal Kings had arrived!
The entirety of Emperor Pass erupted. Though the city was boundless and covered an immense area, once the news spread, nearly the whole city boiled