Fei Peng had also stepped down as Heavenly Emperor. After so many years, there had been plenty of time to cultivate someone capable of taking the position.
Giving up the throne to guard the Heavenly Gate was something Fei Peng had long looked forward to.
Unfortunately, times had changed. Even though he was no longer Heavenly Emperor, he could not become a gatekeeper general.
It was not that anyone forbade him. The Divine Realm's Heavenly Gate no longer needed manpower—no, divine power—to guard it.
Fei Peng had no choice but to take Xi Yao along, Free and Unfettered between the Six Realms and roaming through Chaos.
Only that could make up for the regret of never fulfilling his dream.
If I can't guard the gate, I can only travel through mountains and rivers and live a Free and Unfettered life.
From time to time, he would seek out Chonglou and spend a few Free and Unfettered days with him.
As it happened, the person who succeeded him as Heavenly Emperor was an old acquaintance: Crown Prince Long Yang of the Jiang Kingdom in the Mortal Realm.
Although Fei Peng had not been demoted and reincarnated this time, after learning of his originally ordained fate, he had still chosen to let Long Yang be born and allow events in the mortal world to unfold.
Of course, Long Yang was only a former crown prince. He had later become the Human King of the unified dynasty in the Human Realm, and was now the Heavenly Emperor of the Six Realms.
It was worth noting that Long Yang had not died. Yet Jing Tian, the future clerk at Yong'an Pawnshop, had still been born as normal and lived a complete life of his own.
Long Yang's rise from Human King to Heavenly Emperor