"Very well, since you are so sincere in your submission, I will trust you this once."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xuanji's fingertips twitched slightly, and two condensed Dao imprints quietly appeared, flying towards the depths of the Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor's origins respectively.
Han Xuanji naturally couldn't believe this superficial attitude. Even after checking again with the system, he found that the two of them truly thought the same thing.
But people's hearts can change, and Han Xuanji wouldn't be so naive.
Seeing Han Xuanji's actions, the two were quite sensible and had no intention of resisting. They relaxed their minds and allowed the Great Dao imprint to merge into their origins silently. The Mystic Heaven Great Dao imprint existed in their origin Dao fruits as if it were innate.
If either of them ever harbors any disloyalty or betrays him in the future, he can detonate the mark instantly with a mere thought.
At that time, the two will suffer torment far more painful than the annihilation of their souls. Their very essence will crumble, their souls will be crushed, and they will be condemned to eternal damnation.
In a short while, the Star Ancestor and the Dragon Ancestor could clearly sense the addition of a mark within their origins, and understood the function of this mark. They showed no resistance, but instead bowed even more respectfully.
"Thank you for your trust, sir! We will certainly be loyal and devoted to our duties."
Han Xuanji nodded slightly, raised his hand, and the pressure from the Great Dao that had enveloped the two of them quietly dissipated.
"Rise. From now on, you will return to the Immortal Realm with me to assist the Heavenly Emperor and Li Taiqing in restoring order to the Chaos Realm, taking over those leaderless forces, and safeguarding this Chaos. If you do well, you will be granted a fortuitous opportunity."
"As the Dao Venerable commands!"
The two men were moved and responded in unison. They slowly rose and stood respectfully beside Han Xuanji, their expressions dignified. The arrogance of the former Chaos Overlords was gone, replaced by submission and awe.
Although they didn't know what kind of fortuitous opportunity Han Xuanji was talking about, it piqued their curiosity.
After all, Han Xuanji was a man of great stature; for him to regard something as fortuitous opportunity, it must be related to transcendence...
Thinking of this, the two of them felt a surge of enthusiasm. They had already planned to follow Han Xuanji and had no intention of disobeying him, and now that they had enough skill.
At this point, two of the five top experts of the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance had been completely suppressed and were awaiting death, while the other two sincerely submitted and became Han Xuanji's capable henchmen.
"If I'm not mistaken... the Soul Ancestor will come knocking on our door in a while."
Han Xuanji pondered this inwardly, but didn't pay it too much attention.
The future is unpredictable, and even though he obtained the Chaos Fate Origin, he could only vaguely see the future.
In general, the Soul Ancestor did not seem to pose a threat to him, so he specifically instructed others not to make enemies with him for the time being.
This is also a signal released by Han Xuanji.
He also wanted to get more information about the Primordial Sea from the Soul Ancestor.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Han Xuanji nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Go."
"Yes."
The two breathed a sigh of relief and felt overjoyed as they emerged from the Great Dao Pagoda.
"Alas, I regret that I opposed Lord Mystic Heaven back then."
"Star Ancestor sighed."
"Yes, we were misled by the Devil Ancestor and Juntian... Fortunately, Lord Mystic Heaven is not a narrow-minded person."
At this moment, the Dragon Ancestor also harbored intense hatred for the Devil Ancestor and the Merchant Venerable Juntian.
While chatting, the two also left the Immortal Realm, one heading to the Chaos Star Realm and the other to the Chaos Dragon Nest.
In the midst of Chaos, the destruction of the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance has already caused a tremendous upheaval.
The news of Han Xuanji suppressing the five great masters spread to every corner of the Chaos, causing tremors among the other Chaos overlords and ancient cultivators with Tongtian.
After this battle, no one dared to oppose Han Xuanji anymore, and a new era in which Han Xuanji was revered had quietly begun.
In the Immortal Realm, as Han Xuanji had instructed, numerous powerful figures had already been dispatched to various parts of the Chaos to handle the post-war matters.
The Heavenly Emperor personally oversaw the overall situation from the Heavenly Court, while Han Xuanji's personal disciples, such as Li Taiqing, Lu Fan, and Lin Feng, were each given orders to go to the strongholds of the three major forces— the Chaos Dragon Nest, the Chaos Star Realm, and the Myriad Worlds Merchant Alliance —to gather the remaining forces, inventory resources, and restore order.
Initially, when Li Taiqing led a group of the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace disciples and powerful Immortal Realm to the Chaos Dragon Nest, they did not encounter much resistance.
After all, carrying Han Xuanji's imposing presence, many powerful members of the Dragon Race had witnessed the Dragon Ancestor being suppressed by Han Xuanji, and initially, many were willing to cooperate.
However, Li Taiqing soon discovered that while these people appeared to be submissive, they were often uncooperative.
In reality, some within the Dragon Race refused to believe that the Dragon Ancestor Dragon Ancestor dead, firmly believing that he was only temporarily hiding. Some even attempted to wait for an opportunity to rescue the Dragon Ancestor and allow him to revitalize the Dragon Ancestor Dragon Race. Others, however, were ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the Dragon Ancestor's suppression and the leaderless state of the Dragon Clan to seize control of the Chaos Dragon Nest, seek personal gain, and establish themselves as kings.
The current figurehead of the Dragon Race is the newly appointed Dragon Race Elder.
As for the previous Grand Elder, he fought alongside the Dragon Ancestor but was killed in a single blow by Han Xuanji. Therefore, a Dragon Race who had just entered the Hunyuan Wuji was elected as the Grand Elder to oversee the overall situation.
"Hmph, this eldest disciple of Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable Zun is nothing special. He's only just entered the Hunyuan, yet he's quite bold."
The Dragon Race's Grand Elder was a burly, middle-aged man who looked somewhat like a brute warrior, but in reality, he had quite a few cunning schemes.
Beside him stood his trusted confidant, whom he had promoted and who was now also a member of the Dragon Race Council. He spoke first:
"That's right, Elder, your wisdom is unparalleled. What can the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace do to you?"
The so-called Dragon Race Council is actually the supreme body that decides major matters of the Dragon Race on a daily basis. The council members are all top-level powerhouses of the Dragon Race. Originally, the council members should be nominated for personal evaluation by the Dragon Ancestor, but now, due to the urgency of the situation, the Dragon Race's Grand Elder is now almost as powerful as the Dragon Ancestor in the past.
"Haha, I actually hope this situation stays this way forever."
The Dragon Race's Grand Elder spoke frankly to his confidants, implying that it would be best if the Dragon Ancestor didn't return.
"I've heard that the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable is tyrannical, and has killed countless experts of the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance at the slightest provocation. Although Dragon Ancestor is powerful, he must have already met a tragic end."
One of his trusted confidants quickly added:
"Now, the Dragon Race is under your command, Elder. As long as you deal with these people from the Immortal Realm, the entire Dragon Race will eventually belong to you, Elder."
Upon hearing this, the Dragon Race's Grand Elder nodded, feeling invigorated, and began to imagine the future when he would hold absolute power.
Meanwhile, inside a welcoming palace in the Chaos Dragon Nest.
"I didn't expect this task assigned by my master to run into difficulties so quickly..."
Li Taiqing and the others were also in a bit of a predicament. These Dragon Race powerhouses were all incredibly strong, but on the surface they seemed very obedient.
"Hmph, this Grand Elder of the Dragon Race is no good person. I think we should ask the Ancestor to just kill him."
A young disciple of the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace said indignantly.
Li Taiqing said with some helplessness:
"To ask Master to handle such a trivial matter is to make a mountain out of a molehill..."
As everyone was discussing solutions, a figure entered the main hall.
Many people quickly recognized the newcomer.
It was the Dragon Ancestor.
At first, many people were a little scared, but Li Taiqing remained calm and even showed a happy expression.
As expected, the Dragon Ancestor spoke:
"Gentlemen, I have sincerely submitted to the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable and will serve him as my Dao Venerable. There is no need for you to be nervous."
It was indeed released by Master on purpose.
Li Taiqing understood perfectly well, and returned the greeting with clasped hands.
"Senior Dragon Ancestor, you are too kind. We are only acting on our master's orders, and we will need Dragon Ancestor help in the future."
"Sure, sure."
The Dragon Ancestor did not display the arrogance expected of a supreme being of Chaos; in fact, he even seemed somewhat ingratiating.
He knew that the person in front of him was Han Xuanji's eldest disciple, in other words, Han Xuanji's closest confidant, and he absolutely could not afford to offend him.
This is also a good opportunity for him to redeem himself.
In fact, as soon as the Dragon Ancestor returned to the Chaos Dragon Nest, he secretly found out the Dragon Race's Grand Elder's thoughts, and he let the other party do as he pleased.
He only appeared today, when the time was right.