On the city wall, the wind howled.
The elders of the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion finally regained their composure, took a deep breath to steady their hearts, adjusted their robes, and followed Nangong Jing forward.
“Nangong Jing, leading the elders of the pavilion… pays respects to the Immortal Emperor of Longevity.”
Nangong Jing bowed respectfully and was about to lead the elders in a formal salute.
Ambrose Lu smiled faintly and interrupted, “No need for formalities, please sit.”
Nangong Jing and the others paused, then knelt with their hands on their knees, sitting before Ambrose Lu.
The atmosphere grew silent. The usually esteemed elders of the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion now bowed their heads, feeling quite restrained.
Nangong Jing glanced at Old Turtle, then his gaze lingered on Ambrose Lu for a moment before he lowered his head and seemed to sigh in relief.
“Your Majesty, it has been a million years… you have finally returned.”
Ambrose Lu took a sip from his gourd and smiled inexplicably, “Seeing you like this, could it be you know where I’ve been these million years?”
Nangong Jing shook his head and sighed respectfully, “How could Nangong know? Matters concerning Your Majesty are beyond my ability to perceive.”
Ambrose Lu looked up at the ice-bound palace in the sky and said, “Precisely because it’s difficult to perceive the secrets of the Immortal Emperor, you immediately thought of me. After all, those four fellows don’t have time to deal with such trivial matters.”
Nangong Jing was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, “The other four Immortal Emperors are nearing the end of their lifespans, with the longest having only a hundred thousand years left. But Your Majesty, even after all this time, your vitality remains abundant and vigorous, truly living up to the name of Longevity.”
Ambrose Lu glanced at him and chuckled lightly, “Bringing up the lifespans of those four, what are you implying?”
“Your Majesty, Nangong believes that with your abilities, you already know that the Ancestral Divine Realm is blocking the Divine Path. Moreover, Nangong has calculated that a great calamity is about to descend upon the Immortal Realm… the time left for the Immortal Emperors is truly running out.”
Nangong Jing spoke frankly.
Old Turtle was taken aback. He wasn’t surprised to hear about the Divine Path, as he had known about it and even fought with people from there. But what was this great calamity?
However, he didn’t voice his doubts immediately. He knew that the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion wouldn’t speak lightly of such matters, especially since this was their area of expertise.
Ambrose Lu looked at Nangong Jing and said, “Your lifespan is running out because of this, isn’t it?”
Nangong Jing smiled lightly and said, “This is the duty of the pavilion masters through the ages; Nangong is fortunate that after a million years, Your Majesty has finally appeared. With you here, the Immortal Realm can have some assurance in facing the great calamity.”
Ambrose Lu nodded, saying no more. As the Immortal Emperor of Longevity from the Central Immortal Realm, it was his duty to assist in times of trouble.
“Your Majesty, would you accompany Nangong back to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion? Part of what I’ve calculated has been recorded in the Heaven’s Secrets Mirror.” Nangong Jing asked respectfully.
“Alright.” Ambrose Lu agreed.
Seeing this, Nangong Jing felt relieved and led the elders to stand.
He then summoned a simple palace carriage, inviting Ambrose Lu and Old Turtle inside.
Soon,
With a ‘swish,’ the carriage disappeared from the city wall.
The ice-bound crystal palace in the sky remained suspended, seemingly eternal.
…
The main hall of the Inspection Hall on the Whirlwind Immortal Continent was frozen. From the bronze badge Inspectors to the Immortal King-level hall master, all had perished.
This matter spread wildly during this period.
Not only on the Whirlwind Immortal Continent, but even on the Chaotic Star Immortal Continent and the Imperial Martial Immortal Continent, there were faint rumors.
The three immortal continents were vast and boundless, showing how quickly the news spread!
The gravity of the matter was shocking, for the Inspection Hall was directly under the Immortal Emperor’s Palace of the Southern Immortal Realm.
It was unimaginable who would have the audacity to strike against a force directly under the Immortal Emperor’s Palace!
The implications were terrifying.
The Southern Immortal Realm was composed of the Whirlwind, Chaotic Star, and Imperial Martial Immortal Continents, with the Immortal Emperor’s Palace situated at their center.
The extremely magnificent Immortal Emperor’s Palace stood there, a single palace larger than several Spirit Dust Realms combined, the pinnacle of the vast Southern Immortal Realm, ruling and intimidating the entire region!
And the master of the Immortal Emperor’s Palace was the supreme ruler of the Southern Immortal Realm, Immortal Emperor Yin Yang, Gu Yinyang.
At this moment, within the extremely magnificent Immortal Emperor’s Palace.
Numerous figures knelt on the ground, respectfully.
Above the hall, a humanoid yin-yang light shadow slowly rotated, the suffocating imperial might pressing down like a primordial beast on the vast hall.
“We pay respects to Immortal Emperor Yin Yang!!”
The figures struggled under the imperial might, respectfully shouting.
The next moment, the imperial might in the hall suddenly dissipated, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, a somewhat hoarse and tired voice emerged from the yin-yang light shadow above,
“Speak directly, I don’t have much leisure.”
After a moment of silence, someone began to report,
“Your Majesty, a few days ago, a major incident occurred at the main hall of the Inspection Hall on the Whirlwind Immortal Continent. The entire hall was inexplicably frozen, from the Inspectors to Immortal King Glen Jin, all were drained of life…”
“Oh? Has it been investigated?” Clearly, this incident piqued Immortal Emperor Yin Yang’s curiosity.
Hearing the question, everyone trembled.
“Your Majesty, by the time we arrived, the main hall had already suffered. We collected evidence on site and questioned local cultivators, but no one knew what happened…”
The yin-yang light shadow fell silent, only the yin-yang symbol slowly rotating.
Seeing this, everyone bowed their heads lower, hearts filled with fear.
“I’m not in the Southern Immortal Realm at the moment. Handle this matter yourselves. You can go to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion on the Imperial Martial Immortal Continent and ask the elders to calculate the culprit. Once you have the results, report back to me.”
After saying this, the yin-yang light shadow began to dissipate, but then it added,
“By the way, when you go to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion, don’t flaunt the Immortal Emperor’s Palace. Even I must show some respect to the pavilion master. Understood?”
Everyone hurriedly responded, “Yes!”
The yin-yang light shadow completely vanished…
“Phew~~~”
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and straightened up one by one.
“In these tens of thousands of years, it seems the Immortal Emperor is often not in the Southern Immortal Realm…”
“Yes, something must have happened…”
“Do we even need to guess? Though we don’t know what happened, it must be related to the Ancestral Divine Realm. The lifespans of the four Immortal Emperors are running out, and they still linger in the Four Directions Immortal Realm. What do you think?”
“……”
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
As high-ranking members of the Immortal Emperor’s Palace and direct subordinates of Immortal Emperor Yin Yang, they naturally knew about the Ancestral Divine Realm.
“Sigh, let’s not think about it. For now, let’s go to the Heaven’s Secrets Pavilion on the Imperial Martial Immortal Continent and clarify the matter of the Inspection Hall. With the Immortal Emperor not here, we must handle it well. Let’s see who dares to challenge the Immortal Emperor’s Palace!”
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