Immortal Father

In the blink of an eye, the ten-day period passed.

The main regions of the Vast Wilderness Heaven and Earth, the Qi cultivators, the spirits of the path, were all stirred by the Heavenly Court’s external announcement.

The Six Saints had just returned to the world, their majesty flourishing. The auspicious clouds drifting from their dojos had not yet fully dissipated when such a major event erupted.

Especially with the promotional buildup over the past month, more than sixty percent of the path’s spirits knew about this affair.

The Sixth Saint, Daoist Zhunti, intended to retaliate against the Heavenly Court, scheming over the Heavenly Court’s princess’ marriage, arbitrarily altering the marriage threads, deliberately tying the princess’ red thread to a farmer;

Such a petty move was caught by the Heavenly Emperor on the spot.

The Heavenly Emperor rebuked him, yet Zhunti was completely indifferent, shamelessly and fearlessly exposing his visage to the world (in an edited version).

This affair gathered elements like ’Saint’, ’Heavenly Emperor’, ’marriage’, making it hard not to draw attention.

Therefore, from the day the Heavenly Court’s announcement was issued, from the East Continent to the Three Thousand Worlds, Qi cultivators’ emotions surged like wildfires.

On the third day, near Ling Mountain, a large number of Qi cultivators appeared, most of strong True Immortal and Heavenly Immortal realms, gathering from thousands of miles away.

By the sixth day, more than hundreds of thousands of human race Qi cultivators had appeared near Ling Mountain, and most were above True Immortal level.

A considerable number of Yuan Immortals were also moved by the news, but, intimidated by the sanctity of the Saints, dared not approach Ling Mountain too closely.

By the ninth day, more than a million had gathered near Ling Mountain.

The human race cultivators coming from the four major realms outside the now-established main world accounted for more than sixty percent of those present.

— It’s also easy to see that the Heavenly Court’s operations in the four major realms were really impressive.

A hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers had already gathered at the Western Heavenly Gate for many days;

The Heavenly Court had also mobilized its elite forces, with more than six hundred golden-armored commanders in total, over two hundred and thirty gathered here, all elite combat power of human race since ancient wars to the present.

The Roc Bird had not yet ordered a move, so the generals could only wait patiently.

The last time so many beings appeared near Ling Mountain was during the war in the Western Continent, when Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor led the human race forces to besiege the Western Sect, and Ling Mountain sheltered a group of fierce demons.

Now is unlike the past, the outskirts of Ling Mountain are now also governed by the Heavenly Court.

Currently, most of the Western Continent is very peaceful, with Ling Mountain as the boundary, the north belongs to the Hundred Clans, the south to the human race, both sides living in harmony. Most masters with combat ability and little karmic weight among the Hundred Clans were absorbed into the Heavenly Fury Guards, forming a force against Ling Mountain.

Ling Mountain was virtually surrounded by enemies.

The ten-day deadline set by Li Ping’an was gradually entering the countdown measured by hours.

The tense atmosphere within the Heavenly Court gradually intensified;

The human masters near Ling Mountain also gradually approached, probing the bottom line of the ’Saint’s dignity’.

At the Western Heavenly Gate.

The three leaders of the Heavenly Fury Guards, Commander Niu Benben of the Wild Mountain, Commander Cailin of the Heavenly Python, and King Yin Kui of the Silver Lion, stood behind this group of golden-armored commanders, muttering to each other as they fiddled with the weapons strapped to each other’s waists.

"Are we really going to fight?"

Niu Benben’s tone was somewhat hesitant:

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"The Western Sect is indeed hateful, causing us no small harm from ancient times to today. I hate them to the core.

"But there are two Saints involved here."

"It’s said that a Saint’s magical combat is akin to the creation of heaven and earth, even capable of reforging wind, fire, water, and earth, far more terrifying than a sect hierarch’s magical combat."

Cailin said solemnly: "Whether to fight or not is up to His Majesty, we just charge into battle. If we can settle accounts with the Western Sect, that would be excellent."

"It’s unlikely to happen," Yin Kui smiled, shaking his head, "The greater the momentum, the lower the chance of war. The Heavenly Court’s pattern of engagement is such that if it truly aimed to attack a certain area, it would either feint an attack elsewhere first or quietly encircle them; immovable like a mountain and, once moved, the mountain crumbles. Now that things have been made so public, it should just be to disgrace the Saint."

"Not necessarily."

Cailin replied:

"If it were just a verbal victory, that wouldn’t solve the root problem. The Saint must be made to fear, only then will the Saint restrain his shameless face.

"His Majesty might be seeking a fight, regardless of the form it takes."

Yin Kui couldn’t help but retort: "Everyone knows that the Jade Void Palace’s Saints have been deliberately befriending the Western Sect to prepare for the Dao Immortal Tribulation. This time, since Master Lao has asked His Majesty to invite that Saint to mediate, it’s clear they want to make a big issue into a small one."

Cailin countered: "So why do you think this matter became known to all the beings?"

"Naturally, it’s because busybodies spread the word."

"That recorded image was made personally by the Heavenly Emperor himself."

Cailin looked at Yin Kui as if he were a fool, a charming smile curling at her lips:

"Behind the scenes, it was the Heavenly Square Pavilion and the Minister of the Wealth Ministry pushing the waves, this is clearly a trap set by His Majesty for the Sixth Saint.

"Do you think the Western Sect hasn’t tried explaining? They sent disciples to proclaim the falsehood everywhere, but hardly anyone believed them, and they even clashed with numerous human cultivators.

"His Majesty spent dozens of days and mobilized so many resources and manpower to set this trap, how could it be just to scold Zhunti a few times?"

Yin Kui replied: "I understand what you say, but since Master Lao spoke, even if His Majesty has a plan, he must make some adjustments."

"That is indeed possible," Cailin looked towards Ling Mountain, "I always feel that His Majesty is forcing the Six Saints to divide camps. By intensifying the contradictions of the Dao Immortal Tribulation this way, the ultimate beneficiary of the Dao Immortal Tribulation will surely be the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Dao."

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