417: The Queen once again gave the conditions

“Empress, I’ve also said, crew are partners, not subordinates.”

Even though Guo Feng felt immense pressure.

However, his gaze still sharpened.

His posture was tall and straight.

Standing proudly between heaven and earth.

There was no trace of fear in his eyes.

“You say cooperate, and crew cooperate?”

The Empress sneered, “You are talented, but your current strength is still far inferior to mine.”

As she spoke, she moved a finger.

The Refining Heaven King Cauldron immediately roared, and firelight flickered.

Inside, cries immediately came, which were surprisingly the voices of Tai Luo, Luo Su, and Zhao Xing.

They seemed to be enduring extreme pain at this moment.

Guo Feng understood that this was the Empress putting pressure on him.

He said calmly, “I said before, you either cooperate with crew, or you take my life.”

“You’re not afraid of death?”

The Empress frowned.

Guo Feng said calmly, “Afraid! But because I’m afraid, I certainly won’t just surrender.”

“Even if I’m afraid!”

He changed his tone, “I won’t beg for life on my knees.”

“Alright, alright.”

The Empress waved her hand, revealing a hint of a smile, “You got involved with my younger sister without permission, I’ll remember that for now.”

“And you, actually, your contribution this time is not small.”

“Not only did you take Guo Wang City, but you also incidentally helped me take the State Duke and the Chaotic Empire’s envoy.”

“How about this, you do one last thing, and if you succeed, I will completely hand over Qin Wang City and Guo Wang City for your self-governance, only requiring an annual tribute of one hundred million spirit stones.”

As she spoke, she added, “Of course, once you reach Tenth Rank and your strength surpasses mine, not only will I marry my younger sister to you, but if you want to marry me, that’s also not a problem.”

“Oh?!”

Guo Feng’s eyebrows couldn't help but twitch when he heard this, greatly surprised.

Complete self-governance for Qin Wang City and Guo Wang City held immense significance for Guo Feng and for the entire Huaguo.

One must know, Qin Wang City and Guo Wang City, spanning two hundred thousand li, were entirely given to him for development.

That would create a huge barrier between the Chaos Continent and Huaguo.

To be honest, if that really happened, it would be extremely difficult for the two countries to wage war.

Of course, the Yan Yang Empire, excluding the Imperial Capital, only had fifteen King Cities in total.

Guo Feng took two of them.

This was also a significant bargaining chip for the Empress.

Therefore, the task she wanted Guo Feng to do would certainly not be simple.

He immediately said, “Empress, the condition you’ve given me is indeed very tempting.”

“Indeed, Guo Wang City, Qin Wang City, Night Condensation, and most importantly, you, I am determined to obtain them all!”

He smiled and asked, “What was the condition you just mentioned? Do you want me to help you obtain the Guo Clan Ancestor’s immortal abode?”

“No.”

The Empress shook her head, “The Ninefold Haotian Residence has and only has one master, and that person is you.”

She paused, then said, “What I want are just the ten spatial decrees within the Ninefold Haotian Residence, and the core of the Refining Heaven King Cauldron, the refining heaven crimson jade.”

Guo Feng’s eyebrows twitched.

He suddenly realized something.

Moreover, he recalled what Sumi Sect’s Sect Master Mo Daoqing said before, that once one reached Tenth Rank Immortal Rank, they would have to go to the Sumeru Land.

Then, was the Sumeru Land, like the Chaotic Immortal Realm, a higher-dimensional space?

And did the ten spatial decrees within the Ninefold Haotian Residence also signify that there were other high-dimensional spaces in this world, similar to a spatial immortal realm or spatial land?

Was the Chaotic Immortal Realm just one of many high-dimensional spaces?

And within the Ninefold Haotian Residence, there was even the core of the Refining Heaven King Cauldron?

If the Ninefold Haotian Residence was something his father left behind.

Then how awesome was his father back then?

“You’re thinking correctly.”

The Empress saw Guo Feng deep in thought and smiled, “Within the Ninefold Haotian Residence, there is the secret to opening the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, but how exactly to open it, who will open it, and what troubles will be encountered, I do not know.”

She continued, “You can understand it this way: above the mortal realm are the various Immortal Realms, and perhaps above the Immortal Realms are the Divine Realms.”

“The mortal realm cannot accommodate Immortals.”

“The Immortal Realm cannot accommodate Divinities.”

She looked at Guo Feng, “And the Chaotic Immortal Realm happens to govern our Chaos Continent. And the Guo Clan Ancestor, back then, inherited the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, and the outside world called him the Spatial God. In reality, his title back then was Haotian Immortal Emperor, a peerless expert of the Quasi-Dao Stage.”

“As for why he appeared on the Chaos Continent back then, and furthermore, swept away the Chaos Continent’s cultivation methods and orthodoxies, there are only some conjectures now.”

She paused, “I lean towards the idea that the various Immortal Realms are at odds with each other, just like there are wars between our empires.”

“And when the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm and the Chaotic Immortal Realm had a great war, the Haotian Immortal Emperor directly severed the Chaos Continent’s Dao lineage, but this also led to the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm being sealed.”

“Of course, these legends are just for listening; they are all things from tens of thousands of years ago.”

As she spoke, she waved her hand, “And what I want are just the spatial decrees and the refining heaven crimson jade.”

“Uh…”

Guo Feng was completely confused. Originally, for him, the appearance of the Spirit World represented the spiritual energy revival on Earth.

However, after coming into contact with the Chaos Continent.

He discovered that there were many high-level life forms in this world.

And now, there were Immortal Realms and Immortal Emperors, and most crucially, this seemed to be related to his father.

Could it be that his father really traveled back tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Becoming the Son of the Plane, unifying the Nine Heavens, and becoming the Haotian Immortal Emperor?

Then wouldn't he be the Son of an Immortal Emperor?

He thought of this and quickly shook his head, no longer thinking about it; it was too distant and too absurd.

He was still just a mortal now.

He then looked at the Empress, “Alright, then it’s settled. I’ll find you the spatial decrees and the refining heaven crimson jade, and you give me Guo Wang City and Qin Wang City.”

“Okay.”

The Empress nodded, “Alright, you can now temporarily act as the City Lord of the two major King Cities, Qin Wang City and Guo Wang City. Then, I’ll wait for your news in the Imperial Capital.”

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Night Condensation again and smiled softly, “Night Condensation, you stole my man, I’ll remember that.”

“Hmph!”

Night Condensation couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

The Empress, however, said nothing, stepping on the Refining Heaven King Cauldron, tearing through space in an instant.

In a blink of an eye, she disappeared.

The entire world suddenly became quiet.