406: My old acquaintance, it's been a long time!

Over a thousand True Immortals attacked simultaneously, Sword Qi tearing the sky, thunder and fire incinerating the air, their Divine Abilities pouring down like a torrential rain!

Lu Chen, however, merely plucked a falling snowflake with his hand and tossed it lightly.

There was no fluctuation of Qi, no roar of Laws, not even the slightest sound.

In the next instant—all the Magical Artifacts of the Thousand Blade Army shattered, their Divine Abilities froze, their Physical Bodies solidified, and even their Divine Souls were sealed within crystalline ice. In the blink of an eye, over a thousand True Immortals turned into snow powder filling the sky, scattering with the wind; they didn't even have time to let out a wail.

Li Qianhai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, trembling all over: "This... what kind of power is this?! Unprecedented! Who exactly are you?!"

Seeing that the situation was dire, the strategist Mo Yuan immediately activated his secret earth-escaping smoke, his figure turning into black smoke as he attempted to flee.

Lu Chen grabbed at the Void Realm, and Mo Yuan was hauled back in front of him like a chick, then slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Immortal Venerable, spare my life!" Mo Yuan knelt and kowtowed like a pestle, his forehead bruised and bleeding, "I have no acquaintance with Li Qianhai; he kidnapped me here! I was originally a Loose Cultivator, forced to devise strategies for him!"

Li Qianhai laughed in extreme anger: "Mo Yuan! Who was it back then whispering in my ear, saying Chi Yao was peerless in beauty and Chi City was wealthier than a nation, inciting me to attack the Seventh Heaven?! Immortal Venerable, please see the truth; it was all this dog inciting me! It has nothing to do with me!"

The two were like dogs biting each other, shifting blame, displaying their ugliness.

Lu Chen's expression was calm, his tone as indifferent as snow: "Stop arguing—die together."

A snowflake drifted down, and the two were instantly frozen, their vitality severed, and even their Souls were erased.

Chi Yao looked up at Lu Chen, her eyes filled with adoration, attachment, and disbelief: "Brother Feiyu... you are now... this powerful?"

Lu Chen gently stroked her blood-stained long hair and said softly: "Previously, 'Li Feiyu' was a pseudonym. My real name is—Lu Chen."

"Lu Chen..." she murmured, repeating it, carving the name deep into her Soul.

"Today is your founding ceremony," he suddenly smiled, taking her hand, "I also have a gift for you."

"What gift?" Chi Yao's heart beat like a drum.

"The entire Immortal Court."

The entire scene went deathly silent.

The people of the Chi Clan thought they had misheard—was this person crazy? Daring to speak of giving the Immortal Court as a gift?

But Lu Chen had already raised his hand and summoned the Azure Dragon!

The Dragon's roar shook the Nine Heavens, the sea of clouds churned, Divine Might surged, and the dragon scales shone with a brilliance that suppressed the Heavens!

The people of the Chi Clan were so scared that they knelt and bowed, not daring to look up.

Lu Chen took Chi Yao's hand, leaped onto the dragon's back, and his voice resounded through the Nine Heavens: "Let's go! To Lingxiao Heaven!"

The Azure Dragon soared into the sky, rushing straight beyond the clouds.

Chi Yao leaned tightly into his embrace, looking at the receding Chi City beneath her feet, and finally understood—he was not joking.

He was truly going to place this vast Immortal Realm into her hands with his own.

Inside Lingxiao Hall, immortal music drifted, and auspicious energy filled the air in thousands of strands. Emperor Xuanyuan sat atop the nine-layered jade steps, presiding over the once-in-a-century "Ten Thousand Immortals Celebration" ceremony of the five departments.

Immortal Lord White, Immortal Lord Azure, Immortal Lord Flame, and the newly appointed Immortal Lord Profound stood on either side—they were once the Five Great Emperors who shook the Heavens, but now they had been stripped of their imperial titles and were addressed only as "Immortal Lord". Though they appeared respectful on the surface, they could not hide their unwillingness in their eyes.

At this moment, a scout hurried in, his voice urgent: "Report to the Emperor! Li Qianhai, the leader of the Nine Heavens, has led the Thousand Blade Army to launch a surprise attack on the Seventh Heaven and is currently slaughtering everyone!"

Emperor Xuanyuan didn't even raise an eyelid, saying indifferently: "No matter. I heard that a 'Chi Kingdom' has emerged in the Seventh Heaven in recent years, built by Red Slaves; it is unseemly. It is just as well to let Li Qianhai clean up the house for me."

Before his voice fell, a second scout scrambled in: "It's bad! Li Qianhai... his entire army has been wiped out! Over a thousand True Immortals of the Thousand Blade Army have been completely annihilated!"

Emperor Xuanyuan was finally moved, rising abruptly: "How is this possible? Li Qianhai is already at the Peak of the Golden Immortal Realm, and that Red Slave is merely the remnant of mine slaves; where would they get such combat power?!"

Rumble—! Before the words died away, the Nine Heavens shattered, and a clear voice echoed through the entire Lingxiao Hall like a great bell: "My old acquaintance, long time no see."

Everyone looked up to see an Azure Dragon circling down from the firmament. Standing side by side on the dragon's back were a man and a woman. The man wore white clothes whiter than snow, his gaze deep as an abyss; the woman's red robes fluttered, her heroic spirit tinged with tenderness.

The complexions of Emperor Xuanyuan and the four Immortal Lords changed drastically.

"This person... why does he look familiar?" Immortal Lord White murmured.

"I remember!" Immortal Lord Flame exclaimed, "Isn't this Lu Chen, who was hunted by Emperor Qin, Shen Wuya, and Ling Tian together back then? That madman who called himself 'Heavenly Dao'!!"

Lu Chen laughed heartily: "Not bad, you still remember my name; you are teachable."

Emperor Xuanyuan's heart shook violently. Suppressing his shock, he cupped his hands and said: "Senior, you were actually able to return to the Lower Realm from the Upper Realm? For hundreds of thousands of years, there have been thousands of Ascendants, but no one has ever been able to defy the Heavens and return!"

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his tone calm yet carrying unquestionable majesty: "The entire world was created by me. I go wherever I want."

Immortal Lord Flame, Yan Emperor, had a fiery temper and immediately shouted angrily: "Boastful! Now that we five have all stepped into the Domain Suppressing Realm, and Emperor Xuanyuan is even at the Peak of the Domain Suppressing Realm! Do you think we are still afraid of you?"

"Shut up!!" Emperor Xuanyuan shouted, stopping him, then turned and ordered: "Quick! Set a seat for the Senior from the Upper Realm!"

Immortal Lord Flame was stunned: "Emperor, you???"

As a Peak Domain Suppressing Realm expert, Emperor Xuanyuan could not see through Lu Chen's Realm at all, and alarm bells rang in his heart—this person was definitely not ordinary!

However, Lu Chen shook his head indifferently: "Xuanyuan, what I want is not a seat, but your throne. Today is the founding ceremony of my woman, Chi Yao. I haven't prepared any gifts, so I'll just take the entire Immortal Court and give it to her."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar!

Ten thousand Golden Immortal heavenly generals drew their swords in unison, their Killing Intent soaring to the sky: "Audacious madman, looking for death!"

Emperor Xuanyuan could finally no longer hold back, saying in a deep voice: "Senior, I respect you as a guest from the Upper Realm, and any request can be discussed. But to ask for my entire Immortal Court right off the bat is too overbearing!"

Lu Chen laughed up at the sky: "Overbearing? When you five cooperated with Emperor Qin and the other three to surround and kill me, did you think about today? I was in a good mood today; if you had voluntarily abdicated, I could have let you live for a few more years. Since you are unwilling—then I am sorry."

Emperor Xuanyuan laughed in extreme anger: "Lingxiao Heaven, hear my command! Take down this arrogant fellow!"

In an instant, a million immortal soldiers teleported in from all directions, surrounding Lu Chen tightly, layer upon layer.

Over a hundred ancient killing arrays were activated simultaneously, merging with the Spiritual Vein Foundation of the Nine Heavens, invoking the Laws of Heaven and Earth, vowing to mince him to death!

Lu Chen, however, merely shook his head lightly: "Overestimating your own strength."

He slowly raised his dragon fiend spear and struck casually into the air.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roar of Laws—only a silent ripple spreading out.

In the next instant, the hundreds of killing arrays disintegrated inch by inch, and the million heavenly soldiers didn't even have time to scream before they turned into fly ash, scattering with the wind.

The Five Great Immortal Lords were dumbfounded.

Even though they were powerful experts in the Domain Suppressing Realm, it was absolutely impossible for them to wipe out a million-strong army in one blow, especially when it included elites of the Heaven-Reaching Realm!

Emperor Xuanyuan's voice trembled: "What... what exactly is your Realm?!"