The betrayal of the fiancée and the revenge of the prince.

Zhao Linger's visit was just a small interlude in Xiao Fan's daily life; his days remained as leisurely as ever.

When he felt the need to strengthen his abilities, he would seek out Luo Ruyan to cultivate together, exchanging insights and making mutual progress.

Returning to Yaochi Immortal Palace, if he occasionally encountered Su Jinxiu coming to seek guidance, he would generously impart all his knowledge.

But more often than not, he would be sitting by the fish pond, feeding the fish, with a black dog lying beside him, a broken bowl hanging from its neck by a red string, serving as his subordinate.

It wasn't that he necessarily needed Wang Cai to be his lackey; it was just that he was used to it, so he let Wang Cai continue in that role.

While Xiao Fan enjoyed his peaceful years, the Immortal Realm was experiencing a surge of activity, with one new star after another rising rapidly.

The Cultivators who emerged alive from the Eternal Gate were all individuals who had obtained an Opportunity; each of them underwent a transformation, their talents becoming even stronger than before.

Hence, the following scene unfolded.

Billions of Prodigies competed fiercely, chasing after one another, presenting a grand spectacle of the Immortal Dao.

None of this concerned Xiao Fan; he couldn't comprehend the meaning of contending for these things.

What good was fame if it couldn't be monetized?

Not only that, in the Prodigy competition, losers would at best suffer disgrace, and at worst, die and have their Dao dissipate, all for a mere empty reputation.

For instance, recently, Miao Xiaoqing sent Xiao Fan a message, saying she wanted to try and see where her strength ranked on the list.

In her message, she said that the Saint competition placed great importance on such rankings; the higher the ranking, the greater the strength, and the more attention one would receive from the Saint Academy.

After much deliberation, she couldn't make up her mind and felt she should report to her master, so she specifically sent a message, asking her master for advice.

Of course, Xiao Fan wouldn't let her participate; a delicate cat-girl engaging in such violent combat was unseemly; it was better to have less fighting and more gentleness and obedience.

It wasn't that he couldn't compete in the Prodigy competition, but that developing stealthily was more cost-effective.

Therefore, Xiao Fan's response was to tell her not to participate in such a unofficial ranking.

However, to elevate Miao Xiaoqing, he issued a command to Ouyang Ke, telling Ouyang Ke to participate.

Then, he instructed Ouyang Ke to pledge allegiance to her.

This way, it would both raise her status and annoy others.

"The Prodigy Ouyang Ke is my subordinate, so why should I participate in such a Prodigy ranking? You all can compete; compete with my subordinate."

Her status immediately rose by a level.

Miao Xiaoqing's beautiful eyes sparkled upon hearing this, "There's such a strategy!"

Pulling out a Prodigy to be a shield, and even a stepping stone for herself, meant no one could compare with her, as the person competing with you was her subordinate.

It must be said, this was a brilliant move; after news spread in the Saint Academy that Ouyang Ke had pledged allegiance to Miao Xiaoqing, Miao Xiaoqing's prestige among the Saint Academy Disciples soared!

Miao Xiaoqing sent a thank-you letter, saying she was grateful for her master's arrangements, and that she would surely live up to his trust and strive to be his most obedient little cat-girl, with words so alluring, and prose so direct and explicit, they were truly not for children.

Xiao Fan simply chuckled, "Little naughty cat, I hope you don't meow when you see me."

On a side note, Xiao Fan felt that instead of creating such a Prodigy ranking, it would be better to create a Dao of Stealth ranking, to see which old schemer was more cunning.

Beneath the grand spectacle of the Prodigy competition, undercurrents also surged in the Eternal Immortal Domain.

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Eternal Immortal Domain, Eastern Wilderness.

Above it, there existed a Great Chu Immortal Dynasty.

But ten thousand years ago, the Immortal Dynasty standing here was not named Great Chu, but Great Jing.

Ten thousand years ago, the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty was at the peak of its national power, with three Old Ancestors of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm overseeing it.

Not only that, but the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty also had hundreds of Golden Immortal Divine Generals, and eighteen Taiyi True Immortal Realm Battle Gods guarding its four territories, its might unparalleled at the time.

Of course, it couldn't be compared with top-tier forces like the Saint Academy or Yaochi Immortal Palace, but within a small region of the Eastern Wilderness in the Eternal Immortal Domain, it was undoubtedly a regional overlord.

The strength of the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty was far more than this.

At that time, the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty was still on the rise, and its Imperial Dynasty Monarch occasionally obtained a nation- 鎮國至寶, a national treasure, which was a jade seal inscribed with the Heavenly Dao mark.

Some rumored that with this treasure, Great Jing's national fortune would reach its peak, creating a supreme Immortal Dynasty, dominating the four directions of the Immortal Domain, and even ascending to the top of the Eternal Immortal Domain would not be an issue.

It seemed the rumors were validated; eight years after the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty Monarch obtained the jade seal, the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty Monarch gave birth to a Prince.

This Prince's birth triggered astonishing phenomena: purple Qi came from the east for thirty thousand li, and auspicious clouds filled the sky.

It seemed as if everything was developing for the better.

Good times didn't last.

This Prince, with his powerful talent, naturally attracted many who wished to marry him; his betrothed also possessed powerful talent and was the Prime Minister's daughter, his childhood sweetheart.

Their relationship was close, and this Prince trusted his childhood sweetheart, the Prime Minister's daughter, immensely.

And this was the beginning of disaster.

On their wedding night, this Prince was stabbed through the throat and beheaded by the woman he trusted most.

To avoid wasting his talent, his fiancée even adopted a method of 'stealing Heaven and replacing the sun,' refining his talent and bone structure into a Medicinal Pill.

He never imagined that the woman he trusted most would stab him in the back.

Only before his death did he learn that the Prime Minister had long harbored ambitions of usurping power, and after the jade seal appeared, these ambitions reached their peak.

Therefore, the Prime Minister, under the guise of an arranged marriage, had his daughter marry the Prince to gain his trust, learn the location of the jade seal, and steal it.

This usurpation was highly successful; the jade seal was stolen, the national fortune was plundered, and the Imperial family was purged.

His fiancée became a peerless Empress.

The Prime Minister became the Grand Emperor, wielding the jade seal, and in just ten thousand years, he comprehended the Dao of Grand Unity from within the jade seal.

He was currently in seclusion and would soon Breakthrough to become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Only the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty disappeared into the long river of time, turning into historical dust.

However, Heaven always leaves a way out.

A person born with extraordinary phenomena, who suffered a tragic death by betrayal from his fiancée, whose nation was usurped, and whose Imperial family was purged, had multiple Karmic burdens placed upon him.

This proved that the matter was not simple.

As expected, after being killed, that Prince underwent Possession and Rebirth.

He was Rebirth in a secular Imperial Dynasty in the Lower Realm, and coincidentally, the Prince of that secular Imperial Dynasty happened to have the same name as him.

The gears of fate began to turn.

This Prince's name was Liu Chen!

Upon his Rebirth, he was the son of a deposed Empress, whose concubine was directly relegated to the cold palace; coincidentally, he was also like an orphan, having not felt the warmth of maternal love, and upon Rebirth, he recognized this mother.

Every appearance was met with cold stares!

Every word spoken was met with mockery!

But he remained neither humble nor arrogant, his gaze firm, with his own ideals in his heart, which was to ascend to the Immortal Realm and personally slay his enemies.

He also wanted to ask clearly, when she cut off his head, did she not feel any pain at all?

Fortunately, Heaven did not abandon him; although he was born like a Trash, without reliance and carrying a burden, he was born with a treasure.

An unnamed scroll, naturally residing in his Sea of Consciousness; with this supreme treasure, he only took a thousand years to achieve Immortal Ascension and Ascend to the Immortal Realm.

After Ascending to the Immortal Realm, with this supreme treasure, he continued unimpeded, reaching the Taiyi True Immortal level in just ten thousand years.

Although his Realm was only Taiyi True Immortal, his strength had already reached the level of being invincible below Grand Unity.

Liu Chen, with his powerful strength, assembled a large army and marched towards the Great Chu Immortal Dynasty, intending to punish the traitors who had usurped the nation ten thousand years ago.

Liu Chen killed gods and Buddhas alike; it only took him three years from raising his army to reaching the capital.

And now, he had already reached the city walls!

The Great Chu Immortal Dynasty was in precarious danger!

The Great Jing Immortal Dynasty was on the verge of restoration!

Liu Chen stood outside the capital, looking at the familiar but changed old place, especially at the middle-aged man standing on the city wall; an unnamed rage ignited in his heart.

He immediately roared in anger.

"Old scoundrel, I will surely kill your entire family!"