313: Chapter 313 I want them all!

Li Xinghe turned and walked toward the Family gate. His footsteps were clearly audible on the deathly silent Training Ground, his back straight, showing no further attachment.

Seeing him truly about to leave like this, the Elder who had previously acted couldn't help but say urgently:

"Big Brother! Are we really just going to let him leave like this?!"

The Grand Elder looked at the receding figure, appearing to age significantly in an instant. He closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh of frustration:

"Li Xinghe, that child... his temperament is too fierce, and his Heart-Nature has grown cold. Forcing him to stay is useless. Perhaps after experiencing the world outside, later... he will understand the Family's difficulties. At that time, let him return."

He waved his hand, unwilling to say more, and his figure was the first to dissipate in the air.

The other Elders looked at each other, and in the end, they could only leave with complex and indescribable feelings.

Only ruins remained in the courtyard, devoid of life... Meanwhile, in another location.

Huangji Immortal Dynasty, Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.

Ambergris smoke curled from an exquisite Bronze Beast Burner. Emperor Emperor was wielding a brush on spread-out Xuan Paper. A painting of a sunset over the sea was nearly complete, the brushwork majestic, faintly exuding the atmosphere of the Immortal Dynasty.

Suddenly, Crown Prince Immortal Emperor entered hurriedly without being announced, his voice carrying an irrepressible excitement: "

"Father! It's been found!"

The refined Immortal Brush in Emperor's hand trembled slightly, and a drop of thick ink fell right into the center of the nearly Perfection sunset, quickly spreading out and instantly ruining the entire painting's Concept.

But he didn't care at all. He snapped his head up, his gaze like lightning:

"Wuji, what did you say was found?"

"The other half of the dragon seal jade seal! We have its whereabouts!"

Immortal Emperor said quickly.

He stepped forward a few paces and lowered his voice, recounting everything in detail: how Su Mo had taken the initiative to contact them, how he had displayed the fragmented jade Seal, and his nearly extortionate trade demands.

The more Emperor heard, the deeper his brows furrowed. Once Immortal Emperor finished, he asked in a deep voice:

"That jade Seal fragment, did you see it with your own eyes? Are you certain it's real? Can its aura resonate with the one in my hand?"

Immortal Emperor nodded with certainty:

"It is absolutely true! I saw it with my own eyes. That unique Imperial Dao Dragon Qi fluctuation is of the same source and origin as the half Father keeps in secret, there is no mistake!"

"Hmm..."

Emperor paced slowly before the Imperial Desk with his hands behind his back, his expression grim.

He was already at the Peak Profound Immortal Realm, just one step away from the path of the Golden Immortal Dao.

But because the Heirloom Seal of the Realm was incomplete, the Imperial Dynasty's Luck could not perfectly bless his body, making this step feel like an insurmountable chasm.

Now that the other half of the jade Seal, which had been taken away by his Elder brother, had finally appeared, he had to obtain it no matter what.

But these conditions... Emperor's gaze grew colder.

Demanding the entire national treasury?

What was accumulated there was not just countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, divine weapons, and Cultivation Techniques, but the Foundation and heritage accumulated by the Huangji Immortal Dynasty over tens of thousands of years. It was almost as important as the imperial power and Luck represented by the jade Seal!

How could it all be given to an outsider?

This appetite was ridiculously large; it seemed more like a carefully planned trap.

"Could it be... that he hasn't given up and is plotting behind the scenes?"

Emperor whispered to himself, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Back then, his Elder brother, who was the Crown Prince, had forcibly broken off half of the dragon seal jade seal just before failing in the struggle for the succession.

Although Emperor had personally struck him down, leaving him heavily injured and his whereabouts unknown, the jade Seal had also disappeared with him.

Now that the jade Seal had appeared in this manner, it was hard to say it wasn't his Elder brother's move to make a comeback after many years of silence!

Even though he knew it might be a trap, he had no choice but to leap into it for the sake of the jade Seal.

Emperor stopped pacing and turned to his son, his voice devoid of emotion:

"That Su Mo, what is his own Realm?"

Immortal Emperor immediately replied:

"He has just entered the True Immortal Realm, but..."

"But what?"

Emperor keenly caught the abnormality in his son's tone.

Immortal Emperor's Adam's apple bobbed as if he were recalling some uncomfortable pressure. His voice grew even lower:

"The attendant following him... I can be certain that he is at the Golden Immortal Realm, and he is a Fallen Immortal!"

"A Fallen Immortal?!" Emperor's pupils shrank, and his expression truly changed.

The Golden Immortal Realm!

Even in Yuqing Heaven, that was an existence one had to look up to, enough to establish a sect and be revered as an ancestor.

Not to mention a Fallen Immortal!

This meant the opponent not only possessed terrifying strength but also likely had a treacherous Heart-Nature and acted without restraint, making them a hundred times harder to deal with than an ordinary Golden Immortal.

His Elder brother, Former Crown Prince, was only at the Late Stage of the Profound Immortal Realm when he was defeated. It was impossible for him to command such a figure.

Thus, with the jade Seal appearing in Su Mo's hands, the most likely scenario was... Former Crown Prince was already dead, and the jade Seal had been seized by Su Mo and the Fallen Immortal behind him!

Thinking of this, Emperor felt little joy at his brother's demise; instead, his heart felt heavy.

A Golden Immortal Fallen Immortal was far more dangerous than his initial estimation.

This trap was deeper than he had thought.

Seeing the shifting, grim expression on his father's face, Immortal Emperor hesitated for a moment before adding in a low voice:

"Father, although that Fallen Immortal's aura is profound and terrifying, he has only recently broken his Seal. His strength... is likely not even one-tenth of its peak."

"Not even one-tenth?"

Emperor suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with sharp light, like spotting a crack in a desperate situation:

"Are you sure?"

"I am certain," Immortal Emperor confirmed.

"Hahaha..."

Emperor suddenly chuckled. The previous heaviness vanished, replaced by a cold, sharp sense of total control:

"Good, very good! If that's the case, then this will be easy!"

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking out at the towering palace walls and the faint light of the Formation flow, his tone chilling:

"My Huangji Immortal Dynasty has stood for tens of thousands of years. This Imperial Palace is my absolute Domain! This place is filled with Restriction Formation added by past Emperors, gathering the vast Imperial Dynasty Luck and True Dragon Qi. It has a suppressive effect on all outsiders. A Golden Immortal Fallen Immortal with greatly diminished strength and an unstable Foundation... Hmph, once he enters my palace, even a Dragon must coil up, and a tiger must crouch!"

He turned to Immortal Emperor, his eyes burning:

"Where is that Su Mo now?"

"Reporting to Father, he is still at Zhenbei Pass and hasn't left."

Immortal Emperor replied, a knowing glint flashing in his eyes.

He already understood his father's plan.

"Zhenbei Pass..."

A cold arc curled on Emperor's lips:

"Immortal Emperor, go there yourself. Take my Huangji Command and, on the pretext of discussing the details of the trade..."

He paused, his voice dropping very low, yet every word was like a blade:

"Invite this Fellow Daoist Su into the palace for a talk."

Immortal Emperor understood perfectly. He bowed and said decisively:

"I understand!"

"Go then."

Emperor waved his hand. Only after Immortal Emperor's figure disappeared outside did he slowly sit back on the Dragon Throne, his fingers lightly tapping the Imperial Desk. With a cold light swirling in his eyes, he whispered to himself:

"My treasury, my jade Seal, and your lives... I, want them all."