149: Chapter 149 One Finger to Build a Great Luo
Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the atmosphere was oppressive.
Li Xuan, sitting high upon the Nine Dragon Imperial Throne, had his eyelids half-lowered, his expression indifferent, while his fingers rhythmically tapped the armrest, making a "da, da" sound.
The sound was not loud, but it made the hearts of all the immortals in the hall leap into their throats.
On both sides of the great hall, Zhao Wuji, Yuhua Immortal Lord, and dozens of Heavenly Court Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had recently made their Breakthrough all had Faces as dark as water, suppressing the anger in their hearts. The power of the Law surged faintly on their bodies, causing the space of the entire hall to become distorted and unstable.
If not for the fact that His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor had not yet spoken, they would have rushed up long ago to tear those two ignorant old things below into pieces.
In front of them, two old men wearing luxurious robes stood with their hands behind their backs. Although they possessed the bearing of immortals, their upturned chins and eyes were filled with unmasked arrogance.
They were Yao Chen, the Grand Elder of the Medicine God Valley from the Central Immortal Realm, and Lei Xiao, the Grand Elder of the Fenglei Pavilion.
Each of them was a Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal expert.
In their view, this trip to the wasteland was merely to deal with a disobedient ant and, incidentally, to retrieve their lost "pet."
"Li Xuan, is it?"
Elder Yao Chen spoke first; he couldn't even be bothered to look directly at Li Xuan on the imperial throne, his gaze instead curiously examining the coiled dragon jade pillars of the great hall, his tone like an Elder admonishing a Junior.
"You Junior, you certainly have some nerve. You dare to abduct the current Saintess of my Medicine God Valley? I have come in person today, and I do not wish to haggle too much with a force from such a barbaric place as yours. Hand over Saintess Dan Xin immediately, and offer up all the Medicinal Pill inventory of your Heavenly Court as an apology, and this matter can be dropped."
After Yao Chen finished speaking, Elder Lei Xiao, who was beside him, snorted through his nose, his eyes even more contemptuous.
"Brother Yao Chen, you are still too kind. Why waste words on such an ignorant bumpkin who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth?"
He took a step forward, his gaze finally landing on Li Xuan, the look in his eyes just like he was looking at an object that could be disposed of at will.
"Boy, listen well! Dan Xin is the preordained Dao Companion of our Fenglei Pavilion's Young Lord! Not only did you interfere in the affairs of our two factions, but you also dared to kill the pursuers of my Fenglei Pavilion. This is no longer something that can be resolved by an apology."
He extended a finger, pointing it from afar at Li Xuan.
"This Elder will give you two choices. First, you break your own arms, cripple your own cultivation, and follow this Elder back to the Central Immortal Realm to kneel and repent in front of the mountain gate of my Fenglei Pavilion for one hundred thousand years, and perhaps you may keep your dog life."
"Second, this Elder will take action personally and erase this so-called Heavenly Court of yours from the Immortal Realm! Including you, and these... inferior Grand Unity Golden Immortals behind you who were boosted up by Medicinal Pill!"
Once these words were spoken, the anger accumulated by the immortals of the Heavenly Court erupted.
"Presumptuous!"
"You are courting death!"
"How dare you show disrespect to His Majesty! This old man will tear you to pieces!"
Zhao Wuji and the others could no longer hold back. The roars of dozens of Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts gathered together, shaking the beams and pillars of the entire Lingxiao Treasure Hall until they hummed.
Dozens of powerful and pure powers of the Law of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal simultaneously locked onto Yao Chen and Lei Xiao. That pressure was enough to make any expert of the same rank turn pale!
However, facing this power capable of overturning an Immortal Realm, the look of disdain on Elder Lei Xiao's Face grew even thicker.
"A bunch of inferior goods, yet you dare to clamor in front of this Elder?"
He snorted disdainfully, and a pressure far exceeding that of an ordinary Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal erupted from his body. Its momentum was thick and harmonious, as if the entire firmament had pressed down!
This pressure actually forcibly pushed back the pressure of the Law from Zhao Wuji and the dozens of others!
"Pfft!"
Several newly promoted Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had just made their Breakthrough and whose Realms were not yet stable were immediately struck hard, their figures swaying slightly, and their Faces turning pale.
Strong! Too strong!
Although they were all Grand Unity Golden Immortals, the opponent's strength, whether in the comprehension of the Law or the thickness of their Immortal Qi, was completely on a different dimension!
The hearts of Zhao Wuji and the others sank abruptly, and for the first time, expressions of horror appeared on their Faces.
They knew the Central Immortal Realm was strong, but they had not expected it to be strong to this extent!
"A bunch of fireflies, yet you dare to contend with the bright moon?"
Yao Chen stroked his beard, the smile on the corners of his mouth carrying unmasked mockery.
The great hall fell silent once again. The immortals of the Heavenly Court were all furious, their knuckles cracking from the force, the huge gap in strength making them feel a sense of stifling frustration and powerlessness.
And those two envoys from the Central Immortal Realm were like two victorious roosters, becoming increasingly arrogant, their chins almost pointing to the sky.
Li Xuan, on the imperial throne, had remained silent throughout.
On his Face, one could not even see a trace of anger.
He simply watched everything happening below quietly, as if watching two clowns performing energetically, while he was just a bored spectator.
Until those arrogant and overbearing words had completely fallen, and until Zhao Wuji and the others were suppressed to the point of being unable to resist.
Only then did he slowly withdraw his gaze from those coiled dragon jade pillars, and for the first time, he let it fall upon those two insufferably arrogant old men.
His voice was very calm, without a trace of emotion, as if it were just a casual question.
"Are you finished?"
Yao Chen and Lei Xiao looked at each other, both seeing the smile of victory in the other's eyes.
In their view, Li Xuan's appearance was merely a facade of being fierce but weak inside, having been completely frightened silly by their strength, and he was just pretending to be calm.
"Hmph, boy, do you know fear now?"
Lei Xiao sneered, "Kneel down now, and it's still not too late!"
Li Xuan ignored his clamoring.
He picked up the Immortal tea that the fairy beside him had long since served, gently blowing on the tea leaves floating on the surface, his leisurely posture as if he were truly just sipping tea and entertaining guests.
Then, he asked another question that no one had expected.
"The Central Immortal Realm... only sent the two of you over?"
In that tone, there was some genuine curiosity, and also a touch of inexplicable pity.
This question made Elder Lei Xiao feel that he had been greatly humiliated.
"What? Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken? To deal with a makeshift troupe from a remote place like yours, our personal arrival is already giving you tremendous Face!"
"Oh."
Li Xuan nodded, then took a light sip of tea, letting out a satisfied sigh.
He put down the teacup, his gaze becoming somewhat distant.
"This Emperor has heard that the Central Immortal Realm is full of talented people and spiritual essence, the only pure land and hope in this shattered world."
His voice was very soft, carrying a trace of inexplicable emotion.
"This Emperor originally thought that the creatures there would have a vision and scope that were extraordinary."
Speaking of this, his tone shifted, and his gaze became sharp, piercing straight at Yao Chen and Lei Xiao.
"Seeing you today, I realize... you are just a bunch of idiots who sit in a well and look at the sky, possessing cultivation but no brains."
Zhao Wuji and the others felt their blood rush to their heads upon hearing this, and they shouted with delight in their hearts!
His Majesty is mighty!
And the smiles on the Faces of Yao Chen and Lei Xiao froze, immediately replaced by rage!
"Little beast! You dare to insult us?!"
"You are courting death!"
How terrifying was the rage of two Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal experts!
Killing intent surged in their eyes, and two powerful forces of the Law gathered in their hands, as if they wanted to blast that ignorant young man on the imperial throne, along with his chair, into powder!
However, Li Xuan remained seated, unmoved.
He sneered.
"It seems there is nothing to talk about."
He extended a finger and shook it gently.
"Fine. Actually... I didn't want to talk to you either."
His gaze was as if he were looking at two inanimate objects.
"You just proposed two choices, didn't you?"
He paused, then extended one finger.
"Now, I will also give you one choice."
His voice became calm, yet it carried an unquestionable chill.
"Kneel."
"Or..."
"Die."
Li Xuan's extended finger pressed down gently towards the space below.
This press was silent, without any earth-shattering light, and without any energy fluctuations.
Everything happened quietly.
As his finger pressed down gently.
A supreme power that surpassed all known Laws descended upon the entire hall!
The angry expressions on the Faces of Yao Chen and Lei Xiao, who were in the midst of rage and preparing to attack, froze.
They only felt as if they had been stripped away by the whole world, falling into a void without sound, light, or Law.
Their Grand Unity Golden Immortal Laws, which they prided themselves on, and their thick Immortal Qi were, in this instant, as if crushed gently by an invisible hand.
Their connection to the River of Time was forcibly severed.
Their connection with heaven and earth was ruthlessly shielded.
A trembling from the Origin of the Soul made them understand that everything they prided themselves on was not worth mentioning in front of the other party.
They were like fish out of water, birds that had lost the sky.
They were isolated.
"No... this... what is this power?!"
In Lei Xiao's eyes, for the first time, terror and disbelief appeared.
He wanted to mobilize the power within his body to resist, but he found that his Immortal Qi was like a frozen river, completely unresponsive.
His Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, which he prided himself on, was at this moment dim and lusterless, like a stubborn stone!
Yao Chen's Divine Soul felt a piercing pain; he felt as if an invisible divine mountain, formed by stacking hundreds of millions of Universes, was pressing down hard on his "existence," wanting to erase him from this world!
"Crack... crack..."
Their immortal bones, which were said to be indestructible through ten thousand tribulations, emitted the sound of shattering under unbearable pressure.
Their knees were bending downwards, inch by inch, uncontrollably.
They wanted to raise their heads, to see clearly the Face of the man on the imperial throne.
But they could not do it.
They could only see a pair of indifferent eyes.
In those eyes, their insignificance, their ridiculousness, and... their destined end were reflected.
That gaze was like the Creator examining two insignificant insects!
"Thump!"
"Thump!"
Finally, two heavy, muffled sounds were exceptionally harsh in the silent great hall.
Yao Chen, the Grand Elder of the Medicine God Valley, and Lei Xiao, the Grand Elder of the Fenglei Pavilion—these two Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal giants who were capable of calling for wind and rain in the Central Immortal Realm—crashed their knees heavily onto the cold gold bricks, under the disbelieving gaze of dozens of Heavenly Court Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
The Disciples behind them had long since bled from their seven orifices and fainted on the ground.
Inside the great hall, there was no sound at all.
Only the heavy panting of the two remained in the hall, their bodies trembling violently due to boundless fear.
They finally understood.
This... was not some makeshift troupe from a barbaric wasteland at all!
That seemingly young man on the imperial throne was not some upstart who had struck dog-shit luck at all!
That was a... supreme existence they could not comprehend!
Their Dao Heart was on the verge of collapse in this fear.
Li Xuan picked up the cup of Immortal tea he had only sipped once.
He glanced at the disheveled figures kneeling below and spoke calmly, but every word was like the sound of the Heavenly Dao, allowing no refutation.
"It seems you have chosen the first."
"Very good."
He brought the teacup to his lips, gently blowing away the steam.
That posture was as if he had just done a trivial thing.
Then, in the despairing gaze of the two, Li Xuan leisurely spat out the second half of the sentence.
"Then... it is time for this Emperor to ask questions."