123: Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Upon noticing Gu Jixiao's gaze fall upon him, Immortal King Qianyuan quickly spoke up.

But Gu Jixiao merely raised his hand.

"Rise, it seems you have already investigated my background on the Heavenly Saint Continent."

Shortly after he left the Heavenly Saint Continent to refine his cultivation base, he sensed Immortal King Qianyuan's aura.

It was just that he chose not to interfere.

Now that he had successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Peak, it was time to meet this Immortal King Qianyuan.

"I dare not investigate, but Your Majesty's fame spreads across the Heavenly Saint Continent, and this Junior could not help but inquire a bit."

Immortal King Qianyuan shook his head and stated the matter in a calm tone.

This made Gu Jixiao view him with a bit more respect; it seemed this Immortal King Qianyuan was quite discerning.

However, Gu Jixiao had summoned Immortal King Qianyuan not for pleasantries, and directly asked.

"Why did you Seal the Heavenly Saint Continent?"

In Gu Jixiao's view, Immortal King Qianyuan's strength was already so formidable that even with enemies, he should have been able to handle them, making it unnecessary to Seal the Heavenly Saint Continent.

Therefore, he deduced that Immortal King Qianyuan's enemies must be extremely powerful.

Upon hearing Gu Jixiao ask why he Sealed the Heavenly Saint Continent, Immortal King Qianyuan pondered for a moment in his mind, ultimately deciding not to conceal anything.

In his opinion, if Gu Jixiao's powerful strength could be recruited into the Imperial Guard Army, it would surely bring about a massive change to the current situation.

Soon, Gu Jixiao learned about the Gui Huan Clan and the Realm Protecting Army from Immortal King Qianyuan's mouth.

"So, you mean this Gui Huan Clan are beings from outside the Saint Realm, intending to destroy the entire Saint Realm?"

A thoughtful expression crossed Gu Jixiao's face.

According to Immortal King Qianyuan, there were several Great Immortal Venerables among the Gui Huan Clan.

And the Saint Realm's barrier was divided into eight sections: Heaven, Earth, Black, Yellow, Universe, Vast Wilderness.

Each section had been breached by the Gui Huan Clan; if not for the protection of the Realm Protecting Army, the Saint Realm would have long fallen into endless warfare.

"Yes, so I implore Your Majesty to lead the entire Ancient Heavenly Dynasty to resist the Gui Huan Clan. You wouldn't want to see the Saint Realm fall into endless warfare either, would you?"

Immortal King Qianyuan pleaded.

Gu Jixiao pondered briefly before slowly speaking.

"I will naturally move to resist the so-called Gui Huan Clan, but not now."

"Furthermore, you do not have the standing to command Me. If I wish to act, I naturally will. If you dare speak to Me in that tone again, you know the consequences."

Feeling Gu Jixiao's pressure fall upon him, Immortal King Qianyuan couldn't help but swallow hard.

The Immortal Emperor Peak combined with the Emperor's might made Immortal King Qianyuan feel immense pressure, daring not to look at Gu Jixiao any longer.

"I understand."

"Begone. Also, it is now the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty, not the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty."

Gu Jixiao waved Immortal King Qianyuan away, but then remembered something and issued a correction.

Although Immortal King Qianyuan desperately wanted Gu Jixiao to lead the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty's experts to resist the Gui Huan Clan, he harbored a faint feeling in his heart.

If he continued to press the issue, he might anger Gu Jixiao and truly be unable to leave.

Therefore, Immortal King Qianyuan could only quickly take his leave and depart in haste.

Watching the receding figure of Immortal King Qianyuan, Gu Jixiao's eyes were deep, lost in thought.

"Your Majesty, should we eliminate him?"

Wang Teng looked at Immortal King Qianyuan's departing back and suggested to Gu Jixiao.

If Gu Jixiao gave the order, he could let Immortal King Qianyuan flee for a day before taking action.

Gu Jixiao merely waved his hand to stop Wang Teng.

"No need. Killing him will only attract unnecessary trouble."

"Moreover, his crime does not warrant death."

If he killed Immortal King Qianyuan now, it would mean starting a war with the Realm Protecting Army.

And according to Immortal King Qianyuan, several Great Immortal Venerables were stationed in the Realm Protecting Army.

He currently only had two Immortal Venerables, so it was not appropriate to engage the Realm Protecting Army in battle yet. He should wait until he had more prestige value.

As for the Gui Huan Clan mentioned by Immortal King Qianyuan, Gu Jixiao had other ideas.

The System didn't seem to require that prestige value could only be obtained from the beings of the Saint Realm. Thus, if he could subdue this Gui Huan Clan, it would be equivalent to gaining numerous prestige values—how wonderful would that be?

"Forget it, I'll keep a low profile for now. I'll only make a move when I have an Immortal Venerable Peak expert."

Gu Jixiao raised his hand and left directly with Chen Guchuan, who had completed his Tribulation.

According to Wang Teng and Wang Xuan, Immortal Venerable was the current peak of the Saint Realm; as for existences above Immortal Venerable, even they did not know.

However, Gu Jixiao knew there should still be Realms above Immortal Venerable. At the very least, he could directly use the System to stack up a Realm above Immortal Venerable.

The beings in the Saint Realm numbered more than hundreds of millions; if he could incorporate the entire Saint Realm into the territory of his Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, it would likely allow him to conduct ten thousand chaos lottery draws.

He refused to believe that ten thousand chaos lottery draws wouldn't yield at least one hundred million years of Cultivation.

If he drew that, it should at least be Immortal Venerable Peak.

Meanwhile...

Immortal King Qianyuan only recovered from Gu Jixiao's pressure after traveling a considerable distance.

"Gu Jixiao's strength is indeed terrifying. I wonder where he came from."

Immortal King Qianyuan thought secretly, his expression grave.

He then stopped hesitating, took out a communication jade talisman, and reported the situation on the Heavenly Saint Continent to the Five Elements Immortal Venerable.

The Five Elements Immortal Venerable was a Middle Stage Immortal Venerable and the commander of the Realm Protecting Army stationed in the Direction of Tianfang. With him taking action, it should be enough to deal with the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

In Immortal King Qianyuan's view, the Saint Realm was currently in a time of crisis, and every man had a responsibility.

How could Gu Jixiao and the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty behind him, possessing such immense strength, stand idly by and reap the benefits?

At the same time, in the Direction of Tianfang.

The Five Elements Immortal Venerable was seated in a Realm, cultivating with closed eyes.

Although there was constant warfare outside, the Five Elements Immortal Venerable knew that as long as no existence above Immortal Emperor made a move, the current situation was nothing more than minor skirmishes.

He only needed to act when the Immortal Venerables on the opposite side also made a move.

But at this moment, the Five Elements Immortal Venerable sensed something and raised his hand, seeing a communication jade talisman appear in his palm.

"What is it?"

Looking at the communication jade talisman before him, the Five Elements Immortal Venerable spoke with an almost calm tone.

However, what Immortal King Qianyuan said next caused the Five Elements Immortal Venerable's brows to furrow tightly.

A suddenly appearing faction, possessing Late-stage Immortal Emperor and Great Immortal Venerable existences.

"I know. This Venerable will send a deputy to win them over."