53: The more they resist, the more excited I get.

"Oh, a chance to survive? Do tell."

Seeing the other party's confident expression, Gu Jixiao couldn't help but feel a bit of interest and listened to him speak.

"I am Li Moyan, serving under Luofeng Supreme, the Domain Lord of the Luofeng Dao Domain."

"And I have come this time under the orders of my Domain Lord."

"As long as you bow and submit to our Domain Lord, he can protect you from the hands of the Tiannan Supreme."

"After all, my Domain Lord is also a Late-stage Supreme; the Tiannan Supreme would certainly not go to war with the Domain Lord for your sake."

Li Moyan spoke with a face full of confidence.

In his view, Gu Jixiao would surely agree as soon as he heard these words.

However, the situation exceeded his expectations.

"If this is what you have to say, then please leave. I do not need help."

"Alright, wait, what???"

Li Moyan suddenly reacted, his face showing a look of astonishment.

He actually refused?

He admitted the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had some strength, possessing three Peak Saint Kings.

But let alone three Peak Saint Kings—even thirty or three hundred Peak Saint Kings would be no match for a single hand of a Late-stage Supreme.

"Do you know what you are refusing? It is your last life-saving straw!"

Li Moyan's face darkened as he spoke to Gu Jixiao again.

After all, this was a task given to him by the Domain Lord, and he did not want to fail it.

Hearing this, Gu Jixiao waved his hand.

"I have no need for help from a piece of trash. A mere Late-stage Supreme is nothing in my eyes."

Seeing Gu Jixiao being so arrogant, Li Moyan was instantly enraged.

To him, the Domain Lord was equivalent to a biological parent; he would not allow anyone to insult the Domain Lord!

"You seek death! Since it's like this, let me see where your confidence actually comes from!"

Li Moyan blasted a palm strike toward Gu Jixiao from across the air, not even holding back.

In his opinion, if the boy couldn't even take one of his palm strikes, then there was no need for him to stay alive.

As for the Domain Lord's task?

He would simply select a new Imperial Lord within the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty and then have them accept the Domain Lord's help.

However, the moment Li Moyan made his move, Gu Fang appeared in front of Gu Jixiao. His pressure poured down, instantly suppressing Li Moyan.

Feeling Gu Fang's terrifying aura, Li Moyan's eyes widened, his heart filled with extreme horror.

"What? Who on earth are you?"

He was a Supreme himself; although only at the Early Stage, even the Domain Lord couldn't suppress him with pressure alone.

In other words, the person in front of him was at least a Peak Supreme?

Thinking of this, Li Moyan's terror grew even more. He seemed to have provoked an extraordinary enemy.

"You don't need to know who he is."

"What matters is that you intended to kill me just now."

Gu Jixiao walked up to Li Moyan and crouched down to look at the incredibly wretched man. Though his face was calm, his words made Li Moyan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The man's face turned pale as he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"I'll take responsibility for my own actions. Kill me or torture me as you wish!"

"Eh, we are all people of quality. What kind of etiquette is it to talk about killing and torturing all day?"

Gu Jixiao waved his hand, making Li Moyan mistakenly think he was going to be released, and a flicker of excitement rose in his heart.

If Gu Jixiao really let him go, he would definitely go back and tell the Domain Lord not to provoke Gu Jixiao.

But Gu Jixiao's next words were what truly made his heart go cold.

"I don't ask for much. Since you wanted to kill me, then use your Luofeng Dao Domain as an apology."

Gu Jixiao's face still bore that calm and breezy expression, but it left Li Moyan frozen in place.

"Senior, you must be joking, right?"

"How could I possibly be joking?"

"No, this is absolutely impossible. This matter was caused by me alone. At worst, I will end my own life. I beg Senior to spare my Luofeng Dao Domain."

Li Moyan gritted his teeth and prepared to self-detonate.

However, in front of a Peak Great Emperor, let alone self-detonation, if Gu Jixiao hadn't allowed him to speak, he wouldn't have even been able to utter a word.

Feeling unable to self-detonate, Li Moyan looked utterly despairing.

Gu Jixiao shook his head with a look of helplessness.

"Do you think your self-detonation can solve everything? Even if you do, I will still annex the Luofeng Dao Domain. Who told you to represent them?"

"Now, go back. I'll give you two months to prepare. After two months, I will send people to take over."

Gu Jixiao gave Gu Fang a look. Gu Fang then left a Restriction on Li Moyan's body before letting him leave.

But at this moment, Li Moyan's heart was filled with absolute despair. Even if he returned to the Dao Domain, the Domain Lord would never forgive him once he learned of this.

But he had no other choice. Even if he had to die, he would rather die at the hands of the Domain Lord.

Seeing Li Moyan leave, a profound expression of having everything under control appeared on Gu Jixiao's face.

As for why he gave the Luofeng Dao Domain two months to prepare, it was naturally to let them prepare means to deal with him—ideally, dragging more forces into the fray.

That way, when he annexed them, it would be open, aboveboard, and perfectly justified.

At this time, Gu Feng and those two Peak Saint Kings came before Gu Jixiao.

"Master, we wish to enter secluded cultivation to Breakthrough to the Supreme Realm."

Although they were products of the System, the System had not cut off their path of Cultivation. Theoretically, they could also Cultivate toward Immortal Ascension.

Hearing this, Gu Jixiao naturally wouldn't refuse. He waved his hand and let them go into seclusion.

After all, the stronger they were, the greater the help they would be to him.

And it wasn't just the Pingtian Dynasty that came; after the three Peak Great Saints of the Pingtian Dynasty, many more Great Sage Experts arrived one after another, only to be captured by the other Peak Saint Kings who weren't yet ready to Breakthrough.

In the end, they all met the same fate as the Pingtian Dynasty.

Consequently, the imperial territory of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not long after Gu Jixiao returned to the palace, he received a message from Shen Qingyu, asking him to come to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion for a talk.

PS: I have some things to do today. I'll make up the two missing chapters tomorrow.

Thanks to the big boss 'Bitchy is just being dramatic~' for sending a Character Summon and a Love Letter. Thank you very much!