165: next day

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The next day.

News spread throughout the world about several major events that occurred yesterday.

One: The Golden Dragon Holy Son broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

Two: Nangong Haotian fell to the Immortal Venerable realm and retired, and Eastern Hao Immortal Emperor died.

Three: The original Three Great Immortal Dynasties merged into one massive new Immortal Court, named the "Boundless Immortal Dynasty," managed by Immortal Emperor Qian Yu.

Four: The "Forbidden Cultivation Technique Catalog" listed by the original Three Great Immortal Dynasties was updated, and a large number of excellent cultivation techniques, including the Hongyang Undying Scripture and the Twin Shadow Body Technique, were officially recognized. The catalog now only contains truly evil techniques that harm heaven and earth.

Within a single day, the heavens and earth changed masters.

Various rumors were also flying around the streets.

"Let me tell you, the real master behind the Boundless Immortal Dynasty is actually the Golden Dragon Immortal Emperor. Do you know why only Immortal Emperor Qian Yu is safe and sound? Because the Golden Dragon Immortal Emperor took a fancy to her..."

"The number one power is the Boundless Immortal Dynasty? Heh, let me tell you, the real number one power now is the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land! No other reason, having the Golden Dragon Holy Son alone is enough!"

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land is about to take off! Joining the Ten Thousand Beasts Holy Land now is the best!"

"Do you know why the Golden Dragon Holy Son's breakthrough is so fast? Because he possesses the world's only strongest bloodline! His children might start at the Immortal realm upon birth! That's why all those major powers are rushing to send beautiful women!"

"Nonsense! They are clearly trying to cling to the Holy Son's leg!"

"..."

The whole world was currently heatedly discussing yesterday's events.

Meanwhile, Lin Sheng, the person involved and whose cultivation had reached the Immortal Emperor realm, was taking a nap in his small wooden house.

Sunlight slanted through the window onto the floor inside the house.

Tianyun Mountain was warm and peaceful, quite serene.

Su Yuyao, a lightly dressed maid, sat quietly by the bed, holding a fan and sending a gentle breeze towards her Master.

Outside the house.

The Goddess of the Underworld River was standing as if she had done something wrong, being punished by the Demon Pool Holy Mother, Bai Huaer.

"It's wrong to peek at others. You need to change this in the future, okay?"

"Okay!"

"Although you are old, you haven't been in your current spiritual form for long, so you don't understand many things. From now on, just call me older sister."

"Hello, older sister!"

"Mhm, you're still young. Don't interact with strangers, don't talk to strangers, don't..."

Baili Fengming and Chen Nanzhi were refining pills on Vermilion Phoenix Peak.

Both were engrossed in the Ancient Pill Compendium, excitedly researching various elixirs.

Mu Xianyan, following her Master Wen Qin, was discussing the great Dao of the Demonic Path with the former Demonic Path Saintess Chuyu Yao in the Cijing Palace on Saintess Peak. The latter intended to teach them some excellent Demonic Path cultivation techniques.

Sheng Long'er and Flower Xiao Hong (Little Flower Fairy), both Lin Sheng's beast pets, were sipping tea and playing chess under the Enlightenment Tree. Their relationship had grown closer through daily interactions.

Chengyang Princess Consort Nangong Qing, the Qin Family's eldest Miss Qin Ruoruo, and Liu Qingxue, a girl from the Xiaoyue White Tiger Clan, sat nearby chatting.

"You two knew the Holy Son before?"

Nangong Qing asked the two.

Yesterday, various forces sent beautiful women here one after another.

But the Golden Dragon Holy Son seemed not to want so many, only letting his personal beast pet, Sheng Long'er, handle it.

In the end.

The only ones brought up the mountain by Sheng Long'er were Nangong Qing and the two women beside her.

Hence, Nangong Qing was somewhat puzzled.

"Yes."

Qin Ruoruo and Liu Qingxue both nodded.

"He saved me, preventing me from dying young at twenty."

"He also saved me, in a secret realm."

Nangong Qing nodded, then looked at the small wooden house not far away, her delicate and lovely face showing admiration: "Even mortal emperors can have three thousand consorts, never repeating the same one daily. The Golden Dragon Holy Son, at such a young age, has already ascended to the Immortal Emperor realm, yet he can still be so pure and free from worldly desires."

"He is indeed very unique."

The number of women around the Golden Dragon Holy Son can be counted on one's fingers.

In the vast cultivation world, this was truly one of a kind.

Nangong Qing turned to look at the two and said again, "So... you both came voluntarily?"

"Mhm." Liu Qingxue nodded lightly.

"Yes, what about you?" Qin Ruoruo countered.

"Me too... Although on the surface my father asked me to come, if I didn't have this intention, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

The two women lightly nodded their beautiful heads.

Qin Ruoruo twitched her golden fox ears, a hint of surprise appearing on her jade-like face: "I just didn't expect Hao Tian Immortal Venerable to actually be willing to give up the hope of ascending to Emperor and give the meteorite to Lin Sheng."

"Yes..." Liu Qingxue echoed.

Nangong Qing shook her head, a bitter smile on her face: "Isn't it because the Holy Son's methods are too strong? Just a glare caused Eastern Hao Immortal Emperor's cultivation to plummet."

"Those Immortal Venerables had never seen such a scene before, they were scared silly long ago."

"Including my father, just as he said, what does it matter if you reach the Immortal Emperor realm? In front of the Holy Son, aren't you still at his mercy? Hehe..."

The warm breeze was gentle.

The women were still chatting under the tree, completely unaware that Lin Sheng inside the house had already woken up.

"Master, you're awake?" Su Yuyao said softly.

"Mhm."

Lin Sheng responded, then gave a helpless smile.

Would he just wake up for no reason?

It was because the system had dinged in front of him again.

[Ding!]

[Number 8 Heavenly Mandated Protagonist Duan Wenxian has triggered a life event!]

It's him again?

Lin Sheng rubbed his temples, thinking that he truly deserved to be the Heavenly Mandated Protagonist with the highest starting point currently, as even two consecutive events couldn't completely defeat him.

"Does Master have a headache? Let this slave help you rub it."

Saying that.

Su Yuyao sat sideways on the bed, her jade-like fingers gently and slowly massaging his temples.

Lin Sheng chuckled: "It doesn't hurt, but your massage is comfortable, so it's good."

He unhurriedly looked at the event before him.

[Event Name: Duan Wenxian Escapes, Accidentally Rescues an Outer Domain Expert and Gains a Backer]

[Location: Immortal Spirit Continent · Death Gorge]

[Event Summary: After losing the opportunity to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, Nangong Haotian was careless for a moment, allowing Duan Tianchou (Immortal Venerable Tenth Level) in his palm world to escape with his son Duan Wenxian.]

[The two fled in distress to the sparsely populated Death Gorge, originally planning to rest there for a while. Unexpectedly, they discovered a mysterious old man trapped in a cave there.]

[The old man's aura terrified Duan Tianchou, and the other party claimed that as long as they removed the talisman for him, he would grant each of them one condition.]

[After discussing, the father and son finally decided to remove the mysterious talisman sealing him and rescue the old man.]

[The old man was overjoyed and asked them to state their requests.]

[Duan Tianchou requested that he kill Hao Tian Immortal Venerable.]

[Things went unusually smoothly, and soon he returned with Nangong Haotian's corpse.]

[When it was Duan Wenxian's turn, he requested that the other party be his Dao Protector for ten years. The old man felt ten years was too long, so the two changed it to one year.]

[It was at this moment that the Duan Family father and son learned the old man's identity.]

[It turned out that this old man was one of the "Outer Domain Heavenly Demons" from the time the two domains collided, named Northern Wind Smile, from the Godfall Domain, and his cultivation was at the Dao One Realm, above the Immortal Emperor!]