173: Chapter 173 Clash: The Standoff Between the Immortal Clan's Successor!

Soon, led by a eunuch, several descendants of noble families with distinguished auras walked into the Great Shang Imperial Palace.

Ye Tianwen of the Everlasting Ye Clan arrived in the palace hall with a blood-red long blade strapped to his back.

The blade on his back seemed extremely heavy; with every step he took, a sunken footprint would appear on the hard Divine Stone floor.

"I am Ye Tianwen of the Everlasting Ye Clan, here specifically to pay my respects to Your Majesty!" Ye Tianwen stood in place and said, offering a slight cupped-fist salute.

Immediately after, the young girl Yaer beside him followed suit in a practiced manner.

After both had offered their salutes, Chen Tian, whose eyes were covered by a black cloth and who was holding a sword case, politely set the sword case down.

He then offered a respectful cupped-fist salute and said: "I am Chen Tian of the Immortal Chen Family, here by order of my Family to pay a visit to Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the two had performed their salutes, Long Teng reluctantly followed suit.

"I am Long Teng of the Immortal Long Family, also here by order of my Family to pay a visit to Your Majesty!"

Empress Donghuang Baiqing looked at the three descendants of the Immortal Longevity Clans. Only the one named Ye Tianwen seemed unfriendly toward her; the other two were quite decent.

They left a deep impression on her, but that was all.

From these four, she could sense a thick air of threat; clearly, they were not here for a simple visit.

"The four of you, please rise!"

"I have heard rumors of the Immortal Longevity Clans since I was a child. I thought they were merely legends; I did not expect you to actually exist."

"However, I wonder what brings you to see me today?"

If only one Immortal Longevity Clan had come to see her, she naturally would not have been so polite. Not kneeling before her was an act of disrespect.

However, there were now three Immortal Longevity Clans. The foundation of an Immortal Longevity Clan was not simple; a single one could rival her Great Shang Dynasty, let alone three!

It was precisely because three Immortal Longevity Clans had arrived together as if by agreement that she felt hesitant to act rashly.

"Your Majesty, we have come by order of our families. We heard that the Great Shang Dynasty has produced a Qilin, who managed to unite the four Holy Sects single-handedly.

Our Everlasting Ye Clan values the strength of the Great Shang Dynasty and wishes for you to act as our secular spokesperson. Create momentum for our Young Lord and help him ascend the Path to Immortality!"

As Ye Tianwen spoke, the other two families also chimed in one after another.

"Our Immortal Chen Family is the same; we wish to invite the Great Shang Dynasty to become our secular spokesperson, to create momentum for our Family and help our descendants ascend the Path to Immortality!"

Long Teng said the same thing.

Immediately after, the three of them looked at Empress Donghuang Baiqing's Face, wanting to see what expression this peerless Empress would have upon hearing this news.

However, just when they expected the Empress to be enraged, they did not expect Empress Donghuang Baiqing to shake her head.

"I am truly sorry, but my Great Shang Dynasty has never submitted to any Family power, and it will not do so now, nor in the future!"

Empress Donghuang Baiqing stared at the three descendants who wanted her Great Shang Dynasty to work for them for free, and she immediately released the terrifying aura of the Supreme Realm.

Instantly, Ye Tianwen and the others felt this aura and raised their heads.

They looked at Empress Donghuang Baiqing, not understanding why the person before them was emitting an aura comparable to their Family Elders or even some Old Ancestors.

According to the rumors, wasn't this Empress of Great Shang only in the Saint Realm?

It was precisely because of this news that they dared to come to the Great Shang Dynasty alone to meet this peerless Empress.

However, it now seemed that their intelligence was incorrect.

Ye Tianwen was the first to recover.

"Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding. If the Great Shang Dynasty can become our Everlasting Ye Clan's secular spokesperson, we will definitely not treat you unfairly.

The people of the Great Shang Dynasty will be able to share the Qi of the Dao of Immortality on the Path to Immortality with our Everlasting Ye Clan."

Hearing Ye Tianwen raise the stakes, the Chen Family and the Long Family were not to be outdone and also stated their own offers.

This scene caused Zhou Yuxuan, who was watching the show, to burst into laughter.

"Haha! Interesting!"

In the original plot, the Path to Immortality that appeared after each era began was not as simple as just throwing one's descendants into it.

To pass through the Path to Immortality, besides the strength of those stepping onto it,

they also needed deep Luck.

And to have deep Luck, one needed the support of people or objects with great Luck.

Therefore, those who stepped onto the Path to Immortality in previous generations would all make a name for themselves in the Shengyuan World before entering, increasing their fame and gathering many followers and powers around them.

These were the sources of their Luck.

And now, the Great Shang Dynasty possessed a powerful Prodigy who had united the four Holy Sects, undoubtedly the most powerful source of Luck discovered so far.

Therefore, all parties wanted to exhaust all means to win over the Great Shang Dynasty.

However, they had originally thought this was an easy task, that they only needed to use both soft and hard tactics. They did not expect the other party to be unmoved by both, which made them feel somewhat anxious.

Just then, a harsh laugh rang out, causing them to lose some Face.

They looked at Zhou Yuxuan, who had made the sound.

They frowned because they did not recognize this person.

"Kid, what are you laughing at? Do you want to die?" Ye Tianwen and Long Teng were the two with the most explosive tempers among the four.

Sensing that the other party only had cultivation at the God King Realm, they could not help but shout angrily.

Empress Donghuang Baiqing saw that trouble had found Zhou Yuxuan again, and she was secretly delighted. She did not explain or intervene, simply watching the show happily.

"Huh? What am I laughing at?" Zhou Yuxuan looked at them glaring at him,

and he looked up. Empress Donghuang Baiqing looked at the others and ignored him.

Zhou Yuxuan secretly said in his heart.

"Very well! Very well, Empress Donghuang Baiqing. If you won't deal with your guests, then don't blame this King if I do something outrageous later."

After grumbling in his heart, he put away his smile and said: "I am laughing because I saw some people trying to get something for nothing, and when they failed to find someone to act as free labor without paying, they were begging bitterly. Is that not allowed?"

Hearing Zhou Yuxuan's words, the four of them looked ugly.

Not to mention, that was exactly what they were thinking.

They wanted to rely on their status as members of the Immortal Longevity Clans to give this Empress of Great Shang some empty promises and then have her do things for them.

In the end, once they no longer needed the Great Shang Dynasty, they would just kick it aside.

This was their perfect plan, but now that it had been spoken aloud so bluntly by someone else, it seemed impossible to achieve.

Seeing this, Yaer, who was beside Ye Tianwen, immediately stepped forward.

Her red eyes flashed with a blood-red light, and she said full of killing intent: "Kid, you are spouting nonsense! Daring to tarnish the reputation of our Immortal Clans, you deserve to die!"