423: Chapter 423 How Should the Empress Be Chosen?

"Impossible!"

"Setting aside the matter of our merger, even your goal of annexing the other four regions and one heaven is fraught with difficulties."

"Great Scarlet Heaven is no pushover, and the other four regions won't submit to unification willingly."

"They will inevitably resist, leading to mutual exhaustion without much benefit to be gained."

"Of course, if you can deal with the Heavenly Venerable, it would indeed save a lot of trouble."

Di Qingli immediately interrupted, dismissing the idea.

Unifying the Five Domains and Two Heavens...

It was too difficult!

It wasn't just the issue of the vast territory; many powerful orthodoxies possessed terrifyingly deep foundations.

If it came to a fight to the death, they wouldn't gain much.

"Correct!"

"This young girl is right; you're just being far too idealistic."

Wang Changsheng, having finished adjusting his breathing, also spoke up.

Unifying the Five Domains and Two Heavens...

It was nice to dream about.

"How will we know if we don't try?"

"As for the Heavenly Venerable... if we can truly handle her, we might actually be able to take Great Scarlet Heaven."

"Once Great Scarlet Heaven is secured, the remaining two regions will be no trouble at all."

Qin Wushang said softly.

The status of the Heavenly Venerable Alliance, where the Heavenly Venerable resides, in Great Scarlet Heaven was equivalent to the Di Tian Palace's status in Taihuang Heaven.

The difference was that Di Qingli had merged her Dao with Taihuang Heaven, whereas the Heavenly Venerable had not merged hers with Great Scarlet Heaven.

"Make your own decision then."

"I'm leaving."

The Desolate Master spoke.

The time was nearly up; she had to depart.

"So soon?"

"Senior... it seems the Lightning Tribulation is far from over. Won't you stay a bit longer?"

Qin Wushang asked.

"The Lightning Tribulation has little to do with whether the rules of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth have returned to their places."

"She merely used this opportunity to merge her Dao."

After the Desolate Master finished speaking, her body began to fade.

She vanished.

"Wu... is it really you?"

She murmured softly, and no trace of her remained in the world.

"What now?"

"Senior... how is your recovery?"

Qin Zhanzhou asked, then turned his gaze toward Wang Changsheng.

Currently, this man was the strongest person here.

"I'm still exploring my Dao."

"I don't even know when exactly I'll be able to step into the so-called Red Dust Immortal realm."

"For now... those who need to rest should rest, and those who need to Cultivate should Cultivate."

Wang Changsheng said, stroking his somewhat messy beard.

"Oh, right!"

"Senior! I forgot to ask you!"

"Since that Senior just said that after the Heavenly Mandate Great Emperor, there are two different paths: the Eternal Immortal or the True Immortal."

"Then... who did you learn this method of Mortal World Immortal Ascension from?"

Qin Wushang pressed.

The Desolate Master hadn't mentioned the existence of Red Dust Immortals just now.

"The Immortal Tomb."

"You've seen him; he gave me some pointers."

Leaving those words behind, Wang Changsheng departed.

"Guardian One."

Qin Wushang nodded and murmured.

He hadn't expected that the one who guided Wang Changsheng was actually Guardian One, who was trapped in the Immortal Tomb.

"What are your thoughts on the merger?"

Qin Wushang looked at Di Qingli and asked in a low voice.

She didn't respond, as if she hadn't heard him.

"Uh... are you unwilling?"

Qin Wushang asked again.

"Hey! You blockhead! Is that any way to ask someone for a favor?"

"You didn't even use a proper title!"

"Is that how you talk to a girl?"

Seeing this, Qin Zhanzhou couldn't take it anymore and reached out to smack him on the head.

The girl didn't leave and didn't say anything; she was clearly waiting for him to show some sincerity.

You don't even get that?!

I really don't understand how so many stunning women could be so hung up on a crooked tree like him.

"Uh... Empress, how about this?"

Qin Wushang's lips twitched, his heart filled with speechlessness.

She was, after all, a top-tier powerhouse who had merged her Dao with Taihuang Heaven; for her to show such a charmingly naive, girlish side in such a solemn setting was truly jarring.

Qin Zhanzhou's face instantly darkened.

"Kid! I really want to punch the life out of you!!!"

"Forget it, forget it! You two talk; I'm not getting involved!"

Beside them, Qin Zhanzhou shook his head repeatedly, his face full of helplessness.

As his voice fell, his figure turned into a streak of light and zipped away, leaving the private space to the two of them.

In an instant, only the two of them were left, staring at each other.

A playful smile slowly curled on Di Qingli's lips as she spoke leisurely.

"I wasn't the least bit satisfied with your attitude just now."

Qin Wushang, who had been full of disdain and speechlessness just a moment ago, suddenly had a change in his gaze.

His indifferent complaining from a second ago vanished instantly, his tone shifting to soft and pleasing.

"No, no, no, I was wrong!"

"Then how about 'Baby'? Empress Baby~"

He softened his posture accordingly, his tone becoming clingy as his eyes crinkled into a smile.

"How about we move in together? Pretty please?"

Di Qingli: "..."

Her face reddened slightly as she landed in front of him.

"What about her?"

"If we live together, what if she gets jealous?"

"What if she tries to hit me?"

These were the words she had been thinking of.

Now she wanted Qin Wushang's stance, and she also wanted one from Chu Yuehua.

Otherwise, the merger of the two forces...

Is out of the question!

"She won't!"

"How could such a thing possibly happen?"

Qin Wushang shook his head.

As for jealousy, that would probably happen.

But as for fighting...

He didn't think it would come to that; his Revered Master shouldn't be that impulsive or violent.

"You don't even sound confident saying that."

"Once you have a good answer, tell me, and then we can discuss the cooperation."

Before she had even finished speaking, Di Qingli vanished.

She was gone.

Without a satisfactory answer, there was no possibility of cooperation between Taihuang Heaven and Great Chu.

"Is she asking for a status?"

Qin Wushang raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling that his reaction had been slow.

He hadn't realized at first glance what Di Qingli was really after.

She wanted to know her place in his heart.

Whether Chu Yuehua would be the primary one, or if she, Di Qingli, would be.

She was making him choose!

"They're both Empresses; it's indeed a bit hard to choose."