328: The Prince of Anbei came to the door

Erlang Shen looked at the abundance of delicacies before him, a look of reminiscence involuntarily appearing on his face.

Back in the day, wasn't he exactly the same? Even the banquets at the Peach Blossom Festival were beneath his notice back then.

At that time, his Cultivation was only at the Heavenly Venerable level, yet he was prouder than anyone else.

Relying on his Cultivation at the Peak of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, he could clear away all obstacles in the Heavenly Court.

But alas, times changed, and once the birds were gone, the good bow was put away.

Erlang Shen had Cultivated various great Divine Abilities and Spells, but he was no longer of any use to the Heavenly Court, and they wanted to kill him at the first opportunity.

Fortunately, he ran fast and created a corpse of himself, faking his own death.

He deceived everyone, and from then on, he lived under an assumed name, hiding outside the Heavenly Court, constantly Cultivating.

He had thought everything would continue to go smoothly as before, but he discovered that everything had changed.

Without Cultivation resources and without a Cultivation environment, he was like a stray dog.

The Cultivation techniques he had once been so proud of had now become a burden.

The Cultivation techniques that required vast amounts of Qi to support were now completely unaffordable for him.

Over these years, he had relied on his own efforts to Cultivate step by step to where he was now.

At this moment, he felt a bit dazed; he had joined such a powerful Sect, could he make some friends in the future and work with them to oppose the Heavenly Court?

Or was this Sect itself a setup built by the Heavenly Court to lure him out of his hiding place?

At this moment, his face was full of confusion and helplessness; he did not know if he could trust the people before him.

If he wanted to stand on the same front as these people, he would likely need to establish a good friendship with them first; otherwise, why would these people have any reason to help him for no reason?

At this moment, he was extremely conflicted; if his past were ever discovered, it would very likely bring the pursuit of the entire Heavenly Court upon him.

So much time had passed, and the Heavenly Court's strength was now immense; countless Immortal King and Immortal Emperor level Powerhouses had all chosen to join the Heavenly Court to serve them.

Even he, who had once been proud, now had to admit that he was simply no match for the Heavenly Court.

It could even be said that he now dared not fight against the Heavenly Court at all.

"Sir, I would like to toast you. If it weren't for you saving us back then, we would surely have died!"

Little Fatty Bai took the wine in his hand and respectfully approached Erlang Shen, then bowed deeply to the old man before him.

Erlang Shen smiled, then picked up the wine in his hand and also drank it in one gulp.

"No need to be polite. I just happened to run into it. Even if it were someone else I encountered, I would still have stepped in to help. You need not say more."

Erlang Shen had not expected that he originally only wanted to take in two disciples, train them into Powerhouses, and see if they could help him find some Cultivation resources in the future.

But it turned out that these two disciples had terrifyingly huge backgrounds!

Fortunately, he hadn't made too many harsh threats back then, and now he had even joined their Sect.

He was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to back down when the time came; how embarrassing that would be.

Su Yao also walked up, raised her wine glass high, and then drank it in one gulp, her face full of smiles.

"I heard that Senior has already joined our Sect. From now on, Senior is an Elder of the Sect."

"Although it is only a nominal position, we all believe that with your strength, it won't be long before you can become a full Elder!"

Su Yao's face was full of smiles.

Erlang Shen looked at the young girl before him with a strange expression.

If he had been as smooth and clever as her back in the day, perhaps he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

Just as he was feeling a bit dazed, Su Yao had already returned to her seat.

Following the highest etiquette, the other Elders all began to toast him, which for a moment made him feel a bit overwhelmed by the favor.

It was one thing for the Elders at the Immortal King Realm to do so, but even those at the Immortal Emperor Realm were lining up to come over.

Li Haotian suddenly thought of a brilliant idea at this moment.

If he could use some special Materials to write a rather majestic phrase on the Sect's main gate.

Something like, "Ahead lies the Heavenly Profound Sect, do not act presumptuously."

Such arrogant words would match the current status of the Heavenly Profound Sect.

Li Haotian was very excited; just as he was about to put it into practice, he suddenly saw a figure slowly flying in the sky.

Judging by the small golden bell hanging from her head, this was undoubtedly King Anbei.

Li Haotian's expression was a bit strange; how did this person find this place?

"So you really are here. Why didn't you return to the Immortal Kingdom to continue working?"

King Anbei had already developed a keen interest in Li Haotian; she had never seen anyone Cultivate to the Immortal Venerable Realm at such a fast speed.

Seeing her, Li Haotian only revealed a faint smile.

"I have already created my own Immortal Kingdom, and I probably won't be going back in the future. I ask that King Anbei please return."

He did not ask how she had found him; as an Immortal King Powerhouse, they certainly had their own sources of information.

Li Haotian just looked at her a few times with a calm expression.

"How strong can the Immortal Kingdom you created be? You might as well just stay here with me."

"Besides, you still have to pay the people under you; where would you get so many resources? You probably don't even have enough for your own Cultivation, right?"

"If you come back, I can give you the same treatment as before, and even give you more than three times the compensation."

King Anbei tried every way to recruit him.

When Li Haotian was in office, he was simply too useful.

The various strategies or methods he proposed were very effective; as long as she followed what he said, she could easily realize those things.

King Anbei really did not want to lose such a talent.

That was why she was speaking up to ask him to stay; in her eyes, he was simply her lucky star.

"Previously, it was because of the Heavenly Court's appointment that I had no choice but to work for you. The Heavenly Court stipulates that as long as one reaches the Immortal Venerable Realm, one can create their own Immortal Kingdom. Since that's the case, why would I still work for you? I have things that I cannot let go of."

Su Zhe's words made her fall into deep thought.

"Is there no possibility at all that you will come back with me?"

King Anbei seemed still unwilling to give up, so she asked again.

"That's right, you are correct. No matter what happens, I will not go back with you."

Li Haotian's tone was cold, as if he were talking to someone insignificant.

King Anbei was immediately struck as if by lightning; she felt empty inside, and it was hard to hide the look of disappointment on her face.

For some reason, she had a feeling of sadness permeating her heart, as if she had lost something important.

She had never considered things like love before, nor had she any thoughts of finding a Dao Companion.

But he had made her interested bit by bit, and now it had reached the point where, without Li Haotian, she felt as if something was missing from her heart.