341: Execute the crown prince and install a new empress.

Suddenly, the entire venue fell into a dead silence. Everyone was waiting for Liang Yun to speak. Any choice she made could potentially decide the lives of everyone present.

Li Haotian watched the young girl before him quietly, his expression somewhat calm.

Liang Yun was struggling immensely with her inner turmoil.

Ultimately, she slowly bowed down.

“Disciple Liang Yun pays respects to Revered Master!”

Upon hearing the System's notification of the mission completion and rewards, a smile immediately appeared on Li Haotian's face.

She truly was his Disciple; she had brought him such great benefits the moment she appeared.

Li Haotian felt a heat spreading through his entire body as an energy began to gather within him.

This thing was known as the Heavenly Dao Core. It was said that only by collecting all the fragments could one obtain the complete Heavenly Dao Core.

At that point, although he wouldn't be able to transform himself into the Heavenly Dao, he could command it or, in other words, become its Revered Master.

Such means were naturally mysterious Divine Abilities. Anyone who could Revered Master the Heavenly Dao Core could channel vast amounts of immortal spirit qi into their Sect's location.

Alternatively, they could modify the laws of heaven and earth for a short period—for example, banning flight within a ten-thousand-mile radius centered on themselves.

In that case, he would be the only one capable of flying around to engage in combat, while everyone else could only attack him from the ground.

The space for maneuvering in the sky was quite vast; even Powerhouses in the Immortal Emperor Realm needed such an advantage.

The reason Li Haotian hadn't dared to enter the Hall of Miraculous Mist before was precisely because that place was a Magic Treasure. He worried that once he entered, he would be trapped and unable to leave.

This would put him in a passive position, and a very difficult one at that.

All in all, this Heavenly Dao Core was an extremely useful item; its utility even surpassed everything else.

After hearing the other party make her choice, Li Haotian simply pointed a finger. The Emperor and that concubine were immediately lifted into the air and brought before him.

Liang Yun's expression changed slightly, and she bowed gently.

“Revered Master, could you please spare my mother? My mother is innocent.”

Li Haotian nodded and placed her mother back on the ground, but he looked at the Emperor with a cold gaze.

“I don't care how you struggle for imperial power internally, but you must never provoke me. Now that Liang Yun has become my Disciple, if you ever dare to take any action against her or target her mother again, I will kill you.”

“You should know that my Cultivation and methods are far beyond yours. If I want to kill or torture you, you won't even be able to resist.”

Li Haotian's voice sounded devoid of emotion, yet it was like freezing lake water—the moment it touched you, it felt like falling into an ice cellar.

“I understand, I understand! I truly did not know that the Immortal Master was the Ruler of the Immortal Kingdom. This humble king was blind; please forgive me, Immortal Master.”

The Emperor was trembling with fear, yet he managed to finish his words. This was the required etiquette; he didn't dare skip a word, fearing a miserable end.

“Rest assured, the throne of this country will definitely belong to Liang Yun in the future. Our country will go through fire and water for the Immortal Kingdom without hesitation!”

The Emperor offered the only thing of value he had left: his throne.

However, in Li Haotian's ears, these words were worthless garbage.

“Don't mention such things again. About letting that 'good' son of yours inherit your position—though he has some talent for Cultivation, he is truly trash.”

“That guy's character is far too poor. If you have a better successor, I hope you can find another. If not, it doesn't matter if you let him inherit, as long as he never provokes my Disciple again.”

“I am a very protective person. If my Disciple's mother or she herself is threatened, I will turn your country into a land of death.”

The Emperor felt his scalp go numb and nodded vigorously. The image he conjured in his mind made his whole body tremble with fear.

The country his ancestors had worked so hard to establish and manage must not be destroyed in his hands.

“Rest assured, I know what to do next!”

The Emperor nodded repeatedly, then took out a Token and crushed it. Instantly, ten black-robed figures appeared in the courtyard.

The Crown Prince, who was watching from a distance, froze. He had no idea what was happening.

When did his Imperial Father have such a black-robed unit? He couldn't sense their Cultivation; they were likely all Powerhouses of the Nirvana Realm.

While Liang Long was watching intently, a sense of crisis suddenly flooded his heart. He saw his Imperial Father point toward him, and the ten men in black immediately lunged forward.

They rushed to his front with extreme speed and immediately began a slaughter!

Liang Long, who was already injured, was struck directly. He spat out blood, his Meridians were shattered, and he retreated repeatedly with a look of shock on his face.

“Are you all crazy! I, Liang Long, am the Crown Prince! This is regicide!”

Liang Long roared hysterically, but no one paid him any mind. As a cold longsword pierced his chest, hot blood gushed out.

Liang Long slowly closed his eyes, his gaze filled with despair before death.

The Emperor watched the Crown Prince he had raised fall without any emotion. He knew that with this daughter by the side of the Ruler of the Immortal Kingdom, she would surely become a Powerhouse in the future.

As long as this daughter still held a bit of sentiment for the past, their country would only grow stronger and flourish.

That Crown Prince was useless. Moreover, what kind of Crown Prince was he? Just a fellow who would only bring disaster to the country.

The current Crown Prince was Liang Yun!

If she was unwilling to manage the country, he would let his fifth son—who had no future in Cultivation but was very good at governing—take the throne.

He would let the Fifth Prince manage the country on behalf of Liang Yun, but the titular Emperor had to be Liang Yun!

Only in this way could he ensure that Liang Yun would still look after her country in the future.

He was playing his cards very well, and Li Haotian naturally saw through his intentions.

That trashy Nirvana Crown Prince was less than an ant in his eyes; he could have crushed him with just a glance or a breath of aura.

The Emperor's actions just now were naturally to demonstrate his attitude to Li Haotian.

This way, he could feel slightly more at ease; otherwise, he would live in fear every day that the Ruler of the Immortal Kingdom might wipe out their country with a single palm strike.

At that moment, the Emperor suddenly thought of something. He turned directly to the eunuch and spoke.

“The Empress's father, in his capacity as the Minister of Works, has embezzled a large amount of silver. Arrest and execute him immediately. Depose the Empress and appoint Liang Yun's mother as the new Empress!”