356: System exerts its power

“You old fool, you don't even recognize Old Pig! Why are you even here?”

Pigsy let out his rough yet bold voice, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

Erlang Shen trembled upon hearing the voice, a look of utter shock appearing on his face.

“You are Pigsy??”

“Didn't you die?”

Erlang Shen stared dumbfounded at the person before him. He was extremely familiar with Pigsy's voice, but he had personally joined forces with the Heavenly Court to kill them.

“Hmph, you have the nerve to say that! If Senior Brother hadn't saved my life, Old Pig would have truly died back then!”

Erlang Shen simply lowered his head silently. He had once believed that Monkey King and the others were rebels, but now he understood that their persistence seemed to be correct. Even after establishing so many great merits for the Heavenly Court, he still ended up with this fate.

“Heh heh, I didn't expect to run into you here! Your Cultivation is actually still weaker than Old Pig's. It seems the Heavenly Court has been treating you poorly all these years!”

Pigsy sized up the other party, then immediately let out a cold, disdainful chuckle.

“Less than a thousand years after you fell in battle, I was expelled by the Heavenly Court.”

“When the birds are gone, the good bow is put away. When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked.”

Erlang Shen's tone carried endless sorrow, and his face seemed filled with pain.

He never imagined he would be abandoned so ruthlessly. That was his own uncle, who not only killed his mother but now wouldn't even grant him a way to live!

Pigsy gave him a long look, then let out a slow sigh.

“So you also joined the Heavenly Profound Sect. I really didn't expect to meet you here. From now on, we'll be working together.”

Pigsy patted the other man's shoulder, signaling that their past grievances were wiped clean.

Erlang Shen also nodded.

Li Haotian breathed a huge sigh of relief seeing the two men getting along so harmoniously. He had originally thought they would fight upon meeting, but they still remembered each other.

Now, there was no gap or hatred between them; instead, they felt like old friends meeting again after too long.

“I will try my best to help you search for your Master and Junior Brother, but you must realize that if even your Wind and Rain Tower couldn't find them, neither can I.”

Li Haotian interrupted their reminiscing. He still had many things he wanted to ask about what exactly happened in the Buddhist Realm.

“Naturally. I will have my people continue searching for Junior Brother and Master. If you need anything normally, you can give the orders directly.”

“I will now announce to the Wind and Rain Tower that I am no longer continuing as the Tower Lord. From now on, they will only listen to you.”

Pigsy acted quickly, immediately announcing the news to all his subordinates. Although he was still the Tower Lord in name, he was no longer involved in management.

Now, he was essentially just a figurehead; everything else was managed by the Heavenly Profound Sect.

A few people were initially confused, but after his explanation, they all accepted the situation.

Li Haotian nodded lightly. He had now formally taken control of the Wind and Rain Tower organization.

“Come, follow me to the Sect's Deliberation Hall. I have some matters I want to ask both of you.”

The two exchanged glances and immediately followed his steps.

Inside the great hall, a calming fragrance slowly drifted up from the Censer. A special type of incense was burning within it, capable of stabilizing the mind.

“I currently have one question: What exactly happened in the Buddhist Realm? And what did the Heavenly Court do? I only know about the suffering you experienced, but I don't know why these major powers changed.”

Pigsy nodded and took a step forward.

“In that case, let Old Pig speak first.”

Pigsy pondered for a moment before slowly speaking.

“After I left the Heavenly Court and the Buddhist Realm—I told you about Senior Brother being killed—the Buddhist Realm immediately underwent a sudden change. It seemed that demons and a large amount of black Qi appeared there.”

“As for what exactly happened, no one knows.”

“The three thousand Small Worlds controlled by the Buddhist Realm were massacred by the people of the Buddhist Realm, and the flesh and blood of the living beings were all integrated into their Buddhist Bodies.”

“You can understand it this way: the Immortal Realm manages three thousand Small Worlds, the Buddhist Realm manages three thousand Small Worlds, and the Monster Realm and Demon Realm do the same.”

“Anyone who wishes to Ascend must appear in the area under their jurisdiction.”

Li Haotian nodded. He knew about this, as he had Ascended from the Heavenly Domain, which was led by the Immortal Realm.

“Wait a moment, let me interrupt briefly. Which faction do those Foreign Races come from?”

Pigsy frowned slightly, an extremely puzzled expression on his face.

“What is a Foreign Race?”

Pigsy's question completely baffled Li Haotian. After Li Haotian described some of the characteristics and abilities of these races, Pigsy shook his head repeatedly.

“They fundamentally do not belong to any race we know. The Buddhist Realm, Demon Realm, and Immortal Realm I mentioned are all affiliated with the Human Race. Only the Monster Realm was established by a group of demons and monsters.”

“These Foreign Races you speak of resemble humans in some ways, but they are not human. This situation is fundamentally impossible within our Three Realms.”

“Those maniacs in the Buddhist Realm have now started using various human flesh or human Souls to Cultivate their Physical Bodies. They are now leaning toward the Demonic Path, but they are still human and would not exhibit the situation you described. These must be external invaders!”

Pigsy was completely unaware of these matters. No wonder the 3,000 Small Worlds below had been invaded for so long without any reaction from the Immortal Realm—they simply didn't know what was happening!

Li Haotian took a deep breath. He didn't know whether he should report this matter to the Heavenly Court. If he did, others would certainly question the source of the information. If he didn't, the casualties in the lower three thousand Small Worlds might become even more tragic.

The situation in the Heavenly Domain was handled and resolved by him, but there must be more Powerhouses hiding in other places.

Not every Small World has a cheating Li Haotian.

“Then do you have any way to leave the Immortal Realm? I don't want to report this matter to the Heavenly Court. If I can handle it, I will send my own people to deal with it.”

Li Haotian didn't really want to manage these trivial matters. Even if he did, he would only make such a decision after unifying the entire Immortal Realm or becoming the strongest faction capable of crushing the Heavenly Court.

But just now, the System's voice sounded in his mind.

[Resolve any Small World that has been ignored by the Heavenly Court and invaded by a Foreign Race, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the Sect will increase by 5%. Furthermore, future Ascension channels will change: those who Ascend from these Small Worlds will directly join the Sect!]