Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi
Chapter 924 - 922: The Sacred Lands of the Dynasty Visit Together, Competing to Please Xiao Tian!

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Xiao Yi turned around and looked towards Zou Huai.

"Not good!"

Zou Shaolong's face changed dramatically, and he hurriedly spoke out: "Xiao Yi, stop—"

Before he could finish his sentence.

Zou Huai, standing behind him, already let out a scream as if a kite with a broken string, flying backwards into the distance, and fiercely smashed onto the ground with a bang.

A cold hand formed by the power of divine sealing firmly pressed on his face.

Pinning his entire head to the ground.

Zou Huai's face was covered in blood, turning extremely pale, his pupils contracted intensely showing more fear and terror.

Hiss!

A gasp of cold air suddenly swept through the hall.

With Xiao Yi's combat power comparable to a Supreme Venerable, it was no surprise not just in punishing Zou Huai, but even silently killing him would not astonish anyone. However, Xiao Yi pinning Zou Huai to the ground, severely injuring him at the same time.

And yet, he caused no damage to the hall.

This meant that Xiao Yi's control over his power had reached an almost perfect realm.

This was something that even Zou Shaolong, who had stepped into the Supreme Venerate Realm for hundreds of years, couldn't achieve.

"Domain Lord Zou, I merely disciplined your son slightly, you wouldn't mind, right?" Xiao Yi said with a smiling gaze towards Zou Shaolong.

How could he not mind?

That's my own son!

However...

Zou Shaolong took a deep breath, a forced gentle smile appeared on his rigid face, and he lightly said, "My foolish son was disrespectful and offended Head Xiao. Even if Head Xiao hadn't taken action, I would have severely disciplined him myself. However, I hope Head Xiao can forgive him this once on my behalf..."

Nantian Wen, watching Zou Huai being slapped to the ground by Xiao Yi while the rather arrogant Zou Shaolong was forced to accept it, felt immensely pleased.

The people of Nantian Sacred Land were always extremely arrogant.

Zou Shaolong was among the strongest of them, and now even he had to bow down to Xiao Yi.

This made him even more grateful that he had previously befriended Xiao Yi.

"Head Xiao!"

Qiu Yiyun had long disliked Zou Huai's demeanor, watching his bloodied miserable state as he was pinned down by Xiao Yi filled him with schadenfreude, yet due to his status he still had to speak out, "Zou Huai meant no harm, I request Head Xiao, on account of the Domain Lord, to not take this matter to heart!"

Zou Shaolong looked at Qiu Yiyun with a grateful gaze and hurriedly said, "Head Xiao, what do you think..."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Since Domain Lord Zou and Elder Qiu have pleaded on his behalf, I will give this face. However, he dared to insult my brother as a beast, death penalty can be spared but the living penalty cannot be avoided. Let him kneel at the entrance, and let him leave after our discussion ends!"

"This..."

Zou Shaolong's face changed, Zou Huai being his son and also a Earth Venerate Realm powerhouse of Nantian Sacred Land, represented the face of Nantian Sacred Land.

Having him kneel publicly outside.

This was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Nantian Sacred Land!

Nantian Wen spoke out to persuade: "Domain Lord Zou, my brother Xiao Yi didn't directly kill him, this is already showing great face to Nantian Sacred Land."

Whimpering...

Lying on the ground, Zou Huai was ghostly pale, the divine power from Xiao Yi's palm constantly tormenting his body, repeatedly feeling close to death.

At this moment, he had lost all previous arrogance and recklessness.

Only left with reverence and fear of death.

At this moment, where he dared to insult Xiao Yi anymore, constantly signaling to Zou Shaolong with his eyes, just begging to end this torment of brushed with death, as for the matter of face...

Nothing in life is bigger than death!

Zou Shaolong took a deep breath, and said in a resolute voice, "Forget it, my foolish son has offended Head Xiao, let's follow Head Xiao's arrangements!"

Swish!

Xiao Yi casually waved a hand, a flash of silver light swept by.

Carrying Zou Huai like an arrow released from its bow, he instantly rushed out of the hall, and with a thump, knelt outside the hall.

Despite the bloodstained face.

Despite kneeling in full public view.

But...

Breathing in the free air, Zou Huai couldn't help but sigh that being alive is truly wonderful!

.....

Inside the hall.

Xiao Yi took the seat of honor, his calm gaze fell on Zou Shaolong for the first time, he had already known Zou Shaolong's identity from Nantian Wen. One of the nine domains of Nantian Sacred Land, Domain Lord Huanyu.

A grandmaster of the Supreme Venerate Realm.

Definitely one of the top giants in Southern State.

Xiao Yi indifferently said, "Domain Lord Zou, I know you have traveled thousands of miles to Xiaoshanhe Institute, what brings you here?"

Zou Shaolong said, "We three parties are allies, and this visit serves three purposes. First, to strengthen our cooperation; second, due to previous incidents involving Yang Dingtian and Li Yaofeng that caused misunderstandings among us, we are also here to clear up these misunderstandings. As for the third aspect, we are here by the order of our Holy Master to congratulate Xiao on his ascension to the realm of Supreme Venerate!"

While he was speaking,

Qiu Yiyun stepped forward, holding a storage ring in both hands and placed it in front of Xiao Yi.

Zou Shaolong said with a smile, "Inside this ring are five Eternal Spirits and five hundred origin stones. The five hundred origin stones are intended as an apology, in hopes of clearing up the misunderstandings between us. As for the five Eternal Spirits, they are gifts to congratulate Xiao on his ascension to the realm of Supreme Venerate!"

Even a person like Nantian Wen couldn't help but gasp upon hearing the gifts being presented.

Not to mention how precious the five Eternal Spirits were.

Just the five hundred origin stones alone were worth a fortune, even he could not bring out so many treasures!

Seeing Nantian Wen's shocked expression, Zou Shaolong couldn't help but feel smug.

This is why Nantian Holy Land has dominated Southern State for tens of thousands of years.

They control the richest resources in Southern State!

Zou Shaolong looked towards Xiao Yi, thinking to himself, "No matter how talented you are, you've never seen so many treasures like these, have you? I believe you'll understand whose side you should be on!"

However,

Facing these treasures, Xiao Yi just hummed indifferently, letting Little Lin take the storage ring.

Little Lin casually took away the storage ring filled with treasures that made everyone marvel and covet.

It looked as if he was just collecting a very common stone.

"What's going on? Why aren't they excited at all?"

Zou Shaolong frowned, having thought that Xiao Yi would be ecstatic upon seeing these treasures! But the outcome was completely beyond his expectations; Zou Shaolong could only console himself by thinking, "They must not recognize the value of the origin stones and Eternal Spirits, otherwise, they couldn't possibly remain so composed. It must be so..."

This is because Xiao Yi does not possess the Mind Reading Technique and does not know Zou Shaolong's thoughts, otherwise, he might be laughing his head off!

Such gifts, in the eyes of people like Nantian Wen or Zou Shaolong, indeed are tremendously generous. But to Xiao Yi, these things were trivial.

Eternal Spirits?

He could easily substitute Spirit Vein with origin stones and refine them using the Eternal Cauldron.

As for the origin stones...

Although he had used ninety percent of the origin stones acquired from the far south, he still had nearly ten thousand pieces left, naturally, he wouldn't care much about these gifts.

"Country bumpkins will be country bumpkins. Even if they are lucky enough to possess such great power, they can't change their true nature. They don't even recognize these treasures…" Zou Shaolong thought viciously.

Nantian Wen stepped forward and said, "Xiao, brother, I too am here to congratulate you on entering the realm of Supreme Venerate. However, I don't have the luxury like Nantian Holy Land. Before, I saw that the weapon you used had just entered the Eighth Grade, so my ancestors specially gave you his personal sword, the Red Sky Sword, which is a high-tier Ninth Grade elemental weapon!"

"Ninth Grade high-tier elemental weapon? Hmph, how can it compare to origin stones and Eternal Spirits?" Zou Shaolong scoffed disdainfully.

However...

Xiao Yi's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he laughed heartily: "Nantian, brother, this really is a heartfelt gift!"

As his strength improved, the Moon-Cleaver no longer suited him as well.

And now...

Nantian Wen had given him the Red Sky Sword, a Ninth Grade high-tier elemental weapon, which was just like a pillow for a napping person.

"Hahaha, I'm glad you like it!"

Nantian Wen laughed and handed the Red Sky Sword to Xiao Yi.

The sword was red with colorful pearls and Jiuhua jade adorning it; its cold light was intimidating, and its blade as frosty as snow, with the name Red Sky clearly engraved on the blade. A Ninth Grade high-tier elemental weapon, it felt oddly familiar in hand.

A precious sword for a hero!

Xiao Yi, a grandmaster of the sword path, once the Red Sky was in his hands, it recognized its new master.

"What? Just for a Ninth Grade high-tier elemental weapon, he's this excited? Surely, he's an uncultured country bumpkin. My gifts were five hundred origin stones..." Zou Shaolong felt almost unable to hold back, ready to rise and tell Xiao Yi about the value of the origin stones.

But at that moment...

Xiao Yi, smiling, said, "Since both of you have given me such generous gifts, I naturally cannot be stingy." With a flick of his finger, two storage rings fell into Little Lin's hands, who then handed them over to the two men respectively.

Xiao Yi continued with a smile, "As the saying goes, courtesy demands reciprocity. I hope these modest tokens will help us continue to uphold our alliance to advance or retreat together, sharing honor and disgrace!"

"Of course!" Nantian Wen laughed.

"Xiao, actually, about those origin stones..." Zou Shaolong still wanted to explain the value of the origin stones to Xiao Yi.

Suddenly, Nantian Wen gasped, "Holy smokes, Xiao, isn't your return gift a bit too precious?"

"Haha, it's just a little plaything that's not worth much, brother. I'm glad you like it!" Xiao Yi laughed.

"A precious gift?"

Zou Shaolong was stunned, and also instinctively glanced at the storage ring. At that look, he felt as if struck by lightning, completely dumbfounded, inside the storage ring quietly lay a thousand origin stones...

At that moment.

Zou Shaolong felt his throat dry, and his face painfully hot.

That was quite a slap in the face!

Xiao Yi's lips slightly curled, looking at Zou Shaolong with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Domain Lord Zou, what were you saying about origin stones?"

"..."

Zou Shaolong was utterly mortified, wishing he could dig a hole and bury his head in it...

PS: The third update is here, Xiao Tian has to go to work now, and will continue writing after work!

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