The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 168 - 167: Bowing Down in Submission

Chapter 168: Chapter 167: Bowing Down in Submission

"Agreed?!"

It wasn’t just the people from Lie Tian Academy; even the disciples of Emperor Immortal Sect found it hard to believe.

The Golden Pond was a place capable of transforming cultivators.

Rumor had it that within the Golden Pond of Lie Tian Heavenly Country, there was an astonishing power that could wash the meridians and marrow of those who entered, allowing them to undergo a transformation.

Once, a cultivator with Emperor Body faced a bottleneck he couldn’t break through, but after entering the Golden Pond and undergoing Soul Cleansing, his Emperor Body evolved into a Divine Body, and his bottleneck shattered.

This event spread throughout the entire Southern Domain, significantly bolstering the reputation of Lie Tian Heavenly Country’s Golden Pond.

Countless people wished to enter the Golden Pond.

However, due to some irreversible reasons, each opening of the Golden Pond could only accommodate a hundred people.

Any more, and the power of the Golden Pond would be greatly diminished, and the chance to wash the meridians and marrow lost.

That is why a spot in the Golden Pond was so incredibly precious.

If one were to auction off a spot, there’s no telling how many Spirit Stones it could fetch.

Now, Ye Xuan directly demanded thirty-one spots from Hua Tianqiong.

The loss this represented for Lie Tian Heavenly Country was by no means small.

Many students from Lie Tian Academy felt a chill in their hearts.

Because Lie Tian Academy had thirty spots.

Now that Ye Xuan was taking thirty spots, not to mention that Lie Tian Academy’s allocations might be entirely recalled, at the very least, many would be reclaimed.

This was akin to cutting out their very hearts!

Among them, there were those who had already received spots to the Golden Pond, but now it seemed they might lose them...

However, what these people might think was of course not a concern to Ye Xuan.

"How much longer until the Golden Pond opens?" Ye Xuan asked calmly.

"In half a month," Hua Tianqiong replied with a bleeding heart, yet he spoke the truth.

"Fine," Ye Xuan nodded subtly, then waved his hand, "Then get the other items ready. As soon as they are delivered, Hong Yunlie can roll out."

"I have notified my people. Everything will be delivered in an hour," Hua Tianqiong stated solemnly.

"Good," Ye Xuan responded.

"Wuu wuu wuu—" Hong Yunlie, lying at Ye Xuan’s feet, seemed eager to speak, but he was unable to articulate any words, only capable of making whimpering sounds in his throat.

One could tell Hong Yunlie was furious to the extreme.

Hong Yunlie had never imagined that things would turn out this way.

A well-devised plan, utterly crumbled.

In addition to that, to have given away so many items, Hong Yunlie felt like dying.

Moreover, his current situation reminded him of the elder and disciples from the Luotian Sacred Land.

They too had been subdued by the Emperor Immortal Sect, their heads exchanged for cultivation resources.

Luotian Sacred Land had no choice but to capitulate in the end.

Hong Yunlie had discussed this with others.

He never expected to find himself in the same predicament.

All because of this Ye Xuan?!

This was an outcome Hong Yunlie had never anticipated.

Too strange.

This man had actually gone to inform Zhou Chaolong and the other ancient ancestors of Emperor Immortal Sect five days earlier.

"This matter was known only to a few people. They wouldn’t leak it. How could he know?" Hong Yunlie couldn’t understand this at all.

Naturally, Hong Yunlie didn’t know what kind of person stood before him.

In the eyes of everyone else, Ye Xuan was just a son-in-law of Emperor Immortal Sect.

But in reality, Ye Xuan was the Undying Night Emperor, the Emperor Master from ages past, who had calculated for all under heaven and laid out plans for eternity.

Hong Yunlie’s little schemes, Ye Xuan could guess without even looking.

Including the demands Ye Xuan made of Hua Tianqiong, they were all premeditated.

Everything was moving according to Ye Xuan’s calculation.

But the turns that everything had taken were unexpected by others.

Everyone’s gaze converged on Ye Xuan, filled with a mix of surprise, shock, or confusion, varying from one person to the next.

This man had stood out from the crowd at the exchange conference, now effortlessly resolved Emperor Immortal Sect’s lethal crisis, and was demanding so much from Lie Tian Heavenly Country.

Truly ruthless!

After the matter was agreed upon, Hua Tianqiong stopped speaking, sitting cross-legged in the air, apparently deep in thought.

Among those present, the most tormented were the three Supreme Elders from the three great cultivation Sacred Lands who had survived.

Thousand Blood Old Demon, True Person Xiushui, Wu Longzhou.

These three were all veteran fighters whose names had been well established for a long time.

But today, all three had suffered a great loss.

Originally, they planned to find trouble with Emperor Immortal Sect, only to be calculated against instead.

This made them vaguely regretful, they should not have been so hasty.

They had estimated that the ancestors of Emperor Immortal Sect wouldn’t be able to make a move, but the appearance of Zhou Chaolong slapped all their faces.

Who said their ancestors couldn’t take action?

Who said their ancestors were about to die?

Hua Tianqiong from Lie Tian Heavenly Country was beaten up badly; is this what they call close to death?

But at this point, they had no other options and could only be butchered by others.

"How should these guys be dealt with?" Zhou Zihuang looked at Ye Xuan, intentionally letting him make the decision.

Everyone looked at the Thousand Blood Old Demon and the other two suppressed on the ground, unable to move, with unkind eyes.

When these guys had just appeared, they were incredibly arrogant.

"Of course, kill them," Ye Xuan said with a faint smile.

"Hmm?"

Everyone was startled by his words, feeling very puzzled.

Given Ye Xuan’s usual ways, shouldn’t he be extorting these guys, making the three major Sacred Lands cough up more cultivation resources for Emperor Immortal Sect?

Zhou Zihuang also looked at Ye Xuan, feeling surprised.

Sensing everyone’s confusion, Ye Xuan spoke calmly, "If every person who comes to provoke Emperor Immortal Sect is suppressed and then we only take their cultivation resources before letting them go, then any tom, dick or harry would dare to jump on our Sect’s head in the future."

"After all, they would think that as long as they give our Sect some benefits, we will let them go."

"Therefore, these three must be killed."

Ye Xuan naturally had his own thoughts.

The incident with Luotian Sacred Land was because Emperor Immortal Sect was in need of cultivation resources, so they chose to resolve it through negotiation.

But this time was different.

These guys joined forces, clearly intending to deliberately stir up trouble for Emperor Immortal Sect.

This was a pure enemy.

As for demanding cultivation resources from Lie Tian Heavenly Country rather than the three major Sacred Lands, it was purely because Lie Tian Heavenly Country and Emperor Immortal Sect had the same origin, and seeing that Hua Tianqiong was rather sensible, Ye Xuan couldn’t be bothered to take action.

It was just right to use Lie Tian Heavenly Country to improve Emperor Immortal Sect.

As for the three major Sacred Lands, Ye Xuan had never planned to let them go from the start.

Now, Emperor Immortal Sect already had enough cultivation resources. Any more, and with their current strength, they wouldn’t be able to digest it all.

Since they had what they needed, it was time to establish authority.

It was about establishing majesty on this land, forcing other forces to weigh their own strength before seeking trouble with Emperor Immortal Sect.

"Okay," Zhou Zihuang said with a smile, nodding after hearing Ye Xuan’s words.

This was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Emperor Immortal Sect now had nearly enough resources, and what they needed to do next was to establish themselves firmly on this land, make other forces acknowledge Emperor Immortal Sect, and deter them from easily provoking Emperor Immortal Sect.

And the best way to achieve this effect was naturally by showing authority.

The three major Sacred Lands were acknowledged as powerful within a hundred thousand miles, so using their Supreme Elders to establish authority was most fitting.

"Don’t!"

This time, Thousand Blood Old Demon and the other two were truly panicked.

"The fault lies with my Xuanmo Cave; Sect Master Zhou, please forgive me. I will immediately order ten Spirit Stone mines to be given to Emperor Immortal Sect, how about that?" Thousand Blood Old Demon said urgently.

"Smoke Mist Mountain is willing to do the same," True Person Xiushui quickly added.

"My Sacred Land of Lingxu..." Wu Longzhou was about to follow suit but was interrupted by Ye Xuan.

"Was that what you were saying when you first showed up?" Ye Xuan said with a grin, looking at the three of them calmly.

When these guys had appeared, they were boasting about seizing the Great Emperor Immortal Skill and cultivation resources of Emperor Immortal Sect.

Now, it appears they’ve gone soft.

"A misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding!" Thousand Blood Old Demon said hastily.

"Misunderstanding? Did you forget that all the other people from your three great Sacred Lands have been killed?" Ye Xuan said with a smile.

While speaking, Ye Xuan walked towards the three men.

This made the trio even more nervous.

"Young Master Ye, please don’t be angry, please, I beg of you," Thousand Blood Old Demon broke out in cold sweats.