Chapter 443

Outside the city gate of the Heaven Zenith Kingdom, there was instant silence.

All the Saint Lan Clan people had their eyes widened, first in confusion, and then in horror.

Regardless of their cultivation level, regardless of how they had doubted Xu Qing and Chen Erniu before, at this moment, looking at the Black Heaven statue kneeling there trembling with excitement, and listening to the shout coming from it.

Giant waves rolled in their hearts, and they were completely dumbfounded.

Even that Kingdom Lord in the Spirit Treasury realm had his mind booming, his heart stirred up an unprecedented storm that swept through his entire sea of consciousness, and the three secret treasures behind him also twisted.

And the most shocked was that Saint Lan Clan youth who had escorted Xu Qing and Chen Erniu all the way here.

As the Prince of the Heaven Zenith Kingdom, he had always been proud of his own intelligence. Along the way, he had feigned stupidity, thinking he had successfully tricked two small thieves, but now everything had instantly reversed, leaving him unable to react.

At this moment, his eyes were opened the widest, his mind was booming the loudest, and his heart was stirred by giant waves. Millions of heavenly thunders exploded in his mind, and in that booming, his expression was blown into a state of extreme confusion.

"This... this..."

"How is this possible!"

"That is... the Black Heaven statue!"

His body trembled, his breathing was rapid, and while horrified, there was also a strong sense of unreality.

Among the thirty-six city-states, not every city-state was qualified to invite a statue from the Upper Kingdom Dynasty. Only four city-states had this qualification, which meant their four cities belonged to the direct forces of the Saint Lan Clan's four great dynasties in this region.

Therefore, this small kingdom's prince knew very well what the Black Heaven statue symbolized.

It symbolized the Black Heaven Clan!

And the statue symbolizing the Black Heaven Clan actually knelt to the other party. This matter was already absurd, not to mention the two words shouted...

These two words were like the laws of heaven; the lingering sound echoed in all directions, as if the world itself were about to change color because of it.

Also feeling a shock in his heart was Qingqiu. At this moment, she felt that her thoughts had become chaotic.

Originally, when she first saw those two Black Heaven Clan members being exposed, she instinctively thought they were fake, which also explained why they didn't kill her, and she firmly believed in her heart that they were most likely humans.

But before this thought could take root, the next instant it was changed, and it wasn't a simple reversal, but a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering subversion, like a churning sea.

Because the meaning represented by the words "My Lord" was too great. If one thought deeply, it would leave everyone completely shocked.

In an instant, all the gazes here converged on the expressionless Xu Qing. These gazes contained horror, complexity, shock, disbelief, and incredulity.

Even the Captain on the side, who had had plans and communication with Xu Qing on the way, clearly hadn't expected the effect to be exaggerated to such a degree.

Only Xu Qing's expression was calm from beginning to end. As for what he was thinking in his heart, outsiders would never know.

In any case, calmness was his most common expression in daily life, and he was also very good at maintaining this expression.

Previously on the journey, he and the Captain had discovered the problem with that Saint Lan Clan youth.

First of all, the other party's cultivation was very weak, and normally they wouldn't dare to probe, because once the result of the probe was successful, only death awaited them.

Secondly, as a low-rank clan, probing an upper-clan lord like this was inherently unreasonable; even if it was clever, it was still wrong.

But clearly, not probing and just believing directly was also too fake.

This was the reason for the Saint Lan Clan youth's probing on the road. He wasn't trying to probe for the truth, but was worried about others seeing his thoughts, so he probed deliberately.

A way of acting based on reverse thinking.

It was precisely this move that allowed him and the Captain to see the clues. As for the method of response, Xu Qing had already thought of it on the way.

He had studied the Black Heaven Clan's eyes in the capital for three days, and what he gained was not just gains in techniques, but also the influence of his own Purple Moon Tiangong on the eyes.

At that moment, he vaguely realized that after disguising himself as a Black Heaven Clan member, to a certain extent, he might be even more noble than a real Black Heaven Clan member.

Because the Black Heaven Clan worshipped the Red Moon, and the Purple Moon in his fourth Tiangong was precisely transformed from the authority plundered from the Red Moon, and it also possessed the status of a god.

To a certain extent, he and the Red Moon were the same.

This was the reason why the Black Heaven statue called him "My Lord".

Even for cultivators who had been in close contact with the Red Moon for many years and were pious to the extreme, it was very difficult to see the problem, because this was originally the same source of power, belonging to the status of a god.

Only the Red Moon itself could see it.

At this moment, amidst the shock of everyone and the silence all around, the Captain's expression revealed anger, and his cold voice echoed in all directions.

"The Saint Lan Clan has a lot of nerve!"

"What status do you have, and what qualifications do you have to inspect the Divine Son of my Black Heaven Clan!"

"If you ruin the great affairs of my clan, you deserve to die!"

As the Captain's words came out, the Black Heaven statue kneeling in front of Xu Qing suddenly erupted with black light, its entire body exuding an astonishing malevolent aura, and it turned its head fiercely to look at the crowd of the Heaven Zenith Kingdom.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. He could feel that he could issue orders to this Black Heaven statue.

At the same time, following the Captain's voice and the malevolent aura of the Black Heaven statue, gasps came from the Heaven Zenith Kingdom. That Heaven Zenith Kingdom Lord even stepped forward quickly and bowed deeply to Xu Qing.

"A cultivator of the low-rank clan pays respects to the upper-clan lord!"

After him, all the Saint Lan Clan members at the city gate stepped forward with trembling hearts and bowed to Xu Qing in unison.

"Greetings, upper-clan lord!"

That Prince of the Heaven Zenith Kingdom knelt down with a 'thud' and shouted tremblingly.

"Greetings, upper-clan lord!"

His heart was in chaos; this matter was like a dream.

Qingqiu, who was behind Xu Qing, watched this scene. While her mind was buzzing, there was also a strong murderous intent in her heart. She understood that this Black Heaven Clan member in front of her had an extremely high status and position.

"If I could kill him..." Qingqiu lowered her head, hiding the murderous intent in her heart.

Amidst the churning hearts of the crowd, Xu Qing stepped forward, stepped onto the Black Heaven statue in front of him step by step, stood directly on its head, sat down cross-legged, and spoke indifferently.

"Your guess was correct; I am indeed disguising myself."

As his words came out, the crowd all around lowered their heads.

"What I am disguising as is an ordinary Black Heaven Clan member."

After this sentence was finished, as the fourth Tiangong in Xu Qing's body vibrated, the Black Heaven statue beneath him stood up from its kneeling position, radiating an earth-shaking pressure in all directions. Amidst the spreading black light, the wind rose and clouds surged, and the world changed color.

The Captain moved his feet and actually stepped up as well, standing on the head of the statue behind Xu Qing, looking down upon the earth with pride.

Subsequently, this Black Heaven statue rose into the sky, looking down at the world below with an overbearing posture between heaven and earth.

The figures of Xu Qing and the Captain on its head were blurred, as if they had merged into the night under the canopy of the sky, exuding a mysterious and unpredictable aura.

On the ground, the Saint Lan Clan cultivators were all shaken. The Kingdom Lord's expression was somewhat hesitant, but he understood that he had to bow again at this moment.

"Greetings, Divine Son!"

Then all the Saint Lan Clan members bowed in unison.

That Prince, at this moment, revealed even more fanaticism in his eyes, and his voice was the loudest.

He was a Saint Lan Clan member; this clan was once human, so there was also humanity contained within this Heaven Zenith Kingdom Prince. And in human nature, the conviction gained after questioning is often even firmer than normal belief.

Under the worship of these Saint Lan Clan members, Xu Qing and the Captain did not leave, but were invited by the Kingdom Lord to enter the Heaven Zenith Kingdom. As for what they were thinking, there was no need to clarify, and the Heaven Zenith Kingdom didn't dare to ask.

But upon entering the city, the Captain asked about the True Immortal Ten-Intestine matter and learned that there were still nine days left until the fruit of the Ten-Intestine Tree.

Subsequently, in the imperial palace of the Heaven Zenith Kingdom, Xu Qing and the Captain settled down, and the Black Heaven statue did not leave, but floated above the palace where Xu Qing lived, guarding the four directions for him.

As for Qingqiu, she was required by the Captain to change into a maid's attire and serve as a maid for this period.

Qingqiu gritted her teeth and could only agree.

And the matter of the Black Heaven Clan Divine Son's arrival could not be hidden; after all, this matter was of too great importance, so very soon all thirty-six city-states heard about it, and amidst the shock in their hearts, it was inevitable that there was still some suspicion.

Just like that, three days passed.

During these three days, Xu Qing's main energy was placed on studying the Black Heaven statue. In addition, the Captain couldn't help but curiously ask him about the statue kneeling.

The two had communicated on the road before, but Xu Qing didn't mention the Purple Moon, only mentioning the aura of the Red Moon.

"I have the aura of the Red Moon too, that's not right, why doesn't that thing kneel to me? It even said my faith was mixed and my bloodline was chaotic. It's talking nonsense." The Captain was somewhat unhappy.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and told him about the Hidden Talisman transformed by the Immortal Zixuan.

The Captain had an envious look on his face, sighed long, and couldn't help but take out a peach and start eating it.

Qingqiu couldn't hear their voice transmission, but looking at the Captain eating the peach, she was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to observe carefully, the Captain's peach disappeared, and he looked toward the outside of the hall with a solemn expression.

Outside the main hall, the Kingdom Lord brought his son to visit and extended a respectful invitation.

"Divine Son, the thirty-six city-states implore to be allowed to hold a grand feast for you."

"The Divine Son is not interested in this!" Inside the main hall, Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged, did not speak, and the Captain on the side spoke indifferently.

The Heaven Zenith Kingdom Lord outside lowered his head upon hearing this, unable to see the change in his expression, and continued to speak respectfully.

"It was this low-rank cultivator's recklessness. I will notify the other city-states immediately. In addition, the National Teacher of my Heaven Zenith Kingdom has also returned and requests an audience with you."

"No!" The Captain continued to speak.

The Heaven Zenith Kingdom Lord outside the hall still lowered his head. After standing there for a long while, he spoke again.

"My son, Muye, offended you this time. I have already severely punished him. Does the lord have any other instructions?"

Inside the main hall, the Captain narrowed his eyes. He heard other meanings in this sentence, so he looked at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's expression was calm. He looked at the Prince who was kneeling beside the Kingdom Lord outside and had never raised his head or spoken, and suddenly spoke.

"Muye? You once said you longed to be bestowed with the blessing of the Black Heaven."

As soon as Xu Qing's words came out, the Saint Lan Clan youth immediately raised his head, fanaticism appearing in his eyes, and he kowtowed heavily.

The Heaven Zenith Kingdom Lord still lowered his head, revealing not the slightest emotion.

"Two Profound Heaven Demon Moon Elixirs, and one hundred thousand True Immortal Ten-Intestine Dao Fruits." Xu Qing didn't go on with nonsense and directly stated the items needed for the blessing.

He knew well that while a posture had to be struck, if one went too far, there would eventually be uncontrollable twists and turns.

Especially since one could not underestimate anyone. A prince had had such schemes before, not to mention this Kingdom Lord and the cultivators of this Heaven Zenith Kingdom in front of him.

As for exposing his own needs after speaking like this, plus the fact that refusing multiple times before would cause more suspicion, this was precisely the result Xu Qing wanted.

Because Ghost Hand had taught him that one could not blindly deny anything; one had to give a false answer within it so that it would be more realistic.

So when his words came out and that Kingdom Lord's eyes narrowed slightly and his brows furrowed, Xu Qing spoke indifferently.

"Muye, come forward."

The Kingdom Lord was startled. The Saint Lan Clan youth beside him heard this, his breathing became rapid, and his eyes became even more fanatical. He stood up and walked respectfully into the main hall, knelt in front of Xu Qing, and spoke loudly.

"Divine Son!"

Xu Qing raised his right hand. As the fourth Tiangong in his body vibrated, a wisp of special heterogeneous matter formed by the Purple Moon gathered on Xu Qing's index finger and pointed directly at the brow of this Heaven Zenith Kingdom Prince.

After one touch, this Heaven Zenith Kingdom Prince's entire body trembled, his cultivation erupted violently, a flash of purple light appeared in his eyes, and an aura infinitely close to the Red Moon erupted from his body.

Vaguely, there was even a sense of holiness. His gaze toward Xu Qing was no longer fanatical, but pious. He prostrated himself directly and performed a great ceremony.

"My Lord!"

This scene caused the Kingdom Lord's heart to stir up giant waves again. His expression changed rapidly, and his breathing also became rapid.

With his cultivation, although he couldn't see through Xu Qing, he could see through his own son. He clearly felt that at this moment, his son actually had an extra touch of the Black Heaven Clan's aura, and his mental power had changed.

This aura merged into flesh and blood, merged into cultivation, and became one, also allowing the person who received the blessing to use a portion of the Black Heaven Clan's innate talents.

This was exactly the same as the princes and nobles he had seen in the past who had been blessed by the Black Heaven Clan in the Upper Kingdom Dynasty, and... even surpassed them.

And in the Saint Lan Clan, where status and rank were strict, this kind of aura represented that one's status and position would be completely different from now on, just like being elevated in rank!

Amidst this huge wave in his heart, the Kingdom Lord looked at Xu Qing, and Xu Qing also looked toward him.

Xu Qing did not speak; he used his actions to express his posture.

The previous several refusals were a posture, and the demands put forward were not a transaction, but an order!

This, only this, matched the status of the Black Heaven Clan.

And it was not overdone.