Chapter 905

After circling again without finding anything worthwhile, Zhang Taixuan returned to the battlefield.

Of course, this so-called lack of worthwhile items merely meant nothing had caught his eye; to others, the Heavenly Court's value remained considerable.

He didn't take everything simply because the Heavenly Court would later distribute shares among group members—sweeping it all clean would look too greedy.

It wasn't worth it for trivial junk.

"Cut!"

He had barely returned to the battlefield when Su Xiao unleashed her might, reducing her opponent to ashes and smoke.

Ye Hei and the others followed close behind; within moments, all enemies on the battlefield were wiped out.

Some immortals tried to flee, but couldn't outrun the group members' teleportation arts.

Remember, the group members lacked neither cultivation techniques nor divine abilities.

They possessed no shortage of combat arts, nor of escape arts.

Faced with these all-around group members, the Heavenly Court's immortals could scarcely imagine their despair—there was no way to fight, and defeat was inevitable.

The next instant, the sky darkened as boundless golden merit energy coalesced into drifting clouds, then split into two portions and descended.

Two-thirds fell into Zhang Taixuan's hands; the remaining third was evenly divided among the others.

Su Xiao cheered, pulled out her Emperor Weapon, and infused the merit energy into it, calculating how much more merit she'd need to transform it into a Spirit Treasure.

The others did the same.

With Zhang Taixuan's reminder, no one attempted to evenly distribute the merit—they piled it all into a single Spirit Treasure.

With the merit infused, the Spirit Treasures in their hands glowed brilliantly; though they still couldn't kill without karmic entanglement, they could now suppress their own fortunes and obscure certain

heavenly patterns.

Though these effects overlapped somewhat with the group's functions, everyone was still delighted.

"Big Brother Taixuan, did you find anything good?" Su Xiao asked.

Zhang Taixuan waved his hand, and two Spirit Treasures along with the Immortal Apricot Tree floated out into the air.

"Only these!" Zhang Taixuan sighed. "I feel this world is incredibly poor!"

Everyone trusted Zhang Taixuan completely and didn't doubt his words; upon hearing this, they all nodded.

"Yeah, this world really doesn't have many good items."

"The aura of this Immortal Apricot is similar to the蟠桃 we ate last time—could its effects be the same?"

Zhang Taixuan smiled: "The effects are indeed similar."

He waved his hand, sending hundreds of Immortal Apricots flying toward the others.

"Everyone contributed in this campaign—five each. Consider this your post-battle settlement."

Su Xiao beamed, snatched up the Immortal Apricots, and stowed them away, shouting: "Big Brother Taixuan, Your Majesty!"

Hu Yifei rolled her eyes: "Is that gratitude? That's cursing the Dao Lord!"

"Hehe, slipped out by habit—Dao Lord Brother understands the intent."

Su Xiao grinned awkwardly, stuck out her tongue, and made a face.

The others also stowed their Immortal Apricots, feeling they'd gained immensely.

The strongest Jin Xian was taken down by Zhang Taixuan; they still reaped merit and Immortal Apricots—this mission was pure easy win.

"Thank you, Dao Lord!"

"Thank you, Big Brother Taixuan!"

Everyone rushed to express their gratitude.

Zhang Taixuan waved his hand and said: "Now that the treasures are distributed, let's talk about what comes next. This Heavenly Court can't function without a ruler—who wants to be Emperor?"

Ye Hei, Su Xiao, and the others all shook their heads.

"We're already swamped with our own affairs—we won't get involved."

"Exactly. Though this world's Heavenly Court is good, it's not as valuable as managing our own worlds."

Zhang Taixuan turned to Nie Xiaoqian.

Nie Xiaoqian shook her head: "Dao Lord, I must handle matters in the Underworld, and I also frequently attend group activities—I have no time to manage the Heavenly Court. But I do have a

good candidate to recommend to you."

"Oh?" Zhang Taixuan's expression brightened with a smile. "You mean Yan Chixia?"

"Yes." Nie Xiaoqian nodded. "Yan Chixia is your registered disciple—letting him rule this world's Heavenly Court, I'm certain no one will object."

Ye Hei nodded: "He's a solid choice. In this campaign against the Heavenly Court, Dao Lord's merit is paramount; for your disciple to hold the Heavenly Court is perfectly justified."

Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and said: "Yan Chixia is upright and full of righteous energy—he's suited to govern the Three Realms."

"Since everyone agrees, then Yan Chixia shall govern the Three Realms of this world."

Zhang Taixuan nodded, formed a seal, and projected his image across the Three Realms, his solemn voice echoing throughout: "The aeon renews, all things are reborn. I, Taixuan, hereby appoint as Emperor: Yan Chixia, disciple of the Taixuan Sect, whose merits shine brilliantly across the Three Realms. May you enter the Heavenly Court within three days, select immortals and gods, and restore order to the Three Realms. Obey this decree."

Yan Chixia had been instructing his disciples in his sect when he saw his Master's image projected across heaven and earth—he immediately bowed.

His disciples did the same; seeing their Ancestor's form appear, they bowed respectfully, daring not even to breathe.

"Disciple accepts the edict and thanks you!"

Yan Chixia paused, then quickly offered his thanks.

The next instant, a great seal woven from cosmic laws descended and merged into his soul sword.

Instantly, Yan Chixia sensed the authority of heaven and earth.

It was Zhang Taixuan's casual act—he had condensed the Emperor's authority and imprinted it onto Yan Chixia's sword.

With the Emperor's authority, Yan Chixia's sword's power surged a billionfold; below Jin Xian, it was invincible, and he could now constantly contemplate the authority, comprehend cosmic laws, and aid his cultivation.

With the authority of the Heavenly Emperor, Yan Chixia's sword's power surged by billions of times, making it invincible beneath the Jin Xian realm, while also allowing him to constantly contemplate the authority and comprehend the laws, aiding his cultivation.

"Master, the Ancestral Master has appointed you as Emperor of Heaven!"

Only when the ancestral master's projection vanished did the disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect exhale in relief, cheering and turning toward Yan Chixia.

Yan Chixia nodded and sighed deeply: "It is all due to the Master's kindness. But now that I have taken charge of the Heavenly Court and am about to ascend, the sect's affairs must be entrusted to others."

His gaze settled on the disciples, pointing to one.

"Yuanliang, from this moment, you are the second-generation Sect Master of this world's Profound Heaven Sect."

"Yes, disciple obeys."

Three days passed in a flash.

When Yan Chixia ascended to the Heavenly Court, celestial officials and maidens came to greet him; upon entering, he was awed by the Court's architecture.

"In the mortal realm I was only a minor official—how can I possibly fulfill the role of Heavenly Emperor?" Yan Chixia muttered inwardly.

"Your Majesty, the Ancestral Master left behind a specific item before departing—please follow me."

Yan Chixia nodded and followed the celestial official to the Jade Pool, where he saw a divine apricot tree bearing ten fruits.

"This is a branch split from the divine apricot tree by the Ancestral Master's Creation Art—only three days have passed, yet it has already borne fruit; its efficacy surpasses that of the original tree, and one fruit is enough to allow a mortal to instantly ascend."

"It was bestowed by the Ancestral Master for Your Majesty to use in entertaining guests."

Yan Chixia bowed toward heaven, his expression sincere: "Thank you, Ancestral Master, for this gift."

The celestial official then led Yan Chixia on a tour of the Heavenly Court, showing him the treasures collected over one cosmic cycle.

Though the finest treasures and divine artifacts had already been taken by Zhang Taixuan and others, what remained were merely ordinary celestial rarities—yet to Yan Chixia, they still constituted a vast fortune.

After all, with the chat group, everyone had long since lost interest in ordinary treasures.

Items left behind may not be inferior at all.