Chapter 273

Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!

Translation: "Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!"

But note: The Chinese line includes quotation marks. Should we keep them? The instruction: translate faithfully, never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs. Keep punctuation? Usually we translate the content, but we can keep the quotation marks as they are part of the text. The Chinese line includes 「」 which are Chinese quotation marks. In English we can use regular quotes. We'll translate the content inside, but we need to output the translation as a single line. We'll keep the meaning: "Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!" We'll include the exclamation.

Thus the translation: Imperial Son, wait for Little Black! -> Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!

But we need to decide whether to keep the Chinese quotes. Probably we should translate the meaning, not keep the Chinese punctuation. The instruction: "Translate faithfully — never skip, summarise, or merge paragraphs." It doesn't say to keep the original punctuation style. We'll produce natural English: "Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!"

We'll output: 【1】 Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!

But we need to output exactly "【1】 translation". So line: 【1】 Imperial Son, wait for Little Black!

The big black dog was momentarily confused, but none of that mattered; as long as it could follow Yang Zhu, it didn't matter where they went.

Translation: "The big black dog was momentarily confused, but none of that mattered; as long as it could follow Yang Zhu, it didn't matter where they went."

We need to keep same meaning, not add extra. Let's produce: "The big black dog was momentarily confused, but none of that mattered; as long as it could follow Yang Zhu, it didn't matter where they went."

Check for any added words: "momentarily" is fine. "none of that mattered" matches "none of that mattered". "as long as it could follow Yang Zhu" matches "as long as it could follow Yang Zhu". "it didn't matter where they went" matches "it didn't matter where they went". Good.

Oh right, that ball of the Heavenly Prince died, so his nest is now empty!

Translation: "Oh right, that ball of the Heavenly Prince died, so his nest is now empty!"

Oh right, that ball of the Heavenly Prince died, so his nest is now empty!

We'll output: 【3】 Oh right, that ball of the Heavenly Prince died, so his nest is now empty!

Still, Duan De reacted quickly, slapped his thigh and jumped up, hurriedly following along, not even having time to finish his enlightenment tea.

Translation: "Still, Duan De reacted quickly, slapped his thigh and jumped up, hurriedly following along, not even having time to finish his enlightenment tea."

Still, Duan De reacted quickly, slapped his thigh and jumped up, hurriedly following along, not even having time to finish his enlightenment tea.

Haha, Brother Yang, wait for me, we can pull off another big one!

Translation: "Haha, Brother Yang, wait for me, we can pull off another big job!"

Haha, Brother Yang, wait for me, we can pull off another big one!

The Boundless Daoist laughed uproariously; as soon as he entered the tunnel, the void sealed shut, and the party left once more.

Translation: "The Boundless Daoist laughed loudly, and as he entered the tunnel, the void sealed shut, and the group departed again."

Ah, ultimately we are not of the same world.

Translation: "Ah, after all, we're not from the same world."

The Prince of Great Xia sighed, noting that Yang Zhu had already surpassed the Eastern Wasteland years ago; now that the Imperial Son's identity has been revealed, who could rival him?

Translation: "The Prince of Great Xia sighed, Yang Zhu had already surpassed the Eastern Wasteland years ago; now that his identity as Imperial Son is revealed, who can compare?"

The Wushi Imperial Son and the Western Emperor's maternal descendants are merely ordinary disciples and ancient princes, barely qualified to criticize him as peers.

Translation: "The Wushi Imperial Son, the Descendants of the Western Empress Mother—only ordinary disciples and ancient princes barely qualify to be his peers and criticize him."

I truly don't know whether it's a fortune or a sorrow to live in the same era as such a genius.

Translation: "I truly don't know whether it's a fortune or a sorrow to live in the same era as such an outstanding person."

Upon hearing this, the others all nodded silently, with no objections, for everyone understood this reasoning.

Translation: "The others, hearing this, all nodded silently, with no objections; everyone understands this reasoning."

Farewell; may we meet again if fate allows.

Translation: "Farewell, may we meet again if fate allows."

Having finished his enlightenment tea, the Prince of Great Xia bade farewell to everyone, striding like a dragon and tiger, and departed with the little white-robed nun.

Translation: "Having finished his enlightenment tea, the Prince of Great Xia bade farewell to everyone, striding like a dragon and tiger, taking the white-clad little nun with him as he left."

Fellow Daoists, we too bid farewell.

Translation: "Fellow Daoists, we are also taking our leave."

The Southern Demon also bade farewell, leaving with her sister Qi Huoshui; afterward, the rest of the crowd each went their separate ways.

Translation: "The Southern Demon also bade farewell, leaving with his sister Qi Huoshui; afterward, the rest of the people each went their separate ways."

This Yaochi gathering was excessively grand, with many twists and turns; once the news spreads, it will surely cause a huge uproar.

Translation: "This Jade Pool Grand Assembly was overly grand, with many twists and turns; once the news spreads, it will surely cause a huge uproar."

That day, all the news spread like wings, swiftly sweeping across every corner of the Five Regions.

Translation: "That day, all the news spread like wings, swiftly sweeping every corner of the Five Regions."

In an instant, the Eastern Wasteland boiled, the Five Regions shook, the whole world was shocked: "The divine bloodline was slain at the gathering, both body and spirit destroyed!"

Translation: "In an instant, the Eastern Wasteland boiled, the Five Regions shook, the whole world trembled! 'The divine bloodline was slain at the assembly, body and spirit destroyed!'"

The Heavenly Prince died; when this news came out, the entire Eastern Wasteland trembled thrice and shuddered thrice, leaving many unable to believe it.

Translation: "When the Heavenly Prince died, the news made the entire Eastern Wasteland shake three times and tremble three times; nobody could quite believe it."

Oh divine bloodline, how could you be killed like this? Why did those ancestral kings not intervene?

Translation: "Ah, divine bloodline, how could you be killed like this? Why didn't the ancestral kings intervene?!"

How could this happen? The sole divine bloodline has perished; we failed to protect it, making us eternal sinners!

Translation: "How could this happen? The sole divine bloodline has perished; we failed to protect it, we are sinners of the ages!"

The descendants of the Eight Divine Generals wept bitterly, clad in white mourning; endless grief, for the god's offspring had died—it felt like the heavens had collapsed. Myriad ancient clans gasped in shock, finding it unbelievable, a thunderclap that shattered stone, for the event was utterly sudden.

Translation: "The Descendants of the Eight Divine Generals wept bitterly, clad in white, endless grief; the gods' offspring had died, it felt like the heavens had collapsed! The myriad primeval races sucked in cold air, finding it unbelievable—truly a shock that broke stone, happening all too suddenly."

Who is the murderer? If this isn't made clear, there will be no end; they would even let the Eastern Wasteland run red with blood without hesitation.

Translation: "Who is the murderer? If this isn't clarified, there will be no end; even if it means letting the Eastern Wasteland run red with blood, we will not hesitate!"

The Eight Divisions' descendants issued words of utter coldness, shaking the vast earth; their voice was terrifying: "The sole divine bloodline has been slain; this matter can never be allowed to subside!"

Translation: "The Descendants of the Eight sent out icy words that shook the vast lands, their momentum terrifying! 'The sole divine bloodline has been slain; this matter cannot be allowed to subside!'"

At the same time, Blood Phoenix Mountain, Primordial Lake, and Fire Qilin Cave all trembled, as a terrifying entity emerged from the source, vowing to seek an explanation; in that moment, the habitats of the great ancient clans experienced dreadful disturbances, no longer peaceful, portending a storm like wind filling a tower.

Translation: "At the same time, Blood Phoenix Mountain, Primitive Lake, and Fire Qilin Cave trembled, as a terrifying presence burst forth from the source, vowing to seek an explanation! In an instant, the habitats of the great primeval royal clans underwent dreadful changes, no longer tranquil, portending a storm about to break."

It seemed as if the next moment would see countless ancient beings born to bathe the land in blood; "Hmph, slaying the Heavenly Prince is the doing of the Wushi Imperial Son—if you have the ability, go find him and reason with him!"

Translation: "It seemed that in the next moment, countless primeval spirits would emerge to bathe this land in blood! 'Hmph, killing the Heavenly Prince is the doing of the Wushi Imperial Son; if you have the ability, go find him and reason with him!'"

The Yaochi holy land emitted a divine resonance, rumbling loudly, echoing throughout the Eastern Wasteland.

Translation: "The Jade Pool Holy Land emitted a divine resonance, rumbling and echoing throughout the Eastern Wasteland."

Upon these words, the previously restless ancient creatures fell silent like cicadas in winter.

The big black dog didn't understand for a moment, but none of that mattered; as long as it could follow beside Yang Zhu, it didn't matter where they went.

Oh right, the Heavenly Emperor's son's little ball died, so his nest is empty now!

Besides, Duan De reacted quickly, slapped his thigh and jumped up, hurriedly following along, not even having time to finish his Enlightenment Tea.

Haha, Elder Brother Yang, wait for this humble Daoist, we can pull off another big job!

The Boundless Daoist laughed loudly, and as he entered the tunnel, the void sealed shut, and the group departed again.

Ah, after all, we're not from the same world.

The Great Xia Prince sighed, Yang Zhu had already surpassed the Eastern Wasteland years ago; now that his imperial son identity has been revealed, who can compare?

Wushi's son, descendant of the Western Emperor's mother, is merely an ordinary disciple and ancient prince, barely qualified to discuss on equal footing with him.

I truly don't know whether living in the same era as such a paragon is a fortune or a sorrow.

The others, hearing this, all nodded silently, with no objection; everyone understands this reasoning.

Farewell; may we meet again if fate allows.

Having finished his Enlightenment Tea, the Great Xia Prince bade farewell to everyone, striding like a dragon and tiger, and departed with the little white-robed nun.

Fellow Daoists, we are also taking our leave.

The Southern Monster also bade farewell, leaving together with her sister Qi Huoshui, after which the rest of the crowd each went their separate ways.

This Jade Pool Grand Assembly was overly grand, and many twists occurred; once the news spread, it would surely cause a huge uproar.

That day, all the news grew wings and swiftly swept every corner of the Five Regions.

In an instant, the Eastern Wasteland boiled, the Five Regions shuddered, the whole world trembled! 'The divine bloodline was slain at the assembly, both body and spirit destroyed!'

The Heavenly Emperor's son died; this news made the entire Eastern Wasteland shake three times and tremble three times, leaving many unable to believe it.

Ah, the divine bloodline, how could you be killed like this? Why didn't those ancestral kings intervene?!

How could this happen? The divine bloodline's sole line has perished; we failed to protect it, making us sinners for all ages!

The descendants of the Eight Divine Generals wept bitterly, dressed in mourning, endless grief; the death of the gods' offspring felt like the heavens collapsing! Myriad ancient clans, many sucked in cold air, finding it unbelievable—truly a thunderclap on level ground, happening all too suddenly.

Who is the murderer? If this isn't made clear, there will be no end; even if it means letting the Eastern Wasteland run red with blood, we will not hesitate!

The descendants of the Eight Divine Generals issued words of utter coldness, shaking the vast lands for thousands of miles, their momentum terrifying! 'The sole divine bloodline has been slain; this matter can never be allowed to subside!'

At the same time, Blood Phoenix Mountain, Primordial Lake, and Fire Qilin Cavern all trembled, as a terrifying existence broke forth from the source, vowing to seek an explanation! In an instant, the habitats of the great ancient clans all showed dreadful disturbances, no longer peaceful, portending a storm about to break.

It seemed as if the next moment would see countless ancient beings born, seeking to bathe this land in blood! 'Hmph, slaying the Heavenly Emperor's son was done by the Beginningless Emperor's son; if you have the ability, go find him and reason with him!'

The Jade Pool Holy Land emitted a divine tone, rumbling and resonating, echoing throughout the Eastern Wasteland.

Upon these words, the previously restless ancient creatures fell silent as cicadas in winter, as if heaven and earth had frozen, and all breath stilled.

What divine bloodline? It's nothing compared to defeat beneath our human emperor's son; stop constantly hyping the Undying Heavenly Emperor as if he were a god!

The Beginningless Great Emperor manifested his divine traces, leaving an heir in this world, all for the sake of peace under heaven and coexistence of all peoples!

This time humanity had gained confidence, no longer fearful as before, and spoke up one after another.

Oh Supreme Heavenly Emperor, your only heir has died; what are we to do?

Undying Heavenly Emperor, invincible under heaven, you are our god; please manifest yourself quickly!

Now the Eight Divine Generals had no choice but to forcibly suppress their anger, only able to plead with the Undying Heavenly Emperor to manifest; their weeping shook heaven and earth, scattering the clouds.

(Undying Heavenly Emperor: Get lost, don't come near. Even I, joining forces with the Red Dust Immortal and several others, can do nothing against the Beginningless who lacks imperial armaments; what do you want me to do?)

Who is the Beginningless? He is one who can seize Ancient Emperor Mountain as his own, who can strike so that even the Life Forbidden Zone dare not make a sound, and who is the supreme existence that suppresses the Eight Divine Generals and the Undying Heavenly Emperor!

His renown spreads throughout the universe; looking across heaven and earth, the six directions and eight wildernesses, the nine heavens and ten lands, who has not heard of the Beginningless Great Emperor? Who dares to show disrespect?

Especially the ancient beings, they are struck with fear and awe from the depths of their souls by the Beginningless Great Emperor; even if they are extremely reluctant, they dare not utter a single word of insult.

With seven imperial armaments deployed, who in the vast Eastern Wasteland could match them? Not even the ancient clans are worthy!

Even two ancient emperor armaments were suppressed by the heir in Purple Mountain; do you really dare to act against the Beginningless Great Emperor's son?

Perhaps having been suppressed for too long, those ancient clans and holy lands began to speak up one after another at this time.

The strength of humanity is not to be underestimated; please, everyone, restrain yourselves a bit.

Among the ancient clans, not all are hostile toward humanity; there are also many who are friendly, choosing to speak up at this time.

Not bad; the Jade Pool Assembly also reached a conclusion: no sages under heaven, all clans coexist; please, everyone, do not break the rules.

Even among the human sages, some spoke up to remind.

The Eastern Wasteland still trembled, unable to calm for a long time, yet no one dared to launch a large-scale protest, for none dared to be the first to violate the assembly's purpose.

Moreover, humanity now also has several powerful sages, and moreover has the Beginningless Emperor's son to suppress them; even if they wanted revenge, they would have to weigh themselves.

In the deepest reaches of the Undying Mountain, countless black peaks tower, majestic and massive; each is a king among mountains, a sovereign among peaks.

Here, in ordinary times no one can approach, for it lies deep within the Undying Mountain, a place that makes people shy away.

A few days after the Jade Pool Grand Assembly ended, a brilliant tunnel silently appeared, connecting to a mountain cavern within the Undying Mountain.

With Yang Zhu and the big black dog working together, it took several days to let the formation patterns bypass the Undying Mountain's layered restrictions and penetrate deep into this place.

Yang Zhu and his four companions walked out of the tunnel and arrived at the Heavenly Emperor's son's dwelling.

This is an extraordinary place; upon arrival, the first thing to catch the eye is a bed frame made from Enlightenment Tea tree trunks, along with a set of exquisite chairs.

Upon it are carved many intricate runes, faintly containing an imperial aura, truly extraordinary.

Even the tea cups and teapot on the table are made from Enlightenment Tea tree trunks! Merely sitting or lying upon them for a moment can, without one's awareness, enhance comprehension and cultivation.

That old Undying fogey certainly didn't stint on leaving good things for his son!

The Boundless Daoist immediately rushed over, leaning on the table to carefully examine the patterns, his eyes filled with delighted excitement.

Yo, cultivating another set of miniature Undying Medicines from a segment of Enlightenment Tea tree trunk—what luxury!

Not far from the bed, several people saw a small Enlightenment Tea tree.

It was precisely cultivated from a core tree trunk, in the place where the Undying Mountain's strange substance is most concentrated, after hundreds of thousands of years of nurturing.

Now this Dao-comprehension tea tree can already bear plenty of Dao-comprehension tea leaves, and it counts as half a stalk of the Undying Elixir.

At a glance, it's clearly the handiwork of the Undying Heavenly Emperor!

On the stone table beside the ancient tree sat a wooden box specially for collecting tea leaves, and it already held several hundred pieces. 'Haha, Brother Yang, we're not being greedy—we'll just take a little.'

Da Heigou and Duan De lunged forward like starving wolves, grabbing handfuls of tea leaves and stuffing them into their pockets, each taking at least a hundred pieces.

Still, they were quite self-conscious, taking only the tea leaves and other items, leaving the bed and furnishings untouched for Yang Zhu.

'Divide the tea leaves among the three of you; I'll figure out how to move this Dao-comprehension tea tree.'

Yang Zhu didn't care about the tea leaves; instead, after tidying up the bed and furnishings, he began to inspect the Dao-comprehension tea tree from all sides.

Taking it away isn't hard; the main issue is where to put it. Yang Zhu's newly crafted divine soil already has one such tree, so moving another there would obviously be wasteful.

'Why not plant it in the Taiqing Holy Realm?'

The Yaochi Saintess suggested this from the side; she wasn't in a hurry to search for treasures.

'Exactly, why didn't I think of that?'

Yang Zhu suddenly understood; he temporarily left the area, laid down numerous spirit patterns, severed a great black peak, then moved the Dao-comprehension tea tree atop it, and together sent them into the Taiqing Holy Realm.

'Yo, these underpants are not bad; from now on they belong to this Emperor!'

Da Heigou rummaged through chests and cabinets, finally finding the Heavenly Prince's close-fitting treasure garments, each shining with golden light and engraved with ancient emperor runes—truly extraordinary!

Among them were several pairs of underpants, apparently never worn.

'Not bad; they actually suit this Emperor's temperament.'

Finally, Da Heigou tossed aside his own flower-patterned underpants, put on the Heavenly Prince's, and walked back and forth quite satisfied, constantly showing them off.

'Quickly release those fellows—more people means greater strength!'

Duan De urged the Black Emperor to release the twelve half-saints, so they could all search together, leaving not even a hair unturned.

'Exactly, how did I forget about that?'

Da Heigou slapped his head and immediately released the pack of great demons: 'Conceal your aura, don't let the outside guardians notice, then let loose and search freely for this Emperor!'

'Got it!'

The twelve half-saints nodded in agreement; seeing the surroundings, which could only be described as lavish, their eyes lit up.

They scattered and began to scavenge here.

The Yaochi Saintess, Da Heigou, and the others closely followed behind Yang Zhu.

The Saint Body Dao fetus is innately close to the Dao, granting a special perception of all heavenly materials and earthly treasures; Yang Zhu followed a passageway deep inside, finally opening a stone door.

Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance rushed over, lush and fragrant, the misty vital breath almost liquefying—just a whiff nearly intoxicated one.

Beyond the stone door lay another small world, filled with all kinds of rare divine materials, dazzling to the eye and impossible to take in all at once.

Just the medicinal kings cultivated here for over ten thousand years numbered more than a dozen, while those ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand years were countless—piled up they resembled small hills.

Moreover, there were many immortal materials, divine metals, and rare treasures, many unheard of, some known only from hearsay or ancient records.

'Phoenix-blood crimson gold and dragon-pattern black gold.'

On a stone platform carved from jade, two pieces of immortal gold hovered, each taller than a person, radiating divine light like a dreamy illusion.

Yang Zhu guessed that these were likely the imperial-armament materials left by the Undying Heavenly Emperor for the Heavenly Prince, after all, the Undying Heavenly Blade was forged by refining many kinds of immortal treasures.

Unlike ordinary imperial weapons, which contain only a single type of immortal gold.

Yang Zhu seized them without hesitation, sweeping his hand to collect the two pieces of immortal gold, then also gathering the medicinal kings together with the divine soil beneath them into his bag.

He continued inspecting the place; though there were many treasures, few truly interested him, most meriting only a glance before being passed over.

'Stone materials from the primordial era.'

Six roughly cuboid stone pieces lay there; judging from the marks on their skins, they could actually be traced back to the primordial era, with a long history.

Since these were left by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, Yang Zhu naturally didn't stand on ceremony, packing them all up and taking them away.

Next, he discovered many more rare immortal treasures—probably only the Undying Heavenly Emperor, having lived so long, could have gathered such a complete collection.

After making a round, Yang Zhu's harvest was quite abundant; he finally stopped before the central spot of this place.

Before him stood a pedestal half a person tall, carved from the immortal metal known as crimson yang orange gold, its surface engraved with numerous strange patterns.

The whole thing blazed like the sun, within it faintly seeming to nurture a round of proud sun, crystal‑clear and dazzling.

Upon the pedestal rested a jade box of unknown material, its divine light shining brightly, suffused with five‑colored immortal radiance that lent it a special Daoist aura.

'Damn, using immortal gold as a pedestal—this is too damn extravagant; whatever's inside must be a peerless treasure!'

Duan De couldn't help but click his tongue, marveling that the Undying Heavenly Emperor truly deserves to be the sole god of the ancient clan, his handiwork staggering to hear!

'Wrong…… there's a restriction laid here!'

Da Heigou's eyes were equally eager, yet almost instinctively he sensed something unusual.

Within a few meters around the jade box it was empty, with nothing placed inside, appearing normal at first glance.

But if one opened their heavenly eye, they'd be shocked to find the jade box covered with tens of thousands of multicolored runes, layered thickly in seals.

Even a mere wisp leaking out made the surrounding several‑meter area a dangerous place.

In Yang Zhu's eyes appeared a vision, as if a river of ages flowed by, deep and murky, continually undoing those seals one by one in an attempt to see the restriction's true form.

'It is the ancient emperor's Dao markings.'

Finally he couldn't help but frown—this was actually a law personally engraved by the Undying Heavenly Emperor, bearing the ancient emperor's Dao seal, exceedingly troublesome.

The long‑asleep Xiao Guai woke up, came over and rubbed against Yang Zhu while whimpering, uttering 'ee‑ee ya‑ya'.

Though the little fellow had been asleep, it could still sense some external happenings; upon learning that the Divine Silkworm Princess was not dead, it became overjoyed.

Now, having just awakened from sleep, it naturally wanted to meet her.

'You want to see the Divine Silkworm Princess? How about I send you back to her side instead? Staying with her might be even more beneficial for you.'

This was Yang Zhu's conclusion after long thought; both belong to the Divine Silkworm clan, and if they were together again, they'd likely be stronger than staying by his side.

'Wow! Ee‑ya ee‑ya……'

Who would have thought that upon hearing this, Xiao Guai believed Yang Zhu no longer wanted him, and immediately burst into loud wails, shaking his little head repeatedly.

Two streams of pearl-like crystal tears fell pattering, his crying was utterly heartbreaking.

He even clenched Yang Zhu's garment corner in his teeth, refusing to let go no matter what.

(End of chapter)