Chapter 84

In an instant, a towering killing intent enveloped the entire Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

In the auction hall of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, all the cultivators participating in the auction rose to their feet, gazing toward the Number Four private room where Ji Fuyao was.

At that moment, inside the Number Four private room.

The Dragon Guards instantly became extremely tense; they immediately surrounded Ji Fuyao to protect her, extending their divine senses, fully focused on guarding against any changes in this heaven and earth.

Qingyan furrowed her brows, scanned the surroundings, and spoke coldly.

"Your Majesty the Empress, the entire auction is a fake!"

All the Dragon Guards' fury flared to the heavens!

Who would have thought that Wei Yan staged such a play?

The entire Liu City belongs to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion!

Their Empress Majesty was treated as the final, ultimate treasure!

Obviously, Wei Yan had long prepared to strike at the Empress Majesty!

At that moment, divine radiance flowed within Ji Fuyao's eyes, revealing no joy or anger.

Suddenly.

Outside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, a torrential downpour poured, and thunderclaps exploded.

Wang Man and the others' killing intent surged like a flood; they roared like thunder, "Wei Yan, get out here and die, old man!"

The voice fell!

Wang Man drew his Spiritual Weapon Blood Axe, and a terrifying, peerless quasi-emperor aura erupted from him; he glared angrily, gripping the blood axe, and swung it down toward the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Boom!

As this axe fell, the terrifying power of a nine-star quasi-emperor, immense and heavy, incomparably fierce, directly smashed a huge hole in the roof of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Endless seals and restrictions shattered, and the splendid spirit patterns continually vanished.

In an instant, Wang Man led many Dragon Guards into the Drunken Immortal Pavilion; behind them, the torrential rain like heavenly river water poured down, flooding the pavilion.

Just as Wang Man was about to swing another axe, a cold snort sounded from Above the Void.

"Hmph!"

In an instant, a black shadow descended from the heavens!

It kept expanding in the thunder, constantly flashing, shooting straight toward Wang Man's body.

This black shadow was only the size of a palm; amidst the thunder's ebb and flow, it continually revealed its full form!

This was an incomparably ancient token.

The token spun continuously; the Dao patterns on it flowed and intertwined, finally revealing the two ancient characters inscribed upon it.

One side was inscribed with the character 'Heaven'!

The other side was inscribed with the character 'Net'!

Heaven's Net!

This ancient token suddenly swelled, growing from palm-sized to the size of a cart, and then expanded to the size of a small hill!

"Crack!"

The Heaven's Net token, bearing endless terrifying power, accompanied by rolling heavenly thunder, directly crushed toward Wang Man.

Wang Man was slightly startled, turned, and swung an axe at the Heaven's Net token!

He split mountains and ridges!

But the next instant.

Boom!

Upon the Heaven's Net token, as if countless terrifying and obscure forces were added, its power had already far surpassed Wang Man's!

Wang Man was directly suppressed, repeatedly spitting out essence blood.

"Puh-puh-puh!"

The Heaven's Net token was driven straight into the ground of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, pressing Wang Man directly underground.

Wang Man kept roaring; though as strong as a quasi-emperor, he still found it hard to break free!

Seeing this, many Dragon Guards recalled the fear of being dominated by the Heaven's Net Palace three thousand years ago!

Three thousand years ago.

On the night the Fuyao Dynasty fell, likewise an ancient Heaven's Net token descended from the heavens and was thrust into the territory of the Fuyao Dynasty!

That night, the Fuyao Dynasty was overturned!

But now it's different; they have the invincible Peak Master Lu behind them!

"Wei Yan, traitor! Get out here, old man! I'll fight you!"

Wang Man's eyes nearly burst, he gritted his teeth and roared; though suppressed by the Heaven's Net token, his fighting spirit still boiled over.

The damned Drunken Immortal Pavilion not only betrayed the Empress Fuyao, but went over to their former enemy, the Heaven's Net Palace!

At this moment, the Dragon Guards surrounded Ji Fuyao on all sides, having prepared themselves for a bloody battle at any moment.

In the Fuyao Dynasty's first battle, no one fears bloodshed or death!

The dynasty's Dragon Guards, advance toward death to live!

Three thousand years ago, they retreated; this time, they will not retreat again!

At this moment.

Although the enemy behind the scenes has not yet appeared, the terrifying aura gathering in this heaven and earth is like this torrential rainstorm—great horror could descend at any moment.

Suddenly, a gloomy voice sounded between heaven and earth.

"Everyone, if you do not reveal yourselves now, when will you?"

The voice fell!

One after another, divine radiance suddenly appeared Above the Void; thunder gathered, their figures were completely exposed; one after another magnificent Divine Light, killing intent fully revealed, momentum overwhelming!

Every single figure is a Quasi-Emperor!

Boom—boom—boom!

These Quasi-Emperors continuously descended from the huge hole in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

One!

Two!

Ten!

……

Thirty!

Quasi-Emperors fell like rain!

There are actually a full thirty Quasi-Emperors!

Seeing this, the Dragon Guards' faces slightly changed.

Their numbers are overwhelmed!

With so many Quasi-Emperors, they can only fight to the death!

The next instant.

A terrifyingly overwhelming Emperor-realm aura permeated the heavens; a gray-robed old man appeared above the azure firmament, endless brilliant Emperor's Dao patterns surged from his body.

A One-Star Emperor has descended!

Behind him, another One-Star Emperor slowly stepped forward!

On their robes, each chest bore a Heavenly Net mark.

The two Heavenly Net Palace Emperors looked down upon Ji Fuyao and the Dragon Guards, their gazes contemptuous, as if looking at a bunch of dead things, and slowly spoke.

"Remnants of the Fuyao Dynasty! I never expected you could remain hidden for three thousand years! If it weren't for Wei Yan defecting to my Heavenly Net Palace, we truly would not have been able to find you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, heaven and earth fell into utter silence.

The Fuyao Dynasty's Dragon Guards blazed with fury!

"Wei! Yan!"

Ji Fuyao's expression turned extremely grave; though they were outnumbered, as Lu Xuan's disciple, how could she shrink back?

What of an Emperor?

Fight!

In an instant, this heaven and earth, the entire Drunken Immortal Pavilion, the entire Willow City, the auras of all cultivators underwent a tremendous change.

For a moment.

The auras of Saints, Saint Kings, and Half-Emperors appeared one after another!

Saints are as common as dogs; Saint Kings walk everywhere!

At this moment.

That gray-robed Emperor looked toward a direction of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, revealing a satisfied smile: "Wei Yan, you've done well; this is indeed a fine show! With us here, you need not fear. You may come out."

Soon.

A gray-robed old man walked out from a room in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, bowing low and kneeling toward the two Heavenly Net Palace Emperors, almost prostrating himself Above the Void, his attitude extremely humble, he respectfully said, "Heavenly Net Palace's exalted!"

The gray-robed Emperor nodded, "Wei Yan, you have already sworn an oath of allegiance to my Heavenly Net Palace. After we exterminate the Fuyao Dynasty remnants, my Heavenly Net Palace will surely support your Drunken Immortal Pavilion to emerge from Azure Province, rise again, and establish a foothold in Nan Huang's three thousand provinces."

Nan Huang's three thousand provinces!

Wei Yan's body trembled with excitement; he could not imagine that one day the fame of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion would resound throughout Nan Huang's three thousand provinces, his status would likewise rise, making him a prominent figure in Nan Huang.

Thinking of this, Wei Yan gratefully kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Heavenly Net Palace's exalted, for making this possible!"

The gray-robed Emperor nodded, "Rise."

Speaking, Wei Yan slowly rose, looking at Ji Fuyao and the Dragon Guards; at this moment, his servile expression vanished instantly, replaced by a teasing and playful smile.

Wei Yan looked down from above, gazing at Ji Fuyao, a hint of a feral smile on his face: "Her Majesty the Empress, what do you think of my arrangements? How is the auction I organized, huh? Hahahaha!"

Qing Yan was furious, her peaks and valleys undulating, her jade hand clenched into a fist, pointing at Wei Yan she shouted angrily.

"Wei Yan, you traitor! If not for Her Majesty the Empress, three thousand years ago you would have already been destroyed in both body and spirit! How dare you set up a scheme to plot against Her Majesty the Empress!"

Wei Yan, however, wore a smug grin as he slowly said, "Hehe. When you descended upon Azure Province, I was still contacting the exalted of the Heavenly Net Palace; the Heavenly Net Palace is extremely secretive, and I paid a great price to meet its Emperor-realm expert."

"Within Azure City, there are other major powers; how could I possibly meet you there? On the contrary, this Willow City is the birthplace of our Drunken Immortal Pavilion, entirely under our control."

"So I came up with the pretext for the auction. The might of my Heavenly Net Palace is something you can never hope to match! The exalted of the Heavenly Net Palace could annihilate you with a flick of a finger, but they also found my idea somewhat interesting, so they let me invite you to Willow City."

"How? How are my arrangements? If it weren't for this illusory auction, you would never have gathered here! Hahahaha!"

Wei Yan directly assumed the identity of the Heavenly Net Palace, teasingly looking at Ji Fuyao.

The two Emperors of the Heavenly Net Palace chuckled lightly, "Wei Yan, killing a bunch of ants is indeed somewhat boring. Your arrangement, however, makes it much more interesting."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fuyao's eyes turned icy cold, her killing intent almost condensing into substance: "Heavenly Net Palace!"

The Dynasty's Dragon Guards' killing intent surged even higher.

Damned traitor Wei Yan!

Wei Yan gave a faint smile, "Her Majesty the Empress, given my understanding of you, even if you knew I would betray you, you would still come to Willow City. Isn't that so? But the moment you and the Dynasty's Dragon Guards step into Azure Province, it also means that you remnants of the Fuyao Dynasty are surely doomed to die."

As these words were spoken, the Fuyao Dynasty's Dragon Guards' eyes nearly burst, grinding their teeth.

Wei Yan then said, "However, there's good news! You won't die for now! Her Majesty the Empress, I have already told the two exalted of the Heavenly Net Palace about your ancient reincarnation secret technique!"

The gray-robed Emperor licked his lips, a glint flashing in his eyes: "Ji Fuyao, you possess a supreme secret technique and such peerless beauty; I will certainly not mistreat you."

Another Emperor let out a lewd chuckle, "Once you fall into our Heavenly Net Palace's hands, your secret becomes our secret! I warn you: do not think of self-destruction, nor of escape; this heaven and earth has already been woven by me into endless sealing restrictions, a veritable Heavenly Net and Earthly Net!"

Upon hearing this, her face showed not a trace of fear; instead, battle intent surged.

Her supreme reincarnation rebirth secret technique has already been exposed!

This secret technique is sufficient to provoke the contention of numerous hegemon-level forces in Nan Huang, and even draws out the Great Emperor of the Forbidden Zone's Absolute Peak to act!

The value of this method is beyond description!

Numerous Imperial Dragon Guards clenched their fists, nails sinking into their palms, glaring at Wei Yan with incomparable anger.

Wang Man roared, "You damn thing, you actually exposed the greatest secret of Her Majesty the Empress!"

Wei Yan laughed loudly, looking down on the crowd, "Damn thing! What's so bad about being a damn thing? Dogs live while people are about to die, so why should I be a person?"

The Grey-robed Great Emperor snorted coldly, "Ji Fuyao, make your move! Since you dared to step into Liu City, you must have some trump cards; let me see what gives you such confidence."

At this moment, Qing Yan suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Who dares to act today! Her Majesty the Empress is the Grand Dao Sect's top-tier Zhuan Chuan Di Zi! Who dares to make a move?!"

It is well known that although the Grand Dao Sect transcends worldly affairs and does not intervene in power struggles, it is extremely protective of its disciples.

Once, a dynast-level great power massacred a top-tier Zhuan Chuan Di Zi of the Grand Dao Sect; Old Ancestor Cang Xuan took action and, in a single night, wiped out the Dao lineage of that dynast-level great power.

The atmosphere in the field stagnated slightly.

Wei Yan stood frozen on the spot, "A Grand Dao Sect disciple?! Qing Yan, Wang Man, such important information—why didn't you tell me beforehand?!"

Although the Drunken Immortal Pavilion has become a vassal of the Heavenly Net Hall, the Grand Dao Sect, as an ancient hegemon-level power with deep foundations, could destroy their Drunken Immortal Pavilion with a single finger.

Not to mention the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, the Grand Dao Sect could wipe out the entire Azure Prefecture with a flick of a finger.

Wei Yan instantly turned fearful toward the Grey-robed Great Emperor, "Lord of the Heavenly Net Hall, what are we to do…"

Before he could finish, the Grey-robed Great Emperor directly interrupted, "Heh. What's so special about the Grand Dao Sect? My Heavenly Net Hall is no less a hegemon-level power in Nan Huang."

Another Great Emperor laughed mockingly, "Nowadays, the Primeval Supreme Artifact, the Bronze Ancient Hall, has emerged; this great era is about to descend! Powers like the ancient and obsolete Grand Dao Sect will ultimately sink into the river of time, while my Heavenly Net Hall will follow the trend and rise again!"

Upon hearing this, the numerous Dragon Guards were stunned on the spot.

A mere Grand Dao Sect?

Has the Heavenly Net Hall become this strong now?

They don't even put the Grand Dao Sect in their eyes!

The Grey-robed Great Emperor said coldly, "Ji Fuyao, which spirit peak of the Grand Dao Sect did you join? Who is your master?"

Ji Fuyao's eyes flickered, her vermilion lips slightly parting as she softly uttered two words, "Lu Xuan!"

The field fell into deadly silence!

Only the sound of wind and rain poured down!

The next instant.

"Hahahaha!"

"Lu Xuan… actually is Lu Xuan!"

A peal of incomparably explosive laughter burst forth between heaven and earth.

Even the two Great Emperors of the Heavenly Net Hall couldn't help laughing.

They sneered, "What can a mere Qi Refining cultivator like Lu Xuan teach you? Ji Fuyao, you're just desperately grasping at straws in your illness! I could slap Lu Xuan to death with one palm!"

The sound fell!

Ji Fuyao's complexion turned extremely cold.

"Who dares to speak of my master?!"

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