Chapter 592: Is This Your Apology?

Thanks to the vigorous promotion by the Dahe Sect, the name "Zhetian" soon spread beyond the Zilin Kingdom.

And just at this moment, the Cangyun Sect leader Zhou Yunlong was also defeated at the hands of "Zhetian."

When this news spread, the world was immediately in an uproar.

Zhou Yunlong was a Peak Heaven Realm expert with even more seniority than Ma Xiaotian, yet even he was defeated under a single palm strike from "Zhetian," and he was even willing to wave flags and shout for him, calling him a peerless hero.

Just like this, amidst the gaze of the world, Yin Qi headed south, challenging others all the way.

Those challenged were all renowned figures of the Martial Dao; at the same time, without exception, they were all defeated by Yin Qi in a single move, which caused the name "Zhetian" to rise rapidly and soon resound throughout the entire Dayong Immortal Dynasty.

Not only the Imperial Court, but even the major sects took notice of Yin Qi, yet their reactions were all indifferent, or even disdainful, because they did not believe Yin Qi could pioneer the Immortal Realm Martial Dao.

Although Yin Qi was a heaven-sent talent, his combat power might have even reached the Early Earth Immortal Realm.

But in the future, it would only ever be the Early Earth Immortal Realm.

Wanting to improve further was almost impossible, because the distinction between immortal and mortal is not so easily broken, and a mere Earth Immortal only belongs to the second-tier of powerhouses in the Dayong Immortal Dynasty, so there was no need to care.

……

Two months later, Yin Qi entered the Jingji.

Along this journey, he challenged thirty-six renowned Martial Dao figures, winning every single one in a single move, which brought his reputation to its peak, and because of this, a large number of Heaven Realm martial artists rushed toward Du Cheng from all directions.

Regardless of whether Yin Qi could succeed in the end, this was destined to be a major event that could be recorded in history.

Such a grand event, who would want to miss it?

If he could succeed, then they would be witnesses to history, and also the first batch of beneficiaries.

If he failed, they could also learn many things from Yin Qi.

They were all at the peak of the Heaven Realm, yet Yin Qi was able to sweep across various renowned Martial Dao figures in one move; there must be some unknown secret.

If they could learn it, the trip would not be in vain.

……

Compared to Zhaoge, Yong City was even more magnificent; the city walls were a hundred zhang high, the circumference exceeded a thousand li, and the entire body presented a dark metallic luster, covered with all kinds of profound runes.

"What a majestic city!"

Gazing at the city walls that were like mountain ranges, even Yin Qi could not help but exclaim in admiration.

In front of Yong City, Zhaoge was just a little brother.

Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, several streams of light shot over from Yong City and landed in front of Yin Qi.

They were three Daoists.

The leader was a middle-aged Daoist with a three-inch green beard, wearing a green Daoist robe, looking somewhat like an immortal with a refined air.

But his demeanor was arrogant, with a high-and-mighty appearance.

"You are Zhetian?"

The middle-aged Daoist said coldly, arms crossed, looking down with a condescending attitude.

Yin Qi frowned slightly: "Who are you?"

The middle-aged Daoist sneered: "It really is you, a mere lowly martial artist, daring to call yourself Zhetian; truly, the ignorant are fearless. I will give you a chance now: change your name immediately, and at the same time kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistake, and this Daoist can take you as a Martial Slave."

His tone carried a kind of disgust, and also a kind of condescension.

Without using Dharma Treasures, when comparing combat power between martial artists and immortal cultivators of the same realm, martial artists are stronger, so many immortal cultivators would take in martial artists to handle tasks for them; this is a Martial Slave.

In fact, martial artists are not opposed to following the strong.

But for an immortal cultivator to insist on taking a Martial Slave is undoubtedly an insult to a martial artist, so as long as a martial artist has some integrity, they will not become someone else's Martial Slave, even if the other party is an Immortal.

Yin Qi narrowed his eyes slightly; he was about to make a move, too lazy to waste words.

A mere Early Earth Immortal, daring to act presumptuously in front of him.

Just at this moment, he suddenly looked up; two more streams of light shot over and landed to the side, two women in palace attire.

One was a middle-aged beautiful woman, the other a young girl.

The middle-aged beautiful woman only glanced lightly at the middle-aged Daoist, then bowed gracefully to Yin Qi and said: "I presume you are Fellow Daoist Zhetian. I am Yang Miaotong, and by the order of the Chang Gongzhu, I have come specifically to welcome you, Fellow Daoist."

The Dayong Immortal Emperor Chen Yong, although he had three thousand beauties in his harem, only had five children, among whom the eldest daughter was named Chen Xi, a Late Heavenly Immortal cultivator, and also one of the most powerful people in the Imperial Court.

Not only did she control thirty million elite troops, but she also had extremely high prestige in the Imperial Court.

"Yang Miaotong!"

The middle-aged Daoist's expression changed, and he said angrily: "This Daoist arrived first; what is the meaning of this?"

Yang Miaotong said indifferently: "Arrived first? Lu Weiyong, the Crown Prince had you come to welcome Fellow Daoist Zhetian, right? You, however, actually harbored the delusion of taking Fellow Daoist Zhetian as a Martial Slave, insulting Fellow Daoist Zhetian in such a way!"

The Crown Prince Chen Xiao, who was the son of the Yong Emperor, was a Peak Earth Immortal.

Although he was the Crown Prince and the nominal regent, when the Yong Emperor was in seclusion to cultivate, he was actually unable to suppress Chen Xi, and the two of them fought fiercely in their daily lives.

Information about Chen Xi and Chen Xiao surfaced in Yin Qi's mind, and he watched Yang Miaotong and Lu Weiyong as if he were at leisure.

As it stands, both of these siblings valued him.

Perhaps the Crown Prince did not value him very highly, or perhaps this Lu Weiyong was acting on his own initiative, which was why he was so overbearing, wanting to take him as a Martial Slave right from the start.

Chen Xi, on the other hand, should value him highly; otherwise, this Yang Miaotong would not be so polite.

Yang Miaotong was also an Early Earth Immortal, but given the arrogance of an immortal cultivator, if not for the instructions and orders of the Chang Gongzhu, how could she be so polite to him.

As for why they valued him, it was of course because of benefits.

This time he stirred up the winds and clouds, with great momentum, and there was no telling how many Heaven Realm martial artists were rushing from all directions; if they could recruit him, it would be almost equivalent to recruiting those Heaven Realm martial artists, which was an incomparably massive force.

If he could pioneer the Immortal Realm Martial Dao, then that would be an even bigger profit.

Given the scale of the Martial Dao in the Dayong Immortal Dynasty, if there really were an Immortal Realm Martial Dao, at least two or three hundred Martial Dao Earth Immortals could be born, which would be a force capable of swaying the situation of the world.

From this perspective, the siblings Chen Xi and Chen Xiao actually both quite hoped that he could pioneer the Immortal Realm Martial Dao.

They were only Heavenly Immortals and Earth Immortals; they did not understand the struggle of orthodoxy, and knew even less of the merit of enlightenment.

What they wanted was genuine, tangible strength.

Cultivating immortality requires aptitude, which naturally limits the number of cultivators.

If the Martial Dao could also lead to immortality, the national strength of the Dayong Immortal Dynasty would climb exponentially, because within this region, the Dayong Immortal Dynasty is not invincible; they have a mortal enemy, the Dali Immortal Dynasty.

The Immortal Emperor of this Dali Immortal Dynasty comes from the Chan Sect, and because of the conflict between the two sects, the conflict between the two nations is also extremely acute.

Basically, local wars on the borders of the two nations have never ceased.

Lu Weiyong's expression changed, and he secretly felt resentful in his heart.

If not for Yang Miaotong coming to cause trouble, he might have already taken Yin Qi as a Martial Slave; then, upon bringing him back to the Eastern Palace, he could have turned around and gifted Yin Qi to the Crown Prince, a great achievement.

A mere martial artist, how could he be worthy of being treated with courtesy!

But thinking of the Crown Prince's mission, he could only put away the contempt in his heart and said dryly, "Fellow Daoist Zhe, this poor Daoist was just joking earlier, please do not take it to heart. Our Crown Prince has long admired your reputation and specifically sent this poor Daoist to welcome you."

Yin Qi said indifferently, "So, this is your apology?"

Lu Weiyong glared, gritted his teeth, and said, "Zhe Tian, do not go too far. The Crown Prince is inviting you; do you accept or not? You had better think it over carefully; the Crown Prince is the future heir to the Immortal Dynasty."