Chapter 81: Two Ancient Nations Fall, the Mysterious Young Master Behind

“What? How could this happen?”

Bai Yuer, upon hearing this, her beautiful eyes flickered with surprise.

This news was truly beyond her expectations.

The Azure Dragon Ancient Nation is indeed very strong, and it is unquestionably the leader among the Four Ancient Nations.

But the White Tiger Ancient Nation and the Black Tortoise Ancient Nation are also far from weak, not much inferior to the Azure Dragon Ancient Nation.

Only the Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation has seen its power decline year after year due to its sovereign’s severe injuries.

Aside from the Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation, the other three should all be roughly on the same level.

That’s precisely why Bai Yuer was astonished—how could the Azure Dragon Ancient Nation have the audacity to strike against the other two?

“What’s the current situation?” Bai Yuer asked.

“Your Imperial Highness, it is said the Azure Dragon Ancient Nation initiated the war; their army is formidable, and many mysterious experts of unknown origin have joined them.”

“Could this be true?” Bai Yuer fell into deep thought.

The Vermilion Bird Sovereign remains in seclusion.

After recovering from his injuries with the Qilin Immortal Herb, his first act was to enter seclusion, aiming to break through to the Saint Realm.

But the Saint Realm is no easy breakthrough.

Although the Vermilion Bird Sovereign had long accumulated depth and now had the Immortal Herb’s aid, breaking through to the Saint Realm could not be accomplished in a moment.

Even now, the Vermilion Bird Sovereign has not emerged from seclusion.

The entire affairs of the Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation rest on Bai Yuer’s shoulders.

After all, she saved the Vermilion Bird Sovereign, so within the entire Ancient Nation, aside from the Sovereign himself, Bai Yuer wields the greatest influence.

“Let’s observe the situation for now—our Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation should not interfere.” Bai Yuer waved her hand.

With its current strength, the Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation lacks the capacity to intervene.

“Yes.” The maid bowed and withdrew.

Bai Yuer faintly furrowed her delicate brows.

“Why exactly? And who are these mysterious experts aiding the Azure Dragon Ancient Nation?”

Bai Yuer pondered.

If she were still Xiao Chen’s fiancée, she would naturally have no cause to worry about such matters.

But now, Bai Yuer had severed all ties with Xiao Chen—and turned against him as an enemy.

Under these circumstances, Bai Yuer could not help but fear that the Azure Dragon Ancient Nation might turn its aggression toward the Vermilion Bird Ancient Nation.

“I hope I’m overthinking this,” Bai Yuer rubbed her temples with her jade fingers.

But for some reason,

a faint unease stirred deep within her.

…

Time passed slowly.

Within the Jun Family Heavenly Emperor Palace, Jun Xiaoyao remained in seclusion.

He attempted, using the methods from the Body Scripture, to refine his internal bones with the Immortal Source.

Only after half a month did he refine his first bone into a Great Luo Immortal Bone.

Jun Xiaoyao considered this slow, but for anyone else, it might take years to refine even a single Great Luo Immortal Bone.

The instant the first Great Luo Immortal Bone appeared, Jun Xiaoyao felt it—its surface glowed golden, as if inscribed with mysterious runes.

And since this Great Luo Immortal Bone resided in his arm, when he punched, he felt its power had increased several-fold compared to before.

“Not bad. Though progress is slow, at least there’s results,” Jun Xiaoyao murmured.

One Great Luo Immortal Bone already has such a striking effect—what if there were more?

In the end, if all two hundred and six bones transformed into Great Luo Immortal Bones, how powerful would that be?

Jun Xiaoyao grew ever more eager for the Great Luo Immortal Body.

As Jun Xiaoyao continued his seclusion,

shocking news arrived once more from the Four Symbols Ancient Nations.

The Azure Dragon Ancient Nation, with overwhelming force, breached the gates of both the White Tiger Ancient Nation and the Black Tortoise Ancient Nation.

Even united in resistance, the two Ancient Nations could not withstand the Azure Dragon Army.

This stirred considerable upheaval across dozens of surrounding states.

But since this was not a war between Immortal Sects, its impact remained limited and did not shake the entire Immortal Realm.

When Bai Yuer learned of this news, her gaze trembled.

The unease within her deepened further.

…

In Jin Province, within the White Tiger Ancient Nation’s imperial palace,

the White Tiger Sovereign and the Black Tortoise Sovereign stood with pale faces, hands hanging limp—they had clearly just endured a great battle and suffered heavy injuries.

Both were Saint Realm cultivators, yet now bore wounds, their pupils still filled with shock.

Before them stood the Azure Dragon Sovereign, calm and composed.

His cultivation was also Saint Realm—not significantly higher than the two sovereigns.

But behind him loomed four figures shrouded in pitch-black robes.

It was precisely because of these four, combined with the Azure Dragon Sovereign, that the two nations had been crushed, their armies routed.

“Azure Dragon Sovereign, where did you find these allies?” the White Tiger Sovereign asked, a hint of resentment in his voice.

Without these four figures, he alone could have matched the Azure Dragon Sovereign.

“Heh, why ask so much? You need only know I serve the Young Master.” The Azure Dragon Sovereign smiled faintly.

“What?”

Upon hearing this, both sovereigns displayed expressions of astonishment.

Sovereigns of entire nations, serving someone else?

And from his tone, this “someone” was a young Young Master?

The two sovereigns exchanged glances, each seeing disbelief in the other’s eyes.

“No need to speculate—these four are also the Young Master’s men,” the Azure Dragon Sovereign said coolly.

Now, the White Tiger Sovereign and the Black Tortoise Sovereign’s eyes widened in horror.

These four Saint Realm experts were all the Young Master’s men?

Who exactly was this Young Master?

What kind of terrifying background did he possess?

“Now, you need only agree to two conditions.”

“First, surrender one-quarter of your respective Compasses.”

“Second, submit your entire nations to the Young Master.”

“Agree to these, and you live!”

“Refuse, and you die!”

The Azure Dragon Sovereign spoke coldly, bluntly.

Upon hearing this, both sovereigns wore expressions of humiliation.

The Compasses were ancestral relics—though their purpose was unknown, they were symbols of the nation.

Each of the Four Ancient Nations held one-quarter of the Compass.

And submitting their entire nations to the Young Master was no honorable act either.

As the two sovereigns prepared to protest, the four shadowy figures stepped forward in unison.

The oppressive aura choked their words in their throats, leaving them speechless.

After a long silence, both sovereigns finally nodded in defeat, accepting the terms.

Seeing this, the Azure Dragon Sovereign nodded in satisfaction.

After some arrangements, both nations formally submitted.

The Azure Dragon Sovereign then proceeded to a lavish hall behind the palace.

Inside, numerous alluring dancers swayed gracefully.

At the very top sat a grand bed, curtains hanging down, faintly revealing a figure reclining against several slender silhouettes.

The Azure Dragon Sovereign opened his palm, revealing two ancient, weathered fragments of the Azure Dragon Compass.

“Young Master, the items you requested have been obtained,” the Azure Dragon Sovereign said with a tone of deference.

From within the gauzy curtains, a powerful arm extended, five fingers reaching out to snatch the two Compass fragments.

“Excellent, Azure Dragon Sovereign—you have not disappointed this Marquis!”