Chapter 1284

"Soybean Dynasty?"

Yu Qian muttered inwardly, what on earth is the Soybean Dynasty? The name doesn't sound like a major power.

He looked at his two colleagues, who only shook their heads, having never heard of the Soybean Dynasty.

"Are you sure it's called the Soybean Dynasty?"

Seeing Yu Qian's reaction, the Emperor also muttered inwardly, recalling what Lu Yang had said—he had indeed said, "Our Soybean Dynasty."

The Emperor said they were a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty, just waving a tiger skin as a banner, fearing the spirits would look down on them.

But how could the other party be as if they had never heard of the Soybean Dynasty?

The words were already spoken; it was too late to take them back.

Yu Qian noticed the Emperor's expression and sensed there was something unspeakable: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Cold sweat broke out on the Emperor's forehead, not knowing how to reply: "Immortal, please don't ask further."

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"The White Horse Dynasty claims they are a vassal of the Soybean Dynasty?" When Yu Qian reported this, the Xia Emperor heard it as if he had seen a ghost.

Yu Qian could find the White Horse Dynasty because Lu Yang had told him; now the White Horse Dynasty says they are a vassal of the Soybean Dynasty—one could guess it was definitely Lu Yang's doing.

Is this kid Lu Yang moving that fast? Less than a day after breaking the seal, he's already brought external forces under the Soybean Dynasty?

The Xia Emperor recalled the masters of Daxia, Buddha Kingdom, Demon Realm, Eastern Sea, and Extreme North—all were subjects of the Soybean Dynasty. He gave a self-mocking smile and muttered softly: "Indeed, where in this world isn't under the Soybean Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, just what is the Soybean Dynasty?"

Yu Qian's heart skipped a beat; the Majesty spoke softly, but as a Unity Stage cultivator, he heard it clearly.

"Don't ask further—this is not something you should know." The Xia Emperor's face darkened slightly, signaling Yu Qian to withdraw.

He naturally couldn't speak of the Soybean Dynasty's affairs; how could he say that besides himself, everyone in the Soybean Dynasty starts as a Half-Immortal, while he alone is at the Spirit Transformation stage?

Saying that would lose all face.

Yu Qian grew ever more shocked—just what power is the Soybean Dynasty, that even the Majesty keeps his mouth shut threefold, as if touching a taboo, unwilling to speak of it?

If it's truly such a powerful force, how have I never heard of it?

Suddenly Yu Qian thought of the existence of Tianting; before the Tianting Sect appeared, who knew there was such a colossal entity as Tianting in ancient times?

Could the Soybean Dynasty be an existence as terrifying as Tianting, hidden in the shadows?

The Majesty said the world is all under the Soybean Dynasty—doesn't that mean Daxia is too?

Warm sunlight streamed into the Great Ming Hall, yet cast a shadow over the Xia Emperor's eyes; Yu Qian shivered, feeling the Great Ming Hall especially gloomy.

Yu Qian stepped back and left the Great Ming Hall, leaving only the Xia Emperor inside.

The Xia Emperor didn't notice Yu Qian's reaction; he was pondering whether there was deeper meaning behind the White Horse Dynasty being a vassal of the Soybean Dynasty.

The Xia Emperor couldn't be sure of this matter; he wanted to consult the Laozu Sect, but the Laozu Sect had gone to the outer realms and would certainly not return in the short term.

He could only rely on himself.

"The White Horse Dynasty is too weak—even the weakest city could crush them outright. With such a disparity in strength, it's hard to guarantee equal treatment for the White Horse Dynasty."

"Now that the White Horse Dynasty has become a vassal of the Soybean Dynasty, aren't the Daxia Buddha Kingdom and other states also vassals of the Soybean?"

"Lu Yang has given us a reason to treat the White Horse Dynasty equally and not bully them—or perhaps it's a warning?"

"Or perhaps this isn't Lu Yang's intention, but that of the ancient First Immortal behind him!"

The Xia Emperor marveled at the immortal's wisdom—truly worthy of being the ancient First Immortal, truly possessing a heart for the world; after brief contact with the White Horse Dynasty, he had already thought of this approach.

Moreover, the White Horse Dynasty does not object to becoming a vassal.

"Such methods—I am ashamed to compare." Though the world praises the Xia Emperor as an emperor for the ages, he himself believes he deserves the title.

But compared to the Bean Heaven Emperor, he falls far short.

"We must also inform the Demon Emperor and others." The Xia Emperor wrote four identical sealed letters.

Their five representatives had agreed during meetings: upon discovering important information while exploring the outside world, they would share it.

The sealed letters contained not only information about the White Horse Dynasty, but also the Xia Emperor's speculations.

The Xia Emperor felt that if he didn't write down his speculations, Zhu Tian and others would not see this point.

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"By this time, Senior Yu Qian should have already registered the White Horse Dynasty, right?"

Lu Yang flew through the cosmos; the universe vast, asteroids occasionally flew past nearby, quite novel, letting him stop thinking about the White Horse Dynasty.

When he sent those Unity Stage cultivators home, their respective forces already knew of the White Horse Dynasty's existence.

Since all major powers know, there should be no cultivator daring to harbor thoughts against the White Horse Dynasty.

As for the problem of rising sea levels in the White Horse Dynasty, the Cultivation Realm has plenty of cultivators who can solve it.

"Is this that calamitous star?"

Lu Yang found the star that the Cold-Weather Daoist had shattered with one arrow.

He came to clean up for the Cold-Weather Daoist, who could create the South and North Poles, but could not restore the calamitous star.

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"Fortunately, no one lives on the calamitous star."

The Immortal Maiden yawned, flying out of the mental space: "No one will be there, surely—do you think many stars have life? In ancient times, roughly one in ten billion stars had life; now the number is certainly even smaller."

"Should we use the embryonic Dao Fruit to restore the star?"

"Let's try."

Lu Yang rubbed his hands, somewhat excited; using the embryonic Dao Fruit to restore the star is theoretically feasible, but uncertain in practice—the calamitous star has a radius of ten thousand li, larger than Bai Ma Star.

The calamitous star shattered by the Cold-Weather Daoist is broken into pieces, countless fragments turned into meteors flying in all directions; only one star core remains at the original site, plus the earth core attached to it.

Lu Yang activated the Tracing Source Dao Fruit embryonic form, linking his thoughts to the star core, achieving a delicate balance.

"Tracing Source!"

The star core generated a certain suction; at first, the surrounding fragments sensed it and re-adhered to the star core, then the meteors flying in all directions flew backward, returning to their original positions.

Like a puzzle, it gradually assembled into what it should have been.

Finally, the cracks on the ominous star's surface closed up, and no one could tell it had ever been blown up.

"Success!" Lu Yang rejoiced, unexpectedly smooth, and without consuming much spiritual power.

"Little Yangzi is impressive." The Immortal Maiden clapped her hands.

"Come on, let's keep searching for stars with living beings." Lu Yang waved his hand, directing himself forward.

I feel unprecedentedly powerful now, capable of anything.

In a flash, more than ten days passed.

"How come we've flown so long and still haven't seen a star with living beings?" Lu Yang no longer harbored grand ambitions, still thinking he'd soon find the next White Horse Star; now it seems he was too optimistic.

The Immortal Maiden was not surprised: "As I said, stars with living beings are rare—among millions, there might not be a single one."

"Besides, you're flying too slow; you definitely won't find it anytime soon."

Hearing the Immortal Maiden say this, Lu Yang deeply regretted not following the eldest senior sister when she left, choosing instead to explore alone.

Among this first batch of explorers, Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, and Jin Caiwei followed the Qilin Immortal, Old Meng followed Meng Junzi, Mengmeng Jie followed the eldest senior sister, and everyone followed an immortal—immortals certainly fly faster than he does.

In contrast, he was utterly alone, with no support or reliance.

Lu Yang's gaze fell upon the Immortal Maiden, who was amusing herself, spinning in various directions.

Oh no, wrong—I also have an immortal beside me, though he's utterly useless.

"What are you staring at, Immortal?" The Immortal Maiden felt Lu Yang's gaze was disrespectful toward immortals; with such a great beauty like me accompanying him, he should be secretly pleased.

(End of Chapter)