Chapter 521 - 520: The Gathering of Four Emperors, Stone of All Realms

Following the departure of the Western Earth Emperor, he was significantly delayed in his return.

The host waited while the guests stood by.

However, the host was an Emperor who controlled an Immortal Domain.

Neither Li Jing nor the Blue Phoenix felt comfortable to just leave.

Taking advantage of some free time, Li Jing questioned Blue Phoenix about the Western Earth Emperor.

The Western Earth Emperor was named Calan Oliver.

Indeed, he was a western elf who had chosen the Orthodox Immortality Path, moreover, he was said to be a very rare, high-level elf.

According to Blue Phoenix.

In the Western Immortal Domain, those like Calan who chose an unconventional path were not uncommon.

Indeed.

In the Eastern Immortal Domain, there are actually many western elves who follow the Orthodox Immortality Path and have ascended to higher realms.

However, amidst the vast population of the Eastern Immortal Domain, their presence was buried in the crosscurrents of the masses.

Unless encountered face-to-face, ordinary people might not even realize they existed.

Worth noting.

As an elf in western fantasy myths that are typically characterized by their communion with nature,

Calan not only had exceptional achievements in the Orthodox Immortality Path, but he could also communicate unobstructed with any beast species and apply the western system of natural magic at a very high level.

...

Unthinkingly, more than an hour passed by.

Suddenly, a burst of laughter sounded from outside the palace.

Li Jing, who was feeling utterly bored and restless, was slightly taken aback by the sudden noise, then he frowned and turned his head.

Blue Phoenix also looked towards the palace gate in an unusual manner.

With laughter.

Naturally, it could not be the Western Earth Emperor returning on his own.

In the sensory perception of the two,

There were a total of four people approaching.

However, that was not the point.

The important thing was,

Both of them heard the Eastern Emperor Donghua’s laughter.

This...

What did it mean when the Western Earth Emperor went out for a stroll and brought back Eastern Emperor Donghua?

Not only that.

With these two emperors gathered outside,

Could the other two possibly be...

Just when Li Jing was speculating, Western Earth Emperor Calan and Eastern Emperor Donghua walked in with laughter and chatting.

Behind the two of them,

A woman with skin as white as snow, wide chest and tempting figure, along with a handsome man whose eyes were dark gold exuding a strange heat, walked in together.

When beholding the two, Li Jing’s expression gradually became strange.

The only woman among the four,

was beautiful and alluring, but not a single breath of life could be detected from her.

Her pale skin even proved a cynical phrase about female anchors with advanced beauty filters.

"She wouldn’t be this white even if she had been dead for three years..."

No health bar hovered over the woman.

Which meant she was a human.

A human without a breath of life, but accompanying Calan and Donghua, she was not hard to identify.

The Emperor Beiming was a woman, which was somewhat unexpected for Li Jing.

Looking at the other handsome man,

Above his head was a health bar displaying 19499.

Behind the health bar, the Essence Source displayed 22675923.

He was an Alien Species at the pinnacle of the Thirteen Realms, just like the Western Earth Emperor, but his Essence Source was more expansive. Walking alongside the three emperors, his identity was not hard to guess.

Monster Emperor of the South.

Just as Li Jing had made some speculation about their identities, Blue Phoenix quietly rose to her feet and made a salute.

"Blue Phoenix bows in respect to Eastern Emperor Donghua, Northern Emperor Beiming, and Southern Demon Emperor."

Before her words fell, Calan laughed and waved his hand.

"There are no outsiders here, Fairy Blue Phoenix, no need for formalities."

Eastern Emperor Donghua, standing beside him, nodded in agreement, and turned to smile at Li Jing.

"Immortal Lord Li, it isn’t where one meets, but whom one meets. We meet again."

Upon hearing Donghua, Li Jing smirked.

Donghua’s enthusiasm now compared to their previous encounter was like night and day.

However, it didn’t seem to matter.

With the gathering of four emperors, bickering over past acquaintances didn’t really matter.

"Li Jing of Chen Tang City bows in respect to the venerable Emperors."

As he rose and returned the salute to Donghua, Li Jing’s gaze shifted to the other two people.

Just as he was about to salute the two, the Northern Emperor Beiming offered a smile and a delicate, feminine curtsy.

"My name is Beiming, or Shi Zixuan in human terms."

Just as her words ended, the Monster Emperor of the South bowed his respects.

"Monster Emperor of the South lands, Jin Ritian."

After introducing themselves, he turned to look at Blue Phoenix with a glint of warmth in his eyes that quickly disappeared, he then proceeded to salute and speak.

"A pleasure to meet Fairy Blue Phoenix."

Li Jing took in this scene with a slight frown.

This one...

Why did he seem interested in his own Blue Phoenix at first sight?

Hold on.

What did he just say?

Monster Emperor of the Southern lands?

Could it be that the real body is the legendary Great Sun Golden Crow?

Speaking of which.

This nickname seems familiar...

Blue Phoenix didn’t notice the unusual look in Jin Ritian’s eyes as he looked at her. Seeing him bow to her made her feel flattered. In a hurry to return the courtesy, she couldn’t help but glance at him.

She had noticed something when the Emperor of the Western Earth was polite to Li Jing when they first met.

Now, all four emperors have gathered.

Aside from Eastern Emperor Donghua’s warmth towards him, Emperor Beiming and the Southern Demon Emperor also took the initiative to salute him.

Li Jing, he...

Why isn’t he in heaven yet?

Keep in mind.

The four people in front of him are the top flow of the entire Immortal Realm, all are strong ones standing at the peak.

Li Jing is a bit special.

But he is just from the Eleven Realms!

Why does he deserve this!?

Blue Phoenix was wondering, and Li Jing, who had already had two similar experiences, casually saluted Shi Zixuan and Jin Ritian without showing any surprise.

Seeing everyone greeted each other, Calan smiled and said,

"Don’t all stand, sit and talk."

While speaking, he looked at Li Jing and said,

"Immortal Lord Li, please forgive me for presumptuously inviting Donghua and the other three venerable emperors. I mainly hope that you can be a witness. We four want to join forces to deal with the opening of the spatial anchor point in the Western Immortal Realm."

Li Jing just smiled at his words, saying nothing.

He was too lazy to respond.

He had already noticed Calan’s deep motives.

The unexpectedly brought Donghua and the others here, wanting him to be a witness is a lie. What he really wanted to rely on was undoubtedly the original Demon’s Charming Shadow.

In the end.

What’s the use of him being a witness?

If the Charming Spirit were to be a witness, it could be lethal.

It has to be said that Calan has a neat strategy.

When the spatial anchor point of the Western Immortal Realm opens, strong ones from all directions will come. When that time comes, the Western Immortal Realm, with him alone, will not be able to withstand the pressure. He can only retreat.

If Donghua and the other three emperors are brought in, the situation can change.

Not to mention the gathering of the four emperors, even those who come, even if they are at the emperor level, they would have to weigh the situation.

And there are only Four Realms of Immortals and a Zhong Shen Zhou in the entire Immortal Realm. The ones in charge of the four places are all here, which can avoid a lot of trouble.

Looking back.

Calan obviously does not trust the three of them since he invited Donghua and the others.

If things go as expected.

To prevent Donghua and the others from backstabbing, Calan will have them swear an oath on their heart demons.

The reason he was involved was mostly because, for Donghua and the others, an ordinary heavenly demon didn’t have much restraint, so he hoped to arouse the attention of the Charming Spirit.

It must be said.

Calan was a bit smart here.

If you bring in Li Jing as a witness, will the vow get the attention of the Charming Spirit?

This might work in the Little Universe.

But in the Immortal Realm, the Charming Spirit might not necessarily show attention.

Putting these aside.

Calan symbolically apologized to Li Jing and then wanted to sit next to him.

However, before he could even bend down, Shi Zixuan appeared like a ghost in the position next to Li Jing. She gave Calan a provocative look and then sat down.

Seeing this, Calan’s face fell slightly but quickly concealed it, and then calmly sat down in a position on the side.

Then, he raised his eyes and spoke.

"Brother Donghua..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Donghua sat down next to the Blue Phoenix, then glanced coolly at Jin Ritian,

"..."

Calan.

Seeing this, Jin Ritian’s face darkened slightly, and then he sat down separately on the other side.

Li Jing watched all this with astonishment in his heart.

Four emperors gathered.

In just that short moment, there was quite a story.

Emperor Calan of the Western Earth evidently was not very well regarded by the other three emperors, otherwise, there would be no one sitting next to him.

Then, Donghua obviously tends to favor his own and anticipated that Jin Ritian, who is also a divine bird, would be interested in the Blue Phoenix, so he immediately took up the position next to her.

Blue Phoenix, unlike the Fire Phoenix.

The Blue Phoenix is a divine bird born in the Eastern Immortal Domain.

In terms of seniority.

Donghua should actually call Blue Phoenix a senior.

Then, in the Earth Realm of Eastern Immortal Domain, she is also the most prominent predecessor.

He must protect her.

He cannot let others sway or bully her.

When Jin Ritian comes.

It is estimated that he is more lascivious and probably doesn’t get along with anyone.

As for Shi Zixuan...

Li Jing honestly didn’t know what she was up to.

Why did she come to his side out of the blue?

While wondering, Li Jing turned his head and glanced at Shi Zixuan.

The latter saw him, smiled and looked at him, and said softly,

"Immortal Master Li, I will have to thank you in the future. If you hadn’t investigated some of the situations behind Greedy Wolf and proved that it has no major connection with my Northern Immortal Domain, this old guy Donghua might have cast aspersions on me."

Li Jing blinked at her words and then suddenly nodded.

"Sure, I’ll look forward to your gratitude."

"..."

Shi Zixuan.

She was just thinking...

She simply made an offhanded remark, just to form a connection.

Why did Li Jing blink twice and immediately try to climb the ladder of their relationship?

A thank you gift?

Had she said anything about giving a gift?

She clearly said she just wanted to thank him...

Not only Shi Zixuan.

Including the Blue Phoenix and others like Xiang Dong, everyone was dumbfounded by Li Jing’s sudden statement.

Shi Zixuan’s words were obviously polite, everyone could see that.

However, Li Jing didn’t play by the rules and played his card unexpectedly.

Hasn’t that made Shi Zixuan very awkward?

Awkward is good!

"Beiming, don’t slander me. When did I say I was going to heap insults on you? Regardless of whether I’m that kind of person or not, considering our years of friendship, would I stoop so low?"

Xiang Dong spoke seriously, then chuckled.

"As for you, Li Jing, you really should prepare some fine thank you gifts. As the mighty Emperor Beiming, you mustn’t be stingy."

Calan and Jin Ritian didn’t speak, they just nodded in agreement with Xiang Dong’s words.

This round, it was full of stories again.

Among the four emperors present, Shi Zixuan, who seemed to be a delicate woman, was obviously the hardest to provoke.

The fact that she could come out on top and get the Immortal Medicine says a lot.

Neither Calan nor Jin Ritian wanted to offend her.

Xiang Dong took advantage of his familiarity with her and they were both from the Eastern Immortal Domain, he added fuel to the fire and made things more complicated for her.

Faced with one taking advantage of the situation and two agreeing, Shi Zixuan’s mouth twitched.

This round, she clearly couldn’t avoid bleeding heavily.

If ordinary people dared to play mind games with her, the great Emperor Beiming, she would have slapped them to death...

But how can she deal with Li Jing?

She could only accept it.

There was no alternative.

The man behind him was the original Demon’s Demonic Spirit.

Looking at Li Jing who was wearing a mask, Shi Zixuan quietly took out a brocade box from her storage space and said,

"I, a simple living woman, don’t have any good things for the living to use. This brocade box contains seven five-colored stones, which can be used for Artifact Refinement. I hear Master Li Jing is a grandmaster of Artifact Refinement. If you don’t mind..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Li Jing reached out and took the brocade box.

"I don’t mind."

Speaking, he asked curiously,

"Is there any special significance to these five-colored stones?"

Before Shi Zixuan could speak, Jin Ritian, seated across from them, spoke passionately,

"Beiming has truly brought out a fine gift, five-colored stones are extremely rare and top-tier Heavenly Treasures, only occasionally produced in the Northern Immortal Realm. These stones can be used for artifact refinement and may imbue the artifact with all laws related to the earth and metal. The downside is the randomness, while the upside is the high probability of achieving a Half-step Taoist Artifact with an immeasurable limit."

With every word Jin Ritian spoke, Shi Zixuan’s calm expression twitched.

The five-colored stones were such a good item.

It was extremely valuable.

Even as Emperor Beiming, it hurt to give such stones away.

Xiang Dong looked at Shi Zixuan’s twitching facial muscles and laughed until his mouth was crooked.

Calan also laughed.

But he didn’t dare to laugh overtly and could only laugh sneakily.

At this moment, Blue Phoenix was sitting there like an outsider, with a numb expression on her face.

She could hardly believe what she was seeing.

Li Jing...

He actually blackmailed an emperor!

And he succeeded!

Over here,

Li Jing looked gratefully at Jin Ritian for his explanation, storing the gift properly in the Little Universe, and then looked at Calan with a playful smile.

"Emperor Calan, since you said earlier that you wanted me as a witness, shouldn’t you also show some goodwill?"

???

Calan who was laughing secretly.

What do you mean?

He did not say anything.

Why did Li Jing suddenly target him?

This is outrageous...

How dare he!

On the other hand.

Xiang Dong was taken aback by these words, and looked suspiciously at someone,

He didn’t really know much about Li Jing.

Just now Li Jing didn’t play by the rules, it could be argued that Shi Zixuan had volunteered for it.

Xiang Dong just went with the flow.

This time Li Jing targeted Calan.

How could this not make him reassess Li Jing?

Jin Ritian, sitting across from them, was also taken aback and looked at someone suspiciously, closing his mouth silently.

Shi Zixuan, who had just bled heavily, looked over with an expression of amazement, then turned her head and chuckled lightly.

"Master Li is right, Calan, you didn’t ask for people’s opinion before asking them to be a witness, isn’t that something you should be expressing?"

"..."

Calan became speechless.

At this time, Li Jing spoke.

"Emperor Calan, if you show enough sincerity, I might even be able to invite one of the gods of color or desire to personally bear witness."

Upon hearing this, the bodies of Xiang Dong and the others stiffened.

Calan’s eyes also bulged.

Everyone held no doubts about Li Jing’s abilities.

When Charming Spirit descended in the Eastern Immortal Domain, they were the first to detect it and witnessed her setting up tactics in Chen Tang City.

Although they weren’t sure how Li Jing managed to establish a relationship with the original Demon who had once brought devastation to Immortal Realm, their connection was undoubtedly extraordinary.

This made it difficult for people like Xiang Dong.

If they really invited Charming Spirit to bear witness, they feared they could only cooperate with Calan wholeheartedly, without any tricks up their sleeves.

Calan, naturally, was delighted with this.

For many years now,

the Western Immortal Realm had been extremely passive in dealing with the issue of spatial anchor points.

Even though the anchor points belonged to the Western Immortal Realm, they always received the least benefits, sometimes even nothing at all!

This time, taking advantage of Li Jing’s arrival, he promptly gathered people like Xiang Dong, aiming to get more benefits from this operation, or even monopolize the gains.

Hence, whether Charming Spirit was there to bear witness was crucial.

Gritting his teeth, Calan took out two satin boxes with seals in them.

"The Stone of All Realms, originated from the shattered Ancient Fairyland, it was something I accidentally obtained as the spatial anchor points were about to close six million years ago. Its function is unknown, but undoubtedly, it is a top-notch item. This item is indestructible, it can repel water and fire, as light as a feather, and contains a rhythm of the great Dao within."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing frowned.

According to Calan, this Stone of All Realms indeed sounded like a rare good item.

But its function was unknown...

Deep in thought about whether to open his Eye of True Vision to have a look, a delicate hand suddenly emerged from a void rift that opened in his chest cavity, snatched one of the satin boxes away, and then slowly withdrew.

???

Li Jing.

This hand...

Where did it come from!?

Thief!?

???

People like Xiang Dong were also confused, instinctively looking at the hand.

Then the four of them were stunned, quickly crossing their knees to meditate, closing their eyes to guard their spirits.

???

On the side, witnessing Li Jing repeatedly "blackmailing" two emperors, the tumultuous Blue Phoenix.

Before she could understand what was going on, she suddenly felt a primitive impulse raging like mad within her. Her body softened involuntarily, and she was about to fall onto Xiang Dong. Even her consciousness began to blur.

What...

What’s happening!?

Blue Phoenix was both surprised and nervous.

She was about to fall into Xiang Dong’s arms, but she gritted her teeth, gathered her last bit of strength, and As if a starved tiger pounced on its prey, she chose to pounce Li Jing instead.

It was not that Blue Phoenix had any disdain for Xiang Dong.

But her intuition told her.

If she were to fall, the fierce primal urge in her body might spirally get out of control.

Indeed, it turned out to be so.

The moment she pounced onto Li Jing, she couldn’t control herself and clung onto Li Jing like an octopus.

Li Jing had by then understood what was happening.

The arm stretching out from his chest snatching a piece of the Stone of All Realms belonged to Charming Spirit herself!

Only Charming Spirit could create such a "Powerful" impact just by revealing an arm, causing the four emperors to hastily seal themselves up.

Seeing that Blue Phoenix, who only took a glance at Charming Spirit’s arm, entangled herself with him in a flurry of emotions and was about to kiss him, Li Jing didn’t think much and teleported her into the Little Universe with a thought, letting the power of heaven and earth help her recover.

With the help of the power of heaven and earth, Blue Phoenix immediately regained consciousness.

Frightened, she glanced left and right, then spoke up.

"I’m not going out yet, I’ll wait until everything is over outside."

"Alright."

Li Jing replied in his mind, then looked around at the four emperors who were sitting cross-legged, biting their teeth and resisting something. He rubbed his chest with a strange look on his face.

Why did Charming Spirit suddenly pop up?

And it seemed like she was using him as a spatial coordinate...

Could it be because he just mentioned her?

That shouldn’t be possible!

For not being Ling Ling, he couldn’t communicate with her freely.

Li Jing was puzzled but didn’t want to dwell on it.

Actually, he had many connections with Charming Spirit.

The most significant one was that Charming Spirit had received a massive amount of Original Fortune in the Little Universe and was marked by the Little Universe just like others who obtained this fortune.

Secondly, Li Jing had formed a Symbiotic Contract with Ling Ling.

If Charming Spirit were to find Ling Ling, she would inevitably find him too.

Also, he once kept Charming Spirit’s spiritual sense in his sea of consciousness...

The fact that Charming Spirit could "snatch" through him was undoubtedly related to these three factors.

Specifically, which one wasn’t necessary to figure out.

He needed to know that Charming Spirit could pay attention to him, as soon as he mentioned her.

This was good news.

Then there was a more critical matter.

The Stone of All Realms had caught the Charming Spirit’s attention, so much so that she, who had been "deeply hidden," couldn’t help but expose herself and take one.

But she was quite generous.

She only took one and left one for him.

He had to see what was inside it.

Without much thought, Li Jing picked up the remaining satin box and opened it.

Inside was a grey stone that didn’t look very impressive at first glance.

As Calan said.

The Stone of All Realms held no weight in his hands, hiding the rhythm of the great Dao within.

Inspecting the Stone of All Realms, Li Jing’s eyes gradually turned golden.

Upon activating his Eye of True Vision, he received feedback.

Chaos original stone.

It can be used as the foundation to create a permanent spatial passage, connecting two different places in heaven and earth.