Chapter 581 - 580: A Familiar Face Shows Up, Mrs. White

In the blink of an eye, over an hour had passed.

Li Jing had been waiting in the underground cavern for quite some time, but there were no signs of anyone coming down.

Were it not for his extraordinary senses that allowed him to easily detect the tense standoff on the surface between the living creatures, including human cultivators, and the dead objects, he wouldn’t have assumed he had been discovered while lying in wait.

The situation outside was as follows.

The entrance to the Mini World had been forcibly opened, which had prompted a complete turnaround in the attitude of the dead objects, who usually turned a blind eye to the actions of living creatures.

Not only were they trying to bar the living creatures attempting to enter the Mini World, but they were also attempting to chase them away.

But that wasn’t all.

The dead objects themselves didn’t rush in, but instead, they gathered in large numbers.

By utilizing his Primordial Spirit perception, Li Jing could discern that a portion of the dead objects came from the Beiming Divine Palace, with the vast majority originating from other locations within the palace’s influence.

They came in groups.

Upon their arrivals, they formed their own factions.

Given this situation, anyone would suspect foul play.

Especially considering the person who had a remote conversation with Li Jing earlier didn’t masquerade their communication, allowing everyone to hear their distant conversation.

The people present could easily discern from this.

The Beiming Divine Palace was likely officially involved.

However, for certain considerations, they didn’t dare to make their involvement too blatant.

Because of these judgments, they didn’t dare to act recklessly.

Offending a few dead objects was one thing, offending the entirety of the Beiming Divine Palace was another.

Thus, the situation remained in a stalemate.

In the cavern.

Li Jing casually put away the jade scroll of Taoist laws in his hand, which he had memorized in its entirety, and replaced it with another. His eyes narrowed slightly.

What the people on the surface had figured out, he had as well.

Recalling the words of the person who had told him that the time hadn’t come to open the Mini World, he initially thought it was because he forced the entrance open.

But the situation now seemed to be not so simple.

The Beiming Divine Palace likely knew when the Mini World should be opened, and perhaps also knew what lay inside.

However, the thing inside must have been so important and precious that only certain key figures knew of it.

His forcible entry made these insiders restless.

From the current situation.

It was clear that the Divine Palace had secretly intervened.

They were purposely concealing it, not making too much noise.

Obviously.

The Beiming Divine Palace was cautious.

What could they be wary of?

The people at the scene, who had come for the renowned Mini World, certainly couldn’t be the cause.

A thin camel is still bigger than a horse.

Even without Emperor Beiming, the Beiming Divine Palace remained the power core of the Northern Immortal Realm. A horde of "retail investors" flocking to the Mini World wouldn’t trouble it.

Let alone the lack of an Emperor, what if ten or twenty of them showed up?

The Beiming Divine Palace was no stranger to having an Emperor.

Especially now that the dispute over the Emperorship was reaching its climax, who knew how many dead object Emperors had flocked to Zhong Shen Zhou.

From this analysis.

The conclusion was obvious.

It was the Emperor that made the Beiming Divine Palace hesitate.

Why would it worry about an Emperor for just one Mini World?

There could only be two reasons.

First, something inside the Mini World might attract the Emperor.

Second, the object might be single-use or unique, vanishing once taken.

Li Jing continued to wait, his gaze fixed on the entrance to the Mini World.

He had essentially arrived at a conclusion about the general situation regarding the Mini World.

But since he hadn’t caught anyone yet, he didn’t plan to move.

And the fact that the Beiming Divine Palace hadn’t made any movements until now indicated that they were playing it safe. They weren’t concerned about him, Jin Ling, or Jin Yue, who had all "entered" the Mini World a few hours ago, making any discoveries or taking any benefits from it.

...

In the blink of an eye.

Another half-hour had passed.

The situation on the surface began to change subtly.

More and more dead objects were gathering, and the living creatures being blocked weren’t just waiting to die. They started mobilizing personnel.

After all, these were the dignitaries who dared to raid or form groups within the sphere of influence of the Beiming Divine Palace.

There was not a single simple-minded person among them.

They forcefully assembled seven or eight Emperor-level figures, with the late-stage Venerables appearing like they weren’t hard to gather.

At this point, the surface had turned into a full-blown standoff between the factions of the living and dead, with everyone poised for battle.

Initially divided, the Beiming Divine Palace, forced by the situation, had now united to present a collective front.

Due to the absence of Emperors among the Dead Objects, their momentum paled, even though they significantly outnumbered the living creatures.

If Beiming Divine Palace wasn’t right under their noses, they wouldn’t even be half-qualified to confront them.

At this point, Li Jing naturally couldn’t stay underground.

Out of options.

The Silent Shadow couldn’t hide the existence of the Mini World.

Several Emperor-level beings had arrived from the living creatures, so him staying in the underground cavern would have been too conspicuous. The only choice was to blend among the crowd of cultivators.

Among the living creatures’ camp.

The number of human cultivators was significantly large, surpassing the other living creatures.

But there were no Emperors.

Only seven or eight Venerables leading.

Therefore, at this moment, the human cultivator group could only tactically stay behind the Alien Species group.

Such is the Immortal Realm!

Might makes right.

If others have Emperors to back them up, of course they can only be led by others.

At this moment, Li Jing’s true cultivation level seemed to be that of a Venerable in the initial phase. He was truly comfortable hiding in the back of the human cultivators’ group.

No one in the field recognized him, who would care about an early stage Venerable?

An early stage Venerable.

In the Four Realms of Immortals, they were treated as major figures.

Put in Zhong Shen Zhou.

Well, well.

Of course.

One such person hiding, can’t deceive other Emperors present in the field.

Cultivation level, aura, appearance.

Can all be changed.

But the independent world wouldn’t lie.

However, because he wasn’t part of the same species and hid behind the human cultivators without trying to control the discourse, the Alien Species Emperors present just ignored his existence.

A human emperor willing to hide his cultivation should be allowed to do so, after all, he can’t cause much trouble.

What bothered Li Jing at this moment was that the person he was waiting for didn’t appear even after a long time.

Feeling puzzled, he suddenly felt something and turned his head.

At the same time.

All other Alien Species Emperors in the field also sensed something and turned their heads towards Beiming Divine Palace.

At this moment.

With "swoosh" sounds, three dark lights shot out from Beiming Divine Palace and arrived in front in the blink of an eye, revealing their shapes one after another near the Dead Objects’ camp.

Three beings emerged.

A half rotten humanoid zombie, a Bone Demon whose skeleton was as black as ink and had a metallic luster, and a Shadow Demon.

All three were of Emperor level, and each of them was releasing their own Emperor aura.

Seeing the three of them, the faces of all the Emperors in the field changed.

Emperors.

Also have different levels of strength.

Any of the three before them, based on their aura, could be said to be the elite of the Emperor level.

Obviously, these three were potent competitors for future Emperor Beiming.

At this level...

What were they doing in a blessed land if they weren’t seriously fighting for the title of Emperor?

Li Jing looked uninterested when he saw the three of them.

These three were not the ones he was waiting for.

Over there.

After the three dead object Emperors settled down, their leader, a half-rotten living corpse, revealed a chilling smile with glowing red eyes underneath.

"Who of you will it be, will we have to do it, or will you take the initiative and leave?"

His words were straightforward.

The faces of all in the field changed at this statement.

The three who stepped forward didn’t mince words, openly giving them two ways.

Either leave on their own, or be "escorted out".

Given such a situation, not a few people in the field, including several Emperors, considered retreating along with the Alien Species.

If the ones who stepped forward were three ordinary Emperors.

They wouldn’t have easily mentioned retreating.

The problem was that the three Emperors who stepped forward were not simple!

They had anticipated the covert intervention of Beiming Divine Palace.

They could only hope that the current headless and chaotic Beiming Divine Palace couldn’t spare any resourceful and powerful people, or couldn’t be bothered, then everyone would have a chance to enter when all resources were used up.

With the arrival of these people, that could no longer happen.

Not retreating at this point would be tantamount to directly challenging Beiming Divine Palace.

Who in the field had this qualification?

No one did.

Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, most of the crowd began to feel the urge to retreat, causing Li Jing to frown.

The people he had been waiting for hadn’t arrived yet, and all these others were about to be completely discouraged.

Would he feel awkward in a bit, caught between a rock and a hard place, with nowhere to go?

As he was hesitating over whether or not to show off his newly acquired Taoist law skill to fight for the right of his "compatriot" living beings to enter this cave heaven and blessed land, a soft and gentle voice echoed from somewhere.

"Beiming Divine Palace, quite impressive indeed."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing was taken aback, looking westward with a strange expression on his face.

Well, the Beiming Divine Palace was naturally remarkable.

Back in the day when Shi Zixuan was around, no one dared to offend them.

And now that the person has "retired", not many people have the means to provoke them.

The speaker of the moment.

He happened to be one of the few who were qualified to do so.

That’s right.

This person was the Emperor of the Western Earth, Karran.

His sudden appearance really took Li Jing by surprise and made him think deeply.

Why is this guy everywhere?

The Alien Species present at the scene felt a surge of excitement at Karran’s words.

The Alien Species undoubtedly came from the Western Immortal Realm.

Their emperor came to support them, how could they not be happy?

The Three Dead Emperor Level beings heard Karran’s voice come out of nowhere, and exchanged silent glances with each other.

All three of them were mostly expressionless.

The only one of them who had half a face always wore a poker poker face.

No one knew what kind of dialogue could be sparked from the meeting of their gazes, but they synchronized together to conceal their emperor-level aura, evidently wary of Karran.

At the same moment that the three of them were hiding their auras, a streak of green light shot in from the far west and gently landed on the ground.

Emperor Karran of the Western Earth then appeared with his arms folded behind him, standing in front of the three.

Facing this man, the three Dead Emperors bowed in silence.

"Corpse King."

"Bone Demon."

"Shadow Evil."

"Greetings to Emperor Karran of the Western Earth."

Seeing them paying tribute, Karran sneered in contempt and didn’t respond.

Seeing this, the three of them remained silent while maintaining their respectful postures.

Fortunately, all three of them were rigid in their expressions.

Otherwise, they couldn’t help but express their anger by now.

When has anyone from the Beiming Divine Palace ever felt so weak?

Over here.

Karran ignored the three and turned his gaze to the large number of Dead Beings behind them.

Unlike the others who arrived here, he did not try to hide his life essence.

As soon as he arrived.

Several dead beings practicing cultivation felt the stimulation of his life essence and almost went berserk.

But soon, they regained clarity.

What Karran cared about was exactly this performance.

These dead practitioners, who couldn’t even control their instincts, surprisingly didn’t lose their reasoning.

Truth to be told, this was no ordinary novelty.

And it wasn’t just Karran.

Li Jing, hiding in the background, was also taken aback by this.

No matter how impressive Karran was, his might couldn’t surpass the effect of the evil energy that Li Jing himself had released.

Not to mention the instinctive impulse that all Dead Practitioners generally possess, which couldn’t be suppressed by sheer willpower.

The clear-headed appearance of these Dead Practitioners seemed very natural and didn’t seem to indicate any restraint. It was nothing like the previous instances when Li Jing had released evil energy.

Isn’t that worth pondering over?

Was there something at work helping them maintain their calm?

Li Jing, hiding in the back of the crowd, was consumed by curiosity.

Karran, on the other hand, seemed thoughtful as he stroked his chin. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he looked in the direction of the Beiming Divine Palace in a strange manner.

"Mrs. White, are you lurking in the shadows?"

Before his words had even fully left his lips, a gloomy male voice sounded.

"Indeed it is rare, although I have always stayed secluded to cultivate, Emperor Karran, it seems you have heard of me?"

Upon hearing this male voice, Li Jing was instantly energized.

It was him!

The honorable person!

So.

Was this person a male or a female?

He referred to himself as an old man earlier, and now he referred to himself as a woman.

And Karran addressed him as Mrs. White...

Just as he was pondering, Kellan spoke with an air of cheerfulness.

"Perhaps others do not know, but I am aware. Mrs. White, you used your own cultivation to work miracles which can preserve the clarity of mind in dead objects, so they will not be manipulated by primal impulses. I also know that if Shi Zixuan hadn’t suddenly rushed to the Northern Immortal Domain to claim the throne, the position of Emperor Beiming would have been yours."

What the hell!

So, she was a contender for the throne when Shi Zixuan claimed it?

Li Jing was surprised.

On having her past mentioned by Kellan, Mrs. White huffed in response with a touch of melancholy.

"These are all things of the past, there’s nothing to mention. Besides, Sister Zixuan is indeed more suited to be Emperor Beiming than I am. Unfortunately, she got another chance at life and is no longer among the dead. If it hadn’t been for that, how could my Beiming Divine Palace’s territory be so brazenly violated by some?"

There’s something to be said about Mrs. White’s words.

On the surface, it seemed like a roundabout way, but in reality, she was blunt, even to the point of spraying Kellan.

Kellan didn’t mind this at all.

Without Shi Zixuan, the Beiming Divine Palace was not really run out of people.

At each of the Four Realms of Immortals, behind any emperor one could find a gaggle of peculiar old monsters, no?

Just like in the Southern Monster Realm, aside from Jin Ritian, there are quite a few divine beasts whose strength is similar to his.

Each has their own tricks up their sleeves.

However, these tricks are not usually moved, nor would they bother to meddle in affairs unless the whole Imperial Palace or Immortal Realm is under immense threat.

At this moment, Kellan was satisfied to ride on the head of the Beiming Divine Palace.

For so many years.

It was their Western Immortal Realm that had been ridden by others.

It wasn’t enough for him to have lost face, he also couldn’t have any temper.

Now at least there is a little change.

Everything must have a limit.

If he tried to go further, he might attract something unforeseen.

Pretending not to hear that Mrs. White was condemning him, Kellan, looking out at the Beiming Divine Palace, chose to get straight to the point.

"Two questions, what’s so special about this blessed land and why does the Beiming Divine Palace value it so much?"

The questions were asked, but Mrs. White hadn’t responded.

Kellan was also patient. Amidst the wait, his gaze "friendly" glanced at the three dead emperors nearby who kept their bowing posture without daring to relax.

At this time, the three dead emperors were furious but dare not express it.

It’s well known that Emperor of the Western Earth, Kellan, is scheming and ruthless.

In the past, the Beiming Divine Palace could ignore this.

But not now.

Right now, if he doesn’t speak, none of them dares to relax easily, to avoid being taken advantage of.

The key is.

Kellan is indeed the only one among the four emperors who doesn’t care so much about etiquette and would use a salute as an excuse to kill others.

After who knows how long, a mournful and pleasing sigh sounded.

Along with the sigh.

A space fissure quietly appeared in front of Kellan, and a woman with an unusually pale face and wearing a veil stepped out of it.

Seeing the woman appear, Kellan raised an eyebrow, lifted his hand and bowed.

"Mrs. White."

"Emperor Kellan."

The woman returned the gesture, her voice was melodious like the sound of silver beads rolling on a plate.

Li Jing looked at the two of them, and then stared at Mrs. White for a moment.

With a confirmed look in his eyes.

It is her!

Though at the moment she has a female form and doesn’t speak in a male voice anymore.

But intuition told him.

His "benefactor" was her!

It’s a woman!

And a beautiful woman who knows the rules of space and is of the living dead!

Li Jing blinked his eyes, raised his hand and made dozens of Taoist handprints with a "swoosh".

"All heaven’s star lodges, to seal the heavens and earth! Da Zhoutian Ban! Hasten!"

The next second.

The color of the world changed.

???

Everyone including Kellan and Mrs. White looked up, puzzled.

Before anyone could react.

All the celestial bodies appeared in the sky, which should have been bright but was now as dark as night. The twenty-eight stars shone radiant and interwoven into a cage-like form, and then fell with a roar, sealing the entire realm.

"..."

Kellan.

"..."

Mrs. White.

"..."

The other dead and living creatures.