Invincible Dad

Chapter 863: So, What About You All

Chapter 863: Chapter 863: So, What About You All Where did he go?

Naturally, to kill.

Sikong Jiu’s question actually was about where the Supreme Emperor disappeared to without a word after annihilating the Tian Gui Tribe’s wings.

Xu Lai tilted his head back, continuing to drink, as if he hadn’t heard Sikong Jiu’s divine sense inquiry.

The auspicious clouds above the East Mountain Sect were filled with the sounds of gulping, occasionally accompanied by an exclamation of ’great wine’.

Apart from that, it was very quiet.

A jar of wine was neither much nor little; it was finished in less than two hours.

Xu Lai put down the wine jar.

The Holy Masters of the Holy Lands followed suit, regardless of whether their jars still contained any wine.

Xu Lai stood up and calmly said: "Sikong Jiu, what did you just ask?"

Sikong Jiu was taken aback.

He hurriedly clasped his hands and said: "May I ask where the Supreme Emperor has been these past days? This subordinate has been truly worried."

Worried?

Who in the Immortal Domain could harm the Supreme Emperor even slightly!

But truthfully, all the Holy Masters also wanted to know where the Supreme Emperor had been these days.

The days of his sudden disappearance were truly alarming, leaving everyone with the feeling that something major had happened.

"You are all likely aware that the first millennium is the Era of the Immortal’s Demise."

"The disappearance of the Samsara Sea was orchestrated by the Great Emperor Tiangui, aiming to nourish the Realm Gate with the souls of deceased beings in the Immortal Domain and bring forward the Era of the Immortal’s Demise."

"Did you truly not know about this?"

"Even so, you still accepted the invitation from the East Mountain Sect, Quicksand Tower, and other Holy Lands, to participate in this pointless gathering."

"I wish to ask one question."

"What is it that you intend to do?"

Xu Lai’s gaze fell upon the nearly three thousand clouds in the air, his eyes once again drenching the bodies of the Holy Masters in cold sweat.

No one dared to answer.

Even if some of them truly didn’t know about the Samsara Sea, they naturally had various intentions for coming here.

Xu Lai didn’t care about the silence in the crowd and spoke to himself: "If you won’t speak, there will naturally be others who will."

"Boom!"

The Holy Masters suddenly looked at the Supreme Emperor with disbelief in their eyes.

Could it be...

The Supreme Emperor had visited all the major Holy Lands during these days?

An ominous feeling shrouded everyone’s hearts.

"Buzz"

"Buzz"

"Buzz"

At this moment, the Sound Transmission Jade Slips of the Holy Masters rang one after another, messages that had already piled up like a mountain.

The hearts of the Holy Masters sank.

It turned out that the Supreme Emperor had used his divine sense to block this area before leaving the East Mountain Sect, only now lifting it.

Among them.

The expressions of ten Holy Masters changed drastically.

Because as soon as they opened the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, they heard the desperate voices of their Sect’s Supreme Elders or descendants:

"Sect Master, where are you?"

"Father, please return to the clan swiftly."

"The Supreme Emperor... has arrived!"

These four simple words were enough to explain so much.

"The Supreme Emperor! My Cloud Sea Pavilion has absolutely no connection with the Tian Gui Tribe."

"The Supreme Emperor, nor does my Mount Mei."

"..."

These ten Holy Masters slumped directly on the clouds, not daring to send any message back through the Sound Transmission Jade Slip, fearing that their Holy Land or Tao Lineage had already been annihilated by the Supreme Emperor.

Xu Lai barely perceptibly furrowed his brows.

He, Xu Qingfeng, was not a heartless demon cultivator who slaughtered without reason; why would he annihilate innocent Holy Lands for no cause?

Among the crowd.

Only the observant Sikong Jiu noticed Xu Lai’s displeasure and directly scolded:

"How dare you! The Supreme Emperor is magnanimous, accommodating the Four Immortal Domains; how could he not tolerate a few mere Holy Lands?

Having the Supreme Emperor as a guest is a privilege for your Holy Lands!"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Rest assured, the Supreme Emperor merely discussed the Samsara Sea and Era of the Immortal’s Demise with a few elders."

"Sigh."

Everyone in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

Yet the hearts that had barely settled were jolted by the Supreme Emperor’s words.

"The ten elders from the Cloud Sea Pavilion and Mount Mei Holy Lands detest the actions of the Tian Gui Tribe so thoroughly that they have voluntarily issued a declaration to fight them to the death."

Xu Lai spoke softly: "So, what about you?"

"..."

Voluntarily?

Supreme Emperor, with you holding the Qingfeng Sword and paying visits, who would dare not to be ’voluntary’?

Even Sikong Jiu couldn’t help but twitch his lips.

He could almost see the Quasi-Emperor ancestors of the major Holy Lands kneeling and trembling before the Supreme Emperor, ’voluntarily’ writing that declaration with trembling hands.

If even Sikong Jiu was like this, let alone the other Holy Masters.

The clan leader of the Zhu Yan Clan was the first to kneel, loudly proclaiming: "The Great Emperor Tiangui is committing atrocities, cutting off the Cycle of Reincarnation for all beings in the Immortal Domain, the Zhu Yan Clan pledges to fight the Tian Gui Tribe under the leadership of the Heavenly Court!"

"The Taotie Clan is willing to go!"

"The Chongming Bird Clan is willing to go!"

"The Saber Mountain Sect is willing to go!"

"The Spring Breeze Pavilion is willing to go!"

"The Green Sect of the Eastern Immortal Domain is willing to go!"

"..."

The Holy Lands and Tao Lineages that already belonged to the Heavenly Court’s alliance declared their positions one after another.

A series of names rang out like a series of great mountains, pressing down on the hearts of the remaining Holy Masters.

They felt layers of shadow over their hearts, knowing that the Supreme Emperor was forcing everyone to take a stand.

Either stand with the Supreme Emperor, joining the Heavenly Court against the Tian Gui Tribe.

Or, like the just-annihilated wings of the Tian Gui Tribe, become history under the Qingfeng Sword, neutrality of the past was no longer an option.

It seemed like a choice.

But there was no choice at all!

Gradually, many Holy Lands knelt, loudly declaring their Holy Lands’ willingness to go, but only a few did so.

Several Holy Masters had a cold glint in their eyes, questioning Xu Lai on why he had to carry things to such an extreme.

But when Xu Lai grasped the Qingfeng Sword, remotely slashing out seventeen sword strikes, the speed of kneeling suddenly accelerated.

Because after those seventeen sword strikes.

The Immortal’s Demise, which had paused for over ten days, appeared once more.

"I am a simple person."

Xu Lai didn’t refer to himself as ’this one’, but as ’I’.

He said softly: "I became an Emperor 80,000 years ago, not because I feared, but out of laziness. So I let you fish in troubled waters and join the Tao Lineages of other Great Emperors."

"I thought you knew the boundaries, what could and couldn’t be done. Unfortunately, from the fact that you are standing here, I see that you do not know."

"You fear power and do not cherish virtue."

Xu Lai sighed, his voice growing cold: "If that’s the case, then kneel like dogs for me."

"From today onwards, all forces in the Four Immortal Domains must send hostages to the Heavenly Court. Those who do not—"

"Perish!"

"..."

Sikong Jiu was dumbfounded.

Looking across a hundred epochs of the Immortal Domain, not even the most forceful Great Emperor Tiangui dared to oppose the entire Immortal Domain like Xu Lai.

This was a foolish decision that would bring more harm than benefit.

Because the Emperor Realm does not grant immortality; if one made too many enemies, after falling, their Tao Lineage would become everyone’s target.

Though Sikong jiu understood that the Supreme Emperor’s coercion to unite all the major Holy Lands of the Immortal Domain was largely to prevent betrayal when the Era of the Immortal’s Demise arrived, taking joint action against the Tian Gui Tribe was secondary.

Still, this could have been handled more gently. Why not leave a path for the Heavenly Court and the Human Race?

However, when Sikong Jiu saw that Xu Lai had not concealed the impending karmic calamity above his head, he understood that the Supreme Emperor had long lost any escape.

To use a phrase from Earth, ’After I’m dead, let the floodwaters rise’.

Sikong Jiu saw it, other Holy Masters saw it, and they were one hundred percent convinced that the Supreme Emperor would do as he said.

Therefore.

Their kneeling was more respectful, collectively chanting ’the Supreme Emperor is wise’.