Qin Hao's supreme Dao artifacts and ultimate Emperor weapons flew into the depths of the Dao Inquiry Palace one after another: the Nine-Turn Exquisite Pagoda, the Primordial Fortune-Plundering Stele, the Time Divine Blade... Each emitted a dazzling light, leaving long trails in the dark void.
The entire secret realm was on the verge of collapse amidst violent tremors. The cracks in the sky multiplied, turning from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred, densely covering the entire firmament like a spider web.
"Oh no! The spatial structure of the Jade Pool Secret Realm cannot withstand this terrifying pressure. It's going to collapse! Quick! Get everyone out!"
Seeing that the Jade Pool Secret Realm was about to shatter, Jiang Yun's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly called upon the other Holy Land Masters to take action and bring out the prodigies of their respective Holy Lands.
The Masters of the Ten Great Holy Lands hastily intervened, escorting the geniuses of their own Holy Lands to safety. Just then, a Jade Pool elder exclaimed:
"Look! There's someone deep inside the Dao Inquiry Palace!"
Everyone's attention was drawn by this shout, and their gazes uniformly turned towards the depths of the Dao Inquiry Palace. Within a pillar of light, a blurry figure was slowly solidifying into the silhouette of a woman.
With a slender figure and flowing long hair, her silhouette flickered within the light beam. It was like looking at someone through a thin veil—her face and clothing remained obscured. All that could be felt was a soul-trembling sorrow and longing that traversed the eons.
Qin Hao's breathing quickened. When he failed to find Liu Ruyan in the Ancient Immortal Battlefield, he had once pessimistically believed he would never see her again. But now, she had reappeared right before his eyes—so suddenly, bringing such an incredible surprise.
"Husband..."
A voice echoed in Qin Hao's mind. It wasn't heard through his ears but rang directly in the depths of his soul. The voice was incredibly soft, like a gentle breeze brushing across the surface of a lake, carrying a weariness that had crossed the ages.
Qin Hao trembled all over. He wanted to speak, but found his throat blocked by something, unable to utter a single word. He could only nod desperately, repeatedly saying in his heart: "I'm here, I've always been here!"
"Wait for me for three more days. In three days, my true body will descend!"
Qin Hao nodded vigorously. Let alone three days; even if it were three years or thirty years, he would gladly wait.
Liu Ruyan's phantom sensed Qin Hao's response. A faint smile appeared on her blurry face. That smile traveled through the eons of time, pierced the barriers of space and time, and accurately reached Qin Hao's heart.
Liu Ruyan's phantom remained suspended in the depths of the Jade Pool Secret Realm. It wasn't just the secret realm; the entire Jade Pool felt as if its throat was gripped by an invisible giant hand. Although it was merely a phantom, that soul-shuddering pressure made the Masters of the Ten Great Holy Lands on the welcoming platform change their expressions simultaneously.
It was an indescribable sensation, a tremor that touched the very root and origin of life. Facing Liu Ruyan's phantom, they felt like dust before the stars, like mortals standing before a god.
"Is this... an Immortal Emperor?" The Sect Master of the Blood Fiend Holy Land spoke with a hoarse voice, veins bulging on his forehead and sweat rolling down his cheeks. He was at the peak of the Immortal King realm, just one step away from becoming an Immortal Emperor. He had encountered quite a few Immortal Emperors, but no one had ever brought him such terrifying oppression.
Even Qin Wuya, the Patriarch of the Ancient Qin Family, who was hailed as the number one Immortal Emperor of the current era, gave him a feeling that was far incomparable to the woman just now.
"Who is that person?" Yun Ya of the Profound Heaven Holy Land asked with a trembling voice. Even an Immortal Emperor couldn't use a mere phantom to suppress a group of Immortal Kings to the point where they couldn't even lift their heads.
At that moment, the space of the Jade Pool Secret Realm could no longer withstand Liu Ruyan's pressure. Qin Hao, along with Luo Qingxue who had been taken away by the Undead God King, was sent out by a gentle force.
Luo Qingxue looked at her surroundings in bewilderment. Wasn't she receiving the God King's inheritance? How come she was teleported out right in the middle of it?
Luo Qingxue touched her forehead. In the final second before she was teleported out, the Undead God King had injected the entire inheritance into her sea of consciousness.
Qin Hao had just found his footing and hadn't even had the time to clearly see his surroundings when a group of people surrounded him. The Masters of the Ten Great Holy Lands, elders of various sects, and the disciples who had been teleported out earlier—everyone looked at him curiously.
"Young Master, who exactly was that phantom deep within the Dao Inquiry Palace just now?" The Palace Master of the Jade Pool was the first to speak, her tone tinged with urgency. She was someone who had lived for countless millennia and had seen all sorts of great storms.
Yet the shock that phantom had just given her was stronger than everything she had experienced in her entire life combined.
Qin Hao remained silent. He merely glanced at the collapsing Jade Pool Secret Realm, took a deep breath, and asked:
"Seniors, I presume you all know about the Ancient Immortal War. At the end of the Ancient Immortal Era, our Three Realms and Nine Heavens fought a world-extinguishing war against the foreign realm."
The Masters of the Ten Great Holy Lands nodded. Of course they knew this.
"Then you should know that at the end of the Ancient Immortal Era, there was a person who charged into the foreign realm alone and slaughtered their way through an entire world."
"Fairy Miejue!" Yun Ya of the Profound Heaven Holy Land blurted out. Such a thing was no secret among them.
"Could it be that the phantom is the legendary Fairy Miejue? How is that possible? Rumors clearly state that she perished after fighting her way into the foreign realm."
Qin Hao frowned slightly, looking Yun Ya up and down with an unfriendly expression. Couldn't this old coot say something nice? His Ruyan was perfectly fine, yet this guy had to curse her!
Jiang Yun's gaze lingered on Qin Hao. Noticing his reaction, an intriguing expression appeared on her face.
She took Qin Hao's hand and led him to a deserted corner:
"Little Hao, what is your relationship with Senior Miejue?" Jiang Yun had a feeling that the relationship between Qin Hao and Liu Ruyan was not simple. Her intuition even told her that the legendary Fairy Miejue's descent here today was mostly related to her own son.
Qin Hao chuckled softly, leaned into Jiang Yun's ear, and whispered:
"Mother, please don't call her Senior. She wouldn't be able to bear it. Just like me, when she sees you, she has to call you Mother."
"Buzz—" Jiang Yun felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in her ears. What! Are you saying that the legendary great figure is my daughter-in-law?
Jiang Yun grabbed Qin Hao's arm and said with a solemn face, "Little Hao, you mustn't speak nonsense. Not just anyone can gossip about that person. If you displease her, let alone me, even the Qin Family won't be able to protect you!"
Qin Hao shrugged. "Mother, I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask my dad. He knows about this too."
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
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