Bowing to Heaven and Earth

When Jiang Che brought out the Void Immortal Boat, everyone was thunderstruck.

Who wouldn't be awed by the sight of that colossal warship dominating the sky?

Of course, it paled in comparison to Jiang Che's Realm-Breaking Immortal Boat—after all, you get what you pay for, and his personal vessel was worth five of these Void Immortal Boats combined.

But it was still an earth-shattering sight!

"Bro... Brother? Are... are you sure you're giving this to me?"

Jiang Ruoxu gulped hard.

His System had already scanned the item: it was the 'Void Immortal Boat,' the Life-Bound Immortal Artifact of an Immortal Emperor!!!

How could a rookie at the peak of the Martial God Stage like him possibly control an Immortal Emperor's artifact?

The sudden windfall left him completely flustered.

"Of course. It's of no use to me anymore, so it'll serve nicely as a vehicle for you," Jiang Che said nonchalantly.

Jiang Ruoxu was beside himself with excitement. "Thank you, Brother! Thank you!"

[Ding! The Host has executed a 'Heaven-Enraging Flex.' Reward: 20 million Flex Points.]

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At this moment, Jiang Ruoxu's livestream chat was exploding with activity.

"An Immortal Artifact! Just giving it away? I want a brother like that too!"

"Master Jiang, are you in need of a manservant? I'll do anything!"

"Get lost, you damn homo upstairs! Master Jiang is pure and unblemished; don't taint him with your filth!"

"Ahem, you're using 'pure and unblemished' to describe him? Don't make me laugh."

"Wait, why does this boat look familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere... It looks especially familiar..."

"Holy crap!!! I remember! Isn't this the mount of our Sky Dao Palace Master? The Sky Immortal Emperor's Life-Bound Artifact... the Void Immortal Boat?!!"

"Hiss... now that you mention it, I remember too. This Void Immortal Boat is the Sky Immortal Venerable's Life-Bound Artifact. It's known as the number one boat in the Nine Heavens and is ranked 9th on the Artifact Leaderboard. How did it end up here?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

However, many who knew the Sky Immortal Venerable fell silent.

Why would the Sky Immortal Venerable's Life-Bound Artifact be in Jiang Che's hands?

Everyone knew that the Sky Immortal Venerable was a miser; he would never lend out his Life-Bound Artifact.

Connecting this to the recent news that the Sky Immortal Venerable had lost a True Life and fallen to the Five Tribulations realm, the truth was practically screaming out.

The drop in the Sky Immortal Emperor's cultivation level was definitely connected to Jiang Che.

If one continued to deduce from there... it became extremely likely that Jiang Che really was connected to the legendary Demon Ancestor!

......

"My Immortal Boat!!!"

In the Forbidden Ground, the Sky Immortal Venerable wailed. He recognized his artifact in the screen immediately as it was being given away.

But... he was truly terrified now!

Who was it? Who could silently sever the connection between him and his Life-Bound Artifact? He had refined that Void Immortal Boat for hundreds of thousands of years; it had long since become one with him.

And now... it was just gone?

There was only one explanation: a supreme powerhouse had made a move, stripping the artifact from him and gifting it to Jiang Che... to curry favor with that Demon Ancestor.

"Damn it!! I... I am so unwilling!"

Li Cangqiong's heart was bleeding. He felt he had never been this pathetic in his life. Ever since the moment he coveted the Supreme Dao Origin... he had begun to suffer endless misfortune.

Losing a True Life was bad enough, but now even his Origin Artifact had been plundered. He was undoubtedly the most miserable Immortal Emperor in existence.

Watching the screen, he saw that ant named Jiang Ruoxu actually attempting to refine his Life-Bound Immortal Boat.

"Haha... an ant wants to refine my boat? If the Demon Ancestor refined my boat, fine... but what are you? You think you're worthy? Impossible!!!"

The Sky Immortal Venerable had been ready to watch the comedy unfold. After all, Jiang Ruoxu was merely a Martial God; there was no way he could gain the Immortal Boat's recognition.

But the result made his jaw drop!

Almost in an instant, the guy refined his Life-Bound Immortal Boat. It even seemed like his Void Immortal Boat had voluntarily opened up its permissions for him to refine...

"No!!! Don't!"

The Sky Immortal Venerable's heart was being torn apart. This feeling was worse than being cuckolded!

It was like his wife had been kidnapped by a mafia boss, and the boss video-called him... But just when he thought the boss was going to cuckold him... it turned out the boss didn't even want his wife. instead, the boss tossed her to a low-level lackey, and his wife was even proactive about the whole thing!

His mental state completely collapsed!

He could only rage impotently. Although the Taiqing Sword Immortal and the Demon Emperor didn't say anything... they were clearly on the Demon Ancestor's side. He had truly been beaten into submission.

Enduring it made him angry, taking a step back felt like a loss, but taking a step forward meant instant death. He felt like he could no longer see a future.

[Ding! The Host has pitted the Sky Immortal Venerable. Reward: 2 billion points.]

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Meanwhile, countless people in the Nine Heavens were watching Jiang Che.

"Hiss... this Demon Ancestor's methods are truly terrifying. He even snatched that old boy Cangqiong's Life-Bound Artifact?"

People from the Jiang family smiled with relief. Not only did Jiang Che slash a True Life off the Sky Immortal Emperor, but he also snatched his Life-Bound Artifact. How great was that?

"Hehe, and here we old fogies were thinking about how to protect Jiang Che? Looks like... he's the one who should be protecting our Jiang family."

The Immortals finally let their anxious hearts rest. As expected, the Jiang family's gamble had paid off.

In a corner, a middle-aged Immortal nudged the girl beside him with his elbow. "Yueye, what do you think? I'm telling you... Jiang Che definitely has way more treasures in his hands. You won't lose out by following him. He gave such a powerful artifact to his cousin; once you become his Dao Companion... hehehe."

Jiang Yueye: "......"

But she and Jiang Che barely knew each other! Why was she suddenly supposed to become his Dao Companion?

"Yueye, Jiang Che might be entering the Nine Heavens very soon. Daddy will set things up for you. We'll just 'board the bus before buying the ticket'!" A sinister smile appeared on the middle-aged Immortal's face.

Jiang Yueye: "???"

"Fa... Father, what do you mean?"

"I mean I'll organize a wedding for you first. The moment Jiang Che enters the mortal realm, we'll drag him over to bow to heaven and earth... Based on my understanding of Jiang Che, he won't refuse. After all, our Yueye is a beautiful girl, right?"

Jiang Yueye: "!!!"

"No... you can't! Father... your idea is too absurd! Too ridiculous!" Jiang Yueye began to panic.

Being forced to bow to heaven and earth with a man without any preparation? That... that was terrifying just to think about, okay?

"Yue'er!" At that moment, several other Immortals walked over, looking at Jiang Yueye with eyes full of approval.

"Yue'er, at present, our Jiang family has no one but you with such exquisite beauty. You are the only one who can handle this magnificent opportunity to seduce... er, no... that is, to form a connection with Jiang Che!"

The several Immortals were practically on the verge of kneeling before Jiang Yueye.