What's going on!
Xing Yunhai revealed anger and asked coldly.
He needed a reasonable explanation!
His reinforcements hadn't arrived, so why had this group of people come instead!
Xu Kang whispered: Palace Master, prepare for battle.
Xu Kang knew clearly that these martial artists from their Heavenly Palace were not all their forces.
Nearly half of the people had been stationed by Xing Yunhai on the outskirts of the floating island, precisely to prevent petty opportunists from taking advantage of the chaos.
Now, Cheng Yuanfeng leading the martial artists to charge into the floating island already indicated that these people had broken through the outer defenses.
The Bai Family, the Hua Family, the Breath Control Sect...
Xu Kang's eyes showed a trace of gravity. There weren't many of these people, but each one was an expert!
Wu Chen withdrew his golden light, sweat beading on his bald head.
He saw that the youth leading the Bai Family group was that kid named Bai Xiu.
The group had already rushed to the floating island's sky bridge.
"Hahaha, Brother Bai, I never expected that among the Bai Family's younger generation, there would be such a powerful expert."
The Hua Family's patriarch, a rough-looking old man dark as charcoal.
Bai Chenshan said: "Brother Hua, I'll have to rely on you later."
Both had once been elders of the Heavenly Palace, experts at the late Spirit Gathering stage!
They were absolutely among the top fighters present.
"Hahaha, what are you talking about? The Heavenly Palace absolutely cannot fall into the hands of these two. I, the old man, am the first to disagree!"
Grandpa Hua looked at Hua Fengyu beside him and roared: "Grandson, perform well later. The Hua Family people must not be looked down upon."
Hua Fengyu felt somewhat speechless.
Wanting him to compare with Bai Xiu? How was that possible!
Bai Chenshan chuckled lightly.
Now, Bai Xiu was the pride of their Bai Family!
Grandpa Hua looked at Bai Xiu riding ahead on a horned horse and quickly said: "Brother Bai, your grandson... seems to be asleep..."
Ning Er, traveling alongside them, swiftly grabbed Bai Xiu with one hand and grinned: "Senior Hua, don't worry, we'll keep an eye on him!"
Grandpa Hua hesitated: "Is this kid of yours really capable or not?"
"Well then, Brother Hua, you'll just have to watch closely." Bai Chenshan revealed a smile.
Bai Xiu was originally extremely powerful, and a few days ago, after devouring the Bai Family's ancestral lightning, his strength had advanced another level!
It's just a pity, no one knows when he'll wake up...
The Breath Control Sect charged at the very front.
Cheng Yuanfeng utilized his breath control technique, taking the lead.
His clothes were stained with blood, clearly having already experienced a fight.
The martial artists Xing Yunhai had dispatched to the outskirts were numerous.
But the Breath Control Sect, the Bai Family, and the Hua Family were not to be trifled with either.
After resisting those outer martial artists.
Their elite forces turned into a sharp blade, heading straight for the heart of the Heavenly Palace, planning to resolve things quickly.
Cheng Yuanfeng downed the last mouthful of Erguotou, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.
Twenty years ago, his family was destroyed.
Who would have thought that twenty years later, he would return.
Reluctantly finishing the last of the Erguotou, he tossed the bottle into the air, where it suddenly shattered.
Cheng Yuanfeng's body became enveloped in swirling protective energy as he rode the wind, charging straight at Xing Yunhai!
"You actually didn't die!"
Xing Yunhai's eyes were icy.
Back during the tavern assassination attempt, he had counterattacked and wounded him.
He thought Cheng Yuanfeng would die, never expecting him to survive unscathed.
Not only that, but his strength had also reached the early Heavenly Guardian stage!
Energy swirled around Cheng Yuanfeng's fingertips as he said slowly: "Heavenly Palace, it's time to repay the debt!"
Wu Chen and Xu Kang stepped forward, blocking the way.
"Hey, these two brats, leave them to us old brothers!"
Grandpa Hua let out a great shout, like thunderclap.
Bai Chenshan, holding a double-edged spear, followed closely behind.
Xu Kang glanced at the situation, his eyes dimming as he inwardly cursed, "This is bad."
In terms of strength, both Bai Chenshan and Grandpa Hua had once been Heavenly Palace elders.
He and Wu Chen could entangle them, but they were definitely no match!
However, their side had more martial artists in number, holding the advantage! Once the outer martial artists freed up their hands to support, these people wouldn't be a problem.
The rest would depend on the contest between Xing Yunhai and Cheng Yuanfeng.
Boom!
Protective gales collided with golden blade radiance!
The two who clashed head-on were both forced back several meters.
The golden blade in Xing Yunhai's hand shone brilliantly as he sneered: "Early Heavenly Guardian stage? Something's off. Last time we fought, you were still at the late Spirit Gathering stage."
A fierce azure protective gale swirled around Cheng Yuanfeng as he said plainly: "My strength has just recovered, that's all."
Twenty years ago, his strength had been at the early Heavenly Guardian stage!
Blade radiance and protective energy collided!
The shockwaves from the impacts meant no one dared to approach within a one-mile radius, fearing they would be caught in the fallout.
After several rounds of entanglement.
Xing Yunhai gasped for breath, the hand holding the golden blade trembling slightly.
Although both were at the early Heavenly Guardian stage, in terms of actual combat power, he was no match for Cheng Yuanfeng at his peak.
At this moment, a whirlwind began to swirl around Cheng Yuanfeng, the terrifying gale like sharp blades cutting forward!
Xing Yunhai let out a roar, using the blade's body to defend.
Bang!
The golden blade was sent flying!
At the same time, Cheng Yuanfeng's figure had already darted forward like a ghost.
His hand rose in a sword-finger gesture, slashing towards Xing Yunhai's neck.
Sssshhh!
Blood sprayed. Xing Yunhai staggered back two steps.
Cheng Yuanfeng frowned.
Not dead!
This fat man's defensive power was truly terrifying; it actually hadn't pierced his throat.
"Spirit-Returning Pill! No wonder your strength surged suddenly. It's all just a bluff."
Xing Yunhai retreated, wiped the blood from his neck, gasped heavily, and grinned wildly: "Thinking you can rebel with just this bunch of old fogies!"
Cheng Yuanfeng, Bai Chenshan, plus Grandpa Hua.
The ones who could really fight were just these three.
The other martial artists, although skilled, were ultimately too few in number.
Now, as long as they held out until those outer martial artists arrived for support, Cheng Yuanfeng would surely be defeated.
A smile curled at the corner of Cheng Yuanfeng's mouth: "Who said it's only us!"
Xing Yunhai's eyes turned sharp.
Bluffing?
Looking across the Heavenly Palace, all the powerful major sects had submitted to him.
The remaining minor sects were insignificant.
He really couldn't think of any reason Cheng Yuanfeng could win.
"You little bald donkey, take this old man's hammer!"
Grandpa Hua's great hammer smashed down fiercely.
The defensive line formed by dozens of Buddhist prayer beads was instantly torn apart!
Wu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, his spirit wilting.
Elder Hua had always been the strongest among the Heavenly Palace's three great elders.
Otherwise, back then, he wouldn't have been so overbearing as to directly ignore Murong Qinghong and establish his own independent faction.
Hearing the commotion!
Wu Chen looked at the figures below the floating island, a smile curling on his lips.
The reinforcements from the outskirts had arrived!
Then, his smile froze.
These... were not their outer martial artists...
Xu Kang's face darkened. He never expected the final reinforcements to be the enemy!
"That's... the Asura Sect!"
Bai Chenshan sent Xu Kang reeling back with a spear thrust and said calmly.
"Support them, quickly!"
Shangguan Qianqian's black long hair was tied in a ponytail, giving off a heroic and spirited air.
Her face, devoid of any makeup and breathtakingly beautiful, showed anxiety.
She hadn't expected Cheng Yuanfeng to strike first without waiting for them.
But, thankfully, they made it in time!
Behind her were the Asura Sect members.
Gu Changfeng, Xiao Yike, Han Liang, Kim Jung-ho led the Asura Sect's main force, a mighty contingent of over a thousand people.
The martial artists Xing Yunhai had stationed in the outskirts were, not long after the Asura Sect's arrival, shattered by the charge and fled in panic.
Those martial artists never had much loyalty to Xing Yunhai to begin with; they had only sided with him for the grand promises made if they helped him become Palace Master.
Now, at this life-and-death juncture, how could he possibly continue to work for him?
Seeing the members of the Asura Sect appear, Xing Yunhai's last hope vanished.
He had lost.
The position of Heavenly Palace Master, barely secured and not yet warmed, was to be handed over to someone else just like that?
He refused to accept it!
Xing Yunhai's eyes turned icy as he looked toward Xing Yunjun, who was bound by the punishment shackles, his expression one of madness.
No, he still had one final card to play!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
