Chapter 141 Stepping into the Eastern Region, the Infatuated Prodigy Instantly Turns into a Useless Person

With the Southern Region pacified for three months, the foundation of Great Xuan was thoroughly solidified.

The new policies in Qingyun Province were being implemented with great fervor. The "great xuan law" had taken root in people's hearts. Alchemists trained in batches by the Wanyao Valley Alchemy Academy were spread across the seventy-two cities, the Imperial Medical Academy provided free medical consultations and medicine to the people, and the three hundred thousand strong Xuan Armor Army maintained strict discipline while guarding all directions. The Southern Region, once plagued by constant warfare, had now become the most stable and prosperous place in the Immortal World. Countless cultivators dragged their families along to seek refuge, and the population had surged by thirty percent in just three months.

Emperor Cao Xukun entrusted all the administrative affairs of Qingyun Province to General Black Tiger and Su Yaoer. He took his four empresses, ten princes and princesses, and led fifty thousand elite Xuan Armor Army soldiers, marching grandly toward the Eastern Region.

With the reinforcement of his peak Golden Immortal cultivation, the army of fifty thousand traveled ten thousand miles a day, crossing the border between the Southern Region and the Eastern Region in just three days.

The moment they stepped into the Eastern Region, everyone's eyes lit up.

Unlike the towering mountains and steep ridges of the Southern Region, the Eastern Region was covered everywhere with colorful immortal flowers and spirit trees. The air was filled with a clear, sweet floral fragrance, and even the spiritual energy carried wisps of Floral Dao charm. The weeds by the roadside were century-old spirit flowers, pink petals drifted in the streams, and even the clouds in the sky were dyed a pale pink. Everywhere exuded a delicate and tender atmosphere.

"Damn! This Eastern Region is too beautiful!" General Black Tiger widened his eyes, unable to resist reaching out to pick a wild flower by the roadside. "This flower actually has its own spiritual energy! Just one whiff makes me feel refreshed!"

Prince Cao Feng chased after a colorful butterfly excitedly, shouting, "Father Emperor! The butterflies here can glow! They are much prettier than the ones in the Southern Region!"

Su Yaoer smiled and said, "The Eastern Region specializes in the Floral Dao, Charm Dao, and illusion techniques. Everything can be used in medicine or alchemy, and everything can also be turned into a weapon. The more beautiful things appear, the more dangerous they often are."

Emperor Cao Xukun nodded, his gaze looking into the distance with depth. "The Baihua Dynasty has been able to occupy the Eastern Region for one hundred thousand years; naturally, it has its extraordinary aspects. However, no matter how beautiful a flower is, it cannot stop the iron hooves of Great Xuan."

As soon as his voice fell, a melodious piece of immortal music suddenly came from the front.

Pink flower petals descended from the sky, forming a path paved with fresh flowers. A gorgeous flower carriage pulled by nine colorful peacocks slowly drove out from the clouds. Standing on the carriage were hundreds of beautiful women dressed in light gauze, holding flower baskets and constantly scattering petals.

In the center of the flower carriage stood a young man in a brocade robe embroidered with hundreds of flowers. He held a white jade folding fan, his hair was tied up with a jade crown, and his face was handsome, but his eyes carried thick arrogance and contempt. He was surrounded by countless dancing petals, his pretentious aura fully maxed out to the level of a flower-obsessed fool.

"You local tyrants from the Southern Region who came from the mortal world, stop right there!"

The man's voice, carrying a thick sense of superiority, spread throughout the entire team. He waved his folding fan fiercely, and countless petals condensed into four large characters in the air: "Forbidden Land of the Eastern Region".

"I am the First Prince of the Baihua Dynasty, the number one genius of the Floral Dao in the Immortal World, the Son of Destiny of the Floral Dao appointed by the Heavenly Dao, Baihua Haoyu!" The man held his chin high, looking at Emperor Cao Xukun and his group through his nostrils. "The Eastern Region is the territory of my Baihua Dynasty. Is it somewhere you mud-legged people from the Southern Region can just come and go as you please?"

The hundreds of geniuses behind him echoed in agreement, their tone extremely arrogant:

"Prince Haoyu is right! Barbarians from a backwater place like the Southern Region, are they worthy of stepping into our Eastern Region holy land?"

"I heard you destroyed the weakest Qingyun Dynasty, so you've become so arrogant you don't even know your own name? In our Eastern Region, you aren't even worthy of carrying our shoes!"

"If you know what's good for you, hurry back to the Southern Region. Take one more step forward, and we will definitely make sure you die without a burial place!"

General Black Tiger burst into laughter on the spot. He carried his big blade and stepped forward, sneering, "I thought it was some amazing character; it turns out to be a pretty boy wearing flowery clothes! The Central Dynasty hasn't finished distributing the wholesale Sons of Destiny yet, and your Baihua Dynasty is also joining in to fill the order, right?"

"And you call yourself the number one genius of the Floral Dao? I think you're the number one genius of flower-obsessed fools! Bringing a group of women to parade through the streets, if I didn't know better, I'd think you were out picking a concubine!"

As soon as these words were spoken, thunderous laughter erupted from the ranks of the Xuan Armor Army.

Baihua Haoyu's face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver. He pointed at General Black Tiger and roared sternly, "Presumptuous! You crude martial artist, how dare you insult this prince! Insult the Floral Dao! Today, I will let you know what true Eastern Region techniques are!"

"I was born with the Grade 9 Floral Dao Sacred Body. At three, I could make a hundred flowers bloom; at ten, I could set up a hundred-flower illusion formation; at twenty, I was already the number one person of the younger generation in the Eastern Region!" He opened his arms wide, petals dancing around him. "Today, I will let you Southern Region bumpkins witness my innate divine ability—the Ten Thousand Flower Bewitching Array!"

Following his command, the sky full of petals suddenly turned pitch black as ink, emitting a strange fragrance. Countless petals gathered into black flower vines, fiercely entangling toward the Xuan Armor Army. At the same time, waves of charm-based mental power attacked. Many soldiers with slightly weaker cultivation had their eyes become unfocused, silly smiles appeared on the corners of their mouths, and they were about to walk toward the flower vines.

"Careful! These flowers are poisonous! And there's charm magic!" General Black Tiger's expression changed. He shouted quickly, lifting his big blade to cut the flower vines.

"No need."

Emperor Cao Xukun spoke indifferently and walked slowly out of the formation. He didn't even make a move; he just blew a breath casually.

A gentle breeze swept by, and all the black petals instantly lost their toxicity, turning back to their original pink color. The strange fragrance dissipated completely, and the soldiers who had been bewitched by the charm magic instantly woke up, looking fearful. The flower vines flying all over the sky also withered instantly, turning into fly ash and dissipating in the air.

The whole scene fell into instant silence.

The smile on Baihua Haoyu's face froze instantly. His eyes widened like copper bells, his face full of disbelief. "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! My Ten Thousand Flower Bewitching Array can trap even a mid-stage Golden Immortal! How could it be blown away by a single breath from you!"

"This crappy array is not even as complex as the map drawn by my son Cao Yao when he wets the bed." Emperor Cao Xukun sneered, walking slowly to Baihua Haoyu. "Your so-called Floral Dao Sacred Body, in my eyes, is nothing more than a flower vase that only knows how to attract bees and butterflies."

"You're spouting nonsense! I am the Son of Destiny! I have the blessing of the Heavenly Dao!" Baihua Haoyu was ashamed and angry. He raised his folding fan and smashed it fiercely at Emperor Cao Xukun. "I'll fight you to the death! Hundred Flower Slash!"

A pink blade aura flew out from the folding fan, carrying sharp killing intent.

Emperor Cao Xukun raised his hand casually, and two fingers gently pinched the folding fan.

"Crack—!"

The exquisite white jade folding fan instantly shattered into powder.

Before Baihua Haoyu could react, Emperor Cao Xukun flicked his finger, and a bolt of spiritual energy shot into his dantian.

"Pfft—!"

Baihua Haoyu spat out a large mouthful of blood and flew backward, falling heavily onto the flower carriage. The Grade 9 Floral Dao Sacred Body in his body shattered instantly, and his early-stage Golden Immortal cultivation vanished into thin air. His originally handsome face became haggard instantly, and even the petals dancing around him disappeared without a trace.

"Ah—! My sacred body! My cultivation!" Baihua Haoyu let out a shrill scream, holding his head and rolling on the flower carriage. "I am the number one genius of the Floral Dao! I cannot become a cripple!"

The geniuses who followed him were scared out of their wits and turned to run.

"Run! The prince has been crippled!"

"This Emperor Cao Xukun is too terrifying! He's not human at all!"

Emperor Cao Xukun's eyes turned cold, and he said indifferently, "Don't let a single one get away."

"As you command!"

Five thousand Xuan Armor cavalry immediately rushed out. In less than a moment, they had captured all the fleeing geniuses and brought them back, kneeling in a row before Emperor Cao Xukun.

Emperor Cao Xukun looked down at the paralyzed Baihua Haoyu, his tone calm but carrying unquestionable majesty. "Go back and tell the Emperor of the Baihua Dynasty that I, Emperor Cao Xukun, have arrived."

"Within three days, open the city gates and surrender, and I may spare the lives of your entire clan. If you dare to stubbornly resist, the today of the Qingyun Dynasty will be the tomorrow of your Baihua Dynasty."

After speaking, he didn't look at these clowns again. He turned and waved his hand at the army. "Continue marching, target: Baihua City."

"As you command!"

Fifty thousand Xuan Armor Army soldiers roared in unison, stepping with firm paces, marching grandly toward the depths of the Eastern Region.

Leaving behind a mess and a group of shivering captives, as well as that Son of Destiny of the Floral Dao who had fallen from the clouds into the mud.

The news spread like it had grown wings, quickly sweeping through the entire Eastern Region.

The Great Xuan's Emperor Xuan, Emperor Cao Xukun, stepped into the Eastern Region and crippled the First Prince of the Baihua Dynasty, Baihua Haoyu, with one move!

The entire Eastern Region was shaken, and countless factions were filled with panic.

And in the palace of the Baihua Dynasty, after the old Emperor of Baihua learned the news, he was so angry that he smashed his beloved jade cup on the spot, his face turning livid.

A storm that would sweep through the entire Eastern Region was about to begin.