366: The Suspicious Heavenly Emperor

The Black-Armored Big Man finished speaking.

The Silver-Armored Cultivator also cooperated perfectly, hugging the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man's shoe and crying out in supplication, "Lord City Lord, please forgive me! This humble one was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please, Lord City Lord, spare me this one time!"

The Silver-Armored Cultivator cried and begged for mercy, looking incredibly miserable.

"This..."

Watching the Silver-Armored Cultivator hug his leg and beg for mercy, the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man paused, lost in thought.

Having been the City Lord of Xuantian Reception City for tens of thousands of years, how could he not know that the Black-Armored Big Man and the Silver-Armored Cultivator were putting on an act?

Although he did want to report this matter to the Heavenly Emperor.

But thinking that these people were all Heavenly Court guards, if he reported it and couldn't completely eradicate them, he would be doomed.

After all, he was just the City Lord of a small city and couldn't afford to offend the Heavenly Court guards.

Therefore, today he could only appease them to avoid further trouble.

Since he had decided to appease them.

The Red-Robed Middle-aged Man didn't act too forcefully. Instead, he smiled and pulled the Silver-Armored Cultivator up, saying, "Your Excellency, there's no need for this. Since you didn't know before, it was just a misunderstanding. Please take me to meet the Heavenly Emperor quickly, won't you?"

From the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man's words, it seemed he wasn't going to pursue the matter.

Before the Silver-Armored Cultivator could speak, the Black-Armored Big Man beside him immediately laughed and patted the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man's shoulder, saying, "Haha, my brother is truly magnanimous! I'll take you to the Heavenly Emperor Hall to meet Lord Heavenly Emperor right now."

"Many thanks then," the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man said, cupping his fists respectfully.

"Hey, no need for thanks, just follow me, brother."

The Black-Armored Big Man replied straightforwardly and led the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man away from the teleportation array area, heading towards a luxurious palace in the center of the Sky City.

After passing through layers of guards, the two soon arrived at the entrance of the luxurious palace.

Seeing the Black-Armored Big Man bringing the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, a Heavenly Emperor's personal guard standing sentry at the door asked the Black-Armored Big Man, "Commander Ding, why are you bringing this person to the Heavenly Emperor Hall? Is there something important?"

Facing the Heavenly Emperor's personal guard's inquiry, the Black-Armored Big Man quickly replied with a beaming smile, "Brother, this is the City Lord of Xuantian Reception City. He says he has something about the Ascension Platform to report to the Heavenly Emperor."

"Oh? The City Lord of Xuantian Reception City?"

The Heavenly Emperor's personal guard heard this, glanced at the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, and said indifferently, "You two wait here. I'll go report to the Heavenly Emperor."

After speaking, the Heavenly Emperor's personal guard turned and entered the Heavenly Emperor Hall.

As the Heavenly Emperor's personal guard, he always kept the Heavenly Emperor's oral decree in mind, so he dared not delay anything concerning Xuantian Reception City.

Inside the Heavenly Emperor Hall, Immortal Qi swirled.

The Heavenly Emperor's personal guard, with his head respectfully bowed, came to the center of the main hall and bowed to an empty throne at the far end of the hall, saying, "Reporting to Lord Heavenly Emperor, the City Lord of Xuantian Reception City is waiting outside, saying he has something about the Ascension Platform to report. Does Lord Heavenly Emperor wish to grant him an audience?"

"Oh? Is there finally news?"

A faint voice echoed in the hall.

Then a young man, wearing a golden crown and a Ten Thousand Spirits Golden Robe, slowly appeared on the throne, looking at the Heavenly Emperor's personal guard and calmly saying, "Summon him!"

"Yes, Lord Heavenly Emperor!"

The Heavenly Emperor's Direct Disciple bowed in agreement, quickly exited the Heavenly Emperor Hall, and came before the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, saying, "Lord Heavenly Emperor has decreed! Summon the City Lord of Xuantian Reception to an audience!"

"Yes!"

The Red-Robed Middle-aged Man cupped his fists in acceptance, his body trembling slightly as he stepped over the threshold of the Heavenly Emperor Hall.

Then, not daring to breathe loudly, he walked to the center of the main hall and knelt before the Golden-Robed Youth on the throne at the far end of the hall, shouting, "This humble one, the City Lord of Xuantian Reception City, greets Lord Heavenly Emperor!"

The Golden-Robed Youth faintly glanced at the kneeling Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, his expression calm as he asked, "Speak. What is the situation with the Xuantian Ascension Platform?"

Facing the Golden-Robed Youth's question, the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man knelt on the ground and quickly replied, "Reporting to Lord Heavenly Emperor, the Xuantian Ascension Platform's connection with the Lower Realm has been restored. I believe it won't be long before someone Ascends."

"Oh? The connection has really been restored?" Hearing the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man's words, the Golden-Robed Youth was slightly startled at first, then revealed a perplexed expression.

As soon as the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man arrived, he guessed that the matter to be reported was the restoration of the Ascension Platform's connection.

However, a hundred thousand years ago, when the Demon Race invaded the Lower Realm, he spent tens of thousands of years of power refining three World-Breaking Talismans and sent three True Immortals to the Lower Realm to help resist the Demon Race and protect his Dao lineage in the Lower Realm.

And the last message those three True Immortals sent back was that the Demon Race was destroyed, and the immortal path was ruined, meaning the immortal path in the Lower Realm had been destroyed.

Now, for the immortal path in the Lower Realm to have recovered on its own, it truly left him bewildered.

One must know that even if he personally went down to repair the immortal path of the Lower Realm, he didn't know how many methods it would take to repair it.

Unable to figure out the reason.

The Golden-Robed Youth shook his head helplessly, preparing to set this matter aside for now and think about it slowly after dismissing the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man.

"You may rise," the Golden-Robed Youth said to the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Thank you, Lord Heavenly Emperor!" The Red-Robed Middle-aged Man thanked him, then stood up, lowering his head and not daring to look at the Golden-Robed Youth.

Seeing that the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man had risen.

The Golden-Robed Youth didn't waste words, waving his hand and tossing out several small jade bottles towards the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man, saying, "Your report was timely. These Medicinal Pills for Cultivation are your reward."

Looking at the small jade bottles in front of him, the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man was ecstatic, immediately kneeling again and kowtowing in thanks, "Thank you, Lord Heavenly Emperor, for the generous reward!"

The Red-Robed Middle-aged Man trembled with excitement as he kowtowed.

Although he didn't know what Medicinal Pills were in these jade bottles, since they were bestowed by the Heavenly Emperor, they were definitely not ordinary items. He was truly about to reach the Peak of his life!

"You may leave. If anyone Ascends from the Xuantian Ascension Platform, immediately send them to the Heavenly Court. This Emperor will reward you heavily," the Golden-Robed Youth waved his hand.

"Yes, Lord Heavenly Emperor, this humble one will strictly obey your decree!" The Red-Robed Middle-aged Man kowtowed several times, excitedly put away the jade bottles, stood up, and left the Heavenly Emperor Hall.

"Hmph, Demon Race, you went through such great lengths to destroy the immortal path of my Mortal Realm Human Race. Now, the immortal path of my Mortal Realm Human Race has recovered on its own. You've all worked in vain."

After the Red-Robed Middle-aged Man left, the Golden-Robed Youth sat on the throne, coldly muttering to himself.

The Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm were sworn enemies, having fought for countless tens of thousands of years, with an unknown number of people and demons dying.

A hundred thousand years ago, the Demon Race invaded the Mortal Realm and destroyed its immortal path at a great cost, so much so that they haven't had the ability to launch another Immortal-Demon War against the Immortal Realm for a hundred thousand years.

Now, with the immortal path in the Mortal Realm recovering, it meant that all the effort the Demon Race expended a hundred thousand years ago was wasted.

"Heh heh, if the Demon Race knew about this, they'd probably be furious, wouldn't they?" The Golden-Robed Youth chuckled softly, then vanished from the throne in the Heavenly Emperor Hall.

With the disappearance of the Golden-Robed Youth.

In a dark palace in the Demon Realm.

A gray-white youth, resembling a Human Race member, after listening to a Demon Race member covered in fleshy lumps report, roared, "Impossible! The immortal path of the Mortal Realm Human Race was completely destroyed a hundred thousand years ago! How could a new immortal path condense now?"

The gray-white youth was furious, and terrifying black Demonic Qi surged from his body, making the entire black hall creak and groan, threatening to collapse at any moment.

The reason for his extreme anger was that even an Immortal Emperor personally descending to the Mortal Realm might not be able to repair the immortal path of the Mortal Realm Human Race.

And an Immortal Emperor, constrained by the rules of the Immortal Dao, could not descend to the Lower Realm at all, so once the immortal path of the Mortal Realm was destroyed, it could be said that it would never recover.

Now, for a new immortal path to have condensed in the Mortal Realm Human Race, he truly couldn't understand it and was unwilling to believe it.

One must know that a hundred thousand years ago, in order to destroy the immortal path of the Mortal Realm Human Race, their Demon Race had expended too much power, and it was only now that they had almost recovered.

Now that the immortal path had reappeared in the Human Race Mortal Realm, it meant that all their efforts from a hundred thousand years ago were in vain.

"Lord Demon Lord, please calm your anger. This was sensed by Lord Void Demon Dragon and is absolutely accurate," the Demon Race member covered in fleshy lumps quickly explained when he saw the gray-white youth's rage.

"Hmph! So you mean this Demon Lord is wrong?" Hearing the fleshy-lumped Demon Race member's words, the gray-white youth's expression stiffened, and he stared coldly at the Demon Race member.

He was just unable to understand why an immortal path would appear in the Human Race Mortal Realm, which was why he lost his composure.

Now, this Demon Race member dared to speak out of turn, so he could only be sent to meet Lord Demon God.

"No... no, Lord Demon Lord is not wrong. It was this Subordinate who spoke incorrectly. Please, Lord Demon Lord, forgive me!" Stared at coldly by the gray-white youth, the fleshy-lumped Demon Race member's forehead streamed with cold sweat as he frantically explained.

"Since you were wrong, then this Demon Lord cannot forgive you!"

A murderous intent flashed in the gray-white youth's eyes, and he casually waved a burst of power, striking towards the fleshy-lumped Demon Race member.

"No!!"

Watching the gray-white youth's power approach, the fleshy-lumped Demon Race member only had time to let out an unwilling roar before being shattered on the spot.

He never dreamed that simply admitting his mistake would lead the gray-white youth to kill him. It was truly tragic.

"Someone! Bring the Nine Great Demon Emperors here! This Demon Lord has important matters to discuss!" After killing the fleshy-lumped Demon Race member, the gray-white youth commanded the two Demon Race members standing guard outside the black hall.

"Yes, Lord Demon Lord!" One of the standing Demon Race members agreed, then immediately left his post to contact the Nine Great Demon Emperors mentioned by the gray-white youth.

Not long after this standing Demon Race member left, nine Demon Race members of various shapes all appeared in the great hall.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the gray-white youth didn't waste words and immediately said, "Fellow Demon Emperors, an immortal path has reappeared in the Human Race Mortal Realm. To complete the task entrusted by Lord Demon God, this Demon Lord has decided to reopen the spatial passage to the Human Race Mortal Realm, slaughter all the Human Race in the Mortal Realm, and eliminate future troubles forever!"

The last time their Demon Race didn't slaughter all the Human Race in the Mortal Realm.

It was because the immortal paths of the Mortal Realm Human Race were all destroyed, and the Human Race remaining in the Mortal Realm could not possibly Ascend, so they didn't continue to increase their forces to encircle the Small Worlds protected by True Immortals.

Now that the immortal path of the Mortal Realm Human Race had revived, he could not make the same mistake twice and must completely resolve the future troubles.

"What! An immortal path has reappeared in the Human Race Mortal Realm? How is this possible?"

"Indeed, how is this possible? That immortal path is condensed by supreme rules. Those Mortals simply cannot repair it!"

Hearing that the immortal path of the Human Race Mortal Realm had recovered, eight of the nine Devil Emperors were all shocked, somewhat disbelieving it was true.

Looking at the disbelieving expressions of these Demon Race members.

The gray-white youth turned his gaze to the only Demon Race member who wasn't shocked, saying, "Demon Dragon, you tell them."

This Demon Race member's true form was a kind of Demon Dragon in their Demon Realm, extremely sensitive to space. They could naturally traverse space and world barriers, and were their Demon Race's reliance in conquering various spaces.

Therefore, the Demon Dragon's words were more convincing than his, the Demon Lord's.

"Alright, Demon Lord!" The Demon Dragon nodded faintly, and to the eight disbelieving Devil Emperors, he recounted how he sensed the appearance of the immortal path in the Human Race Mortal Realm.

After listening to the Demon Dragon's narration, the disbelieving expressions on the faces of the eight Devil Emperors slowly faded.

They might not believe the Demon Lord's words, but they believed the words of the Demon Dragon, this spatial Demonic Beast, one hundred percent.

Seeing that these eight Demon Race members no longer had doubts, the gray-white youth spoke again, "Alright, since none of you have any more questions, then each of you return and select a portion of elite Demon Race members below the True Immortal Realm. In this battle, we must completely destroy the Human Race in the Mortal Realm and complete Lord Demon God's mission!"

Because the Human Race Mortal Realm world possessed supreme rules, any Demon Race member above the True Immortal Realm would be destroyed by these supreme rules, so they could only send Demon Race members below the True Immortal Realm.

"Yes, Demon Lord!" Hearing the gray-white youth invoke Lord Demon God, the nine Devil Emperors had no objections, all voiced their acceptance of the command, then left the black hall to select elite Demon Race members.

Watching the nine Devil Emperors leave, the gray-white youth didn't linger in the black hall. Instead, he flashed and appeared before a huge cosmic barrier rift.

This cosmic barrier rift was the passage from the Demon Realm to the Immortal Realm. As long as one walked out of this rift, they could reach the Immortal Realm.

And if they wanted to enter the Mortal Realm below the Immortal Realm, they had to leave the Demon Realm and find it outside the Immortal Realm.

"Demon Lord, we're here!" Not long after the gray-white youth arrived before the cosmic barrier rift, the nine Devil Emperors, each leading seventy to eighty thousand Great Emperor-level Demon Race members, flew from not far away.

"Mm, good. Then let's leave the Demon Realm." Glancing at the people brought by the nine Devil Emperors, the gray-white youth nodded, then turned and walked into the cosmic barrier rift.