45: You think you're calculating? You're just a chess piece in my eyes!

"Immortal Lord Jiang Qing, since you've accepted the Medicinal Pill, you must be extremely cautious and not let Wang Qing see any flaws!"

"When you successfully stab him in the back, remember to send me a message!"

"I'll go stir up trouble in the Primordial Beginning Immortal Domain first, planning to deal with Wang Qing's father!"

With that, Zhao Ri Tian turned around, a slight smile playing on his lips, tore through space, stepped into it, and vanished in a blink.

Immortal Lord Jiang Qing watched Zhao Ri Tian leave, his inner worries gradually subsiding. He remained seated on the Dragon Throne, waiting for his descendant, Jiang Tianyi, to arrive.

After an unknown period of time... Jiang Tianyi walked into the Immortal Lord Hall.

Seeing his good-for-nothing eldest son arrive, Immortal Lord Jiang Qing immediately questioned him angrily, "You beast, did you secretly offend Wang Qing?"

"Imperial Father, didn't you say that as long as I defeated Wang Qing, I could inherit the position of Eastern Han Imperial Son?" Jiang Tianyi asked cautiously, shrinking his neck.

"Hmph, I did say that condition, but that meant challenging him openly and honorably! Not using despicable methods!"

"Even if you used despicable methods, you not only failed to defeat Wang Qing, but you also earned his resentment!"

"You beast, you're truly going to infuriate me to death!" Immortal Lord Jiang Qing slammed the Dragon Throne, scolding Jiang Tianyi mercilessly.

"Father... Imperial Father, your son knows his mistake!" Jiang Tianyi still kept his head down, not daring to look directly at Immortal Lord Jiang Qing's fury.

After his angry scolding, Immortal Lord Jiang Qing's mood improved somewhat. He casually tossed the Nine Revolutions Fire-Avoiding Pill to Jiang Tianyi, that beast.

Jiang Tianyi caught it instinctively, and upon seeing the incredibly mysterious Medicinal Pill in his hand, he was scared out of his wits.

He stammered, "Imperial Father, what do you mean by this? Are you going to bestow death upon your son?"

"Hmph, if I wanted you dead, would I need to go through so much trouble?" Immortal Lord Jiang Qing snorted coldly.

He then continued, "Eat the Medicinal Pill and follow me to the Imperial City gates to receive the karmic fire torture!"

"Imperial Father, since you're not killing your son, why do you want him to endure such torture?"

Jiang Tianyi's expression was terrified. He stumbled back several steps, his face tear-streaked, looking as pathetic as could be.

This was no longer the Eastern Cold Grand Imperial Prince that outsiders saw as fearless.

He was all too familiar with karmic fire torture; it truly burned an Immortal's Soul and Physical Body, making one unable to live or die.

He truly hadn't expected his Imperial Father to be so heartless, so vicious.

"You beast, you offended Wang Qing, and I went to him to ask him to maintain order in the Eastern Cold Immortal Domain."

"Originally, Wang Qing could have easily agreed, but it's all because you harbored ill intentions towards his woman!"

"Wang Qing then told me to personally serve you with karmic fire, otherwise he wouldn't intervene to maintain Eastern Cold's order!"

"You unfilial wretch, hurry up and eat the Medicinal Pill, and come with me!"

Immortal Lord Jiang Qing was furious, scolding him severely once more.

Jiang Tianyi recovered, looking at the Medicinal Pill in his hand.

He then realized his Imperial Father's painstaking efforts; this must be a life-saving Medicinal Pill, used to protect his Soul and Physical Body from being burned to death by the karmic fire.

"Thank you, Father... Imperial Father, your son knows his mistake!" Jiang Tianyi thanked him with his head bowed.

"Enough, quickly eat the Medicinal Pill and come with me!" Immortal Lord Jiang Qing rubbed his temples and left the Dragon Throne.

He walked down the high platform, leaving the Immortal Lord Hall with a deep weariness.

Jiang Tianyi quickly ate the Medicinal Pill and immediately felt himself enter an incredibly profound state, as if he could withstand even more powerful Chaos divine fire than karmic fire.

He quickly followed, head bowed, accompanying his Imperial Father out of the Imperial Palace.

At the same time... above the Imperial Capital city tower.

Wang Qing was already getting a bit impatient.

If Immortal Lord Jiang Qing didn't bring Jiang Tianyi to be punished soon, he would start to suspect if he had made a mistake somewhere.

"Master, a high-ranking member of the Transcendents Alliance, Zhao Ri Tian, has appeared in the Eastern Han Imperial Palace and has already conspired with Immortal Lord Jiang Qing to act against you and your father." Shen Shiyao's reminder echoed in his Sea of Consciousness.

Wang Qing narrowed his eyes.

He was not unfamiliar with Zhao Ri Tian; in fact, he had even fought him.

He was a born Immortal Emperor, taking on an adult appearance after the age of three. Before he cut down his Cultivation, he had already struck at the Transcendents Alliance in the Hongmeng Sea.

And Zhao Ri Tian was the executive Elder of the Transcendents Alliance, a being on the path of transcendence.

When Wang Qing was in the Hongmeng Sea, in order to contend for the Origin of the Great Dao of Time in the River of Time, he wielded the Heavenly Demon Subduing Halberd and chopped off one of Zhao Ri Tian's arms.

That fellow was severely wounded by the Heavenly Demon Subduing Halberd and fled from the River of Time back to the Hongmeng Sea, hiding in the Transcendents Alliance.

Wang Qing even blockaded the entrance of the Transcendents Alliance for three months, only giving up when Zhao Ri Tian finally came out to seek death.

Now that Zhao Ri Tian had come to the Immortal Realm, he must have recovered from his injuries and brought members of the Transcendents Alliance to seek revenge.

"Zhao Ri Tian! I wonder if your backing force is like the Heavenly Fortune God Clan, intending to use the Immortal Realm as a breeding ground to Cultivate Sons of Luck?"

Wang Qing's gaze was profound, somewhat anticipating the Transcendents Alliance also getting involved in the turbulent waters of the Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Realm, as a transit station connecting countless lower planes to higher planes, was the easiest place to harvest Luck.

Everyone wanted to unify the Immortal Realm. The Transcendents Alliance and the Heavenly Fortune God Clan, who Cultivate by relying on Luck, were determined to obtain the Immortal Realm.

This wave! This wave was also about Wang Qing wanting to unify the Immortal Realm and harvest Luck, it just depended on who would have the last laugh.

"You beast, quickly apologize to Imperial Son Wang!"

Immortal Lord Jiang Qing brought Jiang Tianyi, tearing through space from the Eastern Han Imperial Palace to avoid being ridiculed by the other Immortals in the Imperial Capital.

He also sealed off the view on the city tower, kicking Jiang Tianyi in the back of the knee.

Jiang Tianyi fell flat on his face, head bowed, utterly terrified, "Imperial Son Wang, please forgive me! I... I shouldn't have harbored designs on the Jade Pool Empress!"

"Heh heh, Grand Imperial Prince Jiang? So you can admit your mistakes too?" Wang Qing sneered, stepping on Jiang Tianyi's head.

Jiang Tianyi's head made intimate contact with the bluestone ground. Deep in his eyes was raging anger, but it was well hidden.

"Imperial Son Wang, there's no need for such abuse! Why don't you let me burn this beast with karmic fire?" Immortal Lord Jiang Qing asked, suppressing his anger.

"No rush, no rush, this Young Master hasn't had enough fun yet. Let's stomp on him a few more times first!" Wang Qing pressed down with his foot, kicking Jiang Tianyi's head back and forth.

Immortal Lord Jiang Qing's eyes were filled with fury. He wished he could instantly kill Wang Qing, that bastard, with a single palm strike.

Damn it! How dare you bully someone like this!

However, he still forcibly suppressed his inner rage and again said with a forced smile, "Imperial Son Wang, why don't we burn this beast with karmic fire?"

"Hahahaha, Immortal Lord Jiang Qing, since you're so eager for Jiang Tianyi to die, this Young Master will grant your wish!"

With that, Wang Qing snapped his fingers, and with a "whoosh," a terrifying flame erupted from his fingertip.

"Immortal Lord Jiang Qing, your son is about to die. Don't you want to say something to him?" Wang Qing turned his head to ask.

"This... this beast dared to offend the Jade Pool Empress, he deserves his fate, he deserves his fate!" Immortal Lord Jiang Qing chuckled awkwardly.

He looked at the karmic fire shooting from Wang Qing's finger, not believing that the karmic fire Wang Qing unleashed could be more powerful than the karmic fire inherent to the Eastern Cold Great Dao.

On the way here, he had already personally unleashed the Eastern Cold karmic fire to burn Jiang Tianyi, that beast. Having eaten the Nine Revolutions Fire-Avoiding Pill, he was completely unharmed.

He firmly believed in the Medicinal Pill bestowed by Zhao Ri Tian. The karmic fire in Wang Qing's hand would not be able to burn Jiang Tianyi to death.

However, the next moment, he regretted it.

Wang Qing's face was filled with an evil smile. With a "whoosh," the Primordial Beginning karmic fire, inherent to the Primordial Creation Body, suddenly landed on Jiang Tianyi.

"Ah!"

In an instant, Jiang Tianyi screamed repeatedly, without even a chance to beg for mercy, and instantly turned into ashes.

Immortal Lord Jiang Qing was dumbfounded on the spot, his eyes wide with shock...