Chapter 686: Chapter 454: The Fairy of a Hundred Flowers is Banished to the Mortal World!
Xu Yang asked many questions that weighed on his mind.
However, Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s answers were vague and elusive, using the excuse “the time is not yet right” to cover everything up.
Moreover, his attitude towards Xu Yang was also worth pondering.
Logically speaking, given Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s status, running such an enormous “Holy City” and having a bunch of “immortals” at his disposal, it would seem unlikely for him to place so much importance on a “Heavenly Master” like Xu Yang.
Yet in reality, Emperor Qin Shi Huang not only treated Xu Yang as an equal, but also ate and drank together, and enjoyed the performances of female ghost singers and dancers with him.
When Xu Yang was leaving, the emperor even ordered gifts to be sent.
“I’ve been dead for too long, and the construction of this Holy City exhausted all of Grand Qin’s resources, leaving nothing of value behind,” said the emperor, clapping his hands.
Heroic spirits of Qin soldiers brought forth two large boxes.
He pointed at the boxes and said, “This box contains jewelry, and the other has weapons and armor. It’s just a small token of my appreciation, and I hope that Heavenly Master Xu will accept it.”
Xu Yang politely declined.
However, when the emperor insisted, Xu Yang finally accepted the gifts.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang walked out of the hall and personally escorted Xu Yang to the palace gate, presenting him with a dark iron token. He said, “I am granting this token to Heavenly Master Xu. If he ever needs it, he can use it to summon one hundred thousand underworld soldiers from my mausoleum.”
Xu Yang paled and desperately declined, saying, “Your Majesty, we must not do such a thing!”
“What’s wrong with it?”
Even the emperor’s dialect slipped out when he grew anxious. He said, “The matters of Master Xu are my matters… Moreover, I have another favor to ask.”
Forcing the dark iron token into Xu Yang’s hand, the emperor continued, “Heavenly Master Xu is a highly regarded and respected celestial in Da Xia. I would like a piece of land to settle my people.”
“Uhm…”
Xu Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, “Which place does Your Majesty have in mind?”
“Qinling Mountains.”
The emperor replied, “The Qinling Mountains are the dragon vein of Da Xia, and the safety of its national fortune hinges on them. If foreign enemies invade, they will inevitably attack the Qinling Mountains. I will control the Holy City and guard the dragon vein of Da Xia!”
If it were a city, Xu Yang would have hesitated to agree.
However, the Qinling Mountains were just a range of tall mountains.
Particularly after the resurgence of the spiritual aura, many powerful “monsters” have been born deep in the Qinling Mountains. Now, the mountains were filled with dangers, and many warriors who entered to hunt monsters dared not venture too deep.
However, Xu Yang did not agree immediately, instead saying, “I am not officially part of the government, so I need to discuss this with them. I will give my response to Your Majesty by tomorrow at the latest.”
Emperor Qin Shi Huang expressed his gratitude and continued, “There’s a second matter I need the help of Heavenly Master Xu for.”
“Please, Your Majesty, go ahead.”
“As Heavenly Master Xu has seen, there are countless ghosts and immortals within my Holy City. Some of them have reached the peak of their cultivation. The formation in my city shields them from the heavenly secrets, so they haven’t attracted a heavenly tribulation.”
Ghost Immortals are Yin spirits, and if they want to ascend to immortality in the human world, they must go through a heavenly tribulation.
Of course, some of these immortals achieved their power through genuine cultivation, with only a few worthy and strong enough to pass the heavenly tribulation on their own.
However, they were the exception and not the rule.
Emperor Qin Shi Huang continued, “I know that Heavenly Master Xu has an extraordinary background and can enter the netherworld, so I’d like to ask for your help in taking these ghosts and immortals to the Underworld Palace.”
Xu Yang laughed, saying, “It’s a simple matter. I was actually planning to visit the Underworld Palace.”
The emperor asked, “How about in three days?”
“Agreed.”
Xu Yang nodded, saying, “In three days, I will take them to the Underworld Palace.”
Upon leaving Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum,
Duan Tianhe was anxiously waiting outside.
At this moment, the sky was starting to brighten.
Xu Yang realized that he had actually spent an entire night inside the emperor’s mausoleum.
Without concealing anything,
Xu Yang recounted everything he had seen and heard inside the mausoleum. Duan Tianhe was utterly shocked upon listening to his account, murmuring, “If what Heavenly Master Xu says is true, doesn’t that mean Emperor Qin Shi Huang could easily conquer Da Xia?”
“If he wanted to, it wouldn’t just be Da Xia; he could effortlessly conquer the entire world.”
Xu Yang laughed, “But I don’t think he has such intentions.”
Duan Tianhe raised his eyebrows, asking, “What makes you say that?”
“If he truly had that intention, he wouldn’t have asked for a piece of land.”
Xu Yang took out his cellphone and called Wang Hou.
Wang Hou seemed to already know something. He chuckled, “Now that Emperor Qin Shi Huang is awake, our Da Xia is safe. Later, I will personally visit his mausoleum and meet this Eternal Emperor.”
Since Wang Hou was handling the matter, Xu Yang did not intervene any further.
He returned to Wu City, ate breakfast, and then accompanied his wives to Yue Niang’s “ghost house”.
Yue Niang’s “ghost house” was still in operation.
Not only that, she had also acquired the entire “Niujia Street” amusement park and greatly expanded her business.
Having refined the land spirit decree, she was now the land deity of “Niujia Street.” Now that she had become an immortal, her power had greatly increased, and she used it to feed her territory, causing the whole “Niujia Street” to become filled with spiritual aura.
In Da Xia, there was the saying “where heroes come, the land prospers.”
This was not an idle boast.
Some places were simply more likely to produce talented individuals, great generals, and historical figures!
Now, the “Niujia Street” had that effect.
As long as Yue Niang remained the “land deity” here, the chances of producing “heroes” in this place would be significantly greater.
Anyway, it was the amusement park owned by his own wife.
And since there weren’t many visitors this early in the morning, Xu Yang enjoyed all the attractions in the park.