Above the firmament.
Nine Dragons pulled the imperial carriage, its Aura shattering the heavens.
Wherever it passed, all living beings in every Realm prostrated themselves in worship, not daring to look up at its might.
Inside the imperial carriage, Jiang Ye lay lazily on a jade couch, one hand supporting his chin, the other holding a Spirit Fruit, his posture relaxed and languid.
Hong Yan stood behind him, her delicate hands gently massaging his shoulders and neck.
Beside them, Qing Xuan skillfully brewed Immortal Tea, its fragrance wafting through the air.
“Young Master.”
“In recent days, after the Jiang Clan’s internal members personally delivered the invitations, many great clans have already expressed their intention to attend the Divine Son’s coming-of-age ceremony.”
“The Profound Heaven Ancient Sect, the Myriad Domain Merchant Alliance, the Ancient Su Family, and the Golden Crow Divine Mountain, among others, have all sent letters, offering gifts and even sending talented women from their clans, all expressing their wish to form a marriage alliance with This Divine Son.”
A playful glint flashed in Jiang Ye’s eyes: “They all want to climb the Jiang Clan so badly?”
“They fear not the Jiang Clan, but Empress Hongye,” Hong Yan chuckled softly from the side.
Qing Xuan then reported: “Young Master, according to your request, special invitations have been sent to powers such as the Western Buddhist Kingdom, the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, and the Wen Family of the Ancient Xuanwu Kingdom.”
“Except for the Ancient Immortal Domain, which used back channels to apologize, all other forces have refused to acknowledge the Tian Yin matter.”
“Tian Yin is most likely from the Ancient Immortal Domain.”
Jiang Ye took a jade slip, and as a paper unrolled, it recorded various rare treasures sent by the Ancient Immortal Domain.
Eight bottles of Azure Radiance Divine Liquid, two million catties of Grand Spirit Divine Crystals, twenty thousand pieces of Heavenly Heart Jade Marrow, Profound Spirit Glazed Gold… After a brief thought.
Jiang Ye’s lips curved slightly: “This is an admission of guilt without being asked, planning to pay for peace?”
Qing Xuan covered her mouth and chuckled: “It should be. Such a compensation package would be a significant blow to ordinary Dao lineages, after all, it’s a Quasi-Emperor.”
And they still want to protect Tian Yin?
Jiang Ye’s heart sank.
Tian Yin’s background and identity are untraceable, as if he appeared out of thin air, and the Ancient Immortal Domain has always hidden his existence.
Now, they are even willing to spend a large amount of immortal materials to protect Tian Yin.
There might be something fishy going on.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, he could make a trip to the Ancient Immortal Domain to see if any Protagonist of Destiny had been born.
As he thought this, a System broadcast suddenly sounded.
“Ding! The Protagonist of Destiny, Shen Lian, has obtained the Emperor Weapon, Blood Fiend Cauldron, absorbed a large amount of fiendish blood to temper his body, and his Realm has advanced to the King Sealing Realm! Luck value increased by 5000 points!”
“Oh, the leeks are growing well.”
Jiang Ye’s heart was instantly filled with joy.
Emperor Weapon Blood Fiend Cauldron?
“Even within the Jiang Clan, Emperor Weapons are not common goods; it must be seized!”
He slowly closed his eyes, accessing the System’s positioning.
A stream of light shot out rapidly in the Void Realm, manifesting a phantom Spirit Boat.
“This Shen Lian… is he preparing to go to the Blood Sea Dao Domain?”
“Then I’ll intercept him halfway!”
Jiang Ye’s lips curved, and he then ordered: “Jiang Yi.”
The Void Realm trembled, and Jiang Yi appeared.
“Take me somewhere.” Jiang Ye rose from the jade couch.
The sky above the imperial carriage split open, and Jiang Yi raised his hand, tearing open the boundary wall, and disappeared with Jiang Ye into the imperial carriage… The vast Star River, within the endless firmament.
A Spirit Boat sailed quietly, radiating spiritual light, trailing streaks of starlight.
The boat’s body was like a whale, surrounded by protective array buoys, carved with intricate immortal patterns, with visible array formations appearing and disappearing.
At the corner of the stern.
Shen Lian, clad in a grey robe, stood before the Spirit Boat’s control panel, one hand manipulating the driving Spirit Array.
There were still some sticky bloodstains in his fingernail cracks.
“I’m still smart; I don’t need to spend Spirit Stones to ride the boat.”
He chuckled inwardly, his brows relaxed, but his eyes held a chilling intent.
Before boarding the boat, he had quietly killed the real boatman Disciple.
And used a secret technique to change his appearance, blending into the boat.
Now, he only needed to do some low-level chores to stay firmly on the boat and travel with it.
“Indeed, killing people and seizing treasures is faster!”
“Becoming a Devil! I, Shen Lian, should have become a Devil long ago, otherwise, how could I have fallen to such a state?”
Shen Lian had robbed and killed many Cultivators during this period.
Since he completely entered the Demonic Path, he had completely let himself go.
Only by plundering resources could he rapidly improve!
On the other side.
There were many people on the Spirit Boat; the Disciples of great clans leaned against the independent cabins, some meditating, others chatting and joking, occasionally glancing at where Shen Lian stood, with undisguised contempt and disgust.
“Look at those lowly boatmen, what a pathetic sight.”
“I bet they can’t even take out a single Spirit Stone, hahaha!”
Many cold voices drifted over, filled with arrogance.
Shen Lian slightly raised his eyes at the sound, his gaze falling on the man who spoke.
He was a Disciple from a certain Spirit Beast family, dressed in luxurious clothes, with Spiritual Artifacts around his waist, chatting and laughing with a woman.
Shen Lian lowered his head, but his lips subtly tightened, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.
This scene.
For some reason, it suddenly reminded him of Jiang Ye.
That Divine Son, high above, admired and watched by everyone.
The one who trampled his everything into the dust.
“Jiang Ye…”
The flames of anger quietly surged in Shen Lian’s heart, his blood Qi agitated in his chest, and faint Demonic Patterns appeared on the back of his hand, but he forcibly suppressed them.
“Once I gather the Legacy of the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor, I will personally cut you down.”
He gritted his teeth and whispered, the Demonic Qi slowly wriggling within him.
“Shen Lian, no need to be angry. Once the Legacy of the Blood Sea Dao Domain is in hand, we can set up the Blood Kill Formation to slay that Jiang Ye!”
The remnant soul of the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor also let out a soft snort at this moment, as if responding to his murderous intent.
A while ago.
Shen Lian used the Demon Emperor’s telepathy method to gather various rumors.
But the deeper he delved, the more he was shocked and terrified by the Jiang Clan’s profound heritage.
Shen Lian once asked the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor.
“That Jiang Ye’s mother, Empress Hongye… what Realm do you say she is in?”
And the remnant soul of the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor responded somewhat helplessly: “The Peak of the Emperor Realm! A Supreme Great Emperor! Even in my Peak state, I would find it difficult to contend with her.”
At that moment.
Shen Lian felt destiny pressing down on him like a great mountain, almost suffocating him.
But what shocked him even more was the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor’s last sentence.
“On the Demonic Path, throughout one’s life, the Indestructible Emperor Realm is the limit.”
Shen Lian stood still, his mind almost collapsing, muttering: “This is impossible! How can I stop here?”
Thinking of this.
A moment later, he forcibly suppressed that despair, and with a sinister smile, he muttered to himself:
“I can’t annihilate the Jiang Clan, nor can I kill Empress Hongye…”
“Then I will slay you, Jiang Ye, halfway, break your potential as a Heavenly Emperor, devour your Eternal Immortal Body, and make you, this Divine Son of the Jiang Clan, fall by my hand!”
“A dead Genius is no longer a Genius.”
He took a deep breath, about to sort out the Spirit Boat’s array again.
Suddenly.
The entire Spirit Boat trembled violently!
In the starry sky.
A Quasi-Emperor Aura descended overwhelmingly, like a Heavenly River, pressing down on everyone on the boat, causing their minds to shake violently, their faces to turn pale, and they all prostrated themselves on the ground.
It was a burly man, stepping on the Void Realm, walking from the Star Domain.
“Jiang Clan Heavenly Guard?”
Someone recognized his origin and exclaimed.
Instantly, the entire boat fell into chaos.
“The Divine Son of the Jiang Clan has boarded the boat, why are you not paying your respects?”
Jiang Yi shouted loudly, his voice shaking the Spirit Boat, his Emperor’s might awe-inspiring, making everyone dare not move a muscle.
Jiang Ye slowly emerged, his expression amiable.
“Dispense with the formalities.”
He waved his hand, not looking at anyone, his gaze falling directly on the stern of the boat, and he spoke in a deep voice: “This Divine Son is here because I received news that Shen Lian, the inheritor of the Bloodthirsty Demon Emperor, is on this ship, and I have come specifically to slay this person!”