A Will Eternal

by Srtyi

One will to create oceans. One will to summon the mulberry fields. One will to slaughter countless devils. One will to eradicate innumerable immortals. Only my will… is eternal. Translator: Deathblade

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Chapter 1188: More Fury!

Behind Celestial Virūpākṣa were streams of divine sense, which belonged to the other celestials in the city, all of whom had detected what was occurring with the spell formation.

Most of them intentionally hung back a bit. After all, Bai Xiaochun had just killed Celestial Deadfall and seriously injured Reverend Devourer, leaving all of them quite shaken.

Some, such as Prince Ur-Demon, were so frightened that they only dared to send out divine sense, and even then, let Celestial Virūpākṣa take the lead.

Celestial Virūpākṣa, on the other hand, was the strongest celestial in Vile-Emperor City, and had long since come to hate Bai Xiaochun. He had become suspicious of him back when they were both on the damaged fan, and had also suffered at his hands during the incident with the sovereign clone. Therefore, he did not hesitate at all to intervene when Bai Xiaochun tried to break open the spell formation.

Bai Xiaochun looked up, aware that if Celestial Virūpākṣa hindered him in opening the spell formation, then the other celestials from Vile-Emperor City would also come.

Then, not only would he be in great danger, but it would also be impossible to save Patriarch Spirit Stream and the others. And that was without even mentioning the fact that the Vile-Emperor could also show up eventually.

Not much time had passed since he made his move, and he didn't dare to gamble on how long the Vile-Emperor would remain in secluded meditation. If he emerged, then it could lead to a complete catastrophe!

"So, killing Deadfall didn't scare them. Well, if I can make Virūpākṣa stand down, then that should strike fear into their hearts!" Knowing he had no other choice, he threw his head back and roared, drawing fully upon his cultivation base to shove the Greatsword of the North down toward the spell formation!

A boom rang out as the sword stabbed into the formation, which trembled violently, but held. However, stabbing the sword into the formation not only reduced some of the danger to those inside, it also made it much more difficult for the formation to repair itself.

Looking up, Bai Xiaochun unleashed shocking fleshly body and cultivation base power as he shot toward Celestial Virūpākṣa!

"Have a death wish?!" It wasn't that Celestial Virūpākṣa hadn't seen Bai Xiaochun kill Deadfall. It was that he still believed that, even if Bai Xiaochun were stronger than he was, he could still be handled. And that was especially true now that he wasn't wielding his Greatsword of the North.

As the two closed in on each other, Bai Xiaochun unleashed the Undying Emperor's Fist at nearly the highest level it could reach.

A huge boom rang out, causing wild colors to flash in heaven and earth. Blood sprayed out of Bai Xiaochun's mouth as he staggered backward. Virūpākṣa was equally shaken, his eyes shining brightly, and his heart swelling with shock. Even he was surprised by the fist strike Bai Xiaochun had just unleashed.

Before he could attack again, Bai Xiaochun's wounds were healing up, and a ferocious smile could be seen on his face as he unleashed… yet another Undying Emperor's Fist!

Deafening rumbling sounds could be heard as blood sprayed out of Bai Xiaochun's mouth again. And yet, he didn't hold back. In the blink of an eye, Bai Xiaochun attacked and was rebuffed five times in a row. And yet, Celestial Virūpākṣa was having a hard time sustaining the force, and staggered backward, coughing up blood.

Looking livelier than ever, Bai Xiaochun lunged after him. Off in the distance, Prince Ur-Demon and the other celestials gasped at the sight of what was happening.

Bai Xiaochun seemed to be gripped by madness, and was doing things that none of them could ever have imagined him doing. To them, he seemed completely different from the past. As of now, he clearly pulsed with veins of steel!

He was obviously injured, to the point where he was coughing up mouthfuls of blood. Even with his powers of regeneration, it didn't seem like he should be able to sustain such terrible injuries.

In the face of such madness and such veins of steel, even the valiant Celestial Virūpākṣa was coughing up blood, and finally seemed to be hesitating.

Wiping the blood off of his mouth, Bai Xiaochun said, "Bring it on!"

With that, he blurred into motion, unleashing more Undying Emperor's Fists, causing all heaven and earth to tremble as shadowy emperors unleashed a torrent of destruction. He seemed to completely disregard any injuries to himself as he fought with increasingly shocking battle prowess!

With the Undying Codex bolstering him, Bai Xiaochun seemed beyond the point of coming to a compromise. He would either kill his opponent, or die trying!!

As his murderous aura raged, Virūpākṣa struggled to fight back. After coughing up seven huge mouthfuls of blood, his face fell.

"Are you really trying to get killed, Bai Xiaochun!?" he shouted. There was nothing for Virūpākṣa to do other than shout and curse. As of this moment, Bai Xiaochun's arm was in shreds, his bones visible beneath the skin. He was coughing so violently that the blood that came out was filled with chunks of internal organs.

And yet, Bai Xiaochun was in such a state of madness, and his murderous aura was so intense, that Virūpākṣa was already hesitating about whether to keep on fighting. At this point, even winning could place him in grave danger!

"It's not worth it!" He suddenly shot backward in the face of Bai Xiaochun's next attack. Although it was a big loss of face, the danger was too great. Just like Reverend Devourer, he chose to flee, and even regretted having gotten involved to begin with.

Off in the distance, Prince Ur-Demon and the other celestials saw what was happening, and gasped in shock. After exchanging stunned glances, they turned to head back into the city.

"Screw it. As long as he doesn't cause problems in the city, we should just leave him alone."

"This guy is obviously crazy…."

"The Vile-Emperor might be in secluded meditation, but if things keep going on like this, he'll definitely come out and take care of things!"

Ignoring the fleeing Celestial Virūpākṣa, Bai Xiaochun flew back down to the Greatsword of the North. Panting for breath, he grabbed it by the hilt and then yanked it out of the spell formation. Even as his wounds healed up, he drew upon both his cultivation base and fleshly body power to slash the sword downward again.

"Open up!"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

He hit the very spot where he had stabbed the sword into the formation, causing cracks to spread out in all directions. Then, the spell formation exploded!

As the dust settled, the tens of thousands of Heavenspan Realm cultivators who had been inside looked up. Despite being weakened, they knew that they now had a new lease on life. And then they saw Bai Xiaochun. Although some didn't recognize him, many were his friends. And many began to shed tears.

"Arch-Ancestor!"

"It's the Arch-Ancestor!!"

"The Arch-Ancestor came to rescue us!!" Bai Xiaochun couldn't keep a calm heart in the face of such exclamations. Almost immediately, he focused on Li Qinghou and Patriarch Spirit Stream, who looked profoundly weakened by this point. Rushing over to Li Qinghou, he reached out to help him to his feet.

"Uncle Li!"

Considering how long it had been since they had last seen each other, it should have been a joyous reunion. And although Li Qinghou was visibly excited, his face suddenly turned grim, and he gripped Bai Xiaochun's shoulders tightly.

"Xiaochun," he said, sounding very anxious, "you have to go save Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo!!"

When Bai Xiaochun heard that, a tremor passed through him, and he suddenly couldn't breathe. He had been searching for news of those two very women for many years, only to hear their names now, in this moment of critical danger.

"They were taken away by the Vile-Prince!" Li Qinghou continued, "You have to rescue them!!"

Looking just as anxious as Li Qinghou, Patriarch Spirit Stream added, "Xiaochun, they're pregnant! And considering how the two of them have been acting around each other… you have to be the father! I'm not sure why they've been pregnant for so long, but from what Junwan told me, she's definitely bearing your child. Go, save them!!"

"WHAT?!?!" Bai Xiaochun was as struck to the core as if he had been hit by lightning. Although others might not understand the situation, based on what the Giant Ghost King had told him, he knew that it was because of his bloodline and the Undying Live Forever Codex that the pregnancy terms of both women had been extended in such dramatic fashion. As of this moment, what he had felt before almost didn't count as being angry. As of this moment, he felt more fury than could be imagined!

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Chapter 1189: Furiously Charging Into Battle

"Wan'er and Zimo… have my own flesh and blood in them… my children…." Bai Xiaochun shivered as a tempest began to build up in him the likes of which he had never experienced in his entire life.

On the one hand, he felt joy, on the other anxiety. The fact that he had no idea whether the two of them were even alive caused a fire to begin to burn hot within his heart.

"Xiaochun," Patriarch Spirit Stream said, "it seems likely the Vile-Prince has his eye on your physical body. Since he failed in his attempt to get it, he came up with two plans. One was to extract our blood, the other was to seize Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and use your unborn children to harvest both their blood and vital yang energy. It's all for the purposes of extracting the secrets locked within your bloodline!!"

Bai Xiaochun's eyes were crimson as he threw his head back and let out a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering roar. Suddenly, he was filled with a reckless rage that surpassed anything from before!

These were his Daoist partners and his children!!

The fact that the Vile-Prince wanted to use them for such nefarious purposes was pushing Bai Xiaochun into an insane level of rage, the type that could stain all creation with blood!

Even the most fearful and cowardly person would be unable to accept such a situation, and would be driven into a violent rage!!

However, he had not completely lost all sense of reason. He knew that if he went to save Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, he might not come out of the situation alive. He had feared death his entire life, and usually chose to take the safe route, not the dangerous one.

But right now… he didn't care. Even if he faced mountains of daggers and seas of flames, he would still go. He had to go. Even if he died!

"What's the big deal about dying anyway!!" Such sentiments had never existed within Bai Xiaochun's heart before, but right now, they dominated his mind!

Despite his frenzied state, he looked over at the tens of thousands of Heavenspan Realm cultivators, aware that if he left them here alone, they would be in danger. And if he took them with him in the Greatsword of the North, and he ended up perishing, then they would meet the same fate. Although he might be willing to throw his life away, he couldn't force the same fate on them.

He had few options. Without any hesitation, he performed an incantation gesture and pointed out at the sword. It vibrated, and then released a gravitational force that grabbed all of the Heavenspan Realm cultivators, even Li Qinghou and Patriarch Spirit Stream, and sucked them inside!

Next, Bai Xiaochun waved his hand, sending the Greatsword of the North streaking off into the distance in a beam of light. He had thought of sending them to the damaged fan. But he knew that, despite being the owner of the fan, he couldn't send that many people into it.

"Gongsun Wan'er, I, Bai Xiaochun… beg that you do me a favor. Take my people, and this sword, and deliver them… to the Grand Heavenmaster!!"

Some distance away, Gongsun Wan'er materialized out of thin air, mixed emotions visible on her face. She had come much earlier, and had been considering whether to help Bai Xiaochun or not. In the end, she didn't need to.

The fact that he had spoken her name aloud indicated that he knew she had come. Even as she watched in silence, he turned and became a blur of light, shooting back toward Vile-Emperor City like a meteor!

"He… trusts me that much…?" she thought. Turning, she blurred into motion as she went after the Greatsword of the North. She knew that Bai Xiaochun was entrusting her with the lives of tens of thousands of his people. And she also knew that she couldn't stop him from doing what he was setting out to do. It all left her feeling very shaken.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun moved with shocking speed toward the bone dragon that was Vile-Emperor City.

Getting rid of the Greatsword of the North reduced his battle prowess to a certain degree, but he knew that he had no other choice. It was the only way to keep the people who had called him the Arch-Ancestor safe. It was the only way… to be able to fight a bloody battle to the death without any distractions!

"If I don't kill you this day, Vile-Prince, then I don't deserve to call myself human!!"

Die. DIE! DIE!!!

The murderous aura which surrounded Bai Xiaochun propelled him forward like a destructive shooting star.

The wind screamed and the lands quaked. The air, unable to sustain such force, cracked and shattered. The cultivators in Vile-Emperor City who could see what was happening were absolutely shocked, and felt like they were being crushed by the pressure. They even felt the Willpower inside of them stirring!

Devas, demigods, and celestials all gasped in shock, especially those in the embassy.

All of Vile-Emperor City seemed cloaked with a suffocating pressure as countless eyes looked at Bai Xiaochun streaking through the air!

As for his destination, it was very obvious. He was heading to… Vile-Prince Mansion!!

He looked like a vicious blade slicing through the air toward the Vile-Prince!

Within Vile-Prince Mansion, all of the Vile-Prince's subordinates were shaking in fear. Meanwhile, the Vile-Prince was in a private chamber, a crazed expression on his face as he looked at the spell formation set up in front of him.

"Let's see how long you can last, you puny animals!"

The spell formation resembled a yin-yang symbol, with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo sealed within it, their eyes closed. Both of them were trembling, their faces ashen and twisted by expressions of pain. Black smoke curled around them, stabbing into them to extract the blood and essences of both them and their unborn children!

Thankfully, Song Junwan had a totemic tattoo on her forearm, which surrounded both her and Zhou Zimo with a violet, protective shield of light. Closer inspection would reveal that the totem tattoo depicted… Bruiser!

The spell formation was set up on a blood-colored altar, which was none other than the source of the black smoke.

In response to the incantation gestures performed by the Vile-Prince, the spell formation rotated constantly. At a certain point, the Vile-Prince suddenly looked up and pulled out a transmission jade slip.

"Dammit! Can't anybody stop him?! You want to kill me, Bai Xiaochun? You're just asking to be cut down! Let's see who's faster, you or me. I'm so close to succeeding!" Face twisting with rage, he sent a message to his father. After a long moment passed in which he got no response, he got flustered, and started sending messages to the celestials in the city.

He made all sorts of promises of incredible compensation in order to get their help, and when he finally got a response, he breathed a sigh of relief. Still worried though, he ordered the demigods under his command to intercept Bai Xiaochun.

The experts in Vile-Prince Mansion had no choice but to brace themselves and fly out into the open. By this point, Bai Xiaochun had reached the heart of Vile-Emperor City, and was closing in rapidly.

Before the Vile-Prince's minions could reach him though, the celestials who had responded to his promised rewards arrived. Daoist Heavenspan, Prince Ur-Demon, Reverend Devourer, and Celestial Virūpākṣa all appeared.

The first thing they did was try to convince Bai Xiaochun to stop.

"Back down, Bai Xiaochun!!"

"The Vile-Emperor is coming out of seclusion at any moment, Bai Xiaochun. Wake up! We can work things out, there's no reason for all of this!"

On any other occasion, Bai Xiaochun might have agreed to a compromise. But right now, his eyes were bloodshot, and his murderous aura raged to unheard-of levels. Never before in his life had he been this dead set on killing people.

"All of you… get the hell out of my way!!" He didn't waste time with words. He immediately resorted to the Mountain Shaking Bash, adding in raw fleshly body power and energy from his cultivation base. He even used the Undying Hex and his Godkiller technique.

A boom could be heard as he slammed into Prince Ur-Demon and Daoist Heavenspan. Blood sprayed out of both of their mouths as they were sent tumbling to the side. As for Reverend Devourer and Celestial Virūpākṣa, although they were still leery about the situation, they still tried to block Bai Xiaochun's path.

More booms rang out as Bai Xiaochun himself coughed up blood, his chest completely caved in. However, he didn't seem to care. Laughing with madness, he grabbed Celestial Virūpākṣa and violently headbutted him.

As Celestial Virūpākṣa coughed up blood, he realized that Bai Xiaochun was opening his mouth as if to bite a chunk out of his face. Without any hesitation, Virūpākṣa paid a heavy price to flee using a secret magic.

"He's really gone insane!!"

Meanwhile, as Bai Xiaochun was tangled up with the celestials, the Vile-Prince's minions were flying out to meet a different intruder!

He wore black robes that matched his swirling black hair, and wielded a long spear. Although he was clearly a deva, he was obviously powerful enough to fight with demigods!

He was none other than Song Que!

After glancing up at the battle being fought between the celestials, he turned toward Vile-Prince Mansion.

"Que'er is here to rescue you, Aunt Junwan!"

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Chapter 1190: Get In My Way? Die!

Up in midair, Bai Xiaochun shoved Celestial Virūpākṣa out of the way with the blood mist of his Godkiller technique, then ignored Prince Ur-Demon and the other celestials as he headed directly toward Vile-Prince Mansion.

He was completely out of patience, and therefore, anyone who got in his way would either be shoved to the side or killed….

No one could stop him!

Reverend Devourer secretly frowned. He was a slick and evasive person, and in any other circumstances would have simply stood down and let things play out how they would.

Unfortunately, they were right in the middle of Vile-Emperor City. If Bai Xiaochun got to Vile-Prince Mansion and did something drastic, then the Vile-Emperor would likely be furious. Celestial Virūpākṣa might have it a bit easier because of the fact that he hadn't been working with the Vile-Prince earlier on. But Reverend Devourer had been working closely with the Vile-Prince, for a while now, and therefore, he had no choice but to try to do something. Thinking back to how things had played out in the incident with the sovereign's clone, he quickly chose what he hoped would be an effective tactic.

"Prince Ur-Demon! Daoist Heavenspan! We can't let Bai Xiaochun get into Vile-Prince Mansion. The Vile-Emperor will be out of secluded meditation at any moment!" Even as the words left his mouth, he blurred into motion, drawing on significant cultivation base power to teleport right into Bai Xiaochun's path.

Prince Ur-Demon and Daoist Heavenspan both had serious expressions on their faces as they utilized trump cards to help. Bai Xiaochun battered against their resistance several times in a row, but could not get past them. By this point, his murderous aura and burning rage had reached epic heights.

"Are you people looking to die?!?!" The blood mist of the Godkiller technique shrank down, revealing Bai Xiaochun himself. Without any hesitation, he lunged to slam into Daoist Heavenspan.

Rumbling sounds echoed out as Daoist Heavenspan tried to leap out of the way, but was hit in the shoulder. Instantly, most of his shoulder and arm were shattered, and blood sprayed out of his mouth. Before he could react, Bai Xiaochun unleashed both the Live Forever Lamp and his Waterswamp Kingdom to prevent Reverend Devourer and Prince Ur-Demon from intervening. Then, killing intent flickered in his eyes as he drew on the Mountain Shaking Bash and his Undying Emperor's Fist.

Before the attack hit, Daoist Heavenspan's eyes suddenly turned black, and black smoke poured out from inside of him to form a defensive barrier.

It was a powerful obstacle; the fist strike that Bai Xiaochun had used to seriously injure Celestial Deadfall did little more than knock Daoist Heavenspan back by a few hundred meters, completely uninjured. Furthermore, the backlash Bai Xiaochun suffered caused him to grunt in pain. At the same time, tendrils of black smoke began to wrap around him like fetters, causing blood to ooze out of his mouth as he staggered backward, his powers of regeneration working at top speed. Meanwhile, Prince Ur-Demon and Reverend Devourer both looked on with glittering eyes.

"The perfect opportunity!" Reverend Devourer said, performing an incantation gesture that caused a bright blue sea to materialize around him. The sea quickly transformed into a gaping maw that lunged toward Bai Xiaochun.

As for Prince Ur-Demon, he also took action, causing a glowing red light to surround him. At the same time, a huge demon appeared at his back, crimson, with two horns sticking out of its head. Snarling, it jumped toward Bai Xiaochun.

In the face of this seeming crisis, Bai Xiaochun simply chuckled. Eyes shining with madness and determination, he slapped his bag of holding to produce a twenty-two-colored flame!

Prince Ur-Demon's face fell, and Reverend Devourer gasped loudly. Neither of them knew exactly what Bai Xiaochun was holding, but the terrifying power they could sense from it left them completely and utterly shaken.

Furthermore, this was not an ordinary twenty-two-colored flame. It had been conjured with the help of a sovereign's Dao Essence of Life and Death… and contained some of that very Essence!

"Not good!"

"That aura… we can't let it hit us!!" They immediately fell back, and yet, they were too slow!

Even as they began to move, Bai Xiaochun crushed the multi-colored flame, causing a massive explosion!

In that instant, a rumbling sound shook all of Vile-Emperor City, and a powerful shockwave spread out in all directions. Even the bone dragon trembled, and numerous buildings on its surface collapsed.

And that wasn't even the most terrifying thing that happened. As the twenty-two-colored flame spread out, it devoured anything it touched. Moments before, a host of cultivators from Vile-Prince Mansion had been in the process of surrounding Bai Xiaochun, and were looking on gleefully as his progress was hindered.

But then, before they could react, they saw a fire the likes of which they had never seen before in their entire lives. And it was also the last thing they saw. Flames covered them, filling them with indescribable pain before reducing them to nothing but ash….

The nearby buildings had already been emptied. After all, a battle between celestials was something that weaker cultivators would only dare to observe from afar. However, the buildings that remained were also turned into ash by the burning fire!

Prince Ur-Demon and Reverend Devourer were the closest to the epicenter, and were forced to draw upon the full power of their cultivation bases to protect themselves. Even still, they suffered significant injuries, and ended up coughing up blood, their eyes filled with shock. As they burst out of the expanding flames, Reverend Devourer moved a bit quicker, with Prince Ur-Demon falling a bit behind.

If they had been given a straight shot to escape, they would have been able to. However, it was in that moment that a stone golem suddenly stepped out of the fire!!

The stone golem was apparently not hurt at all by the fire, and in fact, didn't even pay any attention to it. Howling, it reached out and grabbed the despairing Prince Ur-Demon.

"Noooo!!" he shrieked, struggling. Unfortunately, he had reacted too slowly, and was soon engulfed by the expanding flames, along with the stone golem.

Although no one could see what happened afterward, they could hear the agonized shrieking coming from within the fire. Daoist Heavenspan gasped and backed up, and Reverend Devourer shivered in fear as he accelerated away in the opposite direction.

Celestial Virūpākṣa was further off in the distance, but even he pushed forward with greater speed.

The fire lasted for about ten breaths of time, after which the stone golem appeared, striding forward. Rock and stone began to crumble off of it until Bai Xiaochun was revealed, injured, but already recovering thanks to his Undying Codex. It took only moments for all of his flesh and blood to be back to normal.

As he walked along, he dragged the unconscious Prince Ur-Demon along with him.

Instead of killing him, he tossed him into his bag of holding, then looked around for a moment before once again heading toward Vile-Prince Mansion!

All of the celestials and demigods in the area, as well as the other cultivators in Vile-Emperor City, were completely stunned by what they had just witnessed. Even Celestial Virūpākṣa was shaken.

Earlier, he hadn't been willing to put everything on the line, and was now even less willing. After seeing the eruption of multi-colored flame, he felt fear deep in his heart.

"It's not worth it to provoke him, not even for the sake of the Vile-Prince! Besides, I was just asked to buy some time. I'd say I've accomplished that task already!"

No one was blocking Bai Xiaochun's path, and the Vile-Emperor had not yet emerged from seclusion. Bai Xiaochun had no time to think about why that might be. Ignoring the exhaustion which was beginning to creep up inside of him, he stepped into Vile-Prince Mansion!

The instant he did, he saw piles of corpses!

The corpses, whether they were devas or Nascent Soul cultivators, were all killed in the same way: a spear wound to the forehead!

Bai Xiaochun quickly sent some divine sense out, until he saw what was happening in the grand hall. There… he saw a familiar face, someone wearing a black robe and wielding a long spear!

He was so soaked in blood that it dripped off of him and formed a pool around him on the ground!

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He was none other than Song Que!

His aura was weak and faltering, and he was covered with wounds. In many places, bone was visible amidst the blood and gore. Because of a smoking, black handprint that could be seen on his chest, his five yin organs and six yang organs were nearly destroyed.

He was missing an eye, and clearly… was on his last legs. It was as if he remained standing by sheer willpower alone, as strong and tall as a mountain!

Earlier, the Vile-Prince had dispatched all of his demigods to assist Prince Prince Ur-Demon and the other celestials in delaying Bai Xiaochun. By that point, the Vile-Prince had already begun to go completely crazy. He had spent several days trying to break down Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and had reached a critical juncture in which success was just around the corner….

That was when Song Que barged into Vile-Prince Mansion. Black robes fluttering, and spear in hand, he began to slaughter the devas who stood in his way, slowly making his way toward the grand hall.

Just when the most critical of moments arrived, he struck the door with his spear, backing it with all of the cultivation base power he could muster, as well as his unswerving determination. By this point in his life, he cared not for matters of life and death, and therefore held nothing back in his attempt to break open the door.

When the door shattered, the Vile-Prince began to descend into utter madness. All of his schemes and plots had come down to his very moment, only to have Song Que interrupt him. Furious, he began to vent his rage on Song Que!

Song Que, with his deva cultivation base, did not shrink back! Without any hesitation, he began to fight the Vile-Prince, who was a demigod!!

Although the fighting did not reach the spectacular level of the original fight between Bai Xiaochun and Daoist Heavenspan, it was momentous, to say the least. Blood spattered as the two combatants fought madly, with Song Que drawing upon all of the murderous aura he had built up over the years!

He knew that he wasn't a match for the Vile-Prince, and yet, he didn't hesitate at all to fight!

After all, he was fighting for his beloved aunt!!

He didn't care much about Zhou Zimo, but simply could not ignore Song Junwan. She was his closest relative! And when he saw her swollen belly, he also knew that he was fighting for his nephew, a nephew whose father could only be Bai Xiaochun!

Although he had always wanted to outdo Bai Xiaochun, and never really liked him very much, he could not forget everything that Bai Xiaochun had done for him since their original meeting in the Fallen Sword Abyss. Song Que was a proud person, but by this point in his life, he felt no grudge toward Bai Xiaochun. And although he realized that Bai Xiaochun was his superior… he had always believed himself capable of catching up!

And thus, he came to fight. For his aunt, for his nephew… and for Bai Xiaochun's flesh and blood!

He fought without regrets, filled with the desire to do battle to the very end!

The Vile-Prince was already shaken. He had never before met a deva who could endure under the fury of his attacks. And yet, over and over again, Song Que held strong, making it impossible for the Vile-Prince to continue his work with the spell formation.

Although it seemed beyond the bounds of possibility, Song Que, a mere deva, held out for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. He could see that, despite the fact that Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo seemed incomparably weak as they sat there in the spell formation… they were still alive!

And their children were still safe!!

If he didn't hold out for enough time… the consequences would be too horrific to imagine!

To last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn required that Song Que sustain mortal injuries, but hold strong…. As the Vile-Prince threw everything he could at him, Song Que ignored the pain and injuries and repeated one thing to himself.

Hold strong. Hold strong! Hold strong!!!

When Bai Xiaochun finally shot down from the sky and entered Vile-Prince Mansion, Song Que knew that it had all been worth it.

The Vile-Prince was in a state of madness, gasping for breath as he unleashed one attack after another. "Why won't you just die, dammit!? Die!!"

He could see Bai Xiaochun approaching, and his heart pounded with defiance.

"I was close! So close!!" Staring venomously at the dying Song Que, the Vile-Prince turned and fled.

In that same moment, Bai Xiaochun's divine sense enveloped the entire mansion. Ignoring the fleeing Vile-Prince, he rushed into the main hall to confirm that Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were safe. Then, it was with grief and sorrow that he turned to look at Song Que, who stood there, his life slipping away.

Song Que managed to look up at Bai Xiaochun, and then slowly smile.

Even in the face of imminent death, he stood tall and straight. He still looked manly and handsome, his eyes flickering with regret at having to leave the world of the living. Voice hoarse, he said, "Bai Xiaochun….

"When we met in the Fallen Sword Abyss, you snatched the heavenstring energy that was meant for me. You outdid me by just a hair. In the Blood Stream Sect, you did the same thing. Outdid me by a hair….

"It was the same in the River-Defying Sect… and at the Great Wall. It's almost like the two of us are cursed by a magic spell. Even in the Wildlands, you still outdid me….

"I used to wonder… if you would always outdo me." He staggered to the side a bit. He could hardly keep his eyes open at this point, and could sense his consciousness fading. As his last bit of energy drained away, he spoke his final words.

"Bai Xiaochun, you always did better than me. You always beat me. But today… I, Song Que, managed to outdo you!" With that, he threw his head back and laughed whole-heartedly. Tears streamed down his face as he slowly closed his eyes…. He couldn't hold out any longer. The spear in his hand dissolved into ashes, and he toppled forward onto the ground….

Song Que had perished!

For his entire life, he had struggled defiantly… always trying to catch up. But this time, just as he had said, he really did outdo Bai Xiaochun!

He didn't wish to give in to death, but had no choice. However, as his consciousness faded away… he was happy….

Bai Xiaochun trembled as he looked at Song Que's corpse, completely aware that without his sacrifice, his own wives and children would be dead. Song Que had offered up his own life for them.

"Song Que…." he murmured, tears beginning to roll down his cheeks. The pain he felt in this moment was the type that could shake heaven and earth. He suddenly found himself recalling old memories of Song Que, back in the Wildlands, at the Great Wall, in the River-Defying Sect, the Blood Stream Sect and finally… their initial meeting in the Fallen Sword Abyss!

"You're… the true chosen!" He couldn't stop the tears, but at the same time, knew that time was limited. He had to endure the pain and sorrow, no matter how hard it was. He quickly sent Song Que's corpse to the damaged fan, then turned and destroyed the spell formation in the grand hall.

When he saw the faint violet light coming from the totem tattoo on Song Junwan's arm, he immediately recognized the aura.

"Bruiser…." he murmured. Then he looked at the swollen bellies of Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and reached out to touch them. He could sense the unborn children inside of them, moving. They seemed happy. All of a sudden, he felt powerful bonds of attachment connecting them to him. Considering how tiny and weak they were, Bai Xiaochun knew that protecting them was now the most important mission in his life.

"Your mothers protected you before," he murmured, "but from here on out… dad will keep you safe!" Unsure of how to describe the feelings inside of him, he quickly sent the unconscious Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo to the damaged fan.

Now that he was the owner of the fan, it was a simple task to send people there as long as they didn't fight back. After doing so, he looked up.

Instead of making his escape… he decided to seek vengeance!!

The Vile-Prince… was still alive!!

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How could he not take revenge on someone who had attempted to kill his wives and children?!

How could he not take revenge on someone who had attempted to extract the blood of tens of thousands of Heavenspan cultivators?!?!

How could he not take revenge for the death of Song Que?!?!

Murderous aura raging, he blurred into motion, locking onto the panicked, fleeing Vile-Prince.

"You… shall die!" he growled, his eyes glowing with bizarre red light. Taking a step forward, he vanished, to reappear right in front of the Vile-Prince.

Waving his hand, he sent a frigid wind out that seemed capable of cleaving flesh from bone. It was like an enormous mouth that lunged toward the Vile-Prince as if to devour him.

The Vile-Prince simply didn't have time to react. Almost before Bai Xiaochun's figure even became completely clear, everything around him was filled with deadly, frigid cold.

"Father, save me!" he shouted in alarm. Before the cold wind could touch him, a terrifying energy suddenly erupted from within the imperial palace.

Instantly, the clouds up above swirled, forming together into an enormous face. It was threatening without being angry, and wore an imperial crown. It was none other than… the Vile-Emperor!!

"How dare you, Bai Xiaochun!" Although he spoke in a calm voice, it contained energy that shook all creation, and cast fear into the hearts of all living beings. Even Bai Xiaochun felt as though he were being suffocated.

Bai Xiaochun knew that he was taking a big risk. Trying to kill the Vile-Prince was a big gamble. Not only was he gambling that the Vile-Emperor had certain plans and schemes that no one knew about… but he was also gambling that the Vile-Prince wasn't actually very important to the Vile-Emperor!

After all, this Vile-Emperor… was not really the Vile-Emperor!

Although the words the Vile-Emperor had just spoken shook all the lands, Bai Xiaochun gritted his teeth and, instead of slowing down or fleeing, pushed his cultivation base even harder. Waving his hand, he unleashed an even more shocking wind, which instantly overwhelmed the Vile-Prince!

The wind began to flay his skin, and assail his bones with intense pain. The screams which echoed out from inside the wind almost didn't sound human….

Up in the sky, the Vile-Emperor's face looked down at Bai Xiaochun with cold, narrowed eyes, and flickering killing intent. Then, the face distorted as a huge hand appeared that shot down toward Bai Xiaochun!

"Since you want to die, I'll accommodate you!"

This was a palm strike from an archaean, and it instantly struck fear into the hearts of everyone, even Virūpākṣa and Reverend Devourer.

As the palm descended, everything around Bai Xiaochun was completely locked down due to the immense energy involved!

From what the onlookers could tell, he only had one option. He had to give up on trying to kill the Vile-Prince, and then do his best to flee.

If he obstinately persisted, then perhaps he might be able to kill the Vile-Prince, but he himself would surely die in the process!

Before passing the ninety-ninth level of the damaged fan, Bai Xiaochun might have struggled about what to do. But now that he had passed that level… he had already suffered a blow from an archaean!

"Archaeans are strong, but if he wants to kill me… he won't be able to do it that way!" Looking up, Bai Xiaochun let out a shout at the top of his lungs, drawing on all of his fleshly body power, and rotating his cultivation base at top speed. He also unleashed a bevy of divine abilities, although he didn't resort to pulling out his turtle-wok. After all, this was only an illusory palm strike that he was dealing with, and after his experiences on the damaged fan, he was confident! After that ninety-ninth level, he felt mentally prepared to deal with an attack from an archaean expert!

Without any hesitation, he used his Sutra of Former Reincarnation, causing numerous magical symbols to surround the archaean palm. The multitude of images that appeared within them caused the Vile-Emperor's pupils to constrict as he negated their effect. However, in that short moment of time that he spent doing so, Bai Xiaochun summoned the Gates of Life and Death!

As the hand closed in, it grew weaker and weaker, as though it were passing from life into death! It all happened in the time it takes to think, and then, the palm struck.

Intense rumbling sounds filled all heaven and earth, causing both the imperial palace and Vile-Emperor City as a whole to shake physically. Many buildings in the area even collapsed.

Countless onlookers cried out in shock and alarm. Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun's divine abilities were crushed and destroyed; his cultivation base and his fleshly body were simply not capable of standing up to an archaean attack!

However, the attack was visibly weaker than it should have been, especially after being struck by the Sutra of Former Reincarnation and the Gates of Life and Death. Despite the deafening boom, and despite the blood which sprayed out of his mouth, Bai Xiaochun was still standing!

"Impossible!!" Celestial Virūpākṣa gasped.

The other celestials were struck speechless, much less the demigods and devas. Almost no one could believe what they were witnessing there in Vile-Emperor City.

As for the Vile-Emperor's true self, a serious expression flickered in his eyes as he sat there thoughtfully in his private chamber in the imperial palace. Then, a bizarre smile spread out on his face.

As all of that was happening, the frigid wind Bai Xiaochun had deployed against the Vile-Prince continued to rip his skin and flesh off of his bones, and whittle his bones into nothing!!

The pain was literally impossible to describe!

Screams echoed out as he was flayed alive, and his bones destroyed!

Soon, only his soul remained, which Bai Xiaochun reached out and grabbed.

He had originally planned to simply kill the Vile-Prince, but then changed his mind. That was too easy. Vengeance demanded that the Vile-Prince not die such a simple death!

There were too many things to atone for: the Heavenspan corpse puppets in the imperial palace; the gaze of the Arch-Emperor in his final moments; the tens of thousands of Heavenspan Realm cultivators trapped in the spell formation; the mortal danger Bai Xiaochun's wives and children had been placed in; and finally, Song Que's death!

Because of all of those things, there was no way he would give the Vile-Prince a quick and easy death!!

Therefore, he efficiently extracted the Vile-Prince's soul!

"You like to switch bodies with people, don't you? You like to make puppets, don't you? You like to torture people to death, don't you?" As the words left Bai Xiaochun's mouth, a look of profound horror appeared on the face of the Vile-Prince's soul.

"Father, save me!!" Apparently, those were the only words he was capable of speaking now. And yet, before he could even finish saying them, Bai Xiaochun tossed the soul into his bag of holding. Only then did the time come to retreat. After all, he knew that he had caused a major disaster in the Eternal Immortal Domains.

It was a disaster the likes of which would shake all cultivators in existence! He had killed Deadfall, and captured both Ur-Demon and the Vile-Prince!

As of this point, there was no way he could be allowed to remain alive within the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. Although he wasn't sure if and when the Vile-Emperor would actually show up in person, he knew that he couldn't wait around to find out!

"Time to go back to the damaged fan!!" Having made his decision, he sent out a thought, and began to vanish. However, as he did, a whistling sound echoed out from the imperial palace.

Rumbling sounds filled the area as the doors of the imperial palace's grand hall exploded, and a stream of light shot out. There, wearing imperial robes and an imperial crown, was none other than the Vile-Emperor!

He moved as quickly as lightning to appear right in front of Bai Xiaochun, his eyes glittering as he performed an incantation gesture and waved his finger!

"I know you got your hands on the sovereign's fan, Bai Xiaochun. I've been watching you for quite some time, waiting for this very moment…. Please, take me back with you to the sovereign's fan!" Although no one but Bai Xiaochun could hear the words, they immediately caused his mind to spin.

As the Vile-Emperor's finger waved through the air, a strange connection sprang up between him and Bai Xiaochun. Even as Bai Xiaochun's face fell, he faded away, as did the Vile-Emperor, whose face shone with greed and anticipation.

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As Bai Xiaochun disappeared from Vile-Emperor City in the Eternal Immortal Domains, so did the Vile-Emperor….

Out in the dark void, the only light to be seen came from the damaged fan, like the shining of countless torches. On the main square, the spirit automaton Bai Xiaochi stood there, looking helplessly at two women and a corpse.

The women were beautiful, and despite being extremely weak, were definitely alive. Unfortunately, despite the vast stores of knowledge which existed in Bai Xiaochi's mind, he had no idea why their bellies were so large.

"What's going on here?!?!" he grumbled. "Why did that shameless bastard send a corpse up here…?" Bai Xiaochi was not very happy about what was happening. Unsure of what these two women had to do with Bai Xiaochun, all he could do was squat off to the side, sighing and staring.

Bai Xiaochun hadn't been gone for very long, to the point where Bai Xiaochi hadn't even had a chance to sleep. He couldn't stop thinking about having a new master. After all of the years of freedom he had experienced, it was somewhat of a depressing thought, and was a constant source of sighing.

Suddenly, his expression flickered, and the depressed frown vanished from his face, to be replaced by a wide smile. Looking very ingratiating, he bowed at the waist in a certain direction some distance away on the main square.

Bai Xiaochun was materializing in that very direction. Before the process was finished, Bai Xiaochun shouted out in an anxious voice.

"Activate the defensive formation, little automaton! We're under attack!!!"

Bai Xiaochi shivered as, right behind Bai Xiaochun, another figure began to take shape. At the same time, an archaean aura erupted out, an aura filled with greed and excitement.

"At long last… I'm back! This sovereign fan is now mine!!"

Shrieking, Bai Xiaochi waved his sleeve to collect up the two women and the corpse. Backing up, he performed an incantation gesture, causing the entire damaged fan to tremble and emit bright light. At the same time, the image on the face of the fan erupted with powerful fluctuations that shot toward the Vile-Emperor.

A whole string of defensive countermeasures were unleashed at the same time. Simultaneously, Bai Xiaochun leaped to join Bai Xiaochi, drawing upon all the powers he had at his disposal to suppress the Vile-Emperor.

The Vile-Emperor was now about half-materialized. His facial features were visible, and his divine sense was already spreading out into the fan. However, as soon as the fluctuations of the defensive countermeasures hit his divine sense, it dissipated. Furthermore, as the Vile-Emperor continued to materialize, he suddenly found a force of expulsion pushing at him!

It was clearly a shock to the Vile-Emperor. Despite having come prepared, he could never have guessed that the fan's spirit automaton would heed Bai Xiaochun's orders.

The implications were obvious… and caused a look of incredulity to appear on the Vile-Emperor's face.

"You actually took control of the damaged fan? Impossible! It's too difficult to bond with this treasure! A celestial simply couldn't do it. Not only would you have to pass all one hundred levels, but you would have to deal with resistance from the spirit automaton as well. It's just too hard!!" Despite the Vile-Emperor's disbelief, the fluctuations of expulsion only continued to grow stronger. Letting out a growled shout, he performed a double-handed incantation gesture, causing black flames to shoot forth!

Along with the flames came a burst of archaean power, which managed to resist the force of expulsion to some degree.

"Dammit, dammit, DAMMIT!!" Bai Xiaochi blurted.

Off to the side, Bai Xiaochun was getting very nervous. "Get him out of here, otherwise we're finished!! Come on, you're the spirit automaton, right? This is a sovereign treasure! Is it really that hard to get an archaean out of here?!"

Ignoring matters of propriety, Bai Xiaochi angrily shouted, "Shut the hell up! This is a living archaean we're talking about!! If he was outside the fan it would be one thing. But he's already halfway inside! Fudge, I'm doing everything I can!!"

Bai Xiaochun didn't have time to get angry about Bai Xiaochi's tone of voice. Wracked with anxiety, he yelled, "Let's join forces! Use that sovereign arm we got! We have to get this bastard out of here!"

Bai Xiaochi was a bit hesitant to agree, but also knew that failure was not an option. Grinding his teeth, he joined forces with Bai Xiaochun, causing the wolfish arm that now existed in the face of the fan to slowly stretch out!

As that happened, the Vile-Emperor gasped.

"The arm of a sovereign!!" he said, shocked. Originally, he had assumed that once he got to the sovereign's fan, he could easily take control of it. Unfortunately, Bai Xiaochun had already become the new owner, and had turned the entire situation upside down.

The Vile-Emperor was not yet willing to just leave. All of a sudden, his eyes turned pitch black, and a bizarre aura swept out from inside of him. As the aura merged with his archaean cultivation base, he suddenly started growing stronger and stronger.

Black flames raged around him, shoving away the fluctuations of expulsion. As that happened, he began to grow clearer and clearer, and even took a step forward onto the main square. Obviously, he was only moments away from fully materializing.

Both Bai Xiaochun and Bai Xiaochi were going crazy with anxiety. Bai Xiaochun spat out some blood to gain more power, and Bai Xiaochi pushed his divine sense to the point of inflicting harm on himself. Together, they forced the sovereign's arm to move even faster toward the Vile-Emperor. Before the Vile-Emperor could fully materialize, the arm slammed into him, accompanied by deafening rumbling sounds.

"Get back to where you came from!!" Bai Xiaochun shouted.

The enormous sovereign arm seemed powerful enough to destroy the heavens and crush the earth. As it bore down on the Vile-Emperor, he began to tremble, and yet, his eyes grew even blacker, causing more flames to erupt around him. Soon, they formed together into an enormous flame giant, hundreds of meters tall, that howled as it prepared to fight the incoming sovereign arm.

The flame giant shuddered as the sovereign arm slammed into it. A moment later, it collapsed, revealing the Vile-Emperor. Strangely, because of the bizarre aura that swirled around him, the sovereign arm suddenly lurched to a halt for a brief moment.

Seizing that moment of advantage, the Vile-Emperor roared, forcing himself to fully materialize. As that happened, Bai Xiaochun unleashed all of the cultivation base power he could, as well as his divine sense, forcing the sovereign's arm to continue its attack.

"Time to go for broke!!" Bai Xiaochi shouted. Blurring into motion, he shot forward to merge into the sovereign arm. A moment later, the arm began to emanate the aura of a sovereign!

The Vile-Emperor's face fell as the black flames around him began to flicker wildly, as though they might be extinguished at any moment. Although he had fully materialized, the arm was locked onto him, making it impossible for him to flee the incoming attack. Howling, he shot forward to meet it.

The resulting boom caused the entire fan to shake wildly.

"You can't stay away forever, Bai Xiaochun!!" the Vile-Emperor shouted. He was already returning to where he came from, not of his own accord, but because of the attack from the sovereign's arm, and the sovereign aura which came with it. To the Vile-Emperor, it was supremely frustrating, like having a door opened up right in front of him, but being unable to enter it.

As the Vile-Emperor vanished, Bai Xiaochi flew head first out from inside the sovereign's arm, his face pale. Before he even landed onto the main square, he was unconscious.

As for Bai Xiaochun, he coughed up some blood, and then sat down cross-legged to focus on recovery.

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Chapter 1194: Achieving Desires

It was impossible to say exactly how much time passed. The damaged fan continued to sail through the soundless darkness.

It was a state of seemingly ultimate peacefulness….

Only the light of the damaged fan could be seen, twinkling in the darkness like a star or planet.

However, with the fan's spirit automaton asleep, and Bai Xiaochun meditating to recover, the glimmering light was not as bright as before. One day, Bai Xiaochi's eyes opened. He looked very tired as he crawled to his feet and looked around blankly. Back when he had passed out, Bai Xiaochun had only been able to lapse into virtual unconsciousness as he meditated. As a result, the enormous sovereign's arm had fallen down onto the surface of the fan, instead of going back into the fan face.

Despite not being under anyone's direct control, the arm was still immensely powerful, and had damaged many of the fan ribs. The fan now looked in worse state than ever….

The sight caused Bai Xiaochi to tremble in grief.

"My home…." he wailed. Within the profound silence, the sound of his wail was particularly ear-piercing, and caused Bai Xiaochun to shiver. Then, his eyes opened, and he leapt to his feet, performing an incantation gesture as he looked around.

When he saw that they were no longer under attack, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he hurried over to Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, who were still unconscious. Off to the side, Song Que's corpse lay still and unmoving. Because of the strange properties of the fan, his corpse had not yet begun to decompose.

He was surrounded by soft, swirling light, power from the fan itself that Bai Xiaochi had placed over him to protect his body.

Although Bai Xiaochun was relieved to see his corpse in good condition, bitterness filled his heart. Off to the side, Bai Xiaochi was still wailing miserably.

Annoyed, Bai Xiaochun snapped, "What's with the damn squawking?!"

"Shut up!" Bai Xiaochi shouted back emotionally. "This is all your fault! My home!"

Stunned, Bai Xiaochun looked around. Moments before, he had been too worried about Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo, and Song Que to take a close look at the fan. Now that he looked around, and saw how the sovereign's arm had smashed into the fan, he rubbed his nose guiltily.

He couldn't help but feel bad, especially considering that it had only been with Bai Xiaochi's help that he repelled the Vile-Emperor. Now, seeing Bai Xiaochi looking so sad, Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but try to comfort him. "Well… you can't blame me. Ah, whatever. I'll help you fix it back up…."

Bai Xiaochi blinked a few times in surprise. The truth was that he had immediately regretted his outburst, and was even scared about how Bai Xiaochun might react. Therefore, the words of comfort caught him off guard. He was also a bit excited. However, he knew that he shouldn't push things too far. Snorting, he joined Bai Xiaochun to put the sovereign's arm back into the fan face, and then start working to repair the broken fan ribs.

They couldn't repair them perfectly, but did a fair job. After all, the fan was a starry sky treasure, and was also capable of repairing itself to a certain level. At a certain point, such powers of repair took over.

Afterward, Bai Xiaochun spent more time recovering. Finally, he headed over to Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo. The sight of them sitting there with their swollen bellies, and with the Bruiser totem tattoo on Song Junwan's arm, caused a warm look to appear in Bai Xiaochun's eyes.

Feeling very pleased with himself, Bai Xiaochi looked at Bai Xiaochun, then looked at the two women.

"Who are they?"

Bai Xiaochun didn't even look back at him as he quietly replied, "They're my Daoist partners. And inside of them… are my children."

Bai Xiaochi pondered why someone's Daoist partners would have children in their bellies. It actually sounded somewhat frightening. After some thought, he realized he had another question.

"What about the corpse…?" he asked.

"He was a dear friend…." Bai Xiaochun replied, closing his eyes to prevent the grief from showing.

Deciding that this was a good chance to get some concessions, Bai Xiaochi replied, "Um… hey, Bai Xiaochun, you know, I have a way to make sure that your Daoist partners and children get healthier than before. And there's also a chance I could resurrect your friend…. Do you think you could maybe change my name back to–"

"What did you just say?!?!" Bai Xiaochun interrupted, vanishing and reappearing right in front of Bai Xiaochi, his eyes shining with madness and excitement.

The damaged fan seemed to respond to his emotions, and began to shine more brightly than before. At the same time, rumbling sounds echoed out as the repair work being done to the fan ribs began to speed up.

Although Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo seemed to be in normal condition, just sleeping, Bai Xiaochun was fairly certain that they had sustained severe injuries to their vital energy. It was only because of the protection provided by Bruiser, and the powerful lives brewing in their bellies, that they had survived their ordeal.

In any case, the injuries they had sustained were the type that Bai Xiaochun would only be able to heal once he was back in completely top shape. Only then could they regain consciousness.

It was the same with Bruiser. As for Song Que, he was dead, with his soul dispersed, nothing more than an empty corpse. Even if Bai Xiaochun became an archaean, he would still be powerless to resurrect him.

Therefore, Bai Xiaochi's words struck Bai Xiaochun like bolts of heavenly lightning.

"Calm down!" Bai Xiaochi said, backing up a bit in fear. However, worried about the terrifying consequences of saying the wrong thing, he decided to explain everything he knew, and leave nothing out. "Listen, your Daoist partners' personal Life Essences have been severely damaged. That type of Essence cannot be restored with common life force. Ordinarily, you would need precious materials of heaven or earth to even attempt to do so, and even then, it would be quite difficult.

"But we are not in any ordinary place…. Things are different here. If we put them in the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, then their Life Essence will slowly build back up, and their cultivation bases will also progress!

"As for your good friend… well, let me be perfectly clear right now. I'm not completely sure that I can resurrect him. Years ago, my original master told me that his purpose in creating his Dao Essence of Life and Death was to resurrect someone!

"In the end, he failed. But I think… that the Dao Essence of Life and Death really can resurrect people, although there's only a small chance of success…. However, there will be a price to pay. If the Dao Essence in the tower is absorbed by your Daoist partners and your friend, then it will gradually weaken. And then, it won't be as easy for you to practice cultivation there. Furthermore… the end chance of success is small!

"Are you sure you want to do it?"

Bai Xiaochun didn't hesitate for even a moment. Swishing his sleeve, he picked up Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo, and Song Que, and flew toward the fan face. As the owner of the fan, he actually didn't need any help from its spirit automaton to enter the fan face. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the tower atop the mountain in the fan face.

He placed Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo on the second floor. Any further would have been harmful to them, and not helpful.

As for Song Que, he took a deep breath and, ignoring the pain and discomfort it involved, took him to the ninth floor. He couldn't stay in that location for long. After putting Song Que down, he looked at him, wished him well, and then left, anticipation crawling in his heart.

He also carefully extracted Bruiser from the totem tattoo on Song Junwan's arm. He wasn't sure when Bruiser had picked up the ability to transform into a totem tattoo, but considering how talented he was, it wasn't a surprise. Bruiser was now in the late Deva Realm, very close to reaching the demigod level.

The second floor wasn't the right place for Bruiser, but neither was the ninth floor. In the end, Bai Xiaochun found that the third floor was ideal.

Having accomplished all of these things, Bai Xiaochun left the tower. After looking back at it for a long moment, he settled down cross-legged to meditate.

He would stand guard… until Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo both woke up.

Based on what Bai Xiaochi had told him, and based on what Bai Xiaochun knew of the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, he was sure that it wouldn't take very long….

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Chapter 1195: Late Celestial Realm

Meanwhile, the Vile-Emperor returned to the Eternal Immortal Domains, filled with rage. Word was already spreading about how Bai Xiaochun had cut down Celestial Deadfall, captured Prince Ur-Demon, executed the Vile-Prince, and thrown the city into chaos. Not a single person in either the Vile-Emperor Dynasty or the Saint-Emperor Dynasty who heard about what had occurred was not astonished or shaken!

"He killed Celestial Deadfall? Heavens! It's been a long time since any celestials fought and killed each other!!"

"He captured Prince Ur-Demon? Damn! Prince Ur-Demon used to be loyal to the Saint-Emperor Dynasty. He was Celestial Chen Su's apprentice, but turned traitor. Well, I guess he got what he deserved!"

"This King Heavenspan has really got some guts! From what I remember, he was only a demigod when he arrived in the Eternal Immortal Domains…."

"He executed the Vile-Prince…? How shocking!!"

Tensions rose between the two dynasties, and many cultivators came to the conclusion that war would soon break out!

The wrath of the Vile-Emperor caused hatred for Heavenspan cultivators to grow in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. However, most of those who had openly declared their identity were now safe in the Greatsword of the North. As for those who kept their identity secret, they were not under immediate threat, and yet, many of them began to make their way to the Saint-Emperor Dynasty. As such, those who suffered persecution were actually few and far between.

Most importantly… Gongsun Wan'er lived up to the trust Bai Xiaochun had placed in her. She even took Big Fatty Zhang with her. Although she didn't technically betray the Vile-Emperor Dynasty by her actions, she came close.

During the time in which the Vile-Emperor was fighting with Bai Xiaochun on the damaged fan, she delivered the Greatsword of the North to the Grand Heavenmaster.

Thanks to the advance notice she gave him before arriving to deliver the sword, he had plenty of time to make certain preparations. Overnight, virtually all of the people of Heavenspan vanished from the Eternal Immortal Domains.

Their place of hiding was none other than the Greatsword of the North, which Gongsun Wan'er kept on her person as she fled as a fugitive to parts unknown….

Of course, the Saint-Emperor was a hypocritical liar down to the core. Considering how cruelly the Vile-Emperor Dynasty was treating the Heavenspan Realm cultivators, and considering that Bai Xiaochun was missing and possibly dead, the Saint-Emperor took advantage of the situation to open his arms in welcome.

Because of this, the situation was less of a disaster for the Heavenspan Realm cultivators than it might have been.

Regardless of the Saint Emperor's motives, his actions benefited the Heavenspan cultivators, and were just the help they needed.

War did not break out between the two dynasties. After all, Celestial Deadfall was soon resurrected by the Vile-Emperor. And Prince Ur-Demon had been captured, not killed. Although that still left the Vile-Emperor Dynasty down a celestial, it didn't swing the balance of power completely in the favor of the Saint-Emperor Dynasty.

Many people said that things would soon go back to normal, and generally speaking, that was what happened. Ten years passed. Eventually, the Vile-Emperor's fury toward Gongsun Wan'er was sated, and he stopped searching for her. He even issued a proclamation stating that her crimes would be forgiven if she simply returned to him!

Ten more years passed. People still talked about Bai Xiaochun occasionally, but not as often. Another decade went by. In total, half of a sixty-year-cycle passed. By this point, tensions had completely eased between the two dynasties, and everything was mostly back to normal.

People were starting to forget about Bai Xiaochun, although the cultivators from the Heavenspan Realm would often talk about him with deep sighs.

The Giant Ghost King and Grand Heavenmaster, Li Qinghou, Patriarch Spirit Stream, and others who had been close with Bai Xiaochun were now in the Greatsword of the North, and they missed him dearly. However, they knew one thing!

Bai Xiaochun was not dead! And he would return eventually!!

It was a hope that burned inside of them, fueling their faith and their strength to endure!

That half of a sixty-year-cycle flew by on the damaged fan just as quickly as it had in the Eternal Immortal Domains. During that time, Bai Xiaochun remained on the mountain in the face of the fan, sitting in front of the tower, meditating!

Thanks to the resources he had acquired from the various levels of the fan, and his own talents and abilities, his cultivation base climbed steadily. However, breaking through into the late Celestial Realm was turning out to be very difficult.

Only after thirty years did he finally sense an impending breakthrough. Although that might seem like a long time, if word of it got out, other celestials would have been completely shocked. After all, most celestials would spend three hundred years going from the mid Celestial Realm to the late Celestial Realm. Taking only thirty years was completely unheard of.

Some of it had to do with the resources at his disposal, and some of it had to do with the sovereign's arm, which constantly emitted a sovereign aura that benefited his cultivation base and sped up his cultivation.

And thus, he made rapid progress with his Sutra of Present Life and Death. Eventually, his eyes snapped open and he took a deep breath, his cultivation base rotating rapidly the entire time. As of this moment, he had reached the great circle of the Sutra of Present Life and Death!

The signs of an imminent breakthrough were more obvious than ever!

"I'm going to break through!!" Bai Xiaochi suddenly materialized next to him, his eyes glittering. Although Bai Xiaochun had spent most of the past thirty years in meditation, Bai Xiaochi was still happy to have someone with him in the damaged fan. He still found Bai Xiaochun to be somewhat repulsive, but it was to Bai Xiaochi's delight that he finally agreed to let him pick a new name.

Unfortunately, even after thirty years, Bai Xiaochi hadn't been able to come up with a good new name. None of the ideas he came up with seemed to fit. For one thing, he needed to come up with a name that, if someone came along in the future and changed it, would still sound good.

Even as he was pondering the issue of a new name, he sensed the aura of Bai Xiaochun's breakthrough, and hurried over to see him.

"This guy takes too many risks. However, if he keeps up this level of cultivation… then he might actually reach the Archaean Realm. In fact… he might even become a sovereign!" He suddenly thought back to Bai Xiaochun's previous breakthrough, when he had emanated the Essence of Time.

At this point, Bai Xiaochun opened his eyes, whereupon an intense rumble rolled out to fill the entire damaged fan. As his aura roiled, the river, the boat, and even the sovereign's arm all began to glitter with bright light.

As the light shone brighter and brighter, and as his aura grew stronger, he passed a certain barrier, and finally climbed into the late Celestial Realm!

The light shining from Bai Xiaochun's eyes surpassed the one shining from the fan, becoming the brightest thing in the dark void that surrounded them. Rising to his feet, he threw his head back and let loose a long, piercing cry.

Late Celestial Realm!

Bai Xiaochi assumed that Bai Xiaochun's session of cultivation was over. However, that was when Bai Xiaochun sent his divine sense out into the Daoist Tower of Life and Death to check on Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo and Bruiser, as well as Song Que. Then, he blurred into motion, coming to a stop on top of the sovereign's arm. There, he sat down cross-legged, unleashed his divine sense, and began to merge with the arm!

"What are you doing?!" Bai Xiaochi blurted in shock.

"Fusing with the arm of a sovereign…? Heavens! That's impossible!!"

"Nothing is impossible!" Bai Xiaochun said, looking at Bai Xiaochi with a look of crazed determination. Thirty years of cultivation might not seem like a lot to many cultivators, but it was the longest period of time that Bai Xiaochun had ever spent cultivating.

Despite the time that had passed, he was still possessed with madness because of the death of Song Que, and the danger that his wives, children, and Bruiser had been placed in.

He was worried about Li Qinghou, the Giant Ghost King, the Grand Heavenmaster, Gongsun Wan'er, and everyone else he knew. And he understood that the only way to do anything about the situation was to get stronger!

After thirty years of practicing cultivation that was aided by a sovereign aura, he had come to a much better understanding of the nature of that arm. And he had long since come up with a new idea!

"I'm going to fuse with that arm…. If it works, then my battle prowess… will skyrocket!! I'm going back…. And I'm going to do some killing!!"

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Chapter 1196: The Other Half Of The Fan

Bai Xiaochi was visibly stunned. He might have taken Bai Xiaochun's words to be mere ravings, except for the fact that his divine sense was actually connecting to the sovereign's arm!

That connection seemed completely and utterly inconceivable.

"He's… he's just a celestial! He's not even an archaean. And yet he's actually connecting to that sovereign's arm!!" He almost couldn't believe his eyes. Despite the fact that he had sensed the sovereign's aura influencing Bai Xiaochun's cultivation over the years, he still couldn't wrap his mind around what was happening.

"What secret is he hiding!?!?"

"Could it have something to do with the fact that he's from the Eternal Immortal Domains…? Maybe he…." Bai Xiaochi's eyes went even wider than they had been before. He hadn't thought much of the Eternal Immortal Domains, but as of this moment, he couldn't help but recall… a legend that his previous master had spoken of!

Even as the spirit automaton stood there shaken, Bai Xiaochun's divine sense connected fully to the sovereign's arm, and he began to pour his thoughts into it.

What had previously been only a vague outline of the arm now became clearer, and he began to absorb it into his mind!

It was very similar to the way that he had meditated on the face of the beast statue in the Spirit Stream Sect all those years ago.

Time began to pass. One year. Three years. Five years….

Before long, ten years had passed!

During that decade, Bai Xiaochun didn't move. He was completely immersed in his pursuit of enlightenment. Although he hadn't fused with the sovereign's arm completely, his understanding of it was becoming drastically more complete!

Eventually, Bai Xiaochun emerged from his trance, and when he did, his eyes shone with light that struck Bai Xiaochi down to his very soul.

As of this moment, Bai Xiaochun was emanating an aura that Bai Xiaochi could not possibly mistake for anything else, weak as it was!!

"The aura of a sovereign!!" he said with a gasp.

Ignoring Bai Xiaochi's shock, Bai Xiaochun slowly rose to his feet and looked down at his right arm. His eyes glittered with the light of augury for a long moment, and then he clenched his hand into a fist!

As he did, an enormous, shadowy emperor appeared behind him, clad in imperial robes and wearing an imperial crown. As for his facial features, they were an exact match for Bai Xiaochun's!

The Undying Emperor's Fist!

However… this emperor was different from the emperors that had appeared in the past…. His right arm did not match the rest of his body. It looked… exactly like the sovereign's wolf-like arm!!

Everything down to the bones, the flesh, and the blood were all exactly like the sovereign's, and it radiated a sovereign aura that made it seem vastly more powerful than before!

It was an aura that could shake celestials and archaeans alike!

This was what Bai Xiaochun had gained after ten years of meditation. He had incorporated the sovereign's arm into his Undying Emperor's Fist, fusing the two together! Clenching his hand into a fist, he punched out into the air!

Instantly, the sovereign aura erupted, filling the void with dazzling light, and sending a massive tempest of wind out across the damaged fan…. Any celestial or archaean who saw this… would be shaken to the core!

The fan itself trembled, and Bai Xiaochi's eyes bulged on the verge of popping out of his skull.

"He actually did it…."

Bai Xiaochun looked down at his new right arm, and softly said, "From now on, my Undying Emperor's Fist is going to be called… the Undying Sovereign's Fist!

"It combines the power of my Sutra of Former Reincarnation and my Sutra of Present Life and Death. It will be a trump card that I can use to fight archaeans!" Eyes flickering with determination, he flew off of the sovereign's arm and back to the Daoist Tower of Life and Death. There, he sent his divine sense out, anticipation burning in his heart.

Zhou Zimo and Song Junwan were still asleep. However, much of the color had been restored to their faces, indicating that much of their Life Essence had been restored. Bruiser was similarly recovering well. As for Song Que, he looked exactly the same as he had before, prompting a light sigh from Bai Xiaochun.

At this point, his eyes flickered with cold light as he waved his hand, producing a faintly glimmering soul from his bag of holding.

It was the Vile-Prince's soul, which had long since lost self-awareness, and didn't even have the power to struggle against Bai Xiaochun as he held it.

"How could I possibly allow you to die a quick death?" All of his time up to this point had been focused on reaching the late Celestial Realm and creating his Undying Sovereign's Fist. Up to now, he hadn't had any spare time to deal with the Vile-Prince!

"You like switching bodies, right? And puppets?" Eyes shining with merciless anger, he waved his hand, causing an array of materials to fly out from the damaged fan, which he rapidly transformed into a puppet to put the Vile-Prince's soul in.

At that point, the Vile-Prince regained some of his self-awareness, and after realizing that he was now trapped in a puppet body, looked up in terror at Bai Xiaochun.

"How dare you do this to me, Bai Xiaochun! My father the emperor will never let you get away with it! He's definitely going to find you!!"

"Your father the emperor? Hmph. The emperor is no longer your father. But don't worry, I'm still your enemy." Performing an incantation gesture with his right hand, he forced the puppet-form Vile-Prince to dance wildly in front of the huge tower, just as the prince's puppets had been forced to do back in the imperial palace.

Those puppets had lost their lives to perform that dance, and the Vile-Prince had lost his soul to perform his. As he danced wildly, his terror mounted. After all, the wildness of his dance was causing his soul to slowly disperse. Clearly… he was being killed in the same way that he had tormented his own victims!

"That's bullcrap!" he suddenly blurted. "What do you mean the emperor isn't my father?!"

Bai Xiaochun simply snorted coldly and started walking away. He would let the Vile-Prince dance his way into death, as his soul dispersed.

"You like dancing, don't you?" he said over his shoulder. "Dance away."

"No! This can't be happening. Let me go, Bai Xiaochun. I won't ever bother you again, I promise. I guarantee it…." Unfortunately for him, his pleas fell on deaf ears. Bai Xiaochun's hatred for him simply ran too deep.

And thus, the Vile-Prince danced madly for nine days. At that point, the puppet body continued to dance, but his soul was almost completely faded away. He almost had no self-awareness left. On the tenth day… he danced into death, and his soul dispersed.

At that point, the materials which had made up his puppet body stopped moving, and then collapsed onto the ground….

Bai Xiaochun watched from a distance, with Bai Xiaochi standing at his side, more terrified than ever.

"Death cannot wipe out your crimes!" Bai Xiaochun said through gritted teeth, his hatred still festering in his heart. Finally, he stood up and went over to collect the materials that had once made up the puppet body. Even as he did, Bai Xiaochi's face suddenly flickered dramatically, and he flew up off the surface of the fan to look out into the void.

Rumbling fluctuations rose up which caused the damaged fan to tremble, and suddenly change directions of its own volition.

"The other half of the fan!" Bai Xiaochi shouted excitedly. "The other half!"

Jaw dropping, Bai Xiaochun left the fan face and appeared on one of the ribs. Looking out into the void, he saw a glowing light off in the distance, rushing toward them at high speed.

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A closer look would reveal that within that glowing light was half of a damaged fan!!

It was exactly the same type of light that glowed from Bai Xiaochun's part of the damaged fan, although slightly dimmer. Furthermore, this fan was so damaged that it looked like it might collapse at any moment.

"It's finally here, milord!" Bai Xiaochi said excitedly. "If you help me, then together, we should be able to put both halves of the fan together. Then it will become a true sovereign-level precious treasure!!" He had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and in fact, had often thought that it would never come, and that the two halves of the fan would forever follow their own trajectories through the void.

But then that sovereign's arm appeared, with an aura that could actually power the damaged fan to a certain extent. Under Bai Xiaochi's direction, the fan had slowly changed course to head toward its other half. And now… the two halves were about to meet!

Bai Xiaochun was also excited, although not as much as Bai Xiaochi. He stood there calmly at the edge of his damaged fan, looking at the other half approaching.

"Will the other half have another spirit automaton?" he asked.

Bai Xiaochi hesitated for a moment, as though he hadn't considered the possibility. Then he looked at Bai Xiaochun and confidently said, "If it does, then I'll definitely crush him!"

Bai Xiaochun didn't reply. Keeping his cultivation base rotating, he thought about what it would be like to have a complete fan. It was an exciting thought.

Soon, the other half of the fan was close enough that Bai Xiaochi performed a double-handed incantation gesture, causing bright light to erupt from the half of the fan that was under his control and spread out toward the other half.

However, as the two halves of the fan got close to each other, a vicious howl erupted from the other half, and a huge figure appeared!

It looked like a larger version of Bai Xiaochi, except vicious, with green skin like an evil ghost. It was with madness and greed that this strange version of Bai Xiaochi looked over at them.

Bai Xiaochun's pupils constricted, and Bai Xiaochi gasped loudly.

"There is another spirit automaton!!" he exclaimed.

Bai Xiaochun's eyes narrowed. Now that he was in the late Celestial Realm, he was a lot more confident than he had been in the past. Snorting coldly, he stepped off of his damaged fan and appeared within the beam of light that Bai Xiaochi had sent streaming off of it. The enormous spirit automaton was immediately on guard, and even lunged at Bai Xiaochun with outstretched hands.

"Screw the hell off!" Bai Xiaochun barked, waving his sleeve and sending the power of his cultivation base shooting out. As soon as the giant spirit automaton was struck, it howled in anguish and began to back up.

What had injured it was not Bai Xiaochun's cultivation base power, but rather, the sovereign aura he now had!!

Although most cultivators would not understand what it was, the gigantic spirit automaton was very sensitive to that type of aura. Eyes swimming with terror, it continued to back up. Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun performed a double-handed incantation gesture and then reached out toward the other half of the fan!

Rumbling sounds echoed out as the two fans rushed toward each other and began to merge together!!

The giant spirit automaton howled in terror and rage, but Bai Xiaochun simply looked over his shoulder and quietly said, "Didn't you say you planned to crush him, little automaton?"

Although Bai Xiaochi had initially been a bit frightened by the way Bai Xiaochun leapt to the attack, his eyes now began to shine brightly. Flying toward the huge spirit automaton, he shouted, "I'm the real spirit automaton, fool! Who cares if you're extra big? You're mine!"

The two spirit automatons roared as they began to fight viciously.

That was something that Bai Xiaochun couldn't assist with, so he simply sat down cross-legged and sent his divine sense out to speed up the process of the two halves of the fan combining with each other.

Slowly but surely, the fan was becoming whole. Bright light shone as the two spirit automatons fought, until eventually, Bai Xiaochi won, and consumed the larger automaton.

Bai Xiaochi looked larger and oddly disproportionate as he flew unstably back to Bai Xiaochun. A happy look on his face, he burped, then sank down into the fan face, where he disappeared. As he left, Bai Xiaochun scanned the fan with divine sense to make sure that Bai Xiaochi wasn't hurt.

Before long, the two halves of the fan had combined to create one whole fan.

There were some areas that were still damaged and cracked, but considering how the fan was capable of repairing itself, Bai Xiaochun was fairly certain that it wouldn't take long for it to be back to its original state.

Now that the fan was complete, it was larger than before, and also shone with much brighter light. It looked completely spectacular as it continued to sail through the void.

Even more exciting was that his level of authority over the fan had actually increased. With a mere thought, he could change the direction the fan was traveling in, and also its speed. He could even make it stop if he wanted to!

That was something he had not been able to do in the past.

However, he could also tell that the fan was following a pre-set trajectory. And after sending some divine sense into the fan, he realized that somewhere far off in the distance, something was calling to the fan….

Now that the fan was whole, that calling had begun to pull the fan toward it, causing it to fly in one specific direction.

"What called out to the fan after it became whole…?" he thought. "Could it be…?" His heart began to pound.

"Could the call be coming from the sovereign from the Immortal World, the one who created the Dao Essence of Life and Death, and also the fan?" It didn't seem likely to Bai Xiaochun, considering that the sovereign had supposedly perished.

At this point, he realized that although he could make minor adjustments to the fan's direction, he couldn't change its overall course. Finally, he decided that he would ask Bai Xiaochi some more questions when he woke up.

Now that the fan was whole, the greatest change to it was the world in the fan's face!

Before, that world had contained a river, a mountain, a tower, and a boat with two men playing Go. There was also a palace floating in the river, and the arm of a sovereign hovering in the air!

But now… the river was complete, and contained something new. A black fish! Its eyes shone with strange light, and although it wasn't moving, Bai Xiaochun could sense the fluctuations of a sovereign coming off of it!

There was something about the aura… that made him think of the Dao Essence of Life and Death, and seemed to be connected to the Daoist Tower of Life and Death. After closer inspection, Bai Xiaochun was certain that the black fish… contained the fan's true sovereign-level divine ability!

Before, the damaged part of the fan that he had become the owner of had the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, but had lacked the black fish. And the half of the fan that the fish had existed in lacked the Daoist Tower of Life and Death.

But now that the fan was whole, its sovereign-level divine ability was complete!

Excited, he performed a few tests, only to find that the current level of his cultivation base didn't permit him to actually use that special magic. Not willing to give up so easily, he performed some more tests, only to find that he was unable to do anything with the mountain, the river, or the boat.

However, the palace was different. It had been so severely damaged that, despite the fact that it contained a portion of an archaean soul, it wouldn't actually be dangerous to an archaean in a fight. Frustrated, Bai Xiaochun sent his divine sense onto the boat. To his shock… one of the old men playing Go suddenly shivered, and the Go piece in his hand began to shine with bright light, and emit powerful fluctuations!

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Chapter 1198: Archaean Slaves

As the Go piece vibrated, Bai Xiaochun's eyes began to shine as he realized that, apparently, all it took was a thought on his part… to control the Go piece!

"Maybe it's not just the Go piece…." Holding his breath, he sent his divine sense into the Go board as a whole, which also began to shine with bright light. However, only a moment later, the light faded, and his divine sense began to dissolve.

"Can't quite get the Go board…." he thought, sighing regretfully. Pulling his divine sense back, he sat down cross-legged and performed some breathing exercises until he was fully recovered. Then he stood up and sent his divine sense out again. Instead of targeting the Go board, though, he locked onto the Go piece. As it began to vibrate and emit bright light, he performed an incantation gesture with his right hand and then waved his finger through the air!

The Go piece became a bright streak of light that shot out of the fan face and into the void. The energy on display far surpassed that of a celestial, and was more like that of an archaean expert. The fan itself trembled, and the startled Bai Xiaochun waved his finger in the direction of the sovereign's arm!

When the light hit the arm, a spectacular boom echoed out, and the arm was shoved backward several meters. At the same time, a hole appeared in it, the same size as the Go piece!!

It only dug about three inches into the surface of the arm, but it caused the flesh to begin to decay for a moment before the fan's powers of regeneration kicked in and healed the wound. Even still, Bai Xiaochun was shocked by the ferocity of the attack.

"So… so strong!!" He was excited, but at the same time, didn't want to injure the arm any further, and therefore didn't dare to use it to do any more tests. Next, he used his authority over the fan to cause it to stop moving, and then he flew off of it into the void!!

There, he performed an incantation gesture, calling upon his connection to the fan to send a bright stream of light shooting out from it. The light pierced through the void until it reached a certain spot, where it exploded.

Vibrations rolled out through the void, invisible, but detectable by Bai Xiaochun. Considering that he was now in the late Celestial Realm, and had already fought with an archaean once, he could tell exactly what those fluctuations indicated

"An archaean-level attack! It even seemed stronger than when the Vile-Emperor attacked me!!

"I wonder how long it would take for the light from that Go piece to reach the Eternal Immortal Domains if I summoned it…?

"And I wonder how many times I could do it?!" After some more thought, he went further out into the void to do some tests and see how quickly the light could reach him.

What he found was that as soon as he summoned it, it would appear in front of him, almost as if it were completely ignoring the space between the two of them!!

Eyes widening, he changed locations and did a few more tests. Afterward, he was convinced that it didn't matter where he was, the light would come to him immediately!

"Now this is what I call a weapon!!" he said, throwing his head back and laughing uproariously. He continued to perform more tests. After fifteen, it reached the point where no light came.

At that point, he realized that fifteen times in a row was the limit.

"I wonder if that means I can use it fifteen times every day!?" Fifteen times per day would be more than enough. Savoring this development, he returned to the fan, sending it along its way through the void as he sat down cross-legged to meditate.

The next day, he excitedly performed some more tests. However, it was to his shock that he got no response from the Go piece.

All of a sudden, he started to get a bit nervous.

"No way…. Don't tell me that you can only use it fifteen times total…?" The thought instantly caused him to want to moan in grief.

Starting to obsess at the thought of what he might have lost out on, he waited for more time to pass. For an entire month, all of his tests met with failure…. By now, he was feeling profound regret for what he had done.

The thought of having wasted fifteen archaean-level attacks made him wish he could smack himself silly.

"Why did I have to go and waste them?!" he said, frowning and sighing in defiance. An entire year passed. Finally, he decided to perform another test, whereupon bright light suddenly began to shine from the Go piece. Apparently, after using all of the light, it would take a full year to recharge. Shooting to his feet, he began to laugh loudly.

"From now on I'm going to call the light from that Go piece… Archaean Luminescence!" Swishing his sleeve, he reveled in the sensation of having another trump card at his disposal.

"Once Wan'er and Zimo are awake, I'll go back to the Eternal Immortal Domains!" High-spirited and full of mettle, he looked back at the tower. Based on his calculations, there was only a year to go before Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo awoke!

Bruiser would likely awaken along with them. Sadly, there didn't seem to be any change in Song Que.

It was at around this time that Bai Xiaochi woke up.

Clearly, his divine sense was much stronger than before. After scanning the fan with it, he proudly materialized in front of Bai Xiaochun.

"Hey there, little Xiaochun. I have some issues with you being the new owner of this fan, and would like--" Before he could say anything further, Bai Xiaochun looked at him out of the corner of his eye and then unleashed a beam of Archaean Luminescence on him.

The light instantly struck fear into the heart of Bai Xiaochi, who shivered and dodged to the side. When he looked back at Bai Xiaochun, all sense of arrogance was gone from him, and he looked like the picture of subservience.

"What did you just say?" Bai Xiaochun asked coolly, standing there with his hands clasped behind his back.

Heart pounding with fear, Bai Xiaochi said, "I just said… that I… think you're the most suitable person in all creation to own this legacy fan, milord!!"

Never could he have imagined that, while he slept, Bai Xiaochun would gain control over the Go piece all on his own!

"I have an idea," Bai Xiaochun said, looking back at him. "Let's talk about that name change you wanted. I've come up with the perfect name."

Bai Xiaochi immediately began to wail inwardly with grief. Terrified of what name the vengeful Bai Xiaochun would give him, he quickly said, "Milord, after absorbing that large spirit automaton, many more powers have been awakened within me. Although I can't yet get those archaean slaves from the boat to leave the fan, I can summon them to you to be sparring partners. That way, you can get used to fighting with archaeans. And then, when you get back to the Eternal Immortal Domains, you'll definitely dominate anyone who tries to fight you!"

Worried that Bai Xiaochun might not believe him, or might not give him a chance to follow through on his offer, he performed an incantation gesture and threw all of the divine sense he could muster toward the fan face.

Instantly, one of the two archaean slaves shivered, and his eyes began to glow. Rising to his feet, he blurred into motion, flying up into the air within the world of the fan face.

Clasping hands, he bowed deeply in Bai Xiaochun's direction.

"Greetings, master!"

Although Bai Xiaochun had hoped to take the archaean slaves with him, and was disappointed that he couldn't, it would also be good to do some training with them. When Bai Xiaochi saw how his eyes were shining brightly, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Milord," he continued obsequiously, "the exalted sovereign captured these archaean slaves and sealed them with restrictive spells. Only a sovereign could possibly undo them."

Ignoring Bai Xiaochi, Bai Xiaochun entered the world of the fan face.

"Come on. Let's fight!" Even as the words left his mouth, he attacked.

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The old man slowly began to look up.

He wore green garments, and didn't seem very impressive at all with his white hair and emaciated frame. He was even a bit hunched over. But after looking up at Bai Xiaochun, he straightened, and his eyes began to shine even more brightly. Suddenly, his facial features began to change, and an expression of anger filled his face.

As his energy began to build, his hair changed, transforming from white to pitch black!

By the time he finished looking up, he didn't look like an old man anymore, but rather, middle-aged!

Even as his energy soared, the divine sense and cultivation base fluctuations of the Archaean Realm erupted out from him, as well as a unique, holy air!

Although the man now seemed to be on the same level as the Vile-Emperor or the Saint-Emperor, he was a bit off in terms of his cognitive ability and overall strength. And yet… even a slightly weakened archaean… was still an archaean!!

Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but shiver in fear. All of a sudden, he felt like he was facing a chaotic, primeval beast, something whose mere gaze caused all of his hair to stand on end.

However, it was actually an exciting sensation!

He wanted to learn from this archaean… and to do so in a safe fashion!

There could be no better and safer sparring partner than this old man!

Shouting at the top of his lungs, he powered up as well, his energy rapidly reaching that of the late Celestial Realm. He also drew on his fleshly body power as he prepared to fight. As a result, although his aura couldn't quite match up to the archaean's, his overall energy was close!

They looked at each other for moment, causing rumbling sounds to echo out between them. Then, in the blink of an eye, they both blurred into motion, slamming into each other and causing deafening booms to fill the air.

Frightened, Bai Xiaochi quickly performed a double-handed incantation gesture, sealing the entire area off. Then, he backed up to watch, his expression that of concern, but his true feelings anything but that.

"Who gave you the right to bully me, Bai Xiaochun!? Hmmmphh! Did you really think the grand spirit automaton of this fan would be looking out for you? Yeah right! I just want to see you get beat up!" Although he didn't dare to give voice to such thoughts, his eyes glittered as he observed the fighting from a distance.

Booms rang out for about seven or eight breaths of time. At that point, blood sprayed out of Bai Xiaochun's mouth as he staggered backward several hundred meters before finally forcing himself to a stop. As for the archaean, he simply hovered in place, clasping hands and bowing in Bai Xiaochun's direction.

"Archaeans really are pretty incredible…." Bai Xiaochun murmured, his eyes glittering thoughtfully. "He didn't even use any big divine abilities, only ordinary magical techniques and fleshly body power. But even that was enough to force me back…. I can only stay in the fight for a few breaths of time.

"My biggest advantage isn't being in the late Celestial Realm, it's… having the powers of regeneration from the Undying Live Forever Technique!" As his injuries healed, he charged into battle once again, using all of his fleshly body power and divine abilities to see what he could do against this archaean.

Living Mountain Incantation! Cloud Lightning Forefather Transformation!

Mountain Shaking Bash! Undying Hex!

Throat Crushing Grasp! Live Forever Lamp!

Sutra of Past Reincarnation! Sutra of Present Life and Death!

In one interchange after another, he used all of the magics he had learned through the years, with the exception of his Undying Sovereign's Fist and the Waterswamp Kingdom.

Thanks to this constant fighting, Bai Xiaochun's cultivation base remained in the late Celestial Realm, but his battle prowess advanced by leaps and bounds. He constantly mixed up the way he used his divine abilities and magical techniques. And thanks to his powers of regeneration, he could fight over and over again, and find his own weaknesses and limitations.

Days passed in which Bai Xiaochun was completely wrapped up in his training with the archaean slave. At one point, he asked Bai Xiaochi about the fan's overall trajectory, but unfortunately, didn't get much solid information. Bai Xiaochun also found time to work on the third level of his Time Immemorial Codex. Unfortunately, that required a lot of time, as well as a peaceful and calm heart. At the moment, he was too worried about Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo and Bruiser, as well as all of the people from the Heavenspan Realm. After some failures with the enlightenment, he focused completely on sparring with the archaean slave.

As his battle prowess increased, the archaean slave slowly began to resort to more complex and powerful magical techniques, and also began to draw on more of his fleshly body power.

Bai Xiaochun lost every single time, but was making rapid, almost unbelievable progress. In the beginning, he could only last against the archaean slave's simplest magical techniques for seven or eight breaths of time. But now, even after the archaean had begun using powerful divine abilities, he could last for longer and longer.

As for Bai Xiaochi, despite the fact that he already knew a lot about Bai Xiaochun, he was completely stunned by what was happening.

"This guy… is pretty awesome!!" Another few months went by, and it reached the point where Bai Xiaochun could fight the archaean slave for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn.

He was now fully comfortable in the late Celestial Realm, and had reached new understandings of his own magical techniques. Finally, he demanded that the archaean slave fight even harder!

A boom could be heard as Bai Xiaochun was sent tumbling backward a hundred paces. He was gasping for breath as his wounds began to recover, and yet, the battle spirit in his eyes shone brightly.

"Use your highest level of battle prowess!" he said.

The archaean's eyes glittered as he blurred into motion, becoming a wild tempest that caused the entire damaged fan to shudder.

Startled, Bai Xiaochi strengthened the sealing marks he had put in place. As for Bai Xiaochun, his eyes shone with madness in the face of the destructive tempest of power that was the archaean slave.

"The time has finally come to see if my Undying Sovereign's Fist… can shake a trump card ability from an archaean!" Shouting at the top of his lungs, he clenched his hand into a fist, causing cracking sounds to ring out in all directions. A huge wind sprang up, and within his celestial aura… a scrap of sovereign aura appeared!

The archaean slave shivered and braced himself. At the same time, an enormous figure appeared in the air behind Bai Xiaochun.

The shadowy emperor looked like he always had, except… for his right arm!

"Undying Sovereign's Fist!" Bai Xiaochun shouted, lunging forward, his fist seemingly wreathed in flames as it struck toward the archaean slave!

As the fist shot forward, the shadowy emperor's sovereign arm seemed to fuse with Bai Xiaochun, making it seem like he was a sovereign unleashing a fist strike!

For the first time, the archaean slave let out a shout of fear. Not daring to hold anything back, he unleashed all of the energy he could muster, throwing out his hands to cause countless streams of golden light to shoot out from him. The light instantly transformed into a golden face, which howled as it lunged toward Bai Xiaochun's incoming fist.

In what was only the shortest of moments, Bai Xiaochun's Undying Sovereign's Fist slammed into the archaean slave's deadliest move.

A huge shockwave spread out through the world of the fan face, accompanied by intense rumbling sounds. The entire fan actually trembled. Bai Xiaochi let out a shriek of terror, and did everything he could to force the magical seals he had put in place to hold tight!

At the same time, blood oozed out of the corners of the archaean slave's mouth, and he staggered backward several steps!

Bai Xiaochun also staggered backward, coughing up blood. A few hundred meters away, he lurched to a halt, his eyes shining with excitement and delight!

"I can hurt an archaean!!" At this point, he threw his head back and laughed uproariously. His fist strike truly could hurt an archaean. Although he had ended up hurt in the process as well, with the powers of regeneration of his Undying Live Forever Technique, that was something he could deal with.

"Well, in this case, if I use my Archaean Luminescence… then what reason do I have to worry about the Vile-Emperor!?!?"

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Chapter 1200: Curious Bai Xiaochi

Bai Xiaochun was absolutely confident about what was to come. Over the course of the following month, he continued to spar with the archaean slave, becoming more familiar with the use of the Undying Sovereign's Fist, and even making it more powerful.

Other than the Waterswamp Kingdom, this was his most powerful divine ability, something that could shake even archaeans.

From the look of it, his bad luck was going to be a thing of the past. The Undying Sovereign's Fist could crush anything in its path, and would soon cause Bai Xiaochun to bask in the warm glow of good luck.

Eventually, at long last… Bruiser woke up!!

When it happened, Bai Xiaochun could sense the Daoist Tower of Life and Death tremble a bit. Blurring into motion, he headed to the tower, sent some divine sense inside, and then performed an incantation gesture.

A black stream of light flew out from the tower, swirling through the air until it sensed Bai Xiaochun's aura, whereupon it shot toward him.

Bai Xiaochun did nothing to avoid the beam of light. In fact, he smiled, stepped toward it, and threw his arms wide. As the black beam neared, it resolved into the shape of Bruiser. He was clearly excited and happy, and immediately pounced on Bai Xiaochun, yipping a bit and licking him all over the face.

Bai Xiaochun laughed in delight, hugging Bruiser, who had assumed an appropriate form for the occasion. He looked mostly the same as before, although he was about as tall as an average person and sturdily built. Especially noteworthy was that his cultivation base was now in the Demigod Realm!

Combined with his impressive frame, his demigod aura was enough to leave anyone shaken who saw him. Then there were the black flames which roiled out beneath his feet, and his razor-sharp teeth. He looked quite vicious and intimidating. However, in Bai Xiaochun's eyes, he was the same little Bruiser from back in the Heavenspan Realm.

"Bruiser!" he exclaimed.

Bruiser howled in response, rolling around excitedly on the ground and occasionally leaping high up into the air.

Anyone from the Spirit Stream Sect who saw Bruiser acting like this would be visibly shocked. After Bai Xiaochun had left the sect all those years ago, Bruiser had always acted particularly domineering and vicious. He had fiercely protected the sect under any and all circumstances, and many new disciples were actually scared of him.

But now… he was acting just like he had when he was young. In fact, he even shrank down to the size of a hand, then bit down onto Bai Xiaochun's pant leg and began to drag him along.

Bai Xiaochun couldn't have been happier.

"Come on, Bruiser. Dad's going to take you for a walk. This is going to be our home from now on." Bursting with delight, Bai Xiaochun took Bruiser on a tour of the fan, starting with the world in the fan face.

Bruiser was very curious about everything, and was very thorough in examining the place. Eventually, they returned to the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, which was when he suddenly spun in place and pounced on a certain area off to the side.

As he did, a shriek rang out, and Bai Xiaochi stumbled out of thin air. Pointing at Bruiser in shock, he said, "That thing can see me?!"

Similarly surprised, Bai Xiaochun said, "Bruiser, meet Bai Xiaochi. You keep an eye on this fellow, he's not very trustworthy."

Bai Xiaochun was very pleased with how spectacular Bruiser was for being able to see Bai Xiaochi.

As for Bai Xiaochi, he immediately shrieked, "Hey, you said I could change my name!"

Bai Xiaochun roared with laughter, then made a few teasing comments. Then he led Bruiser off for another walk, when suddenly, fluctuations began to roll out of the Daoist Tower of Life and Death.

Not just one set of fluctuations. Four!!

Bai Xiaochun immediately recognized two of them. They belonged to Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo. The other two… were also familiar. After all the years that had passed, Bai Xiaochun had come to recognize the auras of his unborn children!

"They're gonna give birth now!?" Stunned, Bai Xiaochun sent some divine sense into the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, simultaneously rushing back toward the door. As he approached, the door opened, and Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo appeared, looking somewhat confused, holding their bellies as they walked out into the open.

Upon catching sight of Bai Xiaochun, their jaws dropped.

"Xiaochun?"

"Bai Xiaochun!!"

At this point, Bai Xiaochun could see that they were not about to give birth. Rather, the unborn children inside of them were simply moving around actively now that they were awake.

Although he was relieved, he was also starting to feel a bit guilty and awkward. To be facing two women, both of whom bore his unborn children, left him feeling somewhat unsure of what to say.

Blinking a few times, he said, "Hey there, how are you two?"

"How the hell do you think?" Song Junwan snapped, stepping forward as if she intended to attack him. She had always had a short temper, and although there were tears in her eyes, she couldn't help but think back to all the bitterness she had endured over the years, and how long she had been pregnant.

Zhou Zimo, the Mistress Red-Dust of the past, also had a sizeable temper. And it was only made worse by the unclear relationship between her and Bai Xiaochun, and the fact that she had been pregnant for years now. Then there were all of the life-or-death situations she had faced. As of this moment, she was glaring daggers, and even began to walk forward as if to start fighting.

Bai Xiaochun had never thought about what would happen in his moment. In the past, he might have fought back, but now they were his Daoist partners, both of of whom were pregnant. How could he possibly dare to strike them? And they obviously wouldn't let him off the hook if he tried to escape.

"Ah, whatever. If they want to beat me up, then so be it. Nobody's here to watch anyway." With that, he raised his hands high into the air in defeat.

Then, the fists and feet began to rain down on him, provoking occasional yelps of pain. Before long, it was to his delight that he realized his celestial cultivation base allowed him to sense what the two women were thinking. When he was sure that their anger had been sated, he reached out, grabbed the two of them, and flew to the top of the mountain in the fan face, where he had long since hewn out an immortal's cave.

"Get your hands off me!" Song Junwan said, glaring.

"How impudent of you, Bai Xiaochun!" Zhou Zimo said icily.

"Both of you shut the hell up!" Bai Xiaochun said. Before either of them could respond, he took them into the immortal's cave….

Off in the distance, Bruiser looked on solemnly. Bai Xiaochi stood next to him, looking curious.

"Hey bro," Bai Xiaochi said, "what do you think they're doing in there? Why were they fighting just now? And how come my master couldn't beat them? He's in the late Celestial Realm!"

Bruiser looked disdainfully out of the corner of his eye at Bai Xiaochi. He almost couldn't stand to be in the presence of someone who was obviously such a simpleton.

"Even after not being able to beat them in a fight, he then took them into his immortal's cave? Are they going to practice some cultivation or something?" Bai Xiaochi scratched his head curiously.

"I think I need to go see for myself." His curiosity was especially piqued by the odd sounds he could hear coming from the immortal's cave. Even as he took a step forward to go investigate, Bruiser blocked his path.

However, Bai Xiaochi was simply too curious, and considering his powers within the fan, there was no way that Bruiser could actually stop him. Passing Bruiser by, he entered the immortal's cave….

Bruiser looked on, shaking his head.

Before long… a howl of rage could be heard from Bai Xiaochun, accompanied by a yelp from Bai Xiaochi as he was ejected from the immortal's cave….

"I was trying to help you, milord! I can't believe you actually attacked me!!"

"Shut up!!" Bai Xiaochun shot back, clearly flustered. After all, Bai Xiaochi's sudden intrusion into his immortal's cave had been quite startling.

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Chapter 1201: The Return!

Time passed. Eventually Bai Xiaochun explained everything that had gone on in the Eternal Immortal Domains to Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and gradually, their anger toward him faded.

When Song Junwan was told of the lengths Bruiser and Song Que had gone to to protect her, she wept. With Bai Xiaochun's help, she was able to gaze upon Song Que from a distance as he lay there in the ninth floor of the tower.

Clasping Bai Xiaochun's hand tightly, she wiped the tears from her cheeks and softly asked, "Will Que'er wake up eventually…?"

"Definitely!" Bai Xiaochun replied without the slightest hesitation.

Song Que hadn't moved since being placed in the Daoist Tower of Life and Death, and in fact, hadn't changed at all. Because of the fact that his body wasn't decomposing, he looked very much like he was asleep.

Zhou Zimo was also there. She clasped hands and bowed to Song Que from a distance, and sighed. Zhou Zimo had already taken a liking to Bruiser. And he was able to sense the aura within her belly, and was immediately drawn to her. Although the two women often had a hard time understanding and getting along with Bai Xiaochun, both of them felt quite close to Bruiser.

What little bit of resentment still existed in their hearts began to melt away as Bai Xiaochun casually recounted how he had saved them.

The more they came to know Bai Xiaochun, the more they realized how he liked to tell dramatic stories about himself in a casual fashion. However, the truths behind those stories were still very touching.

Of course, the two women didn't like each other much, and that was something that wouldn't change overnight.

Bai Xiaochun knew that they had both experienced many hardships, and was also aware that if he didn't behave himself properly around them, he would likely find himself in the same situation as he had back in the days of the Blood Stream Sect and the Spirit Stream Sect, with Song Junwan and Hou Xiaomei. And that would be a big disaster.

Therefore, he did his best to behave perfectly. At the same time, he began to make preparations to leave the treasured fan!

He had been away from the Eternal Immortal Domains for a long time, and although he seemed to be in good shape emotionally, the truth was that he was extremely anxious. The safety of the people he cared about was of the utmost importance, but unfortunately, he had no idea how such people were doing. For example, Li Qinghou, the Giant Ghost King, the Grand Heavenmaster, Big Fatty Zhang, and even Gongsun Wan'er.

Before, his battle prowess had been insufficient to justify a return trip. But now, going back was one of his top priorities!

"The fan is whole again, and I can tell that I don't need to return to the same spot in the Eternal Immortal Domains that I left from. Although I can't casually perform a precise teleportation, I can lock down onto a general area…." He also needed to come up with a specific plan for what to do after returning.

Even after considerable thought, he wasn't able to come up with any perfect ideas.

"Well," he said, gritting his teeth, "I can fight archaeans now… so why can't the Eternal Immortal Domains have a tripartite balance of power!?!?

"I need to occupy an entire immortal domain, and then call it the lands of Heavenspan!!" The more he thought about it, the more that idea began to overshadow all of the other scattered thoughts and plans he had come up with.

"If I established a new nation in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, it would cause instability…. After all, the Vile-Emperor already doesn't like me…. In that case, I need to carve out a chunk of land from him!" Slowly but surely, his plan was taking shape.

"It will all come down to one thing… the fight that will inevitably occur with the Vile-Emperor after I go back!!" He closed his eyes for some time to think about the matter. When he opened them, they shone brightly. All of his hesitation was gone now. The first thing he did was go to Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo to explain his plan. After he finished, they exchanged glances.

Neither of them did anything to persuade him to change his mind. They knew that he had no choice but to return eventually, and therefore, the best thing they could do was wish him well and not add to his anxiety.

Therefore, when he suggested that they stay behind in the fan, they pretended to not be worried about the situation, and did exactly as he asked.

Bruiser wanted to come along, but after all the dire circumstances he had been through, Bai Xiaochun couldn't bring himself to agree. Instead, he asked him to stay behind in the fan. After the goodbyes were said, he didn't delay any longer. Even as Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo, and Bruiser all looked on anxiously, he sent out some divine sense, and then faded away!

The Vile-Emperor Dynasty occupied three of the five flower petals that made up the Eternal Immortal Domains. However, only two were fully occupied. The other was a subject of contention with the Saint-Emperor Dynasty.

Of the two that were fully occupied, one held Vile-Emperor City, and the other was ruled by a celestial. Currently, the celestial stationed in that second of the two stable immortal domains was none other than Reverend Devourer!

On that very immortal domain was a barren plain in which two groups of cultivators were locked in magical combat. One group wore Daoist robes, while the other were clad in black garments. They were forces from two local sects, who despite both being part of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, had been feuding for many years.

Currently at dispute was a spirit stone mine, and matters had escalated to the point where open war had broken out. The most powerful combatants in the frenzied fighting were in the Nascent Soul stage. High above them in the air were two devas, one of them an old man, the other middle-aged. They hovered there, hands clasped behind their backs as they surveyed the scene below.

These devas were the powerful backers of the two sects involved, which they essentially owned like slaves.

As devas, it wouldn't be appropriate for them to get involved in the fighting. There were many situations like this in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty in which powerful experts controlled small sects that would eventually go to war. Not only would such wars serve to temper and train the cultivators of the various sects, but it was also an easy way to resolve differences.

Smiling faintly, the older man said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I'm afraid that Redbud Mine won't belong to you for much longer."

"I think it's a bit early to say for sure!" the middle-aged man replied, his expression somewhat unsightly. Clearly, the sect he owned was now at a disadvantage. Worse, the Nascent Soul cultivator from his opponent's sect was just on the verge of achieving a breakthrough!

The other Nascent Soul cultivator, the one from the sect owned by the middle-aged man, was coughing up blood, and seemed to be just on the verge of losing the fight. Snorting coldly, the middle-aged man flicked his sleeve and prepared to leave, under the smiling gaze of the older deva.

However, that was when… a massive conglomeration of violet lightning began to descend from the sky onto the hundreds of cultivators involved in the battle.

As the lightning crashed down, the shocked cultivators below tried to leap to safety, with many being hit by the lightning and coughing up blood in response.

"What is this?!?!"

"What's going on?!?!"

The entire battlefield was thrown into chaos, and even the two devas were completely taken aback, and quickly sent out divine sense to scan the area.

To their shock, they watched as the crashing violet lightning formed together into the shape of a huge door!!

Then, a blurry figure appeared within that door….

Everyone in the area was completely shocked, and even the devas felt their scalps tingling in fear.

Before anyone could do anything, the figure within the lightning grew clear and stepped forward, becoming visible for everyone to see!

He was tall and thin, with long black hair, and fair skin. He looked like a young man, with sparkling eyes, and an aura that could shake heaven and earth. Everyone who saw him was stunned by how his cultivation base crushed down on them with incredible pressure. Even the devas trembled as they were forced down onto the ground. The only thing they could think of was that this pressure vastly surpassed anything they had felt before, even from the preceptor that governed them….

Even the celestials they had observed from a distance didn't seem to be on the same level.

"He has to be a celestial! But which one?!" That was what they were both thinking. However, not daring to mince words, the two devas quickly clasped hands and bowed.

"Greetings, exalted one!"

As Bai Xiaochun hovered there, eyes closed, he took a deep breath, which stirred memories of events from decades before. A moment passed, and then he opened his eyes. Sweeping his gaze across the crowd, he spoke in a growl that pierced all of their ears.

"Tell me… is this the second immortal domain of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty?"

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Chapter 1202: Crushing!

Bai Xiaochun's voice caused everything in the area to tremble, and all of the cultivators, regardless of the level of their cultivation base, to be shaken to the depths of their souls.

Some cultivators were shaking physically, and seemed to be on the verge of collapsing. Even the devas were as pale as death, and were trembling.

It wasn't something Bai Xiaochun was doing on purpose, it was just the fact that his cultivation base was too high. Now that he was in the late Celestial Realm, his Willpower had pushed his Daoseed to the point where it was about to bloom, making his voice the type that would cause virtually all types of cultivation base in the Eternal Immortal Domains to be deeply shaken.

When Bai Xiaochun realized what was happening, he restrained the fluctuations rolling off of him as much as possible. And yet, to the crowd around, it still felt like having a boulder pushing down on their chests.

The two devas were already getting some clues to what was going on, but neither dared to speak out of turn. Clasping hands, one of them said, "Exalted one… yes… we are in the second immortal domain of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, very close to the Saint-Emperor Dynasty's second immortal domain…."

Bai Xiaochun immediately looked to the south, which was the location of the Saint-Emperor Dynasty's second immortal domain, the north of which had been occupied by the Giant Ghost King and the Grand Heavenmaster.

Now that the damaged fan was whole, its teleportation function worked very differently than it had in the past, where he would be sent back to a specific spot. That old method left him quite limited, since the Vile-Emperor could easily keep that location under watch. Now, he could teleport to virtually anywhere in the world!

Although he didn't have precise control over the final destination, it at least made it easy to get to any one of the five different immortal domains.

"It's too bad the accuracy is so limited," he thought, shaking his head. "Otherwise the teleportation function could actually be my biggest life-saving magic." In contrast, the function of traveling to the fan seemed to work in exactly the same way as before.

"I have a lot to do now that I'm back…. First is Uncle Li and everyone who was with him, and then the Giant Ghost King and Grand Heavenmaster. I guess I need to find Gongsun Wan'er first. She should know all the details.

"Whatever I do, I need to get a firm foothold here, and I need to find my people. In that case… the first thing I should do is fight a shocking battle!" Eyes shining with bright light, he thought about the plan he had come up with, whereupon his eyes shone with determination.

His plan was to do something monumentally shocking, and thus notify everyone in the Eternal Immortal Domains that he was back. Furthermore, by winning such a fight, he would also make it clear… that there were now three major powers in the Eternal Immortal Domains!

After confirming where he was from the devas, he sent his divine sense out to scan the immortal domain he was in, and locate its capital city. Then, it was without any hesitation that he burst into motion, leaving behind nothing but thunderous booms and screaming winds.

The crowd of cultivators was thrown backward by the wind cast by his departure. Meanwhile, the two devas looked at each other, eyes flickering with shock.

"Was he…?"

"He looked familiar…. I think I've seen his picture before…."

"Celestial cultivation base…. It must be him…. He killed Celestial Deadfall, captured Prince Ur-Demon, executed the Vile-Prince, and even withstood a palm strike from the Vile-Emperor…. That was definitely King Heavenspan, Bai Xiaochun!!"

The realization of who Bai Xiaochun was caused their minds to spin as surely as if they had been struck by lightning.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun was streaking through the air faster than if he had resorted to teleportations. Because of his indescribable speed, he rapidly closed in on the capital city, and was soon only moments away from it.

Ordinary celestials would take days to make the trip, but within no time, Bai Xiaochun was there!

The city itself was a colossal boulder, with countless other smaller rocks and boulders floating in the air around it, all of them covered with numerous structures. Because of that, it was known as Megarock City.

Vile-Emperor Dynasty cultivators streamed into and out of the city, and considering that it was noontime, the place seemed particularly bustling.

No one noticed Bai Xiaochun's arrival, allowing him to hover unseen in the air above Megarock City.

There was only one person who could possibly detect him, someone seated cross-legged in meditation inside of a grand hall in the boulder…. Reverend Devourer!

In terms of battle prowess, the most powerful celestial in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty was Virūpākṣa. Years ago, the second most powerful had been the old woman who ended up being killed by the sovereign clone. Back then, Reverend Devourer had been third most powerful. However, after the old woman was resurrected, she was not as strong as before, which meant that Reverend Devourer was now the second most powerful celestial in the dynasty. Despite that, his personality had not changed; he was as careful and cautious as ever.

The way he had pretended to be injured during the fight with the sovereign clone, and the way he had retreated from battle with Bai Xiaochun, were all manifestations of that cautious personality. Then came the events in Vile-Emperor City, which had resulted in him being punished by the Vile-Emperor by being sent to this remote location.

Reverend Devourer didn't mind being punished in this way, and in fact didn't really view it as a punishment at all. He had actually enjoyed his life in this immortal domain during the years which had passed.

"I guess it's all thanks to that Bai Xiaochun," he sighed. "Otherwise Prince Ur-Demon would have been the one sent here." Most other people had forgotten about Bai Xiaochun, but not him. He still remembered what it had been like to face that multi-colored flame.

He wasn't sure why exactly he was sighing right now, but he knew that he suddenly felt uneasy, as though something momentous were about to occur. He even sent some divine sense out into the city, but didn't detect anything out of the ordinary. Rising to his feet, he decided to go out to take a closer look.

However, it was in that very moment that a voice spoke out from the sky above the enormous boulder, a voice which caused all cultivators in the entire city to tremble in fear, and which spoke directly to Reverend Devourer!

"It's been a long time, Reverend Devourer!"

To the people in Megarock City, it felt as if the weight of the heavens were descending upon them, and as for Reverend Devourer, he felt like his mind was being struck by heavenly lightning!!

"That divine sense… that aura… that voice…." Eyes widening, Reverend Devourer sent his divine sense up into the air above the city, where he finally caught sight of a young man in a white robe, with long black hair!

"Bai… Bai Xiaochun!?!?" Reverend Devourer stammered.

Almost as soon as the words left his lips, the expressionless Bai Xiaochun waved his hand in the direction of the hall in which Reverend Devourer stood.

Rumbling sounds filled all creation, and Reverend Devourer let loose a frenzied shriek as he shot out of the hall. As he did, the entire thing was crushed out of existence!

Thanks to his timely evasive move, Reverend Devourer was only brushed by the attack, but it still caused him to cough up an enormous mouthful of blood. Instantly, his eyes lit up with terror and incredulity; this feeling was something that surpassed anything Celestial Virūpākṣa could do. It was almost on the same level as… the Vile-Emperor.

"Breakthrough. He broke through!!" Reverend Devourer felt like his scalp was about to explode, and he abandoned any thoughts of fighting. He simply turned and fled!

Bai Xiaochun's facial expression didn't change at all. In the past, he had taken Reverend Devourer very seriously when it came to conflict, but now, the man seemed anything but threatening!

Waving his hand, he said, "Be crushed!"

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Chapter 1203: This Immortal Domain Is Mine!

The instant the words left Bai Xiaochun's mouth, all heaven and earth seemed to darken. At the same time, an enormous hand materialized in the sky above, which shot down toward Reverend Devourer.

Even as the hand descended, causing the lands below to quake, the air seemed to solidify, sealing the area around Reverend Devourer so that he couldn't move!

When Reverend Devourer sensed what was happening, his eyes nearly popped out of his skull because of the shock.

"Y-you… you… you broke through to the Archaean Realm?" It seemed to him like the magic at work surpassed anything celestials could utilize, as though the Essence power of an entire world were being unleashed. Not even Celestial Virūpākṣa could do something like that.

Face completely expressionless, Bai Xiaochun waved his hand, causing intense rumbling sounds to echo out, as though the sky were being shattered. Reverend Devourer let loose a long cry of despair, performing a double-handed incantation gesture as he unleashed trump cards of all types. A black mist sprang up around him, as well as countless shadowy fiends, but such efforts were as helpful as throwing a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.

The shadowy fiends were crushed out of existence as the enormous hand closed in, snatching Reverend Devourer up in one fell swoop!

At that point, Bai Xiaochun casually flicked his sleeve, sending the despairing Reverend Devourer straight into his bag of holding!

It all happened with ruthless efficiency, and within only ten breaths of time. The fluctuations were still rolling out across the lands as the people in Megarock City looked on, terrified and tongue-tied!

Moments later, the city devolved into a hubbub as people finally started to react!

"Heavens! That's Bai Xiaochun!!"

"King Heavenspan, Bai Xiaochun!!"

"He's back… he crushed Celestial Devourer in one move! That's… that's impossible!!"

Even as the shouts rose into the air, Bai Xiaochun performed an incantation gesture with his right hand, and then waved his finger down toward the ruins of the grand hall in the middle of Megarock City. As a result, the dust and rubble of the destroyed hall began to form together into the shape of a stone pagoda. Floor after floor took shape, seemingly without end, until it finally reached Bai Xiaochun's feet, making him seem like the paramount entity of all creation!

Sitting down cross-legged, he looked out at the lands and calmly said, "Those who wish to leave may do so now. Those who wish to stay, hear my words. This immortal domain… now belongs to Bai Xiaochun!"

He bolstered the words with his cultivation base, and powered them with his Daoseed and Willpower. As a result, they echoed out far and wide, passing beyond the borders of Megarock City and into the ears of roughly half of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty cultivators in that immortal domain.

"If you refuse to cooperate with this new arrangement, Vile-Emperor… then come fight me!" That final sentence was bolstered by his Daoseed and Willpower to reach even further!

Bai Xiaochun was sure that people would relay his words to the Vile-Emperor, and that soon… the emperor would come for him!

When the time came, he would use Prince Ur-Demon and Reverend Devourer as bargaining chips.

It took only moments for the second immortal domain in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty to be completely astir.

"Something big is about to happen!!"

"Heavens! It's an invasion! We're being invaded!!"

"Dammit, this King Heavenspan is completely crazy! Isn't he worried that the Vile-Emperor will come and execute him!?!?"

"This must be some ploy by the Saint-Emperor Dynasty! It looks like the two dynasties are finally going to go to war!!"

Although everyone was talking about the situation, no one actually believed that Bai Xiaochun qualified to demand an immortal domain for himself. Everyone was completely confident in how strong the Vile-Emperor was.

Before long, word of Bai Xiaochun's return spread from his current immortal domain into other parts of both the Vile-Emperor City and Saint-Emperor Dynasty.

Upon hearing the news, the Vile-Emperor frowned slightly. He was of a different opinion than the masses. He knew that Bai Xiaochun was the new owner of the fan that was the legacy of a sovereign. Furthermore, decades had passed. Obviously, Bai Xiaochun wouldn't be doing what he was doing if he wasn't confident in the outcome.

"I bet he has some trump cards ready to use…. Well, I might as well force his hand as early as possible." Eyes narrowing, he sent some divine sense out to Celestial Virūpākṣa, as well as the old woman he had resurrected years ago.

"Virūpākṣa. Ren Ling…. The two of you go arrest Bai Xiaochun!"

Virūpākṣa and Ren Ling didn't know as much about Bai Xiaochun as the Vile-Emperor. However, they realized that, after such a long absence, he wouldn't return in such a high-profile manner if he wasn't confident in the outcome.

Obviously, Bai Xiaochun had some trump cards at his disposal, and therefore, the two celestials immediately understood why the Vile-Emperor had assigned them this mission. As powerful representatives of the Vile-Emperor, it was their duty to attempt to find out what secret weapons the enemy might have.

It was in somewhat taciturn fashion that both Virūpākṣa and Ren Ling flew toward the teleportation portal in Vile-Emperor City and headed toward the dynasty's second immortal domain.

After they left, the Vile-Emperor actually emerged from his imperial palace and secretly followed them to see what would happen!

Although it was shocking that Bai Xiaochun had occupied Megarock City and captured Reverend Devourer, the people of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty weren't very worried about the situation. After all, they had complete faith and confidence in the Vile-Emperor!

In fact, many cultivators began to head to Megarock City in the hopes of seeing how exactly the Vile-Emperor would put King Heavenspan in his place.

There were also many Heavenspan Realm cultivators undercover in the same immortal domain who heard the news. Gritting their teeth, they came out of hiding and headed toward Megarock City to see what would happen.

By the time Celestial Virūpākṣa and Celestial Ren Ling arrived outside of Megarock City, there was already a crowd of several hundred thousand cultivators present who had come to watch the fight.

And that wasn't even to mention the cultivators who already resided in the city, and were watching with glittering eyes as the scene played out.

Bai Xiaochun ignored all of them. It didn't matter that so many people didn't believe what he had said before, and that none of them had left when he gave them the opportunity. That just meant there were more people to bear witness to what was about to happen.

"The bigger the audience… the more this fight will shake the Eternal Immortal Domains!" By this point, his eyes were alive with the desire to do battle. He had spent many years on the treasured fan, but the anger he felt in his heart had not been sated by the death of the Vile-Prince. He still needed to vent! This was also the time to make a name for the Heavenspan Realm in the Eternal Immortal Domains!

Upon detecting the approach of Celestial Virūpākṣa and Celestial Ren Ling, Bai Xiaochun calmly looked up in their direction, then smiled coldly.

"The Vile-Emperor is really playing it safe," he thought. "He's an archaean, but he's sending celestials to try to find out what my trump cards are…. Well, it's too bad that celestials don't even qualify to see my secret weapons!"

Celestial Virūpākṣa could see Bai Xiaochun sitting there on the stone pagoda, and frowned at the sight of his faint smile. He could sense that something seemed off, but the Vile-Emperor's decree had been clear. Despite the sensation of imminent danger, he gritted his teeth, unleashed the power of his cultivation base, and summoned a massive tempest that transformed into a huge hand that shot toward Bai Xiaochun as if to grab him.

Celestial Ren Ling was the only celestial in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty who hadn't had any dealings with Bai Xiaochun. After all, back when he had made a scene in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, she was still recovering from having been resurrected. And so, she wasn't as apprehensive as Celestial Virūpākṣa. Even though her battle prowess had been reduced, she was still cruel and vicious, and as she advanced, she transformed into an enormous black falcon that shot toward Bai Xiaochun with lightning-like speed.

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Chapter 1204: I Hereby Challenge You To A Duel!

The sound of two celestials charging into battle caused the sky to grow dim, and the clouds to seethe. The Will of millions of cultivators was being drawn upon to create a tempest of the most shocking proportions!

From a distance, it looked like the sky might be ripped apart! Celestial Virūpākṣa moved with shocking speed, becoming vaster than the sky itself as he unleashed his crushing attack!

Celestial Ren Ling was a bit weaker than him, but the murderous aura that roiled around her actually surpassed his! In terms of both brutality and number of kills, few celestials in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty could surpass her!

With the two of them attacking in unison, it seemed like a devastating force that would absolutely crush anything in their path with utter impunity!

People in Megarock City were already cheering in excitement.

"Two celestials are attacking at once! This King Heavenspan is dead for sure!"

"Hahaha! One measly celestial from the Heavenspan Realm can't possibly be a match for two of our Vile-Emperor celestials. In fact, was it really necessary to send two?!"

"Yeah, Celestial Virūpākṣa alone could have sent Bai Xiaochun fleeing like the rat he is!"

The people in the city weren't the only ones to feel that way. The numerous other cultivators who had rushed over to see the action were equally excited. They were absolutely convinced that, no matter how strong Bai Xiaochun might be, he was nothing but a foreigner, and couldn't possibly stand up to this attack, not unless he was an archaean with battle prowess to crush everything in his path.

"How arrogant, Bai Xiaochun! You're dead this time!!" Such talk could be heard everywhere, along with sarcastic laughter.

As for the scattered Heavenspan Realm cultivators present, they were anxious beyond measure, and yet, were completely helpless. All they could do was fearfully watch Virūpākṣa and Ren Ling closing in on Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun didn't seem to notice what people were saying, or at least, he didn't care. In fact, his smile grew even colder. They viewed him as a foreigner, but to him… they were the foreigners.

"In that case… it will be in your moment of greatest conceit that I push you to the depths of despair!" Eyes narrowed, he looked at the incoming celestials. Not bothering to rise to his feet, he waved his hand, placing a faint scrap of sovereign-level aura into his hand as he launched a fist strike!

He didn't even use the full and complete Undying Sovereign's Fist, only a portion of it. But even still, heaven and earth rumbled loudly as the air in front of him shattered. Then, a sound that surpassed heavenly thunder exploded out, completely drowning out the sound of the cheering crowd.

At the same time, the air continued to shatter, heading directly toward Celestial Virūpākṣa and Ren Ling, overwhelming them!

It was a force backed by Bai Xiaochun's cultivation base, fleshly body power, and a scrap of a sovereign's aura. It might not faze an archaean, but to a celestial… it was a catastrophic blow that simply couldn't be defended against!!

Celestial Virūpākṣa's eyes went wide; despite the level of his cultivation base, and his self-control, he immediately blurted, "Imposs… impossible!!"

His mind spun in unprecedented fashion, and yet, there was no time for thought or consideration. Feeling a greater sense of impending crisis than he had ever felt in his life, he let out a frenzied shout, blue veins bulging out on his face and neck as he made the decision not to back up!

He knew that if he did, he would be killed beyond the shadow of a doubt!!

Of course, the power Bai Xiaochun had put into the fist strike was of secondary importance. The most important factor was the aura. It was sharp, sharper than the sharpest sword, and as such, it was like a blade slashing into a piece of wood, or even paper!!

Celestial Virūpākṣa howled at the top of his lungs. Not even thinking about Bai Xiaochun anymore, he used all of his cultivation base, and all of his divine abilities. He even produced ten precious treasures, trump cards that weren't quite on the level of world treasures, but were defensive magical items of incredible value!!

Celestial Ren Ling was a bit slower to react, and was not as well prepared as Virūpākṣa. Therefore, she chose to retreat!

They made different decisions, and therefore… the results were vastly different!!

Rumbling sounds echoed out as the air shattered, creating what looked like a huge mouth that chomped down onto the two celestials!

An agonized shriek and a miserable scream echoed out. As for Celestial Virūpākṣa, his more than ten precious treasures were incapable of standing up to the energy, and shattered as quickly as dried twigs!

His divine abilities, magical techniques, and defensive measures began to fall apart, allowing the massive force to pierce through toward him. However, all of the measures he had taken were not in vain. Because Bai Xiaochun had not used much of his sovereign aura, Celestial Virūpākṣa was flung backward, his chest caved in, and massive amounts of blood pouring out of his mouth. And yet… he escaped with his life!!

Unfortunately… Celestial Ren Ling, despite having chosen to flee, had not come fully prepared with defensive items. It was an error in judgement that resulted… in her fleshly body being ripped to shreds and destroyed!

As for her Daoseed, it was swept up by the shattered air, and although it wasn't wiped out of existence, cracking sounds emanated out from it, along with a bloodcurdling scream. Normally speaking, a Daoseed could only be destroyed by an archaean, but right now… seven eye-catching cracks were visible on the surface of Ren Ling's Daoseed!!!

Usually, such cracks would only appear if a celestial had been resurrected, and would indicate a significant level of weakness…. As such, if Ren Ling were to be resurrected again, then her celestial cultivation base would be weakened to the point where she would be lucky to even be considered a celestial!

All of this takes a bit of time to describe, but actually happened in the time it takes a spark to fly off of a piece of flint. It happened so quickly that no one had time to think or react. It was as if an enormous palm had just slapped all of the cultivators of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty directly across the face!!

Celestial Virūpākṣa and Celestial Ren Ling had been bearing down on Bai Xiaochun with raging energy and boundless murderous auras. And yet… Bai Xiaochun dispatched them without even standing up!

He unleashed a fist strike that shattered the air, seriously wounded Celestial Virūpākṣa, and most terrifying of all… killed a celestial! Up to this point in history, it had only ever been possible for an archaean to destroy a celestial's Daoseed in battle.

That was one reason why celestials didn't truly fear dying in combat!

But now… everything had changed!!

Millions of cultivators were present to bear witness to the fact that… there was a third person in the Eternal Immortal Domains who could kill celestials!

The significance of that fact, and the terrifying battle prowess Bai Xiaochun had just demonstrated, caused many people to gulp in terror. Most of them were completely dumbstruck, to the point where no one reacted for a protracted moment!

"Heavens! This is impossible!!"

"How could this be happening? What… what kind of cultivation base does he have?!?!"

"He… can kill celestials?!?! He actually killed her, wiped her out of existence…?"

Amidst the terrified uproar, Celestial Virūpākṣa, who had just escaped with his life, looked over at Bai Xiaochun with disbelief and horror.

"You…."

But Bai Xiaochun wasn't even looking at Virūpākṣa. Rising to his feet atop the stone pagoda, he looked up into the sky.

"Since you've come all this way, Vile-Emperor, there's no need to skulk in the shadows. I hereby challenge you to a duel!"

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Chapter 1205: Shaking The Vile-Emperor!!

The surrounding cultivators of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty had still not recovered from their shock. As for the Heavenspan Realm cultivators who were hidden in the crowd, they were still pleasantly shocked…. And that was exactly when Bai Xiaochun spoke in a thunderous voice that struck everyone down to their hearts!

The Vile-Emperor Dynasty cultivators seemed to once again be filled with confidence, and gave voice to excited anticipation.

"The Vile-Emperor!?!?!?"

"Heavens! Don't tell me the Vile-Emperor is actually among us right now?!?!"

"Hahaha! This Bai Xiaochun is dead! When His Majesty the Vile-Emperor takes action, nobody in the entire Eternal Immortal Domains can stand up to his wrath, except maybe the Saint-Emperor!"

Meanwhile, the air in the location that Bai Xiaochun had looked to began to ripple as a figure stepped out into the open.

He wore golden imperial robes, as well as an imperial crown. He was tall and slender, but at the same time, nefarious and domineering in a way that shook everyone who looked at him!

The archaean fluctuations which rolled off of him made him seem like a paragon entity of all creation, as though everywhere he went in the world, he would be as comfortable as if he were strolling in his own garden. The mere sight of him caused Bai Xiaochun's pupils to constrict.

He was none other than the Vile-Emperor!

"My respects, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!!"

"His Imperial Majesty!"

A variety of formal greetings rang out to fill Megarock City as virtually everyone present dropped to their knees to kowtow.

A calm expression could be seen on the Vile-Emperor's face, although his eyes were ice-cold, making him seem threatening without being angry. After nodding in acknowledgement to his people, he looked at Bai Xiaochun.

"Admit to your crimes, Bai Xiaochun," he said coolly.

Bai Xiaochun had been waiting for this moment to arrive, and now that it had, his heart surged with the desire to do battle. Just as he had planned, he didn't speak, but instead, began to advance on the Vile-Emperor.

The Vile-Emperor snorted coldly, and then waved his hand in seemingly casual fashion. However, as a result, a tempest sprang out that immediately caused intense rumbling sounds to fill the area.

The winds were filled with the divine sense and fluctuations of the Archaean Realm, and immediately formed a crushing force that bore down on Bai Xiaochun!

Amidst the rumbling sounds, Bai Xiaochun continued to advance through the storm winds, and met the descending divine sense head on!

In addition to the power of an Archaean, that divine sense also contained the Willpower of countless other living beings. Obviously, controlling Willpower was as easy for an archaean as turning over a hand. Furthermore, they could unleash it in ways that celestials simply couldn't match up to. Generally, when archaeans manipulated Willpower, celestials would instantly be crushed by it!

In their previous encounter, the Vile-Emperor had not resorted to Willpower because he had been intentionally trying to get Bai Xiaochun to teleport to the damaged fan, and bring him along. But now… he knew that trying to get the fan was useless. Furthermore, it was to his shock moments ago that he had sensed a sovereign aura within Bai Xiaochun's attack. Thus, he had immediately resorted to Willpower to try to crush him!

To Bai Xiaochun, it felt like everything around him was solidifying, and at the same time, a powerful force of expulsion was building up. It was as if the entire world, and everyone in it, was dead set on expelling him!

The pressure became a boundless force that instantly slammed him down onto the ground below!

In the face of a Willpower attack from an archaean, no celestial could possibly be strong enough to fight back!

It was something Bai Xiaochun had not experienced when sparring with the archaean slave back on the treasured fan. After all, the archaean slave did not have a host of people worshiping him, whose Willpower he could draw upon!

In the time it takes to flick a sleeve, Bai Xiaochun was suppressed, and cheers began to fill the air. However, even as the cheers began, Bai Xiaochun suddenly let out a powerful shout, and steeled himself.

Eyes bloodshot, he looked up into the air and called upon… his sovereign aura!!

The aura erupted from his right hand, and was not something that the observing cultivators could easily detect. However, it caused the Vile-Emperor's eyes to widen, and his expression to turn unprecedentedly somber. Eyes flickering with icy light, he performed an incantation gesture with his right hand, and then shoved it toward Bai Xiaochun in a palm strike!

The palm strike seemed to rip a portion of the sky out, the same shape as the palm itself!

Then, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning of the Eternal Lands… as well as the water in the Eternal Sea, and all living beings that existed in the world, seemed to materialize and fuse into that palm!

It was no illusory palm! It was fueled by the Willpower at the control of the Vile-Emperor to create a massive, 3,000-meter-wide palm that bore down directly on Bai Xiaochun!

Bai Xiaochun's breath caught in his throat, but the sovereign aura weakened the Willpower that was crushing down on him, and lessened the pressure. Looking up, his battle spirit surged with even more intensity.

"Come on, let's fight!!" he shouted, leaping into the air toward the Vile-Emperor. As he moved, he clenched his right hand into a fist, causing a shadowy emperor to appear behind him.

He wore imperial robes and an imperial crown, and looked exactly like Bai Xiaochun in every respect, with the exception of the fact that he had… the wolfish arm of a sovereign!!

"Undying… Sovereign's… Fist!!"

Right now, the Undying Sovereign's Fist was Bai Xiaochun's most powerful divine ability, a trump card that could shake archaeans! After his experiments out in the void, and his sparring sessions with the archaean slave, Bai Xiaochun's Undying Sovereign's Fist could now be unleashed with complete impunity!

At the same time, the sovereign aura merged into the fist strike, propelling it to the ultimate level of power.

Incalculable levels of power began to converge on Bai Xiaochun's fist, which he struck out to meet the archaean palm that raced toward him!

The shadowy emperor's sovereign arm merged with Bai Xiaochun, creating a fist that radiated the most shocking of energies!

The sky and the lands all shook violently as force which far surpassed the level of a celestial gripped all creation!

The entire immortal domain was trembling, and fluctuations rolled out, causing the celestials in Vile-Emperor City to be completely and utterly astonished.

Meanwhile, something like an enormous giant appeared in the sky above Megarock City, the manifestation of Bai Xiaochun's Undying Sovereign's Fist, which slammed into the archaean palm strike. The collision… was like the sun and the moon smashing into each other!

RRRUUUUMBLE!

Megarock City shook violently, to the point where many buildings collapsed. Numerous mountains within the immortal domains were flattened, and crevices opened up throughout the lands!

Massive waves covered the surface of the Eternal Sea, and even the immortal domain that was home to Vile-Emperor City began to shake in astonishing fashion.

At this point, the shadowy emperor that existed behind Bai Xiaochun began to shatter into pieces! Bai Xiaochun was sent flying backward like a kite with its string cut, blood spraying out of his mouth as his Undying Codex healed him. He was seriously injured, but by the time he came to a stop, he was still able to stand upright!

And then, he threw his head back and laughed uproariously.

"Is that all you can do, Mr. Archaean Vile-Emperor?!?!"

After all, the archaean palm strike had also shattered into bits!

Even more telling, the backlash caused the Vile-Emperor to shiver, his face going pale as a stream of blood oozed out of one corner of his mouth!

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Chapter 1206: Archaean Luminescence

Bai Xiaochun's voice resonated through the crumbling Megarock City and beyond, directly into the ears of the already stunned audience!

All of them could clearly see that, not only had the Vile-Emperor done little to Bai Xiaochun, but Bai Xiaochun's attack… had caused the Vile-Emperor to bleed!!

It was as if heaven and earth had both been overturned, to the point where all of them felt like they had reverted to being mortals!!

"Impossible. This is impossible!!"

"His Majesty… His Majesty is an archaean! Don't tell me Bai Xiaochun is also an archaean…? Heavens!!"

"His Majesty actually… got hurt?!?!"

An uproar ensued which was fueled by countless mixed, complicated emotions. At the same time, Bai Xiaochun's laughter filled the air.

How could he not be excited? He had been thinking about this day for years now, dreaming of what it would be like when he returned to the Eternal Immortal Domains and fought an archaean!

Although his cultivation base wasn't high enough, he knew that every day which passed meant more suffering for the people he cared about. And despite the half of a sixty-year-cycle which had passed, he could not forget the dramatic events that had occurred back in Vile-Emperor City. His wives and children had been placed in grave danger, and Song Que had been killed. And thanks to the archaean cultivation base of the Vile-Emperor, he had been virtually powerless to do anything about it….

He had been driven to the point of madness, and had spent the following thirty years focused almost completely on cultivation. Now… he was going all out, drawing on every scrap of strength he had to forge a new hope!!

This was not some simple tussle. This… was an electrifying fight with an archaean!!

He had not held anything back in his attack just now, but neither had the Vile-Emperor, whose palm strike should have killed any celestial it was targeting. Even ten celestials on the same level as Virūpākṣa, all fighting together, would still have been cut down by it!

But… even that full-power strike was destroyed by Bai Xiaochun!

Worse, the backlash caused the mighty Vile-Emperor, a majestic archaean expert, to bleed!! Although his injuries were miniscule, the fact that they had been inflicted by someone of such inferior standing caused the most unimaginable killing intent to burn in his eyes!

Narrowing his eyes, the Vile-Emperor said, "A sovereign aura…. Very well played…. I really did underestimate you, Bai Xiaochun. However… this farce is over. If all you have is that one fist strike, then the time has come to educate you about how truly powerful archaeans are!"

With that, he threw his arms wide and then performed incantation gestures, causing the sky to tremble as something like a red sun appeared!!

It was massive, and so bright that the sun that normally shone down on the Eternal Immortal Domains… faded away and vanished!!

As it did, the Vile-Emperor's red sun grew larger and larger, until it was the only sun in the sky!!

"Perhaps you were unaware that the Eternal Immortal Domains… can only be home to two archaeans…. The Saint-Emperor fused with the bright moon, and I… fused with the scarlet sun!

"Therefore, it has already been fated… that neither you nor anyone else can become an archaean in the Eternal Immortal Domains!

"Now that I have revealed this secret to you, you can take it with you to your grave!!" Smiling viciously, he waved his hands, causing the red sun to explode with heaven-destroying, earth-extinguishing heat. It was the type of heat that could scorch away any and all living beings, and it was now threatening to overwhelm Megarock City!!

Apparently… the Vile-Emperor didn't care about whether the other people in the city lived or died. He cared only about killing Bai Xiaochun, and snatching the legacy of the treasured fan from him. If he could do that, then any price was worth paying!

As the red sun descended, Megarock City began to melt, and countless cultivators began to scream in agony, and flee. However, they were too slow; it was obvious that, within moments, they would be burned out of existence!

There were screams, pleas for mercy, and incredulous wails of accusation. As for Bai Xiaochun, his eyes were narrowed, and his heart pounded with shock at the magic of the red sun that the Vile-Emperor was resorting to!

However, the Vile-Emperor had miscalculated. He thought that the Undying Sovereign's Fist was Bai Xiaochun's secret weapon, but… it was not!

There was little time for thought or planning. As the red sun approached with its burning heat, Bai Xiaochun waved his hand and used his divine sense in a very unique fashion to lock onto the treasured fan, far out in the void.

Moments ago, the treasured fan had been flying along smoothly through the void. But now, a tremor passed through it, causing the faces of Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo to flicker. Bai Xiaochi flew out into the open and looked into the world of the fan face, in the direction of the river. There, the Go piece being held by the archaean slave began to shine with bright light, radiating a beam that shot out into the void, and then vanished!

When it reappeared… it was in the Eternal Immortal Domains, right in the sky above Megarock City in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty!

The beam of light shone with dazzling brightness that rivaled that of the red sun. When the mighty Vile-Emperor sensed the fluctuations coming from that beam of light, it was for the first time… that his face fell!

"That's…."

"I call it Archaean Luminescence!" Bai Xiaochun said, his voice ringing out to be heard by all of the despairing cultivators in the city. Even as the red sun descended, and the entire immortal domain around it shook… the Archaean Luminescence blazed forth with the aura of an archaean, and headed straight for the sun!!

Heaven and earth trembled as the light that Bai Xiaochun had meticulously experimented with… became an attack to rival an archaean expert's!

Although some of its power had to do with the archaean slave, more of it… was because of the Go board!!

Bai Xiaochun's research had confirmed that the game board itself was actually a precious treasure, and that in the hands of an archaean, it could be unleashed in full! As all creation shook, the Archaean Luminescence slammed into the red sun.

Although the red sun was not completely vanquished, the Archaean Luminescence smashed a huge hole into it!!

Deafening rumbling sounds filled the Eternal Immortal Domains, shaking both the Vile-Emperor Dynasty and the Saint-Emperor Dynasty alike!

In Saint-Emperor City, the celestials all looked over in the direction of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, completely stunned. After all, the magical technique the Vile-Emperor had just utilized had caused the sun in the sky to fade away. But now, they could sense intense fluctuations filling the world that caused even them to reel in shock.

"That's… two archaeans fighting!!"

"Heavens, how could this be happening?!?!"

"Who is it…? Who is fighting with the Vile-Emperor!?!?"

Even as Chen Su, Gu Tianjun and the other celestials gave voice to expressions of shock, the Saint-Emperor floated out of his imperial palace and up into the air, looking extremely solemn.

Gu Tianjun and the other celestials were incapable of determining the truth of the situation. But the Saint-Emperor was an archaean, and therefore all he had to do was close his eyes and send his divine sense out… to confirm that it was Bai Xiaochun fighting the Vile-Emperor. Via his augury techniques, he was actually able to observe the fighting directly!

Whether it was the Undying Sovereign's Fist or the Archaean Luminescence, he could see them all.

"Bai Xiaochun…." he murmured, his heart pounding because of the sovereign aura and the Archaean Luminescence.

"That's not his own power, though. He's summoning it to his aid. I doubt he'll be able to do it more than a few times. After all… it's an archaean-level attack!" Based on the Saint-Emperor's judgement, a powerful attack like that could only be unleashed at significant cost!

The Vile-Emperor was thinking exactly the same thing. Although he was definitely shocked that the Archaean Luminescence could cause problems for his red sun, and even punch a hole in it, he still felt confident that not even multiple blasts could do anything more than significantly damage it!

"I refuse to believe that summoned power like that can be utilized a second time, Bai Xiaochun!" Looking very grim, the Vile-Emperor performed an incantation gesture with his right hand and then waved his finger, causing the red sun to accelerate. He was clearly intent on incinerating Bai Xiaochun and everything around him!

However, that was when Bai Xiaochun began to laugh. Blood oozing out of the corners of his mouth, he said, "You think I can't use it a second time?"

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Chapter 1207: I'm Really Out

"What makes you think I would run out of Archaean Luminescence so quickly…?" Bai Xiaochun chuckled, his eyes shining with a strange light. He seemed completely confident, almost as if he had forgotten that he actually only had fourteen shots left!

Although he had used one beam to punish Bai Xiaochi, after Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo woke up, his supply had returned to fifteen shots.

And yet, at this moment, he almost seemed to believe that his supply was endless! Facing the Vile-Emperor and his red sun, he waved his hand out in front of him!

"Fear not, Lord Bai has lots of Archaean Luminescence left!" He reached out with divine sense to connect to the fan, whereupon… a second beam of Archaean Luminescence appeared!

But that wasn't all! A third beam also materialized, both of which contained the battle prowess of an archaean as they shot toward the red sun!

A tremor passed through the Vile-Emperor, and his mind began to spin. Not even he could have guessed that Bai Xiaochun would do something like this, and it immediately caused him to question his previous suppositions.

The two beams of Archaean Luminescence smashed into the red sun, causing shocking vibrations to spread out as two massive craters appeared!

If the Archaean Luminescence could punch a hole into the arm of a sovereign, then obviously it could damage this sun created by the Vile-Emperor!

Although the two craters that resulted did not punch all the way through the sun, they were still shocking!!

Furthermore, the sun shuddered a bit, and both its heat and light were significantly reduced, as well as its speed. At the same time, the backlash caused the Vile-Emperor to actually cough up a mouthful of blood!

"How is this even possible!?!?" the Vile-Emperor thought incredulously, glaring at Bai Xiaochun, his chest heaving.

Although he knew that Bai Xiaochun was the owner of the fan, he still couldn't imagine how, in only half of a sixty-year-cycle, he could have possibly changed so much!

Before, he had just barely managed to fight back against an illusory attack, and was someone the Vile-Emperor could have killed without expending very much effort.

But now… the Vile-Emperor had to admit that Bai Xiaochun, with his sovereign fist strike, definitely had battle prowess equivalent to a half-archaean!

Of course, the Vile-Emperor could still win against power like that.

But there was more…. Bai Xiaochun had his Archaean Luminescence, which contained the true battle prowess of an archaean. That changed everything, and although the Vile-Emperor didn't want to admit it, in his gut he knew… that he couldn't do anything about Bai Xiaochun!!

His only chance would be to pay a huge price and fight a battle to the death. Then he might end up severely wounded, which could be an acceptable outcome if he were the only archaean in the Eternal Immortal Domains. But he wasn't! The Saint-Emperor would be watching very closely to see how things played out!

Obviously, the Saint-Emperor would love for the Vile-Emperor to pay a steep price to kill Bai Xiaochun. If the Vile-Emperor were severely wounded in the process, then after the dust settled, the Saint-Emperor could swoop in and kill him!

Perhaps the Vile-Emperor might end up escaping, but even if he did, the Saint-Emperor would surely declare all-out war. The Saint-Emperor Dynasty would gain more immortal domains, and the Vile-Emperor would be forced to go into hiding to recover, and would lose the upper hand in the overarching conflict.

Such thoughts ran through his mind in the briefest of moments. And although he wasn't very pleased about it, he knew that he had to suppress his frustration!

"Dammit! Don't tell me I just have to let things drop?!" he thought, feeling a bit suffocated. Eyes flickering with cold light, he contemplated whether it might actually be worth it to get injured in order to kill Bai Xiaochun.

"There's no way he can use that Archaean Luminescence forever. There has to be a limit. In that case… I may be able to figure out a way to kill him without getting hurt, and at the same time, scare the Saint-Emperor enough that he won't interfere!" Convinced that this was the best way to do things, the Vile-Emperor blurred into motion, his eyes flickering with even more killing intent than before as he performed a double-handed incantation gesture. As a result, he began to merge with the red sun!

The fading sun flared back to life! This was the Vile-Emperor's ultimate state, in which he was the red sun, and the red sun was him!

As he accelerated, blistering heat rippled out, causing the land to wither and the air to distort. Many people screamed in pain as they were instantly transformed into dried-up corpses!

"I'm willing to bet… that you only have a few shots of Archaean Luminescence!" Howling, the Vile-Emperor drew closer and closer to Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun's eyes narrowed at the sight of the Vile-Emperor's stubbornness. He knew that he only had twelve shots left, and that he absolutely, positively could not reveal his true limits.

"So," he said loudly, "you saw through my little ruse. Well done! Hang on for just a bit longer. I won't try to fool you any longer. This is my last shot!" With that, he pointed up at the sky, causing another beam of Archaean Luminescence to descend. However, he didn't stop there; he actually summoned a total of five beams!

As one beam after another appeared, the Vile-Emperor's heart began to pound crazily. Although he was sure that Bai Xiaochun could not use his Archaean Luminescence forever… it almost seemed like he could!

No matter how he analyzed the situation, it seemed completely impossible for Bai Xiaochun to be doing this!!

Even more shocking was how, only a moment later, Bai Xiaochun flicked his sleeve casually, stuck his chin up, and said, "Okay, here comes my last shot!"

Rumbling sounds filled the air as two more beams of Archaean Luminescence materialized. Those two were the straw that broke the camel's back.

Heart pounding, the Vile-Emperor said, "Just how many do you have?!?!"

If Bai Xiaochun had refused to say anything, it would have been much easier to accept the situation. But considering how he was acting, the Vile-Emperor couldn't help but be both enraged and confused.

He tried to dodge out of the way, but his red sun form was too large. As the Archaean Luminescence slammed into it, it shuddered violently on the verge of collapse. As for the Vile-Emperor, blood sprayed out of his mouth, and he was forced to dispel the sun and fall back in retreat.

He really had no choice. He had been injured several times, and much to his frustration and madness, had no way of knowing how many times Bai Xiaochun could unleash that particular attack.

The Saint-Emperor was watching all of this happen, and was also shocked. At one point, he lifted his foot up as if to spring into action, but then put it back down, unsure of what to do.

Bai Xiaochun, on the other hand, was sighing in relief. He knew that he only had nine shots left, and didn't want to push things too far. Hovering there in midair, he clasped his hands behind his back, sighed, and said, "I only have one shot left now…."

"One shot my ass!!" the Vile-Emperor shot back. Suddenly spinning in place, he shot back toward Bai Xiaochun, eyes blazing with killing intent!

And yet, even as he closed in, Bai Xiaochun let out a shout, causing one… two… three beams of Archaean Luminescence to descend like lightning bolts!

At that point, all of the Vile-Emperor's suspicions were blown away. Howling, he fell back, but was still hit by the beams of light. As he was, Bai Xiaochun yet again spoke out in a loud voice, "Okay, I'm really out now…."

"Bai Xiaochun!!" the Vile-Emperor shouted, yet again spinning and heading back aggressively. But that was when… three more beams of Archaean Luminescence fell from the sky!

Blood sprayed out of the Vile-Emperor's mouth as he threw his head back and roared furiously. At that point, he simply decided to leave, no longer willing to test Bai Xiaochun any longer.

Even as he began to fade away, he heard Bai Xiaochun's treacherous voice one more time.

"Okay, I'm really out now. Rest at ease…."

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Of course, it was another lie…. Bai Xiaochun still had three shots of Archaean Luminescence left.

But the Vile-Emperor didn't know that. He had been in a passive position from the beginning of the fight, and Bai Xiaochun continued to speak in a way that didn't make any sense. Instead of holding back, he took the initiative to say how many shots he had left… except that every single time, he said he only had one….

Because of that, the Vile-Emperor had no way to guess at the truth, and no way to tell whether or not he could trust what Bai Xiaochun said….

He would rather die than trust Bai Xiaochun… and yet, if he didn't trust him, that would mean he believed… that he had plenty more shots left!

And trusting him… would result in the same thing as before, bitter consequences.

Creating frustrating situations like this was truly a specialty of Bai Xiaochun's, and the Vile-Emperor realized that. It was a simple truth, and unfortunately, was impossible to deal with.

Not even the Saint-Emperor had any clue how many shots of Archaean Luminescence Bai Xiaochun had…. However, similar to the Vile-Emperor, he was sure that there had to be some limit!

And yet neither of the emperors would dare to risk everything to find out the truth. Neither fighting nor probing seemed useful at all, and therefore, they both had to admit… that although the Eternal Immortal Domains did not have another archaean… they did have someone who could fight archaeans!

That person was not an equal, but in terms of battle prowess, needed to be treated like one!

As he faded away, the Vile-Emperor sighed helplessly and cast a deep glance at Bai Xiaochun. Aware that he had lost an immortal domain, he picked up Celestial Virūpākṣa and vanished!!

Megarock City was now in ruins. Of the population of millions, more than half had been killed. Those who had survived were grateful to have come out alive, but were also filled with bitterness and anger that defied description.

Their bitterness was because of how they had been abandoned by the Vile-Emperor, and their rage was because their emperor hadn't cared at all about whether they lived or died. If Bai Xiaochun hadn't been able to defeat the red sun from earlier, then everyone would have been killed.

It was hard to say who did it first, but one by one, they began to drop to their knees and kowtow to Bai Xiaochun, who hovered above them in the air.

"Greetings, Emperor Heavenspan!"

"Greetings, Emperor Heavenspan!!" In the Eternal Immortal Domains, archaeans were always viewed as emperors, and would be addressed as such!

Although Bai Xiaochun wasn't actually in the Archaean Realm, he had fought the Vile-Emperor to a standstill, and therefore, for all intents and purposes, he was an archaean.

And thus, his form of address changed from King Heavenspan to… Emperor Heavenspan!!

There were still Heavenspan Realm cultivators hidden in the crowd, and those who had survived the Vile-Emperor's red sun attack were filled with indescribable excitement. As of this moment, they finally dared to reveal who they were. Stepping out into the open, they offered worship that was different from the other cultivators around them. From the bottoms of their hearts, they completely approved of Bai Xiaochun!!

The Eternal Lands had five immortal domains, and now… one of them belonged to Bai Xiaochun!

It was a monumental affair that instantly became the talk of the entire world. In both the Vile-Emperor Dynasty and the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, everyone was shaken by the seemingly impossible news that was shortly proven to be completely accurate!

"King Heavenspan Bai Xiaochun… fought the Vile-Emperor, and they ended in a tie!?!?"

"Heavens! How is that even possible…? King Heavenspan…. Wait, he should be called Emperor Heavenspan, shouldn't he…? He's an archaean now!!"

"For the first time in years and years, the Eternal Immortal Domains has three archaeans!!"

"So it's Bai Xiaochun…. If I remember correctly, it was only thirty years ago that he was a celestial! And now he's an unsurpassable archaean!?!?"

"Perhaps it's just fate. Years ago, the Saint-Ancestor founded the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, and became an archaean. It was the same with the Vile-Ancestor. And now the Arch-Ancestor has done the same thing. It took a while… but he's finally an archaean!!"

All sorts of talk spread through the lands. Especially shocked were the celestials, and the other local cultivators who had come to know Bai Xiaochun personally.

Gu Tianjun gasped, and all of the ill will he had previously harbored toward Bai Xiaochun immediately transformed into fear.

Celestial Aged Spirit, Chen Su, and Sima Yunhua were all stunned…. As for the celestials from the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, such as the resurrected Deadfall, and Virūpākṣa… they were more terrified of Bai Xiaochun than they had been before.

Meanwhile, the cultivators from the Heavenspan Realm, who had spent so many years of bitterness in the Eternal Immortal Domains, were finally able to throw their heads back and roar with exultation. They knew that, at long last… they had a true foothold within the Eternal Immortal Domains!!

As all of this happened, a person appeared outside of Saint-Emperor City!

He was young, clad in a white robe, with fair skin and an abstruse gleam in his eyes. After appearing in the air above the imperial palace, he alighted onto one of the petals of the lotus flower and looked out at the city.

He was none other than Bai Xiaochun!

Within the entire city, only one person and one animal knew that he had arrived!

The person was the Saint-Emperor!

And the animal was the little turtle!

Before the little turtle could go to him, Bai Xiaochun spoke in a voice that only he could hear, prompting a cold snort. Afterward, the little turtle simply remained in place.

When the Saint-Emperor saw that, he breathed a sigh of relief. Mixed emotions on his face, he shook his head and hurried out of the imperial palace to appear next to Bai Xiaochun.

"Hello, Saint-Emperor," Bai Xiaochun said, turning around, a smile on his face.

After looking Bai Xiaochun up and down, the Saint-Emperor put on an equally bright smile, and said, "Hello, Emperor Heavenspan!"

With that, the two of them began to have a nice conversation.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, I knew from the moment I first laid eyes on you that you were an extraordinary person. Hahaha! It turns out I was right all along. You are… the third archaean in the Eternal Immortal Domains!"

"You're laying it on a bit thick, Saint-Emperor," Bai Xiaochun said, sounding very humble. "I'm not an archaean." Inwardly, he was thinking back to how things had gone when he had first arrived in the Eternal Immortal Domains.

The Saint-Emperor chuckled. "As far as I'm concerned, you're an archaean!" With that, the two of them began to reminisce about past times. Neither mentioned Bai Xiaochun's purpose for coming to visit. Eventually, both of them revealed their auras, whereupon… the celestials of the Saint-Emperor realized what was happening. Shaken, they headed over to the imperial palace, where they saw Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor on the lotus leaf, talking. Everyone, from Chen Su to Gu Tianjun to Sima Yunhua, were completely shaken.

That was especially true considering… that Bai Xiaochun didn't seem to be even a little bit weaker than the Saint-Emperor. It was like they were complete equals!

Gu Tianjun immediately clasped hands and bowed deeply. "Greetings Saint-Emperor, Emperor Heavenspan!"

Sima Yunhua and Chen Su were shaken, and quickly offered formal greetings as well. Sima Yunhua was feeling particularly excited. He had developed a nice relationship with Bai Xiaochun, which meant that he now had two archaean emperors to rely on.

After Gu Tianjun and the others fell into ranks, Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor talked for a bit longer. Finally, the Saint-Emperor smiled and said, "Bai, old pal, we were friends at first sight, right? Destined to be close. Therefore… why don't we become sworn brothers?"

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Chapter 1209: Reunions

Bai Xiaochun didn't so much as blink. Almost as soon as the words left the Saint-Emperor's mouth, he excitedly took two steps forward, clasped hands and bowed.

"Big Bro!" he said, his voice seemingly quivering with emotion, as though he were worried he might not sound sincere enough. Of course, to the other celestials, it seemed blatantly melodramatic….

Before any of them could even begin to feel derision, though, the Saint-Emperor, who didn't seem to have noticed anything overtly melodramatic, also bowed in excitement.

Eyes sparkling, he laughed and said, "Second Bro!!"

The Saint-Emperor actually spoke in even more melodramatic fashion than Bai Xiaochun. Upon seeing this, Bai Xiaochun was a bit disgruntled. Not wanting to be outdone, he took a deep breath and then spoke in the loudest and most sincere voice he could possibly achieve.

"Big Bro!"

"Second Bro!" the Saint-Emperor replied, sounding completely delighted. The two of them looked at each other, and then burst out laughing.

As for the celestials present, strange feelings rose up in their hearts, and they felt goosebumps spreading out all over them as they exchanged awkward glances, then quickly looked away from each other….

Although they had seen hypocrites before, nothing they had ever seen came close to Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor in this moment.

As the Saint-Emperor and Bai Xiaochun laughed together, both of their minds were racing at top speed. Bai Xiaochun's eyes were narrowed, making him look very much like a crafty young fox. Meanwhile, the Saint-Emperor's eyes glittered like that of a crafty old fox. Of course, the Saint-Emperor had known all along why Bai Xiaochun came. Perhaps if he hadn't fought with the Vile-Emperor, and revealed his archaean-level battle prowess, then the Saint-Emperor would never have mentioned the subject of becoming sworn brothers.

But Bai Xiaochun was growing stronger at a breathtaking rate. That, coupled with his Archaean Luminescence, ensured that the Saint-Emperor took him very seriously, and viewed him as being on a completely different level than before.

Furthermore, he had an inkling of how Bai Xiaochun was accomplishing all of this.

He had been suspicious all along, just like the Vile-Emperor. And as of now, he was absolutely certain… that Bai Xiaochun had taken the sovereign-level damaged fan for his own!

Only by possessing a legacy precious treasure like that could he possibly become so strong so quickly.

Before the battle with the Vile-Emperor, the Saint-Emperor might have made a move on him to try to take the fan for himself. But now that Bai Xiaochun had proven to have archaean-level battle prowess, and also had all of the cultivators from the Heavenspan Realm ready to fight for him, the Saint-Emperor's attitude naturally changed.

One important factor was that Bai Xiaochun had come in person to visit. Another was Bai Xiaochun's confidence, which made his command over the Archaean Luminescence even more mysterious and unfathomable.

Also, the fact that Bai Xiaochun hadn't come with any clear demands meant… that he was interested in an alliance!

Some matters didn't require discussion or negotiation. Both Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor realized that if they entered into an alliance, it would be a heavy blow to the Vile-Emperor and his dynasty. In fact, it would be just about the most serious catastrophe possible, short of killing the Vile-Emperor himself!

It would change the entire political structure of the world! Another major factor for the Saint-Emperor to consider was that… rivalries never last forever. If he refused to join forces with Bai Xiaochun, it was entirely possible that Bai Xiaochun would eventually be able to resolve his issues with the Vile-Emperor, and ally with him instead!

"Second Bro, now that we've become sworn brothers, it's only appropriate that I, the elder brother, give the northern regions of my second immortal domain to you!" With a chuckle and the wave of his hand, he offered up the barren and infertile north as a gift to Bai Xiaochun. Of course, it had already belonged to Bai Xiaochun to begin with.

As for Bai Xiaochun's response, it seemed like complete and utter hogwash to Gu Tianjun and the other celestials….

"Big Bro, now that we're allies, you can rest at ease. As long as the north is under my command, the armies of the Vile-Emperor Dynasty will never be able to get past me!"

After all, if Bai Xiaochun occupied the north, then he would control nearly half of that entire immortal domain. And if the Vile-Emperor Dynasty took over that area to get to the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, then it would mean that Bai Xiaochun had been completely wiped out.

The Saint-Emperor chuckled loudly as they sealed the agreement. At that point, the Saint-Emperor threw a banquet for Bai Xiaochun.

After Bai Xiaochun left, the smile immediately vanished from the Saint-Emperor's face, to be replaced by a frown. However, the frown faded away after a moment, as he realized that this alliance with Bai Xiaochun was a good thing for him.

All he had lost was the north of his second immortal domain, which was an infertile place that had once belonged to the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. Bai Xiaochun had eventually taken it back, giving the Vile-Emperor Dynasty two and a half immortal domains, and the Saint-Emperor Dynasty two and a half. However, the north was still of little value or interest to the Saint-Emperor.

To give up something worthless to get an alliance was not quite taking advantage, but was definitely worth it. Now that Bai Xiaochun was back, the Saint-Emperor controlled one full immortal domain, and two half-portions.

In the end, it was back to the status quo.

Of course, the Vile-Emperor Dynasty had it much worse…. Bai Xiaochun's visit there had ended with him taking away an entire immortal domain….

And thus, the landscape of the five immortal domains of the Eternal Lands experienced a drastic change!

The Vile-Emperor Dynasty now only controlled one and a half immortal domains, and the Saint-Emperor Dynasty stayed the same as before, with two. That change instantly propelled the Saint-Emperor Dynasty to much higher heights!

The final one and a half immortal domains went to Bai Xiaochun.

After taking everything into consideration, the Saint-Emperor smiled and decided to make the biggest show possible of his magnanimity and good faith. Therefore, he made an official decree stating that anyone from the Heavenspan Realm who was living in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty was free to stay or leave at their own discretion!

That led to quite a bit of excitement among the Heavenspan Realm cultivators in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty. Almost immediately, they began to flock to what had long since become a holy land to them!

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun, who had just left the Saint-Emperor Dynasty, called upon his connection to the Greatsword of the North to determine its general location. Then, he sped out over the waters of the Eternal Sea before diving down into its depths.

After sending out his divine sense, he soon located… a huge sword!

It was none other than the Greatsword of the North!

As soon as his divine sense locked onto it, it stirred for the first time in many years. Rumbling sounds echoed out as it shot toward him, and he grabbed it. Even as he flew up out of the sea, he sent some divine sense into the world inside of the sword!

There, he caught sight of Li Qinghou, Patriarch Spirit Stream, the Giant Ghost King, the Grand Heavenmaster, and many other familiar faces. Heaving a sigh of relief, he began to laugh heartily.

At the same time, everyone within the world of the sword looked up in astonishment.

"Xiaochun!!"

"Our exalted leader!!"

"That's the aura of the Arch-Ancestor!!"

A moment later, Bai Xiaochun's excited voice rang out to fill the world of the sword.

"I'm back!!"

As many exclamations of delight rang out, Bai Xiaochun returned to the immortal domain he controlled and began to teleport hundreds of thousands of people out of the sword. Soon, quite a buzz of activity was underway.

Whether it was the Grand Heavenmaster or Patriarch Spirit Stream, all had played a part in the events which led up to the current situation. Therefore, when they heard from Bai Xiaochun what had occurred, they were all very excited.

There was no need for Bai Xiaochun to do anything. The Grand Heavenmaster immediately took leadership of the immortal domain, and Patriarch Spirit Stream set to work reestablishing the River-Defying Sect!

Time passed, and more cultivators from the Heavenspan Realm left the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and headed to reunite with their people.

Some appeared who had never been seen up to this point…. for example, the Nine Serenities King, Spirit Advent King and War Champion King from the old Wildlands!

There were also the former apprentices of Daoist Heavenspan, the demigods from the north and east, who were of equal ranking to the heavenly kings!

Unlike some of the others, the northern demigod had hesitated long and hard before making his decision. After all, he had treated Bai Xiaochun quite impolitely in the past. In the end, when he saw how amazing everything was going, he finally made his decision, and cautiously went to Bai Xiaochun.

All things were progressing wonderfully!

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Chapter 1210: Help Me, Bai Xiaochun!

It would not be correct to use the idiom every day sees new developments to describe what was happening within the Heavenspan Realm's one and a half immortal domains. And that would be because the events taking place surpassed anything that idiom could describe.

The population included the hundreds of thousands of cultivators who had formerly been living in the Greatsword of the North, as well as the original population of the immortal domain, whom the Vile-Emperor had treated with such ruthless coldness. With all of those people present, things were in a constant state of change for the people of the dynasty!

Old mountains were leveled, and new mountain ranges rose up. And in accord with the plan laid forth by the Grand Heavenmaster, construction began on a centrally located city that, although it was not publicly announced, everyone knew was the future… imperial city!!

Within that city, a large group of cultivators was currently working on a huge statue that depicted Bai Xiaochun, wearing imperial robes and an imperial crown!

More Heavenspan cultivators streamed in from the Saint-Emperor Dynasty on a daily basis,

all of them completely focused… on the new imperial dynasty that was rising to prominence!

In contrast to how everyone else was buzzing with activity, Bai Xiaochun had little to do. He had already brought Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo back from the treasured fan, who were treated like the ultimate royalty as soon as they appeared. The Giant Ghost King, the Grand Heavenmaster, Li Qinghou, Patriarch Spirit Stream, and other members of the senior generation immediately took to caring for them with the utmost consideration. A host of servants was also assigned to care for their needs.

In many way, the two of them were treated even better than Bai Xiaochun was.

Bai Xiaochun could only sigh wistfully in response to how much the old-timers seemed to favor the unborn children inside of Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo.

"They're just kids," he thought, "and I'm their dad. So I can't get jealous!" Feeling a bit miffed, but aware that he shouldn't be competing with his own children, he shook his head and left with Bruiser, who was feeling just as bored as he was. They toured the immortal domains they controlled, and could see how excited everyone was as they went about their work. He even tried to help out on a few occasions, but whenever people saw him, they would immediately start bowing and scraping.

Eventually, the Grand Heavenmaster and Giant Ghost King asked him to stop making such public appearances, worried that it would negatively influence all of the construction and renovation work….

And yet… despite how well the wily Grand Heavenmaster understood Bai Xiaochun, in this situation, he made an error in judgement…. Bai Xiaochun was now in the late Celestial Realm, and had archaean-level battle prowess, but the truth was that deep in his bones… he was still the same person he had been in the Spirit Stream Sect, who loved to be the center of adoration.

And thus… no amount of persuasion on the Grand Heavenmaster's part could convince Bai Xiaochun to stay out of the public eye. He chuckled and agreed at first, but as soon as no one was looking, he would clear his throat and go for a stroll.

Cries of adoration could be heard wherever he went. And whatever area he stayed in for too long would immediately suffer a lag in efficiency.

In the end, it was Li Qinghou who came to the rescue. He understood Bai Xiaochun the most, and he was also the one who Bai Xiaochun respected the most. Bai Xiaochun could be evasive with just about anyone, but not with Li Qinghou….

After the case was made, Bai Xiaochun said, "Ah, whatever. I guess I don't need to take walks after all."

Having nothing else to do, he took Bruiser to a relatively remote area in the hopes of relaxing a bit. Unfortunately… Bruiser was quite charmed by the various creatures that inhabited the Eternal Immortal Domains. Earlier, he had been too occupied with protecting Song Junwan, and hadn't dared to accumulate an army of Daoist partners…. But now that he had nothing else to do, he managed to slip away from Bai Xiaochun, and get to work.

That got Bai Xiaochun feeling even more down. Eventually, he found himself all alone in the grand hall of Megarock City, as bored as one could be. Just when he was considering going back to the treasured fan, he suddenly felt his bag of holding vibrating.

Shocked, he scanned it with divine sense, and then pulled out a transmission jade slip. Moments later, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.

"Help me, Bai Xiaochun!!"

As soon as he heard the voice, he shivered and rose to his feet. That voice belonged to none other than… Gongsun Wan'er!!

"What's wrong? Where are you?!"

Not only did he owe her a big favor, there had always been something vaguely romantic to their dealings. Therefore, as soon as he heard her voice, he started to get nervous.

"The Vile-Emperor is trying to kill me! He–" Her voice was suddenly cut off, causing Bai Xiaochun's breath to catch in his throat. Without any hesitation, he vanished, reappearing up in the sky, where he sent his divine sense spreading out in all directions.

"Transmission jade slips have limited range. At most, they might be able to cover two immortal domains! If the Vile-Emperor's going to make a move, then… it must be in that direction!" His flashing eyes did not focus on the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. After his previous fight with the Vile-Emperor, he had attempted to locate Gongsun Wan'er during his search for the Greatsword of the North, but she hadn't responded to any of his messages.

At the time, it had seemed unlikely that she would be in hiding in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. After all, if the Vile-Emperor discovered her, it would be difficult for her to escape.

Neither would she hide in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty. That meant that the most likely location of her hiding place was the Eternal Sea.

However, he didn't have much more to work with than that. Moving at top speed, he headed toward the Eternal Sea, sending his divine sense out to search for any relevant fluctuations.

If an archaean was attacking someone, there would definitely be evidence!

Sure enough, after enough time passed for half an incense stick to burn, he detected powerful fluctuations from a certain location in the Eternal Sea. They were fluctuations he was familiar with… they belonged to the Vile-Emperor!

"How dare you, Vile-Emperor!" Eyes bloodshot, he unleashed the full power of his cultivation base, causing heaven and earth to tremble as he sent a message to the Saint-Emperor. Then, he rocketed forward with all the speed he could muster!

The Vile-Emperor hovered over a certain location in the Eternal Sea, his facial expression grim, and his eyes as cold as ice. Anxious, he looked down at the waters below as he waved his right hand, causing the water to begin to swirl into a vortex.

At the depths of the vortex was a sphere of water covered with magical symbols, within which Gongsun Wan'er sat cross-legged, her expression that of terror and despair.

"I'm not going to kill you, Ghostmother. I'll just suppress your soulclone and allow your true soul to awaken!" The Vile-Emperor had lost too many celestials recently, and in his anxiety, had used a secret magic to locate Gongsun Wan'er's hiding place.

Never could he have guessed that in the years Gongsun Wan'er had spent hiding, she had been building up a powerful spell formation around her, a formation powered by half of a sixty-year-cycle's worth of time. Although it could not hold out against archaean-level power forever, it was strong, and would last for at least half an incense stick's worth of time.

Because of that, the Vile-Emperor was not able to snatch her. It was also how she had enough time to send a message to Bai Xiaochun. When the Vile-Emperor realized what she had done, his expression flickered with rage.

"If I can't capture you alive, then I'll just kill you. Afterward, I'll use your Daoseed to resurrect you back in my imperial palace!" Snorting coldly, he thrust his hand out, summoning an enormous hand that shot down in the direction of the sphere of water that protected the despairing Gongsun Wan'er!

As it descended, the water below began to sink down in the shape of a hand!

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Chapter 1211: Scare You Into Submission!

Bai Xiaochun was some distance away, and still needed at least an incense stick's worth of time to reach his destination. With how things looked, he didn't have enough time to come to Gongsun Wan'er's rescue!

However… in the same moment that the Vile-Emperor's hand began to descend, a boom rang out that seemed capable of splitting the sky. Massive waves surged across the surface of the sea, and at the same time, the hand-shaped depression in the water began to fill in!!

Shockingly… an enormous hand formed from water was rising up from the sea!

After filling in the hand-shaped depression, it rose up into the air to meet the descending palm strike from the Vile-Emperor!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A deafening explosion filled the air as both the sky and the land vibrated violently.

"Saint-Emperor!!" The Vile-Emperor glared down at the Eternal Sea as a semi-translucent figure appeared, which radiated an archaean aura. It was none other than the Saint-Emperor!

However, he had not come as his true self, but rather, in the form of a clone projection!

"Why this ruthless killing, Vile-Emperor?" he asked, a faint smile visible on his lips. "Gongsun Wan'er is a dear friend of my Second Bro. Before attempting to harm her, you should really take his feelings into consideration." The Saint-Emperor had come in response to Bai Xiaochun's frantic message. He had immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to earn a favor, and had thus sent a clone projection to handle the situation.

From what he could tell, all he needed to do was buy an incense stick's worth of time. A clone projection would obviously be no match for the Vile-Emperor, but in terms of buying time, it should do the trick.

Meanwhile, Gongsun Wan'er sat within her sphere of water, face pale, but glad to still be alive. She had been hiding in the Eternal Sea for a long time, keeping her aura completely concealed. After sensing that someone had taken the Greatsword of the North, she cautiously began to gather information about what was going on in the outside world. She had been excited to find out that Bai Xiaochun had returned, and was just preparing to go find him when the Vile-Emperor made his move!

Moments ago, she had been facing certain death, only to have a new chance at life. Looking over at the Saint-Emperor, she thought back to the rumors she had come across that he and Bai Xiaochun had become sworn brothers.

Currently, waves were still rolling out across the sea from the interchange between the Vile-Emperor and the Saint-Emperor. As for the Vile-Emperor, his expression couldn't have been grimmer. He had made two big errors in judgement recently, the first being about Bai Xiaochun and his level of power, and the second being about Gongsun Wan'er and her level of preparation. If she didn't have her spell formation and its sphere of water, and if the Saint-Emperor hadn't interfered, then he would already have her in his hands.

Not only would that have given him something to threaten Bai Xiaochun with, but it would also have helped with his current lack of celestials.

But now, everything was going awry, and he only had two choices. He could storm off, or… he could fight with Bai Xiaochun again, and perhaps see how much Archaean Luminescence he really had at his disposal. If he won that fight, then he could turn the tables once again.

In fact, he was fairly certain that the Saint-Emperor had not sent his true self was because he also wanted to test Bai Xiaochun out. He also wanted to see how many shots of Archaean Luminescence Bai Xiaochun had!

"Wily old fox! He's also on guard against Bai Xiaochun, and he's using me to try to see how far Bai Xiaochun can go. That way, he'll have a better idea of what the two of them can do together.

"Of course, if Bai Xiaochun proves to be too weak, then he'll probably come over as his true self to help before he gets killed!" Eyes narrowing, he looked at the Saint-Emperor and snorted coldly.

"I have a third option!" he thought, hovering there in the air and refraining from taking any action. When the Saint-Emperor's clone saw that, his eyes glittered. He could guess what the Vile-Emperor was planning to do, and as a result, began to curse him inwardly.

The two archaeans didn't need to wait for long. Soon, screaming whistling sounds echoed out as a beam of light shot into the air, causing the water and the air alike to ripple and distort.

"Still have your Archaean Luminescence, Bai Xiaochun?!" the Vile-Emperor said, his eyes flashing. Even as Bai Xiaochun was still approaching, he performed an incantation gesture and pointed at him. Yet again, his red sun appeared, sending out dazzling light and an archaean aura. It also caused an intense heat wave to surge in Bai Xiaochun's direction!

"I have one last shot!" Bai Xiaochun shouted in response. Pointing up at the sky, he summoned his thirteenth shot of Archaean Luminescence, which shot forth and pierced a huge hole through the burning, red sun.

Bai Xiaochun shot through the hole and then waved his hand again, summoning another beam of Archaean Luminescence, which blasted the sun another time.

The two beams of Archaean Luminescence had already destabilized the Vile-Emperor's aura, and as for his red sun, it still hadn't recovered from the previous battle, and was now in even worse shape.

Then the backlash hit the Vile-Emperor, causing intense pain to grip his chest as he staggered backward.

That was when Bai Xiaochun shouted, "I have one last shot!"

Rumbling sounds could be heard as Bai Xiaochun's actual final shot of Archaean Luminescence materialized, heading directly toward the visibly shocked Vile-Emperor. He quickly performed a double-handed incantation gesture and then shoved his hands out to defend himself against the Archaean Luminescence. The collision caused blood to ooze out of the corners of his mouth as he was once again shoved backward across the battlefield.

There was a method to Bai Xiaochun's madness. He had carefully calculated the ground he could cover with three successive attacks, and as of this moment, had reached Gongsun Wan'er.

Gongsun Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief; the despair she had felt before was now gone. However, she had overdrawn her own energy to keep her spell formation going, and now was hit by a mountain-toppling, sea-draining feeling of exhaustion. She managed to force out a smile for Bai Xiaochun, then coughed up a mouthful of blood and lapsed into unconsciousness.

As the water sphere collapsed, Bai Xiaochun reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist. Then, he looked up and pointed at the Vile-Emperor. Expression twisted with rage and eyes as cold as ice, he said, "Big Bro Saint-Emperor, why don't you send your true self here, and the two of us can crush the Vile-Emperor once and for all! I still have a hundred shots of Archaean Luminescence left. That should be more than enough to win the fight!"

In response to Bai Xiaochun's boldly spoken words, the Saint-Emperor's clone projection looked on with flickering eyes.

As for the Vile-Emperor, his heart was starting to pound. He didn't believe that Bai Xiaochun could possibly have a hundred shots of Archaean Luminescence. However, he remembered that he had already used a dozen or so, and moments ago had casually used three more shots, just to save a friend…. It was an overbearing action that finally caused the Vile-Emperor to start questioning his judgement of the matter.

In the end, he sighed inwardly. He knew that he had lost the advantage. Bai Xiaochun had become powerful, and was now allied with the Saint-Emperor. The Vile-Emperor finally feared him, and had no desire to test the limits of his power out.

Not wanting to give the Saint-Emperor any chance to agree to what Bai Xiaochun had just proposed, he unhesitatingly said, "Take Gongsun Wan'er with you, Bai Xiaochun. And I'll release all of the Heavenspan Realm cultivators I have imprisoned in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty. In fact, I'll also acknowledge the legitimacy of the Heavenspan Realm's place in the Eternal Lands, and will allow any Heavenspan Realm cultivators who have set down roots in my lands to leave if they wish!

"But in return… I demand that you return Prince Ur-Demon and Reverend Devourer to me!"

Bai Xiaochun was starting to get nervous. On the one hand, he really was out of Archaean Luminescence, and given the Vile-Emperor's personality, if he agreed too quickly, the man would surely start to get suspicious. And Bai Xiaochun had already guessed at what the Saint-Emperor was doing.

However, he didn't let any of that show on his face. In response to the Vile-Emperor's proposed compromise, he simply snorted coldly and then reached up as if to release another shot of Archaean Luminescence.

"Well, Big Bro? Do we fight him, or not? It's up to you!"

Although he seemed to be pulsing with veins of steel, the truth was that he was more nervous than ever.

"You'd be an idiot to agree to fight him, Saint-Emperor!" he thought. "If you do, then you can't blame me for screwing you over!"

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Chapter 1212: A Bug

The Saint-Emperor hesitated, and the Vile-Emperor sucked in a breath, eyes flickering with cold light as he waved his hand to summon his damaged red sun.

He also stretched his left hand out in the direction of Vile-Emperor City, which caused the huge trident that the city was built on to begin to tremble, as though it might fly out of the ground at any moment!

At the same time, the trident began to pulse with a murderous aura so powerful that it was even detectable this far away on the Eternal Sea!

"Saint-Emperor. Bai Xiaochun. There's no way the two of you can team up to kill me, not unless one of you is willing to die in the process!

"Without that mindset, then maybe you'll beat me, and maybe even take the Vile-Emperor Dynasty away from me. However, without a dynasty to worry about, I would be even more terrifying than before!" His voice was so cold that it caused the air to freeze, and ice to spread out over the surface of the sea.

Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but marvel at how impressive the Vile-Emperor sounded. However, all he did was frown thoughtfully, and then look over at the Saint-Emperor.

The Saint-Emperor sighed, aware that this was not a fight he could win. First of all, he didn't believe at all that Bai Xiaochun had a hundred shots of Archaean Luminescence at his disposal. Secondly, he didn't want to have a complete falling out with the Vile-Emperor right now.

In terms of the balance of power, the Saint-Emperor Dynasty now had the most territory, and after all the years that had passed, was no longer the weakest party. The Saint-Emperor now benefited from more Willpower, and the Vile-Emperor had suffered a significant loss of territory, and thus, overall power. But because there were now three power structures, such changes didn't justify making any drastic decisions.

Therefore, at the moment, maintaining the status quo would be the most beneficial thing to the Saint-Emperor. Chuckling, he said, "Second Bro, you've just established your own dynasty. Now isn't the time for war. The Heavenspan Realm cultivators in the Vile-Emperor Dynasty have been waiting for a moment like this for a long time! I know what you're thinking, so how could I allow you to undergo any hardship? Fine, fine. Listen, why don't the three of us reach an agreement right here and now!

"For the next thousand years, we'll all agree to refrain from going to war!

"What do you think, Vile-Emperor?" With that, the Saint-Emperor looked over at the Vile-Emperor.

The Vile-Emperor snorted in his heart, well aware that the Saint-Emperor was just doing what he could to maintain the current political situation for as long as possible. Although the Vile-Emperor wasn't inclined to agree, after a moment of thought, his eyes glittered, and he nodded. Then he looked back at Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun's eyes were narrowed, but inwardly, he was breathing a sigh of relief. He had also hoped to keep the status quo. Besides, he was out of Archaean Luminescence, and wouldn't get it back until the following year. If fighting broke out now, that point would become obvious….

By this point, both the Saint-Emperor and the Vile-Emperor were looking at him. Letting out a dramatic snort, he agreed to the proposal. With that, the three parties turned to leave; later on, they would have their subordinates take care of all the details of the truce.

As the other two emperors left, Bai Xiaochun breathed a long sigh of relief, and resolved to avoid dangerous situations like this in the future.

"Too dangerous. But also so exciting…." On the one hand, he was questioning what he had done. But on the other hand, he knew that without the threat he had made with his three shots of Archaean Luminescence, the Vile-Emperor would definitely have made another opportunity to test him out.

And if the Vile-Emperor hadn't done it, then the Saint-Emperor would have. By taking the initiative, he had made his act more convincing, and the threat weightier.

"Ten more months…. During that time, I can't cause any problems." With that, he headed back toward his immortal domain, holding Gongsun Wan'er in one arm as he flew along.

At a certain point, he couldn't help but look down at her. She was so bewitchingly enchanting, especially the delectable curves which existed below her waist. The sight instantly caused him to think back to what it had felt like to spank her….

"I really feel like spanking her again…." he thought, blinking a few times. "Hold on. No. I have the same standing as the Vile-Emperor and the Saint-Emperor now! If I did something like that in a situation like this, it would be too embarrassing if people found out!" He shook his head vehemently.

"But if I don't spank her now, then when I get back to my immortal domain, Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo will be there… and I'll have lost my chance…. One quick spank shouldn't matter…." After some more thought, he decided to throw caution to the wind. After all, considering the relationship between him and Gongsun Wan'er, a quick spank wouldn't hurt anything.

Having reached the conclusion that this was definitely the best idea, he lifted his left hand and quickly spanked her, causing a melodious smacking sound to echo out. It definitely felt just as wonderful as last time…. However, at some unexpected point, Gongsun Wan'er opened her eyes and looked up at him icily.

He was completely taken aback, and also feeling a bit guilty, but reacted smoothly. "Uh… you had a bug on you…."

She snorted coldly.

"Then why haven't you taken your hand off me yet?"

At that point, Bai Xiaochun realized that his hand was still resting on her rear end. Clearing his throat, he pulled it back and shook it off.

"It was a really big bug, and very lucky to have gotten away."

Pretending not to have heard that last part, Gongsun Wan'er separated from him and began to fly along on her own. She also patted her bag of holding, causing Hou Xiaomei to fly out.

Gongsun Wan'er had been taking care of Hou Xiaomei for years now. Back when she had first begun her life as a fugitive, she had put Hou Xiaomei into her bag of holding. Now that things were safe again, the first thing she did was bring her back out into the open. From that, it was possible to see how much she cared for her apprentice.

"Big Bro Xiaochun!" Hou Xiaomei said, visibly excited. Eyes sparkling with tears of joy, she leaped forward and embraced him.

Bai Xiaochun was delighted, and immediately wrapped his hands around her supple waist. And then, they slowly began to move down…. At that point, Gongsun Wan'er snorted coldly.

"See another bug?!"

Bai Xiaochun's hand froze in place. As for Hou Xiaomei, a quizzical expression appeared on her face, and she looked over her shoulder and down her back.

"A bug?"

Clearing his throat, Bai Xiaochun quickly changed the subject, and explained to Hou Xiaomei and Gongsun Wan'er what had gone on after his return. As for Gongsun Wan'er, she did nothing to cover up what she was thinking. From the way her eyes glittered when she looked at Bai Xiaochun, it was possible to see that she felt the same about him as she always had.

And thus, the three drew closer and closer to the immortal domain that was now home. As Hou Xiaomei chatted and laughed, Bai Xiaochun gradually began to calm down from the tense moment earlier, and soon a smile covered his face. It almost felt like he was back in the Heavenspan Realm.

However, the wonderful scene soon came to an end…. After reaching the immortal domain, Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were both there waiting for him, their eyes flickering with cold light. Bai Xiaochun's heart immediately began to race.

"Well, if it isn't Xiaomei," Song Junwan said, smiling. Next to her, Zhou Zimo said nothing. She simply frowned and rubbed her belly.

Both of them had been quite anxious when Bai Xiaochun had suddenly rushed off. Now, he returned with two women, one of them a childhood friend, and the other dark and mysterious. It was also obvious that they were a Master and apprentice, leading Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo to dislike them even more.

Hou Xiaomei was visibly taken aback. She looked at the swollen bellies of Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and then at Bai Xiaochun standing there awkwardly. At that point, she started to get angry.

Just as Bai Xiaochun's hair was starting to stand on end from the looks he was getting from the three women, the Grand Heavenmaster, who was also present, cleared his throat and stepped forward. Clasping hands, he bowed to Gongsun Wan'er.

"Greetings, Celestial!" he said. "It is a great honor to have you as part of our nation. Henceforth, no one will ever dare to say that the Heavenspan Realm doesn't have a second celestial!" The Grand Heavenmaster's words were very well spoken, and Bai Xiaochun was very grateful. Since the topic of the conversation had been changed, he took advantage of the moment to introduce Gongsun Wan'er to everyone.

Then he came up with an excuse to excuse himself, his spine still tingling from the glares he had been subject to moments ago.

"Heavens! I can't believe they were looking at me with killing intent…. What am I supposed to do now…?" After returning to his private chamber, he sat down cross-legged and sighed.

"It's all my fault. Ai. Oh, God, please tell me… why did you make me so outstanding?!

"Do you know how annoying it is to have been made so incredible by you?" Looking very downtrodden, he patted his bag of holding to produce his precious collection of love letters….

"I'm like a prisoner nowadays." Although he sighed, he couldn't cover up the proud look that gleamed in his eyes.

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Chapter 1213: Back To The Beginning!

No one knew how frustrating life was for Bai Xiaochun. After all, his existence was one of even more leisure than before. Whether it was the construction of the imperial city, or the various arrangements with the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, it was all handled by subordinates.

After the bedraggled Prince Ur-Demon and Reverend Devourer were released and sent back to the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, an even greater influx of Heavenspan Realm cultivators arrived.

The Heavenspan Realm's immortal domain was becoming a very busy and bustling place. Cities were popping up left and right, and mountain ranges were being raised up everywhere to create defensive borders.

Bai Xiaochun wanted to go talk things over with Hou Xiaomei, but she was being watched like a hawk by Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, and had been assigned a whole retinue of servants by the Grand Heavenmaster, who treated her like an official imperial concubine. Unfortunately, she was a lot less free than when she had been with Gongsun Wan'er.

Hou Xiaomei was not very happy with how things were going, and that was made worse by the bellies of Zhou Zimo and Song Junwan. Therefore, she intentionally ignored Bai Xiaochun, and continued to try to come up with a plan about what to do.

When Bai Xiaochun realized that Hou Xiaomei was avoiding him, he went to Gongsun Wan'er to ask her for her opinion. But Gongsun Wan'er was a celestial, a lofty status that required a certain level of decorum. Furthermore, she had been severely injured recently, and had already gone into secluded meditation.

"It's definitely better to have only one wife!" Bai Xiaochun thought, sighing bitterly. The entire immortal domain was abuzz with activity, with the exception of Bai Xiaochun himself, who sat alone in his grand hall, sighing.

Thankfully, things didn't stay like that for long. A month later, as the population continued to rise, the imperial city was finally finished!

It was a grand and magnificent location, which from a distance appeared to be like nine mountain ranges all meeting together in a central location! In the spot where they joined together, there was a huge statue.

The statue depicted Bai Xiaochun, wearing imperial robes. In his left hand, he held an enormous city, and in his right hand was a gigantic globe of water!

That was no ordinary water; it was water from the Eternal Sea!

And yet, that counted for almost nothing compared to what the Grand Heavenmaster and other powerful members of the senior generation had done. They had scoured all of the Eternal Immortal Domains, including the sea itself and the Eternal Island, to find the bits of rubble and rocks that were actually the flesh and blood of the first generation Arch-Emperor, whose body had exploded when the original Heavenspan Realm was destroyed! It was all an effort to commemorate that first generation Arch-Emperor!

Although they couldn't find every last bit of rubble, they found quite a bit, all of which became part of the huge statue of Bai Xiaochun. As a result, that statue had strange and wondrous powers!

Anyone with the blood of the Heavenspan Realm that got close to the statue would feel their blood surging. It would make cultivation easier, and would provide a boost to both their battle prowess and their spirit enhancement abilities!

The most eye-catching thing about the statue was the imperial city held in its left hand!

Even from a distance, it looked large and majestic. It could house millions upon millions of cultivators, and was filled with countless buildings and streets.

Just being in the city itself would provide great benefit to anyone with the blood of the Heavenspan Realm. Of course, the Grand Heavenmaster and his contemporaries wouldn't forget the defenses of the city. There were numerous spell formations built into the statue to protect it and the city. Although the spell formations were not quite as powerful as those in Vile-Emperor City or Saint-Emperor City, they were still the type that celestials couldn't easily do anything to.

All of that was definitely astonishing, but there was something else that was even more so. In the forehead of the statue of Bai Xiaochun… was his Heavenspan Dharma Eye!

From a distance, it looked like a radiant, violet crystal. If one got closer, though… it was possible to see that it wasn't a crystal, but rather, a convergence of dazzling violet light!

Within that shocking violet light was… a violet imperial palace!!

It was exquisite and luxurious, and also pulsed with an energy that would inspire awe in anyone who laid eyes on it!

At the moment, Bai Xiaochun was sitting on the Dragon Throne in the grand hall. Arranged one level lower than his throne were three Phoenix Chairs, where Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo, and Hou Xiaomei all sat. The three of them would occasionally size each other up, and occasionally look over at him.

Sighing, Bai Xiaochun looked out at the hundred or so people who were currently standing around the main hall, arguing with each other.

"Listen to me! We need to call it Emperor Bai's Dynasty!"

"No, that name won't do. How could that be passed down to successive generations? We should call it Emperor Heavenspan's Dynasty!"

"Have you people forgotten that our founding ancestor was the Arch-Lord? We should continue to honor him, and call it the Arch-Emperor Dynasty!!"

Among the people arguing in the hall were the Grand Heavenmaster, the Giant Ghost King, the Nine Serenities King, the Spirit Advent King, the War Champion King, and the demigods from the eastern and northern Heavenspan region. There were also a dozen or so demigods who had defected from the other two imperial dynasties.

Gongsun Wan'er was present, but didn't partake in the discussion. However, everyone else did, even Patriarch Spirit Stream. Because of his unique status, many people gave a lot of weight to what he had to say.

Only Li Qinghou hadn't given his opinion yet. Given his special connection to Bai Xiaochun, anything he said would be taken very seriously, even by the Grand Heavenmaster, and therefore, he decided to wait.

Bai Xiaochun sighed as the arguments over the name of their nation went on for two days without anyone coming to an agreement.

Everyone had their own ideas, and everyone had different ways of trying to get Bai Xiaochun to agree with them. After all, now that the Heavenspan Realm had control of an immortal domain, it was definitely important to officially establish the dynasty.

Not doing so would have adverse effects on the populace.

Eventually, Bai Xiaochun's eyes glittered, and he slowly raised his hand and began waving it back and forth to get the attention of the crowd. He didn't need to use any cultivation base power; although everyone was involved with the discussion, they were also keeping their eye on Bai Xiaochun to see if he would say something.

In the blink of an eye… the ruckus faded into silence, and everyone looked over at Bai Xiaochun.

He was used to being the center of attention now, and therefore, looked out at the crowd and began to speak in a calm voice.

"Before the previous Arch-Emperor passed away… he passed on his legacy to me….

"We're all people of Heavenspan. We've risen up through countless deadly struggles, all to reach this point of stability. We should honor the Arch-Emperor's wishes, and honor the founding Arch-Lord!

"Enough with the arguing. As of today… the glory of the Arch-Emperor Dynasty has been restored. Daoist Heavenspan changed the fate of our home, but now, we will return things to how they should be!

"We arrived in the Eternal Immortal Domains tens of thousands of years late, but… we still got here!" By the time he finished his speech, he had risen to his feet. As of this moment everyone realized… that the Arch-Emperor Dynasty was being reestablished!

Everyone had their own ideas, but right now, Bai Xiaochun occupied the ultimate position of authority. What he said was law!

No one dared to disagree, and in fact, everyone had to admit that what he said made sense. The Grand Heavenmaster was the first to step forward, his face a bit flush, his eyes sparkling. In his heart, he was fully convinced that all his efforts over the years were not in vain!

Clasping hands, he bowed to Bai Xiaochun.

"Greetings, Arch-Emperor!"

Next, the Giant Ghost King, the Nine Serenities King, the northern and eastern demigods, and all of the other powerful experts likewise clasped hands and bowed.

"Greetings, Arch-Emperor!!"

Bai Xiaochun didn't even unleash a scrap of his cultivation base. Gongsun Wan'er, Zhou Zimo, Song Junwan and Hou Xiaomei were all moved by his glory, and bowed deeply to him.

Patriarch Spirit Stream and Li Qinghou were moved, and understood that from this moment on, Bai Xiaochun was the Arch-Emperor, one of the three emperors of the Eternal Immortal Domains. Taking deep breaths, they bowed deeply!

As their voices echoed out, the millions and millions of Heavenspan Realm cultivators who had been watching the grand hall closely could hear what was being said. All of them dropped to their knees to kowtow.

"Greetings, Arch-Emperor!!"

"Greetings, Arch-Emperor!!!" Soundwaves rolled out from Arch-Emperor City in all directions as countless cultivators joined their voices together. Soon, the sound filled the entire immortal domain!

Even the Vile-Emperor and the Saint-Emperor were now looking in the direction of Arch-Emperor City!

The celestials, demigods, and devas from the other two imperial dynasties, as well as countless other cultivators, were all deeply shaken. Everyone could tell that a new dynasty had risen to power!!

Even the mysterious Eternal Mother… seemed to open her eyes and look… at the third of her sons, who had finally returned!

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The Arch-Emperor Dynasty was officially founded!!

From now on, it was settled…. There were three powers within the Eternal Immortal Domains!

Things had gone back to the way they were originally intended. Although the Arch-Emperor Dynasty arrived on the scene late in the game… it had still come!

Bai Xiaochun was very pleased to have become the Arch-Emperor, and that he could now boss everyone around. Of course, he quickly came to find that although he did have the authority to issue orders, when it came to governing the nation, the Grand Heavenmaster was far more adept than him.

Furthermore, every time he made public appearances, it caused a huge stir. Considering how busy everyone was, Bai Xiaochun finally sighed and decided that the best thing was for him to simply be the spiritual leader of the nation.

Besides, he didn't care much for governmental power. He didn't even care that the Grand Heavenmaster had once run a very similar puppet government back in the Wildlands. After all, as long as his cultivation base was high enough, nobody would be able to take away what was his.

Now that the Arch-Emperor Dynasty had been officially founded in the Eternal Lands, more and more Heavenspan Realm cultivators came to join it. Soon, a peace descended upon them the likes of which they had not enjoyed for a very long time. As things developed, the bellies of Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo grew larger.

The Grand Heavenmaster, Li Qinghou and others of the senior generation were much more concerned about matters such as that than Bai Xiaochun was, and devoted many resources to keeping the two women safe.

Their residences were strictly guarded, and numerous precautions were taken to ensure that no accidents happened. As for Bai Xiaochun, he was no longer bored and idle; he spent every day with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, helping to take care of them, and enjoying a warm tenderness that had been lacking for a long time.

The only awkward thing was that having multiple Daoist partners was actually quite a headache. Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were both very proud, and had short tempers. And they were even more emotional than normal. The glares they cast at each other nearly led to fighting on a few occasions, leaving Bai Xiaochun very jumpy and nervous.

And when Hou Xiaomei saw all of this happening, she got even more irritated than before. The more she thought about the situation, the less she seemed willing to accept it, until she secretly met with Li Qinghou to ask for his help….

Li Qinghou was like a father to Bai Xiaochun, which put him in a very unique position within the Arch-Emperor Dynasty. All of Bai Xiaochun's Daoist partners truly respected him.

Although Song Junwan didn't visit him on a daily basis, she would dine with him every few days. Even the stubborn and obstinate Zhou Zimo would take time to go see him.

However, between the three daughters-in-law that Li Qinghou had, he liked Hou Xiaomei the best. After all, she had started out in the Spirit Stream Sect, under his command as the peak lord of Fragrant Cloud Peak. Li Qinghou had essentially watched Bai Xiaochun and Hou Xiaomei grow up together.

After hearing Hou Xiaomei's frustrations, Li Qinghou thought the matter over, then sighed. He made some inquiries, and soon learned that Bai Xiaochun had ended up together with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo by means of his Aphrodisiac Pills.

One particular day after Bai Xiaochun had just gone to spend some time with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, he returned to his grand hall, and had just sat down when Li Qinghou entered.

"Uncle Li!" he said, instantly rising to his feet and rushing over to him. It didn't matter that he was the Arch-Emperor now, to him, Li Qinghou would always be like a father.

Li Qinghou was very pleased with how things had turned out for Bai Xiaochun. He would often think back to that boy he had seen on top of Mount Hood, lighting an incense stick. Step by step, he had reached this point, and Li Qinghou couldn't have been prouder.

The two of them sat down to reminisce, with Li Qinghou giving occasional bits of advice. It didn't matter what he said, Bai Xiaochun would always nod in agreement. After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Li Qinghou cleared his throat.

"Say, Xiaochun… do you have any more Aphrodisiac Pills?"

"Huh?" Bai Xiaochun blurted. He had assumed that his Uncle Li had come here for some specific reason, and here it was. After blinking a few times, Bai Xiaochun slapped his thigh.

"You've taken a liking to someone, haven't you, Uncle Li? Who is it?" He was actually very curious about this point. Of course, Li Qinghou had always been fond of Big Fatty Zhang's Master, Xu Meixiang. Unfortunately, she had gone missing, and even after most of the people of the Heavenspan Realm were now gathering back together, she was nowhere to be found. [1]

Glaring in embarrassment, Li Qinghou said, "There's no reason to flip out! If you have any, I'll just take one!"

"If anybody else had asked me for one, Uncle Li, I would say I'm out. But since it's you, here you go!" Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but smile at how Li Qinghou seemed to be having a youthful reinvigoration. The truth was that he didn't have many Aphrodisiac Pills left. Furthermore, after what had happened with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, he was very cautious when it came to Aphrodisiac Pills. Taking out a bottle, he offered it to Li Qinghou.

Chuckling knowingly, Bai Xiaochun looked at Li Qinghou and said, "Uncle Li, you're getting old, and you need to look out for your health. These things… well, don't overdose, okay? That bottle has eight pills and–"

"Cut the crap!" Li Qinghou said coldly, grabbing the pill bottle.

"I get it, I get it. You're a bit shy, so you need some really strong stuff. Hahaha! I understand." Bai Xiaochun was truly amused by the whole situation, and couldn't hold back from laughing.

"Although, if you've taken a liking to someone, Uncle Li, you really don't need to use something like that medicine…. You just need to figure out how to woo her! Let me teach you." Thumping himself on the chest, he said, "Trust me, I'm not bragging when I say that I–"

At this point, Li Qinghou couldn't take it anymore. Glaring at Bai Xiaochun, he turned and left.

Chuckling, Bai Xiaochun called out, "Don't forget, Uncle Li, don't actually consume that pill. Just a bit of powder from it will do fine. Don't overdose!"

Before walking out the door, Li Qinghou paused, looked over his shoulder, and looked meaningfully at Bai Xiaochun. Then he nodded.

"Just some powder!" Bai Xiaochun repeated. "Understand!?"

At that point, he suddenly felt like there was something odd about the whole situation. There had been something in Li Qinghou's eyes right before he left that seemed to indicate that there was more to the story….

However, he couldn't think of what that might possibly be. "Uncle Li is a great guy, just a bit shy, that's all."

Thinking about what it would be like when Li Qinghou used the Aphrodisiac Pill, Bai Xiaochun began to hum a little tune and head back to his throne.

That evening….

Hou Xiaomei walked briskly through the imperial palace, trying to keep her breathing steady. She had two Aphrodisiac Pills, one in each hand, and she was continuously reminding herself of what Li Qinghou had told her.

"I have to crush them. I have to crush them…."

Eventually, she reached Bai Xiaochun's private chamber. Taking a moment to compose herself, she looked up, a smile on her face that made her look as beautiful as a freshly bloomed flower.

"Are you here, Big Bro Xiaochun?"

Bai Xiaochun was in the middle of meditating. When he heard Hou Xiaomei's voice, he quickly opened the door of the chamber and saw her standing there, bathed in moonlight.

He was surprised to see her. After all, this was the first time she had come to visit him after returning.

"Xiaomei, you–" Before he could even finish his sentence, she blinked a few times and then walked into the private chamber. As she did, she squeezed her fists!

Two popping sounds then rang out within the chamber.

"What was that sound? Seemed really familiar…." It was at that point that a pink mist began to spread out….

"That… that was… an Aphrodisiac Pill?!?!" His eyes went wide, and he backed up. But that was when a soft, warm body wrapped around him.

"How did you get an Aphrodisiac Pill?!?!" Even as his vision turned pink, he heard Hou Xiaomei's captivating voice whispering in his ear.

"Uncle Li gave it to me." At that point, Bai Xiaochun fell down onto his back, and the entire room filled with pink mist.

1. Right in the middle of this paragraph is a completely random sentence that explains that Big Fatty Zhang went into secluded cultivation to advance his cultivation base, which he thinks is too low. Honestly, that passage completely breaks the flow of this particular scene, so I'm just including the information here as a footnote

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Chapter 1215: Aggrieved Master God-Diviner

Zhou Zimo had crushed an Aphrodisiac Pill, as had Song Junwan. But Hou Xiaomei had crushed two. And she had done so in the confines of a private chamber….

It was easy to imagine the result…. The pink mist was particularly dense, and wouldn't dissipate. Bai Xiaochun and Hou Xiaomei breathed it in… for days. When it finally faded away, the door to the private chamber opened, and Hou Xiaomei emerged. She looked a bit limp, but her face was flushed, and her eyes were sparkling. After glancing over her shoulder, she patted her tummy and then giddily left.

A few minutes later, Bai Xiaochun staggered out of the private chamber, then stood there looking disconsolately up at the sky.

"I'm the grand and mighty Arch-Emperor, one of the three most powerful experts in the Eternal Immortal Domains…." He could only sigh at how his defeat at the hands of Aphrodisiac Pills seemed to have become a recurring theme in his life.

"If only Aphrodisiac Pills didn't exist…." he moaned inwardly. A moment passed, and he realized that he shouldn't think that way. Without Aphrodisiac Pills, he would probably be alone in life. After all… he was simply too pure and honest of a person.

"Ah, whatever. If they exist, they exist." Shaking his head, he sighed. By now, he felt that he understood Hou Xiaomei's way of thinking. She had been the first to get to know him, but Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were already pregnant with his children. Unwilling to be left behind, Hou Xiaomei had resorted to extreme methods to even things out.

"Ai. It's not their fault that they're all fighting amongst each other to have my children. It's my fault really." Shaking his head, he took a short walk before returning to his private chamber.

The Arch-Emperor Dynasty was now in a very stable state. The Grand Heavenmaster and other important figures had divided up the various responsibilities of running the nation, ensuring that everything was working smoothly and efficiently. The biggest asset the Arch-Emperor Dynasty had was spirit enhancement, and now that a peace treaty had been reached amongst the various dynasties, trade began to be carried out.

Also, Gongsun Wan'er's Daoseed had been sent over by the Vile-Emperor. He really had no choice but to do that. The peace treaty was a good thing for the Vile-Emperor, and he didn't want to give Bai Xiaochun or the Saint-Emperor an excuse to cause trouble for him.

In general, things were peaceful and quiet. As for Zhou Zimo and Song Junwan, their due dates were approaching, which was a matter of incredible importance, even to the Vile-Emperor and Saint-Emperor.

The fact that Bai Xiaochun had mastered the Undying Live Forever Technique was no secret, and the incredible powers and abilities which came from that hereditary technique of the Arch-Emperors were shocking, to say the least. And if he ended up passing those innate talents on to his children, the results would be terrifying.

That was especially true of spirit enhancement!

The ability to perform spirit enhancements depended on one's bloodline, and considering that Bai Xiaochun was now expecting two children, just about everyone in the Eternal Immortal Domains was wondering what would happen.

Bai Xiaochun was also extremely nervous. He never left the imperial palace, and even had his normal meditation chamber moved closer to where Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were staying.

Although he was fairly certain that no one in the Eternal Immortal Domains would dare to do something to hurt them, he still wanted to be completely ready and on guard.

Unfortunately, because of the power contained within Bai Xiaochun's blood, the pregnancy terms were incredibly long, causing the days to seemingly drag by without end.

Half a month later, while everyone was still waiting for Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo to go into labor, Xu Baocai and Master God-Diviner arrived.

They came in very unique fashion…. Xu Baocai had kidnapped Master God-Diviner! It wasn't until he actually arrived in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty that he revealed his identity. After that, it didn't take long for him and Master God-Diviner to be whisked to Arch-Emperor City.

Upon arriving, Xu Baocai offered greetings to Patriarch Spirit Stream and the others, and then asked to see Bai Xiaochun. Master God-Diviner, who Xu Baocai kept securely tied up, didn't say anything the entire time, and did not seem to be very happy.

It was a very strange scene, and somewhat suspicious as far as Patriarch Spirit Stream was concerned. As word was passed up through the ranks, Bai Xiaochun was informed, and summoned Xu Baocai and Master God-Diviner to a side chamber for an audience.

When the doors opened, Bai Xiaochun saw Master God-Diviner tied up with ropes and looking very anxious, with Xu Baocai behind him, shoving him forward through the corridor. Bai Xiaochun blinked a few times at the strangeness of the scene.

As soon as Xu Baocai caught sight of Bai Xiaochun, he excitedly shoved Master God-Diviner into the room, then rushed forward and kowtowed, "Greetings, Arch-Emperor!"

Xu Baocai was not feigning his excitement; when he was back in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and heard that Bai Xiaochun had become the Arch-Emperor, he almost couldn't contain his enthusiasm. Considering his own relationship with Bai Xiaochun, it meant that he would likely benefit as well.

In order to show how truly devoted he was, after he finished offering formal greetings, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I didn't come to you empty-handed. I brought this traitor along with me! What traitor, you might ask? Master God-Diviner, that's who!"

Bai Xiaochun looked at Xu Baocai, and then at Master God-Diviner. Clearly, there was some sort of conflict between the two.

"I'm no traitor!" Master God-Diviner shouted. "Bai Xiao– er, Your Majesty, I didn't betray you. I–"

Before he could proceed with any explanation, Xu Baocai glared at him and interrupted, "Shut up, Master God-Diviner! As you well know, I'm an expert when it comes to gathering intelligence, so don't even think of trying to pull a fast one!

"Your Majesty, this evil Master God-Diviner definitely betrayed us. And even more infuriating, he tried to bribe me to keep me quiet!

"Your Majesty, you have no idea the humiliation I endured in my efforts to capture him. In order to get on his good side, I accepted the more than one hundred female cultivators he gave me, which nearly corrupted my spirit and toppled my Dao heart. Thankfully, my loyalty to you never wavered, Your Majesty!" As Xu Baocai's words echoed about in the chamber, Master God-Diviner glared at him angrily.

"That's right, I did arrange for you to have a hundred female cultivators. But every time I sent you one, you weren't happy, and kept asking for more! That's why you got more than a hundred!"

"That's because my Dao heart is strong!" Xu Baocai shot back. "It was all for the mission. It was all to catch you, you traitor! That's why I endured all of that humiliation! I had no choice but to accept your bribes. That was the only way to capture you!"

A full-scale argument had erupted, with both sides hurling accusations at the other, and denying the accusations made against them.

"Don't feel pity for this Master God-Diviner, Your Majesty!" Xu Baocai said loudly. "The reason I went to him in the first place was to ask him to join me on the journey to Arch-Emperor City. But because he had a demigod Daoist partner, he refused! Therefore, I had no choice but to suffer all of that humiliation to gain his trust. When the moment was right, I poisoned him, tied him up, and brought him here by force!"

Sighing, Master God-Diviner said, "Who said I didn't want to come? I have a big family, and lots of business interests! I couldn't just abandon them all! But that doesn't mean I didn't want to come!"

"Don't even think of trying to fool His Majesty! You're a traitor, Master God-Diviner. You've been having kids left and right, spreading the blood of the Heavenspan Realm without even thinking about it. Thanks to you, the secrets of spirit enhancement aren't going to be a secret for much longer!"

Bai Xiaochun found the whole thing to be quite amusing, but could tell that the argument was about to devolve into an actual fight. In fact, Master God-Diviner was so weak that when Xu Baocai kicked him to the ground and started to trample him, he couldn't defend himself. At that point, Bai Xiaochun intervened.

The situation was obvious. Master God-Diviner had been living a comfortable life in the Eternal Immortal Domains, unlike many other cultivators from the Heavenspan Realm. Therefore, he was torn about whether to come to the Arch-Emperor Dynasty.

Untying Master God-Diviner, Bai Xiaochun said, "Listen, Master God-Diviner. We're like brothers, right? Just tell me the truth. Do you want to join us here, or not? If not, then have someone escort you back. All I want is for the people from the Heavenspan Realm to be happy, that's all. As long as you don't betray me, we're friends, no matter where you are!"

With the wave of a hand, Bai Xiaochun then dispelled the poison, and Master God-Diviner's weakness along with it.

Shivering, Master God-Diviner stood there at a temporary loss for words. Then he took a deep breath and said, "I want to join you. But, not alone. I want… to bring my family with me!"

Laughing heartily, Bai Xiaochun stepped forward and embraced Master God-Diviner. "No problem at all! Bring as many people as you want!"

Then he embraced Xu Baocai.

Master God-Diviner seemed to want to say something more, but held back. As for Xu Baocai, he also hesitated about whether to add additional information. However, seeing how happy Bai Xiaochun was, he didn't.

Before long, Master God-Diviner left, an official decree in his hand from Bai Xiaochun, allowing him to bring all of his belongings and wives to Arch-Emperor City.

Looking over his shoulder at Arch-Emperor City, he muttered, "I hope he doesn't pass out from shock when I come back…."

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Chapter 1216: Strong Blood

After seeing Master God-Diviner off, Bai Xiaochun's life went on as it had up to this point. Right now, the most important thing to him was not cultivation, but rather… the unborn children in Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo.

No one would dare to violate the taboo of using divine sense to try to determine the sex of the babies. Except for Bai Xiaochun. He had no such reservations, and had long since done so.

Song Junwan was a bit let down at the news. It might not have been a big deal if Bai Xiaochun weren't the Arch-Emperor. But given his current identity, it meant that a boy would obviously be slightly more important. And unfortunately, Song Junwan was carrying a girl.

It would have been easier for her to accept that if Zhou Zimo had also been carrying a girl, but as it turned out, she was carrying a boy. Although Song Junwan was a bit disappointed, she didn't want Bai Xiaochun to get the wrong idea, and thus hid her feelings.

The truth was that Bai Xiaochun didn't care whether his children were boys or girls. He would love them either way. Eventually, he could sense Song Junwan's feelings, and spent extra time consoling her, and made sure she understood that he didn't care about that sort of thing.

Another month went by. Both women were now very close to giving birth, and Bai Xiaochun was getting more and more nervous. Based on the auguries he had performed, the various preparations he had made, and the level of his cultivation base, he was completely and utterly confident that nothing was going to go wrong. And yet, considering that he was about to become a father, he was still worried.

"I wonder what it will feel like to be a dad?" It was a question that would often pop into his head. Another thing he found himself thinking about was the subject of names.

"What should we name them…?" Although he had come up with a lot of ideas, he hadn't made a final decision.

"Bai Dabao? No, not impressive enough!

"Bai Chaoda? Nope. His mom wouldn't agree… [1]

"Bai Lingfei?"

That final name made him sigh, both because it made him think of Du Lingfei, and also because of the fact that if he gave that name to his daughter, Song Junwan would likely chop him to pieces.

Even as he was in the middle of contemplating various names, the Saint-Emperor came for a visit!

He came completely without advance notice, and in a way that no one in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty except for Bai Xiaochun realized that he was there. The fact that he came just on the verge of the children being born caused Bai Xiaochun's eyes to flicker. As soon as he detected the fluctuations, he flew up into the air.

As soon as he was out in the open, he locked his gaze onto a certain location off in the distance, where the Saint-Emperor stepped out of thin air. He had been worried about a misunderstanding, and had thus appeared some distance away, instead of directly within Arch-Emperor City.

"Second Bro!" he said. Laughing heartily, he stepped forward and embraced Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun was a bit surprised that the Saint-Emperor had come so unexpectedly, and was curious about why he had come. One thing that worried him was that his Archaean Luminescence was still not ready to use again.

On any other occasion, he would likely have feigned civility. But he was in no mood for that, and got right to the point. "What are you doing here, Big Bro?!"

"Oh, it's nothing important. I was just a bit bored, and was contemplating the fact that your children are about to be born. And that got me to thinking that the Vile-Emperor might cause some trouble, so I decided to come stand guard for you." Even as he spoke, he sent his divine sense down into Arch-Emperor City, as if he were looking for something.

Frowning, Bai Xiaochun waved his hand, expelling the Saint-Emperor's divine sense from within the city. Narrowing his eyes, he said, "I appreciate your good intentions, Big Bro, but now's not really a good time."

Clearly, Bai Xiaochun wasn't going to back down. At this point, the Saint-Emperor was starting to feel a bit awkward, and knew that it would be easy for a misunderstanding to occur. However, he really felt the need to take a look around Arch-Emperor City. Sighing, he decided not to risk a misunderstanding.

"I'll be perfectly honest, Second Bro. I know it's a bit rude to barge in like this, but… the Saint-Turtle has gone missing…." As he spoke, he kept a close eye on Bai Xiaochun's facial expression.

When Bai Xiaochun heard that the Saint-Turtle was missing, he didn't have much of a reaction at first. But then his eyes went wide as he realized which Saint-Turtle the Saint-Emperor was talking about….

"My little turtle? He's missing?" His surprise was no act. He had absolutely no idea where the little turtle was.

"Yes," replied the Saint-Emperor. "Half a month ago, he vanished. I wouldn't be too worried about it, except for the fact that he stole a bunch of lotus seeds before leaving…." The Saint-Emperor was clearly depressed. For years, the Saint-Turtle had seemed fine, and the Saint-Emperor had actually taken a liking to him. He gave him anything he asked for, and yet in the end, he had disappeared.

His first reaction was that the little turtle must have gone back to Bai Xiaochun. However, moments ago, his divine sense had managed to sweep through most of Arch-Emperor City before Bai Xiaochun intervened, and the Saint-Emperor hadn't picked up any traces of the little turtle.

Furthermore, he could tell that Bai Xiaochun's reaction had been genuine.

"Um…." Back when he had formed the initial alliance with the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and the Saint-Emperor himself, he had actually talked with the little turtle, and told him that he would come free him when the time was right, but not in a way that would harm the alliance.

But because of the impending birth of his children, he had completely forgotten about the turtle. He was also taken by surprise by the fact that the turtle had gone missing. Feeling a bit bad for the Saint-Emperor, and also slightly guilty, he was about to offer some more explanations when his expression flickered, and he looked off toward the horizon.

Surprised, the Saint-Emperor looked in the same direction.

Before long, rumbling sounds could be heard as… more than a thousand huge battleships appeared off in the distance!!

Most of them were about 3,000 meters long, and very impressive. In the front was one particular ship that was 30,000 meters long, which was leading the procession in the direction of Arch-Emperor City.

At first sight, one might assume it was an invasion. But there was no way that a procession of battleships this large could get from the border of the immortal domain to Arch-Emperor City without anyone noticing, at least not unless it was cloaked by an archaean.

The procession was being escorted by a large number of cultivators, all of them people of Heavenspan. Strange expressions could be seen on their faces as they proceeded along with the battleships as they headed toward the city.

When the residents of Arch-Emperor City saw what was happening, expressions of shock appeared on their faces as they assumed that they were under attack. Although the ships were too far away for them to make out the details of who was on them, Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor could see clearly.

There were men and women, with women clearly making up the majority. Furthermore, many of them emanated fluctuations that indicated they had the blood of the Heavenspan Realm in them!

Even more astonishing was how many people there were. The smaller battleships all had hundreds of people on them. And the lead battleship… had tens of thousands.

"Lu Yuntao!" the Saint-Emperor blurted, shocked.

"Master God-Diviner!" Bai Xiaochun said simultaneously, his eyes going wide at the sight of Master God-Diviner standing there on the 30,000-meter-long battleship… surrounded by tens of thousands of women. Apparently, these women were his concubines….

And standing right next to him was a noble-looking woman in formal court attire, whose cultivation base was so high that she was clearly in the great circle of the Demigod Realm. In fact, she was actually a quasi-celestial, making her just as strong as the Grand Heavenmaster!

This woman was the Lu Yuntao that the Saint-Emperor had just referred to.

Even in the Eternal Immortal Domains, people with cultivation bases that high were not common, and generally had the most powerful battle prowess aside from celestials.

Soon, Master God-Diviner noticed Bai Xiaochun hovering there in the air, looking stunned. As for Lu Yuntao, she spotted the Saint-Emperor, and her expression flickered. Taking a deep breath, she clasped Master God-Diviner's hand and flew off of the battleship toward the dazed Bai Xiaochun and Saint-Emperor.

"Greetings Arch-Emperor, Saint-Emperor!"

"Greetings Saint-Emperor, Arch-Emperor!"

The Saint-Emperor looked at Lu Yuntao, and then at Master God-Diviner, and then finally over at the battleships.

"You two are…?"

Not daring to hide the truth, Lu Yuntao clasped hands, bowed, and said, "Saint-Emperor, this… is your humble servant's family. And this… is your humble servant's Daoist partner."

1. Dabao literally means "big/grand treasure". Chaoda means "exceedingly/surpassingly grand/big". Both of them sound exaggerated and ostentatious, although, not entirely impossible as names

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Chapter 1217: Joy Turns To Sorrow

It was a completely shocking development. There were tens of thousands of people on all of those battleships… and the majority of them had the blood of the Heavenspan Realm in them.

Before the Saint-Emperor could react, Bai Xiaochun exclaimed, "Are you addicted to having kids, Master Snortsnort? You were like this in the Wildlands, and now here in the Eternal Immortal Domains, you're, you're… you're still up to the same thing! You've sired an entire sect!"

Bai Xiaochun was simply bowled over. He had once thought Bruiser was impressive, but could see now that Bruiser only qualified to kowtow to Master God-Diviner. The sudden revelation was like a lightning bolt striking from a blue sky.

Then Bai Xiaochun thought about how much trouble it was dealing with only a couple women, whereas Master God-Diviner had tens of thousands to handle…. It seemed they all got along, which filled Bai Xiaochun with mixed emotions, primarily envy.

Master God-Diviner looked a bit embarrassed, and was trying to think of what to say when the Grand Heavenmaster arrived with the other powerful experts from the city. When they saw the Saint-Emperor, they were shocked, and although they weren't sure why he had come, they quickly offered formal greetings. Then they escorted Master God-Diviner and Lu Yuntao, as well as the tens of thousands of people they had brought with them, into Arch-Emperor City.

Bai Xiaochun looked on, his head spinning. All of a sudden, he thought back to how Master God-Diviner had seemed to want to say something back when he left, and the pieces clicked. Clearly, bringing a family of tens of thousands on a big journey like this had not been an easy task.

On the upside, the shocking arrival of Master God-Diviner had eased some of the tension between Bai Xiaochun and the Saint-Emperor. Considering that Master God-Diviner and the other important officials had already seen that the Saint-Emperor had come for a visit, Bai Xiaochun decided that he might as well invite him down into the imperial palace.

However, the Saint-Emperor was still feeling shaken by the incident with Master God-Diviner. After confirming that the little turtle was not present, he sat down in the imperial palace in Arch-Emperor City to chat further with Bai Xiaochun.

"Second Bro, what did you call that fellow? Master Snortsnort? Now that's what I called talent! He single-handedly sired an entire sect! Do you mind letting me take this Master Snortsnort back with me, Second Bro? Talent like that is sadly missing in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty!" The Saint-Emperor was truly moved at how this Master Snortsnort had apparently managed to keep such a huge family all happy and harmonious.

Bai Xiaochun wasn't very pleased by the Saint-Emperor's reaction. And he was also feeling a bit envious of Master God-Diviner and his abilities. It was all made worse by the bitterness he had endured because of his own Daoist partners.

If the Saint-Emperor hadn't asked to take Master God-Diviner away, he might have been able to keep a lid on his feelings. But now he was feeling quite irritated.

"You think that's impressive? Well, it doesn't quite measure up to me." With that, he slapped his bag of holding, causing heaps of love letters to whoosh out, forming a small mountain in front of the Saint-Emperor.

Feeling much better, Bai Xiaochun proudly said, "See these love letters? Each and every one is addressed to me! Back in the Heavenspan Realm, all I had to do was nod, and I would have exponentially more wives and concubines than Master God-Diviner!"

To see Bai Xiaochun casually toss out a so many love letters caused the Saint-Emperor to be completely astonished all over again. Some of the letters in the pile were actually yellow with age….

"You… you actually kept them all…? They even survived the destruction of your entire world…?" The Saint-Emperor suddenly felt like his understanding of life had reached a new level. First was Master God-Diviner with his family of tens of thousands, and then Bai Xiaochun with his mountain of love letters.

Bai Xiaochun felt a lot more confident now that the Saint-Emperor had been so flabbergasted by his love letters. But then, just as he was about to go into some more bragging, he sensed three streams of divine sense sweep into the hall….

They belonged to none other than Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo and Hou Xiaomei. Upon hearing that the Saint-Emperor had come, they were nervous, and also worried for Bai Xiaochun, but knew that it wouldn't be appropriate to come in person. And thus, they sent some divine sense to check on what was happening.

If they were in the imperial palace of Saint-Emperor City, they wouldn't have been able to use divine sense to look in on an archaean. But this was the imperial palace of Arch-Emperor City, and the spell formations set up made it possible for them to do so.

The first thing that they saw… was a small mountain of love letters.

Almost immediately, their streams of divine sense seemed to grow more powerful, lock down onto the love letters, and then suddenly vanish!

Bai Xiaochun's face fell, and the Saint-Emperor's expression flickered.

Clearing his throat, the Saint-Emperor said, "What were you about to say, Second Bro?"

However, there was no way that Bai Xiaochun could be in the mood for continuing the conversation. Chuckling wryly, he scooped up the love letters and then tried to look calm as he changed the subject and continued chatting.

As for the Saint-Emperor, now that he was sure the little turtle was nowhere nearby, he decided that, considering the sensitive situation in the city, it wouldn't be good for him to overstay his welcome. Therefore, he took his leave.

Bai Xiaochun absent-mindedly escorted the Saint-Emperor out, his eyes occasionally flitting guiltily back to the palace.

"What's the big deal? They're just some love letters. It's not like I asked for them!" Trying to work up some courage, he headed back to his private chamber, where he planned to spend a few days in secluded meditation.

However, his plan didn't work…. That very evening, Song Junwan, Zhou Zimo and Hou Xiaomei put aside their differences and joined forces to appear at his private chamber.

Bai Xiaochun was starting to feel even more guilty, especially considering how visibly pregnant Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo were. Although the two of them were smiling broadly, the ill will in their eyes caused him to wail in his heart.

As for Hou Xiaomei, she had no idea whether or not she was pregnant, but for some reason she kept her hands resting on her belly as she stared at him.

Song Junwan was the first one to speak. "Xiaochun, why did the Saint-Emperor come to visit?"

She spoke in a warm tone, and sounded very mature. If it weren't for the daggers she was staring, she would have seemed like the picture of womanly virtue.

"Um… well it's that darn little turtle! He ran away! You know the little turtle, right? You don't! Well, let me tell you how I met him. You're actually part of the story, Junwan!" Blinking, Bai Xiaochun prepared to go into detail, but before he could, Zhou Zimo snorted coldly and cut in.

"Don't try to avoid the elephant in the room, Bai Xiaochun. Come on, tell the truth. Are you jealous of Master God-Diviner?"

"Jealous?!" Bai Xiaochun said loudly. "Are you kidding me?!" Although he was nearly trembling with anxiety, he put on a look of righteous indignation, and even a bit of confusion.

"I would never be jealous of him! Actually, he's the one who's jealous of me! Although, now that you mention Master God-Diviner, you have to admit that the poor kid really has it rough. Zimo, do you remember those tribes from the Wildlands? Back when I was heading back to the Heavenspan region, you escorted me some of the way, remember? I–"

As he prepared to continue with his story, Hou Xiaomei planted her fists onto her hips. Fuming like a hot pepper, she said, "Big Bro Xiaochun, you're the Arch-Emperor now! Although times are peaceful now, you can't slack off. You need to work hard on your cultivation. You need to focus!"

"I–" Bai Xiaochun began, but Song Junwan interrupted him.

"Xiaomei is absolutely correct. Xiaochun, you have a lot of important responsibilities! Although the three of us can't do much in that regard, we can at least help you with some of your menial tasks. Come on. Hand over your love letters. We'll take care of them from now on."

"I…." Before he could offer any further explanations, Zhou Zimo, who of course had the worst temper of all of them, stalked over, keeping one arm under her belly as she grabbed his bag of holding. And of course, he didn't dare to interfere as she… completely emptied out all of the love letters….

His heart was fairly dripping with blood as he looked on, feeling like he was being strangled. It was as if Zhou Zimo wasn't taking away his love letters, but rather, all the romance that existed in his heart….

Looking very pleased with themselves, the three women left with his love letters, leaving him standing there alone in his private chamber, scowling on the verge of tears. As they left, he reached out morosely as it to grab ahold of something, except, there was nothing to lay his hands on.

"My love letters!"

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Chapter 1218: A Child Is Born!

Moonlight tumbled in through the opened door of his chamber onto Bai Xiaochun as he stood there in a daze for a very long moment. Finally, he sighed, his life seemingly devoid of meaning.

"If I'd known this was going to happen, I wouldn't have pissed off so many women…." Depressed, he couldn't help but think that having one wife was definitely the best thing. Two was incredibly annoying, and three or more… was simply too dire of a situation to even think about.

"Xiaomei used to be great, but now she's been led astray by the other two." He had originally wanted to focus on meditation, but now simply couldn't focus. Eventually the sun began to rise. At that point, he looked down at his bag of holding and thought about the collection of love letters that had once been his pride and joy, that he had so often poured out of his bag of holding to dramatic effect, evoking looks of envy from onlookers.

But now his love letters were gone. Feeling miserable, he flew out to Gongsun Wan'er's secluded meditation facilities. He could sense that she was inside practicing cultivation, and he was tempted to just go in. But he knew that she was at a critical juncture, and that he shouldn't disturb her.

After a moment, he sent his divine sense out into Arch-Emperor City, hoping to find someone to talk to. He saw Big Fatty Zhang, who was meditating. He saw Xu Baocai, who was in the middle of dramatically boasting to a group of friends. And he saw Master God-Diviner, lounging in the midst of a group of concubines….

He saw Patriarch Spirit Stream, sadly looking at the command medallion of a dead disciple. He saw Li Qinghou off in the distance, holding a handkerchief in his hand.

He even saw Shangguan Tianyou, who had once been so spectacular, but who was now quiet and reserved. He still looked like an unsheathed sword, but now he sat alone, quietly drinking and muttering about Zhou Xinqi.

As he looked out at all the familiar faces, his expression suddenly flickered as he realized there were two auras in the city that were somewhat familiar, but that he hadn't encountered for a very long time.

"Those two…." he murmured. With that, he vanished, to reappear outside of a mansion somewhere in the city. It was a two-story building, with a fragrant osmanthus tree in the courtyard. As he stood beneath that tree, he looked up at one of the windows in the building, which was lit with lamplight, framing the silhouette of a graceful woman.

Perhaps she sensed that something had changed outside, as the window slowly opened, and a beautiful face appeared.

When she looked down at the osmanthus tree and saw Bai Xiaochun, her eyes widened, and mixed emotions played out on her face. Instead of clasping her hands in greeting, she simply looked at him.

"Chen Manyao…." he said softly. All of a sudden, he realized that he had not been paying attention to who had arrived in the new Arch-Emperor Dynasty. For one thing, he had been very wrapped up with worrying about the balance of power with the Vile-Emperor and the Saint-Emperor, and for another, he had been very focused on his unborn children.

He wasn't sure when Chen Manyao had come, and had it not been for his frustrated, fidgety mood, he wouldn't have sent his divine sense out to check on everyone.

Presumably the Grand Heavenmaster knew that Chen Manyao was here. After all, she was his apprentice. And the fact that he hadn't said anything to him was very telling.

The Grand Heavenmaster had lived for many years, and had a lot more life experience than Bai Xiaochun. Obviously, he didn't want Chen Manyao causing problems in the imperial harem…. [1]

When Chen Manyao heard him say her name, she bowed her head. A somewhat blank look could be seen in her eyes as she thought back to events of the past, but after a moment, she sighed, and gave him a curtseying bow.

"Greetings from a humble commoner, Arch-Emperor!!"

Her form of greeting instantly caused the gap between them to widen.

The two of them stood there quietly for a long moment before she quietly closed the window and blew out the lamp, casting her room into silent darkness.

Bai Xiaochun stood there under the osmanthus tree for a while, unsure of what he was feeling. Finally, he sighed and vanished, reappearing outside of the Spirit Advent King's official residence.

The second familiar aura he had detected earlier came from a woman named Xu Shan.

Years ago, she had been like an explosive dragon, and after becoming completely infatuated with him, had chased him relentlessly. Although she was still beautiful, she was now visibly older than before. She was unaware of his arrival, and he didn't speak to her. He just watched her for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, then left.

All of a sudden, there was one person in particular that he realized he missed dearly.

"Du Lingfei…." he murmured. He left Arch-Emperor City, to fly on a quick tour of the Arch-Emperor Dynasty's immortal domain. However, no matter how he searched with his divine sense, he couldn't find any clues as to Du Lingfei's whereabouts.

It was not his first time looking for her; he had searched on numerous occasions. The Eternal Immortal Domains were vast, but no amount of searching had led him to even a single clue.

According to what Daoist Heavenspan had said, he had also searched for her, to no avail.

The night passed quickly.

Eventually, the sun began to cast its rays out onto the lands. As Bai Xiaochun hovered there some distance away from Arch-Emperor City, he looked around at the world, and realized that he had once again grown up a bit.

As the dark of night was slowly driven away, the world seemed calm and peaceful. Bai Xiaochun sighed, his breath turning into a cloud of steam.

"I just hope everyone can be happy, for all eternity…." He was the only one who could hear his murmured words. Unfortunately, he knew that the peace and quiet of the moment were only temporary. Inevitably, something unexpected would happen, and the calm would be shattered.

It could all happen very quickly. If the Vile-Emperor or the Saint-Emperor made a move on him, they would quickly realize that he didn't have any Archaean Luminescence.

And if that happened, then the only thing which awaited him would be the dark of night. And the Arch-Emperor Dynasty would go with him!

"I have to become a real archaean! Only then will I truly qualify to contend with the other imperial dynasties!" Slowly, his heart began to grow calm. He knew that wasting time complaining about his situation would do no good. And there was only one thing he could do. "Practice cultivation!"

Looking up, he vanished, to reappear in his private meditation chamber in the imperial palace. Settling down cross-legged, he closed his eyes and immersed himself in cultivation.

He had reached a stage where he couldn't simply practice ordinary breathing techniques to advance his cultivation. That was especially true considering that his Time Immemorial Codex had not yet been completed.

Unfortunately, the Daoist magic that came with the third level of the codex, which he called the Future Will, continued to slip out of his grasp.

Not even using his sovereign aura had helped; he had been missing some form of enlightenment. But now, his thoughts and emotions were calm, and as he worked, the Future Will began to slowly take shape. It was almost like augury, and yet, not.

As his spiritual power coursed through his energy passageways, the Future Will began to grow clearer, and he felt more free and clear than ever. He even started to form a strange resonance with the world around him.

He wasn't sure how much time passed. Perhaps days. Perhaps months. He lost track of the flow of time. Unfortunately, he was stuck in an endless, dead cycle, and he couldn't complete the final step to create Future Will.

But then, one morning at dawn… he heard the sound of a baby crying. It broke his concentration as it echoed through the imperial palace, causing him to shiver. Despite the fact that he was immersed in cultivation, he couldn't miss the fact that a new life had come into the world, a life that was connected to his own blood!!

In that very moment, the dead cycle he was stuck in quivered. The birth of his child seemed to represent a limitless future, causing his heart to shiver and his mind to spin…. In that very moment, everything clicked!

The final level of the Time Immemorial Codex, the Future Will, was a success!

1. Just to be clear, the "harem" referred to here is the word referring to the formal residence within the imperial court of a Chinese emperor, specifically set aside for his spouses

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Chapter 1219: Dragon And Phoenix; Auspicious Fortune

As Bai Xiaochun made his breakthrough, the Arch-Emperor Dynasty was on high alert. Masses of cultivators stood guard outside of Arch-Emperor City, ready to fight to the death against any potential invaders!

It was a day of utmost importance to the citizens of the Arch-Emperor Dynasty. Today… the emperor's children came into the world!

When the sound of a baby crying echoed out from the imperial palace, the large group of devas who were standing guard directly outside erupted into cheering. Soon, the cheering spread to the countless other citizens in the city at large.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaochun opened his eyes. Forgetting all about his newly developed technique, he rushed over to find Song Junwan's midwife rushing out of that wing of the palace, flanked by a whole entourage of female cultivators, and holding a baby!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty," she said, hurrying over. "May I present your daughter!" With that, she carefully handed the baby over to Bai Xiaochun.

Bai Xiaochun couldn't stop his hands from trembling as he gently accepted the baby. Moments ago, she had been crying, but as soon as she was in his arms, she looked at him, her little eyes sparkling like stars. Then she laughed.

It was a crisp, clear little laugh that seemed like the rising sun. As soon as Bai Xiaochun heard it, his heart melted!

"My daughter! This is my daughter! Bonuses! Everybody gets a bonus to their salary!" Laughing contentedly, he began to walk around randomly, staring at his daughter the entire time. He almost looked like a child. Then he hurried into Song Junwan's wing of the palace, where he found her laying on her bed, her face a bit pale.

"Junwan, look! It's our daughter!" Bursting with excitement, he began to pace back and forth. His daughter seemed a bit startled at first, but then started laughing again. She seemed excited, so much so that if her hands weren't bound with swaddling, she might have started clapping.

To everyone present, her cute laughter sounded like the most natural thing in the world.

Song Junwan looked at the baby in Bai Xiaochun's arms, a motherly smile on her face. Then she glared at Bai Xiaochun.

"Aren't you a bit old to be acting like a kid?!"

By this time, Li Qinghou, the Grand Heavenmaster, the Giant Ghost King, and many other familiar faces had gathered outside of the imperial palace. Soon, word spread that a little princess had been born. Li Qinghou threw his head back and laughed loudly, and the Grand Heavenmaster was visibly excited, as was everyone else. The Giant Ghost King seemed particularly pleased.

"A daughter!" he thought. "Good. That means Zimo's standing will be a bit more secure!"

Word began to spread through the city, and eventually out of the city. Before long, everyone in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty was talking about the news.

Meanwhile, in another section of the palace, Zhou Zimo was being attended to by her midwife and a host of other female cultivators. Bai Xiaochun had not forgotten about her, but was too excited to leave Song Junwan and his daughter, whom he had already fallen in love playing with. Of course, Song Junwan knew that he had other important responsibilities to attend to, and in a rare show of warmth, eventually shooed him away.

Moved, he kissed the top of her head, and held his daughter in his arms as he headed toward Zhou Zimo's wing of the palace.

Almost as soon as he reached his destination, he heard the crying of a baby, a cry that was even more sonorous than his daughter's. It was almost like thunder! Even more startling, it caused all cultivators in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty who had the blood of the Heavenspan Realm within them to feel physically shaken!

It was a reaction from the blood itself, and even affected Bai Xiaochun. Shaken, he stopped in place, his eyes wide as he looked over at Zhou Zimo's room. Shockingly, a pillar of crimson light could be seen from that direction, rising up into the heavens!

All the lands trembled, and the clouds seethed. At the same time, the aura of the Undying Codex spread out in all directions, causing numerous citizens to gasp, and then reflexively drop to their knees to kowtow.

"Damn… quite the showoff, huh…?" For some reason, Bai Xiaochun suddenly felt a bit jealous.

"You've just been born, and you're already making such a big scene? Nothing like that ever happened for me…. And how come that aura seems to have surpassed the level of the Undying Skin? You're already in the Undying Heavenly King level?" Even as these thoughts ran through his head, his daughter, seemingly startled, began to cry again. This time, her crying was different than before, and almost seemed defiant. It seemed to contain power that could pierce all the way to one's soul, and represented something that could live forever. It was the type of power that could tug at the hearts and minds of countless individuals, and could sow chaos in heaven and earth!

Even more shocking was that, in addition to the crimson pillar of light shining up into the sky, the image of a Live Forever Lamp appeared in the sky above his daughter, which seemed to rival the pillar of light in terms of magnificence!

Bai Xiaochun's eyes nearly popped out of his skull, and he almost dropped his daughter. If he was jealous because of the aura of Zhou Zimo's child, then he almost couldn't breathe when he realized what kind of aura his daughter had.

"The Live Forever Codex!!" His mind was spinning with incredulity at the fact that his daughter innately possessed the aura of the Live Forever Codex.

"Are they kids, or monsters?!" he murmured. Meanwhile, the Grand Heavenmaster and other important figures were visibly stunned. But then, their shock turned into excitement!

"Your Majesty, with children like this, our Arch-Emperor Dynasty will last for all eternity!!"

Amidst the cheering, Bai Xiaochun looked down at his daughter, and then in the direction of Zhou Zimo's room, and a smile broke out on his face.

"Ah, whatever. If these little buggers are awesome, then so be it! In fact, I hope they surpass me! That way I can eventually retire and spend my days having fun instead of being an emperor!" Already entranced with the thought, he hurried over to Zhou Zimo's room. As he did, the door opened and the midwife emerged, baby in her arms.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. May I present your son!"

"Bonuses! Salary bonuses for everyone!" Laughing, he held his daughter in one arm and his son in the other, and danced with joy. It was almost as if he had forgotten that he was in the imperial palace. Then, he hurried in to see Zhou Zimo, who looked weak, but in high spirits.

Unfortunately, his daughter was still crying, and now his son was crying even louder. It was nearly painful to the ears, and no matter how Bai Xiaochun tried to soothe them, they wouldn't stop. Somewhat annoyed, Zhou Zimo waved at the midwife to intervene. However, Bai Xiaochun refused any help.

"If they want to cry, let them cry! What's wrong with crying? I love them whether they cry or not." Zhou Zimo didn't know what to say to that. Having placated her, Bai Xiaochun rushed out excitedly with his children in his arms to find Li Qinghou, the Grand Heavenmaster, and everyone else who was waiting outside of the palace.

"Uncle Li! Grand Heavenmaster! Look, my kids!" Bursting with enthusiasm, he proceeded to show off his children to the crowd.

"Eldest Brother, come take a look! Hey, Xu Baocai, Master God-Diviner! What do you think? Look, my kids!"

Everyone was laughing delightedly, especially the Giant Ghost King. Although he put on a show of looking at Bai Xiaochun's daughter, his eyes were glued to his grandson, and he was clearly itching to hold him.

As for Li Qinghou, his heart was swelling with emotion. Bai Xiaochun had been like a child of his own, and therefore, these two children were like grandchildren to him. "Xiaochun, have you thought of names for the two of them?"

"Names?" Bai Xiaochun looked down first at his daughter, his eyes shining with pride. "Of course I came up with some. Alright, everyone. What do you think of the names I came up with?"

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Chapter 1220: What About This Name?

Li Qinghou instantly regretted asking that question. If he didn't understand Bai Xiaochun, then nobody did, but in his moment of excitement, he had momentarily forgotten what type of person he was dealing with. As soon as he saw Bai Xiaochun's visible excitement regarding the subject of names, he got a very bad premonition.

He wasn't the only one to suddenly have a bad feeling. The Grand Heavenmaster sucked in a breath, and Patriarch Spirit Stream's eyes widened in shock. And it almost wasn't necessary to mention Big Fatty Zhang, Xu Baocai and Master God-Diviner.

Strange expressions appeared on the faces of all present. Even the most simple-minded person wouldn't need to spend much thought to come to the conclusion that Bai Xiaochun… would come up with some very unusual names.

Most nervous of all was the Giant Ghost King, who, upon realizing that his grandson might live his entire life with a very unpleasant name, interjected, "I came up with some names, too. I'll go first–"

"Just hold on, father-in-law!" Bai Xiaochun interrupted with a glare; there was no way he would let anyone steal the limelight when it came to revealing some good names.

The Giant Ghost King grimaced and sighed, secretly cursing Li Qinghou for what he had instigated. As for Li Qinghou, he was really starting to get nervous, and was just about to say something when Bai Xiaochun cleared his throat loudly and started talking.

"I've picked a very impressive name for my son. Majestic even. He will be named… Bai Dada!!" [1] By this point, Bai Xiaochun's eyes were shining brightly. He had thought of many names over the past few days, but none of them had seemed impressive enough. But this name made him feel like he had been struck by lightning, and left him shivering with enthusiasm.

He was actually convinced that this was one of the best names he had ever heard in his life. In fact, in all creation, there were only two names which could possibly match up to it!

One was his own name, and the other was his daughter's.

As soon as he said the name, gasps could be heard. Big Fatty Zhang nearly started laughing, but ended up in a choking fit.

Bai Xiaochun looked over at him.

"What's wrong, Eldest Brother?"

Big Fatty Zhang cleared his throat.

"Uh… nothing!" he said. "That's a great name. Really! It even has the da character like my name. I guess we're connected by destiny!" [2]

Feeling very pleased, Bai Xiaochun looked over at Master God-Diviner, who was staring at him blankly. After a few moments passed, Master God-Diviner's expression turned somber, and he began to make some calculations with his fingers, as though he were performing a divination.

Pleased with how seriously Master God-Diviner was taking the situation, Bai Xiaochun turned to look at Xu Baocai.

Looking very excited, Xu Baocai said, "It's the type of name… that resounds like heavenly thunder, that sounds like the heavens singing in my ears! It's especially appropriate considering that the grand prince's birth was accompanied by signs and portents in heaven and earth! Only our beloved prince could qualify to bear such a name, a name personally devised by you, Your Majesty!"

Xu Baocai didn't seem to care at all that everyone else was likely despising him for his little speech.

Bai Xiaochun was very happy. However, Li Qinghou, the Grand Heavenmaster, Patriarch Spirit Stream, and the other members of the senior generation all seemed completely taken aback.

"Your Majesty, this name…."

"Xiaochun, why don't you pick another name?"

Most of them were trying to be a bit discreet, but the Giant Ghost King was not.

"Hell no!" he shouted. "There's no way you're naming my grandson Bai Dada!! Are you kidding me? What kind of name is that?! If you're going to name him that, what are you going to name your daughter? Bai Xiaoxiao?!" [3]

Eyes sparkling, Bai Xiaochun laughed. Feeling prouder of himself than ever, he nodded vigorously.

"You really understand me well, father-in-law. You hit the nail on the head. My daughter's name will be Bai Xiaoxiao. What do you think? Together, Bai Dada and Bai Xiaoxiao will be unparalleled under heaven!"

At this point, everyone began to object. However, despite the fact that Bai Xiaochun wasn't generally a stubborn person, he wouldn't budge an inch when it came to the names. No matter what people said, he refused to change them.

Eventually, people began to sigh in defeat. And the Giant Ghost King was nearly on the verge of tears, and felt like he might explode at any moment. It actually made Bai Xiaochun feel a bit bad.

After hemming and hawing for quite a while,he said, "Alright, listen. We can't change Bai. And we can't change Da. But since you're all making the same argument, I guess we can change the third character. Come one, father-in-law, you're a bit old to be getting all worked up like this!"

At long last, the Giant Ghost King began to calm down. He stood there thoughtfully for a moment, his eyes bloodshot, until he finally gritted his teeth and suggested a new third character for the name!

"Let's change the final character to bao!" [4]

"Bai Dabao?" Bai Xiaochun's lips twitched slightly. As for the rest of the crowd, they once again looked stunned. Li Qinghou's jaw dropped as he looked over at the still fuming Giant Ghost King, and then back at Bai Xiaochun. Then he simply sighed. [5]

The Grand Heavenmaster stood there quietly, and Big Fatty Zhang and the other members of the younger generation all exchanged awkward glances. To them… it almost seemed like Zhou Zimo and the Giant Ghost King weren't related at all.

"That's right," the Giant Ghost King said loftily. "Call him Bai Dabao. It's a lot better than that Bai Dada that you came up with!"

Bai Xiaochun scowled a bit, and then looked down at his son nestled in his arm. In the end, he didn't want to make the Giant Ghost King too angry, and therefore, had to agree.

"Alright, fine. It's settled. His name is Bai Dabao, and her name is Bai Xiaoxiao. And remember: this isn't my decision, it's our decision." Bai Xiaochun was worried that Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo might get angry with him, but was convinced that these names were really good. Thus, he dragged everyone else in with him on this decision.

It was hard to say if Bai Dabao could understand what was going on at this young age, but as soon as he heard his name, he started crying.

In contrast, Bai Xiaoxiao was laughing merrily, as though she were very pleased. It made her seem even more charming.

After a bit of time, Dabao apparently got tired and went to sleep, prompting Bai Xiaochun to gingerly hand him over to the midwife. Xiaoxiao remained in high spirits, and continued to laugh and chuckle as Bai Xiaochun held her. She actually seemed very curious about all of the strangers around her.

"Girls are definitely better!" Bai Xiaochun thought as he looked at his daughter, his heart swelling with love.

The following days were a time of jubilation in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty, especially Arch-Emperor City, which was decorated with lanterns and colored banners, and was constantly abuzz with excitement.

Messages of congratulations came from the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and the Vile-Emperor Dynasty, and most of the celestials sent expensive gifts. Even Reverend Devourer and Prince Ur-Demon sent gifts, despite having been captured by Bai Xiaochun in the past.

And there was little need to mention the people who owed favors to Bai Xiaochun, such as Sima Yunhua, Celestial Aged Spirit, Gu Tianjun, and Chen Su.

The biggest gifts came from the Saint-Emperor and the Vile-Emperor. After all, they were all involved in a complicated relationship in which the three of them controlled everything under heaven. And thus, the gifts they gave were spectacular. The Vile-Emperor sent a large stone, and the Saint-Emperor sent two lotus leaves from the lotus flower in his heavenly pond!

Those two leaves were incalculably valuable. After all, the only place in the Eternal Immortal Domains that had leaves like that was that heavenly pond. And the main lotus flower only had eighteen leaves to begin with.

Nowadays, it only had fourteen left, and with two of them being given to Bai Xiaochun, it meant that the lotus flower now only had twelve leaves.

Bai Xiaochun was quite moved by that gift. As for the stone given by the Vile-Emperor, most people would take it to be equally precious. After all, the gift he gave… was made from the flesh and blood of the sovereign in the sky over their heads!

However, Bai Xiaochun knew that there was something suspicious about the Vile-Emperor's identity, and was therefore very careful about the gift he had sent. Because of that, he didn't let his children have any contact with it. And the killing intent which flickered in his eyes after receiving the gift took a long moment to fade.

There were also numerous gifts of congratulations that came from within the Arch-Emperor Dynasty. However, only people who had actually known Bai Xiaochun back in the days of the Heavenspan Realm were able to meet with him personally.

Both Chen Manyao and Xu Shan came together to offer gifts. Chen Manyao seemed quite at ease, but Xu Shan was more conflicted. However, she seemed resigned to reality. After giving a respectful smile, she and Chen Manyao turned to leave.

Bai Xiaochun didn't say anything, and sighed deeply as he saw them begin to walk off.

He was not the puny cultivator he had been years ago. He was the Arch-Emperor now, and although he had vast and nearly unlimited power, there were still certain things he couldn't do.

Although these two women had been connected to him by destiny in the past, their lives had changed in profound ways. All it would have taken was one word, and he could have prevented the both of them from leaving, but that wasn't what he wanted.

When you don't care for someone, it's easy to say anything you want to them. But after you care for them, there are some things that just can't be said. This was a truth Bai Xiaochun didn't understand in the past, but understood fully now.

After escorting Xu Shan and Chen Manyao away, he returned to the palace hall, and was about to go check on Dabao and Xiaoxiao when he heard a crafty and shrill voice coming from behind him.

"Hey little Xiaochun. Lord Turtle is back. Get me some good food and drink, otherwise I'll stamp your son's face with a turtle mark!"

1. The character da means big or grand. Doubling them up emphasizes the meaning of the character, and in this case, sounds kind of cute but also silly.

2. Remember that Big Fatty Zhang's real name is Zhang Dahai, which also has the character da. Transliterated, his nickname is Zhang Da Pang, which also has da.

3. Xiao means small. Xiaoxiao as a girl's name is pretty cute. However, the combination of the two names together sounds really silly

4. Bao means treasure, and is not an uncommon character to appear in names. Xu Baocai has this same character in his name.

5. As I mentioned in a previous chapter, Bai Dabao is a valid name, but also sounds a bit pretentious and silly

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Even the Saint-Emperor and the Vile-Emperor would be apprehensive to speak to Bai Xiaochun in such a way. Only the little turtle would possibly have the gall to do so.

Bai Xiaochun's jaw dropped. Then, even as the little turtle's voice continued to echo out, Bai Xiaochun took a step backward, and vanished.

A moment later, he appeared next to some ornamental rocks roughly 300 meters behind where he had been standing moments before. Reaching out in front of him, he made a grasping motion.

As he did, the air around him shattered, and a scream could be heard. The little turtle appeared, little more than a string of afterimages as he accelerated with shocking speed.

However, this was not the same Bai Xiaochun from the past. Snorting coldly, he took a step forward, which caused everything in the area to seemingly fold in on itself. It almost looked like water rippling. Then everything returned to normal. He had performed something like a sealing magic, except vastly more powerful, locking down the entire area!

No matter how the little turtle tried to accelerate, he only ended up slowing down. His eyes lit up with incredulity, and he struggled mightily, but was unable to escape the hand which then clamped down onto him!

Bai Xiaochun felt immeasurably proud of himself. After all the years which had passed, this was his first time he had successfully caught the little turtle before he could escape. Holding him up in front of his face, he said, "What did you just say, little turtle? I didn't hear clearly."

The little turtle was clearly stunned, but at the same time, was not one to accept defeat easily. Glaring, he prepared to let loose a string of insults. Before he could, Bai Xiaochun, who was far too familiar with him, shook him back and forth violently.

In response, the turtle shrieked, "Oh venerated master, owner of mine, Lord Bai… stop shaking me. Dammit! Since when did you get so strong?

"I was just joking around! How could I possibly put a turtle mark on your son, Lord Bai? I would never! My love for him knows no bounds! Hahaha! Come on, we haven't seen each other for a long time, how could I not joke around a bit!?" His pleas fell on deaf ears, though, as Bai Xiaochun continued to shake him around.

"You were supposed to stay in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty! What did you run away for!? Thanks to you, my entire love letter collection is gone!" The mere thought of the love letters immediately caused Bai Xiaochun's heart to sink.

At this point, the little turtle couldn't help but be angry.

"You think I wanted to run away? Everything was going great in the Saint-Emperor Dynasty! But then you came and said that if I stuck around for a bit longer, you would proclaim me the God of Beasts!

"God of Beasts! That sounds way better than Saint-Turtle! You know how long I sat around waiting, hoping, wishing you would come? But you never did. So of course I had to come looking for you!" With each sentence, the little turtle spoke with greater resolve. And by the end, he was glaring directly at Bai Xiaochun, who glared right back at him. A tense moment passed, whereupon Bai Xiaochun started laughing. He was obviously aware that the turtle had been joking with him. And the turtle knew that he had also been joking. Even as the two of them laughed, Bai Xiaochun released his grip.

"Ah, whatever. Henceforth, you are the Arch-Emperor Dynasty's God of Beasts!"

Even as the words left his mouth, a strange power was unleashed that not even Bai Xiaochun was aware of. As a result, the little turtle shivered, and then his eyes began to shine brightly. Apparently, an invisible natural law was at work, which was imbuing him with strange powers.

All of a sudden, the little turtle began to emit dazzling light!

"Woo-hooo!" the little turtle shouted, flying around in delight. Bai Xiaochun continued to chuckle. Although he didn't want to cause problems for the Saint-Emperor because of the little turtle, now that the little turtle had come back of his own accord, he wouldn't betray him by giving him away.

However, he still needed consider matters as a whole.

"Make sure to keep a low profile! Keep your head down! It would be really annoying if the Saint-Emperor came back looking for you." With that, he ignored the excited little turtle and headed back into the palace.

After checking on his children, and spending some time chatting with Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo, he contentedly went into seclusion to work on his cultivation.

After all, although his previous session had ended successfully, he had not yet completed all the work that needed to be done to perfect his Future Will.

First, he spent some time working out the various details that needed to be handled. Then, he went to work, calling upon the powers of the technique, which had already become somewhat instinctual to him. At this point, he began to formulate the divine ability that would be the manifestation of the third level of the Time Immemorial Codex.

"I have my Sutra of the Former and my Sutra of the Present. My third divine ability should be… a Sutra of the Future!" When it came to his Sutra of the Former and Sutra of the Present, the previous limits of his cultivation base meant that he had been unable to release their true and ultimate level of power.

But now that he had archaean battle prowess, he was confident that the other two sutras would be even more shocking than before. Furthermore, because of how infrequently he had used them, they definitely fell into the category of trump cards.

He had put a lot of thought into his Sutra of the Future, which made things go much more smoothly now that he was actually working on it. Sitting down cross-legged, he began to perform auguries, speeding them up with his sovereign aura. In some ways, it was actually like working on a medicine formula.

Half a year sped by in a blur. It had been a year since he had used up his Archaean Luminescence during his fight with the Vile-Emperor, which meant that he now had those fifteen shots back at his disposal.

Now that he had a safety net of sorts, it made it a lot easier to focus on his auguries.

A few more months passed. One evening as he sat there in his private chamber, he suddenly opened his eyes, within which was something that looked like a red flower, in the midst of blooming…. The flower was formed from numerous tiny magical symbols, which interlocked with each other to form the shape of a flower…. Upon closer inspection, it looked very much like the legendary pāramitā lily which grew in the land of the dead. [2]

As the bright red pāramitā lily took shape, Bai Xiaochun's aura began to transform significantly, growing emptier, as though it didn't belong in the world.

Eventually, he bowed his head, and lifted his right hand. As he did, the red magical symbols which made up the pāramitā flower began to shine with dazzling light, which swirled onto his palm to create… a bright red pāramitā lily.

"This is the divine ability for the third level of my Time Immemorial Codex… the Sutra of Future Pāramitā!

"As for how strong it is…." He suddenly vanished, to appear within Gongsun Wan'er's official residence. She was still in secluded meditation, working on recovering from her injuries, a type of cultivation that wasn't harmful to interrupt.

If he wanted to, he could mask his presence from her, making it impossible for her to detect him. However, he did not. He let his aura spread out, and when she sensed him, her eyes opened, and she saw the red pāramitā lily in his hand.

Almost immediately, she felt herself being attracted to the flower, which clearly emanated a feeling of death. In fact, the longer she looked at it, the more she began to pant, as though the flower contained some mysterious force which she found impossible to resist.

"That's…."

Bai Xiaochun didn't say anything in response. Waving his finger at her, he sent the pāramitā lily flying toward her with such speed that she couldn't dodge out of the way. As soon as it hit her, it sank into her body.

"This is a new divine ability of mine. Go ahead and attack me." With that, he stood there silently, a faint smile on his face.

Gongsun Wan'er hesitated for a moment, then her eyes flickered as she performed an incantation gesture and waved her finger at him. Instantly, a stream of black smoke filled with evil ghosts shot toward Bai Xiaochun, which then slammed into his chest.

As he stood there unmoving, Gongsun Wan'er staggered backward, clutching at her own chest. Thankfully, she had only used eighty percent of her power in her attack. Looking at him incredulously, she said, "How could this be happening!?!?!?"

1. Pāramitā is something that came up in ISSTH, as well as in Er Gen's other novels. It literally means "the opposite shore" and refers to a state of perfection or completeness. For a basic introduction, start with the wikipedia article

2. The "pāramitā lily" mentioned here is similar to the "resurrection lily" from ISSTH. For those of you who read ISSTH, you will remember that although there was one specific resurrection lily that played an important role in the story, it was made clear that she was not the only such flower. Furthermore, the pāramitā lily in this chapter is described as being red, not multi-colored like the type in ISSTH. I'm considering using "pāramitā lily" instead of "resurrection lily" in the edited release of ISSTH, for continuity reasons and accuracy. I'm open to fan input on this point; if you have thoughts, feel free to leave them in the comments

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Chapter 1222: Steadily Stronger

"This divine ability is called the Sutra of Future Pāramitā. By implanting a pāramitā lily into my enemy, I create a connection to them. Whenever I'm injured, they are also injured. Of course, injuries I inflict on an opponent will likewise return to me." Bai Xiaochun was completely confident in his Sutra of the Future. After all, he had put a lot of thought into how to make the technique truly roguish.

With his tough fleshly body, and powers of regeneration, any opponent he faced would definitely be unlucky, and would hurt themselves merely by landing a blow on him.

"So, what do you think?" he asked proudly, waving his hand to extract the red pāramitā lily from her.

Actually, there was a second usage of the Sutra of the Future that was even more shocking: he could intentionally injure himself to inflict wounds on his opponent….

After gritting her teeth for a long moment, she slowly said. "It's completely shameless!"

With that, she waved her hand to dismiss him.

He rubbed his nose awkwardly. Seeing that she wasn't interested in talking with him further, he went back to his private chamber. As time marched on, he would occasionally spend time with his family, but focused mainly on cultivation and twenty-three-colored flame.

Obviously, he had not given up on multi-colored flame. And although he had not yet reached the point of being confident enough to resurrect Bai Hao, he still felt confident in being able to succeed eventually.

The sun and moon seemed to become a blur as two years passed. Although he didn't achieve a cultivation base breakthrough, he made steady progress. Dabao and Xiaoxiao were growing up strong and healthy. Song Junwan and Zhou Zimo often rolled their eyes because of the names Bai Xiaochun had given them, and had repeatedly tried to convince him to change them. However, he wouldn't budge on the issue.

Eventually, the two women simply got used to the names.

And the names didn't have any negative influence on the cultivation progress of the mothers. Thanks to the nearly endless resources they had access to, Song Junwan broke through to the Deva Realm, and Zhou Zimo eventually reached the Demigod Realm.

However, compared to Hou Xiaomei, they were actually a bit slow. With Gongsun Wan'er's help, Hou Xiaomei made rapid progress. In two short years, she climbed from the mid Deva Realm to the late Deva Realm. Soon, she would catch up to Zhou Zimo and become a demigod.

Unfortunately, it was to Hou Xiaomei's displeasure that she didn't get any sense that she was pregnant. Despite the fact that she had learned from Song Junwan that it took quite some time for any effects to appear, Hou Xiaomei was too nervous, and went to visit Bai Xiaochun privately on numerous occasions….

Over the course of the two years, more and more Heavenspan Realm cultivators flocked to the Arch-Emperor Dynasty, which was flourishing. The population rose, with spirit enhancement becoming the pillar of the nation. More and more grandmasters arose, becoming famous in all of the Eternal Immortal Domains.

Because of the peace treaty, relations with the Saint-Emperor Dynasty and Vile-Emperor Dynasty were good. The only downside was that the Arch-Emperor Dynasty only had one celestial, Gongsun Wan'er.

The Grand Heavenmaster had been in the great circle of the Demigod Realm for many years, but was always wrapped up in affairs of state. However, now that the Arch-Emperor Dynasty was on the right track, both Bai Xiaochun and Gongsun Wan'er urged him to focus more on cultivation. With their help, and the addition of certain immortal pills that Bai Xiaochun provided from his treasured fan, the Grand Heavenmaster finally reached the point of a breakthrough!

It was very important to Bai Xiaochun, a major milestone for the Grand Heavenmaster himself, and something vital for the Arch-Emperor Dynasty as a whole. Only by increasing the number of celestials could they possibly ensure that their nation was truly strong.

Much to Bai Xiaochun's delight, the Giant Ghost King was also reaching the point of a breakthrough!

Earlier, the Giant Ghost King had not been making such quick progress, and Bai Xiaochun had assumed that the War Champion King would actually be the first to break through. However, he had forgotten about how cautious the Giant Ghost King was.

The Giant Ghost King couldn't stop thinking about how his grandson was the highest-ranking prince in the nation, and that left him feeling very nervous. In his view, his most important mission now was to make sure his grandson was safe.

As one of the four heavenly kings of the Wildlands, he knew exactly how imperial dynasties worked. It was not unheard of for a concubine to kill the highest-ranking prince in order to have her own son earn the right of inheritance. Bai Xiaochun would have little or no control over such situations. And therefore, there was only one way for the Giant Ghost King to ensure that his grandson was entirely worthy to hold the position of grand prince…. He needed to become a celestial!

Only by being a celestial could he truly watch over and protect his grandson. After all, he knew that Bai Xiaochun had a lot of dubious relationships with various female companions, and could very well have more children in the future. It wouldn't be impossible for some spectacularly talented rival to appear in the future.

The biggest threat of all was probably Gongsun Wan'er. It was common knowledge in the Arch-Emperor Dynasty that she and Bai Xiaochun had an unusual relationship. Such rumors had been floating around since the day Bai Xiaochun first arrived in Saint-Emperor City.

Furthermore, the fact that the Grand Heavenmaster seemed to want to play the matchmaker caused the Giant Ghost King to feel even more nervous.

"If Gongsun Wan'er becomes a part of the imperial harem, and gives birth to another son, then considering that she's a celestial, it could be a big threat to my grandson!" Out of fear of that very circumstance, the Giant Ghost King held nothing back in his attempts to further his cultivation.

Bai Xiaochun had no idea what was going on in the Giant Ghost King's mind, so when he saw him advancing by leaps and bounds, he was very taken aback.

At the same time, the War Champion King, Nine Serenities King, and Spirit Advent King, as well as the eastern and northern demigods, were also surprised, and went into secluded meditation to pursue breakthroughs of their own.

Bai Xiaochun was very pleased with all of that. With so many impending breakthroughs, it seemed that a new era was on the way for the Arch-Emperor Dynasty.

Three months later, the Grand Heavenmaster's Celestial Tribulation arrived. Thanks to all of the vast preparations the Grand Heavenmaster had made, he passed his tribulation with ease.

After all, he had been the third most powerful expert in the Heavenspan Realm, after the gravekeeper and Daoist Heavenspan.

Although the tribulation he incited was not as shocking as Bai Xiaochun's, it was terrifying to behold. However, he didn't need any outside assistance. Soon, the voice of the Eternal Mother spoke into the ears of all the living beings in the Eternal Lands, provoking cheers within the Arch-Emperor Dynasty.

Because Gongsun Wan'er was not actually from the Heavenspan Realm, that meant that Bai Xiaochun was their first celestial, and the Grand Heavenmaster was the second!

The Grand Heavenmaster took a portion of his Daoseed and gave it to Bai Xiaochun, which he enshrined in the imperial palace!

Not long after the Grand Heavenmaster achieved his breakthrough, the people of the Eternal Immortal Domains were again shaken by the Arch-Emperor Dynasty when the Giant Ghost King's Celestial Tribulation came!

Unlike the Grand Heavenmaster, the Giant Ghost King had pushed forward too recklessly, and as his tribulation began, it became clear that he was destined to fail.

The Giant Ghost King knew that, but was convinced that Bai Xiaochun wouldn't let it happen. First the Grand Heavenmaster stepped in to assist, and even Gongsun Wan'er helped. Finally, when that wasn't enough, Bai Xiaochun sighed and performed a right-handed incantation gesture, causing a crimson pāramitā lily to appear.

After the flower entered the Giant Ghost King's body, the ill effects of the tribulation were transferred to Bai Xiaochun. Because of that assistance, the Giant Ghost King's tribulation became much easier.

And thus, despite nearly being killed, the Giant Ghost King passed his tribulation.

As the voice of the Eternal Mother spoke to all living beings, the Giant Ghost King struggled to his feet, threw his head back, and laughed uproariously.

The Arch-Emperor Dynasty had another celestial!

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