Chapter 2712: Leaving the Imperial Palace

Chapter 2712: Chapter 2712: Leaving the Imperial Palace

In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed.

Ten years may seem long in the mortal world, but in the eyes of the immortals in the Immortal Realm, it’s merely a fleeting moment.

In these ten years, both the Immortal and Demon Realms have undergone significant changes.

Under the leadership of Fang Bai, the new Emperor’s Palace has risen rapidly, and the number of disciples, as well as the overall strength, has surpassed the peak period of the previous era.

Over sixty percent of the cultivation resources in the Immortal Realm are now controlled by the Emperor’s Palace, and half of the sect powers or immortals have chosen to attach themselves to the Emperor’s Palace.

On the contrary, the Six Sects Alliance’s control over cultivation resources is dwindling, and the immortals under its command are growing disillusioned and disunited, causing their overall strength to rapidly decline.

The entire Immortal Realm is showing a trend of Emperor’s Palace growing stronger while the Six Sects Alliance weakens.

As for the Demon Realm, it has been consolidated by the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor through iron-fisted means, with countless powerful members of the Demon Clan joining his ranks, willing to serve him loyally.

The increasingly unified Demon Realm has a terrifying overall strength. Should the Demon Clan invade the Immortal Realm with full force, it would undoubtedly incite a bloodbath as it did millions of years ago, potentially dragging even the neutral Demon Realm into the fray.

Thus, both the Emperor’s Palace and the Six Sects Alliance remain highly vigilant against the Demon Realm, coexisting in rare peace to avoid internal conflict and provide an opportunity for the Demon Clan to exploit.

The Six Sects Alliance, though worried, also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that since the Emperor’s Palace had to guard against the Demon Realm, it seemed unlikely they would cause trouble for the Six Sects Alliance anytime soon.

"I initially thought that once I emerged from seclusion this time, I could hold the Six Sects Alliance accountable, but I didn’t expect such significant changes in the Demon Realm. The strength of the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor is unfathomable, and he has likely made great strides over the years. My enmity with him runs deep; now that he has unified the Demon Realm, he will undoubtedly cast covetous eyes on the Emperor’s Palace, becoming our great enemy in the future!"

One day, after emerging from several years of seclusion, Fang Bai convened with the Hundred Flowers Empress and other Emperor Realm experts in the Palace Master Hall, expressing his emotions when discussing the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor.

The Hundred Flowers Empress observed him with her expressive eyes, smiling lightly, "The Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor has made progress in his strength, and haven’t you done the same?"

The Great Luo Immortal Emperor observed Fang Bai with glowing eyes and asked, "How does the Palace Master’s current strength compare to that of your previous life?"

Fang Bai smiled and said, "Thanks to the support of all the immortal friends, my current strength is comparable to that of my past life."

Upon hearing this, the Qilin Immortal Emperor was overjoyed, "In the peak period of your past life, you could single-handedly battle eight top-tier Immortal Emperors and even earned the title of War Emperor at the Eastern Desolate Imperial Stele of Chengtian Domain. If you’ve truly regained your peak strength, we can easily annihilate the Six Sects Alliance!"

The Thunder Immortal Emperor shook his head and said, "With the Demon Clan eying us covetously, we must not act recklessly! As for the Six Sects Alliance... hehe, the gap between our overall strength will only continue to widen! We can destroy them at any time!"

The Tempest Immortal Emperor nodded in agreement.

The Bixie Immortal Emperor said, "In my opinion, we should first annihilate the Six Sects Alliance and then flatten the Demon Realm, thereby achieving complete peace!"

The Lightning Mink rubbed its hands in anticipation, saying, "Bixie’s friend makes a good point! Against our enemies, there’s no need for words—just go and beat them to death!"

Fang Bai rolled his eyes and said, "Although the Six Sects Alliance is already weak, the strength of the six top-tier Immortal Emperors should not be underestimated. Until we have absolute certainty of killing them in one fell swoop, I won’t make a move! As for the Demon Realm... the Demon Clan under the leadership of the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor numbers in the millions; do you think the ten thousand disciples of the Emperor’s Palace can suppress them?"

The Bixie Immortal Emperor and the Lightning Mink realized they had spoken too boastfully and let out awkward chuckles.

"I plan to leave the Emperor’s Palace for a while to contact the major sect powers in the Immortal Realm and some Immortal Emperors, to raise their vigilance. Should the Demon Clan launch a massive invasion in the future, it would be easier for the billions of immortals in the Immortal Realm to form alliances and resist the Demon Clan."

After considering for a while, Fang Bai said, then turned his gaze to the Hundred Flowers Empress.

The Hundred Flowers Empress, understanding his thoughts, smiled and said, "After you depart, with us guarding the Emperor’s Palace, along with the defensive array of the palace, not only would the six top-tier Immortal Emperors be helpless, but even the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor himself could do nothing to us. Furthermore, during the ten years of seclusion, we have all made considerable progress in our strength, not much weaker than the six top-tier Immortal Emperors!"

Fang Bai laughed and said, "Indeed! I was overthinking! However, to be safe, I’ll leave some messaging jade tokens with you! If something happens at the Emperor’s Palace that you cannot handle, use the jade tokens to summon me, and I will return at the fastest speed!"

This time, Fang Bai left the Emperor’s Palace without informing Xia Chenyu, Qin Yaorao, and other immortal companions, for they were all single-mindedly focused on cultivating in seclusion to see who would be the first to break through to the Emperor Realm and become another Empress of the Emperor’s Palace after the Hundred Flowers Empress.

Even Ghost Hand, Niu Ben, Xiong Yingxiong, Great Sage Sun, and other direct disciples of Fang Bai have been competing with each other over the years, aiming to break through to the Emperor Realm.

Fang Bai was pleased with this phenomenon; he hoped that all ten thousand disciples of the Emperor’s Palace could become Immortal Monarchs or even Immortal Emperors, ensuring that the palace would never be destroyed by a few top-tier sects as it was millennia ago.

Before leaving the Emperor’s Palace, Fang Bai carefully inspected the defense array of the palace and, finding no omissions, left with peace of mind.

Now in the Endless Space, Fang Bai could travel a hundred thousand miles with a single breath, his speed so fast that even top-tier Immortal Emperors were left in the dust.

In his role as the Palace Master of the Emperor’s Palace, Fang Bai roamed the Immortal Realm, informing each sect power he encountered about the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor and urging caution, leaving a jade token behind so that they could alert him in the event of a Demon Clan attack.

The sect masters and leaders naturally had no doubts about the words of the Emperor’s Palace Master, and upon hearing that the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor was supposedly the reincarnation of a genius Demon Clan Emperor from millions of years ago, they were all alarmed.

After Fang Bai left, some sect powers, out of fear of the Demon Clan, either formed alliances to strengthen themselves, invited array masters to conceal their sects with formations, or simply moved their sects as close to the Emperor’s Palace as possible for safety.

Fang Bai considered this a good thing; at least the awareness and vigilance of the immortals increased, reducing opportunities for the Demon Clan to exploit.

One day, Fang Bai arrived in the Eastern Desolate of Chengtian Domain and saw from afar the Emperor’s Stele standing on a barren plain.

This monument, erected by some unknown mighty expert, had endured countless ages and remained unscathed.

The stele was as black as ink and smooth as a mirror, displaying lines of white inscriptions.

Those white inscriptions were the names and titles of the Emperor Realm experts still present in the Immortal Realm.