"Mao Xianshi, please have a seat."

In a simple courtyard, Mao Aowu stood straight at the courtyard gate, unsure whether to move forward or backward, to kneel or to bow.

Is this real?

Could it be an illusion?

Mao Aowu looked at the old man in the courtyard, then turned his head to the Renhuang Pavilion's Lord, who was playing chess under a nearby tree—the most powerful person he had ever encountered.

The Emperor, inviting him to have a meal... It felt like a dream!

"Why are you standing there dumbfounded?"

The Emperor, who had a kind and friendly demeanor, a combination of imperial authority, top-notch martial arts skills, and the image of a gentle old man next door, smiled and beckoned him to sit.

Mao Aowu nodded vigorously, straightened up, his breathing becoming heavy, and his demonic heart unstable.

In a daze, he didn't know how to walk, and he sat on the small stool opposite the Emperor, with an extremely dignified posture, as if he were made of stone.

There were a few ordinary dishes on the table.

The Emperor picked up a cup of wine, took a sip, let out a comfortable sigh, and smiled, "Why are you just sitting there? Use your chopsticks, hold your wine cup. Do you want me to toast you?"

"I dare not, I dare not! How can I let you toast me? I will do as you wish."

Mao Aowu quickly picked up the wine cup in front of him, raised his head, and drank it all, feeling much more at ease in his heart.

The Emperor had no airs, as the Lord had previously mentioned.

But when facing the Emperor's cultivation realm, which was like an endless sea and a boundless starry sky, he couldn't relax.

"Your Majesty, I am too excited!"

"I understand," Shen Nong said with a warm smile. "The immortal and demonic conflict was quickly resolved, and you played a great role in it. The reason I invited you here is also to meet you.

These three strategies for stabilizing the sea seem simple and easy to execute, but upon careful consideration, the principles and wisdom hidden within them are not trivial.

Can you tell me how you came up with these three strategies?"

Mao Aowu's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard this, not knowing how to answer.

The silver-haired Heavenly Immortal's face gradually turned pale, stammering and trembling, with a look of astonishment and hesitation in his eyes. Finally, he stood up with a thud and knelt down.

"Huh?" Shen Nong was puzzled. "Why are you kneeling?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! These three strategies were not my idea!"

Mao Aowu said firmly, "But I cannot reveal the person behind it! I am willing to bear the responsibility of deceiving Your Majesty!"

Shen Nong frowned slightly and looked up at the two old men outside the courtyard.

The two men in Chinese robes also stood up, and one of them frowned at Mao Aowu and said in a deep voice, "Aowu, did you not come up with these three strategies? Where did they come from?"

Mao Aowu furrowed his brows and sighed, "I don't know either. I never expected this matter to reach Your Majesty's ears. If I hide it from Your Majesty, it would be disloyal.

But if I reveal the reason behind this, it would also be disloyal and unjust.

I am caught in a dilemma and am willing to take full responsibility for deceiving Your Majesty!"

"Ah," Shen Nong understood something and said to the two outside, "Continue playing your chess and don't scare this child. Aowu, get up."

The two old men outside bowed their heads and continued playing chess, chatting and laughing.

Shen Nong saw Mao Aowu's conflicted expression and gently persuaded him, "You are too nervous. You treat me as if I were a ferocious beast. Look, I've lost a few teeth.

If it wasn't your idea, what's the harm in telling the truth? We are discussing merits, not punishments.

If you tell the truth, you can give up this credit. How does it involve disloyalty and injustice?

You are a hero. If anyone dares to trouble you, I will dismiss them!"

At this moment, Mao Aowu's eyes shone with light as he looked at the old man.

The Emperor was truly kind and benevolent.

Mao Aowu regained his composure and felt a little embarrassed. He whispered, "I was just too excited and made a fool of myself in front of you."

"Just sit down and eat," Shen Nong said with a smile. "Who came up with this plan?"

After hesitating for a while, Mao Aowu said, "There's nothing to hide from you. This plan was given to me by my sect's master. Because I serve as a patrol immortal, I was entrusted to do my best and submit it to the Lord as soon as possible."

Shen Nong nodded slowly and smiled, "Your sect's master is so indifferent to fame and fortune, and considers the overall situation. It's truly rare... Which sect do you come from?"

"The Demonic Sect of the Black Sky!"

Shen Nong blinked, then chuckled and stroked his beard, getting rice stuck in it.

"I'm not laughing at your sect's name, but it's really too long and somewhat unclear."

Mao Aowu hurriedly said, "Yes, it's long, it's long. We merged three sects a long time ago, and in order to respect the original names of the three sects, we directly combined them."

"Put down your chopsticks and taste the spirit fish I caught myself."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

Mao Aowu ate the fish nervously, gradually relaxing. He became more fluent in his speech and his mind began to work again.

Why did he hide this from the Emperor?

Wasn't this an opportunity for his sect master to gain fame and the Emperor's appreciation and cultivation?

Therefore, when the Emperor asked, "What is the cultivation level of your sect master this year?"

Mao Aowu immediately responded without hesitation:

"Condensing Elixir stage!"

- He had been busy in the Renhuang Pavilion, and after Wu Wang's breakthrough, the Demonic Sect had been busy sealing the news internally, without informing Mao Aowu."Oh?" Shen Nong frowned, "Is it the Foundation Establishment stage and the Condensing Elixir realm?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Mao Aowu deliberately teased, smiling, "Although our sect master's cultivation is not high, it is because he started cultivating late, just in his twenties. But Your Majesty, our sect master is truly extraordinary. He is one of the top three most intelligent people I have ever seen.

In the previous incident of the Immortal Sect being attacked, our sect master was able to deduce the possible hiding place of the culprit with limited clues and in a very short time, which led to the capture of the culprit.

Just after this matter was settled and the Renhuang Pavilion had not yet officially intervened, our sect master said that this matter could easily escalate. He instructed me to act in the name of the Renhuang Pavilion to avoid causing disputes between the Immortal and Demon paths.

Sure enough, the situation escalated later on. The sect master probably wanted to see how the Renhuang Pavilion would handle it. He waited for some time before summoning me back and giving me these three strategies."

Mao Aowu paused and smiled, "In addition, our sect master is particularly... Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

At this moment, the silver-haired Heavenly Immortal finally noticed that the Emperor was supporting his forehead with one hand, his expression very complicated.

Shen Nong made a circular motion with his hand, and strands of obscure Dao rhyme enveloped the two of them, concealing their conversation.

The Emperor's expression resembled 'after a thousand pounds of filth falls, the door is tight, sighing with hardship.' He leaned forward slightly and asked in a low voice, "Is his name Wu Wang? Or Wu Wangzi?"

Mao Aowu exclaimed in surprise, "Your Majesty's divination and vast supernatural powers! You can immediately figure this out! Yes, our sect master is indeed called that."

Shen Nong casually pointed out a ray of light, and the light dispersed, revealing Wu Wang's appearance.

"Does he look like this?"

"Yes, yes!"

Mao Aowu exclaimed excitedly, "Your Majesty can even figure this out..."

He paused, his expression slightly strange as he looked at Shen Nong, then at the ray of light, suddenly realizing a small problem.

"Could it be that you have met our sect master?"

Shen Nong dissipated the light, picked up his chopsticks, and said calmly, "Not familiar, just ordinary, nothing special."

Mao Aowu couldn't help but be stunned. This tone... why did it sound a little...

Resentful.

"Tell me," Shen Nong furrowed his brows, "How did this guy with only the cultivation of the Condensing Elixir realm become the sect master of your sect? Is he really that good at deceiving people? Tell me in detail, everything you know."

"Yes," Mao Aowu agreed, then couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what is your relationship with our sect master..."

"This matter must be kept secret, otherwise it will bring many troubles to him and the Human Realm," Shen Nong calmly smiled, stroking his beard, and said, "I see him as if he were my own grandson."

Mao Aowu was greatly shocked, and immediately had no doubts. He began to tell in detail the events before and after his encounter with Wu Wang.

In the eyes of the two old men outside, the silver-haired Heavenly Immortal and the Emperor were having a pleasant conversation in the small courtyard.

The thin and old newly appointed Four Seas Pavilion Master smiled and said, "Your Majesty rarely values a young person so much. The Renhuang Pavilion should pay more attention to him later."

"Naturally," the slightly plump Renhuang Pavilion Master smiled and stroked his beard, "When I go back, I will promote him to the position of Chief Inspector. But how far he can go in the future still depends on his own efforts."

"That's true. We can't just favor someone because Your Majesty likes them. We still need to see if he has such abilities."

The Four Seas Pavilion Master pondered for a moment, then changed the topic and transmitted his voice, "I received news earlier that the young master of the Bear Hug Clan from the North Wilderness has arrived in the Human Realm. I wonder where this young master is."

"Why? Why do you care about this?" the Renhuang Pavilion Master asked, puzzled.

"I want to buy minerals from him," the Four Seas Pavilion Master sighed, "Recently, the North Wilderness has formed a Mineral Alliance, and the seven major clans directly control the outflow of minerals, unifying the selling price to the outside world, claiming that they want to achieve common prosperity.

The price they offer is reasonable, but the supply they provide to us is twenty percent less than before.

The consumption of border treasures and artifacts is too great, and the big battle is approaching. We must increase our reserves..."

The Renhuang Pavilion Master was puzzled, "What does this have to do with the young master of the Bear Hug Clan?"

"I have secretly investigated it," the Four Seas Pavilion Master said in a low voice, "The hidden power controlling the North Wilderness has now changed to the Star God Sect.

The envoys of the Star God Sect are equivalent to the chosen messengers of the Star God, and the mother of the young master of the Bear Hug Clan is one of them.

Most of the seven major clans owe a huge debt to the Bear Hug Clan. They have agreed not to expand outwardly, and in external affairs, they already regard the Bear Hug Clan as their leader.

The North Wilderness Mineral Alliance is presided over by the main priests of each clan, and the one who built this alliance is the young master of the Bear Hug Clan who came to our Human Realm to play around."

The Renhuang Pavilion Master pondered for a moment and smiled, "So the North Wilderness has figured it out?"

"It's this young master who has figured it out," the Four Seas Pavilion Master stroked his beard and said, "According to the information we have planted in the North Wilderness, the seventh Star God envoy of the Star God Sect may be this young master of the Bear Hug Clan.

Ah, the North Wilderness is one of the top territories in the Great Wasteland, but the situation with the Star God is a bit mysterious.

If the Star God collapses, the North Wilderness will probably have to rearrange itself, and there will definitely be bloodshed at that time."

The Renhuang Pavilion Master was puzzled, "Could it be that this young master of the Bear Hug Clan came to the Human Realm for this? Does he want to bring the human cultivation methods to the North Wilderness?"

"Oh? Friend, you've given me a clue. I have figured it out a bit," the Four Seas Pavilion Master's eyes lit up, and the old man smiled, "This young master of the Bear Hug Clan said that he left the North Wilderness to seek the true scriptures that can save the North Wilderness. Could it be that these scriptures are the cultivation methods of the Human Realm?"

"If that's the case, why should we be afraid of not being able to exchange for the minerals from the North Wilderness?"

"I will ask the Renhuang Pavilion to secretly investigate this matter. It must not be made public."The Lord of the Four Seas Pavilion said solemnly, "If you find this young master, you must treat him with respect, do not disturb others, and do not leak the news to the Ten Calamities Palace."

"I understand."

"I understand."

At this moment, a voice came from the courtyard, "What are you two whispering about?"

The two pavilion masters immediately stood up and saluted the courtyard.

The Lord of the Human Realm said, "In the upcoming banquet, invite the leaders of the sects to bring a few outstanding disciples with them. I want to see if there are any talents among them."

The two pavilion masters received the order and quickly went to make arrangements.

Mao Aowu now understood something and wished he could teleport back to his own sect and shout at the Great Elder to protect the sect leader!

This might be the Emperor's own grandson!

He was certain.

The Emperor's order was to conceal the special abilities of their sect leader, right?

What other possibility could there be?

If the sect leader was the Emperor's close friend, who would believe it if it was said?

Then the Emperor asked, "Aowu, did you inform the sect before coming here?"

Mao Aowu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I came in a hurry and didn't have time to inform the sect leader."

"That's good. It's good that you didn't inform them... Aowu, you will stay here for the next few days, and I will guide you in your cultivation."

The Yan Emperor smiled faintly.

"I want to see what new tricks your sect leader can come up with."

"I will obey!"

Mao Aowu was a little confused and felt like he had unintentionally caused trouble for his sect leader.

But the great Yan Emperor, what bad intentions could he have?

He was somewhat puzzled.

A few days later, at the grand banquet of the Emperor.

...

The Emperor's invitation was expanded again, and each sect and demonic sect was asked to bring three outstanding disciples in addition to the sect leader and elders.

This news shocked the entire Human Realm.

The Emperor had not appeared for over eight hundred years, but recently, he had been taking action frequently. He had publicized the matter of the little golden dragon in the Human Realm twice and invited the leaders of the sects to the banquet.

As a result, the Human Realm became more stable.

Before the grand banquet was about to begin, there was a last-minute change in the notice, asking the sects to bring three disciples who had not yet become immortals.

What was the purpose of this?

It was obvious that they were selecting the most talented individuals of the human race, and they might even choose the successor to the Emperor!

For this reason, the immortal sects and demonic sects immediately brought out their most talented disciples. Many non-sect border families and aristocratic families secretly contacted the sects.

The seats for the "participating disciples" of those sects ranked outside the top one hundred were sold at sky-high prices.

On a six-story tall ship flying towards the Four Seas Pavilion, Wu Wang sat on the top floor, watching the singing and dancing in front of him with a puzzled expression.

No matter how much he thought about it for several days and nights, he couldn't figure out why the senior suddenly changed the order.

Wasn't this intensifying the conflict between the immortals and demons?

When the disciples of various sects gathered together, there would naturally be a sense of competition. If the young and hot-blooded disciples couldn't control their temper, conflicts could easily occur.

Moreover, by asking the immortals to bring their disciples, wouldn't it give the Ten Calamities Palace an opportunity to cause trouble?

Was the senior covering up his whereabouts for him?

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Impossible, he couldn't be so kind. He must have agreed to the marriage between him and Jing Wei.

There must be something wrong with this!

According to the Emperor's usual style, there were probably a series of traps waiting for him!

The large ship slowed down.

As far as Wu Wang's spiritual sense could see, the sky above and below this place was filled with flying treasures, and there was a golden-armored immortal soldier in the sky ahead. They were blocking the cloud paths and verifying the identities of those who came.

Some sects also brought a ship full of people, but there were only five spots available for entry, and the others could only wait nearby.

Beside him, the Great Elder in a black robe stood up and said, "Master, we should prepare."

Wu Wang nodded slowly and calmly said, "Bring me my battle clothes."

Two female disciples came forward, holding a black robe and a green jade pendant. Wu Wang took the clothes and went behind the screen, opening the barrier and quickly changing.

This strange illness had robbed him of too much joy, and even the maidservants couldn't get close to him.

When Wu Wang finished changing and came out, the four people from the exterminated sect who were going to attend the Emperor's banquet were already waiting.

The 18th-ranked expert of the demonic path, Bloodhand Mozun, the Great Elder, was dressed in a black robe with blood-red hair fluttering, exuding a hidden fierce aura.

The wise elder who supplemented the sect's combat power was wearing a plain white short skirt inside and a formal black dress outside. Her makeup was light, her eyebrows curved, and her hair accessories were extremely dignified.

But with just one glance, she could make the weak-willed burn with desire.

In addition, there were two disciples in the Leaping Spirit realm, one male and one female, who were the rising stars of the exterminated sect. The male disciple came from the exterminated Tian lineage, while the female disciple was the future "leading lady" of the Black Desire Sect.

The two witches appeared together, radiating charm. Even without using any charm techniques, they made many people on the ship blush and dare not look directly at them.

Of course, the most dazzling person today was the current Master of the exterminated sect, Master Wuwang.

There was nothing special about the others, so Wu Wang dressed casually and normally, with two golden characters written on his black robe—

Master.He revealed the realm fluctuations of the early Golden Elixir stage, wearing six magical treasures that concealed his aura, as if he had just broken through from the Condensing Elixir stage not long ago.

He took out a folding fan and a sachet, the corners of his mouth carrying a hint of a gentle smile, his sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes shining with a faint flame.

The large ship stopped, Wu Wang flicked his folding fan, took out the invitation, and said:

"Let's go."

The five from the Extinguishing Sect rose on a black cloud, flying towards the palaces suspended at the mountain peak, behind those golden-armored immortal soldiers.