After the Emperor Pavilion experienced this calamity, it was like it had broken out of a cocoon and was reborn. Its popularity grew more and more. Because of Di Tian's fame, as well as the scandal of the governor's manor, everyone in Lifire City knew about the Emperor Pavilion. As time passed, the Emperor Pavilion grew stronger and stronger.
Everyone in the central city regions could already predict that there would be another new superpower rising up. Also, this new superpower had no support from any aristocratic clan. There was only a single person, Grandmaster Di.
Time flowed by, the Emperor Pavilion underwent several expansions. The number of experts in the Emperor Pavilion grew more and more, and the space it occupied was expanded by more than ten times. Right now, looking down from the air, numerous majestic buildings could be seen, and there was an endless flow of people. Many people were conducting transactions in the Emperor Pavilion, and the place with the most activity was undoubtedly the auction house. Every time an auction was held, a huge commotion would occur.
Right now, the number of people coming to the Emperor Pavilion to seek treasures was countless.
Today, Qin Wentian walked through the Emperor Pavilion's trading market, staring at the crowd as a faint smile appeared on his face. He didn't expect that the Emperor Pavilion would develop so well. In just a short span of a few decades, the Emperor Pavilion had already grown to such a scale. In fact, it was already faintly comparable to the other top-tier auction houses in the northern city regions. The popularity of the Emperor Pavilion wasn't inferior to the auction houses controlled by the Han and Wei Clans.
"During these years, you and the grand supervisor have worked hard." Di Tian spoke in a light voice. There was a beautiful immortal emperor beside him, it was none other than the eldest miss of the Mo Clan, Mo Junyi.
During these years, it was mainly Mo Fei who managed the Emperor Pavilion with Mo Junyi assisting him. As for him, as the pavilion lord, he spent most of his time on weapon forging and cultivation, rarely managing the affairs of the Emperor Pavilion.
"You don't have to thank me. If it wasn't for you supporting us from the back, the Emperor Pavilion wouldn't have today." Mo Junyi spoke from the bottom of her heart, her beautiful eyes filled with worship when she stared at Di Tian. She truly admired Di Tian. Right now, the divine weapons created by Di Tian were no longer limited to sealing-type divine weapons. Although sealing-type divine weapons were very powerful and the demand for them was very high, the Emperor Pavilion also needed the stimulation of other types of divine weapons. And Di Tian would often be able to forge some extraordinary divine weapons, causing people to have high expectations of the Emperor Pavilion.
The rules set by Di Tian back then, the strategy of the auction house also played an extraordinary role.
"Am I the hands-off boss?" Di Tian laughed self-mockingly.
"Don't forget, back then when our Emperor Pavilion was in danger, everyone thought that our Emperor Pavilion would collapse. Although I don't know what you did at that time, you did your best to turn the tides. Most probably, the reason why the serving girl of the palace lord came to our Emperor Pavilion to mock us was also because of your scheming." Qin Wentian smiled. Mo Junyi smiled. After that crisis, she and Mo Fei had made many guesses but they still couldn't figure out what Di Tian had done exactly.
"Alright, you don't have to continue praising me. Let's hope the Emperor Pavilion gets better and better." Di Tian laughed.
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The Lifire Palace was one of the nine world palaces of the Lifelong Realm. There were also nine monarchs under the Lifire Palace who were in charge of all the mines and resources in the Lifelong Realm.
However, the Lifire Empyrean himself also controlled some mines and these mines were extremely important. His control over them was much stronger compared to monarchs. If not, the Lifire Empyrean wouldn't be in charge of them personally.
The Eclipse Mine was one of the main mines controlled by the Lifire Empyrean. The Lifire Empyrean's trusted subordinates would personally supervise the mining.
The Eclipse Mine Vein was located in a mountain range ten thousand miles away from Lifire City. The terrain here was extremely complicated and the entire mountain range was heavily guarded. In fact, there were many powerful formations hidden within. If one dared to barge in recklessly, they would definitely die a terrible death. Just the formations here alone were enough to prevent immortal emperors from entering, never to exit.
As for bandits, even for supreme bandits, they wouldn't dare to touch the Eclipse Mine easily. This mine not only had extremely strong defenses, there was even a two-way teleportation array that led directly to the Lifire Empyrean. As long as something happened here, the Lifire Empyrean would be able to rush over in the shortest amount of time. Those who dared to barge in here were simply courting death.
But even with such tight defenses, there were still many immortal emperors guarding the Eclipse Mine. The one in the lead was a trusted aide of the Lifire Empyrean, the younger brother of the palace lord's wife.
Within the mountain range, there were many caves that led to the depths of the mountain range. There were also some spatial gates hidden in the darkness that led directly to the mine.
The true Eclipse Mine was boundlessly vast, like a constellation. There was simply no end to it. Terrifying law energy flowed within the mine, causing the entire mine to be dark red in color and extremely hot. The temperature of this mine was very high and it was extremely dangerous. Hence, the cultivation bases of the people in this mine were all very high. Only immortal kings and above had the qualifications to come here to mine for ores.
If one stood in the air and looked down, they would be able to see an incomparably vast dark-red land with black flames radiating from it. Resplendent beams of light could be seen everywhere, shooting up into the sky. These were all signs of the appearance of emperor-ranked stones.
In the Eclipse Mine, even emperor-ranked stones could be seen frequently. It wasn't rare at all.
Right now, Qin Wentian was in the Eclipse Mine.
The Eclipse Mine Vein wasn't the same as the one in the Jialan Monarch's territory. It would only be opened once every ten years, but it would be opened once every year. The reason was because the ores in this mine were simply too precious. Even if the ores were only excavated once every year, the value would still be extremely terrifying. No mistakes were allowed. Hence, Qin Wentian wasn't worried that he would miss the chance to report back to the Lifire Palace once every ten years.
In truth, during these tens of years, other than killing three vice governors using iron-blooded methods, he was as low-profile as what the outside world said. Many people said that he was the same as many governors in the past, doing his best to avoid trouble in case he offended the Jialan Clan. Hence, he decided to go into closed-door seclusion, not stepping out of the governor's manor.
During these years, he spent all his energy on cultivation, but it wasn't purely because he was in closed-door seclusion. He would often roam the outside world to temper himself and right now, he was even mining in the Eclipse Mine. Naturally, he didn't come here with his original identity, he was in disguise.
At this moment, he was traversing the mine, his speed was extremely fast. Occasionally, he would see emperor light flashing and he would rush over to snatch the emperor-ranked stones. His entire person exuded a cold aura.
"Mhm?" At this moment, Qin Wentian felt as though he was in an illusion. He inclined his head and stared into the distance only to see a resplendent beam of light radiating forth, illuminating the entire space. Qin Wentian's eyes flashed as he directly soared through the air with an inconceivable speed. Very swiftly, he arrived at the location where the beam of light originated from.
The light was dark-red in color, but it was terrifyingly bright. The entire sky seemed to be dyed red in color as the light cascaded downwards. In front of him, there was a dark-red stone that seemed to be absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. The terrifying red light radiating from it directly pierced through the sky, resembling a torrent of destruction from hell, shooting up into the clouds.
Many experts came but they were all very far away. No one dared to get close. Those who tried to get close earlier were already incinerated into ashes.
"ARGHHH!" A scream of misery rang out. Qin Wentian's eyes flashed. He only saw an immortal nearing the stone. Just as he neared the boundary of the light, his entire body was instantly engulfed in flames. From the ground up, that immortal was directly incinerated into nothingness.
"BOOM!" An extremely terrifying immortal emperor stepped forward, moving towards the center of the tempest. Terrifying laws of earth could be felt from his body, enveloping him. His entire person was like an indestructible rock. Emperor light from the sky shone down on him as he moved closer step by step, brimming with a strong will.
A beam of dark-red light slammed into that immortal emperor's body of laws. It was like a strange flower of darkness, instantly penetrating his body of laws. The black flames directly seeped into his body. That immortal emperor screamed in agony, wanting to retreat but how could he have the chance? The flames instantly engulfed him and in an instant, a black gas could be seen drifting in the air. That immortal emperor's body had already completely vanished.
No one dared to get close anymore. They all stared at the stone like they were looking at a devil.
Qin Wentian's face was also filled with shock. This was the power of the mines in the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms. Sometimes, the treasures that appeared were so terrifying that it caused people to feel despair. An immortal emperor who had cultivated for countless years might even be inferior to a stone, able to directly destroy you.
"Transcending Emperor Stone." Someone at the side spoke as his heart pounded.
Qin Wentian's gaze was incomparably hot. He had to obtain it no matter what.
However, for such a terrifying treasure, even if it was an interspatial ring, it would be instantly incinerated. How could he obtain it?
There were experts who sent out palm imprints, wanting to use law energy to bury this terrifying stone before keeping it. However, their palm imprints were the same, directly destroyed.
With an intention of his will, Qin Wentian's spatial energy slowly gushed forth, wanting to isolate the destructive red storm. But when the spatial law energy descended, it was similarly destroyed. There was no way for him to block it.
In the airspace above the mine, more and more experts flew over. These were the protectors of the Eclipse Mine. They were clad in dark-red armor and exuded an imposing aura. There were even immortal emperors whose eyes gleamed with a terrifying light.
"Should we inform the outside world?" Someone asked.
"Let's give it a try first. If it doesn't work, we will inform the palace lord." The person in the lead had a sharp look on his face as he stared at the terrifying dark-red storm ahead. It felt like the end of the world had arrived. That dark-red light continued expanding, corroding everything. This Transcending Emperor Stone was truly difficult to obtain. Only empyrean-level characters had the qualifications to use it for cultivation. In fact, they couldn't even tell the exact grade of the stone!
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