In the depths of the Holy Zhi Palace, a mark seemed to have been opened, and a dazzling light bloomed.
A picture gradually appeared in the sky. It was an imposing figure. He stood in the Imperial Palace of Nine Firmaments and looked down. The entire sky seemed to be covered by his figure.
"Renhuang." Everyone's hearts trembled. The legendary supreme being, someone at the Renhuang Plane.
The emperor who ruled the Nine States, Emperor Xia.
"Greetings, Emperor Xia." Chunyang and Liu Chan bowed.
"Greetings, Emperor Xia." The Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs bowed as well. Even though he was from Zhisheng Cliffs and was extremely displeased with Chunyang, he could only bow before Emperor Xia.
One figure after another bowed, showing respect for Renhuang.
"The Holy Zhi Palace of the Barren State," Emperor Xia said calmly. His voice was like the might of the heavens.
"Yes," Chunyang bowed.
"What is it?" Emperor Xia asked. This was one of his orthodoxies, so he had left a mark.
"Brother." Chunyang looked at Liu Chan beside him.
"Please take a look, Emperor Xia." Liu Chan's burning spiritual energy moved towards Emperor Xia, turning into images that appeared in Emperor Xia's will. Soon, Emperor Xia was able to sense everything that had happened.
"Zhan Xiao, a disciple of Zhisheng Cliffs, killed someone from Yu State and slandered Gu Dongliu of the Barren State. He was chased and everything that happened. Now that a Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs has come, I have no choice but to ask Emperor Xia to take charge and forgive me," Chunyang said.
"If this is the Barren State, why did you help Zhisheng Cliffs before?" Emperor Xia's voice was cold.
"I have brought shame to the Holy Zhi Palace for my own selfish reasons. As the Palace Lord, I have no right to rule the Holy Zhi Palace anymore. I am willing to die as an apology," Chunyang said.
Emperor Xia's expression was calm. He then looked at the Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs and said, "What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Emperor Xia, I did not know what had happened before, but the Son of Zhisheng Cliffs was killed, so I sent people to arrest him. When I return, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. I hope Emperor Xia will forgive me," the Head Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs bowed.
Emperor Xia looked at him plainly, and the Head Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs said again, "Emperor Xia, the Barren State has not had a saint for many years. It is no longer worthy of the name of orthodoxy. Why don't we just ban it?"
Chunyang and Liu Chan's expressions were extremely grim. If it had not been for the consideration of Emperor Xia, the other states would probably have long taken over the Barren State.
They also knew that there was not much time left for the Barren State, and that day would come sooner or later. As such, they were eager for a saint to appear in the Barren State. However, they never expected that they would make such a huge mistake because of their eagerness for quick success.
Emperor Xia glanced at everyone present and said, "If there are no saints in the Barren State after the next Battle of Saints, the Holy Zhi Palace will be shut down. Before that, Zhisheng Cliffs shall not touch the Barren State again."
"Yes, Emperor Xia." The Head Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs bowed and said. He was a saint under Emperor Xia. While this matter concerned the survival of the Holy Zhi Palace, it was not a big deal to Emperor Xia. Would a Renhuang care about a force that did not even have a Saint?
Even Zhisheng Cliffs did not have a high status in the eyes of Emperor Xia, so no one dared to make Emperor Xia unhappy.
"Thank you, Emperor Xia." Chunyang did not expect Emperor Xia to punish Zhisheng Cliffs. He also knew that it was impossible. The Barren State had not had a saint for many years, and their status in Emperor Xia's heart must have been declining.
"Is there anything else?" Emperor Xia asked Chunyang.
Chunyang bowed to Emperor Xia and said, "The successor of the Holy Zhi Palace, after my death, the next Palace Lord of the Holy Zhi Palace will be Ye Futian, and everyone in the Holy Zhi Palace will assist him. I hereby report this to you, Emperor Xia."
Many great figures in the Barren State looked up, their hearts trembling as they looked at Chunyang.
The Palace Lord of the Holy Zhi Palace wanted a saint to appear in the Barren State, so he trained Bai Luli at all costs, but in the end, he turned the Barren State upside down.
However, he was, after all, a man of courage. In the Trace of Life Destruction, no one would have thought that he would directly give the position of Palace Lord to a noble. This was simply illogical and unprecedented, and it would be difficult for anyone to do so in the future.
Moreover, he had deliberately said these words before Emperor Xia had disappeared, and everyone naturally understood his intentions.
Today's storm was caused by Ye Futian, and Zhisheng Cliffs would definitely want to take him down. Emperor Xia had ordered Zhisheng Cliffs not to touch the Holy Zhi Palace, but it did not mean that they could not do anything to Ye Futian. Now that Chunyang had put Ye Futian in the position of Palace Lord, Zhisheng Cliffs would probably not have the guts to go against Emperor Xia's will and touch Ye Futian.
The Holy Zhi Palace was already in such a state, and Chunyang was doing his best to stabilize the Holy Zhi Palace, as well as to stabilize the hope outside of Bai Luli.
Ye Futian looked up at Chunyang. He did not expect the other to do this.
However, to let him be the Palace Lord?
"Very well." Emperor Xia nodded lightly.
"I have nothing else to say." Chunyang bowed, and Emperor Xia's figure gradually became illusory.
"Farewell, Emperor Xia."
One voice after another was heard, and the figure above the sky disappeared. The cultivators of Zhisheng Cliffs looked terrible, and the same was true for the Head Saint. Had he been played by Chunyang today?
He had actually used Emperor Xia to threaten him. Very well.
"Let's go." The Head Saint of Zhisheng Cliffs disappeared as well. Kong Yao and the others looked at the crowd coldly. Did they really just leave empty-handed?
Furthermore, they had suffered great losses this time.
They had come to the Barren State to wage many battles, and all of them had returned in defeat.
"Let's go." Kong Yao looked at everyone deeply. There would be a chance to settle this score in the future.
The people of Zhisheng Cliffs retreated. Yan Wuji of Sword Saint Villa, Nantian House's Divine Spear of Nantian, Di Kai of the Emperor Family, and the others all turned pale.
What should they do?
Now that the Holy Zhi Palace had asked Emperor Xia to make Ye Futian the next Palace Lord, the will of the Holy Zhi Palace was once again unified, and this time, it was the will of many great figures in the Barren State.
To them, this was simply a calamity.
However, no one cared about what they thought at the moment. The figures of Chunyang and Liu Chan gradually became illusory, as if they had truly reached the end of the oil lamp, and became transparent.
They looked at the people of the Holy Zhi Palace, and Chunyang said, "You all heard what I said. From today onwards, Ye Futian is the Palace Lord of the Holy Zhi Palace."
"When did I promise you?" Ye Futian raised his head and looked at Chunyang. At the moment, he felt very conflicted. Should I hate him?
In today's battle, Master, Jieyu, Hua Qingqing, and many others were severely injured and on the brink of death.
If the Holy Zhi Palace had allowed him to fight Bai Luli when he arrived, none of this would have happened. This was his purpose in coming to the Holy Zhi Palace, to redeem everything.
Now, he had redeemed everything and achieved what he had hoped for when he first came, but he had come too late.
At the moment, he felt very conflicted and very tired.
"I know that everything in the Holy Zhi Palace is hard for you to accept at the moment, but your master, the Sword Demon, and Daozang, have they ever done anything to you?" Chunyang said, "Now, I, Liu Chan, and Tianxing are all in the past. Everything from now on, just think of it as doing it for yourself and for your friends in the Holy Zhi Palace."
Ye Futian looked at his master, Sage Douzhan, looked at the Sword Demon, Sage Daozang, and then looked at Yun Shuisheng, Phoenix, and the others. He closed his eyes, and his heart was in a mess.
"For so many years, in the Battle of Proving Holiness, who knows how many top-notch figures of the Barren State have fallen. I was also severely injured there. In the land of the Nine States, the Barren State has the slightest hope. Because we are the weakest, we dare to participate, and we have the most casualties. As such, I nurtured Bai Luli and put all my hopes on him. I hope that one day, the Barren State will also have a peerless talent that can suppress the top figures of the Nine States and give birth to a saint. Only then will the Holy Zhi Palace be worthy of its name and have a true saint. In the future, the Holy Zhi Palace and the Barren State will become even more powerful.
"I have always had a wish, and that is to witness the birth of a saint of the Barren State before my time comes. My obsession runs deep, and now, I will not be able to see that day come, but I do not wish for this land to be ruled by other states. If something similar happens in the future, there will be people like you, who will be even more powerless to resist." Chunyang said slowly, "If the Barren State had a saint, everything that happened today would not have happened. Your talent would have been discovered, and you would have become a disciple of a saint. Bai Luli would have coexisted with you, and all the geniuses of the Barren State would have appeared at the same time. The destruction of all these illusions is my fault. I was unable to witness this scene, but I hope that you will be able to bring about everything that I have dreamed of."
As he said, his body gradually turned into spots of light.
"Palace Lord." The Sword Demon, Daozang, and many others felt sorry for him.
"Assist him well, the Holy Zhi Palace, the Eternal." Chunyang looked at everyone. At that moment, he recalled the expectations that his master had for him all those years ago. It was a pity that he did not have the honor to truly teach Ye Futian.
"Brother." Liu Chan looked at Chunyang as he disappeared, then looked at Ye Futian and said, "I know you hate me. When I allowed you to enter the Sage Hall, I had looked forward to it. Everything that happened after that was not what I wanted. I am a sinner of the Holy Zhi Palace. The higher your achievements in the future, the more I, the sinner, will be nailed to the pillar of shame. The world will despise my vision. If such a day comes, I will be very happy."
As he said this, he looked up and his body turned into spots of light, chasing after Chunyang.
Countless people watched everything that happened. On that day, two of the top three figures of the Barren Sky Ranking, the two Palace Lords of the Holy Zhi Palace, perished.
From then on, the first and third places of the Barren Sky Ranking were gone.
Everyone could vaguely feel that an era had ended.
What kind of scenery would it be in another era?
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