King of Assassins

Chapter 1249: Chapter 755: Awaiting Your Arrival (Part 3)

The key point is that at this stage, Gao Xuan can’t continue to act discreetly and silently become stronger.

At this moment, he must showcase his edge and deter formidable enemies. Only then is he qualified to claim dominion over the Great Wilderness.

With a wave of his long sleeves, Gao Xuan took Ripples and Ice Soul back to the main hall of Qianqiu Palace.

Gao Xuan summoned the Nine-headed Bird and instructed him to prepare a banquet for VIP guests.

The Nine-headed Bird had been managing six territories for these few thousand years, basking in limitless glory. Especially since Gao Xuan never took charge of affairs, leaving all the responsibilities to him. His life was particularly comfortable.

Upon hearing that Gao Xuan was inviting VIP guests, he dared not slack off and hurriedly went to prepare. While dragon liver and phoenix marrow were unavailable, there was an abundance of various delicacies, rare fruits, and spiritual objects.

Having amassed wealth from six Earth Immortal territories over thousands of years, Qianqiu Palace was quite affluent.

Gao Xuan had never hosted guests before, and given they were VIPs, the Nine-headed Bird exerted his utmost efforts, determined to earn face for Gao Xuan.

Once everything was ready, the Nine-headed Bird stood beside Gao Xuan, attending to him. He was also very curious about the kind of guests Gao Xuan would formally entertain.

Gao Xuan casually asked the Nine-headed Bird about the status of the territories. The six territories were vast and interconnected; with the Nine-headed Bird being merely a Demon King in cultivation, controlling such a large area likely demanded considerable effort.

Fortunately, dozens of massive teleportation arrays had been established, enabling swift communication among the six places. With this foundation, the six territories could truly be unified.

The dozens of teleportation arrays also allowed the six territories to exchange resources.

Over thousands of years, the territories had become increasingly prosperous.

It was mainly because Gao Xuan came from the Interstellar Era and understood the importance of economic development.

The demons of the Southern Barbarian Wilderness were still in an ancient tribal state. Although the Demon Emperor was powerful, it was merely individual strength. It did not provide any guidance for the entire group.

In fact, the Demon Emperor’s rule based entirely on personal preference was not beneficial for the demon race and even served as an obstacle for the progression of the tribe.

In such a primitive state, with just a bit of guidance, you could drive rapid economic development.

Of course, no matter how much the low-level demons developed, they would always remain at the bottom.

In the Immortal Realm, power is the most potent productivity and the most crucial capital. Everything else is unimportant.

No matter how prosperous the territories are, or how well the low-level demons develop, they are still ants. In battles at the Earth Immortal level, the number of low-level cultivators is meaningless.

Unless there’s a grand array gathering billions of people or a path of divine dao built upon the collective belief of all beings.

Given the demons’ scatterbrained nature and foolishness, preaching would not be hard. Forming a stable belief wouldn’t be too difficult either.

It’s just that there are too few demons. Moreover, Gao Xuan didn’t like the divine dao.

The belief of all beings is power, yet it is also a shackle.

Gao Xuan directed the Nine-headed Bird to engage in economic development purely out of sheer boredom.

In the eyes of the Nine-headed Bird, Gao Xuan was wisdom personified. With just a few casual pointers, it was like enlightenment poured down, helping him suddenly come to new realizations.

Although these could not directly enhance his power, it broadened his horizons. It gave him a newfound understanding of the world and cultivation.

If the Nine-headed Bird studied modern knowledge, he’d know that he was breaking through cognitive boundaries.

This banquet was, in fact, a showcase of the Nine-headed Bird’s governance achievements over thousands of years.

The Nine-headed Bird felt quite proud of this, and in conversation, he displayed a bit of excitement.

Gao Xuan also praised him a bit; having order is always better than chaos. Although he didn’t need the low-level demons, he was pleased to see a world with order.

Ripples widened her eyes listening from the side; although she was earnestly trying to understand the conversation, the more she listened, the more sleepy she became.

Ice Soul stood silently next to Gao Xuan, not speaking or moving, not even bothering to listen to Gao Xuan and the Nine-headed Bird’s conversation.

Despite having reached the realm of Earth Immortal, Ice Soul still wanted to follow Gao Xuan closely. As long as she stayed by Gao Xuan’s side, she was utterly content. She simply wouldn’t wear emotions like Ripples.

Ice Soul was much more mature than Lu Chan. When she saw Gao Xuan preparing a banquet, she knew instantly today would be of great importance.

In her heart, Ice Soul grew a bit more cautious. Although the Lord was strong, he wasn’t invincible in the world. She and Ripples, now having reached the realm of Earth Immortal, must help the Lord alleviate concerns.

Just as Ice Soul thought about this, her heart felt an intuition.

She looked up, her vision piercing through the dome of Qianqiu Palace’s main hall, spotting the golden auspicious clouds speeding towards them from afar.

Upon the golden auspicious clouds were three individuals; apart from the small Deer Demon, the other two monks were Earth Immortal level experts.

However, why did the female monk appear so familiar?

Jin Xiang’s cultivation had greatly advanced, her power returned to its essence, and her image changed into that of a regular young girl. Even her golden skin turned snowy white and smooth, entirely different from her original appearance.

Most notably, her original external display of the Vajra dharma aspect was now thoroughly concealed, making her appear gentle and obedient, lacking the previous rigidity and strong dominance.

After being promoted to Earth Immortal, Ice Soul had a vastly different perspective. Despite the dramatic shift in Jin Xiang’s image and spirit, she still sensed something that was off.

However, she couldn’t quite recognize Jin Xiang at first glance.

Ripples too saw Jin Xiang and Yuan Xiang on the golden auspicious clouds; puzzled, she blinked her eyes and said, "I don’t know why, but I feel that the girl monk seems very familiar."

Gao Xuan had also seen Jin Xiang. He was slightly surprised; this one’s cultivation greatly progressed, yet her appearance grew increasingly mundane. She seemed to reach the realm of returning to the essence.

By this standard, Jin Xiang should have reached the peak cultivation level of this realm.

Surely, there’s an upper limit on cultivation realm in the Primordial Celestial Realm. Without such a limit, those top-tier Earth Immortal experts would surely engage in frenzied expansion of territory to plunder Spiritual Qi.

Because no matter how they cultivated, they couldn’t progress further, those top-tier experts often maintained a facade of indifference.

Gao Xuan wasn’t surprised by Jin Xiang’s advancement; this female monk had engaged in a massacre in the Southern Barbarian Wilderness, acquiring vast amounts of Spiritual Qi and numerous exotic treasures.

The key was her incredibly solid foundation; with the necessary resources, she broke through the bottleneck immediately.

Judging by Gao Xuan’s perspective, Jin Xiang, at least in pure strength, had reached the utmost level in this realm.

Though figures like Ten Sufferings, Earth Element Daoist Monarch, and Yuan Qinglian were exceedingly powerful, none could match Jin Xiang in terms of pure strength.

Only by cultivating the Innate Primordial Chaos Dao Body could he contend with Jin Xiang in pure power.

Nonetheless, he had the Eternal Celestial Dragon Claw. Even facing Jin Xiang head-on, he wouldn’t fear.

The golden auspicious clouds sped with remarkable swiftness, arriving at Qianqiu Palace in the blink of an eye.

Yuan Xiang, along with Jin Xiang and the Seven-Colored Deer Demon, landed before the main hall’s entrance. Before he could speak, the Nine-headed Bird had already stepped forward to greet them, "Master Yuan Xiang, Master Jin Xiang, please come in. Our Daoist Monarch has been eagerly awaiting your visit..."

Yuan Xiang’s old face showed no emotion, nodding steadily. However, inside, his heart swirled like raging waves, "What’s going on? How did Gao Xuan know they were coming? How did he even know their names? Things don’t seem quite right..."