northernbook Chapter 366 I've waited for years, what's a few more months?
Chapter 366 I've waited for years, what's a few more months?
What a hassle.
In the other guest room, Yi Ren withdrew his divine sense and went about his own business.
After all, he was the ruler of a realm, and counting the time he spent accompanying his wife back to her parents' home, it had been nearly a hundred years since he had dealt with the affairs of the middle realm.
This wouldn't have been a problem before.
Back in the day, he could spend tens of thousands of years in seclusion.
But not anymore.
The immortals of the Middle Realm all knew that he had grown old.
Many immortals are eager to take his place.
This included his nine sons, as well as the three Celestial Kings.
Furthermore, the information he received indicated that the Immortal Emperors of the Northern and Western Realms had also become involved.
Yi Ren sneered.
He's not dead yet!
Aren't these people being a little too impatient?
His shadow reported to him that rebellions had broken out in the fairy cities near the northern and western borders.
In the past, such reports would never have reached him; Geng Ningxian and the border guards would have taken the initiative to quell the rebellion.
Now, these people are all protecting their own strength, just waiting for him to die so they can amass military power and gain even more authority.
Unfortunately, he just wouldn't die.
Not only will he not die, he will live for another million years.
They outlive all those damned things.
The report was sent five years ago, but he didn't receive it while he was on the spacecraft.
Damn it, even the Skeleton Bandits betrayed him, daring to keep it from him for the past five years.
Yi Ren slowly stood up.
As long as he has the Middle Realm Seal, any rebellion will be futile.
With a wave of his hand, Yi Ren appeared in the Immortal Emperor's Palace in Zhongdu City.
The celestial official on duty rushed forward, carrying a large stack of reports: "Celestial Emperor, Celestial Emperor, you've finally come out! These, these, and these are all urgent reports from the past hundred years."
Immortal Emperor, you are in seclusion. Immortal Official Geng Ning is also in seclusion. The Chief Commander of the Military Affairs Bureau is also in seclusion. They are all in seclusion.
"The Celestial Emperor, along with eighteen rebel kings and seventy-two bandit leaders, are all marching towards the Central Capital."
Yi Ren nodded and slowly said, "Strike the cloud board and summon Immortal Official Geng Ning, the Military Affairs Office, and all the celestial officials to the hall."
Yi Ren quickly completed the assignments.
Geng Ningxian and the Military Affairs Bureau went to quell the various rebel armies.
Geng Ningxian, the retired official, and the chief and deputy commanders of the Military Affairs Bureau exchanged glances.
Emperor Yiren still looked young and handsome, showing no signs of aging.
Did you take a longevity pill?
It doesn't look like it.
What's the reason?
Did they find a magical treasure and extend their immortal lifespan?
Probably.
Ah, it's good to be an Immortal Emperor. The entire Middle Realm belongs to him, and no immortal treasure can escape his notice.
The celestial officials and generals, having received their orders, dared not waste any more time and all went to do their duties.
Yi Ren looked at them coldly and gently lowered his hand.
In the inn in Chaonan Port, Yiren sat down silently.
Zhong Lingxin was his last hope, and he would never let that hope disappear from his sight.
Judging by the time, he still has ten thousand years of immortal life ahead of him.
Ten thousand years is neither a long nor a short time.
At least he still has ten thousand years to absorb Zhong Lingxin's good fortune, which is enough time.
It seems he needs to step up his efforts and get Zhong Lingxin as soon as possible.
Zhong Lingxin was a simple-minded person. Although she showed admiration for him on the spaceship, she remained completely unmoved when other fairies approached him because of Luo Qing's presence.
It's time to tell Zhong Lingxin that Luo Qing is dead.
How should I tell them?
If he said it so bluntly, Zhong Lingxin might not believe him, and might even hate him for spreading rumors.
There are many secret realms in the Middle Realm, and each one is filled with tragic deaths. In which secret realm did Luo Qing die?
Yi Ren sent a message to Shadow, instructing him to investigate the secret realms that all the Great Luo Golden Immortals in the Middle Realm could enter over the past eight hundred years, and to find Luo Qing.
Soon, Shadow replied that the secret realms accessible to Great Luo Golden Immortals are those that open approximately once every thousand years, and there are several thousand such secret realms in the Middle Realm. Because these secret realms are not strictly governed by the rules of the Middle Realm, it would take at least several hundred years to investigate them all.
Yi Ren waved his hand, telling Shadow to investigate thoroughly and take the opportunity to reorganize the information on the secret realms of the Middle Realm.
At the trade fair in Chaonan Port, the elixirs, talismans, artifacts, and arrays made by Zhong Lingxin and several other fairies were all refined to an excellent degree under Yi Ren's guidance, so they sold out very quickly.
The fairies excitedly bought the materials and started refining and selling them.
After several months of trade fairs, their skills have all improved considerably.
A fairy learned that there was a similar trade fair in another fairy city.
So the fairies pulled Yiren along to the next trade fair.
That celestial city was on Zhong Lingxin's way to the Wumeng Secret Realm.
Zhong Lingxin said she was looking for someone.
The fairies had already noticed that Yi Ren was the most patient with Zhong Lingxin, and kept praising her for her talent in alchemy.
So they pulled Zhong Lingxin along, saying they had waited for hundreds of years and didn't care about a few more months.
Zhong Lingxin was overjoyed. This trip to the trade fair, including the waiting time, would take exactly five months.
Yi Ren was determined to win Zhong Lingxin's favor, and if Zhong Lingxin was willing to go, he would naturally go with her.
Dragging along like this, Zhong Lingxin arrived at Guangyuan City without making a sound.
Guangyuan City happens to be the home of a fairy named Liu Huan'er, who warmly invites everyone to visit her home.
During the conversation, the topic of the Wumeng Secret Realm naturally came up.
Zhong Lingxin sighed with longing, "I've never been to the secret realm before, I don't even know what it looks like."
The Wumeng Secret Realm has only been open for a hundred years. Yi Ren really didn't want Zhong Lingxin to go, and said with a frown, "The secret realm is dangerous. Every time someone enters the secret realm, half of the immortals come out, which is considered a high survival rate. You little fairies don't have high combat power, so it's better if you don't go in."
Upon hearing that many people had died in the secret realm, Zhong Lingxin's face immediately clouded over with worry, and she held her wine glass without saying a word.
Just then, Yi Ren received a message from Shadow: more than six hundred years ago, a celestial being who looked exactly like Luo Qing entered the Zhenyuan Secret Realm, but whose name was not Luo Qing, and who had already died inside.
With a thought, Yi Ren took control of one of the immortals in the Liu family.
Immortal Liu advised Zhong Lingxin: "Fairy Lu, the secret realm is extremely dangerous. Six hundred years ago, I entered the Zhenyuan Secret Realm. At that time, 100,000 of us went in, but less than 30,000 came out. It is very dangerous inside."
Not only are the celestial beasts powerful, but even those celestial plants—you never know when they might bewitch you and kill you.
Even among immortals, murder and plunder are extremely fierce.
"You delicate little fairies, don't come in, don't come in!"
The fairies were all pampered at home, and none of them took Liu's words seriously.
Liu the Immortal grew anxious and, with a wave of his hand, conjured up the scene from the fairyland.
A group of immortals were chasing another group of immortals. Suddenly, the immortal in front was strangled by a celestial plant, and then the plant drained all his life essence.
Zhong Lingxin pointed at the immortal being restrained by the immortal plant: "Luo...Luo Qing!"