Published: February 25, 2025
“Your subordinate has a plan.” Ouyang Duantian said cautiously, “Immortal Emperor Sir, I will immediately spread the word that my daughter did not run away from her marriage, but rather wants to go out for some fun and marry you, the Immortal Emperor.”
“However, during her trip, she sensed the realm barrier and is currently in seclusion to cultivate. Since you, the Immortal Emperor, have taken good care of her, she agrees to come out of seclusion and then get married.”
Hearing this, Fang Rulong nodded and said, “This plan is feasible, but do you think everyone is a fool?”
Ouyang Duantian hurriedly flattered, “Immortal Emperor, you are the esteemed figure of the nine heavens immortal realm, who would dare not to believe?”
“In other words, if a daughter like Qianqian were not favored by you, if I caught her, I would beat her to death!”
After hearing this, Fang Rulong said maliciously, “Ouyang Duantian, this Immortal Emperor is listening to your scheme not to help you, but because I don’t want to lose face!”
“This Immortal Emperor will give you ten years. If you still cannot find Qianqian by then, I will revoke your position as City Lord!”
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Duantian appeared grateful and bowed, “Thank you, Immortal Emperor! But the nine heavens immortal realm is so vast; ten years is truly too short.”
“Too short?” Fang Rulong stepped on Ouyang Duantian’s face, coldly saying, “How long do you think it should take to search?”
Enduring humiliation, Ouyang Duantian, who was underfoot, respectfully replied, “At my flying speed, it would take a hundred years to search the entire nine heavens immortal realm.”
“Ouyang Duantian, are you kidding me? Are you saying you want this Immortal Emperor to wait a whole hundred years for your daughter?” Fang Rulong’s eyes were blazing with furious flames.
“Immortal Emperor, please calm down.” Ouyang Duantian stammered, “A maximum of a hundred years; if I still can’t find my daughter by then, I will take my life as an apology!”
After hearing this, Fang Rulong frowned and smiled in a strange way, “City Lord Ouyang, this Immortal Emperor is not forcing you; it’s you who said that if you haven’t found Qianqian after a hundred years, you will commit suicide. Are you sure?”
“I am sure.” Ouyang Duantian answered firmly.
“Good, very good!” Fang Rulong said lightly, “A hundred years is but a fleeting moment for this Immortal Emperor.”
“This Immortal Emperor promises to give you the last hundred years. If you still haven’t found your daughter by then, you can… die!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Rulong's aura of the great emperor realm eleventh level enveloped him as he soared into the sky, disappearing above the City Lord's Mansion.
After Fang Rulong left, Ouyang Duantian stood up and shouted, “Your subordinate respectfully sees off the Immortal Emperor!”
Then, Ouyang Duantian allowed all those who were kneeling to rise, while he alone returned to his great hall.
Inside the hall, Ouyang Duantian was filled with righteous indignation, his features extremely contorted, “Fang Rulong, you dog, how dare you humiliate this City Lord like this!”
“Even if your father had not ascended, he would not dare to treat this City Lord like this!”
“A hundred years, ha… This City Lord will certainly not hand over my precious daughter. As for me committing suicide? Dream on!”
…
A month later, amidst the dark space-time tunnel, Tan Yun and Xianxian, having been teleported for half a year, suddenly saw a clear view ahead, and then the two, hand in hand, appeared at the edge of a lush green forest.
Behind them was an endless forest, and just three zhang ahead was a precipice!
Above their heads was a chaotic array screen.
Xianxian explained, “Tan Yun, the abyss below the precipice ahead is one of the entrances to the Soul-Eating Abyss.”
“The structure of each entrance is circular like an eye, and the diameter is said to reach five hundred million celestial li. The vertical distance from the entrance to the bottom of the Soul-Eating Abyss is a hundred billion celestial li.”