Book 5: Chapter 246: His Royal Highness, Wang Shouzhe

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The uproar in the prison was so intense that even the Void True Lord guarding it was alarmed, finally putting an end to the farce.

A dizzy Wang Zongkun was finally rescued from the whirlpool.

No matter the process, at least the initial goal was successfully achieved.

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Immortal Palace.

Lingxuan Immortal Pool.

This is the place where the spiritual energy of the entire Immortal Palace converges. The spiritual energy in the pool is as dense as milk, boiling and shrouded in immortal mist, breathtakingly beautiful. It is planted with many rare spirit plants, as well as various rare spirit fish and spirit seeds.

This Lingxuan Immortal Pool was originally the place where the Lingxuan Immortal Sovereign secluded himself for cultivation and to cultivate his mind and body. It is generally not open to outsiders, and only the most distinguished guests are personally invited here by him.

This time.

There were only three people in the Lingxuan Immortal Pool: the Immortal Emperor himself, the Immortal Sovereign's projection, and Wang Shouzhe.

"Sima Wuyou? The Holy Clan Sima!" The Immortal Emperor himself was flipping through the intelligence extracted by Wang Zongkun, his expression indescribably grave, "I didn't expect we would still come into contact with the Holy Domain."

"Your Majesty seems not unfamiliar with the Holy Domain?" Wang Shouzhe sipped his Enlightenment Tea, frowning slightly.

"Not unfamiliar or familiar," the Immortal Emperor said, "It is said that the Holy Domain is the origin of our human race. With their powerful strength and pioneering spirit, humans expanded their habitats and spread their branches everywhere. Our world's earliest ancestors came from the Holy Domain."

"However, as time passed, coupled with major upheavals in the vast universe, and even invasions by external enemies, our world gradually lost contact with the Holy Domain, and civilization experienced a huge fracture. Over time, most of us came to believe that our world was the only one."

"After the Great Winter Catastrophe, humanity faced many hardships and trials. Although alliances were formed, they did not last long, leading to division. Eventually, the Holy Emperor rose, establishing the Shenwu Royal Dynasty, unifying the world. Our human race then embarked on a new journey, exploring various foreign realms and trying to find our homeland. Unexpectedly, at the height of the Shenwu Royal Dynasty, we encountered the outer region demons!"

"What happened afterwards, Shouzhe, you probably already know. Our human race was defeated step by step. The Holy Emperor tried every means to perish together with the enemy, causing both civilizations to suffer severe fractures and setbacks."

Wang Shouzhe silently drank his Enlightenment Tea, pondered for a moment, and speculated, "With the Holy Emperor's character, before perishing together, he would surely have left some means to ensure the continuation of the human race."

"Exactly," the Immortal Emperor said, "Our Yun's Clan ancestors and the predecessors of the Immortal Palace were the leaders responsible for the 'Fire Transmission Plan'. Our ancestors piloted the void ferry to escape, experiencing various changes and suffering huge losses, finally returning to our world tens of thousands of years ago."

"At that time, most of our world had been occupied by fierce beasts, with only the Red Moon Continent where the Red Moon Demon Dynasty was located, and the Tianji Continent having a significant human population. Besides that, only a few human tribes existed in remote areas, struggling to survive in the cracks."

"Later, we learned that two of the Top Ten Wanted Criminals had also organized many humans to establish shelters, surviving the long period of world upheaval."

"Afterwards, after many twists and turns, the current world pattern was finally formed, with the Red Moon Demon Dynasty and the Han Yue Immortal Dynasty opposing each other, and the Tianji Continent remaining neutral."

The Immortal Emperor briefly introduced the history, seeing Wang Shouzhe deep in thought, seemingly intending to ask for more details, he took out a large pile of miscellaneous historical books, and a particularly thick book, throwing them to Wang Shouzhe, "If Shouzhe is interested in history, you can take your time to read them. The thickest one is the 'Comprehensive History of Humanity', the longest recorded and most comprehensive historical record, compiled with great effort by our Yun's Clan ancestors, and continuously recorded by the clan's historians, generally not shared with outsiders."

"..." Wang Shouzhe.

From this history book, he fully felt the depth of human history.

However, he had to admit that the historical books he had read before mostly recorded events after the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty. As for what happened before its establishment, records were very scarce.

And if the history after the fall of the Shenwu Royal Dynasty until the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty was sparsely recorded, then the history before the establishment of the Shenwu Royal Dynasty was almost a blank.

It was only now that he realized that the background story of the "virtual game equipment" used in the Holy Son Struggle of the Lingyun Holy Land might actually be true history.

Moreover, the mysterious treasures brought out by the Holy Emperor, such as the virtual cabin, were likely related to the Holy Domain.

It seems he really needs to study the history of human civilization carefully. He always feels that there are many secrets hidden within.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Shouzhe solemnly put away the pile of historical books, then asked another question he was curious about, "Since there was a Fire Transmission Plan, and the Han Yue Immortal Dynasty and the Immortal Palace are the orthodox of Shenwu, why is there such a severe fracture between us and the Shenwu Royal Dynasty?"

"Time, external enemies, setbacks, lack of resources, and even several major internal conflicts, hundreds of minor ones," the Immortal Emperor sighed, his tone wistful, "Wandering outside for fifty to sixty thousand years, even True Immortals have died out eight or nine generations, not to mention how many ordinary people have reproduced... In such a situation, surviving and successfully returning is already not easy."

Wang Shouzhe was silent.

The Immortal Emperor's few words outlined a vast and long history of escape. The difficulties within it, he could only glimpse a fraction of through imagination.

The Immortal Emperor was right. Surviving, successfully returning, and even developing the Immortal Dynasty to its current state is, to some extent, already a miracle.

"If it weren't for encountering the outer region demons," the Lingxuan Immortal Sovereign's projection said angrily, "our Shenwu world, with its development, would definitely not be inferior to the Holy Domain. Now, suddenly entangled with the Holy Domain again, it's one wave after another."

He had fought the outer region demons all his life, and now his true self was still guarding the demon realm, naturally harboring great resentment towards the demon realm demons.

"Is the Immortal Sovereign worried that the Holy Domain will be unfavorable to us?" Wang Shouzhe asked, "After all, we share the same origin, it's unlikely to have an invasion like the demon realm, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. For example, if the Sima Wuyou incident is not handled well, and the so-called Holy Clan Sima finds an opportunity, they might see our Shenwu world as a piece of meat to expand their family influence," the Immortal Sovereign said seriously, "They have more than a dozen True Immortals and a Da Luo Holy Sovereign. If they find a way to invade us, they will at least try to subdue us. By then, we might be..."

At this point, the Immortal Sovereign sighed, clearly not optimistic about the future.

"I do have a plan." The Immortal Emperor suddenly looked at Wang Shouzhe, scrutinizing him with a smile, "If we follow this plan, we can deter Sima Wuyou, making him obediently hand over the 'Transfer Space Array Disk' that can cross two realms. Moreover, if we have further contact and entanglement with the Holy Domain, we can also intimidate some small-minded individuals in the Holy Domain, turning passive into active. However... this plan requires you, Shouzhe, to make a slight sacrifice."

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Wang Shouzhe was suspicious, feeling this was not a proper plan.

The Immortal Sovereign was also taken aback, looking at the Immortal Emperor and then at Wang Shouzhe, deep in thought.

Wang Shouzhe hesitated for a moment, but eventually bowed solemnly to the Immortal Emperor, "I am willing to hear the details."

"It's actually not complicated. With your appearance and demeanor, it shouldn't be difficult," the Immortal Emperor said, explaining his idea to Wang Shouzhe.

The Immortal Sovereign's expression gradually became strange.

Wang Shouzhe's face also showed a hint of surprise.

This? As the head of a family, how long has it been since he did something like this?

However... thinking of the girl stranded outside, and the potential hidden dangers of contacting the Holy Domain, after much consideration, he eventually agreed.

A few days later.

Still under the Immortal Palace, in the prison within the Saint Emperor Peak.

In the cold, metal-barred solitary cell, Sima Wuyou lay on the hard, cold bed, tapping the wall intermittently.

Under the cold light, Sima Wuyou's current appearance was fully revealed.

His clothes had obviously been changed, his wounds mostly healed, and some smaller ones even had no scars left. Except for the shackles on him and some dirt accumulated from not bathing for a long time, he no longer looked the least bit embarrassed.

Clearly, during his time in prison, he had not been mistreated.

However, although he had no worries about food and drink every day, Sima Wuyou was still very irritable.

As a high-ranking elite of the Holy Clan's direct line, a True Immortal Seed, he had always had a smooth journey in life, never encountering any major setbacks, let alone being detained and losing his freedom like this.

However, although he was frustrated, he was not too worried about his safety.

This world is relatively low in martial strength, with the True Immortal Realm being the pinnacle of power. How could such a world, which at best could be called an Immortal Dynasty, dare to casually execute a direct line True Immortal Seed of the Holy Clan?

That so-called Immortal Sovereign, a mere early-stage True Immortal Realm, dared to call himself a Sovereign and Dao Ancestor. If he saw his family's ancestors, he would probably be scared stiff.

He understood these people's psychology too well, unwilling but considering the overwhelming strength of the Sima Clan, they would eventually have to bow to him, politely escorting him out. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

Just endure a little longer, and soon they would have to obediently release him.

As Sima Wuyou sneered inwardly.

Suddenly!

The space within the cell fluctuated.

Sima Wuyou's heart stirred, and he immediately looked up, only to see a young man with a jade crown and white clothes stepping out of the spatial ripples, his demeanor as fluid as clouds and water, exuding an extraordinary elegance.

His features, perhaps not perfect individually, combined to give an impression of perfect harmony, his stride graceful, gentle as jade, exuding an indescribable ethereal spiritual charm.

Clearly just a simple white robe, yet on him, it exuded an indescribably noble aura.

Needless to say, this young man was naturally Wang Shouzhe.

"Who are you?" Sima Wuyou's face changed, quickly standing up and shouting angrily.

Unexpectedly.

Before his voice fell, another more furious voice came from beside him, "Bold scoundrel!"

"Clang!"

A sword's cry rang out, and an immortal sword, brimming with immortal energy, suddenly traversed the space, hovering between the two, its blade humming with a cold rebuke, "Lowly scoundrel, quickly retreat, if you dare to offend my Young Master Shouzhe, I, Niyue, will surely cut you down with one strike."

With its full momentum, the Immortal Sword Niyue exuded a vast and sharp sword intent, the dense power of laws swirling around it, causing the entire prison space to tremble faintly.

This, this is an Immortal Sword?

Sima Wuyou was so intimidated that he took a few steps back, momentarily unable to care about himself, instead staring fixedly at the Immortal Sword Niyue, his heart filled with anger, shock, doubt, and unease.

Even within the Holy Clan, Immortal Artifacts are not common, not every True Immortal Realm can obtain one. Especially those True Immortal Realms with less support, many still use half-immortal artifacts, or even slightly better Dao artifacts.

However, Sima Wuyou didn't have such worries. When he reached the True Immortal Realm, the Sima Clan would surely allocate an Immortal Artifact to him.

But that was a matter for after reaching the True Immortal Realm. With his current status, the clan would never grant him an Immortal Artifact.

"Who might you be?"

Realizing something was amiss, Sima Wuyou quickly suppressed his anger, turned over from the bed, and bowed to Wang Shouzhe.

His heart was already filled with a sense of caution and unease.

Wang Shouzhe ignored him, instead looking around, covering his nose in disdain, "Can people live in such a dirty and gloomy place? Mu Yun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, before Sima Wuyou could become enraged, the space in the cell twisted again, and a woman with a golden crown and a noble and elegant demeanor stepped into the cell.

The terrifying True Immortal pressure immediately filled the prison.

Sima Wuyou's heart trembled, quickly swallowing back his words.

He didn't even dare to look directly at the woman, knowing full well that she must be a True Immortal Realm, and a true body at that.

Whether a True Immortal Realm is a true body or a projection makes a world of difference in terms of deterrence.

If it were a weaker True Immortal Realm projection, he might still dare to act tough, relying on the Sima Clan's backing. But facing a powerful True Immortal true body, he had to be cautious.

Moreover, he had interacted with many True Immortal Realm elders in the clan, and few had such a presence. This must be at least a mid-stage True Immortal Realm.

While Sima Wuyou's mind was racing, Immortal Emperor Mu Yun's gaze swept over him, then landed on Wang Shouzhe, her eyes bright and moving, bowing gracefully, "Young Master, please give your orders."

"This place is unfit for anyone, bring him to see me," Wang Shouzhe instructed disdainfully, then waved his sleeve, twisting space to teleport away without looking back.

After Wang Shouzhe left, the Immortal Emperor finally looked at Sima Wuyou, coldly saying, "Follow this Emperor, clean up, and then go pay respects to Young Master Shouzhe."

At this moment, she was no longer the gentle and charming woman from before. If it weren't for her unchanged aura, if he hadn't seen her respectful and courteous demeanor before the young master, Sima Wuyou might have thought they were two different people.

"This, this, this..." Sima Wuyou's heart was in turmoil, his tone uncertain, "Who exactly is this Young Master Shouzhe?"

It's no wonder he was shocked. His family, the Holy Clan, indeed had more than a dozen True Immortal Realms, but each was a grand elder, whom he had to respectfully greet.

Yet this True Immortal Realm woman seemed like a subordinate to Young Master Shouzhe.

What kind of young master could have a True Immortal Realm willingly serve as a subordinate? What kind of background was this?

Moreover, he noticed that when Young Master Shouzhe teleported, he seemed very young, with a cultivation level only at the late Purple Mansion Realm.

But this late Purple Mansion Realm was precisely the most terrifying.

At least when he, Sima Wuyou, was at the late Purple Mansion Realm, he hadn't even touched the door of the Dao of Space, let alone used space laws for short-distance teleportation.

It's well known that only when one's bloodline reaches the ninth level, the "Enlightenment True Body," can one truly comprehend the power of space laws, and the threshold for the Lingxu Realm is the ninth level Enlightenment True Body.

Besides, if one is at a high stage of the eighth level, the "Spirit Nurturing True Body," one might roughly grasp the rudiments of space laws, though slightly inferior to the true ninth level Enlightenment True Body.

Judging from Young Master Shouzhe's use of teleportation and his grasp of space laws, he was likely not a true ninth level bloodline, but a high stage eighth level.

A high stage eighth level at the Purple Mansion Realm, doesn't that mean he already has the bloodline aptitude of a Heavenly Son B or A grade?!

Even more terrifying, the threshold for inheriting the Immortal Scripture is the Divine Realm, meaning Young Master Shouzhe hasn't even inherited the Immortal Scripture yet!

If he inherits the Immortal Scripture and undergoes a bloodline baptism, wouldn't he potentially advance a significant step in bloodline, reaching the Holy Son level bloodline aptitude early?!

If one day Young Master Shouzhe inherits the Holy Diagram!

Then he would at least have a Holy Son C grade bloodline, with a future potential to reach the mid-stage Da Luo Holy Sovereign!

The Holy Clan Sima currently has a Quasi-Holy Son, a carefully nurtured heir prepared to inherit the clan's ancestral Holy Diagram in the future, already a figure far more impressive than Sima Wuyou.

But even after inheriting the Immortal Scripture, he was only a Heavenly Son B grade, waiting for the Holy Diagram to help him reach the Holy Son bloodline.

Compared to Young Master Shouzhe, there's a huge gap.

The more he thought, the more fearful Sima Wuyou became.

Who exactly is this Young Master Shouzhe? This bloodline, this setup, this is definitely not an elite Da Luo Holy Seed that an ordinary family or force can cultivate!

Even for the Holy Clan Sima, it's challenging to cultivate such an extraordinary figure.

"Sima Wuyou, I advise you not to overthink," the Immortal Emperor, seeing his state, guessed his thoughts, coldly glanced at him, "The young master's background and identity are not something you can reach. Follow me."

The Immortal Emperor waved her sleeve, enveloping Sima Wuyou, and used space techniques to take him away.

An hour later, after being cleaned and dressed by the disciples of the Immortal Palace, Sima Wuyou was brought to the Lingxuan Immortal Pool.

In the Immortal Pool, Wang Shouzhe sat by the railing, sipping Immortal Tea, gazing at the endless clouds, seemingly oblivious to Sima Wuyou's arrival.

Mu Yun, the Immortal Emperor, knelt gracefully beside Wang Shouzhe, elegantly serving him tea and fruits, like a personal maid.

"Tianrui Holy Dynasty's Holy Clan Sima Wuyou, greets Young Master Shouzhe." Cleaned up, Sima Wuyou regained much of his gentlemanly demeanor, but facing Wang Shouzhe, he was no longer arrogant, adopting a humble stance.

"Indeed, a descendant of the Xuan Shui Holy Sovereign," Wang Shouzhe withdrew his gaze, casually waved his hand, "Sit."

Sima Wuyou hurriedly restrained his pride, cautiously sitting down, and asked in a low voice, "Does Young Master Shouzhe know my ancestor?"

At a glance from Wang Shouzhe, Mu Yun, the Immortal Emperor, gracefully poured tea for Sima Wuyou, "Young Master Wuyou, please have some tea. Our Shenwu world is resource-poor, forgive us for neglecting our guest."

"Not at all, not at all." At this moment, Sima Wuyou dared not put on airs, quickly standing to receive the tea, politely saying, "Thank you, senior, for the tea."

After thanking, he took a sip from the tea cup, immediately feeling a life force permeate his senses, making him feel lighter.

His face changed, "This, could this be the rare Life Immortal Spirit Tea?"

Wang Shouzhe casually skimmed the tea foam, took a sip, and said leisurely, "The Tianrui Holy Dynasty stands strong with two Holy Sovereigns, and the Xuan Shui Holy Sovereign's Xuan Shui Holy Diagram is formidable in both offense and defense. However, as a mere junior, I have yet to have the fortune to meet the senior for guidance."

Although his words were flattering, his tone was calm and indifferent, as if a Xuan Shui Holy Sovereign was not worth his attention.

His demeanor truly captured the essence of a noble young master from a prestigious background.

"If the Holy Son wishes to meet my ancestor, Wuyou can make the introduction," Sima Wuyou, feeling increasingly insecure, quickly chimed in.

"I'm not a Holy Son," Wang Shouzhe chuckled.

"After inheriting the Immortal Scripture, a bloodline baptism will elevate you to a Holy Son's stature," Sima Wuyou showed a slight flattering smile, "For someone like Young Master Shouzhe, inheriting the Immortal Scripture and having the appearance of a Holy Son is extremely rare."

"Oh? Is that so?" Wang Shouzhe smiled noncommittally, glancing at him, "Aren't you going to inquire about my background?"

Meeting Wang Shouzhe's gaze, Sima Wuyou felt immense pressure.

He quickly composed himself, stood up, and bowed, "The Holy Son's presence in this Shenwu small world surely has its own plans and purposes, how dare Wuyou pry?"

"Rest assured, what Wuyou shouldn't know, Wuyou won't ask. However, if the young master needs Wuyou's assistance, Wuyou will do his utmost, without hesitation."

His words were firm, clearly positioning himself as a subordinate, with a very obvious "hugging the thigh, finding a backer" attitude.

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