Chapter 23 - The Powerful Shi Family

Shi Long floated in space and observed the broken planet. He thought of wiping out the entire Ju empire, but he chose not to because of the people at his residence; he understood that they were more powerful than him and the reason for his power. But if the Emperor intends to disturb them, he will have no choice but to wipe out the Ju monarchy.

Shi Family.

Patrick and his two wives observed the events occurring outside; Athena and Anna sat on the jade bed and enjoyed the show while eating popcorn. Anna spoke.

"So that's how powerful an immortal realm cultivator is; although it's irrelevant now, I suppose it is an accomplishment for a mortal to reach such stages without boosts like my family."

"Sister Ling, why don't we reward them after we finish our adventure; that way, they will enjoy the glory of our presence."

Athena proposed while chewing popcorn; she began floating in the air while waiting for Anna's response.

"Big sister Athena is right; it would be normal for this broken planet to be fixed and rewarded with our presence."

Anna replied as she watched Athena floating; they both smiled and looked at Patrick to find him not even paying attention to them but was napping. After the fight, Patrick became bored as he chose to sleep; he anticipated the wonders they would face during their adventure.

Athena rolled her eyes in as she slowly landed on the floor; her goddess's feet touched the floor as the ground started sprouting shining tiles. She finished the popcorn and began showering with energy moments later; she dressed in her previous clothes. Anna did the same as they both looked like twins, with golden hair and silver hair.

Shi Long appeared in his courtyard, qi swirling around him as moments later, it calmed. He ordered the guards to look at him with shocked eyes as some began to shiver.

The guards obeyed as they did their duties; their orders gathered the entire Shi family. Shi Long plans to extend the Shi family and remain out of worldly affairs, as they are more potent than any powerhouse of the broken world, and it will be a bully to involve in mortal affairs.

Days later, news of the Shi family defeating the powers who came for the Shi family treasure became the hot topic of the whole Ju empire; many disrespectful people to the Shi family began contemplating if the Shi family would come for revenge. Most other families began sending gifts and treasures to win the favor of the Shi family.

This news made many suspicions true; some thought powerhouses used treasure conspiracy to eliminate the Shi family. As many fought for power, it was customary for families to accuse others of bullshit, and they will ally to eliminate that family to reduce their competition. If the strong powers who went to destroy the Shi family were dead, then it is true that the Shi family does indeed have a treasure capable of doing what they said in the rumors.

Imperial Capital.

In the Ju empire, the imperial capital is the most prestigious and most powerful city; the Emperor and many superpowers live in the imperial capital. Influential families occupied this capital.

In the center of the capital stood a tower combined with a mansion over 100 ft tall and 20 ft wide; this building had magnificently wrapped scales around it, and it held pearls hanging on top. This building was the Emperor's residence, and it had more than 200 formations and more than 1000 talismans set around it. It was called the Imperial Tower.

Inside the imperial tower was a throne room where over fifty men stood with over twenty-five on each side. These men wore long grey robes with white stripes around their necks; they held panicked and astonished expressions as they lowered their heads towards the throne. But the shocking thing was that the weakest among these men was at the eighth level of the divine king realm.

The Ju empire was the strongest in the eastern continent; that's why their weakest imperial subordinate was at the divine king realm, with many at the emperor realm.

The throne everyone was bowing to has over 2ft wide and was golden with a dragon statue engraved on it; on the throne, there was a man who portrayed the dominance of an Emperor.

The Emperor sat on the throne with one hand supporting his chin while gazing at his subordinates with qi suppressing them to their cores; he had long black hair with thick muscles, he was almost filling the whole throne with his body size. The physique of the Emperor made most of his opponents give up before fights even began.

He cultivated the lesser god body technique, which allows him to have physical advantages over most of his opponents, and it also helps him cultivate faster.

The Lesser God body cultivation technique was discovered a thousand years ago by the Emperor of the previous two generations of the Ju empire.

The Emperor's gaze made the room full of tension. After receiving news of the Shi family obtaining a treasure, he sent his envoy to get rid of the Shi family altogether and gain the treasure, but this news of his envoy dying made him furious. He was not afraid of the Shi family and their new treasure, but the humiliation that came with the death of his subordinate.

As an Emperor, losing face was worse than death, and if he didn't act, then other empires and sects would perceive him as weak and afraid of the Shi family. Still, he also thought if the Shi family could kill even a divine spirit realm and many at the same realm, then it would take Emperor realm and above to deal with them.

"Worthless fool can't even take care of a weak Shi family; this shows how incompetent my envoy is."

"This meeting is over."

The Emperor spoke as he disappeared from the hall, leaving the elders and cultivators relieved as the oppressive aura disappeared. They looked at each other with relief as they began exiting the hall. Some disappeared, and others melted, but they all went different ways.

Deep below the Imperial tower was a dark room; this room was so dark that darkness would devour any light approaching it. But as cultivators, one doesn't need sight but use their spiritual sense to see. The only noticeable thing about the room was the aura surging from powerful beings who happened to be the guardians of the Ju Empire for centuries.

Many Empires have guardians or ancestors hiding but only come out when their Empires face evitable destruction; these guardians are more potent than any cultivator of the current generation because they have been practicing for centuries and broke through to higher realms.

Two strong people were sitting across each other as they cultivated. Moments later, the space wrapped as the Emperor appeared; the Emperor's appearance didn't cause any reaction from the two beings as they considered it not worth looking at.

The moment the Emperor appeared in the room, he cupped his hands as he spoke with the most respectful tone of his life.

"Greetings, Sage Ancestor."

"Little Chan's talent does indeed shine still; you are almost at the sage realm; give you a couple more decades, then you will surely achieve it."

An older man who was just called Sage spoke; his eyes were closed, and his body didn't resemble an older man, he was in shape, and he had beards looking like hundred years old but had the face of forty years old. He sat in a lotus position while qi swirled him as he looked at the other older man opposite him as he asked.

"Big Brother, what do you think?"

The man that got asked remained silent for a minute as he spoke one-word moments later.

"RETREAT!"

These words caused the Emperor to reveal unwillingness as he slightly raised his head to look at the older man who just spoke. This older ancestor was the real deal regarding power in the whole broken world. Many sects favor the Ju empire primarily because he was the Emperor of the last two generations.

This old man barely speaks as he only intervenes when the matter needs it; the fact that this old man didn't realize the current Ju emperor's talent made the Ju emperor furious. And after he opened his mouth, his words were to retreat from attacking the Shi family, which fueled the anger even more.

"Big brother, what do you mean?"

"I mean that the Shi family is out of our reach; I used my time revelation technique to see what made the Shi family so powerful in just a short time, and the answer was that they have two immortal realm cultivators."

Rumble!

The words of the elderly ancestor made the Ju Emperor stand straight in shock as he looked at the other elder to ask if this information was accurate. But then the elderly ancestor spoke again.

"I know this because I am at the Early stage half-immortal realm, and when I tried to sense the whole broken world, I noticed two other immortal realm beings situated at the Shi residence. I wanted to probe more but was interrupted. This should be a reason to retreat as if we try to attack, they will destroy us in a matter of seconds, and our opportunity to enter the 'Immortal Realm Competition will be lost."

The elderly ancestor made enough sense; even though they might lose their face, it will be better to enter the competition realm and obtain more incredible treasures than the Shi family. Concluding with this theory, the two older men returned to their cultivations as the Emperor vanished with a tensed face as he began contemplating the cruel ways he had treated the Shi family all these years.

Even if they don't attack, the Shi family can still choose to attack, and they will still lose.

This revelation left the Emperor in panic as he began making plans for the Sect's entrance competition coming up to scout for geniuses and talents. It is the time when most powerhouses gather in the Imperial capital to watch the Sect's entrance exam to find good disciples and geniuses.

But among all this, rumors began spreading on how the Ju Emperor could not handle the Shi family and how the Shi family had become the most powerful family. Still, the most shocking news was that the Shi family announced that they would be leaving worldly affairs and secluding them from mortal affairs.. This news brought joy to the Ju emperor as his fear was not realized.