Chapter 934: Making a Scene as Ordered

Chapter 934: Making a Scene as Ordered

The imperial edict had to do with the emissaries from the Whitemarshes and Saias. Simply put, things weren’t going smoothly with the peace treaty. In fact, on a few occasions, it seemed like war might break out again. Although that couldn’t actually happen, the two species were being surly and unreasonable, and were making a lot of ridiculous demands. If the deadlock continued, it would overlap with the ancestral sacrifices, and that would mar the event.

Therefore... someone at court suggested that Xu Qing be sent to resolve the situation. A consensus was reached among the officials, and the result was an imperial edict.

Although Xu Qing was in seclusion doing research, he couldn’t refuse to comply with an imperial edict. That was especially true considering that he was uniquely qualified to resolve the situation. After considering the matter, he left the Xeno-Immortal School, emerged from the Imperial University, and headed in the direction of the Foreign Affairs Pavilion, which was where the negotiations were taking place.

He set a comfortable pace, and as he walked, took time to consider the gains he had made in the last month. He had already thoroughly studied all of the legacies and ancient records of the Xeno-Immortal School. He had found some diagrams that depicted godly transformations. He had also come across plenty of information about his predecessors’ experiences and aspirations regarding the school of thought. All those things were like nutrients that he had soaked up.

Gradually, a vague idea had begun to form in his mind, little more than an outline. That outline related to a way to create the perfect technique for himself while using Xeno-Immortal methods in Void Returning. That act of creation was going to be very difficult, especially considering that it would contain so many thoughts and concepts from the Xeno-Immortal School. In fact, all of those things would make the level of difficulty even higher.

That said, Xu Qing wasn’t in a hurry. At least he had a direction to pursue.

It needs to be perfect. I have to do more tests before I can make a final decision....

As he considered the matter and walked along, he occasionally lifted his hands and made calculations based on his thought process. As he did, something gruish began to happen.

His entire person would occasionally blur, occasionally become clear, and occasionally superimpose over itself. Sometimes he would disappear altogether, only to reappear shortly after.

What was more, the extremely profound and mysterious aspect of him that the Xeno-Immortal schoolmaster had noticed started growing more prominent. In addition, threads of magical laws would form in the air around him and circle around him.

That said, he didn’t try to take hold of any of them. He just sensed them and observed them. Time passed as he slowly proceeded on his way.

***

Intense negotiations had been going on in the Foreign Affairs Pavilion for more than a month.

Inside the pavilion, the humans sat on the left side, with Grand Prince in the lead position. He was ultimately responsible for signing the agreements and negotiating the terms. He was being assisted by personnel from the Foreign Affairs Division. There was even a heavenly king present to supervise.

That heavenly king happened to be a woman. She was the very same King Wildmist that was rumored to have an intimate relationship with Sixth Prince. King Wildmist sat there with her eyes closed, looking very calm. But everyone else had grim expressions on their faces, and some even looked angry as they stared at the nonhuman cultivators across from them.

On the right side of the pavilion were the Whitemarshes and the Saias. There were a few dozen of them in total. All had cold, arrogant expressions on their faces. Though none of them said anything antagonistic, they pulsed with killing intent and desolate auras.

Each species had one representative who emanated a particularly amazing aura. Those two were the heavenly kings who had come with their respective species. They were Smoldering Gods, but none had a large collection of worlds. More along the lines of one or two. Both of them were looking derisively at King Wildmist. The representatives who had been chosen to speak for their species were all sharp-tongued. Thanks to them, there hadn’t been any progress with the treaty, and in fact, they just kept making increasingly aggressive demands.

The Whitemarsh and Saia cultivators reacted in the opposite manner. Their faces all fell. The two heavenly kings jumped up and hurried toward the door, their hearts pounding.

Everyone watched as a figure entered wearing a green jerkin, with long hair flowing down his back. He had extremely beautiful facial features, making him look like a wandering immortal. As the evening sun shone down, creating a halo around him, he looked calm and tranquil. He was none other than Xu Qing.

Grand Prince hurried up to him and bowed in the manner of a student offering respect to someone in the elder generation. “Greetings, Imperial Tutor.”

The other human cultivators all bowed.

“Greetings, King Skycrusher,” King Wildmist said, reigning in her killing intent. Keeping her face completely expressionless, she nodded in Xu Qing’s direction.

Xu Qing nodded in response, then looked around the hall. His gaze eventually reached the nonhumans on the right side.

The Whitemarsh and Saia cultivators said nothing for a few breaths of time. Then, as Xu Qing’s gaze turned colder and colder, they stepped out from behind their tables and knelt to bow. It didn’t matter the level of cultivation base involved. Even the heavenly kings bowed! Though they balked internally, there was no level of irritation or resistance that could prevent them from bowing. That was because this was the Grand Darkheaven!

“Greetings, Grand Darkheaven!”

Subsidiary species were required to bow in the presence of the Grand Darkheaven! Even the two heavenly kings had to comply. As long as they cared about their species, they had to respect the Firemoon Darkheavens, and follow their rules. Breaking the rules was grounds for execution.

When the humans saw this happening, they were struck to the core with shock. Although they knew how impressive the Grand Darkheaven was, to see it play out in person was completely different. As of this moment, how could they not be astonished by Xu Qing?

Even King Wildmist was moved, and looked at him with shining eyes.

Xu Qing looked over the cultivators from the Firemoon subsidiary species, and then focused on one in particular.

“Where’s Fan Shishuang?” he asked. Thanks to the imperial edict, he was well aware of who the Firemoons had sent to represent them.

“Grand Darkheaven, I believe King Fan is... in seclusion.” The Whitemarsh that Xu Qing had fixed his gaze on was currently trembling inwardly. He had personally witnessed the battle between Xu Qing and Sir Firedark, and thus knew exactly how terrifying Xu Qing was.

Declining to comment any further on the situation, Xu Qing walked over to the human side of the hall and sat down in the corner.

“Carry on,” he said.

With that, Xu Qing closed his eyes and focused on how to create something new with his understanding of Xeno-Immortal School methods. It almost looked as if he wasn’t interested at all in the negotiations. But of course, his mere presence made his true attitude very clear.