Unbeknownst to Duan Ling Tian, after he and Elder Huo returned to the Solitary Destructive Heaven, the Almighty Wind Celestial Emperor, Kong Fen, left the Heavenly Palace of the Floating Heaven as well.
Duan Ling Tian still could not shake off his frustrations. He knew very well that Yang Yun Xiao, the Heavenly Emperor of the Floating Heaven, was adamant about protecting the Almighty Wind Celestial Emperor because his master, Feng Qing Yang, was not present. His frustration mostly stemmed from him feeling weak. After all, if he was stronger than Yang Yun Xiao, Yang Yun Xiao would not be able to protect the Almighty Wind Celestial even if Feng Qing Yang was not present.
‘I’m still too weak… In Yang Yun Xiao’s eyes, I’m just like a puny ant… He wouldn’t have been so warm if it weren’t for my master…’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself. Indeed, he was right. Yang Yun Xiao had only treated him so kindly and warmly all because he was Feng Qing Yang’s only true disciple. If it were not for this fact, Yang Yun Xiao would not have deigned to speak to him at all.
Since Duan Ling Tian’s self-esteem had taken a blow from his time in the Heavenly Palace of the Floating Heaven, he had been keeping himself busy, cultivating in his room, after returning to the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven.
Meanwhile, his family and friends continued to cultivate in his Little World.
Needless to say, Duan Ling Tian cultivated using the Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy in his Little World as well. After all, even the Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy in the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven could not compare to the one in his Little World. Even the Divine Crystal’s Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy could not compare to the remnant of a Realm of Gods’ Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy in his Little World.
Duan Ling Tian’s parents, Duan Ru Feng and Li Rou, felt it was best to stay in Duan Ling Tian’s Little World. Although it was good that they could be with their son by staying in his Little World, it was rather difficult for them to be affectionate in the Little World due to the lack of privacy. Therefore, the couple would leave the Little World when they wanted time alone. After all, their son’s accommodation in the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven had so many rooms that there were more than enough rooms for all his family and friends.
One of those days Duan Ling Tian’s parents left his Little World, his mother, Li Rou, said, “When it’s convenient, I want to visit the Saint Province Realm. It’s been a long time since we went back…”
Duan Ru Feng nodded. “Alright. Let’s wait a while before we return.”
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The Saint Province Realm was just one of many mundane realms. Although Feng Qing Yang, who was a prominent figure in the Devata Realms, hailed from the Saint Province Realm, nobody in the Saint Province Realm was aware of that fact.
At this moment, in the sky above a vast ocean in the Saint Province Realm.
A beautiful woman said to the man standing next to her, “Brother Qiu, it’s time for us to return to the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven to look for Huan’er and Little Tian.”
Lian Qiu nodded. “You’re right. It’s about time for us to return now that we’ve wandered all the places in this mundane realm. We should return to the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven to focus on our cultivation. Although it’s impossible for us to catch up to the cultivation bases of our daughter and son-in-law, being able to cultivate in the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven is greatly beneficial to us.”
Lian Qiu was a Sword Celestial from the Heavenly Sword Mountain, a heaven-grade force in the Solitary Destructive Heaven. Like any other Sword Celestials in the Solitary Destructive Heaven, Feng Qing Yang was his idol as well. He did not imagine he would have such a connection to Feng Qing Yang because of his daughter; his son-in-law was Feng Qing Yang’s only true disciple!
The pair of husband and wife were shocked when they learned about this. At that time, Duan Ling Tian had wanted to bring them back with him, but they had fallen in love with the Saint Province Realm so they decided to stay for a little longer to explore the place. Before Duan Ling Tian left, he had told them to go to the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven and look for Meng Luo, the Heavenly Savage Celestial Emperor, if they could find him in the Heavenly Palace of the Solitary Destructive Heaven.
At this moment, Lian Qiu suddenly narrowed his eyes, and the smile on his face froze immediately. It was as though he had sensed something.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In just a moment, a series of explosions rang from the bottom of the ocean. Corpses of beasts rose to the surface of the sea soon after, dyeing the blue water red.
“What’s going on?” Du Xuan was baffled by this scene.
“Someone had killed them… The person seems to be a Celestial Emperor!” Lian Qiu said with a grave expression on his face.
Following that, Lian Qiu hurriedly brought Du Xuan away and teleported to the other end of the ocean. They saw two middle-aged men hovering in the sky as well.
The two middle-aged men raised their hands as waves and waves of terrifying energy shot into the ocean like beams of light, killing all the beasts in the ocean. They noticed Lian Qiu and Du Xuan’s presence almost as soon as the duo arrived. They looked at the duo with killing intent before one of them attacked wordlessly.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A fireball that contained the force of a Celestial Emperor shot toward Lian Qiu and Du Xuan in the sky. Fortunately, it was no threat to Lian Qiu.
Swoosh!
An ear-piercing sword cry rang in the air as Lian Qiu’s Celestial Origin Energy that boosted by his fused profundity converged and formed a gigantic sword to repel the fireball.
Boom!
The giant sword easily repelled the fireball before it continued shooting toward the middle-aged man.
“A Celestial Emperor?!” With this attack, the middle-aged man knew Lian Qiu was a Celestial Emperor whose strength was at least on par with his.
Since Lian Qiu did not attack with all his might, the middle-aged man easily deflected his attack as well.
Following that, the middle-aged man, who was surprised to see two Celestial Emperors in this small mundane realm, asked, “Who are you? You’re not members of the Luo River Sect, are you?”
‘The River Luo Sect?’ Lian Qiu’s eyes narrowed imperceptibly. There were so many heaven-grade forces in the Devata Realms that it was impossible to remember all of them. However, he remembered a few prominent ones, and the Luo River Sect was one of them.
The Luo River Sect was not only a heaven-grade force, but it was the Heavenly Palace of the Luo River Heaven as well. The Sect Leader of the Luo River Sect was also the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven. Therefore, it was not a force that heaven-grade forces like the Heavenly Sword Mountain from the Solitary Destructive Heaven and the Boundless Heaven’s Heavenly Pool Palace could compare to.
Lian Qiu raised an eyebrow and asked “What are the members of the Luo River Sect doing in this mundane realm?”
“We’ve been ordered by our Sect Leader to kill living things in this mundane realm!” the other middle-aged man said as he stared at Lian Qiu intently.
“Your Sect leader?” Lian Qiu’s expression changed immediately. He did not expect the members of the Luo River Sect were here to kill all living things in the Saint Province Realm due to the orders of the Sect Leader of the Luo River Sect.
Lian Qiu asked just to be sure, “You’re referring to the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Sect Heaven?”
“Indeed,” the middle-aged man replied indifferently, “We received this order through the Saint Girl of our Luo River Sect…”
Lian Qiu had heard of the Saint Girl of River Luo Sect. She was the biological daughter of Situ Zhu Qing, the Sect Leader of the Luo River Sect and the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven. She was only second to Situ Zhuqing in both the Luo River Heaven and the Luo River Sect.
“Why does the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Sect want to kill all living things in the Saint Province Realm to be annihilated? How could an insignificant and small mundane realm offend her?” Lian Qiu asked. Although it was just a mundane realm, to annihilate all living things was still a terrifying act.
“We have no idea,” the middle-aged man replied.
“Only both of you are here?” Lian Qiu asked as killing intent flashed in the depths of his eyes. He planned to kill the two middle-aged men if they were the only members sent here before returning to the Solitary Destructive Heaven to inform his son-in-law of this matter. After all, not only did his son-in-law come from the Saint Province Realm, but Feng Qing Yang, the Heavenly Emperor of the Solitary Destructive Heaven, came from the Saint Province Realm as well.
Lian Qiu wondered if the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven issued such an order because of a grudge against the Heavenly Emperor of the Solitary Destructive Heaven? Even before Feng Qing Yang had gone to the Asura Hell, Situ Zhuqing was already not a match for Feng Qing Yang. Now that Feng Qing Yang had returned from the Asura Hell even stronger than before, it was impossible that Situ Zhuqing would offend Feng Qing Yang. Moreover, the rumors of Feng Qing Yang attaining godhood had spread to all Devata Realms; Situ Zhuqing would have to be crazy to intentionally provoke Feng Qing Yang.
“Of course not.” The middle-aged man shook his head, unaware of Lian Qiu’s killing intent. He said, “There are at least a dozen members along here, led by two titled Celestial Emperors…”
Upon hearing these words, Lian Qiu’s heart skipped a beat. Then, he said with a smile, “What a coincidence that my wife and I chose to visit a mundane realm that has offended the Heavenly Emperor of the Luo River Heaven. Since both of you are carrying out your duties, we won’t get in your way.”