Chapter 427 - The Taoist Soldiers (1/2)
In the Immortal Court, the Immortal Emperor in a loose white robe was feeding fish at the immortal pool. Several immortal children were holding all kinds of fish food behind him.
Li Changgeng came slowly and asked to see him in the distance. The Immortal Emperor waved his hand and let him come in directly.
After saluting, Li Changgeng stared at the colorful fish gathering and fighting for food. He smiled and said, “These spiritual fish are really blessed that you feed them personally. Look, how well they grow!”
The Immortal Emperor glanced at Li Changgeng,”Not they but I am blessed.”
Li Changgeng thought that he understood what the Immortal Emperor meant, so he flattered him with cupped hands. “Your Majesty, you are really a saint for you can feel for others.”
The Immortal Emperor glanced at Li Changgeng. “Nonsense. I fatten them up, not for compassion, but to eat them. I said I’m blessed not because I’m happy to watch them swim, but because I can eat them!”
Li Changgeng opened his mouth, speechless for a long time.
The Immortal Emperor turned to focus on throwing fish food. “Why did you come to see me?”
Li Changgeng said with embarrassment, “There are 1,000 people in the first group of Taoist soldiers. They have already gone down to the human world through Kunlun, and they are handed over to He Jingcheng.”
This was exciting news, and it should have shown the momentum of the settled situation. But when Li Changgeng thought of what the Immortal Emperor had said just now and saw him seriously feeding fish, he couldn’t bear to look at them and couldn’t go on anymore. He thought that these little fish were really miserable.
At this moment, the Immortal Court shook suddenly. Although the amplitude was so small that it was difficult to be aware, the Immortal Emperor and Li Changgeng immediately noticed the anomaly because of their high cultivation.
Li Changgeng’s expression changed. “The Immortal Court is very stable. Why would it shake like this? Could it be that Taoist Dust broke the seal and ran out to make trouble?”
The two of them didn’t wait long before an immortal official rushed over and reported to the Immortal Emperor. “Your Majesty, something bad happened. Li Ye has achieved the Immortal Realm in Youzhou!”
“What?!” Li Changgeng was shocked and his eyes were full of disbelief. “How could he achieve the Immortal Realm without the permission of the Immortal Court?”
The immortal official said, “I don’t know, but it’s true. When Li Ye achieved the Immortal Realm, his cultivation power burst out, forming a cyan and white light column straight to the sky. The Immortal Court shook because of this!”
“That’s impossible!” Li Changgeng yelled, “Even though he achieved the Immortal Realm, the movement he made couldn’t shake the Immortal Court! He was becoming an Earth Immortal, not a Daluo Golden Immortal!”
The immortal official also felt it incredible. He said in a low voice, “But that’s the truth…”
The Immortal Emperor didn’t say a word, but he stopped feeding fish. He was lost in thought.
After the immortal official left, Li Changgeng tried to remind him. “Your Majesty?”
The Immortal Emperor threw the fish food and sighed. “The will of heaven is unpredictable. Just wait and see.”
Li Changgeng was stunned because he didn’t expect that the Immortal Emperor would have such an unclear attitude. He immediately said, “Your Majesty, don’t worry. Since the Taoist soldiers have been dispatched, he won’t make trouble for long!”
The Immortal Emperor didn’t comment. Instead, he turned to say to the immortal children, “Go and pick up the fattest fish and cook it. Don’t steam it this time. Boil it and simmer it. I want fish soup.”
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After Li Ye achieved the Immortal Realm, he didn’t stay in Youzhou. With Red Boy and the others, he went back to Pinglu through Hedong.
Li Ye left Youzhou by flying in the air, but Liu Rengong still hospitably saw him off with the Youzhou officials and generals at the city gate. Even though they could only see the long rainbows left by the cultivators of the demon clan, they all looked pious, as if Li Ye would feel their loyalty although he couldn’t see them.
When they returned to Taiyuan, no one came out to welcome them, because Li Zhen didn’t know that Li Ye would come back at this time.
Li Ye held a meeting and knew how things were going in Hedong during his absence. Then, he decided on a few important things.
After that, he ordered the Pinglu Army to set out. Some were left to guard the important places in Hedong and help rebuild the Hedong Army. The rest all went back to Pinglu.
Because Li Ye had a very tight schedule, Li Zhen reported all the things to him by following him from the manor to the city gate. He breathed a sigh of relief after telling Li Ye all the details along the way.
“I’ll leave Hedong to you. If there is anything that needs to be decided in the future, you can decide yourself. Except for the important matters related to the overall situation, you can just report it to me afterward,” Li Ye said to Li Zhen in front of the city gate. He didn’t want to do everything by himself, so he had to learn to delegate power.
Li Zhen nodded and suddenly asked with bright eyes, “Your Highness, have you already achieved the Immortal Realm?”
Li Ye stepped into the Ground Immortal Realm in Youzhou, but the news had not yet reached Hedong. He nodded and said no more. Then, he flew away with You Daxiao, Su Emei, and the others.