Chapter 455: Intimidation (1/2)
Zhao Fengyang.
No one had expected him to suddenly show himself and kill Dong Lin, even shattering his origin dao fruit!
Stifling silence descended upon Destiny City. The former Nephrite Celestial Emperor had been the first to pass down his throne, thus raising the curtain on a brand new era in the world of immortals.
“Haven’t… haven’t you gone into closed door cultivation? Why are you here?!” The long-haired fire spirit gawked at Zhao Fengyang, at a loss as to what to do. The other origin dao immortals didn’t dare make a move, either.
Donglin Taihuang gaped in horror. As an eight-fruit arcane dao immortal, he was able to do as he pleased and order the Qing and other major clans around only because of Dong Lin’s support.
However, his house ancestor now lay dead on the ground. More importantly, the bounty the unpredictable man from Jadeite Manor had put on him was still in effect. In that moment, many came to the same conclusion: House Donglin was doomed. They were looking at an aristocratic house without a future. House Donglin would either be destroyed by the Lin Clan, or annexed by the Aureate court.
Even so, the thirteen remaining origin dao immortals didn’t dare twitch a muscle. They’d been holed up in their clans’ territories over the past eighty thousand years while the nine celestial emperors ruled, unbeknownst to most in the world of immortals.
They’d only dared poke their heads out of hiding because the nine celestial emperors had passed the torch. Had the celestial emperors still been in power, they never would’ve come out, no matter how much noise Lu Yun made or how alluring the rewards from the Sovereign Meet were.
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Zhao Fengyang scanned the surroundings with cold, eagle-like eyes. The remaining origin dao immortals did their best imitations of statues. Sword Divine, on the other hand, had fled as soon as the former celestial emperor showed up.
“I’ve long said that rotten apples like these should be nipped in the bud or excised entirely,” Zhao Fengyang said apropos of nothing, ignoring the fire spirit’s question.
Abject terror struck the thirteen origin dao immortals, scaring the wits out of them and replacing all their emotions with despair.
The nine celestial emperors had always known about them, and a handful considered them tumors of the world. Zhao Fengyang was especially radical, tolerating no twisted origin dao immortals like them. That was why Nephrite Major was the only major in the world without such crippled origin dao immortals.
The ancestor of the Ling Clan, top clan of Nephrite Major, had once ascended to origin dao realm. However, the torment he’d undergone to pluck the dao fruit twisted him, leading to the celestial emperor personally killing him.
That had, in turn, prompted the Ling Clan to move out of Xiankan and establish Ling Province in the southern part of the major, settling down in their own territory.
Midair, Qi Hai turned and gave Zhao Fengyang a surprised look. Noticing Qi Hai’s gaze, Zhao Fengyang turned and bowed at him, calling him martial uncle.
Qi Hai nodded and slowly dissipated. With a peak origin dao immortal like Zhao Fengyang here, there was no need for him to stay.
The thirteen origin dao immortals held their collective breath, terrified that the vengeful former Nephrite celestial emperor would kill them all.
“Get out!” commanded Zhao Fengyang. The dao immortals scattered helter-skelter at the rare show of mercy. “Master.” He turned back to the Destiny city lord.
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