Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City-Chapter 776 - 785: A Man of Indomitable Spirit (4th Update)

Within Xuantian Palace, every single person was physically and mentally exhausted, even dispirited and lost.

Among them, some had their most beloved partners slain by the strong ones from the Divines Hall, leaving them heartbroken and alone for the rest of their lives.

For others, the brothers with whom they had shared life and death experiences in their journey to the north and the south met with tragic deaths, a kind of loneliness that they could not accept, even leading to mental breakdowns. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Some mourned brutal losses within their families, while others grieved for friends who had suffered cruel deaths. In short, no one was happy.

In the main hall of Xuantian Palace, seated in the place of honor was Ye Ling, sitting casually, yet his presence exerted enormous pressure on everyone else.

Could it be the presence of an Immortal? Did they dare to behave improperly in front of him, to not treat him with utmost respect?

Most importantly, half a year ago, this young man had been hunted down by two major forces like a stray dog, forced to flee for his life, and not even daring to look back.

But now, he had directly erased a Divine Spirit and single-handedly demolished the Divines Hall. Such a terrifying level of Cultivation was something they simply couldn't associate with the figure from half a year ago.

"This time, I really have to thank the senior. If it were not for the senior, Xuantian Palace would probably have followed the same path as the Divines Hall," someone said.

"For the previous offenses, if the senior has any commands, Xuantian Palace will exert all effort to fulfill them, whether climbing the knife mountain or descending into the sea of fire, without batting an eyelid!"

Yuan Wufa stood up and said with a salute. In the journey of Cultivation, the achiever leads; otherwise, if it were just about age, things would have been in disarray long ago.

It wouldn't make sense for a Heavenly Immortal who had cultivated for just over twenty years to call an Earth Immortal who had cultivated for a thousand years "ancestral," would it? That's not logical. And the key question is, would he dare to agree?

Ye Ling waved his hand dismissively, "Enough with the formalities. If I didn't have this level of Cultivation, I'm afraid I would still be, in your eyes, at best a somewhat threatening fellow."

"I know that's perfectly normal, but there's no need to say such things at this time. If I really had any demands, they'd be ones beyond your ability to fulfill."

Yuan Wufa found these words rather embarrassing. Leng Feng stood up on the side, clenched his fists in a salute, and said, "What the senior says is correct. Nonetheless, no matter what, we will never forget the great kindness and great virtue you've shown to Xuantian Palace."

Ye Ling looked at Leng Feng and nodded, "Your Cultivation is good, and you are the most likely to break through to the Immortal Realm. Keep up the good work."

"I have no other demands. You are people of Huaxia, and your roots are in Huaxia. I only have one request, that no matter what happens, you must always protect the Divine Land."

"Just as I have annihilated the Divines Hall, it's not Xuantian Palace I hold dear, but the affection for Huaxia!"

"You hail from Huaxia, and now you sit high above, yet you have forgotten your original roots. When foreign tribes trample and wreak havoc, have you ever come out with your swords to fight?"

"All I see is you upholding your status, as if you are the masters of Huaxia, accepting offerings, high and mighty, without contributing a single ounce of effort."

"If Xuantian Palace continues to be like this, then there is no point in its existence."

"I've said all I wanted to say, and I wish to say no more. If you become the protector gods of the entire nation and face difficulties, I will appear."

"But if it's the opposite, I am sorry. Perhaps next time, my sword will appear above Xuantian Palace, and at that time, don't talk to me about nationalist righteousness or kinship."

Having said his piece, Ye Ling arose and stepped out of the grand hall. Soaring into the sky, only a resounding dragon's cry echoing through the heavens could be heard as Ye Ling disappeared from this realm.

Inside the main hall of Xuantian Palace, a group of powerhouses were stunned. Hearing Ye Ling's words, they were instantly speechless.

In their minds, had they really been so unworthy? Hadn't they, who stood high above, always been the guardian gods of Huaxia? Otherwise, why would the Divines Hall have always been wary of the East?

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"But have we really fulfilled our responsibilities?"

Suddenly, Leng Feng spoke slowly, reflecting on the catastrophe that had swept through the entirety of Huaxia a hundred years ago. Had they acted then, could the outcome have been different?

Perhaps their intervention would have triggered a grand war with the world's foreign powers, but the ones who had just considered themselves above all, could they not have deterred the eight great enemy nations?

Maybe they had been wrong all along, and things were not as they had thought in their hearts.

Indeed, speaking of loftiness, now faced with calamity, they needed an outsider to step in; otherwise, they would have perished and would not be standing here contemplating.

Having lived for a thousand years, the notion that had taken root in their hearts seemed to be shaken at that moment, leveraged by Ye Ling's words.

In Ye Ling's mouth, they had become beings that enjoy the worshipful gazes of others without spitting out even a blade of grass they consumed, failing to fulfill their obligations.

The thirty-six dragon veins they had confined back to Huaxia, from all ten directions of the Divine Land, caused untold suffering to countless living beings.

What had they done that was beneficial to Huaxia? Perhaps it was their profound cultivation that could still suppress some foreign powerhouses in unseen ways.

"Perhaps it's time for us to change, don't you think?"

Yuan Wufa shook his head with a wry smile. The Xuantian Palace this time had almost been destroyed, and its future would certainly be entirely different from before, amounting to a major reform.

Leng Feng laughed: "Do we dare not change? Otherwise, aren't you afraid that the sword light of our predecessors will appear above your heads? Who could withstand his single sword strike?"

Everyone was startled, then burst into hearty laughter. Indeed, the threat posed by Ye Ling was far more potent than any moral condemnation.

After the laughter died down, everyone took a deep breath, as if, for people, death was the greatest threat after all. Sometimes the filth of the heart, mind, and soul cannot compare to the potency of the death of life.

"Alright, from today, we begin reconstructing the Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves, reshaping Xuantian Palace!"

"Spread my decree, starting today, Xuantian Palace will establish the Enforcement Palace, and its powerful inhabitants must patrol Huaxia incessantly, safeguarding our home."

"Should any foreign power dare to tread upon or even disturb our land, slay them!"

A command was issued, and the most formidable force on Earth now revealed its sharp fangs, declaring to the entire world that those who dare offend Huaxia shall be executed!

In Donghai City, within Ye Ling's manor, everyone sat outside around a table laden with exquisite dishes, with Wu Long Drunk already consumed by the dozens of bottles.

Ye Wudao and the others were drunk, especially Liu Yunzhi, a mere mortal without a hint of cultivation, who was instantly intoxicated.

He stood up, walked over to Ye Ling, and took a deep breath: "Brother-in-law! Wait and see, I too will become a man who stands tall and proud just like you."

A man who stands tall and proud?

Everyone was stunned, then burst into laughter. Ye Ling himself downed a whole glass of Wu Long Drunk and wiped the liquor from his mouth.

"I'm a man who stands tall and proud? I wasn't aware of that,"

Ye Ling said with a slight smile, self-deprecatingly.

A man who stands tall and proud, from ancient times to present, how many have been worthy of that title?

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