Inside the main hall, many pairs of eyes turned towards Mi Qi. Mi Qi was quite tactful and immediately took the initiative to step forward. Cupping his hands, he said, “Palace Master Yang’s Divine Ability is unparalleled and his heart is broad and open to the world. I, Mi Qi is extremely convinced. Full Sky Sect, from top to bottom, is willing to submit to High Heaven Palace and obey orders from now on.”
Whether it was sincere or not, these words were spoken so beautifully that the High Heaven Palace people had a good impression of him.
The corners of Li Jiao’s mouth twitched. He hadn’t expected Mi Qi to be so straightforward. Although the two of them had had some dealings before, he had never seen Mi Qi act like this. Before, when Yang Kai wanted him to submit to him, he had resisted several times, but now he was acting like he was resigned to his fate and was even able to properly adjust his position and attitude, causing Li Jiao to have a whole new level of respect for him. However, he still couldn’t help feeling a bit sad.
The strength of Fire Dragon Palace and Full Sky Sect were about the same. Li Jiao estimated that if he and Yang Kai had not experienced life and death situation together, Full Sky Sect’s fate would be the fate of his Fire Dragon Palace. It was also because he had some friendship with Yang Kai that Yang Kai did not act against Fire Dragon Palace. However, now that he thought about it, Fire Dragon Palace was not much different from Full Sky Sect. It was more like a Branch Sect than a main Sect.
“Everyone heard Sect Master Mi’s words, let’s get to know each other,” Yang Kai waved his hand.
Hua Qingsi stepped forward with a smile and bowed, “This mistress is High Heaven Palace’s Great Chief Manager Hua Qingsi, greetings Sect Master Mi.”
“Great Chief Manager is too polite,” Mi Qi replied politely, feeling somewhat curious. What kind of position was this Great Chief Manager? How come he had never heard of it before? However, looking at the position she was standing in front of everyone, even the Three Monster Kings were all lower than her. It seemed like her status in Yang Kai’s heart wasn’t low, so he couldn’t afford to offend her in the future. He had to maintain a good relationship with her, otherwise he wouldn’t know when she give him a little shoe.
He even had some doubts in his heart. Could Yang Kai have some kind of dirty relationship with this woman? Otherwise, how could a 1st order Emperor Realm like her have such a high status?
Hua Qingsi didn’t know what he was thinking, but if she knew, she would definitely fight him to the death. Smiling, she pointed to the side and introduced, “This is Monster King Xi Lei, Sect Master Mi should have met him before.”
Mi Qi smiled and cupped his fists. How could he not have seen this before? When he was fighting with Xi Lei in Full Sky Sect, Mi Qi clearly felt that he was not his opponent.
Xi Lei grinned at him, baring his fangs, causing Mi Qi to panic slightly.
Hua Qingsi continued, “This is Monster King Ying Fei.”
Ying Fei nodded lightly.
“This is…”
One by one, Mi Qi was introduced to them one by one with a smile on his face. No matter how high the other party’s cultivation was, he always felt like he was inferior. It couldn’t be helped, after all, his Full Sky Sect had already submitted to High Heaven Palace. Facing these High Heaven Palace’s mainstays, he naturally didn’t dare show any disrespect.
Xie Wuwei, Ye Hen, Nanmen Dajun, Hou Yu many Prime Emperor Realm, Qin Chaoyang, Chi Yue, Ai Ou, Gui Zu, Gu Cangyun, Ruan Biting, and the others…
After getting to know each and every one of them, the number of people they had was quite large.
Mi Qi knew Nanmen Dajun, but this was the first time he had heard that this famous Emperor Formation Master was actually working for High Heaven Palace, so he couldn’t help being shocked. Nanmend Dajun was famous in the North Region, and although he weren’t as famous as Wonderful Pill Great Emperor’s disciples, an Emperor Formation Master was still an Emperor Formaation Master, so they were extremely popular everywhere. Mi Qi had once tried to recruit him, but Nanmen Dajun simply ignored him.
If it had been an ordinary 1st order Emperor Realm, Mi Qi would definitely have given him a taste of his own medicine, but with his status as an Emperor Formation Master, he didn’t dare act rashly. If he were to move against Nanmen Dajun, the other masters of the North Region would not be able to go around him, and Full Sky Sect wouldn’t be able to afford to provoke the wrath of these masters.
When Mi Qi heard that Hou Yu was an Emperor Artifact Refiner Master, his eyes nearly popped out.
What was going on with High Heaven Palace? Not only was Nanmen Dajun here, but there was also an Emperor Artifact Refiner Master? How many Emperor Artifact Refiner Masters were there in the entire Star Boundary? And this one was actually a woman!
He really didn’t know where Yang Kai had recruited this group of weirdos. Three Monster Kings, an Emperor Formation Master, and an Emperor Artifact Refiner Master. This kind of heritage was enough to shock anyone no matter where they went, and now that they were gathered together, it was even more unbelievable.
Mi Qi suddenly felt that it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for him to submit. High Heaven Palace’s heritage was indeed superior to Full Sky Sect’s, so it wouldn’t be a big loss to submit to them. In the future, he might even have to rely on Nanmen Dajun and this Hou Yu, but that would be too embarrassing.
Hua Qingsi’s next words shook him to the spot, “We also have an Emperor Pill Master, but he is currently refining a Spirit Pill and is unable to come out. Please forgive me, Sect Master Mi.”
“Emperor… Emperor Pill Master!” Mi Qi almost bit his tongue, his face filled with shock.
Hua Qingsi smiled slightly and said, “Speaking of which, Sect Master Mi should know that Emperor Pill Master.”
“I know him?” Mi Qi was shocked, a thought flashing across his mind as he instinctively couldn’t believe it.
Hua Qingsi said, “Yes, Grandmaster Ji Ying, Sect Master Mi shouldn’t be a stranger, right?”
Mi Qi couldn’t help swallowing his saliva as his first thought was to look towards Li Jiao with a questioning look, as if he wanted to know if these words were true.
Ji Ying, the Fifth Disciple of Wonderful Pill Great Emperor, was actually also in High Heaven Palace? He suddenly recalled the time when he had come with Li Jiao to watch Ji Ying and Yang Kai compete in Pill Refining. At that time, not only had he made a bet with Li Jiao, but Grandmaster Ji had also made a bet with Yang Kai.
He thought about it for a moment. Although Ji Ying had lost, with his identity as a disciple of Wonderful Pill Great Emperor, Yang Kai probably wouldn’t dare do anything to him, it is even more impossible for Ji Ying to stay in High Heaven Palace.
But now it seemed that Ji Ying had really stayed behind.
Did Medicine Pill Valley not have any objections? Did Wonderful Pill Great Emperor not have any objections? Mi Qi felt his head spin as his eyes swept over everyone in the hall. A Sect had actually gathered three top Great Grandmasters, Emperor Artifact Refiner Master, and Emperor Pill Master, along with three Monster Kings. What kind of Sect was this? Even Great Emperor Sects couldn’t compare in certain aspects, right?
Suddenly, he felt that he had lost fair and square.
Suddenly, Yang Kai appeared on the stage and said, “My High Heaven Palace has a lot of disciples, and although the storehouse now has some reserves, we can’t just sit back and do nothing. We need to have a long term income to maintain it. Although Great Chief Manager has already taken over the territory of the Asking Passion Sect and can collect some taxes from those cities every year, or even make some transactions, it’s just a drop in the bucket. My High Heaven Palace has ten or twenty times more disciples than the Asking Passion Sect, so we need to occupy ten or twenty times as many territories to maintain it for a long time. Today, I have called you here to announce that this Palace Master is determined to unify the Northern Domain and have all the great Sects in the Northern Domain pay tribute to my High Heaven Palace every year. This way, we can ensure that my High Heaven Palace’s foundation will not collapse. What do you think?”
Looking around, the three Monster Kings wore indifferent expressions. In any case, they were just Yang Kai’s subordinates, so Yang Kai could order them to attack wherever he wanted, and they weren’t afraid of blowing things up. At worst, they could just return to the Wild Ancient Land and hide.
On the other hand, Hua Qingsi and the others were shocked when they heard this. Even Hua Qingsi had never heard Yang Kai mention this matter before, so today was the first time she had heard of it. They couldn’t help being stunned, wondering when Yang Kai had such thoughts.
Now that High Heaven Palace was thriving, it was actually not a good time to make enemies. As long as they worked hard for a hundred years and relied on the number of disciples they had, they could definitely dominate the North Region.
However, upon seeing Yang Kai’s expression, Hua Qingsi knew that he had already made his decision, so there was no point in trying to persuade him now. She couldn’t help feeling puzzled. If he really did this, it would definitely arouse the resistance of the millions of cultivators in the North Region. After all, who would be willing to give up the benefits they had obtained?
Moreover, how could High Heaven Palace have so many people to do such a thing? The new disciples were still getting familiar with each other, and their cultivation wasn’t high, so sending them out would be useless.
However, Yang Kai didn’t care about all this and simply swept his eyes over the crowd, “None of you have any objections, it seems all of you are very supportive.”
The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched. What use was there in having an opinion? High Heaven Palace was completely up to him to decide. Usually, he didn’t care about anything, but when he was in charge, he would make a decision.
Yang Kai said, “I know what everyone is worried about, it’s just a matter of manpower. There’s no need to worry about this matter, Brother Li and Sect Master Mi will help my High Heaven Palace. When the three of us join forces, who in the North Region can stop us?”
Li Jiao and Mi Qi both cupped their fists and said, “We are willing to listen to Palace Master Yang’s orders.”
Li Jiao was already mentally prepared, so he didn’t think much of it. Mi Qi, on the other hand, was wailing in his heart, knowing that Full Sky Sect was now on a pirate ship. Yang Kai wanted to unify the Northern Domain and allow those cities and Sects to provide cultivation resources every year, but High Heaven Palace couldn’t spare any manpower, so when the time came, the ones who would lead would be Full Sky Sect and Fire Dragon Palace.
The other party’s hatred was definitely directed towards these two families, but High Heaven Palace was able to safely hide behind them and enjoy endless benefits.
In other words, High Heaven Palace didn’t need to put in any effort at all, they only needed to send some people to supervise them.
Yang Kai observed Mi Qi’s expression and knew what he was thinking, so he couldn’t be bothered with him. He wasn’t planning on taking all of this for himself. Since Fire Dragon Palace and Full Sky Sect were involved, after obtaining some benefits, they would definitely not waste their time. As for how much they would receive, that would depend on his mood.
Hua Qingsi thought for a moment before asking, “Palace Master, should we inform Ice Heart Valley about this matter?”
Among the four top Sects of the Northern Domain, three of them had joined forces and left Ice Heart Valley alone. If Yang Kai didn’t have any friendship with Ice Heart Valley, then so be it, but the key was that they had a good relationship with each other, so if he didn’t bring Ice Heart Valley with him, it would be a bit unkind.
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s face twitched, “I’ve also thought about Ice Heart Valley, but I don’t know their meaning.”
Ice Heart Valley’s group of women cultivated Ice Attribute Secret Arts and stood aloof from worldly affairs, so Yang Kai really couldn’t bring himself to speak to them about this kind of infuriating matter. If he was reprimanded by Bing Yun, it wouldn’t be good.
In his mind, if he obtained any benefits in the future, he would just give some to Ice Heart Valley. After all, Su Yan was cultivating there, so it was a token of goodwill to Ice Heart Valley.
TO BE CONTINUED…