Chapter 1872: The Emperor of the Strange Spirit

"Alright, that's enough for today. You may all resume your cultivation!"

After speaking for a while, Zhang Xuan said no more.

Once cultivation reached the Great Sage level, simple instruction became largely ineffective; what was truly needed was talent and personal comprehension. His students, in fact, had lost some of their creative ability precisely because they had been taught too much, which led to such amusing situations.

"Teacher, is Emperor Chen Yong also your student?" Zhao Ya couldn't help but ask out of curiosity after cultivating for a while.

Her fellow disciples all looked over simultaneously. They had long heard that His Majesty, Emperor Yong, had a master comparable to a deity. They had assumed this was merely fabricated to consolidate his imperial power, but never imagined it would be their own teacher.

"You still haven't recognized who he is?" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"Recognized?" Everyone was stunned.

Wang Ying's expression changed as she recalled something, her lips trembling slightly: "Could he be Liu Yang... our junior?" She had always found the new Emperor Yong's combat style peculiar. Even when in danger, he seemed to know their weaknesses and could turn the tide. One or two times could be a coincidence, but for it to happen consistently was thought-provoking. She had just suspected he might have met them before, but now she realized it was highly probable he was their long-lost junior disciple.

But wasn't Liu Yang human? How could he have become the Emperor of the Spirit Demons, and his disguise be so flawless?

The others clearly found it hard to believe and wanted a definite answer from their teacher.

"That's right!" Zhang Xuan did not deny it. "He is indeed Liu Yang. He encountered some opportunities, which led to his current identity. However, this matter must not be revealed, or he will face significant trouble and danger." Although he now completely controlled the Spirit Demon tribe, it was based on the premise that he was one of them. Once his true identity became known, waves of opposition would surge, and his newly stabilized regime could very well be overthrown again, making all previous efforts futile. Therefore, it was best to keep a low profile. Just like him, he was always modest and reserved, never one to show off.

"It really is..."

Hearing their teacher's personal confirmation, Zhao Ya and the others didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They had thought their teacher was still recovering from injuries and wanted to do something to prove themselves, but they never dreamed that their teacher had already completely resolved the hidden dangers posed by the Spirit Demon tribe. With this junior or senior disciple in power, it was only a matter of time before the Spirit Demons completely became subservient to humanity.

Leaving everyone in the folded space to continue their cultivation, Zhang Xuan returned to the royal city. The coronation ceremony continued. While many experts had previously expressed some reservations about the unification of the three emperors, after the recent events, no one dared to question or object.

"This is our Emperor; no one can replace him.""The true golden age of the Spirit Demon tribe is approaching..."

Expectation shone in everyone's eyes.

Slowly sitting on the tall throne, Liu Yang's heart swelled with uncontrollable excitement. Without his teacher, he would have been just an ordinary student in Tianxuan Kingdom, perhaps not even reaching the third-rank martial artist level. Yet now, he controlled an entire race, turning all threats to humanity into tools for his own use. This was something he wouldn't have dared to dream of before.

"If there are no objections!" With growing excitement in his heart, Liu Yang slowly stood up and surveyed those below. "Today, I am the Emperor of the Spirit Demons..."

"Did you say the new Emperor of the Spirit Demon tribe announced on his ascension day that conflicts with humans would be temporarily suspended, and they would coexist peacefully for 1000 years?""And he requested the Master Teacher Pavilion to establish mutual trade, placing the markets deep within the subterranean caverns?""Once trade begins, a large number of master teachers will inevitably pour in. Aren't they afraid that humanity will seize the opportunity to set ambushes and eradicate them completely?""Honestly, none of that is the main point. The most significant thing is his promotion of respecting teachers and valuing morality, encouraging Spirit Demons to attend master teachers' lectures, and even advocating intermarriage with humans. This is an attempt to transform the Spirit Demon tribe into something akin to humans..."

At the Master Teacher Pavilion on the Master Teacher Continent, all surviving Ancient Sages were not in seclusion but gathered together. Upon seeing the reports before them, they all looked as if they had seen a ghost. The Spirit Demon tribe's new Emperor Yong had unified the world, and they had prepared for battle... But they never dreamed that this new ruler would directly offer so many favorable terms to humanity. Once these terms were implemented, with humanity's innate advantages and power of assimilation, warfare would no longer be viable from then on.

"I think it must be related to Senior Brother..."

After a moment of silence, with no one knowing what exactly had happened, an elder suddenly spoke. It was Grandmaster Yang Xuan.

"The Senior Brother you're referring to, is he Zhang Xuan, the Master Teacher recognized by the heavens?" an Ancient Sage of the human race couldn't help but ask.

Grandmaster Yang had previously informed the other Ancient Sages about his Senior Brother being a Master Teacher recognized by the heavens. Many now knew that this sudden genius, like Master Kong, had received the recognition of the firmament.

"Precisely him. According to our intelligence, he entered the Spirit Demon tribe over two months ago..." Grandmaster Yang replied.

"Surely you don't believe he resolved all the hidden dangers of the Spirit Demon tribe in just over two months and made them willing to befriend humanity?" an Ancient Sage scoffed. Something that they, along with countless generations of ancestors, had collectively strived for tens of thousands of years without success, was accomplished in less than two months by someone who hadn't even reached the Ancient Sage realm? Did he think this was child's play?

"Sage Qian is right. Grandmaster Yang, aren't you oversimplifying things?" another Ancient Sage objected.

"Whether it's simple or not will become clear with a bit of analysis." Grandmaster Yang showed no urgency. He merely looked over calmly. "You all must have seen the name of this new Emperor of the Spirit Demons without me needing to explain, right?"

"His name is..." An Ancient Sage looked down at the information and nodded with certainty. "Yang Liu."

"Exactly, Yang Liu... Do you all know that my Senior Brother has eight direct disciples, and one of them is a missing student named Liu Yang?"

"Liu Yang?" Everyone exchanged glances. "Yang Liu? You suspect this Yang Liu is the new Emperor Yong... Liu Yang?"

"Precisely! The names are so similar, and this Emperor Yong also claims to have a teacher..." Grandmaster Yang then voiced his speculation: "The most crucial point is the six assailants who suddenly appeared at the coronation ceremony. According to the intelligence report, their descriptions perfectly match Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang, and others. Furthermore, they fully obeyed the other party's teacher without any resistance... Besides my Senior Brother, I truly cannot think of anyone else who would possess such an ability."

Everyone fell silent simultaneously. Those who could cultivate to the Ancient Sage realm were all exceptionally intelligent. With so much evidence now so obvious, denying it would be an insult to their intelligence.

A student of Master Teacher Zhang, single-handedly unifying the Spirit Demon tribe... how could it feel so fantastical?