Chapter 2161: 辱骂帝君

Having heard the simple operating method, Zhang Xuan did not hesitate. With a flick of his wrist, a card appeared in his palm, which he lightly shook and inserted into the card slot in front of him.

Light shone brightly, and white light flashed on the wall, forming a light screen.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He pondered for a moment, then imprinted Zhao Ya's name and appearance onto the screen.

His parents, disciples, and servants had all entered the Divine Mountain, but he believed his eldest disciple would be the first to achieve a breakthrough.

Therefore, he wanted to first check what had happened, as there had been no news for three or four hours.

The light screen flickered, and characters seemed to emerge.

"He's about to lose face..."

"I've seen this situation before," one said. "Remember Wang Xiao from three years ago? He couldn't bear the thought of his descendant being unpromising, so he came to investigate. But he ended up discovering his son was asleep on the Divine Mountain... It became a laughingstock!"

"Yes," another chimed in, "that was a huge embarrassment. The prestigious Wang Clan, one of Netherworld City's top ten families, fell apart overnight. Now they're not even considered a third-rate family!"

"This guy will probably be the same," another added. "Don't mind how polite the City Lord was to him just now; once the results are revealed, he'll surely be looked down upon and never be able to hold his head high again..."

The few middle-aged men following behind lowered their voices, their faces wreathed in smiles.

Just as they were relishing the thought of watching Zhang Xuan make a fool of himself, they suddenly felt their entire bodies tense as an extremely powerful aura of majesty emanated from the wall.

Boom!

The aura surged, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. Not only the wall but the entire room shook incessantly.

"This is... the aura of an Emperor?"

Someone cried out, their pupils contracting. Unable to control themselves any longer, everyone uniformly fell to their knees.

"I am Emperor Fumen of Gengjin Heaven. Zhao Ya is suited to cultivate the techniques of my Gengjin Heaven. I have taken her."

A voice devoid of any emotion slowly resonated.

The voice was not loud, yet it was like a massive hammer striking the soul. Those who heard it trembled uncontrollably; not only their bodies, but even their thoughts were unable to resist.

"An Emperor?"

"An Emperor... took his student?"

Trembling incessantly, their scalps tingled, and they looked at the young man in front of them again, feeling as if they were going mad.

They had thought that his disciple, like Wang Xiao's son, had fallen asleep on the Divine Mountain, or was injured, or had not received any divine energy. They never dreamed that she would be favored by an Emperor and personally taken!

And the key thing was that the Emperor even left a message to explain...

An Emperor explaining...

This kind of honor was greater than anything else!

They had originally intended to mock him, but they never dreamed of this outcome.

Looking up at the young man nearby, they expected him to be so excited he couldn't control himself, but saw his brow furrowing tighter and tighter, his face so gloomy it seemed about to drip water.

An Emperor taking someone and personally nurturing them was an immense honor. Shouldn't he be jumping with joy?

Why this expression?

"Young Master Zhang, quickly express your gratitude..." Filled with urgency, Wu Fangqing hastily called out.

Offending others wasn't a big deal, but offending an Emperor...

No matter how strong someone was, they couldn't save him!

Before his words even fell, the young man in front of them spoke, his voice filled with fury: "Damn it... Just because you're an Emperor, you can be so arrogant and take someone without my permission? Where's your face?!"

Zhang Xuan was practically fuming.

Can an Emperor just do whatever they want?

This is my student! Taking them away to train without even a notification, that's just too shameless...

"Master..."

Zhang Jia felt a wave of dizziness and almost burst into tears.

Didn't you tell me to be low-key before we came?

Your student was taken by an Emperor, and you're unhappy and even cursing...

Is this your low-key attitude?

Criticizing an Emperor—although given their status, they might not care—but isn't this too blatant!

Shocked to the point of nearly fainting, when he looked again, he saw his young master imprinting Zheng Yang's portrait and name onto the wall.

As soon as the name appeared, another power that oppressed everyone's souls descended.

"I am Emperor Zhuoyang of Lieyang Heaven. Zheng Yang is suited to cultivate the techniques of my Lieyang Heaven. I have taken him."

"Damn it... You shameless lot..."

Amidst his furious roar, he once again imprinted Lu Chong's name and portrait.

"I am Demonic Monarch Qiankun of Youhun Heaven. Lu Chong is suited to cultivate the techniques of my Youhun Heaven. I have taken him."

His body stiff, Zhang Xuan continued.

"I am Immortal Maiden Linglong of Linglong Heaven. Wang Ying and Wei Ruyan are very much to my liking. I have taken them."

"I am Emperor Yun Chi of Yunchi Heaven. I am very pleased with Kong Shiyao and Liu Yang."

After checking several more, Emperors appeared one after another, leaving their messages. Wu Fangqing and the few middle-aged men were all dumbfounded where they stood, feeling like they wanted to die.

Especially the latter group, who had originally come to watch the show and see someone humiliated, never in their wildest dreams expected this outcome.

Emperors appearing one after another, like a constant parade...

Aren't such powerful figures supposed to be elusive, like dragons whose heads are seen but not their tails?

How come they've all come out to recruit people?

Is this really necessary? How can it be so exaggerated?

Swallowing constantly, the few middle-aged men exchanged glances, each seeing horror in the other's eyes.

They had previously mocked his disciples as being inferior to their own sons and juniors. Only now did they understand that compared to his students... their own good-for-nothing offspring were nothing!

It was laughable that they hadn't known their place and had spoken such nonsense to him.

Fearing that he would settle scores with them later, they looked up at the young man in front of them, only to see him intensely agitated, again pointing at the wall and cursing wildly: "You shameless lot, they are all my students..."

Everyone trembled even more violently, not daring to interrupt.

Cursing an Emperor...

This guy must be crazy...

"Young Master... where's our low profile?" Tears streamed down Zhang Jia's face.

He had thought his master was firm in character, but never expected him to be so unreliable.

Wu Fangqing felt dizzy, as if his soul had exploded.

After cursing for a while, Zhang Xuan calmed down.

In fact, it might not be entirely bad that the Emperors took Zhao Ya and the others.

Following him, it would be difficult for them to rapidly improve their strength, but with an Emperor personally intervening and providing unlimited resources, it would be much faster.

"What about Sun Qiang and my parents?"

Having checked all ten of his disciples, who had all been claimed by Emperors, Zhang Xuan looked at the wall again.

All his disciples had been personally trained by him and had their meridians purified with Heavenly Dao Qi, so it was normal for them to be favored by Emperors. As for Sun Qiang and his parents... their foundations weren't as good, and they were older, so they probably wouldn't be favored, right?

With a tap of his finger, Sun Qiang's name and image appeared.

"I am an Emissary of Sword God Heaven. I am currently imparting swordsmanship to Sun Qiang, Zhang Zhenxing, and Wang Mengya. Once the teaching is complete, they will naturally return!"

A faint voice resonated.

"Even Sword God Heaven, which always remains secluded, sent someone?"

Everyone was speechless once more.

Sword God Heaven, like Zizai Heaven, always kept to itself and was incredibly mysterious. How could it get involved this time and even impart swordsmanship to three pseudo-gods?

He had brought thirteen people: ten were taken by Emperors, and three were being taught swordsmanship by an Emissary of Sword God Heaven...

This was truly unbelievable...

"Alright..."

Seeing that his parents and Sun Qiang hadn't been taken away, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

At least a few people were left with him.

However, imparting swordsmanship would definitely take time, so he would just have to wait.

Never expecting such an outcome from the Divine Mountain, Zhang Xuan turned around with a helpless expression, only then realizing that everyone was kneeling on the ground, their eyes filled with deep admiration.

This guy's dozen-plus students and servants were all connected to Emperors... Their future was bound to be boundless. Even the most foolish among them now understood how to interact with him.

"I don't like to show off; I prefer to keep a low profile," Zhang Xuan said after a moment of thought. "I don't want what happened today to spread. I hope everyone can keep it a secret..."

He just wanted to cultivate simply and find Luo Ruoxi as soon as possible.

If this matter were to be exposed, he would definitely become a target for all. At that time, if powerful figures came to cause trouble, he might not even be able to protect himself.

After much thought, he decided it was better to tell everyone not to reveal it.

"Low profile..." The corners of everyone's mouths twitched.

We didn't see you being "low profile" when you were cursing the Emperors just now...

Though they thought this, they dared not say it aloud. Moreover, with Emperors involved, they dared not utter any nonsense. They all nodded simultaneously: "Yes!"

"Let's go out!"

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the room.

"City Lord Wu, do you have any books on sword techniques or cultivation methods here that I could borrow and read?"

Knowing that his parents and Sun Qiang wouldn't be returning from the Divine Mountain anytime soon, Zhang Xuan had nothing to do. He remembered something and turned around.

Although he didn't need Heavenly Dao cultivation techniques to break through now, he still needed to read books.

Only by understanding Heavenly Dao cultivation techniques could he create even more profound methods to make his own strength grow stronger and stronger.

"If Young Master Zhang needs books, our family has many!"

"We also have many at home, we'll send someone to bring them over right away!"

"I can't speak for other things, but as for cultivation manuals and secret techniques, we have everything..."

Before Wu Fangqing could even speak, the few middle-aged men on the side eagerly tried to curry favor.

Now, they were only afraid that this person had no requests. If he did, they would go through fire and water to fulfill them.

"Then I shall trouble you all..."

Seeing how enthusiastic these people were, Zhang Xuan did not decline.

He first entered the City Lord's Residence's library. Two hours later, all the books inside had been collected. Immediately after, the book collections from the families of the few middle-aged men were also brought there.

Zhang Xuan continuously read.

Three hours later, he had scanned through all the books.

Although most of the cultivation techniques in Netherworld City's books were only at the peak of High-tier Deity, with very few at the Heavenly God Realm, by reading so many books, he gained a deeper understanding of the God Realm and a profound comprehension of cultivation methods.

"If I'm not mistaken... the next realm will be 'Teacher-Student Sentiment'!"

After carefully studying the layers of mysteries within the Heavenly Dao cultivation techniques and recalling his students who had been taken by various Emperors, Zhang Xuan found a direction for his subsequent cultivation methods.

Although he didn't have a concrete method yet, he had the general idea. With careful deliberation, it would eventually form a perfect theory.

Once the refinement was complete, breaking through to the Heavenly God Realm might be effortless.

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