Chapter 1260: This is not something you should know

"Soybean Dynasty?" Yu Qian muttered to himself. "What in the world is the Soybean Dynasty? The name doesn't sound like a major power."

He looked at his two colleagues, who both shook their heads, indicating they had never heard of the Soybean Dynasty.

"Are you sure it's called the Soybean Dynasty?"

Seeing Yu Qian's reaction, the Emperor also felt a nagging doubt. He recalled what Lu Yang had said, which was indeed "our Soybean Dynasty." The Emperor had claimed they were a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty to bluff and appear stronger, fearing the deities might disrespect them. But why did the other party seem to have never heard of the Soybean Dynasty? The words were already out; it was too late to retract them.

Yu Qian noticed the Emperor's expression, discerning a hidden difficulty. "Please, speak freely," he urged.

Cold sweat beaded on the Emperor's forehead. Unsure how to answer, he said, "Esteemed Immortal, please don't ask any more questions."

"The White Horse Dynasty claims to be a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty?" When Yu Qian reported this, Emperor Xia reacted as if he had seen a ghost.

Lu Yang had informed Yu Qian about the White Horse Dynasty. Now, with the White Horse Dynasty claiming to be a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty, it was clear Lu Yang was behind it. Was Lu Yang really that quick? Less than a day after the seal was broken, he had already incorporated an external force into the Soybean Dynasty?

Emperor Xia remembered that the masters of Great Xia, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Demon Realm, the East Sea, and the Far North were all subjects of the Soybean Dynasty. He chuckled self-deprecatingly and muttered, "That's right, where in this world isn't part of the Soybean Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, what exactly is this Soybean Dynasty?"

Yu Qian's heart skipped a beat. Though the Emperor had spoken softly, Yu Qian, being at the Integration Stage, heard every word clearly. "Don't ask," Emperor Xia said, his face slightly clouded, dismissing Yu Qian.

Of course, he couldn't reveal anything about the Soybean Dynasty. How could he explain that everyone in the Soybean Dynasty, except for himself, started at the Half-Immortal stage, while he was merely at the Transformation Stage? It would be utterly humiliating.

Yu Qian grew increasingly shocked. What kind of power was this Soybean Dynasty, that even the Emperor was so tight-lipped about it, as if it were a taboo topic? But if it was such a powerful force, how had he never heard of it?

Suddenly, Yu Qian thought of the Heavenly Court. Before the Heavenly Court Cult appeared, who knew there was such a colossal entity in ancient times? Could the Soybean Dynasty be an equally terrifying entity, comparable to the Heavenly Court, hidden in the shadows?

The Emperor had said the entire world belonged to the Soybean Dynasty; did that mean Great Xia was part of it too? The warm sunlight streamed into the Grand Bright Hall, yet it cast a shadow in Emperor Xia's eyes. Yu Qian shivered, finding the hall unusually eerie.

Yu Qian retreated, leaving the Grand Bright Hall with only Emperor Xia inside.

Emperor Xia paid no attention to Yu Qian's reaction. He was pondering whether there was a deeper meaning behind the White Horse Dynasty becoming a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty. Unsure, he wanted to consult the Old Ancestor, but the Old Ancestor had gone outside the realm and wouldn't be back anytime soon. He had to figure it out himself.

"The White Horse Dynasty is too weak; even the weakest city could easily overrun them. With such a vast disparity in power, it's hard to guarantee the White Horse Dynasty would be treated as an equal."

"Now, the White Horse Dynasty has become a vassal state of the Soybean Dynasty, just as Great Xia, the Buddhist Kingdom, and other nations are vassals of the Soybean Dynasty."

"Is Lu Yang giving us a reason to treat the White Horse Dynasty equally, preventing them from being bullied, or is this a warning?"

"Perhaps this isn't Lu Yang's intention, but rather the will of the Ancient First Immortal behind him!"

Emperor Xia marveled at the wisdom of the Immortal Fairy. As expected of the Ancient First Immortal, truly benevolent towards the world, she had devised this method after a brief encounter with the White Horse Dynasty. Moreover, the White Horse Dynasty did not resist becoming a vassal state.

"Such ingenuity; I am truly ashamed of my own inferiority." Although the world praised Emperor Xia as the Emperor of the Ages, and he believed he deserved the title, compared to Emperor Doutian, he was far inferior.

"I must also inform the Demon Emperor and the others about this." Emperor Xia wrote four identical secret letters.

The five representatives had agreed during their meeting to share important information discovered while exploring the outside world.

The secret letters contained not only information about the White Horse Dynasty but also Emperor Xia's conjectures.

Emperor Xia believed that if he didn't write down his conjectures, Zhu Tian and the others wouldn't be able to grasp this point.

"By now, Senior Yu Qian should have already registered the White Horse Dynasty, right?"

Lu Yang flew through the vast cosmos, occasionally passing asteroids, finding it all very novel, which distracted him from thinking about the White Horse Dynasty.

When he had sent the Integration Stage cultivators home, their respective factions already knew about the White Horse Dynasty. Since all major powers were aware, no cultivator should dare to scheme against the White Horse Dynasty.

As for the rising sea levels in the White Horse Dynasty, there were plenty of cultivators in the cultivation world capable of solving that problem.

"Is this the calamitous star?"

Lu Yang found the star that Daoist Suihan had shattered with an arrow. He was there to clean up after Daoist Suihan; while Daoist Suihan could create the North and South Poles, he couldn't restore the calamitous star.

"Fortunately, there was no one on the calamitous star."

The Immortal Fairy yawned and flew out of the spiritual space. "Of course there wouldn't be anyone there. Do you think stars with life are common? In ancient times, only about one in ten million stars had life. The number must be even smaller now."

"Should we use the embryonic form of the Dao Fruit to restore the star?"

"Let's try."

Lu Yang rubbed his hands, a little excited. Restoring a star using the embryonic form of the Dao Fruit was theoretically possible, but practical success was uncertain. The calamitous star had a radius of ten thousand li, making it larger than even the White Horse Star.

The calamitous star had been shattered by Daoist Suihan, with countless fragments turning into meteorites flying in every direction. All that remained were its core and the attached geocentric matter.

Lu Yang activated the embryonic form of the Origin Tracing Dao Fruit, his thoughts connecting with the star's core, achieving a delicate balance.

"Origin Trace!"

The star's core generated a certain suction. Initially, nearby fragments responded and reattached to the core, followed by meteorites flying in all directions, which reversed course and returned to their original positions. It was like a jigsaw puzzle, gradually assembling into its intended form.

Finally, the cracks on the calamitous star's surface closed, making it impossible for anyone to tell it had ever been shattered.

"Success!" Lu Yang rejoiced; it was unexpectedly smooth and consumed very little spiritual energy.

"Little Yang is amazing!" The Immortal Fairy clapped her hands.

"Come on, let's continue searching for stars with life," Lu Yang declared, waving his hand to direct himself forward.

He felt more powerful than ever, capable of anything.

More than ten days passed in a flash.

"How have I flown for so long without seeing any living stars?" Lu Yang's initial ambition had waned. He had thought he would quickly find another White Horse Star, but now it seemed he had been too optimistic.

The Immortal Fairy showed no surprise. "I told you, stars with life are rare. There aren't even one in ten million."

"Besides, you're flying slowly. You definitely won't find one anytime soon."

Hearing the Immortal Fairy's words, Lu Yang deeply regretted not having left with Senior Sister and choosing to explore alone.

Among their first group of explorers, Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, and Jin Caiwei were with the Qilin Immortal; Old Meng was with Monarch Meng; and Sister Meng was with Senior Sister. Everyone else was accompanied by an Immortal, and Immortals surely flew faster than him.

In contrast, he was all alone, with no one to rely on.

Lu Yang's gaze fell upon the Immortal Fairy, who was entertaining herself by spinning in various directions.

Oh, wait, he was also accompanied by an Immortal; she just wasn't very useful.

"Why are you looking at me?" The Immortal Fairy felt that Little Yang's gaze was disrespectful to an Immortal. He should be secretly happy to have such a great beauty accompanying him.