On the square, the moment Xia Huang’s voice sounded, Xu Zong knew that he couldn’t keep a low profile anymore.

The next moment, as expected, a force directly wrapped his body, the force was not overbearing, but very gentle, yet it made him completely unable to resist, and he flew directly towards the Tianmang Palace above.

“Master!”

Yiji immediately became anxious when he saw this, and angrily pulled out a long halberd, while the other four gods and demons, also in unison, glared at Xia Huang with a fierce look, taking out the magic weapon Xu Zong had given them.

Several Heavenly Immortals beside them were startled and quickly flew away from the side of these gods and demons.

“Do not be disrespectful, step back!”

Xu Zong’s expression changed, and he quickly shouted at the five people.

The actions of the five people immediately stopped, and they looked at each other for a moment. Seeing Xu Zong’s serious expression, they had to put away their magic weapons and silently returned to their original positions.

Seeing them settle down, the surrounding Heavenly Immortals breathed a sigh of relief.

The combat power of the returning Void gods and demons was comparable to that of the Heavenly Immortals. It was not something that ordinary Heavenly Immortals could easily confront. The lives of the gods and demons who had undergone body refining were far more tenacious than those of the Heavenly Immortals, and they were more brutal and fearless of death. In a real fight, ordinary Heavenly Immortals would be afraid of these returning Void gods and demons.

Xu Zong also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In front of Xia Huang, who was not a Heavenly Immortal but a True Immortal, among all the Pure Yang True Immortals in the Three Realms, Xia Huang was also one of the best. If the five of them were to rebel, it would be during such an important event as the Immortal Destiny Assembly, and they would be suppressed by Xia Huang in minutes!

However, he was also somewhat moved in his heart. These gods and demons really treated him as their master.

At the top of the Tianmang Palace, Xia Huang’s brows were slightly furrowed. Seeing Xu Zong reprimand those gods and demons, he didn’t say anything and continued to exert his Pure Yang power, wrapping Xu Zong from below and lifting him up to stand in front of him.

In the magnificent hall, Xu Zong stood alone in front of Xia Huang, while below were many Heavenly Immortal ancestors.

“Who are you, a little kid from which family, coming to play in my Great Xia World?”

In the hall, Xia Huang’s face showed no joy or anger, and he asked calmly.

The many Heavenly Immortal ancestors below also perked up their ears at his words.

Many of them knew who Xu Zong was, but they had no idea about his origins or which emperor of a great world he was relying on. Even the venerable Heavenly Immortal ancestors had to bow their heads to a great world emperor. If they could establish a relationship with a great world emperor, it would be a great thing for their tribes.

“This, reporting to Xia Huang, it is really inconvenient to disclose.”

Xu Zong bowed slightly to Xia Huang, showing great respect, but his tone of voice was not relaxed at all.

“Oh?”

Xia Huang nodded thoughtfully at his words.

Could it be that he is the illegitimate child of a certain Daoist friend? That’s why he can’t say?

“Do you know that in this Immortal Destiny Assembly, if you can get into the top three, my master will choose one person to be his disciple?”

When Xia Huang said this, the Heavenly Immortals, Earth Immortals, and even the myriad True Men who were about to participate in the competition below were all stirred up.

“Master Xia Huang! That’s a Dao Ancestor figure!”

“A Dao Ancestor wants to take on a disciple?”

“Child, you must seize this opportunity!”

“Xuan’er, you must get into the top three!”

For a moment, countless Heavenly Immortal ancestors excitedly transmitted their voices to their descendants. The myriad geniuses standing on the square were all excited and unable to contain themselves.

“If I offend the Shaoyan Clan, if I can become a disciple of a Dao Ancestor, the Shaoyan Clan will be nothing!”

Jining’s heart was also stirred up.

“If I can become a disciple of the Chi Ming Dao Ancestor, it would be easy to pull the little cat out of the cycle of reincarnation!”

Teng Qingshan was even more excited, his eyes shining brightly.

He had heard from his cousin that Xia Huang’s master was the Chi Ming Dao Ancestor, the founder of the Chi Ming Nine Heavens Diagram. It was not difficult for a True Immortal to pull someone out, and it was even easier for a Dao Ancestor to do so!

Many other geniuses from various sects and tribes also made up their minds. In this Immortal Destiny Assembly, they must show their full strength and eliminate all obstacles!

In the Tianmang Palace above.

“If you get into the top three and my master chooses you, how will you explain it to your family elders?”

Xia Huang, ignoring the commotion below, looked at Xu Zong with a deep gaze.

In the Three Realms, there were quite a few Dao Ancestors, and each Dao Ancestor had their own power. For example, the Chi Ming Dao Ancestor, including dozens of great worlds including the Great Xia World, belonged to the Chi Ming Dao Ancestor’s territory. These great worlds and some small worlds were collectively referred to as the Chi Ming Domain!

Other Dao Ancestors also had their own domains, and there were also differences in the closeness of the relationships between each Dao Ancestor.

If this child’s elders belonged to a Dao Ancestor’s domain with a bad relationship with the Chi Ming Dao Ancestor, then when the time came, his master would lose face. If a Dao Ancestor lost face, it would be a big deal!

“This, the junior already has a master.”

Xu Zong hesitated for a moment and had to say.

“My master is very good to me, and I don’t plan to take another master.”

The implication was that he couldn’t reveal his identity, but he could reveal his existence.

Just saying that he had a teacher, without saying the teacher’s name, should be fine, right?

At Xia Huang’s words, the hand holding the armrest suddenly tightened, and a strong light flashed in his eyes.

Already have a master?

Don’t plan to take another master?

That’s a Dao Ancestor-level master!

Even if you already have a master at the level of a Pure Yang True Immortal, if you can take another Dao Ancestor as your master, no one would refuse! To say that you don’t plan to take another master… could it be that you already have a Dao Ancestor as your teacher?

The Celestial Fox by Xia Huang’s side, as well as the Heavenly Immortals nearby, also had a stormy sea in their hearts when they heard these words.

“Could it really be a Dao Ancestor’s disciple?”

“It’s hard to say…”

“I think it’s very likely!”

Countless divine powers were transmitting voices up and down the Tianmang Palace.”So it is. Since you do not intend to take a master, I shall not insist.”

The Summer Emperor’s expression softened somewhat. He did not press further, perhaps because it involved the Ancestral Daoist; it was better not to inquire too deeply. He himself had said that his origins were inconvenient to reveal.

“Servant, bring a seat!”

The Summer Emperor then commanded.

Instantly, a Heavenly Immortal flashed into the great hall, waved his hand, and a chair slightly smaller than the Summer Emperor’s dragon throne appeared beside him, with a table in front bearing precious immortal fruits and fine wines.

“Please, take a seat.”

The Summer Emperor said with a gentle expression.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Xu Zong had no choice but to bow and sit beside the Summer Emperor.

“To you, this Immortal Fate Assembly is but a game. Just watch the battle from here.”

The Summer Emperor said this to Xu Zong, then turned his gaze to the Heavenly Immortal who had appeared with a flash.

“King Qi, begin!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The Heavenly Immortal King Qi nodded solemnly, then stepped out of the great hall and knelt respectfully at the entrance.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

“Greetings, Your Majesty!”

At the same time, the many Heavenly Immortals, immortals, and myriad beings below all knelt down and respectfully bowed to the Summer Emperor. Ji Ning and Teng Qingshan were no exceptions.

At this moment, Xu Zong was numb.

How had he suddenly been deprived of the right to participate?

Although the Immortal Fate Assembly was indeed a game to me, I truly came here to play the game! Watching from the stage is not as interesting as participating in person.

“Open the live broadcast room!”

Xu Zong quickly chanted in his heart, and suddenly an inexplicable fluctuation radiated from him, enveloping a hundred meters around him, including the Summer Emperor, without anyone noticing.

Following that, several Xu Zongs appeared one after another in the live broadcast room, each as an intangible phantom.

“Something big has happened!”

The Xu Zong from the wilderness sat there with a poker face, but shouted loudly in the live broadcast room.

“The Summer Emperor won’t let me in!”

“Really?”

Several Xu Zongs were shocked and gathered together, exchanging words and glances.

“Rise.”

The Summer Emperor’s voice was not loud, but it rang out like a bell throughout the entire imperial city.

The people kneeling below all stood up.

With a wave of his hand, the Summer Emperor conjured a landscape painting that flew into the sky, rapidly enlarging to cover half of the imperial city, with a bright moon and many rivers and mountains that looked lifelike, as if it were a real world.

It was the Bright Moon Landscape Scroll.

At that moment, King Qi stepped forward, appearing above the myriad geniuses, and began to read the rules.

In this Immortal Fate Assembly, there are a total of over ninety-nine thousand participants. Each of these tens of thousands will receive a talisman, then enter the Bright Moon Landscape Scroll, which contains a small world within, spanning tens of thousands of miles. Over a hundred thousand participants will enter and fight each other for their opponents’ talismans. After one year, the eighty individuals with the most talismans will be considered to have passed, and the rest will be moved to a place for a battle, selecting another sixteen individuals. These ninety-six individuals will then be able to enter the arena for the final battle.

If all talismans are lost, one will be directly moved out of the landscape scroll. Although disqualified, at least one’s life is preserved.

If there are only eighty people left before the year is up, then this round in the landscape scroll will end, and these eighty will be considered to have passed the test and enter the next round of the arena battle.

The entire Bright Moon Landscape Scroll is under the observation of the Summer Emperor. During the competition, the use of talismans, strange objects, puppets, and other means of cheating is forbidden. If discovered, the penalty is death!

Immediately, the Bright Moon Landscape Scroll erupted with a tremendous suction force, drawing all ninety-nine thousand plus geniuses into the scroll, randomly moving them to various places within the landscape.

In front of each genius who appeared in the landscape scroll, a green talisman appeared, and then the nearby geniuses immediately began a fierce battle.

Atop the Heavenly Brilliance Hall.

“Your Majesty, I have an idea.”

Just as the fierce battle in the landscape scroll began, Xu Zong suddenly spoke to the Summer Emperor.

“An idea?”

The Summer Emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at Xu Zong.

“Indeed.”

Xu Zong tentatively said.

“This Immortal Fate Assembly occurs once every three hundred years and has been held countless times over the ages. The rules are indeed reasonable, but watching like this always feels a bit stale, so I have a suggestion!”

He spoke very cautiously, fully utilizing the skill of speaking appropriately to the audience.

“Let’s hear it.”

Upon hearing this, the Summer Emperor also assumed a listening posture.

This young man is likely a disciple of the Ancestral Daoist, and thus on par with himself. In the future, he will at least be a figure of the Celestial God or True Immortal level. The Summer Emperor thought it proper to give him some face.

“Like this, like that…”

Xu Zong then simply transmitted his thoughts to the Summer Emperor.

The Summer Emperor unconsciously tapped his fingers on the armrest of the dragon throne, listening for a while, then his lips suddenly curled into a smile.

“Interesting!”