The Empress glanced at Chen Nan. Seeing he said nothing, she spoke, “This fellow mastered the power of seven laws and became the rules that mended the heavens of the Immortal Realm.”
“He is the ruler of the Immortal Realm.”
As soon as she said this, Jia Cui and the others gasped in shock. They never imagined their son had become the ruler of the Immortal Realm.
“Brother, if we go to the Immortal Realm, will I be an invincible existence?” Chen Xiazhi asked excitedly. “Can I fly through the sky and burrow through the earth? Can I catch a dragon and be a dragon rider?”
Chen Hanlu scoffed, “Look at your pathetic state. What’s the point of just one dragon? At least two!”
Chen Nan smiled, “While it’s possible, the dragon race once helped me when I was in trouble. Wouldn't it be a bit of bullying if you did that?”
Chen Shan looked at him with a gratified gaze, “You’ve got one thing right, no matter how much you grow, you never bully others with your power, nor do you look down on them.”
Jia Cui said proudly, “Of course not. Who do you think educated this child?”
Chen Nan looked at his mother, “Mom, can you contact Uncle and Grandpa? Let them come to the Immortal Realm to live too.”
“I think every cultivator’s biggest dream is to live in the Immortal Realm.”
The great tribulation was imminent. Even the Azure Dragon said the possibility of changing the tribulation was one in ten thousand.
Therefore, he had to prepare early.
Even if he couldn’t stop the great tribulation, he had to prolong the lives of his loved ones as much as possible.
Chen Shan keenly sensed that there might be hidden reasons. “Son, is something going to happen?”
“Why do you want us to immigrate to the Immortal Realm?”
Chen Nan was stunned, “Why do you ask, old man?”
“Let’s just say, if I bought a house while working out of town, wouldn’t I invite my relatives and friends to visit?”
“Is there anything wrong with that?”
Chen Shan was speechless. He felt as though his son was deliberately hiding something. Otherwise, he wouldn’t suggest they all immigrate to the Immortal Realm.
After dinner, Chen Nan contacted Li Mu. He asked Li Mu to bring all the relatives from the Nine Clans over in three days.
Besides Li Mu, Xu Qingxin, Jian Ning, He Shanshan, Xie Ling’er, Ye Wanzhi, and the people from the Huashan Sword Sect had also received his calls. He asked them to bring their immediate families to the capital.
His ability was limited. He could only send his own relatives and friends to live in the Immortal Realm first. Even if he couldn’t change that great tribulation, this method could at least allow them to live for another thousand years.
The next evening, Chen Nan and Li Mu met at Houhai. Tonight, Gu Gang Bar was reopening. He had come to capture and kill Fei Yao, who controlled the path of beasts, and seize the path of beasts from him.
“Honestly, when you called me yesterday and asked me to bring the Nine Clans into the Immortal Realm.”
“I did fantasize that you would let hundreds of millions of Chinese people live in the Immortal Realm,” Li Mu knew about the impending great tribulation. With his understanding of Chen Nan, it was entirely reasonable for Chen Nan to do so.
Chen Nan gave a wry smile, “Don’t think of me as that noble and great.”
This time, Li Mu did not hide his inner thoughts, “You have always given me the impression of being noble and great.”
“People have vanity,” Chen Nan said, smoking, “Everything I did before was to satisfy my own vanity, to make myself appear more noble.”
“But this time, I want to live more purely.”
“Instead of saying I’m blocking the great tribulation for all beings in the world.”
“It’s better to say it’s for the relatives around me, my loved ones, and you guys.”
“If I can’t even protect the relatives and loved ones around me.”
“How can I protect all the people in the world?”
Li Mu stared at him blankly for a long time. Then he grinned and said, “You finally said something human.”
“Yeah, this way you seem more human.”
“Before, your persona was too perfect, it gave me a sense of distance, like you were out of reach.”
“Everyone has a selfish side, even saints.”
“Otherwise, there wouldn’t be the saying ‘When one man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven’.”
“If saints weren’t selfish, why would they only bring their chickens and dogs to ascend?”
Chen Nan: “I also want to protect all beings, but it has to be within my capabilities.”
“And this time, my abilities cannot protect all beings in the world.”
Changing the subject, he said, “Going by your words, do you truly like me now? So, should we consider the matter between me and your sister?”
Li Mu cursed, “Get lost, you scoundrel!”
At nine o’clock in the evening, the neon lights of Gu Gang Bar lit up. Unlike the colorful neon of other bars, Gu Gang’s neon was bright red. It looked monotonous, but on this bar street, it looked very conspicuous. It gave a sense of incongruity.
Not long after the bar opened, young men and women started entering one after another. Chen Nan and Li Mu also walked in.
This bar had three floors. The first and second floors were where guests drank. The third floor was the owner’s private room.
The room was dimly lit and smelled of fine sandalwood. However, it couldn’t mask the faint ghostly aura. In addition, a few stray cats were kept here. They all looked listless, dozing on the wine cabinet, sofas, and tables.
Chen Nan used his spiritual vision technique and saw human souls within those stray cats. They were all young women. This filled Chen Nan with intense killing intent. He incited others to die, sent them to the path of beasts to reincarnate as animals, and then kept them. This Fei Yao was truly worse than an animal!
“What would you two like to drink?” A staff member politely walked over.
Chen Nan said, “I heard Gu Gang has a cocktail called ‘Meng Po’s Soup’ that can help people forget their troubles. My brother and I would like to try it.” He and Li Mu both put on a dejected demeanor, appearing as though they were barely hanging on after being beaten down by life. This fit the image of people coming to drown their sorrows.
The staff member said, “Our Gu Gang’s ‘Meng Po’s Soup’ is indeed famous, but only our boss can make it. Most importantly, it’s not cheap.”
Li Mu chuckled, “How much can a glass of cocktail cost?”
The staff member said, “Twenty thousand.”
Li Mu feigned surprise, “Isn’t that too expensive?”
Chen Nan directly scanned the code and paid forty thousand yuan, “If twenty thousand yuan can make one forget their troubles, it’s not too expensive.”
The staff member said politely, “In that case, please wait a moment, sirs. I’ll go invite the boss to make ‘Meng Po’s Soup’ for you.” He then turned and left, went to the bar counter, and dialed a number on the intercom.
*Knock, knock, knock!*
A moment later, footsteps could be heard from the wooden stairs. Then, a middle-aged man in a black robe with a dark complexion appeared before Chen Nan. His appearance made the dozen listless cats show expressions of fear. Chen Nan knew this was Fei Yao.
“Attack!” With a command, he lunged towards Fei Yao like a leopard!