Chapter 2246: Standing

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the Heavenly Mandate Realm, the atmosphere around areas surrounding the Heavenly Mandate Academy was very oppressive. The cultivators stood in the sky while their might shrouded over the entire Heavenly Mandate City.

The cultivators in the city moved towards this area. However, they did not dare get too close. They gazed at the God-like figures from afar.

They lamented in their minds. The Heavenly Mandate Academy had undergone all kinds of trials and tribulations since its founding. They experienced several life or death battles. Moreover, the lineups of these battles were always incredible. In addition, every single battle seemed to be associated with the white-haired youth from the Heavenly Mandate Academy.

On this day, something was happening yet again. It was, again, due to Ye Futian. Moreover, the scale this time had surpassed any of the previous times. Members of the top factions from the Divine Prefecture, Dark World, and the Empty Divine Realm had gathered together on this day.

Here, on this day, one could say that it was a grand banquet.

A breeze gently went by. The surroundings of the Heavenly Mandate Academy were extremely silent. Everyone was waiting quietly, though each bearing a different objective.

From afar, sounds of people drinking alcohol appeared occasionally. It was Mei Ting, sitting alone and drinking atop a tavern.

In the battle back then, Mei Ting was able to intervene directly. However, for today’s battle, even Mei Ting could not intervene. The lineup this time around could not even be compared to the lineup in the battle back then. Multiple powerful cultivators had been gathered today, and many of them were the leaders of those top factions. Some of these people’s individual strength surpassed his.

Just on the Divine Prefecture alone, several domain chief-level characters had arrived. In addition, some ridiculously powerful cultivators had passed their Great Path divine tribulation. There were 18 domains in the Divine Prefecture and many influential and powerful characters, and now, more than half of them had come to the Original Realm.

Time passed slowly. Everyone was amazingly patient. They waited quietly. No one seemed to be in a rush.

Now, only Ye Futian needed to arrive.

Of course, many cultivators were here to watch; they had no intention of being involved in this storm.

In truth, Ye Futian’s status today was also not comparable to back then. Many exceptionally strong cultivators stood behind him. For example, the master from Four Corner Village and the more recent Ziwei Imperial Palace. Just as Lord Taixuan said, it might be better if they killed Ye Futian right then and there. If they failed to kill Ye Futian, the hidden consequences would be more profound.

Now, no one knew how this battle would unfold. While many powerful cultivators from various factions had come, how many would actually participate in the battle against Ye Futian?

Everything was still unknown.

Amid the silence surrounding the Heavenly Mandate Academy, occasional chatters would appear. Some people whispered. Time passed by quickly, and after a while, a vast and powerful might suddenly spread across the sky. In that instant, everyone raised their head to look into the sky.

Everyone inside Heavenly Mandate City could feel the invisible and forceful pressure arising from the might. They looked up.

As soon as they looked up, bright star lights flew across the sky like meteors, and they headed straight towards Heavenly Mandate City.

Before long, those bright rays of divine light landed in a central area of Heavenly Mandate Academy. Then, just above the Heavenly Mandate Academy, multiple figures appeared above everyone.

The practitioners from various top factions below the figure moved away. They then raised their head to look at those figures.

Multiple powerful cultivators surrounded ye Futian. He continued to move and walk downward. Beams of overbearing aura shot towards them. However, the lineup of cultivators around Ye Futian was equally frightening. An invisible force blocked the assault of the others’ might.

Everyone looked at Ye Futian walk down until he arrived inside Heavenly Mandate Academy.

“Welcome back,” Lord Taixuan smiled and said to Ye Futian. The Heavenly Mandate Academy was once again facing a disaster. Everything was because Ye Futian was too outstanding. In Ziwei Segmentum, he had yet again achieved something that no one else had done before.

Moreover, this time, he came back with a group of incredibly powerful cultivators.

“Yes.” Ye Futian nodded. “I hope you are well, lord.”

“How can I not be? But these people, they have not given up on killing you,” said Lord Taixuan as he raised his head to gesture at the sky. Then, the sovereign of Golden Divine Nation Gai Cang’s body was already emitting a frightening golden divine light glow. The other cultivators had also released their path might, which spread down and shrouded the entire space below them.

However, many factions that were part of the agreement had not begun to move. This prompted Gai Cang to ask, “Everyone, what are you waiting for?”

“What is the Great Emperor’s purpose of opening a passage to the Void Realm? What does he want you to do? My fellow compatriots from the Divine Prefecture, I urge you to seriously consider that,” said Ye Futian loudly. “I cultivated at the Divine Prefecture’s Shangqing Domain’s Four Corner Village. I can also be considered a member of the Divine Prefecture. Now, I have inherited Great Emperor Ziwei’s legacy. What’s so bad about that? If you are willing to lend me a hand today, you will be able to freely head to the Great Emperor’s Cultivation Court in the Ziwei Segmentum to cultivate. I can already summon the Imperial Star directly. Any practitioner who is compatible can inherit the Power of the Imperial Star.”

Ye Futian’s voice covered the entire sky. This made the faces of Gai Cang and a few others distort. However, they did not dare to do anything alone. After all, the lineup around Ye Futian was also incredibly powerful. If the cultivators on their side had not yet decided, it would be easy for him to be annihilated.

“Gai Qiong, you are a practitioner under the Great Emperor. How dare you conspire together with Gai Cang? Just why did the Great Emperor send you the lower realm? Now, you are working with practitioners of the outer realms against the Heavenly Mandate Academy, a Divine Prefecture faction?” Ye Futian’s gaze locked on to the person behind Gai Cang as he shouted, “In the future, when the Great Emperor starts assigning blames, can you withstand the accusations?

“Also, to the other Divine Prefecture factions, if you work with these people from the outer realms today, how will you explain it to the Great Emperor in the future?’

Ye Futian’s words really made many Divine Prefecture factions worry. The events today were indeed too boisterous. The Imperial Palace would most certainly learn of it, and they were afraid they might have some thoughts about it.

Of course, not all top factions of the Divine Prefecture were under the command of the Imperial Palace. Only the chief manors set up by the Great Emperor in the 18 domains were considered forces directly under the Imperial Palace.

“Emperor Ye is right. You have to know what your priorities are. This time, my ancient royal family of Duan stands with Emperor Ye,” said Duan Tianxiong, prompting Ye Futian to look at him oddly. To Duan Tianxiong, this was also a huge gamble.

Even though their relationship was already quite good, one could not really say they were very close. After all, everything they had faced was a life-or-death situation.

However, the situation today was an opportunity. Everyone could see Ye Futian’s future. The gamble was on whether Ye Futian would live or die on the day and the conclusion of this crisis. After many years of cultivation, who would not want to progress further?

In the Shangqing Domain, Duan Tianxiong’s Duan Ancient Royal Family was in the Middle Third Heaven tier. Several major factions from the Upper Third Heaven still existed and were suppressing them.

Duan Tianxiong’s plane level had also stopped progressing for many years. Ye Futian would be his opportunity.

Otherwise, it was difficult for him to progress even a step further.

“This is… He is gambling everything he has, huh?” Many cultivators from the Divine Prefecture looked at Duan Tianxiong, including some of the top factions from the Shangqing Domain. If he were to fail, the consequences would be unimaginable!