Eternal Life as False Emperor

On the other side.

The elders of the sect knew their Sect Leader had returned when they saw the Void Cloud Whale.

They all came out to greet him.

Upon arrival, they found only the White Rainbow Swordsman Zhou Yan, accompanied by three juniors: Lin Feng, Su Yao, and Bai Zhirui, beside the Void Cloud Whale.

Where was any sign of their Sect Leader?

A female cultivator asked Su Yao in confusion, "Where is the Sect Leader? Why is she not present?"

Su Yao’s face turned crimson with embarrassment, wishing she could find a hole to hide in. For the moment, she truly did not know how to answer.

Although the space on the Void Cloud Whale was not small, for these cultivators, it wasn’t very large either.

Some things simply could not be concealed.

Zhou Yan glanced at the room shrouded in darkness on the Void Cloud Whale’s back and snorted disdainfully, "Scandalous!"

The elders who came understood the situation at once.

After all, such things had happened more than once or twice before with their Sect Leader, so they all left to mind their own business.

The elder in charge of hospitality stepped forward to exchange pleasantries with Zhou Yan.

Though Zhou Yan’s strength wasn’t among the most formidable in the major sects, his reputation was notably good.

After all, as long as a person who frequently speaks of righteousness hasn’t committed a major mistake, people are more inclined to view him as a person of noble character.

Of course, the more important reason was that not many people liked to argue with Zhou Yan over such matters of rhetoric.

Rather than waste time, they preferred to flatter him a bit to keep their ears in peace.

Zhou Yan, seeing the opposing party smiling brightly, felt increasingly displeased, "Fellow Daoist Wang, if I were you, I wouldn’t smile so happily right now."

Wang Haiwong, the guest elder of the Star Sea, didn’t take it to heart, "Does Fellow Daoist have any advice?"

Zhou Yan snorted coldly, "I heard your Sect Leader chose a young Crystal Stage cultivator to be the tributor elder of the Star Sea."

"And what’s more, they intend to provide this person’s disciple with elixirs capable of cultivation to the Divinity Transformation Stage."

"What?" Wang Haiwong widened his eyes in disbelief, and a flash of coldness appeared in his gaze as he looked at Su Yao, "Is what Fellow Daoist Zhou said true?"

Coming from Zhou Yan’s mouth, it naturally couldn’t be false. But this news was so shocking that he really couldn’t believe it.

It’s one thing for someone to be a tributor elder, although it sounds like a high status, it doesn’t truly allow one to govern anything.

Even if the Sect Leader brought back a pretty face to keep, so be it.

But giving resources for breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Stage to someone else entirely changed things.

Su Yao’s face turned pale, not daring to meet Wang Haiwong’s eyes. However, in front of the guest elder, she didn’t dare to lie either.

Such a matter would sooner or later be exposed.

Even she didn’t understand why her own master would make such a bold decision.

She hoped Bai Zhirui could join the Star Sea, so she could see her Sister Bai every day.

But she never expected Wenn Ziyan would invest so much to recruit Zheng Yi and his disciple.

"What Senior Zhou said...it’s all true."

The speed at which this news spread was far beyond Su Yao’s expectations. Before long, almost all the elders of the Star Sea and the expert hall masters of the sect had gathered.

Those who hadn’t come were simply not in the sect.

"I need to see the Sect Leader immediately!" Lin Junrong from the Star Sea Law Enforcement Hall shouted seriously.

Su Yao was almost in tears, "Hall Master Lin, it’s not that the disciple won’t inform you, but I simply cannot."

"Then move aside; I will personally go see the Sect Leader." Lin Junrong roared in fury.

The other elders and hall masters also demanded to see Wenn Ziyan immediately.

Resources for breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Stage had been given away so freely to an outsider—who could accept it?

If they were given to someone of great distinction, perhaps it would be understandable, but to the disciple of a Crystal Stage cultivator?

This is a case of helping outsiders, isn’t it?

They wanted to see what kind of captivating face this pretty boy, who had charmed their Sect Leader, had.

Facing these people, Su Yao was entirely helpless.

The only thing she could do was earnestly try to persuade them.

"Esteemed seniors, please calm down. My master must have her reasons for doing so. Elders, please be patient. Once my master finishes cultivating, she will surely provide you all with a reasonable explanation."

His words, instead of calming the elders, only made them angrier.

"If it’s just ordinary cultivation, there’s no need for the Sect Leader to even use the black box, is there?"

"Since the Sect Leader is cultivating, why not present her appointed tributor elder for us to see?"

"Yes! Let us help the Sect Leader scrutinize and see what kind of prodigy can be granted the position of the Star Sea tributor elder while still in the Crystal Stage."

Su Yao was even more distressed.

Zheng Yi is currently with her master in the little dark room...um...cultivating.

Even if she told them, no one would likely believe it, would they?

Zhou Yan’s disdainful voice sounded once more, "There’s no need for everyone to search hard. Everyone on the Void Cloud Whale is in the same place right now."

Originally, Wang Haiwong intended to escort Zhou Yan to a guest room before handling the matter concerning their Sect Leader.

After all, one shouldn’t air the family’s dirty laundry in public.

But Zhou Yan was adamant about not leaving, as if determined to see the spectacle through to the end.

With an outsider watching the spectacle, the elders grew even angrier.

"The Sect Leader has gone too far this time; we cannot turn a blind eye."

"The Star Sea has been passed down for over twenty thousand years. It cannot end here."

Seeing the elders in high spirits, Su Yao was at her wit’s end.

Wenn Ziyan, clad in white, grasped someone’s arm and flew out from the window of a palace, landing before the elders of the Star Sea.

"Am I so incompetent that I can ruin the legacy left by the sect forebears?"

With Wenn Ziyan’s arrival, the previously aggressive elders fell silent immediately.

They looked at each other, but no one dared to speak first.

Finally, it was the Law Enforcement Hall Master Lin Junrong who stepped forward, "Sect Leader, there is something I don’t understand; please enlighten us."

"What..."

Before Wenn Ziyan could finish her words, everyone saw dark clouds gather rapidly over the Star Sea, engulfing the sky.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was shrouded in darkness.

"Tribulation clouds? I haven’t heard of anyone breaking through?"

Soon, they knew who it was.

A strong fluctuation of Spiritual Qi emanated from Zheng Yi, who stood beside Wenn Ziyan.

Lin Junrong was baffled, "Is this breaking through to the Golden Core? But how is it possible?"

Those present were all elite experts, and they’d seen their fair share of Thunder Tribulations.

Even if they hadn’t seen many, they still knew what to expect during their own breakthroughs, right?

No one had ever seen such commotion during a Golden Core Thunder Tribulation.

Let alone a Golden Core Tribulation, even a Divinity Transformation Stage Thunder Tribulation was scarcely more intense.

"Whatever it is, let’s discuss it later."

Seeing the situation, Wenn Ziyan grabbed Zheng Yi and flew towards the Tribulation Platform in the rear mountain of the Star Sea.

With all her strength, the Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator propelled Zheng Yi forward rapidly, as the scene around them blurred past.

Soon, his feet seemed to touch the ground. Upon taking another look, they had arrived on a massive open platform.

The platform was about the size of four to five football fields, lower in the middle and higher at the edges. Naturally formed stone steps ringed the area like mushrooms in an orderly manner.

On closer inspection, the array around the platform shimmered faintly with light.

"This is the Tribulation Platform of the Star Sea. It can help withstand part of the Thunder Tribulation force, making it easier for you to overcome it."

"However, the Tribulation Platform only serves as an aid; whether you can endure it depends on yourself."

After a moment of hesitation, Wenn Ziyan added one more thing.

"Should you really not endure it, just call out my name. I can help dispel the Tribulation Thunder."

"But if it’s possible, I hope it won’t come to that."