I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Considering that the Lord of Kowloon City was still alive, Shen Ming planned to wait for a suitable opportunity to discuss the matter further.

Half an hour later, Xuan Yuan and the Lord of Nine Dragons City had a pleasant conversation and confirmed the alliance between Xuan Tian Sect and Nine Dragons City.

When he left, Shen Ming did not take the demons from Longzang with him.

Kowloon City lost the consciousness of the Ancestral Dragon and the bones of the Supreme Ancestral Dragon, leaving only nine dragon veins underground.

After today's cleanup, Longzang has become a blessed land where fourth and fifth-tier demons can be tamed through the dragon energy of the dragon vein.

Shen Ming had a great harvest today. If he also took away the monsters from the Dragon's Lair, it would be equivalent to eating and taking everything, emptying Kowloon City.

Kowloon City has repeatedly hinted to Shen Ming that if he marries into the family, everything will be his.

After Xuan Yuan and Shen Ming left, Yuan Yao appeared in the Nine Dragons Palace.

"Father is so stingy," Yuan Yao said angrily.

It turned out that she had been eavesdropping all along and knew that Shen Ming did not possess the Dragon Clan's techniques, which made her secretly anxious.

The Kowloon City Lord's vision went black. This was the meaning of "a daughter is gone once she grows up."

"The Azure Sky Transforms into a Dragon, Transforms into a Dragon, Transforms into a Dragon, is about constantly tapping into the power of our bloodline. The Xuan Tianzi is already the Dragon God Supreme, so why would he need to transform into a dragon?"

"Ah? Then why didn't Father say it outright, making the Emperor think we were hiding something?" Yuan Yao said resentfully.

"Are you worried that the Emperor Xuan will dislike you because of this?" The Lord of Nine Dragons City said helplessly, "Do you want me to say that our family's secret techniques are not good enough for you? Your father is, after all, the lord of a city and a powerful expert in the Sovereign Realm."

He paused for a moment and said earnestly, "Daughter, it is the behavior of a weak person to open their heart to others and make them understand their difficulties, just like an unsuspecting cat that opens its belly to everyone."

Yuan Yao refused to listen, ignoring Shen Ming's rambling and staring longingly in the direction he had left.

……

Xuan Yuan and Shen Ming arrived outside Kowloon City, boarded the Xuan Tian Cloud Ship, and returned to the Xuan Tian Sect.

Teleportation arrays are used in urgent situations, such as when vying for an opportunity.

In other cases, they would arrive early by cloud boat and return by boat as well.

"Let's go back and confirm your identity as the Xuan Tian Divine Child first, then we'll go to the Jiang family."

Seeing that Shen Ming hesitated to speak, Xuan Yuan assumed that he was worried about his cultivation, and said, "Don't worry, we'll do it secretly so that the Jiang family won't find out."

"Elder, does the sect know the inside story of Li Yingyi's death in the Taiyi Treasure Vault?" Shen Ming asked.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Li Yingyi colluded with demonic cultivators and harmed his fellow disciples. No one will investigate. Besides, Li Yingyi was killed by Li Xiaoluo,” Xuan Yuan said.

Shen Ming wasn't worried about that. He was asking about the fact that there were Xuan Tian Sect disciples present at the time who overheard his conversation with Li Yingyi and knew the name Jiang Ming.

While at sea, he assumed that the sect knew he was a disciple of the Jiang family.

After all, everyone thought he died in the Burial Sea, and the Transmission Elder would inform the Jiang family.

Upon further inquiry, it was learned that Elder Chuan Gong had been in seclusion for nearly half a year and was unaware of the Taiyi Treasure Vault.

As for the other disciples who heard the name 'Jiang Ming,' they didn't even think about the young master of the Jiang family.

Even if I've had those kinds of thoughts, I don't feel like they have anything to do with me.

After that, Li Xiaoluo remained silent, shaking her head three times when asked a question, and the sect's higher-ups had no way of knowing what was going on.

"As expected, one shouldn't be too arrogant. Nobody cares about what I'm thinking."

Shen Ming felt inexplicably ashamed when he thought that everyone in the sect knew he was the heir of the Jiang family.

Immediately afterwards, he became somewhat displeased.

In other words, he died as the heir of the Jiang family for half a year without his family knowing anything about it, and no one was sent to inquire.

Is this their biological child? Or has something changed in the family?

Shen Ming frowned, realizing he couldn't bring up the matter again with Elder Xuan Yuan.

……

The northern regions stretch to the vast horizon.

A massive spaceship rested amidst the sea of ​​clouds, its hull emitting a mysterious, ethereal glow.

Inside the ship's cabin was a magnificent palace, and at the far end of the hall, a throne forged from mysterious black crystal exuded a chilling aura.

The ancient deity sat serenely upon it, his long robe, as dark as night, seemingly capable of swallowing all light.

His face was hidden in the shadows, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes as cold as stars.

"I need an explanation."

The sound seemed to come from a distant void, carrying an ethereal yet unsettling power.

The ancient clansmen stood silently in the hall, trembling with fear.

“Ancient Venerable, the advantage still lies with us.”

The speaker was an ancient priest, dressed in a deep purple robe.

His body was hunched over, but not because of old age; his eyes were those of a snake.

"Although we did not destroy the Xuantian Sect, we did destroy the Taiyi Sect. Half of the elite of the Northern Region's human race died in the Taiyi Treasure Vault, the entire army of the Evil Dragon was wiped out, and the Nine Dragons City was severely weakened and no longer poses a threat," the priest said.

A member of the ancient tribesmen in armor raised an eyebrow, seemingly disagreeing with this statement.

"Use the balance scales," the Ancient Venerable said indifferently.

"Yes!" A flash of light appeared in the priest's hand, and a bronze balance scale floated in the sky, radiating an ancient and mysterious light.

At both ends of the balance scale are weights of various shapes; some are rhomboid, shimmering with silver light, while others are round, radiating golden light.

"The silver weights represent the fortune of the Northern Region's human race. Originally there were nine, but now only seven remain."

On the left side of the balance scale, there are seven silver diamond-shaped weights.

"The golden weights represent the fortune of my ancient clan," the priest said proudly.

Eight golden weights appeared on the right side of the balance, immediately causing it to tilt.

It's obvious which is more important and which is less important.

"The destruction of the Taiyi Sect is a loss for the human race, and the anomaly in the Taiyi Treasure Vault is another loss for the human race," the priest said.

The ancient race originally had nine weights, but they lost one due to the defeat of the evil dragon race.

The scales, also known as the Heavenly Scales, are used to weigh the fortune of a region or a race, and contain infinite mysteries.

It is a comprehensive and meticulous plan that covers all aspects.

"The Heavenly Scales cannot weigh those destined for greatness who exceed the forbidden level."

At this moment, the armored ancient tribesman spoke in a deep voice.

"The entire Xuanhuang Great World cannot possibly exceed the forbidden level, Bone General, you are boosting the prestige of the human race!" the priest shouted.

Bone pursed his lips; he didn't want to see all hopes placed on the Heavenly Scales.

Even though the Heavenly Scale indicated that the ancient race had the advantage, he still felt something was amiss.

Unfortunately, the priests held a high position and bound the Heavenly Scales to the ancient clans. Anyone who dared to question them was questioning the fate of the ancient clans and the ancient venerable ones.

The ancient sage waved his hand, signaling to continue.

The priest straightened his expression and began to rehearse using the Heavenly Scales.

They saw the silver weight representing the fate of the human race fly up out of thin air and explode into countless points of light.

The points of light coalesced into a continuous river, and its shape identified it as the Tiancang River, the first sacred river in the Northern Region!

Without this weight, the Heavenly Scale tilted even more severely.

The ancient sage nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Who is in charge of the Tiancang River?"

"The Ancient Venerable is from the Azure Sky Roc Clan, and they are responsible for overthrowing the Jiang Family."

"Send orders to them to speed up the progress."