Generosity and righteousness

“Haha, that’s right. You young people should interact more. Nephew, you are welcome to visit my Xu Family more often in the future.”

Xu Mingxuan, dressed in a yellow robe and wearing an imperial crown, shone with golden light, looking incredibly majestic, exuding an imposing imperial Qi.

Furthermore, although he appeared to be middle-aged, he was very old, yet his vitality was vigorous, making him an undoubtedly powerful Cultivator.

Because everyone knew that he had achieved the Supreme position many tens of thousands of years ago, his strength was unfathomable, and his power was astonishing!

However, no one had expected that a ruler of an Imperial Dynasty would publicly praise a young man like this, wanting to arrange a marriage.

Was this an alliance with the Holy Emperor Palace?

The people of the Wang Family, in particular, were very uneasy. They were already at odds with the Holy Emperor Palace and the Xu Family, constantly engaging in overt and covert struggles.

Now that these two sides were about to unite, the Wang Family certainly couldn't sit still. Their hearts tightened, and they showed vigilance.

“Brother-in-law, when the Celestial God Academy is officially established and begins recruitment, my sister Yao Yue will join!” Xu Chengdao whispered to Lin Fan.

Everyone was shocked. The two father and son from the Xu Family were more direct than the other, clearly setting their sights on Lin Fan as a desirable son-in-law.

In fact, many people present had the same thought. After all, Lin Fan was a hot commodity now, with the potential to reach the Peak again.

Forming a marriage alliance with him was equivalent to allying with the Holy Emperor Palace, which was entirely beneficial and harmless.

“Easy to say, definitely…” Lin Fan responded with a smile to everything, neither overly enthusiastic nor cold.

He had always adhered to the principle of ‘no initiative, no refusal, no responsibility.’ If you came to him, he would take it.

After some pleasantries, Meng Tianzheng and some distinguished guests entered the bronze hall on the divine mountain to continue their discussions.

Lin Fan was naturally there as well. His status was extraordinary; as the Young Lord of the Holy Emperor Palace, he had the right to participate in decision-making and sit in a high position.

However, he only then learned that it was for the final establishment of the Celestial God Academy, involving resource allocation, recruitment scope, and other matters.

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“Senior Meng, we families contribute resources, but recruitment is treated equally. Isn’t that a bit unfair?” The people from the Jin Family were displeased.

“What’s unfair about it? The Celestial God Academy recruits the elites of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, not trash who only rely on ancestral blessings and cause trouble everywhere!”

Lin Fan shouted.

“Young man, who are you calling trash?” An old man from the Jin Family was angry. The other party’s words were practically naming names.

A few years ago, Lin Fan not only killed a direct descendant of the Jin Family but also annihilated a major figure who went to seek revenge.

Therefore, this old man found him displeasing, feeling that the other party was humiliating and slapping the Jin Family’s face in front of so many people.

“Whoever fits the description, that’s who it is.” Lin Fan was not at all polite and did not indulge the other party.

“You…” The Jin Family’s Elder was furious, his aura chilling, his intimidating eyes wishing to glare Lin Fan to death to avenge his descendant.

“What the Little Holy Emperor says is the will of my Holy Emperor Palace.” A renowned expert from the Holy Emperor Palace said coldly, confronting the old man.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was very subtle, making people feel suffocated.

“Enough, what time is it? In less than ten years, the other realm will attack. Now we should be united, not fighting amongst ourselves!”

Meng Tianzheng spoke, immediately interrupting them and calming the situation.

“Boom!”

At the same time, his words were like a pot exploding, causing a huge sensation, as such a big piece of news was revealed!

“Senior Meng, is what you said true? Will the other realm attack in ten years?”

At this moment, even Xu Mingxuan couldn’t sit still. He inquired carefully here, as this matter was of great significance.

“What, in less than ten years, the Immortal Ancient War will continue?!”

“Didn’t they say there were still decades, or even a century? This is too fast, completely leaving no time for preparations…”

Everyone was extremely shocked, and their faces were even filled with worry.

“This was deduced by the Holy Emperor, otherwise he wouldn’t have rushed to forcibly undergo the Immortal Ascension tribulation.” Meng Tianzheng said gravely, also glancing at Lin Fan.

Upon hearing this, people instantly fell silent, one by one becoming extremely solemn, no longer doubting the truth of the news.

Now, all they had was worry about the future, about life and death.

It was well known that the previous epoch had Immortals, incredibly powerful and prosperous, but what did that matter? They still lost.

In this epoch, it was even worse; to this day, not a single long-lived being had emerged. What could they use to fight?

Therefore, everyone’s mood was very low, even carrying a sense of confusion and panic about the future.

“Everyone, now is not the time to be downcast. The foreign land will not spare our realm because of your fear; on the contrary, they will be more cruel.

Once they invade, there will surely be widespread suffering. Do you wish for your wives, relatives… to fall under the enemy’s butcher knife?”

Meng Tianzheng’s voice was loud and deafening, instantly pulling everyone’s thoughts back.

“Well said, this is a major event concerning all living beings in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. No one can remain aloof. Even if we are outmatched, we must dare to wield our swords!”

Xu Mingxuan agreed, being the first to echo here.

“Don’t forget, we still have Emperor Pass. We will surely hold it. There is hope!” Meng Tianzheng added, encouraging them.

“Yes, so many years have passed, with that majestic pass, this time we will definitely be able to block the foreign enemies and kill them!”

“Senior Meng, my Holy Emperor Palace supports your decision to fairly select talents in the Nine Heavens, cultivate them as seeds of hope, and send them to battle!”

“My Xu Family also agrees…”

“The Lü Family also supports…”

“…”

In an instant, many people scoffed and became agitated, vowing to contribute to the Nine Heavens and no longer dwelling on the issue of resource allocation.

At that time, the Wang Family, Jin Family, Feng Clan, and others showed strange expressions. Although displeased, in the face of the general trend, they could only temporarily agree.

Lin Fan’s eyes darted around. After observing everyone’s expressions, a glow flashed in his palm, revealing an ancient tree about a foot long.

“Since that’s the case, my Holy Emperor Palace will set an example. Besides the cultivation resources such as evolution fluid previously provided, I will plant this ten thousand paths tree in the Academy for future students to cultivate.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was moved, their breathing quickening, staring intently at the rare small tree, a peerless celestial seed.

What was the ten thousand paths tree? A rare Dao seed from ancient times. Once it merged into a person’s body, it could create a peerless master.

Even more strangely, it didn’t even need to merge into the body; it could make a great sect, a Dao lineage, and its entire faction prosper.

Whenever one cultivated under the tree, the Qi of ten thousand paths would fall, and even the laws of heaven and earth could be perfected, allowing people to undergo further transformation.

One must know that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were broken, and the Great Dao within everyone’s body was incomplete, but this tree could change that within a certain range.

This was too important; the older generation of Cultivators were envious, urgently wanting to cultivate under the ten thousand paths tree to complete their own bodies.

Especially the one in Lin Fan’s hand, which had long matured after absorbing the Ten Thousand Dao Diagram, making it extremely precious.

“Little Holy Emperor is truly righteous!”

Many people couldn’t help but exclaim, not expecting the other party to be so generous as to contribute such a Supreme treasure.

If it were them, with the ten thousand paths tree, they would surely hide it, secretly merge it, and strengthen their own Family and clan.

“Since my virtuous nephew is like this, how can we, as Elders, fall behind? My Xu Family will contribute an Immortal scripture!” Xu Mingxuan said.