Blood was being splashed everywhere, yet the Hongxu Celestial Emperor by his side did not stop it.
"Stop! Please, envoy, stop. Lingxiao will go with you," said Fairy Lingxiao, her heart aching as she witnessed the scene.
Xingjie looked towards the Hongxu Celestial Emperor. After receiving his reply, he was about to leave with Fairy Lingxiao.
Suddenly, Immortal Lord Luofan stood up. Xingjie paused, and the Hongxu Celestial Emperor glanced at him, "Hurry up and get lost."
Only then did Xingjie continue forward with Fairy Lingxiao and instantly vanish.
Seeing Immortal Lord Luofan about to give chase, the Hongxu Celestial Emperor said leisurely, "What are you chasing? Do you know where the Star Gate is?"
Immortal Lord Luofan stopped and shook his head.
The Hongxu Celestial Emperor said, "Even if you knew the exact location, what then? Can you defeat them?"
Immortal Lord Luofan shook his head again, but his heart was unwilling. "Your Majesty, for three hundred years... I have been under your command for three hundred years. From the Lingshuang Immortal Prefecture, to the Aoxue Immortal Prefecture, and then to today's Lingxiao Immortal Prefecture, you have sent away three great fairies. Luofan presumes to ask, what are you thinking? Why do you fear their Star Gate? Why?"
...
At the End of Stars—
Long silver-white hair, a starry halo between his brows, tall and thin, clad in white, this was the master of the Star Gate, the Star Lord Xueyuan.
"The Hongxu Celestial Emperor is right, you are indeed not qualified."
Long, lustrous black hair, like a waterfall of silk, soft and picturesque, cascaded over her shoulders to her waist. A noble, cold, and beautiful woman who was not without sweetness. She was one of Star Lord Xueyuan's capable assistants, the Female Constellation of Xinyun.
Looking at Xingjie, who appeared somewhat disheveled, the Female Constellation of Xinyun said, "Let alone using a divine artifact, you wouldn't even last a single move against his Heavenly Void Six Paths."
But Xingjie's face clearly showed his indignation and unwillingness. "One day, I will make him pay."
Star Lord Xueyuan clearly did not care about this. "Bring the person to my cultivation chamber. I want to begin dual cultivation now."
Xingjie dared not disobey. "Yes! Star Lord."
At the End of Clouds...
Even Emperor Shu couldn't bear it and stepped forward. "Your Majesty, I don't understand why you fear the Star Gate. And you've feared it for five thousand years. As long as you permit it, we will lead all the disciples of the three Divine Prefectures and ten Immortal Prefectures and fight them. We will not be afraid of just one Star Gate."
The Hongxu Celestial Emperor slowly shook his head. "You simply... do not know what kind of existence the Star Gate is. Even I harbor fear towards that place. You also cannot imagine how many Floating Void Realms there are."
Immortal Lord Luofan supported himself with his sword. "We have different paths and cannot scheme together. Your Majesty, I am leaving Cloud's End and the Ten Immortal Prefectures today. We are henceforth strangers. Do you permit this?"
The Hongxu Celestial Emperor said, "If you wish to leave, I will not stop you. Nor will I stop anyone else here. Does anyone else wish to leave?"
"I do, and I do!"
Immortal Lord Yuehe and Immortal Lord Minhui stepped forward.
The Hongxu Celestial Emperor looked at the others. "Qiuhu, Lihua, Kunji, what about you?"
The others knelt together. "We swear to follow Your Majesty to the death!"
The Hongxu Celestial Emperor was very pleased. "Excellent."
Immortal Lord Luofan departed alone, taking only two minor followers. Immortal Lord Yuehe and Immortal Lord Minhui followed shortly after.
To avoid gossip regarding Fairy Yun Jun, the Hongxu Celestial Emperor temporarily abandoned the pursuit of Mingzhi Tian. This matter was set aside for the time being.
The immediate priority was to reorganize the Ten Immortal Prefectures. Due to the vacancies left by Fairy Lingxiao, Immortal Lord Luofan, and the other four, there was an urgent need to promote successors to fill these positions and ensure their normal operation. However, finding suitable candidates from the Great Wheel King Realm was not easy, presenting a difficult challenge.