Northern Flame Continent, Fire Mulberry Mountain Range.
After both sides met, a brief introduction from Liu Xi was enough for everyone to become acquainted.
There was no shouting, no fighting.
Only Zi Yan and Qing Lin, following Xiao Yixian's lead, headed toward Qing Yanjing together, the four women strolling toward the back of the mountain.
Liu Xi originally wanted to stop them.
But Xiao Yixian shut him down with a smiling remark, "Women's matters should be settled by women. Men shouldn't interfere."
The retort left Liu Xi speechless.
He had only been worried the four might fight.
But on second thought, Xiao Yixian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin hadn't converted their Dou Qi into Spiritual Energy yet. In the Great Thousand World, they were powerless.
Even if they fought, it shouldn't get too bad.
Besides—Liu Xi had his own problem to deal with: an angry father-in-law.
Zhu Kun was glaring at him, fists clenched.
Liu Xi's excellence couldn't be denied. But Zi Yan was Zhu Kun's cherished daughter, deeply attached to him. And now in the Great Thousand World, Liu Xi had brought back another woman alongside her.
Even with Liu Xi's terrifying strength, he couldn't strong-arm Zhu Kun here. If brute force worked, this wouldn't be a problem at all.
He'd need to convince (sleep with) Zi Yan first, then let Zi Yan handle Zhu Kun afterward.
For now—he could only stall.
That was when Liu Xi noticed Xuan Pao. Although surprised, he felt relieved and immediately had an idea.
Facing Zhu Kun's glare, Liu Xi waved his hand and called Xuan Pao over:
"Xuan Pao, come explain this continent to us. What continent is this? How big is it? What resources does it have? What forces exist here? How many experts does it hold?"
A chain of practical questions—exactly what Liu Xi needed to understand. As expected, Zhu Kun snorted but let the matter go for now.
He understood well enough—things were already set in stone. Even if he drove the woman away, it wouldn't help Zi Yan. He only wanted to express one thing:
Don't forget the old love because of the new one. Don't neglect Zi Yan.
That was all.
As a father, Zhu Kun truly worried himself sick over Zi Yan.
At the same time, he was curious about this new world. Upon arriving, he'd immediately noticed the difference.
Though not completely powerless, his strength was heavily suppressed—only a tenth remained.
Xuan Pao had stood frozen at the side the whole time, pretending to be a wooden statue. A servant had no right to comment on his master's private matters—knowing too much brought the danger of being silenced.
He wished a crack would open in the ground so he could hide in it.
When Liu Xi finally addressed him, Xuan Pao snapped back to reality and hurried forward, respectfully replying:
"Master, this is the Northern Flame Continent, a mid-sized continent of the Northern Region. The Burning Heaven Continent lies to the far north, so fire-attribute Spiritual Energy is abundant here. Underground, there are fire-crystal ores that can be mined. These ores can be used in cultivation and even imbue Spiritual Energy with a violent fire attribute—the power is considerable."
"Because of these ores, the continent has always been under the indirect control of the Fire Spirit Clan. Although many sects and races exist, there has never been true unification. Not even a single Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign."
"But that was before. In this period, I have visited all major powers. As long as Master reveals himself, ninety percent of the forces will immediately submit…"
"There are four Perfect Earth Sovereigns, twenty-seven High Earth Sovereigns, and nearly a hundred Lower Earth Sovereigns. As for ordinary Sovereigns—they are innumerable…"
By the end, Xuan Pao subtly hinted that he had been the one running around establishing these connections—trying to demonstrate his usefulness.
Of course, he had been waving Liu Xi's banner the whole time.
Otherwise, one Perfect Earth Sovereign alone couldn't make an entire continent submit.
Liu Xi still had to show up himself.
Zhu Kun listened with growing astonishment. Back on the Dou Qi Continent, Liu Xi had described how vast the Great Thousand World was.
But now—simply by appearing, a whole continent's forces would kneel.
Liu Xi was already among the apex existences of this world.
Zhu Kun was increasingly satisfied. Compared to the Dou Qi Continent, this place was vastly superior—and this was only one continent among many in the Great Thousand World.
Establishing a force here would quickly give them a foothold.
Even the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe could migrate here in the future.
His only complaint was. 'Zi Yan's taste is good… but this brat's heart is too fickle.'
Unlike Zhu Kun, Liu Xi wasn't impressed with the Norther Flame Continent. At best, it was on par with the Western Heaven Continent.
He walked to the cliff's edge, gazing at the endless red forest, deep in thought.
'Skylaw Continent is a great choice. One of the top ten supercontinents. With my current strength and reputation, a single word from me would make all super-forces give way and present me with a clean Skylaw Continent.'
'But it's too far from the Burning Heaven Continent. Once I absorb the Burning Heaven Spirit Flame, that continent will lose its ability to purify demonic energy and will become a breach point for the Extraterritorial Evil Race.'
'The Burning Heaven Spirit Flame is a hot potato… But if I occupy the Burning Heaven Continent, I'd need to guard a frontline battlefield. The cost to make it stable would be a bottomless pit.'
No matter how he calculated it, it wasn't worth it.
Xuan Pao nervously watched Liu Xi's expression, terrified that Liu Xi was dissatisfied with him.
Zhu Kun also noticed Liu Xi's serious contemplation but didn't interrupt.
After a long time, Liu Xi exhaled deeply. His eyes became calm and clear—he had made his decision.
He would go to the Burning Heaven Continent.
He had to take responsibility.
'If I can't take the Burning Heaven Flame's place, I have no right to take it.'
A battlefield? Fine.
He would simply refine more high-grade Spiritual Pills to offset the losses.
Life was hard. Liu Xi sighed.
Without turning around, he said:
"Xuan Pao, I won't stay on the Northern Flame Continent. If they want to submit, I can give them shelter."
"We're going to the Burning Heaven Continent."
Zhu Kun didn't know what that meant, so he had no objections.
Xuan Pao, however, paled.
"Master… that place is a battlefield!"
The Burning Heaven Continent was one of the frontlines against the Extraterritorial Evil Race—there was no buffer zone at all.
It was not a good place.
Liu Xi turned around, unbothered:
"And so what? Go tell the entire Great Thousand World—Qing Lian will be establishing himself on the Burning Heaven Continent."
To Xuan Pao, Liu Xi at that moment shone brighter than the sun.
"As you command, Master. I will see it done!"
(End of Chapter)
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