This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

Chapter 387: Immortal Official Conferment

Sect Master Xia’s words—no, Xia Meng’s words silenced the crowd. What did the leader of the Buzhou Immortal Sect mean by this? Rather, why would the Buzhou Immortal Sect disband after conquering the entire Huang Realm? Almost everyone entered a stupor, unable to process what they just heard. However, a few sharp individuals linked the legends circulating in the Huang Realm and formed a hypothesis.

Xia Meng ignored the bewildered and probing gaze of the spectators. He turned his back on them and held three sticks of lit incense in his hands. “Heaven and Earth, from henceforth, I announce the reestablishment of the Immortal Court!”

As if responding to Xia Meng’s words, the sky darkened as black clouds gathered above Primordial Mountain. The audience felt a sense of danger. This was especially so for those under the Immortal Realm. Punishment lightning crackled, as if waiting for the chance to descend and punish the former Buzhou Immortal Sect.

However, Xia Meng ignored the heavenly punishment like he ignored the crowds below. No matter who it was, today, they could only act as backdrops for the revival of the Immortal Court.

A decrepit old scroll appeared in Xia Meng’s hand. Despite its sad state, it still exuded a pressure on all those who laid eyes on it. Even Sect Master Xia felt beads of sweat forming on his forehead. Still, he pressured on. “Come forth, Primewood.”

“I am present.” An elderly immortal appeared under everyone’s gaze. Had he not moved, few, if any, would have noticed his presence. He had a head full of white hair, and his skin was dry like bark. He exuded an aura of an immortal emperor, but it was very weak. Stronger than his aura was the death qi surrounding him. With no accident, the ancient immortal likely only had a few years left.

“Are you willing to become the Immortal Minister of Works and wholeheartedly serve the Immortal Court?”

Primewood clasped his hand. “I am willing!”

The moment he confirmed, two events happened simultaneously. First, the scroll in Xia Meng’s hand emitted a brilliant light that entered Primewood’s body. Second, a bolt of heavenly punishment descended, but before it could land, a barrier appeared and blocked it. However, the punishment lightning dispersed and attempted to find a weak point in the barrier.

Xia Meng ignored the heavenly punishment and looked at all the immortals present. “Aren’t you going to congratulate Minister Primewood on his appointment?”

The immortals woke up from their stupor. They could sense the power of the heavenly punishment, and even a stray shot could kill the average immortal monarch. Fear and anger coursed through their veins at how the former Buzhou Immortal Sect brought such danger to them. Still, despite questioning Xia Meng’s strange actions, they still obeyed.

“““Congratulations to Minister Primewood for becoming the Immortal Minister of Works!”””

The ordinary immortal monarchs and true immortals watched in shock as the roots of Minister Primewood’s hair turned black. Like a waterfall, the black color spread, causing all the hair on his body to take on a healthy black sheen. Not only that, his skin turned ruddy and his form fleshed out, returning him to his prime. At the end, a powerful vitality emanated from his body.

An immortal emperor at the cusp of his lifespan had regained his youth and extended his vitality. Such a scene shocked all those watching.

As for those immortal monarchs close to reaching the Extremity Immortal Realm and scant few immortal emperors, they turned their head toward the sky. They almost couldn’t sense it, but they were sure that the heavenly punishment had weakened. An idea entered their mind, but they didn’t dare to finish the thought.

Xia Meng ignored the thoughts of those below. After Minister Primewood retreated and stood at one of the six pre-arrange locations, he called out the next name. “Come forth, Vastlight.”

Another immortal emperor nearing the end of his lifespan came forward. “Are you willing to become the Immortal Minister of Revenue and wholeheartedly serve the Immortal Court?”

“I am willing!”

Although Xia Meng’s words seemed pleading, there was no doubt a price had to be paid. However, so what? If there were enough benefits, many were willing to pay the price. Without a doubt, the immortals present and those in seclusion would come into conflict to secure a position.

Xia Meng smiled. “The next Immortal Official Conferment Ceremony is still a few hundreds years away. No rush.”

The mouths of the immortals who heard Xia Meng’s words couldn’t help but twitch. To a mortal, a few hundred years were incredibly long, but to them, it was too short!

Regardless of their thoughts, Xia Meng had no thoughts about changing the deadline. He didn’t have a choice, and it depended on Tianyi’s speed. Just as he was about to speak his next words, he looked up. Not just him, but everyone stared at the sky.

The original argent sky transformed into two swirls, one black and one white. In the thickest part of the white swirl was a black dot and vice versa on the black swirl. Xia Meng glanced toward Tianyi, who averted his gaze and coughed into his fist.

Xia Meng’s lips twitched. “It’s already late. Once everyone has rested tonight, we can start the celebrations tomorrow. For now, I hope everyone has a good night’s rest.”

“What happened?” Xia Meng asked once everyone dispersed.

“It’s not a big problem,” Tianyi said. “I kinda started gaining insight into the Law of Yin and the Law of Yang. I'm currently attempting to merge my insights into the Huang Realm.”

“There won’t be any accidents, will there?” Xia Meng asked.

“Of course not,” Tianyi said. “If there was going to be anything wrong, I wouldn’t have done so.”

Xia Meng sighed in relief. Although he felt a bit annoyed, he was helpless. The upgrade of the Huang Realm hinged on Tianyi. They could also do another way, but they would require far more resources and time. It was just better to have Tianyi accomplish the task. “What will be the changes?”

“Maybe a few hundred or a thousand years, but the new realm should be far more powerful. Only a divine-ranked realm would be more powerful,” Tianyi said with confidence.

Xia Meng nodded. “That’s good.”

“Sect Master Xia—”

“I’ve already relinquished the position. I’m no longer the sect master. Senior Everpast will manage the Immortal Court for now,” Xia Meng said.

“Senior Xia, then,” Tianyi said. “The Young Heavens Tournament will still happen, right?”

“Of course.” Xia Meng stared at Tianyi. “What’s wrong? Did someone catch your interest?”

“You can say that,” Tianyi said as a mischievous smile appeared on his face. “Can you give me the right to control the rounds?