Emperor’s Domination

so he might have chosen to live there in seclusion.” A big shot from the last generation joined the conversation.

“No way, why would Mad Blade pick that place? It’s desolate and barbaric.” Someone from the holy ground disagreed.

“That’s right, our supreme genius wouldn’t go there.” Even older cultivators shared this thought.

This was understandable because Mad Blade came from the holy ground.
To be more specific – Metropolis Division and Duality Academy.

Why did regular people care about Mad Blade’s choice? Because if he was still around, it meant that the holy ground would have two supremes.
This would automatically put the holy ground above Righteous Sect.

That’s why the claim of him being in the eight kingdoms instead made it sound as if he had changed his allegiance.
No one from the holy ground would be happy to hear this.

“Mad Blade really went to the east.
However, his goal was to find the Ancient Immortal Kingdom.” A big shot from the east said with absolute confidence.
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“Why? Did he want to challenge Worldly Immortal?” Hushed discussions sprung up right away.

There was a misconception about the Ancient Immortal Kingdom.
The general public assumed that this was one of the eight kingdoms to the east.

This was actually not the case.
Only those from the east knew otherwise.
This kingdom was definitely located to the east.
However, its actual location remained a mystery.

The eight kingdoms treated it as their leader and that their mission was to protect it.
This mirrored the position of Sacred Mountain for the holy ground.

As for the legendary Worldly Immortal, few had the privilege of meeting this being.
Even dao lords weren’t always qualified.

The wild child never stopped after entering the ocean, eventually disappearing from sight.

“Does he have a clear target?” Some tried to follow him but couldn’t keep up.

All in all, it was an exciting period for the adventurers in Black Tides.
Today, Li Qiye’s group came as well.

Of course, he didn’t care for the treasures here.
Unfortunately, Yang Ling kept on blabbering about wanting to find some treasures.
He had some free time and decided to entertain her.

They saw adventurers successfully digging up treasure.
The excited Yang Ling pulled Li Qiye around, loudly demanding that they must find some too before leaving.

“Is Wild Child of the East really Senior Guan’s disciple?” She also saw this genius crossing through the sky and heard the gossip: “I don’t believe he would pick an eastern barbarian for his disciple.”

Her prejudice in this case was normal.
Guan Batian came from Metropolis and the academy just like her.

She took pride in having him as a member of the community and would be vexed by his change of allegiance.

Li Qiye only smiled and didn’t respond.
The old servant chuckled: “There are always people who toot their own horn.
Learning just the basics yet claiming to be someone else’s disciple, wanting the entire world to know about it.
This is rather common.”

“Wait, so he learned the legendary Mad Blade techniques?” Yang Ling found this surprising.

Guan Tianba’s saber technique was known as Mad Blade, hence his title.

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Ancient Immortal Kingdom used to be Ancient Kingdom of Immortals.