Chapter 672: Proxy Human Sovereign

In a certain city within the Great Yong Dynasty of the Nine Provinces, countless people whispered and gently shook their heads.

“Offending Young Master Zhang, this young man is likely in grave danger.”

“Exactly. Not only is Young Master Zhang backed by the thousand-year-old Zhang Family, he is also the closed-door disciple of Penglai Immortal Isle Elder, the Star Mist True Person. In Great Yong, who dares to provoke Young Master Zhang? Even several princes maintain good relations with him.”

“Young Master Zhang possesses a single spiritual root, his cultivation progresses a thousand miles a day. Though he may not compare to the few ‘Walking’ ones, among his peers he is a top contender. Moreover, Young Master Zhang has deep-set features, eyes like cold stars; who knows how many young ladies secretly harbor affection for him.”

“It’s just a pity Young Master Zhang only likes his childhood sweetheart, Qing Huayu.”

“And this Qing Huayu… her parents’ decree, the matchmaker’s words, and with Young Master Zhang liking her so much, what’s wrong with this marriage?”

“Qing Huayu, to oppose this marriage, randomly grabbed someone on the street and said she liked him.”

“The person she grabbed didn’t hesitate either, saying they should advocate for marriage freedom, how could it be decided by parents? Young Master Zhang was furious, saying he wanted to compete with that person; whoever lost would give up pursuing Qing Huayu.”

“As it turned out, the person grabbed was terrifyingly strong. Young Master Zhang lost.”

“Now, the Star Mist True Person, the Zhang Family, and the Qing Family are all offended. The person who was grabbed is probably in for a world of trouble.”

“Kid, admit you cheated now, and I might still spare your life. If I, this venerable one, take action, you won’t even have a chance to beg for mercy.”

“Beat our young master and still think you can leave? Have your legs broken and get the hell out of Great Yong.”

“Forcefully abducting my daughter, you truly have immense gall.”

Surrounded on all sides were a young man and woman. The man had ordinary looks but an extraordinary bearing; the woman was graceful and elegant, ethereal as an immortal.

“Meng Li, I’m sorry, I dragged you into this.” Qing Huayu tugged at Meng Li’s sleeve, apologizing softly.

Meng Li wrapped an arm around Qing Huayu. Young Master Zhang saw this and burned with rage.

Meng Li smiled. “Yu’er, though we met by chance, we became fast friends. This is fate. You must trust your own judgment. I am not as weak as you imagine.”

Facing the pressure from a Unity Stage cultivator, Meng Li showed not a trace of fear. He wiped away his disguise, revealing his true appearance, emitting an astonishing aura.

“Star Mist True Person, look and see who I am!”

The Star Mist True Person was greatly shocked, his face full of astonishment, the hand pointing at Meng Li trembling. “It’s… it’s the Idle One, Jiang Li!”

“What? It’s actually the Idle One, Jiang Li!” The crowd erupted in an uproar, never imagining Meng Li was actually Jiang Li.

The Zhang and Qing families turned ashen-faced, never expecting the person they threatened was the Nine Provinces’ only Mahayana Stage cultivator.

Qing Huayu looked at the Idle One, Jiang Li, with disbelief, then felt everything made perfect sense. She sensed an overwhelming feeling of security from him and couldn’t help but lean against the Idle One Jiang Li’s chest.

The Idle One Jiang Li and Qing Huayu kissed, ignoring the onlookers’ stares.

When the long kiss ended, a blush crept up Qing Huayu’s exquisitely beautiful cheeks, making her exceptionally alluring.

“Come, I’ll take you to meet a few older sisters.” The Idle One Jiang Li held Qing Huayu and flew into the distance, leaving the Star Mist True Person standing there.

The Star Mist True Person patted Young Master Zhang’s shoulder and sighed. “Good disciple, give up on this wish. Qing Huayu has caught Jiang Li’s eye; you won’t have another chance. How could you possibly compete with him for a woman?”

“Moreover, Island Master Mo also likes Jiang Li. If you continue to like Qing Huayu, from your master’s position, it will be difficult to maintain a foothold on Penglai Immortal Isle.”

Young Master Zhang knew his master spoke the truth, and so he wept bitterly.

The Idle One Jiang Li brought Qing Huayu to a heavily sealed mountain range. Verdant peaks and secluded valleys held countless enchanting women wearing light, cool clothing, playing in the water.

“This place… this is…” Qing Huayu considered herself an open-minded female cultivator, but when she saw those alluring women in their cool attire, she couldn’t help but cover her eyes, too shy to look.

Aren’t these women embarrassed? What if a man came in, wouldn’t that be…

“After all, I am a man of Great Zhou, I like Great Zhou. This is territory I bought from Ji Zhi, it’s also my home. I’ve set up several formations here; any male besides me will unconsciously stay away from this place.”

“The servants here were also bought by me from the Puppet Sect.”

“The Zhou Emperor was actually willing to sell you such a large piece of land?” Qing Huayu was astonished.

The Idle One Jiang Li laughed. “Just pulling some strings and finding a back door. As a powerful expert and Ji Zhi’s friend, it’s normal to have some privileges.”

Qing Huayu secretly peeked through her fingers at the women playing in the water, utterly shocked. These women were all famous female cultivators in the outside world: the Baize Emperor sisters, Joyous Sect Leader Meng Youyou, the strongest in the Dao of Dreams, Meng Chun, and so on.

“What about the Human Sovereign Hall?”

“I haven’t been to the Human Sovereign Hall for a long time.”

Qing Huayu wasn’t surprised. Dao Sect Leader Bai Hongtu becoming the Proxy Human Sovereign was already common knowledge.

However, Sect Leader Bai Hongtu was only at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, lacking absolute strength and authority to rule. Some forces were unwilling to listen to Sect Leader Bai Hongtu’s commands, so his tenure as Proxy Human Sovereign wasn’t going very smoothly.

Thus, some people addressed Jiang Li as the Human Sovereign, while others called him the Idle One.

But no matter which one, she liked him. Qing Huayu felt sweet in her heart. Even though many female cultivators liked Jiang Li, and Jiang Li was quite broad with his affections, she didn’t mind.

Didn’t this just prove Jiang Li was an outstanding man?

Suddenly, the entire space of the Nine Provinces trembled. The Idle One Jiang Li hurriedly stabilized the mountain where his harem resided.

“What happened?” The Baixue Ling sisters flew into the air, their faintly visible delicate skin glistening with water droplets, making the Idle One Jiang Li feel his nose might bleed.

“Let me use the spatial Dao to see.” The Idle One Jiang Li spread out his spiritual sense, inspecting the entire Nine Provinces, finding the boundary where worlds were colliding.

The Idle One Jiang Li summoned the system shop function, discovering many new items had appeared in the shop.

“It’s probably that the Nine Provinces collided with another world. I’ll go take a look.” The Idle One Jiang Li settled his harem, then utilized the spatial Dao, accurately descending upon the collision point.

…

“I wonder which realm this is.” The Qian Desolation Lord led the group to the boundary but didn’t see anyone from the other world.

“Don’t be hasty to act. I feel this world is quite unusual. First, investigate this world in detail. Desolation Lords Zhen and Xun, you two lead your respective Domain Lords back to the Eight Desolations, lest the Eight Desolations get invaded by the other side instead.”

Desolation Lord Xun was the only female among the Eight Desolation Lords. She said “Understood” in a delicate, coquettish voice that made the Unity Stage cultivators’ mouths go dry.

“The rest, follow me to investigate.”

“Yes.”

The Eight Desolations side split into two groups: most infiltrated the Nine Provinces Continent, a small portion returned to the Eight Desolations.

After the Eight Desolations cultivators dispersed, space twisted, and the Idle One Jiang Li appeared at this location.

“Why is there no one?”

“It truly is a world collision. The other side is a major world. Since the attitude of the other world is unclear, I’ll go take a look over there first.”

As he spoke, the Idle One Jiang Li skillfully sealed his cultivation and descended upon one of the planets within the Eight Desolations.

“In a new place, I’ll just use my original name, Jiang Li.”