Chapter 697: There Really Is a Human Emperor in the Human Emperor Hall
“Commander Liu, this is the Heavenly Secrets Bulletin prepared for today’s printing… J-Jiang, Human Sovereign Jiang?”
Tianming Daoist held the Heavenly Secrets Bulletin template and came to the Human Sovereign Hall to ask Commander Liu for approval, to see if any modifications were needed.
He never expected that today, it would be Human Sovereign Jiang sitting in charge of the Human Sovereign Hall instead of Commander Liu!
“Oh? Let me see.” Jiang Li crooked his finger, and the Heavenly Secrets Bulletin obediently floated into his hand.
Ordinary Heavenly Secrets Bulletins didn’t need approval from the Human Sovereign Hall. Only when they involved information about Jiang Li, the Human Sovereign Hall, the Nine Provinces Continent, or other continent’s official intelligence did they need to be reported to the Human Sovereign Hall.
“So that’s it, you plan to treat the disappearance of the Immortal Realm as a special feature news story.”
Jiang Li quickly finished reading the Heavenly Secrets Bulletin. It detailed how the Immortal Realm disguised itself as Outer Realm Demons, deceived the Nine Provinces for nine thousand years, harmed the myriad heavens and worlds, causing countless common people to suffer, how the Nine Provinces raised the banner of justice, saved the myriad heavens and worlds, how Human Sovereign Jiang was a peerless genius through the ages, his cultivation surpassing all past and present, how he found the location of the Immortal Realm and annihilated all immortals in one fell swoop.
The wording of the Heavenly Secrets Bulletin was very deliberate. It didn’t explicitly say Jiang Li was heroic and wise, or that the Immortal Realm deserved death, but rather expressed this meaning through a series of suggestive statements.
“Today’s morning news, Tianji Tower also plans to report on the Immortal Realm matter.”
Jiang Li could imagine what kind of huge uproar would be caused once the newspaper and news reports were published and broadcast.
“It really should give the public an explanation. Everyone saw the Celestial Ascension Ladder laid out in the sky, leading to the Immortal Realm. This matter can’t be hidden.”
“Before, I worried that announcing the Immortal Realm matter might cause some to defect to the Immortal Realm, fleeing before the battle even began, shaking the heart of the Nine Provinces. Now that the Immortal Realm has disappeared, there’s nothing left to hide.”
“Alright, I approve this matter. Publish it.” Jiang Li kept one copy of the original.
Tianming Daoist felt a surge of joy in his heart. Human Sovereign Jiang approving Tianji Tower’s reporting of such a major event proved that Tianji Tower would firmly sit as the leader of public opinion forces, unshakable by anyone.
After Tianming Daoist left, a Human Sovereign Hall guard came to report, “Reporting to the Hall Master, the leader of an otherworld has brought a diplomatic delegation to visit, proposing to establish diplomatic relations with the Nine Provinces World.”
“This is information about the otherworld, please review it, Hall Master.”
The Human Sovereign Hall guard had compiled intelligence about various worlds and engraved it onto a jade pendant.
Jiang Li scanned it with his spiritual sense and immediately understood the situation of this world clearly.
This was a world explored by the Thick Earth Sect. The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master led the sect’s elite personally to the otherworld. After initial on-site investigation, registration at the Brahma Tower, and reporting to the Human Sovereign Hall, the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master conducted a second investigation, this time more in-depth.
After two investigations, they finally figured out what kind of conspiracy the Immortal Realm had laid.
After the investigation was clear, the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master contacted the otherworld’s leader, speaking openly and honestly, explaining the truth. The otherworld’s leader was greatly shocked, never expecting their world had been trapped in a snare for thousands of years.
The Thick Earth Sect and the otherworld launched a joint operation, thoroughly resolving the Immortal Realm’s conspiracy.
Afterwards, the otherworld’s leader proposed wanting to establish diplomatic relations with the Nine Provinces to promote peace between the two worlds.
“Please invite the delegation in. Also, have the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master enter together. As the first contacting force, the Thick Earth Sect has priority communication rights.”
“Yes.” The Human Sovereign Hall guard withdrew.
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“President Liu, when we go to the Human Sovereign Hall later, pay attention to etiquette. Let me tell you, the one presiding over the Human Sovereign Hall is the famous Commander Liu, the most senior in terms of service, with unfathomable cultivation, a genuine, bona fide immortal.”
“Don’t look at my strong physique, having some strength, remaining unharmed by your world’s strongest weapons, and even pushing the sun that was continuously approaching your continent back to its original position. Someone like me in the Nine Provinces can only barely be called a high-level cultivator, not even reaching first-rate standard.”
“I am at the Unity Stage. Above the Unity Stage are the Tribulation Transcendence Stage and immortals. Only these two levels have the qualification to be called a ‘Great Power’ in the Nine Provinces.”
The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master repeatedly reminded President Liu, telling him not to make any mistakes.
The usually steady President Liu swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He had witnessed the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master’s power with his own eyes. Where his body was, there was a continent. His body was harder than any known substance, his strength extraordinary, capable of even altering the sun’s trajectory.
The Thick Earth Sect disciples were also incredible. Their world’s weapons couldn’t compare to the thousand-times tempered bodies of the Thick Earth Sect disciples.
Originally, he thought with such power, the Thick Earth Sect must be one of the top ten sects in the Nine Provinces.
Who knew the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master would say their sect only had one Unity Stage cultivator, that such sects were everywhere in the Nine Provinces, and that in the Nine Provinces, a forest of strong cultivators, the Thick Earth Sect barely entered the decision-making layer, having the qualification to attend the Nine Provinces Council meetings.
President Liu couldn’t believe it. The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master was only at the mid Unity Stage, yet so powerful. Then those above him, the Tribulation Transcendence Stage and Earthly Immortals, must possess what kind of mighty power.
The diplomatic delegation brought by President Liu was also quite nervous. They were outstanding military strategists, scientists, sociologists, etc., well-traveled and knowledgeable, but facing the Thick Earth Sect, and the Human Sovereign Hall that even the Thick Earth Sect treated with respect, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe.
They were about to meet legendary immortals.
Even so, the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master felt something was a bit strange.
What was that golden ladder at the entrance of the Human Sovereign Hall? It felt weird.
With this question, the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master and his group entered the Human Sovereign Hall.
“I represent the Sike World in paying respects to Commander Liu.” President Liu bowed upon seeing the person sitting in the center of the Human Sovereign Hall.
“Human Sovereign Jiang?!” The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. Did the Human Sovereign Hall actually have a Human Sovereign?
The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master was momentarily stunned, forgetting to remind President Liu that the person before them was not Commander Liu, but Human Sovereign Jiang.
President Liu was lifted by an invisible force, unable to complete his bow.
Jiang Li stood up with a smile, welcoming the representatives from the Sike World, “President Liu, why must you bow to me? Our Nine Provinces isn’t like the Immortal Realm, inherently superior. Both you and I represent a world, there is no distinction of high or low.”
“President Liu, this is Human Sovereign Jiang, Commander Liu’s superior, the strongest in the Nine Provinces, a Mahayana Stage cultivator!” The Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master used focused sound transmission, quickly telling President Liu the identity of the person before him.
President Liu never expected the person before him to be a Mahayana Stage cultivator, stronger than an immortal.
The phrase he most often heard from Thick Earth Sect people was about how Human Sovereign Jiang was this or that, showing the status Human Sovereign Jiang held in their hearts.
He never expected Human Sovereign Jiang to be so approachable.
To be fair, if their Sike World and the Nine Provinces’ positions were reversed, they would find it difficult to place a world weaker than theirs on an equal footing.
Jiang Li shook hands with President Liu and invited the delegation to take their seats.
Jiang Li conversed cordially with President Liu, learning about the Sike World’s basic situation regarding population, culture, history, technological level, etc. When cultural differences made expression difficult, the Thick Earth Sect’s Sect Master supplemented.
“Establishing diplomatic relations with the Nine Provinces, I agree to this matter. However, there is one more thing I need to make President Liu aware of.”
“Please speak, Human Sovereign Jiang.”
Jiang Li explained the matter of the Black Tide.
President Liu fell silent.
Their Sike World had advanced technology, but this technology was monopolized by the upper echelons, not popularized to the lower levels. The world’s productivity had already reached the standard for establishing order. What needed to change was the mindset of the upper echelons.
If they didn’t do this, their world would be destroyed by the Black Tide, and even the Nine Provinces couldn’t save it.
“The upper echelons occupy too many benefits. If we only try to persuade them, it will likely be difficult to get them to loosen their grip and yield benefits. We’ll need to use some special methods.” When it involved life and death, President Liu wouldn’t be soft.
Jiang Li maintained a smile throughout, not speaking.
As the Nine Provinces gradually explored other worlds, the process for establishing diplomatic relations between worlds had become quite familiar. Following the procedural guidelines, Jiang Li soon officially established diplomatic relations between the Nine Provinces World and Sike on behalf of the Nine Provinces World.