"You... you... you..."

Netherlord Wang Rui had never expected that with just a light tap, Miaoyi Emperor could strip him of his Divine Spirit Tablet as well as the various Divine Treasures that came with it.

He was terrified, his complexion turned ashen, and with a thud, he knelt down before Miaoyi Emperor, pleading, "Emperor, spare my life! Spare my life!"

"I have questions for you. Answer well, and sparing your life might not be impossible," said Miaoyi Emperor calmly, his gaze landing on the former Netherlord Wang Rui.

"Yes, Emperor, please ask. I will hold nothing back," Wang Rui hurriedly responded, not daring to offend in the slightest.

Xiao Mu watched from the sidelines with a shaken heart. Even being just a remnant thought, Miaoyi Emperor's power was beyond imagination.

Glancing at the various Divine Treasures that had fallen off Wang Rui, Xiao Mu swallowed several times in secret.

These were the complete treasures of a Netherlord. The one who obtained them would immediately gain the Netherlord Tablet, a complete Netherlord Tablet at that.

It was clear that Miaoyi Emperor did not consider the set of Netherlord's Treasures worthy of his attention and, looking down at Wang Rui kneeling on the ground, he asked, "Who is currently in charge of the Heavenly Court?"

"The Heavenly Emperor, it has always been the Heavenly Emperor," Wang Rui answered without hesitation.

"The Heavenly Emperor?"

Miaoyi Emperor furrowed his brow at Wang Rui's reply, which had taken him aback, and pressed, "Are you certain?"

Wang Rui hastily said, "I would never dare deceive the Emperor!"

"Truly the Heavenly Emperor?" Miaoyi Emperor asked in surprise, then continued, "Have you seen the Heavenly Emperor?"

Wang Rui said urgently, "I have seen him, indeed I have. I was personally ennobled by the Heavenly Emperor when I was promoted to Netherlord last year."

"Ennobled by the Heavenly Emperor?"

The expression of Miaoyi Emperor began to fluctuate, as the authority to ennoble a Netherlord, other than himself as the Lord of Reincarnation, belonged only to the Heavenly Emperor.

In fact, the Heavenly Emperor's authority even surpassed his, even with respect to the cycle of Reincarnation he oversaw.

"And what of Reincarnation now, who presides over it?" Miaoyi Emperor suddenly thought of something and asked again.

"To the Emperor, Reincarnation... Reincarnation is unattended," Wang Rui quickly replied, fearing Miaoyi Emperor's anger.

"That's strange!"

Miaoyi Emperor frowned deeply, finding Wang Rui's answer to be incomprehensible.

The Heavenly Emperor had the power to strip him of his authority over Reincarnation, so if the Heavenly Emperor was still alive, why hadn't he confiscated the reins of Reincarnation from him and assigned it to someone else to manage?

"What about Bai Jing, is he still alive?" Miaoyi Emperor pondered.

"I do not know!"

Wang Rui became anxious again, "Emperor, ever since the chaotic war in the Heavenly Court fifty thousand years ago, the eastern region governed by Lord of Bai's Mansion has been separated from the other seven regions of the Heavenly Court, forming its own Heaven and Earth, and this entire realm has been sealed. The forces of the Heavenly Court are prohibited from entering."

"Only in the recent years has the sealing power gradually weakened, allowing the Heavenly Court to deploy people into the eastern realm again," he added.

"Nonsense!"

Miaoyi Emperor clearly did not believe Wang Rui's words and scolded, "You dare lie to me; I am very familiar with Bai Jing's strength. He does not have the power to seal the eastern realm and keep out the heavenly authority."

"Not to mention the Heavenly Emperor, even the other three great Emperors of the Heavenly Court could not be thwarted by him."

"I dare not lie!" Wang Rui grew frantic upon hearing this, "Emperor, the eastern realm truly has been sealed. It's not just the other three Emperors besides you, but even the Heavenly Emperor currently has no way to break the seal and enter the eastern realm."

"Is that so?"

Miaoyi Emperor frowned deeply, lost in thought.

However, it was clear he could not fathom why Bai Jing would have the capability to seal off the eastern realm. After a while, he sighed and gave up the line of questioning, then asked, "Why did the Heavenly Court dispatch troops into the eastern realm?"

"This…" Wang Rui hesitated for a moment, but after receiving a stern look from Miaoyi Emperor, he quickly said, "I hold a low position and am not privy to the reasons for the Heavenly Court's dispatch into the eastern realm. However, it is said... it is said that the Heavenly Court is searching for something in the eastern realm."

"Some speculate that the Heavenly Emperor's authority was lost there. Now that the authority is incomplete, they need to search the eastern realm to find it."

"The Heavenly Emperor's authority lost, haha!"

Miaoyi Emperor nodded, seeming to have suddenly understood something, and with joyful laughter, he told Wang Rui, "You may go!"

"Yes, thank you, Emperor!"

Wang Rui heaved a sigh of relief, thanked Miaoyi Emperor, stood up, and moved to reclaim his Netherlord's Treasures.

"Hmm?"

Miaoyi Emperor's face darkened, and he gave Wang Rui a cold glare.

Wang Rui jumped in fright and did not dare to glance at the Netherlord's Treasures again, turning away in embarrassment and making his exit. He was soon using his Escape Art and disappeared.

Xiao Mu observed the scene but held his tongue.

Now merely a Divine Spirit bereft of his Treasures and Divine Spirit Tablet, Wang Rui was at best a Divine Spirit being without even a Tablet. If he encountered a respected one or Huang Yuan, he would face death.

Once Wang Rui left, Miaoyi Emperor sighed, "There could very well be problems within the Heavenly Court, Wu De, whose side are you on?"

Divine Monarch Wu De cried out delightedly, "The Heavenly Court is having troubles? Great! I have long disdained those sons of turtles from the Heavenly Court. Having troubles now, fantastic! Once I break free of my binds, I will beat them up one by one!"

Miaoyi Emperor shook his head, at a loss at Divine Monarch Wu De's reaction, then turned to Xiao Mu and said gravely, "Bai Jing might still be alive. The best way to prevent the Heavenly Court from sending people into the eastern realm is to find Bai Jing."

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