Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 1255 - 1241: Hanging by a Thread

"What condition?"

Xiao Yi squinted, staring at Nantian Wen in front of him.

He hadn’t expected Nantian Wen to agree to his request so easily, especially considering how difficult it would be for an emperor who had held the throne for thousands of years.

Suddenly making him give up the supreme royal power was not something easy to accept.

Of course.

Under normal circumstances, Nantian Wen would not have agreed to Xiao Yi so easily.

It was only after the incident with Nantian Xiao.

Nantian Wen cared less about royal power and instead had a clearer pursuit of strength. Otherwise, getting him to give up his sovereign rule would have been a difficult task.

Under Xiao Yi’s gaze, Nantian Wen locked eyes with him, and said word by word, "I have only one request. If one day, it’s within your power, help me step into the Sacred Venerate Realm!"

Nantian Wen was aware of his potential and talent, and reaching the Supreme Venerate Realm was only a matter of time for him, but the Sacred Venerate Realm seemed unreachable.

This was also why Nantian Wen had been occupying the throne.

Because in martial arts, he saw no hope of reaching the pinnacle.

But now...

The appearance of Xiao Yi had given him hope.

If just a drop of his essence blood could help him step from the Heavenly Venerate Realm Peak into the Supreme Realm Peak, then surely Xiao Yi had a way to help him step into the Sacred Venerate Realm.

Even if not now...

What about the future?

After all.

It had only been a few short years since he first met Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi had already become so unfathomably powerful!

Xiao Yi was taken aback, not expecting Nantian Wen to make such a request.

Although he hadn’t found a way to help others reach the Sacred Venerate Realm, Nantian Wen had only asked for his help when it was within his power. Xiao Yi nodded and said, "I can agree to your request!"

"A promise made!"

"Hard to take back!"

The two of them exchanged smiles.

Nantian Wen smiled because he found hope to advance to the Sacred Venerate Realm.

Once he became a Sacred Venerate expert.

Barring any accidents, he could live as long as the world, shining as bright as the sun and moon, achieving immortality.

Compared to immortality, what does a mere throne count for?

Xiao Yi smiled because the biggest hurdle to uniting the Southern State was effortlessly resolved. Now, he only needed to find Master Nantian and inform him of his plans, and Xiao Yi was confident that Master Nantian would agree with his choice.

With Xiao Yi’s response, Nantian Wen was in a good mood. He then turned to the remaining ministers in the hall, who were silent and fearful, and said, "You’ve all heard my conversation with Xiao Zhenguo, right? From now on, Liu, you are the Great General, and Zhang, you are the Grand Tutor. You two will represent me and go to the Daqian Dynasty to discuss the merger..."

"We obey the order!"

Liu and Zhang answered fearfully.

Nantian Wen continued to appoint some officials to purge the remnants of the Great General and the Grand Tutor factions, then proceeded to the royal secret realm with Xiao Yi.

The royal secret realm was now deserted.

Nantian Wen said, "Several ancestors have been summoned by Master Nantian and have already rushed to the extreme south. Now, we can only contact them through the Mysterious Light Mirror within the secret realm..."

Xiao Yi nodded.

Among the clan elders of the Nantian Dynasty, he had the closest relationship with Nantian Yan.

At that time, Nantian Yan even gifted him his companion yuan weapon, the Red Sky Sword.

However...

The Red Sky Sword was destroyed in the battle at Baiyu.

Xiao Yi was a bit embarrassed, unsure of how to face Nantian Yan.

A moment later.

Nantian Wen activated the Mysterious Light Mirror, an ancient stone mirror around three meters tall, surrounded by Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, the four divine beasts.

Ripples like water waves spread across the mirror’s surface.

The image gradually cleared.

Nantian Yan’s face appeared in the mirror, and Nantian Wen said, "Greetings, ancestor!"

Nantian Yan frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice, "What is it? Didn’t I instruct you not to use the Mysterious Light Mirror unless it’s urgent?"

"Ancestor, it wasn’t I who sought you, but Xiao Yi has returned!" Nantian Wen quickly said.

"Hmm? Xiao Yi?"

Nantian Yan was startled, then his expression changed dramatically, quickly lowering his voice, "Where is Xiao Yi? Bring him to meet me... No, don’t let him appear, tell him to leave the Southern State at once. The fact that he killed the experts of the Tianya Pavilion has already been discovered by them, and Mr. Duan is furious, threatening to destroy the Daqian Dynasty. If they weren’t currently trapped in the extreme south and unable to free themselves, they would have already attacked the Southern State. Tell him to leave quickly..."

"Uh..."

Nantian Wen was dumbfounded, not expecting Xiao Yi to have already killed members of the Tianya Pavilion?

However...

Thinking about it, even Nantian Xiao was instigated by the Tianya Pavilion to plot against him, so how could the Tianya Pavilion spare the Daqian Dynasty?

"Ancestor, we have an unresolvable enmity with the Tianya Pavilion. They instructed Xiao to harm me..."

Nantian Wen indignantly recounted how Nantian Xiao tried to harm him and forced him to abdicate, followed by Xiao Yi’s appearance, "If it weren’t for Brother Xiao Yi, I would have been forced to abdicate by that treacherous son and killed by him!"

"What? How dare the people of Tianya Pavilion do such a thing?"

Nantian Yan’s face was filled with rage.

Nantian Wen seized the opportunity to tell Nantian Yan about Xiao Yi’s desire to unite the forces of the Southern State, "Ancestor, I have already reached an agreement with Brother Xiao Yi. He will take the lead in uniting the three major forces of the Southern State. With our, the Daqian Dynasty’s, and Nantian Sacred Land’s cooperation, we can surely resist the invasion of the Tianya Pavilion..."

"Unite the Southern State? Is there no problem with the Nantian Sacred Land?" Nantian Yan looked confused.

Xiao Yi appeared in the Mysterious Light Mirror at this time, cupped his hands towards Nantian Yan, and smiled, "Rest assured, ancestor, I am confident in persuading Master Nantian!"

"Friend Xiao Yi..."

Nantian Yan quickly returned the gesture.

He had been informed by Nantian Wen that one drop of Xiao Yi’s essence blood allowed Nantian Wen to step into the Supreme Realm Peak, a strength that definitely surpassed his own.

No longer the extraordinarily talented genius of the past, he had truly grown into a giant of his own right!

As Nantian Yan pondered, he asked with skepticism, "Friend Xiao Yi, are you really confident about persuading the Nantian Sacred Land? You must know, those fellows from the Nantian Sacred Land have always been haughty, never paying heed to people like us..."

"Rest assured, ancestor, I..."

Xiao Yi wore a relaxed smile, about to share his current strength to alleviate Nantian Yan’s concerns.

But just then...

A commotion suddenly came from Nantian Yan’s side.

The image in the Mysterious Light Mirror blurred for a moment.

"What’s happening?"

"What’s going on in the extreme south?"

Xiao Yi and Nantian Wen looked at each other.

After waiting for a dozen breaths, the image reappeared, revealing Nantian Yan’s extremely grim face, and without waiting for Xiao Yi and Nantian Wen to inquire, he said in a deep voice, "Just now, news came from the front lines, there’s a new development in the extreme south, and Master Nantian is trapped in a dire situation, his life hanging by a thread..."