Chapter 450: Chapter 452 Lü’s Spring and Autumn [First release, please subscribe]

Soon, someone arrived to deliver a report. People from the Underground World had industries on the Surface World, so it was not difficult for them to obtain news.

"Report to the Queen! Your uncle perished in the Garbage River in Dragon Country!"

Dragon Country?

Hearing this name, Beiming Fenghua clenched her teeth. Her voice was cold and laden with a killing intent that spread in all directions. "A fine Dragon Country. A very fine Dragon Country... I will see your nation annihilated!"

These words left everyone present in shock.

Among them, Elder Zuo spoke up. "But, my Queen, our ancestors were also from Dragon Country. They followed the order of Genghis Khan to search for the art of immortality, which led them to the Underground World. Now, Mongolia is a part of Dragon Country. To speak of annihilating Dragon Country is to speak of destroying our motherland. Is that not improper?"

"Improper? What’s improper?" Beiming Fenghua roared, her voice venomous and icy. "Remember, we are now Immortal Seekers, pursuing a path detached from the mundane world. What motherland? All that should be forgotten!"

Many in the Heavenly Demon Palace furrowed their brows. Although they called themselves demons, they were not heartless monsters. They still held some sentiment for the motherland they had never seen. Must one forget their home and country just to become an Immortal Seeker? Some of them disagreed with the Queen’s words.

"What? Do you have an objection?" Beiming Fenghua asked coldly.

Instantly, a deathly silence fell over the hall.

DRIP. DRIP.

Beads of sweat trickled down the foreheads of the Immortal Seekers. They knew they were no match for the Queen. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Since you aren’t speaking, that means you have no objections!" Beiming Fenghua’s voice was chillingly sharp. She was a beautiful woman, but everyone present knew her heart was anything but. "My brother was the last heir of our Beiming family. With his death, our bloodline ends. Dragon Country must pay the price! But how could a mere nation like Dragon Country possibly have the power to kill my brother?"

Her voice grew louder and sharper, filled with a terrifying menace. "Even the so-called Martial God of Dragon Country means nothing to me. Who on the Surface World could possibly kill my brother? You must understand, my brother possessed a secret technique that allowed him to escape from any opponent! That means some power from the Underground World must have interfered. I want you to investigate which family it was!"

"Yes!" the members of the Heavenly Demon Palace responded in unison.

The moment they discovered which Underground World family had helped Dragon Country kill the Queen’s uncle, the Heavenly Demon Palace would take action.

***

Wu Tian was blissfully unaware of the events unfolding in the Heavenly Demon Palace. If he knew, he would have laughed. According to the Heavenly Demon Palace’s line of investigation, they would inevitably trace the events back to him, and from there, to the Eastern Taizhong Palace. That would be interesting. A battle between two of the Underground World’s major powers was bound to happen.

But Wu Tian didn’t care. Regardless of who won or lost, what did it have to do with him? In the end, all of their Yuan Force would be extracted by him, refined into Spiritual Energy, and then further refined into his own Spiritual Power.

After dealing with Lin Fa’s affairs, Wu Tian didn’t immediately return to the Underground World. He stayed on the surface to handle some business for the Boundless Corporation. Thanks to the channels provided by tycoons like Wang Dawan, Yun Ma, and many others from Dragon Country, the Boundless Corporation’s products were beginning to sell well all over the world. Without a doubt, it wouldn’t be long before he, Wu Tian, became the world’s richest man. He would also be fulfilling the dream of Wang Dawan, Yun Ma, and the others: the world’s richest man must be from Dragon Country!

***

Wu Tian had also brought out some sauces he had brewed in the Underground World using his special kitchenware. He distributed them to those who had served him well, such as Wang Dawan; the Black and White Twin Swords, who patrolled the subsidiaries; and his sister Yue’er, who was in charge of cybersecurity for the Boundless Corporation. These sauces contained an energy that ordinary people couldn’t handle, which was why Wu Tian wouldn’t sell them on the Surface World.

The one who enjoyed the sauces the most was the little one. She mixed the sauce with noodles, and after eating, she asked sweetly, "Dad, I suddenly realized how handsome you are. Tell me, where did you buy this sauce?"

Wait a second? You just now realized I’m handsome? You hadn’t noticed before?

Wu Tian was speechless. Moreover, the little one had actually mistaken the sauce he had painstakingly brewed for something bought from a supermarket.

Where in the world could you find a sauce like this? If such a thing existed, the world would have long since become an age of Culinary Cultivation! No one would practice the Martial Path; Culinary Cultivation would be the mainstream.

It took a great deal of patient explaining from Wu Tian to convince the little one that this sauce wasn’t available anywhere else. If she wanted more in the future, she would have to praise her dad more and give him more massages.

"Oh!" The little one nodded reluctantly, but she had no choice. The memory of the delicious noodles mixed with the sauce was already making her mouth water.

For the next few days, Wu Tian remained on the Surface World, dealing with various minor matters. Three days later, he finally prepared to return to No Heaven Villa in the Underground World.

Just then, someone came looking for him. It was none other than Xiao Tianzan, the Admiral of the Nine Gates.

"Mr. Wu Tian, an urgent Challenge Letter has arrived from Stick Country!"

Xiao Tianzan presented the letter. On the envelope were three large characters that read ’Wind Cloud Art’. In the bottom right corner, a line of small text read: "Wu Tian, our battle will be a contest of wind and cloud. Will the wind prevail, or will the clouds hang bleak and desolate?"

After a brief pause, Wu Tian laughed out loud. "Who exactly sent this Challenge Letter?"

"Jin Xilai!" Xiao Tianzan replied. Seeing that Wu Tian had no interest in reading the letter himself, he opened it, took out the message inside, and began to read aloud: "I am the greatest master in Stick Country. The day you humiliated our Monarch, he advised me not to fight you. I, however, do not believe in such nonsense! I demand a life-and-death battle with you! Seven days from now, the ultimate battle, the decisive Wind Cloud duel, on the banks of the Huangpu River. We fight until one of us is dead!"

When Xiao Tianzan finished reading, Wu Tian simply shook his head, showing his complete lack of interest. When you’ve seen the ocean, you no longer care about the squabbles in a pond.

A fight to the death? Was this Jin-whatever person even worthy?

"Go find the Black and White Twin Swords. Leave this Jin person to them," Wu Tian instructed.

"Yes," Xiao Tianzan nodded. Even he thought Jin Xilai was arrogant and delusional. Besides, why use a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken? The Black and White Twin Swords would be more than enough for the task.

***

After finishing his business on the Surface World, Wu Tian returned to No Heaven Villa in the Underground World. The first thing he did was not visit the Eastern Taizhong Palace, but rather spread his Way of Culinary Cultivation. His Boundless Corporation was set to change the Surface World, so naturally, his No Heaven Villa had to transform the Underground World.

After discussing it with Tao Qianyang and Yuan Beizheng, Yuan Beizheng suggested a place.

The "Lv’s Annals" Restaurant.

It was the number one restaurant in the Underground World. The restaurant was part of a chain, and there was a branch right there in their Peach Blossom Spring region. The "Lv’s Annals" Restaurant was quite different from those on the surface. It only prepared enough food for ten tables each day and sold them to guests via auction. This unique business model had made "Lv’s Annals" exceptionally famous throughout the Underground World.