Chapter 379

Chapter 379: Understood

The sudden appearance of the woman left everyone dumbfounded.

In that moment, no one dared to make a move.

With her arrival, a tremendous pressure descended upon everyone present.

Many ministers could not withstand such pressure and directly dropped to their knees.

“Luo Xing, Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom, pays his respects to the Immortal!”

In the end, it was still the emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom who respectfully greeted her.

Facing the unpredictable supernatural power of the Immortal, even if he were the emperor of the entire Abandoned Prison Star, he had to show respect in front of such a powerful being.

However, upon hearing the emperor’s greeting, Ye Jian did not show any pleasant demeanor.

With a flick of her hand, she seized the emperor’s head in her grip.

Seeing this, both the emperor and all the ministers displayed horrified expressions.

Soul Searching!

Without hesitation, Ye Jian directly performed a Soul Searching on the emperor.

With her Divine Transformation cultivation, searching the soul of a mortal wouldn’t cause significant harm, as long as it wasn’t done multiple times.

Soon, Ye Jian finished the Soul Searching of the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom.

After completing the Soul Searching, she waved her hand, and the emperor was back sitting on the dragon throne.

Through the Soul Searching, Ye Jian learned many things she previously did not know.

For example, every three hundred years, the Abandoned Prison Star would experience a world war, resulting in a population loss of seventy percent.

The Qianyuan Kingdom’s emperor only knew it was the work of the Immortals, but Ye Jian realized it had to be related to the cultivation sects in the cultivation world.

Perhaps this outbreak of war in the Abandoned Prison was instigated by cultivators from a certain Immortal Gate.

As for which Immortal Gate it was, Ye Jian did not know, as her experiences in the cultivation world were quite limited.

However, it was likely that the two Tribulation stage great emperors who attacked her belonged to the sect that initiated this war in the Abandoned Prison.

Sects that had Great Emperor level powerhouses were usually Imperial-level forces.

There were not many Imperial-level forces in the entire cultivation world, and perhaps she only needed to inquire within the cultivation world to find out which Imperial-level force it was.

At this moment, the emperor slumped on the dragon throne finally regained his composure.

He stammered as he asked Ye Jian, “Immortal, may I inquire why you have come…?”

Hearing the emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom ask a question, Ye Jian did not answer immediately but fell into contemplation.

From this emperor’s memories, she had already learned about the situation in the Abandoned Prison.

Thus, she could fully control the entire Abandoned Prison and become its supreme ruler.

As for outside cultivators, if she did not permit it, who would dare to come without being prepared for annihilation?

Now that she was wealthy and powerful, even the Great Emperor level powerhouses would not intimidate her.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Jian spoke to the emperor in a commanding tone, “From now on, all the empires of the Abandoned Prison must obey my orders. Do you understand?”

Upon hearing Ye Jian’s words, the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom broke into a cold sweat but did not dare to refuse.

After a moment of stiffness, under Ye Jian’s icy gaze, he quickly nodded, “I, I understand.”

“Very good,” Ye Jian replied with a nod before commanding, “Next, the most important matters for the Qian Yuan Empire are to stabilize and develop. Do you understand?”

“I understand,” the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom quickly nodded.

After pausing for a moment, he thought of something and hurriedly said to Ye Jian, “Immortal, the current land consolidation in the Qian Yuan Empire is very severe. Many common people no longer have even a tiny piece of land to stand on. If it continues like this, many commoners will eventually rebel. So, can I initiate reforms…?”

Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, Ye Jian pondered for a moment before nodding, “Yes, do it as soon as possible.”

“Um, Immortal, if the opposing forces are too strong, can you…?”

His words remained unfinished, but Ye Jian understood instantly.

After thinking for a moment, she nodded, “Yes, I will arrange for someone to come help you in a little while.”

“Thank you, Immortal.” Upon hearing this, the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom quickly expressed his gratitude.

Meanwhile, Ye Jian nodded, then without glancing at anyone else, vanished from the grand hall in the blink of an eye.

After her disappearance, a voice rang out in the hall.

“From now on, call me Immortal Master…”

After Ye Jian left, everyone in the grand hall exchanged looks without saying a word.

After a long pause, the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom finally addressed all the ministers, “You all heard what the Immortal Master just said, right?”

“Yes,” a minister quickly nodded in response.

Moments ago, everyone had been as silent as a winter cicada.

The pressure from the Immortal was too great; no one dared to make even the slightest move.

Hearing the minister’s words, the emperor contemplated before saying, “The situation regarding the hundreds of kilometers of canyon that you just reported is likely the work of the Immortal, so I warn everyone: no one must show disrespect to the Immortal.”

“Dare not, dare not,” others quickly affirmed.

At that moment, without the emperor’s reminders, everyone understood that the massive canyon occurring in Shanling County and Zhuozhou County must be the Immortal’s doing.

Only immortal techniques could create such a grand change on this scale.

Faced with such a powerful being as the Immortal, ordinary people had no desire to resist.

After considering, the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom picked up a book from the table and instructed a eunuch to pass it to the ministers.

“Take a look at this. After you read it, you will understand.”

Soon, all the ministers gathered around to read the book.

However, given the large number of people, they decided that one minister would read it aloud for everyone.

An hour later, after everyone had heard the contents of the book, they all revealed expressions of shock.

In that moment, they learned that the wars that occurred every three hundred years were actually instigated by the Immortal.

This revelation filled everyone with immense fear of the Immortal.

The Immortal was simply too powerful.

If the Immortal wished to destroy them, it would be easier than crushing an ant.

Thinking of the old emperor and many civil and military officials who had died a few days ago, all the ministers felt no inclination to oppose the Immortal.

“Everyone, the Immortal Master wants us in the Qianyuan Kingdom to develop peacefully, but you all know the situation at home. Many common people have no land of their own, and any slight disaster could render them homeless.

Currently, the security environment in the country is extremely poor; many who cannot make a living have become bandits in the mountains. Therefore, I hope everyone will fully support my reforms for the situation at home.”

“You heard the Immortal Master say that she will arrange for someone to help me. With that, we won’t have to fear any opposing forces…”

Upon hearing the emperor’s words, the group of ministers quickly nodded.

“Your Majesty, we will definitely support your reforms. I will take the lead; my family is willing to offer ninety percent of our land to distribute to the landless refugees…”

…

While the Emperor of the Qianyuan Kingdom and his officials discussed the reforms,

Ye Jian had already arrived in the palace of another empire.