Chapter 1775: Heavenly Emperors' Gather

When Heavenly Emperor Jiang and the rest appeared, the Spiritual Resonance Cave became the gathering location of the most influential and powerful individuals of the divine continents. Every decision here would affect the fate of the world.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang looked at the newly ascended group and solemnly clasped his hands in greeting. "Congraulations, new Heavenly Emperors. You've made immense contributions during the Ten Years of Heavenly Fate. If you hadn't become Heavenly Emperors, I would have been marked as the greatest sinner in the history of the divine continents."

On top of using the edict to help his juniors become stronger, he had also used it to delay the invasion of the Shadow World. Everyone understood that this had been a gamble. This was because if the divine continents failed to resist the Shadow World's incursions, the Others would have laid down roots in the world of the living. If that had been the case, the Others would have received the blessings of heaven and earth as well, further bolstering their strength.

The price the divine continents had paid was to go hundreds of years without the blessings, meaning that no new Heavenly Emperors would arise in that time. Considering the heavy price, the Shadow World would have benefited twice over if they had access to the blessings of heaven and earth. This would have been a crippling blow to the morale of the forces from the divine continents.

The bright side was that even though the withering glory resonance had fallen into the Origin Reversion Institute's hands, the soldiers of the divine continents had managed to drive out all of the Others before the final resolution. As a result, the vast majority of the blessings of heaven and earth had been distributed to the divine continents' living creatures. This allowed them to produce several new Heavenly Emperors.

The original Heavenly Emperors were greatly pleased with the end result. They felt as though a great weight had been lifted off their shoulders.

Having been given so much face by Heavenly Emperor Jiang, the leader of the Heavenly Emperors, Li Luo and the rest reciprocated the gesture immediately. They felt great respect and reverence towards Heavenly Emperor Jiang.

His courage and decisive actions were indeed impressive. After all, the Origin Reversion Institute had plotted for years to create that breach in the Realm Wall. When the breach was made, most of the divine continents' Heavenly Emperors were stuck in the Nobles' Battlefield, unable to return to help. During that critical moment, Heavenly Emperor Jiang had used the Ancient Covenant and set an edict, preventing the descent of the Grand Devil Kings.

After which, their side ended up being the biggest winners of the Ten Years of Heavenly Fate. Without the overdraft of the blessings from hundreds of years in the future, even those with tremendous foundations and accumulation like Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e might not have reached their current states even if they were given decades to cultivate.

"Heavenly Emperor Jiang, you are far too kind. If all of the seniors here hadn't remained in the Nobles' Battlefield to restrict the movements of the Grand Devil Kings, how could we have possibly cultivated in peace? Thus, I believe it's more appropriate to say that the living creatures of the divine continents are thankful to you for everything you've done," Li Luo replied solemnly.

Li Luo had always held the Heavenly Emperors in great esteem, as they spent all their time in the Nobles' Battlefield protecting the divine continents from the Grand Devil Kings. If they hadn't been guarding the Realm Wall, the living creatures of the divine continents would have never had time to grow. Even though he now had four Authorities and the number of Heavenly Emperors capable of beating him could be counted on one hand, Li Luo didn't act nor speak haughtily.

His words immediately elicited approving nods from the senior Heavenly Emperors. In the past, Li Luo was simply too weak to catch the attention of said Heavenly Emperors. However with his current status, every word from him was as good as gold. His humble and grateful tone immediately earned him the favor of the other Heavenly Emperors.

"Heavenly Emperor Li Luo, it is much nicer to hear you talk than Heavenly Emperor Li. It is no wonder the descendent has surpassed the ancestor," said an alluring lady who stood beside Heavenly Emperor Jiang.

The lady wore a gauze dress that seemed to have been weaved from butterfly molts. Her eyes resemble limpid autumn water, giving off a captivating charm. There was also a small mark at the corner of her eye, giving her a unique and bewitching appearance. She smiled sweetly as she slowly sized him up, her gaze lingering on his handsome face. Heavenly Emperor Ji of the Academic Federation clearly enjoyed eye candy.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang's smile was also warm, filled with unadulterated appreciation for Li Luo. Although he had been unable to set foot on the divine continents, he had carefully observed what had happened for the past ten years. Thus, he understood that Li Luo played a key role in the victory over the Shadow World.

"Before we start discussing official matters, I feel that we should first greet the owners of this space," said Heavenly Emperor Jiang, grinning. Then his attention turned to a location not far away.

There were two figures standing there with their hands behind their back, looking at the current generation of Heavenly Emperors. It was none other than Yan Changsheng and Su Ying.

Zhen Jie, Li Jun, and the others had long sensed the two Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors from the Sacred Void Resonance Sect. They all clasped their hands in solemn greeting.

Yan Changsheng and Su Ying flickered over, but they did not approach Heavenly Emperor Jiang's group, instead moving towards Li Luo and his family. They then looked at Tantai Lan lovingly.

"Little Lan, you've grown up," said Su Ying with a warm smile on her gorgeous face.

"Uncle Changsheng, Aunt Ying!" Tantai Lan stepped forward, her eyes turning red. This was quite different from her usual, carefree temperament, but it also indicated how special these two were to her.

The people of the world had only ever seen the aloof and mighty version of Tantai Lan. However, to Yan Changsheng and Su Ying, what they saw was the abandoned and pitiful little girl of the past. They had rescued her and guided her when she was a child. Without them, she wouldn't have become the outstanding individual that the world knew today.

Thus, to Tantai Lan, Yan Changsheng and Su Ying were both her masters and her parents. When she had to leave, Yan Changsheng and Su Ying had informed her of the secrets surrounding the Spiritual Resonance Cave. She had taken it to heart, never even sharing it with Li Taixuan, Li Luo, or Jiang Qing'e, the three most important individuals in her life.

When they felt Tantai Lan's graceful temperament, Yan Changsheng and Su Ying were reminded of the young girl they had taken in decades ago. She was as resilient as wild weed; no matter what the world threw at her, she would always grit her teeth and face it with all she had.

When she first left the Spiritual Resonance Cave, Tantai Lan was merely a spirited and intelligent girl. On their reunion, she was a wife and a mother, maturing with elegance. Even Yan Changsheng's expression softened when he thought of this, a far cry from his usual sternness.

Su Ying, on the other hand, couldn't help but grab Tantai Lan's hand and lightly caress her face, beaming happily. "So the little girl we took in has become a Heavenly Emperor, eh?"

Tantai Lan opened her arms wide and hugged her, a sour sensation tingling in her nose. "I've thought of you two for years."

Su Ying patted her back, saying, "We've always been thinking about you as well, worried that something might have happened to you."

When the other Heavenly Emperors present saw this scene, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. No one could ever have imagined that the two elderly Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors from the time of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect would actually have such a deep relationship with Tantai Lan. Clearly, she knew of their existence long ago but had kept them secret.

They had always assumed that Tantai Lan was a rogue cultivator with no backing. Who could have possibly guessed that there were two veteran Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors behind her?

The group quietly swept their eyes across Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan's little family. The more they thought about it, the more shocked they felt. If one were to count Yan Changsheng and Su Ying's endearing relationship with Tantai Lan, didn't that mean that their family effectively had two Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors on top of the previous six?

One family possessed a lineup that was comparable to the Academic Federation, an organization that had been growing for tens of thousands of years. This family was simply incomprehensible!