Chapter 799: Return to Kali City

The hundred days had finally come to an end. When the time was up, there was no need to report to the Ancestral Court; Tang San and Mei Gongzi, along with Xiao He, headed straight to the White Tiger Hotel to prepare for their departure.

Since the last incident, the situation in the Ancestral Court had become somewhat delicate. The greatest impact was not from the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Divine Extinguishing Tribulation; after all, the tribulation had caused minimal damage to the Ancestral Court, and the only ones affected were the Celestial Fox clan. The real blow was the fall of the Crystal Demon Emperor.

The fall of the foremost Emperor of this era heavily impacted the power dynamics of the Ancestral Court.

With the Crystal Demon Emperor's presence, the Empyrean Dominion held a clear advantage over the Solstice Empire. In terms of the number and quality of Emperors, there was a clear distinction between the two sides. However, with the fall of the Crystal Demon Emperor, while the number of Demon Emperors was still one more than the Nymph Emperors, the overall strength had evened out significantly. The Celestial Fox Sacred Mountain had suffered severe damage, greatly affecting the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor, who had now become the top Demon Emperor. His strength had been compromised, forcing him to go into seclusion to repair the Sacred Mountain and stabilize the Ancestral Court's fortune. Even the daily affairs of the Ancestral Court had been temporarily handed over to the Undying Demon Emperor.

Thus, the gap between the two factions narrowed considerably. If it weren't for the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's lack of interest in managing the Ancestral Court, there would still be competition over who held the ruling position.

Mei Gongzi had acknowledged the Undying Demon Emperor as her grandfather. But due to the impact of his blood essence loss, the Undying Demon Emperor was now in seclusion, so she and Tang San had no one to report to when leaving.

Xiao He gazed at the massive teleportation array atop the White Tiger Hotel, his eyes gleaming with fascination. He no longer had the space-attribute bloodline, but he very much did have the expertise, and he could clearly sense the wondrous spatial fluctuations within.

When he looked up at Tang San again, there was something new in his eyes. Mei Gongzi had been taught by the Peacock Great Demon King himself; before meeting Tang San, everything she knew came from him. Thus, he knew all too well his daughter didn't have the skills to set up such an array, so it was obvious who had arranged it.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor personally escorted them to the hotel, looking at Mei Gongzi with a hint of reluctance in his tiger eyes.

"Goodbye, Grandfather." Mei Gongzi stepped forward and hugged the White Tiger Demon Emperor.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor patted her back and said gently, "Improving your strength is important, but so is your safety. Don't rush things. Both of you, understand?"

"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Grandfather." Mei Gongzi's eyes were slightly red. Without the care and protection of the White Tiger Demon Emperor during their time at the Ancestral Court, things would have gone quite differently. Although everything was within Tang San's plans, it still required the White Tiger Demon Emperor to acknowledge their familial bond genuinely.

As they were about to leave, Mei Gongzi looked at the Emperor before her—this ruler with world-shaking power who chose to remain alone in the White Tiger Palace—and deeply felt his loneliness.

"Grandfather, when I get back, I'll have Mother come visit you as soon as possible. She's been missing you too," Mei Gongzi said softly.

The White Tiger Demon Emperor sighed lightly and nodded. "Tell her to come back. I just... want her to come back, nothing else."

"Okay."

The White Tiger Demon Emperor composed himself and said solemnly, "There's no time to waste. Set off. You have many things to deal with once you return."

Tang San stepped into the teleportation array, and the Spacetime Lighthouse floated out. Instantly, the entire array was illuminated by the power of space-time, emitting a strange spatial fluctuation.

Xiao He bowed respectfully to the White Tiger Demon Emperor and entered the teleportation array alongside Mei Gongzi.

After bidding farewell to the White Tiger Demon Emperor once more, Tang San activated the long-distance teleportation. Now that he was a bona fide god, he could directly teleport back to Golden Valley, without having to go through the relay array anymore.

Divine consciousness and spatial power enveloped Xiao He, and the teleportation began.

With a flash of light, the three figures vanished simultaneously from the teleportation array.

Though Xiao He was once a space-element Great Demon King, he no longer possessed his spatial abilities. He felt the world spin around him, everything turning surreal and distorted, but the light around him moved slowly, with no impact on his body.

His impression of Tang San was much like that of the White Tiger Demon Emperor—this young man was the source of far too many wonders, each one leaving him in awe.

When the light flashed again, they found themselves inside a cave. The glowing teleportation array beneath them illuminated every detail of the cavern.

As the distorted light around them dissipated, Tang San put away the Spacetime Lighthouse, and a rich, overwhelming life force rushed toward them.

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Tang San and Mei Gongzi were long accustomed to this, but for Xiao He, it was his first time feeling it. His entire body felt as if it were soaking in a hot spring, and this was followed by a sense of lightheadedness caused by the sudden influx of life energy.

Where exactly are we?

Xiao He was puzzled and couldn't help but turn to look at Mei Gongzi.

"This is Tang San's place. It's in the Kali Mountain Range, not far from Kali City," Mei Gongzi explained.

"Tang San's place, huh? I see you're getting pretty comfortable toge... Wait a second." Xiao He's pupils constricted sharply as he suddenly realized something. "Did you just say this is in the Kali Mountain Range?!"

Mei Gongzi nodded. "Yes, we directly teleported back here, from the Ancestral Court to the Kali Mountains. From here, we'll just teleport back to Kali City. This place is very well-hidden, so it's perfect for setting up an ultra-long-distance teleportation array."

Xiao He couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. Although his cultivation was nowhere close to what it used to be, his mindset was still that of the former Peacock Great Demon King. For something to shock him like this, it had to be of simply colossal magnitude.

But this was ultra-long-distance teleportation! Teleportation spanning half the continent! Let alone him, even the old Peacock Demon Emperor had never been able to perform such a feat. Yet they had done it with an array alone, turning the many-day-trip between the Ancestral Court and Kali City into something done in seconds!

Xiao He couldn't help but feel an extraordinary sense of disbelief. Was this something humans could achieve?

Tang San smiled and said, "I'll explain the principles to you later. Let's head back to Kali City first. I'm sure they've been waiting anxiously. But don't worry, I already informed them when I returned earlier that Little Mei succeeded."

"Let's go back." The former Peacock Great Demon King now had a complicated expression in his eyes.

He'd had no misgivings when he laid down his life; it was all for the development of the Peacock Clan and his promise to his beloved. For over a decade, he had been misunderstood, but in the end, he had won. Yet, the price of that victory was immeasurable—an eternal separation from his only love.

And now, he had returned to life, and he was about to meet his beloved once more. His emotions were naturally very conflicted.

They didn't even leave the teleportation array. Ripples of space undulated around Mei Gongzi, enveloping the three of them. A silver portal opened before them in a flash, drawing near and swallowing them up.

Mei Gongzi's spatial teleportation felt different from Tang San's. Xiao He felt as though the space ahead folded in layers upon layers, so that the distance between the start and the finish was actually shortened.

This sensation was familiar to him—it was the teleportation method of the Peacock Demon clan. However, Mei Gongzi controlled it effortlessly, almost as if she wasn't doing anything and space itself decided to do what she wanted. Just this brief moment showed that she was indeed more skilled than he had been even at his peak.