“From this day forth, I, Emperor Lin, shall oversee the White Emperor Valley!” Lin Xiao’s majestic voice rumbled out.
“We pledge our lives to obey Emperor Lin!” Several hundred people below spoke in unison.
“The White Emperor Valley shall continue as before, but there are several matters that need to be attended to.”
Lin Xiao spoke directly. “First, spread word of my ascension to emperorhood. Ensure that all forces within the White Emperor Valley’s sphere submit to me.”
“Second, dispatch some men to encircle and suppress the Giant Ant Clan, to prevent them all from falling into the tree demon’s maw. If any tree demon activity is detected, return to the White Emperor Valley immediately.”
“Third, send people to keep watch on the Green Emperor Mountain. I wish to know of their movements.”
“Fourth, dispatch people to investigate opportunities to become emperor, or various other fortuitous encounters.”
Lin Xiao issued several commands directly.
After all, the lives of these people were all in his hands.
Although he had not killed anyone to demonstrate his authority, the strength of a Martial Emperor was plainly evident.
He had not issued harsh threats or employed hardline deterrent tactics. In truth, he had already given the people of the White Emperor Valley considerable face.
Afterwards, Lin Xiao made private arrangements to send a team to the Central Continent to investigate the situation there.
At the same time, this also served the purpose of protecting the forces connected to him.
Subsequently, Lin Xiao and Hu Yue entered a rather secluded cave dwelling within the White Emperor Valley.
It was said that this was the White Emperor’s cave dwelling, and no one else had ever entered it.
Now that the White Emperor had fallen, this cave dwelling was considered ownerless.
Originally, it should have been inherited by Bai Chu. However, Bai Chu was also magnanimous, directly bringing Lin Xiao and the other inside, willingly yielding the cave dwelling to the two of them.
After entering, Lin Xiao discovered that although the White Emperor’s cave dwelling was several dozen zhang in size, the imperial source spiritual energy within was considerably denser than outside.
The surrounding stone walls were completely white, seemingly caused by the White Emperor cultivating here.
Apart from this, there did not seem to be anything special about it.
Of course, this was because Lin Xiao’s strength had already reached this realm.
A first-layer Martial Emperor’s cave dwelling held little benefit for him.
The White Emperor also seemed to have left nothing behind.
The White Emperor’s items and treasures would certainly have been carried on his person.
As for this cave dwelling, for someone with weaker cultivation, it would be a heavenly treasure ground. Cultivating inside would be several times faster than outside.
“It seems there is nothing particularly special?” After investigating the cave dwelling for a while, Lin Xiao could not help but sigh.
Bai Chu showed an embarrassed expression and replied, “My master lived for several thousand years. He must have had many secrets. However, even I, and that senior brother of mine, knew very little. Perhaps they have all perished along with my master’s fall.”
“Who is your senior brother?” Lin Xiao could not help but ask an extra question.
“My senior brother, Hou Tianze, is the City Lord of White Cloud City. According to my master, he is the most outstanding genius in several thousand years, far above me. He was even stronger than my master, not weaker. If nothing unexpected happened, he would certainly become emperor within a few hundred years.”
Bai Chu replied, “It is just that I do not know what happened several hundred years ago. Overnight, it was as if he became a wooden person. Something went wrong with his mind, and his cultivation no longer advanced.”
“City Lord of White Cloud City?” Hearing what Bai Chu said, a look of surprise could not help but appear on Lin Xiao’s face.
Hou Tianze, that was the white-clothed old man from White Cloud City, the one who always cut off his words when mentioning the Ghost Cry Cliff.
According to what Feng Yuan had said, that white-clothed old man seemed to be a dead person, very special.
Lin Xiao had never expected that old man to actually be Bai Chu’s senior brother.
Moreover, he was the most outstanding genius in this region in several thousand years?
Even more monstrous than the White Emperor?
And then several hundred years ago, the City Lord of White Cloud City had a problem and stopped advancing?
“It seems that old man is not simple. I wonder if he knows some secret, or has seen things that no one else has ever seen?” Lin Xiao sighed inwardly.
If he had survived the Ghost Cry Cliff by his own strength, that would be enough to demonstrate how terrifying he was.
After all, at the Ghost Cry Cliff, if not for Feng Yuan having that White Coin, even Lin Xiao would not have been able to get out.
“According to my master, my senior brother carries a great secret. It seems he entered the depths of that strange world within the Ghost Cry Cliff, and then came back out from it.”
Mentioning the Ghost Cry Cliff, Bai Chu still had a look of fear on his face now. “It is said that in the depths of the Ghost Cry Cliff, there is something enormous, connected to a great secret from the ancient times, even the primordial chaos era.”
“Unfortunately, no matter what methods my master used, he could not restore his memories.”
Lin Xiao was astonished once more. The Ghost Cry Cliff was actually connected to a great secret from ancient times.
It seemed that City Lord of White Cloud City was someone he would need to pay much more attention to in the future.
In any case, it also concerned Feng Yuan’s whereabouts.
Feng Yuan had entered the ghost ship, and no one knew how he was faring.
Speaking of this, a grateful expression also appeared on Bai Chu’s face. “Actually, last time, if not for that friend of yours, I should also have been pulled into the depths of that strange world by the ghost ship. Speaking of which, it was also you who saved me.”
“That was merely a lucky coincidence, rescuing those who had not yet entered the ghost ship along the way.” Lin Xiao shook his head, not dwelling further on this matter.
After all, what he said was indeed the truth.
Although Bai Chu had also been saved, Feng Yuan at the time had certainly only wanted to save the few of them. It was just that the White Coin seemed to have the ability to sweep others out along with them.
Afterwards, after learning some information from Bai Chu, he let Bai Chu withdraw.
Of course, before Lin Xiao came to this cave dwelling, some elders of the White Emperor Valley had also offered Lin Xiao some “tribute” as a gesture.
Among them were quite a few good medicinal herbs and high-grade medicinal pills.
Lin Xiao did not refuse.
It was just that for Lin Xiao at this realm, and even for Hu Yue, they were not of much use.
They could only serve as some supplementary cultivation.
After Bai Chu left, Lin Xiao and Hu Yue began cultivating.
Now, they could only wait for news.
And while Lin Xiao entered the cave dwelling to cultivate, news of Lin Xiao’s ascension to emperorhood spread throughout the entire White Emperor Valley.
It even spread rapidly to other cities and places within the White Emperor Valley’s sphere of influence.
The White Emperor Valley, the areas under its influence, and even forces outside it were all shaken.
A new person declaring himself emperor was absolutely the greatest event in the entire region.
“Emperor Lin, Lin Xiao has declared himself emperor? That youth invited over by the White Emperor?”
“The White Emperor has fallen, a new emperor has taken over. Has our White Emperor Valley simply changed masters like this?”
“Twenty-five or twenty-six years of age, Minor Thunder Tribulation Martial Saint realm, fought to a draw with the Green Emperor. How is this possible?”
“This is true. Last time at the White Emperor Valley headquarters, he emanated pressure. Even I felt it.”
“With a new emperor appearing, that is our White Emperor Valley’s fortune. Otherwise, our White Emperor Valley was facing certain death no matter what!”
“Could this not be something those elders cooked up to pacify the people?”
“With the wisdom of those elders, they would not make such a foolish move. This matter must be true.”
“Whether it is true or not, we will know once news comes from the Green Emperor Mountain side.”
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The news spread from the White Emperor Valley headquarters to its sphere of influence, and then outwards.
When the news reached the Green Emperor Mountain’s territory, the various forces of the Green Emperor Mountain were all shocked.
Because before they heard the news of Lin Xiao declaring himself emperor, they had already heard the news of the White Emperor attacking the Green Emperor Mountain headquarters and fighting to a draw with the Green Emperor.
They could confirm that the news of Lin Xiao declaring himself emperor was true.
And the people at the Green Emperor Mountain headquarters were even more shocked.