What Liu Yi said was exactly what all living beings in the Misty Forest thought.

Here, no one will bow to the heavens.

Bian Lang and the others kept emphasizing this point, hoping that Luo Xiafei would understand and stop trying to persuade him.

Luo Xiafei stared at Liu Yi for a long time, then smiled and poured wine for everyone again.

"Immortal, if the Heavenly Realm really intends to take action against us, when would it be?" Shangguan Hongyu then asked.

Although they were not afraid of the heavens, they still had to make preparations in advance.

"That's hard to say," Luo Xiafei couldn't answer the question.

When he returns to the Heavenly Realm, he will need to report the results of his investigation to the Heavenly Emperor.

Afterwards, the Heavenly Emperor will decide what to do next based on this result, which will take time.

If this were in the mortal realm, it would take at least half a year, and possibly several decades.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yi laughed and said, "It seems that the Heavenly Realm is still afraid of us."

"The Celestial Realm simply doesn't take you seriously," Luo Xiafei corrected.

If the Heavenly Realm believes that Bian Lang and his group do indeed pose a significant threat to it, then it will inevitably eliminate them as soon as possible.

Bian Lang may be a threat now, but this threat is far less than that of the monsters from other worlds. Therefore, the Heavenly Realm is only conducting an investigation and thinking of sending a few immortals down to teach Bian Lang a lesson or get rid of him.

The celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm completely disregarded Luo Xiafei's previous advice.

They always believed that Luo Xiafei's repeated failures were due to his incompetence, not Bian Lang's strength.

Even though Yan Ruyu led tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals to perish in the mortal realm, they still didn't think Bian Lang was that powerful.

Any immortal who hasn't fought Bian Lang would think that Yan Ruyu, like Luo Xiafei, is pitifully weak despite holding the rank of a high immortal in the celestial realm.

Luo Xiafei and Yan Ruyu both failed, especially Yan Ruyu, who even lost her life and became a laughing stock in the celestial realm.

Everyone enjoyed the meal immensely.

"Brother Bian, you seem even stronger than when we last met." Luo Xiafei hoped it was just his imagination.

Bian Lang is already very strong. If he can become even stronger in such a short period of time, that would be terrifying.

When they met Bian Lang for the second time, Bian Lang's strength had improved considerably compared to their first meeting.

During this third meeting, Bian Lang's strength was once again enhanced.

After Luoxia flew back to the celestial realm, she ignored the strange noises around her and focused on her cultivation, but the results were very poor.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Brother Luo, this is not your imagination. In fact, I am much stronger now than when we last met."

Mastering the Seventy-Two Transformations brought about a qualitative leap for Bian Lang.

However, Bian Lang would not tell Luo Xiafei what new skills he had learned. Some skills are best kept hidden, so that they can be used to subdue enemies in the future when trouble arises.

"In that case, when I return, I will tell you the truth: it was Brother Bian who killed Yan Ruyu and her party." Luo Xiafei said this, probably hoping that Bian Lang would change his mind and preferably accept the Heavenly Realm's offer of amnesty.

But Bian Lang didn't seem to understand this point, and laughed, "That's great. When Brother Luo descends to the mortal realm next time, I'll treat you to Meng Po's wine."

"Meng Po wine is indeed a fine wine." Luo Xiafei also praised Meng Po wine highly.

For immortals accustomed to celestial wine, mortal wine is extremely unpalatable, but Meng Po wine is indeed quite delicious.

Bian Lang explained the process of killing Yan Ruyu very clearly, and Luo Xiafei simply copied it back to her place.

After seeing Luo Xiafei off, everyone looked at Bian Lang, wanting to know what he was thinking.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Just do what you normally do now. There's no need to think about the Heavenly Realm sending a large army to besiege us."

With the power of the Heavenly Realm, they will be found no matter where they hide. It's better to stay here, cultivate diligently, and remain unchanged in the face of all changes.

Time passed, and several months went by, but no one had yet mastered the Seventy-Two Transformations.

Shangguan Hongyu was the most anxious of all the cultivators, but by this point, she was no longer in a hurry. She understood that cultivation was something that could not be rushed.

This time, Brother Corpse hasn't assigned any new tasks yet, it seems he wants Bian Lang to get some rest.

The longer the rest period, the more troublesome the corpses will be to be transported, and the higher the possibility of encountering dangers along the way.

But just then, they received an urgent letter from the Empire.

The empire is now besieged on all sides and faces a great crisis. The new emperor, Wei Qingyi, is completely unable to cope with it and has no choice but to seek help from Shangguan Hongyu.

Wei Qingyi certainly didn't want to do that, because doing so would be admitting that he was inferior to Shangguan Hongyu.

It's important to understand that during the ten thousand years that Shangguan Hongyu ruled the empire, the troubles and challenges he encountered were far more complex than the current situation, yet Shangguan Hongyu was able to resolve them all perfectly.

When faced with a real crisis, Wei Qingyi realized that he was far inferior to Shangguan Hongyu.

He simply cannot compare to Shangguan Hongyu.

This is something that everyone in the world knows very well, and there are many rumors circulating about it.

However, in the imperial court, neither the civil nor the military officials dared to speak recklessly.

The more incompetent Wei Qingyi became, the more the officials and the common people missed Shangguan Hongyu.

Shangguan Hongyu ruled the empire for a long time, and the officials were all dissatisfied with him. However, in handling some important matters, Shangguan Hongyu's wisdom far surpassed theirs.

Seeing Wei Qingyi's incompetence now, they realize that losing Shangguan Hongyu was a nightmare.

Fortunately, Wei Qingyi wasn't stubborn; when she needed to ask Shangguan Hongyu for help, she still wrote a letter seeking assistance.

Otherwise, another coup would be inevitable.

"Do you want to go?" Bian Lang asked with a smile.

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