I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"This humble deity greets Your Majesty and Your Highness."

After enduring the song and dance performance for a long time, the inspecting spirit official hurriedly ascended the altar and paid his respects with great ceremony.

"What is it?" The Jade Emperor slowly put down the glass cup and asked with a smile.

This shows that he was in a really good mood at the moment.

The spirit official said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, for some unknown reason, the Tongtian Sect of the East Sea has suddenly begun to expand wildly. By the time I ascended to heaven, they had already controlled all the immortal islands in the four seas and were conquering the four continents. They have the momentum to annex the human world."

The Jade Emperor's smile froze, his previously good mood instantly ruined.

Although the Tongtian Sect Leader and Yang Jian are not on the same side, and the former is even his ally, no matter who it is, as long as they substantially control the mortal realm and sever his legitimacy in the mortal world, the result will be the same: his position as the ruler of the three realms will instantly fall.

So, what is Tongtian trying to do?
Is he crazy?

Beside her, the Queen Mother's expression was equally stern.

Like the Jade Emperor, a large part of her strength also comes from her Heavenly Fruit position. Once she loses her Heavenly Fruit position, her Dao Fruit will also fall back to that of an ordinary Quasi-Saint.

The most fatal flaw for ordinary Quasi-Saints is that they lose the Heavenly Dao privilege of immortality!
"Your Majesty, you must go to Tongtian Island immediately to talk to the Tongtian Sect Leader and forcefully demand that he stop this insane behavior."

Before long, the Queen Mother suddenly stood up and stared intently into the Jade Emperor's eyes.

The Jade Emperor nodded heavily and said softly, "Prepare your carriage for Tongtian Island!"

After a long time.

A magnificent procession, gleaming with divine light and equipped with exquisite craftsmanship, descended upon Tongtian Island. The Jade Emperor, wearing a crown and a golden robe, sat atop a nine-dragon chariot, gazing down upon the island below.

On the island.

Inside the temple.

The Tongtian Sect Leader stood before the throne, gazing upwards, and said calmly, "Crocodile Ancestor, go and greet the Jade Emperor on my behalf."

"Yes, Master," Crocodile Ancestor said respectfully from below.

Outside the island, in mid-air, the Jade Emperor waited for a long time, only to find that the Tongtian Sect Leader not only did not come to greet him personally, but instead sent a beast. His face immediately darkened.

In terms of status, with the blessing of the Heavenly Emperor's position, I am equivalent to a saint. In the current Tongtian Island, even the Tongtian Sect Master is just a saintly corpse. He should be the one to come and greet me personally. What's the point of sending a beast?

"Your Majesty, our leader invites you into the hall."

At this moment, Crocodile Ancestor hovered in front of the Nine Dragons Immortal Chariot and said with his hands clasped.

The Jade Emperor glanced at him but ignored him completely. Instead, he said towards Tongtian Island, "Master Tongtian, it's too stuffy inside the hall. How about we come out and talk?"

Crocodile Ancestor suddenly clenched his fists, his face turning pale and then red.

The other party clearly looked down on him, but what could he do?

Being inferior in strength and influence, one can only silently swallow this grievance.

Inside the temple, the Tongtian Sect Leader pondered for a moment, feeling that now was not the time to completely break with the other party. He then stepped out of the temple, ascending to a position level with the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty's sudden visit, what brings you here?"

The Jade Emperor said coldly, "Why does the Master ask a question he already knows the answer to? Don't tell me you've forgotten."

Tongtian slapped his forehead: "I remember now~ You came for the matter of the Heavenly Dao Fruit position."

Jade Emperor: "..."

Could you act any more fake?
However, just as Tongtian was unwilling to easily break ties with him, he was also unwilling to easily break ties with the other party:
“That’s right! Yang Jian’s plan all along has been to remove me and the Queen Mother from our positions by actually controlling the human world; he has tried for so long but failed, does the Master intend to inherit his will?”

Tongtian waved his hand and said, "How can a senior inherit the will of a junior? The Jade Emperor is joking. Besides, rest assured, we are allies, not enemies. My annexation of the four seas and four continents is absolutely not aimed at you."

Seeing that he was playing games with him, the Jade Emperor's patience gradually ran out: "Since you still remember that we are allies, then I now demand that you immediately stop your expansionist activities!"

Tongtian shook his head and said, "I said I wasn't targeting you, so why are you targeting me? From now on, wouldn't it be better to divide the world into three realms?"

The Jade Emperor's cheek twitched: "You tried to strip me of my Heavenly Dao status, and then you asked me, wouldn't that have been better? Tongtian, do you want to become my enemy?"

Tongtian said, "By using the mortal realm to help you suppress the underworld, your position as the Great Heavenly Venerable will become even more secure. But think about it carefully, you haven't actually lost much."

A hint of coldness appeared in the Jade Emperor's eyes: "There is no room for discussion on this matter. If you insist on this, then I will have no choice but to go to Zixiao Palace and ask my teacher for a decision."

Tongtian's expression changed slightly, and he said coldly, "You're trying to use the Dao Ancestor to intimidate me?"

"Yes!"

The Jade Emperor stated without hesitation, "Even if you welcome back all the saints, I will not allow you to strip me of my Heavenly Dao status."

Tongtian: "..."

He never expected that the Jade Emperor would care so much about a mere empty title, even to the point of reverting to the position of grandson for the sake of that title.

"Very well, I won't take all four continents; I'll leave one, the Southern Continent, for you." After a long while, Tongtian waved his hand and said.

The Jade Emperor stared into his eyes and said, word by word, "None of the four continents will do. I don't care if you occupy islands, but you are not allowed to set foot on land."

Tongtian's face darkened: "You're too domineering."

“This is my bottom line,” the Jade Emperor said. “Tongtian, I can allow your Tongtian Sect followers to operate in the four continents, but I cannot allow you to actually rule any one of them.”

Tongtian coldly replied, "What if I don't agree?"

"I'll say it again: if you don't agree, I'll head to Zixiao Palace immediately," the Jade Emperor said.

Tongtian: "..."

The extremes of heaven and earth.

A grey lake.

Cao Guojiu, with his disheveled hair and full beard, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes, which were originally those of a mercenary man, were now peaceful, clear and bright.

"Cao Guojiu has woken up again." On the Seven-Colored Divine Ship not far away, Lan Caihe suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.

In an instant, all the immortals looked towards the lakeside, where they saw the disheveled Cao Guojiu slowly rise, a bright smile on his face.

"Shh!"

Lan Caihe immediately appeared in front of him and asked excitedly, "Uncle Cao, how was your experience during this seclusion?"

Cao Guojiu smiled and said, "After ten years of tempering and ten years of seclusion, I have now achieved enlightenment and have no more greed for money."

"Really?" The immortals immediately transformed into rainbows and arrived, and Lü Dongbin asked with a smile.

"Of course it's true. It's all thanks to this secluded, cold, and tranquil place of meditation, where nothing but life has any meaning, that I was able to undergo a transformation," said Cao Guojiu.

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Get ready to break through."

Cao Guojiu nodded heavily, then immediately sat cross-legged and began to circulate his internal magical power.

Not long after.

A gold coin reappeared between his eyebrows, but under his conscious control, the coin was slowly sent out of his body and spun as it landed on the grass.

After the gold coin fell, the medicinal power of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir stored in his body exploded again, and was rapidly refined by the flowing magic power, gradually transforming into immortal energy, causing his strength to surge...

"boom!"

Half an hour later.

A beam of orange-yellow divine light shot out from above Cao Guojiu's head, soaring straight into the sky.

Qin Yao's heart stirred, and he immediately said, "Quick, follow this divine light." Tieguai Li raised his hand and pointed to the seven-colored divine ship, using his immortal energy to lift the ship up and hurling it fiercely towards the orange-yellow divine light.

All the immortals jumped onto the divine ship, and then used magic to pull Cao Guojiu up as well. They rode the ship through the air and chased after the divine light.

After a long time.

Guided by the divine light, they saw the circular gate of law once again, and every face was filled with a joyful smile.

"Shh."

Under the orange divine light, the seven-colored divine ship easily passed through the circular light gate, returning from the hazy extremes of heaven and earth to the Three Realms.

at the same time.

The orange-yellow divine light continued its relentless charge, eventually crashing into a star and instantly illuminating it.

This is the end.

All eight immortals have returned to their places.

The eight stars suspended here released beams of light that connected with each other, instantly forming a circular halo.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a powerful suction force was released from within the light circle, pulling all eight immortals beside Qin Yao up and rapidly rushing into the light circle.

Qin Yao swiftly used magic to take control of the seven-colored divine ship, thus preventing a shipwreck. He then looked up at the dazzling divine ring deep within the starry sky and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.

After so much hard work and so much trouble, the Eight Immortals have finally all returned to their places.

Once the Eight Immortals complete their final blessing from Heaven, they can head to Tongtian Island to face off against the Tongtian Sect Leader...

Tongtian Island in the East China Sea.

Inside the temple.

The Tongtian Sect Leader, who was discussing with the Chun Tree Spirit how to extradite the pangolin, suddenly raised his head and looked at the eight Destiny Stars in the distant starry sky, his face filled with astonishment.

"Master, what's wrong?" The tree spirit asked, puzzled.

The Tongtian Sect Leader trembled slightly and gasped, "The last immortal has returned to his position!"

The tree spirit was stunned, and murmured, "The last immortal? Weren't they...?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader said with a gloomy expression, "It is obvious that the extreme of heaven and earth only trapped them for ten years, and now they have all come out."

The Toon Tree Spirit: "..."

After a moment, she chuckled dryly, "With the sect leader's strength, even Laozi is no match for him. How could those eight mere celestial immortals possibly be a match for you?"

"What do you know? A little arsenic can kill a strong man. The relationship between the Eight Immortals and me is like that of arsenic and a strong man," the Tongtian Sect Leader said coldly.

The tree spirit thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then let the vice sect leader lead people to fight the Eight Immortals?"

"Although Crocodile Ancestor is strong, he is still no match for the card that Yang Jian has been hiding all along," Tongtian Sect Leader said, shaking his head.

The tree spirit asked curiously, "What other cards is he hiding?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader turned his head to look in the direction of Kunlun and said in a low voice, "Kunlun Golden Immortal."

The Toon Tree Spirit: "..."

If it weren't for the mention of the Tongtian Sect Leader, she would have almost forgotten the existence of the Chan Sect.

"Master, what do we do now?"

"For my Tongtian Sect, let's seize one last chance!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader's gaze gradually hardened, and his body suddenly transformed into streaks of light, disappearing instantly in front of the throne in the Holy Temple.

The Toon Tree Spirit: "???"

What I hate most is when someone stops halfway through their sentence, saying "a glimmer of hope"... what glimmer of hope?!

skyline.

Lingxiao Palace.

The Jade Emperor sat high on his throne, his gaze sweeping from Huang Feihu, who stood below the platform, to the hundred immortals on both sides, carefully observing the expressions on their faces.

Huang Feihu does not reside permanently in the Immortal Realm, so he will not appear at court meetings unless there are special circumstances.

The special situation today is that the seventy-six departments of the Taishan Prefecture in the human world are all ready. They are just waiting to receive the imperial decree from him so that they can officially start operating, compete with the underworld for souls, and thus weaken the functions of the underworld.

Therefore, when he reported this matter, the Jade Emperor paid close attention to the reactions of the immortals, seeing who agreed, who opposed, who was happy, and who hated it...

"Your Majesty, please issue a decree allowing the seventy-six departments of Taishan Prefecture to officially commence operations." After eloquently explaining the important role of the seventy-six departments, Huang Feihu clasped his hands and loudly requested permission.

The Jade Emperor said calmly, "Anyone who has objections can raise them now."

Nezha immediately stepped forward, raised his head, and said, "Your Majesty, I have a question."

The Jade Emperor nodded: "Speak."

Nezha asked in a deep voice, "According to the introduction just now by the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, these so-called seventy-six departments are actually just copies of the seventy-two departments of Fengdu, at most changing the names and responsibilities of the departments. May I ask what the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak is trying to do? Steal Fengdu's business?"

Huang Feihu said with a solemn expression, "If the salvation of the dead is a business deal, then only Fengdu can do it, but my Taishan Prefecture can't?"

Nezha chuckled: "According to your logic, anyone could just establish their own Heavenly Court?"

The Jade Emperor's expression turned slightly cold, and he said sternly, "Nezha, be careful what you say."

Nezha laughed and said, "Don't be angry, I'm just stating the facts."

Huang Feihu's gaze sharpened, and just as he was about to argue, a sudden storm arose near Lingxiao Palace, with large swaths of dark clouds rolling in, obscuring the sky and dimming the light inside the palace.

All the immortals were astonished, and then they all looked towards the door. They saw a figure descending slowly with billowing black smoke and a powerful aura, stopping in front of the palace.

"Meet the leader."

In an instant, the immortals of the Jie Sect inside the hall bowed and chanted in unison.

Tongtian nodded slightly and looked directly at the Jade Emperor on the platform: "The Eight Immortals have returned to their places."

The Jade Emperor looked astonished: "Didn't you say they were trapped at the extremes of heaven and earth?"

"Perhaps it is the will of Heaven that allowed them to break free from the seal," Tongtian said.

Jade Emperor: "..."

Among the officials, Nezha hesitated repeatedly but ultimately did not stand up and say anything.

He feared that if he truly angered Tongtian, the other party would break the balance and directly attack him, at which point it would be too late to cry.

"For safety reasons, I want to move Tongtian Island to the Heavenly Realm. Please, Jade Emperor, arrange a place for it." In the midst of the silence, the Tongtian Sect Leader spoke again.

These words were like a thunderclap, not only resounding in the ears of the immortals, but also in the heart of the Jade Emperor.

"No!"

A moment later, the Jade Emperor abruptly stood up, his gaze fixed on the Tongtian Sect Leader, and said, "What does the Sect Leader take my Heavenly Court for? Your subordinate or your protector?" (End of Chapter)