Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

Seeing Qian Tian's hesitation, Xuan Ci secretly transmitted her voice to him:

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it would be better to grant your request for now."

"Just now, this old monk sensed that there was another terrestrial immortal lurking in the shadows."

"I suspect they are from the Eternal Night Heaven. If this stalemate continues, it may be detrimental to Your Majesty Qian Tian."

Upon hearing this, Qian Tian gritted his teeth.

He glanced at the barely breathing Qian Yuan on the ground, then weighed the pros and cons for a moment.

Finally, he squeezed out a single word through gritted teeth: "Okay!"

Having said that, he pulled another bag from his storage ring and slammed it at Black Emperor: "Take it!"

Black Emperor caught the bag, scanned it with his divine sense to confirm the number was correct, and then grinned with satisfaction:

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

It turned its head to look at Xuan Ci in the distance, and shook the storage bag in its paw:

"Old monk, I will remember you."

"Next time Wanfo Temple has such a 'good thing' next time, you'd better call me, Your Majesty!"

Before the words were even finished, it tore through space, summoning Li Xunhuan and Yan Shisan to its side, and then vanished into the horizon in a flash.

Only after the Black Emperor completely disappeared did Qiantian finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He then swept his cold gaze over Xuan Ci: "Thank you for 'saving me from this predicament,' Master."

The word "rescue" was emphasized with extreme force!

Even a fool could hear the sarcasm in those words.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Xuan Ci's face as he clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha Buddha, Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This old monk is only acting for the sake of all living beings."

"The common people?" Qian Tian sneered, picking up Qian Yuan from the ground.

"I fear my people are about to be killed by the master's 'compassion'."

Having said that, he turned to leave, but Xuan Ci called out to him, "Your Majesty Qian Tian, ​​please wait!"

Qian Tian turned around, his eyes unfriendly: "What else is there?"

Xuan Ci raised his hand and formed a spiritual energy shield to isolate the probe, and whispered:

"Our Wanfo Temple intends to cooperate with Your Majesty."

Qian Tian raised an eyebrow: "What kind of cooperation?"

"This is not the place to talk."

"How about I personally travel to the Great Qian Dynasty in three days to discuss this in detail with His Majesty?"

Qian Tian was puzzled. Although he didn't know what Wanfo Temple was planning,

But since the other party said they would come to his Daqian to discuss the details, on his turf, he wasn't afraid of what tricks this monk might play.

He immediately replied, "Okay."

Having said that, he didn't linger any longer, and embraced Qian Yuan, transforming into a golden light and disappearing into the horizon.

Xuan Ci watched his retreating figure, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

He then turned to the ravaged Nine Ridges Mountain and the suffering cultivators below, and shouted:

"Amitabha! Excellent, excellent!"

"The calamity that has befallen this place is all due to cause and effect."

"Our Wanfo Temple is willing to help you all, and we hope that all benefactors will spread this message widely."

The surviving monks were immediately moved to tears:

"Thank you, Master!"

"May Wanfo Temple have mercy!"

Xuan Ci nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.

He knew that this incident would surely elevate the reputation of Wanfo Temple to a new level.

On the mountaintop, only devastation remained, and the smell of blood lingered in the wind.

The surviving cultivators helped each other as they headed towards Cangzhou, where Wanfo Temple was located.

.....

Eternal Night Space, Monarch's Palace.

Black Emperor led Yan Shisan and Li Xunhuan in, the man and dog speaking in unison:

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Ye Junlin leaned back on the throne and slightly raised his eyes: "You're back."

The Black Emperor triumphantly placed two storage bags in front of him:

"Your Majesty, look, this is the compensation from that brat Qian Tian, ​​a total of forty million low-grade spirit stones!"

Ye Junlin glanced at it: "Didn't you say it was twenty million? How did it become forty million?"

"hey-hey!"

"That brat Qian Tian couldn't resist intervening in the fight when he saw Qian Yuan was about to be killed by Li Xunhuan, so I took the opportunity to squeeze an extra twenty million out of him!"

Ye Junlin looked at it, a smile playing on his lips: "Not bad, Black Emperor, you're getting more and more capable!"

"Hehehe! Basic stuff! Basic stuff!"

Black King flicked its tail, rubbed its paws together, and looked smug.

"Well, Your Majesty, I've performed such a great service, shouldn't I be rewarded with something?"

What do you want?

"Could I go to the treasure vault and pick out a few rare and precious herbs?" Black Emperor's eyes sparkled.

"Okay!" Ye Junlin nodded. "Go ahead, take a maximum of five items, no more than that."

"Alright!" Black Emperor happily ran towards the treasure vault.

Ye Junlin then looked at Yan Shisan and Li Xunhuan: "How are your injuries?"

The two bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. We are fine and will recover after some rest."

"Moreover, after this battle, we are showing signs of a breakthrough."

"Alright, then you can go to the Time Tower to recover and break through your current limitations."

"yes!"

The two turned to leave, but Ye Junlin called them back.

"etc!"

Ye Junlin took out four bottles of Wuliangye liquor and several packs of Zhonghua cigarettes from his spatial storage and handed them over:

"Yuan Tiangang said you like this wine, and we happen to have a few bottles left. Here you go."

Li Xunhuan's face immediately lit up with surprise, and he quickly accepted the gift, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He had been wanting to ask for it, but he didn't have the Black Emperor's thick skin. He never expected that the monarch would give it to him on his own initiative.

Yan Shisan picked up the Zhonghua cigarette and asked curiously, "My lord, is this what Lord Black Emperor always carries in his mouth?"

"Hmm," Ye Junlin said with a smile, "this thing can help people relax, you should try it out."

"Yes!" The two thanked them and turned to leave the hall.

After the two left, Ye Junlin called out to the void, "Gangzi!"

Yuan Tiangang's figure appeared silently: "My Lord."

"Tell me the whole story of this competition," Ye Junlin said.

He didn't ask Hei Huang earlier because he knew Yuan Tiangang had also gone, and his account would be more detailed.

Yuan Tiangang recounted the entire incident in detail.

After listening, Ye Junlin lightly tapped the armrest with his fingertips:

"Wanfo Temple... those hypocritical monks are probably starting to have some ulterior motives."

Yuan Tiangang also seemed to have a connection to something and asked:

"Does Your Majesty believe they will join forces against our Eternal Night Heaven?"

"That's right," Ye Junlin nodded.

"We've already reached a point of no return with Daqian."

"Another battle between celestial beings and humans is not worth the intervention of the terrestrial deities of Wanfo Temple."

"These monks never do anything without a profit; they must have some other scheme in mind."

"Moreover, you said that Xuan Ci had a private conversation with Qian Tian before he left, there must be something more to it."

After the mud subsides, have your underlings keep a close eye on these two major forces.

"Yes!" Yuan Tiangang agreed, feeling that it was most likely true.

On the other side, the Black Emperor excitedly used his token to open the treasure vault door.

He went inside and searched around, but only found some low-grade spiritual materials, which were of no use to him.

"Something's not right," it muttered.

"When we destroyed the Qingyun Sect, we clearly seized several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Where did they go?"

"Broken? Impossible... This place is a space of eternal night... Someone must have taken it!"

It left the treasure vault dejectedly, just in time to bump into Cao Zhengchun who was passing by.

"Eunuch Cao! Stop right there! I have something to ask you!"

Cao Zhengchun stopped and turned around with a polite smile: "Lord Black Emperor, please speak."

"Do you know where those thousand-year-old spiritual herbs from the treasure vault have gone?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it was Lord Zhongyu, Aqing, who took it."

Black Emperor was puzzled: "What would she do with that thing? It's useless to her."

"The monarch took a divine beast egg and asked Lord Aqing to hatch it using rare and precious materials."

"A mythical beast egg?" Black Emperor's eyes lit up. "I'll have to go check what kind it is!"

Having said that, it darted off towards the central palace.

Cao Zhengchun watched its retreating figure and shook his head helplessly.