The old emperor only desires immortality; you must not rebel.

In the Jiangnan region, there is a river god temple.

Since the Holy Emperor came to Jiangnan and exposed the River God's deception, the former River God Temple has been completely abandoned.

The people of Jiangnan all know that even the mighty river god cannot withstand a single palm strike from the Holy Emperor!

Even now, the River God Temple is still bustling with visitors.

Almost every traveler who comes to the Jiangnan region has heard that there is a living, talking head in the River God Temple in Jiangnan, which attracts many people.

Many people come here specifically to see the strange sights inside the River God Temple.

A deafening roar echoed through the sky.

A sword flashed across the sky!

It was as if a blinding white light exploded in the sky.

In an instant, the people walking around the River God Temple seemed to be frozen in place by a mysterious force, unable to move.

The expressions on everyone's faces froze for a moment.

The sky broke through layers of clouds.

Tao Zhaoting slowly descended from the sky.

Inside the river god temple, the head placed on the river god statue stared wide-eyed, seemingly saying something loudly, but no sound came out.

Tao Zhaoting slowly walked into the temple.

The group of people who had come with Tao Zhaoting suddenly narrowed their eyes when they saw the scene inside the temple.

"this……"

Even they had never seen anyone survive with only a head remaining after losing their body.

It's mainly because he's only at the Qi Refining stage; it's clearly impossible for him to have such abilities.

Ironically, this person also seemed to be from their Heavenly Sword Sect.

"Uncle Tao, what exactly is going on?"

One of the disciples couldn't help but ask.

Tao Zhaoting stared ahead for a moment before speaking: "His primordial spirit was sealed in his head, and two of his three souls and four of his seven spirits were cut off, so it's no different from being dead."

Looking at the excited head, Tao Zhaoting suddenly raised his hand and pressed it down.

"Uncle Tao!"

The expressions of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples who followed changed.

The head suddenly widened its eyes.

"Bang!"

The palm struck solidly on the forehead.

A dazzling light burst forth from Tao Zhaoting's palm.

Soul search!

Since we don't know what happened, let's just search the soul.

Ordinary mortals cannot withstand his soul-searching techniques, but this person is, after all, a cultivator.

If you want to know everything, just search his soul!

In an instant, a stream of memories flooded into Tao Zhaoting's mind.

Images flashed through his mind.

The next instant, a sacred figure shrouded in dazzling golden light appeared in Tao Zhaoting's mind.

The figure suddenly unleashed a powerful punch!

In an instant, it was as if the entire world was crashing down on him.

Tao Zhaoting froze, a chill running down his spine, and suddenly opened his eyes.

At this moment, blood was already flowing from all seven orifices of that head!

While ordinary soul-searching methods may impair one's mind, the side effect is at most that one forgets some memories.

Tao Zhaoting then conducted a thorough soul search, causing his mind to become completely confused.

Tao Zhaoting's gaze lingered on the head for a long time before he murmured, "The Holy Emperor..."

"I never imagined that such a person could exist in an ordinary, mundane world!"

Through the soul search, he gained a complete understanding of this world.

It was this understanding that moved him.

The reason why the so-called Holy Emperor has such strength is probably largely due to the fragments of the Immortal Realm.

Even if one does not receive the complete inheritance, one still possesses at least some of it.

"Uncle Tao..."

The disciples hesitated, as if they wanted to say something but then stopped.

Tao Zhaoting shook his head and said, "Let's go to the Qing Kingdom's palace."

"Reclaim the legacy and return to report as soon as possible!"

Although he was wary, he wasn't afraid.

Judging from the strength revealed in that memory, this person should be somewhere between the Qi Refining Perfection stage and the Foundation Establishment stage.

From the moment he began searching the soul, the other party should have already noticed, so their concealment was pointless.

Tao Zhaoting rode the air and soared into the sky.

With Tao Zhaoting and the others gone, the entire Jiangnan region returned to normal.

……

Within the capital,

The Holy Emperor was strolling in the Imperial Garden with several concubines when he suddenly looked up at the sky.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

The Holy Emperor gazed into the depths of the heavens and said with a faint smile, "We have guests!"

Above the Kingdom of Qing, a magnificent golden dragon of national destiny, formed from the very essence of destiny, is roaring.

Golden clouds are churning!

The Holy Emperor raised his hand and waved it away, dispersing the golden auspicious clouds in the sky.

The Holy Emperor raised his hand and unleashed a beam of golden light.

The golden light flew out of the palace and headed straight for the Prime Minister's residence.

On the streets, pedestrians have long been accustomed to watching the golden light flying out from the palace.

During this period, the Holy Emperor always remotely controlled the work of his court officials from within the palace.

The courtiers were all very happy.

As long as I don't have to attend court, I won't have to live in fear anymore.

The Holy Emperor's technique of separating nine generations of relatives will not fall on their heads.

Golden light fell upon the Prime Minister's residence.

Sun Yi is currently processing memorials.

In theory, the power of the prime minister and the power of the emperor should be in conflict; the two are inherently irreconcilable.

However, since the current prime minister is the emperor's most loyal subordinate, this problem is naturally not an issue for him.

The golden light dissipated, transforming into a gleaming golden imperial edict.

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:"

Sun Yi has rendered outstanding service and is hereby specially appointed as the Prime Minister of Qing Kingdom, holding the highest official rank!

A grand voice emanated from within the imperial edict.

Then, the imperial edict transformed into a golden light and entered his body.

"This is……"

Sun Yi looked surprised.

Before he could react, he felt a surge of power flowing through his body, unleashing an immense and powerful force.

Golden light burst forth from within his body!

The golden light added to his mystique.

At this moment, Sun Yi felt an incredibly terrifying power erupt from within his body.

He seemed to be able to control the mountains and rivers, and everything in the Qing Kingdom.

With a thought, Sun Yi stepped into the air and ascended into the sky step by step.

He raised his hand and gently placed it on a mountain outside the city.

"Boom!"

Almost at the same time, that majestic mountain rose up from the ground.

Sun Yi was both surprised and delighted.

As the Prime Minister of Daqing, he naturally knew a lot about cultivators.

He had tried, but unfortunately his aptitude was limited. Even if he cultivated, he could only reach the Qi Refining stage in his entire life.

So Sun Yi decisively gave up!

As someone chosen by the Holy Emperor, one naturally possesses unique qualities.

Upon learning that he could not cultivate immortality, he had already given up decisively.

Because he firmly believed that as long as he followed the Holy Emperor, even if he could not cultivate immortality, he would not necessarily be weaker than those who cultivated immortality.

Sun Yi bowed slowly towards the direction of the palace.

Just then, a terrifying sword aura erupted from the distant sky.

The chilling sword energy hurtled towards them with the force of piercing gold and splitting rocks!

Amidst the sword energy, a figure traversed across it, heading straight for the imperial palace.

Sun Yi suddenly looked up and shouted sharply, "Halt!"

Once the words were spoken,

Golden light surged across the sky.

Tao Zhaoting instantly felt an indescribable force pressing down on him.

Most of his magical power was dissipated, disappearing without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.