Starting with being handed over to the Imperial Concubine, building a family with a thousand-year hi

The difference between the two realms lies not in the strength of combat power or physique, but in the understanding and control of the laws of heaven and earth. Ordinary cultivation techniques, even heaven-defying dual cultivation secrets, cannot break through this barrier. Even the most evil method of absorbing yin to replenish yang, even if it involves absorbing the essence of billions of living beings, can never allow a peak Heavenly God to break through to the God King realm.

Holding the precious cultivation technique in their hands and feeling Su Mu's sincere sincerity, Chen Liang and his wife no longer had any hesitation.

Upon their first meeting, Su Mu bestowed upon them such an extraordinary opportunity, a display of magnanimity and vision that had already won them over. Considering Su Mu's terrifying combat power as a Great God Realm Regressor King, his future prospects were limitless. To be able to cling to the coattails of such an unparalleled powerhouse was an immense stroke of luck.

The couple exchanged a glance, understood each other perfectly, and instantly made up their minds.

"Your son, Chen Liang, greets his godfather!"

"Your son, Zhou Chuhong, greets my godfather!"

The two knelt down at the same time and respectfully kowtowed three times to Su Mu, formally becoming his disciples and acknowledging him as their father.

"it is good."

Su Mu nodded and smiled, raising his hand and releasing a gentle surge of energy to steadily lift the two of them up.

Having accepted two adopted sons and daughters at the Heavenly God Realm, Su Mu was not stingy at all. He took out many pills and protective treasures suitable for Heavenly God Realm cultivation and gave them all to the two of them.

Overjoyed at the sudden windfall of a wealth of treasures, Chen Liang and his wife felt an even stronger sense of awe and loyalty towards their new godfather.

After the two completed the apprenticeship ceremony, Su Mu raised his hand and formed a hand seal, planting a blood soul mark on them.

Song Pingchao had informed them of this matter in advance, and Chen Liang and his wife were aware of it and accepted it calmly without any resistance.

[Congratulations, host, on accepting Chen Liang, a cultivator at the early stage of the Celestial Realm, as your adopted son. The system reward has been deposited into your inventory. Please check it.]

[Congratulations, host, on accepting Zhou Chuhong, a cultivator at the early stage of the Celestial God Realm, as your adopted daughter. The system reward has been deposited into your inventory. Please check it.]

The system notification sounded in his ear, but Su Mu paid no attention to it. The system rewards for becoming an apprentice for the first time were always ordinary and didn't catch his eye, so he naturally didn't bother to check them.

Seeing this, Song Pingchao smiled and said, "Congratulations, godfather! In a few months, you'll be a godfather."

Su Mu was slightly taken aback, unable to grasp the deeper meaning for a moment.

Chen Liang smiled and gently placed his hand on Zhou Chuhong's slightly protruding belly, explaining softly, "To be honest, Godfather, Chuhong is two months pregnant. When the child is born in a few months, I would like to ask Godfather to name the child."

Su Mu was immediately overjoyed.

He has taken in quite a few godchildren, but very few godgrandchildren. Upon hearing this, a genuine sense of anticipation arose in my heart.

On this joyous occasion, Su Mu was even more generous, taking out several rare and precious pills for prenatal care and nourishing the body, and giving them all to Zhou Chuhong. These pills not only nourish the mother's body and strengthen her constitution, but also temper the fetus's foundation, allowing the child to have an excellent innate foundation even before birth.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen thanked him repeatedly and left with great joy.

Only Su Mu and Song Pingchao remained in the room; no one else was around. Su Mu took out an ancient jade slip and handed it over.

"This jade slip contains my insights into some of the spatial laws, mostly content suitable for the Celestial God Realm. You can use the power of your soul to calmly comprehend it, which will greatly benefit your breakthrough of bottlenecks and advancement of cultivation."

The more profound spatial laws are something that even Su Mu has not yet fully comprehended, so naturally he cannot record them into the jade slip.

Song Pingchao immediately probed the jade slip with his soul, and the moment he saw its contents, he was overjoyed. This was precisely the cultivation foundation he desperately needed, and a crucial opportunity to break through his bottleneck.

"Thank you so much, Godfather, for bestowing this method upon me! With this opportunity, I am absolutely confident that I will achieve another breakthrough within ten years!"

Without hesitation, Song Pingchao knelt down on the spot and kowtowed three times respectfully to Su Mu, his attitude extremely devout.

On the third day after entering the Star Palace, the grand ceremony to appoint Su Mu as the War Star Envoy was held as scheduled.

The main hall of the Star Palace was solemn and dignified. On the high platform, the Palace Master sat in the center, with two God Kings and Deputy Palace Masters on his left and right, holding the highest authority of the Star Palace.

On either side of the main hall, eight veteran Star Envoys stood in rows, exuding a calm and composed aura; all were top-tier combatants of the Star Palace.

Su Mu stood alone in the center of the main hall, his posture upright and composed, awaiting his investiture and appointment.

Once all the high-ranking officials had arrived, the Palace Master slowly rose, his clear voice resounding throughout the entire hall: "Su Mu of Tianyuan Star possesses unparalleled talent and heaven-defying combat prowess. In the battle on Dark Star, he suppressed the Ghost Clan's Ghost Commander, slew six Heavenly Gods of the Heavenly Wolf Clan, and single-handedly repelled the Heavenly Wolf God King, Morba. His meritorious deeds are outstanding and have shaken the entire star sea. After discussions and deliberations with the two Vice Palace Masters, it has been decided to exceptionally appoint Su Mu as the ninth War Star Envoy of the Star Palace."

After a slight pause, the Palace Master added, revealing a special privilege: "Su Mu may reside permanently on Tianyuan Star and enjoys the right to be summoned but not ordered to act."

Ordinary Star Envoys are required to be stationed on Tai Dou Star year-round, guarding the core of the Star Palace. However, Su Mu's cultivation relies on the nourishment of the Imperial Dao's aura, and his two Imperial Dao Treasures are inseparable from the nourishment of the Imperial Dao's aura. Therefore, he discussed with the Palace Master in advance and obtained this supreme privilege. He only needs to be ordered to go to war when the Star Palace is at war, and does not need to be stationed on Tai Dou Star on ordinary days.

The investiture ceremony would normally have ended there, and no one would have dared to object.

But at that moment, a sudden voice rang out, shattering the solemnity of the hall: "Palace Master, Second Vice Palace Master, I have an objection!"

The leader of the four War Star Envoys on the left, a burly cultivator, stepped forward, came to Su Mu's side, bowed to the platform, and his eyes were full of arrogance and resentment.

This person is none other than Tuzhameng, the War Star Envoy and a top expert of the Three-Eyed Clan.

"The Star Envoys are among the core combat forces of the Star Palace, and the minimum requirement for entry is the cultivation level of a Celestial God. Su Mu is currently only at the Great God Realm. How can he be qualified for this position, and how can he command respect?"

"Furthermore, no one witnessed Dark Star's achievements firsthand. Su Mu may have been involved, but who can be certain that he didn't rely on external forces?"

"If the appointment of War Star Envoys is so arbitrary, wouldn't the glory of the Star Palace that we have fought so hard to protect for tens of thousands of years become worthless?"

Su Mu glanced at them indifferently and immediately saw through their clan origins; they were clearly members of the Three-Eyed Clan.

On the high platform, a hint of displeasure flashed in the Palace Master's eyes. The Three-Eyed Clan's public provocation was clearly a challenge to his authority. However, in order to maintain the balance of power within the Star Palace, he could not afford to be angry and could only suppress his emotions, asking in a deep voice, "Tuzameng, in your opinion, how should this be dealt with?"

Tuzameng stood tall and proud, exuding arrogance: "If Su Mu can withstand a hundred of my moves without defeat, then we will acknowledge his strength and his status as a War Star Envoy!"

Behind the high platform, a shadowy glint flashed across the eyes of the Three-Eyed God-King.

Even though he had already confirmed Su Mu's extraordinary combat power with Morba, he was still filled with disbelief and could not accept that a Great God Realm cultivator possessed the strength to crush Heavenly Gods and intimidate God Kings. He had already planned this carefully before instructing Yizhameng to cause trouble.

If Su Mu is not living up to his reputation, then we can take this opportunity to make trouble, eliminate Su Mu, suppress the human race's power, and cut off the human race's chance to rise.

If Su Mu truly possesses heaven-defying combat power, given the Star Palace's rules and the fact that Tu Zhameng is a fellow disciple, the opponent would never dare to kill him. At most, he would suffer minor injuries and be defeated, resulting in no loss to the Three-Eyed Clan.

Killing two birds with one stone, a brilliantly calculated move.

But Su Mu was insightful and instantly saw through the sinister intentions of the Three-Eyed God King.

Although the rules of the Star Palace prevent him from killing fellow disciples in public, it doesn't mean he has no way to punish them or humiliate the Three-Eyed Clan.

Before the Palace Master could speak, Su Mu chuckled and said, "It's perfectly normal for you to have doubts, fellow Daoist. I'm willing to accept the challenge, but I have a small request."

Seeing that Su Mu had taken the initiative to accept the challenge and resolve the stalemate in the hall, the Palace Master immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said gently, "Speak freely, as long as it does not violate the rules of the Star Palace, I will grant your request."

This statement, though seemingly lenient, actually contains a hidden reminder: it is acceptable to learn from each other and compete, but it is forbidden to harm or kill.

Su Mu nodded slightly, raised his gaze slightly, and seemingly intentionally or unintentionally swept over the Three-Eyed Clan God King. Then, he put on an honest look and said calmly, "If you question others, you should pay the price for your questioning. I am not one to hold grudges. I only like to take in adopted sons and daughters and I am used to treating people with sincerity and influencing people's hearts with fatherly love."

"Since Tuzhameng doubts my strength and insists on sparring with me to prove himself, how about we make a bet? If I am lucky enough to win, Tuzhameng will acknowledge me as his godfather. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Everyone had anticipated countless harsh conditions and competitive bets, but no one expected Su Mu's demands to be so unexpected.

After a brief silence, the Human God King stepped forward at the opportune moment, smiling as he explained, "Everyone need not be surprised. Fellow Daoist Su Mu has always had the habit of adopting sons and daughters. His original intention is pure, only to sincerely influence the younger generation, not to deliberately make things difficult for Tu Zhameng."

One sentence completely blocked all the three-eyed tribe's escape routes.

They weren't seeking revenge; it was just their personal habit and a genuine desire to educate others. The three-eyed people publicly provoked and questioned them, and now they don't even dare to accept this harmless bet. That shows they are narrow-minded and unreasonable.

Seeing this, the Palace Master, without consulting the Three-Eyed Clan God King, made the final decision: "This matter is harmless, so let's agree to the bet as suggested by our young friend Su."

The Three-Eyed God-King's pupils contracted slightly, and he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He knew perfectly well that this was a warning from the Palace Master. Su Mu was a War Star Envoy whom he had personally appointed, and the Three-Eyed Clan's public outburst was a challenge to his authority. Now, the Palace Master's forceful acceptance of the bet was a way of putting pressure on him and warning the Three-Eyed Clan to behave themselves.

Tuza Meng below was full of resistance and was about to refuse when he looked up and met the Palace Master's deep gaze.

The moment their eyes met, all his courage to refuse vanished. He lowered his head, took a deep breath, and forced a smile, asking in a low voice, "I accept the bet! But... what if Su Mu loses?"