Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

"..."

As consciousness returned to his body, Li Moxuan suddenly sat up in bed, waking Yue Xiling, who was sleeping next to him.

Seeing Li Moxuan wake up, Yue Xiling was stunned for a moment. She pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming, then rushed over to him, "Senior, you're finally awake!"

Yue was so happy she almost cried. She hadn't woken up for so long and thought Li Moxuan would be a vegetable for the rest of his life!

She, a young girl, came to a foreign land all alone with others. Li Moxuan was unconscious, and Ayou couldn't contact her for some reason, nor could she find out where she was...

"tide Ling...where is this?"

Li Moxuan observed the surrounding environment. It was somewhat like a medieval architectural style, and he didn't seem to remember ever being in this place before.

And... it seems I really am wearing the Myriad Forms Mask on my face? Why would Emperor Taizong put a mask on me?

"This is the Holy Palace of All Spirits. Sister Sylvia took us in and even had Priest Arthur help heal your wounds!"

Pastor Arthur... why does that name sound familiar?

Li Moxuan rubbed his slightly aching head and asked, "How long have I been asleep?"

Yue Xiling counted on her fingers, "It's been almost five years since I came here..."

"what?"

Li Moxuan looked utterly astonished. "You're not kidding, are you?"

Did I just waste half my time like this? If that's the case, I'll be deported to the future in five years. How could this be?

"She wasn't joking..."

Sylvia entered the room with two servants, glanced at Li Moxuan, and said, "We've waited for you for five years, and she's taken care of you for five years..."

She waved her hand, dismissing the servants, and curiously looked at the somewhat bewildered Li Moxuan. "It's truly amazing, your divine sea seems to be a bit different from others!"

"Even while unconscious, the speed at which he broke through his cultivation level far exceeded that of ordinary Deity beings. It seems that our efforts over the past five years have not been in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Li Moxuan sensed his own divine realm, the third realm of immortality... He breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he hadn't stagnated in the past five years.

In that case, when I go back, I'll at least be at the sixth level of the Immortal Realm, right?

Strangely, the yin-yang energy in his divine sea disappeared, replaced by a bizarre tai chi diagram...

Li Moxuan thanked Sylvia, saying, "Thank you for your help during this time!"

"If you want to thank me, do me a favor!"

Sylvia smiled faintly. "As payment for taking you in for so long, help me ascend to the papacy!"

The papacy?

"Are you from the Holy Covenant Church?"

Li Moxuan had also heard about the struggle between the six sect leaders, but he never expected that after five years the struggle would still be unresolved...

"Yes, my name is Sylvia, and I am the Holy Radiance Chief of the Holy Covenant Church. My guardian deity is Gabriel, one of the three archangels!"

What do you need me to do?

Li Moxuan didn't rush to refuse. After all, he had taken in him and Yue Xiling for five years, so he should at least show some appreciation.

"You woke up relatively quickly. We also know that we've dragged this out for too long, so we've decided to have the final showdown next week. Whoever wins will become Pope!"

"I was short-staffed, but now that you're awake, that's made up for it. It's probably God who helped me out!"

What a hasty approach...

"Okay, I'll try my best..."

Li Moxuan agreed, then hesitated for a moment, "However, I hope that once you become the Pope, you will withdraw the joint bounty on the Tang Clan..."

Joint bounty?

Sylvia shook her head. "That thing is long gone. The situation in the Great Thousand God Realm has changed. The Thunder Domain has declined, and the Tang Sect has risen. It's all retribution..."

She sighed, "A lot has happened while you were unconscious. Anyway, you still have a week, so you can take your time to find out what's going on outside!"

"I'll arrange for Pastor Arthur to come and check you out later. You should get some rest!"

After saying these words, Sylvia left the room, leaving the two of them alone inside...

"tide Ling, do you know what has happened all these years?"

Yue Xiling nodded vigorously, "I know a little!"

"Hmm... Just a short time after you fell unconscious, the Lord of the Thunder Domain, along with four Heavenly Monarchs and one Thunder Lord, mysteriously disappeared!"

"There are rumors that they entered the Tower of Ascension as a group, but nobody knows if it's true. In any case, the Thunder Domain is leaderless as a result, and many people have left!"

"The remaining Heavenly Lords have also started fighting amongst themselves, just like the Holy Covenant Church, vying for the position of Domain Lord!"

"And then there's Tang Wunian, the sect leader of the Tang Sect. He entered the Immortal Realm at the young age of fifteen, becoming the youngest Immortal God in the history of the Great Thousand God Realm!"

Tang Wunian…didn’t he only awaken his Guardian God status five years ago? Li Moxuan felt something was off about him reaching Immortality in just five years…

Chapter 404: The commotion was quite significant.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Five years ago, that legendary swordsman cleaved the Tower of Ascension in two with a single sword strike and disappeared from the Great Thousand God Realm!"

"Later, through the message from the guardian deity, he learned that he had successfully ascended to godhood, entered the realm of gods, and become the first human in thousands of years to successfully transform into a god!"

"And there's more..."

"Wait a minute, Xiling, let me rest for a bit, we can talk later, okay?"

Li Moxuan felt a bit confused and wanted to go back to Li Shimin to ask him about the situation.

"Oh, then you rest first, I'll go get you something to eat..."

After sending Yue Xiling away, Li Moxuan took out the Divine Decree and tried to contact Jiang Ciyou, but he couldn't reach her...

After trying for a while, he closed his eyes and returned to Chang'an City, but Li Shimin's figure had disappeared, leaving only Emperor Gouchen.

"You're here to see Ziwei, right?"

Gou Chen slowly tidied up the chess pieces on the board. "He had to leave because of something, but he guessed you would come back and told me to stay here and wait for you!"

He poured himself a cup of tea, without putting on any airs, and said, "Child, ask me any questions you have!"

Li Moxuan sat down opposite Emperor Gouchen. "Senior, I would like to know the specific circumstances of the Yellow Emperor's descent to the mortal realm five years ago..."

Li Shimin had already told him about the Yellow Emperor descending to earth to save people, but he wanted to know the specifics.

For example, how did Shi Mo die, and why can't Jiang Ciyou be contacted...?

"Child, the impact of that matter is greater than you imagine!" Emperor Gouchen put away the chess pieces. "I heard from Ziwei that you are good at chess. Shall we play a game and chat, and have a little competition?"

"Then this junior will make a fool of myself..."

Li Moxuan picked up a white piece and placed it down. Emperor Gouchen observed the game and said, "That commotion was quite big!"

"If he had descended to the mortal realm in disguise, that would be fine, but unfortunately he didn't. He forcibly descended to the mortal realm by cleaving through the barrier with a single sword strike!"

"Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that he was captured by Taiqing, one of the Three Pure Ones, and the rule that gods cannot descend to the mortal realm to interfere with the fate of humans is a rule set by the Three Pure Ones!"

"Originally, the matter could have been resolved peacefully, but because Taiqing caught him in the act, the Jade Emperor could not speak with the Yellow Emperor privately and had to put him on trial in public!"

"The scale of the operation was huge. Several Heavenly Lords from the Thunder Department were also taken in for investigation. I was present during the trial. Guess what the best outcome was!"

Li Moxuan thought for a moment, "Could it be that they've imprisoned the Yellow Emperor?"

"how is this possible?"

Emperor Gouchen waved his hand, "He is the leader of the human race in the divine realm, we can't handle it like this!"

"In the end, the Yellow Emperor took full responsibility. After we understood the situation and discussed it with the Jade Emperor, we finally ruled that the gods of the Yellow Emperor's tribe could not incarnate in the mortal world for forty years!"

"Furthermore, you must not descend upon the Great Thousand Divine Realm as a guardian deity, and at the same time recall all the gods of the Yellow Emperor's tribe who have become guardian deities!"

"By the way, this method of punishment was proposed by Ziwei, and it practically dismantled all of the Yellow Emperor's tribe's power in the Great Thousand God Realm, paving the way for you..."

Li Moxuan hesitated for a moment, "What about the Yan Emperor's tribe? Could he have been summoned back as well?"

"The people of the Yan Emperor's tribe were not involved, so they were not punished..."

Emperor Gouchen stroked his chin. "However, I heard that the Yan Emperor tribe and the Yellow Emperor tribe have fallen out. It seems that the Yan Emperor tribe has even mixed up with the gods of the Jiuli tribe!"

"It's good that they're making a fuss; once they've had their fill, it'll be easier for us to start an uprising..."

"senior……"

Li Moxuan realized that Gou Chen had gone off-topic and continued to ask, "Then why did the Yellow Emperor descend to the mortal realm back then?"

"According to the reports from those Heavenly Lords of the Thunder Department, the situation is as follows..."

Emperor Gouchen recounted the entire story of what happened back then to Li Moxuan, leaving Li Moxuan completely bewildered.

Why did Cangjie do this?

"It's obvious! They've found someone suitable to replace her, so they want to use someone else to do their dirty work, understand?"

"But... isn't it necessary to do this? Can't two Deity-level beings lead the Yanhuang Alliance together?"

"I'm a little puzzled too. Although it's true that two tigers can't share one mountain, there are exceptions, like a male and a female..."

Emperor Gouchen looked up at Li Moxuan and asked, "I heard you spent some time with that child. Do you think she would accept this approach?"

Li Moxuan shook his head, but still didn't understand. "But is it really necessary to do this? Human lifespan is limited. We can just wait until she dies of old age..."

"You've hit the nail on the head!"

Emperor Gouchen revealed a mysterious smile and asked, "Do you think Emperor Yan was weaker than Emperor Huang?"

Li Moxuan hesitated for a moment before nodding. If Emperor Yan were stronger than Emperor Huang, he wouldn't have lost to him...

"That's true in terms of combat, but Emperor Yan is almost unmatched in medical skills, so he has an extremely overpowered ability!"

"Once you become his host, you can share his lifespan. In other words, as long as you don't die in battle, you can live forever like a god!"

Emperor Gouchen, noticing that Li Moxuan wasn't particularly surprised, paused for a moment before quickly realizing what was happening.

“I almost forgot you’re the same way. You should understand the benefits of that…”

"If she continues to occupy this position, the Yellow Emperor's guardian spirit will definitely have its voice suppressed within the alliance, and it will be suppressed for life!"

"As the victors of the Battle of Banquan, the gods of the Yellow Emperor's tribe were unwilling to be ordered around by the defeated, so their actions are understandable..."