After Taihua Immortal Venerable came to Lu Chen's side, he saw Lu Chen staring blankly at the now empty Heavenly Splendor Hall. Just as he was about to say something, Lu Chen spoke without turning his head, "Has Star River Immortal Venerate emerged from seclusion?"

Taihua Immortal Venerable hesitated for a moment but then answered truthfully, "We went to Star River Immortal Venerate's self-sealed place but did not find any trace of him. He probably left the Heavenly Splendor Hall long ago."

At this time, Taihua Immortal Venerable was a little worried that Lu Chen might think they were covering for Star River Immortal Venerate. After all, it was such a coincidence—Lu Chen wanted to seek revenge against Star River Immortal Venerate, and the latter was no longer at the Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Besides, Star River Immortal Venerate was the former Hall Master of Heavenly Splendor Hall. How could he so easily leave the hall? Could he really abandon the entire Heavenly Splendor Hall?

Upon hearing Taihua Immortal Venerable's words, Lu Chen sneered, "Left the Heavenly Splendor Hall long ago? Is there really such a coincidence? Someone must have tipped him off in advance, right?"

Taihua Immortal Venerable quickly said, "Lu, there's absolutely no such thing. We just broke the seal on Star River Immortal Venerate's cave not long ago, and it's our first time entering his self-sealed cave."

"We suspect that his Star Immortal Body allowed him to foresee a great calamity, so he left the Heavenly Splendor Hall after breaking through the First Layer Heaven to find a place to hide."

Lu Chen pondered for a moment. He didn't believe Taihua Immortal Venerable would lie to him at this moment, which meant that Star River Immortal Venerate was most likely really not at Heavenly Splendor Hall.

Lu Chen frowned slightly. This person ran quite fast. But then again, if his Star Immortal Body could indeed foresee his own impending calamity, perhaps he left the Heavenly Splendor Hall long ago during his self-sealing, and his self-sealing might even be a ruse—a mere explanation to the outside world.

Perhaps his time was not actually running out; he proclaimed it as such to mislead others and chose self-sealing to preserve his life.

Since he had fled, Lu Chen was not in a hurry to seek revenge anymore. When he breaks through and becomes an Immortal Emperor, finding someone will be relatively easy.

Lu Chen said, "Forget it, since he ran, let him live a little longer."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Taihua Immortal Venerable finally breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, Lu Chen didn't hold it against them.

Taihua Immortal Venerable continued, "Lu, we are all ready now. Let's head to the Eastern Domain."

Lu Chen said, "By the way, I suddenly remembered something. I wonder if Hall Master Taihua is interested."

Upon hearing this, Taihua Immortal Venerable paused. Something else?

What is it?

Taihua Immortal Venerable asked, "I wonder what matter Lu might be referring to?"

Lu Chen asked, "Heavenly Splendor Hall is such a large Immortal Sect. Are you really planning to abandon it just like that?"

What Lu Chen was referring to was the location of the Heavenly Splendor Hall's Immortal Sect, right beneath their feet, this Floating Island.

Though it is a Floating Island, the area of the Heavenly Splendor Hall's Floating Island is larger than the Earth's surface. Compared to the Tianyan Immortal Domain, the sect's Floating Island is essentially like a satellite.

Because the Floating Island is so large, migrating it to the Eastern Domain is almost impossible—unless one spends tens of thousands of years, which isn't entirely out of the question.

But time is of the essence; the Blood Ancestor won't wait thousands of years to emerge; Heavenly Splendor Hall can only abandon its ancestral ground.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Taihua Immortal Venerable helplessly replied, "Naturally, we are reluctant to abandon this ancestral ground, but migrating the Heavenly Splendor Hall to the Eastern Domain would take at least tens of thousands of years. We probably won't have even moved it beyond Heavenly Splendor Hall's controlled territory before the Blood Ancestor emerges."

Lu Chen said, "I can directly teleport your Heavenly Splendor Hall to the Eastern Domain. I wonder if you're interested."

Upon hearing this, Taihua Immortal Venerable momentarily wondered if he had heard wrong.

A Floating Island as large as Heavenly Splendor Hall, and Lu Chen can teleport it to the Eastern Domain?

What a joke!

Even the Heavenly Rank Transmission Array can't accomplish this.

Taihua Immortal Venerable, coming back to his senses, said, "Lu wouldn't be joking with me, would he?"

Lu Chen replied, "As long as you are willing to pay a price, I can help you. You only need to say whether you are willing."

Taihua Immortal Venerable cautiously asked, "May I know what the price Lu refers to is?"

Lu Chen said, "Heavenly Splendor Hall becoming a subordinate force of the Daqin Immortal Dynasty."

...

Taihua Immortal Venerable was stunned.

He had not expected Lu Chen to be aiming for the entire Heavenly Splendor Hall.

But then again, isn't Lu Chen's Daqin Immortal Dynasty in the Barbaric Realm, and Heavenly Splendor Hall is about to move to the Eastern Domain—how can it become a subordinate force of the Daqin Immortal Dynasty given the vast Realm between them?

Even if Heavenly Splendor Hall does become a subordinate force, how could the Daqin Immortal Dynasty effectively manage Heavenly Splendor Hall?

Furthermore, the Eastern Domain is Xiyue Immortal Emperor's territory. Even though Lu Chen is Xiyue Immortal Emperor's Dao partner, this move might not be very appropriate.

Dao partners are different from mortal spouses; typically, Dao partners are equals, managing their own assets separately—what's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine.

If Lu Chen brings Heavenly Splendor Hall in as a subordinate force without Xiyue Immortal Emperor's consent, it would be like placing a piece on the chessboard in Xiyue Immortal Emperor's territory.

If their Dao partner relationship is good, Xiyue Immortal Emperor might not say anything. But no one can guarantee that their partnership will last forever. Even mortal marriages face divorces, let alone Immortals with lifespans of millions of years.

Over endless years, there will inevitably be conflicts between Dao partners. If their relationship sours, Xiyue Immortal Emperor discovering that Lu Chen had established a subordinate force in her territory might burst into anger and possibly obliterate that force.

This poses a significant risk to Heavenly Splendor Hall and Taihua Immortal Venerable.

After a while, Taihua Immortal Venerable finally responded. He frowned and said, "Lu, this might be inappropriate. After all, you're merely Xiyue Immortal Emperor's Dao partner. If she discovers this..."

Lu Chen nonchalantly replied, "She's carrying my child."

Without any hesitation, Taihua Immortal Venerable immediately said, "Then please trouble Lu. As long as you can teleport Heavenly Splendor Hall to the Eastern Domain, we at Heavenly Splendor Hall are willing to submit to the Daqin Immortal Dynasty and become a subordinate force."

Indeed, while each Dao partner is an independent entity, having a child changes things. Even if conflicts arise in the future, Heavenly Splendor Hall could immediately choose to align with their child.

Xiyue Immortal Emperor couldn't just casually act against her child's force. It's worth noting how challenging it is for an Immortal Venerate to conceive, let alone an Immortal Emperor. If an Immortal Emperor manages to have a child, one can predict the level of affection for the child.

In other words, Taihua Immortal Venerable is not now looking to depend on Lu, but rather Lu and Xiyue Immortal Emperor's child—that's a potential Imperial Son. If Heavenly Splendor Hall can latch onto the Imperial Son's thigh, it would be far more stable than relying on Lu as support.

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