Guan Zhong smiled, bowed, and said, "The Great Han's power is immense, having annihilated four Immortal Emperors, who in the four realms of the Immortal Domain does not know this!"
"The highest good attacks strategy, the next best attacks diplomacy, the next best attacks the army, and the lowest attacks cities!" Zhuge Liang waved his Five禽 Fan and said softly, "Under the pretext of stabilizing the northern Immortal Domain, invite the Heavenly Gang Ancient Court, the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court, and the Thunder Dao Alliance of the northern Immortal Domain."
"Indeed!"
Guan Zhong nodded slightly and said, "Under the pretext of stabilizing the northern Immortal Domain, order the three factions to hold a grand meeting. Through a combination of grace and might, they will submit to my Great Han Heavenly Court. Those who refuse will naturally provide us with a reason to send troops, and by taking this opportunity, we can also observe the various forces in the eastern and western Immortal Domain."
"Approved!"
Yang Hao smiled and said.
...
In the three hundred and fifty-seventh year of the Great Han, in early March, three imperial decrees entered the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Gang Ancient Court, and the Thunder Dao Alliance in the northern Immortal Domain. As soon as the news broke, the four corners of the Immortal Domain were once again stirred, and the Great Han Heavenly Court's actions undoubtedly displayed its immense ambition. Everyone could see the purpose behind the Great Han Heavenly Court's invitation to the three northern forces for a grand meeting, yet no one dared to point it out.
The Great Han Heavenly Court was currently too powerful and terrifying. The mere act of killing the Patrol Heaven Army was enough to awe the four directions. However, within the Abyss of the Undying Mountain, when that diagram was opened, it had annihilated four Immortal Emperors. These were the Immortals of the four great major forces. This move by the Great Han undoubtedly declared to the world that the Great Han feared no major force!
In the three hundred and fifty-seventh year of the Great Han, in early April, on the northern plains of Qianzhou in the Great Han Heavenly Court, a colossal palace rose into existence. Yuan Tiangang and Zhang Sanfeng joined forces, using a supreme treasure of Gan Jiang to refine a massive spatial array, capable of withstanding the onslaught of Immortal Emperors!
"Wuwuwu~~"
The bugle horn sounded loudly, heralding the arrival of the grand meeting. On this vast plain, countless beings were drawn. One hundred thousand Vermillion Bird soldiers formed a cordon around the palace, monitoring all directions.
"Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court arrives!"
A thunderous roar echoed from the west of the palace. War chariots, pulled by the peak Quasi-Emperor Long Ma, appeared at the horizon, rumbling. The vast army stirred up immense waves of blood mist, painting the western sky with a depiction of the day of annihilation.
As the war chariots approached, Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor, the second strongest of the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court, drove a carriage towards the palace. Inside the chariot, a middle-aged man in imperial robes and a crown sat with his eyes closed, dragon roars emanating from around him. He sat there as if he were the master of heaven and earth, with the momentum of the world bending to him and countless stars rotating and shining.
With Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor personally driving the chariot, the being inside was self-evident: the founder of the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court, the Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor, who controlled sixty Emperor's fates. As the war chariot entered the protective range of the grand array, with a clang, the warhorses landed on the ground, kicking up layers of earth. The mighty army was directly crushed onto the earth, their flesh and skin bursting, and blood rain splattering.
"Hiss!"
The surrounding onlookers, watching this scene from afar, all gasped in unison. The Great Han Heavenly Court was truly different. With a single array, they had suppressed the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court, causing two Immortal Emperors to lose face in front of the world.
"Great Han!" Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor, with a flushed face and churning blood mist, bared his teeth. The Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor inside the chariot, awakened by the commotion, opened his eyes. A beam of blood-red light shot towards the center of the grand array's protection, where the colossal palace stood!
Rumble!
Light radiated outwards, and the boundless Emperor's might was completely blocked by the grand array. A human being dressed in a white robe, exuding an aura of celestial energy, appeared before the palace. With a raise of his hands, the Yin-Yang diagram slowly flowed, directly annihilating that terrifying blood-red light. As the Yin-Yang diagram dissipated, Zhang Sanfeng, holding a whisk, stroked his beard and smiled at Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor and Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor.
On the war chariot, Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor stood up, his terrifying Emperor's patterns vibrating. He looked at the white-robed elder standing in the void and said coldly, "Who are you? Is this how the Great Han treats its guests? It seems rather improper!"
Zhang Sanfeng chuckled softly and said, "Zhang Sanfeng of the Great Han. Who are guests? You? Hahaha, if the Heavenly Emperor says you are guests, then you are guests. If the Heavenly Emperor says you are not guests, then you are not guests." Speaking thus, Zhang Sanfeng waved his whisk, his expression suddenly turning cold, and said, "In short, here, you are whatever the Heavenly Emperor says you are! Guests! Are you worthy of being guests of my Great Han Heavenly Court?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding beings were stunned and disoriented. The Great Han Heavenly Court was as arrogant as ever, but this time, their arrogance knew no bounds. Look at what they were saying. They had just annihilated the Undying Mountain, and now they were belittling the Hundred Refinements Heavenly Court. Wasn't this a grand meeting hosted by the Great Han? How could they not be guests?
"Hmph!"
The Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor, seated in the war chariot, stepped out and snorted, "I am here to give face to your Great Han Heavenly Court. Do you think that after annihilating the Heaven Swallowing Palace, you can just defecate on my head? Annihilating the Undying Mountain was merely a trump card. What, you want to destroy me? Are you worthy? Is the Great Han Heavenly Court behind you worthy? Tell that brat Yang Hao to come out and kneel to welcome me!"
"To directly address the Heavenly Emperor by name!"
"Presumptuous!"
Zhang Sanfeng's expression changed. After uttering these words, he extended his right hand into a palm and suppressed the two Emperors. Zhang Sanfeng controlled fifty-one Emperor's fates and could annihilate existences with fifty-nine Emperor's fates. Annihilating Tian Yuan was not a problem, but for the Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor, who controlled sixty Emperor's fates, he could only suppress, not annihilate. However, it was enough to achieve the desired powerful effect.
"To suppress you, it is not necessary for me to act. Tian Yuan, suppress this human!" the Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor roared.
"Human ant, kneel before me!"
Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor immediately shouted and charged towards Zhang Sanfeng, who was descending from the sky. The two immediately engaged in a fierce battle. The terrifying onslaught was Emperor's might, but it did not tear through the grand array. Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor wielded a blue supreme treasure saber, and its blade attacked Zhang Sanfeng from all angles.
Zhang Sanfeng pushed aside thousands of saber energies with a single palm, forcing back the attacking Tian Yuan Immortal Emperor. The Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor's expression changed, and he immediately attacked Zhang Sanfeng. He had long heard that the human Immortal Emperors of the Great Han could fight against Emperor's fates, and seeing it today still shocked him greatly.
Zhang Sanfeng smiled slightly, waved his whisk, and a torrent of light bombarded outwards. With a wave of his whisk, it was as if a galaxy opened. The Hundred Refinements Immortal Emperor's expression immediately changed. An Emperor's Sword appeared in the air, and its sword qi, like dragons, roared through the void, its maw opening to bite at the vast stream of light from the whisk, attempting to swallow it whole.