The three guards unleashed their full power, but were horrified to discover that the ice on their bodies remained as solid as a rock!
They couldn't break it, couldn't break it at all!
This was something Tang Lan hadn't anticipated.
—Are Emperor Xueye's personal guards really this weak?
Hmm… He didn't consider at all whether he was just too freakishly strong.
Seeing their faces turning purple, Tang Lan waved his hand.
That seemingly unbreakable ice instantly melted, turning into water molecules that dispersed into the air.
This delicate manipulation left the three of them frozen in place.
They stared at Tang Lan in disbelief!
How long had it been?
They still remembered the young child they had seen accompanying Emperor Xueye.
Had he already grown into someone they now had to look up to?
"You may leave," Emperor Xueye said in a low voice, "Do not speak of this to anyone!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The three of them respectfully saluted and then vanished.
They concealed themselves in the shadows.
However, under Tang Lan's mental power, they had nowhere to hide.
"Sect Master Tang, please follow me."
Emperor Xueye personally led the way, heading towards Xue Beng's palace.
He was clearly treating Tang Lan as an equal.
——This person is someone who will soon become a god!
He can no longer be regarded as an ordinary sect master.
When he saw Xue Beng, Tang Lan finally understood why everyone was at a loss.
He saw Xue Beng soaking in a medicinal solution, his body sliced away from the hips down by a sharp blade.
There were no injuries on his body, but a fist-sized crater was sunken into his smooth head.
It was truly a miracle that Xue Beng had survived until he arrived.
But when Tang Lan's mental power probed into Xue Beng's spiritual world,
he discovered that his soul was already so dim that it was almost disappearing.
——That was the source of his unconsciousness!
Tsk tsk!
This kid was also lucky.
He's still okay after all this?
This kid was also fortunate.
The only person in the world who could save him was Tang Lan.
However, Tang Lan opened his eyes and looked at Emperor Xueye.
"Xue Beng's physical injuries are severe, but easily resolved."
"The real core issue is that his soul is almost dissipated."
"Although I have a way to save him, the cost is very high. Does Your Majesty insist on saving him?"
Emperor Xueye's first reaction upon hearing this was hesitation!
It is said that emperors are ruthless.
Although Xue Beng was his son, he was far inferior to Xue Qinghe.
With the "Sun Moon Continent" taking the blame and shouldering the poisoned black pot.
He still preferred to pass the throne to Xue Qinghe.
So, Xue Beng,
"Sect Master Tang, would you mind telling us approximately how much this will cost?" Emperor Xueye inquired.
"That's difficult to estimate."
Tang Lan smiled slightly.
"Restoring his body will only cost me some of my life force, which is recoverable."
"But to restore his soul, I'll need to use some special methods, and that will consume some of my soul's origin."
"This will delay my cultivation progress, by about a month or so."
"Furthermore, to stabilize the soul, I'll need to use some precious herbs. Although they aren't at the level of immortal herbs, they're all of ten-thousand-year quality."
"What do you think these are worth, Your Majesty?"
Undoubtedly.
The most precious thing here is Tang Lan's soul origin.
Being delayed for a month doesn't matter much to others.
But Tang Lan is different.
——He is going to become a god!
Preventing him from cultivating for a month is an immeasurable loss.
Emperor Xueye didn't know what "price" to offer for a moment.
A low offer would offend people, a high one would be unaffordable.
He thought and thought.
Emperor Xueye could only say,
"A month of Sect Master Tang's time is invaluable."
"If you are not satisfied with the conditions I can offer, please feel free to say so."
"If we can't come to an agreement in the end..."
"It's not Sect Master Tang's fault; it's just that Xue Beng's fate is like this."
After some preamble,
seeing Tang Lan nod, Emperor Xueye then stated his conditions:
"If Xue Beng wakes up, I will have him become your disciple, in charge of the Heaven Dou Empire's military, and fully responsible for the firearms trade with the Tang Sect."
"It's just a pity that Qinghe has already taken Sect Master Ning as his teacher, and can't be your disciple."
"If you don't mind, I can grant you the title of a non-hereditary king, and have you and Qinghe become sworn brothers. In the future, you will be second only to one person in the Heaven Dou Empire."
"In addition, I will instruct Qinghe to build statues of you throughout the Heaven Dou Empire after you become a god. Just like the Spirit Hall worships the Angel God, you will also be worshipped as the faith of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"What do you think of these conditions?"
Oh?
A non-hereditary king, and Xue Beng as a disciple.
This was Emperor Xueye's way of winning over Tang San in the original novel.
This should trigger a reward.
But what moved Tang Lan the most was the support of the entire nation!
This gave Tang Lan an idea.
Before he was fully prepared, he could use this to harvest a wave of the Power of Faith in the Heaven Dou Empire!
Even… If the effect was ideal, he wouldn't even need to scheme against the Heaven Dou Empire.
— He had no interest in power or the empire.
'Then...'
'Let's test the waters first?'
Tang Lan gave a mysterious smile and spoke to Emperor Xueye—
"Like this... then like that... and finally like this."
Hearing this, Emperor Xueye's expression kept changing!
It wasn't that he couldn't control his emotions.
Instead, it was Tang Lan's conditions.
Let's put it this way.
If anyone else had made these demands, even Sect Master Ning, he would have rejected them without hesitation!
Because this was undermining the very foundation of the empire's rule! But,
this person was Tang Lan.
The strongest combat power of the Heaven Dou Empire was now the Tang Sect's Third Elder.
And while he had previously saved him, the power he displayed had already proven that if he wanted to kill him,
no one could stop him!
Not to mention now, he also needed something from him.
But the most important thing was
Tang Lan was about to become a god!
Even as the ruler of a nation, the only god he knew was the Angel God.
That is, only recently, with the emergence of the City of Slaughter, have I learned more about a deity.
But don't forget. The spread of the City of Slaughter was entirely thanks to Tang Li's newspaper.
Just tell me, what's the relationship between the Tang Sect, or rather, Tang Lan, and the City of Slaughter?
Now, another divine inheritance from the Sea God Island has appeared.
Emperor Xueye gritted his teeth, making up his mind—this might be an opportunity for the Heaven Dou Empire to unify the continent!
"Alright!"
"I accept your terms!"
Tang Lan smiled.
"Your Majesty has made a wise decision."
He turned and began to treat Xue Beng.
The body was the simplest part, handled by the Life-Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.
As for the soul...
Tang Lan took out a pile of herbs, all of which looked extraordinary.
Flames appeared in his hand, refining them into a medicinal liquid, which he then infused into Xue Beng's body.
But in reality...
These were just some ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs with fire attributes.
They had value, but they were priced accordingly.
What truly healed Xue Beng's weakened soul was...
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