A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 37

“Thank you for showing mercy, senior!”

Although they were injured, Li Taibai and the others struggled to stand up and respectfully addressed Wu Hao.

After all, they could tell that Wu Hao wasn’t lying. If he had been serious, they would have truly fallen here.

“Alright, I will keep my promise. You have taken one of my strikes and can be spared from death, but if you ever dare to harbor thoughts against the Wu Commerce Association again, I won’t just go after you; I will uproot even the Holy Lands behind you!”

Wu Hao looked at Li Taibai and the others and spoke. It wasn’t that he couldn’t kill them; he simply didn’t want to. Furthermore, killing them would entail dealing with a lot of aftermath.

For example, the Four Great Sacred Lands would descend into chaos, and they might foolishly come seeking revenge, only to be wiped out by him in a misstep, plunging the Xuantian Realm into turmoil.

Although Wu Hao primarily cared about the Wu Family’s safety, he didn’t want that kind of situation to occur, so let’s spare the Four Holy Lords for now—provided they know their place.

“Thank you, senior!”

Li Taibai and the others hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

“Senior, may I ask what realm you are at? Are you really the legendary Great Emperor?”

Thinking of something, Li Taibai’s eyes lit up as he inquired, causing Lin Shuirou and the others to become excited as well.

Earlier, they had been in a confrontational stance with Wu Hao and hadn’t thought much about it, but if he really was a Great Emperor, did that mean they could break through to that level now?

As if he had guessed their thoughts, Wu Hao sneered and said,

“Don’t get your hopes up. The Xuantian Realm still can’t break through to the Great Emperor level. As for me, I only lucked out and broke through to the Great Emperor. Right now, the Xuantian Realm lacks the pathways needed for such a breakthrough, so no matter how hard you try, you won’t reach the Great Emperor level.”

Upon hearing Wu Hao’s words, the excitement in Li Taibai and the others’ hearts wilted. After all, they only had about two hundred thousand years of lifespan left; if they couldn’t break through to the Great Emperor, they would face a natural death, turning into dust.

But just when they were in despair, Wu Hao changed his tone.

“However, let me say this: as long as you don’t act recklessly, you should be able to break through to the Great Emperor level. After all, the Xuantian Realm is about to revive, and when that happens, you will be able to reach the Great Emperor level.”

Upon hearing this, Li Taibai and the others couldn’t help but get excited, looking at Wu Hao and expressing their gratitude.

“Thank you, senior. We understand now.”

“In that case, we will take our leave.”

With that, Li Taibai and the others hurriedly turned to leave, eager to return to their Holy Lands to inform their Ancestor that the Xuantian Realm would soon revive, and that they would then be able to break through to the Great Emperor level.

Watching their hurried departure, Wu Hao couldn’t help but shake his head.

In fact, he couldn’t ensure the truth of this matter, but since both of his Great Grandsons were Children of Destiny, it was destined that they would absolutely break through that barrier to become formidable Great Emperors.

Perhaps if one of them became a Great Emperor, it would revitalize the Emperor’s path in the entire Xuantian Realm, leading to the re-emergence of a Golden Age.

Of course, this was all just Wu Hao’s speculation; the specifics would have to wait until that time.

However, based on the current situation, it was likely that within a thousand years, Wu Yifan would reach the pinnacle of Quasi-Emperor, and Wu Yidao might be close behind. In any case, it was a matter of seeing how things unfolded at that time.

If absolutely necessary, once his own cultivation reached a certain level, he could directly induce the revival of the entire Xuantian Realm, which wasn’t impossible.

After all, it wasn’t something unachievable.

Meanwhile, within the Wu Commerce Association, Wu Rulong was unaware that the Four Great Lords had already come once and had been taken away by his father. At the moment, he was focused on managing the affairs of the Wu Commerce Association.

But when he finally looked up, he found that his father had appeared before him at some point, catching Wu Rulong off guard.

“Wow, Dad, you suddenly appearing is quite startling.”

“Alright, I came to find you this time because I have something for you to do.”

Wu Hao waved his hand, motioning for Wu Rulong to calm down before stating his purpose.

After hearing Wu Hao’s words, Wu Rulong’s expression turned contemplative as he began to think seriously about the matter.

“Indeed, right now, our Wu Commerce Association is the largest in the Southern Region, but there has been no trace of us in the other four regions. If we want to expand and strengthen the Wu Commerce Association, we need to prepare to establish it in those four regions.”

Wu Hao had come to ask Wu Rulong to expand the Wu Commerce Association to those four areas.

Wu Rulong was indeed considering the matter seriously, then looked at Wu Hao and inquired.

“So, Dad, who do you plan to send over?”

“You decide this matter. If you take on the role of branch president for the Wu Commerce Association in those four regions, you’ll receive one hundred more Supreme Spirit Stones in resources each year.”

Wu Hao handed the decision-making power over to Wu Rulong, which made Wu Rulong feel a bit awkward, but he couldn’t refuse. After all, he was now the head of the Wu Family and couldn’t rely solely on Wu Hao for everything.

“You need to start relying on yourself now; you can’t depend on me all the time. I will only intervene when your life is in danger; the rest you will have to handle on your own,” Wu Hao said seriously. He wanted to cultivate an independent and self-reliant person, not someone who would always need his help.

Wu Rulong understood this principle and, after hesitating for a moment, became more resolute and said, “I understand, Dad.”

“Alright, take care of this matter soon. I can provide funds if you need, but the rest is up to you; I won’t interfere too much.”

Wu Hao stood up, gave some instructions, and then left, leaving Wu Rulong deep in thought about who to send.

After considering it for a while, Wu Rulong felt that the family meeting was necessary to let everyone choose together, and most importantly, it should be voluntary.

Wu Hao wasn’t thinking about so many details; he just wanted to cover the entire Xuantian Realm with signal quickly so that it wouldn’t interfere with his gaming and Douyin browsing.

Meanwhile, within the Three Great Dynasties, Shen Wanyun and others couldn’t help but feel curious after noticing that their Ancestor returned but refused to discuss anything about the Wu Commerce Association.

However, there was nothing they could do; since the Ancestor wouldn’t talk, they had no choice. Yet, given the drastic shift in the Li Dynasty’s attitude towards the Wu Commerce Association, it seemed there were experts within the association that were definitely not inferior to the strongest among the Four Great Dynasties. Otherwise, their Ancestor wouldn’t have behaved this way.

At this moment, Shen Zilei and the others didn’t pay attention to Shen Wanyun’s thoughts. After returning to the Imperial Forbidden Land, they swallowed the pills given by Wu Hao to heal their injuries and began to push towards the peak of Quasi-Emperor.

Once they reached the peak of Quasi-Emperor, they wouldn’t have to fear the Li Dynasty any longer. In fact, they didn’t even need to be cautious now because Li Tianran had already fallen, and even the Quasi-Imperial Weapon had been shattered.