The Hei family, Iron Eagle Blessed Land.
This is the stronghold of the Hei family. The blessed land is vast and expansive, larger at the top and smaller at the bottom.
Thanks to the unique talents of the first generation of Hei family sages, the ground of the Iron Eagle Blessed Land is but a small corner. The higher one goes, the larger the space becomes.
In the vast, far-reaching sky, far surpassing ordinary blessed lands, countless round wooden eagle nests float.
These eagle nests are each like small mountains, with countless iron eagles roosting in them. Eagle cries fill the air, and when flocks of eagles soar, the sky is covered in millions of them, blocking out the sun and creating a magnificent spectacle.
At the highest point of the blessed land, a courtyard floats suspended in the air.
On a rockery in the garden courtyard, a pavilion is built.
In the pavilion, the four supreme elders of the Hei family sit around a square stone table, each with a different expression.
The first supreme elder looks solemn, the second supreme elder meditates with eyes closed, the third supreme elder frowns in deep thought, and the fourth supreme elder is sweating profusely.
The atmosphere is heavy and oppressive, as if it were the calm before a storm.
"My third elder, how long do you need to consider?" the fourth supreme elder urges impatiently.
"Urging, urging, all you know is urging. Don't you know this is a critical moment? If I make a wrong move now, decades of my efforts will go down the drain!" The third supreme elder speaks incessantly, growing more agitated.
He looks at the first supreme elder opposite him, then at the second supreme elder on his left, but neither changes expression. The third supreme elder cannot discern any clue, and his inner pressure increases.
At this moment, a figure slowly rises from below, quickly approaching this high-altitude pavilion.
The second supreme elder of the Hei family opens his eyes slightly and says calmly, "Oh, so Hei Cheng is back."
Hei Cheng enters the pavilion and greets the four supreme elders one by one.
These four supreme elders surpass him in both seniority and cultivation. As for combat strength, only a real fight can determine that.
However, within the family, Gu Immortals only spar with each other at most; how could they actually fight?
Moreover, in righteous forces, excluding the Central Continent sects, the families of the other four regions always prioritize bloodline and seniority. Even if Hei Cheng is stronger in combat, when facing these four supreme elders, he still must perform the rites of a junior.
"First elder, this is Hei Prison. I return it as originally given." After paying his respects, Hei Cheng returns the Rank Six Immortal Gu House to the first supreme elder.
The first supreme elder takes the Immortal Gu House Hei Prison and says, "Oh? You didn't use Hei Prison. It seems this operation went smoothly?"
As he speaks, the first supreme elder's gaze remains fixed on the stone table surface, asking Hei Cheng only casually.
Hei Cheng smiles, "Thanks to the blessings of the four elders, this trip went smoothly, and I successfully intimidated the Qiao family."
The Qiao family is a large tribe. After the entire Hei family perished in the Royal Court Blessed Land, the Qiao family, originally a vassal of the Hei family, immediately began to stir, attempting to break away from the Hei family.
"Hmph. The Gu Immortal of the Qiao family, Qiao Dong, was guided by me to become an immortal back then. After several decades, has he also developed treacherous intentions?" The second supreme elder speaks lightly.
"So this time, I, a junior, took action to teach Qiao Dong a proper lesson. There should be no more trouble within five years." Hei Cheng responds confidently.
The so-called intimidation of the Qiao family is, of course, an excuse he prepared long ago.
Hei Cheng's aim is to deal with his own daughter, Hei Lou Lan, which is against the righteous path and can only be done in secret.
He borrowed Hei Prison originally to suppress Hei Lou Lan and prevent her from self-destructing. But to the first supreme elder, he cannot say this directly. So he uses the Qiao family as an excuse, saying that to ensure no mistakes in intimidating the Qiao family, he borrowed Hei Prison.
"Five years?" The second supreme elder chuckles and shakes his head, "Now the situation in the Northern Plains is completely chaotic. The True Yang Building has collapsed, and the true culprit has not been found. Wild Gu Immortals have been emerging one after another, with conflicts everywhere. Especially the recent uproar over Qin Bai Sheng, which is growing bigger and bigger, involving the true inheritance of Ju Yang. Those Rank Eight old monsters can't sit still anymore."
The fourth supreme elder also sighs, "The True Yang Building collapsed, and the Royal Court Blessed Land is gone. That means there is no more need for the Royal Court Contest. What next? None of the major super forces of the golden tribes have a clear plan!"
Hei Cheng understands the implicit meaning and nods, "I understand, elder. I will certainly keep a close watch on the tribe, especially monitoring the three vassal families: Qiao, Huo, and Zhuo."
"Oh, and this time, the entire Hei family died in the Royal Court Blessed Land. The Northern Plains outside cannot lack the banner of the Hei family. Hei Cheng, go to other blessed lands and carefully select some tribesmen from within to place in the Northern Plains and reorganize the Hei family." The third supreme elder instructs while pondering his difficult problem.
"Yes, third elder, rest assured. I have already made arrangements. In half a month, the Hei family in the Northern Plains will be re-established." Hei Cheng replies.
"Alright, alright. We are all relieved to hand over the family affairs to Hei Cheng. Third elder, instead of caring about these things, why don't you quickly come to a conclusion? Which one are you going to play?" The fourth supreme elder urges.
The third supreme elder's eyes flicker, very hesitant. Finally, he grits his teeth and makes a decision, playing a card.
At the same time, he exclaims, "Three Bamboos!"
Instantly, the expressions of the other three elders change.
The first supreme elder can no longer maintain his solemn expression, laughing heartily and pushing over the cards in front of him: "Haha, I win!"