The Three-eyed Celestial King departed resolutely.

If the battle continued, he would lose.

However, even if he retreated after fighting off four opponents, no one would call him a coward.

On the contrary, to continue a life-and-death struggle against four, with one of them being a Seven-star Celestial King, is sheer madness, isn’t it?

The four, including Xuanbing Xianwang, did not pursue. If an Immortal King wanted to escape, it would require a tightly woven trap set long in advance, otherwise it would be impossible to stop them.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh, the three masked Celestial Kings vanished instantly, leaving only Xuanbing Xianwang still standing there.

Throughout the entire process, Xuanbing Xianwang didn’t express a word of gratitude, as if the appearance of these three people was a matter of course.

She turned her head towards Shi Hao and said, "In the coming days, stay put at the Summit of the Stars, to avoid being targeted!"

"Yes." Shi Hao nodded.

Xuanbing Xianwang nodded and turned to leave.

Shi Hao took a deep breath and headed towards Jiang Yixian, breaking into a bright smile even before he arrived: "Senior Sister, do you know who those three Celestial Kings just now are?"

Jiang Yixian was equally confused, clearly bewildered that her master could summon three Celestial Kings as reinforcements, with one even being a Seven-star Celestial King!

Alright then, it seems I asked in vain.

Shi Hao looked at the sky, his mind filled with doubts.

The coordination between these three masked Celestial Kings and Xuanbing Xianwang was flawless—they appeared without a word, fought without hesitation, and left without communication, as if they had known each other for millennia.

The key point is, Xuanbing Xianwang has been in seclusion, hasn’t she? When did she find the time to summon them, and how come they were always on standby?

Their rapport seemed too good to be true, almost unrealistically so.

Previously, Shi Hao harbored suspicions; although Xuanbing Xianwang could be considered his mother, to be honest, even when the incarnations of Zhu Yulan and others perished, she never made an appearance to rescue them or avenge them. Why was he, among all her offspring, so favored?

It’s worth noting that she probably had countless incarnation-born sons and daughters, right?

Could it be because of his talent?

Shi Hao felt that there might be a major secret hidden within.

He was a curious person, and without plans or means to leave the Summit of the Stars temporarily, he started to wander around.

He was now the Young Master of the Summit of the Stars, theoretically higher in status than Jiang Yixian, so he could go anywhere without obstruction.

Except for one place.

——Xuanbing Xianwang’s seclusion site. It was strictly forbidden for anyone to intrude; even Jiang Yixian could only report from outside and was not allowed to enter.

After roaming for several days, Shi Hao set his sights on this secluded place.

He harbored doubts in his heart and couldn’t rest until they were resolved.

However, there were formations protecting this place. He, as just a minor Silver Spirit Immortal, even a Jade Immortal could only retreat.

He summoned the Purple Gold Rat.

"Mouse, do you have any means?"

"Of course, but are you sure you want to go in?" The Purple Gold Rat was hesitant, after all, Xuanbing Xianwang was too mysterious, and this ’mother’ was in quotes; she could be considered related, or not at all.

Shi Hao nodded: "I won’t be at ease until I find out the truth."

"Alright, I can dig a hole for you, but it’s too dangerous, I won’t accompany you." The Purple Gold Rat said.

Shi Hao thought for a moment: "That’s fine, take the Immortal Abode with you. If I don’t show up in a day, make a quick escape. Don’t let Nan Qing know—head to the Phantom Sea Immortal Domain, and let Manman ask her father for help."

He handed over the newly obtained piece of Immortal King Gold to the Purple Gold Rat, in case anything went wrong, it would serve as the fee for asking an Immortal King to assist.

At the very worst, Shi Hao still had Yue Ying.

The Purple Gold Rat started to set up an array. Although it wasn’t capable of completely breaking the Immortal King formation yet, creating a small breach was within its ability.

Even so, it took half a month of preparation before informing Shi Hao that everything was ready.

"Alright, let’s move."

Jiang Yixian had just broken through to Two-star Jade Immortal and was in seclusion stabilizing her condition, while Xuanbing Xianwang was also in seclusion, so there was really no one to manage Shi Hao currently, allowing him to roam freely.

With the Purple Gold Rat, they reached the location. The rat immediately got to work, and after a long time, it arranged a small formation that tore a gap in the Immortal King formation.

"Little Stone, be very careful!" the Purple Gold Rat cautioned.

If Xuanbing Xianwang had no secrets, it was fine; but if there were, and Shi Hao discovered them, who knew what could happen?

It, like Shi Hao, did not believe that an Immortal King would love the child of an incarnation—she didn’t care about the incarnation, why would she care about its descendants?

Shi Hao nodded and slipped into the gap.

The Purple Gold Rat promptly scampered away; it had its own methods and was hard even for an Immortal King to track down.

Once inside the gap, Shi Hao found not the mysterious world he anticipated, but rather an expanse of open ground, vast enough that no secrets seemed to be hidden.

He activated his Little Star Universe, sensing everything around him.

However, even beneath the ground was solid, with no hidden spaces.

Either that, or the hidden space was buried a hundred thousand feet deep, beyond the limit of his Little Star Universe’s detection range.

As Shi Hao continued forward, before long, he discovered a temple in front of him.

Huh?

The secluded place of Xuanbing Xianwang turned out to be within a temple?

Shi Hao moved closer, cautiously sensing as he approached.

Yet, it was deathly silent, and he could detect no signs of life.

Where was Xuanbing Xianwang?

He stepped up to the temple and found the doors wide open, not closed.

His curiosity burned fiercely; he couldn’t contain himself and stepped inside.

The temple was empty, and around it stood numerous stone statues, each in various poses, but every single one was identical in appearance.

——All carved in the likeness of Xuanbing Xianwang.

Huh, this person is quite narcissistic.

An Immortal King, lord of a domain, worshipped by thousands, and yet it wasn’t enough; she still needed a cluster of statues carved to admire herself in her secluded abode?

Shi Hao couldn’t make sense of what kind of psychology this was.

He activated his Little Star Universe, continuing his sensing.

However, he was instantly alarmed!

"Ah!" a voice sighed softly, "Why are you so curious?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Xuanbing Xianwang!

Shi Hao immediately controlled his emotions, smiling broadly: "Son misses mother so much, so I couldn’t help but come to see you!"

Inside, he was utterly shocked because these statues, though they appeared to be mere stone, each possessed an immense amount of life force, vast as the ocean.

Immortal Kings!

Each one of them was an Immortal King.

Myriad Transformation Heavenly Technique!

A phrase flitted across Shi Hao’s mind, leaving him in utter awe.

——Xuanbing Xianwang didn’t just create thousands of incarnations; many of these incarnations had even become Immortal Kings!

So, the so-called masked figures one, two, three, they were all her, or rather her incarnations.

In fact, even the openly appearing Xuanbing Xianwang might not be her true self, for if among her incarnations there was a Seven-star Immortal King, would her main body be any weaker than this level?

This was astonishing; just saying it out loud would shock the entire Immortal Realm, and even other Immortal Kings would lose their composure.

If Xuanbing Xianwang went all out, how powerful would she be?