Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 2296: Imperial Might

"Qingtian Palace? Isn’t that one of the eight top forces that wiped out the Emperor’s Palace? What are they doing at Zixia Palace?"

Tang Wenrou heard the words "Qingtian Palace," and immediately thought of what Fang Bai had mentioned to her in the lower realm, knowing that Qingtian Palace was one of the main culprits in the destruction of the Emperor’s Palace, and her heart was instantly filled with hatred towards this sect.

Her passion surged with fury; she was eager to rush out of the Palace Master Hall and go to war with the immortals of Qingtian Palace, even if it meant fighting to the death despite being outmatched.

However, the Palace Master Hall was sealed off by a formation, and with her cultivation level, she couldn’t take a single step outside. Her divine sense was unable to penetrate the barrier, leaving her entirely ignorant of the situation outside.

She was frantically pacing back and forth within the hall, unaware that a multitude of over ten thousand Zixia Palace disciples, including more than a dozen of its senior members, had already gathered in the square beyond the gate of Zixia Palace.

Empress Zixia, holding a horsetail whisk, sat cross-legged with closed eyes on a large stone in the center of the square, dignified and majestic, emanating an overwhelming pressure that even a few Immortal Emperor Realm experts found hard to withstand.

The tens of thousands of Zixia Palace disciples, gathered around the stone, looked solemnly toward the distance.

The Immortal Emperor’s divine sense diffusion covered thousands of miles, alerting her to the arrival of several immortals from Qingtian Palace within Zixia Palace’s territory.

There was normally no interaction between Zixia Palace and Qingtian Palace, so the uninvited arrival of Qingtian Palace’s immortals seemed ominous to the disciples of Zixia Palace.

With her wisdom, Empress Zixia naturally guessed that the visit might be related to the recent slaying of disciples from the eight top Immortal Emperor disciples by the Emperor’s Palace disciples.

Thinking of Tang Wenrou, Empress Zixia felt an extra layer of caution, wondering if Tang Wenrou’s identity as an Emperor’s Palace disciple had been leaked, prompting Qingtian Palace’s immortals to confront them.

On second thought, she found it unlikely, as besides herself, there were no other immortals in Zixia Palace aware that Tang Wenrou was an Emperor’s Palace disciple, and Wen Rou herself knew methods to conceal her aura, making it almost impossible for Qingtian Palace’s immortals to accuse her.

The entire Immortal Realm knows of my close ties with the Emperor’s Palace of old; could Qingtian Palace’s immortals suspect that I am hiding an Emperor’s Palace disciple and have come to question me?"

Empress Zixia speculated secretly, thinking this was a real possibility.

"Hmph, Qingtian Palace may be formidable, but Zixia Palace is no pushover! I will see what these Qingtian Palace immortals intend!"

Empress Zixia’s divine sense followed the imminently arriving Qingtian Palace immortals from thousands of miles away, her eyes slightly narrowed, and her face wore a frosty expression.

Four immortals from Qingtian Palace came to Zixia Palace, all Immortal Emperor Realm experts. Empress Zixia, gauging their cultivation level, knew they were two elders and two stewards from Qingtian Palace.

Although there were only four Qingtian Palace immortals arriving, their power was formidable, and while Zixia Palace’s elders and stewards were comparable in rank and status, they were outmatched and no match for these four.

However, in front of Empress Zixia, the strength of the four Qingtian Palace immortals was far from worthy of serious contemplation.

Immortal Emperor Realm experts cannot tear through the void with bare hands like the Immortal Emperor to perform instantaneous movement over miles, yet their speed is astonishingly fast. They covered the thousands of miles in just over a thousand breaths.

"Greetings, Empress Zixia!"

The four senior members of Qingtian Palace, cautious not to come too close to Zixia Palace’s gate to avoid provocation, hovered a few miles away from the gate, bowing slightly to Empress Zixia.

Even with Qingtian Palace backing them and Qingtian Immortal Emperor supporting them, they dared not be disrespectful in front of a powerhouse like Empress Zixia.

Empress Zixia coldly snorted, asking, "Qingtian Palace and my Zixia Palace have never interacted. I am curious about the purpose of today’s visit?"

Her voice contained strands of emperor’s might, powerful and turbulent, pressing toward the four senior members of Qingtian Palace from a dozen miles away.

The four senior members felt like towering mountains were pressing down on them, the strong oppression nearly breaking their bones, vision fading, blood boiling in their chests, unable to bear it, forcing them back several miles, rallying immortal power to resist just to feel somewhat better.

"Indeed worthy of being an Immortal Emperor, this woman’s power is formidable!"

The four senior members of Qingtian Palace looked at Empress Zixia sitting still, expression solemn, with a sense of awe.

One elder from Qingtian Palace stepped forward bravely, saying, "By our Qingtian Palace Master’s command, we come to inquire about something with Empress Zixia..."

"What arrogance Qingtian Immortal Emperor has! Tell him, if there’s something he wants to ask, he should come himself!"

Empress Zixia opened her eyes and stared at the Qingtian Palace elder with an indifferent gaze that brought immense pressure upon him, almost suffocating.

"This..."

The Qingtian Palace elder had a difficult expression, saying, "Our Palace Master is managing Qingtian Palace, with many responsibilities, and cannot easily leave..."

Empress Zixia scoffed, "The Immortal Realm must consider rank and precedence. As fellow Immortal Venerables, he should meet me face-to-face for equal dialogue. Sending you juniors to inquire is disrespect and an insult! Get lost!"

She finished speaking, eyes widened, essence shining fiercely, and lightly waved her horsetail whisk.

The heavens and earth suddenly darkened as if the vast void twisted, followed by a massive surge of tempest enveloping towards the four senior members of Qingtian Palace.

The four senior members showed looks of horror, understanding that standing still would mean heavy injury or death if caught in the tempest, they fled with all their might towards the horizon.

Seeing the four Qingtian Palace senior members flee in disarray, the tens of thousands of Zixia Palace disciples in the square cheered aloud.

To them, Qingtian Palace’s dispatch of elders and stewards to converse with their Palace Master was an act of disrespect, utterly overwhelming, and their Palace Master driving them away was overwhelmingly satisfying.

They also knew their Palace Master did not intend to kill, otherwise, the four Qingtian Palace senior members wouldn’t have escaped unharmed.

"Empress Zixia, our Palace Master said, if your palace is hiding any Emperor’s Palace disciples, please turn them over for us to deal with to quell the anger over the slaying of the Eight Immortal Emperor’s disciples. Otherwise, if we find out later of any real affinity between your palace and Emperor’s Palace disciples, your palace will face the Eight Immortal Emperor’s crusade! This concerning the survival of Zixia Palace, please consider wisely!"

This was spoken by a Qingtian Palace elder from afar, as he had fled to a hundred miles away.