"I, the Emperor, have noticed that since my return this time, you’ve changed a lot compared to before, not as cold as you used to be, and you’ve even learned to act coy with me!"

Bai Xiaofan gently pinched Yuan’er’s small chin with his large hand, a mischievous smile curling at the corners of his mouth!

"No... Yuan’er wasn’t acting coy. I’ll head back first. Master, you can drink here by yourself!"

Listening to Bai Xiaofan’s nearly meltingly gentle voice and looking into his intoxicating eyes, Yuan’er felt a surge of panic in her heart and hurriedly tried to escape!

"Go ahead, little girl!"

Bai Xiaofan laughed lightly and patted Yuan’er’s behind with his big hand!

This slap made Yuan’er’s face even redder, so radiant as if it could drip blood at any moment!

In the still of the deep night, Bai Xiaofan stood alone in front of the main hall of the Taixu Sect, gazing at the disciples patrolling by the bonfire not far away, a flood of emotions welling up in his heart!

Xiao Mei, where exactly are you?

Do you know how hard it’s been for me, the Emperor, to find you?

In this vast Immortal Realm, no matter where you are, you should have heard of my name!

"Still thinking about Mei’er? Have you ever thought that she might not even be in the Immortal Realm?"

In a white robe, Leng Feier silently walked out from the other side and stood shoulder to shoulder with Bai Xiaofan, her beautiful eyes gazing into the distance!

"I’ve thought about it, but that’s my worst-case scenario!"

Bai Xiaofan spoke softly, his eyes showing a trace of reminiscence!

If Xiao Mei is not on the Immortal Realm continent, then there can only be two places!

However, these two places are where Bai Xiaofan is unwilling to go, not because his cultivation is not strong enough, but because in these two places, there are too many memories he dares not and does not want to touch!

"Your cultivation has now reached the Fragmented Spirit Realm. It’s time to teach you the Nine Steps to Heaven!"

Looking at Leng Feier standing beside him, hair fluttering in the breeze, Bai Xiaofan smiled lightly and slowly raised a hand, gently placing it on Leng Feier’s forehead amid her surprised eyes!

In an instant, golden halos appeared between Bai Xiaofan’s hand and Leng Feier’s forehead, complex and enigmatic runes tunneling into Leng Feier’s mind, forcing her to tightly close her beautiful eyes!

Afterwards, Bai Xiaofan set a Gang Qi barrier in front of Leng Feier to shield her from external influences; then he sat by her, drinking on the stone pillar!

Divine Realm!

Demon Realm!

Bai Xiaofan feared that after going there, he would become unrecognizable to himself!

However, time continued to push him forward, making escape impossible even if he wanted to!

Time slipped by, and in the blink of an eye, it was morning!

The Taixu Sect came to life again, the drunk cultivators from the previous night rising one after another to resume their training!

Seeing Leng Feier sitting cross-legged in front of the main hall and Bai Xiaofan seemingly asleep next to her unless he was drinking, everyone cast envious and respectful glances!

Especially when they saw Bai Xiaofan, the heat in their eyes was no less intense than if they were seeing a great beauty!

Three days passed in the blink of an eye!

On this day, cultivators from across the Immortal Realm gathered within the Taixu Sect!

Leng Feier quietly opened her beautiful eyes, a flash of blood-red, eerie light passing through her eyes, stunningly beautiful!

"Nine Steps to Heaven!"

Fixing her gaze on Bai Xiaofan in the distance, Leng Feier cried out and took a step forward!

Boom!

With that step, not only did Leng Feier’s cultivation rapidly soar, but her momentum also rapidly ascended!

Clap! Clap! Clap!

In the blink of an eye, Leng Feier took three consecutive steps, her cultivation reaching the peak of the Fragmented Spirit Realm, her momentum intimidating to the extreme!

The next instant, Leng Feier’s slender hand trembled slightly, and a longsword appeared, thrusting straight toward Bai Xiaofan!

Upon witnessing this scene, everyone in the Taixu Sect was startled!

Seeing Leng Feier’s sword, everyone subconsciously made a comparison in their minds and then shook their heads!

No one among them could confidently parry Leng Feier’s sword!

On the other side, even Heiyi and Ali were taken aback. Even for them, taking this sword would pose some difficulty, despite Ali already being at the early stage of the Combined One Realm!

"Not bad, just having realized it, and you can already perform three steps, that’s quite good!"

Watching Leng Feier charge in to attack, Bai Xiaofan nodded in satisfaction, casually reaching out his big hand to clasp around Leng Feier’s wrist, giving it a slight shake as he pulled her into his embrace!

"Amazing, right? Let me tell you, three steps aren’t my limit. My limit should be five steps, but with my current level of understanding, performing five steps might cost some Primordial Spirit!"

Leng Feier happily exclaimed. She had always envied Heiyi and Ali, feeling that as Bai Xiaofan’s woman, she couldn’t help him as much as they did. Now that she had learned the Nine Steps to Heaven, she finally felt she could support Bai Xiaofan!

"Keep working hard on your insights. If one day you can fully perform the Nine Steps to Heaven, I believe no one in the entire Immortal Realm will be your match. Even in the Divine and Demon Realms, only a few could threaten you!"

Bai Xiaofan gently pinched Leng Feier’s cheek, then turned and sat at the head seat under everyone’s gaze!

"Greetings to Leader Bai!"

Seeing Bai Xiaofan seated, the cultivators from various sects below cupped their fists in greeting!

"Everyone, there’s no need to be formal. This time, the Emperor mainly wants to announce a few matters!"

Bai Xiaofan gestured for everyone to rise, then looked to Yuan’er at his side!

"The first matter is that besides Leader Bai, the Four Sects Alliance has decided to add three deputy leaders. When Leader Bai is absent, the three deputies can fully handle all affairs of the Immortal Realm to lead it better!"

"After meticulous observation by Leader Bai, the decision is to appoint the following three as deputy leaders: the Palace Master of Shangqing Palace, Leng Feier; the Pavilion Master of Sky Sword Pavilion, Luo Yun; and the Deputy Sect Leader of Taixu Sect, Heiyi!"

As the words fell, Yuan’er scanned the hall with her beautiful eyes, noticing everyone was merely cheering with no signs of shock!

"The second matter is that Leader Bai has decided to implement a ranking system within the Four Sects Alliance. The Taixu Sect, Shangqing Palace, Sky Sword Pavilion, and Battle Corpse Sect will all belong to the Heaven-level sects, followed by Earth-level, Mystic-level, and Yellow-level sects!"

"As for how to specifically categorize the Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow level sects, it will depend on the number of experts and their levels within each sect. For example, an Earth-level sect must have at least one Transcendent Realm expert and no fewer than ten Immortal Realm experts! Mystic-level and Yellow-level sects will be accordingly!"

"Of course, if any sects have an expert break through to the Creation Realm, and ten Transcendent Realm experts, they can enjoy the same status as the Four Great Sects!"

Wow!

Upon hearing Yuan’er’s words, the many cultivators below buzzed and discussed with their companions!

Heaven, Earth, Mystic, Yellow level sects?

"Everyone, please quiet down. I will now announce the final matter!"

Seeing that the discussions among the crowd were winding down, Yuan’er lightly coughed to signal for silence before continuing to speak!