Chu Mo said from the side, "After smelling it, do you feel a bit disappointed?"

"No, not disappointed, not at all. I'm very happy, very excited! So excited I'm about to faint!" Bian Kaiyu said.

"..." Chu Mo.

Bian Kaiyu looked at Chu Mo, "This is truly my homeland, where generations of my ancestors have dreamt of returning. And now, I've done it."

"The essence energy here is nowhere near as rich as the heavenly road," Chu Mo said.

"Yes, I've known this for a long time. Otherwise, my ancestors wouldn't have chosen to stay there. But home is home, it's different!" Bian Kaiyu said.

Chu Mo looked at Bian Kaiyu, "Would you be happier if I let you go now?"

A glimmer of joy flashed in Bian Kaiyu's eyes, followed by a bitter smile, "Lord Chu, don't tease me. I admit that even with only this head left, I'm still thinking about how to harm you. You've shown great mercy in not killing me, and for that, I'm already incredibly grateful."

Chu Mo stretched out his hand and pointed a beam of light at Bian Kaiyu's head.

Bian Kaiyu was slightly startled, a trace of fear flashed through his eyes, but then he accepted his fate. To die on his own homeland's soil was a decent end after all. His only regret was that he hadn't been able to visit the ancestral lands he'd heard about.

But he harbored no resentment towards Chu Mo. If he put himself in Chu Mo's shoes, he probably wouldn't have given himself the chance to enter the Heavenly Realm with his head either.

Bian Kaiyu resigned himself to death, but in the next moment, he was incredibly surprised to find that not only had he not died, but all his seals were also undone!

After all, he was an Emperor-level powerhouse, and even if it was just the Third Heaven, that was still the accumulation of countless years in the Emperor Realm!

He had long since united with his primordial spirit, and once the seals were undone, even with just a head left, he could regenerate a body instantly. Although his combat power would be greatly reduced, he was still an emperor!

So surprised that he hadn't even begun to regenerate his body in time, Bian Kaiyu just dumbly stared at Chu Mo, "Lord Chu..."

"Forget it, you were paid to kill me and have already been punished for it. Even after that, you still sought to harm me but ultimately failed. Killing you doesn't mean much to me anymore. Go on, leave," Chu Mo said.

In fact, Bian Kaiyu's candid speech about his homeland had moved Chu Mo. A person whose heart is filled with nostalgia for their homeland, even if they are unforgivable, has a glimmer of redemption deep within their soul. Therefore, Chu Mo no longer wished to kill him.

Moreover, previously on the heavenly road, Bian Kaiyu had provided him with quite a bit of information. Now he had also indirectly proven to Chu Mo the feasibility of bringing others into the heavenly road. With his mood greatly improved, Chu Mo decided to release him.

"Lord Chu, are you truly willing to let me go? Aren't you afraid... that I might seek revenge in the future? After all... you have family and friends. Although I'm no match for you, it doesn't mean I can't deal with your loved ones," Bian Kaiyu's head was still speaking, blankly looking at Chu Mo.

Chu Mo chuckled, "Would you do that?"

"No," Bian Kaiyu shook his head, "Unless I'm out of my mind, I would definitely not provoke Lord Chu, even if it killed me."

"That settles it then," Chu Mo smiled.

"But the question is, do you really trust me?" Bian Kaiyu looked at Chu Mo, a complex light flashing in his eyes, "As they say, you never know what's in a person's heart. Today, I'm grateful to Lord Chu, but who's to say I won't change my mind tomorrow..."

"Why the needless talk?" Chu Mo glared at Bian Kaiyu's head, "Let's put it this way, even if that's really what you think, I don't care. In the Heavenly Realm, there are many enemies much stronger than you. One more or one less of you makes no difference to me. If you're tired of living, feel free to continue opposing me. But then, I will not spare you again."

Bian Kaiyu dumbly watched Chu Mo, then he regenerated a body, tested his new limbs, and knelt before Chu Mo, "If you would have me, Lord, I, Bian Kaiyu, am willing to stay by your side as an old servant."

Chu Mo looked at Bian Kaiyu, "A mighty emperor in his own right, who could easily wield supreme authority anywhere in the Heavenly Realm. Why would you degrade yourself to servitude?"

"I owe it to Lord Chu," Bian Kaiyu said, and immediately took a life oath to remain loyal to Chu Mo.

To have such an Emperor-level powerhouse pledge to serve him was indeed a happy occasion for Chu Mo. He nodded his head, "Alright, Bian Kaiyu, if you stay true to me, I will do the same for you!"

With that, he directly threw an Emperor-level medicinal herb at him, "First, restore some of your strength, so you aren't laughed at for being an emperor with the title but without the combat prowess."

Bian Kaiyu received the Emperor-level imperial medicine, and a touch of emotion flickered through his eyes. Such imperial medicine, even for them, was not easily found, truly a rare top-quality medicinal treasure. It would greatly aid in restoring his combat strength. He nodded slightly, "Thank you, master, for this gift!"

Then, Bian Kaiyu took the Emperor-level imperial medicine and went aside to refine and absorb it.

Chu Mo continued to look at the information on the message board.

Hu Lie, Yiyi, Chu Qing, Yue Qingcheng... including Xiao Changping, had all sent him messages.

These people were all waiting for him in the City of Heavenly Domain and hadn't left.

Although everyone reported only good news and avoided mentioning anything negative, Chu Mo didn't believe the City of Heavenly Domain was so peaceful at the moment.

He glanced at the discussion section on the message board and, indeed, discovered too many things.

Firstly, the rewards gained by the Heavenly Geniuses from the Heavenly Realm during this opening of the heavenly road were the greatest in tens of thousands of years!

They had completely surpassed everyone's imagination.

So much so that the young lords who had advanced to the Emperor Realm before the heavenly road had opened were filled with regret.

They had talents that weren't inferior to their contemporaries at all, but now they had been left far behind. Those young lords who hadn't waited for the heavenly road's opening were mostly at the second or third layer of the Emperor Realm now.

Yet the young lords who had entered the heavenly road and come out, aside from the unfortunate Qin Xiaotian, had almost all achieved unimaginable significant breakthroughs!

Any well-known young lord had reached an extremely high level.

This was shocking and had shaken the entire Cultivation Realm.

Of course, before mentioning this group of young lords, one had to speak of two other individuals who were virtually unknown before entering the heavenly road.

During this period, these two individuals outshone all the young lords, stunning countless people and leaving them in utter shock.

These two individuals were named the Demon Lord and Die!

They were Chu Mo's mentor and mentor's wife.

Previously, to the cultivators of the Heavenly Realm, the impression left by these two was merely that of Chu Mo's mentors.

Beyond that, no one cared about these two cultivators who had ascended from the Immortal Realm.

However, on the heavenly road, these two had shown extraordinary brilliance, their radiance enveloping all the young lords!

During Die's tribulation for ascension, thirteen supreme images appeared!

After coming out, and after persistent verification by countless people, a conclusion was reached that was unprecedented in history.

But even more terrifying was the Demon Lord who, during his breakthrough, actually conjured a supreme dharma image!

Although there was only one, it surpassed Die's thirteen!

As a result, his cultivation level shot up to the Emperor Realm's eighth level, a height that made everyone look up in admiration and even despair, while Die also advanced to the Emperor Realm's seventh level!

These two were simply the biggest dark horses in this opening of the heavenly road!

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After a few days of rest, I feel energetically great, as if I'm on top of the world.

Today, as long as I don't say stop, there will definitely be more to come. Those of you who aren't afraid of staying up late, just keep waiting for it!

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