Immortal Me Can Infinitely Add Points For Myself

　　Life within the Azure Sky Sword Sea was often dull. There might be the occasional bit of amusement, but only on rare occasions.

　　Chen Xia frequently sat alone in the pavilion outside his cave abode. While practicing the Turtle Breathing Technique, he contemplated his future.

　　His goal of escaping the Azure Sky Sword Sea had never wavered. However, escaping seemed far from easy.

　　He didn't know any escape supernatural powers. Even if he did, he probably wouldn't succeed. After all, when it came to supernatural powers and spells, the sages of the Azure Sky Sword Sea surely knew far more than he did.

　　So, all he could do was bide his time. But the problem was that he couldn't wait indefinitely.

　　The end of the Great Era was approaching, and the end was nigh. According to other cultivators, the Azure Sky Sword Sea, which had produced an emperor in the previous era, would be especially "looked after" by the Heavenly Dao.

　　Unless an emperor-level figure stepped forward to help the Azure Sky Sword Sea, it would face destruction.

　　There might not even be an Azure Sky Sword Sea left in the star region, only the ruins of it.

　　If time permitted, the Azure Sky Sword Sea wouldn't have needed to cultivate Chen Xia as an emperor life-prolonging medicine. Instead, they could have groomed him to be the next emperor.

　　But that was the crux of the problem.

　　Time was running out.

　　Chen Xia couldn't afford to wait. Otherwise, even if the Fisherman didn't kill him, the end of the Great Era that was fast approaching would claim his life.

　　Although he had his external incarnation as a backup, if his main body died, his spiritual consciousness and soul would inevitably be diminished.

　　Unless absolutely necessary, Chen Xia still wanted to keep his spiritual consciousness intact.

　　Whenever he thought of this, Chen Xia couldn't help but feel troubled.

　　Based on his previous deductions, to escape the Azure Sky Sword Sea, he'd have to defeat the Fisherman. And even if he managed that, there were still the sage-level headmaster and the emperor from the previous era, who might or might not be truly dead, lurking in the sword sea.

　　If he could defeat all of them, he wouldn't need to escape. The entire Azure Sky Sword Sea would be his.

　　Chen Xia calculated and concluded that there were currently two possibilities to save his life.

　　One was if the emperor in the sword sea died of old age. Then everyone could relax, and they could go their separate ways. Maybe they'd meet again by chance in the future.

　　The second was if the White Emperor came to the Azure Sky Sword Sea to retrieve the Immortal Sword and trashed the whole place. Then Chen Xia could seize the opportunity to flee.

　　In fact, there was a third possibility.

　　That was to boost his luck and hope that all the Heavenly Mending Realm and sage-level cultivators in the Azure Sky Sword Sea dropped dead.

　　For example, by accidentally slipping and impaling themselves on the tip of the Immortal Sword while walking.

　　But this was too far-fetched. Chen Xia just thought about it and didn't take it seriously.

　　Still, he had to try his luck. What if it came true?

　　Apart from that, there really wasn't anything else in the Azure Sky Sword Sea that worried Chen Xia.

　　His current status was quite high, and his cultivation and combat power were decent. If it weren't for this whole mess, life would be great.

　　But things in the world rarely go as one wishes.

　　Chen Xia understood this. He just thought it was a pity. Still, a person couldn't always focus on the negative.

　　Moreover, life needed comparisons.

　　When Chen Xia was troubled, he'd think of Qiong Qi. That always cheered him up.

　　Qiong Qi had lost his head and was now in the underworld.

　　In contrast, Chen Xia had become a Law Elder of the Azure Sky Sword Sea, a rank higher than formal disciples and ordinary elders.

　　With this comparison, Chen Xia felt much better.

　　Besides, whenever he thought of Qiong Qi, there was one other thing that bothered Chen Xia. It was something Zhang Daoming had inadvertently mentioned after Chen Xia was released from prison. Zhang Daoming had asked him,

　　"You killed Qiong Qi. Didn't the Lord of the Forbidden Zone come after you?"

　　"What trouble? What Lord of the Forbidden Zone?" Chen Xia was clueless. He had only been concerned with chopping off heads. The Fisherman would handle the rest.

　　Anyway, it all boiled down to one sentence.

　　Do you still want your emperor to live?

　　This was like holding the emperor hostage to command the vassals.

　　In Chen Xia's case, he was both the hostage-taker and the emperor.

　　In short, he was using himself to command the Fisherman.

　　Seeing that Chen Xia had no idea about the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, Zhang Daoming understood why Chen Xia had dared to chop off Qiong Qi's head. He was clearly a fearless newbie. So, he explained,

　　"The Lord of the Forbidden Zone is a big shot in the realm, practically the top existence. Among those beneath the Heavenly Emperors, they are second to none. There are twelve of them in the Forbidden Zone."

　　Chen Xia frowned. "Twelve number ones? That's a lot of number ones. Does the emperor know there are so many beneath him?"

　　Zhang Daoming shook his head and waved his hand. "You don't understand. The twelve Lords of the Forbidden Zone in the realm are the strongest beneath the Heavenly Emperors. Even Great Sages and Quasi-Emperors can't compare to them."

　　"Because no emperor can be born in the realm. Even if an emperor from other heavens enters the realm, their cultivation will be reduced to that of a Quasi-Emperor and be inferior to the twelve Lords of the Forbidden Zone."

　　"So, from the perspective of the realm, the emperor is not as powerful as the twelve Lords of the Forbidden Zone."

　　Chen Xia grinned. "So powerful? Then why was I able to chop off Qiong Qi's head and get away with it?"

　　Zhang Daoming was taken aback. He too was stumped. He muttered to himself first,

　　"Indeed. Even if Qiong Qi was just an emperor seed cultivated by the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, there's no reason they wouldn't react after you killed him."

　　"Most likely, the three hundred thousand spirit stones you borrowed were paid to the Lord of the Forbidden Zone by the Azure Sky Sword Sea. Although it's a lot, it's still not enough. Especially since the current Azure Sky Sword Sea can't produce a new emperor, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone won't let it go easily."

　　"Unless…"

　　When Zhang Daoming got to this point, he looked up at Chen Xia, his tone lowering as he continued,

　　"Unless the Azure Sky Sword Sea also gave the Lord of the Forbidden Zone something else of great value."

　　Chen Xia raised his eyebrows, also starting to understand. He replied, "Something as valuable as Qiong Qi's life."

　　"Mm." The more Zhang Daoming guessed, the more likely it seemed. Looking at Chen Xia, he frowned deeply and didn't dare to speak.

　　What could be more valuable than Qiong Qi's life?

　　Naturally, it was Chen Xia, who had taken Qiong Qi's life.

　　After figuring it out, Chen Xia had to admire the Azure Sky Sword Sea's cunning. They had used him to placate the Lord of the Forbidden Zone.

　　Once he became the life-prolonging medicine and the emperor in the sword sea could live another era, would they still need to fear the so-called strongest beneath the emperor?

　　Chen Xia hadn't known this before. But based on the Fisherman's reaction, it was probably true.

　　The most conclusive evidence for Chen Xia was when he had asked the Fisherman about the whereabouts of the three hundred thousand spirit stones. The Fisherman had only said they were paid to the big shot behind Qiong Qi and didn't mention the Lord of the Forbidden Zone.

　　At that time, Chen Xia had curiously asked, "Was Qiong Qi really worth three hundred thousand spirit stones?"

　　"Yes, and it's not even enough." The Fisherman had replied, offering no further explanation and not mentioning the Lord of the Forbidden Zone.

　　Given the Fisherman's character, if he had truly gone out of his way to help Chen Xia and paid a price, he would surely have boasted about it.

　　But he didn't. He only said the spirit stones weren't enough.

　　Now it seemed that the Azure Sky Sword Sea was a bit of a double-dealer and even involved in something akin to human trafficking.

　　They had practically sold him, this potential emperor seedling.

　　Seeing Chen Xia's frown, Zhang Daoming sighed and shook his head, advising,

　　"One should not overthink in life. Overthinking leads to discomfort. Think less, and you'll have fewer worries."

　　"Self-deception?" Chen Xia frowned and countered.

　　"This is called living a carefree life." Zhang Daoming shook his head, clasping his hands behind his back. He added,

　　"Before you have the ability, why worry so much? It's better to bury it deep in your heart and pretend it never happened."

　　"Doesn't that make me a coward?" Chen Xia raised an eyebrow.

　　"The problem is you are in a difficult situation right now. Can you really point at their noses and scold them?"

　　Zhang Daoming grew bolder as he spoke and even dared to say such a thing.

　　Chen Xia frowned and thought for a moment. It did seem to make sense. So, he clasped his fists and thanked Zhang Daoming,

　　"Thank you for the reminder."

　　Then he turned and walked away quickly.

　　Zhang Daoming sighed, feeling that it had been a difficult task to persuade him. Fortunately, he had succeeded. But soon he realized something was wrong.

　　"Where are you going? Your cave is over here?!"

　　Chen Xia didn't look back and walked quickly towards the direction of the sword tip.

　　There was the tallest hall in the Azure Sky Sword Sea.

　　Zhang Daoming hurried to catch up, shouting anxiously, "This is just our speculation. It hasn't been confirmed yet!"

　　Chen Xia waved his hand, walking even faster, and only replied,

　　"No need to confirm."

　　He wasn't going to argue with the Fisherman. He was planning to milk the pension fund.