Limitless Ascension: Strength Amid Adversity – Chapter 728

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A sharp reprimand rang out, “Everyone, stop it right now!”

Everyone turned to see Liu Huangshu coming over with Tong Wudi and others.

Liu Huangshu’s expression was grim. He’d received a report from a subordinate in the Celestial Court about a major battle breaking out in the Southern Region, and feeling uneasy, he had led a team to investigate.

As a result, he found a man being beaten to a pulp—someone he recognized all too well: Xiang Jiba, who he’d met during his first visit to the Immortal Realm!

Feeling an affinity for this polite junior, Liu Huangshu recalled the time when the Immortal Realm was in a tough spot. A group of Half-Saints had come and caused havoc, leaving him utterly embarrassed. Thankfully, Xiang Jiba had stepped in to save the day, preventing a much larger mess.

So Liu Huangshu held a good impression of the guy and genuinely admired him.

But then.

Seeing him get pummeled again made Liu Huangshu’s heart sink.

“What are you doing? Why are you attacking Taoist friend Xiang?” Liu Huangshu said angrily.

Li Wujie and Hong Qianye were taken aback, glancing at each other.

Wait, does that mean he’s not the enemy? Did they just misunderstand?

Yin Emperor, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt a chill and said, “Reporting to Liu Taishang, this guy is a scout sent by an external force! I caught him red-handed, and he even had the audacity to claim that he was on friendly terms with the Celestial Court’s main leader!”

No time to think—just steady the ship!

Liu Huangshu’s anger exploded. “You idiot! I’ve known him for a long time! He’s a good friend of the Heavenly Emperor, we’ve even had drinks together! Do you have any idea what that means?”

“Shit!”

Yin Emperor felt as if he’d been struck by lightning, his mind buzzing as disbelief flickered in his eyes.

So everything he said before was true? This guy really is a friend of the Celestial Court’s leader, and they’ve even boasted about their past exploits together!

Did that mean falsely accusing him was the same as digging his own grave?

At this thought, Yin Emperor shuddered uncontrollably, icy fear running up his spine, his scalp almost bursting.

He couldn’t even begin to imagine the consequences waiting for him!

Not just Yin Emperor, Li Wujie and Hong Qianye were also flabbergasted.

It really was a misunderstanding?

Now they were in deep trouble!

Just thinking about attacking the Master’s good friend made the two feel like they were in over their heads…

“Yin Emperor, do you dare to harm us?” Li Wujie snarled, teeth clenched.

Hong Qianye’s eyes nearly spewed flames of rage as she fixated on the dwarf, coldly stating, “Because of your false judgment, we got pulled into this mess! How are you going to explain yourself now?”

Getting locked down by those two murderous glares sent Yin Emperor’s anxiety skyrocketing.

“I…” he stuttered like a kid caught with his hand in the cookie jar, on the verge of tears, fumbling for words.

“We’ll deal with your situation later,” Liu Huangshu shook his head, focusing on the man instead.

Turning to Xiang Jiba, he asked with concern, “Taoist friend Xiang, are you okay?”

Seeing this scene.

The darkness in Xiang Jiba’s eyes rapidly faded, returning clarity, and the terrifying aura he had been exuding dissipated as if the strange occurrences had never happened.

At that moment, Xiang Jiba had no idea what had happened to his body. He just looked up and spotted a new group of figures, and one of them looked familiar—it was the former highest authority of the Immortal Court!

“Are you Liu Taoist friend?”

“Yes, it’s me! I sincerely apologize; it was all a misunderstanding. I hope you won’t take offense!” Liu Huangshu said earnestly, full of regret.

“To this Taoist friend, I sincerely apologize!” Hong Qianye and Li Wujie bowed, looking contrite.

“No harm done—consider it an impromptu spar,” Xiang Jiba nodded, not holding a grudge.

Mainly, he also felt quite embarrassed. Even a Celestial Saint and disciple of Panlong Wusheng could get beaten into this sorry state by two True Saints—that was indeed humiliating for him and his sect!

“Allow me to introduce, these two are disciples of the Heavenly Emperor and our Celestial Court’s top generals,” Liu Huangshu deemed it necessary to clarify.

Upon hearing this.

Xiang Jiba was startled and couldn’t help but show a relieved smile, “So that’s how it is. No wonder…”

He thought he had just run into two random Kunlun Realm cultivators who could crush him. Now it made sense; given their impressive backgrounds, being disciples of that man explained a lot.

With that understanding, his mood lifted significantly; otherwise, he would have been frustrated for days!

“Taoist friend Xiang, this way please, I’ll take you to see the Heavenly Emperor,” Liu Huangshu said earnestly.

Generally, in such circumstances, he would still refer to Ye Junlin as the Heavenly Emperor out of respect, as it was proper to maintain the authority of a superior, regardless of personal relationships.

This was a no-brainer; even if you were close with your boss, you had to keep it in check at work. Liu Huangshu, having been the highest authority before, naturally understood this.

“Thank you for leading the way!”

Xiang Jiba responded, overjoyed and not caring about the pain anymore.

Along the way, Yin Emperor trailed at the back, head down, looking anxious and terrified.

Every moment felt like torture for him!

And Liu Huangshu still didn’t know that by arriving in time to clear the misunderstanding, he had saved the lives of Hong Qianye and Li Wujie.

In the Celestial Court.

Misty clouds floated, auspicious energies swirling.

Liu Huangshu arrived at an elegant pavilion, bowed, and reported, “Heavenly Emperor, a friend of mine wishes to see you!”

“Oh?”

A tall figure appeared at the railing above, draped in an imposing black robe embroidered with golden dragon patterns, countless silver hair flowing like clouds, each strand gleaming as if sparkling, his handsome face sculpted by nature itself.

When this otherworldly-looking silver-haired youth appeared, even the very laws of the sacred path in the world seemed to boil!

“Friend Ye, do you remember me?” Xiang Jiba’s heart raced as he asked cautiously.

After all, the gap between them was vast, so widened that it made him feel a pang of inferiority, fearing there might be a disconnect between them.

To avoid any awkwardness, Xiang Jiba decided to test the waters first. If Ye Junlin claimed not to recognize him, he could easily excuse himself and walk away.

Ye Junlin paused, pointing at him in astonishment, “You, you’re that guy from before!”

Such a unique name had certainly stuck in his memory.

“Yes, it’s me, I’m Jiba!”

Xiang Jiba said joyfully, the earlier tension melting away, replaced by elation.

Looks like Ye Taoist friend still remembers me!