The Vermilion Emperor's dragon visage was enraged.
He understood why Chen Nan had refused his terms.
Compared to agreeing to his three conditions,
stealing seemed simpler and more direct.
And to steal that divine medicine on his birthday,
such a despicable method was beyond his imagination.
A person!
How could anyone be so shameless?
You are, after all, one of the three Grandmasters renowned throughout the Immortal Realm.
How can you do this and still have any face?
Three hundred li was not a great distance.
Let alone the Yan Emperor,
everyone else also sensed a terrifying celestial might emanating from the direction of Mount Tai Jin.
Simultaneously,
a faint scent of elixir permeated the air.
Everyone present were important figures,
and they knew instinctively that someone was refining pills.
Recalling the Vermilion Emperor's earlier words,
many almost burst into laughter.
You wanted to control Chen Nan with that divine medicine.
But you never expected that he would directly use that divine medicine to refine pills, did you?
"Fellow Daoist Ao Ji, you, you truly disappoint Us!" The Vermilion Emperor let out a heavy snort and was about to fly towards Mount Tai Jin.
He was the protagonist of today's event.
Strictly speaking, he should not leave.
However,
he could not let Chen Nan succeed.
After all, that divine medicine was of utmost importance to him.
Ao Ji directly blocked the Vermilion Emperor's path, his face stern. "Vermilion Emperor, I hope you will mind your words!"
"Chen Nan is the sole Grandmaster in the Immortal Realm, do not tarnish his reputation."
"I am tarnishing him?" The Vermilion Emperor's eyes nearly bulged out in anger.
"Are you mistaken? It was he who stole the divine medicine of our Yan Kingdom."
"This is an indisputable fact, how can it be considered slander?"
"Does your Dragon Clan still uphold reason?"
"Do you still have any shame?"
"Do you truly think I am a pushover?"
Ao Ji said, "Today, the envoys from eight kingdoms have gathered, it is truly a grand occasion. Since that is the case, why not let everyone present pass judgment."
"You dare to ask them to judge, you bastard?" The Vermilion Emperor's face was filled with disbelief.
He felt that he had already reached the pinnacle of shamelessness.
After all, he had dozens of children and still had not appointed an empress.
He had been constantly eyeing the Empress, plotting against her.
However,
he had never expected Ao Ji to say such shameless words.
Ao Ji looked at the envoys from the seven kingdoms and said, "May I ask, esteemed sirs, what is theft?"
The envoy from Yan Kingdom was the Prime Minister, Lin Yan.
He was an old acquaintance of Chen Nan.
He was sent by the Yan Emperor.
Because the Yan Emperor was unaware of Chen Nan's current situation.
He hoped that Lin Yan could help Chen Nan upon his arrival.
Lin Yan said, "To unlawfully take another's private property without their permission, such a situation is considered theft."
The Vermilion Emperor said, "Did you hear that? Chen Nan unlawfully stole our Yan Kingdom's divine medicine without my permission. If this is not theft, then what is?"
Ao Ji replied, "All spiritual treasures under heaven belong to those who are capable."
"This is an eternal rule."
"Even if that divine medicine grew in your Yan Kingdom, it did not belong to you."
The Vermilion Emperor was enraged. "You are deliberately quibbling! If the divine medicine grew in Yan Kingdom but doesn't belong to me, does it belong to your Dragon Clan?"
Ao Ji stated, "Those who are capable, obtain it!"
"Of course, with your arrogance and high-handedness, if you insist that the divine medicine belongs to Yan Kingdom, I have nothing more to say."
The envoy from Wu Kingdom.
The younger brother of the King of Wu, Prince Qizhu, Wu Mian, spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Ao Ji's words are indeed sound. Since ancient times, all have followed the principle that those who are capable shall obtain."
"Even if the divine medicine grew in Yan Kingdom, it was not a possessed item."
What a joke.
What was the relationship between Wu Kingdom and Chen Nan?
The King of Wu had even given Chen Nan the opportunity to enter the Land of Creation.
Naturally, Wu Kingdom would speak in favor of Chen Nan.
Of course,
it was not a deliberate attempt to favor Chen Nan.
Because since ancient times, treasures under heaven have always gone to those who are capable.
"You… you are going too far!" The Vermilion Emperor was incensed. "Even if treasures under heaven go to those who are capable, I had people guarding that divine medicine all along..."
"Good," Ao Ji replied, "Even if you had people guarding that divine medicine."
"Even if that divine medicine was yours."
"Even if it was dug up without your permission."
"Still, this is absolutely not theft."
"Yes."
"I have found a seedling of White Jade Ginseng for Grandmaster Chen."
"He will plant that White Jade Ginseng seedling on Mount Tai Jin."
"After a million years, he will surely return a similar divine medicine to you."
"And Chen Grandmaster said, this is a loan."
"A loan with a return."
Having said this, Ao Ji felt a little guilty.
He himself could not accept these words, let alone the Vermilion Emperor.
As expected,
the Vermilion Emperor's face turned green.
He was furious.
What kind of loan is this?
He had met many shameless people.
But he had never encountered a fellow as shameless as Chen Nan.
If there were levels of shamelessness, Chen Nan would undoubtedly be a Grandmaster.
"Esteemed sirs, please judge for yourselves, is there such a thing as this kind of loan?" The Vermilion Emperor asked the leaders of the other delegations angrily, a sense of injustice welling up within him.
He, a supreme being, one of the eight supreme existences of the human race,
had been reduced to the point of seeking judgment from others.
He suddenly felt that there was no justice in the world.
An old man spoke up, "To borrow one divine medicine and return one, this is indeed reasonable."
"But the time span is too great."
Another old man said, "It depends on the interest."
Although they did not know Chen Nan,
they were aware that he was the renowned three Grandmasters of the Immortal Realm.
Now that Wu Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, and even the Dragon Clan were speaking in Chen Nan's favor,
they did not mind going with the flow.
Ao Ji added, "Oh, I just remembered, Grandmaster Chen asked me to prepare ten seedlings of White Jade Ginseng."
"This means, to borrow one divine medicine,"
"and return ten after a million years."
Wu Mian sighed, "Borrowing one and returning ten, Grandmaster Three is indeed worthy of his title."
"How many in the Immortal Realm possess such boldness?"
Lin Yan also nodded, "If it were our Yan Kingdom, let alone returning ten divine medicines, even five would be more than satisfactory."
"So you mean I am unappreciative?" The Vermilion Emperor trembled with rage.
He had never felt so stifled before.
But these people were here to wish him a happy birthday.
He had invited them to judge.
No matter how angry he was, he had to suppress it!
So hurt, so sad...
Lin Yan, unfazed by the Vermilion Emperor's gaze, said, "Setting aside the facts, borrowing one and returning ten, this is a very profitable deal."
The Vermilion Emperor clenched his fists, then looked unwillingly at Du Qingqiu, the leader of the Snow Kingdom's delegation.
Her status in Snow Kingdom was second only to the High Priest Ling Yanran.
She also possessed the cultivation of a ninth-level Immortal Emperor.
In fact, he knew that
many people looked down on him for pursuing the Empress at his age.
But for him, as long as he was alive, he had the right to pursue love.
Even if others looked down on him.
However, his relationship with Snow Kingdom was very good.
At this moment, he desperately hoped for someone to speak for him.
Not to mention anything else,
at least,
to prevent him from being so embarrassed.
Du Qingqiu understood the Vermilion Emperor's intention and spoke in a gentle, soothing voice, "Borrowing one and returning ten, perhaps he is using this method to congratulate Your Majesty on your sixty-ninth birthday!"