"Don't be nervous, I am the Immortal Brother they spoke of, the one who brought them into the world of immortal cultivation. I hold in my heart respect for all who have fought against the Sky Slayers," Chu Yang said earnestly to the Sea Dragon King.
The Sea Dragon King swallowed hard and said, "Senior... you weren't going to look after them?"
"What nonsense is this? Do you think I'm a madman? If I don't look after them, who will? Do you think these geniuses are as common as street dirt?"
The Sea Dragon King offered an embarrassed smile. "No... I have never doubted Senior..."
He felt that Li Qingyun and the others had deceived him. Before meeting Chu Yang, he had indeed believed Chu Yang to be a madman.
"How about you call me Little Brother Chu? My surname is Chu and my given name is Yang. It's rather strange for you, a senior who has lived for a hundred thousand years, to call me senior."
"How dare I..."
"You're unwilling to be my brother?"
After a series of negotiations, the Sea Dragon King finally accepted a title, deciding to stick with calling him Immortal Brother. Calling him Little Brother Chu was too much.
The Sea Dragon King also had a name; he was Ao Qi.
"Are you tired of living?" Chu Yang asked.
Ao Qi's face showed a dejected expression. "My world is gone. Everything related to me has vanished. What meaning is there for me to live? Moreover, I don't have many days left to live..."
Chu Yang smiled and produced the Book of Planar Anchors in his hand.
Coincidentally, the plane Ao Qi originally belonged to was also recorded within.
"Your children were also exterminated by the Sky Slayers who invaded that world. The murderers who killed your children might still be alive. Don't you want to avenge them?"
"I cannot... I am already very old. I do not have the ability to contend against an entire world..."
Chu Yang let out a dismissive laugh. "You know what I want to hear. Don't speak to me of such escapism. I can be blunt: I need your combat power to fight against the impending invasion that this world will face in the near future."
Ao Qi wished to refuse. For him, everything had turned to dust, and he didn't have much desire to fight.
"If you wish to live, I can certainly extend your lifespan. Even if you desire revenge... I can help you return to your original world. As long as you can contribute enough merit to our world, and after repelling the enemies, I can help you directly purge the Sky Slayers from your former world!"
Ao Qi's pupils contracted. His first reaction was disbelief, as even an Immortal Emperor could not achieve such a feat.
Chu Yang flipped open to page four hundred and ninety-three of the Book of Planar Anchors and had Ao Qi place his hand upon it.
Boom!
A massive influx of information surged into his mind. He knew that it was his own world.
Although a hundred thousand years had passed, the earth-shattering changes in the immortal cultivation world would not occur so easily. It was just that the world had already been occupied by the Sky Slayers.
It took him a while to recover.
"This is..."
"Your world. I call it Immortal Cultivation World No. 493. The Sky Slayers who killed your children reside in that world. Don't you want to personally deal with them?"
"How do I get there?"
"That's incredibly simple!"
Chu Yang grabbed Ao Qi and tossed him into Immortal Cultivation World No. 493.
Ao Qi's heart couldn't take it. He felt everything around him begin to shift, and then he found himself appearing on the sea.
"This is... my home..."
However, in just an instant, several malicious intents landed upon him.
His expression changed drastically. This world had already fallen to the Sky Slayers.
"Crossing planar barriers? An interesting phenomenon. Capture him!"
More and more presences locked onto Ao Qi, rendering him immobile.
But soon, a mysterious imprint on his body lit up, and he vanished directly.
The powerful figures of the Sky Slayers missed him completely, searching the surrounding seas with confusion, but found nothing.
...
Still shaken, Ao Qi reappeared before Chu Yang, who was still watching him with a smile.
"Was... was it an illusion?"
"You know yourself whether it was. If you want to escape and die to end it all, then I have no interest in talking to you. But if you are willing to fight for me, once we defeat the invaders of this world, we can send them to your world for a reprisal. How about it?"
The Sea Dragon King was a peak Nascent Soul realm cultivator and had been in this realm for over a hundred thousand years. With his resources, it would be easy for him to advance to the Mahayana realm.
The Mahayana realm was already considered high-end combat power, and he was an old hand, a living fossil.
When it came to training disciples, although Chu Yang didn't want to admit it, Ao Qi might have more experience than him. Chu Yang only needed to focus on these geniuses with the potential to become Emperors; he didn't have the energy to manage others, so he could entrust them to Ao Qi.
The old king had always said that he lacked a chief instructor for the cultivator army.
Ao Qi's breathing quickened. He had thought of many things in that instant.
"But your world... has no Immortal Emperors."
Chu Yang said with confidence, "Which of those you just saw doesn't have the potential to become an Emperor? And several of them are direct disciples of Immortal Emperors from other planes."
"But they are not yet..."
"They will be! And I will be! Is there anything I can do that any Immortal Emperor can achieve?"
Ao Qi was stunned. Sending people to other planes was a method unheard of!
Moreover, turning his homeland into a secret realm, and imposing a temporal flow, was also incredibly unreasonable!
He had nothing left to cherish. The most infuriating thing was that the Sky Slayers who killed his children and occupied his homeland were still alive.
After a moment of contemplation, a long-lost passion appeared in Ao Qi's eyes. "Immortal Brother! I'll join you!"
Chu Yang smiled and extended his hand. "Welcome to our ranks. The Sky Slayers are the common enemy of all humans."
Ao Qi still felt a sense of awe and trepidation. He had never shaken hands with an immortal realm expert before. He really wanted to boast to his buddies.
...
On this day, Chu Yang sent an old man to Wang Zhicheng.
Wang Zhicheng was a bit bewildered. He had watched the livestream; wasn't that the Sea Dragon King?
"Let me introduce you, Ao Qi, the King of the Sea Dragon clan, a peak Nascent Soul realm expert. His strength is currently recovering, and from now on, he is yours to manage, Old Wang."
"Holy cow! Dragon King, my respects!"
"No need for such formality, just call me by my name."
Chu Yang patted Wang Zhicheng on the shoulder. "From now on, he will be the chief instructor of the cultivator army. You arrange things for him and help him get acquainted with modern life!"