Due to Wu Tao having no children, and for other reasons, Ye Yu was made Crown Prince, replacing Wu Tao in governing all civil and military officials.
Nangong Nan was made Grand General, Nangong Xing was enfeoffed as Grand Marshal, and Ye Qingyi was appointed to the position of Minister of Rites.
In short, all the benefits must go to those closest to him.
Even if Wu Tao was not a qualified ruler, in this regard, he possessed an almost instinctive talent.
After everything was arranged, Wu Tao began to prepare to return to the underground immortal cultivation world.
This time, Wu Tao planned to return to the underground immortal cultivation world first, to scout the situation, and then lead the army to eliminate those damned blood races.
Time flew by, and one day a year later, Wu Tao arrived at a pavilion called the Star Picking Tower.
In this Star Picking Tower resided several renowned Grandmasters of formations.
The Star Picking Tower was indeed extraordinary. Before Wu Tao could even speak, the dense array of restrictions and formations automatically parted a path for him, clearly indicating that the array masters had sensed his presence.
Wu Tao smiled at this, knowing that those old fellows were probably waiting for him these past two days.
After all, the appointed day was almost here.
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Back then, it was due to spatial distortion and positional deviation that Wu Tao accidentally arrived in the Purple Continent's immortal cultivation world.
Therefore, Wu Tao did not know the coordinates of the underground immortal cultivation world.
He only knew the general direction, but to construct a massive teleportation array capable of forcibly traversing dimensions, the specific coordinates were essential.
And to achieve this, Wu Tao alone was insufficient; he needed to find professionals.
Fortunately, Wu Tao was now the Immortal Emperor Supreme, capable of commanding everyone in the Purple Continent's immortal cultivation world.
He had the ability to mobilize a large number of people to search for coordinates and construct a massive teleportation array.
At Wu Tao's command, several famous Grandmasters of formations began to work tirelessly.
As expected of Grandmasters of formations, after a period of research day and night, they finally discovered the coordinates.
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A while later, Wu Tao sat in a chair in a luxurious room, facing several white-haired, solemn, yet smiling old men.
"Your Majesty, you've arrived just in time. We found those coordinates yesterday. Here is the jade slip."
"The jade slip contains the specific coordinates. Once the massive teleportation array is constructed according to these coordinates, it will lead to the place Your Majesty mentioned."
An old formation master named Xin Shujian took out a jade slip from his person and respectfully handed it to Wu Tao.
For these Grandmasters of formations, finding precise coordinates within a vague range was indeed a challenging task. Now that they had succeeded, they naturally felt a measure of joy.
Wu Tao took the jade slip and examined it carefully. It indeed contained detailed coordinates.
Looking at the several white-haired old men before him, Wu Tao nodded with satisfaction, clearly in a good mood.
"Esteemed sirs, you have labored hard. You shall be rewarded. State your wishes!"
After carefully putting away the jade slip, Wu Tao looked at the old men and made a promise.
Hearing Wu Tao's words, the old men exchanged glances. Finally, Xin Shujian stepped forward, cupped his fists, and said:
"Your Majesty, these matters are our duty, what we ought to do. If you truly wish to reward us, could you allow us to tour the legendary Myriad Scrolls Kingly Spirit Library?"
Wu Tao was slightly taken aback by this request, but then he seemed to recall something. He flicked a token and slowly said, "Yes, I promise. You may enter and exit the Myriad Scrolls Kingly Spirit Library freely with my token!"
Xin Shujian and the other Grandmasters of formations were overjoyed and happily accepted the token.
It turned out that the Myriad Scrolls Kingly Spirit Library was originally a secret collection of the Liu royal family, containing myriad knowledge such as secret techniques, formations, and talismans accumulated by the Liu royal family over many years.
However, in the past, only high-ranking members of the Liu royal family were allowed to enter and read within this library; others were forbidden.
Now that Wu Tao was in power, although he did not attach the same importance to it as the Liu royal family's high-ranking officials, he still did not permit ordinary people to enter.
For Grandmasters of formations like Xin Shujian, all sorts of knowledge were more precious than anything else!
Therefore, facing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they chose to enter the Myriad Scrolls Kingly Spirit Library without hesitation.
Perhaps others would have made a different choice, but for these Grandmasters of formations, knowledge was priceless.
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A few days later, Wu Tao sent people to construct a massive teleportation array according to the coordinates.
It had to be said that having people at one's beck and call was truly advantageous.
With a flash of light from this massive teleportation array, Wu Tao's figure vanished.
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Due to the one-way nature of the teleportation, Wu Tao did not land on human territory or the blood race's territory this time.
As Wu Tao had lived in the underground immortal cultivation world for many years, after a few days of observation, he discovered that he had been teleported to the territory of the Spirit Race.
To gather intelligence on the specific situation of the underground immortal cultivation world, Wu Tao directly went to a city lord's mansion.
To gather high-level information, one had to seek out the higher-ups. What useful information could rogue cultivators and ordinary families know?
Wu Tao's purpose in going to the city lord's mansion was to ascertain the current state of the underground immortal cultivation world, especially the situation between the blood race and the human race.
Only after obtaining this information could Wu Tao truly decide his next course of action, or rather, how to plan the extermination of the blood race.
The defensive array of this city lord's mansion was somewhat stronger than Wu Tao had anticipated, but for him, it was nothing.
Wu Tao easily passed through the city's defensive array without causing any disturbance.
This city lord's mansion was built according to the aesthetics of the Spirit Race, with plants everywhere and a predominantly green, vibrant appearance, possessing a unique aesthetic appeal.
The city lord of this city seemed to have a distinguished guest. He was currently in his study, engaged in a deep conversation with the guest.
There were also several Spirit Race cultivators on guard, moving around the perimeter.
Wu Tao, concealing his presence, observed the movements of these Spirit Race cultivators for a while before silently passing through the tight security.
Originally, Wu Tao could have forcibly obtained this information, but he did not wish to cause a large disturbance at the moment, hence his current approach.
Inside the study, a man and a woman were talking animatedly, seemingly discussing something important.
Wu Tao listened intently and discovered that they were discussing matters concerning the human race and the blood race, which immediately piqued his interest.
"The blood race is truly on the rise. Their forces are even threatening our Spirit Race. This has become a great headache for us."
"Now, we can only wait and see whether the blood race will attack us or the War Race next."
A pale-faced middle-aged Spirit Race individual, with plants entwined around his head, sighed.
"Indeed. If only we had helped the human race back then, we wouldn't be in this predicament today."
A female voice, which Wu Tao found somewhat familiar, emanated from the woman. She seemed like someone he had met before.
Hearing the woman's words, the middle-aged man who had spoken first could only manage a wry smile. He opened his mouth as if to say something more.
But at that moment, Wu Tao suddenly spoke.
"You two are truly loyal and steadfast! If all of the Spirit Race were like you, they would have no fear of any powerful enemy."
Wu Tao slowly emerged from the shadows, speaking these words with an enigmatic tone.
Upon hearing an outsider nearby, the two were first startled, then immediately fell silent, their hands instinctively reaching for their storage bags.
However, after sensing the power of laws emanating from Wu Tao, their expressions changed drastically, and a trace of unease appeared on their faces. They both stood up and bowed respectfully to Wu Tao.
The middle-aged man quickly moved to shield the young woman and said nervously, "Esteemed senior, we were merely conversing casually. We had no intention of disrespecting you, please do not take offense!"
This man and woman had mistaken Wu Tao for a king from another race.
"Heh heh, do not misunderstand. I merely wish to ask you a few questions. I merely interjected casually."
Wu Tao explained with a smile.
Upon hearing Wu Tao's explanation, the man and woman breathed a sigh of relief, their anxious hearts momentarily at ease.
Whether they believed Wu Tao's words or not, in the cultivation world, the weak facing the strong typically had very little choice.
Therefore, regardless of their true thoughts, they at least had to put on a show.
With their welcoming gestures, Wu Tao smoothly took the seat of honor.
"It is an honor for us juniors to have you here, Senior. But with your cultivation realm, why have you come to such a remote place?"
The middle-aged elder, whose cultivation realm was approximately at the mid-stage of Heavenly Spirit Master, equivalent to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul stage, asked somewhat cautiously.
It was no wonder he was so apprehensive. Wu Tao's current Purple Mansion stage cultivation, when converted to the standards of myriad races, was equivalent to the King realm.
Even though the underground immortal cultivation world was more than ten times larger than the Purple Continent's immortal cultivation world, cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage were still at the very top tier of the underground immortal cultivation world.
One must understand that unless there was a catastrophic war between races, King realm powerhouses comparable to the Purple Mansion stage would absolutely not act lightly, as they were the trump cards of their races, a deterrent force to be used only at critical moments.
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Looking at the bewildered man and woman, Wu Tao rubbed his temples and continued to weave his tale: "Cough cough, due to certain reasons, this old man has been in seclusion for several hundred years..."