Chapter 836: I Guarantee It!

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
At the edge of the Heavenly Dao, amidst chaos, Xiao Luotian remained seated in meditation, like a statue.
When bidding farewell to Su Che, he had adopted this posture and hadn’t changed it for a full thousand years. Within his personal realm, thousands of his avatars enjoyed life, so he never felt lonely even after waiting for such a long time.
This was what an immortal was like—no matter how long they lived, they never grew tired. Their appreciation and attachment for life only grew stronger and deeper.
One day, Xiao Luotian, who had kept his eyes lowered, suddenly opened them. It wasn’t Su Che who had returned, but…
Two figures appeared within his sight. Even through miles of mist, they could see each other clearly.
When they approached to within a hundred miles, Xiao Luotian spoke softly to the dense mist before him, “I appreciate your effort. It really took you to find me here.”
Even though they were still within the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dao, finding a person in such a vast chaotic realm took thousands, even tens of thousands of years—this was entirely normal.
After all, even for those at the level of Immortal Sovereigns, their spiritual senses could only reach a range of ten thousand miles. The chaotic realm surrounding the entire Immortal Realm was enormous; finding a person was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“We’ve been looking for you for over a thousand years!”
The dignified old man in a golden robe snapped, “Xiao Luotian, where did you take Su Che?”
Xiao Luotian replied with a smile, “Those who came to the chaos to search for Su Che aren’t just Dragon Emperor and Thunder Saint, are they?”
“Everyone who should have come has arrived.”
The other man, dressed in a purple robe, had long silver-white eyebrows that curved like lightning. His voice was deep and powerful, like thunder rolling through the dense mist, creating waves of fog.
Thunder Saint Tian, together with Dragon Emperor, had searched the chaotic realm for over a thousand years. Fortunately, their group was the first to discover Xiao Luotian.
Of course, they also knew that this was because Xiao Luotian hadn’t deliberately hidden himself; otherwise, finding him would have been dozens of times harder.
Thunder Saint Tian sighed and said softly, “Friend Luo Tian, don’t you realize that such behavior will provoke everyone’s anger?”
“It’s no big deal, right?” Xiao Luotian still wore a harmless, friendly smile. “I just invited Su Che to help me with a task. Before me, you all did the same thing, didn’t you? Even if you didn’t go in person, you sent your subordinates. We’re all equally at fault.”
“Stop talking nonsense!”

The burly Dragon Emperor, known for his awe-inspiring presence even without anger and his fiery temper, demanded again, “I’ll ask you just once—where have you taken Su Che?”
Xiao Luotian had no intention of hiding anything. He pointed behind him and said calmly, “He’s gone outside.”
“That’s exactly what I thought!”
The Dragon Emperor’s pale golden face twisted with anger as he roared, “Xiao Luotian, what are your intentions? Isn’t this sending him to his death? Could it be that you’re the bastard who defected to the Origin Demons?”
“Friend Dragon Emperor, one can eat whatever they want, but words must not be spoken carelessly,” Xiao Luotian said, his expression turning serious as his smile vanished. “None of the Nine Great Demon Ancestors have actually taken action against Su Che. Even if I were that person, would it be necessary to reveal myself so early?”
“Who knows what your plans are!” the Dragon Emperor snarled. “Your actions pose a direct threat to Su Che, which proves you don’t care at all about the survival of our universe.”
“Do you care?”
Xiao Luotian smiled again and replied leisurely, “There are indeed a couple of people I really care about. As far as I know, you’re not one of them.”
“Xiao Luotian, are you deliberately targeting me?” The Dragon Emperor was furious, his pale golden complexion turning darker, clearly enraged.
“Dragon Emperor, calm down,” Xiao Luotian said nonchalantly, shrugging his shoulders with no change in his tone or expression. “I just don’t want to be misunderstood by anyone.”
Before the Dragon Emperor could respond, Lei Shengtian hurried in to ease the tension. If these two Immortal Lords truly turned on each other and fought, it would lead to a catastrophic situation.
Lei Shengtian spoke gently, “At this point, arguing is pointless. We should send messages to the other Lords. If we gather together, we can discuss this collectively.”
The Dragon Emperor grunted silently, glared at Xiao Luotian, then stood with his hands behind his back, saying nothing more.
He also knew that pointless arguments were useless now. They were all Immortal Lords—no one feared the other, and no one could overpower them. Besides, Su Che had already left, and no one dared go out to search for him. They could only gather everyone together to make a decision.
In the chaos, a single method of communication might not work. Lei Shengtian sent messages using various methods to the other ten Immortal Lords who had entered the Chaos Realm as well.
All that remained was to wait patiently in place. It would surely take at least ten or eight years before the other Immortal Lords received the messages and arrived.

There’s nothing to do. In the Immortal Realm, any Immortal Lord can reach anywhere in an instant; but in the Chaos, there’s no teleportation or instant movement—only a snail’s pace of about 10,000 miles per breath, forcing one to fly slowly and patiently.
Just wait!
Five years later, two other Immortal Lords from another group, Phoenix Tian and the Holy Mother Immortal Lord, arrived first. Learning that Su Che had actually stepped outside the control of the Heavenly Dao, they glared at Xiao Luo Tian in anger, then had nothing more to say and could only wait patiently for everyone else to arrive.
It seemed it had indeed provoked anger among them, but Xiao Luo Tian showed no signs of nervousness at all. His sitting posture remained unchanged, and he continued to smile, appearing even more relaxed than the others.
In the following years, eight more Immortal Lords, including the Evil Emperor and Tai Chu, arrived one after another. A total of thirteen Immortal Lords gathered there, with only the Witch God and Yu Huang Tian absent.
No one knew why the Witch God and Yu Huang Tian hadn’t joined this search for Su Che—they hadn’t even entered the Chaos realm. This puzzled several Immortal Lords, such as the Holy Mother and the Evil Emperor. If Yu Huang Tian didn’t care about Su Che’s life or death, that could be understood, but it was strange for the Witch God to be indifferent.
The Witch God and Su Che were closely related—to some extent, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him Su Che’s father-in-law. Everyone knew that Tian Yin held a place in the Witch God’s heart as precious and trusted as his own daughter.
Moreover, during their time in the mortal world, Su Che’s fate had somehow intertwined with the Witch Clan. How could the Witch God possibly not care about Su Che’s safety?
In fact, many Immortal Lords had long suspected that if there really was an Immortal-level figure who had completely defected to the Origin Demon Clan, the Witch God would be the prime suspect. After all, the Witch Clan—being the most primitive, ancient, and powerful race—was not well-regarded by the Heavenly Dao. The mortal world had once been a prison for them, and they didn’t feel much belonging to the Immortal Realm either.
If there was a race that could gain the greatest benefits from betraying this universe, it would undoubtedly be the Witch Clan…
Of course, this was just speculation. Without evidence, one could only wonder about it in silence.
As for why the Holy Mother Immortal Lord Yu Huang Tian hadn’t appeared, the other Immortal Lords could only guess at a superficial reason: Su Che, due to that “Brother Yu Qing” from the mortal world, had long regarded Yu Huang Tian as a hypothetical enemy. Thus, it made sense for Yu Huang Tian to show indifference toward Su Che.
But this was only a surface reason. Only Yu Huang Tian himself knew his true thoughts.

At present, everything that was supposed to happen has happened. In this borderland governed by the Heavenly Dao, Xiao Luotian is about to face simultaneous questions from twelve Immortal Supreme-level cultivators.

The Holy Mother Immortal Supreme spoke first, “Fellow Daoist Luotian, just to find a treasure, you put Su Che in danger, even causing us all to be forced to sit here helplessly, unable to go out and rescue him. If it’s merely out of your selfish desire for treasure, I think that explanation is far too far-fetched.”

“Yes,” said the Primordial Immortal Supreme as well. “Fellow Daoist Luotian, with your wisdom, you must have anticipated facing a situation like this today. What drove you to risk facing our collective doubts and insist that Su Che go out and take risks?”

“Fellow cultivators…”

Xiao Luotian stood up, his smile turning serious. He nodded and said, “First and foremost, I must admit that I deceived Su Che. The claim that there would be a Chaos Supreme Treasure within a hundred million miles after leaving was pure lies. I actually had no idea what was out there…”

What?

Hearing this, all the Immortal Supremes were stunned. Fortunately, they were all highly composed and profound peak cultivators, able to maintain their calmness and continue listening to Xiao Luotian’s next words.

“Actually, I value him and care for him more than anyone of you. Making him face unknown risks was actually to protect him.”

Xiao Luotian turned around, gazing in the direction Su Che had left, his eyes filled with kindness. “After he leaves, none of you may harm him, not even the nine great demon ancestors of the Origin Demon Clan can find him. Outside, he will be safer… Before he left, I secretly cast upon him the Great Prophecy Spell and the Great Blessing Spell. I hope they will still be effective after leaving the Heavenly Dao, bringing him a bit of good fortune.”

The Immortal Supremes fell silent for a moment before the Holy Mother Immortal Supreme spoke again, “Fellow Daoist Luotian, I’m sorry, but I only understand part of it. Could you please explain it more clearly?”

The other Immortal Supremes also nodded in agreement.

Xiao Luotian turned back, his gaze toward the Holy Mother Immortal Supreme filled with respect, his tone gentle as well. “You are a venerable elder worthy of respect. Even though I now possess the same cultivation strength as you, in my heart, I still regard you as a respected elder. Because I know you have a compassionate heart that pities all living beings and truly cares about the survival of this universe.”

“Fellow Daoist Luotian, that’s too kind of you,” replied the Holy Mother Immortal Supreme humbly.

“This is the truth,” said Xiao Luotian with a smile. “So I hope you can be patient and wait here for a few more hundred years. I guarantee that Su Che will surely return safely.”
The Holy Mother Goddess sighed softly; any words of objection were hard to utter, so she could only nod gently in agreement.
The Dragon Emperor then asked in a deep voice, “Friend Luotian, I want to know what guarantees you have?”
Xiao Luotian smiled faintly, pointed outside, and said softly, “At most five hundred years. If he still hasn’t returned by then, I’ll go look for him myself.”
Upon hearing this, all the goddesses were speechless. Xiao Luotian’s promise carried immense weight—it meant that if Su Che couldn’t return safely within five hundred years, he would sacrifice his life as atonement.
If he left as a goddess in order to uphold the laws of heaven, he would surely become a cripple. In the chaos, his death would be inevitable!
Since he had already pledged his life, what more could the others say…