A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality and I Become a God

"Your Majesty, you need to calm down. What Wanfeng Dynasty said may not be true. There is still no news of His Highness the Crown Prince. With His Highness's skills, he may not be in any danger."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Wanfeng Dynasty is stronger than our Tianling Dynasty. They are provoking us now simply to have a legitimate reason to start a war with our Tianling Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, please reconsider for the sake of the millions of people of my Tianling Dynasty."

In the imperial court of the Tianling Dynasty, several ministers pleaded with Emperor Zhang Yu, who sat on the throne.

At this moment, Zhang Yu's face was gloomy, and he waved his hand and said.

"The people of the Wanfeng Dynasty have come right up to me with their provocations. How could I be wrong to retaliate? Hao'er is just a trigger. Even without Hao'er, the Wanfeng Dynasty would have started a war sooner or later. It's just a matter of time."

"But Your Majesty, even a large army needs time to prepare for war, and if my Heavenly Spirit Dynasty were to start the war first, it would not be in the right in name."

Just then, the commander-in-chief stepped forward, bowed, and said...

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and slowly spoke.

"General Yu, how long will it take for the army to prepare?"

"The army is currently scattered throughout the country. If we do not regroup, our Tianling Dynasty will undoubtedly be defeated in a war with the Wanfeng Dynasty. According to the current situation, it will take at least half a year for the army to be assembled."

General Yu thought about it carefully and then gave a definite answer.

"Six months? In that case, let's make it a six-month period. If the Wanfeng Dynasty is still causing trouble after six months, then let's go to war."

"Furthermore, whether Hao'er is dead or alive, you must find him for me!"

Mentioning Zhang Tianhao filled Zhang Yu's face with anger. Zhang Tianhao was his only son and the crown prince of the entire Tianling Dynasty. If he were to die at the hands of the Wanfeng Dynasty, it would be a disgrace to the entire Tianling Dynasty.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The ministers then withdrew one by one, and soon only General Yu and the two prime ministers of the Tianling Dynasty remained in the court.

"His Majesty."

General Yu and the two prime ministers stepped forward and spoke respectfully.

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said calmly.

"Alright, let's not dwell on unimportant matters. Why do you think the Wanfeng Dynasty would provoke our Tianling Dynasty, considering that our two dynasties used to have a very good relationship?"

Ten years ago, the relationship between the Tianling Dynasty and the Wanfeng Dynasty was quite good. However, the turning point came ten years ago when, for some unknown reason, the emperor of the Wanfeng Dynasty suddenly changed his temperament and became warlike.

Since then, the relationship between the Tianling Dynasty and the Wanfeng Dynasty has become cold, but it has not gone to the point of war.

Until recently, the people under the Wanfeng Dynasty massacred a village belonging to the Tianling Dynasty at the border between the two dynasties. However, Zhang Yu suppressed this news and it was not spread. Otherwise, the entire Tianling Dynasty would have already started to revolt.

“Your Majesty, there has never been a sudden change. Perhaps Li Changsheng was just pretending to be kind and amiable before, but ten years ago he no longer wanted to pretend and reverted to his true nature.”

General Yu shook his head and said calmly that he had seen some people who liked to pretend to have other personalities, but without exception, after pretending for a period of time, they would not be able to suppress their true nature and would revert to the way they were most comfortable with.

Left Chancellor Zhao Gongming then performed the proper etiquette.

"Your Majesty, no matter what, the Wanfeng Dynasty has achieved this much now, but it may not be any better in the future. We should prepare as soon as possible."

"I second that proposal."

Right Chancellor Lu Guan also said the same thing.

"Alas, I understand. If we are forced to choose war, then we have no choice but to go to war."

Zhang Yu sighed and said, but then he seemed to remember something and said with a very complicated expression.

"Do you think Hao'er still has a chance of being alive?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive my bluntness, but the chances of His Highness the Crown Prince still being alive are slim. After all, the Wanfeng Dynasty sent their most elite archery battalion, which is said to be capable of hitting a target from a hundred miles away, even under cover of darkness. Moreover, since the Wanfeng Dynasty dared to spread the news, it is highly likely that they have already succeeded. So please accept my condolences, Your Majesty."

General Yu shook his head and sighed.

"I know, but I just want to keep a memento. As long as I don't see Hao'er's body, then Hao'er is not dead. But Hao'er is the only memento that Nannan left me. If Hao'er is gone, what should I do?"

Zhang Yu said with a sorrowful expression. At this moment, he was not crying as the emperor of the Tianling Dynasty, but as a man in his forties who had lost his wife and might have lost his only child.

But General Yu and the two prime ministers both sighed and offered no words of comfort, telling His Majesty to just cry for a while.

After a while, Zhang Yu composed himself and said with a serious expression.

"In short, we should not spread this matter. If the people below find out that Hao'er was silenced by the Wanfeng Dynasty, it will inevitably lead to war, which would not be a good outcome for our Tianling Dynasty."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

...

Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Emperor Sect, Zhang Tianhao was unaware that, because of him, his father was preparing to wage war against the Wanfeng Dynasty.

At this moment, Zhang Tianhao looked at the milky white pool in front of him and hesitated before speaking.

"Master, do you really want me to go down? Why does this liquid feel like (something indescribable)?"

Wu Hao, standing to the side, waved his hand and said...

"Just go down. These are all spiritual liquids, a great tonic for cultivation. Even those in the Tribulation Transcending stage can't afford them. Otherwise, do you want me to expel you from the sect in a month?"

Hearing Wu Hao's words, Zhang Tianhao couldn't help but shudder. In order not to be expelled from the sect a month later, and for the sect he wanted to pursue, he had to overcome his fear.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianhao slowly took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of shorts, before stepping down with a death-defying determination.

In an instant, Zhang Tianhao froze on the spot, and then jumped directly into the spirit pool in front of him, because the feeling inside the spirit pool was just too exhilarating!