(MC POV)
"Wait, wait. You're telling me that right now… Every single Practitioner in the other Planes could easily come over to the Earthen Plane because the barrier preventing that was torn open?"
Iris tilted her head at my question, "That is correct, Master. Such a thing was bound to happen sooner or later, yes? After all, with so many Practitioners attempting to breach the wall every time, even this would collapse eventually."
So it was a natural occurrence? Was this meant to happen even without any interference? Was the future where this land was decimated by Divine Lightning also due to this? No wait, that last one is most definitely not.
I had to ask though, "This… Isn't because I absorbed the three fragments just now, right?"
Iris let a smile materialise on her face, "Oh Master, you don't have to worry so much. I did say this was something that would have collapsed sooner or later so it's an entirely natural occurrence."
Ah, ok. So not because of me then.
I looked at Luna, "Should I… Should I stop this?"
Luna took a moment to consider, "That depends on husband, I suppose? These talentless pieces of trash are only able to come here because of the hole in the barrier, not because they are actually strong enough to come here on their own. With their level of talent and strength, most of them would be even weaker than the non-Practitioners of this Plane."
"Ok… Wouldn't there be an overpopulation problem then?"
She scoffed, "Why should we care for these nobodies who bit off more than they could chew? No doubt, most of them will die quickly in the next few years and your empress can even order an extermination of them using just the Student Practitioners of every Sect. This would clean them all up without any issues."
I am going to pretend like I never heard the last suggestion that was basically giving the order to commit mass slaughter.
Although I guess I pity them a little since they remind me of the past me when I ascended to the Spiritual Plane forcefully and 'crippled' myself. These people would basically be put in the same position as myself.
But should I do something about it? These people are pretty much jumping into the fire without knowing there's fire there…
Making up my mind, I decided to simply repair the hole and make it such that it would be as thin as it would have been under normal circumstances during the Convergence.
Almost immediately, the rain of light stopped as though all of it had been an illusion, but I know for a fact that those that managed to slip through were already within this Plane.
"Oh? Husband is truly benevolent! To stop those pieces of talentless trash from coming over and losing their lives! Or was it just so that they do not contaminate husband's home? Fufu~ As expected of husband! If such trash had came to the Spiritual Plane while I was in power, I would definitely have ordered a cleansing! Ah! But if husband had told me not to do it, I wouldn't have done it either~ I would always listen to husband after all, so--"
I tuned out the rest of her words and turned to my disciples instead, "All of you can resume your practice with Lilith, I'll go and meet up with Guiying to let her know about what is going on."
They bowed their heads and wished me a safe trip.
I made sure to give everyone a pat on the head first which also served to stop Luna's tirade before I teleported away.
At this time of day, court should be in session so I decided it might be better if I simply dealt with this while the country's officials were still there.
Unexpectedly… Someone else was occupying their time too.
"I am Lei Shen! Grand Ancestor of the Sky Plane! Founder of the strongest Tian Hu Sect! To accept me as your monarch would be your greatest honour! I would even be willing to let you serve me as my handmaiden!"
I looked at the young looking man wearing especially gaudy golden robes that stretched all the way onto the floor. Doesn't that get in the way of his walking?
Then again, my own white robes were quite long too but at least it's not dragging along the floor like his. Besides, my clothes are actually a slime girl so I don't need to have such considerations.
Shifting my gaze upwards, I noticed a hole in the roof that showed the sky above. This man must have ascended from his Plane to appear here directly.
Although there is one thing that confuses me… Isn't the Earthen Plane supposed to be a legendary place in the others' eyes? Why are these people acting all high and mighty? Even that old man who appeared in my courtyard was also acting all arrogant. Shouldn't it make more sense that they would be afraid of the people here?
By now, Guiying and the other people in the court had noticed my appearance, though the self proclaimed 'grand ancestor' had not since I was standing behind him.
Guiying's frown shifted into an amused smile upon seeing me but continued to address the man.
"Those are some lofty titles you claim to possess. Do you have any way to back that up aside from that beam of light you came with?"
The guy crossed his arms and smirked, "Oh come now, you must have heard of me, no? Is this not the Earthen Plane, the Practitioner's paradise where one is treated like a God if you managed to get here? I'm not even asking for much since being treated as a king is enough for me!"
Ah… I suppose it makes sense that each Plane has their own views of what the Earthen Plane is like. Still… This is also the first time I've heard of the Sky Plane too, which makes me wonder who came up with these names since that just makes it sound like an aeroplane.
Guiying's grin stretched a little wider, "Oh, but unfortunately there is already a God that we have devoted ourselves to and without His approval, we would be unable to make such big decisions of our own."
"Hmph! And where is this God of yours? Even in front of me they will have to kneel!"
"Oh? Such a daring claim! Master, what shall we do with him?"
To his credit, he was only confused by her words for a few seconds before he realised she was talking to someone else, causing him to whirl around to see me standing behind him.
He looked me up and down before smirking, "You're the 'god' the queen has mentioned? You do not look like much. Are you sure you're not just a peasant that she has gotten off the streets as entertainment?"
I looked down at myself, finding nothing wrong with my state of dress so I wondered where he got that idea? Also, I'm not their god, merely their pope or whatever it is in their religion.
Maybe he's just mentally retarded.
I looked back at him, trying to ignore Guiying who was giggling quietly on her throne. Oh well, I'll play along I guess. I'm guessing he must have especially pissed her off just now.
"Ahem… Lei Shen, yes? Are you strong?" I asked innocently.
"I am the Grand Ancestor of the entire Sky Plane! There is no one stronger than I!"
"In that case… How about you hit me with your strongest Technique?"
He raised an eyebrow at me before smirking, "Ho ho! You have a death wish then? You think I would be hesitant on taking another life and then you'll use that fact to besmirch my name? How utterly foolish! You underestimated me! I will wipe you from the face of existence and use you to showcase my absolute power and--"
I waved my hand at him dismissively, "Yeah yeah, cut the chat, can you just do it? I actually have other things to do right now."
His eyebrow twitched in anger and he raised his palm towards me, "Very well! Die! Age Of Suffering!!"
…
Nothing happened of course.
He looked confused but thrusted his palm out again, "Age Of Suffering!!! Eh? Why? Age Of Suffering!! My Technique… What is going on? My… My cultivation… I… What?"
I walked up to him, getting his attention before delivering a backhand slap across his face that sent him sprawling onto the ground.
"Welcome to the Earthen Plane, bitch."
