His Dao title was Sha Xiang.
He was both the Lord of the Immortal Court and the Domain Lord of Lingluo Heavenly Domain. In the Great Desolation, people called him Old Master Sha Xiang. He dominated the fundamental laws of Lingluo Heavenly Domain and governed the three thousand worlds within the domain. He was a well-deserved, undisputed overlord of the heavenly domain.
He had three great hobbies:
Drinking, eating meat, and listening to music.
Usually, he was immersed in wine and women all day long, drinking in brothels and visiting pleasure houses every other day, without a shred of the virtue or dignity befitting a heavenly domain overlord. He couldn't even be bothered with the administrative affairs of the domain. All matters, big and small, in Lingluo Heavenly Domain were handled by the various Immortal Court Elders. This fellow did nothing serious all day besides eating, drinking, and having fun. Needless to say, his reputation was extremely poor. In fact, one could say he had no reputation at all. When people in Lingluo Heavenly Domain mentioned this Domain Lord, they would shake their heads and sigh, uttering four words: a wine-sack rice-bag.
Of course.
Everyone was just talking.
Deep down, they all knew that someone capable of sitting in the position of Domain Lord was definitely not a wine-sack rice-bag. Moreover, the Nine Heavens would not let a good-for-nothing who indulged in pleasure all day govern the order and laws of a heavenly domain.
It was said.
This Lord Sha Xiang was once a truly formidable figure. Even before he became the Domain Lord of Lingluo Heavenly Domain, he was said to have wiped out an immortal realm with a single slap, personally killed a Monster King, and even slaughtered the dreaded Great Desolation Void Beast, a creature that struck terror into hearts.
Whether these stories were true or not, no one knew. No one had witnessed them. But that's how everyone spread the tales.
Furthermore, Domain Lord Sha Xiang's background was also very mysterious. To this day, no one knew where this fellow had sprung from. Not even how many years he had cultivated or from which era he hailed as a senior were clear. For so many years, the only impression he gave was that of a lazy glutton addicted to wine and women.
Thus, Domain Lord Sha Xiang had many nicknames: Big Sha Xiang, Old Lecherous Pig...
At this moment.
The rulers of the various immortal dynasties gathered in the Grand Hall, anxious and worried, watched as Sha Xiang, even at such a time, ate meat, drank wine, and hummed a little tune as if nothing were wrong. They truly didn't know what to say. Finally, unable to hold back, they spoke up.
"Domain Lord, the sky is about to collapse, how can you... still be in the mood to drink and eat meat?"
Sitting on his throne, Domain Lord Sha Xiang kept his eyes closed, shaking his head and swaying, playing with two skulls in his hands. Hearing the words, he didn't open his eyes, merely raised a bowl and took a sip of fine wine, saying, "Relax, the sky won't collapse."
The various immortal dynasty rulers in the Grand Hall exchanged glances, shook their heads, and sighed, not knowing what else to say.
"Domain Lord, if You Di has truly died and resurrected and returned, even if the sky doesn't collapse, it'll be almost as bad."
Domain Lord Sha Xiang said indifferently, "It hasn't been confirmed yet that You Di has truly died and resurrected. What are you all so anxious about?"
"Although we haven't seen You Di himself, it's basically confirmed that he has truly returned."
"So what if he's returned? It's not said he'll definitely be in our Lingluo Heavenly Domain."
"Domain Lord, what if You Di is in our Lingluo Heavenly Domain?"
"That's a point! It's always best to prepare for the worst-case scenario."
Finally, Domain Lord Sha Xiang opened his eyes, rubbing his chin as he said, "If You Di really appears in our Lingluo Heavenly Domain, that would indeed be troublesome."
"Therefore, we hope Domain Lord will make a decision so we can prepare as early as possible."
"You want me to make a decision? Alright then, we'll wait for the decree from the Nine Heavens."
One immortal dynasty ruler asked, "But just waiting like this isn't a solution. What if the decree from the Nine Heavens doesn't come down, and You Di appears?"
"What can we do? We'll do whatever needs to be done."
Domain Lord Sha Xiang tore off a cow leg and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing as he said, "Since the Nine Heavens haven't issued a decree, we'll stay put. Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink."
"What! Eat and drink? Domain Lord, that's You Di! The mortal enemy of our Immortal Dao, a threat to heaven and earth! Right now, countless people from all directions have come to Lingluo Heavenly Domain. Once You Di appears, chaos will surely erupt. As Immortal Officials of Lingluo Heavenly Domain, how can we stand by and do nothing?"
"That's right! The masters of the various immortal realms are all waiting outside for our word. If You Di appears and we do nothing, what face will we have left to stand on in Lingluo Heavenly Domain? How could we continue to stay here?"
"As Immortal Officials of Lingluo Heavenly Domain, maintaining the order of Lingluo Heavenly Domain is our duty. Protecting everyone's safety is our responsibility. Otherwise, we would fail to live up to the grace of the Nine Heavens above and the trust of billions of immortals below..."
"Stop! Stop! Stop!"
Before the various immortal dynasty rulers could finish, Domain Lord Sha Xiang interrupted them impatiently, "Don't spout all this duty and responsibility nonsense to me. I don't want to hear it. Since you all disagree with me, then what do you suggest? How about, after You Di appears, we all grab our weapons and go wipe him out?"
His words fell. The numerous immortal dynasty rulers gathered in the Grand Hall looked at each other, faces full of uncertainty.
"Why is no one talking now?"
"No one dares? Everyone's scared? Is there anyone who dares? If there is, step forward. I'll immediately give up this seat of Domain Lord to him. Who dares?"
"Who was it just now shouting that maintaining Lingluo Heavenly Domain's order is a duty and protecting everyone's safety is a responsibility? Come on, step forward, let me see how big your face is!"
The various immortal dynasty rulers flushed red, none daring to respond.
Domain Lord Sha Xiang took a swig of wine and continued, "We're all smart people here, so cut the empty posturing. Who doesn't know how to shout slogans? I can shout them too, and I can shout them loud enough to shake the heavens! But the key point is, what's the damn use of just shouting slogans? And talking about failing the grace of the Nine Heavens above and the trust of billions below... Aren't you ashamed? Even I feel sick hearing such slogans!"
Domain Lord Sha Xiang mercilessly mocked the various immortal dynasty rulers in the Grand Hall, "If I really told you to grab your weapons and fight You Di, you'd all be scared shitless, one more cowardly than the next. Of course, being scared is normal. Don't think it's just you; I'm scared too. Who wouldn't be scared facing You Di? To speak disrespectfully, even the Nine Heavens Immortal Path is probably scared. If they weren't scared, they would have already issued a decree. Would they need you lot shouting slogans here?"
"Domain Lord, then what should we do?"
"Didn't I just say? Wait for the decree from the Nine Heavens. If the Nine Heavens don't issue one, we keep waiting."
"Alright... Then how should we respond to those immortal realm masters waiting outside?"
"Respond? I'm the Domain Lord of Lingluo Heavenly Domain! Do I need to explain my actions to them? How dare they!"