Chapter 2082
Surprisingly, the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion didn't imprison Mu Yunxi.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen said to Zhao Yu, "Let's give Ji Yan a quick death. There's no use keeping him around anyway."
After the Yellow Springs Cult fails, the news will soon reach Emperor Zhou. Even if they maintain harmony on the surface, they will have essentially broken off relations.
In any case, Ji Yan was nothing more than a pawn of the Zhou Emperor, and a sacrifice at that.
According to the elders of the Yellow Springs Sect, after Ji Yan returns to the capital, not only will the Zhou Emperor absorb the dragon energy in his body, but the Zhou Emperor will also absorb Ji Yan's cultivation and blood essence. At that time, Ji Yan may become a dried corpse.
Giving him a quick death now would actually be doing a good thing.
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Zhao Yu said, "I understand. I will have someone take care of him later."
Lu Xun then asked, "So what should we do next?"
Now the emperor has taken action against them, and in this way at that.
There's no need for the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to give the Great Zhou royal family any more face. After all, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion also has Heavenly Realm experts. Overthrowing the rule of the Great Zhou royal family is just a matter of Qu He saying a few words.
After Lu Xun finished speaking, all the Emperor-level experts from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion looked at Lu Chen with anticipation.
Although Lu Chen himself was unwilling to become emperor, these people always wanted to push him to that position.
Lu Chen naturally understood what they were thinking, and then he said, "Since Emperor Zhou has colluded with such evil forces, he shouldn't blame us for being unjust if he is ruthless."
"However, we can wait a little longer. I believe there are people who will be interested in the Yellow Springs Cult."
At this point, Lu Chen said to Zhao Yu, "Have someone reveal to the Pei family what the Yellow Springs Cult has been doing."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, but they quickly realized what Lu Chen was trying to do: he intended to make the Empress Dowager and Emperor Zhou fight like dogs.
Once the Pei family learns of this, they will likely try to use it to attack Emperor Zhou and then overthrow the Ji family's rule.
Once they've fought to the point of exhaustion, the Prince of Zhennan's mansion will then clear the area.
After regaining his senses, Zhao Yu said excitedly, "Okay, Your Highness, I'll have someone leak the matter of the Yellow Springs Cult to the Pei family later."
At this point, Zhao Yu suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Your Highness, what should we do with the corpses of those monsters?"
Upon hearing Zhao Yu's question, Lu Chen thought for a moment and then said, "I'll go check on the corpses first."
At this point, Lu Chen stood up, and Zhao Yu immediately led the way, saying, "Young Master, please follow me."
Then, led by Zhao Yu, they arrived at the place where the corpses of the demons were kept.
The corpses of those demons lay flat on the ground.
Although those demons were dead, their eyes still made people feel very uneasy.
Lu Chen sensed it briefly and found that these demons possessed a strong evil aura, indeed resembling the Heavenly Demons created by Xuan Qingyun.
A guard approached Lu Chen and said, "Young Master, Miss Yun wishes to see the corpse of the demon."
Lu Chen said, "Bring her here."
The guard then turned and left.
A moment later, Yun Yudie arrived at the scene. Looking at the corpses of the demons on the ground, a look of disgust appeared on Yun Yudie's face.
For some reason, she always felt very uncomfortable with the aura emanating from this demon.
Lu Chen turned to look at Yun Yudie and saw that she seemed quite disgusted with the demon, so he asked, "Do you remember anything about the demon?"
Yun Yudie snapped out of her daze and said coldly, "No, I just find this aura repulsive."
Upon hearing Yun Yudie's answer, Lu Chen thought to himself that if this demon was created by Xuan Qingyun, then logically Yun Yudie should not have any hostility towards it.
After all, they were both progenitors of the supernatural, and they had a familiar and affectionate feeling about each other's aura. However, judging from Yun Yudie's disgusted expression, she seemed to hate the aura of this supernatural being.
This made Lu Chen feel uneasy. Could it be that this demon wasn't created by Xuan Qingyun, but rather a monster created by the Netherworld Evil Emperor?
If that's the case, then it's troublesome.
That means the Netherworld Evil Emperor has also come to this world.
Although the Netherworld Evil Emperor is also a progenitor of the supernatural, he is different from other progenitors of the supernatural. The other progenitors of the supernatural are all female, but he is the only male.
The main reason is that Lu Chen has dealt with all those female anomalies, and he has the system. In addition, most of the anomalies have given birth to his children, so there is already a karmic bond between them. It is not easy for those female anomalies to deal with him.
However, he didn't know much about this Netherworld Evil Emperor, only that the Netherworld Evil Emperor was also the progenitor of the strange.
Lu Chen thought for a while and then stopped letting his mind wander.
Since the strange progenitors like Yun Yudie lost their memories after arriving in this world, it's very likely that the Netherworld Evil Emperor also lost his memories after arriving in this world. Surely he can't be the only exception.
Unless this world was created by the Netherworld Evil Emperor, or perhaps this world, like the Burial Furnace, is just a small world within a certain immortal artifact.
A few days later.
Tianxuan Palace, behind the mountain.
Deep in the bamboo forest, a stream babbles, and clear mountain spring water meanders down the stone gully, converging into a clear pool. The pool water ripples, and the sunlight and shadows float on it.
Moisture swirls around the bamboo forest, carrying the faint fragrance of bamboo leaves, permeating the entire valley.
At this moment, in the pool, a graceful figure appeared and disappeared. The woman's black hair cascaded down her silvery-white shoulders, with a few strands of hair clinging to her delicate, jade-like skin, glistening with water droplets.
Just then, a female disciple appeared by the pool and said, "Palace Master, Wu Hong has returned. He brought back a letter written by the Holy Maiden."
At this point, the female disciple took out the letter.
Upon hearing this, Chu Qingli immediately stood up from the pool, and the water instantly slid down her jade-like body.
Immediately afterwards, Chu Qingli raised her hand, and the letter in the female disciple's hand flew into Chu Qingli's hand.
Chu Qingli then opened the letter and read it carefully.
Upon reading the contents of the letter, Chu Qingli fell silent.
Surprisingly, the Prince of Zhennan's mansion did not imprison Mu Yunxi.
Could it be that she's overthinking things?
The Heavenly Realm expert from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion did not rely on any other forces; he broke through to the Heavenly Realm simply because of his exceptional talent.
If that's the case, then Tianxuan Palace might even be able to cooperate with Zhennan Prince's Mansion...
No, even if the Zhennan Prince's Mansion doesn't have any external forces behind it, they are still on the opposite side of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The Heavenly Profound Palace wants to support the Great Zhou Dynasty; what they need is the fortune of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
This is not only to break through to a higher realm by taking advantage of the Great Zhou's fortune, but also to open a certain ancient ruin.
Moreover, according to the information she obtained, it seems that only the descendants of the Ji family, who control the destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty, can open that ancient ruin; no one else can.
If the Great Zhou Dynasty were to change dynasties and lose its fortune, then perhaps no one would be able to open that ancient ruin again, and her mission would fail.
With such immense power, the Prince of Zhennan's mansion is likely to overthrow the Great Zhou and establish a new dynasty.
This is troublesome.
Chu Qingli remained silent, pondering what to do next.
Under no circumstances should the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion be allowed to overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty. At the very least, the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be destroyed before the ruins are opened. We must find a way to preserve the Great Zhou.
It seems she'll have to personally go to Guangling City and have a proper talk with the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. (End of Chapter)