Chapter 2116
Alright, I agree to the alliance.
To make Ji Yunmeng face reality, Lu Chen stayed in Ji Yunmeng's palace for several days in a row, refusing to leave.
This infuriated Ji Yunmeng. She could tolerate it before, but now that she was an emperor, this bastard dared to ride on her like that.
Despite her anger, Ji Yunmeng was helpless, since Lu Chen was stronger than her and also possessed dragon energy, so she couldn't hurt him.
Meanwhile, in the Great Yan Dynasty to the south of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Inside the council hall, the dome is high and deep, and several dragon-carved pillars stand in the middle of the hall.
On the high platform, a dignified woman, dressed in a black dragon robe with a gold and jade belt, sat on the dragon throne.
The woman's skin was as delicate as jade, as white as snow, without the slightest blemish, and shimmered with a soft, clear glow under the pearly light.
Her jawline was sharp and defined, adding a touch of the cold and hard spirit unique to emperors.
At this moment, a woman dressed in green stood in the middle of the hall.
On the high platform, Wu Yunwan asked, "I thought your Qionghua Holy Land had been destroyed by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. I didn't expect that there are still people of yours alive."
Wu Junwan had been keeping a close eye on the situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
When she entered the borderlands, she originally intended to take control of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the Qionghua Holy Land acted too quickly. Before she could mature, Pei Shuhua became the Empress Dowager of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Wu Yunwan had no choice but to settle for second best and came to the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty, where she established the Great Yan Dynasty.
She shared the same idea as Yelü Nanyan: the Great Zhou Emperor was merely a key to unlock the ancient ruins. Once the ruins were unlocked, they could all enter them, so it didn't matter who held the key. After all, once inside the ruins, obtaining the ancient inheritance depended on their own abilities.
However, although she did not intend to take control of the Zhou Emperor's power, she was still quite concerned about what was happening in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After all, the key of the Zhou Emperor is only useful if the Great Zhou Dynasty exists.
If the Great Zhou Dynasty were destroyed and its fortune dissipated, the ancient ruins might never be able to reappear.
After hearing that the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion had gone north, she thought that it wouldn't be long before the Qionghua Holy Land would be destroyed by the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.
The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is on the side of Tianxuan Palace, while Qionghua Holy Land and Tianxuan Holy Land are competitors. Tianxuan Holy Land certainly doesn't want Qionghua Holy Land to continue staying in the borderlands to seize the ancient inheritance. Logically speaking, Tianxuan Holy Land should use someone else to do the dirty work.
To Wu Yunwan's surprise, there were still people alive in the Qionghua Holy Land, and they even came to the Great Yan Dynasty, saying they wanted to form an alliance with her.
What value does the Qionghua Holy Land have in forming an alliance now?
Chen Min spoke directly: "I believe Your Majesty has also heard that the new emperor of Great Zhou has also broken through to the Heavenly Realm. Together with the Heavenly Realm expert from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, Great Zhou now has two Heavenly Realm experts."
"We outsiders have virtually no chance of seizing the ancient heritage."
"If we don't join forces now, the ancient heritage will fall into the hands of those natives. Do you think your Great Yan Immortal Dynasty is willing to accept that?"
These days, Chen Min has been lobbying various foreign forces, hoping to get them all to unite against the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Chen Min initially thought that as long as they sealed the Heavenly Realm of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, these foreign forces would have a chance to obtain the ancient inheritance.
To their surprise, news soon spread throughout the capital that the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty had also become a Heavenly Realm expert.
However, it was precisely this news that created a sense of urgency among all parties involved.
Originally, some foreign forces disdained to form an alliance with the Qionghua Holy Land, but after the news of the new emperor of the Great Zhou becoming a Heavenly Realm expert spread, many foreign forces agreed without hesitation when they heard about the alliance.
Most external forces disdain forming alliances because they do possess trump cards; even when facing a Celestial Realm expert, they have the ability to escape. Of course, that's only when facing one Celestial Realm expert. If there's another Celestial Realm expert, their trump cards won't be enough, so they have no choice but to form alliances.
Upon hearing Chen Min's words, Wu Junwan placed her jade-like hand on the armrest of the dragon throne, her fingers gently tapping the armrest, seemingly pondering whether or not to form an alliance with the Qionghua Holy Land.
After a moment, Wu Yunwan asked, "The Great Yan Immortal Dynasty shouldn't be the first force your Qionghua Holy Land has sought out, right?"
Chen Min replied, "Of course not. Currently, four forces in Zhongzhou have chosen to ally with the Qionghua Holy Land."
Wu Yunwan asked, "What are your plans after forming an alliance?"
Chen Min replied, "Wait until the ancient relics are revealed."
Their original plan was to seal the Heavenly Realm of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but now the Great Zhou Dynasty has gained another Heavenly Realm expert, who is also the new emperor of the Great Zhou.
If they were to rush to the capital and besiege the Great Zhou Dynasty, it could very well lead to the decline of the Great Zhou's fortunes.
With the new emperor of the Great Zhou now residing in the capital, blessed by the Great Zhou's fortune and dragon energy, it is difficult for them to seal the other side.
Most importantly, the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is the key to the ancient ruins. If the new emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is sealed away, then who will open the ancient ruins?
Therefore, the best approach is to wait for the ancient ruins to appear, and for the Great Zhou Emperor to open the gates of the ancient ruins before they can deal with the two Celestial Realm experts.
After thinking for a moment, Wu Junwan said to Chen Min, "Alright, I agree to the alliance."
Two Heavenly Realm experts are indeed beyond the capabilities of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty.
The Great Yan Immortal Dynasty only sent a few Earth Realm experts into the borderlands. Although she had some trump cards, they were only enough to deal with one Heaven Realm expert at most. It would be difficult to hold off two Heaven Realm experts.
Moreover, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty is not the only force that has entered the borderlands. If they spend all their energy dealing with the two Heavenly Realm experts from the Great Zhou, what if others take the opportunity to enter the ancient ruins and seize the ancient inheritance?
Therefore, the best solution is still to form an alliance.
Of course, Wu Yunwan was also aware that their alliance was not solid, and no one would reveal their true trump cards unless they were no match for those two Heavenly Realm experts.
Seeing that Wu Junwan agreed, Chen Min said, "Your Majesty has made the right choice. In addition, I would like to ask Your Majesty about something."
Upon hearing Chen Min's words, Wu Junwan asked, "What is it?"
Chen Min then asked, "Does Your Majesty know of any trace of the Demonic Sect?"
Upon hearing the words "demonic sect," Wu Junwan's face instantly darkened.
In Zhongzhou, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty and the Heavenly Demon Sect have always been at odds.
The Heavenly Demon Sect perpetrated countless massacres in the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, turning countless citizens of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty into cultivation materials for the sect.
However, the Heavenly Demon Sect is hard to find, and their leader is very powerful, so the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty has no way to deal with them.
After entering the borderlands, Wu Yunwan also encountered disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect, who even tried to stop her from establishing the Great Yan Dynasty. However, she ultimately triumphed and killed most of the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples.
Afterwards, the disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect changed their names and called themselves the Demon Sect, then found a place to hide and secretly accumulate power.
Before coming to the Great Yan Dynasty, Chen Min already knew about the feud between the Demonic Sect and the Great Yan Dynasty, which is why she asked Wu Yunwan if she knew any trace of the Demonic Sect. (End of Chapter)