Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Cao Meng was surprised to learn that the Po Jun Mansion intended to protect the Liu Yun Dynasty:
"The Flowing Cloud Dynasty has betrayed the Profound Heaven Sect and sided with the Broken Army Mansion?"

"Could it be that they think that because Po Jun Mansion is on the same side as Xuan Tian Sect, Xuan Tian Sect will be afraid to deal with them?"

Cao Meng was puzzled. Fortunately, Liu Ruyan had cultivated in the Xuantian Sect for so many years, so there was no way she didn't know the Xuantian Sect's ways!

Despite the fact that Xuantian Sect and Pojun Mansion are on the same side, if Liuyun Dynasty dares to betray Xuantian Sect and switch allegiance to Pojun Mansion...

Before long, the Xuantian Sect will send a few demonic cultivators to deal with the Liuyun Dynasty.

Given Liu Ruyan's slutty nature, she probably wouldn't actively seek death!
"The Liuyun Dynasty has not declared its betrayal of the Xuantian Sect or its submission to the Po Jun Mansion!"

"This time, the Po Jun Mansion's attitude in protecting the Liu Yun Dynasty is very tough. They even stated that if the He Huan Sect tries to harm the Liu Yun Dynasty, they will go to war with the He Huan Sect!"

Just as Cao Meng was wondering, Nangong Yan said a few more words.

"Could it be that they've managed to curry favor with the higher-ups in the Po Jun Mansion?"

Cao Meng suspected that Lu Liuyun's dynasty had sold the Liu family's daughters. Perhaps Emperor Liu Mingsu had given his many daughters to that high-ranking official in the Po Jun Mansion as concubines!
"It has to be someone at least at the Void Refinement stage who speaks, otherwise those at the Nascent Soul stage wouldn't dare to say something so grand!"

Although it was that old dog from the Void Refinement stage of the Po Jun Mansion who spoke up, she knew that a Nascent Soul stage cultivator wouldn't dare to be so forceful.

It should be understood that although the various Nascent Soul stage cultivators often use the pretext of war to intimidate others, in reality, they cannot decide to start a war on the surface.

The Po Jun Mansion clearly knew that the actions of the Hehuan Sect and the Beast Soul Sect were permitted by the two sects' Void Refinement stage ancestors.

Yet they still dared to speak out in defense of the Liuyun Dynasty. It would be strange if they didn't get a signal from the Void Refinement stage ancestor of the Po Jun Mansion!
Upon hearing that the matter concerned a Void Refinement stage elder, Cao Meng turned his gaze to Shi Shi and asked:

"Shishi, are you afraid of that old dog in the Void Refinement stage from the Broken Army Mansion?"

Was Cao Meng afraid?

Of course not, he just wants Shishi's attitude to influence someone else!
"Cao Meng, if they dare to bully you, I'll chop them into mincemeat!"

Shishi is not afraid of the old dog in the Void Refinement stage of Pojun Mansion. As far as Shishi is concerned, if anyone bullies Cao Meng, she dares to take the Azure Rain Divine Sword and chop them into mincemeat.

Cao Meng was very satisfied with Shi Shi's answer, and then turned his gaze to Nangong Yan:

"Grandmaster, what about you? Are you scared?"

Cao Meng wanted to test Nangong Yan to see if she was a coward.

"afraid?"

"Hehehe!"

Nangong Yan sneered and patted her chest, saying:
"I, Nangong Yan, have never been afraid of anyone!"

Back in the day, Nangong Yan was a tough nut to crack in the cultivation world. Others were afraid of her, but she was not afraid of others!

This bastard actually dared to question his own master's courage! He deserves to die!

"After we've outmaneuvered the Xuan Tian Sect, we'll slaughter the Liu Yun Dynasty. If the Po Jun Mansion dares to cause any trouble, I'll make sure they never leave alive!"

Nangong Yan wasn't afraid of the Po Jun Mansion at all. The strength of the sects was about the same, and she didn't believe that the Po Jun Mansion would really dare to go to war with the Hehuan Sect for the sake of a small Liuyun Dynasty.

Moreover, Nangong Yan felt that Po Jun Mansion was not qualified to start a war. After all, Po Jun Mansion was like an ant on a hot pan right now, barely able to protect itself. It would be strange if it dared to start a war with Hehuan Sect and Beast Soul Sect!
Why do I say that?
All because of one person!

War Demon Lu Xiaobu!
It should be noted that a thousand years ago, Lu Laomo was originally a disciple of the Po Jun Mansion, and even the adopted son of a high-ranking member of the Po Jun Mansion.

However, due to some events that happened back then, Lu Laomo killed his adoptive father in the Po Jun Mansion with a halberd, betrayed the Po Jun Mansion, and formed an irreconcilable feud with the Po Jun Mansion!
After betraying the Po Jun Mansion, Lu Laomo switched allegiance to the Youming Palace and became the godfather of a certain palace master!

Now, a thousand years have passed, and Old Demon Lu has already reached the half-step Integration stage.

Now, Old Demon Lu is that fire, the fire that's burning the Broken Army Mansion!
If Old Demon Lü were to reach the Integration Stage, the Netherworld Palace would likely have one more Integration Stage cultivator, at which point it would inevitably target the Broken Army Mansion.

Given the current situation, why is Po Jun Mansion not seeking allies but instead wanting to start a war with Hehuan Sect and Beast Soul Sect? Do they think they're too tough?
The Flowing Cloud Dynasty...

Emperor Liu Mingsu, under the pretext of going into seclusion for a life-or-death retreat, secretly took some of his belongings and trusted confidants and left the Liuyun Dynasty, arriving at the neighboring second-rate power, the Blood Wolf Dynasty.

If the Liuyun Dynasty is really destroyed, he can still make a comeback by relying on the resources and confidants he took with him!
Liu Mingsu chose to hide in the Blood Wolf Dynasty because it was a second-rate power and had no Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Even though his identity was exposed in the Blood Wolf Dynasty, the powerful figures of the Blood Wolf Dynasty wanted to take advantage of his misfortune.

He could also escape the Blood Wolf King by relying on his own Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

Of course, there was another very important reason why Liu Mingsu hid in the Blood Wolf Dynasty: the Blood Wolf Dynasty was backed by the top demonic sect—the Blood Demon Sect!

The Blood Wolf Dynasty was originally named the Snow Wolf Dynasty, but after it submitted to the Blood Demon Sect in its early years, it changed its name to Blood Wolf!
The Blood Demon Sect and the Joyful Union Sect are allies. The Joyful Union Sect would never attack the Blood Wolf Dynasty, so my safety is absolutely guaranteed!
The Ji family of the General's Mansion, the State Protector of the Liuyun Dynasty...

Ji Boda held the communication jade talisman and transmitted his voice to someone:

"Lord of the Manor, how are things on the Hehuan Sect's side?"

On the other side of the communication jade talisman was Huangfu Ce, the first master of the Po Jun Mansion!

The Po Jun Mansion does not have a sect leader or peak master; it only has nine mansion masters, with the first mansion master corresponding to the sect master of each sect.

In order to save the Liuyun Dynasty, Ji Boda contacted the Hehuan Sect to negotiate. After so much time had passed, he naturally had to ask about the situation.

"Grandmaster Uncle, although the Hehuan Sect has not replied to us, you can rest assured!"
The Joyful Union Sect and the Beast Soul Sect are currently fighting against the Profound Heaven Sect. They wouldn't be foolish enough to start a war against us for a small, second-rate power!

The voice of Huangfu Ce came through the sound transmission talisman. If outsiders heard Huangfu Ce addressing Ji Boda, they would surely be terrified!

Huangfu Ce is the head of the Po Jun Mansion, yet he addresses Ji Boda as Grand Tutor Uncle.

This generational level is frighteningly high!
It is precisely because of Ji Boda's high status that outsiders find it difficult to find out the true situation of Ji Boda in Po Jun Mansion.

When Ji Boda was born, strange phenomena appeared in the sky. As a boy, he was taken in as a disciple by an old man and taken away by that nameless old man to cultivate.

The old man was an ancestor of the Po Jun Mansion, which made Ji Boda super senior. According to seniority, Ji Boda was Huangfu Ce's grandmaster uncle!
After receiving Huangfu Ce's reply, Ji Boda felt that although Huangfu Ce's words made sense, he was still somewhat worried!
"Even so, if the three sects were to engage in a large-scale battle, and with other demonic sects still secretly eyeing the situation, the Flowing Cloud Dynasty would still feel somewhat uneasy!"

"Lord Huangfu, dispatch some Nascent Soul stage cultivators to guard the Liuyun Dynasty!"

Ji Boda directly requested Huangfu Ce to send a Nascent Soul stage cultivator over, as he planned to help Liu Ruyan's Liuyun Dynasty become a first-class power after their marriage!
It is a first-class force, second only to the top sects!
"Can!"

Huangfu Ce agreed to Ji Boda's request, after all, the Po Jun Mansion had quite a few Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

"Lord Huangfu, what will be the consequences if we kill Cao Meng?" Ji Boda's killing intent was almost solidified, showing how strong his desire to kill Cao Meng was.

Why did Ji Boda have such a strong desire to kill Cao Meng?
It's all because Ji Boda and Cao Meng have a blood feud over the murder of their fathers!
How did Ji Boda's father, Ji Chengshi, die?

He died by self-destruction in order to help the Liuyun Dynasty resist the calamity of corpses.

Ji Boda had been diligently cultivating at Po Jun Mansion for many years and had not returned home. He originally planned to return to his family after mastering his divine skills and help them become a first-class family.

But before he could master his divine skills, bad news came: his father, Ji Chengshi, whom he hadn't seen for many years, was dead, and he died by self-destruction, leaving no trace of his body!
Ji Boda discovered through the Po Jun Mansion's intelligence network that the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng was most likely created by Cao Meng and released into the Liuyun Dynasty.

If Cao Cao hadn't created the fierce corpse Xiao Yuanzheng and released it into the Liuyun Dynasty, would my father have sacrificed himself for the country and died by self-destruction?

Therefore, Ji Boda pinned the blame for his father Ji Chengshi's death on Cao Meng.

He had long ago vowed in his heart that he would kill Cao Meng to avenge his father's death!
Why is Ji Boda so concerned about Liu Ruyan, even willing to lower himself to become her sycophant?
Firstly, Liu Ruyan was his childhood sweetheart; secondly, this marriage agreement was something Ji Chengshi had risked his life for Ji Boda!

"Grandmaster Uncle, you mustn't!"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Ce on the other end of the communication jade talisman was immediately shocked:
"Cao Meng is the peerless genius of the Hehuan Sect. If Cao Meng is killed, those female demons of the Hehuan Sect will surely take revenge on the Po Jun Mansion with all their might!"

As the apparent leader of the Po Jun Mansion, Huangfu Ce clearly understood Cao Meng's importance to the Hehuan Sect.

To the Hehuan Sect, Cao Meng is a future ancestor of the Integration Stage.

Putting aside whether we can actually kill Cao Meng, once we do, the elders of the Hehuan Sect will surely go berserk.

"Grandmaster Uncle, the Hehuan Sect and the Pojun Mansion are evenly matched in strength. Not only is the Hehuan Sect allied with the Beast Soul Sect, but it has also curried favor with the Corpse Yin Sect."

Furthermore, my Po Jun Mansion and the Netherworld Palace already have considerable grudges. If we were to go to war with the Joyful Union Sect and the Beast Soul Sect as well, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the Po Jun Mansion!

Huangfu Ce solemnly reminded Ji Boda that his previous telepathic messages to the Hehuan Sect and the Beast Soul Sect, claiming that the sect war was a guarantee to protect the Liuyun Dynasty, were all just to bluff the Hehuan Sect and the Beast Soul Sect!
Even if the Hehuan Sect really slaughtered the Liuyun Dynasty, the Pojun Mansion would not dare to actually start a war with the Hehuan Sect and the Beast Soul Sect.

At most, they'll arrange for some Nascent Soul stage cultivators to fight, just to go through the motions!

In fact, Huangfu Ce knew about the feud between Cao Meng and Ji Boda, but he felt that Ji Boda had only lost a Nascent Soul stage father.
If Ji Boda is willing, Huangfu Ce can arrange hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators as his fathers.

He could even personally adopt Ji Boda as his godson.

To be honest, Huangfu Ce was a little envious of Ji Boda.

After all, the other party was just a young upstart who had actually become the disciple of a very senior ancestor of the Po Jun Mansion, directly becoming his grandmaster uncle!
……

After ending his telepathic communication with Huangfu Ce, Ji Boda put away the telepathic jade talisman, looked towards the horizon, and said fiercely:
"You traitor Cao, I, Ji Boda, will one day make you pay for the murder of my father!"

Ji Boda also knew that the situation at Po Jun Mansion was not good. The hatred for the murderer of his father was irreconcilable. If he were to encounter Cao Meng, he would definitely use his methods against him!

Emperor Liu Mingsu fled under the pretext of seclusion, and Liu Ruyan officially began to oversee the country.

Meanwhile, more civil and military officials in the court suddenly claimed illness or went into seclusion, and even the prime minister, Ideon, claimed illness.

Those ministers weren't fools. Emperor Liu Mingsu had already used the pretext of 'seclusion' to evade them, so why didn't they run away?
Interestingly, Grand Tutor Ma Changkong did not 'claim illness' or 'go into seclusion'!
Grand Tutor Ma Changkong has a life-saving talisman; even if the Hehuan Sect attacks, the Ma family can still save their lives!

Regent Liu Ruyan did not dare to sit on the dragon throne, but stood beside it, scanning the civil and military officials below.

Looking at the officials below, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but sigh:
None of these officials fled, proving that among the civil and military officials in the court, there are still those who are loyal to the emperor and devoted to the country!
Liu Ruyan believed that by joining forces with these pillars of the nation in this crisis, she would surely bring all these officials under her control.

Once this danger is overcome, these people will surely become his loyal supporters.

As for his father, the emperor, he had already lost when he chose to flee for refuge.

After the Liuyun Dynasty escaped danger, the other party's reign was basically over.

An emperor who abandons his people is destined to be despised by them.

A clan leader who does not abandon his people is destined to be abandoned by them.

Liu Ruyan was certain that once this crisis was over, the people would not recognize her father, Emperor Liu Mingsu, as their sovereign.

The elders of the Liu family, the royal family, will also dismiss Liu Mingsu.

At that time, he, who would be in charge of overseeing the country, would have the greatest chance of becoming the new ruler.

As long as he gains the approval of civil and military officials, common people, and the elders of the royal family, his throne will surely be secure.

That's right, from beginning to end, it was all a trap that Liu Ruyan dug for Liu Mingsu.

After all, Liu Mingsu has a long lifespan, and who knows how much longer he will occupy the throne.

To seize the throne, Liu Ruyan had no choice but to plot and scheme against her father, Emperor Liu Mingsu.

Moreover, once Emperor Ruyan ascends the throne, Liu Mingsu can become the retired emperor, peacefully cultivating and enjoying life. Isn't that good?

When Emperor Ruyan conquers vast territories and upgrades the Liuyun Dynasty into an imperial dynasty, when all people sing praises of Emperor Ruyan, they will also sing praises of Emperor Liu Mingsu's wise decision to abdicate.

After envisioning a bright future, Liu Ruyan issued a policy to evacuate the people!

With devastating news looming over the nation, and unable to bear the suffering of the people, I urge those with lower cultivation levels to seek refuge in other countries!

If Liu Ruyan's decision were made in a mortal kingdom, it would surely be tantamount to severing her own foundation.

The Liuyun Dynasty is a dynasty of cultivation, and those people with low cultivation levels who remain in the Liuyun Dynasty are of little use to it.

Instead, the Liuyun Dynasty needed to divert its resources to protect the common people with lower cultivation levels.

Liu Ruyan felt that since that was the case, she might as well release those people with low cultivation levels.

Concentrate the available resources of the Flowing Cloud Dynasty to protect key cities, such as the Imperial City!

Moreover, even if the people themselves wanted to flee, the dynasty would have to waste a lot of energy to stop them.

In this case, it would be better to release those people with low cultivation levels and gain the reputation of "preferring the destruction of the country to the harm of the people"!
As for population loss?
Liu Ruyan didn't care at all, because once the danger was over, she had plenty of ways to bring the people back.

The second decree issued by Liu Ruyan was to confiscate the property of those high-ranking officials and nobles who had abandoned the country and fled, as well as some large cultivator families, and to confiscate the property they had not taken with them into the national treasury!
Liu Ruyan knew that when those people ran away, they must have taken most of their assets with them, but some real estate could not be taken, such as mines and medicinal fields!
As soon as Liu Ruyan issued her order, many officials rushed to take charge of the policy, intending to profit from the national crisis! (End of Chapter)