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Chapter 81 The Great Xuan Royal Ancestor plots with a tiger for its skin; Feng Manlou surrenders without a fight.
Go to the capital.

Forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace.

This is where the royal ancestor secluded himself.

"Ling Tianyue is dead!"

The royal patriarch, Li Xuantong, suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming with a sharp light, like two swords slicing through the void.

Unlike others, he sensed Ling Tianyue's impending demise the moment he fell.

Therefore, with Ling Tianyue's death, the Great Xuan Kingdom's fortune was immediately weakened by about 10%, and the loss of a Grandmaster had a huge impact on the nation's destiny.

"Who killed Ling Tianyue?"

Li Xuantong couldn't quite understand it.

Although Ling Tianyue had just broken through to the Celestial Realm, he was still a Grandmaster. With those ancient sects all closed off from the world, who could have the ability to kill a Celestial Grandmaster?

As long as one has not reached the fourth level of the Celestial Realm or above, and their martial spirit has merged with their soul to cultivate a primordial spirit, even if Ling Tianyue is no match for them, he can still protect himself and has the ability to escape.

But now, it has fallen.

"Could it be that the hidden sect behind Lin Nantian has made a move?"

Li Xuantong pondered to himself.

Others might not know, assuming that Lin Nantian's rapid rise was solely due to the inheritance of a Grandmaster. However, he knew in his heart that Lin Nantian was backed by a hidden sect.

These reclusive sects occupy blessed lands even higher than spiritual lands, but in order to lock in spiritual energy, they all choose to close their mountains and live in seclusion, rarely getting involved in worldly disputes.

However, every thousand years, a new chosen one will appear, supporting a new Son of Heaven to overthrow the old dynasty, and then seize the nation's fortune and incense offerings for their own use.

The Great Xuan Dynasty was backed by hidden sects, as was the overthrown Great Wei Dynasty, and Lin Nantian also had the support of hidden sects.

These reclusive sects sat down together and agreed on the rules. Basically, every thousand years, they would support a new chosen one to overthrow the old dynasty in order to collect the national fortune and incense offerings and strengthen the sect's foundation.

The Great Xuan Dynasty has existed for over a thousand years.

Therefore, a new hidden sect emerged to support a new chosen one, Lin Nantian of the Yan Kingdom, and the hidden sect behind him could not interfere.

Whether or not they can survive this calamity depends entirely on Da Xuan's own strength.

These reclusive sects existed in ancient times, possessing profound foundations and numerous incredible methods, making them impossible for ordinary dynasties to contend with.

"Grand Ancestor, your great-grandson has something to report."

At this moment, a message came from the landscape painting on Li Xuantong's body.

The lifespan of a True Pill Grandmaster reaches three hundred years. Those who nurture a Martial Dao Primordial Spirit and reach the Celestial Realm Grandmaster have a lifespan exceeding five hundred years.

The current emperor of the Great Xuan Dynasty was Li Xuantong's great-great-grandson.

However, Li Xuantong has lived for over four hundred years and is nearing the end of his life.

"What's the matter!"

Li Xuantong said in a deep voice.

The emperor's voice came from the landscape map: "Ancestor, according to the intelligence of the Eagle Wolf Guard, we have deduced who killed Ling Tianyue."

Then, the Great Xuan Emperor recounted the whole story, including Zhou Qing's age, cultivation level, background, and so on.

After listening, Li Xuantong remained silent for a long time.

"Such a young martial arts genius, who was able to kill the Grandmaster Ling Tianyue in just over a year, must have cultivated the Hunyuan Golden Core!"

He sighed inwardly.

At the same time, he wondered if Zhou Qing was another 'chosen one' recommended by a hidden sect.
Having nurtured prodigies who cultivated the Innate Primordial True Skill, Da Xuan naturally knew how difficult it was to cultivate the Primordial Golden Core.

Only reclusive sects can cultivate such prodigies.

With Lin Nantian already here, and now Zhou Qing has appeared, are the hidden sects trying to accelerate their efforts to destroy the Great Xuan Kingdom's destiny?
Li Xuantong's mind raced, and his eyes sharpened.

If that's the case, then the Great Xuan Dynasty is in grave danger.

As the ancestor of the royal family of the Great Xuan Dynasty, he, like the Great Xuan Emperor, was already firmly bound to the fate of the nation.

If the nation's fate is sealed, he will not escape death.

"Ancestor, what should we do now?"

The Great Xuan Emperor asked, his tone tinged with anxiety.

After all, Ling Tianyue was one of the two Grandmasters of their Great Xuan Dynasty, and his fall would have a significant impact.

If not handled properly, it could lead to turmoil in the government and the country, accelerating the decline of the nation.

"I have my own plans for this matter. You should have someone keep a close eye on Zhou Qing's movements and not act rashly."

Li Xuantong pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Yes, ancestor!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Xuan Emperor had no choice but to act according to his ancestor's instructions.

But his heart was filled with resentment and helplessness. As the emperor of Da Xuan, he knew that behind Da Xuan stood a hidden sect.

But now, Da Xuan has been abandoned by the hidden sects and can only rely on itself.

"Since you have abandoned Da Xuan, don't blame me for fighting to the death."

A ruthless glint flashed in Li Xuantong's eyes.

next moment.

Li Xuantong left the forbidden area and entered a strange, enclosed space. Inside this enclosed space was a deep, bottomless well.

Inside the well was a cauldron.

"According to ancient records, in ancient times, demon saints opened a passage between the two worlds and invaded the Mountain and Sea Realm. The land of saints helped the Mountain and Sea Realm to build this World Cauldron to suppress the passage between the two worlds and isolate the demons."

Li Xuantong muttered to himself.

However, although this cauldron suppressed the passage between the two worlds, it could only maintain itself by absorbing the power of the world.

This leads to a result.

That is, most of the world's energy is absorbed by the World Cauldron, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in the Mountain and Sea Realm is naturally declining rapidly, getting worse year by year.

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth declines and weakens, the spiritual treasures contained within naturally become fewer and fewer, making cultivation increasingly difficult. Let alone stepping into the Saint Realm, even the number of martial arts supreme beings who can cultivate to the Dao Realm is decreasing.

Later on, even reaching the Dao Realm became incredibly difficult, and the Mountain and Sea Realm gradually lost contact with the Land of Saints.

Nowadays, even reaching the Celestial Realm and becoming a Grandmaster is considered an incredibly difficult feat.

Aside from the grandmasters of the reclusive sects who occupy blessed lands and grottoes.

Currently, there are only twelve Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm in the Mountain and Sea Realm. With the death of Ling Tianyue, only eleven Grandmasters remain on the Heavenly Ranking.

"Human, have you figured it out? As long as you move the World Cauldron, I can grant you a king-level bloodline and make you a demon blood warrior."

A voice came from the other side of the World Cauldron.

When the World Cauldron was first built, it was able to completely isolate the two realms, and even demons and saints could not shake it. However, the World Cauldron has been constantly absorbing the origin of the world and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to maintain its operation. As time goes by, tens of thousands of years have passed from ancient times to the present. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Mountain and Sea Realm has become increasingly thin, and the World Cauldron has also been affected as a result, and its power has greatly diminished.

Just a few years ago, Lin Nantian of the Zoroastrian sect gradually rose to power. As a result, the grandmasters of the hidden sects who were stationed in the royal palace to suppress the incense offerings that disturbed the national fortune left. Li Xuantong knew that Da Xuan had been abandoned by the hidden sects. Then he heard the voice transmitted by the demon saint from the demon world on the other side of the World Cauldron.

Li Xuantong's first thought was to report the matter, but reality slapped him hard in the face; he couldn't even get into the gates of the hidden sect.

This left Li Xuantong disheartened.

Furthermore, even though he hadn't come to this strange space in the past few years, he could still hear the voices of demon saints from time to time within the forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace.

"With my strength, I'm afraid I'd be unable to shake the world's dominance."

Li Xuantong remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Although your strength is average, you can mobilize the power of the nation's destiny and use it to bombard the World Cauldron with all your might, which can shake it."

The voice of the demon saint came.

“Mobilize the power of the nation’s destiny.” Li Xuantong shook his head and said, “No, what if I shake the World Cauldron and open the passage between the two worlds, and the Lord goes back on his word?”

Li Xuantong only wanted to use the power of that demon saint to protect himself.

But he wasn't stupid. Moving the World Cauldron would be like letting a wolf into the house. If demons descended upon the Mountain and Sea Realm, his life and death would be out of his hands.

What are your conditions?

The voice of the demon saint came again.

"My lord, please help me break through to the fourth level of the Celestial Realm."

Li Xuantong said in a deep voice.

“That’s easy,” the Demon Saint said. “I can bestow upon you a king-level bloodline. As long as you refine the blood of the Demon King and become a Demon Blood Warrior, breaking through to the fourth level of the Celestial Realm will be a piece of cake.”

Rumble!
Just then, the World Cauldron shook violently.

A terrifying force shook the World Cauldron, and a crack flashed by.

Then, eleven clusters of crystals resembling red agate appeared in front of Li Xuantong, radiating a terrifying pressure.

"I bestow upon you a drop of King-level blood essence and ten drops of peak Great Demon blood essence." The Demon Saint said, "After refining the King-level blood essence, it can help you break through to the fourth level of the Celestial Realm. As for the peak Great Demon blood essence, after being absorbed and refined by True Core Masters among you humans, it can help you break through to the Celestial Realm and create ten Grandmaster-level Demon Blood Warriors."

Among the demon race.

The term "Great Demon" corresponds to "Grandmaster".

The Demon King corresponds to the Martial Arts Supreme of the Dao Realm.

"Thank you, sir!"

Li Xuantong put away the demon blood essence in front of him and then disappeared into the strange space.

Immediately afterwards, ten royal True Pill Masters arrived at the forbidden area.

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the other side.

After killing Ling Tianyue, Zhou Qing arrived at the headquarters of Fengmanlou.

Although Feng Manlou does not have a Grandmaster presiding over it, its strength is comparable to that of Wanjian Sect. The sect leader is a Grandmaster ranked among the top ten on the Earth Ranking, and he also has a Spirit Weapon of the Spirit-Nurturing level as his foundation.

However, upon seeing Zhou Qing's arrival, all one thousand disciples of the Fengmanlou headquarters bowed their heads.

The owner, Feng Xiaotian, personally presented all the books, treasures, and even spirit weapons of the Feng Man Lou as an apology.

Zhou Qing looked at Feng Xiaotian, who was lying on the ground with a look of fear and unease, but his heart was not stirred.

He had already anticipated Feng Manlou's choice, after all, in this world where the strong are respected, strength is the foundation of everything.

Zhou Qing said calmly, "You're quite the pragmatist."

(End of this chapter)