"What was the cause of the death of Grand Elder Wan Jiang?"

Wan Qianlong's voice was loud and clear, almost penetrating the entire sky. Everyone present was deafened by it, yet everyone clearly heard what he said.

Wan Jiang's death was not a secret, but the details were not revealed. Apart from those in the world who witnessed it firsthand, most external forces believed that Wan Jiang had died during the invasion of evil spirits.

The people of the Holy Land of the Universe did not publicize the true cause of Wan Jiang's death, because dying in the invasion of evil spirits would leave behind some glorious reputation.

This moment also aroused the curiosity of those who were unaware of the truth, and they immediately imagined a hundred different scenarios in their minds where Wan Tianzhou would fight for power and kill Wan Jiang.

The Holy Mother of the Universe's expression changed. Sure enough, Wan Qianlong wanted to use Wan Jiang's death as a starting point to launch an attack.

To be honest, it's hard to pin the blame for Wan Jiang's death on Wan Tianzhou. Wan Tianzhou never understood why so many people wanted to pin the blame on him.

Although Wan Jiang's death was indeed somewhat innocent, Wan Tianzhou was still in a state of being possessed by Du Buhui at that time, so he couldn't blame himself.

At most, he would blame his own mother, the Holy Mother of the Universe, for removing Wan Jiang's array power, which led to Wan Jiang's death.

However, the Emperor's decree has already judged the Holy Mother of the Universe. Her merits and demerits cancel each other out. Can Wan Qianlong reject the Emperor's decree and conduct another trial?

Moreover, his position as the thirty-sixth Holy Lord had already been confirmed by the Emperor Ancestor. No matter how much trouble Wan Qianlong caused, could he possibly strip him of his coronation as Holy Lord?

In Wan Tianzhou's view, all of this was simply a case of the Holy Mother of the Universe being confused by concern.

However, the Holy Mother of the Universe seemed to sense Wan Tianzhou's thoughts, and at this moment, a series of worried words entered Wan Tianzhou's mind through telepathy:

“Foolish son, you don’t understand at all. Wan Qianlong really can’t change the Emperor’s decree.”

However, if he launches an attack, he will diminish my prestige and further tarnish your reputation as the Holy Lord who was promoted exceptionally, which will be a blow to your name.

With your current cultivation level, you are already unable to control the Holy Land. If the sect members become dissatisfied with me because of the Wanjiang incident, even if you become the Holy Lord in the future, those orders will not be issued to the Universal Palace.

If you suppress us with ruthless methods, the entire Holy Land will resent you, and if one or two more bad things happen, Wan Qianlong will have a reason to mobilize the Elders' Council to strip you of your position as Holy Lord.

Wan Tianzhou frowned. He hadn't expected there to be so many complicated causes and effects behind this question, but still somewhat disbelieving, he transmitted his voice to the Holy Mother of the Universe:

“I’ve only met him a few times. Even though the Wanjiang incident started because of me and my mother died because of me, why is he so cruel to me because of this?”

The Holy Mother of the Universe transmitted her heartfelt words:

"You are on good terms with Bai Yulong, the divine son of Yin Yang Cave Heaven. Even without this incident, you are still a thorn in his side!"

Don't forget, our long-standing feud with Yin Yang Cave Heaven began when he was the Holy Lord.

He harbored a deep-seated, indelible blood feud with the Yin-Yang Cave Heaven, and he would never allow someone who was on good terms with the Yin-Yang Cave Heaven to become the Holy Lord of the Universe.

At this moment, Wan Tianzhou's eyes turned slightly cold. If it was about Wan Jiang's matter, even if it was caused by him, he could apologize and accept punishment, and he would not care if Wan Qianlong dealt with him.

However, if the attack was caused by his relationship with Bai Yulong, then he and Wan Qianlong did indeed have some irreconcilable conflicts.

After giving the Holy Mother of the Universe a brief glance, Wan Qianlong's gaze returned to Wan Tianzhou, and the powerful sound waves rang out once more:

"Wan Tianzhou, aren't you always open and honest? Why are you silent now, discussing this in secret?"

The sound waves were as powerful as mountains, causing Wan Tianzhou to feel a sense of pressure, but he showed no sign of difficulty and looked at Wan Qianlong with neither arrogance nor servility, saying:

"That's right, Elder Wan Jiang of the Universe Realm, indeed because..."

Buzz!

Just as Wan Tianzhou was speaking, a huge buzzing sound resounded throughout the world.

Then a cold, indifferent voice resounded throughout the universe, interrupting Wan Tianzhou's words:

"Wanjiang died because of this Venerable One. Why make things difficult for your own new Holy Lord? If you have any questions, why not ask me?"

Above the Holy Land of the Universe, a massive void rift tore open, and nine colossal ancient dragons, covering the sky and the earth, slowly pulled out a giant star chariot.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Mother of the Universe's tightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief. A sense of peace arose within her, and she smiled as she looked at the giant chariot in the starry sky.

Wan Tianzhou was also slightly taken aback. He didn't know Zhou Xingdou would come here today, but he swallowed the rest of his words and looked at his smiling mother, asking:

"Mother, you're the one who sent the eldest son here today, aren't you?"

He wasn't stupid; looking at his mother's smiling face, he guessed most of what was going on.

However, Wan Tianzhou had a strange feeling in his heart, wondering if there was something wrong with the relationship between his mother and Zhou Xingdou.

Wan Qianlong's expression shifted slightly, and his eyes turned cold as he looked at the giant starry chariot.

The elders behind Wan Qianlong were also drawn to the giant starry chariot, but upon seeing the ancient characters outlined by ancient runes on both sides of the chariot, they all showed respect.

This time, there was no need to call for the gate to open the formation. The Holy Mother of the Universe had already opened the formation, and the nine ancient dragons of the Void entered the heart of the Universe Immortal Mountain as if it were an empty land.

Although Zhou Xingdou didn't want to, he did steal the limelight from Wan Tianzhou's succession as the Holy Lord of the Universe.

Therefore, the giant star chariot stopped at the mountainside of the immortal mountain, some distance from the Universal Sacred Platform, without trying to suppress the power of the Universal Sacred Platform.

Under the watchful eyes of countless cultivators, Chen Nong halted in his carriage, waiting with Wei Luosheng on either side of the carriage gate for Zhou Xingdou to appear.

Zhou Xingdou, with his handsome and unparalleled figure, stepped out of the giant star chariot at this moment, and an invisible pressure from the heavens enveloped everything in the world.

This overwhelming pressure was not due to cultivation level, but rather a mysterious and profound authority that caused the powerful beings below the Universal Sacred Platform to involuntarily feel an urge to bow down.

The elders behind Wan Qianlong were all taken aback when they saw Chen Nong and Wei Luosheng beside Zhou Xingdou:

"Chen Nong, the Nine-Turn Medicine Master! Wei Fuzi, the Sage King of Confucianism and Taoism!"

"I wondered why the two of them had disappeared. It turns out they had entered the Primordial Realm."

"I thought it was just someone with the same name as Chen Nong, but I didn't expect it to actually be him!"

"Chen Nong is just a gigolo, which is not surprising. But I never expected that Master Wei, who taught the demons and fought against the King, would also be in our Primordial Realm."

The elders were much more familiar with Chen Nong and Wei Luosheng than with Zhou Xingdou, as the two were renowned figures in the outer realms, and even those who had never met them had heard of their fame.

The old man beside Wan Qianlong also changed his expression, frowning as he spoke to Wan Qianlong:

"The one who can have two people serve as his guards must be the young master of the Zhou family, the young marshal Zhou Xingdou of Ziwei."

Wan Qianlong's expression also shifted slightly, his eyes scrutinizing Zhou Xingdou from head to toe, as if trying to see through him.