Hundreds of families that had originally submitted to the Zhu family all broke away and set up their own families. Without their tributes, the Zhu family was on the verge of collapse. Not only did the guards and guests hired with high salaries leave, but even many of the Zhu family's children left their hometowns to make a living on their own.
The Ye family, already cornered by the Zhu family and seemingly with no chance of recovery, unexpectedly saw Ye Congshan and Ye Congshui ascend to the Divine Soul realm at the same time as Ye Congyun ascended. If nothing unexpected happened, Ye Conglong's Divine Soul ascension would likely happen in the next year or two. As this situation grew, the Ye family's prestige soared, and many families that had left the Zhu family joined the Ye family.
Although no one dared to attack the Zhu family openly because of him, the blessed priest, they were secretly ostracizing them. Everyone knew that when Zhu Qingjiu died, the Zhu family would be destroyed.
And all of this was because of Mu Hanyan! If it weren't for her, how could Zhu Xiangchen and the five Zhu family elders be so severely injured and their cultivation crippled, and how could the Soul Forging Tower be destroyed? If it weren't for her, how could the major families break away from the Zhu family and establish their own factions? If it weren't for her, the Ye family would have been trampled upon by the Zhu family long ago, and there would be no chance of a comeback.
"Lord Zhu, now it's not just a matter of revenge. Even if we can let go of this feud, will Mu Hanyan let us go? Will the Ye family let your Zhu family go? If we get rid of Mu Hanyan, our two families will join forces and perhaps have a chance to turn things around. Otherwise, let alone the Lesser God Heaven, it will be difficult for our two families to gain a foothold in the five superior temples." Seeing the hatred in Zhu Qingjiu's eyes, Dou Nanshan struck while the iron was hot.
"Lord Dou, are you sure that the Lord God doesn't care about Mu Hanyan's life or death?" Zhu Qingjiu loosened his clenched fists and expressed his final concern.
For the past six months, the Lord Divine Master had ignored Mu Hanyan, not even summoning her once. This seemed to confirm Dou Nanshan's initial assessment: the Lord Divine Master had spared Mu Hanyan simply to maintain Fen Qianji's dignity, and he had no preference for her. The problem was, the Lord Divine Master hadn't given her any trouble again. It was as if he had completely ignored her, letting her do whatever she pleased and go wherever she pleased, even more lenient than he had been with his twelve disciples.
For a moment, he couldn't figure out what the Lord God was planning.
"What does it matter whether he cares or not? Do you think Mu Hanyan can come out alive after entering the forbidden area? Don't you know how fierce those people are?" Dou Nanshan said with a sneer.
"Lord Dou is right. This time, let Mu Hanyan never come back!" Under Dou Nanshan's persuasion, Zhu Qingjiu finally made up his mind.
Two days later, in an ancient side hall of the main temple, the Lord God was making hand gestures with a solemn expression on his face. Beside him, Zhu Qingjiu held a staff in his left hand and also made hand gestures with his right hand.
Every blessed priest has his own responsibilities. Zhu Qingjiu took over Qiu Ansheng's responsibility of guarding the Divine Sword Gorge. This staff is the artifact that can open the seal of the Divine Sword Gorge. However, he does not have such strength on his own, so he mainly has to rely on the Lord of God.
As the God Lord made his last hand gesture, light and shadows flickered before his eyes, and an illusory archway appeared before his eyes. Behind the archway, a narrow and deep canyon was vaguely visible. From a distance, it looked like a huge ancient sword.
"Go ahead. The Divine Sword Gorge opens only once every thousand years, and you just happened to catch it. Don't miss the opportunity." The God waved his hand and said to the priests who had been waiting excitedly for a long time behind him.
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