"Zhou Yiwang has never revealed this, at least not on the surface. He seems to be in a neutral position, just like me."
Wu Wei chuckled, "But having no attitude is also an attitude, isn't it?"
Shen Qian nodded. At least he knew that King Zhou Yi must have his own plans, and he was certain that the other party was not on the same side as King Jiangling and others.
At least, he wasn't on my side.
Glancing at the gray hairs peeking out from Wu Wei's temples, Shen Qian suddenly realized just how immense the pressure Wu Wei, the martial arts department head, was under.
Of the original nine kings, eight perished, and the remaining one could not be relied upon. This meant that at this time, the human race had no Martial King level powerhouses at all.
Ling Tianhou, who was originally the most promising candidate to become a Martial King, turned out to be just an incarnation of King Zhou Yi. Thinking about it now, it's really laughable.
"There are also some people in that group who believe that the human race must produce another Great Emperor to have the resources to deal with the great calamity. Obviously, such hope cannot be placed on ordinary martial artists. They will not risk their lives to protect the lives of so-called low-level martial artists."
Wu Wei said self-deprecatingly.
"Do the Duke of Yanshan and the Duke of Tianning both belong to this camp?"
He asked, as if to confirm before sinking in.
"Ning Shouren is just a fence-sitter."
Even though the Duke of Tianning was a minister of one of the nine ministries and a top-ranking noble, Wu Wei still couldn't help but frown when talking about him, and even addressed him by his full name, "During the era of the Nine Princes, he was still unknown, so he became a disciple of the Prince of Zhenbei, always looking like he was ready to die for his country. But when the Prince of Zhenbei... you probably don't know, the Prince of Zhenbei has been gone for a long time..."
“I know,” Shen Qian interrupted Wu Wei. “After entering the Great Wilderness World this time, I met my teacher by chance.”
"You saw Gao Wenyuan? No wonder..."
Wu Wei, who was initially somewhat astonished, immediately felt relieved and continued, "After the Prince of Zhenbei also disappeared, Ning Shouren sided with the 'Divine Emperor Palace' and rose rapidly through the ranks, eventually becoming the head of the Martial Arts Department. Heh, he certainly knows how to take advantage of the situation."
Ignoring the sarcasm implied in Wu Wei's words, Shen Qian asked curiously, "What is the Divine Emperor Palace?"
"That's the organization of kings and nobles spearheaded by Duke Yanshan and others, encompassing most of the people in that camp. Judging from the name they chose, you should be able to tell what they're after..."
Wu Wei sighed softly.
"The Divine Emperor's Palace..."
As Shen Qian pondered these three ambitious words, he sensed a strong sense of breaking away from the ranks of lowly martial artists.
"How many of them are kings and nobles?" Shen Qian asked.
"I'm not entirely sure either. As far as I know, besides Duke Yanshan and Duke Tianning, Marquis Zhao of Qin and Qin Zun have also abandoned their ancestral teachings and joined them. In addition, there are Marquis Liegu, Tianjianke, and so on. Oh, right, Marquis Tuodong, who defected before, was also one of their people..." Wu Wei recalled.
"Is the Heavenly Swordsman one of their men?"
Shen Qian wasn't particularly surprised by the name Tuo Donghou, since Tuo Donghou wouldn't have associated with the Wu Clan if he weren't selfish. However, the name Tian Jianke still took Shen Qian by surprise.
He had a very good impression of this unconventional prince, and since the other party was also Lin Sanmo's teacher, Shen Qian felt a strange sense of regret upon hearing this.
"Later, I secretly investigated and found that the Heavenly Swordsman joined the Divine Emperor Palace purely for the pursuit of martial arts. I believe that when the time comes to uphold righteousness, the Heavenly Swordsman will not collude with them."
Wu Wei said with certainty.
Although he didn't know why Wu Wei was so sure, Shen Qian nodded slightly, then frowned and asked, "Why have I never heard of the existence of this Divine Emperor Palace?"
"They had hidden themselves very well before."
Wu Wei shook his head with a worried expression and said, "I only learned about the existence of the Divine Emperor Palace in recent decades. What's even more terrifying is that its influence not only extends to kings and nobles, but also encompasses many mountains and seas. For example, the Thousand Star Society, which has a great influence in China, is an affiliated society of the Divine Emperor Palace."
"Thousand Star Society?"
Shen Qian showed a surprised expression.
He never expected that the club he had rejected back then would also be related to the Divine Emperor Palace.
But then Chen Qian was startled again, "The Thousand Star Society has trained countless people of the Mountain and Sea realms. If they are all their people..."
"It shouldn't be that bad. As a secretive organization, the Divine Emperor Palace wouldn't openly develop its own power. There might be many of their Mountain and Sea realms within the Thousand Star Society, but there should also be a large number of martial artists who are unaware of it."
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Shen Qian thought about it and realized it made sense. Then a thought struck him: "Didn't the Prince of Jiangling and others establish a similar organization?"
"At least at the level of kings and nobles, there shouldn't be any."
After Wu Wei finished speaking, he paused and asked doubtfully, "However, I vaguely heard that the King of Jiangling, the King of Taiyi, and the King of Qin Guang once founded a society. Unfortunately, I have investigated for a long time but still do not know whether this organization really exists."
really……
Shen Qian's suspicions were confirmed.
King Jiangling and his group did not leave without any backup plan; the organization was called the Hall of a Hundred Kings!
The secret controller of the Hundred Kings Palace seems to have already noticed the problem with the Thousand Star Society. This explains why, even though the Thousand Star Society was unaware of the existence of the Hundred Kings Palace, many of the Mountain and Sea Guards of the Hundred Kings Palace were selected from the Thousand Star Society.
The Hall of a Hundred Kings is subtly and steadily eroding the foundation of the Thousand Star Society.
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