On the twelfth floor of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion in the Kyoto Imperial Palace, at the Star-Picking Platform, Emperor Chengping, with Xie Ming's assistance, manipulated the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array, gradually slowing its operation, and asked, "Protector Xie, how could the demonic dragon possibly break through the constraints of the Demon-Suppressing Array?"
"Your Majesty, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array is at the same height as the Star-Picking Platform, which is about 300 meters above Guiyuan Street."
Beyond this height, the binding force of the magic-suppressing array will gradually weaken.
"The demonic dragon has been imprisoned and raised by the Demon-Suppressing Array for over ten years. It has thoroughly understood the array's limitations and has always been able to fly at a height of over three hundred meters, fighting against the immortal masters of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect. Now that it is once again bound by the Demon-Suppressing Array, the demonic dragon will naturally try every means to break out of the array to protect itself." Xie Ming explained, sitting cross-legged on the edge of the array's core, his heart far from calm.
Three years ago, Xie Ming crossed over to the royal hunting grounds and assimilated the memories and physical characteristics of a commoner hunter who had trespassed on the royal hunting grounds. Overjoyed, he shouted loudly, which alarmed the Emperor Emeritus and drew his ire. Xie Ming could not explain the reason for his resurrection, which angered the Emperor Emeritus, who punished him by castration, turning him into a eunuch.
The disgrace, the greatest disgrace, stemmed from the fact that his predecessor poached from the royal hunting grounds and was beaten to death by the Imperial Guards, which sowed the seeds of future trouble and implicated Xie Ming, causing him to suffer the consequences.
Fortunately, Xie Ming gained the favor of Emperor Chengping, who seized the opportunity to use a fake death drug to rescue Xie Ming from the Taihe Palace of the retired emperor.
Xie Ming always accompanied the emperor under a mask, secretly repairing the dilapidated Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array for Emperor Chengping, and laying the groundwork for the ambush of the retired emperor.
After all, Emperor Chengping did not want to bear the infamy of patricide, which would affect his rule over the country, so he forced Xie Ming to postpone his revenge against the retired emperor again and again.
Until the last moment, Xie Mingcai assisted Emperor Chengping in manipulating the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array to imprison the arrogant emperor who was trying to win people's hearts, as well as the emperor who claimed to be rescuing the immortal master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, befriending the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, and flying high into the sky to kill the demon dragon. He became the second emperor to avenge his castration, as the immortal master was imprisoned in the air by the various enshrined masters and temporarily lost his ability to resist, thus inducing the demon dragon to devour him.
However, Xie Ming was not happy at this moment. Emperor Chengping noticed his displeasure and said worriedly, "Protector Xie, I know the Emperor Emeritus has wronged you, and even used the high-grade spiritual root repair fluid that I bought from Fu Ya to help you repair it..."
"Your Majesty, please stop. The Emperor Emeritus perished in the jaws of the demonic dragon, and our hatred is now wiped clean."
I believe that as long as Fu Ya is alive, we will be able to obtain more spiritual root repair fluid from him to heal my disability sooner or later.
The key question is, do I suspect that the current Fu Ya is just someone's substitute puppet? Xie Ming is well-versed in formations and has long been using the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Formation to monitor Zheng Ya's every move.
To avoid alerting Zheng Ya, exposing his identity, causing unnecessary trouble, or even being hunted down by the Emperor Emeritus, Xie Ming operated the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array extremely slowly, making the monitoring of Zheng Ya's words and actions merely a vague concept.
Even so, Xie Ming managed to capture three people from Zheng Ya's teleportation to the slave market and then create three substitute puppets at Fuxiang Tower. All of these were under Xie Ming's surveillance. Although it was unclear, the small number of people involved gave some clues.
Emperor Chengping was taken aback and then chuckled: "Oh, so Protector Xie thinks Fu Ya's true form has gone?"
"Your Majesty, if I am not mistaken, the so-called Immortal Master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is Fu Ya himself, and the one left in the Viscount's mansion is just his substitute puppet." Xie Ming replied with absolute certainty, feeling a great headache.
This result proves that Zheng Ya possesses the ability to develop puppet pills, which are not limited by kinship or blood ties, meaning he has an unlimited number of substitute puppets, making it difficult for him to die.
Such life-saving trump cards would never be revealed to anyone.
Even if I told anyone, no one would believe me.
Xie Ming didn't tell Emperor Chengping, thinking that Zheng Ya had such a trump card, and it would be difficult to control Zheng Ya and do whatever he wanted.
Emperor Chengping caught the core secret implied in his words and exclaimed in shock: "Protector Xie, are you saying that Fu Ya pretended to be devoured by the demonic dragon, taking the opportunity to escape from my sight and plotting something sinister?"
The fact that his substitute puppet was unharmed is the best proof of that.
After all, if the original body dies, the substitute puppet should collapse and die. How... how is this possible?
"Your Majesty, perhaps the so-called immortal master is just a substitute puppet of Fu Ya, just like Fu Zhen had two substitute puppets who sacrificed themselves one after the other to ensure that the real Fu Zhen could live in peace outside, right?" Xie Ming considered that Zheng Ya possessed spatial abilities. Whether it was disappearing into the void without a trace or traversing space without a trace, these were all means by which Zheng Ya used to escape.
Possessing spatial abilities, who knows where his true self is living a carefree life?
Emperor Chengping was dumbfounded. After a moment of stunned silence, he finally spoke: "Protector Xie, if that's the case, what do you think I should do to him?"
"Your Majesty, our true enemies are not only Fu Ya and Wu Wei, but also that man."
Furthermore, all the factions have been stirred up by that man, plotting to usurp the throne, resulting in countless enemies for us. Why not devise a system to balance them out, causing them to fight amongst themselves, so that we can seize the opportunity and reap the benefits?" Xie Ming pondered, realizing he couldn't control Fu Ya, and decided to resort to power politics and checks and balances.
Wu Wei lowered her status, plotting to lead troops to fight foreign enemies and escape the fate of being forced into marriage; this was originally not a big deal.
As a princess, she inherently possessed the right to ascend to the throne.
Whether it was the Hongli Immortal Dynasty, which believed in power and status, or the Dali Dynasty, which selected the best to ascend the throne, there was no discrimination against men and women; only power and ability mattered.
If Xie Ming hadn't crossed over from another world and was a native of the Qian Yuan Continent, he wouldn't have known that Wu Wei had a different soul.
Wu Wei successfully became a princess and was about to lead troops to resist foreign enemies. Naturally, Xie Ming gave Emperor Chengping advice and secretly facilitated this situation.
The purpose was to promote Wu Wei to help Emperor Chengping conquer the world and to counterbalance other forces.
After all, Emperor Chengping was constrained by the retired emperor in every way, and his military power was very limited. As a result, Xie Ming was willing but unable to assist Emperor Chengping. He could only treat Wu Wei with sincerity and appeasement, and use her as a tool to get rid of her.
At this moment, Emperor Chengping sighed helplessly: "Alas, I am such a useless emperor. I know that the court is full of treacherous officials, but I can't even lay a finger on them."
It is truly hateful that they issue decrees according to their own will, both openly and covertly.
Just like now, even though I know that Xiao Qi has been replaced with the soul of an extraterrestrial, I can't erase her soul, let Xiao Qi rest in peace, and I have to pretend to be a loving father to pave the way for my usurpation of the throne. I feel very aggrieved..."
"Your Majesty, in a sense, the strengthening of Wuwei, the invincible army created by Fu Ya, not only serves to repel external threats but also has a deterrent effect on internal stability."
In short, Wuwei has not yet gained momentum and is not a cause for concern.
"We are now facing a formidable enemy, with only Fu Ya and that man as our nemesis!" Xie Ming knew his old rival had come to this world before he even crossed over, and he was determined to torment him to death.
After three years of investigation, Xie Ming has basically identified his old rival, that guy.
As for the other party's identity, strength, and the scale of their influence, nothing was known.
All that is known is that the man tirelessly sent people to stir up trouble among the civil and military elites, inciting them to plot a coup, thus revealing his extraordinary talent: manipulation.
Emperor Chengping, unaware of the situation, asked with concern, "Protector Xie, you possess true spiritual abilities. Can you lead the great formation to annihilate the demonic dragon?"
"After all, I cannot rest easy as long as the demonic dragon remains!"
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