Just as Liu Yuan and the others were trying to persuade Zheng Ya to give up on returning to Earth, the screen on the main wall of the hall flashed and broadcast a live video feed.
The main character in the scene is Empress Yin, who is secretly plotting with the retired emperor via telepathy.
Unfortunately, they were unaware that Zheng Ya had already used his spiritual energy to trigger the Four Harmonies Pavilion's extraordinary treasure system to analyze the lip-reading, then converted it into a female voice using the code to decipher idioms: "Old man, the seal and the spiritual treasure belong to our Royal Alliance Group. Are you really willing to let them fall into the hands of that scoundrel Zheng Ya..."
"Empress Yin, Zheng Ya has not obtained the recognition of the seal and the spiritual treasure. The remnant soul of the Immortal King is my ancestor Zheng clan. He would not deceive me, a weak junior. There is no need..." The Emperor Emeritus was caught in a dilemma and rejected the idea. He neither dissuaded nor flattered, but only stated the facts.
He was clearly in the middle of the platform, waiting to see which side would be more advantageous before he sided with it. He was eager to secretly profit from the situation, as the powerful figures behind the scenes had taken the lead.
The Empress saw through his evil intentions: "Old man, didn't you realize that the remnant soul of the Immortal King was coerced by the scoundrel Zheng Ya and had no choice but to submit to him, which is why he behaved in such an inhuman way?"
"Empress Yin, this is all your one-sided story, not enough to convince me to play along with your nonsense." The Emperor Emeritus didn't believe her lies at all.
Although he witnessed the Immortal King's remnant soul generously resign, and never utter a single word to the Zheng royal family members from beginning to end, which was indeed inhumane and somewhat unreasonable, the Immortal King's remnant soul also never uttered a single word in defense of Zheng Ya.
The entire discussion was conducted from the perspective of a new era of flourishing science and technology.
There must be some deeper meaning behind this, which the Emperor Emeritus couldn't figure out for the time being, but he was certain that neither the remnant soul of the Immortal King nor the seal and spiritual treasure had been coerced by Zheng Ya.
After all, the Immortal Dynasty collapsed in the hands of the Transcendent. As the remnant soul of the Immortal King, the last emperor of the Immortal Dynasty, he would never compromise with Transcendent like Zheng Ya, let alone acknowledge Zheng Ya as his master and help him do evil.
That's absolutely impossible.
On the contrary, Zheng Ya allowed the remnant soul of the Immortal King to act spontaneously, setting up the Yin-Yang Five Elements Eight Trigrams Heavenly Array, which was beyond Zheng Ya's control.
There is an unspoken answer hidden within: what person and what power compelled the remnant soul of the Immortal King to come together with Zheng Ya?
This is something to think about deeply!
Empress Yin didn't care about these trivial matters at all, and immediately launched into a tirade via telepathy: "Old man, are you deliberately using me as a raft to ferry you across the river?"
"Empress Yin, what you're saying makes it sound like I forced you to do anything!" the retired emperor retorted angrily, refusing to go into the water no matter what.
In fact, the Empress Dowager is in a very awkward situation now.
Lacking popular support, he was unable to establish a power base to rival Zheng Ya and the retired emperor. Furthermore, he had lost prestige in his previous campaign to incite people to punish Zheng Ya, turning him into a pariah and making his very survival a problem.
Unless the Yin Empress's forces shamelessly accept Zheng Ya's funding, huddle in the Four Continents and eke out a living, becoming obedient citizens and laborers.
Otherwise, it will be impossible to move an inch.
In reality, given the Empress's noble and arrogant nature, she would never compromise with anyone and would inevitably take action.
This is the Emperor Emeritus's true intention: to ignore her becoming the first to speak out, to tacitly approve Zheng Ya's decision not to punish Empress Yin, and to be happy to see Empress Yin unable to resist walking into the trap, thus remaining a bystander.
Empress Yin was so angry that her teeth ached when she saw that he was unyielding: "Old man, don't think that you, a fence-sitter, will have a good end."
After all, that little bastard Emperor Chengping has taken everything from you and gained Zheng Ya's approval; it's only a matter of time before he becomes emperor.
At that time, what will you, the former emperor emeritus, be?
Are you suggesting that you bow down to Emperor Chengping, hoping he'll have a change of heart and recognize you as the retired emperor, allowing you to enjoy worldly riches and live a miserable life for the rest of your days?
Or are you willing to submit to the rule of the traitor Zheng Ya, become a submissive subject and laborer, and cultivate this entirely new continent?
Or are you dreaming of profiting and becoming the ultimate winner?
"It's broad daylight, not even dark yet, and you're already dreaming?"
"Empress Yin, no matter how eloquent you are, don't even think about trying to persuade me to go crazy with you."
"If you still want to make a comeback, then be a good laborer for a while and wait for the right opportunity. You will have a chance to turn things around..." The Emperor Emeritus was still undecided about whether to go along with her madness and directly stated his heart-wrenching words.
Persuading the Queen of the Underworld to work as a laborer is even more cruel than killing her.
It was like being stabbed in the heart with a dull knife, the stimulation causing Yin Hou's face to contort in agony. She almost couldn't resist lunging at him to fight him to the death: "Hmph, you old bastard, you wait! I will make you regret this for the rest of your life, I will! Let's go!"
After saying a few words, the Queen Dowager led her men away.
The group of over a thousand people, more than half of whom were Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, flew into the air and departed.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the target was Mercury.
This scene made Liu Yuan so angry that he almost gritted his teeth: "Master, what do you think these ingrates are trying to do?"
They're clearly after the water-attribute spiritual treasures on Mercury!"
"Right now, the remnant soul of the Immortal King has just taken control of the seal, guiding the Yin-Yang Five Elements spiritual treasures to reside in the Four Continents and the five major planets of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and setting up the Yin-Yang Five Elements Eight Trigrams Heavenly Array. It is at its most vulnerable stage and cannot withstand the Yin Empress's trickery and plunder!" Emperor Chengping was anxious.
Judging from the posture of the Empress Dowager's forces, it is clear that they intend to destroy the foundation of the Zheng family.
It should be understood that the existence of the Immortal Dynasty has always relied on the protection of the Heavenly Array, which is composed of the seal and the Yin-Yang Five Elements spiritual treasures, to ensure its enduring imperial bloodline. Once the seal and spiritual treasures are lost, the Zheng royal family will be no different from ordinary cultivators.
Meanwhile, the fact that the retired emperor had established the Zheng family's imperial guards and remained on the sidelines, tacitly agreeing to the empress dowager's severing of the Zheng family's imperial power, was malicious.
This infuriated Emperor Chengping, who was powerless to change the situation. Zheng Ya watched the live video stream online, smiled faintly, and shook his head: "Instead of worrying here, you might as well go out and do some manual labor. You'll definitely be rewarded. That's much more carefree."
"Uh, do you mean the Empress's forces won't fare well?" Emperor Chengping keenly sensed something, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The cultivator's magical power remains intact, allowing them to walk normally in space and on planets without air, theoretically without hindering any of their actions.
Relatively speaking, since the Yin Empress's forces intended to seize the spiritual treasures on Mercury, they must have had means to preserve their strength and survive, and to deal with various crises.
Seeing that Zheng Ya was determined to leave, Daiyu frowned and volunteered: "Since you are so confident, we don't need to worry about the Yin Empress's forces causing trouble!"
However, besides the unruly forces of the Yin Empress, there are many other potential crises on the Four Continents. I don't know when you will return. If the base suffers a devastating blow, I worry that all your efforts will be in vain.
Therefore, I request to go with you to Blue Star and Earth…
"Oh, you've said so much, shouldn't you stay here to protect the base that Master Brother conquered? Why do you want to go and have fun with Master Brother..." Liu Yan'er jumped up in protest, why should she?
Zheng Ya chuckled and said, "Are you stupid? She's worried that the Dai clan might rebel halfway through, putting her in a difficult position. Why not volunteer to go and entrust the fate of the Dai clan to the science and technology weapons to uphold justice?"
"Ah, abandon the entire Dai clan? Are you crazy or am I crazy?" Liu Yan'er was dumbfounded, unable to figure out the reason for this.
Daiyu's face darkened, and her eyes filled with tears, which made Zheng Ya shake his head: "Alright, you can stay at the base."
Consider it a test for yourself and your family, something that will benefit your life's journey. You may escape today, but you can't escape the condemnation of your conscience.
"But I'm in a rush to activate the time-travel unit, and the resulting spacetime power is beyond your capacity to withstand. I can't take you to Earth, do you understand?"
"Yes, I won't let you down!" Daiyu said, tears welling up in her eyes...
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