Sheng Xiang publicly sowed discord, coinciding with an underwater tremor that triggered a tsunami, leaving people panicked and at a loss.
Empress Yin flashed to the Emperor Emeritus's side and said, "Old man, whether he is right or wrong, we have gathered all seven keys. Immediately use the seven keys to form an array and open the Seal Realm..."
"Empress Yin, shut up..." The retired emperor instinctively refused, his figure flashing to a hundred meters away, creating distance between them and making his stance clear.
This prompted the Nascent Soul cultivators who were protecting the Empress Yin to draw their swords in response.
It is probably because the Empress Dowager and the Emperor Emeritus have always believed that by collecting all seven keys, they can open the Seal Realm, obtain the seal inheritance, and have the opportunity to live forever, thus inspiring their followers to be loyal and creating a sense of unity.
It seems that everyone believes that opening the Seal Realm will grant them the opportunity to achieve immortality.
On the eve of the continent's destruction, perhaps the only way to escape the crisis is to open the Seal Realm and gain the opportunity to ascend to the upper realm.
Thus, the turmoil in people's hearts drove the Nascent Soul cultivators to make a choice.
Empress Yin raised her hand, about to order her troops to besiege the Emperor Emeritus's faction, when Sheng Xiang seized the opportunity to sow discord: "What are you waiting for?"
With the opening of the Seal Realm imminent, if they wait any longer, Zheng Ya will have completed the grand formation that will devour the world, and everyone will have to dedicate everything to him.
"You big idiots, Zheng Ya handed the key to you to reassure you and buy him time to set up the Devouring Heaven Array..."
"Damn it, stop talking nonsense..." The Emperor Emeritus was furious, but he couldn't deny Zheng Ya's intention in handing him the key, so he felt at ease.
After all, if the retired emperor could focus on commanding the cultivator army, he could mobilize the Yin Empress's forces to resist the zombie army, making it easier for Zheng Ya to extricate himself from the world and save all living beings.
Most importantly, Zheng Ya can buy time to establish a habitat for living beings on the Four Continents for Daiyu.
It should be noted that it was not difficult for Daiyu and others to establish the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams Heavenly Array using eighteen interstellar spaceships as the core of the array, thus giving rise to the spacetime teleportation array.
These are all formation structures that Zheng Ya derived by consuming spiritual energy to supply the Four Harmonies Tower's extraordinary treasure system and through several deductions. As long as the Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Heavenly Formation is arranged step by step, there will be no mistakes.
The problem is that it is easy for Daiyu and others to set up the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams Heavenly Array, but it is very difficult to establish habitats for living beings around the Heavenly Array, plant spiritual trees and flowers, and create a climate and living conditions for living beings.
The key issue is that the time is too short, only nine days in total. What can you possibly accomplish in that time?
Furthermore, is it even possible for Zheng Ya to compress nine days into five days and urge Daiyu and the others to establish a habitat for living beings within those five days?
Despite knowing it was impossible, Daiyu and the others went all out. Of course, Zheng Ya was indispensable in helping them devise strategies and solve practical problems around the clock, which gave them the opportunity to establish a habitat for living beings on the Four Continents.
Therefore, Zheng Ya had no choice but to hand over the key to the retired emperor to put his mind at ease.
Naturally, there was an underlying intention to test the Emperor Emeritus. Handing over the key to urge him to open the Seal Realm and divert Wu Wei's attention was not necessarily a bad thing.
After all, once the imperial seal was issued, many people would vie for it.
The emergence of the seal sparked a battle for control, drawing attention to the area and allowing Zheng Ya to operate covertly without interference.
As for the ownership of the seal and the sacred treasure, Zheng Ya was indifferent to it.
What I gain is my fate, what I lose is my fortune.
Taking care of the present, establishing an interstellar navigation business, and opening a spacetime tunnel between Earth and the Four Continents is more important than anything else.
At this moment, Zheng Ya was watching the show from the sidelines, having no intention of participating in the struggle for the key. However, the Empress Yin was blinded by her own desires and waved her hand, ordering: "Old thing, hand over the key, or open the Seal Realm with me, or it will be a fight to the death!"
"Empress Yin, don't make a mistake. Don't forget that Zheng Ya told us long ago that there is no hope of entering the Qian Yuan Continent, and the hope of ascending to the Upper Realm is slim."
Zheng Ya had long since escaped the fate of being enslaved by the official Tower of Babel on the Qian Yuan Continent. He couldn't possibly lie about something like this and hand over the key to me..." The Emperor Emeritus tried his best to dissuade him, but he was also tormented by a dilemma.
On one hand, he thinks of those loyal to him and continues to pursue his dream of opening the secret realm of the seal to achieve immortality. He only needs to agree to the Empress's request to realize his dream.
On one hand, ideals lean towards Zheng Ya; only by following Zheng Ya can there be a way out?
As a former emperor and a retired emperor for more than a decade, he has experienced countless human mishaps and has made some achievements in understanding human nature, so he is confident.
However, the retired emperor could not alienate those loyal to him, but persuading his subordinates was impossible at this moment, leaving him in a dilemma.
Empress Yin gave him no chance, waving her hand to order the battle: "Kill! Kill everyone who is stopping us from opening the Seal Realm! Kill him..."
"Kill! You killed the retired emperor who helped Zheng Ya devour all living beings, set things right, and even gained the chance to be accepted by the Empress Dowager! Kill!" Sheng Xiang, not one to shy away from stirring up trouble, shouted incessantly from the air outside the electric fence.
Upon hearing this, the Queen of the Underworld immediately promised: "That's right, I will accept all those who wish to solidify the birth of the seal, and together we will develop the seal's secret realm towards immortality, and kill..."
The shouts of "Kill!" were reversed. The Nascent Soul cultivators, who were originally loyal to the Emperor Emeritus, turned around and attacked him, resulting in a chaotic battle.
Fortunately, the battle took place in the air and did not affect the people on the reef island.
Otherwise, their powerful spells could wipe out a large group of people in one go.
A dazzling display of magical fireworks erupted in mid-air, igniting the sky and shattering the senses.
Ordinary people fled the area below the war zone in terror, causing a chaotic escape of people on the reef island.
Emperor Chengping immediately jumped out of the hot air balloon basket and shouted a warning: "Father, when a decision is needed, it must be made!"
"Haha, good, you really are a man of learning until you die. You've lived most of your life and are almost in the grave, yet you're still obsessed with the seal and the pursuit of immortality. My son is much more clear-headed."
"Enough, Empress Yin, take the keys you want!" The Emperor Emeritus, amidst the die-hard followers of the Nascent Soul Realm, threw his head back and laughed wildly, waving his hand to toss out the Five Elements Keys.
As the Five Elements Key flew toward the underworld, an unprecedented sense of liberation filled the Emperor Emeritus's mind and body; he experienced a moment of mental liberation and sublimation.
Empress Yin flew towards the incoming key to snatch it, but was immediately killed by a Nascent Soul cultivator en route: "Kill!"
A chaotic battle ensued over the Five Elements Key.
Watching Empress Yin fight with others for the Five Elements Key, the Emperor Emeritus exclaimed with mixed emotions, "I am finally free! Good!"
"Congratulations, Father, on taking another step forward and touching the Ascension Realm. This is truly a great fortune for the Zheng royal family." Emperor Chengping knew that opening the Seal Secret Realm required the essence blood of the direct descendants of the Zheng family, and it was still unknown who would end up with the Seal.
But at that moment, Sheng Xiang chuckled sinisterly, "Heh heh, you've fallen out from within, it's a fight to the death, what strength do you have left to fight me? Kill!"
"Boom, squeak!" The zombie army floating on the sea launched a second attack on the island, but crashed into the electric fence and suffered countless casualties.
This scene enraged Wu Wei, who used telepathy to trick Sheng Xiang into revealing more information: "Damn it, what kind of formation is this electric spark? How could it possibly withstand the attack of an endless army of zombies..."
"You little thief, you really have malicious intentions!"
First, you sowed discord among us, causing internal conflicts and a war, so that you could command your zombie army to continue attacking the island. You've used every means possible and are vicious by nature..." The Emperor Emeritus turned to him and angrily rebuked him.
Sheng Xiang remained unmoved by the sarcasm: "Since you're all going to die anyway, I might as well give you a heads-up: the more deaths and injuries you suffer, the shorter the time it will take for the continent to be destroyed. Die, all of you, hehehe."
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