The Emperor Emeritus gazed up at the intense clash between the dragon and human in the sky, and fell silent. Seeing his furrowed brows and cold glint in his eyes, the Celestial Master Tianyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he transmitted a message: "Your Majesty, the true strength of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is unclear. It is best to be cautious in our relations..."
"Master, you should know that the Hongli Immortal Dynasty collapsed because its sects became too powerful and uncontrollable. How can the Great Li Dynasty nurture such a threat?" The Supreme Emperor replied with murderous intent.
The lessons learned from the past are truly regrettable.
Legend has it that the Hongli Immortal Dynasty ruled for 60 million years, during which time there were rebellions, but all of them were suppressed by the absolute authority and power of the Immortal Dynasty.
Until the end of the Immortal Dynasty, the power of the sects surpassed that of the Immortal Dynasty. Then, through the instigation of those with ulterior motives, they used others to kill each other and stirred up war. The Immortal Dynasty was forced to put out fires everywhere and was either destroyed or assimilated into the power of the sects, which in turn destroyed the Immortal Dynasty.
Master Tianyuan, who also knew these secrets, smiled bitterly and transmitted his voice: "Your Majesty, once the arrow is released, there's no turning back!"
"I am fifty-seven years old this year. If I don't work hard now, I'm afraid I won't have many years left to live."
Who caused the chaos of the collapsing Immortal Dynasty to shatter the rules of heaven and earth, resulting in Foundation Establishment cultivators' lifespans of three to four hundred years being reduced to the level of ordinary people?
Only by transcending the lifespan of ordinary people can one have the opportunity to experience the lifespan of the Ascension Realm! The Emperor Emeritus made no attempt to conceal his stance by communicating with the various high-ranking officials.
The various worshippers all changed color and were no longer calm.
Master Tianyuan stopped trying to dissuade them and instead echoed the Supreme Emperor's telepathic message to the various deities: "Fellow Daoists, each of you has your own reliance in order to cultivate and ascend to immortality."
Relying on people is nothing more than acquiring resources for spiritual practice.
Cultivation resources were consumed and almost completely lost due to the collapse of the Immortal Dynasty, and were almost impossible for anyone other than the powerful nobles of the dynasty to seize.
That's the reality; there's no other choice.
However, past choices have sown the seeds of future problems; now it's time to make a choice. Fellow Daoists, think it over carefully!
"I hereby promise that past events will not be investigated, only future rewards and punishments will be clearly defined, and raising funds to cultivate immortality and ascend to heaven is the goal we pursue!" The Emperor Emeritus said telepathically, seeing that the various officials were hesitant.
In fact, the emperor secretly allied himself with a certain power, only to seize more cultivation resources.
Although there are human relationships, marriage alliances, and grudges involved, and each person has their own choice of support, those who cultivate the Tao focus on cultivation. All other entanglements are karma, and unless one is a fool, one will not easily get involved in karma.
Only by taking small steps and avoiding getting entangled in the consequences can one live longer.
Or rather, living like a royal patron, each person has their own unique way of surviving.
In the past, various patrons would choose a faction to relay messages, engage in investment, and use their influence to change dynasties, becoming key advisors to the emperor and maximizing their profits.
However, the retired emperor obtained ten bottles of high-grade spiritual root repair fluid from Zheng Ya, which, together with low- and mid-grade spiritual root repair fluid, saved sixteen high-ranking royal retainers, establishing his absolute strength and status.
This is the very entity that all the great patrons fear. Faced with Prince Rong's desperate plea for help, they all chose to avoid him.
But that wasn't the end of it; the retired emperor was going to settle accounts with all the major retainers.
After all, the various patrons were not only relying on Prince Rong to seek more cultivation resources, but also on other forces for the sake of their families. Through this farce, the various villainous forces have more or less revealed their true colors.
The various retainers usually rely on their power to obtain cultivation resources. Even if they cannot escape the Emperor Emeritus's notice, the Emperor Emeritus did not pursue the matter in the past, fearing that he was not strong enough to suppress the various retainers and that it would cause them to rebel in advance, which would be a loss.
Only by employing imperial power tactics and exerting checks and balances can one gradually achieve this.
Currently, with the help of Zheng Ya's spiritual root restoration liquid, the retired emperor has restored the royal family's absolute power to overwhelm other forces, and has directly laid his cards on the table.
Choose one?
To be loyal to the royal family, one must put an end to the past, stand up and ambush the immortal master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, and submit a pledge of loyalty.
Conversely, they were met with suppression by the royal family.
Master Tianyuan added insult to injury via telepathy: "Fellow Daoists, don't forget that the Seventh Princess has lowered her status to that of a county princess. She's like a completely different person now."
Perhaps some fellow cultivators believe that it was because the Seventh Princess became a disciple of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect and suddenly acquired a fire-type spiritual root, which led to a drastic change in her personality.
But let's not forget that the immortal master of Qian Yuan Immortal Sect just created an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 people, openly and secretly supporting Princess Wuwei.
Let alone His Majesty's fear, ask anyone you know, and they'll all think that the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is supporting Wu Wei's success and waiting for an opportunity to seize the throne.
The Qian Yuan Immortal Sect did this in public simply to test the royal family's attitude.
After all, everyone knows that the royal family's past foundation was severely damaged by the demon dragon back then and has not been recovered, resulting in various forces becoming too powerful to control.
The royal family now faces the danger of infiltration by various forces and the threat of usurpation.
It was precisely because the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect was testing the royal family's attitude that they were subtly trying to sow discord. By taking advantage of the royal family's confrontation with the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, they were inciting various forces to plot to seize the throne, so that the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect could take advantage of the situation.
To put it bluntly, we have no idea how much strength the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is hiding, but we do know that the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is detrimental to us.
Further words are pointless; fellow cultivators, please make your choice.
"Your Majesty, may I ask how much strength the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect has revealed?" The Third Elder was shocked and, steeling his resolve, took the initiative to ask telepathically.
Reality is cruel. Who can blame them when the immortal masters of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect can create an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 with a wave of their hand, and even have high-grade spiritual root repair fluid? This proves that they have the absolute strength to overthrow the imperial power. Going against the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is just courting death.
However, if they did not take action against the immortal masters of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, they would be met with suppression and killing by the royal family's retainers, leaving them with no other choice.
The retired emperor calmly transmitted his voice: "The immortal master who was fighting the demonic dragon in the sky is the same person who previously created an invincible army of thirty to forty thousand with a wave of his hand."
You all rely on the offerings of other forces to ambush him, which is tantamount to giving me an excuse to use the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect to take action against other forces.
"I simply want to use someone else to do my dirty work, nothing more!"
"We are willing to serve Your Majesty." The three elders took the lead in expressing their willingness, and the others followed suit, thus achieving their goal of ambushing the immortal master of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect.
As long as it's not a direct confrontation with the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, but rather an attempt to ambush and kill immortal masters by framing other forces and using others to do the dirty work, there's no pressure.
Master Tianyuan transmitted his voice with satisfaction: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty. The immortal master above is fighting the demonic dragon, but he is gradually consuming his magical power and is showing signs of fatigue."
It is estimated that without the help of people from the immortal sects, he will have difficulty suppressing the demon dragon.
His Majesty must be certain that he will seek our help to suppress the demonic dragon, and we will seize the opportunity to act then…
"Temporarily imprisoning him for a moment will create an opportunity for the demonic dragon to devour him!" The Emperor Emeritus saw that Zheng Ya was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position in the battle, and directly transmitted his voice to the various high-ranking officials, setting a plan to ambush Zheng Ya.
At this time, all the chaotic troops in the city had fled, including the suicide soldiers, who were wiped out by the invincible army and the imperial guards combined with the city defense forces, with only a few people escaping.
The people of Kyoto dared not wander around, for fear that the imperial army would kill them as traitors.
As a result, apart from the army, the fleeing rebels, and the suicide squad, there were no other idle people in the entire city of Kyoto.
Wu Wei, now idle, looked up at Zheng Yayou's increasingly weakened state as he fought the demonic dragon, and made a phone call to warn him: "Zheng Yayou, if you can't defeat the demonic dragon, lure it to the East Sea, and then use the opportunity to escape into the sky and retreat back to safety."
"Hurry, the Emperor Emeritus's side has set up a large-scale attack, I'm worried they're going to kill you..."
"Haha, what a clever way to cross the river and then destroy the bridge, and then discard the millstone and kill the donkey!" Zheng Ya had long sensed that something was wrong with the Emperor Emeritus and the others, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough spiritual energy. What was he going to do about guiding the demon dragon into the East Sea?
The Emperor Emeritus's ambush is imminent; is this a dead end?
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