Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Palace, far away in the central region...
Long Tian was anxiously watching the messages sent by the Divine Lords from the Battlefield of Asking Heaven in the Northern Region.
"Please send reinforcements from the Heavenly Court. The four of us Divine Lords were about to join forces to conquer the territory of the Wentian Sect, but we never expected that the other six sects would somehow get wind of this and send their entire sects to support the Wentian Sect."
"Reporting to the Heavenly Court, the other six territories are completely deserted, leaving only ruined palaces, destroyed medicinal fields, and animal enclosures."
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Looking at these messages, Long Tian was also puzzled as to why the various sects in the Northern Region knew about their Heavenly Court's strategy, and as if they had predicted the future, they all headed to the Battlefield of Asking Heaven.
It should be noted that in order to ensure victory in the Battle of Asking Heaven, the Heavenly Court dispatched four Divine Lords and countless alien races and human slaves. Although those four Divine Lords were not as powerful as the Divine Lords with titles.
However, their cultivation levels are all at the sixth stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. Currently, they can be considered a large force in the Heavenly Court, but they are besieged by various sects in the Northern Region in the Asking Heaven Realm.
If the Northern Region sects were to join forces to wipe them out, and then allow them to regroup before heading to the Southern Region to provide support, the Heavenly Court's plan to unify the Heavenly Path would likely be completely thwarted.
But how did they learn about the Heavenly Court? This is what Long Tian is pondering now. Logically speaking, even an emperor can only see a small part of the future, so how did those sects in the Northern Region find out?
Suddenly, Long Tian looked up, all the doubts in his eyes vanished, leaving only clarity.
"No wonder, I was always misled by the power of the Heavenly Court. I thought that with such power, those alien races that joined the Heavenly Court would never let go of this opportunity to strengthen themselves."
"I underestimated their greed. They don't just want positions in the Heavenly Court; they probably want the position of the Lord of the Heavenly Court!"
"In that case, it becomes clear why the various sects in the Northern Region knew about my Heavenly Court's plan. They must be traitors, and these traitors are not low-ranking; they must be among the Heavenly Court's Divine Lords!"
Long Tian muttered to himself, "It's a pity that although I intuitively guessed that there was a traitor among the Heavenly Court Gods, I would never have thought that it was my cousin, Gu Changqing, who leaked the information."
Moreover, the few Dao Integration Realm slaves who leaked the information also had their souls shattered and their true spirits dissipated into the world. Even with the Emperor's supreme power, it was impossible to know who had told them.
As soon as he finished speaking, Long Tian remembered Gu Changqing, who was still performing supervisory duties in the Northern Region. He quickly took out his communication token and sent a message.
“Fellow Daoist Wuxin, there may be a traitor among the Heavenly Court’s Divine Lords. Please return to the Heavenly Court immediately. You must not go to the Heavenly Realm. All the major forces in the Northern Region have gathered there, and the Emperor is currently asleep. You must not make a move.”
After sending the message, Long Tian sighed slightly.
"Sure enough, when Wuxin was ambushed by those remnants of the Sunset Sect, I should have realized that only fellow Divine Lords could know the whereabouts of the Surveillance Divine Lord. It was my fault that Wuxin was harmed!"
Long Tian was in low spirits, partly because he had made a mistake in handling the Heavenly Court's important affairs and could only wait for the Emperor to wake up and resolve the issue, and partly because he was worried that Gu Changqing would perish in the Northern Region due to his lack of foresight.
After Fellow Daoist Wuxin returns safely to the Heavenly Court, I must prepare a generous gift and hold a banquet to personally apologize to Wuxin, Long Tian thought to himself.
Turning his head, Long Tian thought about how the Emperor would punish him for this matter after he woke up. Recalling the Emperor's previous methods of punishment, he couldn't help but shudder.
Long Tian hurriedly summoned the trustworthy gods and subordinates within the Heavenly Court to discuss whether there was any chance of a turnaround in the Battle of Asking Heaven.
Meanwhile, Gu Changqing, who was riding the divine beast Xiaoju and traversing through the clouds, took out the token and glanced at the message sent by Long Tian.
As intelligent as he was, he immediately realized that Long Tian had probably fallen into a misconception, linking his attack to the leak of the Wentian Battlefield plan.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could never have imagined that all of this was a strategy arranged by Gu Changqing, whether it was framing the deputy clan leader or framing all the Heavenly Court Gods in the Northern Region.
He orchestrated everything, and the six informants were all killed, their souls destroyed, unable to be reborn.
Standing on Xiaoju's back, which was as smooth and soft as silk, I felt the clouds drifting by.
Gu Changqing closed his eyes, and a light golden shield enveloped him, preventing the airflow generated by his high-speed flight from entering the shield.
The land beneath Xiaoju's feet was no longer what it used to be. The lush forest had been transformed into a wasteland covered in black ash, and the towering mountains had been leveled by an unknown technique.
Along the way, only a few innate demonic beasts lurking underground emitted a faint aura.
For thousands of miles, there is now not even a trace of human life to be seen. All of this is because of the decree issued by the Heavenly Court to exterminate all humans who are unwilling to be slaves!
Gu Changqing remained completely unmoved by this, unlike the Holy Emperor who valued all living beings more than his own life.
For him, after crossing over to this continent, he was all alone, and he could not relax even for a moment, whether it was the mysterious Heavenly Emperor, the alien races with ulterior motives, or even Long Tian, who had always treated him like his own son.
Gu Changqing would have no trust or affection for them whatsoever, only endless scheming and endless killing.
Even those customers who are devoted to him are nothing more than stepping stones to be used and discarded.
Although this place is only a tiny part of the vast Northern Region, what is happening here is something that has happened or is happening in all parts of the Northern Region.
Although the Heavenly Court had acted swiftly, Gu Changqing was not satisfied with this. He wanted a great battle, a death vortex that would engulf all living beings on the entire Heavenly Path Continent!
This trip to the northern region has yielded what was needed, and the plan has been successful.
Gu Changqing immediately ordered Xiaoju at his feet to return to the Heavenly Court Island in the central region.
"After returning to the Heavenly Court, let's plan the war that will overthrow the entire continent. Whether it's alien races, humans, or those indifferent demonic beasts, they will all be reduced to ashes in this war."
Gu Changqing slightly opened her eyes, looking at the sun, which hung high in the sky as always, and thought to herself.
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The path of spiritual practice must not be relaxed in the slightest; any indulgence or laziness will pave the way to death.
Like all living beings in this world, how many have met their end by dying because of useless kinship, love, and friendship?
Along this journey, if one takes even one wrong step, one will inevitably fall into the abyss of death, never to turn back!
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