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Chapter 374: Chapter 371 Joy and Sorrow
Central State Imperial City.
Emperor Tower.
Jiang Tianji looked at the documents submitted by the Head Eunuch, Zhou Ji, unable to recall anything momentarily.
"Great joy, Your Majesty, great joy."
Zhou Ji said with a delighted face.
"Great joy..."
Jiang Tianji, seeing the words ’South of Tianhe’ mentioned in the documents, quickly thought of something and stood up rapidly. He circulated the Qiantian Purple Qi Technique and looked towards the south.
He saw that in the far south in Mu State, the terrifying Qi that seemed like dark clouds pressing over the city was dissipating at an extremely fast speed.
Although some remnants still lingered, compared to the Qi representing Lingxiao Palace, it was obviously somewhat inferior.
Being completely crushed and expelled was only a matter of time.
"Won!? Has Lingxiao Palace won!?"
Jiang Tianji quickly made a judgment and couldn’t help but exclaim aloud, "Good! Good! Good! King of Tian Nan, well done!"
He couldn’t help but fill his face with a smile, excitedly extending his hand, "Quick, the intelligence for me, I want to see the specifics."
"His Highness the King of Tian Nan did not disappoint Your Majesty’s high expectations."
Zhou Ji immediately handed over the intelligence: "He employed a beheading tactic and annihilated three Demon Demon Emperors in one battle!"
"Three Demon Demon Emperors!?"
Jiang Tianji was profoundly shocked.
Demon Demon Emperor!
And three Demon Demon Emperors!
At the Demon Demon Emperor stage, there’s hardly any difference between a demon and a human saint.
With their second demon bodies developed, their combat power increases far exceed the sum of its parts.
The difference in nature could even compare to an ordinary person running a hundred meters in ten seconds versus five seconds.
But now...
"How is this possible..."
Jiang Tianji muttered to himself.
This leap was too great.
Although in the battle at Cheng Province border, Gu Jinlai had destroyed two Devas and one Demon King Level Zombie Tyrannosaurus Beast and many Primordial Spirit True Monarchs with overwhelming force, however...
Wu Tiandi, having the combat power of a peak Heavenly Being, had escaped from Gu Jinlai’s hands.
Based on that battle, although Gu Jinlai was equipped with the power of a saint, at best, he was at the level of a newly promoted saint.
That’s why these five top experts within the Qiantian Realm who couldn’t be regarded by conventional saints didn’t fear him too much.
But now...
Three great Demon Demon Emperors!
Even if the three great Demon Demon Emperors had just transformed from the Demon King stage not long ago, they were by no means rivals Gu Jinlai could handle.
But now...
"Is this message confirmed?"
Jiang Tianji asked incredulously.
But immediately after, he glanced towards the south, judging by the reaction of the Qi...
There’s no need.
He could confirm it himself.
The army of Great Demons ferociously approaching from the Three Thousand Marshes really had retreated.
"It’s a trump card obtained by Master Gu from the Aries Star Palace! According to further verification and conjecture by Commander Jiang after receiving intelligence, that trump card’s power will enhance as Master Gu’s strength increases."
Zhou Ji said.
"That trump card?" 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
Jiang Tianji knew what Zhou Ji was referring to.
He had detailed information on Gu Jinlai.
Back then, Gu Jinlai had obliterated Dragon Sparrow Manor with that trump card and started his meteoric rise in Tian Nan.
It’s just...
He hadn’t expected that after a period of disuse, Gu Jinlai’s trump card had grown so powerful.
"Commander Jiang has carefully studied that War Spiritual Artifact named ’Cheng Ying Mecha’ owned by Master Gu. According to his calculations, the attack pattern caused by that artifact is very similar to Master Gu’s trump card. He speculates that either that so-called trump card does not exist and is inherently a power Master Gu wields, or... he has already simplified that trump card into the War Spiritual Artifact named Cheng Ying Mecha, which gives this weapon power comparable to a Saint’s strength."
"Integrating that kind of power into a War Spiritual Artifact..."
Jiang Tianji took a deep breath.
Gu Jinlai’s trump card came from the Aries Star Palace.
His trump card is most likely a treasure left by the Aries Star Lord.
From the World Sword, Infinite Sword, Star Heart, and Divine Weapon Bright, it is evident how formidable the Divine Weapons left by the creators are.
Thus, it was reasonable that Gu Jinlai’s trump card possessed such mighty power.
"Your Majesty... you see, should we not contact Master Gu? According to the material of the Cheng Ying Mecha, it is made from Immortal Essence Gold. In other words... he needs sufficient Immortal Essence Gold to refine such a Mecha... can we not let them..."
"Impermissible!"
Zhou Ji’s words were cut off mid-sentence by Jiang Tianji: "The stability of Tian Nan depends entirely on Master Gu. I don’t want to repeat the mistake made by Immortal Wushi a second time."
Zhou Ji dared not speak further.
Jiang Tianji also said no more, only repeatedly looking over the intelligence, his eyes filled with amazement.
"King of Tian Nan truly deserves to be the guardian deity of the southern part of Qiantian South. With him around, the southern subjects no longer have to worry about their lives,"
Jiang Tianji said.
Zhou Ji looked at His Majesty...
The southern subjects indeed no longer had to worry about their lives, but he feared that in a few years, the people south of Tianhe would only know the King of Tian Nan and not the Daqian Dynasty.
Jiang Tianji looked over the document for a long time, reviewing over and over the intelligence about Gu Jinlai’s extermination of the three great Demon Emperors.
After a while, he finally put it down with satisfaction.
After putting down the document, he seemed to sense something, suddenly picking up another document: "What is this?"
"It is..."
Zhou Ji looked at His Majesty, who had recently been engrossed in government affairs and cultivation, dedicating his time to prepare for forging a Holy Body. He said worriedly, "It is the latest decree from the Sanqing Hall, demanding that we officially recognize Master Wushi..."
"Ah, a decree from Sanqing Hall, I remember now. But, hadn’t they already declared that Moon State, occupied by Sanqing Hall, would no longer accept our governance? We haven’t settled this issue with them yet, and they still have the audacity to send a decree? Using Master Wushi’s name to elevate the prestige of Sanqing Hall to its peak?"
Jiang Tianji suddenly realized.
"Your Majesty, it might be time to slow down your cultivation..."
Zhou Ji was full of worry.
Lucky Qi cultivation could use the will of all living beings of a nation and the momentum of an empire to rapidly achieve spiritual sublimation and comprehend the momentum of heaven and earth, stepping into the Devas Domain.
Venerable Xuan Tian was the best example.
He had achieved the Devas Realm in a few months. Talent was one reason, but the magic of Lucky Qi cultivation was the most crucial.
But...
No matter how clever a method of Lucky Qi cultivation, it inevitably allowed the cultivator to be influenced by the will of all living beings.
This influence on Emperor Jiang made him confuse his own concepts with those of the masses.
Especially since he also used the Quasi-Dao Artifact "All Living Beings Plate" to cleanse the influence of the will of all living beings on himself, each cleanse also caused him to lose a part of his memory.
Besides, since they used the will of all living beings to achieve the Devas Realm, gathering the Undying Will would be geometrically more difficult.
At least, Jiang Tianji had been at the Devas Realm for decades with the best resources, but he had always stayed at the gates of the Saint Realm, unable to make the final step.
"I can’t slow down now,"
Jiang Tianji exhaled.
His gaze turned to Zhou Ji: "Sanqing Hall, how did they suddenly become so assertive?"
"It’s Immortal Wu Nian,"
Zhou Ji said, "Immortal Wu Nian has subdued Immortal Wu Zhong."
As he spoke, he quickly added, "At least outwardly so."
"Immortal Wu Nian has subdued Immortal Wu Zhong?"
Jiang Tianji was startled.
Quickly realizing the seriousness of the issue, "You mean, Sanqing Hall has reached an internal consensus and temporarily halted their infighting?"
"Yes,"
Zhou Ji’s voice trembled slightly.
"How could this be..."
Jiang Tianji found it hard to believe.
He knew that even Master Wushi had not managed to fully subdue Immortal Wu Zhong and Immortal Wu Nian; they even tightly held onto the World Sword and the Star Heart that originally belonged to Master Wushi and refused to hand them over again...
It was precisely because Master Wushi lacked these Divine Weapons when he was assassinated by Venerable Xuan Tian that he was so easily killed.
Otherwise...
Even though he had switched to cultivating as a Heavenly Master, dispelling his own path and undying will to concentrate on the True Spirit, at least he should have been able to maintain a cultivation in the Devas Realm. Moreover, with the inherent power of the two Divine Weapons, he should not have been so incapable of resistance.
"It’s a Divine Weapon,"
Zhou Ji said, "After the fall of Master Wushi, the Star Heart lost its master. Although it was not acknowledged by Immortal Wu Nian, it no longer resisted his use, making Immortal Wu Zhong, without any option, bow down in his presence."
"Divine Weapon..."
Jiang Tianji’s mind sank.
He was well aware of the terror of Divine Weapons.
The residual power of a perished Divine Weapon was not inferior to a Supreme Taoist Device.
And for a Saint, a Taoist Device was akin to a top-grade spiritual sword for a Divinity Transformation Cultivator.
Saints possessing top-grade Taoist devices were rare, let alone Supreme Taoist Devices.
Moreover, the Star Heart was different from the Divine Weapon Bright held by Emperor Master Tai Yuan.
It was a still "alive" Divine Weapon.
Although it had not acknowledged a master, its power was equivalent to a Divinity Transformation Cultivator wielding a Quasi-Dao Artifact.
Faced with such a huge advantage, and with Immortal Wu Zhong having lost the World Sword, he was ultimately dominated by Immortal Wu Nian...
It was completely within reason.
"Neither Immortal Wu Nian nor Immortal Wu Zhong had fully achieved Undying Will, their cultivation of Divine Skills were already complete but they weren’t high-level Divine Powers, nor were they top Divine Powers, and their Holy Bodies’ capacities were limited, unable to support too many releases of Divine Skills. After losing their Divine Weapons, even if they held a top-grade Taoist Device, they barely belonged to the level of top Saints. But when Immortal Wu Nian swapped his Taoist Device with a Divine Weapon, it’s undoubtedly the same as a Divinity Transformation Cultivator swapping a top-grade spiritual sword for a Quasi-Dao Artifact..."
This increase in battle power...
Was too substantial.
"Where is the Emperor’s Master? What is his advice?"
Jiang Tianji asked.
"The Emperor’s Master is currently on the border of Cheng Province; he plans to contact Venerable Xuan Tian and combine forces to completely eradicate True Immortal Palace, the biggest unstable factor... His suggestion is, some of the demands from Sanqing Hall, as long as they don’t pose a short-term threat to Daqian, could be temporarily agreed to stabilize Sanqing Hall..."
Zhou Ji lowered his head and said, "At the critical moment of imminent battle with True Immortal Palace, it isn’t suitable to completely sever ties with Sanqing Hall, which has already ended its internal strife and possesses two Saints."
