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"So I’ve dug a big pit for myself?"
A wry smile played across Shen Yuan’s heart.
Though he had not received Yu Ke’s memories, the time causality entwined around Yu Ke convinced Shen Yuan that Yu Ke had indeed taken action against him.
With this in mind, images of the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable and the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch flashed through Shen Yuan’s brain.
According to the original history, it wasn’t until the future demon transformation chaos that Shen Yuan truly faced off against the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch.
Yet, the arrival of the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable and the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch’s search of the Desolate Far Region had disrupted the original course of history, which had been one of Shen Yuan’s previous doubts.
But after learning of Yu Ke’s situation, all of Shen Yuan’s doubts were dispelled.
It was Yu Ke who took the initiative to interfere with the Donghuang Divine System through memories, leading to an early hostility between Shen Yuan and the Donghuang Divine System.
However, Yu Ke was unaware of Shen Yuan’s true strength, allowing Shen Yuan to escape from the hands of the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch.
With this thought, Shen Yuan couldn’t help but narrow his eyes.
"Because of the unique characteristics granted by the Heavenly General Great Divine Power, I have been very restrained in interfering with history, even refraining from actively exploring history in an era tens of thousands of years later, all to minimize the impact on history.
Yu Ke, as a fish that experienced the Great Schism of heaven and earth, knows far more about the future than I do.
Although I have already seen through Yu Ke’s nature and even taken away the crucial Dragon Gate Secret Order, he is no longer much of a threat to me."
But the current Yu Ke is still an unsettling factor for the entire Primal Chaos Realm."
Standing before Yu Ke, Shen Yuan could clearly sense the emotions of fear and resentment almost materializing as Yu Ke lost the Dragon Gate Secret Order.
Shaking his head slightly, Shen Yuan slowly lifted his right hand amidst the angry stares of the various forces and pointed his index finger at Yu Ke’s brow.
That slender finger was like an unparalleled Immortal Sword, capable of obliterating spirit souls and True Spirits with a single strike.
Yu Ke, glaring at Shen Yuan, stiffened. Under that slender finger, he finally felt the terror brought by the threat of life and death.
At this moment, without the Dragon Gate Secret Order’s protection, having lost the means to come back from death, his spirit soul would truly fall if Shen Yuan were to slay him.
In his fear, Yu Ke cried out loudly to Ji Xuanyi for help:
"Crown Prince, save me!!!"
Ji Xuanyi’s teeth were almost clenched to the point of shattering. Since he was appointed Crown Prince, even the masters of the grotto heavens and the leaders of the Divine Systems had treated him with great respect—never had he encountered someone as disrespectful as Shen Yuan.
He reached for a dragon-shaped jade pendant at his waist, his eyes flashing with a hint of pain, and crushed the pendant.
In an instant, golden light bloomed; the Golden Light Spell, the foremost of the Eight Great Divine Spells of the Taoist Sect, shielded Yu Ke, revealing the towering figure of a Golden Armor Divine General.
"Clang!!!"
The sword light collided with the Divine Spell, and the Sword Intent strong enough to harm a Void Refining True Monarch was shattered by the Golden Light Spell in an instant. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Shen Yuan did not continue to make a move. As the foremost among the Eight Great Divine Spells, a developed Golden Light Spell comparable to the Wondrous Tao Divine Power, it could only be inscribed within treasures by a Void Refining True Monarch or a Taoist Doyen skilled in that field.
Unless Shen Yuan used a Great Divine Power for slaughter, ordinary methods would hardly be able to break it.
Shen Yuan shifted his gaze to the Great Yin Crown Prince who had used the Golden Light Spell.
Ji Xuanyi’s expression was dark as he said:
"Falling Clouds Taoist, to kill someone before me is too audacious.
Do you truly think that the strength of the Void Refinement Realm allows you to disregard the laws of the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty?"
Standing by, Ji Zhaoyang immediately stepped forward and said aloud:
"Crown Prince, you speak wrongly. Yu Ke has attempted to harm Fellow Taoist Shen multiple times in the Ingenious Tiny World, a fact that many peers who participated in the trials of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda can testify to.
Fellow Taoist Shen acting against Yu Ke now is merely a settlement of their private feud."
"The laws of the Great Yin state that private feuds among cultivators, as long as they don’t harm the innocent, should be decided internally by the cultivators themselves.
Even if you are the Crown Prince, you cannot arbitrarily disturb the legal statutes of the Great Yin."
Ji Xuanyi’s expression froze, and he coldly snorted:
"Yu Ke is a minister of my Crown Prince’s Manor, already a subject of the Great Yin, and not an outside cultivator, hence the private feud laws do not apply."
"A minister of the Crown Prince’s Manor should have the imperial endorsement upon him, but I see no imperial seal on Yu Ke.
Is the title of minister just a word from you, the Crown Prince?"
"Since when does a Third Imperial Prince with no title to his name have a say in the affairs of my Crown Prince’s Manor?"
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The struggle between the Great Yin 3rd Prince and the Crown Prince was a head-on confrontation, causing the various factions that originally held hostility toward Shen Yuan and intended to intervene to hold back their plans.
All sides were clear that between these two was the struggle for the heir to the throne of Great Yin, the future contest for the Mortal Emperor.
To rashly get involved, even with the protection of a grotto heavens sacred ground behind them, would lead to being crushed by the overwhelming momentum of Humanity’s Path.
Each faction took a stance of indifference, watching from the sidelines, including the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens which had direct ties to Yu Ke, choosing instead to wait and see.
Saintess Qing Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
If it wasn’t necessary, she truly did not wish to confront Shen Yuan, especially since the strength of this Falling Clouds Taoist was there for all to see.
But behind her was another reserve Sacred Sage, Xu Hao, who kept a close, almost eager eye on Shen Yuan.
While the Crown Prince and the 3rd Prince were at loggerheads, Yu Ke, protected by the Golden Light Spell, finally awoke from his prior terror.
Shen Yuan had taken away his biggest trump card, but in the end, he had survived Shen Yuan thanks to Ji Xuanyi’s help.
Looking at the Great Yin 3rd Prince who stood on Shen Yuan’s side, Yu Ke seemed to have realized something, and a look of joy suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Although the Dragon Gate Secret Order was taken, Yu Ke’s mind still retained memories of the future.
He knew clearly that in the future, after the Spirit Energy Exhaustion era arrived, the Great Yin Imperial Dynasty, having taken on the karmic consequences of the Primal Chaos Realm, would collapse after the Human Emperor’s Absolute Heaven and Earth Passage.
Neither the Great Yin Crown Prince nor the 3rd Prince were able to ascend to the position of Mortal Emperor.
However, in the early stages of the contest for Mortal Emperor, it was the Great Yin Crown Prince who held a huge advantage, even at times substituting for the Mortal Emperor in holding the reins of the Imperial Court.
It was precisely because he knew of future events that Yu Ke chose to support the Great Yin Crown Prince rather than the 3rd Prince.
"If the Supreme Taoist also knows the memory of the future and acts from the standpoint of benefit, he should in no sense be siding with the 3rd Prince.
With the Great Yin Crown Prince overseeing the Imperial Court in the future, the mere 3rd Prince can be suppressed with a flick of the hand."
"Could it be that the Supreme Taoist’s choice was wrong, proving that although he might also come from the future, he does not have as much knowledge about future events as I do?"
"I still know of the future; as long as I obtain that item, I still have a chance!"
Yu Ke, deprived of the Dragon Gate Secret Order, seemed to have grasped a lifeline, and the unease and fear inside him gradually dissipated.
While everyone harbored their own thoughts, Ji Xuanyi, the Great Yin Crown Prince, suddenly raised his head and directed his gaze toward the exterior of the Treasure Drop Pavilion.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a massive warship had appeared outside the Void Immortal Ferry. Intricate and complex patterns covered its entire body, giving off an aura as if it were a Primordial Fearsome Beast.
The Human Clan’s heavy weapon, the Taixu Ship!
The pinnacle of Human Clan’s Spell civilization, capable of opposing a Taoist Doyen with a True Monarch aboard it even beyond the 36 Territories.
Above the Jiu Province region, with Humanity’s Path bolstering it, the Taixu Ship could even suppress current Immortals.
A general clad in armor, his presence fierce as a tiger, stood at the forefront of the Taixu Ship, surrounded by an aura unmistakably that of a Void Refining True Monarch. Underneath his helmet, his gaze was locked intently on Shen Yuan within the Treasure Drop Pavilion.
"The Taixu Ship, Massacre True Monarch!"
"Why has this ferocious character come here?"
The faux anger on Ji Xuanyi’s face slowly faded, replaced with a sly smile as he turned his gaze toward Shen Yuan.
"With the arrival of General Massacre, does Fellow Taoist Falling Clouds really intend to continue his actions?"
At this moment, Shen Yuan could clearly sense the oppressive aura emanating from the Massacre True Monarch, whose presence seemed to merge with the Taixu Ship. Even if Shen Yuan played all his cards, he could not compete with it.
It could be said that the moment Massacre True Monarch appeared, Shen Yuan had already lost his chance to kill Yu Ke.
In the face of this outcome, there was no trace of anger in Shen Yuan’s expression.
The secrets of Yu Ke were already laid bare to Shen Yuan, who no longer deemed him a threat.
On the contrary, the fact that Yu Ke, who could consider the Donghuang Divine System mere pawns in his plans, instead chose to serve Ji Xuanyi, the Great Yin Crown Prince, was thought-provoking.
Yu Ke’s actions must have a significant motive behind them.
However... this apparently had nothing to do with Shen Yuan anymore.
"For the sake of His Highness the Crown Prince, what’s the harm in sparing Yu Ke?"
Shen Yuan gazed at Ji Xuanyi and said with profound meaning:
"I only hope that in the future, His Highness will not regret this decision."
