A Trap Within a Trap

Anyone with even a shred of dignity would not willingly become someone else's puppet. Born into the imperial family, the Nineteenth Prince enjoyed a noble status and a pampered life. He was even less willing to become another's puppet.

Forced by the tide of events, with the Stone Emperor's whereabouts unknown, the Nineteenth Prince had no choice but to compromise and agree to inherit the throne, becoming a puppet of the Immortal Dao Lineage of the Desolate Region. Using the authority granted by his status, he helped the Immortal Dao Lineage carry out certain convenient tasks.

The Nineteenth Prince had learned from the Stone Emperor that the Stone Emperor thought highly of Ye Feng. He had also heard of Ye Feng's accomplishments and admitted that Ye Feng was more outstanding than himself. At this moment, he needed outside help to balance the Immortal Dao Lineage's influence, power, and presence within the palace. He knew that this outside help was Ye Feng.

Ye Feng stared at the Nineteenth Prince, seeing through his thoughts.

He wants me to become a pawn in his hands, like Shi Hao in the original storyline, to keep the Immortal Dao Lineage in check.

The Nineteenth Prince was well versed in imperial strategy.

There were cultivators from the Immortal Dao Lineage in the central square. It was inconvenient for the Nineteenth Prince to speak with Ye Feng, so he proposed a battle in the sky, intending to discuss matters with him. He wanted to tell Ye Feng that the ambitions of the Three Sects were obvious to all. Now that the Stone Kingdom was leaderless, they could only rely on the Immortal Dao Lineage's power to stabilize the nation.

But if that happened, the people of the Stone Kingdom would sooner or later be ravaged by the