Lanling City.
Inside the Imperial Study of the Imperial Palace.
With the Emperor, Ye Ze'an, and Yun Shu assisting him, the Crown Prince gradually mastered the technique, and the transmission of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi grew increasingly steady.
Suddenly, anger surfaced on the Crown Prince's face:
"Pudu Temple! Damn them!"
Relying on the sensations brought by the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi, he had sensed the River-Suppressing Heavenly King attacking the Azure Blue Iron Cavalry.
"Calm your mind."
The Emperor, seated nearby, spoke calmly.
"Yes, Father Emperor."
The Crown Prince lowered his head and acknowledged him.
Li Fei had sent back important intelligence, saying that the First Prince had a Martial Saint backing him.
Naturally, this matter had drawn their attention.
However, both the Emperor and Ye Ze'an had set their suspicions on Pudu Temple.
Compared to the other factions, Buddhism actually had more reason to act at this time.
Although the imperial court had already supported Buddhism, it had ultimately done so with wariness and caution. It could never allow Buddhism to develop too far.
Once it crossed a certain limit, the "Buddhist Extinction" incident from a century ago might happen again! If Pudu Temple stepped forward at this moment to support the First Prince's ascension, it could seize the greatest initiative.
In the future, turning Buddhism into the state religion would be a mere word away!
Thus, from the perspective of interests, the Emperor and Ye Ze'an had focused their suspicions on Pudu Temple from the very beginning.
Of course, they had not relaxed their surveillance of the other factions either.
In the end, it was confirmed that Pudu Temple was indeed involved!
A moment later, the Crown Prince's brows relaxed, and a smug look appeared on his face.
This was precisely the moment for True