Luoyi, East Arrival Pavilion.
Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen, Prime Minister Wen Gang, the six ministries' officials led by Minister of War Ban Di, and Grand Celestial Master Lu Jian of the Heavenly Patrol Division had all come in response to the summons of the new ruler, Ji Ao.
With these heavyweight ministers gathered here, everyone understood that some momentous matter was about to be decided. Nearly all of them were speculating over it. Only Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen sat with his eyes half-closed, looking as though every pearl of wisdom lay in his grasp.
Seeing Grand Priest Dongyang Si Chen's demeanor, the other senior ministers suddenly understood. Most likely, the matter that had plunged the entire Primordial Continent into silence for over a month was finally about to reach a conclusion.
That was right. The entire Primordial Continent had already been caught in an eerie silence for nearly a month and a half.
During that month and a half, every faction—whether Great Zhou, the Devil Race, the other princes and imperial kinsmen who had declared independence, or the invading Demon Race and Wa Ling Race—had proactively drawn back their battle lines. Every military movement had become extremely cautious.
The cause was the Devil Race dispatching Creation Realm Divine King Realm experts in retaliation for the death of the Demon Emperor Fifth Crown Prince.
And they had even deployed an Ancient Demon God.
One had to know that Creation Realm Divine Kings were essentially the deterrent force of the entire Primordial Continent. Above them, Creation Realm Divine Lord experts were few enough among every race to count on one's fingers.
The Devil Race deploying Creation Realm Divine Kings meant that the intensity of the Primordial Continent's war had abruptly increased a hundredfold.
Once Creation Realm Divine Kings entered the