Chu Xinyan looked at him. "What a pity. I had thought he would be a useful pawn, one who could help us hold Lan Ji back for a while."
"Now, it seems we can mostly forget about relying on him."
Chu Hao smiled calmly. "Why do we need to rely on him? Father Emperor has less than two months left before the Five Decays of Heaven and Man take hold."
"When that time comes, Lan Ji will surely mobilize every force at her disposal to seize power within the imperial dynasty. That will be our best chance to infiltrate Imperial Ancestor Mountain."
Chu Xinyan then asked, "Did you get that item?"
Chu Hao slowly nodded. "Not long ago, Imperial Consort obtained that item and handed it over to me."
"If anything goes wrong, she will help us hold back the two Heavenly Venerable Realm experts of the imperial family. No matter the cost, we must release Grandfather!"
"This is our greatest chance in all these years!"
Chu Hao's gaze was exceedingly resolute, as though the matter he had just spoken of was the very mission for which he lived.
Chu Xinyan nodded deeply. Though she said nothing further, her thoughts were the same.
The mission they had been born for was to destroy the seal within Imperial Ancestor Mountain.
What the world did not know was that the two of them, along with their mother, the current Imperial Consort, were descendants of the bloodline of the Ten-Eyed Sky Demon sealed within Imperial Ancestor Mountain!
Outside the Imperial City.
Atai flew alone for several dozen li before arriving in an exceptionally secluded valley.
Sheer cliffs surrounded it, and there was nothing remarkable within the valley.
But at that moment, Atai stopped. He suddenly turned around and looked in the direction