The Immortal Ranking Rises Again

"Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty has sent eight envoys to visit the fifteen southern kingdoms."

Upon hearing the news, Li Rui's lips curled slightly upward.

It worked.

The reason he had so forcefully slain Si Nankui was, in truth, to give King Xuan'an a push.

That was how matters in the Imperial Court worked. Without an opportunity, those civil officials could argue for a hundred years.

It was said that right after he killed Si Nankui, King Xuan'an paid a visit to the Imperial Study.

Then, during Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty's morning court session, King Xuan'an joined forces with the war faction to press the issue. The Holy Emperor had also tacitly approved their actions, and those ministers advocating further observation naturally saw through it. This was clearly the Holy Emperor's intention.

What followed then fell into place naturally.

If nothing unexpected happened, once the diplomatic missions were complete, Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty would join forces with the smaller kingdoms to establish the Anti-Fen Alliance.

The crisis was temporarily resolved.

"Big Brother's might shook all four corners. Those old fellows in Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty must have felt Big Brother's kingly aura of dominance."

Ning Zhongtian threw back his head and laughed, feeling utterly refreshed.

It was not only him. Nie Siming, Yuan Xiong, and the others felt the same.

These past few years.

The pressure exerted by Fenxin Immortal Dynasty had been anything but small, like a great mountain weighing upon everyone's hearts.

Now, they could finally hold their heads high.

They all knew that Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty's intervention had much to do with Li Rui.

"Kingly aura of dominance."

Li Rui's mouth twitched.

His plan had worked quite well.

Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty had actually been waiting for an opportunity all along. If they kept waiting, Fenxin Immortal Dynasty's army might well have already