" Chen Mu, an envoy from the Haotian Empire has come and specifically requests to see you."
If you have the time, please come to the palace and meet this celestial messenger.
Inside the research room, Chen Mu suddenly received a message from Chen Hongjie, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"Okay! I'll be right there."
Although he knew that the Heavenly Court harbored ill intentions towards the Chen Kingdom, the Heavenly Court was currently more powerful than him, so even if he was unwilling, Chen Mu still had to deal with them.
Whoa...!
Using the spatial teleportation ability of the Spirit Magnetization Technology, Chen Mu arrived at the Hall of Preserving Harmony in the Imperial Palace from the Rune Research Institute in just a dozen breaths.
Inside the Hall of Preserving Harmony, numerous ministers lined up in two rows on either side to receive the celestial envoy from the Haotian Empire.
The celestial envoy of the Haotian Empire was a handsome young man with a bright red lotus mark between his eyebrows, signifying his extraordinary identity and status.
In the Heavenly Realm, a red dot between the eyebrows is the main distinguishing feature between the Celestial Person Race and the Human Clan. Celestial Person Race who have achieved success in cultivation will have their red dot between their eyebrows transformed into various different marks, among which the lotus mark is the most common.
The celestial envoy, accompanied by several attendants, was sitting in the special seat reserved for foreign guests, Orthodox God surveying his surroundings.
After Chen Mu entered the main hall, he scrutinized Chen Mu with a look of scrutiny, as if he were looking at some kind of rare and exotic beast.
"You're Chen Mu?"
Before Chen Hongjie could speak, the Heavenly Court Messenger asked a question, clearly showing that he did not take Chen Hongjie, the Emperor of the Chen Kingdom, seriously.
Chen Mu acted as if he hadn't heard the Heavenly Court messenger's question, and walked straight up to Chen Hongjie, asking the question.
"Third Uncle, you said a messenger from Heavenly Court wants to see me."
Why can't I see anyone, I only hear a dog barking here?
After Chen Mu finished speaking, the Heavenly Court envoy's face immediately turned red, and his eyes seemed to spit fire.
"How dare you! I am a celestial envoy of the Heavenly Court, and you dare to openly humiliate me! Believe me or not, I will go back to the Emperor right now and have him send heavenly troops to destroy your Chen Kingdom!"
"If you want war, then let's fight! Although my Chen Kingdom doesn't like to cause trouble, it's never afraid of it either."
If you intend to come to my Chen Kingdom today to show off your power, you've miscalculated!
Chen Mu remained fearless, his words ringing out with conviction, his powerful aura leaving even the Heavenly Court envoy speechless.
After a while, the envoy Haotian Empire finally reacted, gritted his teeth, and angrily turned his gaze to Chen Hongjie: "Your Majesty of the Chen Kingdom, Grand Preceptor Chen Mu's arrogance will affect the diplomatic relations between our two countries. Have you thought this through?"
Before Chen Mu returned, Chen Hongjie did not want to cause any more trouble, so he had been very tolerant of the people from the Haotian Empire.
Now that Chen Mu has said so, he naturally won't indulge the other party any longer. He smiled and said, "The Grand Preceptor's meaning is my meaning. Gao Bu Envoy, if you have nothing else to attend to today, please leave."
"You...!"
Upon hearing Chen Hongjie's reply, Gao Bu flew into a rage, unleashing a powerful aura that made the surrounding ministers unable to straighten their backs.
snort!
Chen Mu naturally wouldn't let the other party run rampant here. With just a glare, an invisible force descended, immobilizing Gao Bu.
"If you want to die, I wouldn't mind letting your inner world become nourishment for the people of my capital."
Hearing Chen Mu's icy words, Gao Bu suddenly realized that the man before him had once killed three Sage in a single day.
When the Sage Return to the Ruins, heaven and earth resonate, and the power of the inner world will transform into spiritual energy rain to nourish all things. The deaths of the three Sage of the Heavenly Puppet Sect benefited the million soldiers stationed in the capital, which is why Chen Mu said that.
"Wait! I've brought an imperial edict from the Haotian Empire Emperor with me this time."
He originally thought that even though Chen Mu had already reached the Saint Level, his strength wouldn't be much stronger than his own, which is why he dared to be so arrogant.
Only then, bound by the power of the laws mobilized by Chen Mu, did he realize that Chen Mu's strength far surpassed his own, and that killing him would likely not be too difficult.
"Where is the imperial edict? Show it to me."
Chen Mu said coldly.
Gao Bu immediately took out an exquisite scroll from his storage ring and unfurled it.
Whoosh... whoosh.
The scroll spontaneously took flight and hovered in mid-air, displaying several lines of large, golden characters.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Chen Mu, the National Preceptor of the State of the Chen Kingdom, shall enter the palace for an audience with the Emperor before the winter of the Xin Si year of Yongping, without delay. This is the imperial decree."
After Long Bo ascended the throne, he changed the era name to 'Yongping' not long after. The so-called 'Xin Si' year is the traditional sexagenary cycle, which is eighteen in numerical terms.
It is now the beginning of autumn in the eighteenth year of Yongping. According to the imperial edict, Chen Mu must go to Central Province within two months to meet Emperor Long Bo of the Haotian Empire.
" A Mu, Long Bo's summons to you at this time is probably for ulterior motives!"
After reading the contents of the imperial edict, Chen Hongjie spoke up to remind him.
"It's alright. Even if he doesn't come looking for me, I'm planning to visit Central Province soon anyway."
In a battle between two armies, morale is of paramount importance. If I show weakness now and dare not go to Central Province to face Long Bo, it will only embolden the people of the Haotian Empire.
Whoa...!
Chen Mu reached out and caught the imperial edict in the air, then turned to Gao Bu and said.
"Go back and tell your master that I have accepted this imperial decree. If there's nothing else, get out of here."
Gao Bu was no longer as arrogant as he had been when he arrived. He lowered his head and led his men out of the palace without saying a word. They walked until they reached an open area, where he then took to the air and disappeared into the horizon.
"Alright, now that the envoy has left, you may all withdraw!"
Chen Hongjie dismissed everyone around him, wanting to have a private chat with Chen Mu.
After a while, all the generals and ministers in the main hall had left, leaving only Chen Mu and Chen Hongjie behind.
" A Mu, are you really planning to go to Central Province?"
"That's right, but I'm not going in two months, I'm leaving right now."
Chen Mu nodded and smiled, "After the rules of the Pan Emperor Continent were completed, many interesting things happened, so I plan to travel around the various places along the way. If I'm lucky, I might even gain some allies to fight against the Heavenly Court."
Since the great changes in the world, Chen Mu often heard news on the Chen Kingdom's Spirit Network about the birth of extraordinary treasures, the opening of immortal caves, and the breaking of seals by demon saints.
Most of these news reports are actually exaggerated. Chen Hongjie has sent people to investigate, but some of them are indeed very strange, and there is still no accurate information.
Taking this opportunity, Chen Mu decided to investigate further, as there were many powerful individuals there, which might be helpful in the future confrontation with the Heavenly Court.
"Fine! I can't control you anyway."
Chen Hongjie waved his hand, a helpless expression on his face. "Then why don't you take A Huo with you to Central Province? His strength should be able to help you."