With the Earth Spirit Revival, every place becomes a place of scorching heat and devastation.
The South Sea monsters are rampant. Those sorcerer families, eager to curry favor with the Dragon Palace, allow them to wreak havoc. While this can ensure the basic needs of ordinary people and maintain a semblance of public order, it cannot restrain the water monsters that crave human flesh. People are constantly disappearing inexplicably.
The same applies to the land of Cloud Capital. The old guard of the Warlock Dynasty are hiding there, secretly conducting all sorts of experiments since a thousand years ago. The entire population of Cloud Capital is the subject of these experiments, and after the Earth Spirit Revival, they will become even more unscrupulous in this regard.
Of course, his capital city was the same.
In reality, this place has never changed. People either become food for others or resources for other forces. Everyone does it, everyone is exploiting others, and no one can claim to be absolutely clean.
But that guy
As the cold night descended, the entire palace hall became as frigid as an Arctic cellar after everyone had left. Frost covered the surroundings, and the palace, a symbol of power, was cold and devoid of any human warmth.
The emperor sat high on the dragon throne, looking down and silently reflecting on everything that had happened over the years.
The floor beneath the dragon throne was another black dragon throne, upon which King Xiang sat. The two were in different palaces, yet they experienced the same cold.
At this point, even the emperor himself was somewhat confused about whether he was in the mortal realm or the ghost realm.
" Chen Qing wouldn't want to clash with us prematurely," the Emperor said calmly, gazing at the moonlight outside. "Even if he doesn't want to see us successfully annihilate those ancient forces, he won't confront us head-on. With chaos brewing and all sides eyeing us covetously, he won't do that."
"Yes," King Xiang replied calmly.
Currently, the main forces are divided into four groups. First, there are the ancient forces, also known as the Four Great Guilds forces. After being schemed against, they are now at their weakest. As the victors of every Samsara, many forces probably do not want them to successfully awaken again. This is why they dared to be the first to openly attack the north. Only by attacking them will other forces mostly remain on the sidelines.
Secondly, there's the Dragon Palace faction. It's unknown how much the South Sea faction has developed since the major sorcerer families moved there. The one from the East Sea is said to have disappeared recently, causing chaos within the faction. They've even secretly colluded with the South Sea, though the specifics are unknown. However, the power they've preserved shouldn't be underestimated. After all, the Dragon Palace is the last powerful ancient force, with countless families secretly supporting them. What kind of cooperation they've had with the people of the Southeast and East Seas is unknown.
Most importantly, there's the King of Qin. Now that he's successfully come back to life, he certainly won't keep watching forever. Even now, King Xiang still believes that the person the emperor fears most is that guy who almost changed the world.
The third one is Cloud Capital!
Perhaps only the most powerful families, spanning nearly a thousand years, truly understand the terror of Cloud Capital; that place is far more complex than ordinary people imagine.
The Warlock Dynasty was a very mysterious era. It is said that, according to records, only this time out of four Samsara, the Warlock Dynasty appeared. The Dragon Mother and her guild members inquired about the Warlock Dynasty many times, but they couldn't find out anything.
All we know is that something happened during that era, something seemed to change. Although the dynasty collapsed and everything returned to normal, there was definitely a power within it that no one could imagine.
The emperor knew there was something inside because he knew a secret: the so-called bloodline families, which were now allowing humans to use the power of demonic bloodlines, originated from that Warlock Dynasty.
That was someone even he dared not easily provoke.
According to intelligence reports, Cloud Capital has been making frequent moves recently.
Those remnants of the Warlock Dynasty seem to be getting restless!
If he could receive the message, the Emperor would know, and Chen Qing would certainly receive it too. In this situation where a major war could break out at any moment, everyone cherishes their own resources. Food is one of the most precious resources during times of war. At this time, why would he be willing to offer it up voluntarily?
What is he thinking?
"Have you ever considered that perhaps he simply wanted to make life a little easier for ordinary people in this chaotic world?" King Xiang suddenly asked.
The emperor was taken aback, then laughed, "Do you believe me?"
How could someone so soft-hearted and compassionate create such a terrifying power in just five years?
How could Lu Ming and Xiao Mingyue suffer repeated losses?
Even the sudden disappearance of the King of Qin in the East Sea this time, he felt was inextricably linked to that guy Chen Qing. Could someone he couldn't even see through be a truly compassionate person?
Of course, he believed that both he and the other party were ambitious people, and he hadn't lied before; he did indeed want to change the world. However... no matter if your goal is to save the world or something else, you should never act impulsively to achieve such a great purpose.
Using precious resources to save people at this time? That's not kindness, that's foolishness. Chen Qing shouldn't be a fool.
"What do you plan to do?" King Xiang asked.
He didn't care about the lives of living beings; from his perspective, the more people died, the more he actually profited.
But that didn't stop him from having some respect for the other person, if they really intended to save someone.
"Let him come. I want to see what he's up to."
"Oh, by the way, there's something interesting happening in Cloud Capital that I expect will reach you soon."
"Oh?" The emperor laughed. "You Cloud Capital? What could possibly be so interesting to you?"
"You're being selected as the new Celestial Master..."
What business is it of yours or mine?
"There's one person who's quite interesting."
"Oh?"
How could she be here?
If we're talking about the most mysterious and intimidating place in the Central Plains, it has to be the former capital of the previous dynasty: Cloud Capital!
This place is the capital of three dynasties of the human race, the birthplace of the glorious Warlock Dynasty recorded in the history of various families, and is also said to be the birthplace of the current Bloodline Family.
Twenty years ago, the King of Qin overturned the world with such a grand scale that he dared not touch this ancient capital. For twenty years, the Great Jin Dynasty Cloud Capital like a nail driven into the most important position in the southeast, making it a lawless city.
During the most chaotic years, the city remained inactive, but now, Cloud Capital has suddenly held a grand celebration.
It is said that the Zhang Family, the former family of the Imperial Preceptor, has a new Celestial Master who has succeeded to the throne. The four successors handpicked by the older generation of Celestial Master Zhang will be chosen in the upcoming Celestial Master election to determine the final Celestial Master.
The person in charge of the Celestial Master ceremony this time was the previous generation Celestial Master, while the four successors have caused a great deal of discussion throughout Cloud Capital.
The first one is the one everyone hopes for, the eldest son of the previous generation of Celestial Master Zhang: Zhang Zhiyun.
The second is Mu Ziyunyi, the most prestigious elder in the Cloud Capital Art Palace in recent years.
But the third spot was something many people didn't expect.
Ziyue, the chief sorcerer of the Great Jin court!