The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 362 - 363: Everyone Is Shocked
Chapter 362 -363: Everyone Is Shocked
In the belly of Liujiang State, controlled by the Double Pole Palace, people from three powers had already gathered in Liujiang City, the state’s largest city, to discuss the impending war with the Emperor Dynasty.
The standoff between the two sides had lasted so long that it was teetering on the brink of a complete eruption of conflict, especially since the new and former Emperors of Qin had returned, evidently hastening the assembly of their armies.
Within the City Lord Mansion at the city center, the upper floors had now been requisitioned by the higher echelons of Double Pole Palace, Carefree Sect, and Blood Spirit Valley.
At this moment, the Council Hall inside the City Lord Mansion was filled to capacity. All seats were taken by powerhouses from the three factions, each a renowned figure in their own right.
Three individuals occupied the most prominent seats, each a founder of one of the three powers: Fang Shuiwen, Zhou Yi An, and Yang Guixiang.
Seated in their respective places, they closed their eyes to meditate, while a steady stream of people entered from outside, each finding a spot to sit.
All the newcomers were elders of the three powers, their bodies exuding the unique aura of cultivators in the Awakening Realm, suffusing the entire hall. Should a person of weaker cultivation step in, they wouldn’t just have trouble walking; they probably wouldn’t be able to stand at all.
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Next to the three founders of the powers sat three middle-aged men, engaged in a discussion about the current situation.
The man in the black and white robe, who looked intently as someone very similar to Li Yunfeng recounted the situation, was none other than Li Xiaotian, Zhou Yi An’s beloved disciple and Li Yunfeng’s father, the current Sect Master of Carefree Sect.
And the one listening attentively to him was the current Hall Master of Double Pole Palace, Fang Yiping, the father of Fang Ziqian.
As for the last person, wearing a crimson robe, he was the current Valley Master of Blood Spirit Valley, Yang Guixiang’s adopted son, Yang Yifan.
Whether it was Fang Shuiwen, Zhou Yi An, or Yang Guixiang, they had all handed over the management of their powers to these three men and focused all their energy on cultivation.
Had it not been for the gravity of the issue with the Emperor Dynasty, the three of them would not have come here at all.
The three had long heard of the formidable reputation of the former and current Emperors Qin and had come here to counterbalance these two Human Emperors. As for the skirmish between the three powers and the armies of the Emperor Dynasty, they could not provide much assistance.
The elders who kept entering the Council Hall felt somewhat alienated and even uncomfortable seeing the three founders meditating with closed eyes.
For the past couple of years, the three had been in a state of rage, solely intent on eradicating the Emperor Dynasty, always shrouded in an aura of killing intent.
It was only after receiving news of Lin Qian that the three elders regained their calm, confirming for these elders that the decision to attack the Emperor Dynasty was indeed for the sake of that young man.
After all, Lin Qian’s fame had spread far and wide following the battle in the waters and forests of the Two States, firmly positioning him among the leading young generation in the Southern Domain.
If not for the issue of Realm, some even believed that Lin Qian might be the strongest among this generation’s prodigies in the Southern Domain.
“To scatter Qin Lingtian’s Soul Consciousness and slay the grand Prince Qin Yunyu of the Emperor Dynasty with a single sword stroke, the moment Lin Qian emerged, he stirred up such a commotion,” an elder from Double Pole Palace couldn’t help but admire as he spoke, “Truly impressive, his Talent unheard of.”
Twelve cycles of Nirvana, surviving the Soul Tribulation amidst battle, and those various battle achievements had completely won over these elders from the three powers. Many were eager to meet this young Emperor of the Huaxia Empire.
As for Fang Shuiwen, Zhou Yi An, and Yang Guixiang, their spirits were light and joyful, despite not knowing how Lin Qian had emerged from that Small World ruin.
But the result was that he indeed had come out, and that was all they needed.
“Elder Sect Master…” Just at this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from the outside, drawing the attention of everyone present, and surprise was evident on their faces.
What shocked them was not the newcomer’s identity, even though he was one of the eight elders of the Carefree Sect; any person present did not regard themselves as of lesser status or position than him.
What truly surprised them was that this elder’s aura was weak and he was clearly severely injured from head to toe.
“Eighth Elder, weren’t you sent to assist Coastal State of the Huaxia Empire? How have you come back with such injuries?” Upon seeing the eighth elder in such a state, Li Xiaotian expressed surprise.
A man with a port-wine nose next to him couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Eighth, could it be those five minor states attacking Coastal State actually gave you, who are in the Awakening Realm, such a hard time? What exactly did you do to suffer such a great loss in that insignificant place?”
The others were also brimming with curiosity, waiting for this eighth elder of the Carefree Sect to reveal the truth of the matter.
“Elder Sect Master, sigh…” The eighth elder clenched his fists tightly, let out a long sigh, and for a moment didn’t know what to say.
“Eighth Elder, could it be that the forces besieging Coastal State were aided by people from the Emperor Qin Dynasty?” Li Xiaotian speculated and asked with an ugly expression, “How were the casualties?”
The eighth elder shook his head repeatedly and looked at Li Xiaotian, “It was not Emperor Qin Dynasty who ambushed us. The one who injured me wore black dragon silver armor, and he was a man from the Huaxia Empire.”
“What?” The words of the eighth elder made everyone in the Council Hall widen their eyes in disbelief, as they clearly found the scenario unimaginable.
Lin Qian’s now revealed formidable strength had made everyone see him in a new light, but that didn’t mean they would do the same for the Huaxia Empire.
The Coastal State was, after all, a remote and small place with limited Spiritual Energy concentration and limited cultivation resources. At most, practitioners who reached the Life and Death Realm could emerge, but the natural Spiritual Energy couldn’t support their cultivation to a higher Realm.
Thus, a practitioner in the Awakening Realm like the eighth elder, in such a minor place, would be akin to an invincible existence. And yet he was now telling them that he had been injured by someone from the Huaxia Empire in such a location?
Putting aside the question of how someone capable of injuring the eighth elder could appear in that place, the mere fact that the attacker was from the Huaxia Empire was shocking enough for them.
The eighth elder was clearly there to assist the Huaxia Empire, so how had he ended up being injured instead?
“What exactly happened? Speak quickly!” Zhou Yi An, sitting in the main seat, also straightened his posture and stared intently at the eighth elder.
Now that the elder Sect Master had asked, the eighth elder quickly began, “By the time we arrived at Coastal State, the besiegement by the five states had already ended.”
“However, not a single person from Qi Province, Diao Shun State, and Nanying State who entered Coastal State survived, and those who remained in the Three States were all executed unless they surrendered immediately.”
“As for Feng State and Lianshan State, the Sect Masters who ruled the two states had already joined the Huaxia Empire and bowed their heads in fealty. The six states in the area are now all under the control of the Huaxia Empire, and this news has been spreading like wildfire over there.”
As the eighth elder spoke these words, the entire assembly was startled.
