Chapter 184: Profiteering from the Fire

Wake up, wake up, Chen Yi He, you hurry and wake up... Chen Yi He struggled to open his eyes, a blurry figure appeared before him, that figure was shaking him.

Sect Leader Hong...

"You finally woke up." Hong Liang said to Chen Yi He, as if he had been calling Chen Yi He for a long time.

Chen Yi He hadn't slept this well in a long time, thanks to the Imperial Elder Ancestor's gift, he had a good sleep. He pushed himself up from the ground and discovered Hong Liang was staring at him with a stern face.

"What's going on?" Chen Yi He asked doubtfully.

"We seem to have been discovered." Hong Liang replied, still warily looking at Chen Yi He, "Don't you know?"

Chen Yi He shook his head.

"At that time I only saw a figure, then I was knocked unconscious."

"I seem to be the same." Chen Yi He said to Hong Liang.

"It must be the Imperial Elder Ancestor," Hong Liang said, "in this pavilion, only the Imperial Elder Ancestor could knock us unconscious before we could react."

"We should be fortunate that he didn't kill us."

"It's a pity we found nothing." At that moment, the tension on Hong Liang's face gradually faded, "Let's hurry back, the Imperial Elder Ancestor still wants to discuss terms with us this morning."

"Let's go."

When Chen Yi He and Hong Liang returned to the Main Palace Hall, they found the Imperial Elder Ancestor already seated on the Dragon Throne, with their eight companions standing in the hall.

They were late returning; everything was within the Imperial Elder Ancestor's calculations, they didn't even have time to communicate with their companions.

"You two are late." The Imperial Elder Ancestor said, then rose from the Dragon Throne and slowly descended the platform. "How is it? Have you decided? I'm about to set the terms."

Chen Yi He glanced at the crowd, seeing everyone's eyes on him, he had to say to the Imperial Elder Ancestor, "Go ahead."

"First, I want three drops of your blood, Chen Yi He."

"Sure."

"Second, I want three strands of your true qi, Chen Yi He."

"Sure."

"Third, I want the Great Zhou Dynasty's rule to continue; within a hundred years, none of you ten may rebel."

Chen Yi He paused, he did not look at the crowd again but lowered his head to gaze at the golden tiles beneath his feet.

Although we had prepared, when the moment of decision truly arrived, it was still this difficult!

Yan Shan Hai walked up beside Chen Yi He, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "Make your own decision; we will support you. Besides, you know what we think."

Chen Yi He hesitated for a long time, also thought for a long time, the Imperial Elder Ancestor did not urge him.

After a while, Chen Yi He finally said to the Imperial Elder Ancestor, "We agree."

The huge stone hanging in everyone's chest fell with a splash splash splash, all dropping together into the bottomless abyss.

The Imperial Elder Ancestor was the same; he also let out a deep breath.

Chen Yi He considered the Imperial Elder Ancestor's behavior as profiteering from national crisis, most despicable. Facing the same calamity, the Imperial Elder Ancestor exploited everyone's concern for the world, shifting all burdens onto them while still profiting himself. Such conduct is not that of a gentleman.

"We've agreed to all three points; now it's your turn. Tell us what to do." Chen Yi He asked the Imperial Elder Ancestor, he added, "You'd better propose a reliable method; if we fail, not only will the Great Zhou Dynasty's rule be at stake, but even you won't escape the calamity."

"Hahaha! I naturally know, so I hope you succeed!" The Imperial Elder Ancestor laughed loudly, his laughter echoing continuously in the splendid golden palace, filling everyone's ears.

After laughing enough, the Imperial Elder Ancestor put away his smugness and solemnly said to everyone, "Listen clearly, those who follow the Heavenly Dao are not invincible; Heaven's Mandate, Heaven's Calamity, and Heaven's Hegemon should all be cultivators at the perfected stage of the Sevenfold Heaven, yet in the mortal world there are those who surpass them!"

"Those who surpass them?" Chen Yi He exclaimed in shock.

"Are they still human?" Duan Sheng was equally shocked, his mouth hanging open, "Those who surpass the Sevenfold Heaven?"

Everyone's worldview kept being refreshed!

In the mortal world there are still those who surpass the Sevenfold Heaven.

"Well, go find the Sword King Shangguan Yunyi; his strength can help you eliminate one of them." The Imperial Elder Ancestor spoke clearly and plainly.

"Shangguan Yunyi? He couldn't possibly be that strong!" Duan Sheng denied, having interacted with Shangguan Yunyi for a long time, knowing his cultivation and swordsmanship were exceptional, but he shouldn't have reached the Sevenfold Heaven level.

"You should go find him." The Imperial Elder Ancestor said seriously, "Many things cannot be judged by appearances alone."

Chen Yi He knew Shangguan Yunyi; before, at the God Sword Mountain Villa, he had seen him once—that surging sword intent, that lofty fighting spirit, were beyond his reach. Yet he was astonished that Shangguan Yunyi neither killed him nor contended for the Heavenly Mechanism Sword; otherwise, even with ten thousand lives, he wouldn't be a match.

"Fine, no problem." Chen Yi He chose to trust the Imperial Elder Ancestor.

"But whether he will act is another matter." The Imperial Elder Ancestor added.

"Are you messing with us?" Hu Bao, with a fiery temper, asked directly, "You're having us look for someone who might not even act—what is this?"

"Then it depends on your abilities, and also whether he values his life."

"You……"

"Who would want to die? Especially someone as powerful as Shangguan Yunyi—would he be willing to die alongside those lowly people under heaven?"

"Fine then! Also, you've only dealt with one of them so far." Chen Yi He continued asking.

"The second is that Dongfang Wuji and Zhang Huayu can join forces; that way we can handle another one." The Imperial Elder Ancestor replied.

This time it wasn't Hu Bao—the Western Desert Sword Devil's explosive temper finally couldn't be contained! "You're trying to get something for nothing? Anyone could think of that! Ah! I see you're getting older and more muddled! Damn it!"

The Imperial Elder Ancestor neither grew angry nor punished the Western Desert Sword Devil, "What I said is merely the only method; you don't need to be like this, and besides we've only dealt with two of them so far—can you think of how to handle the third? Don't rely on me; my strength can't reach them."

No one would believe the Imperial Elder Ancestor's such old treachery and craftiness; regardless of whether he can cope, they've already lost trust in him.

"What you're doing is really excessive." Hong Liang said, still feeling uneasy, thinking of his and Chen Yi He's ordeal in the Scripture Pavilion, his heart turned cold involuntarily.

"Hahaha! Is it really that excessive? You trespassed into my Scripture Pavilion—wasn't that excessive too?" The Imperial Elder Ancestor laughed loudly.