Chapter 269

As a handyman of the Returning Void Boundless Sect, Li Xian had always been pretending that his background was very strong to maintain his high-end persona.

In fact, he had no background at all; out in the world, he relied entirely on his mouth to bluff.

There was no way; with his current strength, it was enough to deal with others, but it was far from enough to deal with Li Chen.

At Li Chen's level, coupled with Li Chen's development speed, not seeing each other for a few days, meeting again would make you despair.

It felt like the two were no longer on the same level; how could he fight?

Recently, he thought of a way to create a conflict between Li Chen and Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian.

Li Xian knew all the various festivals in the Imperial Capital; as long as he found a festival that Li Chen would attend, let Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian go to the Imperial Capital, and then arrange for someone to make him meet Li Chen, with Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's arrogant personality, there would likely be a conflict.

By then, Li Chen would lead the army to fight the Sea Clan, and he could incite Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian to deal with Li Chen.

Although the plan was good, when put into practice, many problems appeared.

First, Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian was very difficult to approach and simply looked down on him.

Second, the time of the Sea Clan's attack didn't consult Li Xian; they attacked whenever they wanted.

Third, Li Chen passing by the Ethereal Immortal Alliance to complete a task stunned Li Xian.

Li Yu was very puzzled; why didn't everyone play by my plan?

He was very worried now that the Third Prince, Li Yu, had prepared an army and asked him to send experts to help, but he had no way to mobilize any Sage Realm experts now.

However, he didn't need to worry about this for the time being, because Li Yu had already been stripped of his military power, and the two of them couldn't easily see each other.

Li Chen stripped it just like that, without any discussion.

It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before Li Xian received the news.

Just as he was thinking about what way he could solve it, a familiar and gentle voice appeared nearby.

"Xian'er, what's wrong with you? You look burdened with worries."

The dignified Immortal Shu Yu walked over; no matter from which angle you looked at her, she was so atmospheric and elegant.

That scale, it was only that big.

"I heard the Sea Clan invaded the continent, and I am a bit worried about the eastern coastal region."

Li Xian reacted very quickly and found a random excuse; he couldn't tell the truth.

But him saying this made Immortal Shu Yu think he was worried about the country and the people; if he could be Emperor, he would probably be a good Emperor.

Immortal Shu Yu, who had been practicing in a hidden sect, knew very little about the outside world and didn't care much; she didn't even know Li Chen had been to the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

Her main job was to be responsible for the planting and care of some immortal herbs and spiritual fruits.

The nature of the work was like those who guarded the forbidden areas in the sect.

However, now much of the work was done by Li Xian, and she was happy to be idle.

People are like this; when they are busy, they have no time to think about other things, but as long as they are idle, they start to let their imagination run wild.

Immortal Shu Yu's goal was also to ascend, waiting for the appearance of the Gate of Heaven's Revelation, which was the so-called high-level Mystical Realm.

She would enter it to seek the opportunity for ascension.

At this time, she was thinking that if she succeeded in ascending, it would be unbearable for Li Xian to be left here all alone.

Immortal Shu Yu planned to leave something for Li Xian so that he could live well in the Returning Void Boundless Sect.

One day, perhaps they could meet in the Immortal Realm.

To put it bluntly, she was looking for an opportunity to make Li Xian a formal member.

As long as he could become a disciple of the Returning Void Boundless Sect, he could get the sect's protection.

Entering the establishment of the Returning Void Boundless Sect was not such a simple matter.

Outsiders wanting to become formal disciples of a hidden sect not only needed strength tests but also had to be known inside and out.

Identity and background were paramount; whether one carried debts or murder cases before entering the sect, these things couldn't be explained clearly just by relying on one's mouth.

In the cultivation world, there had been cases where some people entered a sect carrying huge debts and were then chased by debt collectors.

If any sect had this happen, it would definitely lose face.

Let alone a hidden sect where face was more important than life.

Immortal Shu Yu planned to find an opportunity to contact the imperial family, investigate Li Xian's identity clearly, and implement Li Xian's entry into the sect as soon as possible.

Li Xian didn't know her plan; his whole mind was still on wanting to be Emperor.

After sending Immortal Shu Yu away, Li Xian saw the helpless Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian.

This was the Son of God of the Returning Void Boundless Sect; when Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian passed by, Li Xian still had to bow and salute until Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian left; Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian didn't even look at him.

Thinking back to the past, Li Xian was the heir of the Tianyan Divine Sect and the Second Prince of the May Tian Ce Dynasty; his status was so noble.

Whether in the sect or in the Imperial Capital, when he passed by, others only had the share of saluting; he didn't expect to be reduced to this point now.

The more miserable his encounter, the more he hated Li Chen.

That feeling was as if Li Chen had taken away everything that should have belonged to him.

His case belonged to blaming Li Chen for things he couldn't obtain; Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian was the one who was truly robbed.

Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian had just returned to the Returning Void Boundless Sect when he met the mountain-watching envoy and learned that some time ago, Qiluo Xuan Ji had brought a few people to the Returning Void Boundless Sect.

This was about the same as he had expected.

When he encountered an attack at the Sword Discussion Assembly and Li Chen appeared, Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian had already passed out; when he woke up, Li Chen had already left, and he didn't know that the one he 'caught' was Li Chen. As a result, when he returned to his residence, he found it empty.

Hearing Qin Meng say that Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's mother and other beautiful followers had arrived in advance, shouldn't they all be here?

Just as he was puzzled, Qin Meng found a note left by Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's mother, saying that she had to deal with family matters, so she took people and left first.

"I remember my mother saying that her family seemed to be in the west of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, called something like 'Luoshui Villa'."

Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian understood the logic; his mother leaving indeed had matters, but the problem was, why did so many women leave?

Qin Meng next to him began to analyze.

"Son of God, perhaps the few people you caught had old ties with your mother? Your mother didn't want things to develop out of control, so she took people and sent them back."

With her random analysis, Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian felt it indeed made sense; he would know what happened after Qiluo Xuan Ji returned, and Qiluo Xuan Ji couldn't betray him.

Being able to get another chance to be alone with Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian, Qin Meng felt her luck was very good.

She actually hoped that the other women would never come back.

"Now these are all small matters; the Sea Clan actually made me nearly lose my life; a gentleman does not fail to avenge this grudge."

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As a Son of Destiny, what he needed was hatred; the stronger the object of hatred, the faster his strength would grow.

Jun Shizi Shizi Jun Zhan Tian's goal was to give the Sea Clan a bloody lesson.

Then correspondingly, Li Chen dealing with the Sea Clan this time had another Son of Destiny joining.

The side with more Sons of Destiny had a higher probability of winning.

Actually, Li Chen didn't know this point either, just feeling that the May Tian Ce Dynasty had too many talents.

As for how many talents there were, just like now, in Qingqiucheng.

Li Chen only needed to sit in the Commander's Hall, and many things could be solved by others.

The Sect Masters of the five major sects and the generals of the Fourth Group Army were surrounding the sand table, focusing on organizing the intelligence of the Sea Clan invasion.

On the sand table, the terrain of the eastern coast of the May Tian Ce Dynasty was finely depicted, with mountains, rivers, cities, and passes clear at a glance.

Several generals held long, thin command sticks, explaining the war situation on the sand table, their tones steady and powerful.

"According to the latest intelligence, the Sea Clan main force is divided into three routes, attacking Chaoyin City, Qinglan Port, and Bibowan respectively."

Sun Zhen, the deputy commander of the Fourth Group Army, pointed to the three marks on the sand table and said in a deep voice.

Regardless of whether he was a confidant of the Third Prince, in front of the Emperor, he had to be a subject.

The Third Prince had already packed up and gone to be a vassal king; in order to make a living, he certainly had to listen to Li Chen.

He even needed to perform seriously to gain Li Chen's approval.

Li Chen was the Emperor, his immediate superior; he had no other path to choose now except loyalty.

After all, he couldn't really accompany the Third Prince to the fief to be a retainer, right?

The Third Prince wanted to be Emperor, and he supported it because if the Third Prince became Emperor, he would definitely be promoted.

Now that the Third Prince's general trend was gone, if he listened to Li Chen, he would at least be an official.

"Chaoyin City has dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but hard to attack; although the Sea Clan's offensive is fierce, it is difficult to break through in a short time. We only need to send part of the army to support,

Qinglan Port is an important supply point for our army; it looks like only a small main force of the Sea Clan is attacking, but I estimate the Sea Clan wants to wait for our main army to go to support Chaoyin City before launching an attack to forcibly occupy Qinglan Port; we must reinforce it immediately,

Bibowan has open terrain with a river passing through, suitable for the Sea Clan to exert their water warfare advantage; our defense line here is relatively weak, and we need to dispatch elite troops good at water warfare to support as soon as possible."

This was Sun Zhen's analysis; as the deputy commander of this area, he was very familiar with the surrounding places.

But he was familiar, and the various Sect Masters were also familiar; they were all mixing in this area.

"General Wang's words are very true." Mo Mo Wulei, He He Zongzhu of the Heaven-Crying Sword Graveyard, took over the conversation, his finger gently drawing on the sand table, "My Heaven-Crying Sword Graveyard disciples are good at attacking strongholds; we can send eight thousand elite sword cultivators to cooperate with forty thousand soldiers to support Chaoyin City and cooperate with the defenders to repel the Sea Clan."

"My Cangqiong Sword Sect disciples are good at long-range sword qi attacks; we can send ten thousand sword cultivators to cooperate with eighty thousand soldiers to head to Qinglan Port to assist in defense." Cangqiong Sword He He Zongzhu Ling Ling Tianfeng said in a deep voice.

The Sect Masters of the five major sects expressed their own opinions, and the generals quickly adjusted the troop deployment according to their suggestions.

The troop marks on the sand table were constantly moving, as if a silent war was being staged.

Li Chen just stood silently to the side, thinking in his heart: I just said you could solve it, so why did you drag me over and let me walk through the motions?

After the military deployment ended, the generals and Sect Masters looked at Li Chen.

There was no way; the decision-making power was still with Li Chen.

After Li Chen nodded in agreement, they took their orders and went out to gather the troops.

Actually, Li Chen coming here certainly had a role, because without Li Chen, no one here would obey anyone else.

Just like the daily morning court, if the Emperor didn't express his stance, the ministers could argue for half a day.

Next, the city gate of Qingqiucheng slowly opened, accompanied by a heavy roar, and a murderous aura rushed toward them.

Li Chen rode on a spirited white horse, wearing golden dragon-patterned battle armor, with purple energy lingering around his body.

Coming in a hurry this time, he didn't bring the Emperor's battle armor.

But coincidentally, Li Yu, this kid, secretly made a few sets, and they fit quite well, so Li Chen put one on in passing.

Actually, seeing this scene, many generals began to break out in a cold sweat.

Li Yu secretly made golden armor for the Emperor to wear; if Li Chen caught onto this charge and didn't let go, Li Yu would likely have to go to jail.

(End of chapter)