Chapter 227: Ginger is still spicier when it's old; purely getting something for nothing

But soon, Jiang Xun fell into complete despair.

After the Dao Masters arrived, all six Golden Core disciples and six Nascent Soul disciples chose to forfeit.

Only two remained on each side.

In other words, the current situation is that either the Lingyun Dynasty makes a request, or the He Yu Dynasty makes a request...

"Battle Platform."

After all irrelevant personnel left the field, Dao Master Bing said softly.

In front of all the contestants, a platform about twenty meters long and thirty meters wide began to rise from the ground; it was already quite large for a one-on-one Battle Platform.

"Golden Core disciples, get on the Battle Platform."

He Luyun said afterwards.

The two Golden Core disciples immediately jumped onto the Battle Platform, looking at each other from five meters apart.

"Life or death does not matter in the battle, the battle time is one stick of incense; if no one falls when the incense burns out, there is no winner. Leaving the range of the Battle Platform is also a defeat, and calling for surrender is also a defeat. Light the incense."

After He Luyun finished speaking, a stick of incense on the incense stand at the far left edge of the Battle Platform began to burn.

The two Golden Core disciples also immediately took out their respective weapons and rushed toward each other.

Those who could make it this far were all capable Golden Core disciples; both were at Golden Core Great Perfection, and they seemed to know each other, fighting intensely for a time.

Judging by their attire, they should both be members of the royal family.

"Father Emperor, are you awake?"

Jiang Xun had no heart to watch the match and tried to contact the Tianyu Holy Emperor.

"Hmm?"

Before long, a sound of "hmm" came from the Tianyu Holy Emperor's side.

Jiang Xun was overjoyed upon hearing this, walked quickly toward a distance, and then said: "Father Emperor, I found out that the Lingyun Dynasty intends to use Tang Zhirou to win the Top Ranking Challenge of the Void Refinement Realm, and then make a request to prevent Tianwai Island from taking action against the Lingerie-Sect."

"Also, if Ling Shangtian wins, the Lingyun Saint Emperor wants to meet with the Island Master. I think the Lingyun Dynasty wants to subdue the Lingerie-Sect. Why doesn't Father Emperor reach a cooperation with the Lingerie-Sect first?"

"The Lingerie-Sect?" The Tianyu Holy Emperor frowned upon hearing this: "It is not worth it to have a falling out with the Lingyun Dynasty for that kind of Demonic Sect."

"But before the Lingerie-Sect was defined as a Demonic Sect, it had already become the third of the Ten Great Sects; its strength is indeed not to be underestimated. Moreover, the Lingerie-Sect is proficient in Dual Cultivation, harvesting techniques, and charm arts, and it has also merged with the Baihua Sect, which is more skilled in plant manipulation and poisons. If they use this power on the battlefield, I fear it will be very dangerous."

Jiang Xun said hurriedly.

"The influence of charm arts on male cultivators is immense. On the battlefield, it could lead to large numbers of soldiers defecting or even infiltrating the interior. Combined with the poisons of the Baihua Sect, it would cause large-scale casualties. Therefore, I... your son believes that we can subdue the Lingerie-Sect before the Lingyun Dynasty."

The Tianyu Holy Emperor was silent for a moment after hearing this, and Jiang Xun did not speak, leaving him time to think.

About a quarter of an hour later, the Tianyu Holy Emperor spoke: "Since the Lingyun Dynasty is already prepared to make a request, presumably the Lingerie-Sect has already decided to cooperate with the Lingyun Dynasty, right?"

"The Lingerie-Sect is being forced." Jiang Xun shook his head and said: "I have traveled the world for these years and know some people from the Lingerie-Sect. They are only trying to protect themselves now and have to compromise. The Lingyun Dynasty has also made many excessive demands, so if we can offer better conditions, the Lingerie-Sect will join us."

"Moreover, the Lingyun Dynasty does not know about this. After today's Top Ranking Challenge ends, Tang Zhirou will still ask the Tianwai Island Master not to touch the Lingerie-Sect, and we can take advantage of this to reap the benefits."

"How could I not have considered this? It is precisely because of this that I would directly offend the Lingyun Dynasty completely." The Tianyu Holy Emperor laughed: "Wasting a chance for us to make a request for nothing, that old brat Ling Tianyi will be furious, hahahaha."

"Since Father Emperor says so, does that mean you agree to subdue the Lingerie-Sect?"

Jiang Xun asked upon hearing this.

"I still need you to do two things." The Tianyu Holy Emperor nodded.

"Father Emperor, please speak."

"First, marry He Luyun and reach a cooperation with the He Yu Dynasty. At that time, the He Yu Dynasty and the Tianyu Dynasty will form a pincer movement against the Lingyun Dynasty, and the Lingyun Dynasty will not dare to act rashly."

"Second, before the Zi hour today, persuade the Lingerie-Sect to announce their allegiance to the Tenth Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty, which is you, at the Chen hour tomorrow. As long as you can persuade the Lingerie-Sect, the Lingerie-Sect shall be a gift from Father Emperor to you."

"As for marrying He Luyun..." Jiang Xun scratched his cheek, feeling somewhat helpless, and then informed the Tianyu Holy Emperor about the matters of Huang Hao and Ling Wutian of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Hahahaha, you brat are quite popular; the Lingyun Dynasty even has designs on you." The Tianyu Holy Emperor laughed upon hearing this.

"Since that is the case, there is another better way."

"Father Emperor, please speak." Jiang Xun nodded, having a vague guess in his heart.

"If that Huang Hao wins, I will wait for the He Yu Dynasty to come and propose marriage, and I will make a request to jointly restrain the Lingyun Dynasty with our dynasty. If they agree, I will consent to the marriage. If Ling Wutian wins, I will let the Lingyun Dynasty take the Lingerie-Sect as a dowry, which would also avoid conflict with the Lingyun Dynasty; otherwise, I will not agree to the marriage."

Don't say it, ginger is still spicier when it's old; no matter which side wins with this move of the Tianyu Holy Emperor, the Lingerie-Sect will fall into his hands.

"But the premise is that the He Yu Dynasty is willing to become enemies with the Lingyun Dynasty for the sake of the marriage, and the Lingyun Dynasty is willing to hand over the Lingerie-Sect for the sake of the marriage. This is probably..." Jiang Xun stopped mid-sentence.

"So you must have sufficient value." The Tianyu Holy Emperor nodded: "I will immediately announce to the outside world that you are the successor to my Tianyu Dynasty."

"Ah? This, this, this... ah?"

Jiang Xun was not acting; he was truly stunned. Isn't the Tianyu Holy Emperor being a bit too generous?

"What are you thinking? You brat are an outsider, how could you possibly have the right to inherit the dynasty." The Tianyu Holy Emperor laughed upon hearing this: "It is just a temporary false piece of news. As for the successor of the dynasty, I can change it whenever I want. Once we achieve our goal, I will announce a change of successor. What could they do then?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xun nodded in realization; he had overthought it, he had truly overthought it.

"Father Emperor is brilliant." Jiang Xun praised.

Why say that one must have strength and power? These messy things that gave Jiang Xun a headache were already calculated by the Tianyu Holy Emperor in two or three sentences, and it was completely feasible.

The Lingerie-Sect was saved, the possibility of the Lingyun Dynasty turning hostile was resolved, and who to choose for the marriage was also resolved. The request made to the Island Master instead became something beneficial to the Tianyu Dynasty.

He even did Jiang Xun a favor along the way by giving the Lingerie-Sect to Jiang Xun, making Jiang Xun loyal to him.

If this fake prince were not Jiang Xun but someone else, they would probably be flying with joy over the gift of the Lingerie-Sect.

It was directly killing five birds with one stone.

And from the perspective of the Tianyu Holy Emperor, it wouldn't matter even if the plan failed; it had nothing to do with him in the first place—purely getting something for nothing.