Chapter 381: The Emperor's Plot

"The matter of our Majesty colluding and being in contact with the Blood God Sect is, in fact, not a secret to me."

"As for his matter of wanting to break through to the Seventh Tier, he has actually been working hard at it all these years."

Speaking of this, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao sighed and said, "One of the reasons he cannot break through to the Seventh Tier is also because he is trapped by the fact that the rank of his Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern is not high enough. If it weren't for the incident where he ordered Chief Steward Chu of the Inner Court to blood-sacrifice all the commoners in Yangjiang County earlier.

I probably would have given him the Eighth-Tier mid-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern that you deduced.

With the help of the Eighth-Tier mid-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern, plus the assistance of those heavenly treasures in his hands, he should have broken through to the Seventh Tier long ago.

Unfortunately, the Yangjiang County incident made me change my mind.

So even though he questioned me, I still didn't give him the Eighth-Tier mid-grade Earth Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern."

Xu Jin shook his head secretly upon hearing this.

It was a matter of time and fate.

This could also be considered Emperor Qian'an bringing it upon himself.

If Emperor Qian'an knew the truth, I wonder if he would regret doing the blood-washing of Yangjiang County?

However, sighs were sighs, but Xu Jin continued to speak toward the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's starlight projection.

"Grand Master, if I had only discovered Emperor Qian'an seeking to buy the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill to break through the bottleneck at a high price, I wouldn't have felt surprised, and I would have been like you are now, thinking this is a very normal thing.

However, in the communication between the Blood God Child Fu Ying and Emperor Qian'an.

Emperor Qian'an was extremely urgent; in order to get the Myriad Spirit Blood Pill before April 30th, he didn't even hesitate to offer double the price.

Finally, on top of the double price, he added a Sixth-Tier spirit medicine of the divine soul type.

Grand Master, you know the value of a Sixth-Tier spirit medicine of the divine soul type better than I do.

I personally feel that Emperor Qian'an might have ill intentions," Xu Jin suggested.

"Ill intentions?"

The Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao frowned, "What else can he do?

Currently, his envoys cannot leave Dachen Wan Yi, and even less can they send out documents representing legitimacy.

And the Sumeru Palace Master was just repelled by me earlier.

And he can't get in either.

One can't get out, and one can't get in.

Even if he breaks through to the Seventh Tier, what can he do?"

"Grand Master, do you think there is a possibility of Emperor Qian'an jumping over the wall like a dog?" Xu Jin said.

"What specifically do you mean by jumping over the wall like a dog?" Cheng Yuexiao was a bit puzzled.

"Grand Master, I think you still underestimate the shamelessness of this Majesty. He could even do the blood-washing of Yangjiang County and could invite the Sumeru Palace Master to take over Chen Guo! Do you think there is anything he wouldn't do?" Xu Jin asked.

"Then what do you mean?" The Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao asked.

Xu Jin didn't rush to answer, but continued, "Grand Master, after learning about this situation in the Yunluo Star Domain, I also pondered: standing from Emperor Qian'an's perspective, what would he do? What could he do?

At the time, I couldn't figure it out.

But now, after hearing the various measures you have taken against Emperor Qian'an, I suddenly understood.

If we were in his shoes, Emperor Qian'an, this emperor, would already have an extreme sense of crisis right now.

In your view, you are only restricting his imperial power and still honoring him as Emperor.

But in the view of Emperor Qian'an, this emperor, you are already riding on his head.

It's just short of rebellion.

In fact, Grand Master, you have repeatedly killed his envoys and executed the court officials working for him; in his view, this is already rebellion.

It's only missing the final step—killing him, this emperor.

The person he wants to deal with is naturally you!"

"This..."

The Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's starlight projection stood up instantly, "To tell the truth, I have had the thought of deposing him, but it was just a thought. Killing him—I really haven't.

Twenty years of monarch and subject; it's not to the point of letting him lie dead on the spot!"

Hearing this, Xu Jin said gloomily, "Grand Master, have you read history books?"

"Of course!"

"This kind of power struggle is always a matter of life and death! If the Grand Master still harbors such womanly benevolence, it will only harm others and yourself. If you are not careful, the people following you might end up with broken homes and lost lives!

After the restoration, it might even be the extermination of the clan!

If you really want to depose him, then as long as Emperor Qian'an lives for one day, he is the biggest unstable factor in Chen Guo!

As long as he issues a call, the Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, and all the various parties who want to invade Chen Guo and devour Chen Guo will kill their way over in an instant!

They don't care about truth or falsehood, right or wrong.

All they need is a reason that can stand up to righteousness!" Xu Jin said gloomily.

Once these words were spoken, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was shocked, his expression becoming extremely serious.

It was Xu Jin who had awakened the dreamer with a single word!

After a long while, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao sighed, "Your analysis is correct!

It is indeed my mistake in thinking.

I was still thinking about the twenty years of monarch-subject friendship, thinking that no matter what, I couldn't let him lie dead on the spot!

Now it seems that it was my womanly benevolence!

Even if I depose him, if he doesn't die, he might lead Chen Guo into a land of eternal damnation!"

Speaking of this, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao bowed to Xu Jin, "Thanks to your reminder, otherwise, my womanly benevolence would have almost caused a great disaster!

According to what you said, if Emperor Qian'an is truly so urgent and spares no cost to break through to the Seventh Tier.

I am afraid there really is a big plot."

After speaking, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao paced and pondered, shaking his head while pondering.

"What is it?"

"It's difficult!"

"The matter of killing an emperor, even if he is a muddled emperor, cannot be done directly!

Anyone who does it will bring about retaliation from other orthodox forces in the name of righteousness!

I cannot kill him directly!

None of the other Seventh-Tier experts dare to do it!

If they do it, they will lead their families into a land of eternal damnation," the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Grand Master, what about me?"

"You even less! You have a bright future; how can you destroy it on the matter of killing a muddled emperor..."

Halfway through the sentence, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's voice stopped suddenly.

"Grand Master, with my current identity, doing this is just right!" Xu Jin said.

"No, your strength is not enough! Although Emperor Qian'an is only at the peak of the Sixth Tier, he has the National Jade Seal to protect him, and he has many star weapons; his combat power is definitely comparable to the late Seventh Tier.

What's more, inside the Imperial Palace, there is also an Eighth-Tier old retainer.

Let alone you, even with the Eighth-Tier old retainer present, Peng Lao couldn't do it," the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

"Grand Master, I am about to break through to the Fifth Tier! After breaking through to the Fifth Tier, without the old retainer present, I might have the certainty of killing this muddled emperor!" Xu Jin said.

The Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao looked at Xu Jin with suspicion and pondered for a long time, but in the end, he still shook his head.

"Xu Jin, the chain reaction brought about by actively regicide is too great! The current world is easy to talk about, but the Star River Battlefield will probably produce a chain reaction.

This matter, I still need to consider it comprehensively.

It's too complicated!

I need time!"

Speaking of this, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao paused and said, "But the preparatory work can be done first! Especially the matter of you breaking through to the Fifth Tier. Also, you can involve the Blood God Sect's God Child Fu Ying in this matter.

At the critical moment, perhaps you can use the Blood God Sect to take the blame.

However, it's just preparation first, understand?"

"I understand!"

Xu Jin nodded heavily; he understood that the Grand Master being able to speak to this extent was already the limit.

"The deadline Emperor Qian'an agreed upon with that Blood God Child is April 30th, right?"

"That's right."

"Then try to drag the time as late as possible so I can make more preparations."

"Understood."

Subsequently, the Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao chatted with Xu Jin about the final progress of Ning Yuchan's hammering for military merit.

Because Ning Yuchan's hammering of the main camp to demand military merit caused a huge sensation in the entire Star River Battlefield army, not only in the Chen Guo theater but also in the Da Hong theater, Da Chu theater, and the Barbarian theater, it spread like wildfire; of course, there was no lack of people pushing the waves behind the scenes. However, the Uncle Xuan Hu Army Lord, Yangdu Marquis Chai Ce, acted extremely decisively, immediately beheading the Right Sima Zhao Weizhen and related subordinates who caused this consequence, and then sent their heads to all armies, stabilizing the military morale.

At the same time, the Fifth Guard General of the Uncle Xuan Hu Army, Zhang Fang, was demoted two levels for dereliction of duty and unclear rewards and punishments, and was sent to serve in the Vanguard Camp.

At the same time, the Fifth Guard's military advisor and Sima were each punished.

And Ning Yuchan, who hammered the main camp, should have been promoted three levels according to the real military merit she obtained, and should now be promoted to the position of Guard General.

However, according to Chen Guo's military regulations, one must break through to the Sixth Tier to serve as a main general of a guard; although Ning Yuchan had the record of killing Sixth-Tier mid-to-late-stage aliens, due to this regulation, Ning Yuchan was appointed as the Acting Guard General of the Fifth Guard.

Exercising the duties of a Guard General as an Acting Guard General, once her cultivation broke through to the Sixth Tier, she could remove that "Acting" word.

This handling result was still not bad.

However, Xu Jin, who knew the inside story, could only say that Yangdu Marquis Chai Ce was shrewd.

He could even cut off the head of the Right Sima he had killed and then use it to stabilize military morale.

He was really something!

However, an Acting Guard General also cut off the possibility of Ning Yuchan being promoted to a military position in the short term.

But on the other hand, it was a good thing.

Because she was an Acting Guard General, she could not be promoted to a military position for a long time, so she could not be transferred away from the Fifth Guard.

A main general of a guard still had real power and a certain degree of autonomy.

After considering for a long time, Xu Jin began to contact everyone.

The plan he had plotted earlier to increase cultivation could significantly increase his cultivation in a short time, so increasing his own was increasing, and bringing along others to increase their cultivation was also increasing.

Ning Yuchan had to be brought along.

However, Ning Yuchan was now an Acting Guard General, a main general of a guard; it was probably not possible for her to leave the military camp at will as before.

So they still had to discuss it.

【Yuchan, can you spare about half a month to increase your cultivation?】 Xu Jin sent a starlight transmission to Ning Yuchan.

【Half a month, that's possible! My Deputy Guard General has already taken office; if I leave for half a month, I need to report and ask for leave from the Army Lord, but using breaking through cultivation as a reason should be no problem.】

【Then you prepare. If there's no problem, we'll set off the day after tomorrow.】

【Good.】

【Little Yuer, do you want to break through to the Fifth Tier?】 Xu Jin sent a starlight transmission to Ji Hongli.

【Senior Brother, I have already broken through to the Fifth Tier. But if you want to take me to increase my cultivation, I will definitely go.】

Xu Jin saw Ji Hongli's starlight transmission, his eyes widened suddenly, this...

【When did you break through? How so fast?】

【Because my cultivation was already at the peak of the Fourth Tier, Ninth Layer, so Grandpa and my Dad got me a large amount of spirit medicine; five days ago, I just successfully broke through to the Fifth Tier and just stabilized my cultivation.】

Xu Jin looked at Ji Hongli's starlight transmission, feeling a bit helpless.

This was the power of money!

No way!

The Ji family had a long inheritance, and her father even went to garrison a Fifth-Tier star domain; for such a family with a long inheritance, piling up a Fifth-Tier expert was relatively easy.

The Sixth Tier, theoretically, could also be piled up with resources.

However, above the Sixth Tier, it was not something that could be piled up with resources; it depended on talent, opportunity, and comprehension.

Xu Jin kept making appointments with the people he needed to bring.

Because such an opportunity for cultivation improvement might only happen this once.

After thinking about it, Xu Jin sent a starlight transmission to Ying Ge.

Ying Ge had to be brought along.

And Hou Yunzhang.

Although he couldn't break through, strengthening his star patterns was possible, so he brought along four spots for Hou Yunzhang.

What Xu Jin hesitated about was whether to bring Senior Sister Yang Miaozhen?

Her cultivation was already at the peak of the Fourth Tier, Ninth Layer.

Perhaps she could break through to the Fifth Tier in one breath.

After hesitating for a few breaths, Xu Jin still decided to bring her.

One sheep is grazing, and three sheep are herding.

It was just having the Grand Master send them over in the name of executing a mission.

After contacting everyone and formulating a strategy, Xu Jin began to choose the target star domain.

He needed a star domain to use that method to increase cultivation.

It had to be a Fifth-Tier star domain.

Among the Fifth-Tier star domains, there were two choices: one was the Spring Thunder Star Domain that Xu Jin had fought in earlier, and the other was the Lanshan Star Domain, which was regarded by Yangdu Marquis Chai Ce as his private territory.

The Spring Thunder Star Domain had already been leveled by Xu Jin, and there were the Lei Lei Yingwang, Lei Lei Lingwang, etc., that Xu Jin valued; if they went, they could execute this plan.

But for now, the Lei Lei Yingwang and Lei Lei Lingwang were still the sources of Xu Jin's lightning-type star arts; using this method might bring them relatively greater danger.

The Lanshan Star Domain was also a Fifth-Tier star domain, and Xu Jin also wanted to go, but the troublesome part was that there might be traces of the Baidou Divine Sect here.

There might even be another Star Official Seal.

That was a rare divine soul-type star weapon.

The Star Official Seal he had refined in his hand had already brought benefits to Xu Jin and was becoming more and more handy.

Xu Jin was eager to get another one.

But choosing the Lanshan Star Domain as the target also had inherent risks!

Especially with so many people!

After pondering for a long time, Xu Jin finally decided on the target: Lanshan Star Domain!

The Spring Thunder Star Domain was a rare lightning-type Fifth-Tier star domain, and Xu Jin didn't want to expose it for the time being!

Then he would go to the Lanshan Star Domain for a walk.

As for the danger of so many people going in, Xu Jin had also considered it.

It would take three days for these people to assemble.

By then, he would just let Ning Yuchan take these people directly to the Lanshan Star Domain.

In three days, he would definitely be able to settle the Lanshan Star Domain.

Then it would be safe for them to come in.

After finishing the careful instructions and arrangements, Xu Jin did not waste the four hours of comprehension time in the Star Dome Secret Realm in March.

On the 31st, he used it up.

It was all used to deduce the Lei Dun Star Pattern from the Lei Dun Star Pattern inheritance essence blood.

Added to the multiple studies and deductions before this.

After Xu Jin used up the comprehension time in March, he finally deduced the Lei Dun Star Pattern.

However, Xu Jin was not in a hurry to use the Gold Star to deduce the Lei Dun Star Pattern.

He still had to test the actual combat effect of the Lei Dun Star Pattern.

Compared with the Flowing Star Star Pattern, did it have any advantages?

After all, the Flowing Star Star Pattern had the special star art Flowing Radiance!

The four-fold Flowing Radiance speed was very practical.

After breaking through to the Fifth Tier, Xu Jin could even perform five-fold Flowing Radiance.

He would decide whether to deduce it or not after testing it well.

After all, Gold Stars were limited and could not be wasted.

On April 1st, after Xu Jin inscribed the newly researched Lei Dun Star Pattern, he left the Star-Plucking Tower branch and arrived at the entrance of the Lanshan Star Domain: the deepest part of the Star River Channel in Chen Guo War City.

This was investigated by the Grand Master for Xu Jin after checking various military files!

It was very secret; except for one record discovered by accident, there were no other records!

There was no mark on the star map either.

There were obvious traces of human intervention!

"This time, I am taking the initiative to attack; I don't know what reaction Chai Ce will have after knowing."

Activating the star domain beacon sent by the Grand Master, Xu Jin searched carefully among countless star gates before discovering the star gate channel of the Lanshan Star Domain.

The next instant, Xu Jin stepped in!

(End of chapter)