Chapter 821

It could be said that if the Qinglong Society were willing to intervene.

Then not only the Yin Yue Imperial Court, but even the Great Qin and Great Yuan dynasties would be of no concern.

"What about… the Ten Thousand Mountains on that side?"

Shangguan Wan glanced again at Lin Tiannan's profile and asked involuntarily.

"Send Jiang Chen and Hou Qing!"

Wu Zetian looked at Jiang Chen's entry on the Heavenly Dao Golden List and sighed faintly.

She had only just learned that the young monk she had saved as a child, infected with plague,

Was none other than Jiang Chen, the foremost of the Four Corpse Ancestors and the current Protector of the Great Tang Empire!

Jiang Chen's actions have indeed protected her.

Yet Empress Wu Zetian felt not the slightest affection for him.

She had saved him back then merely out of a fleeting pang of compassion.

Now, with Lin Tiannan holding a martial contest to win a bride, she dispatched Jiang Chen and Hou Qing without a second thought.

"Your Majesty…"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wan immediately understood Wu Zetian's thoughts and wished to advise her.

"Enough. This matter is settled."

The Ten Thousand Mountains are rife with toxic barriers; aside from the two Corpse Ancestors, few others could venture there.

Tell them: if they can win over Lin Tiannan, do so; if not, at least find out where the Scorching Land lies."

Wu Zetian knew what Shangguan Wan wanted to say, and immediately asserted her imperial authority to settle the matter swiftly.

In the Yin Yue Cave Heaven, within the Yin Yue Imperial Court's Sacred Assembly Hall.

Lord Qiye, after reading this Heavenly Dao Golden List, remained silent for a long time, lost in thought.

Below him, the strategist Jing Wuyuan and the Four Sages of the Demon Palace had waited long, yet Lord Qiye still said nothing.

The Four Sages of the Demon Palace dared not speak, but all their gazes fixed upon Jing Wuyuan.

Jing Wuyuan smiled bitterly and bowed, addressing Lord Qiye,

"My Lord, now that we have broken the seal, should we prioritize seeking the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred,

Or, like the other forces of Jiuzhou, first expand our Demon Palace's power based on the revelations of the Heavenly Dao Golden List?

I humbly beg Your Lordship's decree!"

Since the time of the First Demon Lord Yixi, the Yin Yue Imperial Court had received a prophecy.

It foretold a pair of Seven Lifetimes of Hatred, reincarnated across seven cycles.

Seven times they loved but could not be together, their resentment unquenched.

Until finally, they became the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred, gathering the world's resentment to aid the Demon Palace in unifying all under heaven.

Thus, every generation of Demon Lords had made awaiting and collecting the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred their paramount mission.

Before the seal of Yin Yue Cave Heaven was broken, one of the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred, Nie Xiaoqian, was finally born.

Yet when the Yin Yue Imperial Court emerged, the Evil Dragon was publicly rebuked by Senior Xiaoyaozi before countless eyes.

Coupled with the revelation of this Heavenly Dao Golden List, Lord Qiye and his demons were now at a loss.

"Hmm…"

Lord Qiye remained silent for a long while, as if he had not heard Jing Wuyuan's question.

Jing Wuyuan, helplessly, prepared to ask again,

When, slowly behind Lord Qiye's throne, a figure emerged.

She was noble and elegant, her bearing Duanzhuang, yet her eyes shimmered with seduction.

At her appearance, Jing Wuyuan and the Four Sages of the Demon Palace immediately bowed low.

"We pay homage to Empress Dowager!"

She was none other than the Empress of the previous Demon Lord of Yin Yue, and the mother of the current Lord Qiye.

All within the Demon Palace revered her as the Yin Yue Empress Dowager!

"Mm. Rise."

The Yin Yue Empress Dowager swept her sleeve, and an invisible force lifted them all.

Then, with her lips Zhu Chun, she spoke to them,

"To seek the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred and bring demonic dominion to all under heaven has been, since the holy reign of Yixi, our most sacred mission."

"But the Qinglong…"

The Evil Dragon did not wish to speak, yet remembered that even Pudu Cihang, a demon of apocalyptic power, was no match for the Qinglong Society.

He had also been publicly humiliated by Senior Xiaoyaozi before all eyes, and could only choke out his words.

But before he finished, the Yin Yue Empress Dowager cut him off sharply,

"Evil Dragon, are you still the demon who brings ruin to the world?"

"Your servant is guilty!"

In the hearts of the demons, the Yin Yue Empress Dowager was even more awe-inspiring than the Demon Lord; hearing this, the Evil Dragon broke into cold sweat and dared not argue further.

"I know the Qinglong Society reigns supreme across Jiuzhou, with their mysterious Great Dragon Head watching over them.

If we truly provoke them, it would indeed be unwise."

After reprimanding the Evil Dragon, the Yin Yue Empress Dowager calmly explained further, then shifted her tone,

"But the Qinglong Society only forbids you, Evil Dragon, from leading your demons forth to conquer the world.

They have never explicitly forbidden us from seeking the Seven Lifetimes of Hatred!"

"Exactly!"

Mirror Wuyuan's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and cheered.

"The Empress Dowager speaks reasonably. By that token, should we immediately go look for Nie Xiaoqian?"

"Where is Xiaoqian now? Do you know?"

Lord Qiye, who seemed to have lost his soul, suddenly spoke a line at this moment.

"Er! Reporting to the Holy Sovereign, after the seal was lifted, Wujian searched with secret arts and also dispatched demon masses to look for her.

We discovered that Nie Xiaoqian left the vicinity of Guobei Town and headed south.

Her target should be the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains!"

Mirror Wuyuan immediately responded.

His rank was above the Four Sages of the Demon Palace, and intelligence was first gathered to him before being reported to Lord Qiye and the Yin Moon Empress Dowager.

"Why would Xiaoqian go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?"

Lord Qiye asked.

"This subordinate does not know…"

The one answering this time was Wujian.

"Enough, where this little wench goes is not important.

What matters is that she is one of the Seven Lifetimes of Grievance Lovers, one of the Yin Moon Dynasty's missions from generation to generation!"

The Yin Moon Empress Dowager did not dwell on Nie Xiaoqian's purpose, and said directly,

"It happens that this Heavenly Dao Golden List mentions something about Lin Tiannan holding a martial-arts contest to choose a husband, doesn't it?

Mirror Wuyuan, discuss with the Four Sages of the Demon Palace and dispatch an outstanding demon to bring Nie Xiaoqian back.

If he can become Lin Tiannan's son-in-law, he can transform Lin Tiannan into a demon.

Then a demon surpassing Pudu Cihang descending upon the world would not be impossible!"

Pudu Cihang is the Demon Envoy Wan Wan, who, following the Yin Moon Dynasty's instructions, descended in the manner of a possessing demon—a world-destroying demon fiend.

The strength he possessed was such that it left the people of the world endlessly astonished.

Although he was ultimately suppressed by the Qinglong Society, it did not diminish his fame.

After all, how many under heaven could draw out four great masters—Wu Wudi, Di Shitian, Xiao Jingtian, and Xiao Aoshi—to act together?

Under all of heaven, how many people could there be?

Now the Yin Moon Empress Dowager actually wanted to borrow Lin Tiannan to possess another, even more terrifying demon.

The gathered demons below, hearing this, were each overjoyed.

"Ha ha! The Empress Dowager speaks reasonably."