From the fake emperor to the concubine

Throughout Xuanzhou, countless forces were drawn to the strange phenomena occurring at the Zheng family's residence.

Many people with little ability don't realize how special they are.

After all, the strange phenomenon only appeared huge, but it didn't put much pressure on them.

However, the old monsters hidden within their forces were all trembling all over.

They felt that the strange phenomenon carried a majesty that made them dare not look directly at it.

It seemed that simply raising one's head and glancing at that strange phenomenon was considered a great disrespect.

"Damn it, what exactly went wrong with the Zheng family?"

"Such terrifying individuals, the Zheng family managed to hide them so well, only revealing their true colors when the family was almost wiped out. It seems they have quite a lot on their minds."

"Someone, summon the clan leader here. He must immediately show goodwill to the Zheng family."

Those forces that had only minor conflicts with the Zheng family, or those that were once familiar but had gradually drifted apart, all chose to curry favor with the Zheng family after witnessing the strange phenomenon.

In this world, no one would be foolish enough to directly make an enemy of such a terrifying master.

As for those forces that already have grudges against the Zheng family, or even those that directly participate in the fight against the Zheng family.

Their feelings are quite complicated right now.

Since your Zheng family has such a hidden expert, why didn't you say so sooner?
If we had known beforehand, we would have been out of our minds to target your Zheng family.

Isn't this blatantly a scam?

They seem to have completely forgotten why things turned out this way.

The main reason is their own greed.

"Pass down the order: from now on, no one in the family shall have any conflict with any member of the Zheng family in any situation."

This was a death order given by the patriarch of the Qiyun Zhou family to his own family members.

Although the Zhou family did not participate in the extermination of the Zheng family, they had had many conflicts with the Zheng family before due to issues such as cultivation resources.

In fact, one of the Zheng family's former prodigies died at the hands of a Zhou family expert.

Of course, much of the Zhou family's efforts to improve the family also fell into the hands of the Zheng family.

Although the struggles between the families were evenly matched, overall, the Zhou family had more wins than losses.

Perhaps that's why the Zhou family patriarch didn't get involved when the mysterious person came to them, wanting to join forces to eliminate the Zheng family.

Now, just thinking about it makes the Zhou family patriarch break out in a cold sweat.

Thank goodness we didn't get involved, otherwise the Zhou family would definitely have had a terrible time.

To be even more pessimistic, someone with that kind of terrifying power could probably wipe out the Zhou family with a mere gesture.

Even so, they will certainly have to be more cautious in the future to avoid provoking the Zheng family.

The Zhou family patriarch was still somewhat unconvinced after hearing the patriarch's instructions.

“Ancestor, is there any need to be so cautious? I think the one the Zheng family is hiding may not be that powerful.”

The more the Zhou family patriarch spoke, the brighter his eyes became, as if he was absolutely certain of his guess: "Ancestor, think about it, if he is really that powerful, how could he have remained silent all this time? Only after most of his own family members had been killed did he finally take action to wipe out those enemies?"

"If it were you, our ancestor, I believe you wouldn't have waited until the very last moment, wouldn't you say?"

After speaking, the Zhou family patriarch looked at his ancestor with anticipation.

They wanted to get the answers they hoped for from their ancestors.

Instead, he saw his ancestor's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, his ancestor gave him a good beating.

"I asked you to analyze it, you little bastard, do you think you're particularly smart, and do you think your analysis makes perfect sense?"

"Do you think you're the only smart person in the world, and everyone else is a complete idiot who doesn't understand the implications?"

"How could I have been so blind as to let you take the position of clan leader?"

"If I don't beat you to death today, I'm not your ancestor."

"We should replace this position with someone smarter as soon as possible, lest the entire family be killed by your reckless spirit!"

With each word spoken, the Zhou family patriarch's slaps grew increasingly vicious.

Soon, the Zhou family patriarch was beaten so badly that even his own mother might not recognize him.

The Zhou family patriarch only stopped angrily after beating the Zhou family patriarch so badly that he was barely breathing and almost died.

Although he cursed fiercely, this was, after all, his own descendant from several generations removed, and he couldn't really kill him over such a small matter.

He was furious and pointed at the Zhou family patriarch's nose, cursing, "You little bastard, remember this! If you dare to be so clever again, don't blame me for replacing you as the patriarch."

"What you can see, others can also see; but what you can't see, there are plenty of people in this world who can see."

"I'll be frank with you now: the power of the Zheng family's patriarch far exceeds your imagination."

"Therefore, from now on, we must abandon our previous attitude towards the Zheng family. Unless absolutely necessary, we must not clash with them. Do you understand?"

When he was being reprimanded, the Zhou family patriarch immediately cast a healing spell on the Zhou family patriarch, restoring the swollen head that had been punched to its original state.

The Zhou family patriarch rubbed his face, still looking somewhat unconvinced: "Are we just going to let them bully us?"

He had become accustomed to being in a powerful position in front of the Zheng family patriarch over the years, and the thought of having to bow and scrape to him in the future made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

The Zhou family patriarch felt his hands itching again, and gritted his teeth as he said, word by word, "Even if the Zheng family shits on your heads, you have to put up with it."

Seeing that this guy still looked very unconvinced.

The Zhou family patriarch said coldly, "If you feel you can't tolerate it, that's fine. I can let someone who can tolerate it come."

This time, the patriarch didn't beat anyone, but the Zhou family patriarch couldn't help but shudder.

He wasn't really stupid; of course he understood that when his ancestor beat him, it meant he still had hope for him.

If the ancestor is too lazy to even beat him, it means that the ancestor has truly decided to give up on him completely.

The Zhou family patriarch hurriedly swore an oath: "Ancestor, please rest assured, from today onwards, I will make everyone in the Zhou family treat the Zheng family as if they were you, our ancestor."

"Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished according to family law, and they will never be able to be reincarnated."

Although this was the result he wanted, for some reason, the Zhou family patriarch had a very uneasy feeling.

Compared to the Zhou family, some others were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Dragon Sword Sect is a small sect in the Seven Veins Mountain of Xuanzhou.

Despite its imposing name, the Dragon Sword Sect's actual strength is not particularly outstanding.

Even the Zheng family, which is declining in power, can be easily trampled on.

Therefore, when that person contacted Qi Wanchun, the master of the Dragon Sword Sect, he agreed without hesitation.

In Qi Wanchun's view, this was a sure-fire way to make money.

The Zheng family is declining day by day. Although the family seems large, they don't have a single expert who can intimidate all sides.

If it were just their Dragon Sword Sect, Qi Wanchun certainly wouldn't even consider provoking the Zheng family. Moreover, the Dragon Sword Sect would never show the slightest hostility towards the Zheng family under any circumstances.

But at that time...

Qi Wanchun's mouth watered as he looked at the names on the list.

Many of those on the list were small sects like the Dragon Sword Sect, lacking any real background or strength.

However, the presence of many large sects can also be seen.

However, on the surface, these sects do not seem to have much of a relationship with those high-ranking aristocratic families and major sects.

Anyone with half a brain knows that those people are nothing more than dogs of a major sect.

It's just a dog that those large sects arrange and support, just so they can unleash it to bite people at times like this.

With such a powerful backer, no matter how capable the Zheng family is, they can't cause any trouble.

If that's the case, why shouldn't he get a share?
Of course, Qi Wanchun must have his own set of methods to enable a small sect like the Dragon Sword Sect to survive in the cracks.

He would naturally use whatever major sects could think of and whatever methods they could employ.

While it may be impossible to cultivate a powerful force, setting up a bandit stronghold is definitely not a big problem.

So he had someone he had secretly trained participate in this operation.

But what he never expected was that the benefits he thought were a sure thing would turn out to be so drastic.

The strange phenomena occurring at the Zheng family's residence gave him the feeling that the other party was deliberately targeting him.

At the time, Qi Wanchun was still cultivating, and he almost went into a state of demonic possession when the strange phenomenon occurred.

The terrifying phenomenon even caused him to hallucinate.

There was a knife held to his neck, ready to easily take his life at any moment.

Qi Wanchun was filled with deep regret.

How could I have been so blinded by greed, only thinking about the benefits?

Such families all have their own trump cards for survival, how could they be so easily wiped out?
Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world.

What's done is done, and there's no point in regretting it now.

His only hope now is that the mysterious person who stopped them from joining forces to wipe out the Zheng family can lend him a hand.

"Has the envoy not arrived yet?" Qi Wanchun urged anxiously.

But the more he urged him, the more his anxiety became impossible to calm down.

"Reporting to the sect leader, our people have only been gone for less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. They should have just arrived at the contact point by now, and we should have news soon."

"It's alright, I'm not in a hurry." Qi Wanchun said he wasn't in a hurry, but in reality he was pacing back and forth anxiously, without stopping for a moment.

Because he already had some suspicions in his mind.

But now, those speculations are things he both wants to believe and dare not believe, no matter what.

Reality is cruel; often, what you don't want to happen is what happens.

Not long after, a panicked Dragon Sword Sect disciple came running back in a disheveled state.

"Sect Master, something terrible has happened! Those guys have escaped!"

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this news, Qi Wanchun's face turned ashen, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly defeated. "It's all over. My Dragon Sword Sect, and all of you."

"How could I have been so blinded by greed to trust someone of such dubious origin?"

As he spoke, Qi Wanchun coughed up blood.

At first, Qi Wanchun's two subordinates didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

I can only marvel at how my sect leader truly lives up to his title, being able to spew so much nonsense.

But as they watched, they gradually realized that something was wrong.

Even if someone is capable of vomiting, they shouldn't vomit for this long and vomit this much, right?
No matter how powerful a sect leader is, he is still a human being. It's impossible for him to vomit blood that is heavier and more than his own body, right?
When the two flustered subordinates tried to rescue Qi Wanchun...

But they found that Qi Wanchun's hands and feet were ice cold, and he was twitching and dying.

Qi Wanchun, the sect leader of the Dragon Sword Sect, was a hero in his own right, yet he was scared to death by the patriarch of the Zheng family.

The incident also caused an uproar among the other people involved.

Everyone wanted to find the mysterious person who had joined forces with them to take down the Zheng family.

Hopefully, he can come up with a solution.

However, it turned out that this person had completely vanished without a trace, as if he had never existed in this world.

They had previously made many guesses about this person's identity.

Many people even intentionally or unintentionally revealed to that person that they had already guessed the other person's identity.

At the time, that person even tacitly agreed, as if they had guessed perfectly correctly.

However, upon further investigation, it turns out that this is not the case at all.

Many of the identities they suspected even had direct alibis.

Even those without alibis cannot confirm that it is the other party.

After all, they were only hinting at it at the time.

However, as they continued their investigation, they themselves overturned their initial assumptions.

There is nothing in this world that can be kept completely secret; as long as someone does it, there will always be clues left behind.

However, this immense energy, capable of contacting so many sects and families, left no trace in this world.

Even those people they suspected couldn't do that.

"No matter the cost, we must get rid of them."

“All those who knew about it were silenced, not a single one was spared.”

"Evidence? I want to destroy all the evidence. I refuse to believe that the Zheng family would dare to defy the world and attack us without any evidence."

But no matter how these guys eliminate those in the know or destroy evidence.

It seems that none of these things can give them any sense of security.

The appearance of the Zheng family patriarch and his sudden outburst.

It was like an invisible flying sword, hovering above everyone's head.

It could fall at any moment and take their lives.

Meanwhile, Zheng Yi had already gone into seclusion to carefully study his Immaculate Emperor Body.

Improving one's physique must be simple and straightforward; besides making the body stronger, it involves drastically expanding the strength of one's meridians. (End of Chapter)