Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Lu Chen used the system to identify Pei Shuhua when he entered the hotel private room. From the beginning, he was thinking about how to keep Pei Shuhua here.

Unexpectedly, Pei Tianlu brought up the matter himself.

Lu Chen glanced at Pei Shuhua and said with a smile, "Senior, aren't you worried that I might hand the Princess over to your enemies if you leave her here in the Great Xia Dynasty?"

"After all, the Great Xia Dynasty only has one emperor, which is no match for your enemies."

Pei Tianlu did have these concerns, but his time was running out, and he could no longer protect Pei Shuhua.

Moreover, Pei Shuhua has the Realm Breaker he gave her. Even if the Great Xia really intends to hand her over to the Qingyun Dynasty, she can still use the Realm Breaker to escape.

Pei Tianlu said, "The fact that Great Xia has been able to develop to such a prosperous state in a remote part of the universe is enough to show that Your Majesty is no ordinary person. I believe that with Your Majesty's abilities, you will not be afraid of the Qingyun Dynasty."

"If Your Majesty is willing to do me this favor, I can give Your Majesty a precious gift in return."

"I believe His Majesty will be interested in the legacy left by a great emperor."

Pei Tianlu is about to head to the edge of the universe, and all the treasures he has are of little use now.

He had already given the important treasure to Pei Shuhua, but an emperor could accumulate a great many treasures over his lifetime.

Great emperors always leave behind a legacy before they die, and he will do the same. He believes that the Great Xia will be interested in what he, as a great emperor, leaves behind.

This deal is very worthwhile for Great Xia.

Of course, Great Xia might go back on its word, but Pei Tianlu didn't have time to think about that now. He believed that even if Great Xia went back on its word, Pei Shuhua would be able to protect herself.

Hearing Pei Tianlu's words, Lu Chen simply smiled and said, "If it were someone else, they might indeed be interested in the Great Emperor's inheritance, but I am different from ordinary people. The Great Emperor's inheritance is of no use to me."

This……

Pei Tianlu could hardly believe what he was hearing. How could anyone in this world not be interested in the Emperor's legacy?

Lu Chen continued, "However, I can agree to your deal, senior, but there must be a condition."

Pei Tianlu asked, "What are the conditions?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "I will help you eliminate the dark power within you. From now on, you will protect the Great Xia Dynasty."

For Lu Chen, the inheritance of an emperor is not as valuable as the henchman of an emperor.

Moreover, keeping Pei Tianlu alive is tantamount to indirectly keeping Pei Shuhua alive as well.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Pei Tianlu was stunned. He said with some emotion, "Impossible... How could you possibly have a way to eliminate the power of darkness?"

He was a great emperor who tried all sorts of methods, but he couldn't eliminate the strange dark power within his body. He didn't believe that a saint could do it.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Just because you have no solution doesn't mean I have no solution either."

"You only need to say whether you are willing or not."

Pei Tianlu remained silent for a moment. If the dark power on his body could really be eliminated, then with the life force of the Great Emperor, he could live for another thousand years or so.

Moreover, for him, protecting the Great Xia Dynasty was not a big deal, but in his opinion, the condition was a bit too easy.

Pei Tianlu then asked, "Is it really just as simple as protecting the Great Xia Dynasty?"

Lu Chen continued, "It's that simple. Of course, to ensure that you keep your word, I need to place a soul-controlling seal on you beforehand."

Pei Tianlu frowned. Although he didn't know what the Soul Control Seal was, just hearing the name made him realize that it was no good thing.

Pei Tianlu then asked, "What is the Soul Control Seal?"

Lu Chen answered directly, "The Soul Control Seal is similar to a method of controlling a person using their life essence."

Pei Tianlu said, "You should know that you cannot control the Great Emperor using methods such as one's life essence."

The length of an emperor's life has little to do with his physical body; an emperor's life is only related to his soul. Therefore, one's life essence cannot control an emperor's life or death.

Lu Chen said, "This is just a similar method, but its actual effect is better than that of one's own life essence blood."

Hearing Lu Chen and Pei Tianlu's conversation, Pei Shuhua said with some worry, "Grandmother, you mustn't!"

Although she knew that the Great Emperor was difficult to control, what if the Soul Control Seal that Emperor Xia mentioned could control the Great Emperor? She didn't want to see their ancestor end up as a walking corpse.

Pei Tianlu said, "I must say, for a dying person, prolonging life is indeed very attractive."

"If Your Majesty can truly help me eliminate the power of darkness, it is not impossible for me to stay in the Great Xia Dynasty and spend the rest of my life protecting it."

As he lay dying, the Crimson Moon Dynasty was no longer that important to Pei Tianlu.

Moreover, his current mission is to eliminate the power of darkness.

After learning that the power of darkness could turn people into demons, Pei Tianlu understood the immense disaster this power would bring to the entire universe.

He didn't want to become a sinner in this universe when he was about to die.

Although he initially intended to use his own life to seal this dark power, no one could say for sure whether he could seal it or whether it would leak out after his death.

If Emperor Xia truly possesses the ability to eliminate the power of darkness, then keeping him in the Great Xia Dynasty is not a big deal.

Lu Chen said, "So, senior, you've agreed."

Pei Tianlu said, "Anyway, I'm about to die. Does Your Majesty think I have any other options?"

Lu Chen said, "Since you've agreed, let's begin."

"Senior, please relax."

As they spoke, Lu Chen's divine sense directly entered Pei Tianlu's sea of ​​souls. Upon sensing Lu Chen's intrusion, Pei Tianlu's mind went blank.

He never expected that a mere saint could enter his sea of ​​souls so easily.

Pei Tianlu tried his best to calm the spiritual energy in his body and, as Lu Chen had said, relaxed his mind.

Seeing that Pei Tianlu's mind was fully open, Lu Chen was about to use the Soul Control Seal when suddenly a cloud of black mist appeared in Pei Tianlu's soul.

"Who dares to invade my soul!"

"I haven't eaten in a long time, hehehe, then I'll devour you!"

Upon seeing the cloud of black mist, Lu Chen chuckled.

At this moment, the death aura emanating from Pei Tianlu suddenly surged, and upon seeing this, Pei Shuhua became extremely nervous.

She knew that if something happened to Pei Tianlu now, the dark power inside Pei Tianlu's body would likely spread out, and not only her, but probably the entire Great Xia Dynasty would be corrupted by the dark power.

The thought of the countless demons that emerged after the Great Xia Dynasty was corrupted by the power of darkness filled Pei Shuhua with increasing anxiety.

Sensing the black mist getting closer and closer, Lu Chen immediately activated the Chaos Demon-Slaying Technique.

Before the black mist could even get close to Lu Chen's divine sense, it was burned and screamed in agony by the white power released by Lu Chen's divine sense.

"No!!!"

"What kind of power is this?! How can it hurt me?!"

"Spare me, and I will grant you eternal life!!!"

Seeing the black mist howling and wailing, Pei Tianlu was completely stunned. He never imagined that the inner demon that had been tormenting him would actually come to this. (End of Chapter)