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Upon seeing the old man, Nangong Yuehua instantly teleported into the pavilion and said directly, "May I ask what brings Pavilion Master Gongye to my Zixiao Dynasty?"

The old man in the pavilion was Gongye Liangpeng, the master of Tianji Pavilion, also known as Tianji Tower. Their main cultivation path was to explore the secrets of heaven.

In terms of overall strength, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is undoubtedly the number one power in this world.

Of course, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion rarely gets involved in worldly affairs, so it is considered a relatively neutral force.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion will only enter the world as a whole when the Purple Sun World encounters a major catastrophe.

As the head of the Tianji Pavilion, Gongye Liangpeng's personal visit to meet with the emperor of the first secular dynasty must mean he had something important to discuss.

Gongye Liangpeng put down his teacup, then looked up at Nangong Yuehua and said, "Does Your Majesty know that the Ziyang World is about to face annihilation?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yuehua frowned slightly.

A catastrophe?

Could it be that the Heavenly Demon of the Forbidden Land of Demons is about to break through the seal?

Nangong Yuehua had considerable faith in the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's ability to uncover secrets of heaven. As the Pavilion Master, Gongye Liangpeng wouldn't come to her personally to deceive her for no reason.

Since he mentioned a catastrophic disaster, it proves that something bad is likely going to happen to the Ziyang World.

After regaining her senses, Nangong Yuehua asked directly, "Could it be that the Heavenly Demon is about to break through the seal?"

Gongye Liangpeng smiled faintly and then replied, "According to my calculations, the enemies of the Ziyang World are likely to be even more powerful than the Heavenly Demons of the Sealed Demon Forbidden Land."

Nangong Yuehua frowned. She thought that the Heavenly Demon was about to break through the seal, so a disaster would happen to this world.

It wasn't a Heavenly Demon after all?

And even more powerful than the Heavenly Demon?

How is that possible?

Could it be...?

Nangong Yuehua immediately realized something.

What are cultivators of the Myriad Laws Realm? They have the ability to open up world passages and travel directly to another world, so they are well aware that there are other worlds outside of the Purple Sun World.

Moreover, Nangong Yuehua had long ago noticed that the Ziyang World had collided with another world, but the collision occurred in the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land, so the Wanfa Realm cultivators of the Ziyang World had not paid any attention to it.

Even if they were cultivators at the Myriad Laws Realm, they couldn't possibly go to the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land to investigate. Although the Heavenly Demon was sealed, it still had various means to influence cultivators.

If they rashly enter the Demon-Sealing Forbidden Land, they may be affected by the Heavenly Demon. If they are lucky, at most they may suffer from demonic possession during cultivation, but if they are unlucky, they may be directly controlled by the Heavenly Demon and become its lackeys.

Nangong Yuehua then asked, "Was that world that collided with the Ziyang World a high-level cultivation world?"

Only in the higher realms of cultivation can one potentially produce a powerhouse surpassing the Heavenly Demon.

Gongye Liangpeng said, "My calculations show that the powerful figure did not come from the next world, but from a place much more distant."

Nangong Yuehua was slightly taken aback. "Not from the next world?"

From a more distant place?

Although she was unclear about the Ziyang World's position in the universe, she knew that compared to the entire universe, the Ziyang World was definitely just an insignificant low-level cultivation world.

People have left their world, and outsiders have entered it, bringing with them a lot of information from other worlds.

It is said that even the emperor who created the Zixiao Dynasty came from another world, so even though Nangong Yuehua had never left the Ziyang World, she knew that the Ziyang World was actually of little value to those powerful people.

How could a cultivation world devoid of value attract the arrival of super-strong individuals?

After Nangong Yuehua fell silent, Gongye Liangpeng continued, "Your Majesty must have heard that a Yin-Yang Realm cultivator in Black Moon City easily killed a Myriad Laws Realm demon envoy."

Nangong Yuehua asked, "Yes, does Pavilion Master Gongye mean that Lu Chen is related to that powerful figure?"

Gongye Liangpeng said, "The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion knew about Lu Chen's existence a long time ago, and also knew that he could suppress demonic energy. So we immediately sent people to Black Moon City to monitor him, and I even personally calculated his origins."

"However……"

At this point, Gongye Liangpeng paused for a moment, then continued, "However, every time I try to deduce his origins, I suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao, and everything about him is impossible to predict, as if something is protecting him."

"Furthermore, he is able to suppress demonic energy. Since he can suppress demonic energy, the person behind him probably also has the means to suppress demonic energy. Therefore, I judge that he is likely not from the Ziyang World, but from another world."

"Perhaps he was sent by some powerful figure to investigate the Ziyang World."

Upon hearing Gongye Liangpeng's words, Nangong Yuehua frowned again, her face filled with worry. She had always been curious as to why someone could suppress demonic energy.

Especially after she met Lu Chen in person, she felt that Lu Chen was an extremely strange person. First of all, he had no heartbeat, and his body seemed to be fine. Most importantly, Lu Chen did not show any fear when he saw her.

You should know that when she met Lu Chen, he was only at the Creation Realm. It was very strange that a cultivator at the Creation Realm was not afraid of her at all.

Even if Lu Chen is backed by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, the Creation Realm disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion should still be wary of him, the emperor of the Purple Cloud Dynasty.

Looking back now, Lu Chen's backing is probably even stronger, which is why he wasn't afraid of her at all and didn't take her seriously.

The pavilion became incredibly quiet. Gongye Liangpeng didn't continue speaking, and Nangong Yuehua also fell silent.

The matter of the Heavenly Demon has not yet been resolved, and the seal of the Demon-Sealing Forbidden Land is about to break. Then, invaders from other worlds appear, and most importantly, these invaders may be even more powerful than the Heavenly Demon.

The Ziyang World already faces immense difficulties in dealing with the Heavenly Demon, and now an even more powerful being has arrived. It's likely that even if all forces were united, they might not be a match for this powerful invader.

Time ticked by, and after a long silence, Nangong Yuehua finally asked, "What does Pavilion Master Gongye intend to do?"

"With the strength of Pavilion Master Gongye, it doesn't seem impossible for him to lead the entire Tianji Pavilion away from the Ziyang World."

Cultivators at the Myriad Laws Realm can directly construct world portals to leave their current world. Moreover, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion possesses some special magic arrays, making it relatively easy to construct a stable teleportation channel to leave this world.

Moreover, Nangong Yuehua had long felt that the Tianji Pavilion was out of place in the Ziyang World. They didn't seem like a force from this world at all. Nangong Yuehua had long suspected that the Tianji Pavilion actually came from other high-level cultivation worlds. An existence like the Tianji Pavilion could run away at any time if it wanted to, so the Tianji Pavilion had no need to care about the life and death of other forces in the Ziyang World.

Upon hearing Nangong Yuehua's words, Gongye Liangpeng smiled faintly and then said, "Your Majesty is overthinking it. Our Tianji Pavilion has no intention of abandoning the Ziyang World. In this crisis, our Tianji Pavilion will face it together with other forces in the Ziyang World."

Nangong Yuehua said, "Back then, in order to seal the Heavenly Demon, all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ziyang World fell. Now the Heavenly Demon is about to break the seal, and an existence even more powerful than the Heavenly Demon has appeared. At present, no one in the Ziyang World has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. It will probably not be easy to overcome this crisis."

Gongye Liangpeng said, "It is indeed not easy, but if the Heavenly Demon and that powerful figure clash head-on, we are not without hope of sealing them both."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yuehua was momentarily stunned.

That's true. Although the expert predicted by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is even stronger than the Heavenly Demon, the Heavenly Demon is still the Heavenly Demon, and the Heavenly Demon is naturally able to restrain cultivators.

If the two were to clash head-on, they would likely both suffer heavy losses. In that case, other forces in the Ziyang World could take advantage of their severe injuries and simultaneously seal them away.

Killing an existence stronger than the Heavenly Demon is indeed not easy, but if they only seal it, they still have a chance to do so, so they are not without hope of surviving this crisis.

only……

Nangong Yuehua said, "If we want the Heavenly Demon to clash with that powerful figure, we need to release the Heavenly Demon. What if the Heavenly Demon not only doesn't become an enemy of that powerful figure, but instead turns around and attacks the Ziyang World? Wouldn't that mean we'd have two more powerful enemies?"

Gongye Liangpeng said, "That Lu Chen can restrain the Heavenly Demon's power. If the person behind Lu Chen also possesses such power, do you think that Heavenly Demon will still stand on their side?"

Nangong Yuehua thought about it for a moment and felt that it made some sense. The Heavenly Demons were arrogant and conceited. How could they possibly form an alliance with an entity that could restrain their power? They were afraid of threats and would definitely try to eliminate those who could threaten them.

Gongye Liangpeng continued, "I have already sent people to keep a close eye on Lu Chen. In a few years, the powerful figure behind Lu Chen should appear. At that time, I hope Your Majesty can lend a hand to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, take the initiative to break the seal of the Demon Sealing Forbidden Land, and release the Heavenly Demon."

Nangong Yuehua did not immediately respond to Gongye Liangpeng's words. She fell into deep thought. If there really was an enemy stronger than the Heavenly Demon, then this was probably the only way they could deal with it.

Using demons to fight invaders—what a crazy idea!

They used to fear that the Heavenly Demon would break the seal, but now they are actually willing to break the seal for the Heavenly Demon.

If the Heavenly Demon were to turn against us, it would be an even greater catastrophe for the world.

Nangong Yuehua confirmed, "Is everything Pavilion Master Gongye said today true?"

Gongye Liangpeng knew that Nangong Yuehua wouldn't believe him, so he said, "I know Your Majesty won't believe this easily, but according to my calculations, that powerful figure will appear in the Ziyang World within five years. Once that powerful figure arrives, Your Majesty will understand whether what I said is true or not."

"It won't be too late for His Majesty to decide then whether or not to cooperate with the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to lift the seal on the Heavenly Demon."

...(End of this chapter)