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

At this moment, Lu Chen said, "Let the envoy from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Bai Qingqing finished speaking, she turned and left the courtyard. Seeing that Bai Qingqing had left, Ji Qiuyu also quickened her pace and left the courtyard.

Before long, Bai Qingqing led several people dressed in gray Taoist robes with yin-yang patterns into the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, everyone immediately bowed to Lu Chen and said, "This sinner of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion pays respects to Your Majesty!"

Lu Chen glanced at these people and discovered that they were all elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.

Seeing so many elders, Lu Chen chuckled and then said, "You mean all the elders from your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion have come?"

"You've come to me willingly, aren't you afraid I'll wipe you all out?"

Upon hearing this, Shao Yuanjia, the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, immediately stepped forward and said, "We are guilty people. If His Majesty wishes to eliminate us and give the world justice, we have nothing to say."

"only……"

At this point, Shao Yuanjia paused for a moment, then continued, "However, this humble subject has something to say, and hopes that Your Majesty will listen to what I have to say."

Lu Chen's gaze returned to the map on the stone table, and he said expressionlessly, "Speak."

Seeing that Lu Chen did not immediately attack them, Shao Yuanjia was overjoyed, thinking there was hope. He immediately said, "The release of the Heavenly Demon was entirely Gongye Liangpeng's decision. We opposed it at first, but Gongye Liangpeng acted arbitrarily, and with his alliance with the major forces of the Ziyang World, we were powerless to stop him."

Lu Chen said, "Oh? You're trying to shift all the blame onto the head of your Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?"

"If I'm not mistaken, your sect leader should have already escaped the Purple Sun World, right?"

Shao Yuanjia hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are wise. It is our fault, and we will never shirk it. As members of the Ziyang World, we failed to stop Gongye Liangpeng, and we are still unforgivable."

"Moreover, it wasn't until Gongye Liangpeng left that we discovered he was actually a demon envoy. We've followed a demon envoy for so many years, aiding and abetting evil. No matter how Your Majesty deals with us, we will have no regrets."

"But we really dare not bear the infamy of releasing the Heavenly Demon."

Upon hearing Shao Yuanjia's words, Lu Chen looked up and glanced at Shao Yuanjia again.

Name: Shao Yuanjia

[Identity: Grand Elder of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, candidate for Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.]

[Strength: Ninth Level of Yin-Yang Realm]

Loyalty: 96

Shao Yuanjia had a loyalty rating of over 90%, which suggests that Shao Yuanjia genuinely wanted to serve him.

Lu Chen said, "Gongye Liangpeng has run away. Your Tianji Pavilion won't take the blame, but do you expect me to bear it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura of pressure emanated from Lu Chen's body, and in an instant, Shao Yuanjia and the other elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion all knelt down.

A powerful pressure pressed down on them, making it difficult for them to even breathe.

Shao Yuanjia gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "Your Majesty, it is our responsibility to misjudge people, and we are willing to accept any punishment. However, Gongye Liangpeng is very powerful, and even if we had tried to stop him, we would have been powerless to do so."

Lu Chen said calmly, "Willing but powerless? You didn't put in any effort, of course you're powerless."

"If you had done everything in your power to stop Gongye Liangpeng from releasing the Heavenly Demon, I would not have held you accountable if you had come to me today to beg for my help."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Shao Yuanjia and the others fell silent.

They did initially believe that releasing the Heavenly Demons to fight against the invaders from another world was inappropriate, but the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had always been dominated by Gongye Liangpeng's one-man rule. Even if they verbally opposed it, they dared not take any real action.

When Lu Chen withdrew his oppressive aura, Shao Yuanjia and the others instantly felt incredibly relaxed, breathing heavily.

Lu Chen continued looking at the map on the stone table and said, "I could indeed pardon some of your Tianji Pavilion members with a single word, but why would I do that?"

Upon hearing this, Shao Yuanjia immediately understood Lu Chen's meaning and quickly said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of life and will certainly not stop at the Ziyang World. If Your Majesty wants to attack other worlds in the future, our Tianji Pavilion can help Your Majesty deduce the strength and plans of the enemies in other worlds."

Lu Chen thought for a moment. If the people in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion could deduce the specific situation in other worlds, then he could spend less time collecting intelligence.

For example, when they attacked the Ziyang World, they spent too much time gathering intelligence. As a result, after entering the Ziyang World, they only managed to kill one Heavenly Demon, and the Ziyang World was almost already in his hands.

If he could determine the overall strength of a world earlier, he could send troops sooner, conquer that world sooner, and absorb its fortune sooner.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen said, "Your calculation abilities don't seem to be very good either. You don't even know that your sect leader is a demon envoy. Even if I protect you, I'm afraid you might not be able to play a role."

This……

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Shao Yuanjia and the others froze on the spot. They indeed had no way to refute Lu Chen's statement.

After a while, Shao Yuanjia explained, "Your Majesty, cultivators with strong divination abilities can shield themselves from heavenly secrets. Gongye Liangpeng is stronger than all of us combined, so it's normal that we couldn't deduce that he was a demon envoy."

Lu Chen said, "Oh? Is that so? Then I can't hide the secrets of heaven. You all try to predict what I will do next."

"If you can deduce it, you've passed the test."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion looked at each other, seemingly exchanging glances.

Seeing that they didn't respond immediately, Lu Chen said, "What? You don't have the ability?"

Shao Yuanjia said, "To be honest, Your Majesty, we had already jointly deduced everything about Your Majesty when we came to Black Moon City. However, Your Majesty is a person who shoulders great destiny and is protected by the origin of the universe, so we cannot deduce everything about Your Majesty."

Lu Chen chuckled and said, "As expected, they are a bunch of useless people."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the members of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion felt an overwhelming sense of desolation; it seemed they were doomed.

When they joined forces at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to deduce the origins of Emperor Xia, they suffered a severe backlash. At that time, they had already guessed their fate, which is why they decided to fight to the death and voluntarily come to Black Moon City to pledge allegiance to Emperor Xia.

In retrospect, they failed.

Just when everyone thought the Emperor was going to get rid of them, Lu Chen said calmly, "I can give you another chance. You can deduce the background of Nangong Qingya, the head of the Blood Rainbow Workshop, and what she plans to do next."

"If you can't even figure this out, then you might as well go back and wait to die."

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion grasped at a straw and immediately surrounded the city.

The next moment, a Yin-Yang magic array appeared beneath their feet. (End of Chapter)