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Upon hearing Li Quan's words, Mu Zhengqing's expression turned even uglier. As a saint and the ruler of the Tianhuo Dynasty, he was being threatened by a half-saint at this moment.

If this gets out, what will become of his imperial authority?

Li Quan still looked at Mu Zhengqing with disdain. In his opinion, although Mu Zhengqing was powerful, he would inevitably compromise on everything for the sake of the Tianhuo Dynasty and the Tianhuo Clan.

The prosperity of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty is partly due to Mu Zhengqing's compromises. The royal family has relaxed its control and there are fewer rules, which naturally attracts more people to the Heavenly Fire World.

However, those recruited are often unruly individuals, like Li Quan, who, even after becoming a guest minister of the Tianhuo royal family, did not take the Tianhuo royal family or Emperor Mu Zhengqing seriously.

Mu Zhengqing said coldly, "These two have taken advantage of their positions to accept countless bribes, even going so far as to bribe the royal ancestors. If I don't kill them, where is the dignity of the royal family?"

"What, are you so biased towards those two? Did they hand over all the spirit stones they plundered to you?"

Li Quan frowned, his face instantly turning ashen. "What does Your Majesty mean by this? You're framing me without any evidence. Does Your Majesty think the Heavenly Fire World no longer needs guest advisors and wants to get rid of me?"

Li Quan did accept the spirit stones handed over by those cultivators, but in Li Quan's view, there was nothing wrong with it and it was all perfectly reasonable.

What's wrong with the people he brought offering him spirit stones? As for how they obtained those spirit stones, that's none of his business.

Li Quan never believed that Mu Zhengqing would dare to completely turn against him. If he left, there would definitely be other semi-saints who would leave because of his departure. After all, the royal family was so domineering, and those semi-saints would definitely feel that staying in the Heavenly Fire World was no longer as comfortable as before.

Once there's a first one, there will soon be a second, and a third.

The situation of the Tianhuo Dynasty is not good. People from Emperor Huangshan keep sending people to ask the Tianhuo Dynasty to pledge allegiance to Emperor Huangshan, and the Tianhuo Dynasty has been stubbornly holding on.

At this critical juncture, if Mu Zhengqing were to drive away the Half-Saint, the strength of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty would further decline. If other worlds were to attack the Heavenly Fire Dynasty at this time, the dynasty would likely face only destruction.

It is precisely because of this that the royal family's guest advisors have the confidence to be so arrogant in front of the sage Mu Zhengqing.

Mu Zhengqing was indeed worried that if he drove away a guest elder, it would cause concern among the other half-saints, especially at this time.

However, Li Quan, this half-saint, was so arrogant in front of the Heavenly Emperor. If I didn't stand up for myself, what would the Heavenly Emperor think of me?

Killing Li Quan is definitely not an option. If Li Quan were killed, it would further inflame the conflict between the semi-saints and the royal family, and no one would come to the royal family to pledge allegiance in the future.

Immediately, Mu Zhengqing released the pressure of a Saint Realm expert and said coldly, "Li Quan, do you really think I wouldn't dare to expel you from the Heavenly Fire Dynasty?"

"From this moment forward, you are no longer a guest minister of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty. Leave the Heavenly Fire World immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Feeling the pressure emanating from Mu Zhengqing and hearing his words, Li Quan was completely stunned. He had always thought that Mu Zhengqing wouldn't dare to do this, but Mu Zhengqing was actually going to kick him out today.

What's going on?

Isn't Mu Zhengqing afraid that other forces will attack the Tianhuo Dynasty in the future?

After regaining his senses, Li Quan said coldly, "Fire Emperor, I hope you won't regret your decision today!"

Li Quan gritted his teeth, turned around, and transformed into a streak of light, leaving the Heavenly Fire World.

Seeing this, Lu Chen said with a smile, "Fire Emperor, it seems that being an emperor isn't easy for you."

Lu Chen naturally understood what Mu Zhengqing was worried about; he already had a general understanding of the situation of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty.

Although the system indicated that the Heavenly Fire Dynasty only had three Half-Saints, in reality, the Heavenly Fire Dynasty had more than a dozen Half-Saints. However, apart from the three Half-Saints mentioned by the system, the remaining Half-Saints were not from the Heavenly Fire Clan.

Those demigods were all recruited by Mu Zhengqing. Once they find out that Mu Zhengqing drove away a demigod, they will definitely wonder if such a thing will happen to them one day, and then even more demigods will probably leave.

Although a half-saint is not as noble as a saint, as long as a half-saint wants, he can live a good life in any middle-level world. Even without relying on the Heavenly Fire Dynasty, there are many forces that can recruit them.

If they can't find a place to stay, there are plenty of other places that will. That's why they won't hang themselves on the Heavenly Fire Dynasty. That's why even a Saint like Mu Zhengqing wouldn't dare to attack a Half-Saint so easily.

These are turbulent times, and with the Heavenly Emperor yet to regain his strength and memories, Mu Zhengqing is even less likely to casually attack a half-saint.

After regaining his senses, Mu Zhengqing quickly said to Lu Chen, "I'm sorry to have made the Heavenly Emperor laugh at me."

Lu Chen said calmly, "My strength has not yet recovered, so I do need to be patient. Once my strength is restored, you will no longer need to be patient."

Hearing this, Mu Zhengqing was very excited. It seemed that the Heavenly Emperor intended to continue to help their Tianhuo clan. With the Heavenly Emperor's help, the Tianhuo clan would one day be able to regain the glory of their ancestors.

Lu Chen continued, "Alright, go take care of your own business. Lan'er and I are going out for a stroll."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen and Mu Qinglan disappeared from the spot.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the Heavenly Emperor!"

After Lu Chen left, Mu Zhengqing sighed. He was actually a little worried that if the Heavenly Emperor saw such a weak side of him, he might think that he had no backbone, and thus develop some negative thoughts about the Heavenly Fire Clan.

This put a lot of pressure on Mu Zhengqing, but after hearing what the Heavenly Emperor said, the Heavenly Emperor should understand his difficulties.

Over the next two weeks, news of a half-saint being expelled by the royal family spread throughout the entire Heavenly Fire World, leaving people in disbelief.

The Fire Emperor has always been a person who likes to compromise, so why has he suddenly become so tough?

Moreover, the situation of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty is not optimistic. More and more forces are sending spies to investigate the situation in the Heavenly Fire World. It is clear that the people of Emperor Huangshan want to take action against the Heavenly Fire Dynasty.

If the Fire Emperor were to drive away a half-saint at this time, wouldn't he be afraid of provoking dissatisfaction among the other half-saints? If all those half-saint powerhouses were to flee, the strength of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty would inevitably decline significantly.

Just as Mu Zhengqing had initially thought, after the news of the Half-Saints being driven away by the royal family spread, two more Half-Saints voluntarily left the Heavenly Fire World.

Although the Skyfire World treated them very well, other forces could afford to treat them the same way.

Fortunately, Mu Zhengqing did not harm Li Quan. After the remaining half-saints came to the capital to inquire with Mu Zhengqing about why he had driven Li Quan away, they all felt that Li Quan had indeed gone too far.

Li Quan's men are taking bribes from the royal ancestors; they have no sense of propriety whatsoever. No wonder Mu Zhengqing drove Li Quan away.

The powerful figures of the Heavenly Fire Dynasty generally knew the attitude of the royal patriarch towards outsiders. Now that the royal patriarch had been stopped at his own doorstep, he must have been furious, which is why he pressured Mu Zhengqing to drive Li Quan away. (End of Chapter)