Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

The only remaining people who knew the secret were the six members of their imperial dynasty, who had stayed in the palace the entire time and had no chance to leak it.

In other words, it was that monster in the abyss who, through its sixth sense, somehow sensed it first?

Faced with Jiang Mo's suspicions, the Imperial Advisor, seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, simply smiled and frankly admitted:

"Yes! Sect Master Ye of the Void Sword Sect has been urging me to take action these past few days. The four monarchs have also agreed. His Majesty has even sacrificed personal feelings for the greater good of the dynasty. In order to eliminate the threat, he plans to have all the royal family members and royal bloodlines imprisoned under your control buried with him."

"A fine touch."

Jiang Mo smiled calmly, held his head high, and said with an air of composure:

“I searched for a long time last night and made some progress. I have a rough idea of ​​the methods you used to deal with me, but I haven’t confirmed them yet. So I’ve sealed up all the rifts in the Heavenly Abyss first.”

"I'm just curious, what exactly are these ominous mythical objects?"

"Mystic Lord, don't you already have the answer?"

The Imperial Advisor avoided the topic and instead earnestly asked:

"Are you really not considering joining our camp? With the magical artifacts you possess, plus our combined strength, along with Sect Master Ye and his Void Shadow Sword, and finally awakening the faith of Flying Immortal County, destroying the Sunset Demon Court will be a natural outcome."

"This is the trend of history, why not take advantage of it? Does the throne hold no appeal for you at all?"

"Even so, if you want any fertile land in this vast territory, you only need to ask. When the Heavenly Abyss enters the world, the creatures living there can migrate out."

"No thanks," Jiang Mo said firmly.

“I have never coveted your throne, and you have no value to me in joining you or eliminating your greatest enemy. Since we are destined to be enemies, then bring it on.”

"Hmph! You are but a nobody, with a narrow-minded view like a frog at the bottom of a well. Do you really think that you can contend with us just because you hold those three innate magic artifacts?"

Seeing that gentle attempts at appeasement were failing, the loyal king coldly sneered:

"It's true that you are a top-tier creature of Tianyuan, but once you come to the outside world, you might not be that strong. If you don't join the human race now, will you regret it when the Demon Emperor personally conquers Tianyuan in two or three years?"

"Let me tell you, the difference in combat power between a crippled Dao Lord like you and an ordinary Dao Lord is like heaven and earth, not to mention the demon race who mainly cultivate their physical bodies. Even if you have three innate magic weapons, so what?"

"You cannot unleash their full power to strike the Sunset Demon King; it would be a joke. If it wanted to kill you, a single finger would suffice."

The loyal king's words were quite sharp and harsh, but Jiang Mo remained calm and composed, saying:

"Then let it come."

"I need no excuses. Whether it's incomplete laws, insufficient talent, or lax cultivation, this world is inherently cruel, the Great Dao is ruthless, the strong prey on the weak, and the fittest survive. If that Sunset Demon Emperor can really kill me, I am willing to be slaughtered. If I am weaker than others, no matter how much I say, it is as laughable as the howl of a wild dog before death."

"Of course, the same goes for you. My head is hanging right here. If you have the ability, you can come and take it anytime. Once you take it, the three magical artifacts you've been longing for will naturally belong to you."

Jiang Mo touched his throat with his right hand, then pointed to his severed head, speaking in a casual manner.

"I think you're tired of living, you fool! Stubborn! Naïve!"

The Blood Moon King couldn't help but sternly rebuke this native of Tianyuan, who was utterly ignorant of his own limitations and dared to challenge the strongest member of the demon race.

If the Sunset Demon Emperor were truly an ordinary person, then the Sunset Royal Court he led would not have been able to suppress the Great Ye Dynasty and the Void Sword Sect for hundreds of years and even gain a slight advantage.

Even the Imperial Preceptor of the Imperial Dynasty and the Sect Master of the Void Sword Sect had a very high probability of dying when facing the Sunset Demon Emperor alone.

Jiang Mo's words deeply saddened the Imperial Advisor, who lowered his eyes and coldly stared at him, saying:

"Young man, this is the path you have chosen. If there are irreversible consequences in the future, can you bear the responsibility?"

"I'll ask you one last time, are you absolutely determined to refuse our invitation?"

At this moment, the Imperial Preceptor abandoned his previous gentle demeanor, his eyes becoming sharp and fierce, like a terrifying prehistoric beast whose gaze could devour heaven and earth, carrying an incomparably terrifying pressure as he madly crushed forward.

The four kings and the Martial Emperor present were all shocked. They felt suffocated. It seemed that the Grand Preceptor's cultivation had taken another leap forward and achieved a leap in growth!

Martial Saint at the Perfection?

Or is he a half-step Martial God?

The answer is unknown.

However, Jiang Mo's next answer shocked the four kings and Emperor Wu as well.

"Old dog, do you think I've come this far by kneeling before powerful enemies and compromising with them?"

"In other words, there are barriers between us. If there were no more restrictions in the world, you would be the first person I kill."

Jiang Mo's eyes flashed with murderous intent, no longer concealed. He confronted the Imperial Preceptor, the Emperor, and the Four Kings, unleashing a pressure even more terrifying than theirs. In an instant, it swept across the entire palace. The envoys who came to pay their respects all turned pale, coughed up blood, and could not even stand up, collapsing to the ground on the spot.

"it is good......."

"it is good."

"it is good!!!"

"I wonder if you, Jiang Mo, have the confidence to be so arrogant."

The Imperial Advisor exclaimed "Good!" three times, then laughed in anger. He suddenly raised his left hand, clenched it into a fist, and a spatial rift that had been moved to the palace earlier suddenly appeared.

"Boom!"

He slammed his fist into the spatial rift, the terrifying fist energy forcefully striking the mysterious rift, erupting with dazzling light and deafening explosions.

"Boom!!!"

At the same moment, the Tianyuan World experienced a slight tremor.

Jiang Mo's gaze pierced through the void, landing in the far north. On a certain ice mountain stretching for thousands of miles, a crack was about to collapse, shattered layer by layer by the surging force of the fist, but it healed in an instant.

The array sealed at the outer edge of the crack showed no signs of being triggered. Clearly, the Heavenly Abyss Boundary Wall at this stage was still tough enough that the Imperial Preceptor could not break through it.

"Impotent rage? It only makes us a laughing stock." Jiang Mo offered this eight-word assessment.

"Please, everyone, wash your necks clean while I go out and slaughter them to my heart's content."

The Imperial Advisor stared intently at the arrogant figure opposite him, his killing intent exceptionally strong. He said, word by word, "We'll wait and see... We'll be waiting for your arrival at any time."

"Fellow Daoist, now that the ransom has been paid, can you also keep your promise and allow the hostages of my Imperial Dynasty to leave safely?"

At this moment, the emperor spoke, saying he was trying his best to ensure that those of his direct lineage survived.

Wu Qian, who was nearly unconscious from the suppression at the scene, gritted his teeth and persevered, wanting to hear the answer that would determine their life or death.

"I said I would let them live well so that they could see clearly in the future how their fathers were utterly crushed by me. I ask that Your Majesty need not worry."

Jiang Mo concealed his aura, and the seven envoys immediately seemed to escape from purgatory. However, six of them had already fainted, and Wu Qian was the only one left lying motionless on the ground with his eyes rolled back.

"Alright...then let them go," the emperor pleaded again.

Jiang Mo had no objections and transmitted his voice to the prison in the distance of the secret realm. Just as he had warned the disciples of the Void Sword Sect before, he warned the prisoners of the imperial dynasty, strictly ordering them not to cause trouble in Tianyuan.

Even if they were tens of thousands of miles apart, Jiang Mo could always keep track of their movements, and if any of them disobeyed his warnings, he would kill them all.

Subsequently, Jiang Mo used magic to forcibly untie all the imperial hostages and move them to the outside world, leaving only seven half-dead envoys in the end.

"There is still one more thing. If you don't mind, Venerable Xuan, let Wu Qian and the others follow you. This way, it will be convenient for you to ask us for help if you are defeated by the Demon Emperor in the future."

"If we make a move, the Demon Emperor will be severely injured even if he doesn't die."

The emperor once again made a soft and gentle suggestion. After two meetings, he had roughly figured out that the person opposite him was the type who would listen to soft words but would not listen to harsh words at all.

After all, it's only natural for someone to be so arrogant, possessing three innate magical artifacts.

"This kind offer is unnecessary."

"Do you think that if you interfere, I won't die? It's just a matter of whether I die at your hands or at the hands of the Demon Emperor, but I don't think that day will ever come."

After speaking, Jiang Mo banished the Yin-Yang Heaven-Reflecting Mirror, along with the seven envoys of Wu Qian, from the secret realm, severing all contact.

Inside the Daye Imperial Palace, the Grand Preceptor, the Four Kings, and the Emperor, faced with the sudden interruption, realized that the prelude to an unprecedented war had already begun.

..........

After sending away the hostages from the Daye Dynasty, Jiang Mo did not delay for a moment. He immediately summoned the Primordial Sun Phoenix. She arrived as promised, still maintaining her appearance as a woman from her previous life. She stepped into the palace and sat down to discuss matters.

"I've had a bad feeling since last night..."

Jiang Mo shared his concerns with Xuan Ling, an ancient being active in the outer realms who likely possessed far greater knowledge than him and might be able to help him select the correct answer.

Jiang Mo has three main speculations regarding the joint scheme between the Great Ye Dynasty and the Void Sword Sect, which could potentially threaten his life.

"The Other Shore Misfortune Flower is a legendary evil creature; the more people who die from it, the more terrifying its power becomes."

"Even if the Supreme Dao Lord is tainted, he will be crippled if he doesn't die, and it will be an area-of-effect injury. If enough living beings are sacrificed, a sea of ​​deadly flowers will be born, destroying all life and draining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, causing all things to perish. In the end, only a withered Other Shore Chaos Flower will remain, and it will give birth to new and even more deadly seeds."

"Secondly, the Pure World Ancient Lotus is refined from the Creation God Crystal. The so-called Creation God Crystal is the most fundamental source for nurturing an ancient star of life. The power contained within it is something that even peerless Dao Lords and supreme Dao Lords cannot easily touch."

"But there really was such a Pure World Lotus that could only be used once and would destroy billions of lives outside the realm. Its power was even greater than that of a Primordial Magic Weapon... This forbidden weapon came from the Taiyi Ancient Mansion. I wonder... after they were wiped out, did this thing still circulate in the world?"

"Thirdly, the 'Root Plague' sealed deep within the Sea of ​​Evil Souls is an extremely evil thing that can corrupt powerful humans and demons, completely changing the form of life, distorting emotions, covering memories, and turning them into puppets that can only spread infection among their races."

Jiang Mo searched through all the books he could find, and the clues he found pointed to these three mythical and ominous objects.

The Heavenly Abyss suppresses cultivation levels, preventing Ye You, the Martial Emperor, the Imperial Preceptor, and the Demon Emperor from entering, nor daring to do so. All they can do is send over some kind of weapon capable of destroying the Heavenly Abyss.

Perhaps there are more unknown things that could destroy Tianyuan, but Jiang Mo, whose intelligence is limited, cannot know more and can only ask Xuanling.

"The root of the plague in the Evil Soul Sea cannot escape the seal. Even if it does escape, it is not something that you human Dao Lords can use. Even when my father was at his most powerful, he dared not approach that area."

Xuanling first ruled out one answer, a look of reminiscence appearing on his face, and slowly revealed the historical secret behind it.

“In ancient times, an ominous demon was born, named Wan’e, which brought death and decay to the world.”

"It spreads disease, and as the number of infected people increases, the root disease will form countless variants, causing all living beings on the vast earth to undergo hideous and ugly mutations. Even in its original form, it is incurable and corrodes the body and soul. Once infected, one dies."

"Later, when the fate of the demon race and the survival of the world were at stake, six demon emperors intervened, and three supreme Dao Lords of the human race came to help."

"In the end, at the cost of six dead and three crippled, they killed Wan'e and suppressed him in this perilous place."

"The corrupted creatures under its rule also died and transformed into different evil spirits, wandering in the deep sea, waiting for their masters to return to the world."

"But Wan'e will never be reborn. Our ancestors sacrificed all their primordial fire to place in the sealed land, obliterating its immortal remnant soul. Only the root plague can be weakened, not eliminated."

"The other demon emperors and supreme Dao lords also used their own methods to lock that place up tightly, and as time goes by, those methods will not only not weaken, but will become stronger and stronger."

"Even if the Nine Palaces Sovereigns and Supreme Dao Lords went, there would be fewer than ten of them, and they would not be able to release the original form of the root plague."

Chapter 566 The Demon Emperor Arrives in Person? Worth a Try

"The number of Dao Lords and Sovereigns is so small... I never imagined that the source of that calamity was so dangerous."

Jiang Mo sighed slightly. He knew about the existence and some of the origins of the Evil Soul Sea, but not as detailed and comprehensive as Xuan Ling had described.

"Throughout history, our race, and other races, have secretly dispatched powerful individuals to guard the edge of the Evil Soul Sea. Even knowing that the source of the plague there is unlikely to leak out, it's still more reassuring to keep an eye on it, in case any unforeseen circumstances arise..."

"Therefore, you can simply rule out the third possibility."

Xuanling said directly, "The remaining two are either the Other Shore Chaos Flower or the Pure World Ancient Lotus, but the latter has a low probability of being used up in the great war that destroyed the lineage, and it will not be left in this world."

"The failure rate for refining such a forbidden magic weapon in the Taiyi Ancient Palace is extremely high. It requires taking a planet inhabited by countless living beings, digging out the creation crystal inside, carving it, and all the spirits on the surface need to return to their true nature and be refined back into the crystal in order to unleash its maximum power."

"As far as I know, during my lifetime, the Taiyi Ancient Mansion recorded only three successfully refined Pure World Lotuses. However, the price for these three was rather horrifying..."

"How much...?" Jiang Mo's gaze sharpened slightly, showing his curiosity.

"27 ancient life stars were sacrificed. Each of these ancient life stars was several times larger than the current Tianyuan. There were also living alien creatures there, including humans, demons, and monsters. They couldn't withstand the harvesting of the Taiyi Ancient Palace and were all refined. In the end, the success rate of the Purifying Lotus was only about 11%."

"On average, it takes the destruction of nine ancient life-bearing stars. The Purifying Lotus obtained in return is not only terrifying in its power, but also requires an astonishing amount of karma. Taiyi Ancient Palace is just a sect with tens of thousands of people. It cannot withstand the overwhelming karmic backlash. Otherwise, thousands of ancient life-bearing stars in the outer universe would have been devoured by them."

"Furthermore, the refining of the Pure World Lotus requires relevant secret scrolls and at least the cultivation level of a late-stage Supreme Dao Lord. In my opinion, even the strongest forces such as the Great Ye Dynasty, the Sunset Royal Court, and the Void Sword Sect cannot do it for the time being."

Xuanling's voice was like a secluded mountain spring, clear and melodious. Following his train of thought, Jiang Mo was basically certain of the answer.

"So, the Void Sword Sect and the Great Ye Dynasty are planning to transplant the Other Shore Chaos Flower into the Heavenly Abyss?"

"Yes, this thing is naturally grown and can be considered rare. It is not difficult to advance continuously. You just need to keep offering sacrifices to feed it and make it grow stronger."

Xuanling looked at Jiang Mo and pondered:

"I've seen the maps of the Great Ye Dynasty and the Void Sword Sect."

“There are indeed nearly a hundred ancient life-bearing stars near their territory. If the strongest beings on those ancient stars were not as powerful as them, they were very likely sacrificed to the Other Shore Chaos Flower many years ago.”

"After all, from a practical point of view, without this item, they cannot deter the Demon Emperor of the Sunset Royal Court."

"Furthermore, this matter was probably not organized by the Void Sword Sect. Compared to the Imperial Dynasty, their number of members is insignificant. To cultivate the Other Shore Chaos Flower that could destroy the entire Tianyuan, they must have sacrificed about ten ancient life stars. I suspect that the Void Sword Sect cannot withstand the karma formed by such bloody sins. Only the Great Dynasty, which has been passed down for more than five thousand years and has hundreds of millions of people, could possibly withstand it by betting the fate of the entire nation."

Xuanling meticulously unraveled the various possibilities behind the events, presenting them to Jiang Mo, and was quite certain that the ominous object that the Imperial Preceptor, the Martial Emperor, and the Sword Sect Master had cast upon Tianyuan was the Other Shore Chaotic Meteor Flower.

"Don't blame me for not warning you, this kind of evil thing has a terrible corrosive effect on the body and soul. Once you get involved, your life will begin to weaken, like opening a blood gate, and your vitality will flow out continuously and you can't stop it at all."

Xuanling sighed softly.

"I have used the Book of Time to extend the supernatural power of reversing time to almost every spatial rift in the world. There are also arrays to block it, so that thing cannot be transmitted in a short time."