In the Lifelong Saint Hall, in a majestic ancient hall, the Lifelong Realmlord sat on the throne, exuding a supreme might. Empyreans stood to his left and right. They stood there solemnly, giving off an immense pressure.
Below the great hall, Qin Wentian, Di Tian and Jialan Jiangshan stood at the very front. Behind them, there were many people. For example, Sun Qian, Lin Ba, Zhuge Xiong and the others. They were the witnesses of this matter and naturally had to come.
"We pay our respects to Realmlord." Everyone bowed. Regardless of whether they were sincere or not, they all had expressions of respect on their faces.
The Lifelong Realmlord didn't say anything, he merely stared at them. The people below all lowered their heads and after that, Di Tian took the lead and spoke, "Supervisory Commander Di Tian of the Lifire Palace begs for forgiveness."
"Oh? What crime did you commit? " The Lifelong Realmlord coldly spoke, completely different from before when he was conversing with the people around him. His casual tone was filled with an intense might.
"In Lifire City, because the Lifire Empyrean had a grudge against Governor Qin, he wanted to frame the death of one of his subordinates on Governor Qin, wanting to kill him directly. I received a secret report from Governor Sun Qian of the Lifire Palace's central city regions and immediately rushed over. I joined forces with Senior Jialan Jiangshan, wanting to stop the Lifire Empyrean. However, the Lifire Empyrean was extremely domineering and treated us as traitors, wanting to kill all of us on the spot. With no other choice, we joined forces and killed the Lifire Empyrean. Realmlord, please punish us."
Di Tian lowered his head even more. Although he was in the right, he did kill one of the world palace lords, the Lifire Empyrean. In addition, he acted first and reported to the Lifelong Realmlord later.
"You have already killed your way here and now you want to beg for forgiveness? Acting first and reporting to the Lifelong Realmlord? Although I appointed you as the supervisory commander, when did I give you the authority to kill the world palace lords? "The Lifelong Realmlord's voice was as cold as ever as a formless pressure bore down on Di Tian.
"Realmlord, the situation back then was extremely urgent. The Lifire Empyrean actually went crazy and used the lives of others to threaten me. If I didn't kill him, a massacre would surely occur. Given the Lifire Empyrean's strength, other than a few people, no one would be able to block his killing intent." Di Tian bowed and replied.
"In that case, you are in the right to kill him? Are you helping me to clean the sect?" The Lifelong Realmlord coldly snorted.
"This subordinate wouldn't dare." Di Tian lowered his head even more. The Lifelong Realmlord coldly snorted. How could he not know that Di Tian was putting on an act? The Lifelong Realmlord had pulled the Xuanyuan Clan, Jialan Clan and many others from Lifelong City over as witnesses. Clearly, Di Tian wanted the Lifire Empyrean to die in his hands.
"You don't dare? You're very brave." The Lifelong Realmlord coldly snorted. "From now onwards, I will strip you of your position as the supervisory commander. You will also have to pay ten times the amount of taxes that the Emperor Pavilion didn't pay during these years. Do you have any objections?"
"Your subordinate understands." Di Tian nodded respectfully.
"Jialan Jiangshan." The Lifelong Realmlord then turned his gaze to Jialan Jiangshan of the Jialan Clan. He coldly spoke, "What about you? Back then when you were vying for power with the Lifire Empyrean, I've always closed one eye. Now, who gave you the guts to act against the nine world palace lords under me?"
"Jialan knows my sins." Jialan Jiangshan didn't dare to explain. At this moment, nobody knew what the Lifelong Realmlord was thinking.
"In the future when you do things, use your brains more." The Lifelong Realmlord coldly snorted. Jialan Jiangshan turned pale. The Realmlord was mocking him.
He, Jialan Jiangshan, was the true overlord of the Jialan Clan, an empyrean character. He had lived for so many years yet he was actually used by Di Tian. He was truly brainless. The Realmlord's mocking didn't mean much. This time around, his efforts were all for someone else.
Finally, the Lifelong Realmlord glanced at Qin Wentian. "Governor Qin, you were slandered and almost persecuted. It must have been hard on you. Beauty Xiao also died because of this matter. It's understandable that you wanted to kill her."
"Many thanks, Palace Lord." Qin Wentian bowed.
The Lifelong Realmlord shifted his gaze away and stared at the people below. He then slowly spoke, "The Lifire Empyrean did whatever he wanted and should be punished. Since he is already dead, let's forget everything. Zhuge Xiong incited the Lifire Empyrean to commit a crime. He deserves death. Drag him away and execute him."
"Realmlord!" Zhuge Xiong's expression drastically changed, instantly turning pale. After that, powerful guards rushed over and directly restrained Zhuge Xiong.
"Realmlord, I know my crimes!" Zhuge Xiong roared loudly. However, he was already dragged away. The hearts of everyone here trembled. The Realmlord was using Zhuge Xiong to establish his might, reminding the others.
Very swiftly, a scream of misery rang out from outside. Zhuge Xiong was actually killed right outside the great hall. This caused the hearts of everyone to pound.
"Right now, the Lifire Palace is like a group of dragons without a leader. Everyone, what do you all think?" The Lifelong Realmlord glanced at the crowd below as he asked.
The atmosphere in the ancient hall was extremely quiet. This was what everyone wanted the most, right?
Next, who would be able to replace the Lifire Empyrean's position and become the new Lifire Empyrean?
"Realmlord, should we send someone from the Lifelong Saint Hall to take over the Lifire Empyrean's position?" A person beside the Lifelong Realmlord suggested.
"Realmlord, this subordinate has a suggestion." Di Tian spoke at this moment.
"Speak." The Lifelong Realmlord stared at Di Tian. After that, Di Tian spoke, "I feel that the new Lifire Palace Lord should be either Senior Jialan or Governor Qin. Everyone knows that Senior Jialan has always wanted to serve the Realmlord and take over the Lifire Palace. Also, the Jialan Clan has always been in Lifire City and there are descendants of the Jialan Clan who once became the Lifire Monarch. They are extremely familiar with the Lifire Palace and are the most suitable candidates."
"As for Governor Qin, he was originally the northern governor of the Lifire Palace and has governed the northern city regions very well. The people in the governor's manor all respect him. If he becomes the Lifire Palace Lord, he would definitely be able to gain the loyalty of everyone. He is also very suitable."
Jialan Jiangshan silently cursed at this bastard when he heard Di Tian's words. This time around, he was completely dragged here to serve as a foil.
The possibility of Qin Wentian being the Lifire Empyrean was very high. After all, he was a governor himself and had displayed extraordinary strength. In this matter, he was also the one who was wronged. The only stain on his name was that he didn't get rid of the suspicion of killing the Jialan Monarch.
"Logical. What about you? As the supervisory commander, you investigated the problem of Xia Hou and Yin Qiu. Right now, you even stopped the Lifire Empyrean from killing Governor Qin. Your contributions can be said to be extremely great. In addition to the influence of the Emperor Pavilion in Lifire City, wouldn't it be more suitable for you to become the new Lifire Palace Lord?" The Lifelong Realmlord stared at Di Tian as he spoke. However, his tone was filled with a hint of playfulness.
"This subordinate doesn't dare to have any improper thoughts." Di Tian lowered his head.
"You don't dare?" The Lifelong Realmlord and the people around him stared at him. This fellow first recommended Jialan Jiangshan and Qin Wentian, not wanting the Realmlord to send people from the Lifelong Saint Hall over. Wasn't this precisely because he wanted the Realmlord to choose from these people? He first excluded himself but in truth, in this matter, Di Tian's role was the core. He was the person who caused the Lifire Empyrean's death. If the Realmlord wanted to recommend a new Lifire Empyrean, he had sufficient reasons to be the new Lifire Empyrean.
"What a crafty fellow." Which of the people here weren't intelligent? All of them silently cursed at Di Tian, retreating in order to advance. His talent was so high yet he was still so crafty. No wonder the Lifire Empyrean would be toyed to death by him.
Di Tian lowered his head and didn't say anything. His purpose was to make everyone misunderstand that everything was a scheme of his. He plotted the Lifire Empyrean's death for the sake of ascending. Also, he didn't conceal his intentions at all.
Only people with flaws would the Realmlord dare to use. If the Realmlord suspected his relationship with Qin Wentian and felt that everything had something to do with Qin Wentian, the Realmlord wouldn't dare to use him recklessly.
Right now, no matter how the Realmlord chose the position of the Lifire Empyrean, between him and Qin Wentian, the possibility of one of them becoming the Lifire Empyrean was very high. In addition, the possibility of him becoming the Lifire Empyrean was even higher. This was because his original self, Qin Wentian, was the personal disciple of Ancient Emperor Yi.
"Qin Wentian, you will temporarily take over the position of the grand governor of Lifire City. Take charge of everything in Lifire City and reorganize the Lifire Palace." The Lifelong Realmlord commanded to Qin Wentian.
"Yes, Realmlord." Qin Wentian's expression didn't change. He bowed and accepted the order, as low-profile as ever.
"Alright, all of you can return and wait for my orders." The Lifelong Realmlord waved his hand. After that, everyone bowed and retreated. This was also the ending they had expected. At most, the Realmlord would only punish them on the surface. After all, the Lifire Empyrean had made a mistake and was killed by them. No one would be able to speak up for him.
After Qin Wentian and the others left, the Lifelong Realmlord glanced at the people around him. One of them laughed, "Realmlord, this Di Tian is truly powerful. If he is loyal to you, we can consider letting him take over the position of the Lifire Empyrean."
"Let me consider it a little more."
The Lifelong Realmlord stood up and walked out of the great hall, coming to an elegant courtyard.
Not long after, the Lifelong Realmlord sat down on the ground. There was fine wine and delicacies around him. Before him, there were beauties dancing. These were none other than Ye Qianyu and the others from the Red Dust Immortal Palace.
At the side, Beiming Youhuang quietly stood there, admiring the beautiful dance together with him.
The Lifelong Realmlord lifted his wine cup and sipped on it. When he stared at the beautiful figures on the dance floor, his eyes flashed with a scorching heat. After a long time, the dance stopped. The Lifelong Realmlord didn't say anything and continued to drink his wine. He then spoke, "The Lifire Empyrean has died. He was killed by Qin Wentian."
Ye Qianyu and Princess Kitamura both trembled as intense waves rose in their hearts.
Ye Qianyu wasn't too surprised about the matter of Qin Wentian killing the Lifire Empyrean. She knew that it would happen sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Her beautiful eyes stared at the Lifelong Realmlord, wanting to know if this matter would cause Qin Wentian to be in danger.
"Don't you have anything you wish to say?" The Lifire Empyrean stared at Ye Qianyu.
"Realmlord, what do you want me to say?" Ye Qianyu softly asked.
"Someone suggested for him to take over the position of the Lifire Empyrean. However, I'm thinking that the reason why he killed the Lifire Empyrean was because of you. In the future, after he has enough strength, would he act against me, the Lifelong Realmlord?" The Lifelong Realmlord spoke to Ye Qianyu, his words causing Ye Qianyu's expression to turn pale. If the Lifelong Realmlord really thinks this way, Qin Wentian would be in danger.
"Realmlord, you are not the Lifire Empyrean. Leaving aside your strength and status, just based on the fact that you have never made things difficult for me before, Qin Wentian would only feel gratitude when he learns of this. How would he have such thoughts?" Ye Qianyu sighed.
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