The Imperial Court was an ancient and powerful force. It was also a mysterious force.
Chu Mu naturally couldn't compare to the Canglan Empire in terms of understanding of the Imperial Court. Through Huyan Ao's explanation, Chu Mu found out that there were ten kings in the Imperial Court.
The founder of the Imperial Court was the Heavenly Emperor. He was a powerful Heavenly Emperor who called himself the Heavenly Emperor.
In this era, the Heavenly Emperor was the most powerful expert who was filled with deterrence but didn't reveal himself. They were all in seclusion in pursuit of a higher level. Unless there was something extremely important that could affect them, they wouldn't show themselves.
Under the Heavenly Emperor were the ten kings.
It was said that the ten kings were the successors groomed by the Heavenly Emperor and they controlled the Imperial Court together.
The ten kings were the ten kings under the Heavenly Emperor. Each of them was a peerless expert with shocking strength.
It was said that in the past, the ten kings controlled the Imperial Court together. However, different people had different views on the same matter even if they were all thinking for the Imperial Court.
After a long time, it was inevitable that there would be disagreements and disputes between the ten kings because of their decisions. In the end, it would turn into conflicts and even a huge fight, causing the Imperial Court to suffer great losses. If it wasn't for the Heavenly Emperor appearing at the last moment, the Imperial Court would have been destroyed.
After the Heavenly Emperor punished the ten kings, he set a rule, which was to use a rotation system.
The so-called rotation system meant that the ten kings would take turns to control the Imperial Court. They would rotate every hundred years. After a thousand years, the Heavenly Emperor would decide which king would develop the Imperial Court faster and which king would develop the Imperial Court slower and worse.
The best would naturally have a reward and the worst would naturally have a punishment.
The punishment was that the worst wouldn't have the chance to control the Imperial Court while the best would have an extra chance. In other words, they would be able to control the Imperial Court for two hundred years.
Not long ago, it was the new century of the Imperial Court. The new ruler was one of the ten kings, the War King.
Compared to other Kings, the Battle Monarch was more interested in power. Therefore, he wanted to quickly develop the Imperial Court. Therefore, he sent out the subordinates he had nurtured since they were young. They were randomly scattered in some regions of the Deep Blue World, and the Canglan Empire was one of them. They plundered the resources and sent them back to the Imperial Court to speed up the Imperial Court's development.
The Battle King Sect didn't do anything reckless, and they only targeted third-rate and quasi second-rate factions. This was because they didn't have any conflicts with the Battle King Sect, and because they had a powerful background, second-rate, quasi first-rate, first-rate, and even super-first-rate factions didn't do anything to the Battle King Sect.
No one was willing to offend the ancient Imperial Dynasty.
"As far as we know, the Battle King has already sent ten Nine Star Martial Saints over. They will arrive at the Real Sword Sect in about ten days," Huyan Ao said.
"Ten Nine Star Saints …" Chu Mu furrowed his brows, thinking that the Imperial Court was indeed powerful. They sent out ten Nine Star Saints the moment they made a move. One had to know that the Shark Clan was already enraged by the death of a Nine Star Saint. One could see how rare and important a Nine Star Saint was.
Just the Shark Clan alone couldn't be compared to the Imperial Court.
Ten Nine Star Saints were very powerful, and it wasn't something that the Sword Formation of the Four Divisions that he, Gu Luankong, and the other three could fight against. When the time came, they would have to use up one of their chances.
Moreover, it was the fourth person in the Sword Sect Spiritual Seal, a peerless expert.
Chu Mu felt that it wasn't worth it.
"Sect Leader Chu, don't worry. The Imperial Court will send these ten people back," Huyan Ao said.
Since Chu Mu agreed to be conferred the title of Marquis, he was considered a member of the Canglan Empire. The Canglan Empire wouldn't just stand by and watch.
Moreover, to put it more bluntly, he had personally come under the Canglan Emperor's orders to rope in Chu Mu with full sincerity. Since he wanted to rope in Chu Mu, how could he let Chu Mu be killed by the Imperial Court? At least, it was not allowed within the Canglan Empire.
"Isn't the Canglan Empire unwilling to be enemies with the Imperial Court?" Chu Mu asked.
"Because of you," Huyan Ao said bluntly. Huyan Ao said bluntly, "I've heard of your talent in my life. It would be an exaggeration to say that it's unprecedented. If you have enough time to grow, even if you can't become a Saint Emperor in the future, you'll definitely be the strongest amongst the peerless experts. Perhaps it won't take too long. We also believe that you're not an ungrateful person."
Huyan Ao was very straightforward. Chu Mu didn't feel disgusted. Perhaps others would help you for some small matters, but when it came to big matters, they wouldn't do it for free.
"Then I'll have to trouble you," Chu Mu said.
"Oh right, if you're conferred the title of Marquis, what title do you intend to use?" Huyan Ao asked.
"True Sword," Chu Mu said.
"True Sword Marquis, nice to meet you." Huyan Ao suddenly clasped his fists and said.
"Qing Yinwang, nice to meet you." Chu Mu did the same. The two of them laughed.
In terms of status, a Marquis was below a Prince, but Chu Mu didn't care. Huyan Ao didn't care either. For someone who would definitely surpass him in the future, he didn't want to care about the temporary gap in status.
"Sect Leader Chu, the imperial family's reward will be issued this month. The ten Nine Star Saints of the Imperial Court will also be stopped outside the Empire." Huyan Ao stood up and said, "However, the Empire will stop them on the surface, but I can't guarantee anything in the dark. Sect Leader Chu, you can't let your guard down."
"Take care," Chu Mu said and sent Huyan Ao out.
Chu Mu also understood Huyan Ao's last words. If the Imperial Court were to come in the dark, the Canglan Empire would try their best to pay attention, but they couldn't guarantee a hundred percent. After all, an ancient power with a deep foundation might have some unknown methods. If they were determined to take revenge on Chu Mu, the Canglan Empire might not be able to defend against them.
If that was really the case, the Canglan Empire couldn't be blamed.
In comparison, between the two kinds of revenge, Chu Mu was more afraid of the revenge on the surface, because it meant that the True Sword Sect would be facing an incomparably terrifying enemy. Even if Chu Mu could survive, the True Sword Sect would be destroyed.
If it was in the dark, it might be better. After all, the revenge in the dark couldn't be done openly. Naturally, it would be much weaker, otherwise it would be easy to be discovered by the Canglan Empire.
Taking a deep breath and looking at Huyan Ao's disappearing figure, Chu Mu knew that from now on, the True Sword Sect wouldn't be able to stay out of harm's way.
But when he thought about it, it made sense. If any force wanted to survive and become stronger, they would have to go through a lot of things, setbacks, and tribulations. Only by going through them would they be able to become stronger and obtain the protection of a stronger force. It was inevitable.
Only a super power or a sacred ground level power could reach the standard of not needing allies. But that was it. Without an eternal foundation, it would be obvious just by looking at the Ancient Sacred City. No matter how strong it was, it would be destroyed in the end.
The Canglan Empire didn't force them. Their attitude was sincere and full of sincerity. That was enough.
Very few people knew about Huyan Ao's arrival, and very few people knew about his departure.
In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed. The True Sword Sect didn't suffer any revenge. Chu Mu knew that the ten Nine Star Saints of the Imperial Court must have been intercepted. Moreover, they didn't enter the Canglan Empire's territory.
Perhaps the Canglan Empire wasn't as ancient as the Imperial Court, and its foundation wasn't as deep as the Imperial Court, but it was still a sacred ground in the end. If the two sides fought, the Canglan Empire would definitely suffer heavy losses, and the Imperial Court wouldn't be any better. If the Canglan Empire was destroyed, the Imperial Court would lose at least seventy percent of its strength.
With only thirty percent of its strength left, the Imperial Court would face the covetous eyes of the other sacred grounds and be destroyed.
Moreover, the Imperial Court with the Battle King alone wasn't enough to make the Canglan Empire feel apprehensive. Only when the ten Battle Kings came together would they be able to intimidate the Canglan Empire.
The Canglan Empire dared to come forward because they understood the situation. Of course, if Chu Mu didn't have enough investment value, they wouldn't take the risk of becoming enemies with the Imperial Court.
In the sky, flying ships flew past one after another, rapidly heading in the direction of the True Sword Sect.
There were a total of fifty shuttle-shaped flying ships. The one in the lead looked the most gorgeous. It was incomparably noble in purple and gold, and had vivid carvings of true dragons. It was the Canglan Empire's Imperial Court flying ship. It was a hundred meters long, and on its left and right in a trapezoidal formation, there were twenty-four ten-meter-long flying ships each. At the end, there was also a hundred-meter-long flying ship.
This was the Canglan Empire's flying ship fleet.
The Imperial Court's flying ship fleet didn't have any concealment. Wherever it passed, it immediately caused a huge commotion.
It was rare for the Canglan Imperial Court to send out flying ships like this. Every time they did, it meant that something big was going to happen.
This flying ship fleet was the Canglan Empire's reward team. Their destination was the True Sword Sect.
As the person who came in contact with Chu Mu, the Hermit Prince was the official in charge of this reward.
Within the True Sword Sect, Chu Mu accepted the Canglan Empire's reward and was conferred the title of True Sword Marquis. He became the eleventh marquis of the Canglan Empire, and also the fourth marquis with a different surname. From now on, Chu Mu would possess an extremely high status within the Canglan Empire. No one could easily offend him. Even experts who were stronger than Chu Mu would have to think twice when considering some conflicts of interest.
True Sword Marquis!
The content of these three words wasn't just for show. They were real.
When the news of Chu Mu accepting the Canglan Empire's conferment of marquis spread out, it caused a huge commotion within the Canglan Empire. If the True Sword Sect was said to have only received a little care from the Canglan Empire before, then the True Sword Sect in the future would be heavily protected by the Canglan Empire. To a large extent, becoming enemies with the True Sword Sect was equivalent to offending the Canglan Empire.
A rapidly developing True Sword Sect that received the protection of a sacred ground could be imagined. In the future, a powerful force was rising rapidly and would eventually form a strong alliance with the Canglan Empire.
Everyone in the outside world was shocked. While the elders and disciples of the True Sword Sect were shocked, they also felt happy.
Their sect master was conferred the title of marquis. From now on, the True Sword Sect would have a more stable footing within the Canglan Empire. It would develop faster and its status would be higher. As a member of the True Sword Sect, they would share in the glory.
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