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"It means that we, Wang Xi, and the rest of the Four Rapscallions can all find the Divine Palace. We are racing against time. Also, it is very likely that we will encounter each other in the Land of Eternal Night in the frigid north."
Frowning, Qi Zhongdao glanced at Li Yao and pondered for a moment. "Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, you were the one who discovered the clues to the Divine Palace. The specific map and the internal structure of the Divine Palace are all stored in your brain. Since you are willing to tell us everything frankly, it is indicative of your trust in us. Naturally, we will respect your opinion. How do you intend to deal with the issue?"
Li Yao opened his hands and said casually, "If possible, I would like to keep the secrets of the Divine Palace to myself, too. However, I'm afraid that the Land of Eternal Night in the far north is not a place that I can barge into on my own. The Four Rapscallions are certainly not something that I can deal with on my own. Although I am adept at refining and traps, I do not have much experience in the business of moving mountains and robbing tombs. Naturally, I can only cooperate with those whom I can trust.
"Fellow Cultivator Ba and Master Bitter Cicada are both famous gentlemen in the world of Cultivators. As for Fellow Cultivator Yan and Fellow Cultivator Qi, they are more or less trustworthy, too. I don't have any opinion on how the issue should be dealt with, as long as you can promise that everything related to refining in the Divine Palace and the mysterious primeval magical equipment will be mine for my studies."
Ba Xiaoyu and Master Bitter Cicada looked at each other and were more or less relieved. They secretly felt lucky that 'Master Spiritual Vulture' was devoted to the arts of refining and was not as ambitious as the Four Rapscallions.
Qi Zhongdao nodded and drew a rough map on the ground with his spiritual energy. He said, "Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture is not lying. If the Divine Palace does exist, it is indeed impossible to explore it on your own. Please take a look. This is the map of the locations of the Divine Palace, the Dark Cloud Prairies, and the other provinces of the Great Qian Dynasty.
"Most of the provinces under the rule of Great Qian are in the south, and the Dark Cloud Provinces occupied by Ghost Qin are in the north. However, from the Dark Cloud Provinces, we have to travel tens of thousands of miles to the north before we can reach the Evernight Province in the far north."
"Although the Dark Cloud and Dark Cloud Provinces are only two provinces in name, they are actually vast and boundless grasslands. Its area is more than half the size of the entire Great Qian Dynasty. It is exactly with the boundless grasslands that Ghost Qin is able to deal with the Great Qian Dynasty."
"If we are going to the Land of Eternal Night in the Far North, there are only two ways. We can either pass through the Dark Cloud Prairies directly, which is naturally not feasible, or we can take a detour on the flying boats on the flanks of the Dark Cloud Prairies on the ocean."
Qi Zhongdao drew an arc next to the map and then said, "The key problem is manpower and supplies. The Land of Eternal Night in the Far North is a frozen hell. Moreover, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is chaotic, which is extremely unfavorable for cultivation."
"Yuanying Cultivators such as us have to breathe in tremendous spiritual energy every day in order to maintain our level. If the natural spiritual energy is too disordered to be absorbed, we will have to carry tremendous crystals with us to make up for it. Together with food, magical equipment, herbs, and other supplies, I'm afraid that even dozens of Cosmos Rings will not be enough.
"Besides, if we run into the main troops of the Four Rapscallions in the Land of Eternal Night in the Far North, even if the five of us can slay a thousand low-level Cultivators on the enemy's side, how are we going to complete the mission in the future?"
It was a very critical problem.
The Three Saints, together with Li Yao and Master Bitter Cicada, were to deal with the Four Rapscallions. On paper, they had more than enough combat ability.
However, while the five of them here were almost all commanders without an army, the Four Rapscallions on the other side were well-trained.
In the desperation where the supplies were cut off, the Four Rapscallions only needed to exhaust their spiritual energy and physical strength with the advantage of numbers. Then, they would be dead for sure.
"The five of us alone are not enough to compete with the enormous force of the Four Rapscallions, much less excavate all the secrets of the Divine Palace."
Qi Zhongdao looked at Li Yao. "Do you agree with that, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture?"
Li Yao said coldly, "Are you implying that you want to announce the news to the entire world of Cultivators, Fellow Cultivator Qi? Hehe. I only have one comment for those guys who are as greedy as hyenas, as idiotic as pigs, and as sordid as vipers. They are not capable of accomplishing anything, but they are good at sabotaging everything."
"Well said."
Ba Xiaoyu clapped his hands and said, "I've seen too many of the faces of the swine in the world of Cultivators, Old Qi. If we do tell them the secrets of the Divine Palace, do you believe that they will beat their brains out just for the map in your head, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture? When they set off to explore the Divine Palace, it will be needless to say that they will resort to all kinds of dirty tricks on their way."
"You are a man of rules, Fellow Cultivator Qi."
Master Bitter Cicada sighed and said, "It's a pity that few Cultivators are as law-abiding as Fellow Cultivator Qi right now. Is the disaster relief trip in the southeast not enough for Fellow Cultivator Qi to be enlightened?"
Qi Zhongdao listened in silence. There was not the slightest expression on his face that was made of iron. After a long silence, he said slowly, "Since you are not optimistic about the sects in the world of Cultivators, and we do need to cooperate with a powerful force, what do you think of the emperor?"
The other four were all slightly dazed after hearing that.
"Huh?"
Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar bulged his eyes and eyed Qi Zhongdao up and down, as if he did not know him at all. "Cooperating with the emperor? That's rather strange. I remember that you have always been on the side of the Cultivators and led the major sects against the court. There are even rumors that the old emperor was killed by you in fury."
"Wrong," Qi Zhongdao said.
"Everything I've done has been to maintain the stability of the world of Cultivators and the world. The major sects and the court are like two legs for a person. Both legs must be equally strong in order to walk steadily. It is not a good thing for either leg to be too thick.
"In the past, when Wang Xi was in power, he established the Ghost Character and instigated discord among the major sects, making the major sects panic and even kill each other. That was because the imperial court was too strong. That was why I led the major sects to check the power of the emperor and Wang Xi."
"Times have changed. Right now, Wang Xi has lost his power, and the new emperor has just ascended to the throne. Although he has the ambition to revive the Great Qian Dynasty, his foundation is still rather weak after all. The leg of the Cultivators, on the other hand, has taken the opportunity to expand blatantly. As you can see from the trip to the southeast that the country will no longer be a country if things go on like this."
"Everyone …"
Qi Zhongdao raised his voice. Excitement beamed out of his dark face that was as hard as iron, as if a tough mask had been broken, and wild flames were spurting out of the gaps.
"Right now, the world is about to fall apart. The entire world of Cultivators is about to fall apart and be destroyed.
"The shortsighted elders, leaders, and leaders are still fighting against each other. Like Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture said, they are as greedy as dogs and as stupid as pigs. They are more than capable of accomplishing anything than they are capable of.
"If they keep messing around like this, it won't be long before a great war breaks out. The world of Cultivators will become an asura hell where the strong prey on the weak, blood will flow, and corpses will be everywhere."
"The other day, when the five of us gathered outside of Roaring Tiger City, we already realized the problem.
"It's a pity that, despite our brute strength and our seemingly glorious reputation, we are unable to change anything. We can only watch the world of Cultivators slide into the abyss and fall into pieces in a few more steps.
"Didn't we lament the other day that even though we were the invincible super Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, there was nothing we could do about the filthy, messy world?
"Right now, it is a great opportunity for us to reorganize the world of Cultivators and purge it.
"As long as we excavate the secrets of the Divine Palace and receive the heritage of the primeval deities, or even if we each have a Cloud Qin Gold Statue, the entire world of Cultivators will be able to run according to our will and rules. Wouldn't it be a hundred times better than the chaotic situation right now?
"Cooperating with the proud and ambitious Emperor Phoenix will naturally lead to some hidden problems. Therefore, the five of us should be united.
"As long as the five of us can reach a consensus and completely unite, the emperor, the Four Rapscallions, and so many sects that do whatever they want will all be suppressed by our will."
Qi Zhongdao's astounding words cast the four super Yuanying into silence for a long time. White mist was popping up on their foreheads, a sign that their computational ability had been maxed out.
After a long time, Master Bitter Cicada chanted in a low voice and said, "The ever-changing trends of the world are truly beyond the reach of a monk. However, the new emperor has been on the throne for a year. I'm told that he has accomplished quite a few great things in the Divine Capital and is quite concerned about the suffering of the people. Although his style is still immature, he does have the demeanor of a wise emperor. If the court can stabilize the situation and prevent the people from suffering, it will be a blessing for all the people."
Ba Xiaoyu craned his neck and studied the map of the Great Qian Dynasty, the Dark Cloud Prairies, and the Land of Eternal Night in the Far North, too. Scratching his stinky hair, he said, "This beggar does not understand the logic of battle formations. However, logically speaking, if we do not want to be hunted and blocked by a large batch of enemies on our way to the Divine Palace, we can only strengthen the attack on Ghost Qin in the south and stall the enemy's elite troops. That is impossible for the scattered Cultivators. Only the army of the court can do it.
"There are not many brave soldiers in the court right now. The few elite troops are all under Emperor Phoenix's control. If we want our journey to be smooth, it seems that we can only cooperate with the emperor."
"The emperor is not a dead man."
Yan Liren studied the stripes on his scabbard wholeheartedly and mumbled casually, "The exploration of the Divine Palace is such an important operation. Will the emperor not know about it even if we don't tell him?"
Judging from their words, none of them were against cooperating with Emperor Phoenix.
After all, none of them had a strong desire for power. One might even say that they did not have any desire for power at all. There was no fundamental contradiction between them and the emperor.
Li Yao, however, stared at Qi Zhongdao for a long time before he suddenly threw out an unexpected remark.
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