Normally speaking, apart from those who possessed the phenomenon of trembling heavenly souls, this Origin Underworld Origin Stone was of no value to others.
And in the history of the Mortal Realm, there had only ever been one who possessed a trembling heavenly soul — the second-generation house master of the Blue Cloud House.
He was the first, and the only one in history.
In the 500 years since his death, there had never been a second known to have appeared in the Mortal Realm.
As a result, everyone doubted whether it was truly a unique case.
By now, most people had already forgotten about it.
Though the phenomenon of trembling heavenly souls had major drawbacks, theoretically speaking, if one did not consider the hidden dangers of the Origin Underworld Origin Stone, it was extremely beneficial to one's natural aptitude for martial arts.
Though there was still the possibility of it being buried, the possibility of it being outstanding was higher.
However, apart from that first case, it had never entered the public's view again.
It could be truly rare, but it could also be that the user kept it a secret.
It was indeed difficult for outsiders to see the phenomenon of trembling heavenly souls.
Just as the Empress had said, with the lessons of the Black Snow Old Man and the second-generation house master of the Blue Cloud House, even if someone discovered that they possessed the phenomenon of trembling heavenly souls, they would definitely do their best to conceal it.
Now, it looked like Jiang Yi was the second case.
He had concealed it very well, and even Mister Destiny learning of his secret was largely a coincidence.
Ancestor Blood River was not so lucky. He had been guarding the Origin Underworld Origin Stone, but did not know that Jiang Yi, whom he had interacted with many times in close proximity, was his target.
Of course, Jiang Yi did not know that the treasure that posed a great threat to him as well as a great benefit was in the hands of Ancestor Blood River.
To Jiang Yi, the Origin Underworld Origin Stone was not much more than a lifeblood.
But to Ancestor Blood River, who did not know, it was of little value. He could only keep it and wait for an opportunity to make use of it.
Just like Heavenly Demon Ye, who had killed the Black Snow Old Man and obtained it.
It could not be used for hundreds of years, and could only be collected as dust.
It was hard to say whether he would carry such an item with him.
The old Sword Immortal sighed. "With my understanding of Xue Cangqiong, this is 50-50. Let's see if we can find some clues from Jiang Yi's actions later."
"That old fox is difficult." The Empress' cheeks had already puffed up again. "That bull is also very abnormal."
Although the various sects of the Righteous Path of the mortal world often spoke with one another on the surface, the relationship between them was not very harmonious.
Among them, the Green Bull Monastery, Milky Way, and Eastern Zhou were especially tense.
In today's battle between the Celestial River and the Blood River, unless there was a special reason, the Green Ox Monastery would not help either side. It was most likely that they would just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
But the Temple Master of the Green Bull Temple moved decisively, and in the eyes of the Empress and the old Sword Immortal, this matter was slightly strange.
Just then, the Empress and the old Sword Immortal had both seen the Temple Master's actions of paying attention to Chen Luoyang.
"It should be related to that Vice Hierarch Chen of the Ancient God, right?" the Empress asked. "But it is still difficult to determine what exactly is going on at present."
The elderly sword immortal nodded slightly.
The Empress paused for a moment, then continued, "And from what I see, Vice Hierarch Chen, as the successor of the Supreme Martial Artist, seems to have some … unexplainable, unexplainable things.
Elder Yun, did you really see Zhi Zun herself when you went to the grotto-heaven? "
"This is also the reason why I have doubts," the elderly sword immortal said. "It is precisely because I have met Zhi Zun, and also personally witnessed Zhi Zun's battle with Young Master of the Heavenly World, that I previously believed that Little Friend Chen was indeed the successor of Zhi Zun, and not that he had obtained a portion of Zhi Zun's inheritance by chance, but …"
"But there are more and more doubts," the Empress said. "I did not meet Zhi Zun in person, so the doubts in my heart are much greater than Elder Yun's."
"Unfortunately, these are troubled times, and there are many more important things to worry about," the elderly sword immortal said. "At least this time, we must thank that Little Friend Chen."
"That's right. That bull might have been invited by him." The Empress nodded. "Not to mention Sword Master Dark North."
The old man beside her smiled bitterly. "Aside from that, we also have to thank him in other aspects."
When the Empress heard this, she looked at the elderly sword immortal.
"Otherwise, the Celestial River would really have a fire in their backyard today." The elderly sword immortal sighed.
The Empress said, "You seem to not only be referring to Elder Ying."
The elderly sword immortal smiled bitterly. "Little Huang has also been corroded by the blood river, but that is not the worst. The worst is Tianzhao."
"Hmm?" The Empress was really surprised this time. The pine nuts were brought to her mouth, but she stopped again.
The elderly sword immortal sighed. "Let's talk about it when we return. Thanks to that Little Friend Chen, Tianzhao's current situation seems to be salvageable.
Otherwise, I might have died under the sword of my own disciple today.
Hehe, that is probably the great play of Xue Cang Qiong's real plan, right? "
He shook his head repeatedly, and returned to the mountain gates of the Celestial River with the Empress. "I am seriously injured, and I will have to trouble you for a long time, Ruotong."
…
Chen Luoyang watched the figures of the elderly sword immortal and the Empress disappear in the sky, and then smiled faintly.
Although the Celestial River won today, the elderly sword immortal still had a headache in the future.
The matter of Shen Tianzhao could only be said to have come to an end for now.
If the Celestial River did not handle it well, the elderly sword immortal would be in trouble.
Chen Luoyang had used his clone, the Bloody Dark Sky, to kidnap Madame Poison Dragon, so that there would be a follow-up to this matter.
Some of the sentiments of the people of the Celestial River were indeed admirable.
However, depending on everyone's standpoint, some of their styles were also hard to have a good impression of.
You guys should focus more on your own internal affairs …
Chen Luoyang retracted his gaze and turned around.
Jiang Yi, who had disappeared on the other side of the sky, appeared behind him.
Xie Buxiu followed Chen Luoyang's gaze and hurriedly bowed. "Subordinate Xie Buxiu greets the Hierarch."
Ying Qingqing saw Jiang Yi and also bowed. "Greetings, Hierarch Jiang."
Chen Luoyang smiled. "Senior, did you get what you wanted?"
"Thanks to Luoyang, we managed to invite Temple Master Yu of the Green Bull Monastery and Mr. Surging Waves Mountain Bamboo. This trip has finally achieved the expected goal, and we can return with great rewards." Jiang Yi also smiled slightly.
Chen Luoyang stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture. "That could not be better."
Then, the group of people left the place.
In order to prevent the news from being leaked, only a few people in the entire Ancient God knew that Jiang Yi had participated in today's battle, and only Chen Luoyang knew that the opponent's target from the beginning was Patriarch Blood River.
However, did Jiang Yi really achieve her goal?
Or could it be that he was putting on an act to calm the people around him?
Chen Luoyang was very interested in this.
Of course, he naturally did not show it on his face.
The opportunity to clean up the battlefield naturally fell on the people of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Celestial River.
Chen Luoyang and Jiang Yi were concerned about another aspect.
"The young Marquis of Southern Chu must have a headache now." Jiang Yi smiled.
Chen Luoyang heard this and nodded in agreement.
Cheng Yingtian, the Marquis of Fengxiang of Southern Chu, was the son of Mister Tianji, Ying Xiantian, but he was irreconcilable with Mister Tianji. In the end, it could not be said that he had single-handedly planned Mister Tianji's death.
However, Emperor Chu had adopted and taught him in order to deal with Mister Tianji and the Xian Tian Palace.
Now that Mister Tianji had died, for Emperor Chu, this exceptionally outstanding branch had become an unstable factor in the Southern Chu Dynasty.
Regarding the issue of the successor, normally speaking, it was not that serious.
Although Cheng Fengyuan, Cheng Huyuan, and Cheng Qiyuan had died consecutively, making it seem that Emperor Chu Cheng Hui's sons had withered, Cheng Hui was still in his prime.
Although Cheng Yingtian was outstanding, it was not enough to cause great chaos.
As the face of the young generation of Southern Chu, it was good for Southern Chu to have one of the Red Dust Ten Heroes in their own Southern Chu.
Although the Southern Chu Dynasty paid attention to bloodline, Cheng Hui, as Emperor Chu, was a happy thing that an outstanding person had emerged from his own clan. It meant that Southern Chu would have more experts in the future.
However, that was under normal circumstances.
There were two small problems that made the relationship between Cheng Yingtian and Emperor Chu slightly abnormal.
First, Cheng Yingtian was Mister Tianji's son.
Although the father and son had a complete falling out, and Mister Tianji had even died because of this, Emperor Chu could not help but feel somewhat uncomfortable when he looked at Cheng Yingtian.
The son of Mister Tianji, whom he had hated for his entire life, would take over his control of Southern Chu. For Emperor Chu, this was truly a great difficulty in his heart.
Of course, the second point was even more important.
This young man's momentum was truly strong. The threat he displayed was no longer directed at Cheng Longyuan and the other princes.
He had even begun to show signs of threatening Emperor Chu Cheng Hui.
Obviously, Cheng Yingtian was absolutely not a loyal and devoted person.
Even if Emperor Chu Cheng Hui was willing to arrange for him to be his successor, would he have the patience to wait when his strength and ambition grew further in the future?
Emperor Chu Cheng Hui was in his prime and had a long lifespan. If there were no accidents, it was unknown how long he could rule the country for.
Would Cheng Yingtian help Emperor Chu arrange a small accident like how he treated his own father, Mister Tianji?
Not to mention Emperor Chu, even Chen Luoyang and Jiang Yi were rather confident in Cheng Yingtian in this aspect.
Therefore, even if Emperor Chu had the intention to cherish talent, he would definitely not tolerate Cheng Yingtian.
It was more important to send him down to reunite with Mister Tianji and his family.
The reason why Emperor Chu Cheng didn't make a move before was that Cheng Yingtian had the foresight to find another backer.
That was Ancestor Blood River.
Emperor Chu refrained from making a move on Cheng Yingtian because he was afraid of Ancestor Blood River.
Now that Ancestor Blood River was gone, and the entire Blood River lineage had retreated into the Blood Sea, Cheng Yingtian suddenly had no backer. Would Emperor Chu continue to endure?
Cheng Yingtian was by no means easy to deal with.
Chen Luoyang believed that Cheng Yingtian should have prepared other backup plans.
Southern Chu would probably be in chaos next.
As for how chaotic it would be, it would depend on Emperor Chu's means.
Because Cheng Yingtian wasn't his only opponent.
As long as Cheng Yingtian started a prelude, the surrounding enemies of Southern Chu would naturally seize the opportunity to make their move.
"Unfortunately, we might not be able to make it in time for Southern Chu," Jiang Yi said with a smile. "Our Ancient God has his own matters to attend to."
Chen Luoyang nodded without feeling surprised.
It was about Elder Zheng Chi.
However, what Jiang Yi said next was beyond his expectations.
"I wonder if Luoyang is interested in taking up the responsibility for this matter?"
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