The heavens have taken pity on them. When they heard Emperor Chu Cheng Hui's voice, everyone from the Southern Chu Dynasty felt relieved from the bottom of their hearts.
The Ancient God Jiang Yi, the Blackwater Extreme Palace Ji Tianqiong, and the Green Ox Temple's abbot were all in seclusion in name. But when a strong enemy came knocking, they disappeared.
Acting in secret under the guise of seclusion wasn't something that had never happened before. But Jiang Yi and the others disappeared without informing any of their disciples and subordinates, keeping everyone in the dark. When everyone found out the truth, they were caught unprepared.
The Ancient God, the Blackwater Extreme Palace, and the Green Ox Temple all vomited blood. Except for the Ancient God Chen Luoyang, who appeared out of nowhere to save the situation, the Blackwater Extreme Palace and the Green Ox Temple all suffered a great disaster.
It was fine if it was only one or two, but there were continuously big shots playing this trick, causing the Southern Chu Dynasty, whose big shots were similarly in closed door cultivation, to be in a perturbed state.
Now that King Chu was in seclusion, the Southern Chu people didn't cheer or celebrate, but at least the uneasiness in their hearts was gone.
Of course, they were far from relieved.
After all, Chen Luoyang had single-handedly killed the Fuyao King Han Shang, who was as famous as King Chu.
Perhaps Han Shang's old injuries in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had not healed, but the problem was that Chen Luoyang killed Han Shang without suffering any injury, which was shocking.
It wasn't to boost the enemy's morale and diminish their own, but no one was sure if King Chu could resist the most brutal Martial Saint in history.
With Emperor Xi's Ancient Formation, Chen Luoyang forced King Chu to face him head-on. Moreover, he couldn't use the protection formation of Anyuan City, unless King Chu was willing to destroy Anyuan City.
The Southern Chu side's hopes originally lay in the results of King Chu's seclusion.
If Emperor Chu Cheng Hui could improve further, then the Anyuan City's Great Formation might be able to contend against Chen Luoyang's Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi. However, Emperor Chu Cheng Hui wouldn't have enough confidence. At the very least, he would be more confident.
But now that King Chu was forced to come out of seclusion in advance, this last hope was shattered.
Chen Luoyang was really vicious. The timing he chose made Southern Chu uncomfortable.
Now, they could only hope that the other forces in the mortal world were afraid of Chen Luoyang's actions and could unite to punish him.
To communicate with the other giants, King Chu Cheng had to come forward.
Even if they joined forces, it was impossible for Southern Chu to remain uninvolved. On the contrary, it would charge to the front lines.
Without King Chu Cheng Hui, the other giants wouldn't be able to help.
"We were terrified to disturb Imperial Father's closed door cultivation, but the situation was truly urgent, so we had no choice but to do so. Imperial Father, allow me to report …" The Imperial Eldest Son, Cheng Longyuan, knelt outside the abode, and he reported everything that Chen Luoyang had stirred up in the mortal world to Emperor Chu, Cheng Hui.
After Cheng Longyuan reported, the Old Prince, Cheng Jiongting, said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please make a decision."
After a moment of silence, King Chu Cheng Hui's voice came, "Contact Dongzhou, Tianhe, and Crane Deity in Dongzhou. At the same time, contact Crouching Dragon Sand in the Wilderness and urge him to come out of seclusion in advance to discuss this matter."
Most of the Seven Demonic Holy Lands had surrendered to Chen Luoyang. Even if Misery Sea, Azure Dragon Island, and Fusang Island were dissatisfied, they wouldn't immediately turn against Chen Luoyang. Instead, they would first observe the situation.
The forces that were most likely to become Southern Chu's ally were their two greatest rivals in the north and the south.
Dongzhou Dynasty and the Wilderness.
In particular, Empress Xu Ruotong, Tianhe Sword Immortal, and "Crane Deity" Li Hushuang were in Dongzhou.
The leader of the Wilderness Tribe had just started a feud with Chen Luoyang and the Ancient God not long ago.
As someone who had personally experienced Emperor Xi's Ancient Formation, his experience in this aspect was also very important.
"Zhang Weiyu has been in seclusion for many years in the Heaven Lake, but we still need to inform him," King Chu ordered.
Southern Chu Cavalry General Zhang Tong said respectfully, "We will immediately inform Dongzhou, Wilderness, Tianhe, and Northernmost Heaven Lake. However, this matter is of great importance. I'm afraid we still need Your Majesty's help …"
King Chu said, "Chen Luoyang will come to Anyuan City in about a month. I'm at a critical point in my cultivation. I'll be able to complete it in a few more days.
At that time, I'll come out of seclusion and personally go to Dongzhou to meet with Elder Yun and Xu Ruotong. We'll formally discuss the matter of fighting Chen Luoyang.
Inform them first and get ready. Don't disturb me during this period. "
Southern Chu's people were slightly surprised when they heard this.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Everyone saluted.
However, at this moment, the senile Old Prince Cheng Jiongting suddenly dashed into the cave.
Everyone was stunned on the spot.
General Zhang Tong was stunned at first, and then his expression changed. He followed the Old Prince into the place where Emperor Chu was cultivating in seclusion.
Seeing this, the others came back to their senses. An ominous premonition arose in their hearts, and they hastily followed them in.
However, when they entered the cave, they were all dumbstruck.
They saw the thin and withered Old Prince holding a burly man in one hand. General Zhang Tong stood at the side with a gloomy expression.
Apart from the three of them, there was no one else in the cave. Where was Emperor Chu Cheng Hui?
Cheng Longyuan's limbs were ice-cold. He glared at the burly man captured by the Old Prince and shouted angrily, "Gao Xuan, how dare you pretend to be Heaven's Might? Where's Imperial Father? "
Everyone present knew the burly man. He was Southern Chu's longtime general, Gao Xuan. He was Emperor Chu's confidant and one of the generals in charge of the imperial guards.
However, judging from his posture, did he pretend to be Emperor Chu and talk to everyone?
"Old Prince, please calm down. Your Highness, please calm down. General Zhang, please calm down." Gao Xuan answered with a bitter expression, "I was acting on His Majesty's decree. How could I dare to deceive the Emperor and commit treason?"
The Old Prince Cheng Jiongting did not put him down. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "Where did His Majesty go? What's going on? "
The old man's usual lethargic appearance was gone. He was like a volcano that could erupt at any time. His momentum was terrifying, and his eyes flickered with golden brilliance.
Meanwhile, the old man had calmed down. The golden sea of flames enveloped the cave, trapping everyone inside. It was obvious that he was preventing any information from leaking.
Gao Xuan hesitated slightly in the face of this question.
General Zhang Tong sighed. "It's good that you are loyal to His Majesty and devoted to your duty. However, the current situation is urgent. Let's make a long-term plan together. If you continue to conceal anything, it will be detrimental to Great Chu. If His Majesty blames you later, I will bear the responsibility together with you."
Gao Xuan said helplessly, "I really don't know where His Majesty went. But two days ago, His Majesty ordered me to deal with anyone who disturbed His Majesty's closed-door training. Here is His Majesty's personal edict. If it wasn't for His Majesty's personal edict, how could I have concealed it from you? However, the Old Prince's eyes are like torches. You finally saw through this matter. "
The Southern Chu people looked at each other. For a moment, they felt the world was spinning around them.
It was gone, gone …
Their big shot's closed-door training was gone too!
All of you discussed this together, didn't you?
The Old Prince Cheng Jiongting looked at the edict left by Emperor Chu without saying a word. After a long while, he sighed and said, "It's His Majesty's doing."
He returned to his old and clumsy appearance, as if he would die at any time. He waved his hand weakly.
Zhang Tong, Cheng Longyuan, and the others took the edict from him and browsed through it. Gao Xuan put it down and heaved a sigh of relief.
The content of the edict was nothing special. It only instructed Gao Xuan to keep the secret and act at his own discretion. At the same time, it instructed him to contact Eastern Zhou, Milky Way, the Wildlands, and Fusang Island after Chen Luoyang had swept through the Black Water Extreme Palace and Yanran Mountain.
"Doesn't His Majesty know that Fusang Island has sided with Chen Luoyang and that Chen Luoyang will come to Anyuan City?" General Zhang Tong asked.
"I can't get in touch with His Majesty right now, so there's no way for me to report this matter. However, His Majesty has said that after Chen Luoyang takes down Yanran Mountain, his next target will most likely be the Wildlands, Fusang Island, or Great Chu. We need to be on high alert. He'll be back in a few days," Gao Xuan replied.
The Old Prince Cheng Jiongting waved his hand weakly and said, "When did His Majesty come out of closed-door training? Why did he keep it a secret? Tell me the whole story from the beginning. "
Having started, Gao Xuan no longer hesitated and said, "Old Prince, His Majesty summoned me in secret about a month ago and ordered me to find out the whereabouts of a person, Han Mei, who is known as the 'Red Shura' in the secular world.
His Majesty didn't tell me the specific reason, so I didn't dare to ask. I could only order people to investigate secretly. Finally, I found out Han Mei's whereabouts and reported it to His Majesty.
At the same time, I also reported to His Majesty the major events that happened in the secular world recently. However, Chen Luoyang suddenly challenged His Majesty after His Majesty left, so His Majesty didn't have time to report it. His Majesty left an edict and said that he would return in a few days. However, I really don't know the specific situation and whereabouts. "
The Southern Chu people looked at each other, all full of question marks.
"What is this all about?
What does it have to do with the Red Shura? "
"Red Shura" Han Mei. Even if the people present hadn't seen her, they had at least heard of her name.
At a young age, she had transcended mortality and entered sainthood. Now, she was a famous rising star in the secular world.
Last year, in the Western Qin's Yongyue Mountain Range, the Bitter Sea lineage spread the news that Han Mei was the younger sister of the "Jade Dragon" Han Zheng, the direct descendant of the Azure Dragon Island.
She was also involved in the theft of a large amount of Sky Velvet Stone Brocade in Southern Chu. It was the Southern Chu that had been looking for her. However, for a long time, they hadn't been able to find her specific whereabouts.
This time, they had finally found a rough location with great difficulty. But how could it be necessary for His Majesty Emperor Chu to come in person?
"Why does His Majesty want to find that little girl surnamed Han?" General Zhang Tong asked.
"It seems to have something to do with the Dry Heart Stone. His Majesty first ordered me to find this treasure. Later, it was rumored that Han Mei had this treasure. So His Majesty ordered us to find Han Mei's whereabouts," Gao Xuan answered honestly.
However, everyone was still at a loss.
The Dry Heart Stone was also a rare treasure. However, it was mainly rare. It didn't have many uses. At least, the Southern Chu Royal Family didn't need it during their practice.
"Does Father need to use the Dry Heart Stone when he is in closed-door training?" Cheng Longyuan frowned.
"Continue to keep an eye on Han Mei. Not just a rough location. You must find her, so that we can contact His Majesty," Zhang Tong said resolutely.
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