Ten days later, Yingxiong and Yao Zhenjun arrived at the city of Yangdu. Over the past few days, the entire city had gradually returned to its original state.
The surrender of the Council of Elders meant that most of the territories and factories in the city were preserved. Not counting the upper class forces, even the army and the people did not suffer any losses. In addition, there were many envoys and officials from all over the Earth Land who came to see Emperor Hao at the coronation ceremony a few days ago. Therefore, instead of the bleakness after the war, the city was even more prosperous.
Yao Zhenjun looked around and praised, "It's so beautiful." She had always expressed her thoughts in a straightforward and pure manner. She did not care about the other party's standpoint. This might be the reason why she had cultivated the Force Light Sword Momentum.
Yingxiong was also walking on the path of Dao. By cutting off the body of Chaos, his reflection had successfully entered the state of Xuan Zun. However, this was only the first step. Just like the seal he showed Zhang Yu, he would continue to improve upon it after returning to Tianxia. He would not be satisfied with this.
Along the way, he did not speak much. However, there seemed to be a few small clay figurines in his sleeves. They stuck their heads out and looked outside. After noticing the gazes of others, they retracted their heads. Only a few pairs of bright eyes were hidden inside and looked outside.
When they reached the end of the King's Stairs, a military officer came over and bowed. He said respectfully, "My Lords, Mister Tao is waiting for you in the hall. Please follow me."
The military officer led the two into the cabin hall. Then, there was a curved track that led them to the King's Platform. After passing through an almost sealed secret corridor and a crystal door, a spacious and bright hall appeared in front of them. The furnishings were very elegant and solemn. Zhang Yu stood not far away to welcome them. Shi Yanxin also stood beside him. As he was in the city, he had arrived first.
Yao Zhenjun and Yingxiong came up to greet him. After greeting him, Zhang Yu invited the three into the inner hall and sat down on the soft couch.
After Zhang Yu sat down, he exchanged a few pleasantries and then stated his purpose, "I invited the three of you here to deal with a great enemy. I need the help of the three of you. I can't tell you the specific reason, but if that person wins, then the disciples of Xuanxiu will withdraw from this world and will no longer be able to roam around here. Therefore, I must win this battle."
If he lost, it wouldn't be a good thing for him and the others. He would be replaced by the "Upper Self", and no one would be able to sink into this world. Therefore, this battle had to be won.
However, he couldn't say the specifics. He had a feeling that if someone knew the mysteries behind this, it would lead to certain unpredictable changes. It could also lead to his actions being detected by the "higher self".
Yingxiong asked calmly, "How?"
Yao Zhenjun didn't ask for the reason and said cheerfully, "What do you need me to do?"
As for how to deal with the "upper self" behind the body of creation, Zhang Yu had already thought about it thoroughly. Therefore, he immediately told the few of them about the plan that he had thought through.
Of course, all of this was based on the fact that the body of the "higher self" was the creation of Ultimate Benevolence. However, it didn't matter even if his judgment was wrong, because there were indeed clues left behind by the "higher self". The more he came into contact with it, the closer he would be to the "higher self". He only had to make a few backup plans and guarantee that he would win every time.
Right now, he was no longer fighting alone. He had enough power to borrow from others. This time, he supported King Xi to the throne. If necessary, he could even use the power of the entire Hao Clan through King Xi.
That person who was suspected to be the "Upper Self" used the Hao Clan to create the "Creation of Ultimate Benevolence". Now, the power he used would be even greater than before, and time was also on his side. The more time passed, the stronger his power would become.
After a round of discussion, the three of them knew what they needed to do. They left to make preparations while Ye Futian continued his cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, another twenty days had passed. It was the day when Emperor Xi was going to change his body. The creator came again as promised. He invited Zhang Yu to the palace at the highest point of the Sunlight Ring Hall. Zhang Yu went through a crystal door and entered a sealed secret hall.
When they arrived, the creator pulled the bracelet on the wall. The entire secret hall made a cracking sound. The bracelet started to rotate on the high platform like a tooth chain.
Solemnly, the creator said, "Mister Tao, the six factions will not let go of this chance to attack His Majesty. I hope you can protect His Majesty."
Zhang Yu, "Did His Majesty follow the method I gave you?"
The Creator Alchemist replied, "We've arranged everything according to Mister's will."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Then it's fine."
There was no pattern to the rotation of the secret hall. It moved along a randomly selected path. When it was halfway through, the entire secret hall suddenly sank. It was in accordance with the entrance of a certain domain. The entire hall sank inside. Then, the four walls flowed down like quicksand, revealing an even more spacious metal hall.
King Xi was waiting there. He bowed to Zhang Yu and said, "Mister Tao is here."
At this moment, he was standing abnormally straight, just like when he was commanding an army of a million soldiers. It could be seen that his body was full of holes. His vitality that could last for hundreds of years was now only a weak flame. He might not even last for a day. It was time to change.
Although this couldn't remove the curse on his body, he didn't care too much about it. It was fine as long as he had another body. When he changed his body, it was just like changing clothes. The curse was just a conspicuous hole in his clothes.
At this point, he reached his hand out and took a decree from the side. He casually placed it on the side and told the creator cultivator: "This is my decree. If I fail to switch bodies this time, then according to the decree, Zhu Bianye will succeed the throne"
Although he didn't think it would fail, as the Emperor, he had to do things that he didn't want to do or that he thought were meaningless.
The creator said seriously, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After Emperor Xi gave his instructions, he went to the body of the creation that he had prepared and took a look at it. Then, he reached out and scooped up a bowl of elixir water from the metal table. He drank it in one gulp. The main purpose of the elixir was to protect his soul. Then, he swallowed a pill.
The moment he swallowed the pill water, his Divine Soul had already begun to shift. That pill was only used to protect his Divine Soul.
Zhang Yu could feel a strong external force seeping into King Xi's soul. It was obvious that the person with the Cursed Artifact was exerting a greater influence on the curse.
He couldn't stop it because the moment the curse was applied to King Xi's body, the two were connected. Without destroying the Cursed Artifact, the curse couldn't be stopped.
However, he gave King Xi a method to resist this curse. Since he wanted to resist this curse, he might as well use another curse on himself!
This curse wasn't added casually. It had to be a real curse. It couldn't bring any benefits to the person affected. Otherwise, it wouldn't be effective. Hence, he chose an evil curse.
This evil curse would cause King Xi's soul to suffer intense pain every time he left his body. It would be the same every time he moved, and it would be stronger each time.
But at the same time, in order to ensure the success of the curse, the curse would automatically resist the influence of external forces. The previous curse could not be eliminated, but when the two curses contradicted each other, there would be a moment of chaos and conflict. When the curse was transferred to a new body, the new body would continue to bear the burden of the curse.
There was a price to pay for using this curse. King Xi mobilized about ten cultivators and a cultivator who was good at curses to take part in this. If he wasn't the Emperor, he wouldn't have been able to mobilize so many people from the upper echelons without alerting the Six Sects.
Zhang Yu watched from the side. His existence was to ensure that no one would interfere with this matter, even though the possibility was very small.
During the enthronement ceremony last month, Shi Yanxin had already used illusions to change the perceptions of some people. He had subtly influenced some people. The elders might have thought that King Xi would kill them all, but in reality, they wouldn't think that way. Instead, they would naturally start to support King Xi.
At this time, the Divine Soul in Emperor Xi's old body had been completely sucked out. His body also fell straight to the ground. When it fell to the ground, it was like a cracked and rotten piece of wood, smashing into the ground and shattering into pieces.
The Creator couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Although he was fully prepared, this was a rare opportunity for the Six Great Sects. He wasn't sure if there would be any changes.
Zhang Yu's expression was calm.
After a long period of time, the chest of the body began to rise and fall with a series of greedy breaths. Emperor Xi sat up from the metal platform. His face was slightly distorted. The pain in his Spirit had been brought into his body, making it unbearable for him. However, it was also because of this that he managed to avoid a disaster.
However, when he thought about how he would have to go through this torture every time he moved, his expression became very good. He thought viciously in his heart. Once he destroyed the Six Great Sects, he wouldn't have to go through this torture anymore.
However, the elder who escaped was still resisting outside. He had to deal with this person first. Once the entire Central Region was under control, his next step would be to deal with the Lie King.
He was also very smug about this. He desperately wanted to complete the unfinished work of his ancestors. When he thought of this, he reached out and tightly grasped the whip at the side.
Zhang Yu said, "Since King Xi is fine, I'll take my leave first."
King Xi immediately got down from the metal platform. After he stood still, he said seriously, "Thank you for your hard work, Mister." He said in a very sincere tone, "I will definitely fully support what Mister said earlier. No matter the price, as long as I'm still alive, I will do everything I can to fulfill it."
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