“I do not know!”
The shadow shook his head.
“This time, the eunuch thief has been in seclusion all along. He has not met with anyone, and not a single shred of news has leaked out...”
Just then, a flash of murderous intent flared in the emperor's eyes.
“Do you think if I went to kill him right now, I would succeed?”
“Your Majesty, you must not. Your injuries have still not healed, and besides, this might very well be the eunuch thief's trick...”
Hearing this, the emperor sighed helplessly. His injuries had not healed over all these years.
If not for the lingering prestige of his mother empress, the Xinghe Dynasty might not even exist anymore...
However, he had already made up his mind that if he were to die one day, he would definitely drag that damned eunuch thief down with him.
“Continue searching for the Heavenly Demon Sect, and search for my brother...”
“Yes!”
“Once you find the Heavenly Demon Sect, you must be polite. You must not harm anyone from my brother's sect...”
After all, this was his brother's sect. If it rose up one day, it would also serve as his brother's aid and backer.
Although it was highly unlikely, what if?
“Yes!”
The shadow gave his assent, and his figure silently vanished from the grand hall.
After the shadow disappeared, the emperor turned and walked directly to the rear palace.
Clack, clack...
After some searching, a dark underground passage appeared before him.
The emperor stepped inside.
Upon reaching the end of the stairs, the emperor opened the door to a secret chamber once again.
Inside the secret chamber was only a teleportation array...
The emperor stepped onto the teleportation array. As the light flashed, his figure blurred and he appeared inside a mountain cave.
Right in the center of the cave sat an ice crystal coffin.
A beautiful woman, whose eyes and brows bore an eighty percent resemblance to Fu Chen's, lay there quietly.
Though she was already dead, she looked as if she were merely asleep.
“Mother Empress, I have news of my little brother. He looks very much like you...”
With that, the emperor unrolled Fu Chen's portrait and displayed it...
...
The Nine Thousand Years' residence.
“When is your Overseer coming out of seclusion?”
A middle-aged cultivator dressed in the attire of the Haoran Sect, who already possessed a Soul Transformation stage cultivation, asked with an impatient tone.
The guard captain offered a careful, apologetic smile.
“Senior, I do not know! Our Nine Thousand Years is currently in seclusion.”
Hearing the captain's words, the Haoran Sect cultivator grew impatient but was also left completely speechless.
Of all the things a cultivator could call himself, why choose 'Nine Thousand Years'...
Aren't cultivators supposed to pursue the Great Dao of longevity?
Isn't nine thousand years a bit too short of a lifespan?
“Can't you go urge him... My time is very precious...”
Before the captain's flattering words could leave his mouth, a Soul Transformation stage pressure suddenly descended.
“If you are in a hurry, you don't have to wait!”
“Ye Fan, you've gotten arrogant. I am from the Haoran Sect, and besides, you were the one who sent a sound transmission talisman to invite me here...”
The Soul Transformation cultivator of the Haoran Sect turned his head, and sure enough, he saw Ye Fan walking in with a gloomy face.
The Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator curled his lips in disdain. Why is a eunuch acting so arrogant?
Acting as if someone owes you a hundred thousand spirit stones.
Who are you showing that attitude to? Others might fear you, but I certainly don't.
Hearing the Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator's words, a flash of murderous intent flickered in Ye Fan's eyes, but he still held himself back.
“Right, what did you call me here for? And by the way, if it's about supporting your ascent to the throne, don't even think about it for now...”
“If your Empress Dowager goes mad, the consequences will be hard to control...”
After all, a rampaging Unity-stage cultivator was not easy to deal with.
As for what Ye Fan thought, the Haoran Sect cultivator did not care in the least.
He was merely a eunuch; if he didn't behave, they would just kill him.
Back then, the three major sects had noticed signs of the Xinghe Dynasty's rise.
There were four Soul Transformation stage experts, and the Xinghe Emperor and Empress at the time showed signs of attempting to break through to the Unity stage...
That was why they had made a small move to suppress them.
Their three top-tier powers did not wish to see another force stand on equal footing with them.
In the end, they had chosen to cooperate with this eunuch named Ye Fan.
After all, those other three were a family.
Using Ye Fan's intelligence, they had first ambushed the Xinghe Emperor, and then struck at the Empress of Xinghe after she gave birth.
Who could have expected that the Empress at the time would actually advance to the Unity stage under those circumstances?
However, after that blow, their goal had been achieved.
The Xinghe Dynasty showed no further signs of rising.
As for supporting this eunuch to ascend and become the emperor, that was merely talk.
Besides, you're a eunuch. Why on earth do you insist on becoming the emperor every single day?
Because this eunuch had frequently contacted them in the past, insisting on becoming the emperor, even promising many benefits.
“I called you here this time because I have information on the Break Stage Grass.”
“What? You have information on the Break Stage Grass?”
Hearing Ye Fan's words, the Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator could not help but exclaim in surprise.
“Yes...”
Ye Fan replied, equally impatient.
If he didn't want to capture that damned mortal Lu Ming in one fell swoop, why would he even bother contacting these people?
What a joke. A bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites.
He had already decided that the very first thing he must do after his rebirth this time was to kill that damned mortal.
Ye Fan had summarized his experiences of dying the previous times.
It was all because of his fucking arrogant attitude.
If he had disregarded everything else upon his rebirth and immediately killed that damned mortal first, things wouldn't have turned out like this.
Therefore, this time, after calming his emotions, he made this decision directly.
He would do nothing else but kill that damned mortal first.
As for why he had to notify forces like the Haoran Sect,
it was because he needed them to help him locate the Qingshan Sect.
Others might not know Lu Ming's background, but he knew it very well.
That fellow was from the Qingshan Sect, but when he had people investigate the Qingshan Sect,
he discovered that the Qingshan Sect had actually vanished.
He had people search for it, yet they couldn't find it.
Only then did he think of leveraging the power of the Haoran Sect and the others.
As for why his predecessor's cooperation with the Haoran Sect required him to become the emperor, others might not know the reason,
but having inherited his predecessor's memories, he knew it clear as day.
His predecessor was not some emperor-obsessed fanatic who insisted on ruling.
Rather, his predecessor had somehow acquired an evil technique that allowed him to raise his cultivation by sacrificing the citizens and national fortune of a country.
The more powerful the sacrificed country, the higher his cultivation would rise.
According to his predecessor's calculations, by sacrificing the Xinghe Dynasty, his cultivation could potentially rise to the Mahayana stage...
As for this matter, Ye Fan planned to deal with Lu Ming first before anything else.
He didn't want to wait even a single minute now; he had to kill Lu Ming first to put his mind at ease.
“Where is the Break Stage Grass?”
“The Heavenly Demon Sect...”
Hearing this, the Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator frowned.
“Hold on... Let me ask.”
Subsequently, the Soul Transformation cultivator directly sent a sound transmission talisman to the Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect.
“Grand Elder, that eun—Ye Fan says the Break Stage Grass is in the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sect...”
Hearing the content of the Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator's transmission, Ye Fan's face became even more unsightly.
His entire face was so dark it seemed to glisten.
Seeing his expression, the Haoran Sect Soul Transformation cultivator was completely speechless.
You're already a fucking eunuch, are we not even allowed to say it?
Seriously, what are you acting so sensitive about?
After a short moment, the Grand Elder's sound transmission talisman arrived:
“I fucking know. Not only do I know the Break Stage Grass is in the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sect, but I also know that the Equality Secret Realm is in their hands as well...”
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