Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 67

Ch 67: Advantages and Disadvantages

The Golden-Robed Man said in a cold voice, “This Qianyuan Emperor has deep schemes. Regardless of success or failure, the Great Ancestor must be eliminated today.”

The Silver-Robed Man sighed and said, “The Great Ancestor was actually a man of great talent and bold strategy, but unfortunately, demonic nature made him lose his mind. Back then…”

The Golden-Robed Man immediately stopped him and said, “This is fate, and neither of us can do anything about it. When they fight later, find a way to retrieve the Star Sword. It can’t be obtained by them again.”

Suddenly, a cold white light appeared in the sky, and this scene shocked both of them.

The Great Ancestor Devil Lord released Black Flame Demonic Sha, but it was frozen by Zhou An’s Mystic Ice Divine Light. The flames in the black energy were extinguished, and then the frozen black energy turned into black powder and scattered.

The Black Flame energy pillar was forcibly pushed back by the Mystic Ice Divine Light pillar. Seeing that it was about to be frozen, the Silver-Robed Man used the Sword Retrieval Art, trying to take back the Star Sword floating in the air.

At this moment, flower petals filled the sky around, surrounding the sky above the square, and the returning Star Sword was blocked by countless flowers.

The Silver-Robed Man was furious. As a result, the Ten Thousand Demons King appeared in front of the two with the Ten Thousand Demons Banner and laughed strangely, “The Great Ancestor Emperor and the current Emperor are dueling. Are you two going to interfere in their family affairs?”

The Silver-Robed Man was furious, and True Energy surged from his body, about to attack, but the Golden-Robed Man stopped him and said, “Let’s go.”

“But…” The Silver-Robed Man was unwilling. Seeing that he had flown over several times in the air, but was blocked by the flower petals, he felt his heart was bleeding.

“If we don’t leave, it will be our turn. I read in a book that once the four Immortal Treasures of the Ethereal Abode form the Four Symbols Formation, it cannot be broken by non-Immortals or formations of the same level.” After the Golden-Robed Man finished speaking, he turned into golden light and flew away.

The Silver-Robed Man painfully turned into white light and flew away. The Ten Thousand Demons King flew down to the city wall and snorted coldly, “Cowards.”

At this time, the Great Ancestor Devil Lord was completely frozen by the Mystic Ice Divine Light. Zhou An flew down in front of the Great Ancestor, sighed slightly, and said, “I will realize your dream, Qi Hui.”

“Yes.” Qi Hui floated in the air, forming a seal with both hands. A Jade Bottle appeared in the air, sucking the Great Ancestor Devil Body into the Jade Bottle, preparing to process it and then send it to the Imperial Mausoleum.

Afterwards, Zhou An turned around and walked towards the Imperial Palace. The Crimson Dragons flying all over the sky merged into the Son of Heaven Sword and turned into a Crimson Sword Light, flying into Zhou An’s body and disappearing.

In the respectful eyes of everyone, Zhou An walked back to the Imperial Court. Shangguan Rong greeted him and followed behind him towards the Dragon Throne. This time, she deliberately slowed down half a step, not daring to walk side by side with him.

At this moment, the civil and military officials were ashen-faced, secretly hating themselves for committing a crime that would destroy their clan today.

After Zhou An sat down, he said calmly, “Grant the Ten Thousand Demons King a seat. From now on, the Ten Thousand Demons King can attend court at any time.”

Now who would dare to object? The Female Official ordered someone to bring a seat, and the Ten Thousand Demons King sat down in the frontmost position below.

Hua Wuyue naturally sat next to the Empress, she is now the Hundred Flowers Goddess.

The Four Ethereal Immortals stood beside Zhou An, all of them posing as Zhou An’s personal maids.

At this time, those ministers who proposed to resign all knelt down and prayed, “Please, The Emperor, punish us.”

Zhou An snorted and said, “You have already resigned, so you don’t need to salute me anymore. Leave.”

“We deserve to die, please, The Emperor, grant us death.” This group of ministers all had their foreheads touching the ground. They knew that if they left, it would be a crime of exterminating their clan. If they were granted death here, at least their family would have a chance of survival.

Zhou An was too lazy to entangle with them any longer, and left through the back door, saying, “The Empress has the final say on matters of the Imperial Court.”

Hua Wuyue, the Ten Thousand Demons King, and the Four Ethereal Immortals left behind him. The officials saluted and respectfully saw The Emperor off. After he walked out of the Great Hall, the Empress sat down and looked at the kneeling ministers in front of her, and her heart was also filled with mixed feelings.

Inside the Qianyang Palace Hall, Zhou An, Hua Wuyue, and the Ten Thousand Demons King sat down. Zhou An pointed to the seat next to him and said, “You guys sit down too.”

Shu Yao smiled and shook her head, “Thank you, Master, for granting us a seat. As your personal maids, we should stand by Master’s side and protect you.”

Zhou An didn’t quite understand the four women. Hua Wuyue said, “Once a Spirit is recognized as its Master, it will be absolutely loyal. Zhou An, you don’t need to care about these things.”

Zhou An looked at the four women, shook his head and smiled. This kind of thinking may no longer exist on Earth, but it is truly infinitely beautiful for men.

Hua Wuyue took out the Star Sword and handed it to him, saying, “This is the second Immortal Treasure. If we can collect all Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order, it will greatly increase our strength.”

Zhou An took it and said, “There is still hope to collect them all, but it is even more difficult to find someone who is compatible with the Immortal Treasure. Now that the Heavenly Path Sect has just been rebuilt, there is no one who can control the Immortal Treasure for the time being.”

“Big Brother is Big Brother. Others can only hope for Immortal Treasures, but Big Brother is worried that there are too many Immortal Treasures and no one can use them. Little Brother is really in awe.” The Ten Thousand Demons King immediately flattered him, which made Zhou An curious about what the Ten Thousand Demons King’s mode of getting along with the Seven Illusions Demon Master was like back then.

Zhou An smiled and said, “Immortal Treasures recognize their masters. It’s not very useful to get too many. If you can’t be compatible with the Immortal Treasure, the power of forcibly controlling it is not as good as a Supreme Spiritual Treasure.”

Hua Wuyue asked, “Now it has been confirmed that there are three masterminds behind the scenes. One has been resolved. That Silver-Robed Man should be Tian Chanzi, but the aura of this last Golden-Robed Man makes me feel a little familiar. I must have seen this person before. I can sense the aura of the Human Race, and he is also a person of the Righteous Path.”

The Ten Thousand Demons King thought for a while and said, “I thought it was an illusion, but I have the same feeling.”

“You two have sensed it, so it should be right. There shouldn’t be many people with such strength in the Righteous Path.” Zhou An said.

Qi Hui was the first to say, “Master, this servant believes that the Great Ancestor and Tian Chanzi may have just been used by the Golden-Robed Man. Moreover, judging from the current situation, the Righteous-Demonic War is not his purpose.

The Righteous-Demonic War is likely just the Great Ancestor’s goal of revenge, while for the Demonic Path and the Heretical Path, it is Tian Chanzi’s goal.

If it was just the Righteous-Demonic War, they would not have needed to involve the Imperial Palace, or even the countries in the Western Regions, creating Witchcraft Poison and the Skyreach Sect. I am afraid that the Golden-Robed Man has even greater goals, and we must be in his plan.”

Shu Yao continued, “Although we eliminated the Great Ancestor this time, we also exposed Master’s strength, which will appear in the eyes of the world. Even many potential enemies are eyeing Master, and it will also make the Golden-Robed Man more cautious about Master. This has both advantages and disadvantages for Master.”

“Then Big Brother, do you want to intervene in this Righteous-Demonic War? I have already investigated that the other Demons in the Qianyuan Empire are lurking in the city. This Righteous-Demonic War is just a trigger. No matter which side wins, the other forces watching in the dark will not let go of such a great opportunity.

Maybe Big Brother doesn’t know, but other than ordinary people and disciples of the Righteous Path, other races, and even some Human Race overlords, don’t want peace in the world. The more chaotic it is, the greater the opportunity for them.

Even myself, if it weren’t for the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation restriction, plus Big Brother, you are The Emperor, I would also want to let the Ten Thousand Demons Forest intervene to get some benefits.” The Ten Thousand Demons King said.

Zhou An was relieved that the Ten Thousand Demons King directly stated his desires, at least proving that the Ten Thousand Demons King’s loyalty to him was still very high.

“Now we can only take it one step at a time. Shu Yao, Qin Yu, Qi Hui, Xing Yan, how powerful is your Four Symbols Formation?” Zhou An asked.

Xing Yan said in a boastful tone, “It cannot be broken by non-Immortals.”

Zhou An, the Ten Thousand Demons King, and Hua Wuyue were all shocked. Immortals are an even higher level of existence. Even Hua Wuyue’s Dancing Flowers Formation and the Ten Thousand Demons King’s Ten Thousand Demons Grand Formation did not dare to guarantee this.

Qi Hui said, “Master, our Four Symbols Formation combines illusions, Star Power, and space. If the person’s attainments in formations are not high, it can indeed be unbreakable by non-Immortals. However, if we encounter someone who is proficient in formations and can see through illusions, then it is also feasible to break our formation.”

The Ten Thousand Demons King said, “How many people in this world can be proficient in formations and see through illusions? Big Brother, with the Four Ethereal Immortals guarding the Imperial Palace and my Ten Thousand Demons Grand Formation guarding Qian Capital, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

However, I need to summon all the Demon Kings from the Ten Thousand Demons Forest over. At that time, the Demon Suppression Agency may not be able to accommodate so many people.”

Zhou An waved his hand and more than a dozen boxes of Gold appeared, saying, “Go and buy all the land around the Demon Suppression Agency to expand it, until it can accommodate everyone. By the way, build a Guardian Grand Formation to ensure that the captured Demons will not escape, or be killed by some Great Power who comes in to snatch them away.”

“No problem, it’s just that the materials needed to build the Mountain Guardian Formation are not few. There are many Demons in my Ten Thousand Demons Forest, but the resources are actually not too many, and the Righteous Path is much more powerful in terms of formations.” The Ten Thousand Demons King was a little embarrassed. Most of these Demons only collect cultivation materials or Magic Treasures, and they may be too lazy to collect things like formations even if they encounter them.

“List what materials you need, and I will solve it. But remember, take good care of your people, and don’t cause trouble in the city. Use money to solve all land acquisitions, and don’t use force. Of course, if you encounter those rascals who treat us as fools, you can teach them a lesson appropriately.” Zhou An said.

“No problem.” The Ten Thousand Demons King stretched out his hand, and all the dozen or so boxes of Gold in front of him were sucked into the Treasure Sack.

“Wuyue, you continue to cultivate here and prepare for the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation. When you are almost ready, take the Ethereal Immortal Pill.” Zhou An said.

“Okay.” Hua Wuyue responded.

Now the Hundred Flowers Palace, the Ethereal Abode, and the Heavenly Path Sect all need time to improve the cultivation of their disciples.