As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1660 - 436: The Underworld’s Backer Is Actually the Imperial Court, and I, Master Li, Choose to Make a High-Profile Move
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Rumble——!!!
A fearsome presence surges through the heavens, while the enormous dark metropolis hangs like spilled ink, suspended above Guangling Dao City.
Suffocating, confining, horrifying, deadly...
Various intense sensations keep pouring out from that metropolis, and the monstrous colossal creature thrashes its nine necks. Two necks stand out sharply, radiating savage brutality, just like a sea monster from the endless ocean whipping up a tempest of ruin!
Guangling Dao City falls into utter quiet at once.
"The Underworld..."
Gu Qianchi's face shows a mix of emotions, and a trace of bewilderment and unease flickers deep in his gaze.
Exactly...
It's unease!
He steps backward, staring at Xie Yushen, with surges of astonishment churning in his eyes, blended with hints of alarm, terror, and chills running down his spine.
The State Preceptor and the Underworld... could they have formed an alliance right from the start?!
This assault on Qian Yuan was merely a massive performance?
A huge scheme aimed at the Divine Sect that yielded to the Da Jing Dynasty?
After all, countless mighty experts have perished in this clash with the Qian Yuan Divine Sect.
Gu Changqing, leader of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect, Zhao Chunqiu, the Divine Sect Master, and Bai Buxi, head of Jiangnan Dao’s Haoran Academy...
Even Zhao Beidou, a supreme Divine Tribulation powerhouse, endured severe wounds from this fight like never before. His Disaster Wheel even split with huge cracks, nearly impossible to mend, which might lead to his early demise because of this conflict.
One could say every major Divine Sect took devastating losses in this war.
Moreover, the Dragon God Lineage's backbone, the Old Dragon God, also perished in it, and he was a Divine Tribulation Great Cultivator at the One Calamity and Two Tribulations Realm!
It's no exaggeration to claim the Dragon God Lineage is basically ruined now.
And on the court's end?
It looks like only Ji Moli's body got obliterated, yet... as the Grandmaster of the Divine Sect, Gu Qianchi certainly understood some of the exploits of King Ping Luan Ji Moli.
This King of Quelling Chaos had been clashing with the Corpse God Cult in Jizhou and could have been scheming secretly, while the court might have planned to eliminate King Ping Luan...
Regarding the Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect serving under the State Preceptor, their demise made Gu Qianchi pause briefly.
But that pause vanished fast since the Heavenly Defect and Earth Defect appeared to turn against the State Preceptor right away.
Gu Qianchi drew in a heavy breath, so... amid all this, might it stem from Xie Yushen's schemes and plots?
State Preceptor Xie Yushen and the Underworld had teamed up long ago, aiming to trap the Divine Sect powerhouses who pledged loyalty to the court?
If that's really true, then Gu Qianchi could only feel deep unease and fright.
Bashu Sword Pavilion...
Would it become the next Divine Sect in their sights?
Xie Yushen gazed at Gu Qianchi with a wry grin, seeming to read his mind, "Grandmaster Gu, no need to overthink it..."
"Had I been working with the Underworld all along, I wouldn't have dared to employ the Luck Golden Lotus so freely—what if deploying it drained Da Jing's destiny... that's something the Emperor forbids, and it would also shorten my own lifespan."
"I allied with the Underworld because the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect crossed lines they shouldn't have."
Xie Yushen fanned himself lightly with the feather fan, offering a wry smile as he spoke.
"Based on the reports I've received, the Qian Yuan Young Master’s daughter, Li Nuanxi—who's also Master Li Che's daughter—recently showed up in Guangling Dao City and got pursued by a Martial Saint from the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect..."
"As you're aware, Li Nuanxi holds immense value as the cherished daughter of the Qian Yuan Divine Sect and the Divine Sculpture Master Li Che... she's likewise a prized asset to the Underworld, which is why I reached out to them."
"Provided I avoid direct conflict with Qian Yuan Dao City, why wouldn't the Underworld team up with me?"
"The Underworld seeks justice for Li Nuanxi, and I aim to strike the Sky-breaking Elixir Divine Sect, so... our goals align perfectly, leading us to collaborate."
Xie Yushen murmured these words quietly to Gu Qianchi.
Gu Qianchi's gaze shifted, his forehead creasing as he sensed something off...
Is it truly that straightforward?
Xie Yushen said no more, simply flicking the feather fan with ease while lifting his eyes to the savage behemoth forcing its way free from Fengdu in the Underworld!
The Sea Flipping Nine Infants, ranked among the Underworld’s elite ten savage beasts!
Resembling a legend made flesh!
The Underworld’s latest arsenal piece!
Debuting in the mortal realm for the first time!
Gu Qianchi turned his attention along with Xie Yushen's, pulling his thoughts away from the State Preceptor and Underworld partnership, shedding his earlier surprise and unease.
Thus, he too beheld the Sea Flipping Nine Infants, this Underworld monster.
Faintly, Gu Qianchi sensed a vague recognition, though that feeling shattered instantly with a bellow from the Underworld’s Nine Infants!
The sonic blast rippled outward like tides, forming ring-shaped waves in the air, as if the very fabric of space couldn't withstand it, on the verge of crumbling and bursting!
Rumble——
High in the celestial vault, storm clouds churned wildly—that signified the force of the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations... gathering to release its fury.
Trailing the Nine Infants, a gigantic jet-black Dragon Ball surfaced, akin to a Dragon Emperor Pearl yet shaded in ink, bearing the etched form of the Ancestor Dragon within.
A pair of vast, ink-like calamity forces swirled around the Dragon Emperor Pearl!
"One Calamity and Two Tribulations!"
Gu Qianchi's eyes tightened, this savage Underworld creature... had surprisingly attained the One Calamity and Two Tribulations Realm!
"The Underworld... is the Underworld really this formidable?!"
Gu Qianchi's tone carried a bitter edge.
The old Underworld's mightiest was merely an Underworld Yama, not even reaching Divine Tribulation.
Yet today, the Underworld unveiled its real power, boasting not just an Earthly Ghost Emperor who could fell the Old Dragon God but also exposing a legendary ferocious beast on par with the One Calamity and Two Tribulations Realm!