Seeing the gloomy expressions on the faces of the leaders present, Lu Chen continued, "If the Sect Leader disagrees, Iâll refuse her right away."
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader returned to his senses and immediately said, "Wait."
Although the Hidden Moon Sect Leader indeed felt displeased, to end this war as quickly as possible, they had to win over the Eastern Domain.
The Eastern Domain was most likely to offer help; now the Central Domain is overwhelmed, not only needing to guard against the Northern Domainâs Demon Emperor but also wary of the Eastern Domain. Even if the Barbaric Domain seeks help from the Central Domain during this time, it is quite unlikely they would send assistance.
Even if Xiyue Immortal Emperor is unwilling to act personally, as long as the Southern Domain hears of the Eastern Domain joining forces with the Barbaric Domain, it can intimidate those Southern Domain forces, causing a significant drop in their morale.
But doing nothing and demanding a forty percent share of Qi Fortune, thatâs certainly not a condition the Barbaric Domain would agree to.
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader then said, "You tell Xiyue Immortal Emperor that if she is interested in the Southern Domainâs Qi Fortune, she can avoid acting personally, but the Immortal Venerates of the Eastern Domain must assist, then we are willing to offer forty percent of Qi Fortune."
"But if the Eastern Domain is unwilling to do anything else, only stationing people to guard the Sunset Mountain Range, after the conflict concludes, we can at most give the Eastern Domain twenty percent of Qi Fortune."
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader originally wanted to offer ten percent of Qi Fortune, but given that Xiyue Immortal Emperor is an Immortal Emperor, it wouldnât be feasible to dismiss her with such a small share.
Upon hearing the Hidden Moon Sect Leaderâs words, Lu Chen did not hesitate and immediately conveyed the Hidden Moon Sect Leaderâs words to Xiyue Immortal Emperor.
Upon hearing Lu Chenâs relayed words, Xiyue Immortal Emperor did not bargain, only requiring the Immortal Venerates of the Eastern Domain to watch over the Sunset Mountain Range, gaining twenty percent of Qi Fortuneâa deal too good to refuse.
Moreover, after the Southern Domain incident, she herself planned to send more Immortal Venerates to the Southern Domain to oversee the Sunset Mountain Range.
Her effortlessly gaining twenty percent from the Southern Domainâs Qi Fortuneâwhy wouldnât she agree?
In the sky, as the Hidden Moon Sect Leader saw Lu Chen was distracted, he speculated that Lu Chen was communicating with his clone, having his clone relay the message.
Not in a hurry to speak, the Hidden Moon Sect Leader waited for Lu Chen to return to his senses.
Moments later, Lu Chen regained his focus and smiled at the Hidden Moon Sect Leader, saying, "Xiyue Immortal Emperor agreed."
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader immediately inquired, "Agreed to which condition?"
Lu Chen answered, "She only wants twenty percent of Qi Fortune."
Upon hearing this, the Hidden Moon Sect Leaderâs expression turned grim again; he thought Xiyue Immortal Emperor was willing to intervene, but instead, she preferred merely having twenty percent from the Southern Domainâs Qi Fortune without sending aid to the Barbaric Domain.
Well, such matters cannot be forced; perhaps Xiyue Immortal Emperor does not want direct conflict with the Blood Ancestor, hence she wouldnât let the Eastern Domain Immortal Venerates act.
Frankly, itâs a case of wanting to watch the predators fight from the safety of the mountain.
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader wasnât too concerned; after all, he hadnât been counting on other realms for substantial help.
Involving a being like the Blood Ancestor, who is at the Immortal Emperor Level, other realms are bound to have reservations.
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader then said, "Alright, itâs settled then; we await the arrival of the Eastern Domain Immortal Venerates."
The Hidden Moon Sect Leader planned to start the full-scale offensive only after the Eastern Domainâs Immortal Venerates arrived in the Southern Domain; for now, continue guarding the Sunset Mountain Range, lest the lunatics from the Southern Domain come again to disrupt the sealing of the Forbidden Land.
...
Tianchen World.
In the Wind Cloud Palace, the women worriedly sat on both sides of the hall; at the moment, no one spoke, making the atmosphere very eerie.
Over the years, more and more of Lu Chenâs wives and concubines have perceived a black object seemingly sealed within their Divine Soul, and they constantly see some peculiar scenes.
Piecemealing these visions together, they found many similarities among the scenes, as though the scenes were happening at the same time.
What concerns them most is that they donât know whether these scenes depict past events or events likely to occur in the future.
If they are past events, they have already happened; but if they are upcoming future events, they are powerless to prevent them now.
Currently trapped within the Chaotic Sea, Lu Chen has been absent from the Tianchen World for many years, without any news. Were it not for the intact Tianchen World he left behind, they might have suspected something had happened to Lu Chen.
Of course, by Immortalâs time scale, Lu Chen hasnât been away long at all; after all, in the Tianyan Immortal Domain, even slightly higher realm Immortals can live for billions of years, and Lu Chenâs absence isnât even as long as some Immortalsâ meditation period.
But having been with Lu Chen for a long time and due to the black object sealed within their Divine Souls, they have long been without cultivation; this idleness leaves their minds involuntarily yearning for Lu Chen, making the days feel insufferably long.
Pei Shuhua sighed and said, "His Majesty has been away from Tianchen World for many years now, who knows how he fares."
Chu Yuqin consoled, "Tianchen World is His Majestyâs Inner Universe; now that Tianchen World is growing larger, it proves his strength is continually increasingâperhaps shortly heâll become an Immortal Emperor and return to bring us."
Upon hearing Chu Yuqinâs words, the worried expressions on the womenâs faces did not ease.
Though true, the strange occurrences theyâve encountered lately are growing; if it continues like this, none of them know whether those scenes will become reality.
At that moment, the women suddenly sensed something; at the same time, their Divine Souls trembled, and they felt as if the sealed black object within was about to break through, as if something had activated them.
Quickly meditating, they struggled to calm the agitation within their Divine Soul; after a while, the women simultaneously opened their eyes.
Wang Qingci was the first to speak, "I feel the thing sealed in our Divine Soul will soon be unsealed, but we donât know exactly what it isâperhaps it will trouble us."
Mu Zixuan said, "Donât worry too much, maybe itâs simply as we guessedâjust past memories sealed."
Although Mu Zixuan said this, she vaguely sensed that the sealed objects within their Divine Souls werenât ordinary, seeming like a special kind of power, not a normal force, emanating an ominous aura.
If the sealing truly breaks, it probably wouldnât be good for them; but worrying now is futile, as the seals are already loosening, and they canât intervene with the objectsâonly helplessly watching as it breaches the seal.
...
Tianyan Immortal Domain.
Tianxi Palace.
The originally lazy beauty lying on the soft couch suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up and looking at the ceiling, "Whoâs there!"
As she spoke, Xiyue Immortal Emperor released the Emperorâs Mighty forcefully.
The momentarily distracted Lu Chen was startled by this sudden scene, looking confusedly at Xiyue Immortal Emperor, unaware of why she reacted so sharply.