Jingtai was furious and wished he could kill Chen Yuan right then and there. This was a complete disregard for him, daring to cause trouble at such a time.

His words were earnest, but his ambition was blatant!

Now Jingtai only regretted not keeping him in the capital back then. However, no one could have foreseen such a significant change occurring in Liangshan in just a few months!

This led to the failure of his plans and greatly damaged the prestige of the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, has something significant happened?"

Seeing Jingtai's angry expression, Cao Zhengxian, who was beside him, couldn't help but ask.

He was the emperor's personal guard, almost always by his side. Most of what Jingtai did was not kept secret from him.

Jingtai took a deep breath and threw the memorial in his hand to Cao Zhengxian to read.

Taking the memorial, Cao Zhengxian's eyes quickly scanned over it. When he saw that Chen Yuan had made a decision without authorization and was preparing to start a massive slaughter in Shu Prefecture, Cao Zhengxian was also shocked.

He seemed surprised that Chen Yuan dared to openly oppose the imperial court now!

What audacity!

He had long seen that Chen Yuan was not one to remain subordinate for long. He was ruthless and vicious in his actions, yet he insisted on flaunting his righteousness, building a huge reputation for himself.

The emperor's positioning of him was as a blade, a hound of the Son of Heaven.

But his situation was completely different from that of a hound!

Clearly, after rising, he gradually distanced himself from his past.

"Your Majesty, Chen Yuan's move is probably a test for the imperial court," Cao Zhengxian said in a deep voice after a moment of hesitation.

He had a personal grudge against Chen Yuan, but now was clearly not the time to settle personal grievances. The interests and position of the imperial court had to be considered first and foremost.

"What do you think should be done?" Jingtai took a deep breath, gradually suppressing his anger.

"I don't think we can move against Chen Yuan now," Cao Zhengxian continued.

"Oh?" Jingtai seemed a little surprised and glanced at Cao Zhengxian. He knew that Cao Zhengxian had some grievances with Chen Yuan, and his adopted son had been beaten half to death in public.

The Royal Surveillance Bureau and the Patrol Envoy Division had irreconcilable grievances, although this was all caused by his own planning.

"Chen Yuan leaving the capital is like a bird spreading its wings, difficult to restrain. Now that he has been appointed by Your Majesty to guard the south, he is seen as a powerful official by the world.

Let alone whether we can send someone to suppress this man, just moving against him will probably instantly plunge Shu Prefecture into chaos, affecting the whole body with one move. If that happens, Your Majesty must be prepared for widespread chaos...

Also, Chen Yuan jumping out at this time may have someone behind him instructing him. Otherwise, with his cautious character, even if he has other intentions, he wouldn't be the first to stick his neck out."

Cao Zhengxian told Jingtai all his deductions and suggestions in one breath.

Taking action against Chen Yuan now would be equivalent to telling the world that the imperial court was starting internal strife. People would immediately see its weakness, and it would be difficult to predict what would happen.

"You mean you want me to tolerate him?" Jingtai stared at Cao Zhengxian.

"I think it's important to focus on the big picture. Although Chen Yuan is jumping out at this time, he is just a pawn in front of the horse. We must not let the outside world know the court's specific attitude at present.

Moreover, Your Majesty's plans also need some time. Furthermore, perhaps Chen Yuan does not have rebellious intentions, but the Jianghu forces are too arrogant, repeatedly challenging the court's bottom line, so he decided to take action to eliminate some people."

Cao Zhengxian pondered for a moment and continued:

"Chen Yuan's actions may not be a bad thing."

"What do you mean by that?"

"In the battle of Liangshan, the imperial court was defeated. The Jianghu forces have more and more ideas, and we cannot tolerate these rabble-rousers in the slightest. The more we tolerate, the more arrogant they become, and the more convinced they are that the imperial court is weak.

Suppressing some people with a strong stance, showing the court's attitude, seems... to be a good thing."

Jingtai frowned, then slowly relaxed, knowing that Cao Zhengxian's words made sense. The Sima family's foundation was in the prefectures near Central Province.

The various forces in the south were intricate and deeply rooted, and even Buddhism could not penetrate them. The court's control there was naturally not strong. Listening to them, even cutting off a limb to survive, were all situations he had predicted before.

However, he felt a surge of anger when a person he had once placed high hopes on, regarding as an insignificant pawn, did not listen to his orders at the most critical moment and had his own opinions and even other thoughts.

Unfortunately, he couldn't act now. Once he did, it would trigger unpredictable consequences. He was seeking stability now, and he would have plenty of opportunities to deal with this person in the future!

"Have someone pass on an imperial decree, saying that We approve of all Marquis Wu'an's proposals. Tell him to be careful in his actions and not to engage in large-scale slaughter. However, for those rebellious traitors, their entire families must be exterminated, and their nine generations must be executed!"

"Also, reward him with spiritual wine, spiritual tea, and spiritual medicine to let him know the court's intentions."

Jingtai clenched his fists under his sleeves, determined to wait until his plan was successful before summoning Chen Yuan to eliminate the trouble in one fell swoop. If he didn't come, the court would naturally have True Monarchs descend!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

......

......

The reason why Chen Yuan submitted such a memorial to Jingtai was because he was confident that even if Jingtai was angry, he would not reprimand him or even take him down at this time.

Affecting the whole body with one move - that was the current situation in the world.

As long as Jingtai was not prepared, he would not do anything to outsiders. Even if he was angry in his heart, he would wait until the end to solve them one by one.

And the reason why he did this was naturally to have a justified reason!

He was not doing things on his own, but doing things for the imperial court, doing things on the orders of the emperor. Even if he was drawing hatred, he was doing it for Jingtai.

In this way, when he rose up in the future, he could push all the blame onto Jingtai.

It didn't matter how many people believed it. What mattered was that... he, Chen, was innocent and was trying his best to oppose the court's actions against the Jianghu...

Moreover, he was making such a big commotion that the outside world would definitely pay attention to it. Instead of being passive, it was better to take the initiative. Anyway, Jingtai was preparing, and so was he.

Let's see who can run faster in this race against time!

Just as Chen Yuan sent away the memorial and was preparing to wipe out the Jianghu forces in the western part of Shu, many of his actions were also noticed by the other Dao Lords of the Daoshen Palace.

On this day, except for Moro, who was still asleep, the other Dao Lords all opened a group chat.

Chu Changfeng: "Dao Lord Shura has been making big moves recently."

Yang Huatian: "Yes, even though I have been hiding my tracks, all I have heard in this period of time is the name of Dao Lord Shura and his iron-blooded killings."

Su Ziyue: "Hehe..."

Li Suqing and Jiang He went online, but did not express their views.

Chen Yuan knew that Chu Changfeng and others were expressing their views on his current situation, seemingly probing. Immediately, he did not hide anything and directly stated his attitude.

"Fellow Daoists, you are all trustworthy people. You also know that the current world situation is unstable, and we must prepare early. I, Chen, will not hide anything from you. I have ambitions and want to achieve great things!

There are ten great immortal sects in the thirteen provinces of the Central Plains. The strength of our Daoshen Palace is no less than that of the immortal sects, and it is time to formally announce our attitude to the world."

Chen Yuan revealed his true intentions and formally announced to them that there were a total of seven Dao Lords in the Daoshen Palace. Jiang He was his good brother and had already expressed his attitude. Moro also admired him and had once said that he would help him.

Su Ziyue was even his woman. Counting him, there were a full four Dao Lords who formed their own faction, accounting for more than half of the entire Daoshen Palace's Dao Lords.

The only ones left were Chu Changfeng, Yang Huatian, and Li Suqing.

"What great things does Dao Lord Shura want to achieve?" Chu Changfeng asked after a moment of silence.

The other Dao Lords remained silent.

"Fellow Daoists know it well, so why ask what exactly? Senior Moro created the Daoshen Palace, and one of the biggest purposes was to counterattack Ling Mountain.

But you also know that relying on us alone, there is no hope of destroying Ling Mountain at all. Just on the surface, Ling Mountain has four great Bodhisattvas, eighteen Arhats, tens of thousands of monks, and the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions as wings. Most importantly, Ling Mountain is the only one among the current top ten immortal sects that has stated that there is a Buddha sitting in charge.

The other immortal sects may also have immortals, but they are mostly hiding them. It is conceivable that Ling Mountain is confident. If we want to destroy it, we must first gather the power of the entire Central Plains.

And in the whole world, there is only one position that has the ability and reputation to call on the strong, and that is the position of the emperor, the supreme of the ninth-five. To put it simply... I want to be the emperor!"

Chen Yuan's tone was even, but it also contained a powerful confidence.

Today is different from the past. Chen Yuan's strength has become the top three in the Daoshen Palace, second only to Moro and Jiang He. Although Chu Changfeng is strong, he should not be his opponent now.

He has the confidence to say these words!

The space within the Heavenly Book fell into silence. It seemed that all the Dao Lords were shocked by Chen Yuan's words. For a while, no one came out to speak.

Chen Yuan also remained silent for ten breaths of time. Seeing that it was about time, he asked:

"Are any of you willing to help me?"

"If you are willing, you all know what kind of person I am. We will share the glory together. If you are not willing, I will never force you. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can still send me a message. Whether it succeeds or not, I will do my best to help you, to repay you for your kindness in protecting me in the East China Sea!"

"Where does Dao Lord Shura's confidence come from?"

Yang Huatian couldn't help but ask after a long silence.

"It comes from the fact that I already have three prefectures under my control, from the fact that I am about to control the entire seven prefectures of Western Shu, from the fact that I have two True Monarch helpers, from the fact that I have 100,000 elite soldiers under my command.

It comes from the fact that my reputation surpasses the sum of yours, from the fact that I have a close friendship with the King of Northern Liang, from the fact that I have the bloodline of the Xiang family, so that I will have a name for rebellion in the future, from the fact that I...

In just three years, I have grown from a mere constable to the court's ten thousand household marquis, the Heavenly Character Divine Envoy of the Patrol Envoy Division, with a respected status, and the governor of the three southern states.

It also comes from the fact that I... am on the Supreme Ranking, with the title... Kirin Demon True Monarch!" (Linmo Zhenjun)

Chen Yuan said each word in a deep voice.

He completely exposed his strength and backhands.

His identity as the Kirin Demon True Monarch was only known to Su Ziyue and Jiang He. The other Dao Lords may have guessed it, but they didn't really ask him about it. Now he told them what he relied on.

With his current strength and status, was there anyone in the Daoshen Palace who was more suitable than him?

Sure enough!

Listening to Chen Yuan revealing his identity as the Kirin Demon True Monarch, Li Suqing, Chu Changfeng, and Yang Huatian all secretly said, "As expected." They had suspected it during the battle of Liangshan before.

When did the Daoshen Palace produce a Kirin Demon True Monarch?

But Jiang He had appeared to help, so it must not be false. Then there was only one possibility, and that was that the Kirin Demon True Monarch was one of their Daoshen Palace Dao Lords.

And the most hopeful and most impossible was Chen Yuan!

Now that they heard the accurate answer, they all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, even if Chu Changfeng hadn't arranged to start a group chat, Chen Yuan would have completely announced his identity to them. He needed the help of the Daoshen Palace!

Although he already had True Monarch combat power, Chu Changfeng and others were actually not weak, and he was very likely to step into the Yang God realm in a short period of time and become a True Monarch.

Such help, he wouldn't want it for nothing.

"Is this true?" Yang Huatian continued to ask.

"Of course!"

Chen Yuan lied through his teeth. In fact, there was some moisture in what he said before. He only had 50,000 troops under his command, he had not fully controlled the seven prefectures of Western Shu, and his close friendship with the King of Northern Liang was not worth mentioning.

When it came to a critical moment, it was not certain whether the other party would help or not.

But that was not important, because the things he said would come sooner or later.

"What do you fellow Daoists think?"

Dao Lord Evergreen Li Suqing suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Chen Yuan has the appearance of a master of men and can achieve great things. I am currently in Tangshan Prefecture City helping him to guard the rear," Su Ziyue was the first to state her position, which was also to tell the others that they were now a family.

Jiang He: "His business is my business!"

"Hehe, Dao Lord Shura is really impressive. I'm afraid you've been preparing for a long time, right?" Li Suqing said with a graceful smile, without revealing her attitude.

"Dao Lord Evergreen is too kind."

"The Dao Lord of Emotions and the Dao Lord of Heavenly Sword both support you, so what about Senior Moro?" Dao Lord Evil Ghost Yang Huatian continued to ask.

Chen Yuan smiled faintly:

"Dao Lord Evil Ghost, what do you think Senior Moro is following me to protect me after he leaves seclusion?"

After a long silence, Yang Huatian breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, then I will naturally support you too. I hope you can really achieve great things in the future."

"Sister Suqing, what about you?" Su Ziyue asked.

"My two disciples have been abducted, so what else can I do? However, Chen Yuan, if you really achieve great things in the future, I hope you can support the Goddess Palace."

Li Suqing said with a light laugh.

"This matter is easy to discuss, but if you want to get something, you must first give something. Dao Lord Evergreen, I don't need to say more about the rest, right?" Chen Yuan replied.

"I know..."

Li Suqing understood Chen Yuan's meaning. If the Goddess Palace wanted to benefit, it was not enough to rely on her alone. At most, she would be given wealth, glory, and status in the future, but the Goddess Palace would not be able to do so.

If she really wanted to revive the Goddess Palace, she had to bet on him first.

Just like the Taixu Palace, otherwise, why should Chen Yuan share the fruits of victory with others?

You have to bet first to get a return!

In just a short moment, among the six Dao Lords of the Daoshen Palace besides Moro, four had already stated their positions. The only one left was Dao Lord Underworld Prison Chu Changfeng.

Everyone was waiting quietly for him to answer, without urging him.

Except for Chen Yuan, everyone else present had known him for a long time and had favors and friendships with each other. They knew what kind of person he was.

But his situation was different from theirs.

Li Suqing was the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace, Yang Huatian was a rogue cultivator of the Demonic Dao in Southern Province, Jiang He had no interest in anything else and was a court official, and Su Ziyue had a mysterious origin.

In short, they were all alone.

But Chu Changfeng was different. He had strength under his command and was one of the top sects in Yang Province. He was the force he had created with his own hands, which showed their differences.

Obviously, Chu Changfeng also had some ambitions, but he had been preempted by Chen Yuan.

Chu Changfeng didn't speak for a long time. Seeing this, Chen Yuan also knew his choice and wasn't too surprised. It was impossible for everyone in the world to revolve around him. Immediately, he said:

"I understand your choices. Let's end it here today. I will never force you. If Brother Chu has any difficulties in the future, you can just ask, and I will never refuse.

Brother Yang, if you have nothing to do, bring your disciples and grandchildren to Shu Prefecture recently. I need your help. Dao Lord Li is the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace and can't get away, so let's forget about it for now."

"Okay."

Yang Huatian nodded and agreed.

"Wait..."

Suddenly, just as the few people were about to log off, the previously silent Chu Changfeng suddenly spoke, causing the attention of the others again. Chen Yuan frowned:

"Brother Chu, do you have anything else to say?"

"Hehe, the purpose of creating the Daoshen Palace is to advance and retreat together. Now that you all support Dao Lord Shura, how can it work to exclude me?"

"Dao Lord Underworld Prison, you..."

"Brother Chu."

"Chen Yuan."

"Hmm?"

"To be honest, I, Chu, also want to achieve great things, but since you have made so many preparations and are above me in all aspects, it is natural to gather together so that we can achieve great things."

Chu Changfeng said with a smile.

"Brother Chu, you can just say what you have to say!"

Chen Yuan heard that there was something going on inside.

"We were all cultivated by Senior Moro, and in theory, he supports you, so I shouldn't say more, but I always feel a little uncomfortable.

Since you already have True Monarch combat power and have also been on the Supreme Heaven Ranking, then let's have a fight. If you win, I will give you all my foundation, not just the Demon Prison Gate, but also my other preparations, but if you lose..."

"If I lose, I will also give you my foundation!"

Chen Yuan said directly.

According to the current situation, even if Chu Changfeng tried his best, he would not be his opponent. He understood what the other party meant, just giving him a step down.

"No, I still support you, but... if you achieve great things in the future, give me a title of king, hereditary and irreplaceable, how about it?"

Regardless of victory or defeat, he stated his position. In fact, even if he didn't say it, Chen Yuan would not treat these Dao Lord friends of the Daoshen Palace badly in the future.

"Okay, I promise you, when will we fight?"

"Two months later, I will come to find you."

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow:

"Are you sure?"

With his speed of cultivation, if he got the opportunity of Mount Shu, it was estimated that he could suppress Chu Changfeng with one hand at that time.