The Palace Master of Seven Killings couldn't help but laugh. He truly hadn't expected that Chen Yuan was actually Xiang Qianqiu's son. They had fought to the death, only for it to turn out they were father and son...

It was utterly ridiculous.

"To have such an outstanding son, and instead of thinking of acknowledging him, you want to kill him. Forgive me for saying so, but that's rather foolish. If you father and son were to reconcile, half of the Central Plains would be yours, and you could easily achieve great things and restore Chu."

"There are plenty of stories in history of fathers and sons killing each other. He and I are the same kind of people; only one of us can live. And I hope it's me.

From the moment he declared himself the Prince of Yan and recognized the Chen family as his ancestors, he ceased to be my son. We are merely opponents, rivals for the dominion of the world."

Xiang Qianqiu said calmly.

"Are you confident you can kill him? Chen Yuan's power is now stronger than ours. I even suspect that you might, in the future, sacrifice us as disposable pawns, willingly handing over your empire to him for the sake of the Xiang family's grand ambition."

The Palace Master of Seven Killings was suspicious.

When Xiang Qianqiu revealed that Chen Yuan was his son, he felt a jolt of anxiety. His laughter earlier was just a cover.

"If that were the case, why would I tell you so much? My friend from Seven Killings, we have sworn oaths to each other. What does the love between father and son amount to in the face of a truly great cause?"

Xiang Qianqiu stared ahead, his eyes still indifferent. For him, everything was expendable. If he had chosen the path of sentimentality, he wouldn't have reached this point.

"Heh... true enough."

"Now that Chen Yuan is making his move, we must prepare ourselves in advance. This time, I hope my friend from Seven Killings can persuade that Immortal to take action.

Only then can we be absolutely certain of success."

Xiang Qianqiu turned around and said, staring directly at the Palace Master of Seven Killings.

"The Ancestral Master can act, but the conditions you promised before must be met. Immortals... are still Immortals, and we mortals cannot manipulate them."

"Of course."

"In that case, I will return and report to the Ancestral Master."

"There's no need to make too much noise. In the Battle of Zhennan Pass, nearly half of Chen Yuan's forces were lost. If nothing else, everything he's doing now is just for show.

What he seeks is merely to gather some strength and forcibly kill me."

"Are you certain?"

"It's my intuition, an intuition unique to fathers and sons." Xiang Qianqiu's lips curled into a smile, as if... everything was under his control.

"Passively waiting for Chen Yuan to make his move?"

"No, the initiative... has always been in the hands of the father. This time... the battlefield is in Yunzhou!" Xiang Qianqiu's gaze turned northeast.

"Yunzhou?"

The Palace Master of Seven Killings frowned.

"Chen Yuan comes from the Dao God Palace. Now, almost all of the Dao Lords have appeared. Only the Evergreen Dao Lord hasn't shown up... I believe he will go there because of this Dao Lord."

"Chen Yuan is a hero, I'm afraid he won't care about some affection, after all, at this critical juncture, I don't believe he can't see the conspiracy in it."

The Palace Master of Seven Killings didn't quite agree. He felt that Xiang Qianqiu was underestimating Chen Yuan too much. If he could be so easily lured out of Shuzhou,

It would be a bit of an insult to an unparalleled genius rarely seen throughout history.

"That is indeed a very obvious conspiracy, but... what if Chen Yuan is also fully aware of this conspiracy?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"I said earlier that Chu Jiangwang is Chen Huaiyi, and Chen Huaiyi is Chen Yuan's uncle. After you go back, secretly convey this message to Chen Huaiyi, tell him.

I will lead some of the strong men from the Seven Killings Palace and the Heavenly Demon Palace to hide in the Goddess Palace and plot against him."

"You...."

"With his arrogance, as long as he knows there is a conspiracy, he will definitely go, because not only do I want to ambush him, he... also wants to ambush me, his father."

The Palace Master of Seven Killings had a deep look in his eyes and was lost in thought, as if he was considering the feasibility of this matter.

"What if Chen Yuan's power is too strong and we can't keep him?"

"Hahaha.... Chen Yuan only has Mo Luo by his side now, and at best some of the details of the Tai Xu Palace, the heritage of the Shu Mountain and the Biyou Palace have been exhausted.

How... strong can he be?"

"Since you have already decided on this matter, then do it. Let's make it clear first, if you don't kill Chen Yuan, but are killed by him, then I won't fight to the death for you.

A wise man knows when to submit to circumstances, there is no need for me to say more, right?"

"No, you immortal sect forces, for the sake of inheritance, are naturally weather vanes, swaying from side to side, believe me, as long as Chen Yuan is killed, Biyou Palace, Taixu Palace, Shu Mountain... will immediately support me to take the throne."

"Hehe.... that's good, that's good...."

"Go, this time... is the key to determining the ownership of the south...."

......

......

Yunzhou, Goddess Palace.

Like Shu Mountain, the Goddess Palace was not built in some secret realm, but occupied a celestial mountain, becoming a sacred place that all female cultivators in Yunzhou, and even the entire world, yearned for.

The Goddess Palace is now declining because of the suppression by the Sima Imperial Family. When the Great Jin Dynasty had not been established and the Former Chu Dynasty was still there, the power of the Goddess Palace was not comparable to what it is now.

At that time, the Goddess Palace was definitely among the top five in the immortal sect, second only to Spirit Mountain, Martial Emperor City, Shu Mountain, and Wudang Mountain, and had a very deep friendship with the Xiang family of the former Chu Dynasty.

It is rumored that the founder of the Goddess Palace was the confidante of the Chu Taizu, because she did not want to be disturbed by the mundane world, so she never came down the mountain.

Otherwise, she would definitely be a generation of empress.

From a distance, Goddess Mountain is surrounded by fairy mist, and fairy cranes fly together. From a close view, countless disciples wearing the Goddess Palace clothes are very busy. Some are flying with swords, and some are wearing armor with heroic bearing.

At the beginning, when the kings rose together, the Goddess Palace Palace Master Feng Jiuge, whose title was Prince Ning, became the first female hero in the history of the world, and had already occupied half of Yunzhou with the powerful background of the Goddess Palace.

Together with the old ancestor of the Gu family, whose title was Prince Qian, they stood side by side in Yunzhou, and their power can be described as unparalleled.

Jade Bamboo Forest.

This place is the most secluded place in the entire Goddess Palace, but at the same time... it is also the place where the palace elders are placed under house arrest. There are large formations everywhere, and even the Yang God True Monarch cannot escape.

A woman in a plain long dress with long hair scattered is lying on a chair blowing a blue-green jade flute. The sound of the flute is tactful and moving, and exudes a faint touch of sorrow.

And this woman in plain clothes is the Evergreen Dao Lord of the Dao God Palace, the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace... Li Suqing!

"Hehe... Junior Sister Suqing's flute skills are really extraordinary."

Suddenly, a majestic voice slowly sounded, and a young woman wearing a large red palace dress appeared in front of Li Suqing in an instant.

It is the Goddess Palace Palace Master, Prince Ning, Feng Jiuge.

The sound of the flute was still there, and Li Suqing did not change because of Feng Jiuge's arrival. It was not until she finished playing a song that she slowly put down the jade flute and looked up at Feng Jiuge.

"The Palace Master has placed this seat under house arrest here for no reason for several days. Is today here to declare the sins of this seat?"

"That's right."

Feng Jiuge nodded with a serious expression.

"Then this seat would like to hear, in these years, I have been diligent and conscientious for the Goddess Palace, taking care of it for many years, what exactly is the crime that can make the Palace Master unhesitatingly put me under house arrest here..."

Li Suqing's face remained unchanged, and she seemed to have full confidence.

Feng Jiuge looked at her, and the atmosphere between the two was a bit stiff, but it was only for a moment. Soon, she smiled and said in a deep voice:

"Li Suqing, you are the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace, but you are secretly colluding with the Dao God Palace and becoming a Dao Lord. Where do you place my Goddess Palace? How many benefits have you lost to my Goddess Palace in these years as the Great Elder? Are these... not considered crimes?"

Li Suqing frowned, and felt a vague sense of unease in her heart.

It wasn't because her identity was exposed. In fact, as early as after the Battle of Zijin Mountain, Chen Yuan told her that Feng Jiuge might have noticed her identity.

And she was also ready to pull the Goddess Palace into Chen Yuan's camp, so that all the Dao Lords could be united again.

But...

Sometimes, things don't go so smoothly.

After that battle, Chen Yuan went to the East China Sea, and whether he went or came back, he did not come to the Goddess Palace to discuss this matter, and she had been waiting for Feng Jiuge's showdown.

This wait is now...

Before, she had vaguely conveyed some situations to Feng Jiuge, hoping that she could know what was good for her, and she did show that she was like this at the time.

She believed that they should have known this matter well.

As a result, Feng Jiuge became king and openly split the region. At that time, Feng Jiuge hinted to her that she hoped to rejuvenate the Goddess Palace, and even if she surrendered to Chen Yuan in the future, she would have to sell it for a good price.

She had also informed Su Ziyue about this matter...

Later, Chen Yuan started fighting with Nangong Lie, and fighting with the million-strong army of the Southern Xinjiang monster race. She was also anxious but unable to do anything, unable to get away to help.

Until a few days ago, Feng Jiuge suddenly ordered her to go to Yuzhu Forest to retreat for a few days. At that time, she felt something was wrong, but because there were too many things on Chen Yuan's side, she didn't say much after revealing this matter.

Now, she didn't expect Feng Jiuge to use this to define her crimes.

Li Suqing's face changed several times, and finally returned to calm, and said:

"This seat thought that the Palace Master should have been well aware of this matter..."

"Well aware? As the Palace Master of this king's Goddess Palace, I have been waiting for you to take the initiative to plead guilty, but... you said you were well aware? Are you a Dao Lord of the Dao God Palace, or the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace?"

"Of course this seat is the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace."

"What about the Dao God Palace then?"

"This is a backer that this seat found for the future of the Goddess Palace."

"Can this backer be relied on?"

Feng Jiuge asked in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?"

Feng Jiuge smiled bitterly and said softly:

"Suqing, do you think that this king put you under house arrest just to seize power and drive you out of the sect?"

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe... Suqing, you are right, during this period of time, you and I were indeed well aware of it. I discovered your identity as early as during the Battle of Zijin Mountain.

But I didn't expose you, do you know why?"

"Why?"

"This king hopes that you can take the initiative to confess, so that you can understand that the Dao God Palace is far away after all, and the Goddess Palace is the home that raised you and me. Since there is intimacy, there is naturally distance.

It's a pity that you have always been waiting for this king to take the initiative, but this king represents the entire Goddess Palace... My Goddess Palace has been passed down for thousands of years and is one of the immortal sects of the world.

Even if it declines, it cannot be underestimated.

I know that the Dao God Palace pulled you in to win over the Goddess Palace. I don't mind, because the current situation is too chaotic, and the Goddess Palace does need to protect itself.

Don't look at the fact that my Goddess Palace is now in charge of half of Yunzhou, but its strength is still too weak. There is Martial Emperor City in the east, Wei Jinfeng in the north, and the Holy Land of Buddhism in the west.

There are Xiang Qianqiu and Chen Yuan, Prince of Yan, in the south. Compared with these people, the Goddess Palace is not worth mentioning..."

"Then Palace Master you..."

"I revealed it to you before, just to wait for the price to be sold and to be able to strive for more benefits. I thought you were clear about it, but you didn't."

Li Suqing was stunned:

"Of course I'm clear about this..."

Feng Jiuge shook her head:

"If you are really clear about it, you should contact Chen Yuan and let him come here to talk about the conditions with this king seriously, otherwise, you are really treating us as women who can be called upon and dismissed at will."

"The Palace Master doesn't know, Chen Yuan had too much official business before. First, he annexed Nanzhou and killed Nangong Lie, and then he confronted the million-strong army of the demon race. He couldn't spare any time at all..."

Feng Jiuge immediately interrupted her and asked:

"What about now?"

"Now..."

"Now the war in Nanzhou has ended, and disputes have arisen again in the world. Martial Emperor City is being held back by overseas dwarfs, Wei Jinfeng is being held back by the Northern Barbarians, and Buddhism is being held back by Xiang Qianqiu.

Chen Yuan is now the most relaxed one."

"I..."

"Suqing, the reason why this king put you under house arrest is to force you to let Chen Yuan come to the Goddess Palace and have an open and honest talk, to guarantee the interests of my Goddess Palace.

As long as Chen Yuan has a broad mind, this king is willing to lead the Goddess Palace to surrender to him, which can not only pacify the Gu family's rebellion, but also cooperate internally and externally to wipe out Qingzhou in one fell swoop and give it to him as a gift.

But this king waited for several days without seeing any movement, so I had no choice but to confront you..." Feng Jiuge showed an expression of great disappointment towards Li Suqing.

"Palace Master, I..."

"Now that things have been made clear, you and I don't need to hide anything anymore. Now, I only hope that Chen Yuan can come to the Goddess Palace in person to show his sincerity.

With you acting as a bridge in the middle, this king can rest assured to hand over the foundation of the Goddess Palace to him..."

Feng Jiuge said, staring at Li Suqing.

"Suqing understands."

Li Suqing was silent for a moment and nodded.

Feng Jiuge turned around, stood with her hands behind her back, and said in a deep voice:

"You and I are sisters who are as close as sisters, grew up together, and were entrusted with heavy responsibilities by the master, but the Goddess Palace still cannot get rid of the fate of being suppressed by the court.

I understand that the reason why you joined the Dao God Palace is also to be able to help the Goddess Palace one day. Now the world is in chaos, and the Dao God Palace is rising.

Suqing, you are doing the right thing."

"Senior Sister..."

"In the future, the Goddess Palace will eventually be handed over to you." Feng Jiuge's eyes were indifferent.

Li Suqing's tone was moved, but a trace of sarcasm appeared in her eyes, and she said in a deep voice:

"Senior Sister, don't say such things, Junior Sister will always support you..."