The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 690 - 680: An Unexpected Candidate!

Beneath the revival of the Earth Spirit, every place became a realm of deep despair and extreme calamity.

In the Southern Sea, sea monsters ran rampant. Those Sorcerer Families, in order to ingratiate themselves with the Dragon Palace, allowed the monsters to wreak havoc unchecked. Although they could ensure the basic necessities and general public order for the common people, they couldn’t restrain those monsters with a craving for human flesh—people disappeared inexplicably at any time.

In Yundu, it was much the same; the remnants of the Sorcerer Dynasty hid there. Since a thousand years ago, they had been conducting various secret experiments, and the people of Yundu were their subjects. After the awakening of the Earth Spirit, these experiments became even more unrestrained.

Of course... the same was true for his Capital City.

In fact, this place had never changed. People... either became blood food or resources for other powers. Everyone was doing it, everyone was using them; no one could claim absolute innocence.

But that guy...

As the cold night fell, the grand hall of the Imperial Palace became deserted and as cold as an arctic cellar, frost covering its surrounds. The palace, which symbolized power, was freezing, devoid of any warmth of humanity.

The Emperor sat high on the dragon throne, silently contemplating everything that had happened over the years.

Beneath the dragon throne was another black dragon throne. King Xiang sat atop it just like him. Both were in different palaces but suffered the same chilling cold.

At that moment, the Emperor himself was somewhat confused whether the place he was in was part of the world of the living or a path for ghosts...

"Chen Qing shouldn’t want to run into us head-on," the Emperor looked out at the moonlight and spoke indifferently, "Even if he doesn’t want to see us successfully annihilate those ancient forces, he wouldn’t confront us directly. Now that chaos is about to erupt, and all forces are eyeing each other fiercely, he wouldn’t do that... "

"Indeed..." King Xiang replied indifferently.

Today, the main powers were divided into four parts. First were the ancient forces, also known as the powers of the four great guilds; after being schemed against, now was their weakest moment. As the victors of each cycle, many powers probably did not wish to see them successfully revive once more. This was also why they dared to strike the North first, because only by attacking them would other forces mostly adopt a wait-and-see approach.

The second was the Dragon Palace Forces. After several great Sorcerer Families had relocated to the Southern Sea, the extent of their developments remained unknown. It was said that the one from the Eastern Sea had disappeared recently, causing great turmoil in their strength, and there were even secret dealings with the Southern Sea. The specifics were unknown, but the force they preserved was not to be underestimated. After all, as the last powerful ancient force, the Dragon Palace had many families secretly venerated them behind the scenes, and no one knew what kind of cooperation they had with the people from the seas of the Southeast.

The key figure was the King of Qin—he must not sit idly by, having successfully come back to life. To this day, King Xiang still felt that the person the Emperor feared the most was that individual who nearly altered heaven and earth.

The third... was Yundu!

Perhaps only the large families of nearly a thousand years knew the dread of Yundu, far more mysterious than ordinary people could imagine.

The Sorcerer Dynasty was a very mysterious era. It is said that in the records, only this one cycle gave rise to the Sorcerer Dynasty. The Dragon Mother and her guild’s members had inquired many times about the Sorcerer Dynasty, but they were unable to uncover anything.

It was known only that some things appeared in that era, as if they changed something. Although later the dynasty collapsed and everything returned to normal, there was definitely power within that the rest of the world could not imagine.

The Emperor knew there was something inside it because he was aware of a secret. The so-called bloodline families, which now allowed the Human Race to utilize the power of demon bloodlines, originated from that Sorcerer Dynasty.

It was an existence even he dared not easily provoke.

And according to confidential reports, there had been frequent movements in Yundu recently...

Those remnants of the Sorcerer Dynasty... seemed to be growing restless!

The Emperor knew that if he could receive the news, Chen Qing definitely could too. In this situation, where a great war could break out at any moment, everyone cherished their own resources. Food... was one of the most precious resources during the times of conflict. At such a time, he was actually willing to offer it up willingly?

What... was he thinking?

"Have you ever considered that perhaps he simply wants ordinary people to suffer less in these troubled times?" King Xiang suddenly spoke up.

The Emperor was taken aback, then laughed, "Do you believe that?"

A person of such faintheartedness as her, could she really have built such a terrifyingly powerful force in just five short years?

Could she have made people like Lumings and Siao Mingyue suffer repeated setbacks?

Even the sudden disappearance of the King of Qin in the Eastern Sea, he suspected it had something to do with the guy Chen Qing, a person whom even he could not see through, could he really be someone who genuinely cared for the suffering of the people?

Of course, he believed that both the other party and himself were ambitious individuals, and he hadn’t lied back then, he truly wanted to change the world, but... no matter if your aim is to save the common people or something else, to achieve such a grand purpose, one should not act impulsively no matter what.

Take out precious resources to save people at this time? That’s not kindness, that’s foolishness, Chen Qing should not be a fool.

"What do you plan to do?" King Xiang asked.

He didn’t really care about the lives of the common folk; from his perspective, the more people who died, the more he actually gained.

But that didn’t prevent him from admiring the other party, if they really intended to save people.

"Let him come, I also want to see what he really wants to do."

"By the way, there’s something interesting happening in Yundu that will probably reach you soon."

"Oh?" The Emperor smiled, "You still have informants in Yundu? What is so interesting that it caught your attention?"

"A new Heavenly Master is about to be selected... you..."

"What does that have to do with us?"

"One of the candidates is quite interesting."

"Oh?"

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"How could she be one of them?"

If one were to speak of the most mysterious and unapproachable place in the Central Plains, it would have to be the old capital from the previous dynasty: Yundu!

This place was the Royal Capital for three dynasties of the Human Race. According to the historical records of the major families, it was the birthplace of the glorious Sorcerer Dynasty, and it is also said to be the birthplace of the bloodline families of today.

Twenty years ago, when the King of Qin reshaped heaven and earth, no one dared to touch this ancient Royal Capital, and for twenty years of the Great Jin Dynasty, Yundu stood like a nail in the most crucial position in the Southeast, becoming a city beyond the law.

In the most chaotic years of the previous few years, the city had remained inactive, yet now, Yundu was suddenly celebrating a grand festivity.

It was said to be the succession of the new Heavenly Master from the family of the former State Preceptor, the Zhang Family. The four heirs designated by the previous generation’s Heaven Master would be decided in the upcoming Heavenly Master competition.

The person in charge of the Heavenly Master ceremony was the Old Celestial Master from the previous generation, and the four heirs had caused quite a stir in the entire Yundu.

The first was the universally expected candidate, the legitimate son of the previous generation’s Heavenly Master: Zhang Zhiyun. freewebnøvel.coɱ

The second was an Elder from the Yundu Sorcerer’s Palace who had gathered significant prestige in recent years: Mu Zi Yiyi.

But the third slot was a surprise to many.

The Chief Magician of the Great Jin Court: Zi Yue!

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