The Prince Can Do Divination-Chapter 187 - 152: Securing the Position of Protector, Fairy Ci Hang, the Taoist Sect’s Trial
Lu Mingyuan released Monk Fenhai. Monk Fenhai quickly took an Elixir to heal his injuries and sat back down.
Lu Mingyuan, on the other hand, leisurely sat down in the seat beside Luo Ying.
Luo Ying’s gaze swept over the crowd. She nodded and said, "Since the Great Protector is here, let’s discuss the matters we were previously debating in more detail."
The Tributor in the first chair on the left, a Tenth Realm cultivator, stood up and said, "Lord Shadow Scout, I believe now is not the time to break with Prince Jin. It would be best to find another opportunity."
Luo Ying was slightly displeased. "Why?"
The man’s voice was quite aged. "Prince Jin is surrounded by a cloud of experts. General Qin and Elder Du alone are more than we can handle. Fighting him now would be like striking a stone with an egg. That is the first reason."
"Second, our arrangements in the Imperial Capital are incomplete. A hasty confrontation would likely put us at a great disadvantage."
"I believe we should avoid him for now. It won’t be too late to break with Prince Jin once our forces have grown stronger."
Luo Ying, of course, understood the gap in power between them and Prince Jin. Even though she had secretly won over many experts from the Endless Pavilion, her current strength was still not even half of Lu Guangjing’s.
But she was unwilling to accept it. ’If I miss this chance, when will the next one come?’
Luo Ying’s eyes fixed on Lu Mingyuan as she asked, "Great Protector, what are your thoughts?"
Lu Mingyuan said, "I believe now is the perfect time to fight Lu Guangjing."
An uproar instantly erupted in the hall at Lu Mingyuan’s words.
Everyone was baffled. Prince Jin’s power was immense, he had the National Preceptor’s support, and he could mobilize countless experts. Why would he claim that now was the best time to break with Prince Jin?
The Tenth Realm expert in the first chair on the left sat back down and snorted coldly. "Young and ignorant."
Luo Ying’s eyes, however, lit up. She looked at Lu Mingyuan and asked, "Great Protector, why do you think now is the best time?"
Lu Mingyuan spoke at a measured pace. "Actually, the reason I believe now is the best time is because I feel that if you miss this opportunity, Lord Shadow Scout, you will never have another."
Luo Ying’s expression grew serious. She earnestly asked for his reasoning, "Why is that?"
Lu Mingyuan smiled faintly. "Prince Jin’s greatest strength isn’t the experts gathered around him. It’s his own mind and talent."
"With the Lord State Preceptor now involved and being targeted by two Saints, Prince Jin’s Mansion is at its weakest point in years. If Prince Jin weathers this crisis, the future will be unimaginable."
"I’ve heard that since the Fourth Prince’s death, Prince Jin is on the verge of breaking through to the Ninth Realm. Once he survives the assassination attempts by the other two Princes and breaks through to the Ninth, and then the Tenth Realm, he will be bolstered by immense Dragon Fortune and will be cultivating two paths at once. At that point, will we still be a match for him?"
"Will you still be able to escape his control?"
"You are all merely his tools. Your life and death depend on a single word from him. Do you think the Lord State Preceptor cares whether you live or die?"
These words echoed in everyone’s ears like a demonic sound that shook their very souls, causing cold sweat to bead on their bodies.
The Heart Demon Seed was the Lord State Preceptor’s handiwork. Prince Jin was only the temporary Infinite Party Leader. If he found out what they were doing, wouldn’t they die without a place for burial?
They were originally just Floating Loose Cultivators who had grown up relying on the great tree that was the Infinite Faction. Now that their wings had grown strong, they wanted to fly solo, but they faced numerous obstacles.
Lu Mingyuan was very satisfied with the atmosphere. It seemed he had successfully frightened them. He continued, offering some reassurance, "Besides, in my view, Prince Jin is merely a Puppet of the Lord State Preceptor. You don’t need to worry about the consequences."
"Great Protector, what do you mean by that?"
Even the four great leaders of the Evil Dao sitting in the primary seats were inwardly astonished. Clearly, Lu Mingyuan’s statement had shaken them as well.
Lu Mingyuan said gravely, "I’ve thought about this for a long time. The Lord State Preceptor’s ambitions are vast. He is a master of strategy, famous throughout the Central Plains World. His goal cannot be as narrow as simply helping Prince Jin ascend to the throne. I’m certain he has a more important objective."
"What objective?"
A chief Evil Cultivator pressed.
This time, even Luo Ying, seated high above, looked over.
"To steal the Great Yan’s Fortune," Lu Mingyuan said with gravity.
He had actually been pondering this question ever since Xun Yu appeared at the grand banquet. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Xun Yu was no longer satisfied with the National Fortune of Nan Zhou alone, so he had set his sights on Great Yan.
’His current Cultivation is definitely beyond the Thirteenth Realm. He might even be in the Fourteenth Realm.’
’Xun Yu wants to use the Great Yan’s Fortune to reach the Fifteenth Realm and rival the Five Sages of Medieval Confucianism, all to surpass his teacher, the Sub-Saint.’
’This is the true purpose of the Infinite Faction’s existence, and it’s also a way for him to expand his own Destiny.’
When Lu Mingyuan encountered the bottleneck at the Ninth Realm, he had thought about many things and had already found his answer.
Along the way, the path of his own cultivation had also become clear.
’Perhaps this bottleneck can only be broken by winning the war of succession.’
’There are too many Princes, which has caused the Royal Family’s Destiny to be insufficient. Once the war of succession ends, will the bottleneck disappear?’
Lu Mingyuan continued, "The Infinite Faction was established to contend with the Three Religions. If the goal is to absorb the National Fortune, Lu Guangjing is now an obstacle. He has outlived his usefulness. Therefore, by acting now, we are actually helping the Lord State Preceptor!"
Although many of them couldn’t quite wrap their heads around it, they still felt that what the Great Protector said made a lot of sense.
"If we don’t kill Lu Guangjing now, I’m afraid we’ll truly never get another chance." Luo Ying’s five fingers gripped the armrest of her chair, squeezing it so hard that it deformed and her fingers sank into the material.
