Chapter 554. Plans in Place, the Two Forces Reappear

That was why Zhu Qingyu had always felt that before Lu Yuan returned, she had to do everything she could to handle matters properly and maintain the Celestial Court.

She believed this might be the only thing she could do. Since she could not accompany him, this was already enough.

Beside her, Ice Fairy, Young Celestial Master Chunyang, and the others nodded after hearing her words.

Fortunately, because Lu Yuan's deterrence still remained, they did not need to face too much pressure. For now, they only needed to stabilize the situation and set aside everything else.

"I wonder when King Lu will return," Ice Fairy said then, turning her gaze toward Zhu Qingyu.

She naturally hoped Lu Yuan would return earlier. That way, they could feel much more at ease. Of course, more than that, she felt Zhu Qingyu must care about this even more than she did, so she said it aloud.

"King Lu must have more important matters to attend to in the Outer Cosmos. I imagine that when he returns, he will definitely be even stronger," Young Celestial Master Chunyang said as well, a faint smile twinkling in his eyes.

He was naturally looking forward to it too. Because of that, he also felt that they had to keep growing stronger.

Otherwise, how would they follow Lu Yuan in the future?

Moreover, among those present, everyone wanted to go to the Outer Cosmos? If they wanted to do that, they naturally could not be weak.

"All right, let's not talk about that now. What matters next is still stabilizing the situation," Zhu Qingyu said.

In addition to stabilizing the situation, they also had to follow the instructions Lu Yuan had left before departing and gather all kinds of information.

There were also Jiang Clan members in the Celestial Court now. If anything unexpected happened, word could be sent out in time.

However, what they did not know was that in the areas with Nine-Colored Altars, wisps of black mist were slowly emerging. They were very well hidden, and only wandered in an extremely small range, so no one noticed them.

However, if anyone saw this scene, they would immediately know something was amiss.

Meanwhile, deep in another part of the cosmos, a massive warship was stationed. It was none other than the Eternal Warship.

Ever since the Ji Clan and the Eternals decided to carry out their plan, they had vanished. Even the Jiang Clan did not know their exact location. That was because throughout this process, the two races had used every method to hide themselves while plotting in secret. Now, everything was ready.

More importantly, the Starfield Lords of the two races, the two powerful experts who had previously entered seclusion, had also sent word not long ago that they were about to formally emerge.

This meant those two great experts were very likely to have broken through the shackles of the Supreme Immortal Realm and reached an even higher realm, surpassing everyone in the present world.

This news was absolutely exhilarating for the two forces.

In addition, the previous plan had already begun to take effect. Almost everyone felt that once it succeeded, the Eternals and the Ji Clan would be able to cooperate with the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons and take complete control of this universe.

"I heard that the Celestials have already been wiped out by that Lu Yuan. That is rather surprising."

Inside the Eternal Warship, a Celestial Seat Immortal from the Ji Clan spoke, his eyes carrying a hint of shock. This news seemed to have exceeded his expectations.

They were both Celestial Seat Immortals. If Lu Yuan could kill the Celestial Starfield Lord, that meant Lu Yuan could kill him as well.

"This person is really growing too fast. Fortunately, we made preparations earlier," an Eternal beside him said just then.

His words were also filled with emotion. Anyone would feel the same after learning that someone once regarded as a minor figure had grown to such a level in such a short time.

Not long ago, Lu Yuan had only just entered the Immortal Realm. Now, he could even kill a Celestial Seat Immortal. When would he become a Supreme Immortal?

If this had been before, they definitely would not have believed it. They would have found it too terrifying and shocking. Even among the top ten starfields, no such figure had ever appeared.

However, after experiencing so much, both the Ji Clan and the Eternals understood very clearly that Lu Yuan absolutely could not be judged by common sense.

Since Lu Yuan could now erase a Celestial Seat Immortal, becoming comparable to a Starfield Lord in the future was probably only a matter of time.

More importantly, they knew that day would not take too long to arrive.

"That is why choosing to begin the plan ahead of time was the correct choice," the Ji Clan's Celestial Seat Immortal said after thinking for a moment. "The Celestials were still of some use. They delayed things for a while. Now that the matter is finished, true chaos will soon receive us. I want to see how those people plan to resolve it."

The Celestials were only bait the two forces had placed earlier to draw attention. Now that their purpose had been achieved, the Celestials naturally had no use left.

That was also why the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had not responded after hearing the request for help.

There had been no need.

"Then what should we do next? Begin acting directly?" the Eternal asked, his tone full of anticipation, as though he had been waiting for this day for a very long time.

However, the Ji Clan's Celestial Seat Immortal shook his head and smiled. "Before we officially begin... We should still give them a little hope. Otherwise, everything we had done before would have been wasted, don't you think?"

As he spoke, a cold light glinted in his eyes.

The Eternal instantly understood his meaning.

He laughed as well, then continued, "You are right. In that case, have the Forsaken Heaven Clan in the Thunderflash Starfield withdraw and create a false impression. Let them believe they have finally succeeded in resisting."

"Exactly!" the Ji Clan's Celestial Seat Immortal replied with a laugh.

Indeed. If there was no hope, how would one experience true despair?

At this point, neither of them spoke again. They stood upon the Eternal Warship and gazed into the distant universe.

Everything was already prepared. Next, the plan would officially begin.

When that time came, there would be no need for them to do anything in detail. It would be enough to simply watch.

The experts of the two forces did not care what such actions would bring to the beings of the present universe. In their eyes, as long as they could achieve their goal, everything else was irrelevant.

The Celestials, the beings of the other starfields, all of them could be sacrificed.

That was what they thought now, and it was also one of the reasons they had chosen to ally with the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons.

No one could stop what the Ji Clan and the Eternals intended to do.