Chapter 1364 - 238: The Imperial Court’s Resolve

Chapter 1364: Chapter 238: The Imperial Court’s Resolve

If persuasion fails, then there’s no need for any cover-up.

Gong Xuantian originally intended to give the other party some face, but didn’t expect this person to completely disregard it.

So be it.

All words shall be laid bare.

He believes.

Humans outside do not stand a chance against the Central Profound Realm.

Even with the presence of strong individuals like Shen Changqing, what of it? No matter how powerful one person is, they are still just one person, how could they possibly oppose the entire Central Profound Realm?

Seeing Gong Xuantian tear off the mask and no longer hide anything.

Shen Changqing likewise had no intention of feigning politeness, his face cold: "Since ancient times, Demon Evil has wreaked havoc, the Central Profound Realm possesses the power to quell such disasters yet stands idly by, leaving humans to perish under Demon Evil.

Such actions have long drawn a clear line between us and the humans outside.

Now as humans outside establish the Imperial Court, what does it have to do with you Central Profound Realm humans?

When Demon Evil invaded ten thousand years ago, none of our human strongmen surrendered, fighting to the last.

Three hundred years ago, Demon Evil invaded again, our humans did not retreat even half a step, for hundreds of years fully repelling Demon Evil’s invasions, our human strongmen willingly died one after another to protect human peace."

Shen Changqing’s expression was solemn.

A horrifying aura emanated from him, causing the surrounding space to become stagnant.

"From ancient times to present, humans have never bowed down; now we humans outside establish the Imperial Court, in the end it’s our own matter, whether the Central Profound Realm agrees or not, it has nothing to do with our Imperial Court.

If the Central Profound Realm seeks war, then our Imperial Court will accompany to the end; even if blood flows in rivers and corpses lay everywhere, never will we compromise even slightly!"

Saying this.

Shen Changqing looked at the icy face of Gong Xuantian, the murderous intent in his eyes coalesced.

"But one thing, I must remind Brother Gong, if you Central Profound Realm kill one of our Imperial Court, I will kill two of yours, if you destroy one city of ours, I will annihilate one of your factions.

If you think I won’t do it, feel free to try, at worst we’ll drag each other down, and no one will have it easy!"

With these words.

Gong Xuantian’s face became completely gloomy.

"You are overly confident in your own abilities, our Central Profound Realm is full of strongmen, furthermore we possess Supreme Dao Soldiers, no matter how strong you are, how does it matter, we can easily suppress Rule Divine King with Zhen Sect Dao Soldiers.

Even if a Divine Lord faces us, it is not entirely invincible.

Do you think your own strength is already on par with a Divine Lord?"

Divine Lord!

That is absolutely impossible.

If the other side has the power to rival a Divine Lord, I would perish instantly rather than like this now.

"Zhen Sect Dao Soldier!"

Shen Changqing showed a grim smile at the corner of his mouth, then looked at Dao Seal whose face stiffened.

"The Zhen Sect Dao Soldier you refer to, I believe is none other than Dao Seal senior here.

Why doesn’t Brother Gong ask him if he has the assurance to suppress me?"

Upon hearing this.

Gong Xuantian’s heart shook.

It was at this moment he truly noticed Dao Seal’s somewhat unnatural expression.

Before he could speak.

Dao Seal slowly said, "There’s no need for anger, our Heavenly Dao Sect is here without malice; genuinely willing to negotiate, since you find this condition unacceptable, how about we each take a step back?

The Imperial Court need not yield anything to our Heavenly Dao Sect, just seek Immortal Dao Methodologies and the Saint Heir."

"No, Immortal Dao Methodologies are the foundation of the Imperial Court, absolutely cannot fall into others’ hands; as for Ji Ying, you may take him, he holds no significant value for our Imperial Court."

Shen Changqing still shook his head in refusal.

With those words.

Dao Seal’s face couldn’t help but darken too.

But noticing Qingyi’s gaze, his heart trembled slightly, suppressing his initial displeasure, forcing out a strained smile.

"Is it possible you have any suggestions?"

"The Imperial Court has no intentions of meddling in the Central Profound Realm, likewise the Central Profound Realm shouldn’t meddle in our affairs, we shall each mind our own business; but if the Central Profound Realm insists on intervening, then I’m reiterating.

If one life is lost from the Imperial Court, I’ll demand two lives from the Central Profound Realm.

If one city is lost from the Imperial Court, I’ll demand a faction from the Central Profound Realm to be buried with it.

If you don’t believe it, Heavenly Dao Sect may try, see if I can achieve this right under your noses."

Shen Changqing remained resolute, showing no signs of backing down.

Upon hearing.

Dao Seal nodded slightly: "Alright, I will convey your stance to our Sect, if there are no other matters at present, we’ll take our leave first."

After saying this, he signaled to Gong Xuantian with his gaze.

In response.

Gong Xuantian, no matter his vast discontent, said nothing further but followed suit in standing.

Seeing him take out a Jade Talisman, directly summoning a white vortex in the courtyard, both entered together, disappearing in swift moments.

As the white vortex appeared.

Shen Changqing sensed the aura of the Central Profound Realm emanating from behind the vortex.

"It seems that people from the Central Profound Realm have mastered the means to return anytime and anywhere."

He thought to himself.

On the other side.

Qingyi, who had been sitting there quietly without speaking much, showed a strange expression on his face: "His stance was so strong just now, could it be that he’s truly unafraid of the Heavenly Dao Sect turning against us?

If things go awry, the trouble will certainly not be minor."

In his view.

Shen Changqing was just bluffing to intimidate Gong Xuantian a moment ago.

If the Central Profound Realm did launch a large-scale attack, he wouldn’t know how to handle it.

Upon hearing this, Shen Changqing glanced at him slightly and shook his head: "Does the senior think I’m just scaring them?"

"Are you serious?"

Qingyi was taken aback.

Shen Changqing sneered: "The Central Profound Realm is like ravenous wolves and vultures; if you show even a hint of weakness, they will rush forward and tear you apart. Conversely, if you show a determination of mutual destruction, they might become wary."

He looked at Qingyi.

"Senior, merely retreating will only highlight the Imperial Court’s weakness and bolster the arrogance of the Central Profound Realm. If they dare to start a war, then I will fight to the end.

I want to see if the Central Profound Realm, which has been comfortable for countless years, still possesses the resolve for mutual destruction with my Imperial Court!"

Retreat!

Retreat was absolutely impossible.

Shen Changqing knew clearly that if the Imperial Court took even one step back, they would instantly be devoured by the Central Profound Realm without a trace left.

Now, with the Myriad Clans secretly coveting outside, he has a premonition that the time truly available to the Human Clan is limited.

If more time is wasted on feigning amicability with the Central Profound Realm, it would be self-destruction.

"The decisiveness of your actions, Supreme, earns my admiration!"

Qingyi commented passionately.

If it were him, he would find it difficult to make such a decision.

In a real war.

The fallen lives would be incalculable.

Without immense courage, one couldn’t withstand such pressure.

"Your stance increasingly resembles that of Qinglian Emperor. Back when the Imperial Court went to war with the Myriad Clans, many strong individuals leaned towards negotiating peace, but only the Emperor consistently held firm to his position and refused any compromise with the Myriad Clans.

If not for the Emperor and other factions advocating war, the Imperial Court might have perished even faster."

Qingyi, with a hazy expression, seemed to see the image of the former Qinglian Emperor in Shen Changqing.

The talent and strength displayed by him today aren’t inferior to the Qinglian Emperor of the same level back then.

As it extends to actions now, the resemblance is even more striking.

If it weren’t for him being beside Qinglian Emperor for a long time, fully familiar with Qinglian Emperor’s aura, Qingyi might have suspected that the person before him was Qinglian Emperor’s reincarnation.

Shen Changqing shook his head slightly: "There’s no need to say more useless words. What I understand is that the entrance to the Imperial Court from the Central Profound Realm is fixed, but when they come out, there’s no fixed location.

Furthermore, the Central Profound Realm can come here at will, but we can only enter the Central Profound Realm when they come out; we haven’t mastered an active entry method.

If these two issues aren’t resolved, we will be at a disadvantage if the Central Profound Realm declares war one day.

I wonder if the senior has any way to solve the problem?"

No matter what Qinglian Emperor was, that’s a thing of the past.

For Shen Changqing, what’s truly important now is to limit the troubles of the Central Profound Realm to a manageable scope.

Otherwise.

It will always be a hidden threat to the Imperial Court.

Qingyi pondered for a while and then said: "Typically, the entrance and exit are the same. If the external entrance and exit are not fixed, then the entrance and exit of the Central Profound Realm shouldn’t be fixed either.

The fact that the latter is fixed suggests that a strong individual has forcibly restricted the entrance and exit there to a specific place.

Similarly, if the Imperial Court wishes to fix the entrance to the Central Profound Realm here, it needs to find the entrance and exit coordinates of the Central Profound Realm and then use formations to completely connect both, thus fixing it."

"Is it difficult?"

Shen Changqing asked.

Qingyi shook his head: "The formation is not difficult; I have no issue setting it up. But the real problem is how to obtain the entrance and exit coordinates of the Central Profound Realm.

If we can’t get the coordinates, and have to rely solely on our calculation, it would take a long time, and the probability of success wouldn’t be high."

"The entrance and exit coordinates of the Central Profound Realm!"

Shen Changqing fell into contemplation.

The first person that came to his mind was Ji Ying.

But the problem is, whether Ji Ying knows them is debatable.

However.

There’s no other way now; he can only ask Ji Ying first to see if he can get the information he wants from him.

"I will go to Heavenly Prison to ask Ji Ying about this. If he doesn’t know the coordinates, what does the senior need?"

Shen Changqing came back to his senses and inquired in detail.

Qingyi said: "If he doesn’t know the coordinates, then have him draw a map of the Central Profound Realm or ask how he enters the Central Profound Realm. As long as we obtain one of these, I can reverse engineer it.

It will take more time, but it’s easier than having no clues at all."