Actually, I’m the Elder King
Although the Elder King of the Taiyi Holy Land was not as famous as the other Venerables, everyone knew how powerful he was. He had killed the Demonic Venerable Yang Tiancheng, suppressed the demonic thought of a Sage-level great demon, and forced back the Kings of various Holy Lands and aristocratic families with immortal inheritances.
Now, all the major forces in the world had gradually acknowledged the Taiyi Holy Land and even hoped to befriend it because of the Venerable Elder King.
There was another important reason. The Taiyi Holy Land had been in decline for a long time. If they could offer some benefits and help the Taiyi Holy Land regain its prosperity by paying a certain price, they might be able to get the support of the Elder King.
It was for this reason that the 9th Prince’s faction had chosen to come to the Taiyi Holy Land to befriend the Elder King, hoping in roping the other party in to support the 9th Prince.
Of course, there was another important reason. When the 9th Prince had been breaking through in the wilderness of the Southern Desolate Lands, he had encountered a Venerable from the Taiyi Holy Land. It was most likely this Elder King.
Since the 9th Prince had interacted with the Elder King before, it would be easier to rope him in.
“This…” The Taiyi Holy Lord, Lu Xuan, looked troubled.
The Elder King was the highest ranking existence in the Taiyi Holy Land, even above him. He was not someone that outsiders could see just because they wanted to. The same went for even the Princes of the Great Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, the Elder King had always been elusive. Even the higher-ups of the Taiyi Holy Land had never seen his true face, so the possibility of him appearing was undoubtedly extremely low.
Moreover, as the Holy Lord of a Holy Land, he could naturally see through the purpose of the 8th Imperial Prince and the others’ visit.
Back then, they had gone to great lengths to make that mysterious Venerable become their Elder King. They could not allow any major problems to occur.
Just as they were in a dilemma, the 8th Imperial Prince, who was a figure with a sharp mind, laughed and said, “If you can introduce the Elder King to the Great Qin Dynasty, we will be extremely grateful. In the future, if the elders and disciples of the Taiyi Holy Land come to the Great Qin Dynasty, the Great Qin Dynasty will naturally give them a grand welcome. We can also open up some of the imperial cultivation secret realms for them. Some of these secret realms were left behind by the ancestral great emperors of the Great Qin Dynasty. Of course, if the 9th Prince ascends the throne one day, I’m sure the Great Qin Dynasty would be more than willing to form an alliance with the Taiyi Holy Land.”
Hearing this, The Taiyi Holy Lord and the Supreme Elders were all tempted.
How could they not be tempted by the Great Qin Dynasty’s cultivation secret realms? The Great Qin Dynasty was an immortal divine dynasty left behind by a human great Emperor. It must have extraordinary secret realms that did not exist in the outside world. It was an unparalleled temptation for any cultivator.
Moreover, there was the promise of an alliance.
Although the Taiyi Holy Land was on the verge of revival and many Holy Lands, aristocratic families, and ancient dynasties were willing to befriend it, it was all because of the Elder King.
What if the Elder King was no longer around one day?
After all, the Elder King should at least be three thousand years old to become a Venerable. How many more years could he live?
The worries of the Taiyi Holy Lord and the others were truly weighing in their hearts. After all, if they did not worry about the future, they would soon encounter problems.
They were worried that after the Elder King passed away, the Taiyi Holy Land would return to its original state. Even if the great emperor’s palace was still there, without the Elder King, who could protect the declining Taiyi Holy Land?
If they could form an alliance with the Great Qin Dynasty, it would undoubtedly be the best choice as they would be able to obtain the protection of an immortal divine dynasty.
With that, even the other factions with immortal inheritances would have to be wary when thinking of making a move against the Taiyi Holy Land.
The Taiyi Holy Lord and the other Supreme Elders looked at each other and felt that it was feasible.
Just as he was about to respond, the divine bell suddenly rang at the front gates of the Holy Land.
That was the divine bell that would only ring when there was an important matter.
The Taiyi Holy Lord and the Supreme Elders were shocked. They stood up and cupped their fists at the 8th Imperial Prince apologetically, “I’m sorry, 8th Imperial Prince. We have some matters to attend to, so we’ll have to leave now. Please sit down and enjoy your tea. Please wait for a moment.”
“Alright,” The 8th Imperial Prince said.
However, when he looked in the direction that The Taiyi Holy Lord and the others had left, he frowned deeply. He had a bad feeling about this and muttered to himself, “Don’t tell me 3rd brother and the others are here too? This is going to be troublesome!”
In the Taiyi Main Hall, Qin Chen, who was sweeping the floor, also looked in the direction of the front gates and revealed a strange expression, “Other than 9th brother’s faction, the other factions from the Great Qin Dynasty that are competing for the Crown Prince’s position have also come. They should all be here to obtain the support of the Elder King. It’s just that, if they knew that I’m the Elder King that made them lower their status and come here, I wonder what kind of expression they would have? It should be quite interesting!”
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When The Taiyi Holy Lord and the others arrived at the front gates, they were stunned.
This was because the visitors were all from the Great Qin Dynasty. Furthermore, they were the powerful imperial Princes who had come personally. Each of them had a Prince or Princess who exuded an air of nobility behind them, as well as a group of royal family members.
“Honored guests, you’ve come from afar. The Taiyi Holy Land is sorry for not welcoming you,” Lu Xuan and the group of Supreme Elders were a little shocked, but they still went up to welcome them at once.
“Brother Lu must be joking. We have come uninvited, please forgive us,” The 3rd Imperial Prince smiled as he spoke.
A tall and sturdy Prince walked up from behind him and bowed slightly to The Taiyi Holy Lord, “Junior Qin Zhen greets the seniors.”
Following that, the other Imperial Princes also stepped forward, each of them followed by a Prince or Princess. All of them bowed and did not dare to be negligent.
The Taiyi Holy Lord looked at these Princes and Princesses. He knew why they were here. He immediately ordered the disciples to open the front gates to welcome these important figures of the Great Qin Dynasty.
“Holy Lord, I’m afraid that the other Imperial Princes have also come for the Elder King,” A Supreme Elder sent a voice transmission to the Taiyi Holy Lord.
“That should be the only reason,” Lu Xuan sighed. He knew that even though they were all part of the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty, there were many factions in the Taiyi Holy Land, let alone the Great Qin Dynasty. The factions there were far more complicated than those in the Taiyi Holy Land.
Wasn’t Qin Chen, the handyman who was sweeping outside the main hall, the victim of the internal strife in the Great Qin Dynasty?
This is going to be troublesome.
At first, the Holy Lord Lu Xuan and the Supreme Elders all thought that the arrival of the 8th Imperial Prince and the 9th Prince would only benefit the Taiyi Holy Land.
However, now that the other Princes and Princesses had arrived, they finally understood that things were not as simple as they had imagined.
It was very likely that this would involve the internal strife within the Great Qin Dynasty’s royal family, which was not something that the Taiyi Holy Land could participate in at the moment.
However, since these people from the Great Qin Dynasty were already here, they couldn’t just chase them out.
Helplessly, they could only welcome them in as well.