Free Web NovelChapter 628: Chapter 193: Slaying the Emperor, Fierce Battle with the Martial God
Zhao Guyue said, "What does the Ancestor mean?"
Xie Shiheng said, "My Xie Family has only three requests.
First, Your Majesty has traveled from afar, and my Xie Family should arrange a bath to cleanse the journey’s fatigue from Your Majesty."
As these words fell, the atmosphere was brightened.
A faint voice from the Emperor in the palace carriage said, "Granted."
Xie Shiheng continued, "Second, my Xie Family has obtained the Immortal Elixir to help Your Majesty quickly have a Dragon Child. As Your Majesty enters the bridal chamber tonight, you might as well take it."
Zhao Guyue asked, "Where did the Immortal Elixir come from?"
Xie Shiheng replied, "With the Ghost Riders here, how dare my Xie Family be presumptuous?
High Grade Martial Artists are indeed extremely difficult to breed offspring, but over the years, the Meat Field in the Ghost Realm has expanded greatly, and some rare herbs have emerged nearby... Under such herbs, Secret Medicine that couldn’t be formulated before can naturally be concocted."
From within the palace carriage, the Emperor’s voice continued to resonate: "Granted."
Xie Shiheng continued, "Third, when Your Majesty took a consort in the past, it was necessary to make offerings to Heaven, Earth, and the ancestral temple.
But now... there’s no time to offer to Heaven and Earth, and the ancestral temple is still in the Jade Capital.
I earnestly request Your Majesty to go to the General Temple to make the offerings and pledge the marriage."
This time, there was a long silence from within the palace carriage.
Then came the Emperor’s response: "You indeed know a lot."
Xie Shiheng replied, "I have simply lived a long time."
The Emperor said, "Granted."
Xie Shiheng said, "The route to the General’s Mansion is distant, taking at least a day for a round trip, so I request the wedding be arranged for tomorrow night."
"Granted."
Xie Shiheng solemnly said, "Thank Your Majesty!"
The elders and younger ones behind him also followed suit and saluted.
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The matter of the Emperor bringing the Ghost Riders and Flying Bear into Mingyue Prefecture quickly spread.
This thoroughly discouraged those who were still contemplating how to resist the Emperor.
Mingyue Prefecture opening its gates to the Emperor—what that meant was clear to everyone.
The thirty thousand Hanzhou Iron Cavalry are unparalleled under heaven, and if they were to come under the Emperor’s command, how many could truly rival them?
Some advocated fleeing to remote places to avoid the fray...
But in those remote places, it would just be struggling for survival.
The various major powers, after much contemplation, saw only two paths available.
The war faction wanted to head to the Jade Capital, uniting forces to resist the Emperor.
The surrender faction advocated submission.
The "Great Unity of Yin Yang" advocated by the Lotus Sect and the Emperor is not a secret at the high levels.
During this process, many cultivators have indeed reaped benefits.
After all, the "Great Unity of Yin Yang" has indeed brought more resources, evident from the increase in High Grade Martial Artists and Sixth Grade Martial Artists becoming commonplace.
The surrender faction used this as an argument.
But the thoughts of the war faction were quite straightforward.
Firstly, the "Great Unity of Yin Yang" is a plan that would thoroughly plunge ordinary people into Hell;
Secondly, the resources brought by the "Great Unity of Yin Yang" may appear plentiful but are limited, and the Emperor won’t provide them to those who once resisted; those who harbor delusions of luck will meet a dead end;
Thirdly, whether the "Great Unity of Yin Yang" can elevate the martial realm is still in question, but it would undoubtedly bring more terrifying Evil Ghosts.
The high levels are more or less aware of the "Evil Ghosts gaining sentience" situation.
By then, the sentient Evil Ghosts would massacre the martial artists before they can mature.
At that moment, the land would not only be Hell for mortals but also a Hell for martial artists.
On this day...
Many forces were arguing.
The surrender faction said, "We previously opposed the Emperor and the Lotus Sect, but as long as we surrender, the Emperor won’t kill us anymore... After the great battle, there’s a need to rebuild everything, and he still needs us."
The war faction said, "Have you not seen the Wendao Palace?
How did the Emperor treat the disciples of Wendao Palace?
How were the Ghost Riders established?
If you surrender, will the Emperor want each former opposing enemy, or obedient troops?"
The surrender faction argued again, "We are strong, we can guard a territory, the Emperor wouldn’t kill us all."
The war faction said, "And your disciples?
The families of your disciples?
The Emperor can rebuild force with our legacy; in twenty years, he can nurture new forces in batches.
Whether it’s you or your disciples, you’d either die or become monsters like the Ghost Riders!"
Debates raged everywhere, but no one thought they could win anymore.
The power momentum of the Emperor and Lotus Sect was set.
Irreversible, what could be done about it?
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Spring day, dusk.
Before the General Temple, the Emperor conducted a sacrificial ceremony, proclaiming words like "Revere the Nine Paths Loyal Spirits, take Xie Wei as a consort."
From within the temple, a light sound of striking a stone drum was heard.
Hearing this sound, the Ancestor of the Xie Family finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was most concerned that the Emperor would send a substitute, but the "loyal spirits" wouldn’t respond to an impostor.
Besides, receiving acknowledgment from the "loyal spirits" meant it was truly accomplished.
But as for what the "loyal spirits" exactly were, even the Xie Family Ancestor did not know.
Then, they began to return to the mansion.
In the afternoon of the next day, they arrived at the mansion gate.
With Zhao Guyue’s accompaniment, the Emperor entered the mansion. freёwebnovel.com
The Eight Thousand Flying Bear Army, under Lü Xuanxian’s command, were stationed beside the Xie Mansion.
The surrounding area was patrolled so rigorously that not even a fly could infiltrate the Xie Family at this moment.
Outside the Flying Bear Army, there were also Ghost Riders, numerous demonesses from the White Lotus Sect hidden in the dark, and martial artists of the Red Lotus Sect. freewёbnoνel.com
Currently, the Xie Family was the most impregnable place under heaven.
Even if the major powers gathered their top experts, they wouldn’t be able to enter the Xie Family.
Such a situation had become prominent.
As the Emperor emerged from here, his army could mobilize flexibly, capable of offense and defense without needing to worry about recuperation.
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Having already completed the sacrificial rites at the General Temple, the remainder was merely a formality.
Before the wedding, the Emperor completed a blood bath.
