Chapter 1463 - Li Shenjian's Killer Move
Tianming walked out alone and jumped onto an enormous tree at the top of Whitesource Peak. It was the Radix World Tree. At the moment, its flowers were in full bloom as it absorbed nova source.
"How's Linger?" Tianmings gaze fell upon the center of the tree. In front of him was a light blue flower with tiny red dots. Above the flower sat a naive little girl in spiritform. Resting its chin on its hand, it endlessly whispered to the flower.
"I dont know."
"Then whatre you telling her?" Tianming asked.
"Im complaining about you." With a trace of craftiness in its eyes, Xian Xian folded its arms.
Tianming stood beside the flower and leaned against it out of habit. He felt at ease whenever they were stuck together. Then he began to cultivate and absorb nova source. Cultivating with caeli imperius yielded great results; he had made immense progress in the shortest period of time.
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A few days later.
As the Seven Dragon Imperials expected, the fifteen million G.o.ddess Guardians had come with an agenda. They werent just there to intimidate. After settling down, their first move was to leave the Myriaddragon Mountains in groups, making their move in the two continents controlled by the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect. They said they were sightseeing while expanding the scope of the G.o.ddess protection, but in fact, they caused trouble everywhere. There were countless cities and towns outside the Myriaddragon Mountains where ordinary cultivators lived. The totemancers were there to pick a fight. As the celestial orderian army, their overall strength surpa.s.sed that of ordinary people. Although it seemed harmless, it was unpleasant having their people causing problems everywhere.
"To put it bluntly, theyre trying to annoy us until we can no longer bear it and give them an excuse for a fight."
"This is just the beginning, it's all childs play. Theyll continue causing trouble over the next few decades as long as the Ninemoon G.o.ddess remains, so the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect and the people of this land will have no peace."
"Theres no doubt that this shameless tactic comes from the sun emperor."
He was clearly the most powerful, yet he liked playing the fool and using the most shameless methods to annoy others. It was exactly like Li Shenjian and the others had suppressed the disciples of the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect. If they didnt resist, they would continue being bullied. But if they did resist, their oppressors would have excuses to take revenge! Their behavior was incredibly disgusting.
However, the celestial orderians were indeed stronger. The only time they had suffered a loss was when Tianming and Lingfeng killed Long w.a.n.gyu, and it was a loss they wouldnt forget. Over the past few days, numerous people had tried provoking Tianming in hopes of avenging Long w.a.n.gyu. Among them were cultivators close to a hundred years old. He didn't want to pay any more attention to them; the constant shouting and hooting was so annoying that it affected his cultivation.
He was aware that Li Shenjian had a problem with him. After all, he was the leader of the junior disciples. After brainstorming with the others, Li Shenjian had listed more than a dozen ways to kill Tianming, which he would try out one by one. Unfortunately, his actions werent a secret to Tianming.
In fact, Tianming was more curious about Long Renshe, whose reputation in the celestial orderians surpa.s.sed Li Shenjian and his brothers when they were at the same age. It was said that he possessed the Contradragon Talent, which developed from the Saintdragon Talent, yet transcended it. It was the most extraordinary talent in the history of the clan.
Long Renshu was fifty-eight years old, three years older than Li Shenjian. In terms of strength, both of them were indeed superior to Tianming. That was the basis of their confidence and the reason they were so sure they could recover their dignity. In their eyes, Lingfeng, who wasnt a Sky Palace disciple, had to die.
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A young man in white and gold armor and another dressed in black visited the Dragontooth Spring. The square bane-ring between the first mans eyebrows was extremely eye-catching. It looked like it was stamped with a seal and contained four fiery, golden words: just, righteous, fair, and honorable. It didnt matter what the words were; as long as they appeared within the bane-ring, they were of utmost importance. The black-clad young man was obviously from the dragon clan. He had three eyes, but without close inspection, one might think he was ordinary.
They were Li Shenjian, the sun emperors ninth son, and Long Renshe, heir to the Veildragon Palace. It wouldnt be a surprise if Long Renshe eventually became the overlord of the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect, the number one sect on the myriad sect ranking. However, the two were blocked at the entrance of the Dragontooth Spring. Countless Sunscorch Guards stood in their way.
"Whats wrong?" Li Shenjian was stunned. "Are you going to stop me from seeing my sister?" Just by looking at the bane-ring between his eyebrows, the entire celestial orderians recognized him.
"The G.o.ddess doesnt want to see anyone," one of the Sunscorch Guards reported.
Li Shenjian burst out laughing. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at the Sunscorch Guard and said, "Ill remember you. I want to see Li Yunxi. Get her."
"The commander is in the Saintdragon Shrine. Shes instructed that no one is allowed to enter until she returns."
"Very well then." Li Shenjian was so angry he started laughing. He couldnt figure it out. Even if Qingyu was the sun emperors biological child, wasnt he his child as well? Others prioritized sons over daughters, so why was he treated like a servant when it came to the sun emperor?
"I'm her older brother. I cant see my sister? Are you idiots? Are you going to stop the G.o.ddess husband as well?" Li Shenjian was dumbfounded.
"I apologize. The G.o.ddess has specifically mentioned that she refuses to see the two of you." The guard lowered his head.
Li Shenjian's expression twisted in a grimace. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Anyone would be frustrated when faced with something like this. Not to mention, from childhood to adulthood, the sun emperor had practically ignored his sons.
"My father ordered you to protect her to elevate her status so that all fifteen million of you can openly remain here. Theres no one else here. Whyre you still pretending? Get lost. Do you understand?" Li Shenjian was just about to push the guard away when the other Sunscorch Guards marched over to stop him.
"Your Highness, please don't embarra.s.s us. Were just following orders," they said in unison.
"Never mind." Long Renshe shook his head. "Let's go. The G.o.ddess has traveled a long way and needs more rest. Lets not disturb her."
"You fools! Youre all mad!" Li Shenjian was furious. It was a pity he couldn't force his way in, either. After hurling angry expletives, he left with Long Renshe. But the more he thought about it, the more indignant he felt. "Were all his children. Whys there such a difference?" He slammed his palm into the huge boulder in front of him, shattering it into pieces.
"Calm down. It's all right. We mustnt disrupt His Solar Majestys plan. The G.o.ddess is an important part of it, after all. There can be no mistakes," Long Renshe said.
"I wanted her help in devising a plan to get rid of Li Tianming, but in the end we couldnt even see her," Li Shenjian despondently said.
"Whatre you going to do?" Long Renshe asked.
"Ill take a page out of my fathers book. I want to use the same method he used to deal with Long Junxuan. Its simple and effective. Li Tianming will have no hope of recovering from it, and that Feng will die! Long w.a.n.gyu is dead. If we don't fight back, all our previous efforts will have been in vain." Li Shenjian frowned.
The sun emperor entrusted him with the task of suppressing, brainwas.h.i.+ng, and conquering the young disciples. But as soon as Tianming had arrived, hed given them a heavy blow so their efforts fell short. How was he going to prove himself to his father?
"You want the G.o.ddess to frame them for violating her?" Long Renshe asked, his brows furrowing.
"Yes. Its a killer move and she doesn't have to do anything. As long as she speaks, they wont be able to clear their names. My aunt didn't even see Long Junxuan at the time. With just an accusation, Long Junxuan was slaughtered on the spot," Li Shenjian proudly said. Obviously, he admired the sun emperors wisdom.
"Let's try something else. It might be effective, but itll affect the G.o.ddess's reputation. Besides, she wont help you, said Long Renshe. Although Li Shenjian had previously claimed he had a great plan, Long Renshe only realized now that it was such a vicious one.
"You're right. She isnt going to help me. It won't work," Li Shenjian sneered. Then, taking a deep breath he continued, "So well just have to use another method. We wont need the G.o.ddess help."
"Will it work?"
"Itll work even better."