It's like a jigsaw puzzle where the most crucial piece is missing; something is always missing.
Mo Yuan...
Qin Moyu murmured those two words unconsciously, but Shen Yebai's face was faintly flashing through her mind.
On the other side, Zuo Shu finally met Shen Yebai. However, unlike before they parted when he was dressed neatly, Shen Yebai was still dressed in the same way. However, dark bloodstains could be vaguely seen on the black cuffs of his clothes, and a faint smell of blood emanated from him, as if he had just experienced a great battle. He looked depressed and irritable.
As he reached the door, the disciple there almost instinctively called for help, because Mo Yuan looked truly terrifying. He didn't even dare to look Mo Yuan in the eye, and could only stiffly stammer, overwhelmed by the other's imposing aura, "Please...excuse me...sir..."
"Mo Yuan." Shen Yebai announced his name directly, glancing at Zuo Shu beside him.
Zuo Shu, who had been slacking off and playing a background role, finally began to play her part. She walked up to the disciple, handed him the token of the Southern Kingdom's royal family, and said with a smile, "Give this to your sect leader, and he will know what to do."
The disciple dared not delay and delivered the items inside as quickly as possible.
The sect leader of Chenmen arrived much faster than expected, and it wasn't just the sect leader who came.
When the disciple saw the solemn-looking leaders of various sects, factions, and families who rarely appeared in public gathered together, he subconsciously swallowed.
I'm afraid more than half of the forces in the Western Continent are here.
As a member of the Chen Sect, the one in charge was naturally the sect leader. He stared intently at Shen Yebai, his voice as cold as frost: "What exactly do you want to do?"
Even though he had received word from his disciples that Mo Yuan was coming, the sect leader of Chenmen did not expect him to arrive so quickly, and to bring such a damned token.
Shen Yebai just wanted to finish the deal with Shen Mo as soon as possible and then explain everything to Qin Moyu, so he didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Let me into Duxin Lake."
"Impossible." The sect leader of Chenmen refused without even thinking about it. "That's my restricted area. How can you just walk in like that?"
"I have to go," Shen Yebai said without backing down.
"Don't tell me you don't know what going there means. Although you have the Southern Kingdom Ancestor behind you, it doesn't mean you can act recklessly. You should know that our Demon Lord broke through to the Tribulation Transcending Stage before your Southern Kingdom Ancestor." The Sect Master of Chenmen also turned cold, and the people around him nodded in agreement.
Ordinary people don't know which side Mo Yuan is backed by, but these sect leaders can't possibly be unaware that Mo Yuan's true support isn't Yunqi Tower at all, but the Southern Kingdom's royal family, and they can even say directly that he has countless connections with Shen Mo.
"The Demon Lord did say that he wanted to live in seclusion, but some things cannot be hidden away and pretend they never happened. I don't ask for much, just let me meet with the Demon Lord. As for the outcome, it is none of your business."
Shen Yebai glanced around and added quietly, "Besides, I'm sure everyone has received the letter from the Southern Kingdom's royal family, otherwise you wouldn't be gathered here to discuss whether or not to agree. If I were allowed to go in and meet the Demon Lord, then all the problems would be solved."
This explanation resonated with those present.
In fact, what troubled them was not the issue of face regarding whether or not they could freely enter the forbidden area of the Imperial Gate, but the letter they had received earlier, which was of paramount importance and concerned their life and death.
Even the Chenmen Sect Master, who had been racking his brains for days, had to admit that Shen Yebai's words were extremely tempting.
But this matter was of great importance, and the sect leader of Chenmen wanted to gather more information to put his side in an advantageous position. So he changed his tone and asked, "Is everything you said in your letter true?"
“Of course.” Zuo Shu suddenly interrupted the conversation, and before anyone could question her identity for daring to speak, she took off her veil. Her smiling appearance made many people feel uneasy.
None of the people present had ever seen the legendary Tribulation Transcending Stage expert Shen Mo, but everyone recognized his two confidants: Zuo Shu and Chen Yi.
During the Four Continents War, it was Zuo Shu and Chen Yi who blocked the assassins who tried to stop Shen Mo from breaking through. They even joined the battle after Shen Mo broke through, and their tacit cooperation and terrifying strength made people fearful.
With Zuo Shu and Mo Yuan paying a visit first, and the Southern Kingdom's army pressing in later, the Chenmen Sect Master once again asked the question that everyone present was concerned about: "What exactly do you want to do? Aren't you afraid of provoking a second war between the four continents by doing this?"
"No, the Emperor Emeritus never intended to start a second war between the four continents."
Zuo Shu's eyebrows curved into crescents, her gentle eyes filled only with endless admiration and awe for Shen Mo. Her voice was unusually high-spirited, like a loyal subject fervently believing in his king.
"The Emperor Emeritus has only one goal—"
At this moment, Shen Yebai recalled the same question he had asked Shen Mo that day: what was the purpose of his long-planned scheme? Shen Mo had casually fiddled with the items needed for the formation, chuckled, and uttered four words:
"Emperor of the Four Continents".
In just four words, a shocking plan was hatched, dormant for many years, even at the cost of splitting off Shen Yebai to complete it.
Everyone present thought they had misheard, but looking at Zuo Shu's smiling face and the recent actions of the Southern Kingdom, they had no choice but to accept this absurd result.
It's not that no one has questioned it:
"But even if you manage to conquer the Western Continent, you will certainly pay a heavy price. What about the Eastern Continent? What about the Northern Continent?"
"I'm sorry." Zuo Shu put her veil back on and smiled.
"Now only the Western Continent remains unresolved. The Guanlan Sect, the major families of the Eastern Continent, and the tribes of the Northern Continent have all agreed to our conditions."
49. Chapter Forty-Nine Begins [Do You Want to Know the Truth?]...
Shen Mo's letter was not a discussion, but rather a command with a threatening undertone.
As the only remaining Tribulation Transcending stage expert in the present era, if Shen Mo really wanted to target any force, unless they also had a Tribulation Transcending stage expert, it would be like throwing an egg against a rock.
Representatives from other Western Continent factions present all focused their attention on the Sect Master of Chenmen.
To say yes or no?
A bead of cold sweat trickled down the forehead of the Chenmen Sect Master, his mind racing as he weighed the pros and cons of the matter. When he spoke, the representatives' hearts sank: "This matter is of utmost importance, and I cannot decide immediately. But what I don't understand is, if that person truly decides to step out of seclusion, what use is our agreement or disagreement? Isn't the focus on the Fen family and Yun Yi Lou?"
His words awakened the others present.
That's right. Besides Shen Mo and the Demon Lord, there are two other powerful cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage! It's not their place to make the choice. If Shen Mo is really determined to become emperor, they wouldn't be the first to react.
“You need not worry about this matter.” Zuo Shu did not answer his question. Seeing that the sect leader of Chenmen was in a softer mood, she pressed on and asked, “I wonder if the sect leader can contact the Demon Lord? We must meet with her.”
Upon hearing this, the sect leader of Chenmen gave a bitter smile: "It's not that I don't want to... but now even we can't contact the Demon Lord."