Chapter 1998 - 853: Intentions and Backups

Chapter 1998: Chapter 853: Intentions and Backups

Su Xuan gave Xu Jin a straightforward transmission, meaning to express his gratitude by giving this reward to Xu Jin as a token of appreciation.

He would choose whatever reward Xu Jin needed and then hand it over to him.

This transmission left Xu Jin completely baffled.

He hadn’t expected anything like this.

He didn’t expect Su Xuan to have such intentions.

He wasn’t exactly thrilled, but he felt quite comfortable with it.

Immediately, Xu Jin declined.

The gist was that he appreciated the thought, but he preferred Su Xuan to select a reward he needed for himself.

However, Su Xuan transmitted once again, his attitude very resolute.

He stated that his strength was nowhere near his Uncle Xu Jin’s, and generally, he couldn’t help Xu Jin much, so he wanted to take this opportunity to express his goodwill, asking for a chance from Xu Jin.

This aroused a bit of suspicion in Xu Jin’s mind.

Su Xuan had never been this articulate or efficient before; he wasn’t even willing to call him Uncle at first.

But people do change, so Xu Jin didn’t dwell on it.

After considering, Xu Jin accepted Su Xuan’s kindness and had Su Xuan help him exchange a Thousand-year-old Purple Yuan Bodhi Branch from the top-tier rewards, which was something Xu Jin currently needed.

As for the three mid-tier rewards, Xu Jin let Su Xuan use them himself, as the mid-tier was not of much value to him at the moment.

Xu Jin already had many.

Su Xuan did not insist.

And the reason Xu Jin accepted wasn’t truly because he urgently needed this Thousand-year-old Purple Yuan Bodhi Branch, but mainly because he didn’t want to create enemies.

Letting Su Xuan contribute a bit was also beneficial, being able to deepen the relationship with Tianzhang the Su Family and foster a more beneficial cooperative relationship.

Shortly thereafter, Xu Jin received the reward he selected and then joined up with True Monarch Tianzhang.

Next, Xu Jin needed to consider the direction of his improvement for this month.

*****

Within the Tongxuan Imperial Palace, after verifying all the candidates’ information, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment was about to leave his office, but just as he was leaving, a Divine Soul Transmission suddenly resounded in his mind.

The moment the transmission sounded, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment immediately stood respectfully and bowed towards the depths of the Imperial Palace, "This subordinate greets the Emperor."

"No need for formalities, I have something for you to arrange."

"I am at your command, Emperor. I will strive to fulfill it even at great personal cost."

"That’s exaggerated."

The gentle laughter of Emperor Dongxuan echoed in the mind of the True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, "A month from now, the current batch of Imperial Palace selectors will enter the Star Ruins, as you know, there are too many uncontrollable situations in the Star Ruins, it’s highly dangerous.

But this He Moyu, I hope that he can survive to complete the final selection round, understand?"

"Understood! Before they enter the Star Ruins, I will make sure this command is passed on." said True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, then quickly added, "I’ll also use my identity to give some True Monarchs and Emperors a heads-up, and send out some favors.

I believe with my status, the Emperors and True Monarchs guarding the Star Ruins will give me this face."

"Good, just make sure this matter is arranged well. If necessary, you can also patrol once or twice." Emperor Dongxuan instructed again.

"Understood, rest assured, Emperor."

"Hmm, I trust you with the task."

With that said, the voice and presence of Emperor Dongxuan dissipated instantly. Although True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment breathed a sigh of relief, he still maintained a respectful demeanor, his feet swiftly flashing with starlight, leaving the Imperial Palace closely to the ground.

But in his mind, he had already begun pondering this matter.

The first thing he was sure of was that Emperor Dongxuan attached great importance to He Moyu, extremely so.

To the point of personally giving him a heads-up to assist.

For Emperor Dongxuan not to personally give a heads-up, but for him to do it, actually shows truly extreme importance placed on He Moyu’s performance.

Conversely, if Emperor Dongxuan personally gave a heads-up, that wouldn’t be the case.

If the Emperor personally informed the guarding Emperors and True Monarchs of the Star Ruins, it would be too heavy-handed.

Not handled well, He Moyu, who originally might have had a chance to come out alive, would, after such a heads-up, be guaranteed to die in battle!

Emperor to punish?

How to punish?

In battle, fatalities are par for the course.

If others can die, why not He Moyu?

But conversely, a heads-up from True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, and the guarding Emperors and True Monarchs would indeed do their best to keep He Moyu alive.

This insight, Emperor understands, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment understands.

Then the question arises, why does Emperor Dongxuan place such importance on He Moyu?

To the point of privately asking him to look out for He Moyu?

In a flash, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment thought of He Moyu’s performance in the final round of today’s assessment.

Time Dao Principle Fragments?

Emperor values He Moyu’s talent in the enlightenment of the Time Path?

Does the Emperor wish to walk the Time Path?

Or perhaps use the Time Dao to achieve certain goals?

In an instant, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment had insights into many things.

But temporarily, at least in the short term, these insights were useless.

His current goal is to ascend the Emperor Path.

If he could obtain the Thunder Chaos Material from Xu Jin, his Heavenly Punishment Thunder Eye Divine Power would reach Great Success, and his chances of stepping onto the Emperor Path could increase by five to ten percent.

But if he were to obtain the Killing Star Skill from Xu Jin’s Qi Sha inheritance, or even part of the Qi Sha inheritance, the significance would be entirely different.

The assistance it could provide might be even greater.

Suddenly, amidst the starlight undulations beneath his feet, the eyes of True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment suddenly brightened with joy!

Heaven is helping indeed!

Truly, heaven is helping indeed!

Previously, because of Xu Jin’s performance, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment was quite worried.

After all, being the first in the first two rounds and second in the comprehensive assessment, he had definitely caught the Emperor’s eye and attracted the Emperor’s attention.

If he were to die in battle, the Emperor would surely pay close attention.

This would greatly increase the difficulty of their scheming.

But the special instructions from the Emperor today proved that the Emperor’s attention was primarily focused on He Moyu.

There were no special instructions given to Xu Jin, who ranked second.

In other words, if Xu Jin, who ranked second, were to die in battle, so be it.

In the Star Ruins, it’s perfectly normal for a genius to die in battle.

Thus, going forward, they can act a bit more boldly.

This will directly reduce the difficulty for them in dealing with Xu Jin.

With the difficulty reduced, is his target still far away?

*****

In the evening, two streaks of Starlight descended together within the Imperial Palace of the Tongxuan Domain, where Yu Kun Emperor resided.

True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, who had just come out to greet them, sensed the aura of one of the individuals and suddenly frowned.

He looked somewhat displeased at the newly landed True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment had expressed the intention to visit but hadn’t mentioned bringing anyone along.

Upon seeing Yu Kun Emperor’s expression, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment understood immediately what was happening.

He had been in the central hub for a long time and was a savvy person.

However, since he brought the person, it was naturally with purpose.

Even though Bixuan True Monarch immediately paid his respects to Yu Kun Emperor upon landing, the latter didn’t acknowledge him but instead directly looked at True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

The higher the level, the smaller the real circle, and the stricter the hierarchy.

"Brother Yukun, please arrange for Bixuan True Monarch to go to the flower hall. I need to discuss a matter with you first," said True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment with a smile.

Since True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment said this, face must be given accordingly.

Yu Kun Emperor waved his hand, and a disciple emerged, leading Bixuan True Monarch to the flower hall.

Bixuan True Monarch followed without uttering a word, for he had no room to negotiate in the presence of Yu Kun Emperor or True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

Both in terms of strength and power, he was far inferior.

The reason he came was because of one sentence from True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, which moved him: "Following him, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment can help the Bixuan Lu Family resolve future dilemmas."

The Bixuan Lu Family faces two future dilemmas, one being the difficulty of sustaining True Monarch experts in the family.

Although Lu Zhen currently seems hopeful to be selected as the Saint Heir of the Imperial Palace, which would provide an opportunity to become a True Monarch,

it’s just an opportunity, nothing more.

Moreover, the premise is surviving the Star Ruins to have further opportunities.

The second dilemma is Xu Jin!

The Bixuan Lu Family and Xu Jin have deepened into an irreconcilable feud.

Previous attempts have failed, and Bixuan True Monarch originally planned to look for an opportunity to personally deal with Xu Jin in the coming years.

A True Monarch taking action is undoubtedly effective.

However, today’s assessment of the Imperial Palace Saint Heir greatly diminished Bixuan True Monarch’s confidence.

Xu Jin’s growth speed is too rapid.

Today, Bixuan True Monarch was one of the few who paid close attention to Xu Jin’s achievements.

Especially Xu Jin’s score change, which he scrutinized intensely.

Understanding one’s enemy is very important.

During observation, Bixuan True Monarch discovered similar findings as True Monarch Tianzhang.

Both being old foxes, have their judgments, True Monarch Tianzhang believes Xu Jin has hidden his strength to some extent.

Currently, Xu Jin is likely capable of confronting the strengths of a Three Tribulation True Monarch.

Such strength does not frighten Bixuan True Monarch.

If he strikes with full force, he could easily eliminate him, with Space Star Technique being of no use.

But what he fears is Xu Jin’s terrifying growth speed.

Already terrifying at the Peak of Ninth Rank.

What about breaking through to Tenth Rank?

Xu Jin’s breakthrough to Tenth Rank is definitely not far away.

More crucially, Bixuan True Monarch realized he could hardly find an opportunity to directly target Xu Jin in the short term.

In the coming month, Xu Jin will certainly be in seclusion.

Unless foolish, whether in the Saint Selection Palace of the Imperial Palace or within Dongxuan Dao Palace, he simply has no opportunity to act.

After a month, once Xu Jin enters the Star Ruins, he will have even fewer opportunities.

If Xu Jin dies in battle within the Star Ruins, it’s fortunate; if he returns alive, it will truly become a nightmare for the Bixuan Lu Family!

Especially since it takes at least one tael of effort in the Star Ruins, given Xu Jin’s current growth speed, Bixuan True Monarch truly fears that if Xu Jin returns, even he may find it powerless against Xu Jin!

So, today, when True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment vaguely mentioned it, he came decisively!

Of course, he’s not foolish, and he has his judgment.

The reason is because he has already sensed a certain aura from True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

Half a year ago, when True Monarch Ding Moqiu of Heavenly Patrol deliberately targeted Xu Jin and Yutang the Zhu Family, it made him realize something.

Heavenly Patrol True Monarch Ding Moqiu is considered a direct lineage of True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment...

In the grand hall, True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment had almost finished chatting with Yu Kun Emperor.

"Brother Yukun, from a certain perspective, your stance and mine are actually aligned!

And I’m bringing Bixuan not only to make our work easier but most importantly, Bixuan is our escape route!" said True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

"Escape route?" Yu Kun Emperor appeared somewhat puzzled.

"This Bixuan bears enmity against Xu Jin’s Yutang the Zhu Family, a well-known fact!

If Emperor were to pursue the matter from that side, wouldn’t Bixuan be our best escape route?" True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment laughed.

Yu Kun Emperor initially froze but then laughed, giving a thumbs up to True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment, "Indeed, brother thought it through thoroughly."

"Haha, as we brothers work together, naturally, we must clean up thoroughly," laughed True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

"Absolutely! Now I’ll call him in, and we’ll proceed as you suggested. Let him handle the liaison matters, occasionally let him show a shadow, traces will remain," said Yu Kun Emperor.

"Of course!

Still, this person is merely our safe escape route, and unless critical, it’s better not to abandon it!

Should brother’s plan come to fruition, this person could become brother’s breakthrough point for rapidly controlling Dongxuan Star Realm, having some value still!" laughed True Monarch of Heavenly Punishment.

"Hahaha, indeed, indeed! Brother truly considers more for me!"

Amid laughter, Yu Kun Emperor then waved to the outside, "Come, replace the dishes and wine, invite Bixuan True Monarch over, saying this seat requests his presence."