Chapter 320



320 Consideration

Where should the Lu family stand?

Lu Qing did not need to think too much about this. He would definitely not stand on the side of the Yan Emperor.

Putting everything aside, Lu Qing would never let the Yan Emperor off the hook for the faceless society’s attack on the caravan that Lu Chaohe and Lu mingling were escorting four years ago.

Seeing how li Shiwen had gotten so many divine wood of Heavenly Thunder this time, this guy must have been unscrupulous in order to collect the divine wood in the past few decades. The three needles from four years ago should be the part that li Shiwen was lacking.

This was why the faceless society had set their sights on the Lu family.

They would definitely not dare to snatch the three pieces of divine Thunder wood from Yunxiao sect. If they were not that bold, it would be difficult to succeed and would expose li Shiwen’s plan.

Relatively speaking, it would definitely be a better choice to wait until the Lu family, a family from a remote place, bought the three pieces of divine lightning wood and then make a move.

With the support of the high officials from the Imperial court and the government, and even the Emperor himself, they could easily obtain the tracks of the Lu clan’s caravan and the allocation of manpower. Therefore, they were able to send out Wu Qiming’s team and set up an ambush in advance. They used the spirit Meridian array to ambush the Lu family’s airboat.

Originally, it was impossible for the Lu family to survive this. Even if Lu Chaohe had displayed extraordinary combat strength because of his magical powers, it was impossible for him to survive an ambush of that level. At best, the faceless society would suffer unexpected losses and attacks.

As long as the ambush was successful and all the survivors on the Flying Ship were killed, no one would know that it was faceless who had done this.

However, it was a pity that the Lu clan’s greatest trump card was their ancestor, Lu Qing. Furthermore, no one knew about it until now. Not only did the faceless society fail to obtain the three pillars, but the Yan Emperor had also dealt a heavy blow to the faceless society.

Even so, Lu Qing was still brooding over it. My son almost died under your command. How can I not take revenge?

Lu Qing bore a grudge against the faceless society and the Emperor of Yan. The Emperor of Yan probably did the same. Faceless would suffer such a huge blow, and it would even delay li Shiwen’s plans for a few years. If li Shiwen really advanced to the Dharma stage, what good would come of the Lu family?

However, other than this personal grudge, Lu Qing would also have other considerations when it came to pure benefits.

Now, Lu Qing had two choices before him. One was to sit and watch as li Shiwen began to break through; Two, to inform Yunxiao sect of this matter and make them believe in it, thus preventing the Yan Emperor’s breakthrough.

The Lu family alone would definitely not be able to interfere. Even if Lu Qing had already advanced to the nascent Soul Stage, he would not be a match for the Yan Emperor even if he was revived.

Of course, if he could attack the Yan Emperor with his true body while the Yan Emperor was in the process of breaking through, he might be able to kill the Yan Emperor. However, that was very difficult. He was only able to get onto this platform in his higher consciousness form. If he changed to his real body, he would probably be drowned in Yan city. Even if he wanted to use the teleportation function, he would need a cultivator from the clan as the coordinates. No one from the Lu family could come to this cloud platform without a sound.

The best choice to stop the Yan Emperor was to inform Yunxiao sect and let them take action.

On the surface, there were no Dharma adepts in the Yan Kingdom, but this was definitely impossible. Both the Wei and Qi States had their own forces, but the Yan Dynasty did not have any for so many years. How could it stand tall in the North and not fall?

Lu Qing was 100% sure that there was a Dharma adept hidden in Yunxiao sect.

But there should only be one?

In the entire country of Yan, there were a total of seven nascent soul realm cultivators, excluding Lu Qing. Five from Yunxiao sect and two from the Imperial court. They were the Emperor himself and the Prime Minister of Great Yan, zou ziwu.

Zou Zi Wu wasn’t from an aristocratic family. He was from a humble family, but he had displayed extraordinary talent since he was young. In the Imperial court’s cultivation system, he had an extremely good momentum. After he became a golden core rogue cultivator, the Yan Emperor gave him the high position of the Minister of Imperial Guards, one of the nine ministers, in order to win him over. After he became a peak golden core cultivator, the Yan Emperor gave him the most prestigious position in the Imperial court, the Prime Minister, and helped him break through to the Yuanying stage.

The current zou ziwu might not have the support of any traditional aristocratic family, but he didn’t need those things. As a true Yuanying stage cultivator, in this world where personal strength could decide everything, he was more reliable than any force. He was also the second most powerful man in Yan Dynasty, and he was deeply trusted by the Emperor.

However, in comparison, the Imperial court had no way to fight against the five nascent soul realm cultivators of Yunxiao sect by relying on the Emperor and the Prime Minister alone. In the end, Yunxiao sect still had the final say in the country of Yan.

Furthermore, there was still a Dharma idol hidden in Yunxiao sect.

However, if li Shiwen reached the Dharma stage, the situation would change subtly.

Of course, li Shiwen had just broken through and was probably not a match for Yunxiao sect’s hidden Dharma laksana. The nascent Soul Stage cultivator was also much weaker, and Yunxiao sect would still have a greater advantage over the Imperial court. However, they would probably not be able to crush the Imperial court like they were now. At least the Imperial court would be able to speak with dignity and not be like now, where they had to look at Yunxiao sect’s face when it came to who could inherit their throne.

However, would Yunxiao sect give up their dominant position?

He probably wouldn’t.

I’ve ruled the Yan Kingdom for thousands of years, and the Imperial court is my dog. This dog has become more powerful and stronger, but you want me to let go of the dog’s chain and let him establish his own sect? It won’t be that easy.

Furthermore, if the Imperial court really broke away from their control, or rather, partially broke away from their control, it would reduce the Imperial court’s contribution to Yunxiao sect’s interests. This was something that Yunxiao sect could not accept. Otherwise, how could they continue to maintain their huge bodies and provide the cultivators under them with a better cultivation environment and resources?

Li Shiwen also wanted to break through to the materialization realm sneakily. If he really succeeded, he would definitely challenge Yunxiao sect’s position. Otherwise, why would he spend so much effort and take such a huge risk to break through?

At that time, the entire Yan country would probably be in turmoil.

Would it be better to stir up trouble in the Lu family?

The general situation in Yan country was very stable. Of course, stability was a good thing. Who didn’t want a stable environment to develop well?

But at the same time, a stable environment meant that it was difficult to rise.

It was foreseeable that with the current political environment in the country of Yan, where the Imperial court controlled Jizhou and Jinzhou while Yunxiao sect controlled Wuzhou, Xing Zhou, and Pingzhou, the Lu family would not be able to enter any place unless there were major changes.

If chaos were to break out, the Lu clan and the Qingfeng sect might be able to extend their reach to the South.