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After hearing Lu Chen's words, Meng Tian pondered for a moment. If they could truly persuade the Sum Emperor to defect to the Linghu Sect, then all their problems would be solved.

But the key issue was that the Sum Emperor had just unified the entire Tianchen Continent, becoming a great, unified Emperor. How could you expect him to defect to the Linghu Sect and become a puppet? It was hardly conceivable that he would agree to such a demeaning proposition.

Furthermore, there was another problem. Even if the Sum Emperor did defect to the Linghu Sect, it might not be a true defection.

It was very likely that the Sum Emperor would pretend to defect, while secretly conspiring with other forces from the Misty World to deal with the Linghu Sect.

Therefore, the best approach might actually be to eliminate the Sum Emperor and then select a puppet emperor, one that the Linghu Sect could support ascending to the throne. A puppet they installed would not find it as easy to conspire with other forces in the Misty World as the Sum Emperor could.

Hearing Meng Tian's words, Lu Chen thought to himself, it seems the cultivators of the Misty World are not so easily fooled.

Lu Chen then said, "Perhaps you could give it a try."
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At this moment, Meng Tian sized up Lu Chen before saying, "I'm a bit curious. According to the rumors, you and the Sum Emperor have had a falling out. How come you are still speaking on behalf of the Sum Emperor now?"

Lu Chen replied indifferently, "I did indeed have a falling out with the Sum Emperor, but it has not reached the point where it's a matter of life and death. Moreover, once the Sum Emperor dies, this world is likely to dissolve into chaos once more."

Upon hearing this, Meng Tian snorted with laughter, "With the Linghu Sect here, even without the Sum Emperor, we can maintain the unity of this world. You don't need to worry about that."

Lu Chen spoke up, "Now that I have joined the Linghu Sect, I have a few questions about it. Would you be willing to enlighten me?"

Meng Tian's eyebrows furrowed, his impatience apparent as he asked, "What questions?"

Lu Chen said, "I would like to know where the Linghu Sect ranks in terms of power within the Misty World?"

Upon hearing this question, Meng Tian did not answer immediately but rather gave Lu Chen a quick glance. After a moment, Meng Tian finally spoke, "It seems you are not firmly committed to joining the Linghu Sect."

Lu Chen replied calmly, "Since I have joined the Linghu Sect, I ought to know about the strength of the force I am joining."

Meng Tian responded, "Rest assured, the Linghu Sect ranks among the top three in power within the Misty World. Besides the Misty Immortal Sect and the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect, no other force would dare to provoke the Linghu Sect."

Continuing, Meng Tian added, "Although the Misty Immortal Sect and the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect are stronger than the Linghu Sect on the surface, we have more Celestials than both these sects. If it really came to a fight, those two sects might not necessarily be a match for our Linghu Sect."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was reassured. So, the Linghu Sect is not as strong as his own Ten Thousand Immortal Sect. That meant there was no issue.

Thereupon, Lu Chen continued to ask, "Does the Linghu Sect have any strong practitioners at the Yin-Yang Realm?"

Meng Tian answered without hesitation, "Of course there are. Without strong practitioners at the Yin-Yang Realm, how could we possibly stand against the Misty Immortal Sect and the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect?"

"Wait..."

At this point, Meng Tian suddenly came to a realization. He immediately looked at Lu Chen with a wary eye and then asked, "How do you know about the Yin-Yang Realm?"

Just now, this old man didn't even know about the Genesis Realm, and it was Meng Tian himself who had informed him about it; he certainly hadn't mentioned that above the Genesis Realm was the Yin-Yang Realm. So how could the words "Yin-Yang Realm" have slipped out of this old man's mouth?

As soon as Meng Tian finished speaking, the other disciples of the Linghu Sect also became alert, eyeing Lu Chen as if ready to take action at any moment.

Lu Chen said lightly, "Though I have never left this world, I still know a few things about the Cultivation World."

Meng Tian said, "Impossible! You must have made contact with other forces from the Misty World. Old man, come clean, what is the name of the force you've been in touch with?"

Meng Tian thought that if their Linghu Sect could come to this world through a spatial rift, then there was no reason other sects or forces couldn't have come to this world through spatial rifts before them.

Perhaps other forces have already passed through the spatial rifts to this world from the Misty World, and might even be ahead of them.

This was hardly good news for them.

Seeing how cautious Meng Tian and the others were, Lu Chen felt there was no longer any need to beat around the bush. In his eyes, Linghu Sect was insignificant, even less so than the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect; there was nothing to fear.

What Lu Chen was most worried about now was the Misty Immortal Sect. The strength of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and the Misty Immortal Sect ought to be similar, and when the time came to take action, it was uncertain which sect would have the greater chance of victory.

At this point, Lu Chen stood up from the stone bench. Seeing Lu Chen rise to his feet, Meng Tian and the others immediately retreated a few steps, adopting a stance ready for attack.

Lu Chen then used the Yin Yang Mirror to change his appearance, and in a flash, he reverted to his original look.

When they saw it was a young man who had spoken to them and that he had used Disguise Skills, Meng Tian and the others immediately realized they had been deceived—the person in front of them was not Mu Hongguang.

Meng Tian frowned and said, "Who are you? Why did you impersonate Mu Hongguang?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Daxia Emperor whom you all are eager to remove!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Tian and the others gripped their swords tightly.

What! The Daxia Emperor?

This man is actually the Daxia Emperor!

The Daxia Emperor even knows about the Yin-Yang Realm—he really is no ordinary person!

Meng Tian immediately had a bad feeling; he suspected that this Sum Emperor might actually be a puppet emperor supported by other forces.

Otherwise, how could such a powerful emperor appear in a lower world, one who not only unified the entire continent but also made all Celestials bow before him?

Afterward, Meng Tian said, "It truly is unexpected that there are forces that infiltrated this world even earlier than we did!"

"Which sect do you belong to?"

Lu Chen no longer pretended and directly answered, "Ten Thousand Immortal Sect."

Meng Tian said, "As expected!"

He had wondered how a person from this world could know about the Genesis Realm above the Yin-Yang Realm; turns out this guy was actually from the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect.

If he was from the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect, then there was nothing more to say; they needed to kill this man so that Linghu Sect could take control of Great Sum.

Thinking of this, Meng Tian laughed and said, "It is truly unexpected to have caught such a big fish."

If they could eliminate the Sum Emperor, this disciple of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect, and wrest Great Sum from them, they would surely be rewarded upon returning to Linghu Sect.

Although the strength of the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect was greater than Linghu Sect, Linghu Sect was not afraid of them; they had always been competitors.

Lu Chen casually remarked, "Oh? You're that confident?"

Meng Tian replied with a sneer, "I assume you've been in this world for quite some time now. The Spiritual Energy here is sparse, and even if you are now a Celestial, you can't exert the full strength of a Celestial."

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Tian shouted loudly, "Form up!"