Sword Emperor of the Astonishing Sky

The imperial palace prepared by Jiuyou Demon Palace for the "Emperor's Son" is extremely large, and all kinds of architectural facilities are available.

On the huge imperial palace island, in addition to the emperor's son's bedroom, there are also other side halls and palace complexes for servants and entertaining guests.

In addition to exquisite buildings, there are also towering mountains, dense forests, waterfalls, bridges, and suspended pavilions on the Imperial Palace Island.

Even if tens of thousands of people suddenly moved in, the Imperial Palace Island would not be crowded at all.

According to the relevant configuration given by Jiuyou Demon Palace to the "Emperor's Son", the Jiuyou Demon Palace's eighteen 'Dragon Guards' need to be stationed in the Imperial Palace for a long time.

In addition to security measures, the emperor's son should also be accompanied by "nine big maids" who are responsible for taking care of Lin Bai's daily practice, diet and daily life, and thousands of "little maids" of various types who are responsible for managing the daily operation of the imperial palace.

Moreover, all maids who enter the Imperial Palace must have a clean background, and their ancestors must have served the Nine Nether Demon Palace for generations. Only these maids are qualified to be recommended.

Then, from among the "recommended maids", they will undergo a strict selection process in the Nine Nether Demon Palace, and only those with good looks, kind hearts, extraordinary talents, and who are still virgins will be chosen to enter the imperial palace as maids.

Of course, all of these are the rules left over from the Nine Nether Demon Palace a hundred thousand years ago.

Since the Nine Nether Demon Palace has just rebuilt its mountain gate, Lin Bai doesn’t like too many people staying in the palace and disturbing his practice.

Therefore, under the repeated exhortations of the Saint Elder Luo Yuanjing, Lin Bai refused again and again, and finally the Imperial Palace seemed a bit deserted. Apart from Lin Bai, the "Emperor's Son", there were only Taoist Yu You and Old Wen.

As for the other servants and maids, there was none.

Fortunately, Taoist Yu You and Old Man Wen, who have extraordinary cultivation strength, are more than capable of taking care of the environment of the Imperial Palace, but they need to work a little harder.

If the First Son of God had become the Emperor's son, he would probably have taken care of all the arrangements that the Nine Nether Demon Palace had given to the Emperor's son a hundred thousand years ago.

…

Back in the secret room in the bedroom, Lin Bai closed the door and sat on the bed carved from jade.

"I didn't expect that the secret rooms where the prince of the Nine Nether Demon Palace was in seclusion were all made of 'Xuanqing Jade'."

"Even the bed for sitting cross-legged in meditation is a 'Xuanqing Jade Bed'."

By carving "Xuanqing Jade" into jade pendants, jade plaques and other treasures and wearing them on the body, the warrior's training time can be greatly reduced, making the training more effective.

Not to mention the secret room where Lin Bai is currently in seclusion, which is completely carved out of a whole piece of "Xuanqing Jade".

The jade beds for sitting cross-legged in meditation are all of the highest quality "Xuanqing Jade". Sitting on them to practice will surely lead to rapid progress.

Even though Lin Bai has traveled far and wide and has seen many good things, he was still amazed at the wealth of the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

After Lin Bai calmed down a little, he took out the "Daluo Golden Pill" from his storage bag.

Ever since he obtained the Daluo Golden Pill from the Saint Elder Duanmu Peng in the Fantian Sect, Lin Bai has never stopped taking and refining it.

But during this period of time, he was overly distracted and unable to practice wholeheartedly, which resulted in a relatively slow refining speed.

"Now that I'm back in the Demon Palace, I can finally practice in peace for a while."

"I will strive to break through to the middle stage of Daluo Daoguo before the 'name change celebration' held in the Demon Palace."

Lin Bai swallowed the pills one by one and immediately used his devouring power to begin refining them.

Now that he is back in the Demon Palace, Lin Bai no longer has to worry about anyone discovering the existence of the devouring power, so he begins to refine it wholeheartedly.

As expected, as Lin Bai's mind began to refine the substance, the 'Daluo Golden Pill' that seemed to be made of steel and was swallowed into his stomach, the refining speed was indeed much faster.

Lin Bai's cultivation is also increasing day by day.

…

During the time that Lin Bai was in seclusion, the entire Nine Nether Demon Palace was in chaos.

The reason is very simple.

Originally, while Li Guxian and Lin Bai were not in the Jiuyou Demon Palace, the First Son of God, with the support of Elder Shi Renshan, began to control the resolutions of the Council of Elders.

Using the means of controlling the imperial guards, he began to suppress and liquidate the small and medium-sized families that were loyal to the Nine Nether Demon Palace inside and outside.

To sum it up in eight words: "Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish."

However, after Li Guxian and Lin Bai returned to the Demon Palace, although Lin Bai chose to practice in seclusion, Li Guxian devoted himself to the confrontation with the First Son of God.

On the second day after Li Guxian returned to the Demon Palace, he took the initiative to convene the "Council of Elders".

As the goddess of the Ninth Temple, Li Guxian is qualified to convene the Council of Elders in advance and can invite all the elders of the Council of Elders to attend anytime and anywhere.

In the Council of Elders, Li Guxian used Zhang Sheng and the Zhang family as an excuse to launch an all-round suppression of all forces that were extremely loyal to the First Son of God.

Li Guxian claimed: Ever since the First Son of God took control of the Royal Guards, the entire Huanglong Qianzhou of the Jiuyou Demon Palace was in chaos, causing all small and medium-sized families to feel insecure and worried about falling into the clutches of the First Son of God.

If this continues, the entire Nine Nether Demon Palace will be destroyed in the hands of the First Son of God before the Nine Nether Demon Palace can rename the territory of the Seven Nights Divine Sect.

The First Son of God argued that he did all these things because after the Demon Palace rebuilt its mountain gate, there were too many warriors with ulterior motives who wanted to harm the Demon Palace.

Li Guxian asked the Council of Elders to take back the power of the First Son of God to command the 'Royal Guards'!

Also, because of the inherent prejudices of the warriors in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm against the Jiuyou Demon Palace, the Demon Palace must currently use both "kindness and power" in order to gain the respect and trust of the warriors in the Eastern Region of the Demon Realm.

The Elders' Council regarding the head-on confrontation between Li Guxian and the First Son of God did not reach a conclusion in one meeting, but the debate that lasted for several months has not yet been resolved.

While Li Guxian and Lin Bai were not in the Demon Palace, the First Son of God did use a lot of means to win the support of many small and medium-sized families in the Nine Nether Demon Palace.

The First Son of God originally had a very high status within the Demon Palace, especially among the contemporary talented warriors of the Nine Nether Demon Palace, he was quite prestigious.

Not to mention the distant past, even among the current 108 princes, 81 spirit sons, 72 saint sons, and 36 Tao sons in the Nine Nether Demon Palace, almost more than half are staunch supporters of the First Son of God.

In addition, under his coercion and inducement, many small and medium-sized families also announced their greater support for the First Son of God.

Although these small and medium-sized families do not have a high status in the Demon Palace, they are extremely numerous, and many of them also have seats in the Council of Elders.

Although they do not have a voice in the Council of Elders, they have the "right to vote."

This led to Li Guxian's actions failing again and again, and he did not receive any support from the Council of Elders.

…

In the Ninth Temple, in the goddess' bedroom, Li Guxian was holding a thick book and walking back and forth in front of the temple.

A young man came over and said with a wry smile, "Your Highness, it's already this late, and you can still keep your composure?"

Li Guxian looked at the book in her hand attentively and asked casually:

"Why can't I keep calm?"

The young man said speechlessly:

"The First Son of God has more and more power in the Council of Elders. Although he is not the Son of the Emperor and does not have the status and title of the Son of the Emperor, he already possesses the power of the Son of the Emperor."

"Haven't you noticed during the Elders' Council these days? The opinions we expressed were all opposed by the First Son of God."

"As long as the First Son of God opposes something, the Council of Elders will not be able to pass our point of view."

"If this continues, Emperor Lin Bai will be sidelined by the First Son of God!"

After hearing this, Li Guxian slowly rolled up the book, looked at the young man in front of her with a chuckle, and said with a smile:

"Yao Qian, this may not be a good thing."

"That's right."

"What is your Yao family's attitude?"

The young man who came close to Li Guxian was Yao Qian, the Taoist of Jiuyou Demon Palace.

This person's main activities were in the capital of Chu State, where he and Li Guxian were one in the open and one in the dark.

The family behind Daozi Yao Qian is the 'Yao Family', one of the thirty-six major families in the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

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The current head of the Yao family is "Yao Dao Gu", the eternal elder in the Council of Elders.

Although the Yao family is not as powerful as the Duanmu family, the Shen family and other temple families, it is definitely a very powerful force in the Jiuyou Demon Palace.

Daozi Yao Qian smiled bitterly, spread his hands and said:

"What is the attitude of our Yao family?"

"Is that even a question?"

"Your Highness, Goddess, don't forget that Lin Bai's 'position as the emperor's son' was personally helped to get to this position by the head of the Yao family."

"My Yao family naturally supports Emperor Lin Bai."

Li Guxian suddenly realized, tapped his forehead with the rolled-up book, and said with a wry smile:

"I forgot."

"Brother Emperor's Son was able to become the Emperor's Son thanks to the strong support of Elder Yao Dao Gu, Elder Zhao Feng Xia and many other Eternal Elders."

"If it weren't for you, it would probably not have been so easy for Senior Brother Di Zi to become the Emperor's Son!"

Daozi Yao Qian shook his head and said:

"Your Highness, now is not the time to talk about this."

"Shi Renshan taught the First Son of God this trick of 'substituting one thing for another', which completely sidelined Emperor Lin Bai. It was indeed quite clever."

"Before Her Highness the Goddess and Emperor Lin Bai returned to the Demon Palace, our Yao family's Patriarch Yao Daogu and several other senior elders, including Zhao Fengxia, had been suppressed by Shi Renshan and the First Son of God."

"I thought that after Emperor Lin Bai and Her Highness the Goddess returned to the Demon Palace, the situation would change."

"But I didn't expect...ah..."

Daozi Yao Qian sighed at the end, sat down on the stairs of the goddess' bedroom in the Ninth Temple, and said with a sigh:

"Your Highness the Goddess, you have a better brain than me, so you should use that method."

"Now that our Yao family has shot the arrow, there is no turning back. If Lin Baidizi is finished, then our Yao family will also be seriously damaged."

After hearing this, Li Guxian completely understood that Daozi Yao Qian came on behalf of the Yao family to ask for solutions.

Yao Daogu, the head of the Yao family, naturally could not come to visit the junior Li Guxian in person, so he sent Yao Qian to ask for his opinion.

"oops……"

Li Guxian rolled up the book with his right hand and tapped it lightly on his left palm. He looked at the horizon and nodded thoughtfully:

"Um."

"I think it's about time."

Daozi Yao Qian did not understand what Li Guxian meant, and asked hurriedly:

"Your Highness the Goddess, do you have a solution?"

Li Guxian smiled mysteriously and asked Daozi Yao Qian:

"Yao Qian Daozi, what do you think is the most important thing for us now?"

Daozi Yao Qian replied hastily:

"Of course, we have to find a way to take back the power that originally belonged to the 'Emperor's Son' from the First Son of God and Shi Renshan."

"Let us have more 'votes' in the Council of Elders so that we can check and balance Shi Renshan and the First Son of God."

When he said this, Daozi Yao Qian had a complaining look on his face and murmured:

"Emperor Lin Bai seems to be quite smart on weekdays, why did he hide away and retreat as soon as he returned to the Nine Nether Demon Palace?"

"This isn't his style at all!"

Li Guxian smiled again when she heard this, walked to Daozi Yao Qian, and knocked him on the head with a rolled-up book:

"This is where Senior Brother Dizi is the smartest."

"ah?"

Daozi Yao Qian was stunned and did not understand the deeper meaning of Li Guxian's words at all.

Li Guxian patiently explained: "Then let me ask you, if Senior Brother Di Zi returns to the Nine Nether Demon Palace, he will immediately go to the Council of Elders to confront the First Son of God head-on."

"What will be the outcome of this?"

Daozi Yao Qian thought about it slowly and his face became increasingly gloomy.

"Let me tell you."

Li Guxian did not wait for Daozi Yao Qian to finish his thoughts and took the initiative to say:

“If Senior Brother Di Zi comes back to the Demon Palace and immediately comes into direct conflict with the First Son of God, it is very likely that the Demon Palace will split into two factions.”

"As you can see."

"At present, all the small and medium-sized families in the Demon Palace, including the thirty-six large families, as well as many geniuses at the level of Prince, Spiritual Son, Saint Son, and Dao Son, support the First Son of God."

“And Senior Brother Di Zi has quite a few supporters, including the Demon Palace Master, the three Saint Elders, a small number of the thirty-six major families, and several Daoists, as well as the support of external forces such as Wansheng Mountain, Chu State, Qitian Sect, Qiye Divine Sect, and Phoenix Valley!”

"But."

"The supporters of Senior Brother Di Zi are either the people in power in the Demon Palace. They must act as the fair and just party."

"Or they belong to external forces, such as the Qiye Divine Sect, the Chu State, Wansheng Mountain, the Qitian Sect and other sects."

"If it really comes to the point of breaking with the First Son of God, these forces will naturally help Senior Brother Emperor."

"But once they choose to come forward, it is very likely that there will be another war that sweeps the world!"

"This is definitely not something Senior Brother Dizi wants to see."

Li Guxian smiled and said to Daozi Yao Qian:

"To put it simply and bluntly, if Senior Brother Di Zi returns to the Demon Palace and immediately comes into direct conflict with the First Son of God, it won't be long before a civil war breaks out within the Demon Palace!"