In response to Xue Ya's mockery, Xinyuan simply smiled faintly, not minding at all, and said, "In the end, this humble monk saved your life; that is a fact. Blood Sea Tathagata, this favor must be repaid."

Xinyuan didn't say what would happen if it wasn't repaid, and Xue Ya wasn't foolish enough to ask. The faintly visible Qi mechanism in the phantom door already indicated the consequences of not repaying.

With Xue Ya's current injuries, if the favor isn't repaid, the only option would be to return his life to Xinyuan. This time, no strongest individual would intercept half-way to let Xue Ya live.

"What do you want?" Xue Ya, knowing he was powerless to resist, didn't say much and asked directly.

"Very simple, I just need the Blood Sea Tathagata to use your face, this identity, to do one thing for this humble monk." Xinyuan looked at Xue Ya's current face with a slight hint of meaning.

The face he has now belonged to a renowned person in Daqian. Before Mu Cangsheng revealed his identity, this person was already a dominant force within the Daqian Court, not quite controlling the court, but definitely considered a governmental officer.

"King Renyi Feng Yuan, you should have taken over this person's body during the Ji Province chaos; now it's time for this identity to be put to use," Xinyuan said.

'So it's Feng Yuan's identity he's after...'

Xue Ya never thought that what Xinyuan wanted him to do would be related to King Renyi.

King Renyi Feng Yuan, the only non-native royal title in Daqian, deeply trusted by the late Emperor, was assigned to guard Ji Province.

But in reality, the late Emperor's death was closely tied to King Renyi. This person wasn't as sentimental and righteous as rumored; rather he could be said to be "unbenevolent and unrighteous."

During the Blood Demon Sect's chaos in Ji Province, King Renyi secretly collaborated with the Blood Demon Sect, seeking to use its power to achieve his goals.

However, he didn't expect that while he was eyeing the power of the Blood Demon Sect, the Blood Demon Sect was eyeing his body.

The Blood Demon Sect Leader Xue Ya personally made a move, capturing King Renyi and turning him into his Blood God Avatar for future use.

Later, as the blood catastrophe in Ji Province reached its peak, Mu Cangsheng personally took action, secretly infiltrating Ji Province with Yama to assassinate the Blood Demon Sect Leader.

Given Mu Cangsheng's skills, he naturally ensured everything was foolproof before taking action. Thus, with two strongest individuals calculating unawares, Xue Ya's body was shattered, and he barely escaped with his life using the "Blood Essence Escape Technique."

Afterward, he resided in King Renyi's avatar, secretly healing. Moreover, he relinquished most of his power, allowing Daqian to reclaim control over Ji Province, and continued to live humbly as King Renyi.

King Renyi Feng Yuan had deep roots in Ji Province; even after relinquishing most of his power, he could still manipulate the winds and rains there. Moreover, following the blood calamity which left Ji Province with ten rooms empty out of nine, after Daqian Court completely suppressed the blood calamity, Xue Ya had the remaining Blood Demon Sect disciples disguise themselves, moving to Ji Province under the guise of other state people, rooting themselves again.

To this day, King Renyi's status in Ji Province showed signs of repeating, and due to his royal title, he could speak up even within the Daqian Court.

Of course, having the ability to speak doesn't necessarily mean being listened to by Mu Cangsheng.

"After the battle at Hou Qian Capital, the Human Emperor's demonstrated strength was unparalleled in this era. With such power, it's time to eliminate disobedience."

"This humble monk wants you to submit a memorial as King Renyi, urging the Daqian Court to pressure Zhenwu Sect militarily," Xinyuan stated his intention.

"To bring Daqian against Zhenwu Sect, are you seeking revenge against the Taoists? Don't you know Zhenwu Sect has already merged with the Secret Realm?" Xue Ya asked.

"You just focus on submitting the memorial; as for the rest, you don't need to worry. Do it quickly and do not harbor any extra thoughts. Xue Ya, you're not Lord Qingyu, you can't outmatch this humble monk."

Xinyuan's figure slowly retreated, returning into the Pure Land, vanishing before Xue Ya as if he had never appeared.

"Xinyuan, Qing Yu..." Xue Ya's eyes shifted in expression, "What exactly are these two plotting..."

"Qing Yu, let this humble monk see what other trump cards you have." In the Pure Land, Xinyuan thought.

The wonderful premonition that day had left Xinyuan uneasy. Qing Yu's past actions made Xinyuan always take Qing Yu very seriously.

Therefore, when that unease's source was Qing Yu, Xinyuan immediately devised a countermeasure.

Provoking a conflict between Daqian and Zhenwu Sect through Xue Ya was Xinyuan's test of Qing Yu.

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Next day, an urgent memorial spanning thousands of miles was delivered to the Heavenly Capital, directly into Mu Cangsheng's hands.

"King Renyi Feng Yuan..."

Upon mentioning this royal title, Mu Cangsheng instinctively frowned.

Emperor Daqian hailed from the Confucian sect, which had two branches named after "Ren" (Benevolence) and "Yi" (Righteousness). The royal title of King Renyi was considered the highest praise in Daqian.

Mu Cangsheng didn't know whether to call the former emperor blindly trusting or foolish for granting such a high royal title to an outsider, who was actually a descendant of the last emperor's family.

However, after seeing the memorial's content, Mu Cangsheng's frown deepened.

But this time, the frown wasn't due to dissatisfaction with the memorial's content, but because Mu Cangsheng himself was in a dilemma.

Should he attack Zhenwu Sect or not?

In fact, Mu Cangsheng had been pondering this question for the past few days.

Zhenwu Sect was located on Central Province's border, considered at the edge of Daqian's heartland. This position could already be seen as allowing others to snore near one's bed.

When the Human Emperor returned from Hou Qian Capital that day, Mu Cangsheng had already planned to attack Zhenwu Sect. The memorial from King Renyi added fuel to the fire.

However, whether to finally decide to take action, Mu Cangsheng remained hesitant.

After all, it was Qing Yu and Sword God who previously wiped out the Six Emperors One Soul, causing the Six Generations Human Emperor Po Yun to have not yet revived. Attacking Zhenwu Sect and losing another soul, even if victorious, would still be considered a loss.

Because Mu Cangsheng was almost certain Zhenwu Sect would be defeated, Qing Yu might also fall, but he would not die.

The greatest gain from attacking Zhenwu Sect would be removing this border threat in Central Province, not completely eradicating it.

"No need for hesitation." A steady voice came from the center of the hall.

Mu Cangsheng turned his head to see, unaware of when the Six Emperors had already stood in the hall.

"Our strength has greatly improved since earlier in the Southern Border; we have integrated this Xinglie Clan's Battle Body. This time, let Qing Yu test our Battle Body's power."

The sound of six echoes resonated, a kind of indescribable pride and confidence filling the chest, even Mu Cangsheng, a cunning old fox, felt a surge of hot blood at this moment.

This... perhaps is the commanding power that belongs to the Human Emperor.

The once Earth Emperor, even in today's millennium, had an extraordinary charisma, stirring one's blood.

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