Chapter 1798: Mediocre Emperor Cannot Die

"Everyone, may I say something?"

Zhang Xuan walked forward and stood with cupped fists.

"This is a matter for the Ancient Sages; who are you to interrupt?" an Ancient Sage scoffed. He had long been impatient with this person before him. Not to mention his reliance on talent and opportunities, using the auction of positions to extort them, merely the act of personally bringing the God of the Otherworldly Demons into the main hall and stealing the Spring and Autumn Great Codex was an unforgivable crime! The Spring and Autumn Great Codex was a treasure left by Master Kong, crucial for the revitalization of humanity. Now that it had fallen into the hands of the Otherworldly Demons, no one knew what fate awaited humanity. After committing such a heinous crime, he even had the audacity to shamelessly tell the suicidal Emperor Chen Yong to stop. The Ancient Sage, no longer caring about his status, snapped at him.

Swish!

No sooner had the Ancient Sage finished speaking than a blade light slashed straight down. He swiftly recoiled, but even so, the blade still wounded him, and blood dripped from his arm. He quickly looked, only to see a profound blade in the young man's hand, emanating an eerie light that pulsed continuously.

"Do I have the qualifications now?" Zhang Xuan's expression was calm.

"You're seeking death!" Being ambushed and injured by a Great Sage, the Ancient Sage was furious, almost exploding. If it weren't for his severe injuries from fighting Emperor Chen Yong, it would be a pipe dream for a newly breakthrough Ancient Sage supreme treasure to wound him!

He hadn't expected this fellow to be so extreme, injuring one of his companions just to prove his 'qualification.' Ancient Sage Yan Qing stopped the enraged Ancient Sage and frowned. "What do you want to say?"

"Emperor Chen Yong must not die!" Zhang Xuan said.

"Must not die?" The newly injured Ancient Sage gritted his teeth and flicked his sleeve. "Do you know how many human experts he has directly or indirectly killed over the years? As a Master Teacher, you don't seek revenge for them, but instead plead for him? Zhang Hongtian, is this the conduct of your Zhang Clan and the Master Teacher Pavilion?"

Zhang Hongtian also frowned. Evidently, he was somewhat bewildered by his junior's actions. During Emperor Chen Yong's reign, the Otherworldly Demons grew increasingly powerful, fighting countless battles against humans, resulting in innumerable deaths and injuries. Since there was an opportunity to kill him, they certainly couldn't let it slip: firstly, to avenge their deceased kinsmen; and secondly, to eliminate a hidden danger. If they let the tiger return to the mountains, who knew how many more would die by his hand? His junior had always been sensible and understood the greater good. Why was he acting so confused at such a critical moment?

"Don't drag the Zhang Clan and the Master Teacher Pavilion into this; this is my personal decision and has nothing to do with them!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand. The key to Luo Ruoxi lay with Emperor Chen Yong. Only through him could he contact and find her. If he truly died here, it would mean the last clue was lost. He absolutely could not allow that to happen.

"A personal decision? You, a Great Sage, truly believe your decisions can influence the choices of Ancient Sages?" Another human Ancient Sage sneered, "With just a weapon that fortunately broke through? Aren't you thinking a bit too highly of yourself?"

"With just this blade, of course not..." He snorted, then looked around. The profound blade in his hand struck again.

Whoosh!

Slicing through space and time, it instantly appeared before Old Demon Yu, who hadn't left the side, and slashed down at him.

"Damn..." Old Demon Yu almost exploded with a furious roar. "If you want to establish your prestige and get others' attention, go slash the one who spoke against you! Why attack me?! Who the hell did I offend?" Filled with frustration, he shot straight to one side. Though he had suffered a great loss of vital energy in this battle, with his strength reduced to only two or three percent of his former power, he was still not someone a newly breakthrough eerie profound blade could contend with. Having dodged the sharp edge, he was about to counterattack when he suddenly felt his body stiffen, enveloped by a vast aura.

"Ruthless Empress?" His pupils contracted. Although this aura lacked its previous murderous scent, as an Otherworldly Demon, he instantly understood it belonged to the ruthless ancestor who had once traversed the world and fought Master Kong. This individual held a similar status among the Spirit Clan as Master Kong did among humans, exerting immense pressure on their bloodline.

Splurt!

In the blink of an eye, the blade light from the eerie profound blade landed on a flaw in his cultivation, turning his face pale. He spat out a mouthful of blood, flew backward, and crashed heavily onto the ground.

"I wonder if this level of strength is enough to change your decision?" Zhang Xuan asked, his expression calm, after injuring the fellow.

"This level of strength certainly qualifies you to make decisions, but we wish to know your reasoning!" Although Zhang Xuan's actions just now were swift, with his eyesight, he still noticed something amiss. Clearly, besides the eerie profound blade, the young man had other trump cards. Combined, these two allowed him to injure even Old Demon Yu, indicating he was now qualified to stand as their equal.

Zhang Xuan looked at them. "I was unaware of your joint ambush with Emperor Chen Ling and Emperor Chen Xing against Emperor Chen Yong. However, I just met Emperor Chen Ling; he is a belligerent person. Expecting him to honor an agreement and maintain three hundred years of peace would be extremely difficult! Furthermore... if Emperor Yong hadn't injured him just now, would they have attacked you?"

Everyone fell silent. To be honest, if Emperor Chen Yong hadn't revealed his trump card just now, allowing Emperor Chen Ling to kill him, it's highly probable that Emperor Chen Ling would indeed have broken the agreement and attacked them. Perhaps... that fellow had already calculated for them to suffer heavy losses in a mutual struggle with Emperor Yong, allowing him to reap the benefits. If these individuals were to die, the Master Teacher Continent would lose its last line of defense. Although there were still Ancient Sages from the Hundred Schools of Thought and the Master Teacher Pavilion Headquarters who hadn't emerged, their numbers and strength would no longer be sufficient to resist those two emperors.

"As for Emperor Chen Ling, betraying his own kinsmen and tearing up agreements is nothing new! I know you must understand this, but you considered this the best opportunity to kill Emperor Yong, and even to seize the chance to shatter the Otherworldly Demons' confidence, causing internal strife and collapse without an attack... If your attack had truly succeeded just now, and you weren't injured, it would indeed have been a good outcome. But now, if Emperor Yong truly dies, Emperor Ling will return and announce to the world that he was ambushed and killed by us! And that he himself was almost killed by humans while trying to save him... Given Emperor Ling's prestige within their clan, the Otherworldly Demons will inevitably grow furious and unite against humanity... I don't need to elaborate; you should be able to grasp this yourselves, right?"

"This..." Ancient Sage Yan Qing was speechless.