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Hearing Emperor Taikang's answer, Lu Chen was slightly puzzled, not intending to attack the Daxia Dynasty?

Proceeding so grandly in the direction of the Daxia Dynasty, yet claiming not to plan an attack — then why dispatch so many emperors?

Are they out for a vacation?

Just as Lu Chen was curious, Emperor Taikang continued: "The current Daxia Dynasty, with its flourishing Qi Fortune, now possesses strength to rival our ancient Holy Lands. Even assuming we could best them, it would likely be a pyrrhic victory."

"An impending catastrophe looms, which is nothing favorable for Qingyue Holy Land. Moreover, as your master, I have a special reason to conserve strength."

"The most crucial point is, even if we defeat the main forces of the Daxia Dynasty, we may not break their Barrier. Thus, a victory in such war bears no significance."

Lu Chen asked, "Then why does Honored Master still send forces to the Daxia Dynasty?"

Emperor Taikang walked to the bow of the Immortal Boat, gazing at the core region of the Central Star Domain, "That is a journey I must undertake."

"Qingyue Holy Land is not for me to decide; I am just the Saint Heir of Qingyue Holy Land."

Lu Chen said, "Disciple understands."

Seeing Lu Chen grasp the situation so quickly, Emperor Taikang showed a hint of satisfaction, then continued: "When you return to Qingyue Holy Land, try to avoid getting close to that one."

The Lord of Qingyue, driven by a survival instinct, is capable of anything. With Lu Chen's talent, Emperor Taikang was not sure whether the Lord of Qingyue might try the Possession Technique on Lu Chen.

Although typical possession methods are useless against a Nine Layers of Realm Great Emperor whose Divine Soul is nearing its end, the Lord of Qingyue has tried everything and wouldn't mind trying once more.

Emperor Taikang did not want to see a promising talent like Lu Chen ruined by the Qingyue Lord.

Lu Chen then said, "Honored Master, I have a question out of curiosity."

Emperor Taikang replied, "What question?"

Lu Chen said, "The Shenyue Dynasty attacked the Daxia Dynasty long ago, and conflicts arose between them. Why does the Shenyue Dynasty now allow the Daxia Dynasty to keep expanding?"

Emperor Taikang said, "The Daxia Dynasty is not so easy to deal with. Mainly, their Barrier is too robust, even undefeatable by a Nine Layers of Realm Great Emperor."

Lu Chen said, "So should we just let the Daxia Dynasty continue expanding like this?"

Emperor Taikang said lightly, "There will always be opportunities. It's not something we should worry about; others are more anxious than us."

Emperor Shenwu is the one most eager to take that step. He would never allow his son to become a Heavenly Emperor before him, so Emperor Shenwu will definitely make a move soon.

As for how they act, Emperor Taikang wasn't concerned. His sole focus was to gain control of Qingyue Holy Land and become its true master.

Emperor Taikang leaned toward conservatism, having read records from the Ancient Era. After all, the current Lord of Qingyue is a survivor from the previous era and knows many things, even bringing numerous ancient books into this era.

Emperor Taikang learned about the existence of the Era Transition Land from those ancient books. His thought was that as long as they could safeguard Qingyue Holy Land, once the era transition began, they would immediately search for the Era Transition Land, negating the need to expend significant manpower and resources in war before the catastrophe.

If warfare led to the destruction of Qingyue Holy Land—their only place of refuge—they would face even greater difficulty surviving if driven out of the Central Star Domain.

However, preserving Qingyue Holy Land's strength required confronting an issue, as Qingyue Holy Land harbors an unsettled person.

Despite the Lord of Qingyue's prior experimentation with the Holy Land's Great Emperors, with his end looming, he's becoming more insane to survive.

The Lord of Qingyue is an exceedingly unstable factor, which must be addressed somehow.

At this point, Lu Chen said, "Disciple has heard the Nirvana Holy Land allied with the Shenyue Dynasty. They discovered artifacts in the Outer Domain that might aid Nine Layers of Realm Great Emperors in breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm. Is our Holy Land not planning to explore the Outer Domain for these artifacts?"

Emperor Taikang said, "The news has already spread all over the Central Star Domain. How could your master be unaware? Yet, with even the Tianji Pavilion remaining inactive, we need not rush."

"When Tianji Pavilion and the Shenyue Dynasty head to the Outer Domain, we'll follow suit."

Then Emperor Taikang suddenly thought of something, adding, "On second thought, if such a treasure truly exists, enabling a breakthrough from Nine Layers to the Heavenly Emperor Realm, Emperor Shenwu and Nirvana Master would have long ventured to the Outer Domain, not waited till now."

Saying this, Emperor Taikang fell into contemplation, as did Lu Chen, triggered by Emperor Taikang's reminder.

If there indeed was a method for Nine Layers to break into the Heavenly Emperor Realm, Emperor Shenwu would've already gone to the Outer Domain. Why remain so calm?

There lies some discrepancy.

After thinking a bit, Emperor Taikang added, "It's very likely a ploy."

As Emperor Taikang voiced this thought, Lu Chen simultaneously recognized the possibility — perhaps the news was planted purposely for him, intending to lure him out of the Daxia Dynasty's Barrier.

Should he venture into the Outer Domain, the top factions of the Shenyue Dynasty would surely act against him.

Of course, this remains speculation; there might be other reasons for their delay in heading to the Outer Domain.

Emperor Taikang said, "This rumor might be a deliberate trap by Tianji Pavilion to attract Lu Chen's main body to the Outer Domain. Once Lu Chen departs from the Daxia Dynasty's Barrier, he becomes much easier to target."

Lu Chen said, "Honored Master, should our Holy Land still venture into the Outer Domain?"

Emperor Taikang said, "We should still take a look. With the great catastrophe impending, acquiring artifacts from the Otherworld bolsters our defense."

"As for whether the Shenyue Dynasty and Tianji Pavilion are plotting against the Daxia Dynasty, it's irrelevant to us."

Emperor Taikang had resolved not to interfere in the disputes between the Daxia and Shenyue Dynasties since Qingyue Holy Land's challenges were sufficiently intricate. Engaging in conflicts with the Daxia Dynasty would only amplify Qingyue Holy Land's issues.

He exclusively wished to guard Qingyue Holy Land's domain; other affairs had no bearing on Qingyue Holy Land.

Lu Chen also gleaned from Emperor Taikang's words that he had no interest in interfering in others' business. If this is truly Emperor Taikang's stance, Lu Chen considered it might be possible to win him over.