The Peerless Emperor

"This matter cannot be rushed," Yun Fan presently spoke up, addressing Lin Qian, "Qianer, there is no need for self-reproach, nor any need to be too anxious. I believe the three of them will certainly be able to handle this situation well."

When Yun Fan spoke these words, his expression was filled with confidence, "Don't underestimate them too much. Those three are much more formidable than you imagine."

"But aren't the three elders merely at the Ninth Level of the Awakening Realm? In the underground world of the alien territory, is that really okay?" Lin Qian found Yun Fan's words somewhat unbelievable, his expression still laced with concern as he asked the other.

Yun Fan looked at Lin Qian with a hint of confusion, curiously asking, "Why, do you think they are only at the Awakening Realm?"

"Aren't they?" Hearing Yun Fan's words, Lin Qian's eyes widened in shock as he looked at him.

Having heard Lin Qian say this, Yun Fan pondered for a moment, then seemed to realize something and chuckled, "I see, presumably, they used a sealing technique, hence why you, Qianer, thought they were only at the Awakening Realm."

"Sealing technique?" The term uttered by Yun Fan felt extremely unfamiliar to Lin Qian.

"The three of them have cultivated a certain joint-attack technique, and in the process of cultivating this technique, they need to use the sealing technique."

"Once the sealing technique is employed, their true Realm power will be sealed off, and they will appear much weaker than they actually are, but their auras will be closely linked with one another. During the cultivation process, the speed of the three individuals will be greatly accelerated."

"In this way, it's as if the aptitudes of three people are combined, providing enormous help to cultivation."

"When they engage in real combat, they will remove the sealing technique, and their strength will return to its true form."

"Obviously, Qianer, what you saw was them in the state of the sealing technique, which led you to believe they were only at the power level of the Awakening Realm. In fact, the three of them have long ascended to the Soul Martial Artists of the Transcendence Realm."

Yun Rong, who was beside him, also laughed, "Qianer, how could mere practitioners of the Awakening Realm become three of your grandfather's most capable generals?"

At this time, Lin Qian finally realized the truth; the real Realm of the three elders was the Transcendence Realm. With this in mind, they should be capable of protecting themselves in the underground of the alien world.

"Right, when they remove the sealing technique, they will be in a state of weakness for a period, which will cause their life tokens to appear dim. Qianer, could it be that you became worried about them after seeing their life tokens dim?" Following that, Yun Fan also seemed to remember something and asked Lin Qian.

Lin Qian nodded slightly and also confirmed through the Huaxia Empire that the life tokens of the Southern Domain had once again returned to their peak condition.

"That's right, now that the life tokens have also recovered, it seems just as grandfather said," Lin Qian sighed in relief after receiving the accurate news from the Huaxia Empire.

Lin Qian had always harbored feelings of guilt about losing the three elders. Now that their safety was not a concern, he would just have to look for an opportunity to bring them back in the future.

However, a problem still lay before them: the Yun family.

This time, the Yun family had suffered considerable losses, and Yun Hu, the ancestor of the Yun family, would not let them go. Moreover, with the proclamations Lin Qian had made, it would probably enrage the Yun family thoroughly.

The Yuanling Commerce that was sheltering them also faced numerous problems of its own, and it seemed likely that they would have to engage in outright war with the Yun family.

But this situation was exactly what Lin Qian wished for; he was eager for war with the Yun family.

Still, starting conflict rashly was definitely not a good decision. The idea was to take down the opponent with the smallest cost and effort possible, which was what Lin Qian wanted to see.

Should he gain a power that was absolutely superior to the Yun family, all problems would be easily resolved.

The best method, Lin Qian knew perfectly well, was to enhance his own Realm.

With increased strength, Zhao Long's power would rise at any moment, and he would be able to summon Transcendence Realm generals and War Beast Generals, including the intermediate Peak Imperial Army and the War Beast Army with Awakening Realm power.

Together with having a powerhouse like his own grandfather, annihilating the Yun family would be easy.

"By the way, why hasn't Yun Qingfeng returned yet?" Looking around, Yun Yunyan suddenly noticed something amiss and inquired of her father, Yun Fan.

"He's gone with Yun Fu to the Yuanling Commerce to see what the situation is, and whether we can lend them a helping hand," Yun Rong spoke up after Yun Yunyan's question, "Your father was still unconscious at the time, and was unaware of what was happening."

"No wonder, that boy always loves a bit of excitement. I was wondering, now that Qianer has returned, why this uncle of his hasn't come out to see him," hearing his wife's explanation, realization dawned on Yun Fan's face, "But what result can they achieve by getting involved?"

"My uncle?" Until now, Lin Qian had been curious about who this Yun Qingfeng was, realizing now it was his uncle.

At that moment, Lin Qian also went over to Mr. Yuan, "Mr. Yuan, I'm afraid I have to ask you for a favor."

"Young Master, please speak freely," Mr. Yuan responded.

"It's to help propagate the message that the Yun family is in rebellion against the Huaxia Empire," Lin Qian said with a sly smile on his face as he slowly spoke upon seeing Mr. Yuan ready to listen.

An unusual expression crossed Mr. Yuan's face as he looked at Lin Qian for a good while, "Young Master, this matter..."

"It's simply you, Yuan Supreme, narrating an event you know of to the public; it hardly counts as participating in a power struggle," Lin Qian looked intently at Mr. Yuan before him and spoke slowly, "Mr. Yuan, wouldn't you satisfy this request for me?"

After pondering for a moment, Mr. Yuan sighed, "I too find the Yun family's actions objectionable. If that is the case, I shall heed the command."

Seeing Mr. Yuan's agreement, Lin Qian nodded to himself.

With this, the Huaxia Empire's move against the Yun family could be considered justified, and the Empire's origin also had a reasonable explanation.

Even though the supposed origin was nothing more than his own fabrication, the more people believed it, the more it would become fact.

Lin Qian was even considering whether to erect a monument to honor Long Aotian as a tourist attraction, allowing the public to visit and enhance its credibility.

Meanwhile, a simple introduction about the Royal Family of Long changing their name to the phonetically similar surname "Long" would suffice.

The people of the Yun family would never know that a storm was fast approaching them.

At this moment, within a valley in the core territory of the Yun family, Yunwu State, an elderly man with the appearance of a white-haired child stood inside a shrine with a somber expression, looking at a pile of shattered Tokens.

"Fourteen Elders of the Yun Wu have died just like that. What exactly happened?" Yun Hu grit his teeth, his tone laden with fury.

"Without fourteen Transcendence Realm members, our plan simply cannot be accomplished."

"Because of this Yun Fan... we should never have picked him up in the first place. Damn it all!"