Chapter 952: So the Two of Them Were in Cahoots!

The massive commotion immediately alerted the guards near the divine palace. A series of hurried footsteps soon echoed outside the hall, followed by a tense inquiry:

"Divine Venerable, what has happened here?"

Hearing her Subordinate's voice, Wu Miaozhen pushed the man beside her away with a slight hint of panic and replied with feigned composure:

"Withdraw!"

"Yes, your Subordinate obeys."

The guards did not dare to say more and immediately retreated upon hearing the command. The hall quickly returned to silence once more.

Gazing at the goddess before him with eyes like clear water and flushed cheeks, a successful smile flashed across Qi Yuan's face as he said with mock seriousness:

"Well? Do you recognize who I am now?"

"Hmph! From the moment you entered the hall, I knew it was you, you rogue, who had returned. The previous Yuan Wu wouldn't have had the guts to be so impudent toward this Divine Venerable…"

At this point, Wu Miaozhen gave him a sharp, annoyed look. Although the previous estrangement and coldness had vanished from her expression, her voice was still full of reproach:

"Don't think you can just muddle through. If you don't explain everything clearly today, this Divine Venerable will never forgive you!"

"Well, about that…"

Realizing that this Western Mother Divine Venerable was not easily fooled, Qi Yuan's expression stiffened slightly. After a moment of contemplation, he recounted his experience of Transmigration through time and space in full detail, even including his experiences in the Great Void.

To him, except for the existence of the System, there were no secrets that absolutely could not be revealed.

Now that Wu Miaozhen was an existence comparable to an Immortal Emperor, there was no need to have too many scruples in front of her.

Moreover, he seriously suspected that his journey to the Primordial era was part of the Immortal Emperor's schemes. Telling the truth to his Dao Companion might make it easier to find answers…

The higher the level, the broader the channels for obtaining information. As the master of the Yuan Realm, Wu Miaozhen surely knew more than he did.

Particularly regarding the current situation in the Immortal Realm, he was essentially in the dark. Aside from the overt threat of Immortal Lord Tai Hao, he had no idea who was an enemy and who was a friend.

"Immortal Emperor Donghua?!"

As expected, after hearing his narration, Wu Miaozhen's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief, her face filled with uncontrollable shock.

It took her quite a while to process the series of shocks. When she finally regained her composure, the gaze she directed at him held a bit more resentment.

This bastard had actually kept so many things from her. It was simply outrageous!

At a time like this, she couldn't be bothered to settle those scores. Instead, she furrowed her brow and fell into deep thought.

After a moment of silence, Wu Miaozhen had completely calmed down. She confirmed with a serious expression:

"So, the Immortal Emperor has already obtained the seed of the great dao divine tree and intends to transcend beyond this Heavenly Dao to establish a new Dao?"

"Exactly!"

Qi Yuan nodded and added:

"Duanmu Xi is the Clone created by the Immortal Emperor. At that time, the Immortal Emperor descended into Duanmu Xi's body and sent General Xia and me to the Great Void."

At this point, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he instinctively asked:

"By the way, after the Immortal Emperor disappeared, His Clone Duanmu Xi was still alive. How is that kid doing now?"

"So that's how it is…"

While looking thoughtful, Wu Miaozhen replied expressionlessly:

"Duanmu Xi is the current Immortal Lord Xixuan. Long before the Immortal Emperor disappeared, he had already defected to Tai Hao and followed Tai Hao's every lead."

"What?"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was instantly stunned, his face showing an expression of disbelief.

Holy crap… The dignified Immortal Emperors Clone actually became a lackey under Xuanyuan Hao?

Even so, that guy didn't choose to leave the Heaven and Earth Society. What on earth is going on…

While he was full of doubt, Wu Miaozhen's incredibly solemn voice reached his ears again:

"If I'm not mistaken, the Immortal Emperor had already reached a deal with Tai Hao before leaving, or at least some kind of compromise or tacit understanding."

"And the reason He didn't give the Dao Fruit to Tai Hao but gave it to Yuan Wu instead was likely to ensure that Tai Hao would still fulfill his promise after He left."

"Therefore, to avoid a complete fallout with Tai Hao, the Immortal Emperor not only told Tai Hao the method to advance to the Immortal Emperor Realm but also deliberately tampered with the Dao Fruit He left behind."

"This made it so that Yuan Wu, who obtained the Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, could not use it to advance to the Immortal Emperor Realm in a short time, allowing Tai Hao to get there first instead."

"In other words, from the very beginning, the one destined to succeed as the Immortal Emperor was never meant to be Yuan Wu, but Tai Hao!"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan was instantly pale with shock, the astonishment in his heart beyond words.

He had thought Yuan Wu was the successor chosen by the Immortal Emperor. He didn't expect Wu Miaozhen to analyze such a layer of inside information from his simple description.

No wonder Immortal Lord Yuan Wu, despite obtaining the Immortal Emperor's Dao Fruit, ended up in such a miserable state and eventually hid on Earth.

It turns out the Immortal Emperor and Tai Hao were in cahoots!

Wait!

According to what Wu Miaozhen said, has Tai Hao already advanced to the Immortal Emperor Realm ahead of everyone else?!

Damn… Then how am I supposed to play? Do I really have to wash my neck and wait for death?

Seeing his expression of questioning his life, Wu Miaozhen sighed softly and explained in a low tone:

"Immortal Emperor Donghua did this because he had no choice. Although the last round of the Primordial Calamity caused the Primordial world to shatter and countless lives to perish, the overall power of that calamity was relatively low."

"According to the fixed numbers of the Heavenly Dao, if the power of the previous calamity was too low and did not consume the negative energy accumulated between heaven and earth, then the power of the next round of calamity will be greatly increased."

"This means that Tai Hao, as the Reincarnation of Rahu, the leader of the Chaos Demon Gods, is destined to receive a massive boost from Calamity Luck. He can be considered an unsolvable existence."

At this point, she paused. Her gaze turned toward Qi Yuan, a flash of worry in the depths of her eyes as she said softly:

"In this situation, opposing Tai Hao is destined to have no great chance of victory. And once I leave this divine domain, I am no match for Tai Hao either."

"Rather than taking pointless risks, it is better to stay in the Yuan Realm and safely pass through this round of calamity…"

Hearing this, Qi Yuan fell silent.

He understood the logic. Wu Miaozhen was right. Currently, Tai Hao was blessed by Calamity Luck and was at his most invincible. He himself wasn't even an Immortal yet; going head-to-head would only lead to a miserable death.

But… hiding in the Yuan Realm like a turtle was not This person Qi's style. To bow his head and admit defeat without even trying—wouldn't he be stifled to death by his own cowardice?

Besides, he still had a Substitute Puppet to spare. Being born with one more life than his opponent, what the hell was there to fear!

Thinking of this, his gaze quickly became firm as he said with a serious face:

"Isn't it just Xuanyuan Hao? It's not like your husband hasn't beaten him up before. Even if he's become an Immortal Emperor now, I can still make him remember the fear that the Heaven and Earth Society once brought him…"