While Leng Shiqi and the others were on their way to Mu Linke, three people were sitting in a dark room in Dark Thunder Manor. They were Li Jue Cheng, Li Jue Ge, and Fourth Uncle.
Three months ago, when Leng Shiqi and the seven divisions returned to the capital, they already knew that their assassination had failed again!
It was fine that they failed, but Li Jue Ning actually died at the hands of Leng Shiqi!
They still couldn't confirm that Li Jue Ning was killed by Leng Shiqi, but it definitely had something to do with him.
Ever since Leng Shiqi came to the headquarters of the Dark Thunder Guards, he began to stand out. Li Jue Cheng also tried to suppress him, but in the end, he made a great contribution to quelling the rebellion in Shantai County, slapping Li Jue Cheng's face hard.
Later, Eunuch Gao sent Leng Shiqi to Ningyang County in order to counterattack. This time, he killed Li Zhangtao and took away his money tree.
On the way back, Li Jue Cheng sent people to assassinate Leng Shiqi, but Leng Shiqi returned to the capital without anyone knowing.
After entering the Heavenly Tomb, Leng Shiqi killed the two younger generation brothers of the Li Family, cutting off the backbone of the Li Family's next generation, causing the two sides to fight to the death!
As a result, three Unity of Heaven realm cultivators joined forces to kill Leng Shiqi. Unfortunately, they didn't succeed. Instead, they lost a powerful Unity of Heaven realm cultivator!
When Li Jue Cheng found out about this, he couldn't wait to rush to the Western Barren Province to kill Leng Shiqi. However, he wasn't crazy. He couldn't do that, or else he would be in great danger.
At the very least, he would lose his position as one of the Four Great Chiefs. At the very least, even the Li Family would suffer.
This was because Li Jue Cheng was very clear that he and Eunuch Gao were enemies in the Dark Thunder Guards. Eunuch Shentu and Eunuch Hai also didn't have a good relationship with him.
Most importantly, the commander of the Dark Thunder Guards, Heavenly Venerable Hei Yan, already had the intention to weaken the Li Family. Once these people seized the opportunity, they would spare no effort to suppress the Li Family!
In the worst case scenario, the Li family might be directly destroyed!
Therefore, Li Juecheng still resisted the urge to kill Leng Shiqi. However, he could not give up just like that. Since he could not use underhanded methods, he would use other methods.
The three of them were gathered here to discuss how to deal with the Leng Shiqi head-on.
Li Juecheng said coldly, "There's actually something else going on at His Majesty's birthday banquet this time. As Eunuch Gao's favorite disciple, Leng Shiqi will definitely attend. When that happens, we'll have a chance to kill him!"
"What opportunity?" Li Jue Ge and Fourth Uncle asked at the same time.
After a series of failures and a huge loss to the Li family, even Fourth Uncle felt that Leng Shiqi had to die.
Li Juecheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "There are only a few people who know about this matter. Fine, there's no harm in telling you first.
In fact, His Majesty is planning to select the crown prince at this birthday banquet. "
As soon as he said this, Li Jue Ge and Fourth Uncle were shocked!
The current Emperor Lei Chengjun's health was deteriorating. It was estimated that he could only last two or three years at most. Therefore, the struggle between the princes had become more and more intense.
Even a few months ago, there was an assassination attempt on the Ninth Prince Lei Haoqing!
It was also from that incident that the princes began to fight with each other. In the past few months, several princes had either been driven away to their fiefdoms or sought refuge with a powerful prince.
Currently, there were only four people who were most likely to become the crown prince.
They were the Eldest Prince Lei Haoyan, the Fourth Prince Lei Haoran, the Ninth Prince Lei Haoqing, and the Thirteenth Prince Lei Haoyun.
The Eldest Prince Lei Haoyan had outstanding military achievements and had the support of many generals. He was also a great master in the Unity of Man and Nature realm.
The Fourth Prince Lei Haoran's mother was the current Empress. Although he was not the eldest son, he was still considered legitimate. Many of the court officials were in the Empress's faction.
Not only were there many masters around him, but there were also many strategists who gave him advice.
The Thirteenth Prince Lei Haoyun had only one thing, and that was that he was too similar to Lei Chengjun!
Just based on this point alone, he was Lei Chengjun's most beloved prince. Especially now that Lei Chengjun knew that he didn't have much time left, it wasn't impossible for him to willfully pass the throne to Lei Haoyun before he died.
As for Lei Haoqing, he originally belonged to the middle of the line among the princes.
It was because he had roped in the support of the Thousand Illusionary Sword Sect. During this time, the Thousand Illusionary Sword Sect had sent a large number of masters to oversee him. It could be said that he was in the limelight and had the capital to compete with the others!
But then again, he was the one who had started this. Moreover, recently, all the first-rate and peak sects had gathered in the Imperial Capital. This meant that the other princes had the same idea.
Now, they were vigorously trying to win over the various large sects. The power behind them was skyrocketing!
As for who would be able to walk to the end, no one could say for sure.
Li Jue Ge and Fourth Uncle were so shocked when they heard that Lei Chengjun was preparing to announce the crown prince at the birthday banquet.
However, they were also very confused. What did this have to do with them killing Leng Shiqi?
Could it be that he wanted Leng Shiqi to offend one of the princes and then use the prince's power to kill Leng Shiqi?
However, Leng Shiqi was not stupid. On the contrary, he was extremely shrewd. He would not easily offend a prince. After all, every prince had the possibility of becoming the emperor in the future!
Li Jue Cheng raised his hand and laid down a layer of barrier. He was so cautious in the headquarters of the Dark Thunder Guard and the Li Family. It was obvious that what he was about to say next was very important.
He said, "His Majesty is planning to open Void Scar Sky and let the princes use Void Scar Sky as a trial to determine the next Crown Prince."
Hearing this, the other two's expressions of shock appeared again.
The Void Scar Sky was one of the most valuable secret realms in the Thunderblaze Dynasty. For example, the Heavenly Tomb was for experts to comprehend, and the Minor Chaos Paradise was for tempering oneself.
As for the Void Scar Sky, it was a genuine secret realm!
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth inside was unimaginably abundant, but this was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that this secret realm would not normally open.
This was because the Thunderblaze Dynasty had planted and cultivated countless treasures of heaven and earth in this secret realm!
These treasures were constantly being nourished in the secret realm. It had been a hundred years since the last time the Void Scar Sky opened. What kind of quality would the treasures inside be nourished to now?
Even if they just went in for a stroll, they would be able to obtain rich treasures and materials. It was simply picking up money!
Li Jue Ge and Fourth Uncle, the two Unity of Heaven and Man realm cultivators, were extremely moved when they heard this. They wished they could go in and explore.
At the same time, they also roughly understood Li Jue Cheng's intention, which was to kill Leng Shiqi in the Void Scar Sky!
Li Jue Cheng said sinisterly, "You guessed right. Although the Void Scar Sky can only accommodate spirit cultivators below the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, I have already arranged for many Spirit Astral Realm experts.
Ants can bite an elephant to death. No matter how strong Leng Shiqi is, it is impossible for him to survive the encirclement of so many Spirit Astral Realm experts!
However, just in case, I still need you to pay a price. "