No matter what, Lin Xiao had helped them open the entrance to the eighth level. This was a great help to him. No matter how much his heart ached, he was too embarrassed to ask for the Ice Tortoise back!
Thinking of this, the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall thanked Lin Xiao again and invited him warmly, "Brother Lin, you've worked hard to open the entrance to the eighth level for us. Why don't you stay in the Nine Points Hall for a few more days and have a good rest?"
"Hall Master, bad news!"
Just as Lin Xiao was about to agree, a servant from the Nine Points Hall suddenly ran over in a panic with an anxious expression on his face.
According to the rules of the Nine Points Hall, only the Hall Master could enter the highest level of the Nine Points Hall. Normal people were not allowed to enter without the Hall Master's permission.
Something big must have happened for this servant to rush over in such a hurry.
For some reason, Lin Xiao's eyelids twitched as if he had a bad premonition. Hence, his gaze landed on the servant as well.
"What happened?"
The hall master of the Nine Points Hall was talking to Lin Xiao, but he was interrupted by his own servant. He looked a little displeased, but he also knew that something big must have happened for his servant to be so rude. Therefore, he did not delay and asked directly.
"It's … it's the Third Prince!
He broke through! "
The servant took a deep breath and calmed his breathing before continuing to report, "Now, the Third Prince has already brought his soldiers and subordinates to surround the Imperial Palace with three layers of guards!
The situation in the palace is very dangerous now! "
"After so many years, he's finally rebelled!"
Hearing the servant's report, the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall took a deep breath and continued, "Continue to gather information. Remember, do not interfere in this matter. Our Nine Points Hall has never interfered in the matters of the imperial court. We must maintain a neutral position in order to not fall!"
This was the principle of the Nine Points Hall in each country and county.
Because they did not interfere in the matters of the imperial court, and because the Nine Points Hall was powerful, no matter who sat on the throne, they would give the Nine Points Hall some face.
However, Lin Xiao was different!
There was such a huge conflict between him and the Third Marquis. If he allowed the Third Marquis to sit on the throne of Bei Wu Country, then his days would not be good.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao frowned and asked, "You said that the Third Prince brought people to surround the Imperial Palace. Then how is the Third Prince's overall fighting strength, and how is the Imperial Palace's overall fighting strength?"
When the servant heard Lin Xiao's words, he subconsciously glanced at his Hall Master. Seeing the Hall Master nod, he then opened his mouth to answer.
"The Third Marquis has now broken through to the fifth level of the Grand Ascension Stage, and his strength is number one in the Northern Martial Kingdom. In addition, he has five or six Grand Ascension Stage subordinates, and the strongest among them is already at the third level of the Grand Ascension Stage!
As for the imperial palace... Apart from His Majesty who has reached the fourth stage of the Grand Ascension Stage, there are no other Grand Ascension Stage experts! "
Hearing the servant's reply, Lin Xiao couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
The Emperor of the Northern Martial Kingdom was too much of a failure. As the ruler of a kingdom, he didn't even have a single Mahayana Realm expert under his command?
However, the Third Marquis had five or six Mahayana Realm experts under his command!
Seeing Lin Xiao's expression, the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall guessed what Lin Xiao was thinking. He couldn't help but advise, "All these years, the Third Marquis has been constantly expanding his wings. Even His Majesty can't stop him. Now that His Majesty's defeat is certain, Brother Lin, it's best that you don't interfere."
"Defeat is certain?"
Lin Xiao could not help raising his brows when he heard that, revealing a disapproving expression.
So what if the Third Marquis had broken through to the fifth level of the Mahayana Realm? Now that he had another chance to use the Heaven and Earth Fortune, as long as he gave it to Yang Jian, his strength would definitely break through again. It wouldn't be impossible for him to deal with the Third Marquis who was at the fifth level of the Mahayana Realm.
As for the Third Marquis's subordinates, with Nezha and Juling Shen, as well as the Emperor of Bei Wu Country and the Black Tiger General, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with them.
Moreover, his energy value had now reached 13909 points. He only needed 1000 points to summon more subordinates!
With his current strength of the Tribulation Realm, the subordinates he summoned would definitely be above the fifth level of the Mahayana Realm. When that time came, wouldn't it be easy for him to deal with the Third Marquis?
What he was hesitating about now wasn't whether he could defeat the Third Marquis, but whether it was necessary to help the Emperor of Bei Wu Country. After all, although the Emperor had saved him twice, he had also wanted to deal with him. He wasn't so forgetful as to forget all of this.
Seeing Lin Xiao's expression, the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall frowned again and advised, "Brother Lin, I know that your subordinates are strong, but the Third Marquis is now at the fifth level of the Mahayana Realm. Even your subordinates can't deal with him. Moreover, His Majesty of Bei Wu Country isn't a pushover either!"
"Oh?"
Lin Xiao raised his eyebrows with interest. He looked at the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall and motioned for him to continue speaking.
The Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall sighed and heavily nodded his head. He said, "Seeing that Brother Lin has helped me greatly, I won't charge you for this information.
According to the investigation of the Nine Points Hall, His Majesty has done many outrageous things in order to raise his cultivation base. He even didn't hesitate to lay his hands on his subordinates … "
"Laid his hands on his subordinates?"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao's curiosity grew.
Could this be the reason why the Emperor of Bei Wu Country didn't even have a single Mahayana Realm subordinate?
But if that was the case, why was the Black Tiger General still so loyal to the Emperor of Bei Wu Country and never compromised in the face of pressure from the Third Marquis?
Seeing that Lin Xiao wanted to get to the bottom of this, the Hall Master of the Nine Points Hall didn't hide anything and told him everything he knew.
As it turned out, the Emperor of Bei Wu Country had used a strange array to sacrifice three of his Mahayana Realm subordinates to the array in order to break through his cultivation base. Then, he transferred their cultivation base to himself, allowing him to break through to the fourth level of the Mahayana Realm.
However, because this method was too sinister and his own talent was insufficient, he couldn't use it again after using it. Thus, the Black Tiger General didn't know about this.
In addition, in order to make up for the difference in cultivation base between himself and the Third Marquis, the Emperor of Bei Wu Country had killed many innocent people and used their blood to water the sinister array to strengthen his body and cultivation base.
It was through this method that he overshadowed his originally mediocre talent and gained the recognition of the late Emperor.
At the same time, he also used certain methods to limit the Third Marquis' cultivation speed, causing him to miss the opportunity to ascend to the throne.
Therefore, in a sense, although the Third Marquis had been eccentric and committed all sorts of crimes in recent years, he wasn't the one in the wrong from the beginning.