In an unfathomably deep sea region, as the flames of war raged on one side, the other was not at peace.
As Qin Shi and the three Palace Princes of the Three Purities Palace clashed, two other regions of the 7,000 Sea Palace were also in flames.
On one side was the outer perimeter. The Qin Palace of the former Tenth Direction Hall had a natural barrier between the outer perimeter and the inner 3,000 Sea Palace. The outer perimeter could not easily receive news of the battle in the inner 3,000 Sea Palace. Many strong cultivators of the Qin Palace were holding their breaths, and their minds were in a mess. In the great hall of the Qin Palace, thousands of disciples had gathered, discussing the outcome of Qin Shi's trip.
The success or failure of Qin Shi's trip would directly affect the fate of the Qin Palace.
If he won, the Qin Palace would once again dominate the 7,000 Sea Palaces, just as it had done half a month ago when they had killed the Tenth Direction Hall. They might even completely dominate the 7,000 Sea Palaces, becoming the unprecedented overlord of the inner and outer regions. Of course, if they lost, the result was obvious. Without Qin Shi, the Qin Palace would not even need the Palace of Three Purities to act. Just the sea palaces on the outer perimeter would swarm in and swallow it up.
The outer perimeter would once again fall into chaos.
In the outer perimeter, Li Shu sat alone in the seat of the military adviser in the great hall. His eyes were as sharp as the eyes of an eagle. Without Qin Shi, all the affairs of the Qin Palace, big or small, were shouldered by him.
Chen Yan and Long Qi had special statuses, so they were always above Li Shu, while the other disciples were below him. Almost all the strong and powerful disciples of the Qin Palace were gathered in the great hall.
At this time, a cold light flashed in Li Shu's eyes, and a ruthless aura surged from his fingertips.
"These old dogs finally can't hold it in anymore?"
Li Shu's mocking laughter rang out. At this time, the sky above the Qin Palace was covered in dark clouds. However, upon closer inspection, one would realize that these were not dark clouds, but a dense sea of people. There were hundreds of thousands of them, led by the palace lords and elders of the Great Sea Palaces. They had long reached an agreement to join forces and launch a sneak attack on the Qin Palace when Qin Shi headed for the inner 3,000 Sea Palaces.
"Hehe, this time, as long as we destroy the Qin Palace, the best resources in the outer perimeter will belong to us."
"At that time, it will be a piece of cake for us to enter the inner 3,000."
"What's the point of entering the Inner Three Thousand? If you're going to be the head of a chicken in the outer perimeter, why go to the Inner Three Thousand to be the tail of a phoenix?"
"In the future, the outer perimeter will be dominated by our clans!"
At this moment, the lords of the sea palaces were laughing maniacally. Their eyes were filled with greed and ruthlessness. In their opinion, as long as Qin Shi dared to step into the 3,000 inner regions, there would be no return. Without Qin Shi, the Qin Palace was no different from a toothless tiger to them, completely harmless.
At this moment, a few sea palaces surrounded the Qin Palace. The Palace Lords in the lead said in a cold voice, "Li Shu, let me give you a word of advice. Bring the Qin Palace and scram out of the Ten Direction Palace now. We might allow the Qin Palace to struggle at death's door. If not, when the Qin Palace is destroyed, none of you will be spared. I will kill you until rivers of blood flow."
Swish!
All of a sudden, a ray of green light tore through space, like an invincible sword, directly piercing through the throat of the elder who spoke. Fresh blood gushed out like a fountain, causing his eyes to widen. He couldn't say anything else. Even at the moment of his death, he clutched his throat, filled with disbelief.
At this moment, Long Qi gracefully leaped out like a celestial maiden. An azure dragon engraved sword appeared in her hand, looking aloof from the world.
"Those who offend the Qin Palace shall die!" Long Qi's beautiful eyes were as cold as ice.
Upon seeing Long Qi, the hearts of the sea palaces trembled. They screamed as though they had seen a ghost, "Lady Long?
You, didn't you leave with Qin, Palace Lord Qin? "
"If I left, how would I be able to see the faces of these vile people?"
Long Qi coldly laughed. When Qin Shi left, he purposely made Long Qi accompany him. But when he entered the 3,000 inner regions, he arranged for Long Qi to secretly return. His purpose was to lure these old foxes out.
Otherwise, if they knew that Long Qi was in the Qin Palace, they wouldn't dare to invade.
"Palace Lords, it seems that in just a few days, you seem to have forgotten about the contract you signed with our Qin Palace?" Li Shu smiled with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Li, Li Shu …"
"Hehe, but it doesn't matter. In this world, there must be some chickens to scare the monkeys. It doesn't matter, I won't make things difficult for you. We'll just follow the contract." Li Shu smiled naturally.
At this moment, the expressions of the sea palaces' palace lords turned gloomy.
This was because they clearly remembered the punishment for breaking the contract.
One word, very short: Die!
"You want to kill us?"
One of the palace lords had a malevolent expression on his face as he coldly said, "Li Shu, aren't you being too arrogant? Even if Lady Long is here, without Qin Shi, do you think that your Qin Palace can stop us?
What a joke. Moreover, there's no harm in telling you that kid, Qin Shi, is too arrogant. If he was content to stay in the outskirts, then so many things wouldn't have happened. But who asked him to be greedy, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant, insisting on provoking the Palace of Three Purities? This time, it's impossible for him to return. "
"Noisy!"
Long Qi flicked her slender fingers, and like a crescent moon, a cold ray of light shot out, directly piercing through the Palace Lord's forehead, turning into a red flower.
Seeing Long Qi's ruthless means, many of the sea palaces' palace lords shrunk their necks and touched their throats and foreheads.
It was as if they were afraid that Long Qi had already killed them, but it was too fast for them to react.
Li Shu smiled calmly, "To kill you, we don't need our palace lords, nor Lady Long. Our Qin Palace is enough."
Clap clap clap!
At this time, Li Shu clapped his hands.
"Come out!"
Boom!
Suddenly, there was a huge commotion outside the originally densely packed crowd. An even more ferocious and densely packed crowd formed a huge circle and surrounded the sea palaces from all directions.
Looking at it, there were a million disciples. Nearly two thousand of the sea palaces in the periphery had all appeared here?
The sea palaces that were surrounded panicked. No matter how they moved forward, it was difficult for one fist to fight against four hands.
A palace lord named Sun Jiuli's eyes darkened, even his hunched back straightened. He said angrily, "You, you all …!"
Among the sea palaces that were surrounded, there were many who were on good terms with Sun Jiuli.
"Palace Lord Sun, as the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances. Right now, the Qin Palace is the king of our periphery. We naturally have to support our king. For a traitor like you, we can only kill you."
"Bastard!
You tricked me! "Sun Jiuli stared angrily at Li Shu.
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it!" Li Shu sneered. At this time, he retreated and gently clapped his hands.
Rumble!
Suddenly, thousands of martial arts were like a raging tide, bombarding Sun Jiuli and the other traitorous sea palaces.
The hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Sea Palace in the periphery were instantly blown to smithereens without leaving a single corpse behind.
Until the few sea palaces were destroyed, Li Shu said coldly, "Those who dare to disobey the Qin Palace can only die!"
When the few sea palaces were all destroyed, nearly two thousand sea palaces' Palace Lords came forward and started fawning over the clerical script.
Now, in the periphery, all the sea palaces knew that Li Shu was the representative of Qin Shi.
Although the status of these palace lords was not low, compared to Qin Shi, it was like heaven and earth.
They wanted to curry favor with Qin Shi, so they naturally had to build a good relationship with Li Shu.
"I, Li Shu, thank all of you for what you have done today. Before my palace lord left, he asked me to leave a message for all of you. You will not regret your choice today. When he returns, he will personally summon all of you and host a banquet to express his gratitude. In addition, each sea palace will have an additional Domain Devil Talisman."
"How can we accept this …. It was these beasts who broke the contract. We are just enforcing justice on behalf of heaven."
"That's right. How can we let Palace Lord Qin spend so much?"
Countless sea palaces said politely, but their hearts were full of doubt. Could Qin Shi really come back?
Their choice now was only because they did not want to die too badly like Sun Jiuli. But they did not have much confidence that Qin Shi could defeat the Palace of Three Purities.
"He will come back. The 7,000 Sea Palaces will shine because of him," Long Qi suddenly said. When everyone heard Long Qi's words, their eyes lit up.
That's right. How could they have forgotten that Qin Shi was from the Long Family? No matter how strong the Palace of Three Purities was, it could not be as strong as the Long Family. Qin Shi was the son-in-law of the Long Family, and a guest elder of the Long Family. If the Palace of Three Purities dared to kill Qin Shi, the Long Family would not stand idly by.
Many of the sea palaces in the periphery felt a little more confident.
The periphery was shaken once again. A few of the sea palaces at the front had been destroyed by the Qin Palace. The Qin Palace had completely solidified its position as the overlord of the periphery.
Many of the sea palaces that had not made a move were secretly glad that they had not gone to their deaths.
This time, the Qin Palace also made everyone understand that besides Qin Shi, the Qin Palace was just as strong.
After the sea palaces dispersed and the Qin Palace regained its calm, Li Shu looked into the distance.
"Palace Lord, I have completed what you asked me to do. The periphery has also been completely cleared of all potential dangers. Now we are just waiting for your return. Don't drop the ball.... I still want to be by your side and watch that unparalleled battle," Li Shu said to himself.
On the other side, Chen Yan and Long Qi.
Two girls were on the cliff behind the Qin Palace. One of them was simply dressed in luxurious clothes. Her features were exquisite, and her red lips were always curled up. This gave her a sense of confidence and pride. She was Long Qi. The other girl was dressed boldly, and her eyes were bright and delicate. She had willowy eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and she gave off the charm of a little fox. She was wearing a black robe that was full of patches. She was Chen Yan.
"Sister Long, do you think he will be fine?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.
Long Qi laughed bitterly. "You already know the answer."
"No, I just know that if nothing happens to him, I will always be the person behind his back. If something happens to him, even if my hands are stained with blood, I will transform into an asura and destroy the Palace of Three Purities." Chen Yan laughed.
Long Qi's expression changed again. She looked at Chen Yan and felt some heartache for her.