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Chapter 94 Why Not Show Up And Meet?

"Behind the Crown Prince?"

Li Xun quickly remembered. Before entering the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm, indeed, there were three figures standing behind the Crown Prince, all very young, with a young man in a blue robe at the forefront, seeming to have a somewhat mysterious identity.

What Li Xun didn't expect was that those behind the Crown Prince would have a connection with Ning Cheng.

"Ning Cheng's cooperation with those three people is probably to find some helpers to compete for the blood of the ancient Qiongqi Beast. Senior Brother Yao Feng probably just happened to encounter them," Li Xun glanced again at his junior brother beside him.

By estimation, Ning Cheng himself probably didn't expect that there would be a disciple of the Xuanyang Sect by Yao Feng's side. After defeating Yao Feng, Ning Cheng obtained the blood of the ancient Qiongqi Beast.

He suddenly had the idea to release this disciple of the Xuanyang Sect, to see if he could lure himself out. 

‘Does that idiot think he can take me on just because of the Ancient Qiongqi Beast blood?’

Li Xun summoned the Spirit Navigational Boat, taking Jiang Jue inside, and said, "Junior Brother, you point out the direction and lead me to go and see the situation." 

He isn’t scared at the thought of having to fight against Ning Cheng.

However, those three behind the Crown Prince should be approached with caution, because before entering the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm, the strength of those three people had been concealed.

They should have cultivated some kind of stealth technique.

According to Li Xun's speculation, those three should also be around the Profound Core realm; it's impossible for their power to be higher. After all, those who entered the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm were all under 25 years old.

With such a short cultivation time, even if they were exceptional geniuses, it would be difficult to reach the Life-Death Realm.

The reason Li Xun was a bit cautious was that he was worried that among those people, they might have other cards up their sleeves. If he casually went to confront them, he might easily suffer a loss.

"Senior Brother, the place where Senior Brother Yao Feng fought with Ning Cheng is six hundred miles ahead," Jiang Jue pointed ahead and said.

"Good." Li Xun nodded.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away.

A huge skeleton lay horizontally on the ground, towering into the clouds, pitch black all over, surrounded by dense malevolent aura.

Even though it was uncertain how many years had passed since its death.

With only a skeleton left, it still instilled fear in people.

It was hard to imagine how terrifying it must have been when it was alive.

At this moment, Ning Cheng was sitting cross-legged under the skeleton, beside him, a beast with a verdant body and double wings growing from its ribs was lying prone. Both man and beast were immersed in cultivation.

With every passing minute and second, the strength of both man and beast was rapidly increasing.

Especially the beast, which bore six similarities to the legendary Qiongqi Beast. Even in cultivation, its momentum was terrifying, exuding an ancient and unchanging horror.

"The demonic beast in Ning Cheng's hands is not bad, already possessing three percent of the aura of the ancient Qiongqi Beast. If it can grow in the future, perhaps it could be used as a refining material."

Not far away.

A young man in green clothes looked at the beast with satisfaction and said.

"It's Ning Chen's greatest honor to be of use to Your Highness.”

Beside the young man in green, one of his subordinates chuckled.

"Indeed."

The young man in green smiled and didn't comment. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Yao Feng, whose cultivation had been sealed on the other side, saying softly, "There are still a few talents within the Grand Zhou Territory. Yao Feng is not bad. If he can submit to me, it would be a good thing."

When Yao Feng was suppressed, Ning Cheng had intended to kill him directly, after all, the two sides were already hostile and couldn't afford to kill Yao Feng here.

Once they left the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm, it would be bringing endless trouble.

However, at the critical moment, the young man in green suddenly spoke, stopping him.

He came to Grand Zhou this time, on one hand, to enter the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm, and on the other hand, to recruit a batch of talents for his own use.

Like the Crown Prince of Grand Zhou, the only difference is that his true identity is the Prince of Great Chu.

If he wants to ascend to the position of Divine Emperor in the future, he will definitely need some talented individuals by his side.

"Your Highness, if you wait a while, perhaps you could try to recruit Li Xun from the Xuanyang Sect. This person has extraordinary aptitude. In just a few years, he has already cultivated to the Profound Core realm."

"If Your Highness gives him some cultivation guidance, he might pledge loyalty to Your Highness."

Another subordinate spoke timely, smiling.

"I do want to recruit Li Xun, but before that, I heard that he had already accepted a jade pendant from Ji Hong. If nothing unexpected happens, Li Xun should already be under Ji Hong's banner."

The man in green said indifferently.

The Ji Hong he mentioned was none other than the Crown Prince's name.

If it weren't for Ji Hong giving Li Xun a jade pendant, he would have already extended an olive branch to Li Xun. Even in this trip to the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm, his preferred cooperation partner was Li Xun, not Ning Cheng.

Unfortunately...

He was a step too slow. He could only choose to cooperate with Ning Cheng.

However, in his opinion, even if he cooperated with Ning Cheng, he could still try to recruit Li Xun. Just now, he instructed his subordinate to let go of a disciple from the Xuanyang Sect to see if Li Xun could be lured over.

If he could be lured over, he could negotiate with him. After all, conversations in the Elemental Phoenix Secret Realm were private, and outsiders wouldn't know.

It would be best if Li Xun was sensible.

If he wasn't, he didn't mind helping Ning Cheng to kill Li Xun. After all, if he couldn't be used, he would inevitably become a future trouble.

At present, Grand Zhou and Great Chu appear to be getting along peacefully, but they might go to war at any moment.

And leaving Li Xun behind, when he grew up, would undoubtedly bring great trouble to Great Chu.

"How can Ji Hong compare to Your Highness?"

One of his subordinates flattered, "As long as Li Xun isn't stupid, he will know he should join Your Highness."

"Let's hope so." The man in green nodded ambiguously.

He knew his own affairs best. He wouldn't blindly believe the words of his two subordinates. Ji Hong was the only son of Grand Zhou Emperor.

But he was different.

In the two thousand years since his father ascended the throne, that man had fathered over two hundred children. The oldest prince was over two thousand years old, while the youngest was only three!

Even the empress had been replaced dozens of times.

Amongst his siblings, he’s ranked on the 100th in the Great Chu Dynasty Emperor Candidate, neither with outstanding qualifications nor background.

If it weren't for the fact that all the forces within Great Chu had been recruited by his brothers, why would he have come all the way from Great Chu to recruit subordinates in Grand Zhou?

Fortunately, this trip had been fruitful. Not only did he find the whereabouts of the Vermilion Bird's blood, but he also found such an outstanding subordinate as Ning Cheng.

If he could successfully recruit Li Xun, then this trip to Grand Zhou would be perfect!

‘Calculating the time, that escaped disciple from the Xuanyang Sect has been gone for almost a day. If he's lucky enough, he should have encountered Li Xun by now?’

The man in green thought to himself.

Before he could finish his thought.

A jade pendant around his waist suddenly emitted a dazzling red light. His eyes first froze, then he smiled, saying, "Friend Li Xun, since you're here, why not show yourself?"