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After recovering his composure, Lu Chen quickly settled his emotions, "A Spiritual Artifact it is, then. A Sky-grade Spirit Sword seems quite impressive too; its power must be enormous."

The Earth Rank Slayer Spear was already formidable, so the Sky-grade Godslayer Sword should be even more powerful. Perhaps, in the coming crisis, the Godslayer Sword could play a significant role.

Meanwhile.

Originally the capital of Black Dragon Country, Black Dragon City.

Now, Black Dragon City had been occupied by the cultivators of the Linghu Sect, and everyone in Black Dragon City had no choice but to obey the commands of the Linghu Sect.

Of course, the common people of the Black Dragon Country were utterly loyal to Lu Chen. Although it appeared that they surrendered to the Linghu Sect, they were merely pretending. From high-ranking officials to common folk, all of them tirelessly gathered intelligence on the Linghu Sect during their interactions and pooled this information together. It was then passed to Liu Zhengchu through the Brocade Guard.

Currently, the former Black Dragon Empire Palace, now filled with cultivators from the Linghu Sect, was essentially empty as Liu Zhengchu's wives and children had already moved to Yan County.

Inside the Hall of Political Affairs, a man dressed in a blue robe sat on the Dragon Throne. He glanced around at the other disciples from the Linghu Sect within the hall and laughed, "I never thought I'd get to experience what it's like to be an Emperor, hahaha."

The man sitting on the Dragon Throne was Lei Wende, the leading disciple of the Linghu Sect who entered this world. Upon entering this world, he immediately had people gather intelligence about this world and swiftly had the disciples of the Linghu Sect occupy the original territory of the Black Dragon Country.

At that moment, a disciple below said, "Brother Lei, why not simply declare yourself Emperor? Why bother supporting these mortals to be emperors? I always feel that these mortals aren't truly devoted to the Linghu Sect."

Hearing this, Lei Wende responded, "We are disciples of a celestial sect; achieving enlightenment and becoming immortals are our pursuits. What good is there in being an Emperor?"

"Besides, even if I don't become the Emperor, the future emperors of the Black Dragon Country will still heed my words. If I command them to go east, they wouldn't dare go west."

Then, another disciple said, "Brother Lei, we've almost completely gathered the intelligence about the Tianchen Continent, what should we do next?"

Lei Wende smiled and replied, "That's simple; we first foster some strength to let this world recognize the presence of our Linghu Sect."

At that moment, another disciple of the Linghu Sect within the hall said, "Brother Lei, according to the intelligence we have gathered, this world has Celestials, and the Sum Emperor seems quite daunting."

"Once the Sum Emperor becomes aware of our presence, he will probably send Celestials to the Black Dragon Country immediately."

Hearing this, Lei Wende responded with nonchalance, "Even if this world has Celestials, so what? The world is lacking in Spiritual Energy; it's yet to be seen whether those Celestials can exert their full strength."

"And even if they possess the strength of Peak Celestials, in the face of our sect's Formation, they would only be suppressed."

"Are you telling me you are scared because of a few Celestials?"

Considering Lei Wende's words, the disciples of the Linghu Sect thought it over and it seemed to make sense; having just come from the Misty World, although Spiritual Energy was scarce in this world, they were still at full strength.

And the Celestials of this world were merely struggling to survive; if those Celestials truly dare to come, even without using a Formation, their strength at the Unity Realm might just be enough to defeat those Celestials.

At this moment, the disciples of the Linghu Sect were not at all concerned about Lu Chen and the Celestials from his faction; they indeed had the capability to back up their confidence.

Back in the Misty World, the Formation built by the Unity Realm disciples of the Linghu Sect could suppress Heavenly Man Realm Cultivators; let alone the world's Celestials who struggled to absorb enough Spiritual Energy to unleash their power, why then would they fear these Celestials?

Lei Wende rose from the Dragon Throne and said, "We must rule this world before the bans dissolve. Only then can our Linghu Sect become strong enough to claim more territory. When the forces from the Misty World arrive in this world and want land, they will have to trade something with our Linghu Sect."

"If we achieve this, then we will be the great heroes of the Linghu Sect!"

Lei Wende's words instantly excited the disciples of the Linghu Sect present in the hall. These individuals were merely at the bottom of the Linghu Sect hierarchy, and if they truly accomplished such great feats, their treatment in the future might see a substantial improvement.

Thinking about the rewards the Linghu Sect might give them, the disciples were especially invigorated.

After the excitement of the disciples subsided, Lei Wende spoke again, "I have decided to first send some people to Yan County to scout the situation. Those of you who wish to lead may volunteer."

Hearing this, a disciple of the Linghu Sect did not hesitate to step forward, "Brother Lei, let me go!"

Lei Wende glanced at the disciple who had stepped forward and then said, "Good, since Brother Meng is so brave, this opportunity to distinguish yourself will be given to you. Later, pick a few disciples at the Unity Realm to go with you to Yan County."

"Your mission there is simple: try to ally with those Celestial beings. If they are unwilling, then just eliminate them."

Meng Tian said, "Yes, Brother Lei, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

At that moment, Lei Wende suddenly thought of something, and the corners of his mouth slightly lifted. "I have heard that the Sum Emperor is fond of beauties. The harem is said to be filled with many beautiful concubines. Brother Meng, when you go to Yan County, remember to bring back a few for me. I would like to see if they are as breathtaking as the rumors suggest."

Hearing this, Meng Tian said with a smile, "Rest assured, Brother Lei. Once I enter Yan County, the first thing I will do is enter the Imperial Palace to capture a few beauties for you."

Lei Wende said, "Ah, but let's focus on the essentials first. Try talking to those Celestial beings, settle matters with the Celestials before anything else."@@novelbin@@

Meng Tian smiled and said, "I understand, Brother."

Lei Wende then scanned the crowd in the hall once more, "Alright, that will be all for today."

As soon as his words fell, Lei Wende left the hall immediately.

Half a month later.

Lu Chen returned to Yan County.

Just like before, over the following days, he visited the chambers of each of his concubines.

Once he had collected sufficient intelligence on the Linghu Sect, Lu Chen immediately convened the Great Court Assembly.

Yan County, Hall of Political Affairs.

Lu Chen sat on the Dragon Throne and began, "Today's Great Court Assembly will be personally presided over by me."

At this point, the officials were mostly unaware of what was about to transpire in this world. Only the Brocade Guard and a few key officials knew about the Linghu Sect.

People always fear the unknown, so Lu Chen had the Brocade Guard thoroughly investigate the situation regarding the Linghu Sect before he convened the Great Court Assembly to discuss how to deal with the Linghu Sect and the issues they might face going forward, and how the Great Sum should develop in the future.