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Chapter 642 - 261: Dragon Gate! (Seeking subscription)_2

"In the numerous realms of Taizhou Mountain, there are countless people more gifted than you, yet none of them catch the 'General's' eye. Do you know why?"

"Because the 'General' believes in the Buddhist law of cause and effect! You happened to join 'Ultimate Pure Heaven' from the Tianyuan Continent, thanks to the ironic words of Gu Ying, hahaha..."

"So you succeeded! You became the 'General's' disciple!"

Madman!

Chen Yuan looked at Zhou Guanwu, who appeared crazed, and subconsciously thought of these two words.

In his eyes, Zhou Guanwu seemed mad at this moment—the indifference in his voice regarding the death of the Zhou Family could not possibly be genuine!

"And what else?"

"You let the Zhou Family perish in order to join 'Ultimate Pure Heaven', so why did you feign death to escape?"

"I don't believe 'Ultimate Pure Heaven', nor the Three Masters, are unaware that your position as Duke Jingye would benefit their schemes!"

Zhou Guanwu paused his laughter, his eyes slowly falling upon him, his crazed smile gradually easing.

Perhaps he hadn't expected Chen Yuan to ask such a question, so he remained silent for a long time.

"You're right, 'Old schemer' wanted me to join 'Ultimate Pure Heaven', not only because of my talent but also because my status as Duke Jingye would make his plans more secure, unfortunately..."

A complex expression appeared on Zhou Guanwu's face, his mind filled with memories of the past.

"Unfortunately, no scheme of man can surpass the will of the heavens; 'Old schemer's' plans, no matter how perfect, still had flaws."

"He miscalculated the Da Wei Court, miscalculated the vigilance of Emperor Wei and the Great Master, and miscalculated the decisiveness of Prince Zhenbei Du Qing and the speed at which Duke Wuan, Marquis Taishan, and others marched north!"

"If at that time, the speed of support from Prince Zhenbei's lineage had been slower, even by just five days, no, three days—the entire Duke Jingye lineage besides me would have perished!"

Zhou Guanwu's tone carried a hint of regret as he continued, "The reinforcements arrived too early; grandfather didn't die, so I had no choice but to feign death and escape!"

"Why?" Chen Yuan frowned and asked, "Grandfather not dying doesn't affect your joining 'Ultimate Pure Heaven', and I don't believe you couldn't find another chance to harm him again."

Zhou Guanwu sighed and said, "You don't understand, you don't understand the Da Wei Court."

"Do you think no one needs to be held accountable for the near annihilation of the Devoted Army under the demon's southward incursion? Who do you think it would be?"

"It would be me!"

"Once the warfare ends, the first person the Emperor seated in the Imperial City would punish is me, and it would certainly be severe punishment!"

"By then, all of 'Old schemer's' plans might be exposed to the entire court!"

"So I could only feign death to escape, taking along those ministers in court who accused me falsely!"

Chen Yuan suddenly understood—this was the origin of the clue the Left Minister had given him earlier!

Upon reflection, it wasn't that no one in the Wei Dynasty had thought Zhou Guanwu had feigned death to escape, but rather, there was no evidence to prove it.

And the Left Minister Xie Jing was the quickest to detect the secret, which was why he came to persuade grandfather to give up his revenge against those ministers immediately after grandfather returned from the Beixiong Pass.

"And then? You haven't been on the Tianyuan Continent these thirty years?"

Zhou Guanwu glanced at him, took a deep breath to calm his restless thoughts, and said:

"What do you think?"

"..."

"The 'Ultimate Pure Heaven' Lotus Platform task was incomplete, so we couldn't leave the Tianyuan Continent." Zhou Guanwu didn't tease him further, shaking his head slightly as he said:

"Except for 'Old schemer,' who occasionally went to Taizhou Mountain due to assignments, I and Earth Monk have always been hiding on the Tianyuan Continent."

"However, he takes charge of West Continent Buddha Country, whereas I remain within the Wei Dynasty's borders, occasionally liaising with the Demon Court."

"Demon Court?" Chen Yuan frowned, looking at him: "Your grandfather's involvement with the Demon Court is also related to you?"

"Certainly," Zhou Guanwu's lips curled into a somewhat playful smile as he said:

"I originally thought grandfather would be utterly defeated, but I never expected he'd be willing to do so much to rebuild the Zhou Family and continue its legacy."

"So I helped him make contact with the Demon Court, assisting him in developing the 'Hidden Dragon'."

"Grandfather had his ambitions, and he took action, thus embroiling the entire Chen Family in chaos, allowing you to assume the position of Duke Jingye... don't you think this result is satisfactory?"

"Without grandfather's intervention, you wouldn't have received the Zhou Family's symbolic object and wouldn't have had the opportunity to join 'Ultimate Pure Heaven'!"

"Ahahaha... isn't it fine?"

Zhou Guanwu laughed heartily, as if he were inexplicably excited seeing a grand show.

But amid his laughter, his eyes turned icy cold again, and he said with murderous intent:

"There's still a downside—I hadn't expected your second brother, after receiving special care from Grandpa, to rise up like this!"

"When I became aware, he was already able to single-handedly slaughter many demon of the Bai Shen Sect, and had accomplished such a shocking feat at South-Garrison Pass on the Tianyuan Continent!"

"If I had known earlier that he would pose such a threat, even if Grandpa didn't take action, I would have personally killed him!"

Killed Chen Yi?

The murderous intent around Chen Yuan collided unreservedly with the icy Divine Will radiating from Zhou Guanwu.

Even though his Sword Intent was shattered in an instant, he still confronted Zhou Guanwu again and again.

"You court death!"

"Oh?" Zhou Guanwu tilted his head, looking at him with interest: "Are you very close with Chen Yi?"

"Seeing your huge reaction, such heavy murderous intent, you must be very close to him."

"Well then! My earlier proposal is void, I have a new idea—you go kill Chen Yi!"

"How about it? If you kill Chen Yi, you can join 'Extreme Pure Heaven', how about that? Hahaha..."

Blood oozed from Chen Yuan's mouth as he coldly glared at him, clenching his teeth and said:

"I am a disciple of the 'General'!"

"Ha...Ha?" Zhou Guanwu's smile froze; he frowned and pondered for a moment, saying:

"That is troublesome, but... rules are rules! Even if you are the 'General's' disciple, the rules of 'Extreme Pure Heaven' cannot be broken!"

"Kill Chen Yi, yes, you still need to kill Chen Yi!"

Chen Yuan stared at him intensely, his heart and mind in turmoil.

After a long time, he tightly gripped the Mighty Sword and let out a cold snort:

"The rules indeed cannot be broken, but don't forget, you are my uncle, by blood!"

Having said this, Chen Yuan turned away and walked directly out, his eyes practically radiating murderous intent.

Zhou Guanwu watched his departing figure and couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't expect to still be threatened despite his current achievements, haha... interesting!

Although he did not take Chen Yuan's threat to heart, he did not like such threats.

"If you don't do it, someone else will—using Chen Yi's death for your entry into 'Extreme Pure Heaven' is quite a profitable trade, isn't it?"

Chen Yuan paused for a moment, then resolutely continued to walk out.

—I want him dead!

...

The night was dim, and at dawn, Chen Yi had just knocked out a soldier of the Taishan Army. Using the "Deceiving Mask" to change his appearance and form, he managed to stand on Beixiong Pass.

The merely twenty-mile-long Beixiong Pass was built between two cliffs, guarding the Wei Dynasty border like a gateway.

This pass, which had endured a thousand years of wind and frost, still stood proudly under the night sky, shining brightly.

The towering and thick city wall, far exceeding the height of South-Garrison Pass, was covered with thick frost; beneath the crystal-clear ice layer were streaks of deep red and dark red frozen blood, which stood out vividly in the torchlight on the pass.

In the distance lay snow-covered peaks, layered mountain tops blanketed in white snow, so clearly visible under the night, even without light, where imps scurried to and fro on those peaks.

At this moment, Chen Yi stood on the pass, gazing out.

He faintly heard roars drawing close from afar, accompanied by booming sounds of rapid movement across the snow.

"This is..."

Before Chen Yi could speak, he heard a scout nearby beat the drum on the pass.

The sound of drumming resounded continuously, followed by a stern voice echoing through the entire Beixiong Pass:

"Demon, Dragon Gate!!"

"Taishan Army, prepare to fight!!"