Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 1510 - 1530: Can’t the Immortal Palace Control the Situation Anymore?_1

Chapter 1510: Chapter 1530: Can’t the Immortal Palace Control the Situation Anymore?_1

"Lin Chen, congratulations on your breakthrough!"

"Thank you!"

Yao Xuanji said with a big smile, "This is a cause for celebration! It calls for a feast..."

Lin Chen couldn’t help but laugh, "Are you suggesting I should cook?"

Yao Xuanji nodded, "Of course! Although the ingredients from the Human World are inferior to those of the Immortal Realm, they offer a wide variety of unique cooking methods and dishes. With your cooking skills, it’s no less delicious than what the top chefs in the Immortal Realm make... You’re not saying that you’re unwilling to cook for me, are you?"

Lin Chen burst out laughing, "How could I be? If you want to eat and enjoy it, cooking is the least I can do."

Yao Xuanji clapped his hands and laughed, "Alright, it’s settled then."

Looking at the smile on Yao Xuanji’s face, Lin Chen teased, "I’m curious. You’re acting as the Domain Master for your father. Are you always like this?"

Yao Xuanji replied huffily, "Of course not. I can be quite commanding when I want to be. That’s just for public matters. In private, we’re friends. There’s no need for pretense. It’s boring to keep a straight face all day."

Lin Chen joked warmly, "Alright then, I’ll cook a delicious meal for the Acting Domain Master. I hope you will enjoy it."

Yao Xuanji was amused by Lin Chen’s words and replied playfully, "Deal! If the food is good, I’ll reward you, but there will be a penalty if it’s not."

The group found a spot where flowers bloomed all over the place. Lin Chen set up cooking equipment and started to cook.

Yao Xuanji didn’t just stand by. He helped Lin Chen prepare and chop ingredients. When there was nothing to do, he would stand by and chat with Lin Chen, discussing the Human World’s interesting anecdotes about food.

The two together in the kitchen resembled a couple, working leisurely with laughter and banter.

Zhong Quan and Lei Zhenxiu couldn’t help but feel that they were a very harmonious and well-matched pair.

"I have already advanced in rank. Temporarily, I have nothing urgent to take care of. Is there anywhere you’d like to go? I can accompany you."

Yao Xuanji chuckled, "Will you accompany me wherever I want to go?"

Lin Chen nodded, "Yes."

"I want to take a trip to the South Sea."

Curiously, Lin Chen asked, "What business do you have in the South Sea?"

He didn’t believe that a person of Yao Xuanji’s stature would just head to the South Sea for sightseeing.

"The Wanli Palace, have you heard of it?"

Lin Chen was a bit surprised, "Ao Li, The Dragon Palace?"

"Yes!"

Yao Xuanji appeared serious, "In recent times, there have been undercurrents stirring in the Thunder Immortal Domain. I’m going to visit Ao Li to see if he’s willing to stand with the Immortal Palace..."

Lin Chen frowned, "Can’t the Immortal Palace control the situation anymore?"

Yao Xuanji sighed, "On the surface, there’s no problem. But there have been many disagreements behind the scenes. Even though my father is the Domain Master, he is not power-hungry. He focuses on cultivation and rarely manages the affairs of the domain. As a result, a power struggle has been ensuing among the major forces within the domain."

"My father went to other Immortal Domains and didn’t return for five hundred years. Everyone speculated that he may have had an accident and may not return. To add on, the position of the Domain Master is vacant, enticing many to the seat."

"Although I’ve returned, I’m not strong enough. The Immortal Palace does have a group of my father’s old followers, but they can’t compare to the prestige of my father. So now, everyone is ostensibly respectful to my Immortal Palace but with separate ulterior motives."

"The reason I came out this time, aside from finding you, was also to visit several major forces hoping they would support me. Although I’m not obsessed with power, my father is not here now, and I can’t just do nothing. Besides, there are many loyal subordinates who follow and trust my father."

"If I don’t take any action, when trouble arises, the first ones to suffer will be me and these loyal subordinates of my father. Whether for my father’s sake, myself, or the loyal subordinates who follow my father, I must strive to stabilize the situation."

"As long as enough forces are loyal to the Immortal Palace and strong enough, they can stabilize the situation. Otherwise, it’s like a leaf in a stream, a single wave could capsize all."

Lin Chen hadn’t expected that the Immortal Palace was now on the edge of collapse and couldn’t help worrying for him, "Given that the situation is so dire, you must know which forces are cooking up trouble and preparing to rebel, right?"

Yao Xuanji gave a bitter laugh, "Those with capabilities all have such thoughts at heart, they just haven’t made their move yet. What I have to do now is to build up our strength. The stronger we are, the less likely they will dare to act rashly, and thus, it will stabilize the situation."

"Moreover, we have found out that Weijiao has joined a very powerful organization. She is supposed to be a senior member of that organization. I think the organization’s goal might be to topple the Immortal Palace and take control of the entire Thunderbolt Immortal Domain."

Lin Chen asked, "I have always meant to ask you, what’s going on with Wei Jiao? Wasn’t she from the North Profound Sect? Since something happened, didn’t the North Profound Sect react?"

Yao Xuanji bitterly laughed, "Ten thousand years have passed. Wei Jiao has changed. She is not only powerful but has also gained control of many members of the North Profound Sect. When I returned, she promptly took a large number of her followers and left the North Profound Sect. When the Immortal Palace demanded an explanation, the North Profound Sect admitted to their crime, saying they were hoodwinked by Wei Jiao and they are also victims..."