Chapter 1261: Chapter 951: Lu Chen’s Concerns

Upon hearing Wu Peng’s words, Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor thought to himself that it seemed the conduct of the Skyfire Clan had infuriated the Saints outside their clan, leading no non-Skyfire Clan Saints to be willing to serve as Tributors for the Skyfire Imperial Family anymore. This weakened the power of the Skyfire Clan, making them feel the crisis and thus chose to pledge their loyalty to him proactively.

Only at the brink of life and death did they choose to pledge loyalty, which irritated the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor somewhat. However, he didn’t care too much about it; to him, the Skyfire Clan wasn’t particularly important. What he wanted most was Mu Qinglan.

With the Skyfire Clan as hostages, Mu Qinglan would have to marry him whether she liked it or not. He didn’t believe that Mu Qinglan, the venerated ancestor of the Skyfire Imperial Family, would eventually abandon the entire Skyfire Clan and flee alone.

As for the Heavenly Emperor that the Skyfire Clan worshipped, the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor had never taken him seriously.

What kind of Heavenly Emperor? Since the Skyfire Clan came to the Imperial Mountain Star Region, he had been there too but had never seen the Heavenly Emperor they worshipped.

He was simply a non-existent figure, a non-existent figure, how could he possibly frighten him.

Of course, these were not the main issues at the moment; what was most important was to quickly find the treasures inside the Great Emperor’s Tomb.

With that in mind, Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor said to Wu Peng, “Immediately summon all the forces in the Imperial Mountain Star Region.”

Although the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor wanted to monopolize the treasures inside the Great Emperor’s Tomb, as the ruler of the entire Imperial Mountain Star Region, if he didn’t leave any benefits for those forces, it would eventually provoke their dissatisfaction.

Moreover, with his status as a Quasi-Emperor, even if he convened the forces from all sides to explore the Great Emperor’s Tomb together, the treasures they obtained from inside the tomb would still be handed over to him.

The most important point was that the person capable of setting up a seal strong enough to conceal an entire Star Domain must be at least of Great Emperor caliber. If it was a Great Emperor who personally buried another Great Emperor, then there must be many restrictions and traps inside the tomb.

Restrictions and traps left by a Great Emperor, not to mention a Quasi-Emperor, even a Great Emperor would be wary of them. If the deceased Great Emperor had been an Array Master, the tomb would be even more dangerous.

By summoning forces from all sides, he could let those forces take the lead, and after they had broken most of the restrictions and formations, he would then enter to explore. This would considerably reduce the risks involved.

Wu Peng responded, “Understood, junior will immediately summon the leaders of all forces in the Imperial Mountain Star Region to come.”

As Wu Peng’s voice faded, he turned and left the great hall, then instructed others to notify the leaders of the various forces to come to the Dragon-Riding Sect.

Soon, news of the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor’s emergence spread throughout the Imperial Mountain Star Region, and the leaders of all major forces hurried to the Dragon-Riding Sect, including Mu Zhengqing.

After all, the Skyfire Dynasty had already pledged feigned allegiance to the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor. It would be hard to justify if the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor couldn’t summon them.

While heading to the Dragon-Riding Sect, Mu Zhengqing also sent word of this information to Lu Chen. Upon learning that the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor had emerged, Lu Chen felt very pleased; as such, he wouldn’t need to look for the hiding place of the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor himself.

However, on second thought, the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor likely had a secondary body. If a secondary body existed, even if he killed the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor, he wouldn’t truly die. If this fellow’s secondary body managed to escape, perhaps he would return to the Imperial Mountain Star Region with an even stronger being.

Thinking this, Lu Chen’s brow furrowed slightly.

This was indeed a troublesome matter.

On the soft couch, seeing Lu Chen frowning over the intelligence report Bai Qingqing had just brought into the room, a naked Mu Qinglan asked in confusion, “Your Majesty, has the Dragon-Riding Sect made some move?”

Lu Chen came back to his senses, used a sliver of fire-attribute Spiritual Power to burn the intelligence in his hand to ashes, then turned his head to look at Mu Qinglan and said, “The Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor has ended his seclusion, and he has summoned all the forces of the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Qinglan did not find it surprising. Although becoming an Emperor was important to the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor, the Great Emperor’s Tomb was even more crucial for him. Besides, the items inside the Great Emperor’s Tomb might even help the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor break through more quickly–it was impossible for him not to be tempted.

However, what Mu Qinglan found somewhat incomprehensible was that the Heavenly Emperor should have been thinking of resolving all the troubles in one go. With the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor out of seclusion, that should have been good news for the Heavenly Emperor. So why did the Heavenly Emperor still look so worried?

Mu Qinglan asked, “Your Majesty, now that the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor has ended his seclusion, Your Majesty should be able to resolve all the troubles at once and bring the Imperial Mountain Domain under the rule of the Daxia Dynasty. Why does Your Majesty seem somewhat unhappy?”

Lu Chen did not immediately answer; he leaned over Mu Qinglan again, pressed down his body, and gently played with the hair on her forehead. He gazed at her cool and elegant visage and said, “I’m worried that his secondary body might escape at that time, causing more trouble.”

Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Mu Qinglan instantly understood Lu Chen’s concerns and thus said, “Your Majesty, a cultivator must integrate all secondary bodies before becoming an Emperor, otherwise the difficulty would greatly increase. The Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor is already preparing to become an Emperor; at this time, he should have integrated all his secondary bodies.”

Although secondary bodies can also become Emperors independently, not just anyone can achieve that. The cultivators capable of letting their primary body and secondary body each become an Emperor separately can almost be counted on one hand throughout the entire universe.

Practically all cultivators will integrate their secondary bodies before striving to become Emperors. In doing so, the insights from the secondary bodies will merge with the consciousness of the primary body, increasing the likelihood of becoming an Emperor.

After the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor obtained a method to become an Emperor, he has been in seclusion, preparing for the final step to become an Emperor. It is impossible that he has not yet integrated with his secondary body.

Hearing Mu Qinglan’s words, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment — he was completely unaware of the requirement to integrate secondary bodies before attempting to become an Emperor.

Even with the memories from his past life as the son of Emperor Shenwu, he had never heard of this; Lu Chen then asked, “How do you know about this?”

Seeing that Lu Chen doubted himself, Mu Qinglan did not find it strange. In her view, it was not surprising that the Heavenly Emperor’s past life memories had not fully recovered yet, hence his ignorance on this matter.

“The Skyfire Clan has some historical records, which documented some preparatory matters before striving to become an Emperor.”

Lu Chen said, “I see.”

“Enough about that, let’s focus on cultivating for now.”

As his words fell, Lu Chen began to make his moves, and Mu Qinglan once again entered the state.

After the intimate moment with Mu Qinglan ended, Lu Chen flashed into Empress Tianhong’s room.

Empress Tianhong was currently deep in cultivation and had never expected Lu Chen to appear in her room. Feeling Lu Chen’s presence, Empress Tianhong immediately opened her beautiful eyes.

Empress Tianhong’s cold eyes held a trace of confusion–why had Lu Chen come to her chamber? Could it be that this damn man was planning to make a move on her?

With this thought, Empress Tianhong’s expression grew even colder.

If this man really wanted to, she was afraid she would not be able to refuse; she had also recently discovered that her body was now entwined with strands of marriage lines linked to Lu Chen.

After regaining her composure, Empress Tianhong asked coldly, “What does Your Majesty seek from me?”