Chapter 1575: Internal Strife At Heaven Suppression (1/2)

The Peac.o.c.k Bright Monarch had trouble finding the right words. The only thing she knew about Gu Zun was his name. Few had seen Gu Zun before in Heaven Suppression since Ye Jiuzhou was the public figure.

“What about the others right now?” Li Qiye smiled. Others might not understand Gu Zun but he knew exactly what type of person Gu Zun was and knew what the guy was up to.

“In the Black Dragon Hall.” The monarch answered.

“A bunch of fools shutting themselves in.” Li Qiye shook his head.

“Young n.o.ble, how do you know about it?!” This came as a surprise to her.

“It’s obvious. Gu Zun won’t kill the others before having full control over the situation. After all, Zhangsun’s is an orthodox branch then there’s the Black Dragon Legion and the Little Sea Village too. They have authority to preside over the situation. If Gu Zun were to kill all of them at once, he would only gain infamy. At the very least, he wants to overthrow the Black Dragon King’s status at Heaven Suppression. If the legion is no longer of concern, he wants to take his time taking over Zhangsun’s branch. It would be best if this branch and the village were to fight each other. Right now, it is only a test for him. He wants to see if Heaven Suppression still has some unused methods left.” Li Qiye chuckled.

Gu Zun wasn’t actually scouting Heaven Suppression. He was testing the Black Dragon King and the Dark Crow, to see if these two beings were still alive!

“Right.” The monarch didn’t think Li Qiye could a.n.a.lyze the situation so thoroughly: “A while ago, the Sacred Ancestor’s branch and Ancestor Gu Zun’s branch were equal in power. However, several ancestors from Ancestor Gu Zun’s branch had committed misdeeds by violating the sect’s rules so they were demoted. The other side led by Ancestor Shan thought the time was ripe for a counterattack in order to seize power. In just one night, they exiled many ancestors and took over against the wish of the sect master. She didn’t want to rush things, unlike the other ancestors who wanted to push their advantage. During this difficult moments, some ancestors and experts asked the little village for help. They said that Ancestor Shan was eliminating dissenters and wanted the elders from the village to come and investigate.” She sighed at this point.

The village didn’t have any real power at Heaven Suppression but it did play a supervisory role. In a certain sense, legitimizing an action or promotion required the consent from the village.

“The village thought that they could use this opportunity to capture Gu Zun on top of removing his forces at Heaven Suppression.” Li Qiye amusingly shook his head: “That’s exactly what Gu Zun wants. Akin to jumping head first into a trap, simply courting death!”

“Yes.” The monarch agreed: “After wors.h.i.+ping the ancestors, they started a meeting in the Black Dragon Hall in order to keep quiet. However, the hall is still closed right now. No one knows what’s going on. The disciples are restless so they asked for Ancestor Ye to take over.”

This hall was an important location in Heaven Suppression. Once fortified, there was no way to break in; news wouldn’t come out either. Because of this, many important decisions were made in this place.

“Well done, one stone, many birds.” Li Qiye said: “Just like Gu Zun’s wish to capture them all at once. But yea, they won’t die in there for now.”

“Sect master believed so as well. Maybe they can’t open it from the inside either but it’s good that she didn’t go in herself. However, since Ancestor Shan’s group is trapped inside, many banished ancestors have come back now since the city is under Ancestor Ye’s rule.”

She understood that this was a coup of sorts. In fact, before the meeting, she and Zi Cuining warned Ancestor Shan who was Zhangsun’s oldest disciple.

Shan’s group a.s.sumed that this was the best chance to capture Gu Zun’s group and expel the others as long as they had the consent of the village.

They didn’t expect that this would end with them being trapped in the hall. This allowed Jiuzhou to have a chance of taking over Heaven Suppression.

Zi Cuining had no opportunity to counterattack since she had no forces with her. The only place that would heed her call was Pearl City. However, this was the last option so it wouldn’t move unless there was no other choice.

“Gu Zun’s talents are peerless. He can be considered one of the ten eonic geniuses and has figured out the way to control and lock the Black Dragon Hall. People won’t be able to come out.” Li Qiye understood Gu Zun’s plan.

The monarch was at a loss. Though the sect master was still around, Jiuzhou was in control so they couldn’t do anything.