Chapter 150 - Ge You’s Plot (2/2)

“Emperor Ge You, you know that this Young Emperor Xun has always been a bit of a loner,” said an immortal emperor toward the right. He laughed mirthlessly and continued, “He doesn’t care to show respect to anyone. All these years, he hasn’t turned up at a single Ge Immortal Meeting that Your Majesty has invited us to. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s exactly right!” Another Young Emperor called out, obviously unhappy. He seemed to be highly disgusted at Xun Shu’s attitude toward the rest of them. “This Young Emperor Xun is only a young emperor – he is unlike any of us, who have all become immortal emperors and have built countries of our own. He is stuck in his little immortal abode, acting like nothing on the outside world can affect him. This immortal meeting among the emperors of various countries can do without him!”

“Huh,” Ge You sighed, his face a mask of worry. “All of you don’t know this – it looks like Young Emperor Xun has misunderstood me after something that happened between us at Lishui River awhile ago. That’s probably why he hasn’t responded to my invitation.”

“Lishui River!” They all exclaimed. They had been fellow immortals for over ten thousand years. It was easy for them to detect that Ge You was implying something different from anything they had heard before. They all turned to face him immediately. “Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?”

“Speaking of this… it’s really just a misunderstanding.” Ge You’s eyes flashed as he gave another sigh. “All of you know that I’m not a sword immortal, but I often send the disciples under my sect to Yu Feng Immortal Abode to train. I tell them to search for a sword, but my main intention is for them to train themselves. Awhile ago, I sent someone from my sect into the immortal territory, and he met the young emperor inside. Coincidentally, the sword immortal I sent found the divine weapon by chance. The young emperor caught hold of it in the end. I went there to fetch the sword immortal, but I never expected to meet Young Emperor Xun there as well by the Lishui River. He thought I went there to steal the sword. That’s how the misunderstanding occurred.”

“The Divine Weapon… and the sword, at that!” All of them exchanged looks, as if they could all read one another’s minds in that moment. Anxiously, they asked, “Your Majesty Ge You, the divine weapon that he found – could it be…”

“Yes, it was the Six-Joint Mystics Sword!” Ge You nodded.

“What!” The few of them exploded.

“It’s really the Six-Joint Mystics Sword?”

“I didn’t think the legend was true. It was the divine weapon that split the heavens open.”

“Young Emperor Xun is too petty – he gained a divine weapon like that yet did not bother to make a sound.”

“Exactly. To think he even misunderstood His Majesty Ge You, thinking that he wanted to steal the sword. He must have snatched the sword from someone else’s hands.”

“Isn’t it said that only a Celestial Emperor would be fit to handle this divine weapon? He’s only a Young Emperor – how is he fit to possess the Six-Joint Mystics Sword?”

“Pfft! He’s a sword immortal, and now he even has the divine weapon. How would he have eyes for any of us now?”

The more they talked, the more agitated and angry they got. It seemed to them that Xun Shu had really done something despicable; they desired to seek justice.

Ge You lowered his gaze. He had released the news on purpose. He had expected the other emperors to react this way. Who wouldn’t want a divine weapon like that? So what if he had found the Six-Joint Mystics Sword? Only those who had the power to keep possession of it had the right to keep it.

With a divine weapon like that in his hands, how could Xun Shu expect to be left in peace? Other people could forget about having what Ge You could not have.

Moreover…

“I think we have no choice but to report this to the Celestial Emperor,” an Immortal Emperor suggested at last. “The Six-Joint Mystics Sword is no ordinary weapon. For all we know, the secret to ascending to become a divine being could lie in that very sword. This sword should not remain in Young Emperor Xun Shu’s hands.”

“That’s right, this matter is very serious. It concerns the entire Feng Cang continent. We better let Celestial Emperor Chen Ge gain possession of it.” All of them were muttering in agreement.

“Fellow emperors, you all do have a point.” Ge You nodded in agreement as well. “But… I heard that Celestial Emperor Chen Ge has already closed the Immortal Rainbow Palace off to any visitors. It’s been this way for more than a thousand years. The immortals who have travelled beyond these skies have never seen the Celestial Emperor themselves. How should we report this matter?”

It was then that the group remembered this and frowned. They fell silent for a few minutes before one immortal emperor spoke up.

“It indeed is not good to disturb the Celestial Emperor in his rest, but this is no small matter. If the Celestial Emperor finds out about this some other day, he might covet it. When the day that Feng Cang continent loses the sword comes, we will be blamed. Why not…” The immortal turned to address the group and continued, “the eight of us go up to the Heavens beyond Heaven personally and request to report an urgent matter to the Celestial Emperor. He will surely come out to see us.”

Upon hearing this, everybody around nodded.

Ge You felt a deep sense of satisfaction. Everything was going exactly as he had predicted. Immortal Rainbow Palace has been closed for thousands of years. He had already guessed that this would be a problem. He also received news awhile back that Celestial Emperor Chen Ge was not even in the palace; it was possible that he may not not even be in the Heavens beyond Heaven.

The immortal realm already has the richest immortal Qi in the Heavens beyond Heaven – Celestial Emperors would not leave Heavens beyond Heaven for no good reason. If Chen Ge was gone, there could only be one explanation. He was in trouble!

If this bunch of immortals go to Immortal Rainbow Palace, they would meet the same fate. Someone would naturally have to take the place of the Celestial Emperor in charge of Feng Cang continent. Ge You was already the strongest and most capable cultivator among the nations. This was a one in a million chance, and the circumstances were extremely favourable. As long as he could make it to the top, he would not allow Chen Ge to return.

The plan he had thought about for so long finally culminated in this. Whether his plan would succeed depended on this final step. He could not afford any mistakes.

Ge You’s heart jumped. He sucked in a deep breath and regained his composure. Standing up, he said in a low voice, “If that’s the case, we shall…”

Bam!

Before he could finish, the great hall began to shake violently. There was a crash above head – Ge You saw a big hole in the ceiling. The isolation array that had been set up within the hall broke apart and a white-robed figure was now standing amongst them. The figure pointed his sword toward the man seated at the head and shouted.

“Undo the spell you cast on my master, or else I will not let you off!”