The news of Zhao Chen entering the palace and replacing the Emperor as the Regent quickly spread throughout Wu Xuan City.

The entire process did not cause any commotion.

Since the Emperor had been captured by the demons, they could not possibly leave the throne empty.

Although the Emperor still had a few princes, none of them were capable. In terms of prestige, Zhao Chen was obviously more prestigious.

Although Zhao Chen was from the side branch of the Zhao Clan and allowing the side branch to take over the throne would cause objections from the direct descendants, the corpses of Daoist Hong and Han Kuo were still warm. At this moment, no one dared to object.

Two hours later.

The civil and military officials entered the palace to discuss the matter of resisting the Zhou Dynasty.

However, it was all for show. Whether or not they could protect the Zhao Country would ultimately depend on Zhao Mu's actions.

Outside the North Gate of Wu Xuan City.

Gao Sheng had already returned. He bowed and said, "Senior Brother Zhao, I have already arranged for two clansmen to send the old Emperor out of the country. The other three clansmen and I are at your disposal at any time."

Zhao Mu asked, "You have been here for quite some time and know more about the Zhou Country than me. Tell me, how should we deal with the current situation?"

Gao Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "If it's just stability, with Senior Brother Zhao in charge, it won't be difficult. However, since Senior Brother Zhao asked me this question, there must be a deeper meaning. Based on my speculation, Senior Brother Zhao wants to take this opportunity to benefit the Zhao Country. It would be best if you could annex the Zhou Country in one fell swoop. Am I right?"

Zhao Mu looked at Gao Sheng and said, "It's a waste of talent for you to stay in the outer sect."

Gao Sheng chuckled and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Senior Brother Zhao."

"Based on your opinion, is it feasible to annex the Zhou Country?"

Gao Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I have secretly investigated the situation in the Zhou Country. Based on what I know, the Zhou Country's Emperor, Zhou Qiyu, should have been bewitched by an evil cultivator called Wang Xian. It wouldn't be difficult to annex the Zhou Country. However, Wang Xian's background is unknown. Since he has taken control of the Zhou Country, he must be up to something. Regardless, as long as we can take him down, all the problems will be solved."

"Wang Xian … What's his cultivation level?"

"He's at least in the Nascent Soul Realm. Junior Martial Brother's cultivation is not high enough, and we didn't bring enough helpers, so we didn't dare to approach. However, I learned that this person is very good at alchemy, but the pills he refines are all evil and poisonous. The materials used are extremely cruel, and he often uses living people as the catalyst. Previously, he wantonly captured young boys and girls in the Zhou Country and captured tens of thousands of people. Now, there is no news of him. I'm afraid he didn't leave a single person alive."

Zhao Mu frowned slightly. This Wang Xian from the evil sects didn't seem to be easy to deal with. He had to make a trip to Zhou Nation personally.

"You will stay here and continue to protect the country. If you meet any enemies, you can kill them all."

Zhao Mu said to Wang Sheng. Then, he called Pig Flea and Bear Blind over.

"The two of you will stay in Wu Xuan City. On one hand, you will protect my father's safety. At the same time, you will assist Wang Sheng to fight against the foreign enemies and maintain order in the Zhao Country. My father has just ascended to the throne, and there may be some resistance in the dark. If you encounter any resistance, there is no need to show mercy.

The transaction of changing dynasties would never be smooth sailing. Blood might not flow like a river, but it was necessary to kill a group of people.

Zhao Mu wasn't worried about his old father's ability. He was only afraid that he would be soft-hearted and not bear to be ruthless.

At this time, it was time for Pig Flea and Bear Blind to step in.

Although the two of them were very docile in front of Zhao Mu and addressed him as Boss, they were after all Nascent Soul Realm demons. Not to mention suppressing a group of rebels, even suppressing a secular dynasty was a piece of cake for them.

Pig Flea cupped his fists and said, "Boss, don't worry. Whoever dares to touch a hair of my father, I, Old Pig, will exterminate his entire family!"

Bear Blind grinned and said, "With me around, even a fly won't be able to enter the palace."

"Here's your reward."

Zhao Mu took out two stalks of spiritual medicine and gave them to the two of them.

The two of them were deeply grateful, and their loyalty was about to rise to 100.

Zhao Mu also received a high-grade spirit medicine as a reward, and was very happy.

"Ghost Toad, come with me." Zhao Mu said, and threw him a spirit medicine.

"Understood."

Zhao Mu didn't go back to say goodbye, and directly flew north to the Zhou Dynasty.

His destination was the Zhou Dynasty's capital, Jinhua, which was more than two thousand miles away from Wu Xuan City. Flying on a sword was much faster than flying on an empty boat, and he might even be able to catch up with Shi Rui.

Flying as fast as lightning, Zhao Mu's speed was raised to the extreme, and the Ghost Toad found it difficult to keep up with Zhao Mu's speed.

This shocked the Ghost Toad. Boss was clearly only at the sixth level of the Core Formation realm, but his spirit power was stronger than a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

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This was the pressure of a human prodigy!

Being able to follow such a prodigy with amazing potential was perhaps the wisest choice the three of them had made.

In the future, they must work hard and not let Boss down.

The Ghost Toad snorted, and the demonic power in its body frantically revolved. It used all its strength to barely keep up with Zhao Mu's speed.

Zhao Mu didn't notice this. While flying on the sword, Zhao Mu felt bored, and took out the low-grade heaven level technique, Eight Desolation Flame Technique, to study it.

But after a while, Zhao Mu gave up.

His comprehension couldn't keep up.

Heaven level techniques were indeed difficult to learn. Even if a normal cultivator obtained a heaven level technique, it would probably rot in their hands. Without enough comprehension, they wouldn't even be able to learn the surface.

Zhao Mu forcibly cultivated it wasn't a problem, but it was too time-consuming. It would be better to wait until he broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, and after increasing his comprehension, it would be much easier.

Two hours later.

"We've arrived so quickly."

Standing on the clouds, Zhao Mu looked down, and a flourishing city came into view.

It was the Zhou Dynasty's capital, Jinhua.

Jinhua was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and three sides were surrounded by mountains. To the south was a vast expanse of fertile plains, where the rain was abundant and the vegetation was exuberant. It felt like Jiangnan's rainy season.

Just like Wu Xuan City, this Jinhua City was also an ancient city that had existed for tens of thousands of years, and its scale was more than double that of Wu Xuan City.

Wu Xuan City's population was 5 million, while Jinhua City's population should have steadily exceeded 10 million.

It was easy to imagine how prosperous a city must be in order to support tens of millions of people without skyscrapers.

Zhao Mu scanned the area with his Divine Perception and sensed that Shi Rui's aura had appeared not long ago. She should have just arrived at Jinhua City and should have entered the palace by now.

Zhao Mu thought to himself. Wang Xian, that person from the evil path, should be in the palace. If Shi Rui met him, she might take action immediately.

However, if the auras of Zhao Mu and Ghost Toad were to be exposed, Wang Xian might be fearful and not dare to show his face.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Mu said, "Restrain your aura and disguise yourself as an ordinary person before sneaking into the city. Let's wait and see what happens."

The Ghost Toad nodded and suppressed its aura to the freezing point. At the same time, it put on a large cloak to cover its face.

Zhao Mu also retracted his aura, landed outside the city, and walked into the city.

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