Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

Xu Luo got straight to the point: "Six months ago, we destroyed the Seven Stars Sect, but the royal family turned a deaf ear to it. I asked a friend to investigate, and now I've found out why."

"What is it?" Xu Qingzhou asked curiously, taking a sip of spiritual tea.

Xu Luo said, "The royal family has a grand plan, targeting three first-rate powers and many second-rate powers. Therefore, they do not want to offend the Lingyue Sect and Wanbaoge prematurely because of our Xu family, which would affect this plan."

"What plan?" Xu Qingzhou immediately became interested.

Xu Luo didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Are you aware of the demonic cultivators in Huai Xi County?"

“I know,” Xu Qingzhou nodded.

Xu Luo said in a deep voice, "My friend has been investigating the royal family for the past six months and has discovered a shocking secret."

Xu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow and put down his teacup. "What secret?"

“This demonic cultivator is most likely released by the Great Qi royal family,” Xu Luo said, emphasizing each word.

"What? Is this for real?" Xu Qingzhou exclaimed in surprise.

It should be known that demonic cultivators are universally hated within the three great dynasties, yet Xu Luo claims that the Great Qi royal family is in league with the demonic cultivators. This greatly surprised and disbelieved Xu Qingzhou.

Xu Luo nodded.

"I believe in their abilities, and that should be true."

"Most importantly, the royal family is not just supporting one demonic cultivator, but an entire demonic cult."

"Back then, the demonic sect of the Great Chu Dynasty was supported by the Great Chu royal family. The purpose was to let the demonic cultivators consume the power of many sects within the dynasty, so as to suppress them."

"The plan I just mentioned is that the current Qi royal family should follow the example of the ancient Chu dynasty and support a demonic sect to attack the major forces within the dynasty, thereby weakening their power and consolidating the royal family's authority."

[This event happened two years later in the previous life, but it occurred two years earlier in this life. This is probably because the appearance of the Xu family led to the Lingyue Sect and Wanbao Pavilion making contact earlier, and the royal family sensed the threat, which is why they decided to implement the plan ahead of schedule.]

[I remember this plan was very successful in my previous life. The three first-rate powers and many second-rate powers were greatly weakened as a result, and the royal family's control over the dynasty reached an unprecedented level.]

In the past, the Lingyue Sect suffered countless deaths and injuries among its disciples and elders during this catastrophe. Even Su Xin perished as a result. If it weren't for Su Xinyan's rise to power later, the Lingyue Sect would have been crippled and gradually declined.

Xu Qingzhou was deeply moved and remained unsettled for a long time after hearing this.

Before this, he had thought of something: if the royal family didn't severely punish the Xu family, they were definitely planning something big.

I never expected that his big plan would be like this.

In order to consolidate their imperial power, the royal family actually came up with such a ruthless and cruel method.

It is unimaginable how many innocent cultivators will lose their lives in this great upheaval.

Xu Qingzhou felt he had been ruthless enough, but compared to the royal family, he was as kind as a good person who had lived for nine lifetimes.

Xu Qingzhou asked, "When the Demonic Sect invaded the Great Qi Dynasty, in order to avoid exposing its cooperation with the royal family, it must have launched indiscriminate attacks. Wouldn't the royal family suffer losses as a result?"

“Of course, but the losses will be minimal,” Xu Luo explained, “because the royal family had already devised a detailed plan for them before the Demonic Cult’s invasion.”

"When the major powers were invaded by the Demonic Cult, the royal family refused to support them, citing the reason that the strong were going to resist the main force of the Demonic Cult."

"In this way, the powerful members of the royal family will not have to participate in resisting the demonic cultivators, while the powerful members of the major forces will be constantly depleted in order to resist the demonic cultivators."

"Just when everyone thought the Great Qi Dynasty was about to be wiped out, the royal family intervened, and with the dynasty's 'efforts,' all the demonic cultivators were driven back."

"The royal family saved the Great Qi Dynasty, saved the common people, and won the hearts of the people. As a result, the major powers were greatly weakened, but the royal family, which saved the common people, was completely unharmed."

hiss!

This plan is ruthless.

Xu Qingzhou then asked, "The Demonic Sect will also suffer heavy losses in this great battle, so why are they still willing to participate?"

Xu Luo sighed.

"You don't understand demonic cultivators. If demonic cultivators want to quickly improve their cultivation level, they have to rely on a lot of killing. In this great battle, many demonic cultivators will indeed die, but at the same time, many demonic cultivators will become stronger as a result."

"In the world of demonic cultivators, the saying 'strength is supreme' has reached its extreme. As long as they can become stronger, they don't care if their senior brothers or junior brothers die, or even if all their fellow disciples die."

"Therefore, the Demonic Sect is naturally willing to cooperate fully with this plan."

Xu Qingzhou's expression was complicated.

If it weren't for the reborn Xu Luo, the Xu family, unaware of this plan, would definitely have joined forces with the Lingyue Sect's Wanbao Pavilion to resist the demonic cultivators. Although they ultimately won, they suffered heavy losses.

Now that we know about this plan, we need to come up with a foolproof way to deal with it in advance.

What do you think we should do?

If it were just the Xu family, Xu Qingzhou would definitely lead them to a secluded place to hide, and return after the chaos has passed.

However, since there are still the Lingyue Sect and the Wanbao Pavilion, this approach cannot be adopted.

Xu Luo said, "I have an idea. Cangzhou is very large, with both demons and Buddhas. Buddhist cultivators and demon cultivators are naturally opposed. Buddhist cultivators always claim to be eliminating demons and upholding the righteous path, but in reality, they are also doing it to cultivate Buddhist teachings and accumulate merit. Demon cultivators often criticize Buddhist cultivators for being hypocritical and falsely compassionate."

"I can try to contact some Buddhist sects and inform them about the large number of demonic cultivators here, so that they can help the Great Qi Dynasty resist the invasion of the demonic sect."

Xu Qingzhou's eyes lit up. As expected of a reborn person, he was knowledgeable and had many quirky ideas.

The Buddhist sect will definitely come as soon as they know there are demonic cultivators here, since demonic cultivators are the best experience books for them, and they can hardly refuse them.

But there is also a problem.

"Is it too late to find a Buddhist sect now?"

Xu Luo said, "I don't know exactly when the royal family will arrange for the Demonic Sect to launch a full-scale invasion, so I'm not sure if it will be in time."

After all, the royal family brought the plan forward, so the process might be quite different from the previous life.

“Then go ahead and go find them. I’ll talk to the Lingyue Sect’s Wanbao Pavilion about this and have them prepare in advance to minimize the losses,” Xu Qingzhou said.

The Lingyue Sect is the easiest to deal with. It's simply a matter of notifying the disciples and elders to return to the sect in advance, setting up more defensive formations, and fighting a defensive battle.

Wanbaoge is in a bit of a predicament, since their manpower and financial resources are distributed across various branches, making it difficult to concentrate their defenses.

Although Wanbaoge is a first-class power, its branches have dispersed its strength, making it just like an ordinary power.

If they were to be invaded by a large-scale demonic cult, they would be refined into cultivation materials by the demonic cultivators, just like ordinary forces.

Xu Luo stood up and said, "This is the only way. Delay will only lead to complications. I'll set off now."

"Okay! Be careful," Xu Qingzhou instructed.

Xu Luo nodded and turned to leave.