HBWnovel Chapter 282 Plan
Chapter 282 Plan
Chapter 282 Plan
As the saying goes, "No destruction, no construction," if Lin Fei wants to change the current situation, he can only stir up the waters first, weaken the influence of those so-called righteous sects, and then rebuild the country so that the entire Southern Tang Kingdom is under his control.
Otherwise, not only Lin Fei, but even future emperors would be constrained by these major sects, becoming empty emperors whose words carry only half the weight.
This is something Lin Fei absolutely does not want to see. Now that he has become the emperor, he must accomplish something unprecedented.
Thinking of this, Lin Fei's expression gradually turned cold, his previous warm smile vanished, and he said coldly, "Young Master Qin is right. This Southern Tang is my land. Do I need your permission first to let anyone establish a sect?"
Lin Fei's tone was icy and his attitude was extremely firm, clearly indicating that he had made up his mind and there was no possibility of him backing down.
"This Southern Tang empire is indeed Your Majesty's empire, but the Li family's empire has not been ruled by the Li family since the beginning of time." The first speaker from the Peerless Sword Sect said again, "The empire has always been subject to change. Your Majesty must not be confused and ruin the foundation of your ancestors!"
The person from the Peerless Sword Sect was speaking with a hint of threat in his tone. Anyone with eyes could see that if Lin Fei truly intended to go his own way, then these major sects would likely take action.
"Oh? Are you threatening His Majesty?" Du Qingmu, standing behind Lin Fei, suddenly looked at the person from the Peerless Sword Sect and spoke.
Du Qingmu is a top-tier grandmaster at the Celestial Realm. If he were to make a move, I'm afraid none of the people in Tongtian Pavilion today would be able to leave here alive.
Hearing the hidden murderous intent in Du Qingmu's words, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim.
"What are you saying, Senior Du?" The man from the Peerless Sword Sect's eye twitched, then he smiled obsequiously and said, "I was merely offering kind advice; how could I dare threaten His Majesty the Emperor?"
Then, he changed the subject and continued, "However, Senior Du, even if we agree to such an absurd thing, the sect leaders and masters of our respective sects will certainly not agree. As an elder of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Senior Du is highly respected and should think twice."
His words were clear: even if Du Qingmu had the power to kill them all here, the sects behind them were not to be trifled with.
The Peerless Sword Sect, White Cloud City, Thunder Sound Temple, and many other top-tier sects and forces—which one of them doesn't have a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm in charge? Although Du Qingmu is powerful, he couldn't possibly deal with so many Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm.
Upon hearing this, Du Qingmu's eyes flashed with a cold light—these sect members were far too arrogant, relying on the power of their sects to even threaten him, a Grandmaster at the Celestial Realm. No wonder Lin Fei was willing to risk inviting wolves into the house to weaken the power of these so-called righteous sects.
If such a stubborn problem is not eradicated, the entire Southern Tang dynasty will likely never find peace.
Du Qingmu's murderous intent grew stronger and stronger. He wanted to kill someone to establish his authority, to make an example of this troublemaker, and to kill this first bird to deter everyone present.
Just as Du Qingmu was about to make a move, Lin Fei stopped him, saying, "Old Du, don't be hasty. Our Southern Tang Kingdom has always been a place that values reason. Since they have objections, let's discuss it slowly."
Everyone assumed that Lin Fei had chosen to back down in the face of pressure from these major sects. Not only did the sect members look at him with disdain, but even Qin Zhongshan and the others secretly cursed Lin Fei as a pretty face but useless.
Just when everyone thought Lin Fei had chosen to back down, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the Tongtian Pavilion: "Tianyin Sword Sect, the sword-wielding attendant of the Heavenly Sword Immortal Venerable, Jian Qing, has arrived!"
Upon hearing this voice, everyone's expression changed drastically.
"What? The Heavenly Hidden Sword Sect has sent people too?"
"That sword-wielding boy named Jian Qing has served the Sword Master for many years. I didn't expect the Sword Master to send someone as well?"
"I knew that the Southern Tang emperor had an unusual relationship with the Heavenly Hidden Sword Sect, but I never expected that the Sword Master would send someone here!"
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The impact of the name "Heavenly Hidden Sword Sect" on everyone was undoubtedly enormous. If even the Heavenly Hidden Sword Sect got involved, things would be in serious trouble.
The reason why everyone dared to challenge Du Qingmu was because he was only ranked eleventh among the Grandmasters of the Celestial Realm, and the sect leaders of the major sects were no weaker than Du Qingmu.
But the Hidden Sword Elder is different. He's the number one expert in the world, someone who can even kill the second-ranked expert on the Dragon Ranking. If he weren't out of his mind, no one in this world would dare to offend him.
Although both are Grandmasters at the Celestial Realm, the intimidation power of Du Qingmu and the Hidden Sword Elder is absolutely incomparable.
Upon hearing that voice, Lin Fei smiled and said, "Please come in!"
The reason he hadn't announced his plan beforehand at Dragon Head Mountain was because he had received a telepathic message from the Hidden Sword Elder. Compared to Du Qingmu, the Hidden Sword Elder was undoubtedly more intimidating. That's why Lin Fei changed his plan at the last minute, intending to use the Hidden Sword Elder, the number one expert in the world, to suppress these arrogant sect members.
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Jian Qing walked in from outside Tongtian Pavilion, his expression as indifferent as ever.
Although he was merely a cultivator at the Acupoint Realm, and not even ranked highly within the Tongtian Pavilion, no one in the world dared to underestimate him. This was solely because he was the sword-wielding attendant of the Hidden Sword Elder, the foremost figure in the world.
"Brother Jianqing, it's been a long time!" Lin Fei was all smiles and very happy to see Jianqing arrive.
Jian Qing nodded to Lin Fei as a greeting, and then said, "My master knows you have advanced to the Dharma Aspect level, so he sent me over with a gift for you."
The Hidden Sword Elder had told Lin Fei before that if Lin Fei could ascend to the Dharma Aspect stage in one step, the Hidden Sword Elder would give Lin Fei a generous gift.
The gift from the world's number one expert was naturally no ordinary item. Lin Fei couldn't help but feel a little expectant and asked, "I wonder what gift Senior Sword Master has to give this junior?"
"Just one sentence." Jian Qing glanced at everyone in Tongtian Pavilion, then slowly said, "The advisor said that if you have anything to do, just do it. If anyone tries to make things difficult for you, the advisor will naturally step in to deal with it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Fei was overjoyed—although the gift from the Hidden Sword Elder was only a single sentence, it was far more precious to Lin Fei than any treasure in the world.