7: Foreign enemies are stirring.

Until now, how could the two of them not see that Gu Jixiao was playing with them?

So they followed Gu Jiju's lead and began to curse loudly, but Gu Jixiao didn't care.

Both were heavily injured by Gu Jiju's self-explosion and had no power to fight back. Imperial guards soon came forward and took them away.

Nearby, Gu Jiyuan was also intimidated by Gu Jixiao's methods, his face full of solemnity.

At this moment, Gu Jixiao remembered Gu Jiyuan was still there and said with a smile.

"So, Imperial Brother, why haven't you left yet?"

"I'm leaving, I'm leaving right now."

Now, Gu Jixiao's smile seemed extremely dangerous to Gu Jiyuan. If he didn't leave, who knows if Gu Jixiao would strike him too.

After Gu Jiyuan left, he planned to handle government affairs.

Although he had become the Emperor of a Xuanhuan world's Imperial Dynasty, he still needed to handle government affairs.

But just then, a figure hurried from outside and stopped in front of Gu Jixiao.

"Your Highness, I was ordered by the late Emperor to come and assist you."

The one who came was indeed Uncle Chen.

Perhaps because it took some time to arrive, Uncle Chen hadn't noticed the previous commotion.

But after speaking, Uncle Chen suddenly reacted and looked at Gu Jixiao in shock.

Only because he felt that powerful Void Refining Peak strength.

Immediately, Uncle Chen's expression turned solemn.

"Your Highness, I have some matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company."

Having said that, he intended to leave immediately, but Gu Jixiao sneered.

"Since you're already here, don't leave."

As the words fell, Uncle Chen felt as if he was locked onto by a great terror. His whole body froze in place, unable to move.

Uncle Chen's heart was in turmoil. Clearly, he hadn't expected Gu Jixiao to hide so deeply, not only having Void Refining Peak strength but also having a Great Saint expert assisting him.

He felt that his master had truly met his match this time.

Faced with the absolute gap in strength, Uncle Chen knelt down without a word.

"Your Majesty, I know nothing."

"Oh? Didn't you just come from the mysterious altar beneath the Imperial Palace?"

Gu Jixiao spoke playfully. Let alone the Imperial Capital, before the terrifying power of a Peak Great Emperor, everything in the entire Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had nowhere to hide.

Hearing this, Uncle Chen's heart skipped a beat, but before he could speak, Gu Jixiao raised his hand.

"Gu Yue, Seal him up."

Uncle Chen was, after all, the late Emperor's servant. If he were to perish suddenly, who knows if he would return early.

Gu Jixiao didn't plan on creating unnecessary trouble.

Before Uncle Chen could react, a surge of mighty power acted upon him, directly sealing him.

When a Peak Great Emperor Seals a Saint, the Saint won't even have a chance to react.

Having done all this, Gu Jixiao showed a hint of playfulness.

He was curious whether the late Emperor, upon coming out of seclusion and seeing the Ancient Heavenly Capital as the most powerful force on the Heavenly Saint Continent, would still think of reclaiming the throne... the Imperial City.

Following Gu Jixiao's decree, the news soon spread across the entire Ancient Heavenly Dynasty like a storm.

The ordinary commoners who hadn't stepped into cultivation knelt and kowtowed toward the Imperial City in gratitude upon hearing the news.

One must know their annual harvest was meager. Previously, they had to give up 25%, but now it was only 5%, which was like a second lease on life for them.

At the same time, Gu Jixiao in the Imperial Palace saw his prestige value skyrocket at a terrifying speed.

In just half an hour, it rose to over seven million, and this was only because some people hadn't received the news yet.

If the measures were implemented throughout the entire Imperial Dynasty, he conservatively estimated that the prestige value could rise above 500 million.

However, he didn't plan to draw as soon as it hit 100 million; he wanted to save up.

The current rewards were enough for him. He wanted to see what kind of good things a one trillion chaos lottery draw could produce.

Thinking of this, Gu Jixiao was full of anticipation.

A Diamond Draw produced a Great Emperor Expert, so a chaos lottery draw should at least yield rewards at the Immortal Realm level.

"What! The Third and Fifth Imperial Brothers were crippled and beheaded in the street by the Sixth Imperial Brother because they killed the Fourth Imperial Brother in the Imperial Hall?"

On the way to Lingnan, Gu Jian's face was full of disbelief.

But he knew in his heart that there must be a hidden story. This explanation was likely put forward by the Sixth Imperial Brother to placate external forces.

However, he felt somewhat lucky. The power among the eight princes was similar. If he had followed them, the news might have been that he was killed by the other three, and then they were beheaded.

"I didn't expect the one who hid the deepest to be Old Sixth."

"No, rather, it's that Imperial Father had foresight. He saw through Old Sixth at a glance. Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it is."

To this, Gu Jian was completely convinced.

Even if he wasn't, he had to be. After all, Gu Jixiao had killed three imperial brothers, which was enough to prove his strength.

Similarly, when the news reached the ears of Gu Jizheng and Gu Jiping, they were all shocked by Old Sixth's hidden depths and were also extremely relieved.

Fortunately, they ran fast; otherwise, they would have met their end in the Imperial Capital.

On the other side.

With the news of Gu Daotian's death spreading, it wasn't just the Dayan Dynasty that coveted the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

The Ancient Heavenly Dynasty's territory was vast, bordering at least nine Fifth-Rank Dynasties.

Among them, besides the Dayan Dynasty, there were three other Imperial Dynasties with Peak Saint experts: the Ten Suns Dynasty, the Zhenbei Dynasty, and the Zhan Shen Dynasty.

Inside the capital of the Ten Suns Dynasty.

"Interesting. That fellow Gu Daotian was killed by a Great Saint Realm Yao Beast in the Sky Demon Mountain Range?"

A white-haired old man sat by the window, looking toward the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

This old man was the Peak Saint Old Ancestor of the Ten Suns Dynasty, Qi Gula.

Standing beside Qi Gula was a dignified middle-aged man, the Emperor of the Ten Suns Dynasty, Qi Fengtian.

"Old Ancestor, the Dayan Dynasty is already showing signs of moving against the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty. In your opinion, should we take a share?"

Qi Fengtian reminded him with a solemn expression.

After all, the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had the largest territory among their ten Fifth-Rank Dynasties.

If they could annex the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty or bite off a piece of it, it would definitely be a good thing for their Ten Suns Dynasty.

But Qi Gula looked at Qi Fengtian with a playful expression.

"In your opinion, do you think a fellow like Gu Daotian would perish so easily?"

Hearing this, Qi Fengtian lowered his head and thought for a moment before shaking his head.

"I know something of Gu Daotian. He acts extremely cautiously; he shouldn't have perished just like that."

"Exactly."

"So, Old Ancestor, you mean Gu Daotian faked his death?"

Thinking of a possibility, Qi Fengtian asked in surprise.

Qi Gula turned back to look toward the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty. "That's not certain, but it's better to be safe than sorry. If Gu Daotian faked his death, we don't know what his purpose is."

"Whether it's to lure us there or to take the opportunity to Breakthrough, we don't know."

"In short, investigate first. If Gu Daotian really has perished, my Ten Suns Dynasty wants one-third of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty!"

As he finished speaking, an unquestionable Aura erupted from Qi Gula.