As Li Chen embarked on his journey back to the Earth Prison Star Continent, the situation there was anything but calm.
At least for Yue Gouchen, it was not peaceful.
As the Star Lord of the Earth Prison Star Continent, he held great authority, and his cultivation had reached the grade of Kuotian Realm King.
However, compared to other Kings, his status as a Kuotian Realm King was sowhat inflated.
The so-called King should at least be unmatched at the sa level, crushing ordinary Kuotian Realm powerhouses, if not challenging the top-level powerhouses within the sa realm.
But awkwardly, Yue Gouchen did not possess such strength.
Among the ordinary Kuotian Realm powerhouses, his strength was considered the pinnacle because he possessed Late Kuotian Realm cultivation, and due to so special abilities, he was slightly stronger than that, which barely qualified him as a King.
This was solely because of the need to be the Lord of the Star Continent; otherwise, he would likely not qualify as a King.
The reality is, among the 108 Star Continents in the Heaven Realm, balance is not possible, and places like the Earth Prison Star Continent exist as Star Continents but are inferior in grade to advanced Star Domains, indirectly resulting in rare strong individuals from the Earth Prison Star Continent.
In places like Tian Shang Star Continent, Kings numbered in the hundreds to thousands.
And the entire Earth Prison Star Continent combined doesn’t reach triple digits.
Furthermore, Kuotian Realm Kings are nonexistent.
Otherwise, when Grandma Wuhua arrived at the Earth Prison Star Continent, Yue Gouchen wouldn’t have had to swallow his pride.
It was not only because of Grandma Wuhua’s status but also because of her strength that he feared.
Yue Gouchen knew that he actually wasn’t that badly off.
In several Star Continents with even poorer spiritual energy, there might not even be a few Kings, and as for the Lords of such Star Continents, they were rely individuals with higher cultivation ranks, with no real standing.
"Have you found the source of the information?"
At the mont, Yue Gouchen was looking at several people below, expressionless, but unable to contain a hint of excitent within.
"Reporting to the Star Lord: the source has been found. Recently, a group of people has indeed been inquiring about that person. Apparently, the missing person is not nad Lin Chen but Li Chen." Below, a stern-faced Star Palace guard spoke.
"Li Chen? Whatever his na is, the important thing is, I want to know where he is now!" Yue Gouchen said seriously.
"Star Lord, these people inquiring about him are evidently different from before. They seem to have low cultivations, likely ascenders, and they ascended from the sa place as Li Chen. They don’t know Li Chen’s whereabouts; that’s why they’re asking around." The guard said: "But these people are currently near Nanxiang Prefecture, and we have already sent people to pursue them."
"How is the progress?" Yue Gouchen responded with an ’Mm,’ and asked.
"The first batch of people who inquired seed to have gone into hiding, and we haven’t found them yet. But recently, more people have been inquiring, and our n found them. Following the trail, they seem to have escaped into the Remnant Cloud Forest of Nanxiang Prefecture."
"Remnant Cloud Forest?" Yue Gouchen frowned, then nodded: "Continue the investigation, be sure to find these people, rember, when found, capture them alive. I don’t want any accidents!"
"Yes!"
anwhile, as several guards were about to leave, a man wearing a high crown beside Yue Gouchen suddenly transmitted sound to him: "Star Lord, I think we can strategize a bit on this matter."
"How?" Yue Gouchen turned his head to look at the high-crowned man beside him.
"Before anything else, I just want to ask one thing, is the Star Lord determined to get that item?" The man asked in return instead of answering.
"Of course!" Yue Gouchen clenched his fists: "Even if it ans not being the Star Lord, I must obtain that item. In this world, power speaks louder than anything. Do you think those people care about the title of Star Lord?"
"If that’s the case, then I have a strategy." The high-crowned man nodded.
"These people inquiring seem to have ascended from the sa world as this Li Chen person and have quite a good relationship."
"So what?" Yue Gouchen asked in confusion.
"The Star Lord intends to capture them originally to inquire about Li Chen’s whereabouts, right?"
The high-crowned man nodded: "But has the Star Lord ever thought, what if they really don’t know this person’s whereabouts?"
Yue Gouchen’s face darkened.
"If they have a close relationship, why not let Li Chen co to us instead of looking for him?" The high-crowned man suggested.
"You an..."
"We don’t need to keep looking for Li Chen, but rather gather a large number of people and capture these inquirers, then send their information out. If they really have a special relationship with Li Chen, he’ll co to us voluntarily. By then, the item will be within the Star Lord’s grasp, won’t it?"
"As for what happens afterward, the Star Lord doesn’t have to worry. Once the item is in hand, deal with these people casually; the matter will be complete. This way, it’s convenient and fast from any aspect. Just... if discovered accidentally, it might tarnish the Star Lord’s reputation a bit."
Yue Gouchen took a deep breath; what a cunning plan.
But Yue Gouchen had to admit, the plan was spot-on, managing to minimize power consumption while finding this Li Chen person and obtaining his item.
Now, though, it seems the entire Earth Prison Star Continent’s Prefecture Master and larger factions know Yue Gouchen is searching for Li Chen. If he were to capture these people and release the information, there would surely be gossip.
Honestly, if he could obtain that item, Yue Gouchen wouldn’t really care about idle talk.
As he himself said, he could even relinquish the title of Star Lord, so why care about idle talk?
"However, the news must not be released openly; you must use hidden resources, or else people will easily guess what the Star Lord urgently seeks," the high-crowned man reminded again.
"I understand." Yue Gouchen took a deep breath, then nodded forcefully.
Yue Gouchen called out to the guards almost out the door: "Co back!"
"Does the Star Lord have any other orders?" The guard turned his head in confusion and bowed to Yue Gouchen.
"Gather our forces, capture these ascenders inquiring for information in full force," Yue Gouchen ordered.
"Moreover, is there any way to find other information, like which Lower Realm these people ascended from?" Yue Gouchen asked.
"Yes!" The guard spoke: "A World Gate Envoy once applied to Nanxiang Prefecture for an annihilation action against a Lower Realm, but it was rejected due to insufficient reasons. Afterward, the Envoy disappeared for so years, and as these people inquired about Li Chen, the envoy recovered and erged, searching for them."
"Oh? Envoy? What’s his na?"
"Ling Canghai."
"Summon him to the Star Palace."
"Yes!"
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