188: The various factions' reactions to the Southern Territory

The imperial city squares of the four territories were broadcasting simultaneously, and the Cultivators who had not come to participate in the Secret Realm were watching with boiling blood, starting to discuss it.

In the Eastern Territory Imperial City square, a Cultivator looked at the projection in mid-air and questioned: "How is this possible? How can a Secret Realm be made like this?"

At this, a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant smiled and said: "Why not possible? I have experienced it personally. Unfortunately, my whole family relies on me, otherwise I would really want to stay in the Southern Territory."

The Cultivator looked the merchant up and down and laughed: "A mere Mortal, daring to brag about having participated in the Secret Realm. You don't even draft a plan before bragging."

The merchant shook his head and said: "Sigh, the Secret Realm does not limit Mortals or Cultivators; it is free for all. Moreover, after entering, your cultivation will be completely gone. Believe it or not!"

Once these words were spoken, many Cultivators who had not been to the Secret Realm laughed. How could they believe that the Secret Realm was not only free but also accessible to both Cultivators and Mortals?

The merchant looked at the many Cultivators mocking him, shook his head, did not explain, and left directly.

However, his words were taken to heart by many interested people who planned to verify it when they had the chance.

No one noticed that a little beggar on the street corner, watching the people fighting with magnificent Moves in mid-air, combined with the merchant's words, had a different light in his eyes than usual.

Such things happened similarly in the imperial city squares of the other territories; whether they were Mortals or Cultivators, they were all astonished.

The only difference was the Northern Territory. As soon as the scene appeared in the imperial city square, amidst the discussions of the many Northern Territory Cultivators, a team of imperial guards came directly to the square and announced: "The new emperor, Xiao Lin, in order to share joys with the people, allows all Cultivators to enter the imperial palace to participate and experience the Secret Realm in the recording, for a fee of only 20 Spirit Stones!"

Now, the Northern Territory Cultivators who originally couldn't help but want to go to the Southern Territory flocked into the imperial palace.

The old man stood with Xiao Lin at the highest point of the imperial city, watching the crowd queuing up to pay to enter the Secret Realm, and could not help but ask: "Your Majesty, why does this Secret Realm charge 20 Spirit Stones? You must know that if one dies inside, it costs 100 Spirit Stones to buy a revival coin."

Xiao Lin looked at the crowd below, his eyes emotionless as he said: "So what? These lowly people want to pollute my imperial palace without spending a single Spirit Stone. Let's just call it a cleaning fee!"

The old man frowned and asked again: "Your Majesty, if the Cultivators from those Sects want to come, should we do the same?"

Xiao Lin laughed, laughing in a way that made people feel afraid.

Xiao Lin said: "When they come, charge each of them 200 Spirit Stones!"

The old man was shocked upon hearing this and immediately wanted to persuade him otherwise.

But he was interrupted by Xiao Lin: "Those Sects do not obey the imperial family's orders and use martial arts to violate the prohibitions. Give me some time. Once my imperial army is trained in the Secret Realm, I will definitely make these arrogant Sects all bow down and submit!"

Listening to Xiao Lin's words and looking at his ambitious eyes, the old man felt a chill run down his spine, suddenly feeling that the new emperor he was following would probably not be satisfied until he stirred up the Northern Territory into chaos.

As the broadcasts in the four territories began, many Cultivators and even Mortals who had not participated in the Secret Realm before started to become curious about the Secret Realm upon hearing the rumors.

The Sect Head of the Myriad Immortals Pavilion in the Central Province looked at the intelligence submitted by the Disciple below, stood on the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and muttered: "Li Genian should have already arrived in the Southern Territory. I wonder if he has made contact with that Lin Chuan."

At this time, in the Western Territory, in a spacious room of the Dark Council, it was still that long table, with Black-Robed Figures sitting around it.

It was just that the 12 Black-Robed Figures in the center were now reduced to 11.

The leading Black-Robed Figure spoke: "Now that Hughes, who went to scout the Southern Territory, is dead, does anyone have anything to say?"

A woman's voice said: "I just want to know, why could Guido come back alive, while Hughes died there? Wasn't it said that Guido and the others were protecting Hughes?"

Many Black-Robed Figures fell silent upon hearing this, except for an old man with a hoarse voice who said: "I gave Hughes a scroll to conceal his Qi. He must have used it. Can you be sure he is dead?"

The leading old man said: "The reason Guido came back is that he had to return to deliver a very important message! As for Hughes, Guido said that he voluntarily cooperated with Guido to perform the Demon Fusion Great Method to help Guido escape and return to deliver the intelligence!"

The leading old man paused for a moment and continued: "Moreover, everyone knows very well what the consequences are once the Demon Fusion Great Method backfires. There is no doubt that Hughes is dead."

The woman's voice came again: "I still don't believe it. Why didn't Hughes come back himself, but instead had Guido come back?"

"Caitlin!" The leading old man suddenly roared, then suppressed his anger and said: "I know you and Hughes had a good personal relationship, but you must remember your identity. You are one of the Twelve Divine Officials, and you owe your allegiance to the Demon Lord!"

Now everyone stopped talking, and the conference room fell silent.

"Alright, I know you are all curious about what news Guido brought back."

"The first piece of news: in the Southern Territory, there was a bald old swordsman who wiped out Hughes's monster army with two sword strikes. His strength is definitely estimated to be above the Body Integration Realm."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present made sounds of horror. They could not have imagined that the Southern Territory alone had such an expert. If they reached the Central Province, would there be even more powerful people? You must know that within their entire Dark Council, apart from the Demon Lord, there were fewer than 5 experts at the Body Integration Realm.

The leading Black-Robed Figure continued after the sounds of horror subsided: "I know some of you are surprised, but I think you will be even more surprised by the second thing."

The old man continued: "Second, Guido said that they saw the legendary sword of the demon god in the Southern Territory!"

"What? The sword of the demon god?" A Black-Robed Figure below shouted in shock.

"That's right, it is the sword of the demon god. Guido looked at it carefully for a long time. The aura of destruction and void on that sword is absolutely correct!" The leading Black-Robed Figure said.

"Now that Hughes is dead, no one knows how to create the monster army. What should we do next?" A Black-Robed Figure with a very pleasant voice asked.

"This time, we can only assemble the elite. Quality over quantity. Quickly enter the Teleportation Array, then seize the sword of the demon god and retreat quickly. Once the Demon Lord wakes up, plus the sword of the demon god, the entire Canglan Continent will belong to us in the future!" The leading old man said excitedly.

"But, what about the candidates?" A Divine Official asked.

At this, the conference room fell into silence again. Everyone stopped talking, including the leading old man. Although he himself was an expert at the Body Integration Realm, who knew if the bald old swordsman Guido spoke of was really at the Body Integration Realm?

At this moment, inside the Secret Realm, with the scenes played by Lin Chuan on the passionate commentary stage, many Cultivators were boiling with excitement again.

A Fighter looked at the scene of the enemy being thrown on his back on the screen and shouted excitedly: "Isn't that me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around him looked at him with envious eyes. This could be considered being famous.