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"What does Lord Chen mean by ’leave it to chance’?"

The one asking was the Duke of Wei, but it was also what everyone wanted to know.

Senior Zi Yue’s gaze toward Chen Qing became somewhat peculiar.

Leave it to chance...

"It means to leave it to fate," said Chen Qing without holding back, "The locations of the four great sea eyes revolve around the center of the Myriad Flood Dragons Array. I’ll be at the center with Senior Zi Yue and others. Then we must escape from there within three hours; otherwise, we’ll be eaten by the myriad flood dragons without a trace left behind! "

"Hold on..." The Duke of Wei couldn’t help interjecting, "The central location? Why haven’t you mentioned this before?"

"You didn’t ask..." Chen Qing said innocently.

"You f**king..." The Duke of Wei glared and cursed!

"Can you explain it now?" asked the Princess Royale with a smile.

She was very close to Chen Qing, her vermilion lips nearly touching his ear as she spoke, causing a tingling sensation in Chen Qing...

"Ahem..." Chen Qing coughed lightly, his ears a bit red. He considered Fei Jun a friend and couldn’t entertain strange thoughts...

And this woman seemed to have little sense of propriety...

"Elder sirs, you wouldn’t think that this junior has opened the Dragon Palace without a plan, right?" Chen Qing said with a chuckle, "If I’m giving you four sea eyes, of course, I have to leave something for myself."

"But you’ve never mentioned..." Elder Shen spoke in a mild tone, "We don’t care what you take, but we do care about what you’re hiding. You started off inviting us with a sharing attitude, now you’re keeping some things to ourselves, which is obviously disconcerting, isn’t it?"

"Exactly, the bug’s got a point!" The Duke of Wei spoke bluntly.

Elder Shen, the one referred to as the bug, still maintained a gentle expression, seemingly not minding at all.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing said, "The central location is the passage to the four sea eyes. According to ancient records, it’s the meeting place for the four Dragon Kings of the Dragon Palace and a spot for exchanges among the younger members of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

It holds a great deal of academic heritage, which is what I want the most."

"Academic heritage? Does that include spells?" The one asking was Mr. Chen Baifeng from the Imperial Court.

The other magicians also looked over, clearly concerned. Although every Sorcerer Family most yearned for the Dragon Palace’s Dragon Transformation Art and the legendary Elixir of Immortality, they were also very much in need of the fundamental thing: the inheritance of spells.

After all, it must have something to do with the heritage of secret techniques from the Dragon Palace for Jiangnan to have grown to its current size and produce so many new and interesting items. While the Dragon Palace had not yet opened, Chen Qing had, with some peripheral heritage, managed to establish a position not a whit inferior to the Yin Yang Academy of the Capital City.

If he obtained the internal heritage of the Dragon Palace, what then?

"Yes..." Chen Qing replied straightforwardly without beating around the bush.

"This..." Mr. Guijing spoke directly, "Such a thing, Lord Chen intending to monopolize it... wouldn’t be nice, would it?"

"What do you mean monopolize?" Chen Qing said with a smile, "If I wanted to monopolize, why would I inform you? Besides, those who will go with me include Senior Zi Yue and his group. Surely you don’t think they are on my side, do you?"

"But... spells and heritage..." Chen Baifeng spoke up, "How about we first go with Lord Chen to that so-called core, and then everyone can split up to the four locations? That would be more reasonable, wouldn’t it?"

The others nodded repeatedly, clearly not wanting to miss the core area mentioned by Chen Qing.

"We can’t go together..." Chen Qing refused directly, then proceeded to draw a simple diagram in the air using spiritual power, "The array is circular, with myriad flood dragons revolving around the core, absorbing water vapor to prepare for the Dragon Clan’s revival. During this period, the Dragon Palace will briefly open, and many creatures belonging to the Dragon Palace that have not yet revived will be in a mummified state. This is our window of opportunity to obtain the Dragon Palace’s heritage, but this window won’t last long. "

"The core area will be the first to be hit, and after at most three hours, the flood dragons in the core area will start to receive the Essence of Water stored up by the other dragons, reviving the creatures of the Dragon Palace that are sleeping there first. To buy time, I will destroy the core area within three hours! "

The crowd: "...."

"So it’s going to be troublesome," Chen Qing said, "The more people there are, the more likely it is that something will go wrong when we retreat. Also, when I retreat, the escape routes I leave can only accommodate four people at most!"

"This...."

"You don’t need to worry about the inheritance," Chen Qing explained patiently, "The locations connected by the four fountains lead to the four Dragon Palaces of the Four Seas. Aside from the elixir and the Dragon Transformation Art, there will naturally be spell techniques inherited from the four Dragon Palaces. It’s just not as comprehensive as the ones in the core area, but you’re limited on time anyway.

Getting hold of some heritage and making a full retreat is already the best outcome.

You can’t possibly hope to take it all, can you? "

"Heh heh... we didn’t mean that..." Chen Baifeng laughed, "We just feel that the route you, Lord Chen, have seems to have more opportunities."

"Opportunities can be exchanged," Chen Qing said with a laugh, "The area you elders have chosen is the Eastern Sea. If you think there are more opportunities with me in the core area, you might consider swapping. But please be clear, if you join me, you’ll only have three spots left, and you won’t be able to bring assistants. Furthermore, when we retreat from the core, we’ll be splitting into four directions randomly.

That means your group will be separated immediately, leaving it to chance to reach the fountain locations of the Four Seas! "

Chen Baifeng: "....."

Nobody wanted to speak after that.

Before everyone arrived, they had all paired up with the most suitable partners for themselves.

For example, Chen Baifeng himself had his two deputies, who were the best First Rank Magicians in the family at cooperating with him, and with the protection of the Warrior from the Hong Family, they formed a rather powerful whole. Once separated...

Frankly speaking, a Magician’s ability to fight alone wasn’t really up to scratch when facing sudden situations.

Spreading out their forces would render all the previous arrangements meaningless.

Not just the Imperial Court’s group of Magicians felt this way, but the other powers as well.

Even a Warrior as strong as the Princess Royale had no intention of going solo.

Leaving aside the significant help Shen Elder Five’s space-time Technique offered her, the ten followers she had painstakingly cultivated were also one of her trump cards.

If she had to limit the number of people going to the core, she would have no choice but to give up.

This was also true for Elder Shen; the followers under him had strength not inferior to First Rank, and with their cooperation, he could exhibit extraordinary combat power. Of course, he wouldn’t be willing to limit the number of people.

"Do you mean to say you’ll go alone? Without taking anyone with you?" Chen Baifeng asked reluctantly.

"Without taking anyone..." Chen Qing said indifferently.

"Not even him?" It was Elder Shen who spoke this time, pointing at Ghost Doll next to Chen Qing.

Clearly, he was well aware that this little guy... possessed exceptional energy!

"Not taking anyone!" Chen Qing affirmed again.

"This..." The group suddenly had nothing more to say.

Meanwhile, Senior Zi Yue had some doubts, "Are you saying that we must join you and then, when it’s time to retreat, we can only do so separately?"

"What else?" Chen Qing laughed, "Seniors, you joined the queue later, I hadn’t accounted for you before. If you feel that this treatment is unfair, then I’m afraid there’s nothing I can do."

"Lord Chen sure knows how to speak." Bai Yu said with a laugh, covering her mouth, "I remember I was the first to join forces with you."

"But I never promised Senior Bai Yu that I would share the secrets of the Dragon Palace..."

Bai Yu: "...."

"Fine!" Zi Yue said directly and indifferently, "Let’s do it this way!"

Bai Yu frowned slightly and glanced at Murong Yunji, who was smiling beside her.

In the end, she said nothing. Truth be told, among the people here, the three of them were indeed the most suited to fight alone.

After all... none of them trusted the others, oh.

.. it was actually four people. Too bad.

.. Chen Qing must not be aware of this fourth existence, right?

"My lord..." This time, it was Bai Yu’s follower Weichi Feihong who spoke.

"Don’t worry." Bai Yu looked at Weichi with a smile, "Just wait for me with ease."

A flash of crimson gleamed in Weichi Feihong’s eyes, and he quietly retreated to the back.

Chen Qing then looked deeply at Weichi Feihong before turning to the others, "In that case, everyone should prepare...," he said, looking at the sky, "We have at most half a day before it begins!"

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"Can our lord really manage alone?"

In the outer region of the West Sea, as the surrounding fog grew fainter, Xuu Hu could not help but ask.

This time, he was leading a hundred thousand warriors of the Warrior Army, chosen from the strongest warrior progeny in Jiangnan. Xuu Hu was confident that with these soldiers, he could face any main army in the world, but his lord did not allow them to enter the battlefield!

"Our lord must have his plans," replied Tian Heng, who was standing by.

As the Sea God, he could feel it more distinctly, though not close to the location of the Dragon Palace, he could sense how terrifying those monsters were!

All the creatures in the West Sea were trembling, seeking shelter, but he knew very well that he wouldn’t be able to protect the West Sea from those monsters, not even if there were ten of him!

Moreover, he had a strange feeling that the Dragon Palace’s slumbering entity had a very special connection to himself as the Sea God. Chen Qing’s instructions for him to wait here must involve calculations he was unaware of.

He had a premonition that if he succeeded this time, he would truly become the definitive Sea God. If he failed, the way of the Sea God would vanish from this world forever!!