Chapter 1654: 1654

Chapter 1654: Good-bye, Flame Emperor

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The snarl sounded like a mighty thunderbolt . Those who were thinking about threatening Jiang Chen because they outnumbered him realized that it would be a reckless endeavor and decided against it .

In just a short while, Liu Yuefeng shouted loudly, “Those who want to go with me, follow me to Tianqi City . ”

Those people who chose to follow her flew into the air and took off for Tianqi City .

“You’re going to regret this,” Liu Yuefeng said, as she left with her people .

The formerly crowded celestial palace quieted down immediately .

Most of those who had stayed were early original members of the celestial palace . They were way better people than those who had joined later . Plus, they all seemed to be Jiang Chen’s supporters .

“Can I get some volunteers to go find Grand Elder Tianya, Yunhezi, and Baili Zhan and invite them to come back?” Jiang Chen said to the crowd .

“Me . ” Zhi Ruo was the first to come forward .

“Okay . Please let them know that the first chairs of grand Elders will always belong to them,” said Jiang Chen .

Many people felt thrilled by what he’d said .

All of the disciples of the celestial palace who’d been on the journey since the beginning knew how much these three grand Elders had contributed .

After this bit of work was finished, Jiang Chen found the entrance to Xiao Nuo’s residence palace at the Main Peak . He went into the palace after confirming that Ye Xue had solved all the problems on her end .

Jiang Chen saw Xiao Nuo opposite him as soon as he walked in .

She had an exquisite oval face, and her makeup was different from the common makeup style of this age . She had a red flower in the middle of her forehead . She also had an awe-inspiring attitude . In fact, she was really like a deity .

She was gazing without emotion at Jiang Chen, who had just entered her chambers .

Jiang Chen didn’t say anything . He ran up to her and pulled her into his arms right away .

Xiao Nuo struggled perfunctorily for a little while . Then she couldn’t help but laugh .

“Three years have passed, and you didn’t come to see me once . The minute you arrive, all you want is nasty stuff . Please don’t provoke me . Otherwise if I exert force, you’ll either be injured or dead . Huh!” Xiao Nuo said with a crafty smile .

“Don’t underestimate me . I’ve improved a lot as well during the last three years . ”

“Yes? Let me examine you . If you can take off my coat, I’ll let you do whatever you want tonight,” Xiao Nuo whispered to him, making jokes but still sexy .

Jiang Chen was very surprised . Then he used all his strength and intelligence to try and take off her coat .

Soon the two were grappling with each other, almost as they were really fighting . Next thing you know, they were rolling on the ground .

Seeing that Xiao Nuo wasn’t about to give an inch, Jiang Chen realized that even if he succeeded in the end, she would still give him a hard time .

“You are much stronger than you were . I guess you’ve been practicing secretly during these three years . ” Xiao Nuo got to her feet complacently, arranging her clothes neatly .

Not until then did Jiang Chen remember the real reason he had come . He said, “I was only gone for three years, but the celestial palace has become a mess under your leadership . ”

“What mess are you talking about? The celestial palace has developed a lot during these three years . You don’t like Liu Yuefeng, but she is a useful resource for me . ” Xiao Nuo rolled her eyes at him .

“So why didn’t you go out to try to stop me?” Jiang Chen asked unhappily .

“Well, the celestial palace is all I’ve got . Just do what you want to do with it . I don’t care . ”

Xiao Nuo let out a sigh, as if she was feeling helpless .

“Grand Elder Tianya and the others were driven away by Liu Yuefeng . The celestial palace may look powerful indeed, but so what? If we lose our loyal people, we’ll lose everything,” Jiang Chen said seriously .

“Tianya was driven away?” Xiao Nuo was surprised, blinking .

“Yes, if you are always in here in seclusion, people will take it for granted that their leader is that woman,” Jiang Chen said, kind of annoyed .

“Well, well, well, you think you’re pretty smart, don’t you?”

To his surprise, Xiao Nuo suddenly showed a brilliant smile .

“What does that mean?” Jiang Chen looked over at her, confused .

“You once told me that some emperors would let their successors deal with corrupt officials so that the latter would be able to establish prestige and gain political achievements . Do you remember?”

“You mean you deliberately didn’t do anything?” Jiang Chen was surprised .

Xiao Nuo didn’t give him an affirmative answer . She said, “By the way, why did you get back with that cold belle? You want a threesome or what?”

Jiang Chen felt awkward . Xiao Nuo was the only one who could tease him like this .

“Huh, I suggest that you give up on that idea as soon as possible . ”

“I never even thought about that . ”

“That ‘s for the best . I just wanted to let you know that that would be absolutely impossible . ”

“…not even a slight chance of it?”

Then they turned her residence upside down . The divinity Xiao Nuo had once resembled had now disappeared .

“I have a serious question for you . ”

Xiao Nuo became thoughtful . “Did it feel great telling everyone to get lost?”

Despite his answer, Jiang Chen actually had his own plan .

Having 36 peaks would decentralize the celestial palace too much . It was not a sustainable policy . Nine peaks would be just perfect .

“The Tianqi Plain, which drifted to its current location, was once the Spiritual Land of a kingdom of the Xias . This kingdom submitted to the authority of the celestial palace . Its principal members surely needed a place in the Ling Long Celestial Palace,” Xiao Nuo said .

“And that is why you allocated 27 new peaks to them?”

“For them, joining the Nine Peaks had to be akin to merging with the celestial palace,” said Xiao Nuo .

“Huh, then what we need to do is just to separate the martial power and the imperial power and make the kingdom take orders from the celestial palace . ”

“If it were that easy, that would be perfect,” Xiao Nuo said with a bitter smile . “I compromised because I needed them . Otherwise, I would have done exactly what you just said . ”

“Liu Yuefeng has a daughter who is a Venerable Sovereign, and not an average one . She is a Venerable Sovereign and a reincarnator of a Sovereign Soul . I needed her to participate in the Spiritual Land Battle on behalf of the Ling Long Celestial Palace . ”

No force leaders were allowed to participate in the Spiritual Land Battle .

That meant Xiao Nuo wouldn’t be able to take part in it .

“This rule was directed against you and me, because other force leaders who are Venerable Sovereigns at the same time are all over 35 . ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Nuo became kind of annoyed .

“Besides, Liu Yuefeng’s daughter is also a member of the Sacred Institute and in a very high position . ”

“You’ve shown your prestige . Now you need to solve your problems . ”

“I will . ” Jiang Chen nodded . Then he said, “By the way, where are my things?”

On a long table in the residence palace, Jiang Chen saw a wooden tray where some rings had been placed in an orderly fashion .

One of those rings represented the identity of the Leader the Venerable of the Heavenly Palace .

Another was the Vulcan Ring .

And the other two represented the identities of the lords of Nine Heavens and Milky, but they surely were not useful anymore .

Since wearing rings would make it easy to distinguish practicing bodies from the true body, Jiang Chen scarcely ever put them on .

Jiang Chen picked up the Vulcan Ring and tried to call up the Flame Emperor using the old way .

The Vulcan Ring shone, but the light went out very soon .

And the Flame Emperor did not show up .

“Try it again outside,” Xiao Nuo suddenly said to him .

It turned out that the Flame Emperor didn’t have the nerve to show up because of the presence of the Venerable Sovereign .

Jiang Chen flew out and high into the air .

He called up the Flame Emperor again, and this time he finally got some response .

“D*mn it! You are still alive?”

The flame flashed into the Flame Emperor’s figure very quickly . He was extremely shocked to see Jiang Chen .

“You curse me as soon as you see me! That’s not a pleasant greeting . ”

The Flame Emperor was extremely thrilled, and he acted as if he hadn’t even heard Jiang Chen .

“You survived because you made some changes to the Vulcan Ring . That must be the reason . There is still hope . There is still hope!”