Peerless Taoist

In order to build those formations, the Imperial Court had exhausted their national treasury. This was the first time Great Qin's national treasury was in a tight situation.    

In the past, Great Qin had wiped out countless forces and quickly accumulated a rather abundant national treasury.    

Even so, such a huge national treasury could not withstand the continuous torture. Especially since building these formations required a large amount of resources and money.    

The cost of building each formation was equivalent to a top-grade supreme treasure. Not only that, after these formations were built, they needed to be protected by professionals. This was another huge expense.    

Now, not only did Great Qin have to maintain the huge Great Qin army to annihilate the remaining demons, they also needed to build many constructions in various places to fill up the national fate. It could be said that they had to spend money everywhere, causing the originally abundant national treasury to quickly become empty.    

If they waited for a while, they might not be in such a situation.    

However, what Lu Yu lacked the most was time. He was moving at the speed of light, and he could not afford to delay at all.    

It was also because of this that Lu Yu chose to ask for help from these top sects.    

Great Qin Imperial Palace, Purple Mansion.    

The huge palace stood tall in the Imperial Palace. It was golden and resplendent, and the eaves were flying. There was a vast amount of dragon energy surrounding it, making it look quite luxurious and magnificent.    

In the main hall, there was an independent space that was shaped like a sea of stars. It contained a strong power of the stars, and they intersected with each other, making this place a holy land for cultivation.    

Standing in this space, one would feel that their vision had suddenly become wider. When they raised their heads, they would be able to see the powerful golden dragon of the Great Qin Empire's Fate flying in the sky, circling back and forth, and continuously letting out long cries.    

At this moment, there were more than eight thousand Masters standing in the Purple Mansion.    

Those who could appear here were naturally the leaders of the various sects in the martial world. Not only were they strong, but they also had extremely powerful dignity in their own sects. They were existences that could make the martial world tremble with just a stomp of their feet.    

Many people were talking to each other. Most of them did not see each other in normal days, and only the Great Qin Empire could have such a terrifying rallying power, able to gather all of them together.    

"Is this the Fate of the Great Qin Empire? It's hard to imagine that this was created by a junior!" Someone couldn't help but sigh.    

They were not ordinary people, so they could naturally see how terrifying the golden dragon of Fate in front of them was with just a glance.    

"Junior? I'm afraid you guys don't know, but we just received the news that Yong Tai Tian was taken over by Lu Yu...the Emperor. Even the legend died in his hands!" Someone suddenly said mysteriously.    

The moment he said that, the surroundings immediately burst into an uproar.    

Many of the Master revealed expressions of disbelief as they muttered, "This is not very possible, right? No matter how powerful that Lu Yu is, he is only a character like the Eternity King. How could he possibly kill a legendary character?"    

That person sneered, "Don't believe me. Do you know about the Heavenly Thunder Sect? A large number of Venerables have already left the Heavenly Passion Sect, and they have been arranged by the Emperor to stay in the Supreme Purity Heaven. This is what they personally said."    

"Let's not talk about the Heavenly Passion Sect. Let's talk about the Eternal Night Heaven. Back then, the Dark Emperor Cult of the Eternal Night Heaven was a mysterious existence. It was simply the top existence in the assassination world. I don't know how many people died in their hands. But look at this, didn't they still get suppressed by the Emperor? "    

"From what I see, it is more important to rely on the Emperor now. No matter what you say, our sect's tax this year will definitely be handed over!"    

As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of laughter immediately sounded from the surroundings, which was quite ear-piercing.    

That person frowned and shouted sternly, "Who? If you have the guts, come out. "    

A young man walked out from the Human Sovereign Realm. He was quite handsome and devilish. He was dressed in a green robe and held a folding fan in his hand. He looked quite chic.    

"Floating Island, Xie Jiangliu? What do you mean? Am I wrong? " The Master who had spoken earlier had an extremely ugly expression on his face, but he did not directly make a move.    

Evidently, this expert called Xie Jiangliu had a terrifying background and strength, causing him to be on guard.    

Xie Jiangliu chuckled coldly. He lightly waved the folding fan in his hand and said casually, "I am laughing at you. You are used to being an eagle's dog in the imperial court, yet you still want to bewitch us now. Why don't we keep the taxes we pay in our own hands? Why should we hand them over to the imperial court?"    

He swept his gaze across the crowd and said loudly, "Although the Great Qin Dynasty appears to be powerful, it is actually already facing internal and external problems. Why does Lu Yu want to build a defensive formation? He is merely trying to build a defensive formation to protect himself. Have you all forgotten that he still has the inheritance of the War Ancestor in his hands?"    

Hearing this, everyone's hearts suddenly moved.    

Although Lu Yu had obtained the inheritance of the War Ancestor in the past, because the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerate was still in the human world, not to mention ordinary cultivators, even if it was a legendary existence, it did not try to snatch it away from Lu Yu.    

However, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerates had already fallen.    

From the inside of the Heavenly King Sect, there were also some small rumors that the Primordial Heavenly Venerate was nowhere to be found, and he was no longer in the Clear Sky Heaven.    

Given the current situation, it was enough to prove one thing. The current Clear Sky Heaven did not have any legendary existence.    

"Without the protection of the legendary existence, he will definitely build a large number of formations to protect himself. And what can they use to build the formation? Isn't it the taxes we pay?!"    

Xie Jiangliu's voice was filled with bewitchment, "We are all senior experts who have been in the cultivation world for many years. Even when the Three Great Sacred Sects were around, they did not collect taxes like this. Why should we take money to protect Lu Yu alone?"    

"Everyone, think about it. This time, he, Lu Yu, is probably not going to do anything good to us. I am more inclined to believe that he wants to directly annex us, or even worse, enslave us. You can think about it."    

When he said this, the surrounding people did not refute him.    

The people who had become sect masters were all old and cunning monsters. Naturally, they would not say what they thought directly like Xie Jiangliu. However, many people's eyes were flickering, and their faces were filled with uncertainty, as if they were thinking about something.    

When they said these words, they clearly avoided the Spirit Treasure Sect, Heavenly King Sect, and the Miracle Hand Hall, which were on good terms with Lu Yu.    

Eight thousand people gathered in a large hall. The place was noisy and chaotic, so no one noticed what they were saying.