Xu Lingjun nodded and said, "Could it be that you have colluded with the mysterious races of the heavens, or simply have already joined them, allowing you the leisure to make a move against the secret realm?"

Uther resolutely replied, "Of course not."

"Then explain why you are willing to risk the mysterious races of the heavens breaking through the Desperate Great Wall to attack the secret realm..."

Uther and Laine exchanged a glance.

They couldn’t help but let out a long sigh. Indeed, none who could make it here were fools; if they weren’t honest, it would be hard to gain their assistance.

Unfortunately, some words can be said, while others definitely cannot be.

Thinking of this, Uther explained, "It’s not that we didn’t want to go it alone; in fact, we had already made a move, but the King of the Secret Realm was truly terrifying. Not afraid to tell you, Lord Caludia of the Baoxue Empire, King of Blades Renault, and Heiyin Envoy Aemon. The four of us tried to capture the King of the Secret Realm together, but in the end, only I managed to escape; the other three were trapped and perished."

"What? That dangerous?!"

Zophie couldn’t help but exclaim.

Though he didn’t know exactly how strong the King of Blades and Heiyin Envoy were, a Creation Realm Grandmaster was a pinnacle figure in human martial Tao... He really couldn’t imagine that even with four of them joining forces, three were lost.

"The King of the Secret Realm just picked us off one by one. We fell into his trap, but in one-on-one combat, his strength indeed surpassed any one of us. Now, the Baoxue Empire has only one Creation Realm Grandmaster, and that’s me."

Uther smiled bitterly, "It’s not that the Baoxue Empire doesn’t want to monopolize it; we simply got choked. If we obtain the cultivation technique, their sacrifices would be worthwhile, but if not, they truly died in vain."

"Why did you make a move against the secret realm then..."

"Because Lord Carlos was captured by them, right after the last three-party talks. It was on that occasion that we witnessed the power of the King of the Secret Realm and realized that such a mystical martial arts technique was hidden inside."

Uther righteously declared, "We don’t know what kind of enmity Lord Carlos has with the inside of the secret realm that would drive them to such madness as to capture him, but the Baoxue Empire has always advocated democracy and freedom, absolutely never abandoning the life of any soldier!"

At this point,

Zophie and Xu Lingjun both sneered contemptuously, not even trying to hide it...

To be so blatantly self-righteous after such selfish intentions, only someone from the Baoxue Empire could manage this feat.

Xu Lingjun asked, "So, the root of the problem lies with Carlos?"

"Exactly, since they captured Lord Carlos alive, we can be sure he’s still alive. Once we rescue him, we can ask what enmity he bears with the secret realm."

Uther’s goal was clear. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The cultivation technique could no longer be monopolized... It must be shared, or abandon the idea altogether.

Since that’s the case, everyone should share it together.

With the same cultivation technique, he was able to lead others in achieving the status of a Creation Grandmaster. Even now, if they jointly obtain the cultivation technique, he has absolute confidence in not being weaker than others.

But as for the secrets inside the secret realm...

He deliberately focused everyone’s attention on the King of the Secret Realm.

Clearly... he still wanted to monopolize the secrets inside the secret realm.

Now that Laine was his puppet emperor, if the Baoxue Empire could leap to become the Master of the Blue Star thanks to those mystical secrets, wouldn’t Uther then be like a supreme emperor?

Although the concept of a supreme emperor didn’t exist in the Baoxue Empire, it didn’t stop him from dreaming it.

Zophie thought for a moment and said, "As I said, I’ll convey your words, but the choice is not ours to make."

Xu Lingjun also nodded in agreement.

Understanding clearly in his heart...

This Uther obviously had already made preparations. Since the four-person alliance failed, he intended to gather more experts.

The foundations of the other two empires were no less than that of the Baoxue Empire, and the number of Creation Realm experts must be considerable.

So he planned to ally with the other two empires. By then, with more Creation Realm experts... perhaps they might even succeed... or maybe not.

Xu Lingjun couldn’t help but sneer again.

And seeing Xu Lingjun’s somewhat dismissive expression, Uther sighed, "It’s a pity that Commander in Chief Xu is not yet at the Creation Realm level, otherwise you could join this expedition. However, if we succeed, Commander in Chief Xu’s future path will be completely smooth."

"Hmm, thanks for the kind words."

Xu Lingjun said, "After I return, I will convey the matter."

"Much appreciated!"

The two didn’t stay long in the Baoxue Empire.

After a banquet.

After resting for a night...

Early the next day, they each took their subordinates back to their respective empires.

Days later.

They returned to the Great Xia Empire’s border.

"You should first return to guard the secret realm. Now that Uther wants to gather all Creation Realm experts to deal with the secret realm, it should be safe until they succeed."