In the underground secret room with fluorescent lights on, a middle-aged man with a handsome face, casual and elegant wearing cloth clothes was standing with Zhou Fan at the moment, looking at the topographic map of Longxia Kingdom.
Zhou Fan didn't look carefully before, but now he realized that the map looked like a divine bird crouching.
There seems to be strange patterns in the belly of the sacred bird, forming some kind of dragon-like mythical beast.
The geographical maps of mountains and rivers here are all depicted with other textures and threads, allowing people to form some kind of graphics based on their own imagination after just one glance.
And the graphics that form the first image in my mind are more of various ferocious beasts.
"This is an ancient map passed down by our ancestors, recording the geography, mountains and rivers of Longxia Kingdom."
"The original eight ancient tribes all originated from the ancient Longxia Kingdom. Unfortunately, the years have changed and it is difficult for the ancient country to keep them."
In the underground secret room, the gentle and elegant middle-aged man is the current leader of the country, Qin Wushuang.
When Zhou Fan saw him for the first time, he was also amazed by his handsome appearance.
When he learned that he was the current king, Zhou Fan was shocked for a long time. After all, based on his understanding, the previous kings were not in their seventies or eighty, but were at least in their fifties, right?
And the current leader of the country looks like a proper young man in his thirties.
He also seems very easy-going and has no airs, nor does he seem to be aloof, making him very approachable.
"Alliance leader! I wonder if you have summoned me this time to give me some orders?"
Since arriving in the underground secret room, Qin Wushuang has not mentioned any serious matters. After a brief introduction to Zhou Fan, he took him to the corner to look at the geographical map of mountains and rivers.
Zhou Fan was a little unsure of the other party's intentions, but seeing that he was quite easy to talk to, he asked tentatively.
"you know?"
"The former alliance leader Zhanshen left a message before he left. Whoever can escape from the nine coffins in the ancient temple will be the next alliance leader."
Qin Wushuang looked around and his answer shocked Zhou Fan to the spot.
He frowned, not expecting that Qin Wushuang had already learned about his escape from the No. 3 sarcophagus.
As for becoming the leader of the alliance, he still had self-awareness and quickly declined, saying that his cultivation was weak, his talents were limited, and he was not qualified for the job.
Just kidding, the current alliance leader is the person in front of him. If the other party feels that Zhou Fan threatens him, he will probably raise a butcher's knife against him.
Zhou Fan didn't want to get himself into trouble just because of his unwarranted reputation.
"Don't worry! I don't really care about the position of leader, it's just a temporary one. If you like it, you can take this position!"
Qin Wushuang said warmly, as if he wanted to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
But when Zhou Fan heard this, he declined repeatedly. He was already busy enough and didn't want to bear countless heavy responsibilities just because of a name.
"Haha! Don't be too busy refusing!"
"If you want to become the leader of the alliance, you must have the strength to convince others of the heroes of Gaia!"
"Your skull mark corresponds to sarcophagus No. 9. I'm afraid the sarcophagus will eat you before long."
"If you are lucky enough to escape from the sarcophagus again, you will be truly worthy of your honor."
Qin Wushuang laughed and had no intention of handing over the position of alliance leader to Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was not sure whether the other party was testing him, or whether he really planned to give up the position of alliance leader to him.
But since the other party said that he would be worthy of his title when he came out of the No. 9 sarcophagus, it was useless to think about it now.
Just when Zhou Fan was deep in thought, wondering about Qin Wushuang's intentions, he suddenly asked: "Do you know why the Sakura Kingdom invaded our Longxia Kingdom this time?"
A sudden question made Zhou Fan instantly confused as to how to answer.
But after being silent for a while, he finally answered: "It should be for the Holy Grail fragments!"
"Yes! They are indeed here for the Holy Grail fragments!"
"The fragments of the Holy Grail are actually not a secret in our country, Longxia. Basically, the big forces and hidden families know about it. So do you know why they didn't take action earlier and later, and they insist on taking action at this juncture?"
Qin Wushuang confirmed Zhou Fan's answer, but asked Zhou Fan again and made Zhou Fan fall into silence.
"Is it because the leader of the God-Slaying Alliance is not here?"
After a while of silence, Zhou Fan answered the question.
"Yes! No!"
But Qin Wushuang smiled and shook his head, giving Zhou Fan an ambiguous answer.
"Although God-Slayer is a shocking super strong man, our Longxia Kingdom has spent all its resources over the years to cultivate nine spiritual emperor-level worshipers."
"With the Nine Great Enshrinements here, even if everyone from the Sakura Kingdom comes out, they will be nothing more than cannon fodder, and other forces will not dare to easily enter the territory of our Longxia Kingdom."
Qin Wushuang told Zhou Fan again, which completely shocked Zhou Fan.
The Spirit Emperor is the most powerful person in the world. Longxia Kingdom actually has nine powerful Spirit Emperors. This is simply more intimidating than possessing countless nuclear weapons.
The reason why the Spirit Emperor Realm can be called the pinnacle existence is that they all control the realm.
They are invincible within the domain, and even nuclear weapons are like children's play toys in front of them, unable to harm them at all.
It can be said that the number of top countries and forces with powerful people in the Spiritual Emperor Realm means that they control some of the say in the world.
"Nine enshrine them..."
Since the Sakura Kingdom still dares to invade despite the nine worshipers, it means that something may have gone wrong with the nine people.
"They were temporarily trapped, so the Sakura Kingdom dared to attack in a large scale, and the Dark Alliance and the scattered Alliance also secretly plotted against them!"
As soon as Zhou Fan finished his hesitant words, Qin Wushuang's explanation voice sounded.
"I came to you this time to ask you to help me!"
After talking a lot, Qin Wushuang got to the main topic.
"I wonder what the alliance leader has ordered?"
Zhou Fan immediately became vigilant after hearing this, and did not agree rashly or refuse immediately.
"The Holy Grail has been broken for thousands of years, and it's time to recover."
"The catastrophe of the Black Sunflower Moon, which appears once every ten thousand years, will come soon. The Holy Realm may be the only best realm for us to explore and avoid."
"But we can't lose the fragments easily, so I plan to set up a trap to let the invading enemies jump in."
"And you are the key person. After destroying the invaders, you will take away the Holy Grail fragments."
"As long as there are no fragments of the Holy Grail, the crisis facing Longxia Kingdom will no longer exist..."
Qin Wushuang stopped hiding from Zhou Fan and told him completely about the plan he had made.
When Zhou Fan learned that he was about to become cannon fodder, he almost cursed, even though Qin Wushuang promised that the remaining fragments of the Holy Grail would belong to him after the incident was completed.
But this is undoubtedly deflecting the flames of war and bringing all the trouble onto himself.
"Alliance Leader! This task is too important. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it!"
After being silent for a while, Zhou Fan still refused, saying that he did not want to be the focus of all forces, as this would bring him disaster.
"Don't be too busy refusing! Opportunities and crises often coexist!"
"If you can't bear this difficulty, how will you control the entire alliance in the future?"
"And the situation in the future will be even more chaotic. If you want Longxia Kingdom to survive the turmoil, you need to create another strong man like a God-Slaying God to frighten foreign enemies."
Qin Wushuang began to comfort Zhou Fan with earnest words, as if he was very optimistic about you and you must not let me down.
"Don't worry! The entire Longxia Kingdom will support you behind your back!"
"If you are really in danger, you can mobilize the power of the Spiritual Imperial Master Alliance!"
As if afraid that Zhou Fan would refuse, Qin Wushuang took out a token and handed it to Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan couldn't help but change his face slightly after taking the token, because it was actually the alliance leader's order.
"Alliance leader, quickly take back the token, I agree to this matter!"
Although they were discussing, Zhou Fan knew that he, a small person, had no right to bargain.
He didn't dare to accept the token. Even though Qin Wushuang looked harmless, every time the other party's eyes fell on him, he felt like his heart was beating with fear.
This is not a peaceful era. Without strong cultivation, it is difficult to convince the public, let alone become the leader of the country or the leader of the alliance.
"Since you don't need it, I will keep this token for you for the time being!"
"Just come back to me to get the token when you need it someday!"
When Qin Wushuang saw that Zhou Fan was unwilling to accept the token, he did not force it. After putting the token away with a smile, the two discussed some details.
Most of the day passed by in a flash. After Zhou Fan left alone, Qin Wushuang walked to the geographical map of mountains and rivers in the corner and watched it silently.
After an unknown amount of time, a silent black shadow appeared behind Qin Wushuang.
"Leader! Why did you choose him?"
The person who appeared quietly was the ASEAN leader. He asked with confusion on his face, but did not get a direct answer from Qin Wushuang.
"He was not chosen by me, but the successor chosen by God Zhan."
"A little guy who inherits the blood of both the Zhou family and the Ye family is worth looking forward to. He is indeed a bit special, and his personality is to my liking. At least he is not that hypocritical."
After Qin Wushuang's words echoed in the secret room, he disappeared without a trace, leaving only the frowning ASEAN leader.
In fact, in terms of qualifications, he should be the leader of the alliance.
The king wanted to sit on it, but he didn't dare to have any objections.
But the little-known Zhou Fan wanted to sit on this position and ride on top of his head. Even if he didn't agree, I'm afraid the other three branch leaders wouldn't agree either.
Although Zhou Fan had saved his life, the ASEAN leader still would not agree to Zhou Fan becoming the leader.
Since the king let him know the news, it was a warning and a test.
As the head of the four major alliance leaders, the ASEAN Leader can not take action himself but can secretly pass the news to the other three alliance leaders.
The ASEAN leader, who stood in the secret room and pondered for a long time, finally turned around and left. Zhou Fan, who had left the Spiritual Forbidden Master Alliance, immediately left the capital with the two of them after finding Mr. Cai and Feng Weiyang.
There is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in the capital. He has many coveted treasures and secrets, so he doesn't want to stay in the city for a moment.
Fortunately, leaving the city went very smoothly. The patrolling spiritual masters did not stop him from leaving. Instead, they treated him with respect because he was still an elder at the moment.
After leaving the capital, Zhou Fan headed towards Hengshan City as originally planned.