King Ming Jiang obviously guessed something as well, revealing an incredulous expression as he said, “Could it be that the coffin is your corpse?”
Zhang Ruochen was clearly standing right across from him, and it was naturally a bit strange for him to say such words.
Zhang Ruochen’s five fingers, tightly grasping the lid of the coffin, recalled the scene when Chi Yao killed him back then, and his heart actually ached a little.
“Twelfth Imperial Uncle, after I died back then, where was my corpse buried?”Zhang Ruochen asked.
King Ming Jiang sighed and said, “It’s a shame to say that after you died, the court exploded in an ongoing battle to seize the throne, which could be described as bloody and everyone was in danger. Three days later, when I went to check on your corpse again …… the corpse was already nowhere to be found.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes flinched as he once again stared at the coffin in front of him and gave it a vigorous push, and instantly, the lid of the coffin flew out and fell to the ground with a bang.
Both of them stared towards the coffin at the same time.
Empty.
“How could it be?”
Zhang Ruochen stretched out a hand and probed inside the coffin, no illusions or formations were present, the coffin was indeed empty.
King Ming Jiang also revealed an incomprehensible expression as he said, “A coffin appearing in the Shrine of the Emperors is already quite bizarre. The appearance of the words left by the imperial brother on top of the coffin is also even more bizarre. The coffin is surprisingly empty, and why is that?”
There were too many points of doubt.
Every point was hard to understand.
Firstly, it was impossible for a coffin to appear in the Shrine of the Emperors.
Second, the words written by Emperor Ming could not have appeared on top of the coffin.
Third, if, for example, Emperor Ming had gone to great lengths to put the coffin into the Shrine of the Emperors, it was impossible for the coffin to be empty.
Three things that could not have happened, yet they all happened.
“There are bloodstains.”
Zhang Ruochen spotted a bloodstained spot at the bottom of the coffin, which showed that there must have been a corpse placed in the coffin at one time, only that the corpse had been removed later.
Zhang Ruochen and King Ming Jiang both fell into silence, thinking carefully.
King Ming Jiang said, “What happened back then is really getting more and more confusing, making one completely unable to guess.”
“Forget it, let’s get down to business first!”
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes once, and when he opened them once more, they became incomparably sharp as he said, “We must move the Shrines of the Emperors and the Imperial Tomb Forest together into the Qiankun Realm, and we can no longer keep them in Sacred Brightness City. Twelfth Imperial Uncle, I will leave this matter to you, and I will have the Dragon Protector Pavilion assist you.”
A great migration was unfolding with great intensity, with tens of millions of cultivators coming from all directions of Sacred Brightness City, and a steady stream of them moving into the Qiankun Realm.
What was the most important thing for a world?
Without a doubt, the commoners were the most important.
Whether it was a martial artist, a saint, or a god, none of them were born out of thin air, but rather, they were born out of the hundreds of millions of commoners.
The commoners were the soil, without them, the Qiankun Realm would never be able to become a powerful world, a world that could fight against the Kunlun Realm.
Right now, what Zhang Ruochen lacked the most was people.
When the next morning came, the twelve Buddha beads suspended in the four directions of Saint Ming City disappeared, and at the same time, all of Saint Ming’s old ministries disappeared cleanly, as if the earth had evaporated.
The news that the Ling Xiao Heavenly King’s Mansion had been breached and the Ling Xiao Heavenly King had been subdued and killed, all of a sudden, spread out at the fastest possible degree, and the world was fearful and shocked.
“Fake news right! How could such a thing be possible?”
“The Heavenly King of Ling Xiao was killed? Haha, laugh me to death, who spread the rumour?”
“With the strength of the Ling Xiao Heavenly King’s Mansion, along with the imperial army, it’s enough to sweep across the entire southeastern lands of the Central Region, who can call their bluff?”
In the beginning, no one believed this piece of news at all, but as more and more news came out, and all the details of that amazing battle last night came to light, all the forces all fell into a deathly silence.
They had to acknowledge the fact that just last night, Zhang Ruochen had led the old Sacred Brightness division, capturing Sacred Brightness City and destroying the Lingxiao Heavenly King’s Mansion, so strong that it was a complete mess.
The Devil Cult’s General Altar.
The Saints of the Wood Family, having received the news of the Devil Sect’s rudder in Sacred Brightness City, all turned pale with fear.
The Wood Family’s Saint Lord sucked in a breath of cool air and said, “The Heavenly King of the Ling Xiao and the Green Moon Branding Ancestor have unexpectedly fallen……. Among the old Sacred Brightness division, who was able to kill them?”
“It is said to be the legendary Dragon Protector Pavilion.”
Mu Lingshi’s father, Yun Zheng, his face was a little pale as he said, “Zhang Ruochen does things with complete recklessness and disregard for the consequences, and now that he has grasped such a powerful force, I’m afraid that on the seventh day of the first month of next month, the Peakless Mountain will explode into a vicious battle of life and death.”
“Why should we fear him? If, Zhang Ruochen really dares to come to Peakless Mountain, there’s no need for us to take action at all, the Fire Clan will naturally deal with him. The strength of the Fire Clan may not necessarily be unable to suppress the old Sacred Ming division.”
……
In the Sacred Maiden Palace, Qi Fayu also told Lin Suxian about this piece of news.
Lin Su Xian’s eyes narrowed slightly as she burst out laughing, “Awesome, worthy of being the Sacred Ming Crown Prince, bold and daring enough, haha, in this way, on the seventh day of next month, Shi Qian Jie will definitely have to pay a heavy price. Very good, very good.”
“Zhang Ruochen really dares to come to Peakless Mountain?”Qi Fayu said.
Lin Suxian coldly said, “Zhang Ruochen even dared to destroy the Lingxiao Heavenly King’s Mansion, what else in the world would he not dare to do? With this battle, his position as the Crown Prince of Sacred Brightness is considered secure!”
“Moreover, after establishing his authority in one battle, on the seventh day of the next month, there will definitely be more of the old Sacred Ming troops converging over.”
“I’m curious now, what exactly will Shi Qianjie’s expression be after he learnt the news? Will he regret giving Mu Lingxi to Qiu Yu? Zhang Ruochen isn’t the Luo Xu of that year, who could only kill his way up to the Peakless Mountain alone, doing stupid things that would lead to his own death. Zhang Ruochen is in control of a thousand armies, and when he gives an order, the clouds in all directions move, those people in the sect should be under a lot of pressure right now!”
……
The cultivators of the Central Imperial City were also stunned, and the officials of the six ministries of the imperial court were all surprised.
A prince of the royal family, incomparably angry, said, “What is going on, something so big has happened, why haven’t we received any news at all? Is it possible that someone is secretly helping that Saintly Ming Imperial Prince, suppressing the news and wanting to exterminate our Chi family?”
Someone said in a conspiratorial manner, “Nowadays, the one sitting in the Yuanchu Sacred Temple is the former wife of the Sacred Ming Imperial Crown Prince. Even if he secretly assists the Sacred Brightness Imperial Crown Prince, it’s still quite normal.”
“A mere Saint holds the power of the entire Kunlun Realm… If it wasn’t for the Queen’s oracle asking us to follow orders from her, this Heavenly King would have already cleaved her with a sword.”
……
In the Yuanchu Sacred Temple, Huang Yichen saw the transmission light talisman that the Sacred Book Talented Maiden handed to her, and heard the voices of those Imperial Princes and the Heavenly Kings of the Ministry of Military Affairs outside the temple, she couldn’t help but bite her lips tightly and said, “He …… is he trying to poke the sky? Doesn’t he know that going against the imperial court will only lead to death?”
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden could understand Huang Yichen’s mood at this moment, in fact, she was also shocked when she just learnt of the news.
Destroying the Lingxiao Heavenly King’s Mansion was undoubtedly completely angering the imperial court, and with the strength and heritage that the imperial court had accumulated over the centuries, even if the Sacred Bright’s experts were more numerous, it would still be impossible to stop them.
Besides, having killed so many royal ancestors and princes, after the Empress returned, would she spare him again?
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden said, ”The news I received is that Zhang Ruochen didn’t restore his country in Sacred Brightness City, but instead, he took all of his old troops with him and entered a place called the Qiankun Realm. There are even rumours that the Heaven Receiving Divine Wood is also in the Qiankun Realm. Of course, it’s still impossible to confirm the accuracy of the news.”
Huang Yichen endeavoured to straighten his spine, not being crushed by this piece of news, and solemnly said, “After such a big event, the Heaven and Earth Chess Game didn’t even warn us in advance. If, we were able to show up ahead of time, saying that we wouldn’t necessarily be able to stop him, he wouldn’t have to completely go to the opposite side of us, or even the entire Kunlun Realm.”
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden said, “Someone has used supreme divine abilities to obscure the heavenly chances, thus, the Heaven and Earth Chess Game has not detected anything. This person’s spiritual power is so strong that it even surpasses that Hall Master of the Immortal God’s Hall. Even I cannot guess how the Kunlun Realm could have such a terrifying figure.”
Huang Yichen said, “So what now? Even if Zhang Ruochen is hidden, he will definitely appear again on the seventh day of next month. In the imperial court, those members of the royal family, those Heavenly Kings of the Ministry of War, and those ministers of Confucianism and Taoism, will they not let him go? Do you really want me to lead the imperial army and personally go to exterminate him?”
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden sighed deeply and said, “Before the Empress left, the first oracle she gave was for the entire court to follow your orders. The rest of the oracles are all ranked behind this one oracle. Therefore, the power of choice is in your hands. Perhaps, the Empress has long since seen through something and guessed that there would be such a day, and is deliberately refining your heart.”
The Sacred Book Talented Empress left the Yuanchu Sacred Hall, leaving Huang Yichen alone, sitting in the empty hall.
Walking out of the Zi Wei Palace, the Sacred Book Talented Maiden wore a Confucian robe, as if she were a graceful and handsome scholar, and travelled towards the Green Rainbow Pavilion.
A year ago, the Sacred Book Talented Maiden had made an appointment to meet Zhang Ruochen here.
The environment here was serene, planted with turquoise bamboos, and compared to the hustle and bustle of the outside world, it was like another world.
It was only when she walked all the way to the depths of the Green Rainbow Pavilion and came to the bottom of a peach tree that the Sacred Scripture Talented Maiden came to a slight stop.
“Wow…”
The Sacred Book Talented Lady took another step, and at her toes, a circle of water ripples appeared, and then, the entire person passed through the water ripples, entering a bizarre heaven and earth.
At this moment, in front of her, there was also a peach tree.
However, the peach tree was incomparably huge, the trunk of the tree had a diameter of more than ten miles, growing all the way up into the clouds, it was impossible to know exactly how high it was, and it was impossible to say for sure that it had already grown beyond the Yuwai.
“Grandpa, the sky has turned upside down again outside, the Empress is not here, don’t you go out and take care of it?”The Sacred Book Talented Maiden clasped her hands together and made a deep bow to the peach tree in front of her.
An old voice rang out, spreading across this piece of heaven and earth, saying, “It’s all just a bunch of juniors in a small fight, Grandpa is a man who has lived for thousands of years, wouldn’t it be a source of ridicule to go out and take care of such a small matter? Besides, grandpa’s duty is to guard the new spiritual root of heaven and earth in the Kunlun Realm, the Peach Tree, and let the rest of you deal with it yourselves. Eight hundred years, a whole eight hundred years, amongst you juniors, a few characters should be born, able to hold up a piece of heaven and earth on their own.”
