“It's not like my brain just turned stupid today. You still like to bully me anyway,” Mo Yan teased, looking at his beloved with a constant smile on his face.
Li Yarou rolled her eyes at Mo Yan and said, “Look at you getting cocky the moment I tease you.”
“Hehe, my lady is always right.”
Mo Yan chuckled foolishly, looking like a fish that had plunged deep into the abyss of love. If Wang Xuanyi were to see him like this, he would definitely mock the old geezer for the rest of his life.
Suddenly, Mo Yan seemed to remember something. He quickly took out two brocade boxes and said, “Oh, right. These are gifts from Xuanyi and Zhu Huai for their martial mother. I almost forgot about them.”
Li Yarou took the brocade boxes and, sensing the rich spiritual energy inside, opened them. Inside was a simple and elegant bracelet, a pendant, and a jade pendant sent by Zhu Huai.
“Glacial Heavenly Silkworm Jade!”
Not only was Li Yarou stunned, but Mo Yan was also completely dumbfounded.
This was an incredibly rare treasure. Where did that little rascal get it?
“Is this a gift from Xuanyi?” Li Yarou asked.
“Yeah, it's from that smelly brat.”
Bang!
The moment Mo Yan finished speaking, Li Yarou's fist came flying down. With the veins on her forehead bulging, she said, “This old lady heard from Senior Su Qian that aside from stealing and drinking your disciple's wine every day, you also beat Xuanyi from time to time! Thank goodness I'm still alive. Otherwise, a disciple as good as Xuanyi would have been driven away by your anger sooner or later!”
Mo Yan clutched his head in grievance and repented, “I'm sorry, I was wrong! I shouldn't have bullied the young, used my strength to oppress the weak, or abused my authority. Please forgive me!”
The wind of Wang Xuanyi's apologies had finally blown over to Mo Yan, and it was a raging storm at that.
Talk about instant karma.
“Hmph, at least you have some consideration.”
Li Yarou pouted tsundere-style, extending her slender, jade-like hand and peeking at Mo Yan with one open eye. The hint was incredibly obvious.
How could Mo Yan not understand? He quickly put it on his beloved.
While Mo Yan and his beloved were lost in their own world, Su Qian's group of three finally met the person they had been waiting for—the only half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator in the Great Qian Dynasty.
This man had an ordinary appearance and a gentle expression, yet his cultivation was completely unfathomable. Though completely unremarkable at first glance, he exuded a majestic aura that could swallow mountains and rivers—a supreme kingly presence.
As he stepped into the pavilion, his massive aura pressed down like a great mountain, making it hard to resist the urge to worship him.
This was the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, Huangfu Cheng.
He was also the first mortal sovereign to achieve the half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
“Fellow Daoist Su, it has been a long time.”
Huangfu Cheng bowed with cupped hands. His voice was full of vigor, giving off an indescribable sense of security and stability.
“We haven't met in a hundred years, and Fellow Daoist Huangfu's aura has grown even more profound.”
Su Qian returned the gesture. This man was much stronger than when they last met; he was probably on the verge of entering the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, not much different from Xiao Hongye.
“Fellow Daoist Su must be joking. Compared to rising stars like you, this Emperor is far lacking,” Huangfu Cheng said calmly.
“Fellow Daoist Huangfu praises me too highly. Cultivators never determine talent by age. Whether one is a genius or a mediocre talent, only those who survive to grow up can truly be called peerless geniuses,” Su Qian replied with a faint smile.
“Hehe, Fellow Daoist Su speaks the truth. Please, have a seat.”
“Please.”
The two powerhouses concluded their polite pleasantries and mutual flattery, finally getting down to business.
“Fellow Daoist Su, this Emperor will not beat around the bush. The Great Qian Dynasty needs the assistance of the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect,” Huangfu Cheng said, his expression turning somewhat solemn. “The demonic path's infiltration is far too complex. Of our two Dao Integration Realm cultivators, one is gravely injured and on the verge of death, while the other has fallen into the demonic path. The entire Great Qian Dynasty is already at its wit's end.”
“It's that serious?”
Hearing this, Su Qian's group of three could not help but be stunned.
The streets and alleys of the royal capital were teeming with people, singing and dancing, with such a vibrant atmosphere of daily life. It did not look like they were at their wit's end at all.
Yet from his mouth, it sounded as if the end of the world was nigh.
Seeing their doubtful expressions, Huangfu Cheng revealed a piece of shocking news. “The evil cultivators have joined forces with the demon beast race. Two half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm experts have arrived, carrying a Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon.”
“What?!” Su Qian's pupils contracted sharply, and her expression instantly turned grave. Her eyes narrowed as she said, “Fellow Daoist Huangfu, you cannot make such jokes.”
“If not for this, what else could force a half-step Tribulation Transcendence cultivator to personally deal with it? And what else could severely wound a Dao Integration Realm cultivator and cause another to fall into the demonic path?”
“...”
Su Qian fell silent.
Whether it was a half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator or a Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon, either one could be dealt with individually. But when combined, it was pure terror.
Crowned as the strongest magic weapons below Chaos Immortal Artifacts, Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapons sat at the absolute peak of the Dao, comparable to a living Great Ascension Realm cultivator.
Its power could not be described as merely terrifying.
At any moment, it could cause rivers of blood to flow from hundreds of millions of people, shatter all creation, collapse heaven and earth, and destroy an entire province.
“Fellow Daoist, you mean...”
“We wish to borrow the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect's Chaos Immortal Artifact, or a Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon, to counter the demon and evil cultivator races,” Huangfu Cheng said straightforwardly, without beating around the bush.
Without a Great Ascension Realm cultivator stepping forward, no one could stop them.
A Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon could only be countered by another Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon.
“That is impossible. Dongzhou is separated from Yunzhou by two whole domains. If either of those treasures leaves the sect, it will shake the final safeguard of the Heavenly Martial Immortal Sect,” Su Qian immediately refused.
On the Nine Provinces, Chaos Immortal Artifacts rarely appeared, making Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapons a class of their own, as well as the ultimate safeguard for the major immortal sects.
Su Qian could never lend it out, nor could she make such a decision on behalf of the tens of thousands of people in the entire sect.
“Sigh, this Emperor has sought help from multiple factions, but all have politely declined. Must this Emperor truly watch Yunzhou be destroyed?” Huangfu Cheng's aura weakened visibly.
His ancestors had spent thousands of years creating a paradise where cultivators and mortals could coexist in harmony. After dozens of generations of diligent governance, they had finally achieved this prosperity.
Now that it was facing the catastrophe of destruction, how could he, as the Human Emperor, not feel heartbroken?
Alas, such was fate.
Listening to the conversation between the two, Wang Xuanyi finally pieced together the process of Yunzhou's destruction in the original novel, and everything clicked.
So they had used the power of a Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon. No wonder a half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivator and two Dao Integration Realm cultivators couldn't stop the joint offensive of the demons and evil cultivators.
This was no longer just a thorny issue.
It was a desperate struggle for a sliver of hope, knowing full well it was an impossible task.
What a pity.
Huangfu Cheng was very strong, comparable to Xiao Hongye, but in the end, he could only watch helplessly as the Great Qian Dynasty was destroyed and Yunzhou fell, becoming a land overrun by demons and evil cultivators.
He was powerful, yet he could do nothing.
“Fellow Daoist Huangfu, this Seat can join the battle, but I am truly powerless regarding the Sovereign Weapon.”
Su Qian also knew these words were ill-timed, but she still had to say them.
They could still handle two half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators. However, even if she, Xiao Hongye, and the other worked together, they might not be able to defeat the two enemies carrying the Dao-Absolute Sovereign Weapon.
Perhaps Xuanyi's words were right; it would have been better to just snatch the bride and run, saving them from getting tangled up in these troublesome matters.
Huangfu Cheng waved his hand and said, “This Emperor is not ungrateful. For Fellow Daoist Su to even step forward is already the greatest kindness. As for the rest, this Emperor will not ask for more.”
Since things had come to this, Huangfu Cheng had no other choice.
This was the tribulation of the Great Qian Dynasty.
And even more so, the tribulation of Yunzhou.
They could only leave it to fate.
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