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Chapter 1,284 The Method of Ascension of Great Will

"But..." Sun Tianci's eyes flickered with a trace of reluctance.

 

"Wouldn't this harm others for my own benefit? I could achieve the same effect by gradually cultivating, right?"

 

Li Fan did not mock Sun Tianci's naivety but slowly explained, "The way of heaven takes from the surplus to supplement the deficient. The cultivation method I taught you harmonizes with the laws of Xuanhuang. Otherwise, how could it be so effective?"

 

"To merge with the soul of heaven and earth to achieve union is indeed to rob from heaven. Is returning treasures to their rightful owner good or evil?"

 

"From the perspective of cultivators, your actions would naturally be unforgivable; but from the perspective of Xuanhuang's heaven and earth, you are undoubtedly meritorious..."

 

He spoke deliberately, as if hinting at some profound principle of heaven and earth.

 

Hearing Li Fan's words, Sun Tianci's hesitation gradually turned into determination.

 

The content Li Fan's avatar showed to Wu Ninglu naturally contained truth and falsehood.

 

Though Sun Tianci was talented, how could he so easily transform the cultivation of other merged cultivators without guidance from a master?

 

"Being born merged already places you above most cultivators in the world, especially with my assistance..."

 

Li Fan watched Sun Tianci, observing the subtle aura gathering around him, and thought, "Soon. Once his strength grows a bit more and his connection with Xuanhuang deepens, he can be sent to the Ruined Immortal Realm."

 

Li Fan's tireless cultivation of Sun Tianci, apart from seeing him as a chess piece to influence the war between the Immortal Alliance and the Holy Dynasty, was to have him inherit the position of the "Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang."

 

When creating the Holy Emperor's avatar, Li Fan severed all memories related to the Ruined Immortal Realm and the trials of the Great Celestial Sovereign.

 

Therefore, the Holy Emperor never planned to visit the Ruined Immortal Realm.

 

He gradually gained recognition from Xuanhuang through beneficial actions for the realm.

 

But the position of the "Great Celestial Sovereign" requires more than just Xuanhuang's approval; it requires undergoing a succession ceremony.

 

This is a control mechanism implicitly inherited from the creation of Xuanhuang, independent of the will of Xuanhuang's heavenly way.

 

Even though the succession has been interrupted for a time, it still lies deep within the Ruined Immortal Realm.

 

Becoming the true Great Celestial Sovereign allows one to call upon Xuanhuang's power to the greatest extent and might inherit the memories and legacy of previous Celestial Sovereigns.

 

The so-called "testing the waters."

 

Li Fan is not interested in becoming the Great Celestial Sovereign but values the secrets of Xuanhuang and the potentially surviving immortal artifacts.

 

His sea of consciousness conjures the final test in the Ruined Immortal Realm.

 

"Detonating nine immortal artifacts to extract the immense power of immortal spirits. The destructive force capable of breaking through the high wall."

 

"Four including the [Great Sun Golden Bell] still exist. These are genuine [Immortal Artifacts] passed down from ancient times."

 

Having glimpsed part of the [Primordial Spirit Great Array] and successfully replicating some of its power, Li Fan knows the immense strength of the true immortal realm. The same applies to immortal artifacts.

 

This could completely turn the tide of battle and even serve as capital for exploring beyond the high wall.

 

"Mr. Bai might have hesitated to use the power of these immortal artifacts against the method due to concerns for Xuanhuang's safety, but I don't care..."

 

"Of course, the prerequisite is, gaining the approval of the immortal artifacts."

 

"The immortal artifacts left by the Great Celestial Sovereign should come with various restrictions."

 

...

 

As Li Fan's thoughts flow, Sun Tianci, now calm from learning about the survival of Wu Chier, starts to gather insights from the battle.

 

This was his first encounter with a peer of similar age and matched combat strength, inevitably exciting him.

 

"I didn't expect the suppressing technique taught by my master to be so powerful."

 

"I've only grasped less than a third of it. If it's fully unleashed..."

 

Sun Tianci's fingers sketch in the void, lost in the profound shapes of the talismans.

 

The suppressing technique, of course, is not a true [Immortal Talisman].

 

It's an incomplete character Li Fan comprehended through the research of Xuanxian Boat.

 

Yet even as an imperfect existence, it remains unimaginably powerful for cultivators.

 

Using the stone of other mountains to polish one's jade, Li Fan taught Sun Tianci the half-comprehended suppressing technique to see what insights the prodigy of Xuanhuang could glean.

 

To use as a reference.

 

...

 

Despite Sun Luoyuan's orders to keep the details of Wu Chier and Sun Tianci's battle confidential, the aftermath of the

 

 battle at the Sun family's dwelling couldn't be hidden from the world.

 

Thus, Sun Tianci's reputation soared even higher.

 

Even many belligerent merged cultivators began to seek him out for spars, which Sun Tianci gladly accepted.

 

Through continuous battles, his combat skills improved rapidly.

 

After accumulating power equivalent to a complete merged cultivator from transforming the soul of heaven and earth in thirty merged cultivators back to Xuanhuang.

 

Quantitative change finally led to qualitative change.

 

One day, Sun Tianci stood still, looking up at the sky, tears streaming down his face.

 

"Xuanhuang..."

 

He muttered softly, overwhelmed with grief.

 

A breeze seemed to swirl around him, carrying a familiar aura to Li Fan, descending silently upon Sun Tianci.

 

"Have the conditions been met?"

 

"With the Holy Emperor as a supporter, Xuanhuang's demands have risen."

 

"In the past, slaughtering a few cultivators of the new method was enough to achieve a similar effect."

 

Li Fan thought to himself as he observed.

 

"But it's not yet time for him to undergo the Great Celestial Sovereign's trial."

 

Li Fan keenly noticed that Sun Tianci's attention from Xuanhuang's heavenly way differed from the Holy Emperor's.

 

Perhaps because of Li Fan's concealment within Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness, Xuanhuang's heavenly way showed both closeness and a hint of wariness and suspicion.

 

This sentiment was subtle, undetected by Sun Tianci himself, who remained immersed in the supreme joy of contacting Xuanhuang's heavenly way.

 

Only Li Fan, who had personally experienced true closeness with the heavenly way as the Holy Emperor, could detect the difference.

 

"More deeds are needed."

 

"Thinking about it, maybe that's the most efficient way."

 

Li Fan wasn't annoyed by Xuanhuang's heavenly way's reaction but began to think of strategies.

 

"To take, one must first give."

 

"Let's sweeten the deal."

 

Li Fan snorted coldly in his heart, waiting for Sun Tianci to awaken from his enlightenment.

 

Eventually, after three days, Sun Tianci came to Li Fan with good news.

 

But Li Fan's words left him somewhat astonished: "Master, aren't we going to spar with merged cultivators anymore?"

 

"I felt it was very effective."

 

"Too slow! Too slow! I might dissipate at any moment; I can't wait that long."

 

Li Fan snorted and directly transferred the plan into Sun Tianci's mind.

 

"This..."

 

Sun Tianci widened his eyes: "Master, this is a serious crime against the Immortal Alliance!"

 

"I might be fine, but if it implicates the family..."

 

After understanding his master's plan, Sun Tianci hesitated.

 

Because his master was asking him to go to the Immortal Alliance's [Eternal Immortal Wall] and release the power belonging to Xuanhuang from the souls of the eternally suppressed cultivators.

 

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Chapter 1,285 The Holy Emperor suddenly realizes himself

"Master, does the Immortal Alliance really have this 'Eternal Immortal Wall'? It seems rather shocking," Sun Tianci asked incredulously after a while.

 

"The Immortal Alliance's brutality goes far beyond just this," Li Fan replied with a cold laugh.

 

Li Fan first learned of the Eternal Immortal Wall during his 114th life, when he encountered the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit and the Xuan Net enveloping Xuanhuang, initially thinking it was a unique phenomenon of that era's Immortal Alliance. However, during his 119th life, while impersonating the Law King Sun Xingwang of the Xuantian Sect, he created numerous thought demons within tens of thousands of cultivators using the Tribulation of Three Disasters and Hundred Calamities Divine Method. The Immortal Alliance's method of dealing with these cultivators was similar to that of the "Eternal Immortal Wall." From information revealed after seizing the body of Mo Rubing, it was learned that the Immortal Alliance indeed secretly imprisoned numerous cultivators to maintain the stability of the Xuanhuang realm, and not just in one location.

 

Transferring a vague image to Sun Tianci, the young scion of the Sun family was instantly shocked by the cruel scene.

 

"What should we do, Master?" he asked decisively after coming out of his shock.

 

"Your current speed of casting the 'Xuanming Decree' is too slow. Even if we successfully infiltrate the Immortal Wall, we won't have much time to act."

 

"First, become faster!"

 

The Xuanming Decree, naturally, is the profound method taught by Li Fan to dissolve cultivators' cultivation and return it to Xuanhuang.

 

Li Fan's avatar flew out of Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness, manifesting a phantom form.

 

Looking up at the sky, he whispered, "Erroneously turn the laws of heaven and earth..."

 

As he chanted softly, Sun Tianci felt a chilling sensation as an invisible vortex suddenly appeared above Li Fan's head.

 

A very familiar aura from the soul of heaven and earth seemed to be brewing within the vortex.

 

Seeing a vague humanoid form gradually extending an arm from the vortex, Sun Tianci became more convinced of his guess.

 

"To summon the soul of heaven and earth with a single word? What exactly is Master's true identity?"

 

While Sun Tianci was somewhat stunned by the scene before him, Li Fan's reprimand rang in his ear: "What are you dawdling for? Do you really want to wait for the soul of heaven and earth to descend?"

 

Sun Tianci immediately snapped out of it and cast a Xuanming Decree towards the forming humanoid figure within the vortex.

 

As if the descent was obstructed, a gust of wind blew, and the soul of heaven and earth summoned by Li Fan was once again dispersed back into heaven and earth.

 

During this process, Sun Tianci didn't feel his connection with Xuanhuang deepen, obviously because the soul of heaven and earth still belonged to Xuanhuang and had not been seized by cultivators.

 

The slight alert from Xuanhuang due to the "erroneous descent of the soul of heaven and earth" being aborted was minimal.

 

Feeling this, Li Fan cast another "Erroneously turn the laws of heaven and earth."

 

This time, Sun Tianci reacted quickly, dispersing the forming humanoid figure once again.

 

After repeating this hundreds of times, almost alerting Xuanhuang, Li Fan finally stopped.

 

Sun Tianci sighed in relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead, evidently strained from continuously casting Xuanming Decree and "dissolving" hundreds of souls of heaven and earth, even if they were only half-formed.

 

"Let's move to another location and continue," Li Fan said coldly.

 

Since defeating Wu Chier and showcasing his true power, Sun Tianci was no longer restricted by the Sun family, even though he was just over five years old.

 

However, Sun Luoyuan constantly reminded him to prioritize safety above all else and bestowed many protective treasures on him.

 

The intensive training took fifteen days, covering every corner of the Immortal Alliance. Aside from traveling, all remaining time was almost entirely spent on dissolving the souls of heaven and earth. Sun Tianci's progress was astonishing.

 

Effortlessly, he could continuously return the errantly descending souls of heaven and earth back to heaven and earth.

 

"Good enough," Li Fan remarked, nodding slightly at Sun Tianci's performance.

 

"What are you thinking about?" Noticing Sun Tianci seemed lost in thought, Li Fan asked again.

 

"Uh, Master, we visited this place ten days ago, didn't we? The concentration of spiritual energy seems lower now than before?" Sun Tianci asked uncertainly.

 

Li Fan smiled, "The flow of spiritual energy in the world is like the tide, rising and falling. How could it remain constant like the spiritual energy in the cave where you grew up?"

 

Sun Tianci

 

 nodded at Li Fan's explanation, but a trace of doubt still flickered in his eyes.

 

"Such keen observation," Li Fan noted, also sensing the anomaly in the world's spiritual energy. He even detected a familiar aura within the pervasive spiritual energy.

 

"The Dao One Worm. It seems to be the work of the Holy Emperor's avatar. The source, likely from the 'Five Elements Great Cave Heaven,' is it to create a suitable combat environment for the soldiers of Daqi or perhaps to launch a fatal strike by transforming spiritual energy into insects..."

 

The arrangements of the Holy Emperor's avatar were almost all based on explorations from Li Fan's past lives. With a bit of thought, he understood the intricacies involved.

 

However, Li Fan didn't reveal this, pretending ignorance.

 

Returning to Sun Tianci's sea of consciousness, they headed towards one of the Immortal Alliance's "Eternal Immortal Walls" in Tongyan State, nestled among surrounding mountains and cliffs, within a cave.

 

"Here..."

 

Sun Tianci looked on, sensing something extraordinary: "If not for your guidance, Master, I might have overlooked this cave entirely before, never thinking to explore it."

 

"Hmph, this is what they call a blessed land inaccessible to those without fate. Xuanhuang's unique creations require no formations for concealment, nearly eliminating most prying eyes. Like this hidden cave, the Immortal Alliance has many, almost all divided among those who pass on the teachings, used as personal dwellings," Li Fan recalled a similar hidden cave from his 119th life when he infiltrated the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

 

Just like this place.

 

"Due to its natural characteristics, the cultivators stationed here are likely not very alert, but we must still proceed with caution..." After setting up a series of formations around Sun Tianci, they flew into the cave together.

 

After a narrow, downward passage, they arrived at a deep hole only wide enough for one person.

 

Pitch black, it seemed bottomless.

 

"Don't use your spiritual sense to probe; it'll trigger an alarm," Li Fan easily identified the trap within the hole.

 

Jumping into the hole, they rapidly descended.

 

It took about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to seem like they had penetrated Xuanhuang and reached the netherworld, where the cramped passageway finally widened.

 

After passing through a horizontal tunnel, a massive underground chamber, shaped like an inverted cone, suddenly appeared before Sun Tianci.

 

The chamber's walls were densely packed with square openings.

 

Upon closer inspection, these openings contained amber-colored crystals.

 

Inside each crystal, a cultivator lay in eternal slumber.

 

Occasionally, Immortal Alliance patrols could be seen in mid-air. Sun Tianci didn't dare to extend his spiritual sense for fear of detection, but he estimated that this underground chamber imprisoned at least over a hundred thousand cultivators.

 

Their complexions were rosy, and some even had smiles on their faces, completely unaware of their eternal slumber.

 

"According to Master, this is just a part of the Immortal Alliance's 'Eternal Immortal Wall'..." A chill ran down Sun Tianci's spine, and he clenched his fists unconsciously.

 

"Go ahead, it's all up to you now," Li Fan said lightly, sensing Sun Tianci's suppressed rage and transmitting the method to break the seals on the cultivators.

 

"Master, what would happen if we woke all these cultivators?" Sun Tianci suddenly asked.

 

"I advise you to abandon that thought. If the Immortal Alliance dares to do this so brazenly, they must have prepared countermeasures. Believe me, the speed at which you awaken them will never match the Immortal Alliance's processing speed. You must know, the Immortal Alliance has the means to extract and preserve a cultivator's Dao foundation..." Li Fan said coldly.

 

Sun Tianci's gaze flickered, but he eventually had to give up.

 

Dodging the patrolling cultivators, he swiftly flew past the slumbering victims, causing a hardly noticeable breeze that dissolved their Dao foundation.

 

"Without their cultivation, they won't last long in their sleep... It's as if I personally killed them..." Sun Tianci's form trembled as he flew.

 

"To kill or to save? Look at their current state; isn't it worse than death? If they could be aware of their surroundings, they would surely beg you to end their suffering," Li Fan consoled.

 

After more persuasion, Sun Tianci's hesitant actions became resolute again.

 

Over more than five years, Li Fan shaped Sun Tianci into his ideal image of the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang: compassionate yet not naive, and decisively resolute once a decision was made.

 

The force from dissolving thousands of cultivators' Dao foundation, gathered by Li Fan, formed a bright pearl of light.

 

When a fifth of the emancipation act was completed, Li Fan said, "That's enough. Continuing would make it hard for

 

 me to conceal this strong energy fluctuation."

 

Sun Tianci looked at the remaining victims with a hint of regret.

 

But he followed his Master's command, quietly heading towards the exit.

 

"Master, is there something wrong?" As they reached the top of the vast underground chamber, Sun Tianci noticed his Master still gazing at a specific area below and asked.

 

"Don't worry, just leave."

 

After a brief silence, Li Fan responded.

 

Sun Tianci didn't ask further and quickly ascended. After leaving the dreadful dungeon, he received the pearl containing the Dao foundations of numerous cultivators and gently crushed it.

 

Countless lights burst forth, and Sun Tianci seemed to witness the marvels of the world, the transformations of Xuanhuang, and the shifts of mountains and rivers.

 

The sky changed, accompanied by the sound of a grinding wheel overhead.

 

And the entire Xuanhuang realm felt a slight tremble, though minor, it was sensed by Sun Tianci.

 

"The Immortal Alliance will likely investigate soon; let's go!" Li Fan said.

 

Without needing to be reminded, Sun Tianci had already fled the scene the moment he crushed the pearl, now focusing on the rapidly growing favor from Xuanhuang.

 

With Li Fan, a wise mentor devising plans, he quickly accumulated Xuanhuang's favor, outpacing even the Holy Emperor's avatar at the time.

 

However, perhaps because there was already a Holy Emperor who could communicate with the heavenly will at any time, despite clearly feeling closer to Xuanhuang, Sun Tianci was still unable to converse directly with the heavenly will.

 

He only felt omnipresent "convenience."

 

When Sun Tianci cast a spell, the support from heaven and earth made it significantly more powerful, but he remained deeply disappointed.

 

"It's enough. You've come far enough," Li Fan's voice resonated in Sun Tianci's ear.

 

To his surprise, his mysterious Master, who had never revealed his true appearance, now showed his true face.

 

Sun Tianci was somewhat stunned, not expecting his Master to be so handsome.

 

In a white robe, he seemed to gather all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, with a face of unparalleled beauty and eyes occasionally flashing with compassion...

 

Sun Tianci was momentarily mesmerized.

 

"Follow me."

 

The Master and disciple went deep underground.

 

After constructing a secret chamber, Li Fan had Sun Tianci bring out four items he had prepared for a long time.

 

A plain hemp garment.

 

A full ear of rice.

 

A small, exquisitely crafted model of a house.

 

A lifelike miniature donkey cart.

 

Li Fan placed the four items in the corners of the chamber and looked at Sun Tianci.

 

"You can begin. Don't forget the stories I've told you since you were born."

 

Sun Tianci seemed to understand and said, "Understood, Master. I won't let you down."

 

Li Fan nodded with satisfaction, returned to his previous vague appearance, and stepped outside the formation.

 

Taking a deep breath, Sun Tianci began his actions.

 

Stepping towards the cart, he softly recited, "Blessings upon the Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang."

 

Turning towards the house, representing the dwelling of the people, he earnestly whispered, "Blessings upon the Heavenly Monarch of Xuanhuang."

 

Facing the full ear of rice, he held his breath and murmured, "Blessings upon the Supreme Deity of Xuanhuang."

 

Finally, looking at the hemp garment, he quietly intoned, "Blessings upon the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang."

 

This was a reverse process of the normal ritual to enter the realm of the fallen celestials, leading into a special illusion for the succession of the Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang!

 

The moment the ritual was completed, a consciousness from the heavens descended instantly, locking onto Sun Tianci.

 

With his eyes slightly closed, Sun Tianci sat amidst the four items, seemingly falling asleep.

 

The objects representing clothing, food, shelter, and transportation flickered with light, as if caught between the cracks of reality and illusion...

 

"True celestial nostalgia, no matter how many times I witness it, remains utterly unfathomable," Li Fan thought to himself.

 

Just moments ago, when he transformed into Mr. Bai to confuse Sun Tianci for a brief time, even under the cover of deep underground formations, he still sensed Xuanhuang's tentative movements.

 

Luckily, he had already changed back before Xuanhuang could find him. Otherwise, they might have faced a scenario of "receiving the real, yet unwilling."

 

"Such a close connection, even this era's Holy Emperor's avatar can't match."

 

"It must be the effect of the 'Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang'..."

 

"Let's see if this young man has the fortune to succeed."

 

Li Fan observed the meditating Sun Tianci, pondering.

 

The trial of the Great Celestial Sovere

 

ign of Xuanhuang's fallen realm progresses almost in real-time with the actual world.

 

Even knowing all the correct answers and achieving the best solutions quickly, he still spent nearly half a year on the trial.

 

And for Sun Tianci, Li Fan didn't directly reveal the correct solutions.

 

To avoid potential "anti-cheating" mechanisms in the trial.

 

Instead, through storytelling since childhood, he implanted the solutions into Sun Tianci's subconscious.

 

Given Sun Tianci's talent, he should be able to successfully decipher the trial's illusions without much difficulty.

 

"It should coincide with the start of the war between the Holy Dynasty and the Immortal Alliance."

 

As for the possibility of Sun Tianci losing control...

 

Li Fan glanced at the core of his avatar, where the remnants of Sun Tianci's mother's soul were wrapped.

 

After some time of conditioning, she appeared completely benevolent, like a loving mother.

 

"Born to merge paths, yet in truth, devouring the mother's life. This is his greatest flaw!"

 

"Soon, let's see the might of the contemporary Great Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang."

 

Under the flickering lights of the ritual, Li Fan's avatar appeared ghostly and elusive...

 

The Holy Dynasty of Daqi.

 

In Lingzhou, Doujiang County, Xixi Village.

 

The oppressive atmosphere of the impending war had already reached this tranquil village.

 

Most of the village's able-bodied men had joined the holy army, ready to depart for battle at any moment.

 

Only the elderly, women, and children remained, maintaining their livelihoods while visiting the "Sacred Heart Temple" daily to pray for their loved ones and the great Holy Emperor.

 

A woman in her forties, just returned from the Sacred Heart Temple, saw a young man standing at her doorstep.

 

Feeling an inexplicable closeness, she was about to speak but then felt a chill and swallowed her words.

 

"Who might you be..." she started.

 

"Young lady, have you seen me before?" the young man asked, oddly.

 

The woman was puzzled but relaxed under his friendly demeanor, gradually opening up.

 

"You're looking for relatives, right?"

 

"You resemble my uncle who suddenly left home years ago and has not been seen since," she said, tears glinting in her eyes.

 

The young man nodded.

 

"Is there anyone else in your family?" he continued to inquire.

 

"My husband died early, and it was just him and me since we were young. He's more like a mother to me," she said somewhat self-mockingly.

 

"But I've come to terms with it over the years. What's that saying? 'Let the past be.' I've since adopted two orphans, a boy and a girl. They're both well-behaved; the Li family has successors."

 

"However, it seems the Holy Dynasty is going to war, and both of them eagerly joined the army. I just hope they can return safely. Why must there be war in a peaceful world?" she rambled worriedly.

 

Realizing her words might be taboo, she quickly fell silent.

 

Noticing no change in the young man's expression, she breathed a sigh of relief.

 

"Don't worry, they'll return home safely," he assured her warmly.

 

The woman smiled and offered, "Have you eaten? Why not join me? Since you haven't been drafted, you're not a cultivator and still need to eat, right?"

 

"Ah, it's all because you reminded me of my uncle..."

 

She explained apologetically.

 

The young man agreed to stay for a meal. Although the woman did not eat, she felt full and energized, noticing her wrinkles had disappeared when she looked in the mirror later.

 

Realizing she had encountered a noble person, she could not fathom his origins.

 

If not for their different appearances, she might have thought her uncle had returned.

 

"My dear Fan, are you really gone?"

 

She mused in her room.

 

After leaving Lingzhou, the young man visited several places in Daqi, including the base of Jielishi Mountain.

 

Finally, he ascended to the summit of Jielishi, sitting down in a straw hut at the peak.

 

This young man was none other than the Holy Emperor of Daqi.

 

Since gaining consciousness and forming a visage after comprehending the starry sea, he had harbored some doubts.

 

But for some reason, he chose not to delve deeper.

 

Only on the eve of the decisive battle did he decide to trace his possible bloodlines based on his appearance, which turned out to be complex and not from a single source.

 

Facing those with true blood relations stirred an innate ripple in the Holy Emperor's heart, confirming his suspicions.

 

Reaching the summit of Jielishi solidified his thoughts, yet the truth seemed shrouded in mist, elusive.

 

"An ancestor or that mysteriously vanished individual?"

 

"The disappearance coincided with the awakening of my consciousness."

 

"Body snatching? Consciousness awakening?"

 

The Holy Emperor's thoughts became unusually tangled until the movement on

 

 his shoulder woke him from his reverie.

 

The sleeping Cat Treasure awoke, affectionately rubbing against the Holy Emperor's cheek.

 

Stepping out of the hut, the Holy Emperor gazed at the distant sea of clouds.

 

The clouds shifted shapes, ephemeral and fleeting.

 

"The Holy Emperor's identity, regardless of its origins, remains unchanged."

 

"An incarnation of the heavenly way, the Holy Emperor of Daqi."

 

"When the false acts as the true..."

 

"The false becomes true."

 

His eyes were calm, his presence merging with the sea of clouds, in harmony with the heavenly way of Daqi.

 

"Meow~"

 

Cat Treasure, satisfied, fell back into a deep sleep.

 

"My mission remains the same, regardless of my identity."

 

His garments transformed from simple white robes to a robe of starlight, his stature expanding to three meters in height.

 

Stepping off the peak of Jielishi, the Holy Emperor vanished, returning to his throne.

 

The momentary confusion passed, and henceforth, he was the unequivocal Holy Emperor of Daqi.

 

His responsibility extended beyond himself, encompassing the lives of countless Daqi soldiers and the future of Xuanhuang.

 

As the Holy Emperor pondered, he felt a sudden stirring in his heart.

 

Xuanhuang's heavenly way conveyed a sense of urgency and confusion.

 

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