Chapter 139
Fake Heavenly Tomb
Chapter 140 Fake Heavenly Tomb
"Master, what about the plan?" Lin Zi didn't even ask where the Spirit Emperor had been for the past two or three thousand years.
The first thing she asked the Spirit Emperor was about her plans before she left.
Because Richard was an outsider, she couldn't ask too many questions.
Furthermore, she herself didn't know much, only that her master had a scheme in place. This scheme even involved her, but she was willing to be used by her master, even if it might cost her her life.
"No need, the goal has been achieved, all the plans are no longer needed," said the Spirit Emperor.
"Okay." Lin Zi nodded, then stopped talking and quietly followed behind the Spirit Emperor.
Just like always in the Spirit Emperor Palace, she stood quietly in the corner.
"Alright, let's go. Go inside, or your bedchamber will be torn down by those people inside," Richard said.
He then opened a passage leading directly into the fake tomb.
The Heavenly Bell covering the outside couldn't stop him.
Although this cat bell is considered a pretty good artifact in this world, even the kings of this world can't easily break it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been used by martial artists in the human world as a protective shield for traps, preventing other martial artists from escaping.
"Oh dear, don't break my Sky-Binding Bell!" Cangmao said, distressed by the loss of his bell.
"Don't worry, the outer bell wasn't damaged," Richard said calmly.
After passing through the Sky-Binding Bell, the group headed straight into the depths of the world.
Richard even maliciously concealed their whereabouts completely, just to see what expressions the powerful figures from various factions would have when they saw the Spirit Emperor.
Especially those on the New Martial Humans' side, including Zhang Tao who set up the scheme, were curious to see what kind of expressions they would have.
People don't mind the trouble when they're doing bad things.
So Richard was very enthusiastic about doing this and didn't find it troublesome at all.
The Spirit Emperor noticed his subtle actions.
I feel my image of Richard as a strongman is crumbling. I don't understand why he, who was so serious before, would now be so malicious as to try to scare the weak.
Or is this his true personality?
Are all the strong people in the group like this?
The three people and one cat traversed a large area until they arrived at the Spirit Emperor's Palace before stopping.
They encountered other people along the way, of course, but Richard concealed their movements, preventing them from seeing the others. They were still busy fighting amongst themselves.
Especially for martial artists in the human realm, the mere sight of them would result in them being besieged by various forces. It was tragic, truly tragic.
The most elite group in the Three Realms are now locked in a fierce battle in this small, fake Heavenly Tomb battlefield.
The weakest here would be a supreme patriarch or a true king of a dynasty outside.
Titles such as True God, Saint, and Heavenly King have emerged one after another.
None of these people gave up in their quest for the chance to become emperor.
Of course, those below the Heavenly King level shouldn't even think about it; the opportunity to become an emperor is impossible for them.
Even if it falls into their hands, they won't be able to use it.
Those powerful individuals may not be unaware of these things, but they won't be satisfied until they witness them firsthand.
In order to lure in various forces, Fang Ping, Cang Mao, and Zhang Tao used real bait.
Using the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Seal and fragments of the Origin, they forged a fake Heavenly Tomb that was almost identical to the real one, and spread the message that "the Heavenly Tomb has been opened and contains the inheritance of the Heavenly Court and the opportunity of immortality."
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to fool those old guys who have lived for tens of thousands of years.
The Heavenly Emperor's Seal was kept sealed away in the deepest part of the Spirit Emperor's Palace.
It has to be said, Cangmao is truly a darling of the heavens. His luck is simply unparalleled.
Countless powerful beings perished when the ancient Heavenly Court fell, but this guy not only escaped unscathed, he also casually picked up a whole bunch of divine artifacts. Probably twenty or thirty divine artifacts.
It picked up the Heavenly Emperor's Seal casually at that time.
Upon seeing the Spirit Emperor's Palace, the Azure Cat lifted its leg and walked inside. Its cat bed was still inside, and this time it planned to take its cat bed with it.
This was a nest that the Spirit Emperor specially made for it; it's no less impressive than a divine artifact.
Its later cat bed was nowhere near as good as this one.
Ignoring the guys outside attacking the barrier, the Spirit Emperor casually put away his palace.
At this moment, Richard removed the spiritual energy that was concealed on the bodies of the men.
The movements of the three people and the cat were revealed to this group of powerful individuals.
"Azure Cat".
The first thing they noticed was the big, fat cat, Cangmao.
There's no way around it; it's just too big to be seen sitting here.
"Spirit Emperor————" This time, the veteran actor Zhen Wuwukai Tianwang really couldn't hold back anymore.
This guy usually hides his true strength, and he's evenly matched with everyone. It's evenly matched when fighting a peak-level opponent, an emperor-level opponent, a saint-level opponent, and even a heavenly king-level opponent.
But this guy's true strength is at the peak of the eighth level, only one step away from breaking through to the ninth level.
It even concealed a nascent martial body that had broken through the eighth level.
He is a disciple of Yang Shen, a true veteran.
He turned to look at Zhang Tao, his eyes conveying a clear message: Kid, is this also in your script?
Zhang Tao was helpless. He was only a little over a hundred years old, and compared to the others here, he was still a young man. How could he possibly know the Spirit Emperor?
He could only look at Cangmao, of whom he recognized Cangmao as the only one among the three people and one cat who had suddenly appeared.
At the same time, he cursed Cangmao in his heart, knowing that Cangmao could hear him.
He needs to go to Cangmao's side to find out some information first.
Then he got a good beating from Cangmao in the Origin Path.
This cat's strength is strange. He's almost at the Heavenly King level now. How can this cat beat him?
Zhang Tao looked at Cang Mao with a puzzled expression.
The cat looked on with pride. "What are you looking at? You think I'm the same as before? I'm super strong now."
However, Zhang Tao couldn't care less about the minor issue of Cangmao's unusual strength.
"Azure Cat, tell me quickly what's going on! How did the Spirit Emperor appear? And is the mortal realm alright? Did only the Spirit Emperor appear, or did all the other emperors appear?"
"I don't know. The Spirit Emperor just appeared out of nowhere and came directly to the fraudulent school to find me."
Nothing's happening in the human realm. We just came from there.
Other emperors? I don't know, I haven't seen any other emperors." Cangmao answered his questions one by one.
"What is the purpose of the Spirit Emperor's visit here? And who are those two people next to him?" Zhang Tao then asked.
"Let's take back the Spirit Emperor Palace."
The two over there, one is Lin Zi, the Spirit Emperor's disciple. She's taking care of the cats.
Another one is Richard. The Spirit Emperor says he's her friend. He's very strong, even stronger than the Spirit Emperor. Fake Human Emperor, don't mess with him.
He was a good person; he gave the cat lots of good food.
"That--"
"Ugh, you fake human emperor, you're so annoying. I don't want to answer anymore." Before Zhang Tao could ask any more questions, Cang Mao unilaterally cut off the connection.
In the real world, Zhang Tao covered his head; he had been kicked out by Cang Mao.
He glared fiercely at the blue cat, then cautiously looked at Richard, who appeared to be an ordinary person. He had assumed that the Spirit Emperor was the strongest of the three, but it turned out there was someone even stronger than the Spirit Emperor hidden here.
That wretched cat! It only revealed so little information; there's so much more it wants to know.
He hasn't gotten much useful information yet.
Not only did the Heavenly King recognize the Spirit Emperor, but other high-ranking officials of the ancient Heavenly Court, such as the Heavenly King, the Earthly King, the Xun King, the Sea-Suppressing Envoy, the son of the Western Emperor, and the Moon Spirit, the daughter of the Northern Emperor, also recognized her.
After all, these people held high status in ancient times and could see her frequently.
In an instant, everyone who recognized the Spirit Emperor's identity panicked.
Where is this? The Emperor Ling's bedroom.
What are they doing? Attacking the restrictions on the Emperor's bedchamber.
In ancient times, this would have been a great disrespect to the emperor, and being beaten to death by the emperor would not have been unjust.
At the same time, I couldn't help but think to myself, "If you were here, you should have come out sooner. Why did you have to wait until we were almost breaking the barrier before you came out? You think the evidence is conclusive?"
Look at the mess this has made.
"Your Majesty, has my father returned as well?" Tianji, no longer bothering to feign madness, hurriedly asked.
Yue Ling glanced at him. "Weren't you quite the actor? Keep pretending."
"And my father, the Emperor," she asked as well.
"Has my father returned as well?" the Prince Kun asked in return. Who doesn't have an emperor as a father?
"The Western Emperor and the Northern Emperor haven't come out yet. As for the Earth Emperor? Hasn't he always been here?" The Spirit Emperor didn't answer. Given her personality, she would never have the patience to explain to these people. However, Richard kindly answered from the side.
While speaking, he kept glancing at Hongkun, the son of the Earthly Emperor.
Speaking of which, the Earth Emperor was quite a character. He was the only one among the emperors who escaped the source land ahead of time, and he even schemed to send all three of his sons to the emperor level.
Unfortunately, they ultimately failed to defeat the Heavenly Emperor.
They had no choice but to sacrifice their entire family's path and place their hopes on Fang Ping.
This is a truly ruthless character. Before Zhan Tiandi was besieged and killed, he advised Zhan Tiandi not to hold back and even wanted to fight against Tiandi together with Zhan Tiandi.
Unfortunately, the War Emperor showed mercy to the other emperors who had been kind to him in his path to enlightenment. In the end, he was surrounded and killed on the spot by these emperors.
Left with no other choice, the Earth Emperor could only continue to endure and secretly plot.
He had actually been paying attention to Fang Ping all along, and he knew that Fang Ping was the backup plan of the War Emperor.
Richard casually dropped a bombshell that shocked everyone present.
What does that mean? The Earthly Sovereign has always been in the Three Realms?
For a moment, many powerful figures couldn't help but think of the Demon Emperor Dynasty thousands of years ago. At that time, they did indeed sense the aura of an emperor, so that was the Earth Emperor.
Tianji and Yueling were too preoccupied to ask about their father's condition.
If the Earthly Emperor is always in the Three Realms, wouldn't that mean that their actions are always exposed to the Earthly Emperor's watchful eye?
The thought alone sent chills down the spines of the powerful figures present.
Why doesn't the Earthly Emperor ever show himself?
As for Zhang Tao, he focused all his attention on Zhen Tianwang, completely unaware of these ancient and prehistoric events.
They were completely unfamiliar with these emperors.
Only Old Ghost Zhen is good at hiding things and might know about these things.
Others, even the other top experts in Zhenxing City, were actually just figures from the sect era more than a thousand years ago.
As for people like Zhang Tao, Li Zhen, and Nan Yunyue, they are newcomers who have only reached the pinnacle of their cultivation in recent decades.
"Why are you looking at me? If I knew, why would I still be guarding the human realm? I would have run away long ago," the Heavenly King said irritably.
"Senior is joking. If my father were still alive, would I need to hide like this?" Prince Kun vehemently denied.
Wasn't this just asking for trouble? If it weren't for the fact that the Emperor was there, he might have actually taught Richard a lesson about not being able to say things he shouldn't.
"Maybe." Richard didn't care whether he admitted it or not.
He only cares about revealing information; whether these people believe it or not is none of his business.
"Who knows what your family is thinking?" Zhang Tao retorted from the side. He wished he could tell the whole world that the Earthly Emperor's family had grand ambitions, and that they should stop focusing on the mortal realm and start focusing on the Earthly Emperor's family instead.
The Heavenly King wished he could gag him with a cloth. Didn't you hear? The Earthly Emperor has been here all along. Shouldn't you be a little more polite?
Zhang Tao didn't care at all. They were already enemies, so being polite would make the Earth Emperor spare them.
Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well end it quickly.
Indeed, Zhang Tao was somewhat desperate at this moment. Now that the Emperor had appeared, the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the human realm.
It seems that even the old ghost in the town can't hold on any longer.
Fang Ping had not yet grown up, and the mortal realm was powerless against these emperors.
"Did Hongyu really die back then?" someone suddenly asked.
Yue Ling looked at this person.
Hongyu is the second son of the Earthly Emperor and Hongkun's younger brother. He is also Yueling's fiancé.
The brothers Hongyu and Hongkun were at odds, and Yueling always suspected that his death was related to Hongkun.
"Who knows? Why don't we hear what King Kun has to say?" King Zhentian urged.
The others knew, of course, that this guy had ulterior motives, but they were genuinely curious about the circumstances of Hongyu's death back then.
"When the Demon Emperor's Divine Court was established, that imperial aura was undeniable. Kun King, won't you explain how that imperial aura came about?" Qian King asked.
He is a true veteran powerhouse, the head of the eight ancient kings, and he rose to power through his own strength, unlike Kun Wang who relied on his father to gain power.
"How would I know? If I had known, wouldn't I have gotten my hands on that thing long ago? Why would I have needed to snatch the Heavenly Emperor's Seal?" Kun Wang was too lazy to explain.
He only knew that Old Deng had a plan, but he didn't know the details of Old Deng's plan at all, so what could he say?
Most importantly, you've probably forgotten that our lives are still in the hands of the Spirit Emperor.
"Your Majesty, it is our fault for recklessly spying on the Imperial Palace. We beg Your Majesty to forgive us for the sake of my father."
He completely ignored these people and turned to the Spirit Emperor.
I got nothing this time, a wasted trip.
Now I only wish to leave safely. What Heavenly Emperor's Seal? I don't want to think about it anymore.
The others weren't surprised, but they knew the Spirit Emperor had a bad temper, so they didn't even dare to beg for mercy and just waited for the Spirit Emperor's final judgment.
Only a few descendants of emperors and those who have broken through the eighth level dared to ask a few questions.
Of course, if the Spirit Emperor wanted them dead, they would fight to the death.
Even if she dies, I'll try to break two of her teeth.
Other forms of atonement are acceptable, but paying with one's life is not.
Once someone takes the lead, others follow suit.
Yeah, why worry about all that? Let's just focus on saving our lives first.
As for the Heavenly Emperor's Seal and other good things, don't even think about it.
In the end, the Spirit Emperor did nothing to these powerful figures, and didn't even take the Heavenly Emperor Seal; he only took his own palace.
The materials used for the Heavenly Emperor's Seal and the seals of the emperors were indeed very precious, but they were only of some use to the Heavenly Kings. For the emperors, they were of little use except as symbols of status.
The group of powerful figures, who had been on tenterhooks, breathed a sigh of relief.
As the Spirit Emperor and his companions, along with the cat, departed, the powerful figures present exchanged glances, and one of them immediately lunged for the Heavenly Emperor Seal.
The Emperor might not be interested, but he is.
How could the others stand by and watch the Heavenly Emperor's Seal be taken away? They all tried to stop it, and soon another chaotic battle broke out.
No matter what, let's get our hands on the Heavenly Emperor's Seal first.
Emperors are beginning to emerge; they must work even harder to improve their strength. Otherwise, their future will be uncertain.