235 – Blowing up Gu Xuan! The Chaotic Central Immortal Continent!

You did not speak much with Gu Xuan. Instead, you engaged in a world-shaking battle. It must be said that Gu Xuan is indeed very strong, hiding many trump cards. In the outside world, he was defeated by you due to being suppressed by your cultivation, entirely because he didn’t want to expose too much.

But now, Gu Xuan is still not your match. You have already comprehended the dual Dao markings of space and time. Even without using those talents or the Source-Breaking Heavenly Eye, your combat power is not much weaker than Gu Xuan’s. If you use those talents to aid in battle, you can easily suppress Gu Xuan.

Moreover, the current Gu Xuan is different from the previous simulation. At this point in time, there is still a while before the Immortal Palace opens, so he has much less time to grow and is weaker than in the previous simulation.

As you got serious and no longer suppressed the use of talents, Gu Xuan was easily blown apart by you, resulting in his death once.

However, you are aware that Gu Xuan has a method of revival, so you waited quietly. Soon, Gu Xuan revived. You, with murderous intent in your eyes, attacked again without hesitation, intending to blast him to death.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, Gu Xuan laughed loudly, stating that he would indeed die here today, but you wouldn’t have a good ending either and that he would wait for you below.

Listening to Gu Xuan’s words, you felt an ominous feeling in your heart. Many thoughts flashed through your mind as you launched a fierce attack, triggering a multi-attack effect, intending to blast Gu Xuan to death strongly.

At this moment, Gu Xuan brought out an item and activated it. As soon as he activated the item, you directly blew him apart, resulting in his absolute death. However, the activated item turned into anomalous rainbow light, attempting to enter your body.

You felt a chill in your heart, and without hesitation, you used your power to block it while also using Golden Talent: Damage Nullification to defend against it.

With the brief effect of Golden Talent: Damage Nullification, you avoided the curse damage effect of the item, but it marked you, leaving an inextricable red anomalous pattern on the back of your hand.

This made you frown tightly.

“Finally, the truth is out, Gu Xuan has issues. The power behind them is not that strong; this is indeed good news. However, Gu Xuan, what exactly is his deal? Although it’s gratifying to have defeated him this time, his smile and words were truly unnerving…”

Wang Ping narrowed his eyes as he looked at the simulation text.

If Gu Xuan is the mastermind and owner of those figures in the black mist, he didn’t seem to need to enter this secret realm.

After all, this was an action that could expose himself. Any cautious boss would not easily expose themselves and put themselves in danger.

Moreover, that laughter and words made people uneasy; this wasn’t the reaction a boss should have before dying.

Gu Xuan also has black mist. Could it be that he is merely a member of the black mist warriors, just more special and stronger in identity than the other black mist figures, including the Spacetime Dao Body?

“If that’s the case, then this mastermind is too terrifying, being able to use the contemporary heir of the Gu family as a subordinate? Would the Gu family agree to this? This would greatly contradict your previous deduction that the mastermind isn’t that strong.”

Wang Ping’s eyes flickered, and more doubts arose in his heart.

If the other party doesn’t even care about the Eternal Life Gu family and dares to use the young master of the Gu family as a subordinate and pawn, then why would they use this method to kill him? They could simply solve it dominantly, even killing Emperor Tianyu together.

“A few questions have been resolved, but it seems like the puzzles are increasing…”

Wang Ping shook his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

“Speaking of which, among the geniuses who entered the secret realm this time, only I, Huang Yin, and Huang Qing survived. If we go out, will I be considered the murderer?”

Wang Ping thought of this and his face became serious.

  This isn’t an impossible thing; entering the secret realm, everyone else died, and only he and Huang Qing and Huang Yin survived… This alone is enough to shock the entire Upper Realm.

  After all, the imperial and quasi-imperial forces involved were simply too many. With their successors suddenly dying, it’s enough to drive these forces mad.

  As a result, even if he did nothing wrong, he might still get targeted.

  ”Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time… At worst, I’ll die and just simulate again.”

  Wang Ping let out a breath and, after calming down, continued to gaze at the screen.

  【Next, you start calculating the gold coins that Gu Xuan and other prodigies dropped. It must be said, Gu Xuan is truly a member of the Eternal Life Gu family, his good stuff is really abundant, immensely wealthy.】

  【Though other prodigies also have extraordinary backgrounds and the items they dropped are also exciting, Gu Xuan far outshines them. Upper-grade divine sources alone amounted to forty million jin, and there were about a million jin of top-grade divine sources. As for the miscellaneous precious herbs and equipment, no need to mention, they were dazzling.】

  【You must know, the Black Abyss Demon Sovereign once gave you items worth no more than twenty million jin of upper-grade divine sources and five hundred thousand jin of top-grade divine sources. The rest of the good stuff was also minimal.】

  【The Black Abyss Demon Sovereign is a Heavenly Sovereign, one who can contend with the Azure Bamboo Emperor at the Supreme level. Yet his wealth is less than half of Gu Xuan’s, and his treasures are not as many, which is simply absurd.】

  【Although it’s possible that the Black Abyss Demon Sovereign consumed many of his resources, it still amazes Wang Ping. Comparing yourself with Gu Xuan, you feel really poor. Many other prodigies are not as wealthy as you, so they are even worse off.】

  【At this moment, Huang Qing and Huang Yin also stared at these treasures with glowing eyes, almost drooling. Although they have a group of quasi-emperor masters, their masters never gave them so much wealth… Though they have all sorts of life-saving items, they’ve never seen so much ‘money’, making them little misers.】

  【To this, under their gaze, you sorted out the items, categorized them, and placed them into your storage world.】

  【This made Huang Qing and Huang Yin envious and reluctant but they could only swallow their saliva and not think too much… After all, this was your personal victory. They didn’t help but instead got rescued by you… Forget about sharing resources—they should be thinking about how to repay you.】

  【Next, you discussed with Huang Yin and Huang Qing whether to continue scouring various native tribes after robbing them all or leave this secret realm directly.】

  【Secret realms that appear on the Central Immortal Continent generally have rules that people are familiar with. Some will kick you out automatically when time is up; others close after a specific time, and leaving after that requires waiting for the next opening.】

  【However, by then, the trapped cultivators may have already perished. After all, secret realms that open once every hundred thousand years are not uncommon. Such a long time is truly overwhelming.】

  【As this secret realm was previously unknown and set up by Gu Xuan and his party, you are unsure about the situation and think it best not to linger…】

  【After making a decision, you started searching for the entrance through which you entered. Not long after, you found it and left the secret realm.】

  【After you came out, all the present experts were staring at the three of you, their eyes flickering, seemingly contemplating something. The quasi-emperor of Taiyi Emperor Palace then transmitted to you secretly, asking if you had encountered any dangers in the secret realm and what you had gained.】

  【In response, you did not answer directly but said with a serious expression that the secret realm was a conspiracy and you would reveal what happened after returning.】

  【Hearing this, the quasi-emperor from Taiyi Emperor Palace also displayed a serious expression, nodded, and led you away from the scene.】

  【This scene was observed by other experts who frowned slightly but did not think too much. After all, they did not know if you had any substantial gains and had no excuse to intercept you… Pushing for a confrontation would truly offend Taiyi Emperor Palace.】

  【The experts present all had their own motives and were not a united front. They wouldn’t tear their faces with Taiyi Emperor Palace over this incident.】

  【As for Huang Qing and Huang Yin, they also wanted to leave, but these experts were eager to invite them to their forces as guests and inquire about their experiences in the secret realm.】

However, before these old monsters could take action, more than a dozen quasi-emperor auras suddenly descended here, causing many old monsters’ faces to change and quickly withdraw their thoughts. They didn’t expect that Huang Yin and Huang Qing had such close relationships with so many famous and fierce quasi-emperors.

Because of this, Huang Qing and Huang Yin swaggered away.

“Nowadays, it really helps to have someone to rely on… Otherwise, if you encounter such a situation, it’s truly difficult to deal with.”

Wang Ping looked at the content simulated by the words and once again sighed.

Because he was the imperial son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, no one dared to question him.

And Huang Qing and Huang Yin were similarly protected by so many powerful quasi-emperors, so these old monsters did not dare to act recklessly.

Otherwise, the trouble for the two of them would not be small and could even be life-threatening.

After sighing, Wang Ping continued to stare at the screen. The upcoming events were crucial; life or death was particularly foreseeable.

Following your return to the Taiyi Emperor Palace, you recounted the events that transpired in the secret realm. However, due to Emperor Tianyu’s absence, you did not reveal everything to the quasi-emperor of Taiyi Emperor Palace. You mentioned only that you had narrowly escaped thanks to your Spacetime Divine Ability, not that you eliminated all your enemies.

You also indicated that you had no knowledge of the fate of the other prodigies, only mentioning that you saw many prodigies being killed during your escape.

Yet, even so, revealing the most critical part caused the quasi-emperor’s face to change dramatically. After all, the impact of this incident was too significant; if too many other prodigies had died and just a few had survived, the forces of those fallen heirs would undoubtedly be furious. They might target the surviving forces in their search for the culprit.

Even though the Qin family was currently blocking the front, the situation remained highly problematic.

Moreover, the most critical point was that the Taiyi Emperor Palace currently lacked an emperor to hold fort. Emperor Tianyu was away and had not returned.

If Emperor Tianyu were in the Taiyi Emperor Palace, perhaps he could withstand the pressure. After all, you did nothing wrong and barely escaped with your life. If other forces behaved unreasonably, Taiyi Emperor Palace could also challenge them. But all of this relied on having enough strength to back it up.

Looking at the significantly altered expression of the quasi-emperor, you realized that this trouble might be even worse than you imagined, making you somewhat headache. After all, you hadn’t even mentioned the worst-case scenario. Currently, in the secret realm, perhaps only you, Huang Yin, and Huang Qing survived.

In this situation, it would be strange if these forces didn’t jointly trouble Taiyi Emperor Palace. Even if their accusations were baseless, they could question what exactly happened and why only you survived.

Moreover, these forces could send other prodigies inside to investigate. If they discovered that no matter whether it was the indigenous powerhouses or the prodigies, they were all dead, then you really wouldn’t be able to explain yourself.

After all, it would be odd if others didn’t become suspicious, given that only you survived with two pure-blooded phoenixes while everyone else died.

Wang Ping genuinely doubted whether Emperor Tianyu could handle this situation. The involvement of too many forces and powerhouses made things incredibly complex.

Thinking of this, you couldn’t help but ask the quasi-emperor what exactly Emperor Tianyu was doing and why he had not come back. Based on the way Emperor Tianyu behaved in the simulation, Wang Ping previously attributed it to the butterfly effect.

After all, even if he controlled uncertain factors, he couldn’t control everything entirely; there were surely going to be differences. The main plot might stay the same, but minor, inconsequential plots could differ, which was normal.

Hearing your question, the quasi-emperor shook his head, indicating he didn’t know. Emperor Tianyu’s actions were always unpredictable; no one knew what he might be up to. It could be said that all emperors were this way, their actions unfathomable.

This response left you quite disappointed, only able to ask the quasi-emperor if he could contact Emperor Tianyu.

To this, the quasi-emperor hesitated slightly, indicating it was possible, but if Emperor Tianyu were adventuring in some forbidden area or cultivating somewhere, contacting him rashly might not be appropriate and could disturb him.

After a brief pause, the quasi-emperor smiled wryly, admitting that given the current situation, they might have no choice but to contact Emperor Tianyu. Otherwise, they, as quasi-emperors, couldn’t hold up appearances… There was no other way; the trouble this time was indeed too significant.

Regarding the quasi-emperor’s response, you were not surprised. If there were no special ways to contact Emperor Tianyu, that would indeed be peculiar. Your only concern is whether Emperor Tianyu can withstand the pressure this time, otherwise, you fear you might be doomed again…

But the events that followed left you silent. The quasi-emperor of the Taiyi Emperor Palace initiated a meeting and attempted to contact Emperor Tianyu, only to find that Emperor Tianyu had gone missing and could not be reached at all.

This situation is undoubtedly very dire and very anomalous. After all, even in the Ten Forbidden Grounds, it should still be possible to contact the emperor, and the current inability to reach him shouldn’t happen.

This implies that either Emperor Tianyu has fallen, or he is in a situation where he cannot respond. Either scenario is very bad because a situation where even an emperor cannot respond is no better than their fall.

Without Emperor Tianyu holding the fort and considering the immense pressure looming, the atmosphere in Taiyi Emperor Palace turned somewhat heavy. Upon hearing this news, you too fell silent, feeling quite helpless.

At this point, you think your initial guess might be accurate: the ongoing absence of Emperor Tianyu possibly really indicates something happened to him. You’re clueless about what might have caused it. This mystery, you reckon, might not be resolved in this simulation; only in the next simulation, before Emperor Tianyu leaves, you might ask him about his plans.

As for why in one simulation Emperor Tianyu hadn’t left, you think it was probably because you provided the partial maps of the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture and the Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture. He stayed to help you obtain the scriptures for your better growth before attending to his own matters.

This explanation makes ample sense. Because, in subsequent simulations, you had already acquired the Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture and knew the situation regarding the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture, making it unnecessary to show the partial maps, since there was no reason for Emperor Tianyu to assist you in finding them. Later on, Emperor Tianyu even noticed you had already obtained both Emperor’s Scriptures, marveled at your incredible luck, and thus had no need to help you find them.

In other words, when you initially joined the Taiyi Emperor Palace and showcased your talent, you ended up saving Emperor Tianyu once. More accurately, perhaps you delayed the incident that befell him. Maybe, regardless of your presence, Emperor Tianyu would still encounter an incident; it was only a matter of time.

Next, you planned to see how the powerhouses of Taiyi Emperor Palace would arrange things. If they settled on a solution, you might choose to stay. However, if they couldn’t arrange or solve the problem properly, you had a plan already in your heart.

You intended to leave early to avoid bringing trouble to Taiyi Emperor Palace. If the palace suffered because of you, you would feel guilty and develop a heart demon. Although this is just a simulation, you didn’t want to harm a force that showed kindness to you.

Thinking this, you chuckled self-deprecatingly, feeling like a harbinger of misfortune, causing trouble wherever you go. Although you had mocked Ye Chen as a ‘Fated Lone Star’ before, now you felt like you deserved this title more than Ye Chen. Of course, this was just in the simulation; in reality, Wang Ping felt he was pretty normal and did not harm those around him.

Following this, the quasi-emperors of Taiyi Emperor Palace started a heated debate, deliberating responses and arranging contingencies, considering many scenarios. As the first emperor’s son of Taiyi Emperor Palace, you naturally knew the situation wasn’t great.

Because you had little time left; if delayed further, once the others realized no one was coming out of the secret realm, or if the entrance closed, other factions would react.

Sure enough, a month later, some factions faintly perceived something amiss. The secret realm’s entrance hadn’t closed, but no one had emerged. To investigate, they sent in new qualified outstanding talents.

Eventually, the matter was exposed. Numerous old monsters became stern-faced and raged to the extreme. They firstly turned on the Qin family powerhouses, questioning whether the Qin family knew of this situation and intended to pit all the young talents.

In response, the Qin family powerhouses felt aggrieved, stating they genuinely didn’t know. They found the secret realm by chance and, if not for the need to gather the luck of various outstanding talents, they would have monopolized it instead of widely inviting talents and hosting a Tao Enlightenment Tea Party. Moreover, their Qin family’s Qin Yue also perished in the secret realm. How could they possibly commit such a foolish act against their own emperor’s daughter?

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, feeling the Qin family’s argument made sense. However, the powerhouses still snorted coldly, expressing that this matter wasn’t over, and left consecutively. Such a significant matter required them to return and consult individuals with higher status and more power, even potentially bringing out emperors.

After all, in this golden era, the death of their appointed successors severely impacted the struggle for immortal destiny. Though they could cultivate another talent, it would take too long; moreover, talents of that caliber were not easily found, probably only next-tier ones could be cultivated.

Seeing the others leave, the Qin family powerhouses also had solemn and grim expressions, not daring to delay, quickly returning to their family to report the matter.

During this process, all factions remembered your existence and that of Huang Qing and Huang Yin, intending to visit and question. Yet they planned to first denounce the Qin family for an explanation.

In no time, the entire Central Immortal Continent was shaken. Numerous cultivators were shocked to find that within a short time, more than ten imperial auras burst forth! Then the emperors themselves, leading terrifying armies, marched toward the Qin family.

Even some second-to-imperial level forces, no longer fearing the Qin family, had quasi-emperor ancestors leading armies to the Qin family, audaciously hoping to snatch a share.

These scenes left numerous powerhouses puzzled and suspicious, wondering if these forces were joining hands to annihilate the Eternal Life Qin family.

The old monsters of the Taiyi Emperor Palace naturally knew about this matter. Each of their expressions was extremely grave as they watched the situation unfold, having prepared for the worst.

You found Yu Daohong and sighed, saying that the future of the Taiyi Emperor Palace was now in his hands. This made Yu Daohong feel heavy-hearted. He hadn’t gone to the secret realm, but as Emperor Tianyu’s child, he naturally knew the causes and effects.

At this time, he did not doubt that you intended to flee but guessed that you wanted to dissociate from the Taiyi Emperor Palace to prevent it from being implicated. It could be said that by doing so, you were courting death.

After having a drink with Yu Daohong, you instructed him to take care of your disciples and then bid him farewell. You then chose to leave the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

However, before you could leave, you were stopped by a quasi-emperor of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. He solemnly stated that the Taiyi Emperor Palace would not abandon any emperor’s child; they would never do such a disgraceful thing. If they could, they wouldn’t have the cohesion seen today, which led to the birth of five great emperors.

Hearing the quasi-emperor’s words, you felt moved, but still shook your head, deliberately expressing your wish to leave. You did not want to live and die with the Taiyi Emperor Palace. Leaving the Taiyi Emperor Palace might be your only way out. Staying here, everyone would die.

Hearing your words, the quasi-emperor sighed, knowing your mind was made up and unsure whether to tie you up to prevent you from doing something foolish.

Seeing the quasi-emperor’s hesitation, you said your goodbyes and walked away, jolting the quasi-emperor into trying to stop you. However, another quasi-emperor appeared, complicatedly stating that the Taiyi Emperor Palace indeed could not protect you well. Letting you leave might be the best choice. With Emperor Tianyu’s incarnation lingering on you, leaving early might indeed offer a chance at survival.

These words made many quasi-emperors fall silent, clenching their fists for the first time, feeling powerless. In this world, strength is supreme. Even the Taiyi Emperor Palace, which had birthed five great emperors, had its day of decline. No power can remain forever prosperous.

What they had to consider next was coping with all the dire scenarios that might follow Emperor Tianyu’s fall. This was the most dangerous moment. Even without those forces coming to the door, if the fall of Emperor Tianyu were confirmed, terrifying powerhouses would certainly act against the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

After all, the Taiyi Emperor Palace had existed for so many years; it was impossible not to have offended some forces and powerhouses. Nor was it impossible to have wiped out some forces. These forces and powerhouses had refrained from acting due to the constant strength of the Taiyi Emperor Palace and the presence of great emperors. Now that the Taiyi Emperor Palace no longer had a great emperor sitting in the seat, these entities would definitely start to move, attacking like hungry wolves.

Aside from that, the Taiyi Emperor Palace still had to guard against other apparent forces, which might also seize the opportunity to bite.

When you left the Taiyi Emperor Palace, the Qin family was also in turmoil. The Qin family’s disciples were all terrified. The Eternal Life Qin family had few members but was very powerful. Yet, no matter how strong, there were limits. They might be individually stronger than other forces’ experts, but the attackers’ numbers were hundreds or thousands of times theirs; how could they fight?

Facing so many emperors, even the Qin family emperors were extremely grim. At this moment, the dignity of the emperor was secondary. He had to find ways to put aside his dignity and stabilize these strong individuals, or else the Qin family would be destroyed, and he, the great emperor, would also fall here.

Very soon, the negotiations began. The Qin family had no room for haggling. Other forces knew that the Qin family couldn’t be the mastermind behind the conspiracy against many forces’ heirs. The Qin family wouldn’t be so foolish as to use such a low-level tactic and even pit their imperial daughter too.

However, knowing was one thing, and the Way-seeking Tea Assembly was initiated by the Qin family, with the secret realm led by them. The Qin family had to take responsibility and endure the wrath of various forces. Without sufficient benefits, they would indeed destroy the Qin family and divide the spoils.

In such a situation where many forces acted together, each force would pay barely any price to crush the Qin family easily. Who would choose to just watch?

In the end, after the Qin family emperor negotiated with many forces, they paid a terribly high price. Half of the Qin family treasury was emptied, including the excavation of two ancient tea trees, and their industries were gone.

It could be said that after today, the Qin family might not change much in the short term, but over time, they would undoubtedly become the weakest imperial-level force. Without enough high-level resources, it would be ruinous for the Qin family’s operations and future generations. Especially after the fall of the Qin family emperor, if there were no successors, the Qin family would be finished, potentially following the same path as the Dao Palace.

As the Qin family chose to cut losses for survival, the Qin family disciples felt stifled, watching the overwhelming departure of various forces. The Qin family emperor’s face was also dark, eyes filled with killing intent, hating those who had secretly plotted against his family to the extreme, intending to dig them out and obliterate them.

Seeing the Qin family in such misery, many strong observers were silent. In this world, even emperors have moments of being aggrieved, making one feel heavy-hearted. Indeed, to truly transcend the rules, one must become immortal. Only as an immortal can one be invincible in the world, with no one daring to provoke.

Next, some cultivators were surprised to find that after these major forces suppressed the Qin family, forcing them to cut losses for survival, they were now heading towards the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

This surprised many forces, not understanding what had happened during this period, making these major forces so aggressive, first targeting the Qin family and now the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

The experts of the Taiyi Emperor Palace saw the armies of these forces truly coming towards them, their expressions grave. Nevertheless, they had already implemented the legacy seed contingency plan. Even if something happened to the Taiyi Emperor Palace, they wouldn’t need to worry about complete destruction.