Chapter 2170

"Even a tiny mud pellet has its destined end. It's just that this divine spark accelerated the process, letting you directly see the mud pellet's fate five hundred years later." The Mud Child pointed at the suspended golden snake, "This isn't a snake, but one of the Demon Realm's most ancient divine talismans, unique and singular, called Mieduyin, representing the cycle from life to death, repeating endlessly."

Wang Xingyi appeared thoughtful: "Fate?"

This Venerable Kungen was a famous living encyclopedia on Lingshan, profoundly learned; whenever the great powers encountered difficult problems and sought answers everywhere to no avail, they would ultimately go to him.

"Correct, the endless cycle of all living beings from life to death is fate!" Venerable Kungen looked at He Lingchuan, "This is indeed the divine spark of the 'God of Fate,' revered by the Heavenly Demons as one of the Ancient Three Sage Gods; even High Immortals cannot touch it lightly. In the ancient war three thousand years ago, the bearers of the Life and Death divine sparks both displayed boundless might; only this Fate divine spark's whereabouts were unknown, otherwise that battle would have been even harder to fight. We were quite worried at the time and even conducted research. Hmph, how could you, a human, have gotten hold of it?"

Its tone was full of curiosity.

But it immediately followed with: "Wait, wait, you still can't control it! Hm, that's right then."

With its discernment, it could see the Fate divine spark neither rejected nor harmed He Lingchuan, but that was merely the extent of it.

To truly wield this divine spark like the genuine God of Fate, He Lingchuan still couldn't manage it.

The disparity in power was too vast.

He Lingchuan tapped his fingertips on the table: "This is the Fate divine spark, correct? National Preceptor Wang."

Wang Xingyi first addressed Venerable Kungen respectfully: "Many thanks, Venerable."

Venerable Kungen hummed in acknowledgment; the light in the Mud Child's eyes suddenly vanished, its head drooped down, and it turned back into a clay sculpture.

He Lingchuan raised his cup and drank a mouthful of tea, not rushing to speak.

Just now Wang Xingyi had already promised that as long as this divine spark was authenticated as genuine, the Mou Kingdom would recognize He Lingchuan's personal right to assume the position of Bailie clan head.

But to speak frankly, before Wang Xingyi set out on his mission, how great did the Mou Kingdom think the possibility was that He Lingchuan was using a fake treasure to impersonate the Lu clan heir?

What status is the Nine Nether Great Emperor now? He wouldn't stoop to doing something that damages his reputation.

Besides, is there any face in impersonating someone else's descendant?

So, before Wang Xingyi departed, he already understood that this identity of his was ninety percent genuine.

But the authentication process still had to be gone through, and still required a Lingshan High Immortal's corroborating testimony. Otherwise, if the Nine Nether Great Emperor simply claimed to be the Bailie clan head and the Mou Kingdom accepted it by default, how could that demonstrate the Mou Kingdom's control over and concern for its vassal territories?

Now He Lingchuan's status as Lu clan head was already legitimate, procedurally it had already passed muster, and both sides next had to discuss more important issues.

Bailie is free territory; theoretically speaking, the Lu clan head has the right to decide its disposition and allegiance.

He Lingchuan is the Lord of Cangyan; Bailie would naturally be merged into Cangyan, and no longer be a vassal of the Mou Kingdom.

But why did Wang Xingyi only say the Mou Kingdom recognizes He Lingchuan as the Lu clan head, rather than that Bailie belongs to Cangyan?

This is the fundamental reason for Wang Xingyi's mission this time.

What follows is the main topic; his expression turned solemn, no longer gentle as before.

"When the Great Emperor was still the Lord of Yangshan Island, he once told me that the reason he struck at the Heavenly Palace was because of a 'minor misunderstanding.'" Wang Xingyi turned his head to look at He Lingchuan, "Our Great Mou Emperor wants to know: now, does this misunderstanding still exist?"

"It exists at every moment." He Lingchuan said solemnly, "Taking Shanjin alone as an example, one knows that the world's suffering mostly originates from Heavenly Demons. Expel the Heavenly Demons, and hundreds of millions of living beings will have a day to rise. My heart is clear; I am willing to plan a sliver of future for the common people!"

These few sentences had been hidden in his heart for a long time; spoken before founding the nation, they would be mere empty words;

But spoken from the mouth of the Lord of Cangyan, whose territory is unprecedentedly vast, they are a grand vow!

Every word weighed heavier than a thousand jun, causing Wang Xingyi to be slightly moved.

The signal the Nine Nether Great Emperor wanted to convey to the Mou Kingdom was that he and the Mou Kingdom, and Lingshan, are still fellow travelers in the general direction, still have a common enemy, still have a basis for cooperation.

This is also the fundamental premise for how the Mou Kingdom and Cangyan will interact in the future.

Of course, these few sentences of He Lingchuan's weren't directed at National Preceptor Wang. He knew very well that the Mou Emperor's opposition to Heavenly Demons is equally resolute.

"Since you arrived at the Yangshan Archipelago you have concealed your brilliance and nurtured your strength, advancing step by step; every earth-shaking move, Great Mou has eagerly anticipated. But once you founded a nation, you stepped from behind the scenes to center stage; from now on you must face the Heavenly Demons directly, with no retreat, and can no longer be like before — enemy in the open, me in the dark — leveraging momentum and avoiding difficulty." Wang Xingyi said slowly, "The Great Emperor's grand vow, I deeply admire. But does the Great Emperor know why the world's human nations fear and revere Between Between Between Beijia, with many submitting?"

He Lingchuan also knew the main event had arrived: "I wish to hear the details."

"Not only is Between Between Between Beijia's national power formidable." Wang Xingyi shook his head, "Over the past six hundred years some forces have also appeared, military strength not inferior to Between Between Between Beijia, leaders wise and capable, but their ultimate ends were all bitter defeat and annihilation. This is because, behind Between Between Between Beijia still stand the Multitude of Demons of Lingxu!"

He Lingchuan immediately thought of the Yuan Kingdom, thought of Panlongcheng.

Especially Panlongcheng's final destruction, indeed involved a Great Demon of the Lingxu Multitude taking action.

"The mortal world has not experienced the terror of a Great Demon for a very long time, not knowing what heaven-destroying, earth-annihilating, mountain-moving, sea-filling power that is!" Wang Xingyi casually picked up a tree branch, *crack* — snapped it in two, "These thousands of years, only Lingshan has been able to fight Great Demons to a standstill. Nine Nether Great Emperor, aren't you afraid of provoking the Great Demons, making them determined to eliminate you, determined to destroy Cangyan in one stroke?"

As soon as the words fell, He Lingchuan burst into loud laughter!

This laughter was so clear and resonant that even the big trees several zhang away were shaken into rustling falling leaves, and birds roosting in other gardens were startled into flight, dancing across the sky.

Wang Xingyi's expression changed slightly; the Nine Nether Great Emperor was laughing too arrogantly.

After a long while, He Lingchuan finally restrained his smile, word by word: "National Preceptor Wang overthinks."

His mind was so exquisitely perceptive that he instantly heard Wang Xingyi's every word spoke of Between Between Between Beijia, spoke of Great Demons, but in reality every sentence spoke of the Mou Kingdom, spoke of True Immortals!

Great Demons are so terrifying, yet Lingshan has tangled with Great Demons for thousands of years, so Lingshan and Great Demons are terrifying existences of the same magnitude.

This is truly not wrong; True Immortals are one of the most terrifying powers in this world.

To translate Wang Xingyi's words:

What qualifications does He Xiao have, what ability does he have, to dare oppose the Mou Kingdom, to dare oppose Lingshan?

Isn't he afraid Lingshan will dispatch a True Immortal to directly exterminate him?

The killing intent and threat implicit in the words, a smart person understands upon hearing.

The Mou Kingdom is warning him: a young person must know humility and deference, must be more respectful to elders, not reach too far, not be too arrogant, otherwise it's easy to invite death!