Chapter 720

Sometimes, for some things, even if one has already guessed and confirmed them in one's heart.

But when it really happens, it is still inevitable that waves will rise in one's heart!

The size of these waves depends on the importance of the matter to the person involved; the greater the degree, the more intense the waves.

At this moment, to the right of the Human Emperor, in the empty space his gaze was fixed upon, the void fluctuated, and following it was a gentle voice!

"Your Majesty already has the answer in your heart. How can outsiders say anything? Can it make Your Majesty change your mind?"

As the voice came out, a back figure also gradually appeared in the void to the right of the Human Emperor, attracting everyone's gaze!

A white Daoist robe, full of elegance, a head of purple long hair giving a demonic feeling, and a tall and straight figure like a bell spirit, the wind and clouds between heaven and earth changing unpredictably!

Listening to the voice and looking at this back figure, Xu Qing was expressionless, but his right hand was already tightly clenched, gripping very hard, and blue veins bulged on the back of his hand.

There was no need to identify this voice and this back figure face-to-face; he had already confirmed the other party's identity!

A day ago, under the reminder of the Mud Fox, he had some guesses about the State Preceptor's identity, but when he really saw it, the surprise and waves still turned into a storm in his heart!

He didn't know why this person could become the State Preceptor and appear here so openly!

Nor did he know what kind of connection or transaction existed between the other party and the Human Emperor.

He only knew that the other party was Zhu Zhao, who killed the Sixth Master and led the change in Fenghai County, and was irreconcilable with him.

He only knew that the other party was the crow he must kill, but the Xu Qing of today is no longer the same as before. Seeing the Prince Ziqing Crown Prince again, his emotions would not collapse.

He could already hide his extreme emotions in his heart without showing them!

So Xu Qing lowered his gaze slightly and took a deep breath until the sound of the crowd reached his ears!

"Greetings, State Preceptor!" The people outside the hall bowed respectfully one after another!

Although the State Preceptor has no real power among the human orthodox sects, his status is noble, second only to the Human Emperor and the Great Emperors!

And at this moment, as the voice came, the Human Emperor noticed everyone bowing to the State Preceptor, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he looked at the Ancient Emperor Star!

As for the State Preceptor who appeared beside him, he turned around and revealed his robe.

It was a white smiling face, looking strange, but when looking at it, people would instinctively ignore the existence of the mask, because the State Preceptor's eyes were more spirited than others, becoming bright and able to attract all attention.

While nodding to the ministers, his gaze swept across everyone one by one and finally landed on Xu Qing!

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at him!

The State Preceptor smiled!

He has his own pride and his own way of doing things, but if it were someone else today, as the State Preceptor, for some reasons, he might be hindered from revealing his true body and would cover it up!

But he is the Prince Ziqing Crown Prince. He never does things in a hidden way, nor would he affect his own behavior for any purpose!

So he appeared, and even raised his hand to take off the mask he was wearing on his face.

Down.

At this moment, he revealed his true face to the ministers!

This was the first time the ministers saw his face!

Before this, the only one who had seen his face was the Human Emperor. As for what others saw, he was always in a white robe with a white smiling mask!

At this moment, as the mask was taken off, the face revealed before everyone made everyone's expression change, and surprise rose in their hearts!

It was really because this face was seven parts similar to Xu Qing's, but paler, seemingly colder, seemingly more evil!

But in the bright eyes, it seemed to contain no impurities, extremely clear!

As for the heroic sword eyebrows slanting above the eyes, the thin, lightly pursed lips, and the distinct contours.

All this made the State Preceptor like a white dragon between heaven and earth, extremely beautiful and extremely cold!

This scene made the people outside the hall silent and thoughtful, because the similarity between the State Preceptor and Xu Qing was not only in appearance but also in essence!

Although magic techniques can achieve this, such an act clearly does not fit the State Preceptor's status!

So, there was only one explanation!

This explanation made everyone fall into deep thought. While remembering the assassination in the Imperial Capital, some people also looked at the Human Emperor obscurely, their thoughts not revealed on their faces!

And the State Preceptor didn't care about everyone's gaze. At this moment, looking at Xu Qing, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke softly with his usual gentleness!

"Little brother, we meet again!"

Xu Qing looked at the State Preceptor in front of him with a calm expression and said nothing!

"The assassination in the Imperial Capital was not done by me. I disdain it, and I wouldn't do it!" The State Preceptor smiled and said, then turned and sat beside the Human Emperor, looking at the human heaven-proud sons on the Ancient Emperor Star together with him!

The ministers in front of the hall were the same!

Xu Qing's expression remained as if he hadn't seen Prince Ziqing today. Everything was as usual as he looked up at Xiang Ningyan on the Ancient Emperor Star, calculating the time to leave in his heart!

He needed this action to disperse the storm in his heart!

Outside the hall, it was quiet, like a lake without wind or waves!

Everyone here had waves in their hearts. If they were combined, I'm afraid they would form a huge wave that could overturn everything!

And time passed bit by bit amidst this external silence and internal waves.

Soon, an hour passed!

The contemplation of the human heaven-proud sons on the Ancient Emperor Star also showed changes in layers at this time!

Looking around, among the thousands of cultivators sitting cross-legged outside the Ancient Emperor Star, which was constantly surrounded by mist, auspicious signs appeared on some people, and while visions were transformed, auspicious light also flashed!

That represents success or imminent success. The more auspicious signs and auspicious light, the higher the level of contemplation.

But most people were still in the process!

However, these successful ones were not contemplating the Heavenly Marquis inheritance, but the inheritance Dao left here by those heroic martyrs below the Heavenly Marquis level who had died in battle over countless years!

Within it, there are divine abilities and cultivation techniques. Although not as good as the Heavenly Marquis inheritance, they also have their own uniqueness. Being able to contemplate them is also an opportunity!

"That is the Sword-Combining Technique of Chen Chen Qinghai, the Ten Thousand Man Commander who followed the Sword-Wielding Great Emperor back then. Not bad, not bad. The Sword-Wielding Palace's heaven-proud sons sent this time are indeed extraordinary. This is second only to the Heavenly Marquis inheritance."

"It's not just Chen Chen Qinghai. The Kingly Dao of the martyrs has been contemplated. Look at that Yin-Yang statue there. This is the Black and White Evil-Transforming Technique described in ancient books. The contemplator looks unfamiliar. Looking at his clothing, he should be a disciple of the Shenhe Cangyu Sect!"

As they watched, the silence outside the hall was broken. Some ministers laughed and nodded to each other, gradually becoming lively.

The number of successful contemplators increased one after another. For a time, auspicious light and auspicious signs flashed frequently outside the Ancient Emperor Star!

And every time they succeeded, the contemplators would be sent out of the Ancient Emperor Star and appear on the Rainbow Bridge. Everyone only has one chance to contemplate!

As for Xu Qing, his gaze fell on the place where Xiang Ningyan was on the Ancient Emperor Star. An hour had passed. There was no change in Xiang Ningyan. He could see that he seemed to be working very hard, but clearly, it had no effect.

Xu Qing was not in a hurry. Xiang Ningyan's aptitude was not bad. Even if he didn't obtain the Heavenly King level in the end, he would definitely have some gains!

At this moment, with these thoughts, Xu Qing's gaze moved away from Xiang Ningyan and fell on others, continuing to disperse the storm rising in his heart!

As his gaze swept over, although he didn't recognize almost all of these heaven-proud sons, he could see who was an Imperial Prince through their robes, and among them, there were a few Xu Qing had seen!

For example, the Third Princess!

For example, the Seventh Imperial Prince!

The latter was the first time Xu Qing saw him after arriving in the Imperial Capital. The moment he looked at the Seventh Imperial Prince, Xu Qing's gaze was cold.

After concentrating for a while, noticing that the other party had no auspicious signs or auspicious light, Xu Qing's gaze moved away and was about to look at the Third Princess.

But at this moment, Xu Qing's heart suddenly moved, and his gaze followed his heart to look at a cloud area where no one was contemplating.

The mist there was relatively thin as it flowed, and one could even see the mountain landscape of the Ancient Emperor Star under the mist!

What attracted Xu Qing was precisely that mountain land of the Ancient Emperor Star!

Although the distance was very far, and the Ancient Emperor Star was only the first layer of mist, no one could enter the Ancient Emperor Star itself, but Xu Qing felt a faint fluctuation coming from that mountain land!

This fluctuation was very slight, coming from under the mountains, existing inside this Ancient Emperor Star, and it was more like a call!

Xu Qing pondered. His gaze swept across the thin mist outside the Ancient Emperor Star. There was no one in the thin areas, but there were still contemplators in other places around.

But it seemed that none of them noticed this call, as if the call had a specific target.

"What is that? Is it also an inheritance?"

Xu Qing pondered. Comparing it with what others obtained, he found that this so-called inheritance was actually mostly formed by some consciousness drifting between the mists!

In contrast, the call coming from within the mountains seemed more like the aura emitted by some substantial object.

While Xu Qing was pondering, the mist on the Ancient Emperor Star suddenly accelerated its flow, surging and drowning all directions, shrouding all the heaven-proud sons' figures, except for one place that was revealed and became the focus of attention!

Because this tidal mist was caused by this person. Looking from afar, it looked like a burning huge vortex, rotating rumblingly toward the surroundings with this person as the center!

There was even an ancient holy statue rising on this person with majesty and holiness, very special, a full ten thousand zhang high, shocking the heart, and golden flames burning heaven and earth!

"Heavenly Marquis inheritance."

"This is the Dao technique of the Yan Ji Heavenly Venerable, who ranks tenth among the 108 Heavenly Marquises!"

"The contemplator is... Meng Meng Yunbai, the grandson of the Grand Marshal."

Various forces and loose cultivators in the Imperial Capital were all looking at the Ancient Emperor Star from afar. At this moment, seeing this scene, they were all moved!

Even the other contemplators covered by the mist on the Ancient Emperor Star opened their eyes one after another and looked toward Meng Meng Yunbai. After their expressions were different, some were complicated, some envious, some unwilling!

Outside the Imperial Palace hall, the ministers smiled, and the Human Emperor had appreciation in his eyes!

Only Xu Qing's gaze swept over Meng Meng Yunbai and then looked again toward the direction of the covered mountain land!

"The call to me is even stronger...."