Chapter 2404

Tai Shang Da Ri Tian Shu.

In the company of the empress, the ancient emperor had always sat upright upon the crystal divine throne, gazing upon the boundless starry void, never once departing.

After all, in the present boundless starry void, aside from the one person beside him, there was no one else with whom the ancient emperor shared a personal bond, making going out utterly meaningless.

"The Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture — "

Jiang Ding slowly opened the jade slip personally bestowed upon him by the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor.

Though once an extremely perilous inheritance, worthy of being called a cosmic-level calamity, it now lay in his hand without stirring the slightest ripple, like an ordinary wooden or stone jade slip.

The ancient emperor pondered how to place this immortal scripture within the inheritance of the immortal sect and the Dao court.

The ancient emperor had never been one to hoard his own broom, and he also understood the importance of inheritance foundations and research materials for Daoist scientists.

However, the Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture is extremely dangerous, requiring some harmless treatment in this regard.

"Soft persimmon, do you know the growth path of the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor?"

"In that era which let the sword cultivators of the boundless starry void suffer shame to this day, letting later generations of human sword cultivators dare not to unwillingly call the Sword Emperor, an age of disgrace."

Jiang Ding suddenly asked.

After dueling with the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor with a single sword, their fates intertwined, the difficulty of fate deduction greatly diminished, and both Sword Emperors gained deeper understanding of each other's lives.

"I wish to know, Your Majesty."

The Fusang empress smiled and lifted her gaze.

By her side, unknown how many generations of Zhu Que holy maidens pursed their lips in soft laughter, bright eyes and white teeth, beautiful as jade, the maiden's innocent charm making hearts leap.

"The Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor was born in a human sword dao immortal dynasty, at that time his imperial title was the Youlin Sword Emperor."

"That very waste, probably around eighty or ninety characters of immortal scripture, or perhaps fifty or sixty characters of immortal scripture, was a Sword Emperor who ascended in an age lacking many heaven-chosen prodigies."

"He was a — — waste."

Jiang Ding said lightly.

"Waste — — "

The Fusang empress whispered softly.

To so directly insult a Sword Emperor was exceedingly rare for the Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang, for even when facing a Qi-refining cultivator he would politely address them as fellow Daoist, never looking down, never arrogant, always maintaining a near-misanthropic humility and naive curiosity toward new things.

Basically, the closer a living being is to the immortal realm, the more they feel their own insignificance and ignorance.

Yet toward the Youlin Sword Emperor, not a shred of dignity was shown.

One can imagine the psychological blow inflicted upon later generations of human sword cultivators by the Youlin Sword Emperor, and the lasting scorching wound that continues to this day and into countless future eras.

"Wait, the Sword Emperor is alive!"

"In the era when the Sword Emperor lived, was he overcome by a foreign sword cultivator?"

The Fusang empress suddenly thought of something, unable to believe the way.

The present Sword Emperor, bearing the ancient emperor's mark, even the forbidden zone ancient emperor could not slay him, yet he was overcome by a lower cultivator — is he still human?

"Yes."

"This waste just did it like that."

Jiang Ding let out a long sigh.

"The Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor was originally a weed, a very clever weed."

"It was unearthed by the Youlin Sword Emperor, personally cultivated, personally cast into the endless bloody war, for the Youlin Sword Emperor was invincible in his age, he could no longer see the path ahead, and one day he comprehended the Dao in a weed, clearly understanding a profound scripture intertwining the great Dao of soul and life, named the Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture."

"The Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture?"

The Fusang empress's heart trembled.

"Yes."

"The founder of the Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture was the Youlin Sword Emperor; this waste bears the aspect of the Great Sun Ancestral Master, dreaming on the Sword Emperor's throne of treading a forbidden zone ancient emperor's path, with merely fifty or sixty characters of immortal scripture's talent, he wished to defy heaven and forge a never-before-seen new road."

Jiang Ding said lightly.

Such arrogance is extremely common among human sword cultivators.

"The Youlin Sword Emperor made many attempts, many experiments."

"In his lifetime he cultivated many weeds, countless weeds died, and finally, a very special weed stood out, becoming his wife."

"Ah?"

"Weed, wife?"

The Fusang empress froze, her large eyes slightly widening, adorably.

She recalled that the Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor seemed to be an exceptionally handsome male sovereign.

"Weeds have no gender."

"No need to assume anything."

Jiang Ding slightly shook his head, continuing.

"With the help of this empress's weed, the Grass-Character Immortal Sword Scripture advanced by leaps and bounds, the Youlin Sword Emperor finally saw the path of the forbidden zone ancient emperor, he began to yearn for many things, planning many long futures."

"In the first life, after thirty million years, the Youlin Sword Emperor consumed the immortal elixir of non-death, lived a second life, and began to cultivate his own path."

"Then — — he died."

Jiang Ding's words paused, revealing a look of confusion.

Clearly, he had never imagined that this Youlin Sword Emperor, a contemporary ancient emperor, having only passed his first life, had just lost the absolute protection of the Heavenly Dao when he met his demise.

Within this, there are many things that cannot be explained.

"No one knows what happened in between."

"Only that the subsequent Nine-Leaf Sword Emperor rose swiftly, achieved true immortal child, then achieved Sword Emperor, with no vacuum period after the sovereign's departure."

When the ancient emperor departs, heaven and earth will fall silent for a time.

For example, if the Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang were to slumber, there would be tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years during which no new emperor could be born, heaven and earth lacking something.

However, the Nine Leaves Sword Emperor was not affected by this.

The only thing known is that the Youlin Sword Emperor, this human Sword Emperor, messed up and was killed by the weeds he himself cultivated; the current emperor was overthrown by a lower cultivator—this joke could practically last until the end of the universe.

The key point is: the Weed Emperor and Empress, overthrown.

"Your Majesty,"

This made the Fusang Emperor and Empress feel a slight sinking in her heart, somewhat wronged.

Now, the first life of the Tai Shang Da Ri Gu Huang has already passed halfway; only over ten million years remain before the second life begins, and there are many similarities to that era.

"Hahaha!"

"Soft persimmon, obedient————"

Jiang Ding saw her purse her lips, couldn't help but smile faintly, reached out and pinched both cheeks: "No need to worry; if I could die by your hand, and moreover in the sword path, I would die without regret, bearing no grudge—this is a more outstanding sword cultivator growing upon my corpse."

"This is nothing."

"I don't want this."

"I don't need this."

The Fusang Emperor and Empress's eyes reddened, and she violently shook her head.

Time fell silent for a moment.

The ancient emperor was pondering something.

For a long time.

"Then, well————"

"Then just forget it.

""

Jiang Ding let out a light sigh, stroked her hair, took out a dark green grass seed from within, and casually crushed it.

This was a gift from the Nine Leaves Sword Emperor long ago; he had seen it early on but ignored it, because it was completely harmless, and rather, it was an opportunity for a mortal cultivator to overthrow and become emperor.

After years of affection, how could he bear to seize the Empress's opportunity?

But all along, this grass seed never sprouted.

Then just forget it.

This Empress of mine truly lacks ambition.

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