Chapter 134: The Heart of Qingdi

"I cannot be certain!"

Facing Kongque Wang's inquiry, a rare look of bewilderment appeared on Yan Ruyu's face.

She took the horn of the Justice Beast from her bosom, shook her head, and said: "The Justice Beast's judgment is an innate divine ability; this should not be fake, but what he said was too shocking, and I have no way to judge."

Kongque Wang nodded. What the other party said was indeed too shocking. Even though there was much evidence suggesting that what the other party said might be true, he found it psychologically difficult to accept.

When the Demon Emperor's tomb appeared, a person who claimed to be from the same era as Qingdi suddenly walked up to them, claiming to know Qingdi and even to have sat and discussed the Dao with Qingdi.

"If the other party truly discussed the Dao with Qingdi back then, then deceiving the Justice Beast would not be too difficult."

Kongque Wang's expression was no longer calm. He had lived for hundreds of years and could be said to have seen everything, but he had truly never seen a situation or a setup like this today.

"Does Uncle Kong also think that what he said is very likely to be true?"

"Rather than saying I think so, it is more that the other party's demeanor was too matter-of-fact, and he should have sensed my presence long ago..."

"Hmm? His current cultivation should not be considered very strong, yet he was actually able to sense you hiding in the shadows?"

"The information discussed was too shocking, especially when discussing the Qingdi scripture. Upon hearing some responses related to cultivation, I became somewhat engrossed and may have inadvertently revealed my aura. In this regard, is it possible for his understanding of the Qingdi scripture to be faked?"

Kongque Wang was very concerned about this question. Originally, he helped the Demon Emperor Descendant purely to maintain the orthodoxy of the Demon Emperor Descendant.

After all, no matter what race they were, a Demon Emperor had emerged from the Demon Race. Letting the Demon Emperor's descendant be hunted down and fall into such a desperate situation was not only losing face for the Demon Emperor Descendant, but also losing the face of the entire Demon Race.

Now, however, the situation seemed different from the whole.

Suddenly, a person appeared who was suspected of having a deep connection with the lineage of Qingdi, and this person was also well-versed in the scriptures of Qingdi. A few short points of guidance from him had caused many thoughts and ideas to arise in Kongque Wang's heart.

He felt that his Severing Dao King realm had loosened, and he seemed able to touch a higher level.

If he could truly go a step further on his existing foundation, that would truly be a heaven-shaking matter. After all, in the Post-Desolate Ancient Era, the Severing Dao King seemed to be the limit; for so many years, he had basically never heard of anyone going a step further on this realm and foundation.

A realm one step higher was the existence known as the Saint level, recorded in the classics.

Kongque Wang had already felt the ceiling many years ago, but now he felt there was a chance to reach a higher level.

This immediately made his originally dormant heart burn with heat.

Upon hearing his words, Yan Ruyu fell into silence. After pondering for a while, Yan Ruyu said: "Regarding the ancestor's scripture, many of the points he explained are different from the insights left behind by predecessors at the Saint level..."

Kongque Wang's eyes dimmed slightly, but he was not overly disappointed; after all, he himself had not held much hope in this regard, and a breakthrough was inherently very slim.

But the next moment, hearing Yan Ruyu's words, his eyes shone frighteningly bright.

"But many of the explanations described in his words are also correct, and they correspond with the scriptures left behind by the ancestor back then, making them even more reasonable."

"You mean?"

"I find it hard to be certain. After all, his origins are too shocking, and I am unwilling to believe it. After all, the ancestor's tomb has now been sealed off by figures from the Yaochi Sacred Land and Desolate Ancient Family. It is possible they obtained the ancestor's scriptures from the tomb.

If they obtained the ancestor's scriptures and let the foundations of their families study them, it is very likely they would also arrive at many results that exceed the ordinary, and could likewise write a set of extremely special insights."

"But that probability is very low, isn't it?"

Kongque Wang's eyes remained bright, and they were becoming brighter and brighter.

"Everything must have a harvest and a return; only with sufficient profit will the other party take action. To want to write annotations better than the insights left behind by Saints, what level of foundation would the other party need to mobilize?"

"At the very least, they would need a Saint King, or even a Great Saint capable of dominating a star field."

Yan Ruyu's current cultivation and strength are not high, but she is, after all, the descendant of the Demon Emperor, and she has some understanding of the incredible realms recorded in various classics.

And upon hearing her words, Kongque Wang laughed out loud.

"Then what could they possibly gain from this?"

Yan Ruyu hesitated again.

For so many years, the power of the Demon Race has been continuously withering, making it difficult to compete with the entire Human Race head-on. Not to mention the Human Race, even facing a single Desolate Ancient Family or Holy Land would be difficult.

The entire Demon Race does not have many good things.

To say that the Desolate Ancient Families and Holy Lands would set their sights on them, let a Great Saint-level foundation break its seal, and then spend so many schemes to deal with them—this is simply laughable. If a Great Saint-level figure really came out, they could directly beat the Demon Race up and down without needing to spend any effort.

Now that the Demon Emperor's tomb has appeared, the Demon Race finally has a little something that the Desolate Ancient Families and Holy Lands might covet, which is nothing more than the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon and the Demon Emperor's heart left behind by the Demon Emperor back then.

But these two items are quite special. The Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon can never be plundered by others because there is a God born with it inside the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, and it is impossible for it to help an enemy.

If it were plundered, the person who took the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon would not be able to sleep peacefully; they would have to worry at any time that the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon would awaken on its own and strike them.

That is truly not a joke.

As for the heart of Qingdi, it is much the same principle. The heart of an Ancient Great Emperor, apart from his descendants being able to hold it, is basically a dead end for anyone else who wants to plunder it.

Looking at the situation this way, the Demon Race is truly not worth people spending great effort and energy to plot against. Therefore, thinking of this, Kongque Wang's eyes shone unusually bright.

The identity and origin of that person who suddenly came to visit are very strange and do not seem real at all, but after excluding all impossibilities and thinking carefully, the other party might truly be real.

If it is true, then it is truly heaven-shaking.

The Demon Race has gained an unprecedentedly great helper. The other party's current strength and realm are not strong, but in Kongque Wang's sensing, his bloodline is extremely tyrannical, and his Qi and blood are extremely strong.

Even though Kongque Wang was a generation's prodigy in his youth, basically able to fight invincible against his peers, if they were in the same realm, Kongque Wang would not have the confidence to defeat this youth who suddenly appeared.

"Do you think what he said is true?"

"At least a large part of it is true. Even the Justice Beast divine beast could not tell the difference. Since that is the case, why can we not treat it as true?"

Compared to Yan Ruyu's entanglement, Kongque Wang saw things more clearly and analyzed them more thoroughly.

"Now that we have the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon in hand, our Demon Race's foundation is unprecedentedly strong, enough to deal with all kinds of changes. Even if there are changes along the way, we can still gain enough benefits. Just the explanation of the scriptures alone is of infinite benefit to us, not to mention that if the other party is truly a person from the same era as the Great Emperor, the scriptures and secret techniques he knows are absolutely terrifyingly numerous.

Now that he has walked up to us and stated bluntly that he needs our help, this is our best opportunity. The entire Demon Race cannot provide him with much help, probably just a Guardian and the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, and what we can gain far exceeds what we pay."

After thinking carefully for a while, Yan Ruyu nodded, but then shook her head and said: "Could the other party be here for the ancestor's heart? If the ancestor's heart is entrusted within another person's body, it can simultaneously improve the physique and strength of both parties, and it can also allow the ancestor's heart to further restore its vitality. Could he have a peculiar secret technique that could take the ancestor's heart away?"

Hearing Yan Ruyu's question, Kongque Wang also frowned.

"It is not that there is no such possibility, but this is a problem that needs to be considered later. For the time being, do not let him come into contact with the Great Emperor's heart.

Just state our concerns. Seeing his conversation today, he should be an open-minded and forthright person. If we hesitate for a while and do not let him directly contact the Great Emperor's heart, I imagine he will understand before long. At that time, he should bring out items of sufficient value, and at the same time, this can further verify the other party's intentions and abilities."

Not far away, the Demon Emperor's tomb was still shooting spiritual light into the sky, and the Yaochi Sacred Land and the Desolate Ancient Family were fighting happily over there, plundering all kinds of treasures.

However, neither Yan Ruyu nor Kongque Wang had the heart to pay attention to that side; both of them were focused on the house where Zhang Xuan was.

"Phew, this kind of world is still the most comfortable."

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath. Having arrived in the Zhetian World's Beidou Gu Xing for only the first day, he already felt his cultivation had made another breakthrough, with a sensation of wanting to surge upward.

Compared to the suppression on Earth and Long Dao, it was so comfortable here on Beidou Gu Xing that it felt as if he would float up to the sky just by sitting on the ground.

However, Zhang Xuan still tried his best to suppress it, not letting himself break through so quickly.

Throughout history, there have been countless figures with cultivation talent who were reckless; those with terrifyingly fast cultivation speeds are still widely talked about today, and Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and others have all discussed a record set in cultivation history: a figure who reached the Great Saint realm in just a hundred years.

But because they cultivated too quickly in the early stages, their foundations were unstable, and for the rest of their lives, they never made another breakthrough based on that foundation, pointlessly wasting that ancient and peerless talent.

Zhang Xuan did not want to experience such a "lament for Zhong Yong."

"My early-stage foundation is already sufficient. Whether it was the suppression on Earth in the Zhetian World or on Long Dao, both have made my foundation extremely solid and profound. If I want to break through later, I will intentionally suppress it until it cannot be suppressed any further, and then break through; for me, the harvest will be even better..."

Zhang Xuan did not want to deliberately suppress his level, but he had to lay the most solid foundation possible to be able to rival figures at the level of true Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors.

Having seen the most supreme scenery under heaven, one must naturally strive toward that most supreme scenery.

"Moreover, if I remember correctly, the Demon Race seems to have a Demon King who discovered a Xiaodongtian that was opened up, and inside it lies the remains of a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body..."

Zhang Xuan was very interested in the remains of that Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.

That was the remains of a figure who reached the Saint level by cultivating only a single secret realm, and the Origin passed down within it was extremely abundant.

Zhang Xuan felt that if he swallowed that Origin, his own progress would definitely advance by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, with his current status within the Demon Race, doing this should not be too difficult.

"Senior, are you already up?"

As these thoughts turned, Yan Ruyu had already arrived at Zhang Xuan's door with a youth of very handsome appearance, and she took the initiative to pay a visit.

Zhang Xuan only needed to glance at that youth to understand that this was the King who had been spying on him yesterday, and he should be a rather powerful figure in the early stages of the Zhetian World's Beidou Gu Xing.

Although his appearance was that of a youth, the life force and blood in his body already carried an aura of decay; while he had not reached the state of an old man, he was definitely not young.

His body faintly carried a lingering pressure, as well as a scent of having fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Zhang Xuan had stayed on Long Dao and had engaged in life-and-death struggles with many people, so he was most sensitive to this kind of feeling.

"A Great Power? No, a Severing Dao King."

Taking a look at that Kongque Wang, Zhang Xuan did not hide it and spoke bluntly. That Kongque Wang also nodded in agreement, saying: "Senior truly has eyes like torches."

"Hearing yesterday that Senior had arrived, this junior rushed over overnight, specifically wanting to pay a visit to Senior."

"I can't be considered a senior anymore; now everything has to start over from the beginning. If I don't sharpen my will and forge ahead, I might be left far behind by you all in the future, and that would be a laughingstock."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand with a smile, and the Kongque Wang exchanged a subtle look with Yan Ruyu, understanding that their previous guess was likely correct: Zhang Xuan, this powerful figure, was starting his cultivation over from the beginning for some unknown reason.

This might be a bad thing for Zhang Xuan, but for the Demon Race, it was undoubtedly a huge piece of good news. Moreover, since the other party had arrived at their side during the weak, early stage of cultivation, it would undoubtedly bring them great help.

"Senior is joking."

Kongque Wang carefully sized up Zhang Xuan and discovered that although Zhang Xuan admitted his own cultivation was weak, there was not the slightest bit of panic on his face, even though he, a King, was standing before him, and even though the Demon Race descendants present were holding an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon.

He immediately understood in his heart that Zhang Xuan held a powerful trump card. If they wanted to use force, this figure could easily leave. This kind of confidence was not fabricated or feigned, but came from the heart.

This figure's actions seemed reckless and impulsive, but it was likely that he had already thought things through carefully before acting; he would definitely not be as reckless as he appeared on the surface.

"I wonder where we can provide help to Senior?"

"We currently possess the heart left behind by the Great Emperor back then; it has an extremely strong effect on nourishing the physical body and nurturing Divine Power..."

(End of this chapter)