Chapter 486: Traces of the Heavenly Emperor

Li Heng appeared at the court assembly under the gaze of the crowd.

But strangely, these Heavenly Court Sacreds seemed to neither see nor hear him, treating him like air as if he did not exist at all, and continued with their own discussions and memorials.

Li Heng was also somewhat surprised on his end; he had not expected to appear under such circumstances, and he quickly realized the current situation where these Heavenly Court Sacreds were ignoring him, and fell into deep thought.

Subsequently, the group led by the Heavenly King of Guangnan followed closely and also appeared in the court. They were instantly stunned as they looked at the scene before them; what was going on, they had been discovered by the Sacreds!

"Rest assured, as far as they are concerned, we do not exist."

Li Heng smiled and spoke aloud, soothing the group.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what is going on here?"

The Heavenly King of Guangnan asked in surprise; he saw several old friends here, but these old friends were not aware of his appearance.

"These might just be phantoms of the past; unlike you, who are past incarnations, there may only be phantoms here."

Li Heng thought for a moment and replied.

But everyone here was a Sacred of the Heavenly Court, and there was no one below the Sacred level. And although a Sacred Realm expert does not necessarily need to bind the past, present, and future, they do have the ability to do so. Unless they are willing, no one can intercept the past incarnation of a Sacred.

Therefore, these might truly just be phantoms.

"I have received the opinions of all my ministers."

At this moment, from above and ahead, the Heavenly Emperor sitting on the Heavenly Court imperial throne spoke slowly, causing Li Heng to cast his gaze over, only to discover that this Heavenly Emperor was actually hidden within a mass of mist, making it impossible to see clearly.

"Then now, new fellow Daoists, what are your opinions?" From within the mist, the Heavenly Emperor's gaze projected over, watching Li Heng and the others, his words rippling with a faint smile.

Instantly, everyone was horrified.

The Heavenly Emperor/Your Majesty of the past could see them!?

Li Heng was unhurried, smiled dismissively, and spoke slowly.

"Since you wish to ask for our opinions, you must let us understand the cause and effect of this matter, so that we may judge, is that not so?"

"Hehe, that is also true; then let us take a look."

From within the mist, a light laugh rang out, and an invisible force rippled outward, causing a scene to emerge above the hall, where the imagery began to evolve, about to reenact the past events.

In the scene, at the edge of the Great Void, or perhaps the known territory that the Heavenly Court could detect, this place was still like other Void regions, empty and devoid of anything, with no Heaven and no Earth.

Then the next moment, in an instant, just like a flickering film, various living beings and various Heaven and Earth appeared, disappeared, and reappeared in such a Cycle, constantly rippling with layers of power fluctuations, which attracted the attention of the Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court sent a Sacred, and the Sacred peered through the secret of it, stabilizing this flickering state and allowing these living beings and Heaven and Earth to be firmly manifested.

The Sacred contacted these Heaven and Earth and living beings, only to discover that these living beings and these Heaven and Earth had no records in their Heavenly Court; they were incomparably strange, and even the past, present, and future of time and space had no traces of them—they had truly just popped out of nowhere.

The Heavenly Court also called these living beings the Outer Realm People.

Thus, the Heavenly Court intended to proceed with the next step of contact. After all, the place where these living beings appeared could also be considered the territory of their Heavenly Court, and it could not be left alone.

And then.

That Sacred who first made contact with the Outer Realm People went missing.

At the same time, something else appeared in the Void.

A Calamity.

Finally, the scene came to an abrupt end.

"This fellow Daoist, I presume you have already understood the cause and effect; then what do you think we should do? How should we deal with these Outer Realm People?"

The Heavenly Emperor within the mist asked with a smile.

"So that is how it is."

Li Heng sighed with emotion, his heart lost in thought.

Everyone looked at Li Heng's calm and composed appearance, and a sense of admiration could not help but rise in their hearts. To remain so calm in such a seemingly eerie scene, he was truly worthy of being Fellow Daoist Li.

Especially while standing before His Majesty.

"Then my answer is, I don't know."

"How would I know what to do."

Li Heng waved his hands and shrugged, indicating that he was "giving up."

Who knew why that Heavenly Court Sacred went missing? There was no direct evidence to prove that this disappearance was related to those Outer Realm People, and the same went for the Calamity.

What if those Outer Realm People were refugees who had fled here?

Should they be captured, released, or killed? This could not be judged.

"You don't know? That is also true."

"Not knowing is also an answer."

The Heavenly Emperor within the mist sighed with emotion.

"Forget it, forget it, consider that you have passed; you may ask now, if there is anything you wish to ask in your hearts."

Hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, everyone was stunned; he was so straightforward.

"Who are you?"

Li Heng smiled slightly and was the first to speak.

"Me? Hahaha, interesting; it seems you still doubt my identity and believe I am not the Heavenly Emperor. However, I do not wish to hide it; I am indeed not the Heavenly Emperor, because the Heavenly Emperor would not dwell in the past."

The thing within the mist laughed and spoke.

"Then what exactly are you?" Li Heng's expression did not fluctuate, as if he had anticipated this, and he continued to press.

"You want to know so badly? Are you uneasy? Rest assured, I am not some messy thing; although I am not the Heavenly Emperor, I am related to the Heavenly Emperor, and can be considered his trace."

The thing in the mist thought for a while and spoke.

Everyone fell into deep thought.

A trace of the Heavenly Emperor/His Majesty?

Can a trace also possess intelligence and transform into a living being? Although all things can possess spirit and give birth to intelligence, this kind of thing is far too obscure.

"Then what else do you know?"

Li Heng continued to ask.

"To know the things the Heavenly Emperor let me know."

The Heavenly Emperor trace spoke in reply.

"And what things are those?"

"There are many; the key is which kind you want to ask about. After all, you are an outsider who exceeded the Heavenly Emperor's expectations; your appearance was not within the trajectory the Heavenly Emperor foresaw."

The Heavenly Emperor trace spoke, letting Li Heng choose for himself.

The crowd was shocked in their hearts; exceeding the expectations of the Heavenly Emperor/His Majesty?

As expected, Fellow Daoist Li is truly of extreme Terror!

Li Heng immediately fell into deep thought. He had so many questions in his heart that he had no questions in his heart. This sentence sounds contradictory, but that is the fact.

Because although he was curious about the secrets of the Heavenly Court, whether it was the Heavenly Court or Heaven and Earth, they actually did not have much to do with him. So what if he knew, and what if he did not?

Why should he spend so much effort asking one by one?

So he somewhat did not want to ask anymore.

The Heavenly Emperor trace seemed to see this point as well.

"Outsider, are you sure you want to give up this opportunity? Not everyone is qualified to know these things. If you give up, it means you are not smart enough and have lost a great opportunity."

Li Heng frowned upon hearing this; the attitude of the Heavenly Emperor trace was very high and mighty, regarding him as a subordinate to be manipulated at will. If the real Heavenly Emperor were here, that would be one thing, as he would have the qualification.

But now, it was merely a Heavenly Emperor trace.

Although, even if the real Heavenly Emperor were here, he would not be impressed.

After all, that person who changed to a new Heaven did not want people to kneel.

"What if I just don't ask?"

Li Heng suddenly asked back with a smile.

"You must ask; don't even think about leaving if you don't!"

The voice of the Heavenly Emperor trace suddenly turned cold.

"Is that so? That works too. Asking one thing at a time is a bit too slow; I might as well just perform a soul search; the effect will be much better."

Li Heng tilted his head and answered casually.

The crowd was shocked, and the Heavenly Emperor trace fell silent.

Was this said in earnest?

"You, want to search my soul?"

The Heavenly Emperor trace was somewhat incredulous.

"Sigh, forget it, let's just get on with it."

Li Heng moved in a flash, appearing directly beside the Heavenly Emperor trace, and pressed his palm down.