Chapter 488: The Dao-Law Body

Sitting on the imperial throne, boundless power surged forth.

Li Heng was bolstered by the inexplicable power radiating from the imperial throne, and his own strength began to grow at an unimaginable speed; every second, he could easily crush the version of himself from the second before.

At the same time.

Some information and memories began to surface in his mind.

They were about to be opened and perceived by him.

Yet at this very moment, the scenery before Li Heng's eyes suddenly changed and became blurry, but after a blink, it became clear again, only the group of Guangnan Heavenly Kings had disappeared.

Before Li Heng could figure out what was going on,

A Sacred being on the left, with the wondrous sight of the heavens and stars floating and sinking in chaos behind them, suddenly stepped out and spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Calamity is coming aggressively and has now approached the True Realm. How should we respond?"

Li Heng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Had he changed time and space, or was this history repeating itself?

It seemed now that he was playing the role of this Heavenly Court Heavenly Emperor, and was facing an invasion of the Calamity? Why would such a thing happen? Could it be a test?

Li Heng did not speak immediately, silently contemplating.

He discovered that, apart from the memories that had been surfacing suddenly disappearing, that bolstered power still existed, causing his strength to reach an unimaginable height.

Moreover, the most crucial thing was.

He could leave the imperial throne and stand up.

This imperial throne did not bind him.

However, Li Heng also considered that this situation might just be due to the special nature of his current state, intended to make it convenient for him to smoothly play the role of the Heavenly Emperor.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and spoke.

"My dear ministers, what are your opinions?"

Once these words were spoken, many Sacred beings fell silent, but some did step out. A female Sacred being, with mountains stretching and a vast earth behind her, very similar to Li Heng's Boundless Earth.

She spoke softly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Calamity is coming aggressively, but it cannot be resisted by force; the matter of the Reincarnation in the past is proof of this. Therefore, this subject believes we should establish an Indestructible Heavenly Pass outside the True Realm, with defense as the priority."

"Impossible! Earth Mother, have you lost your mind? Those Calamities are extremely devious and impossible to guard against; how could any Indestructible Heavenly Pass stop them? Sooner or later, they will erode into the True Realm!"

The Sacred being who spoke first said.

"Then I wonder what brilliant plan Star Sea Emperor Lord has?"

Earth Mother smiled lightly, not annoyed, and asked back with a smile.

Star Sea Emperor Lord faltered upon hearing this, but he truly had no good ideas, and most crucially, he did not want to bear the consequences of a potentially failed decision, so the atmosphere suddenly stiffened.

"Alright, alright, the two of you, don't be so stiff."

"At least we are in front of His Majesty."

Finally, someone among the many Sacred beings could not bear this atmosphere; an old man with white hair and beard stepped out, with a large bump on his forehead, yet he looked extremely wondrous, with profound Dao rhymes permeating the air.

And behind him, the manifestation was a Longevity Tree surrounded by immortal Qi; beneath the Longevity Tree, three thousand Great Thousand Worlds served as soil, and on the Longevity Tree, every single leaf was a Shikong Huanyu.

"Oh, Shou Lao, you are out playing the peacemaker again."

Seeing this, Star River Emperor Lord began to speak with sarcasm.

"Since you have stepped out, surely with your experience from living so long, you must have some good ideas; you might as well say them out loud for us to hear."

"Although what is here is merely His Majesty's Dao-Law Body, and the true self has long been traveling the Unknown searching for the origin of the Calamity, perhaps your method could really reach His Majesty's true self and provide help to His Majesty."

A bout of sarcasm, intending to set this Shou Lao up for a fall.

Li Heng sat high above, not speaking.

He sighed inwardly.

It seemed the Sacred beings of the Heavenly Court were not very harmonious, each having their own grudges and struggles. And when he heard that what was here was merely the Heavenly Emperor's Dao-Law Body, he was even more surprised.

If this were merely a repetition of past events.

Then wouldn't that mean that in the original history, this event truly occurred, and the real Heavenly Emperor was not in the Heavenly Court? That he had always been traveling the Unknown, searching for the origin of the Calamity?

Thinking further.

Perhaps, when the Heavenly Court shattered and the Immortal Gods fled in defeat, the Heavenly Emperor's true self was not there either?

Of course, perhaps he was just overthinking.

It might just be because the role he was playing was not the real Heavenly Emperor himself, but a Dao-Law Body of the Heavenly Emperor.

A so-called Dao-Law Body is not even a clone, merely a manifestation of the Heavenly Emperor's own power and traces; it was likely just a tool meant to barely handle some matters, or perhaps simply placed there for show.

The many Sacred beings nearby showed expressions of helplessness.

Really, they were going to argue again.

Ever since the true self of His Majesty left the Heavenly Court, lacking His Majesty's suppression, the many factions within the Heavenly Court had begun to fight openly and secretly again, even though there were still Calamities and monsters invading from the outside.

If they kept arguing like this.

What would they do if the True Realm were really breached?

"Old man that I am, I naturally have no solutions, but it is never a good thing for everyone to argue when a great enemy is at the gates." This Shou Lao seemed not to hear the sarcasm in Star River Emperor Lord's words, smiling and speaking very warmly.

Star River Emperor Lord sneered upon hearing this, thinking to himself, 'Smiling tiger!'

Many Sacred beings reckoned that if things stayed this stiff, this meeting would end, and as with the previous few times, they would fail to reach a result or a plan to deal with the Calamity.

By then, they feared disaster would truly be imminent.

In the past, with His Majesty suppressing everything, they could ignore all threats.

But now that His Majesty was not here, if the Calamity really invaded the True Realm and His Majesty's true self happened to be away, what were they to do?

Hmm... should they be thinking about their own escape routes?

The many Sacred beings had different thoughts, but they were all much the same.

"Do you beloved ministers truly have no good solutions?"

At this moment, Li Heng spoke up, probing them.

The Sacred ones were surprised to hear this; for some time now, His Majesty's Daoist incarnation had remained silent and taciturn, leaving the entire administration of the court to them, so why was he suddenly being so talkative?

Could it be that His Majesty is returning?! A shock went through their hearts.

But that is impossible; His Majesty only just left a short while ago.

It is impossible to find the origin of the Calamity in such a short time; such a mysterious thing as the Calamity has never been seen in ancient history, nor in the present or future.

Or could it be that His Majesty's true self has been keeping his mind focused on the Heavenly Court all along?

Observing them at every moment?

Thinking of this, they could not calm down for a long time.

Could it be a trap?

His Majesty is screening them.

Now they dared even less to act rashly. Not speaking meant no mistakes, but speaking could lead to error; silence is golden.

Li Heng saw the Sacred ones were silent and felt somewhat puzzled.

Are this group of Sacred ones mutes? How did they suddenly change into different people? But he soon realized they might have misunderstood something, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

Are this group of Sacred ones truly that in awe of that Heavenly Emperor?

It is clear that everyone is at the Sacred level.

"Since none of you beloved ministers will speak up."

"Then I shall go myself, a personal expedition."

Li Heng looked at the many silent Sacred ones and spoke with a smile.

He began to flip the table.