Chapter 1529 572: Heavenly Realm (Part 2)

He took a step back.

A multitude of Death Guards rushed out from different positions in the canyon, including cultivators from various sects at the Divinity Transformation and Nascent Soul stages, showcasing impressive battle prowess.

Finally.

A Great Blood Sacrifice Formation shot up into the sky, enveloping the entire canyon.

"On such an important day, how could I not set up defenses in advance?"

The Emperor of Jianlong sneered, "It's really a case of having a road to heaven but choosing not to take it, and coming to throw yourself at hell where there's no door!"

Within an hour.

Qi Cheng and others were severely injured, losing their ability to resist.

They had long known this would be the outcome.

But to rescue Chen Yunxi and others, they could only fight desperately.

"Jianlong!!!"

Qi Cheng, with blood in his mouth, screamed hoarsely, "Stop this! The Han Dynasty shouldn't be like this!"

The Emperor of Jianlong was indifferent, "What the Han Dynasty should be like is not something you servants need to say!"

"Jianlong..."

The severely injured Dongfang Jingxing gritted his teeth, "It doesn't matter how you treat us, but you cannot and should not destroy Emperor Tian Wu's Great Han. One day, when you meet Emperor Tian Wu, he certainly won't forgive you."

"Tian Wu, Tian Wu..."

The Emperor of Jianlong said impatiently, "Ever since I can remember, you've always kept the words Grand Ancestor on your lips. Don't you find it annoying?

"My ancestor was formidable and outstanding, but so what? You never understand, that was over a thousand years ago!

"The current era's name is Jianlong, it's Jianlong!!!

"No matter how much you talk about it, the ancestor won't come back!

"Besides, everything I'm doing isn't for myself, it's for the Chen Family, it's for my Chen Family's Great Han!

"Even if the ancestor knew, he would support me!

"Enough, I can't be bothered to waste words with you."

He waved a hand, "Execute them all, keep the Primordial Spirit, and use it for alchemy."

"As you command!"

The black-robed cultivators pressed Qi Cheng and others onto the altar.

At this moment.

A majestic voice descended from the sky.

"Chen Tiange, you have quite the audacity!"

The moment this voice sounded.

The Emperor of Jianlong trembled in his heart.

"Who?!"

He looked up, only to see a figure slowly descending from the heavens, wearing a white robe that moved without wind, and amidst the flowing sleeves, there was a hint of the galaxy.

The man's face looked young, yet his eyes were as deep as an ancient cold pool, his black hair loosely bound by a deadwood hairpin, unadorned except for an incense bag hanging at his waist.

The Emperor of Jianlong's pupils trembled.

He couldn't sense the other's cultivation!

Given his current state, even if the other was in the late stage of Divinity Transformation, he should be able to see through it!

Which means...

This person is beyond Divinity Transformation!

Moreover...

The man's features unmistakably resemble those deep within the Temple, identical to the portrait of the ancestor!

The Emperor of Jianlong's throat tightened, his bloodline surged uncontrollably, like rivers and streams worshiping the sea, causing his limbs to tremble slightly.

"Grand, Grand Ancestor?!"

He shouted in disbelief and trembling.

"Your Majesty?!"

Not only Jianlong but Qi Cheng, Dongfang Jingxing, and others were wide-eyed and in disbelief, momentarily thinking they were hallucinating before their deaths!

But feeling the familiar presence.

They could then be sure, it was real!

The long-separated Emperor Tian Wu!

Actually...

Returned!

An immortal descended to the mortal world!

"Thud—"

The Emperor of Jianlong awoke with a start, finding himself unknowingly prostrate on the ground.

"Grand Ancestor?!"

Nearby.

The black-robed cultivators looked at each other, completely puzzled about what happened.

"Buzz!"

A breeze passed.

All of them turned into ashes, vanished without trace.

The canyon instantly became much quieter.

With just a thought.

Can extinguish the Divine Souls of numerous Nascent Soul and Divinity Transformation cultivators!!!

Seeing this.

The fear in the Emperor of Jianlong's heart intensified to an unparalleled level, he looked up into those eyes containing ancient stars, unable to utter a word.

"Grand Ancestor?!

"Your child did not know the Grand Ancestor would descend from the Immortal Realm, and failed to welcome you early, please forgive me!"

"Forgive?"

Chen Sansi spoke slowly, "I do want to hear, what sins do you have."

"Your child..."

The Emperor of Jianlong swallowed several times before finally speaking, "Your, your child failed to welcome the Grand Ancestor..."

Only halfway through his words.

He felt a supreme pressure coming upon him, the Power of Laws from between heaven and earth gathering to tear him apart!

This was not just the fear of death.

It was also a reverence from the source of his bloodline!

"Your child is guilty! Your child is guilty!"

The Emperor of Jianlong lost all previous composure, only bowing repeatedly.

"Speak one by one."

Chen Sansi's expression was somber.

"I will speak, I will speak!"

The Emperor of Jianlong trembled, "Your child has three major sins!

"The first sin is planting Spiritual Grain, tarnishing the prestige of the Great Han!

"The second sin is the Blood Sacrifice, practicing Evil Techniques.

"The third sin is not treating the old ministers of the Grand Ancestor's era well."

After Chen Sansi listened, he slowly closed his eyes, saying nothing.

"Grand Ancestor? Listen to your child's explanation, listen to your child's explanation!"

The Emperor of Jianlong pleaded, his head bloodied from bowing, "Planting Spiritual Grain is to cultivate cultivators. Without Spiritual Grain, there are no Elixir Pills. Without Elixir Pills, how can I maintain the national strength of the Great Han? As for the prestige, your child believes it is secondary.

"Also, regarding the Blood Sacrifice, your child was forced into it!

"Ever since Grandpa Yuan Guang ascended, demons have constantly invaded the border of my Great Han. Your child took responsibility in a crisis, ascending the throne and inheriting the grand order, but was lacking in cultivation. Without quickly enhancing my power, how could I govern the court? How could I have authority?

"As for ostracizing the old ministers, it was not your child's intention either!

"Two thousand years have passed, the court cannot remain unchanged. Those old ministers holding on to their past positions, how can the court develop, how can new people have a chance to rise, it would cause chaos in the world!

"Grand Ancestor, everything your child did was for the court, for the Jiang Mountains of our Chen Family!!!"

Chen Sansi listened silently to the explanation before slowly opening his eyes, no longer showing anger, but a calmness, as tranquil as a dead water.

He spoke softly, "Tiange, after all, you are of my bloodline, we are, family."

"Certainly, that's right!"

The Emperor of Jianlong hurriedly said, "Grand Ancestor, your child's greatest wish is to ascend to the upper realm and personally fulfill my filial duty to you!"

"As the saying goes, a son not taught is the father's fault."

Chen Sansi remarked to himself, "As your ancestor, I also have the responsibility to educate you. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't waste time on the following words.

"First, planting Spiritual Grain back then wasn't solely for accumulating prestige, but for the original intention, which was the founding purpose of our Great Han army. Now that you've lost sight of it, it's equivalent to destroying the Foundation of the Great Han.

"Second, Blood Sacrifice is just Blood Sacrifice. Hope you, child, won't keep making excuses. You behave exactly as those like Cao Kai.

"Third, as an Emperor, you can appoint and dismiss ministers however you see fit, provided you're correct. But those uncles of yours advised against your path to prevent you from straying, yet you did not listen and even harmed them, this is a display of treachery.

"Earlier.

"You admitted three sins.

"But in your heart, you don't think there's any problem with these sins, this is, beyond remedy."

Beyond remedy!

Hearing this, the Emperor of Jianlong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and started bowing incessantly, "Your child knows the errors, your child truly knows!"

"However..."

Chen Sansi continued, "You are ultimately my bloodline, I won't kill you directly."

The Emperor of Jianlong paused, then secretly rejoiced.

He was sure!

He is a member of the Chen Family!

The Grand Ancestor would never really punish him for the sake of unrelated people?!

However...

Then Chen Sansi solemnly said, "You are of my bloodline. The Great Han has become what it is today, and I cannot shirk my responsibility.

"So killing you directly would be a form of escapism.

"Hence, I will cast you into the Immortal Prison, abolish your Cultivation, and then announce it to the world, executing you in the mortal world to atone for the common folk."