Chapter 899

Perhaps Lord Lu has always been invincible; he's just disappointed with this world.

General Qi Chun Jing's expression was somewhat complex.

When he was a scholar, he told those students, "Never lose hope in this world."

But when he transformed and entered the Blade Dao, he saw more.

Hope is like a dark chamber of a thousand years; one lamp makes it bright.

But disappointment is also like a bright chamber of a thousand years; when the lamp goes out, it becomes dark.

Qi Chun Jing gathered his mind and spoke no further.

Not long after.

The multitude descended upon the land of the Wei Yang Imperial Dynasty.

Ji Fuyao and the others stood firm in the starry sky, looking down upon the imperial land.

This place is immeasurably vast; numerous stars stand tall, with terrifying Dao Resonance flowing above them, far richer than the great regions of the lower realm.

Chen Zhangsheng covertly observed, seeing the World Tree's power continuously flowing toward those stars.

He sighed inwardly, "No wonder my master said most of the World Tree's power resides in the top world."

Even as a few fruits of the World Tree, the lower realm's great regions receive only a pitiful amount of Great Dao power, let alone the feeble star domains.

The gap is too great!

Qi Chun Jing pointed far to one of the many stars; that is the main star of the Wei Yang Imperial Dynasty.

Boom!

He flicked his sleeve, and a terrifying spatial force directly moved everyone to above the main star.

Since you are disciples of the Dao Lord, you are qualified to enter the main hall.

Wei Yang Imperial Dynasty Main Hall!

Ji Fuyao looked down and saw an immeasurably ancient hall above, flowing with light, its surface inscribed with intricate and obscure Dao patterns, faintly bearing the momentum of a true dragon soaring to the heavens, resting upon a plaza, its layout extremely meticulous.

This hall is faintly a great artifact!

Its grade surpasses her current cognition!

Directly opposite the imperial dynasty's main hall stands a huge white stone sculpture.

It is a woman!

The woman faces the main hall; they can only see her back.

Even so, they can see the woman's exquisite figure; her appearance must be stunning, her beauty unparalleled.

Qi Chun Jing said, "This is my Wei Yang Heaven's Lord, the Empress of the Wei Yang Imperial Dynasty, the Spirit Martial Emperor."

Saying this, he bowed toward the stone sculpture.

Qi Chun Jing led Ji Fuyao and the others toward the main hall.

Since he became the master of Wei Yang Heaven, he has taken residence in the imperial dynasty's main hall.

Shortly after.

Ji Fuyao and the others landed on the ground; she looked at the sculpture's face and was instantly stunned in place.

Eh? Qing Qiu, do you think the Spirit Martial Emperor looks a bit like Yang Ling'er?

Qing Qiu looked at the sculpture, her snow-white neck slightly tilted, and nodded.

Well...

Not just a bit alike; it can be said they are exactly the same.

However, the Spirit Martial Emperor's temperament differs somewhat from Yang Ling'er's.

Chen Zhangsheng said, "Yang Ling'er couldn't possibly be the Spirit Martial Emperor General Qi spoke of, could she?"

Qi Chun Jing blinked slightly, "Do you have a portrait of Yang Ling'er?"

Chen Zhangsheng projected an illusory image.

Yang Ling'er!

From facial features and appearance, they indeed look exactly like the Spirit Martial Emperor.

Although the Spirit Martial Emperor is merely a woman, her gaze is lofty, her eyes as if containing a thunderstorm over a calm lake, as if golden spears and iron horses sweep past; the empress's majesty is formidable without anger.

But Yang Ling'er appears as an inexperienced maiden, her eyes even holding a hint of timidity.

Their temperaments are utterly different.

Qi Chun Jing asked, "Yang Ling'er... could you tell me more about her?"

Qing Qiu immediately told Qi Chun Jing about Yang Xuan and Yang Ling'er.

Upon hearing, his body trembled outright, "Yang Ling'er is probably the Majesty."

Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed.

Qi Chun Jing explained, "First, the Majesty cultivates the Yin-Yang Grand Dao, but when she was in the lower realm, she was ambushed by the Deceitful Hall, her Yang Dao was severed, leaving only the Ice-Cold Dao. Although the Majesty lost her Yang Dao, her Dao became unbalanced, yet in that moment in the lower realm she was severely wounded."

Ji Fuyao said, "Yang Ling'er indeed cultivates the Ice-Cold Dao, and at first she suffered from the Ice-Cold affliction."

This statement made Qi Chun Jing more certain, and he continued.

Second, and more importantly, the Seven-Revolutions Karma Gu.

Ji Fuyao said, "The Gu Clan planted the Seven-Revolutions Karma Gu inside Yang Xuan's body."

Qi Chun Jing pondered a moment, then said, "I think the Gu Clan's true purpose is actually Yang Ling'er."

Beside, the ever-silent Fang Yuan also said, "I think so too. Once the Karma Gu is activated, karmic power is sown. This is an extremely special gu creature; Lord Lu destroyed the gu, but the karma was sown."

Ji Fuyao fell into thought.

Fang Yuan said, "The way of karma, form and change easily, is the way of balance. Once there is a cause, there must be an effect; once there is an effect, there must be a cause. We just don't know whether the Gu Clan sowed a cause or an effect."

Qi Chun Jing said, "Not bad. I suppose Yang Xuan is merely a catalyst, and that Chu Youwei, bearing the Gu Clan's bloodline, is likewise a catalyst. But the upper realm Gu Clan never expected Chu Youwei to actually fall in the lower realm."

The Lord of Everlasting Heaven, this is indeed a huge karmic matter, ah! The Gu Clan does not dare to directly place the karma worm on Your Majesty's person; naturally they are worried about an anomaly appearing, which we would notice.

The Gu Clan's gall is too great!

In the midst of speaking, Qi Chun Jing already felt a hint of resentment.

But the karma has already been formed; he can do nothing about it now!

This is the terror of the Gu Clan; they have been laying out plans, but we do not know what they are scheming.

They are not too alike with the Gui Clan; the Gui Clan is like locusts, with a clear purpose—to devour the power of the Great Dao.

But the Gu Clan is extremely mysterious.

Soon.

Everyone stepped into the main hall and took their seats.

Ji Fuyao voiced Xiaoyao Zi's request.

Qi Chun Jing thought for a moment and said, "Now the World Tree has undergone an anomaly; the barrier between the Upper and Lower Realms has indeed loosened somewhat. Perhaps those at the Half-step Ask Dao Realm can already descend to the Lower Realm."

"For these few days, you will rest here while I seek several formation masters to devise a method to break the boundary."

Ji Fuyao nodded, "All right, General Qi."

Chen Zhangsheng asked, "General Qi, do you have a star map of the Upper Realm in your hand?"

Qi Chun Jing nodded and tossed out a jade slip.

Chen Zhangsheng took it, activated stellar power, and soon a huge map appeared before them.

At the top of the World Tree, there are many star fields.

But the largest of these star fields are Everlasting Heaven, Azure Heaven, and Eternal Heaven; these are the three great heavenly domains at the center of the World Tree.

Around them are the Gu Clan's Heavenly Plain, the Deceitful Palace, and the Supreme Demon Land.

Besides these, there are other star fields.

Chen Zhangsheng said, "These heavenly domains can also be seen as the fruits borne by the World Tree."

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Not bad. However, Everlasting Heaven was once a whole, controlled by humanity. But after the Spirit Martial Emperor descended to the Lower Realm, it fell apart and split into the three great heavenly domains."

"If it weren't for General Qi emerging to turn the tide, Everlasting Heaven, as the most important human heavenly domain, would likely have been forcibly split!"

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