Chapter 153: The Emperor's Life and Death, the Peril of the Alien Races

Chu Tianxiu fell into a long silence, the expression on his face complex and remarkable.

Even though he had already confirmed earlier that Chen Mo should possess Innate cultivation.

Yet, deep down, he still found it three-tenths unbelievable, because it was somewhat too contrary to reason, making it impossible to accept so easily.

Until now, having received yet another confirmation from Chen Mo's own mouth, he felt dazed, wondering if he had misheard.

"Really? You truly have broken through to the Innate Realm!" Chu Tianxiu weighed his tone and asked again.

Only when he saw Chen Mo nod did he begin to smile.

An Innate Martial Artist so young—his talent was absolutely the cream of the crop, even though he had not yet broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

But it had to be said, compared to others, the probability of Chen Mo succeeding was much higher, and Chu Tianxiu could not help but be happy.

Previously, even a mere glimmer of hope was worth them ensuring Chen Mo's safety when encountering danger.

Let alone now that this hope had suddenly grown much larger; how could this not make Chu Tianxiu excited?

However, although he revealed his joy, he still did not immediately tell Chen Mo the truth.

The truth could certainly be told to him; his talent was good enough that he was the only one with a chance to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

But those of them who knew the truth back then had taken a vow; to tell anyone else about this matter, they had to have everyone's consent.

Therefore, even if Chu Tianxiu was excited and agitated inside right now, to the point where he could barely suppress it.

He only curled the corners of his mouth and did not reveal too much of his inner state.

Yet the more he smiled, the more he felt he could not hold it back.

This matter was too worth rejoicing over; the thing that had made him feel desperate and helpless, the thing he had been trapped by for decades, finally had a glimmer of hope for a solution.

This made his entire Inner Qi feel at ease, as if a foul breath that had been pent up in his chest for so long had been released, and he longed to look up and let out a long roar.

If it weren't for the lack of wine here, he would have wanted to grab two jars right now to celebrate.

"Good, good, good! It is a good thing for a young person to have such talent! You should cultivate well in the future. After the state funeral passes, if you have any questions regarding your cultivation, you may go directly to the top floor of Wanfa Tower to find me."

Chu Tianxiu patted Chen Mo's shoulder hard, his mood somewhat uncontrollable.

Since Chen Mo had such talent, he naturally ought to be well-nurtured, allowing him to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm as quickly and as soon as possible.

"Many thanks, Senior." Chen Mo cupped his hands and offered his thanks.

"Senior, the current Emperor was at the Acquired Perfection stage of cultivation, and his physical vitality far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Logically speaking, since he suffered heavy injuries and did not die on the spot, then with the foundation and means of the Imperial Clan, even if they could not completely heal his wounds, they should have been able to sustain his life for another dozen years or so.

Yet why did the Emperor die mysteriously not long after returning in triumph?

For this reason, this junior examined the Emperor's corpse and found that the body was indeed wrong; it was killed by a single strike, not from failing to recover after being heavily wounded.

There were also extremely subtle traces of disguise on the corpse; all these indicate that the body inside the coffin is absolutely not the Emperor's body.

Furthermore, why was the Imperial Court in such a rush to move against the Alien Races? Even if you and the other two Innate Experts were trapped in the Mirage Mirror, they could have completely waited until you returned before acting against the Alien Races.

And there is one more important point: as far as I know, the current Emperor was by no means a reckless or impulsive person. Since he was heavily wounded and could write an edict, why did he not prepare for the succession?

Why are all the other Innate Experts currently heavily wounded and unable to come out? With the strength of our Great Gan, shouldn't the suppression of the Alien Races be far from this state?"

Chen Mo threw out all his questions in one breath like a string of firecrackers, then shut his mouth and waited silently for an answer.

Chu Tianxiu nodded slightly, a look of contemplation on his face; clearly, he was also pondering where to begin explaining these matters.

"When the Alien Races were being suppressed, I was trapped in that Mirage Mirror with you. I only learned of the situation here from the descriptions of others.

However, I can answer one point for you, and that is why we did not wait for the three of us Innate Experts to return before suppressing the Alien Races.

It is only because the Heaven Monitoring Division calculated that acting during that period was most appropriate, as the Alien Races' dragon vein power was at its weakest. If we missed this time, we might have had to wait another twenty or thirty years.

Therefore, even though the three of us Innate Experts did not return at the agreed-upon time, His Majesty still led the other Innate Experts to act."

Chu Tianxiu spoke slowly, narrating that dragon veins and dragon Qi concern the trends of heaven, earth, wind, and water, which may change at any moment.

Missing one opportunity might mean waiting another few decades or a century to encounter the same chance again.

And Great Gan could not afford to wait; it had to seize this opportunity to act.

He knew this time in advance, so when he was trapped in the Mirage Mirror, he understood that he no longer had the chance to personally destroy the Alien Races' dragon vein.

"Furthermore, you guessed correctly. His Majesty did not suffer heavy injuries when he used the national fortune dragon Qi to shatter the dragon vein; with the protection of the dragon Qi, he only suffered slight injuries."

Chu Tianxiu continued, throwing out an even more bombshell piece of news.

As the Emperor of a dynasty, with the blessing of the national fortune dragon Qi, Zhao Huaili's combat power was even slightly superior to that of ordinary Innate Realm experts.

Of course, this kind of blessing would inevitably leave hidden injuries on his own body, but in terms of the Imperial Clan's foundation, this was not a major matter.

Even if shattering an enemy nation's dragon vein would invite backlash from heaven and earth, under the protection of Great Gan's dragon Qi, the backlash he suffered was by no means severe.

"The reason the Emperor died was because after shattering the Alien Races' dragon vein, he discovered that the Alien Races' national fortune dragon vein was deeply connected to the Mirage Sea."

Chu Tianxiu spoke of an unknown secret; even though there was absolutely no one here to eavesdrop, he still lowered his voice.

"I told you before that the Mirage Sea has its tides, and the world we inhabit is a mountain peak that is constantly being submerged by the Mirage Sea.

The place where the Alien Races reside is at the foot of the mountain, stained most by the Mirage Sea Water, and their situation is the most dire, which is why they have always wanted to invade the territory of Great Gan.

And Great Gan has no extra land to give them, so it is impossible to let them in.

This time, when shattering the Alien Races' national fortune dragon vein, His Majesty and the many experts discovered that the Alien Races' experts were secretly using the dragon vein to connect with the Mirage Sea, intending to dig a gap in this world to use the Mirage Sea Water to break through our Great Gan's nation-protecting Array.

The Emperor and the Innate Experts and Golden Core Dashiu who went there naturally could not watch this situation happen, especially since shattering the dragon vein had already caused the Mirage Sea Water to riot.

The Emperor, with the help of our Great Gan's national fortune and the power of the nation-protecting Array, combined with the efforts of the various experts who went that day, completely suppressed the Alien Races' dragon vein and stripped away all the Mirage Sea Water that had entered this world."

Chu Tianxiu's tone was deep and somber; he still felt lingering fear while saying these words.

Others might not be clear about the true situation of the world, but he knew it all too well.

If this had been several hundred years ago, the Alien Races doing this would have at most destroyed the nation-protecting Array, allowing them to invade Great Gan's territory more easily.

Because at that time, the Mirage Sea tide was not severe, and even if some Mirage Sea Water rushed in, it would flow out on its own after a while.

But now it is different; if the Alien Races had truly succeeded in this matter, I fear a massive amount of Mirage Sea Water would have rushed up in an instant.

Even if it eventually receded, the entire Great Gan would likely have become a dead land, with only a small number of Dongtian Fudi able to sustain life.

Therefore, no matter the cost, this matter must be thoroughly resolved that day.

This is not something that can be achieved by just killing people; once the Mirage Sea connects with the dragon vein, even if all the Alien Races are wiped out, the Mirage Sea Water will still continue to surge in along the dragon vein.

Although it is said that in another hundred or ten years, the entire world will be submerged by the Mirage Sea.

But if this matter is not resolved, then at most in another ten years, the vast majority of people will die first from this wave caused by the Alien Races' dragon vein.

Of course, if the Alien Races do this, they will certainly lose many lives themselves, but compared to the harsh conditions they are in, the experts of the Alien Races feel it is worth it.

"The Son of Heaven controls the dragon Qi of the nation's destiny, so naturally, it is up to him to suppress the Alien Races' dragon vein. In this process, he and all the Innate Experts were contaminated by the Mirage Sea Water.

Not only were they severely injured, but their cultivation strength could not be easily used again, and they could only hide within the Dongtian Fudi.

Even two Golden Core Dashiu and one Innate Martial Artist lost their lives for this matter.

Originally, the Son of Heaven was prepared, and two Innate Martial Artists were left in the Capital to assist the Crown Prince in governing the country.

However, this incident happened suddenly, and no one expected it. To prevent a sneak attack from Beili, all the Innate Experts and the Golden Core Dashiu who could be mobilized within the Imperial Court were sent one after another to guard the Beili border."

Chu Tianxiu sighed softly; although the matter of the Alien Races' dragon vein connecting with the Mirage Sea was resolved, the price paid by the Imperial Court was also great.

A large number of Innate Experts were seriously injured and unable to exert their cultivation strength for a long time.

This matter is enough to shake the world. Beili will definitely not remain calm. Although there is a peace treaty between the two countries, that was established on the premise that the strength gap was not large, or even that Great Gan had the upper hand.

But now that the situation has temporarily reversed, Great Gan dare not gamble that Beili is truly composed of honorable people who will absolutely abide by the peace treaty.

Therefore, the remaining Innate Experts who still had combat capability were all dispatched by the Imperial Court to guard the Beili border to prevent any accidents.

Compared to internal problems, the vast majority of experts are more worried about a Beili invasion.

After all, no matter how much the Imperial Clan fights among themselves, it does not have much impact on their interests, but a Beili invasion would truly affect them.

"Then why didn't the Imperial Court transfer the Prince of Pingxi earlier? Or is it that he is defying the Imperial Edict?" Chen Mo asked in a deep voice.

"Of course he is defying the Imperial Edict. After receiving the Imperial Edict, he has been stalling, and there are no other experts in the Capital, so he temporarily found a loophole."

Chu Tianxiu's tone carried a hint of anger as he slowly recounted the matter.

What the Prince of Pingxi is doing now is somewhat akin to looting a burning house.

Taking advantage of the fact that many experts within Great Gan are either in seclusion to heal their wounds or are on guard against Beili, he has made a move to covet the throne.

If he really succeeds now, then in a few decades, the throne could truly be inherited by his lineage.

When it comes down to it, this matter has not affected the interests of too many Innate Experts.

Before he succeeds, if there are Innate Experts entrusted by Zhao Huaili to protect the heir, or out of a sense of justice and righteousness, who find this unsightly, there will naturally be people to stop it and let the Crown Prince ascend the throne.

But if he really succeeds, then I am afraid no one will stand up to oppose him anymore.

Even if there are, they will be in the minority. By then, the matter will be set in stone, and as long as the interests of too many people are not touched, no one will be able to stop the Prince of Pingxi from usurping the throne.

"Then what about the current Son of Heaven? What is his situation? Is he alive or dead?

Since other Innate Experts could save their lives despite being seriously injured, logically speaking, even if the Son of Heaven's injuries are more severe, with the foundation of the Imperial Clan to assist him, he should not die so quickly."

Chen Mo cupped his hands and asked the question he was most concerned about at the moment.

Chu Tianxiu let out a long sigh and then said, "The Son of Heaven is indeed not dead, but he is not alive either."

(End of this chapter)