Chapter 165: The Emperor's Dharma Sword, The New Emperor Ascends the Throne

"The so-called Heaven and Earth Profound Gate is a special portal left behind by the ancestors of the Human Race in this world of ours.

Portals of this kind are not unique in the entire Mirage Sea; there are many of them, all established by the ancestors of the Human Race who hid and lay dormant back then, waiting for the Mirage Sea to ebb."

"As long as one pushes it open, and there is another world in the vast Mirage Sea that also pushes open this portal, then the two Heaven and Earth Profound Gates will attract each other, and the two worlds will merge into one, resisting the erosion of the Mirage Sea together.

But the prerequisite is that to open this special portal, one needs at least the strength of the Heavenly Human Realm; we are all helpless against it."

Chu Tianxiu spoke slowly, then sighed with a hint of self-mockery.

"Our world has also experienced several cycles of birth and destruction; previously, no matter what, there were always experts of the Heavenly Human Realm who opened the gate, yet it has become somewhat difficult for our generation."

The Mirage Sea has submerged this world many times, yet there were always some lucky survivors.

But as the number of times the Mirage Sea has submerged it increases, many cultivation techniques and classics have gradually lost their inheritance, and even the Heavenly Law has become incomplete through repeated erosion.

Therefore, the further one goes, the more difficult it is to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

"However, with your talent, as long as you cultivate Internal Martial Arts steadily, it is still very possible to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm," Chu Tianxiu said, looking straight at Chen Mo.

Not just him, the other Innate Martial Artists were all looking at Chen Mo.

Because his talent is truly too heaven-defying; to be able to become an Innate Expert at such an age, and an Xiantian Second Layer at that.

Dao Lord Zhang of Daoxuan Mountain even speculated whether this world was nearing destruction, so it exhausted everything to give birth to a Son of Heavenly Luck like Chen Mo.

This speculation had actually been swirling in his mind, but upon meeting him just now, he discovered that Chen Mo had no Heavenly Luck upon him, which is why he did not say it out loud.

After all, if he truly were the Son of Heavenly Luck, then logically, he should have Heavenly Luck upon him.

But even if he is not, it does not matter; as long as he can break through to the Heavenly Human Realm and push open the Heaven and Earth Gate, even if he is not the Son of Heavenly Luck, he will have Heavenly Luck upon him.

The so-called Son of Heavenly Luck is one who is favored by heaven and earth, has Heavenly Luck upon him, and everything they do goes smoothly.

And as long as Chen Mo can push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, he will at least extend the lifespan of this world by several hundred years; at that time, he will inevitably be favored by the will of heaven, have boundless Heavenly Luck upon him, and even far exceed the Son of Heavenly Luck.

After all, there may be more than one Son of Heavenly Luck, but there is only one expert who can save this world.

Chen Mo nodded lightly and asked, "Then, seniors, the cultivation technique I practice has already reached a dead end at Xiantian Yuansheng; how exactly should one break through to the Heavenly Human Realm?"

After he finished asking this, Chu Tianxiu immediately replied, "That is not difficult. Another day, when I take you to the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, I will take you to the Human Race martial arts treasury of our world on the way, and you may choose any technique you wish from it."

Even though many techniques have been lost in the vast, smoke-like passage of time, some still remain, and ensuring Chen Mo breaks through to the Heavenly Human Realm is absolutely no problem.

"I know your attainments in external techniques are extraordinary, but for the sake of this world, you must still put more energy into cultivating Internal True Qi."

Chu Tianxiu was still earnestly persuading him; this was not just his own thought, but the thought of the other experts in this world.

"This junior understands." Chen Mo did not say anything else about this.

After all, in the eyes of the other experts, if he now specializes in one path, the probability of reaching the Heavenly Human Realm is greater.

But only he himself knows clearly that in his repeated Mortal Transformations, it is more likely that his cultivation will advance in parallel.

However, as long as he can break through to the Heavenly Human Realm within a hundred years, then all problems can be easily solved.

Of course, he still had too many doubts about the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, such as why the experts who built the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate back then did not leave behind a means to make the Profound Gate open automatically under certain circumstances.

And how those experts back then were able to use a Secret Technique of space to connect two worlds together by building the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate.

Then why didn't they just do that back then, letting many worlds be connected as one to resist the erosion of the Mirage Sea as much as possible?

Or was it that their world was originally connected together through such means?

It was only later that it was gradually eroded by the Mirage Sea, which led to many experts having to separate and find ways to take refuge.

And they still left behind many Heaven and Earth Profound Gates, hoping that later generations would be able to once again integrate the entire world to resist the Mirage Sea.

But he could probably guess that Chu Tianxiu likely had no answers to these questions.

However, when the moment comes for him to push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, if there are answers, then these questions will inevitably be answered to a certain extent.

"Good, it is best if you can cultivate well. If you have any cultivation problems, you can come to us for help."

Chu Tianxiu nodded repeatedly; he was afraid that Chen Mo would not listen to advice and think he could do both well.

Now it seems that this young man, Chen Mo, still has quite a sense of the big picture.

"These are some cultivation resources we have each pooled together; you take them and use them first."

Chu Tianxiu took out two more parcels and handed them to Chen Mo; when they said they would help Chen Mo with his cultivation, they were definitely not just paying lip service.

The dozen or so people before him were all top experts in the world, and even if each of them contributed some cultivation resources, it would be enough for Chen Mo to use.

As for protective Secret Treasures and the like, there were none; with Chen Mo's current strength, as long as he does not go deep into dangerous places himself, he does not need these things.

Looking at the whole world, there are people who can defeat him, but if he is determined to escape, then absolutely no one can kill him.

"Many thanks to you seniors." Chen Mo accepted the parcels, bowed, and paid his respects.

In fact, among the seventeen Innate Experts present, they did not all come from Great Gan; there were five from Great Li.

Strictly speaking, giving Chen Mo a sum of cultivation resources could be considered aiding the enemy.

It is just that these Innate Experts do not care about such things, and it is impossible for anyone to punish them for this.

They do not even care much about the struggles between the two countries or the division of power in the imperial court.

Because they understand that if an expert of the Heavenly Human Realm does not emerge within a hundred years, everything will be meaningless.

"When the five of us return, we will try our best to persuade the Emperor of our dynasty to temporarily cease hostilities; the alliance remains valid, and Great Li will absolutely not take the initiative to start a war."

The leading Innate Expert of Great Li spoke; he came from Lidu Valley, which is also a top sect power in the world.

Among the remaining four Innate Experts of Great Li, except for one who came from the imperial family, the other three all came from Great Li sects or noble families.

Of course, they also understand that starting a war now is meaningless and will only cause internal friction among the Human Race.

Whether or not there is a Heavenly Human expert to push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, doing so is a meaningless act.

Moreover, the fact that many Innate Experts of Great Gan were severely injured this time, and even the Emperor died, was also for the sake of all living beings in the world.

If the Alien Races' dragon vein had not been resolved in time, this world might not even have a hundred years left now.

If they had not known the situation, that would be one thing, but since they know the true situation, they are embarrassed to take advantage of the situation at this time.

The most critical point is that Chen Mo is in Great Gan.

If they really attacked Great Gan, they would inevitably face Chen Mo.

To offend an expert who is certain to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm in the future is by no means a wise move.

"In that case, many thanks to you all." Zhao Xuanxin cupped his hands in a salute and spoke with a smile to thank them.

Five Innate Experts is not a small number; their joint stance is enough to sway the situation in the Great Li court.

"Very well, then we shall take our leave first." Several Great Li Innate Experts returned the salute and immediately flashed away from this place.

The remaining Innate Experts saw this and also left the place one after another, preparing to continue finding a location to go and heal their wounds.

There was no need to worry about safety on the road; a severely wounded Innate Expert is still an Innate Expert.

Unless it is an expert of the same realm, there are really not many people who can kill them.

Moreover, their outing this time was a very secretive matter to begin with, so even if they really had enemies, they would not know their tracks.

"Let's go, I will tell you about the current situation of the Son of Heaven."

Seeing that everyone had left, leaving only Zhao Xuanxin and three other royal Innate Experts, Chu Tianxiu then walked to Chen Mo's side and spoke.

This matter was handled by him personally, and he is the most clear about the situation here.

Chen Mo followed closely behind him, all the way to the front of the current Son of Heaven's mausoleum.

Chu Tianxiu waved his hand, his True Qi vibrating, and opened a hidden door. Stepping inside and walking another several hundred zhang, they soon arrived in the main tomb chamber.

The current Son of Heaven's coffin is now lying there quietly.

Chen Mo, however, noticed that this coffin was not the one he had sent over.

"The current Son of Heaven is indeed dead, but he hasn't died completely. He was contaminated by the Mirage Sea too much; even the Xuan Dan Pavilion has no way to deal with this.

Even though much of the Mirage Sea Breath has been stripped away, it can only ensure that the Mirage Sea Water does not continue to spread on his body, but it cannot save his life.

However, he is the Son of Heaven after all, with Dragon Qi protecting his body, and coupled with the fact that he was constantly merging with the national destiny Dragon Qi when he was resisting the Mirage Sea.

Judging from the current situation, he will likely gradually merge into the Great Gan Dragon Qi and exist as long as the national destiny.

Although the national destiny Dragon Qi has no consciousness, it is almost impossible for him to retain his consciousness after merging into it.

But in this process, his bloodline power and Divine Soul power will inevitably be mixed into it, and from now on, the Great Gan national destiny will be closer to his descendants.

According to what the Golden Core cultivators of the Xuan Dan Pavilion said, unless one day the Great Gan national destiny flourishes to the extreme, and the national destiny can transform from false to true into a True Dragon.

Only then is it possible for the current Son of Heaven's Divine Soul to condense again from the dragon vein and gradually manifest."

Chu Tianxiu spoke, narrating to Chen Mo the judgments that many experts had already made in advance.

In fact, being able to obtain the current result is already very good for the current Son of Heaven; even if his consciousness is in a state of ignorance, he can at least always protect his descendants.

As for the national destiny flourishing to the extreme and condensing into a True Dragon, that is a thing that is almost impossible to achieve.

"Additionally, I rushed to the Xuan Dan Pavilion and, while the current Son of Heaven was still conscious, I told him what you had done; he asked me to thank you on his behalf."

After Chu Tianxiu finished speaking, he took out a precious sword. The sword case was engraved with nine dragons and nine phoenixes, and it was constantly emitting a vast light of energy; just seeing this sword made one involuntarily feel awe.

"This is the Son of Heaven Dharma Sword; whoever holds this sword can command the national destiny Dragon Qi."

Chu Tianxiu clearly could not master this sword either; he could only hold it in his hands.

"The current Son of Heaven left a last testament: before the New Emperor reaches his capping ceremony, this sword shall be held by you."

As he spoke, he handed this Dharma Sword to Chen Mo, and then immediately took out an imperial edict.

This edict was not an ordinary edict; it was constructed by the national destiny Dragon Qi and could only be written by the Son of Heaven.

Having this edict is enough to prove that Chen Mo's holding of the Son of Heaven Dharma Sword is indeed the Son of Heaven's last testament.

Chen Mo looked at the Dharma Sword in his hand; he could sense that the current Son of Heaven had already left all preparations on it, and as long as he moved his mind, he could receive the blessing of the boundless national destiny Dragon Qi.

With the blessing of the national destiny, his own strength would also be raised to the peak of the Innate realm. Not only that, because his physical body is strong, he can withstand the blessing of this power for a long time.

And he does not have to be like the current Son of Heaven, who could only use it for a short while, otherwise he would be injured.

Chen Mo could also roughly guess why the current Son of Heaven wanted to give this Dharma Sword to him; besides the trust in him, it was also to add a peak Innate combat power to Great Gan.

After all, the New Emperor is only eight years old and has just started to build his Martial Dao foundation; he has no way to use this Dharma Sword at all.

Although he is the Son of Heaven, the vast and mighty national destiny is far from what his strength can casually bear.

Furthermore, accepting this Son of Heaven Dharma Sword means, in a certain sense, being able to act on behalf of the Son of Heaven; this power is not insignificant.

And what accompanies power is responsibility; since Chen Mo has accepted the sword, he must ensure that Great Gan will not be destroyed by Great Li.

At least during the time he holds this Son of Heaven Dharma Sword, he must ensure that Great Gan still exists.

Because once the country is destroyed, this Son of Heaven Dharma Sword will shatter on its own, and Chen Mo will never be able to enjoy this blessing power again.

The Son of Heaven left a last testament and entrusted the Dharma Sword to him; this is an act of entrusting an orphan.

"This subject accepts the order!" Chen Mo did not refuse this; compared to the responsibility, the benefits of accepting this Dharma Sword are greater.

With those five Great Li Innate Experts coming forward, the two countries will definitely not start a war again in the short term, so he does not need to worry about this point.

Chu Tianxiu nodded slightly and immediately handed the edict to Chen Mo as well.

The two did not stay long in the mausoleum and left the place, returning all the way to the Capital.

Returning to the Capital, Chen Mo handed the Son of Heaven's last testament to Empress Xu, for her to announce it to the civil and military officials.

Since the edict was composed of national destiny Dragon Qi, naturally no one would doubt its authenticity; moreover, if Chen Mo had not been recognized by the Son of Heaven, he would not be able to master the Son of Heaven Dharma Sword now.

Three days after returning to the Capital, the Ministry of Rites chose an auspicious day, the New Emperor ascended the throne, and the reign title was Chengping.

The New Emperor's ascension to the throne naturally required holding a Great Morning Assembly to formally reward the civil and military officials.

(End of this chapter)