Chapter 1941: Chapter 1940: Emperor’s Tomb—Are You Daring Enough to Challenge Heaven?
“Everyone, there’s no need to be nervous. I’m just an ancient turtle,”
the old turtle said with a chuckle.
Even though the old turtle said this, everyone remained vigilant.
After all, the older one gets, the more monstrous they beco.
This old turtle has lived for who knows how long and can appear boldly before everyone, clearly without fear.
“We can’t believe an ordinary turtle can live this long,” the Faceless Saint King said lightly.
“Turtles are naturally long-lived, and I am responsible for taking you to the place left by the Empress.
If I were to die, who would lead you in?” the old turtle laughed.
“The Empress?” Upon hearing this na, the crowd was not as calm as Xu Zii.
One by one, they began to ponder.
The era of the Empress has long passed, and even her forr glory has been deliberately erased.
Many of the new generation no longer know this na.
Only so of the older generation seem to find it familiar.
Among the crowd at this mont was the peculiar Daoist that Xu Zii had encountered before.
The Daoist was the first to rember.
His face changed, revealing an excited expression.
“The Empress, the Empress, could this be the place where the Empress once lived?
No wonder the great on has turned into auspicious clouds, yet still contains great misfortune.
If associated with the Empress, it all makes sense.”
As the peculiar Daoist recalled, the Faceless Saint King and Longevity True Man also began to understand one after another.
“The Empress, isn’t she the greatest woman of the Eternal Ancient age, the strongest of all ti?”
Soone realized sothing and chose to remain silent.
An existence like the Empress can be understood personally, but not described.
For such an existence was not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao.
Anyone who gets involved with the Empress, creating karma, might not have a good ending.
Possibly, they would be targeted by the Holy Court.
After all, the Holy Court is the watchdog of the Heavenly Dao, the informant placed by the Heavenly Dao in the Nine Domains.
Yet throughout history, countless people have been endlessly coveting the Empress’s legacy.
If one could beco the strongest in the Nine Domains, who cares about death?
Death is never the most terrifying thing.
Moreover, when risk and reward are equal, benefits always drive people’s hearts.
……
So juniors do not quite understand what the title of the Empress entails.
They wish to ask their elders.
But the elders chose to remain silent.
“Everyone, quiet down. If our Faceless Clan could obtain the Empress’s legacy,
there is hope for our rise again. Forget East Hundred City, even the Nine Domains would be conquerable.”
The Faceless Saint King, visibly moved, spoke.
The strong individuals of the Faceless Clan behind him were all excited.
Even those who do not know the Empress understand the significance of dominating East Hundred City.
anwhile, in Jiaqing City, Longevity True Man squinted slightly.
Beside him, the Treasure Seeking Mouse exclaid, “The Empress’s legacy! We have struck it big this ti.
Quickly, don’t let others beat us to it.”
“What’s the rush,” Longevity True Man waved his hand.
Stepping forward, he bowed to the turtle and said respectfully, “Senior, please guide us.”
“This was indeed once the Empress’s residence, that’s true.
But what’s inside, only the Empress might know.”
The old turtle said.
“I am responsible for guarding this place and know how to open it.
Anyone who cos here and ets one condition is eligible to enter.”
“What condition,” everyone asked eagerly.
“Defying destiny,” the old turtle replied with just three words.
The crowd looked at each other in bewildernt.
The few words seed simple but suggested a broad aning.
“Could you elaborate, senior,” Longevity True Man asked.
“Do you know the Empress’s aspiration?” the old turtle prompted.
“That we know,” the crowd nodded.
The Empress aid to overturn the Heavenly Dao, to dominate her own fate for the sake of all beings.
She refused to live under anyone’s rule, not even the Heavenly Dao.
This very defiance led the Empress towards the path of destruction.
Otherwise, with her power, she could have influenced the entire Nine Domains.
Who knows how long she could have lived.
The old turtle smiled and said, “To grasp the Way in the morning, and to die in the evening would be worthwhile.
What the Empress sought was, naturally, soone on a similar path.
Would you dare to challenge Heaven?”
This question silenced everyone.
To challenge Heaven are not words just anyone can utter.
It’s too grand a claim, and re carelessness could result in death without a grave.
Moreover, if you die, you risk implicating those around you, potentially even your entire race.
It would not be worth the cost.
Seeing that no one dared to speak, the old turtle laughed again and said, “You’ve misunderstood.
I’m not asking you to literally challenge Heaven,
that would be suicidal.
To challenge Heaven is a matter of will,
a will that defies destiny, relies on oneself, and persists unwaveringly along a chosen path.”
“In short, it can be sumd up in one phrase:
I have a Daoist heart that outshines the sun, moon, and stars.”
Upon hearing this explanation, the crowd finally looked a bit relieved.
The Faceless Saint King was the first to speak, “If it cos down to a test of will, for the revival of our Faceless Clan,
I am willing to sacrifice everything,
even my life.”
“I may bear the na Longevity, but I am no coward who fears death,”
everyone started to speak up in turn.
Even the peculiar Daoist did not want to be left behind and shouted out, “I, a humble Daoist, travel freely, life and death long disregarded.
The Empress’s path is my path too.”
Seeing everyone so eager, the old turtle smiled.
“Don’t rush, everyone. I’m not sure what’s inside,
perhaps the Empress’s legacy, a re word from her,
or maybe nothing at all.
You might just be making a futile trip, ending up with nothing.
So, calm yourselves.”
“Senior Turtle, we are already impatient.
If possible, please let us proceed,” the Faceless Saint King said.
This turtle has shown no malice until now.
There’s no need to create conflict with it.
The old turtle rely laughed.
“Since you’re determined to go, I won’t stop you.
But before you proceed, I’ll remind you of one thing:
Life and death are determined by fate, but your fate is for you to decide.”
As these words fell, the old turtle said no more.
Soon, the waters of the Heaven-reaching River began to surge and roar.
The current surged up from the depths of the Heaven-reaching River,
soaring towards the sky, resembling a river nine million miles long hanging upside down from the firmant.
The flow of the Heaven-reaching River varied in height, length, and width.
Ultimately, it ford layer upon layer of steps.
These were not ordinary steps, but steps leading to the heavens.
By following these heavenly steps, one could reach the firmant.
Because at the end of the steps lies the Emperor’s Tomb, established by the Empress herself.
The Emperor’s Tomb is a destination,
the ultimate destination of life and death.
For life and death are opposite yet inseparable.
The word ‘Tomb’ encapsulates all that life and death convey.
Within the Emperor’s Tomb lies everything people await with anticipation.
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