Chapter 1519: The Object In the Depths of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda

Lin Ju had died. Shen Jinxiao picked up his corpse and placed it atop the incense altar before plucking out the stick of Mirror Knight Incense. He then stabbed it between Lin Ju's brows, pulled out a small black bottle carved from bone, and carefully dripped a droplet of black liquid onto the incense.

When the black liquid landed on the Mirror Knight Incense, it was stained carbon black, then faintly writhing curse runes appeared on it. Lin Ju's corpse began to swiftly shrink, liquefying before being absorbed as fuel for the now corrupted Mirror Knight Incense.

As the Mirror Knight Incense burned, dusky smoke wafted into the air.

The smog was sticky and slowly floated upwards.

Shen Jinxiao's expression turned respectful and he kneeled before the black smog, saying in a deferential voice, "Honored One, please allow your clone to descend."

The smog churned, transforming into a black mirror that one couldn't see the depths of. It was like a black hole that instilled fear into anyone who saw it.

After which, warm laughter rang out. "Shen Jinxiao, you're not bad."

Shen Jinxiao didn't dare to raise his head. "Everything was reliant on your great power, Honored One. Wang Xuanjin was unable to discover my true identity thanks to you. The others who are helping to guard the Celestial Mirror Pagoda are Bai Yu and Jin Xi, two Academic Federation Elders."

"Wang Xuanjin does have some skill. Jin Xi and Bai Yu are nothing to be concerned about." From within the bottomless black mirror, a young man in white appeared with a smile. The look of awe and respect within Shen Jinxiao's eyes deepened. Speaking so casually about Kings whom endless Dukes looked up to was a right reserved for Heavenly Emperors! These were the existences that truly stood at the peak of the world. The one who had appeared was none other than the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor from the Origin Reversion Institute.

"Shen Jinxiao, I'll block off the Celestial Mirror Pagoda from the control of Wang Xuanjin and at the same time, open up the portal to the thirty-fourth layer. You'll have to take advantage of this time to go there and burn another stick of Umbra Devil Incense. When that time comes, I'll be able to descend with even more power and retrieve the object in the depths of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda. At that point, your mission will be complete," the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor cordially ordered.

Shen Jinxiao received the edict with reverence. He didn't ask just what the object was, nor how he would be able to escape when the attention of all of the Academic Federation's elites were on him. The only thing he knew was that when a Heavenly Emperor gave an order, the only thing he had to be concerned with was how to complete the objective.

Shen Jinxiao's tactful attitude did not go unnoticed, and the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor smiled. "Shen Jinxiao, you are very smart and you have a lot of potential. I feel very optimistic about you."

"So long as the Honored One wills it, I'll throw myself into the pits of hell," Shen Jinxiao declared.

"Hehe... you can rest assured. You're still useful and I can't bear to see you die here," the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor said.

Shen Jinxiao knocked his forehead heavily against the stone slabs before him.

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor waved its hand, and a beam of black light shot out into the sky. After which, it opened up into a gigantic barrier that expanded outwards.

The entire area began to grow dark.

All of the Dukes searching for opportunities on the thirty-third layer raised their heads with surprised looks when the scenery changed.

......

At the same time in Celestial Mirror City.

𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Wang Xuanjin, Bai Yu, and Jin Xi's calm expressions suddenly changed. They could sense a power that caused even them to tremble emerging from the depths of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda.

"Heavenly Emperor?"

"Which bigwig of the Academic Federation has chosen to descend?"

Elders Bai Yu and Jin Xi were at a loss for words.

"This is not a Heavenly Emperor from the Academic Federation." Wang Xuanjin's amiable expression had turned ugly. "This is one of the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperors."

"The Origin Reversion Institute has infiltrated the Celestial Mirror Pagoda?"

"What?!"

Jin Xi and Bai Yu's eyes shrank. They had set up numerous screening systems to ensure that everyone who entered this place was scanned from head to toe. However, someone had managed to fool the systems and they were none the wiser.

Then how had the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperor transmit their power into the depths of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda?

"Do you think I'm able to fathom the methods of a Heavenly Emperor?" Wang Xuanjin sighed deeply. Although the trio were lofty existences before Dukes, similarly speaking, Heavenly Emperors were in an entirely different realm when compared to them. Even though he was a peak Triple Crowned King, he was powerless before an actual Heavenly Emperor.

Bang!

As they spoke, the skies above the Celestial Mirror City were ripped apart and countless dark rifts opened up like devilish hands crawling out from the depths of the unknown.

The experts within the city felt terrified as these rifts emitted energy undulations that instilled fear into their very bones.

The resonant power circulating within their bodies slowed to almost a halt due to the immense suppression.

Bang!

As the void shattered, the entire world seemed to have been turned over and everything turned pitch black.

"The divine continent the Celestial Mirror Pagoda is located on has been exiled into a pocket of the void." Wang Xuanjin's expression turned heavy upon seeing this. He flew into the air and boundless amounts of worldly natural energy surged towards him, condensing into a three-layered majestic crown.

The crown glowed with scintillating light, enveloping the entirety of Celestial Mirror City and ensuring that everyone within was protected.

Jin Xi and Bai Yu hurriedly took action as well, asking, "What should we do?"

"The fact that the Origin Reversion Institute has infiltrated the Celestial Mirror Pagoda means that they are scheming something. Just what do they want to do? Are they planning to seize the entire Celestial Mirror Pagoda?"

Wang Xuanjin frowned and then shook his head. "The Celestial Mirror Pagoda is connected to this divine continent, and if the Origin Reversion Institute wanted to occupy this location, it would only be a good thing for us. After all, the Academic Federation would be able to unite all of the Heavenly Emperors and encircle the intruder, trapping them within. Thus, their goal is definitely not to occupy this area. They are looking to obtain something that is stored within the Celestial Mirror Pagoda."

Elder Jin Xi sighed. "Could it be that they desire the Heavenly Emperor remains within the core of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda?"

The entire reason why the Celestial Mirror Pagoda was able to do what it could was precisely because of those remains. That was probably the only thing that was worth coveting. On first thought, Wang Xuanjin similarly felt that way. However, he felt like something wasn't right. The Academic Federation had controlled the Celestial Mirror Pagoda for a long time, and there was no chance the Origin Reversion Institute wasn't aware of the existence of those remains. If stealing them was their goal, they would not have waited till now.

"There is no need to worry. The Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperor is unable to descend with his true body. He's merely transmitting his power from afar and temporarily separating the Celestial Mirror Continent into the void. The Celestial Mirror Pagoda also contains some of the safeguards left behind by the Academic Federation's Heavenly Emperors, so we just need to wait for them to descend," Wang Xuanjin explained.

Elders Bai Yu and Jin Xi nodded solemnly. When facing a Heavenly Emperor, this was the only action they could take. Wang Xuanjin then raised his head to observe the blackened skies with eyes filled with gloominess.

Just what was the Heavenly Emperor trying to achieve? Was there something within the Celestial Mirror Pagoda that the Academic Federation was unaware of?

......

A turbulent black river rushed past a small island. A white-robed scholar was the only person occupying it. This was the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor. A happy grin hung on its face as everything was happening. The actions and thoughts of the likes of Wang Xuanjin were completely insignificant to it. It stood up and waved its sleeves.

The bottomless black river began to churn with humongous waves and countless terrifying shadows lurked in the depths. At this point, a colossal object began to rise with the aid of the twisted shadows.

It was a massive, pitch-black coffin as tall as a mountain.

The coffinwas made of an unknown material, but its surface was engraved with stars, the moon, and the sun. Incomparably frightening fluctuations emanated from it, and even the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's expression had turned serious before this object.

It approached the coffin and then bent over slightly, softly saying, "You will soon awaken and bring an end to the chaos. I'll obtain a special object for you."

The Academic Federation had controlled the Celestial Mirror Pagoda for hundreds of years, and they had always assumed that the Celestial Mirror Pagoda's core was a Heavenly Emperor's remains.

No one actually knew what was hidden in the depths.

However, he knew. In fact... the core contained a single resonance. The owner of that particular resonance was none other than the Sacred Void Resonance Sect's last Sect Master!