Chapter 6308: Lord Xuantian

Chapter 6308: Lord Xuantian

“But Qin Jiu didn’t make an attempt on the Dharma Emperor’s life right away. He opted for self-preservation, but he also used the remnant’s formation to seal off a small portion of the Dharma Emperor’s Divine Body.

“According to Qin Jiu, the seal wouldn’t affect the Dharma Emperor’s cultivation and fighting prowess, but it would limit his future growth. He did so because the remnant’s formation could only seal off that much, and this was the most effective way he could coerce the Dharma Emperor into giving in.

“The Dharma Emperor understood the position he was in and gave in. I only obtained some cultivation resources out of the remnant, but I heard Qin Jiu used this to coerce the Dharma Emperor into helping him many times, though I don’t know if the Dharma Emperor ended up helping him or not.

“Many years passed, and countless incidents happened. The reputation of Qin Jiu and I slowly grew, and he became the only world spiritist to attain the title of ‘Emperor’. However, he wasn’t fond of the title and continued to use his name, Qin Jiu.

“By then, Qin Jiu had obtained the most powerful Immemorial Era’s world spiritist legacy and was no longer afraid of the Dharma Emperor. Even though the Dharma Emperor had used his strength to exploit us back in the remnant, he isn’t a wicked person through and through. He had a decent reputation. I thought that it was about time to resolve this matter.

“One day, Qin Jiu invited me over to discuss the removal of the seal placed on the Dharma Emperor’s Divine Body. But once I was there, he made a terrible suggestion—he said that we shouldn’t return the Dharma Emperor’s power that easily. The seal might be minor, but it would impede the Dharma Emperor’s future cultivation.

“As long as the seal remained, we could continue coercing the Dharma Emperor to do our bidding. He was the one who tried to take advantage of us in the first place, so he shouldn’t blame us for doing the same here. I thought those words made sense, so I agreed to it.”

A mischievous smile formed on Long Zhuoyan’s lips. She spoke as if this was all Qin Jiu’s ploy, but who could say for sure what the truth was?

Chu Feng had heard about Long Zhuoyan’s reputation as a demoness despite descending from the Dragon Clan’s main lineage. It would be truly naive of him to think of her as an innocent lady who was merely misled by Qin Jiu.

“Chu Feng, the Dharma Emperor sounds pitiful,” Eggy remarked.

Eggy was no kind soul too, yet she made such a comment. This showed how pitiful the Dharma Emperor was to have his weakness grasped by these two vicious hyenas.

Qin Jiu would indeed be going too far if he was still thinking of exploiting the Dharma Emperor despite the latter helping him on various matters all this while.

“What happened next?” Chu Feng asked.

“I asked Qin Jiu if those rumors were true, and whether he had coerced the Dharma Emperor to help him behind my back without sharing the benefits with me.”

Chu Feng was rendered speechless.

That isn’t the point at all!

“Qin Jiu admitted that he had requested help from the Dharma Emperor several times, but it was not coercion but partnership. They were mutually beneficial exchanges, where they split the benefits equally between them.

“He also told me that the Dharma Emperor is not as simple as he looks, though he didn’t elaborate more on the matter. He warned me to be careful of the Dharma Emperor. He thought that it wouldn’t do to continue holding the Dharma Emperor’s Divine Body hostage after so long, and that we needed to give him some hope so that the latter wouldn’t act up.

“Thus, he changed the sealing formation and the unsealing requirement. He came up with a chessboard and proclaimed that anyone who can decipher the chessboard will be capable of lifting the Dharma Emperor’s seal. I left a few beads that would allow one to find Dragon Clan descendants with stronger bloodlines.

“As long as the Dharma Emperor can meet these two requirements, he would be able to lift the seal on his Divine Body.”

Long Zhuoyan looked at Chu Feng with a gleeful smirk.

Chu Feng finally understood what was going on here.

The Dragon Breath Clan must be seeking to unseal the Dharma Emperor’s Divine Body, and the culprits behind the seal were none other than World Spiritist Emperor Qin Jiu and Long Zhuoyan.

“In the end, it turns out that you’re behind this.” Chu Feng looked at Long Zhuoyan and sighed.

“Indeed. That’s why I’m curious to know what your friend is capable of.” Long Zhuoyan glanced at Long Xiaoxiao. “I was the one who left the beads behind, after all.”

Chu Feng belatedly realized that Long Zhuoyan was able to see through the bead’s function right away not because she was knowledgeable, but because it had come from her.

“Big sister, it should be easy for you to decipher the seal then,” Chu Feng asked.

But Long Zhuoyan shook her head. “Qin Jiu intentionally modified the sealing formation to prevent the Dharma Emperor from demanding our Dragon Clansmen to lift his seal. Your friend is a descendant of the Dragon Clan, but she isn’t from the main lineage. I’m curious to know how strong her bloodline is.

“As for the chessboard, Qin Jiu said that someone who can decipher it can surely see through the formation’s opening. Little brother, are you the one who deciphered the chessboard?” Long Zhuoyan said.

“Yes.” Chu Feng nodded.

“Then I’m sure you’re fine. The crux to lifting the seal lies with your friend,” Long Zhuoyan said.

Weng!

Countless rays of light shot out from the massive sword container-like object. Upon careful inspection, the rays of light formed a map filled with many swiftly-moving entities, and it gave off a dangerous aura.

Shoosh!

Long Mucheng, who stood before the sword container-like object, waved her sleeves and tossed out several scrolls. The scrolls enlarged and unfurled into massive portraits harnessing formations.

These portraits surrounded the sword container-like object and suppressed the dangerous aura emanated by the map.

“This feeling...” Chu Feng narrowed his eyes.

Long Mucheng flitted over to Chu Feng and Long Xiaoxiao and said, “Chu Feng, Xiaoxiao, this is the item you have to decipher.”

“Elder, that item looks dangerous,” Long Xiaoxiao asked.

Despite being beside Chu Feng, she couldn’t see Long Zhuoyan and was thus unaware of the conversation that had transpired between the two. That being said, she had realized that the sword container-like object was the item that she and Chu Feng had to decipher, so she had been keeping a close eye on it.

“Don’t worry, you will be safe even if you fail? Those scrolls are left behind by that lord. You can put your heart into deciphering the item,” Long Mucheng said.

Chu Feng asked, “Elder, is that lord’s surname ‘Qing’?”

Long Mucheng was stunned. “Why do you ask that?”

“I have lived in the Ancestral Martial Lower Realm’s Nine Provinces Continent from a young age, and an incredibly talented figure appeared there ten thousand years ago. It was rumored that a golden aurora covered the sky the day he was born. Four massive beasts raced through the sky and roared, shaking the continent.

“He was extremely intelligent even as an infant. He started speaking within a month and was able to walk upright within two. He began learning the zither, chess, calligraphy, and drawing when he was one, and he was familiar with all the classics by the time he was five.

“People began cultivating at ten on that continent, but he reached Origin Realm at nine, Profound Realm at eleven, and Heaven Realm at thirteen. Despite his young age, he had already become the strongest entity on the Nine Provinces Continent.

“The remnant he left behind was coveted by all major powers on the Nine Provinces Continent, but in truth, there was not a single person in the entire Ancestral Martial Lower Realm who could clear his remnant.

“I obtained his legacy by coincidence, which is why I am familiar with him despite not having met him before. I sensed his aura in those portraits,” Chu Feng explained.

Long Mucheng chuckled. “What a coincidence. I didn’t expect you to know Lord Xuantian too!”