When Chu Qing revealed who his enemy was, the two women were stunned.
Because they had never heard of Heaven.
The Great Zhou Empress instinctively raised her head and gazed into the sky. There was not a cloud for thousands of miles, and the blazing sun hung high overhead.
"Heaven?"
Chu Qing nodded. "That's right. Heaven!"
The two women shook their heads, indicating that they did not understand.
Chu Qing sighed. "You don't understand now, but you will in the future!"
The Great Zhou Empress suddenly spoke. "Is it because of the Millennial Tribulation?"
Chu Qing nodded, then shook his head. "It is related to the Millennial Tribulation, but there are other reasons as well!"
The two women nodded and did not press further.
They could tell that this man was not brushing them off.
Otherwise, he would never have used an enemy they could not understand to fool them.
After staying in the Great Zhou Imperial Capital for another day, Chu Qing left in a hurry.
He wanted to visit the other empires and see how they had fared against the Millennial Tribulation.
He passed through one empire after another.
One day...
Three days...
Five days...
Chu Qing returned to Stone Ridge Mountain, seeming to come to a realization as a cold sneer appeared on his face. "Heaven is forcing people to open up the forbidden zones!"
"For every bit the darkness within the forbidden zones retreats, the sky gains another bit."
"If Heaven controls the sky, then the larger the sky becomes, the stronger it becomes."
"That also explains why some of the tribulations it sends down are powerful, while others are slightly weaker."
"But even the weakest tribulation inflicts devastating losses upon ordinary people."
"It leaves an empire empty for a thousand miles, without a trace of