Wen Zhongyong stood beside Sima Ting, a bit shorter than him.
"According to information from our inside source, this might be related to one person.
Some time ago, Empress Jin Li took a treasure from the imperial treasury called the Exquisite Jade Tide."
"This treasure?" Grand Chancellor Sima Ting asked in surprise.
This treasure was a natural pair, allowing those who possessed each piece to communicate with each other.
But only those two people.
It couldn't compare to the communication treasures of today.
"According to the inside source, Empress Jin Li has been communicating with a mysterious person through the Exquisite Jade Tide.
Old Madam Qin's breakthrough to Emperor Rank might have been aided by this person!" Wen Zhongyong stated his judgment.
Sima Ting's brow furrowed even deeper upon hearing this, clearly angered.
Most of the palace maids were Sima Ting's people, so obtaining this information was easy.
Moreover, during the Xuanyuan Forbidden Area incident, Jin Li had mentioned Qi Yuan's name, and he himself had occasionally muttered "Qi Yuan" in his sleep. It was only natural that this information would leak out.
"Daring to ruin my plans!
Have you found out the other party's identity?"
Wen Zhongyong shook his head, "The other half of the Exquisite Jade Tide disappeared thousands of years ago."
"Can you guess the other party's identity?" Sima Ting asked, "To be able to help Madam Qin break through to the Emperor Rank, this person is probably not simple!"
He had many enemies.
Even within the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate, he had enemies.
And now, someone was helping Empress Jin Li, adding to his troubles.
This could be aimed at him, or it could be aimed at the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate.
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate was the number one sect of the human race.
More than ten human kingdoms jointly revered the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate as a sacred ground.
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate stood in the northernmost land.
Both suppressing the human race's fortune and intercepting the great demons of the Demon Race Ancestral Court.
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate was high above, like immortals.
However, in recent years, the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate had also begun to meddle in the imperial power of the mortal world.
Sima Ting could be considered one of the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate's pawns.
Other countries were also gradually being encroached upon by the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate.
Besides the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate, there were many other sects in the human race.
Many of these sects had united to resist the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate.
In Sima Ting's view, the other end of the Exquisite Jade Tide might be a powerhouse resisting the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate.
However, thinking of something, Sima Ting asked, "Could it be the Demon Race?"
He was somewhat worried.
Years ago, in order to rise to power, he had cooperated with a great demon.
But later, after embracing the thigh of the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate, he decisively broke contact with that great demon.
He feared that this matter was related to that great demon.
"Who he is doesn't matter." Wen Zhongyong said with a confident face, "Just understand that he is our enemy.
Dare to disrupt the Grand Chancellor's plan, the Holy Gate's scheme, even if he is an unparalleled Emperor Rank, he must die."
"You mean?" Sima Ting was overjoyed upon hearing this.
"Yes, I already know his name, it's Qi Yuan, and with the Exquisite Jade Tide, it's enough to curse him to death.
Even if it's a fake name, so what? My curse technique can still curse him to death."
Sima Ting revealed a worried expression upon hearing this, "What if the other party is an unparalleled Emperor Rank?"
Wen Zhongyong, upon hearing this, took out a section of bamboo ruler, "This thing is called the Kingdom Stabilizing Ruler, a gift from the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master, imbued with the Holy Master's unparalleled cultivation.
I will use this item to cast the curse, and even an unparalleled Emperor Rank will hardly escape death."
This ruler was personally bestowed by the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master.
They, these traveling individuals, according to the Holy Master's instructions, all carry this item, heading to various kingdoms to gather fortune.
"If the other party uses an unknown nobody to communicate with the Empress, wouldn't that be a waste?" Sima Ting asked again.
"It won't harm me, it won't harm him, it's just a waste of time, but it can also serve as a warning.
Grand Chancellor, please wait a moment, I will find jade ware and then cast the curse!
Even an unparalleled Emperor Rank will have to die!" Wen Zhongyong was extremely confident.
"Thank you, sir!" Sima Ting said.
He was also somewhat expectant.
He couldn't wait for that Qi Yuan to be the great demon who had colluded with him before, and then be cursed to death.
Then he could rightfully be the Nanqian Kingdom's ruler.
If not, he must still die!
Helping Empress Jin Li and offending him is a capital crime!
Heavenly Fortune Holy Mountain.
It is a holy land for the Human Race.
The mountain is ten thousand zhang high, overlooking the entire Moon Gazing Continent.
A youth with ordinary features crawled out from a brothel.
His face carried a relaxed and carefree expression.
"After all the dust and worldly affairs, nothing beats the taste of a beauty."
This youth with ordinary features was the type who would be easily overlooked on the street.
However, if his identity were exposed, it would undoubtedly shock everyone.
Because he was none other than the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master!
"Three thousand years, and I can finally leave Heavenly Fortune Mountain by three hundred miles. Not bad, not bad." The Heavenly Fortune Holy Master was originally a land turtle in the mountains. Three thousand years ago, a drop of blood fell on him.
He awakened his intelligence, transformed into a human form, and gained a lifespan of ten thousand years.
Through that drop of eternal life blood, he obtained many secret techniques and knowledge that he had never had before.
But the price was that he could not leave Heavenly Fortune Mountain.
He cultivated in seclusion, year after year.
However, his aptitude was terrible. It took him a full five hundred years to step into the Emperor Rank.
It took fifteen hundred years to step into the Supreme Emperor Rank.
Twenty years ago, he even stepped into the legendary Heavenly Domain Realm.
His talent was not high, so he was particularly cautious.
When encountering enemies, he mostly outlived them, and then opened a brothel on their graves to enjoy a night of romance.
Of course, this was limited to the vicinity of Heavenly Fortune Mountain.
He would even force the descendants of those who offended him into prostitution and take them into his establishment.
He did not like virtuous women, preferring prostitutes.
However, as his strength grew, he became increasingly inflated, and even established the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate, becoming the Holy Master of the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate.
What the elders of the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate didn't know was that every generation of Heavenly Fortune Holy Master was actually his alter ego.
Walking down the road, the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master hummed a little tune: "Indeed, I was too timid before.
Stirring up the Human-Demon War for a thousand years, the blood energy of those who died only allowed me to step into the Supreme Emperor Rank, and the progress was quite slow.
Controlling the national fortune of the Human Race and the bloodline of the Demon Race, and sacrificing them, is the right way!"
Feeling his strength constantly soaring, the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master couldn't help but sigh.
His talent was very poor, and his cultivation was extremely slow.
According to the secret technique of that drop of eternal life blood, stirring up the Human-Demon War and absorbing the resulting blood energy was how his strength slowly improved.
The Human and Demon Races were already opposed to each other, so it didn't take much effort for him to instigate them in secret.
However, as his strength soared, he gradually became dissatisfied with this kind of growth.
Therefore, he set his sights on the strongest, most vicious, and insidious of the secret techniques.
The National Fortune Blood Sacrifice Method!
He sent the Kingdom Stabilizing Ruler into the kingdom, drawing upon the fortune of each nation.
In another sixty years, the National Fortune Blood Sacrifice Method would be complete.
At that time, he would perform the blood sacrifice, offering up all the humans and Demon Race of this world. He would then leap through the dragon gate like a carp, transform from a turtle into a Xuanwu, and become the true master of the Moon Gazing Continent.
Looking back on his life, the Heavenly Fortune Holy Master savored the moment.
His life was exceptionally beautiful.
He had taken the art of playing it safe to the extreme.
A late bloomer.
"I once bowed my head and bent my waist to serve the powerful, and I once stirred up storms with a few words."
"No matter how unparalleled your talent, surpassing all ages, wouldn't you still turn to ashes and become a joke?"
"The Eternal Evergreen Undying Turtle, a late bloomer, is here today!"
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Master often frequented brothels and hummed little tunes, but unfortunately, his cultural level was not high. He didn't even rhyme, let alone observe tonal patterns.
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Master prepared to return to the Heavenly Fortune Holy Gate and continue his seclusion.
For the last sixty years, to be on the safe side, he had to cultivate in a coffin, letting his alternate identity preside over the overall situation. He wouldn't come out unless something major happened, and he would only visit the brothel a few times at most.
Just then, a crow flew overhead.
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Master cursed his bad luck.
With a flick of his finger, the crow died beyond death.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of unease.
"No, I can't go out and play anymore!
The brothel... I won't go there either."
The Heavenly Fortune Holy Master made a decision that went against his very nature.
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