The Truth

The Great Qian.

Emperor Tower.

Jiang Tianji kept searching through document after document, flipping through report after report, his eyes bloodshot.

Three days.

Since the news spread that the Immortal True Person of the Sanqing Palace had been True Person sorting out the spiritual realm for a hundred years, he has been without sleep, food, or drink for three whole days without rest.

He did his best to find evidence that the True Person Wushi had remained silent for the past hundred years not because he was guarding the Heavenly Realm, but because he was too badly injured in the battle with the Heavenly Emperor and had to recover through sleep and tortoise breathing.

But...

As he continued to verify the information he received from the Celestial Masters and Secret Guards of the Great Qian Dynasty itself, as well as from the Sanqing Palace, the truth became increasingly distant from his desired guess.

Until...

"We did clearly feel the tremors in the spirit world not long ago, but because we do not have the ability to contact the real spirit world, we did not immediately find out what was happening in the spirit world."

At this moment, the one who presented the scriptures was the Heavenly Ruler Wanwusheng, who served the Great Qian imperial family.

He said solemnly, "During this time, I have read through a large number of books, and based on some of the records, I have finally found some clues. There are several possibilities for this tremor. Either a powerful being comparable to the Creator has fallen, or the nature of the true spirit world has undergone a huge change, or... a Great Heavenly Monarch-level being has made a desperate gamble and chosen to break through to the Creator realm..."

"Great Heavenly Lord!"

Unlike Gu Jinlai, Jiang Tianji knew the concept of the Great Heavenly Emperor.

He raised his head, his sunken eye sockets facing all things. "You mean... Wushi True Person is a Great Heavenly Lord!? The commotion in the Spirit Realm was because he was assassinated by Xuan Tianzun, and knowing he would die, he chose to take a gamble and break through to the Creator Realm?"

"Although it's hard to believe, I know about the life of the Beginningless True Person. If he really did switch to the Heavenly Master Lineage long ago, reaching the Great Heavenly Lord realm is not impossible... In addition, the timing of the Spirit Realm tremor and the time of the Beginningless True Person's demise are almost exactly the same..."

After some hesitation, all things still spoke the truth.

Because he was also a celestial ruler.

Naturally, no one wanted a Great Heavenly Lord who had silently dedicated himself to the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm for over a hundred years to die so quietly.

However, when he noticed that as soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Qian Jiang Tianji's aura fluctuated violently, and his spirit seemed to have declined significantly, he quickly said, "This coincidence can only prove that Wushi True Person may be a Great Heavenly Lord, but it does not mean that he has really been managing the Spirit Realm for a hundred years... Our Qiantian is not like the Holy Domain, nor is it the location of the Mountain of Gods, the Underworld, the Sea God's Palace, etc. Perhaps it is because the demonic Demonic Spirits of the Demon Realm feel that the price to be paid to devour our Qiantian is too high, so not many Demon Realm rifts have opened."

Jiang Tianji didn't respond for a long while before asking, "You said... that Wushi True Person chose to take a gamble and attempt to break through to the Creator Realm... can he succeed?"

"This..."

The author of this novel, Wuwansheng, wanted to say something like, "The True Person of Wushi is blessed by Heaven," but in the end...

He chose to remain silent.

This expression told Jiang Tianji his answer.

He looked at the royal emperor and forced himself to cheer up. "I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Emperor Wan, please attend to your own business."

"Your subject takes his leave."

All things are born. At that moment, he bowed and withdrew.

After all the creatures had left, Jiang Tianji remained seated in the room, his eyes unfocused.

Compared to all living things, he actually "sees" more than anyone else.

At the moment when the Beginningless True Person perished, he vaguely sensed the changes in the fortune of the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm.

However, the flow of fortune, with its ups and downs, has always been relatively slow, often taking one or two months to truly manifest.

He didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

Some even felt that this was because the Great Qian Dynasty had lost the biggest obstacle, the True Person Wushi, and the situation was about to gradually improve.

But now...

After this period of fermentation, he had already seen the changes in fortune brought about by the fall of the Beginningless True Person.

Dark clouds loom over the city!

He could clearly see that, apart from Yanzhou, which was sparsely populated and surrounded by black and white sand, the other three directions of the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm saw the Dao disappear and the demons rise.

The fortune belonging to Qian Tian is rapidly fading, and in other directions...

In particular, the fortunes of the south, though slow, were rolling towards Muzhou with overwhelming force.

It is estimated that it will not be long before the entire Muzhou is completely covered.

That terrifying aura of oppression was something even the recently lucky Tiannan King couldn't match.

Just a few days ago, he didn't know why the fortune of the Qian Heaven and Earth Realm was waning so quickly and so much.

But after learning the news from the Sanqing Palace three days ago, he suddenly realized the truth.

Everything...

It originated from the passing away of the True Person Wushi.

He!

Jiang Tianji!

Through meticulous planning and schemes, he personally broke and destroyed the pillar that supported the entire Qian Celestial Person race!

"How so..."

Jiang Tianji was distraught.

For nearly a century since he came to power, he has worked diligently and tried his best to maintain the stability of the Qian Celestial Person race, resting for no more than an hour each day.

He was either working overtime to handle the Great Qian government affairs or diligently cultivating himself, never daring to indulge, relax, or enjoy himself in the slightest.

If it weren't for ensuring the continuation of the royal bloodline, he wouldn't even want to take any concubines, so as not to waste his time on them.

Even so...

The situation in Qiantian is still deteriorating.

Just when the land of Tiannan was beginning to see a glimmer of hope in defeating the Demonic Beasts thanks to a series of powerful war Spirit Artifacts, this earth-shattering change has now occurred.

"Why..."

He muttered to himself.

He couldn't even understand why the True Person Wushi was unwilling to tell him about this.

Or inform others?

But after a moment, recalling some of the information he had received, he understood something.

Trust.

The True Person Beginningless cannot trust anyone.

Because even his junior brother, whom he regarded as his right-hand man, almost fought with him over the two supreme divine weapons, the World Sword and the Heart of the Stars.

If it is known that his True Spirit is immersed in the real spirit world, and he has little perception of the real world most of the time...

This will inevitably lead to many unnecessary thoughts.

If even a junior brother who has lived with you for over two hundred years is like this, what about the Great Qian royal family, who are your rivals?

At this thought, Jiang Tianji smiled bitterly, "Fate! Fate!"

At that moment, he thought about many things.

The future of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The dedication of the True Person Wushi.

The newly appointed Heavenly Sword Master.

The dawn south of the Milky Way.

Everything...

Final...

They turned their attention back to themselves.

"Peak Celestial Person".

He had reached the pinnacle of Celestial Person long ago.

However, the Undying Will firmly blocked him, preventing him from taking any further steps.

So much so that he was already a peak Celestial Person Being decades ago, and he is still a peak Celestial Person now.

And now...

If he could go further and become a saint.

Given his status as the legitimate successor of the Qiantian lineage, it is entirely possible for him to gain the support of other sages.

At least...

Li Mufeng can be persuaded to come.

It's something you can try, both in Gu Jinlai.

Even...

There is also Xuan Tianzun.

At that time, with the five Saint-level combatants, there's no need to worry about Wuzhong True Person and Wunian True Person not behaving themselves.

Even the Blood Demon Emperor Luo was no exception.

"The Saint".

Jiang Tianji closed his eyes, having made up his mind.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside.

Immediately afterwards, the voice of Imperial Tutor Taiyuan rang out.

"His Majesty."

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Tianji opened his eyes.

He forced himself to stand up and looked at the Imperial Tutor, Taiyuan, who was pushing his way in.

"The Imperial Preceptor."

"The words of the Sanqing Hall cannot be entirely trusted; they may be psychological tactics. Right now, our most important task is to find a way to bring Xuan Tianzun back as soon as possible."

Taiyuan went straight to the point. "He has already obtained the Heavenly Sword, so it will be very difficult for him to recognize the World Sword as his master. Your Majesty can try it yourself and see if you can become the master of this divine sword."

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Tianji with some anticipation and asked, "Your Majesty can recall him, right?"

"My initial cooperation with Xuan Tianzun was to make him a sharp sword to sweep away the two major obstacles, the Sanqing Palace and the Zhenxian Palace, in order to achieve the goal of pacifying the internal situation before resisting external threats."

Jiang Tianji understood the Imperial Preceptor's meaning. "Having cultivated to the level of Celestial Person, his combat power is no less than that of a top-tier Saint. The fact that True Person Immortal Wuzhong almost died under his sword is the best example. We want to control him..."

He shook his head with a bitter expression.

Tae-won looked rather grim.

But he quickly rallied. "How about continuing the collaboration?"

"We have no idea where he is right now."

Jiang Tianji said, "Back when he was only at the Spirit Transformation Realm, he was able to hide himself from the pursuit of the Earth Immortal Palace and the Human Immortal Palace, never revealing a trace. It will be very difficult for us to find him."

"Can't find anyone..."

Taiyuan frowned and began to ponder.

After a moment, he seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "The latest news about Xuan Tianzun is from three days ago. After defeating Wu Zhong True Person, he went directly to Wuchenju, where Wu Shi True Person lived. He took away some information about Wu Shi True Person and kidnapped a person... Since then, he has disappeared without a trace. Neither the intelligence system of the Sanqing Palace nor the intelligence system of our Great Qian Dynasty can find any trace of him."

Jiang Tianji remained silent.

After a long pause, Taiyuan said, "Since we have some connection with Xuantianzun, let's try our best to maintain it. Although it's not advisable to directly clash with Blood Demon Emperor Luo, Wuzhong True Person, and Wunian True Person over Xuantianzun's matter, remaining on the sidelines and not easily getting involved can itself create some restraint on these three parties. This can be considered indirectly helping Xuantianzun. Once he learns of this, he will naturally know our position..."

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Tianji and said, "But you'd better be prepared to deal with it."

"Respond? You mean... the Primordial True Person?"

"Good."

Taiyuan said, "To avoid the Sanqing Palace using the great cause of the Wushi True Person guarding the spirit realm for a hundred years to manipulate public opinion and force us to take action, we absolutely cannot admit to this."

"You don't acknowledge it?"

Jiang Tianji was taken aback. "But according to my investigation, True Immortal True Person has been sorting out events in the Spirit Realm over the past hundred years..."

Who knows?

Tae-won shrugged. "Where's the evidence?"

Jiang Tianji remained silent.

"You must understand, you are an emperor, the emperor of the Great Qian!"

Taiyuan walked on the road.

Qin Tianji fell silent for a long while before slowly saying, "I understand."

"The truth is never the point."

Taiyuan looked at him, knowing he was feeling unwell, but could only sigh and say, "Everything, for the Great Qian."

"For the sake of the Great Qian."