"Rumble."
Min Youguo hovered beside Li Dalong. As the final mass of flesh formed from the Heavenly Palace fell to the ground, he, the last pillar and sage of the imperial dynasty, clearly understood that the dynasty's final traces had utterly fallen as well. The splendor he had once built together with all the dynasty's fellow cultivators also stirred the last ripples within his heart.
He said to Li Dalong, "I learned long ago that my clan's ancestor was one of the Ancient Sages."
Li Dalong's brow twitched.
Min Youguo continued, "That was after I became Imperial Preceptor. That damned old bastard—back then, I kept wondering, where the hell had that old thief gone? When His Majesty, the dynasty's fellow cultivators, and I were fighting for the human race, where was he? When the dynasty we built was on the brink of death time and again, where was he? Once the human race held the world in its grasp, he summoned me instead. Back then, I thought that once my Imperial Fruit reached Nine Tribulations, I would find a way to kill him sooner or later."
"Unfortunately, even today, I still can't see through him."
Following Min Youguo's gaze, Li Dalong looked toward the heavens. Among the thirteen stars, the one shrouded in purple mist was the Min Family's ancestor.
"The intelligence I gave Ahei—did you receive it?" Min Youguo asked, then suddenly laughed at himself. "A needless question. Your Li Changsheng saw through everything."
"What were you thinking at the time?" Li Dalong did not understand.
"There was nothing to think about. Many times, I prefer to make preparations on two fronts." Min Youguo said, "Your Azure Cloud Li Family are the Heavenly Dao's hounds. His Majesty's lifelong aspiration was to break through the Heavenly Dao and lead the