Xiong Sanzang raised his teacup and took a light sip. His clouded eyes gazed into the distance, as though he saw somewhere within the boundless void.
"How could the Heavenly Emperor's tomb keepers not know about the Heavenly Emperor Treasure?"
He spoke slowly, his voice filled with the weight of ages and deep emotion. "The twelve tribes of our Lesser Heavenly Realm are all the Heavenly Emperor's tomb keepers. For generations, we have guarded the Heavenly Emperor Treasure, awaiting the appearance of the Heavenly Emperor's Successor."
The twelve tribes were all the Heavenly Emperor's tomb keepers!
Li Qingshan and Chu Yingluo were both shaken. They exchanged a glance and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.
What did tomb keepers mean?
Could it be that the Lesser Heavenly Realm contained the Heavenly Emperor's tomb?
Li Qingshan asked in shock, "Senior, the twelve tribes are all the Heavenly Emperor's tomb keepers? Could it be that His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor fell within this Lesser Heavenly Realm?"
Chu Yingluo's expression also became incomparably grave.
"His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor naturally did not fall! What lies within this Lesser Heavenly Realm is His Majesty's cenotaph. It also contains the Heavenly Emperor Treasure you speak of. The twelve tribes guard His Majesty's cenotaph and the Heavenly Emperor Treasure, awaiting the arrival of one destined for it!"
Xiong Sanzang slowly explained.
"During the era of the Ancient Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor had the Twelve War Generals beneath him. The Bear Clan was one of them."
"After the Heavenly Court collapsed, the descendants of the Twelve War Generals secluded themselves within the Lesser Heavenly Realm, guarding the Heavenly Emperor Treasure generation after generation as they awaited the Heavenly Emperor's Successor."
"We descendants are the Heavenly Emperor's tomb keepers."
Li Qingshan shuddered inwardly and immediately understood.