He could not help asking, "Senior, since the Twelve Tribes are so powerful, why don't you leave the Lesser Heavenly Realm and return to the Immortal Realm?"
At his words, Xiong Sanzang smiled faintly, and a trace of age-old weariness flashed through his clouded eyes.
"Leave?"
He said softly, "Our Twelve Tribes have guarded the Heavenly Emperor Treasure for generations. This is our mission."
"Our ancestors of the Twelve Tribes once left behind a final command: those who guard the tomb must not leave the Lesser Heavenly Realm until the Heavenly Emperor's Successor appears."
"Our Twelve Tribes have remained here generation after generation precisely to await the Heavenly Emperor's Successor. If the Heavenly Emperor's Successor emerges, then he will be the true master of our Twelve Tribes!"
Li Qingshan's heart trembled. The Twelve War Generals had left behind a final command, ordering the Twelve Tribes to guard the tomb generation after generation and await the Heavenly Emperor's Successor.
Such loyalty was truly moving.
What shocked Li Qingshan even more was that Xiong Sanzang had said the Heavenly Emperor's Successor would be the true master of the Twelve Tribes.
If I can obtain the Heavenly Emperor Treasure and become the Heavenly Emperor's Successor, wouldn't that mean the Twelve Tribes would all have to pledge allegiance to me?
Li Qingshan's heart pounded wildly, filled with shock.
The allegiance of several Half-Step Immortal Emperors and several peerless Immortal Kings—what a terrifying force that would be!
Perhaps it would even be enough to fight a true Immortal Emperor.
Even Li Qingshan could not help feeling his heart stir.
Li Qingshan asked curiously, "Senior, how will you determine the final Heavenly Emperor's Successor?"
Xiong Sanzang glanced at him, and a meaningful glint flashed through his clouded eyes.
"The Heavenly Emperor's Successor is one who holds