Chapter 502

Does this mean they are all unparalleled beauties?

But Xiao Minghuang knew perfectly well what was going on.

This so-called "similarity" does not refer to superficial things like appearance.

Rather, it was a secret she carefully concealed, one she didn't want others to discover.

She is pregnant.

What she had painstakingly hidden was seen through at a glance by the woman before her.

Xiao Minghuang's heart pounded, fearing that the woman before him might not know the details and blurt out something.

Could it be that this woman, like her, was... or had once been...?

However, what she feared did not happen.

The woman turned her gaze to Immortal Venerable Qing Guang and smiled, "Could this be the legendary Child of the Stars?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang smiled gently.

"Indeed, let's go inside and talk."

Then, she pulled Xiao Minghuang into the house.

The three of them sat down.

The woman took out a jar of wine from her storage ring and poured three cups.

"This wine is homemade, how about you try some?"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang picked up his wine cup, took a small sip, and exclaimed, "Indeed, fine wine!"

Xiao Minghuang did not taste it; she simply sat quietly.

She was waiting for A Yue to speak so she could introduce the woman's identity.

"Alright, let's get to know each other formally now."

The woman took a sip of tea, put down the jade cup, slowly raised her eyes, and looked intently at Xiao Minghuang, saying softly, "My surname is Li, and my given name is Luoshang."

"Li Luoshang."

Xiao Minghuang murmured it once.

"Luo Shang, how will the princess know your background if you only give her your name? Why don't you tell her your origins?"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang smiled.

"Didn't you talk to her about it?"

Li Luoshang frowned slightly.

"I cannot presume to do it, and besides, I cannot speak of those things in the heavens."

"That's what Immortal Venerable Qing Guang explained."

"I see."

Li Luoshang suddenly realized, and chuckled, "But that's not important anymore."

Then, she looked at Xiao Minghuang and said softly, "Throughout the heavens, people sometimes call me... the Heavenly Emperor."

"The Heavenly Emperor?"

Xiao Minghuang was shocked.

This title is both powerful and astonishing.

Such a being is actually this woman before me?

How could the supreme and magnificent Heavenly Emperor, who rules over the Thirty-three Heavens and the vast universe, be this seemingly beautiful and approachable older sister before him?!

The first thought that popped into her head was disbelief!

That's ridiculous!

"Are you really the Heavenly Emperor?"

She couldn't help but ask.

This was beyond her imagination; in fact, she simply couldn't believe it.

This is simply too unbelievable.

"Don't be surprised."

Li Luoshang smiled sweetly, reaching out to brush a few strands of hair that had fallen beside her cheek, every movement exuding the charm of a mature beauty.

"After the upheaval of the Eight Mountains and Nine Seas, the Great Dao Will betrayed me, suppressing me and imprisoning me in the Heavenly Court. In the blink of an eye, more than 120,000 epochs have passed!"

Li Luoshang... or rather, the Heavenly Emperor, spoke slowly, her eyes unfocused. "During this time, although I could observe the ups and downs of the outside world, the changing of the world, I could not take any action, as if I were imprisoned within my own body."

"However, the Great Dao Will is not omniscient or omnipotent. Its power, like the tides, rises and falls. About eleven epochs ago, for some unknown reason, the power of the Great Dao Will became extremely weak."

"Back then, I wanted to escape, but I always fell short."

"But to my surprise, the one who had previously escaped the net, now the Celestial Venerable of the Upper Three Heavens Realms, has suddenly appeared in the Heavenly Court and has come right up to me."

"The moment the three of them appeared, they attacked me with all their might."

"Although I don't know their purpose, their attack on me objectively helped me break through the final shackles imposed by the will of the Great Dao Will, allowing me to escape."

588. To be honest, I have a daughter.

"But I also know that the Great Dao Will will soon recover, so I dared not go far and could only sneak into the nearest Heavenly Prison."

Li Luoshang began to recount her story in a gentle and detailed manner.

"Next, I'll speak."

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang took over the conversation and continued, "The Heavenly Prison is actually an external manifestation of the Immortal Sealing Scroll. The beings from the Eight Mountains and Nine Seas who were killed by Luo Shang did not truly die, but were sealed within the Immortal Sealing Scroll. Every once in a while, the Great Dao Will draws nourishment from it to replenish itself."

"In other words, the Heavenly Prison is a medicinal garden of the Great Dao Will, where it can freely pluck its bounty."

"But from another perspective, this is also the most inconspicuous place. The Great Dao Will will never pay attention to this place, so it is also the safest place."

"However, as time goes by, just like the crisis faced in the era of Eight Mountains and Nine Seas, the current Thirty-three Heavens are also facing the crisis of the Heavens expanding beyond their limits, which is about to trigger a great collapse."

"Therefore, the Great Dao Will descended once more, and the Immortal Sealing Scroll was born. This time, He chose you!"

As he spoke, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang looked at Xiao Minghuang, his eyes filled with profound meaning. "He wants you to slaughter all living beings, just like the Heavenly Emperor of the past, to prevent the restart of the era."

"This..."

"You... you're telling the truth?!"

Even someone as calm and collected as Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but feel shocked.

Slaughtering all living beings...

This is absolutely insane and cruel!

Moreover, how could this world be so absurd?!

What exactly is the Great Dao Will, and why is it so cold and cruel?

"You can have doubts."

Li Luoshang looked at her and said slowly, "Back then, I didn't know any of this. I thought I was doing the right thing, and that after ending the Eight Mountains and Nine Seas, the universe would usher in eternal prosperity."

"But the truth is, it's all just a cycle. It was me in the first place, and now He has chosen you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang lowered her head and remained silent.

A short while later.

She looked up and said, "So now I know, what can He do if I don't do what He wants?"

"It's not that simple."

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang said, "As long as you return to the heavens, He can intervene, just like in the Fenwang Star Domain. The reason you clashed with the Fenwang Star Domain is because the Great Dao Will was secretly pushing things along."

"This time it was the ancestor of a super-vast star field; next, it will likely be a Celestial Venerable from one of the myriad realms. He will make all living beings your enemy, forcing you to take action and kill them all!"

"This..."

Xiao Minghuang was stunned; this was too terrifying.

"If I don't return to the heavens, won't everything be fine?"

"Of course." Immortal Venerable Qing Guang nodded, affirming, "If you are unwilling, no one can force you."

"However, the Immortal Sealing Scroll has already locked onto you. No matter where you go, He can use the Immortal Sealing Scroll to pinpoint your location and then incite all living beings in the heavens to create conflict with you."

"Even if you leave, or even sever all connections with the heavens, as long as the Immortal Sealing Scroll is in your hands, you still cannot escape it."

Xiao Minghuang frowned and said, "Then I'll just throw away the Immortal Sealing Scroll."

"You can't lose it."

Li Luoshang shook her head and said, "I've tried it before, but it will come back to you."

"There is no other way but to face it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang was immediately caught in a dilemma.

She is neither a saint nor a pushover, but if she were really asked to personally slaughter billions of living beings in the heavens, she could not do it.

Moreover, she didn't want to be used as a pawn.

How to deal with it?

Xiao Minghuang couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know either."

Li Luoshang sighed softly and said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have ended up hiding outside the heavens, never to return home!"

"Don't rush," Immortal Venerable Qing Guang interjected. "What we know for now is that the Great Dao Will cannot directly exercise its own will; it must have a proxy. Currently, there are actually three proxies: the Taishang Heavenly Venerable, the Daluo Heavenly Venerable, and the Wuji Heavenly Venerable of the Upper Three Heavens."

"If we can control these three people, we can at least buy some time to consider our next move."

"Get them under control?"

Xiao Minghuang.

Although she was powerful enough to kill a Celestial Venerable, the three Celestial Venerables of the Upper Three Heavens were undoubtedly among the most powerful beings in the entire universe. All three of them possessed Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure and their strength was almost the strongest below the Immortal Emperor!

Moreover, if the Three Celestial Venerables were to be attacked in the Heavenly Realm, the other Celestial Venerables might not necessarily stand idly by.

At that time, she will be all alone.

Not to mention, the Great Dao Will seems to have some other tricks up its sleeve, waiting for them, giving them no chance to breathe, and forcing them to start the process of destroying the world as soon as possible.

"This is just a hypothetical scenario; we won't put it into practice until you have the capability to achieve it."

"That's what Immortal Venerable Qing Guang explained."

"Next, you should go to the Heavenly Court to obtain the Origin Fragment of the Fenwang Star Domain. This should allow you to advance to the Immortal Venerable level. After that, we can consider how to proceed."

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly, then, as if remembering something, asked, "You, and some others before, all said I was some kind of 'Child of the Stars,' what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang laughed and said, "This is a very old rumor, which has been circulating in the world even before I was born. It only contains twelve characters: 'When the stars are in their proper positions, all spirits will be eternal.'"

"But this is just a rumor spread by someone, without any basis. People may have seen your path to the Way of Stars and your unparalleled talent, so they have attributed it to you as the Child of the Stars."

Xiao Minghuang nodded, not taking it to heart.

However, when the Three Heavenly Venerables were mentioned, she remembered that there were several Celestial Kings from the Heavenly Realm who seemed to be relatives of the Celestial Venerables of the various realms. These four people were still in her hands, but the Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure they possessed had been distributed by her to Ye Ruoshui and the other four.

Thinking of this, Xiao Minghuang suddenly frowned.

The Upper Three Heavens Venerables are the representatives of the Great Dao Will and are most easily influenced by Great Dao Will. If this matter is fundamentally a trap set by the Great Dao Will, then hasn't she already fallen into it?

Suddenly.

Xiao Minghuang's mind went blank.

"Oh no! Ruoshui and the others are in danger!"

"What's wrong?" Immortal Venerable Qing Guang asked hurriedly.

"Here's what happened..."

Xiao Minghuang briefly recounted how she had previously imprisoned Wushang and the others.