The Heaven Dou Emperor's World Came Crashing Down

Du Busi hurried away again soon after.

Moving the entire sect was no small matter. He had to return and oversee it himself, making sure every disciple of the Body Sect and every bit of wealth it had accumulated over the years came with him.

The Body Sect's disciples and its wealth were both essential parts of the sect. Not one could be left behind!

After Du Busi returned to the Body Sect, Kong Deming began assigning people to build its new headquarters in Mingdu—Du Busi had ultimately chosen a site within the city.

First, Mingdu was vast; the city alone was nearly the size of three Heaven Dou Cities, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. Second, a location there would make it easier for Du Busi to come and teach Xu Tiance often.

Kong Deming had no objections. Since the Body Sect was willing to relocate in its entirety, the Sun Moon Empire naturally had to show some sincerity. Building a sect headquarters would hardly cost much. For an infrastructure-obsessed empire like the Sun Moon Empire, the job could not have been easier.

Of course, something this significant could not be kept from Xu Chengye, the Sun Moon Empire's current emperor.

But once Xu Chengye learned that Kong Deming had ordered the construction, he stopped asking questions. He even offered to send more people to help.

Kong Deming declined.

Meanwhile, Du Busi wasted no time after returning to the Body Sect. Almost immediately, he mobilized every disciple to pack nearly everything they could take into Storage Soul Tools.

Before Du Busi left, Kong Deming had given him plenty of Storage Soul Tools he had made for amusement. They were enough to empty the old Body Sect headquarters completely.

Aside from the mountain on which the Body Sect stood, they could bring over absolutely everything.

A lavishly decorated carriage rolled slowly along a rugged mountain road, guarded by an entire squad of soldiers.

Inside sat a richly dressed father and daughter, facing one another.

"Father, is the Body Sect really in this valley? Such a powerful sect, here? Will its sect master truly take an interest in me and let me join?"

Vina, whose Martial Souls had only just awakened, raised her head slightly. Curiosity showed on her face, though her voice carried a trace of nerves.

The man across from her smiled. Despite her string of questions, he showed no impatience. "The Body Sect established its headquarters in this valley many years ago. I've always known it was here; I simply never had a reason to visit."

"Now that you've awakened the rare brain Body Martial Soul, along with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, I'm sure the sect master won't pass up a genius like you."

The man was Wei Tian'ao, the current emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

For years, Wei Tian'ao had sought to build ties with the Body Sect. He had tried repeatedly to invite Du Busi to Heaven Dou City as a guest, but Du Busi's attitude had always been firm. He had never given him an opening.

Most recently, Wei Tian'ao had invited Du Busi to attend the Heavenly Soul Royal Family's Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, hoping to improve their relationship. Du Busi had agreed and had even appeared in Heaven Dou City, where he had taken an orphan who had awakened a skin Martial Soul from the Heaven Dou Orphanage.

Yet for some reason, Du Busi had never gone to the palace. Instead, he had left Heaven Dou City altogether.

It had left Wei Tian'ao frustrated and helpless.

Then, at the Imperial Martial Soul Awakening ceremony, Vina had awakened Twin Martial Souls in one stroke: the Snow Lotus, passed down through the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, and the brain Body Martial Soul.

Wei Tian'ao knew little about Body Martial Souls, but he knew the brain Martial Soul must be a powerful one.

Du Busi would never overlook a top-tier Body Martial Soul like the brain. Vina would surely be able to join the Body Sect. Even if Du Busi did not take her as his disciple, she would still receive its finest training.

Then Vina could become the bridge between the Heavenly Soul Royal Family and the Body Sect, binding the sect firmly to the Heaven Dou Empire.

With the Body Sect's support, he would have far more confidence. He might even attempt to annex the Dou Ling Empire and restore the Heaven Dou Empire's glory from ten thousand years ago.

That was why he had brought Vina to the Body Sect's headquarters without a moment's delay.

Wei Tian'ao had planned everything so carefully. Never had he imagined that what awaited him was not the Body Sect's friendship, but a headquarters long since deserted.

"Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened!"

Just as Wei Tian'ao smiled at the future he envisioned, a commotion suddenly rose outside the carriage.

His smile stiffened. He lifted the curtain, his authority plain even without anger. "What is this panic? Where is your composure? Didn't I tell you to announce our arrival to the Body Sect? Why have you come back?"

"Your Majesty, I did reach the Body Sect's headquarters first, but... there's no one there! I didn't see a single disciple! The entire place is empty. Even the furnishings inside are gone, as though the sect had been robbed!"

"Nonsense! The Body Sect is powerful. Who in the world besides Shrek Academy would dare steal from it?"

"But... Your Majesty, I truly didn't see anyone! From the sect master down to the most ordinary disciple, not a single person! It's almost as if... as if the Body Sect has moved away!"

Moved... away?

Wei Tian'ao froze, incredulity spreading across his face.

As far as he knew, the Body Sect had moved its headquarters here nearly a hundred years ago. Back then, he had been just a child.

And now you're telling me the Body Sect has moved away?

What kind of joke is this?

Wei Tian'ao drew a sharp breath, yet an ominous feeling told him the scout had no reason to lie. Perhaps the entire Body Sect really had relocated!

Damn it!

He had gone to considerable trouble to find this headquarters in the first place.

And now you're telling me the whole Body Sect has moved?

Only a month had passed since Vina's Martial Souls awakened!

Du Busi had been in Heaven Dou City on the very day of her awakening. And now, in the blink of an eye, the Body Sect had moved away?

Wei Tian'ao felt as though the sky had fallen.