Celestial Person (two chapters in one)

"But General..."

"Stop talking."

Li Fuchan stood in the queue, surrounded by the voices of the two people talking.

He looked down at himself and saw that his original Daoist robes were gone, replaced by a rough brown leather armor, and he was holding a long spear in his hand.

He secretly took a deep breath and found that his Law Power was Immovable sealed, and the Outer Scenery was as still as stagnant water.

He Immovable reconnected with Heaven of Separation once more. The connection to Heaven of Separation was still there, and he could enter Heaven of Separation at any time by using the "Jade Pivot Thunder Canon" if he wished.

There is no obstacle to retreat.

After confirming that he had a way out at any time.

He then looked up again at the armored soldiers with weapons in front of him and roughly understood what had happened.

The people of this Blessed Land seem to be rebelling, but the general leading them is really not bright enough; he actually wants to retreat back to the city at this time.

If they retreat outside the city now, the loyalist troops will arrive and they will be surrounded and killed without a burial place.

What's even more ridiculous is that, at the crucial moment when swords were about to fall, what this general wanted was an imperial edict of self-reproach from the ruler, an apology to his wife and daughters. "Perhaps this is where the Human-Reversal Blessed Land' is out of step with reality; the rules are reversed, and those within it are completely unaware."

"What if I could take his place?"

Li Fuchan needs to thoroughly explore this Blessed Land. If he can gain something from it, that would be ideal. Moreover, his goal is to help True Lord Chi Sui successfully pinpoint the location of the grotto -Grotto Heaven connected to this Blessed Land.

One person's strength is truly insignificant. However, with tens of thousands of troops as support, and the addition of a secular dynasty, the influence of that dynasty would make things much easier.

"The first Human Reversal isn't too serious; verbal encouragement coupled with incentives should be enough to turn these people against their will."

Once the thought was made up, he suddenly threw away the spear in his hand, drew the long sword from his waist, and walked forward.

Before he could take more than a few steps, he saw the general stride up to the city gate and place his hands on the heavy door.

The city gate was made entirely of iron and stood several meters tall. Even dozens of ordinary soldiers working together might not be able to budge it an inch. Yet this general, with his bulging muscles in his arms, let out a low roar and single-handedly pushed open the enormous gate.

With a dull thud from the iron gate, he turned around, his gaze sweeping over the soldiers who hadn't yet dispersed, before landing on Li Fuchan, who was standing close by. He frowned and asked, "Which battalion are you from? Why haven't you retreated yet?"

Li Fuchan swallowed hard, immediately adopting a sincere expression, and clasped his hands in a fist, saying, "General, you are entering the city alone. I fear that the dog emperor might use underhanded tactics. Please take me with you, General. Even if we die, I will die before you."

The general's brows furrowed deeper, and he was about to rebuke him when Li Fuchan changed the subject, saying, "General, your family has been loyal for generations. Your Majesty has only been temporarily misled by treacherous people. If Your Majesty were to truly kill me first and see blood, you would surely have a profound awakening and repent of your past mistakes."

Upon hearing this, the general's fierce expression slowly faded. After a moment of silence, he reached out and patted Li Fuchan's shoulder heavily. "Alright, then come in with me." Li Fuchan followed the general through the palace gates. The long path was lined with kneeling palace servants and eunuchs, their foreheads touching the ground, not daring to even breathe loudly.

The palace complex, with its towering halls, golden tiles, and vermilion walls, exuded an indescribable stillness, as if the entire palace was holding its breath, waiting for something.

Wherever the general went, the armored soldiers retreated and the attendants prostrated themselves on the ground, not one daring to raise their head to look him in the eye.

Li Fuchan followed behind, secretly observing everything that was happening before her eyes.

"The rules in this Blessed Land seem to be defying expectations for the time being. Apart from this person retreating at the last minute just to get a decree of self-reproach, everything else is still quite normal. It would be strange if no one knelt before a general who led troops into the capital. It seems that not everyone has lost their mind and gone mad."

Upon reaching the innermost chamber, the doors opened wide, and the scent of ambergris wafted out.

A man holds a bronze mirror in one hand and an eyebrow pencil in the other, carefully drawing eyebrows.

He had a light powder on his cheeks, a touch of vermilion on his lips, and his eyebrows were drawn extremely thin and long, making him look like a woman at first glance.

Li Fuchan steadied himself and then, from the bright yellow dragon robe and the slightly protruding Adam's apple, he realized that this was actually a man, but an emperor in disguise.

The emperor didn't turn his head, and said in a calm and unhurried voice, "Jiang Shou, you've come back after all."

Jiang Shou stood in the hall, his hand on the hilt of his sword, and said coldly, "From the day you ordered the killing of my parents, from the day I obtained the Hegemonic Art, I have never stopped thinking about the day I will return."

The emperor put down his eyebrow pencil, turned around, his face utterly calm: "So now, what do you want?" "To issue an edict of self-reproach, to prove to the world that you were wrong. To clear my parents' names."

Li Fuchan listened to their conversation from the side. At first, he was patient, but gradually he lost interest.

He shook his head inwardly.

"If this is the special feature of this Human-Reversal Blessed Land, then it is far too disappointing."

What he knows and sees now seems to be nothing but mindless stories, full of illogical tales.

Everyone risked their lives to fight you all the way to the palace, yet you only offered your brothers' Life Force in exchange for a decree of self-reproach.

To clear the name of the innocent.

Why don't you sit on the throne yourself and then clear your name?

No, there's not even a need for exoneration. Once you become emperor, who would dare utter a single wrong word against you?

In the present world, if he had said those words outside the city gates, he would have been killed long ago.

However, in this world, there seems to be some great power that allows a mortal to push open the city gates single-handedly.

"Hegemonic Art? Is it some kind of Ancient Arts?" "There's no need to explore this place now. Staying here will only delay me. I need to find a way to leave as soon as possible. It would be best if I could find Wei Xinyun."

"I wonder if, after escaping back into the Heaven of Separation, I can return with a different identity; that would make things much easier."

As he was thinking, his brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

Why is it so quiet?

He suddenly looked up and saw that the emperor and Jiang Shou, who had been at odds with each other, had now turned their heads and were staring straight at him.

Li Fuchan's heart skipped a beat, but her gaze passed over the two people and landed on the small mirror in the emperor's hand, which was used for drawing eyebrows.

The mirror reflected him squarely, but instead of a soldier in leather armor, it Sword Cultivator in a yellow and white Daoist robe, wearing a silver crown and hairpin.

The emperor chuckled sinisterly, "After a century, I've finally seen you all again, Celestial Person."

The moment the words left his mouth, Li Fuchan felt a surge of Sha Qi energy rush towards him. A Formation suddenly rose up, locking him in place and causing his joints to crack.

However, faced with this scene, Li Fuchan finally showed some emotion. Looking at the emperor, he asked without any pretense, "You seem to know my origins."

The emperor nodded and said, "Six Hundred Years have passed. We have waited far too long for you in this absurd tale."

Listening to his words, Li Fuchan already had some guesses in his mind. He looked up at the emperor and asked, "So now? What do you want to do?"

The emperor slowly stood up, his body radiating a deep blue light. Jiang Shou stepped forward and stood beside the emperor, but the light emanating from him was black.

The two lights, one blue and one black, were mutually eroding and intertwined, clearly indicating that they were not from the same force.

Li Fuchan could tell that there was indeed hatred between the two, but at this moment, facing him, this so-called Celestial Person, they joined forces.

The emperor looked at Li Fuchan, his cloudy eyes revealing a fierce killing intent.

"I will annihilate the Celestial Person."

I want to leave this place.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Grand Formation trembled, and the emperor and Jiang Shou attacked simultaneously, shooting black and blue light towards Li Fuchan.

Since there was no room for further probing, Li Fuchan did not hesitate to activate the portal within the "Jade Pivot Thunder Canon" and step into the Heaven of Separation.

And then he vanished in an instant.

This caused all of the emperor and Jiang Shou's attacks to miss their mark.

Looking at the empty center of the Formation, the emperor roared, "How is this possible? I've prepared this Formation for over a hundred years. It's Formation left by our ancestors; how could it fail?" Jiang Shou, however, didn't share the emperor's anger. Instead, he said, "The method passed down by Jiang Bianyan is useless. No matter how many times it's used, it won't work."

Upon hearing this, the emperor turned to look at the black light rising from Jiang Shou's body and angrily rebuked, "Does something that Nian Renshang have any use?!"

"At least I conquered the River Kingdom."

Jiang Shou didn't want to argue with him. He glanced at the Grand Formation and suddenly said, "It's about to begin again."

Upon hearing his words, the emperor's anger faltered for a moment, then turned into deep weariness. He abandoned his plan to continue investigating within the Formation and returned to his throne.

His cloudy eyes stared at the spot where Li Fuchan had stood, and he murmured, "This time, only I will escape."

After a moment, Jiang Shou suddenly spoke:

"I demand that you issue an edict of self-reproach and clear my parents' names."

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In the Heaven of Separation, Li Fuchan's figure appeared.

He stood in front of the Jade Pivot Palace, not in a hurry to go out again.

"It seems this Human-Reversal Blessed Land Non-Self thought. People have already entered it, and the people Blessed Land have even called them 'Celestial Person.'" "It seems they believe that as long as they kill Celestial Person like us, they can leave."

Li Fuchan didn't care whether they could get out or not, nor did he care why they thought killing Celestial Person would allow them to leave. If they really killed Celestial Person, they could expect to be forced out by the Purple Mansion Lord.

What he cared about was how these people suddenly escaped the influence of the Human-Reversal Blessed Land.

The group of people in the Blessed Land were clearly prepared and were potential enemies. If we cannot figure out how they escaped the influence of the Human-Reversal Blessed Land, even if Li Fuchan was not trapped by the Knowledge-and-Vision Obstruction in the Human-Reversal Blessed Land, he would be controlled at every turn.

He couldn't stay in the Heaven of Separation forever.

Something needs to be done.

Li Fuchan thought for a moment and suddenly remembered the Hegemonic Art Jiang Shou had mentioned.

"The Spell Light emanating from them wasn't generated by Law Power; it must be what's known as the Hegemonic Art. The Formation that trapped me earlier seems to have a very ancient lineage. If I could also obtain some of its inheritance, perhaps I could learn something from it. It would be best if I could also read some history books."

Thinking of this, Li Fuchan suddenly chuckled, "I can enter the Heaven of Separation at any time, then go back and change my identity. I'll always have a chance to come into contact with the inheritance. Besides, this time, I have the Purple Mansion Lord standing behind me on this trip to the Blessed Land, so there's nothing to worry about."

Thinking of this, Li Fuchan immediately activated the portal within the "Jade Pivot Thunder Canon," leaving the Heaven of Separation and re-entering the Human-Reversal Blessed Land.

This time, as soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself in a restaurant, with a storyteller telling a story at the top.

Li Fuchan listened to the storyteller's tale, which was roughly set three months prior. Jiang Shou, the Prince of Zhenbei, Jiang Shou captured the capital, prompting the current emperor to write an edict of self-reproach, clearing the name of the former Prince of Zhenbei. Afterward, the old emperor deeply realized his mistakes and, to make amends to Jiang Shou, reinstated him as the Prince of Zhenbei and betrothed his princess to him.

It quickly became a popular story.

Tomorrow is the day the princess will get married.

Upon hearing this news, Li Fuchan frowned. "Could this so-called princess be Wei Xinyun?"

Just as Li Fuchan was pondering, a hand suddenly reached out to grab him. Li Fuchan frowned and instinctively retaliated, twisting the hand of the person who had secretly grabbed him. The person immediately cried out in pain, wailing, "It's me, Brother Li!"

Li Fuchan looked down at him and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Wei Xiang.

The disciple of Pivot Court whose palm he shot had unexpectedly found him so easily.

This kid has a lot of Blood Qi on him; people like that are the most ruthless when they eat people. Just as Li Fuchan was hesitating whether to kill him and eliminate future troubles in one fell swoop, Wei Xiang said urgently, "Brother Li, I've already made arrangements with the people at the palace. We can go and rescue the princess tonight."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuchan asked in confusion, "Save the princess?"

Wei Xiang said, "Yes, don't worry, Brother Li. I know the princess is fond of you. I will definitely help you rescue her. Just don't forget to share some gold with me when the time comes."

Li Fuchan sized him up. If this weren't Human-Reversal Blessed Land, he would probably be terrified right now. An ordinary person managing to pull strings in the palace and rescue the princess—wasn't this just being set up?

"Wei Xiang is already in my hands. Whether I kill him or not is a simple matter for me. It's just that princess..."

After thinking for a moment, Li Fuchan decided to go and take a look.

If that princess is Wei Xinyun, he must find a way to wake her up as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if he were to return to the Grotto Heaven and come back here, and Wei Xinyun and the Prince of Zhenbei were to get married, it would cause a huge uproar.

Therefore, he smiled at Wei Xiang, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Wei."

Wei Xiang nodded and said, "Between brothers like us, there's no need for thanks. Don't stand there any longer, let's go. Tonight at midnight, the two of us can enter the palace together and rescue the princess."

Li Fuchan spoke with him for a while.

They discovered that Wei Xiang possessed far more intelligence and information than he did.

Once the Knowledge-and-Vision Obstruction are broken, there will be no need to painstakingly gather intelligence anymore.

However, the indigenous Human-Reversal Blessed Land are not easy to deal with.