It had something to do with Emperor Zhetian.
After voicing that conjecture, Yang Qing said nothing more.
The others present were silent as well.
What Yang Qing had said was simply too shocking.
Emperor Zhetian had fallen nearly five hundred years ago, and the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom had been splintered into numerous small kingdoms for just as long. Yet now, all these matters were supposedly connected to him?
Where had Yang Qing found the courage and confidence to make such a conjecture?
Everyone present wore a different expression. Only Yang Qing continued forward with a smile. "Come on, tell us. What are you collecting these tokens for?"
The two men stood a full head taller than Yang Qing, yet beneath his oppressive presence, they actually felt a trace of fear.
Involuntarily, they retreated several steps.
"When we first went looking for the Rootless Wood, everyone said it was in the Ultimate Land, where Emperor Zhetian's Mausoleum lies."
Yang Qing glanced at the two men, then withdrew his gaze and continued, "But in the end, we never reached the Ultimate Land. Instead, we found the Rootless Wood on Immortal Island."
"At the time, we thought the rumors were wrong, so we changed course. But thinking about it now, I believe there may have been another possibility."
At this point, Yang Qing stopped and fixed his piercing gaze on the two men again. "The Ultimate Land is indeed where the Sacred Emperor rests forever. We simply weren't qualified to enter back then. But I think that day will come very soon."
The man had been stunned by Yang Qing's words all this time. Only now did he come to his senses.
"You think you're worthy of presuming to guess our master's intentions? Such outrageous arrogance. Since you refuse to hand over