Yuezheng Xiangling's pupils contracted. He actually knew about the gate's existence.
Just as she was about to ask him about it, a slit slowly appeared across Luo Hun's neck. The Sage's entire head fell from his neck, and his blood gushed out. Under the eyes of countless subjects, the Sage's body crashed to the ground, followed by thunderous cheers.
"We won! Her Majesty the Female Emperor won!"
While everyone else was dazed, A Zhen and A Qiang were still charging selflessly, having long since cast life and death aside.
Yuezheng Xiangling had not forgotten Yun Che's instructions. She had to keep the Sage's body for him.
After sealing the corpse in an ice coffin, she ordered the soldiers to transport it back to the imperial palace for safekeeping.
"What exactly lies beyond that gate?"
"Could other Sages besides Sage Luo Hun know about its existence?"
The more Yuezheng Xiangling thought about it, the tighter her brow furrowed. Although Sages were few, several could always be found, especially those old monsters who had secluded themselves for a thousand years.
They had yet to appear, most likely because nothing unusual had happened to that gate yet. Once it opened, the Azure Sparrow Empire would inevitably be implicated.
Beyond the gate might lie an unparalleled opportunity, but she dared not gamble the entire Azure Sparrow Empire on it, nor could she possibly win that gamble.
"Damn it! Why did our Azure Sparrow Empire's founding emperor have to choose this place as our territory?"
With helplessness written all over her face, Yuezheng Xiangling returned to the imperial palace, planning to discuss whether to relocate the entire empire with Yun Che once he returned.
On East Pole Island, Yun Che flew for another five days before finally finding the treasure's location using the information on