Of the countless powerhouses under heaven, Emperor Yongchang's women and the Bone-Scraping Blade's men made up half

For the first time, the Heavenly Diviner had produced such a simple divination.

He agreed with Emperor Yongchang that the great Dao was simplicity itself, but wasn't this a little too simple?

He felt something was wrong.

But Emperor Yongchang had already finished interpreting it. "Old Tian, keep your Divination Arts at this level. This is much easier to understand than your old divinations. Before, I needed you to explain them. Now I understand at a glance."

The Heavenly Diviner did not let pride stop him from asking, "What did Your Majesty understand?"

Emperor Yongchang smiled. "This divination is simply telling me that Great Yu's realm will soon be tossed about by wind and rain. I was already prepared for that. With the millennial catastrophe approaching, the people who report only good news and never bad are the ones deceiving me. Old Tian, that faint unease your divination reveals is all the more precious."

At this point, Emperor Yongchang patted the Heavenly Diviner's shoulder, deeply gratified. "Old Tian, in the end, it's still just the few of us whose bonds are strongest. Only you people will tell me the truth."

"My divination seems to be reporting good news too."

"Exactly. The divination says that while the child remains, the realm remains. That means Great Yu's realm will come under threat. But as long as my child remains, Great Yu can endure. The road may be rough, but hope lies with the next generation."

A smile appeared at the corners of Emperor Yongchang's mouth. "I consider myself an enlightened ruler, but I truly lack the ability to prop up a collapsing edifice. Merely struggling to keep Great Yu's overall situation stable has taken everything I have. It seems that if Great Yu is to defy heaven and change its fate, I