As he sensed the profound inheritance emerging in his mind, shock appeared on Chen Yu's face.
Even he had not expected the Azure Emperor Lineage to be so generous.
They had only just formed an alliance, yet they had already handed over something like this.
But thinking it over carefully, he could understand it somewhat.
After all, by now, the Azure Emperor Lineage had declined to the point that all its reserves had vanished.
The only thing it could truly offer now was this inheritance of the Azure Emperor.
"This truly is a magnificent gift."
He could not help remarking, "This gift is precious. Thank you, Your Highness."
"As long as you like it, Dao Brother."
Seeing the shock on Chen Yu's face, Yan Ruyu and Elder Qing exchanged a glance, both inwardly nodding.
Then they opened the gift Chen Yu had brought and gave it a cursory inspection.
A scripture worthy of being passed down through the ages appeared in their minds, leaving both women stunned, astonishment spreading across their faces.
"This scripture, could it be..."
Elder Qing looked at Chen Yu before her, astonishment on her face, seemingly wanting to ask.
"This is a scripture created by a Saint of the demon race. Though it falls far short of the Azure Emperor's inheritance, it is reasonably complete. I shall give it to you both as my gift this time."
Chen Yu spoke with a calm expression.
Just as they had thought.
Hearing Chen Yu's words, Elder Qing and Yan Ruyu exchanged a glance, momentarily at a loss for words.
He had given away a scripture created by a Saint just like that. Was this the foundation of a true Imperial Clan?
Judging by his manner, this Saint's scripture probably meant nothing to him at all, did it?
In fact, that was indeed the case.
After years of diligent collecting and checking in, although Chen Yu did not possess a single true emperor scripture, he had mastered quite a few other scriptures.
Scriptures of saints and sages were no exception.
To him, exchanging a scripture of saints and sages for the forbidden secret arts recorded in the Azure Emperor Scripture was undoubtedly an enormous gain.
But Yan Ruyu and Elder Qing saw it differently.
Big Dipper was currently under the suppression of heaven and earth. Though conditions were not as harsh as on Earth, figures such as saints and sages were still rarely seen.
A complete scripture of saints and sages could already be considered exceptionally precious in this region. Apart from the Desolate Ancient Families, very few could produce one.
After meeting Elder Qing, they formally sealed their alliance.
For some time afterward, Chen Yu stayed at the Profound Origin Sect.
"Might the Azure Emperor Lineage still possess its Emperor Weapon?"
Once they had become somewhat familiar with each other, Chen Yu looked at Yan Ruyu and asked, "Ever since coming to Big Dipper, I have heard much of the Azure Emperor's illustrious name. Might I have a look at the Azure Emperor Weapon?"
"To tell you the truth, Dao Brother, our Azure Emperor Lineage's Emperor Weapon has been lost for many years."
Yan Ruyu let out a long sigh. "Otherwise, our lineage would not have fallen to such a state."
"It has been lost?"
Chen Yu frowned. "In that case, why not summon it back?"
"An ancient Mighty Figure once arose among my ancestors and attempted to summon the Azure Emperor Weapon, but in the end, nothing happened, and the Azure Emperor Weapon did not respond."
Yan Ruyu continued, "We suspect that the true Azure Emperor Weapon may have long since been buried with our ancestor in his tomb. Unless our ancestor's tomb appears, it cannot emerge into the world."
"Our lineage has also paid a great deal to find our ancestor's tomb, but in the end, all our efforts came to nothing."
At this point, Yan Ruyu's expression could not help becoming complicated, a sigh in her voice.
The Azure Emperor Lineage called itself an Imperial Clan, but compared to a true Imperial Clan, it ultimately lacked certain foundations.
And the most important of those was an Emperor Weapon.
Without an Emperor Weapon in hand, even if you truly were a descendant of the Azure Emperor, few people would take you seriously.
Moreover, because they had been suppressed throughout the long years, many inheritances of the Azure Emperor Lineage had been lost. Even the Azure Emperor Scripture was no longer complete.
This was also why they had been so excited to see a complete scripture of saints and sages earlier: the Azure Emperor Lineage no longer possessed a single truly complete inheritance.
To change all this, they had to bring the Azure Emperor Weapon back.
"If that is the case, perhaps I can lend a hand."
Chen Yu said, "I can use the Heavenly Secrets Technique to perform a divination. Perhaps I can find a few clues."
"The Heavenly Secrets Technique?"
Yan Ruyu hesitated. "This concerns a Great Emperor. Can it truly work?"
She had already learned during their earlier conversation that Chen Yu possessed the Technique of Heavenly Secrets.
But she remained doubtful about divining the location of the Azure Emperor's Mausoleum Tomb.
After all, this was no ordinary place, but the tomb of a true Great Emperor.
Within this world, Ancient Great Emperors were absolute taboos. Any person or object connected to them involved karma of the highest order. Never mind attempting a divination-even allowing the thought to arise would probably bring a backlash.
In the past, the Azure Emperor Lineage had considered this approach as well.
They had once hired master diviners who had reached extraordinary heights in the Dao of Heavenly Secrets to perform divinations, hoping to find the Qing Emperor's Tomb through this method, but every attempt had ended in failure.
The tomb of an Ancient Great Emperor involved karma too profound to divine.
If even master diviners could not do it, what made Chen Yu capable?
"Master diviners may not be able to, but that does not necessarily mean I cannot."
Chen Yu shook his head, his expression calm, and said nothing more.
In truth, he had no intention of performing a divination at all.
Using the Heavenly Secrets Technique to divine the location of a Great Emperor's tomb was courting death, not just for him, but even for a true master diviner.
The moment he entertained that thought, the backlash that followed would probably be enough to give him a bitter cup to swallow.
But sometimes, knowing the answer did not necessarily require a calculation.
The location of the Azure Emperor's Mausoleum Tomb was a mystery to many in this world. Even ancient sovereigns and Great Emperors would have difficulty divining it and might well fail to find it.
But for Chen Yu, was this question even a question?
If he remembered correctly, the Azure Emperor's Mausoleum Tomb was still lying perfectly intact beneath Spirit Ruins Paradise. There was no need for any divination at all.
Before him, Yan Ruyu looked at Chen Yu's calm demeanor, and her heart could not help skipping a beat as a little hope arose out of nowhere.
Divining the location of a Great Emperor's tomb was undoubtedly a tale from the Arabian Nights to an ordinary person.
But if the person in question was an emperor's son, that was another matter entirely.
What if he truly had a way to find it?
"Whatever you need, Dao Brother, Ruyu will prepare it at once."
Yan Ruyu said, "As long as you can find our ancestor's tomb and bring back his Emperor Weapon, you will be the greatest benefactor of the Azure Emperor Lineage."
"There is no need for that."
Chen Yu shook his head. "Since our two lineages have already formed an alliance, this is only as it should be."
He spoke casually, asking Yan Ruyu to go and prepare a few things.
Driven by the hope of finding the Azure Emperor Weapon, the entire Azure Emperor Lineage soon sprang into action and swiftly finished gathering everything Chen Yu needed.