Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 71

Ch 71: Mantis? Cicada? Praying Mantis?

Zhou An immediately stood up and shouted in a cold voice, “Where is she?”

“Phoenix Forest, Flame Province, Southern Yuan.” Mei Zimo said.

“You are not Mei Zimo, who are you?” Zhou An asked in a cold voice. Four Purple Guard jumped out, surrounded the person, and pointed four swords at him.

“Only a few days, and the Emperor doesn’t recognize me anymore?” Mei Zimo shook his head and looked at Zhou An, discovering that there was a cursed seal on his forehead.

“Golden-Robed Man!” Zhou An shouted.

“Haha, that’s right, tomorrow is the day of the Righteous-Demonic war, which side to choose? Hahaha…” Mei Zimo laughed loudly, the cursed seal on his forehead turned into black energy and dissipated, and then the person fainted on the ground.

Zhou An frowned and said, “Keep this person under temporary custody. Empress, you preside over here.”

“Yes.” Shangguan Rong got up and responded.

Zhou An directly set up Escaping Light and flew away.

None of the ministers here said anything, pretending they didn’t see it, and remained silent. Shangguan Rong let the singing and dancing continue, but her mind was no longer here.

Zhou An flew directly to Hundred Flowers Palace, which had already been built. All Hundred Flowers Disciples lived here. The construction here was somewhat similar to Hundred Flowers Valley, but new changes had also been made. Flowers were everywhere, many of which were rare treasures in the world.

Zhou An was not in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. He flew and landed on the Altar of Heaven of the Hundred Flowers Brothel in the middle. Hua Wuyue was sitting here cultivating, absorbing the Spirit Energy of Heaven and Earth.

Zhou An’s arrival made her strange. She stopped her cultivation, stood up, and asked, “Today is the Human’s New Year, why are you here?”

“The Golden-Robed Man sent a message that your master was captured and taken to Phoenix Forest. Looking at the picture, it seems she is being used to refine a sword.” Zhou An didn’t waste any words and said it directly.

Hua Wuyue stood up all of a sudden, showing a look of shock and anger, and asked, “Really?”

“The picture was transmitted by the Mystic Light Mirror spell. I’m not sure if it’s an illusion, but since the Golden-Robed Man is so confident that we will go, it should be correct.” Zhou An said.

“The situation here is complicated. You stay here and I’ll go investigate first. If Master is really there, you can come and help me.” After Hua Wuyue finished speaking, she couldn’t wait to set up Escaping Light and fly away.

Zhou An frowned. He knew that Hua Wuyue would definitely go. Hundred Flowers Lady was equivalent to her adoptive mother, and she couldn’t give up this friendship. If she gave up now, it would probably become a major Heart Devil in the future.

So Zhou An didn’t stop her. Otherwise, if she didn’t rescue her in time, causing Hundred Flowers Lady to die, it would become her lifelong regret.

For mortals, a lifelong regret is just a regret, but for Cultivators, this is a Heart Devil, so cultivation is actually cultivating the heart.

He immediately went to Ethereal Abode and discussed it with Qi Hui and the others.

Qian Province was unified by the Founding Emperor three hundred years ago and called the Qianyuan Empire.

Flame Province, Southern Yuan, is the continent bordering the south of Qian Province. There are a total of five human countries, which are called the Southern Five Kingdoms by the people of the Qianyuan Empire.

Phoenix Forest is a territory within Feng Guo, one of the five countries. It uses the Phoenix as its national flag, and has been ruled by queens for generations, cultivating the family Martial Skill, Li Fire Divine Skill.

Legend has it that the Founding Queen obtained a fragment of the Li Fire True Scripture, a method of Immortal cultivation, by chance. It was also because of this Martial Skill that she was able to establish Feng Guo.

Later, after the Founding Queen’s modification, it became the current Li Fire Divine Skill.

Phoenix Forest is where the Founding Queen found the fragment of the Li Fire True Scripture back then. Now it has become a forbidden area of Feng Guo, and only members of the Imperial Family can enter.

Hua Wuyue flew out of Qian Province overnight. When approaching Phoenix Forest, a crescent moon suddenly appeared in the night sky. Hua Wuyue didn’t even notice it. The pure white crescent moon flashed and hit Hua Wuyue’s Escaping Light, knocking her down on the lawn outside Phoenix Forest.

Fortunately, Hua Wuyue had the Moon Universe Pearl to protect her, and this attack only dispersed the Escaping Light.

She landed, with the Moon Pearl floating above her head, releasing a pure white light to cover her body.

At this time, the Silver-Robed Man flew and landed in front of her, the Golden-Robed Man floated in the air, and three purple-red Ghost Heads danced around.

“Knowing that this is a trap, you still came out so eagerly. You are more reckless than I expected.” The Golden-Robed Man looked down at her and said.

“We will not participate in the Righteous-Demonic war, why do you have to force us so hard?” Hua Wuyue asked, secretly preparing to release the Flying Sword to send out a request for help.

“Don’t waste True Energy, the Flying Sword Letter cannot be sent out. Even if Zhou An knows, so what? Today is the mortals’ New Year, and all the Demons in Qianyuan have gone to congratulate them. Zhou An is very busy right now.” The Silver-Robed Man said calmly, pinching the Jian Jue with his right hand, and a Immortal Sword flew out.

“Demon Slaying Sword! You are Tian Chanzi, aren’t you? The Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order are really all in your hands.” Hua Wuyue frowned.

“That’s right, I will use the Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order to make all those who destroyed my Heavenly Path Sect pay the price, and let them also taste the taste of having their Sect destroyed.” The Silver-Robed Man no longer hid it, lifted his hat, revealing a handsome young appearance, with a little red magic seal between his eyebrows.

“You tricked me out, aren’t you just afraid of the Sun Moon Universe Pearl combining? Now that you have succeeded, can you tell me, why do you have to drag so many people into this war?

No matter who wins or loses in the Righteous-Demonic war, the Demons and the enemies in the dark will benefit. Once the Righteous Path, Demonic Path, Heretical Path, and Demon Race lose their balance, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the world in the future. You cannot bear this Karma.” Hua Wuyue asked the biggest question in her heart.

“The current Qianyuan Imperial Palace must be destroyed, otherwise if he continues to grow stronger, he will definitely invade neighboring countries and bring endless slaughter to this world.

Hua Wuyue, you shouldn’t follow the Emperor, even if this is the Mandate of Heaven. Originally, if you hid and cultivated in seclusion, you could still protect the Hundred Flowers lineage, but alas!” Tian Chanzi was about to continue speaking, but the Golden-Robed Man frowned and said, “There’s no time to say more, lest things change, take action.”

Tian Chanzi pinched the Jian Jue, and the Immortal Execution Sword turned into a hundred-foot Sword Rainbow and slashed towards Hua Wuyue. At the same time, the three purple-red Ghost Heads beside the Golden-Robed Man spewed out purple flames and swooped down.

Hua Wuyue turned her body and turned into a ball of Flowers and Leaves and dissipated.

“Hmph, the Hundred Flowers spell can’t hide from me.” The Golden-Robed Man pointed his hand, and the three Ghost Heads spewed out purple flames, burning all the surrounding grass and trees into coke.

Soon, one of the leaves was burned off, revealing Hua Wuyue’s figure. She immediately controlled her sword and flew towards the forest.

“Chase.” The Golden-Robed Man was in the air, Tian Chanzi was on the ground, and no matter where Hua Wuyue ran, she would be discovered by the Ghost Heads. The purple fire that was spewed down covered a large area, and there was nowhere to hide.

Even if she used Escaping Light, it would be scattered by the Bright Moon Wheel. The Golden-Robed Man was prepared early, using Magic Treasure aimed at the Hundred Flowers spell.

When they chased into the forest, Hua Wuyue suddenly stopped and saw the Demon Slaying Sword Sword Rainbow flying from behind. She turned around and stretched out her right hand, and the Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword rushed out of her palm.

The two Sword Rainbows collided, exploding with fireballs and electric currents.

The three Ghost Heads above swooped down, and the Moon Pearl hanging above Hua Wuyue’s head released a light curtain to block the purple fire of the Ghost Heads.

While the three were in a stalemate, the space behind the Golden-Robed Man suddenly cracked open, and the Void Wheel flew out.

Sensing the energy fluctuations behind him, the Golden-Robed Man immediately dodged, but the Void Wheel was extremely fast. As soon as his body moved, he was penetrated through his left shoulder by the Light Wheel, and almost his entire arm was cut off.

He groaned in pain, saw the space beside Hua Wuyue crack open, and Zhou An flew out. The two held hands, and the Sun Moon Universe Pearl combined together, Yin-Yang True Fire, rushing into the air. The three Ghost Heads were burned directly when they touched it, and fell to the ground with flames, exploding three large pits.

“Impossible! How could you appear here!” The Golden-Robed Man exclaimed in disbelief.

The two moved their clasped hands, and the Yin-Yang True Fire swept across. The Golden-Robed Man was unwilling. So many Old Demons attacked the Imperial Palace, why could Zhou An appear here? Did he not want his Imperial Palace anymore?

This was completely beyond his plan. Helpless, he glanced at Tian Chanzi, and his body turned into ten streams of light and flew away in all directions.

The Yin-Yang True Fire swept in the air, only blasting three streams of light, and the others all flew away.

Then the two waved their hands downward, and the Fire Pillars smashed down like whips. Tian Chanzi drove the Demon Slaying Sword’s Sword Rainbow to block it, and also turned into a stream of light and flew away.

But he didn’t have the Golden-Robed Man’s clever escape technique. When he turned into a white light and flew up, he was scattered by the Void Wheel that flew over and fell to the ground.

At this time, the Yin-Yang Fire Pillar hit his body, and the surrounding ground was instantly vaporized.

But in the Fire Pillar, Tian Chanzi’s body appeared with a purple light, blocking the burning of the flames, and he could still drive the Demon Slaying Sword to slash at them.

The two separated, and the Sword Rainbow swept across between them, leaving a deep crack of unknown depth.

Hua Wuyue released the Ten Thousand Flowers Mystic Light Sword to block the Demon Slaying Sword, Zhou An pinched the magic seal, and several space cracks appeared around Tian Chanzi, and the Void Wheel flew out in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the Bright Moon Wheel flew out and collided with the Void Wheel. Two similar Magic Treasures collided, spinning and colliding at high speed around Tian Chanzi. The speed was so fast that the naked eye couldn’t see it at all. If he took a step, he would probably be crushed by the two Magic Treasures. He could only rely on his powerful consciousness to drive the Magic Treasures.

“Why do you know the control method of the Void Wheel?” Tian Chanzi was curious. The Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order each had their own control methods, which only the Sect Leader and Elders of the Heavenly Path Sect could know.

Without being passed down the treasure, even the core disciples would not know the control method.

“I am also a disciple of the Heavenly Path Sect. When Divine Beggar Disassembly Transmission, he thought you had been harmed by a traitor and was unwilling to let the Heavenly Path inheritance be lost, so he accepted me as a disciple of the Heavenly Path Sect.” Zhou An said.