Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 66

Ch 66: Emperor VS Great Ancestor

At the entrance of the Great Hall, Right Prime Minister really walked in, his face uncertain as he looked at Zhou An above.

Zhou An let the Empress stay above, and he walked down. All the officials retreated to both sides, all looking at this scene in disbelief.

“Great Ancestor, you and I are already Innate Cultivators, using the Right Prime Minister’s corpse as an avatar. Could it be that you still want to be my subject, to share my worries?” Zhou An mocked.

Right Prime Minister didn’t respond, walking to the front. The surrounding ministers all made way. The Lords of his faction wanted to complain to him, but they found they couldn’t get close, blocked by an aura.

Zhou An stood in front of Right Prime Minister, saying with an arrogant posture: “Even if you can deceive their eyes, even if all the ministers and the families behind them support you, so what? Even if all the families behind them unite, I can still destroy them with a flip of my hand, it just takes more time.

Back then, you gave up the throne to seek immortality and ask about the Dao, wasn’t it because you saw that no matter how great the power, as long as you don’t enter the Innate Realm, you are still just a mortal, who can be destroyed by an Immortal with a wave of their hand.

If Immortals weren’t unwilling to get involved in too much karma, so-called Emperors could have their heads chopped off by a flying sword from a hundred miles away. The rise and fall of an Imperial Dynasty is just a play in the eyes of Immortals.

If you and I fight, if you win, everything I have is yours, and you will be the Emperor of the Qianyuan Empire from now on.

If I win, I will give you a grand funeral and send you to the Imperial Mausoleum. You can leave behind all the information and treasures you have collected over the years. Do you dare to accept the challenge?”

Zhou An’s words stunned the ministers. Was this really the former deposed Emperor? Suppressing all the great families of the country alone was something they wouldn’t even dare to imagine.

Moreover, everyone had seen the Great Ancestor Emperor’s strength before. This deposed Emperor dared to confront the Great Ancestor Emperor head-on, which was completely a fool’s dream, but from the current look of things, Zhou An didn’t seem like a fool.

Shangguan Rong thought about the changes that had taken place in the Imperial Palace during this period. The Immortal Pill that Zhou An had taken out for her had allowed her to reach the Innate Third Level in one breath, so it shouldn’t be anything for him to surpass the Innate Third Level himself.

And the father in front of her, if he was really the Great Ancestor, then everything that had happened before was definitely not done by the Great Ancestor. The only possibility was that Zhou An was impersonating the Great Ancestor.

Having figured this out, Shangguan Rong opened her mouth wide. The shock was beyond words to describe her current state of mind.

“Last time, you joined forces with the Ten Thousand Demons King, Hua Wuyue, and the Immortal Treasure-level Ethereal Map to defeat me. Are you sure you want to go one-on-one this time?” Great Ancestor revealed a surprised look, but there was some appreciation and joy in his eyes.

He had originally planned to use Right Prime Minister as an avatar to create chaos in the Imperial Court, so that Zhou An would have no time to pay attention to the Righteous-Demonic War. After all, the combined forces of the Ten Thousand Demons King, Hua Wuyue, and Zhou An were enough to make him wary and not dare to come hard.

“A gentleman does not joke.” Zhou An said calmly as he looked at him.

“Good, as my descendant, you are very brave, and it is rare to have achieved such accomplishments.” Great Ancestor had no reason to refuse. This was the best opportunity, otherwise, breaking up the team of Zhou An, Hua Wuyue, and the Ten Thousand Demons King would be by no means easy, not to mention the four Ethereal Immortals whose strength was unfathomable.

Zhou An reached out, and the Great Ancestor Mask and a complete set of Qianyuan Dragon Armor appeared. With a casual toss, he floated them in front of Great Ancestor and said: “Return the items to their original owner. Right Prime Minister’s avatar can’t bring out your strength. I will be waiting for you at Kaiyuan Square.”

Great Ancestor looked at the battle armor and mask he had once used to conquer the country, and snorted. Black energy rushed out of Right Prime Minister’s body, wrapped around the Qianyuan Dragon Armor, and flew out of the Great Hall.

“Empress, you are to bury Right Prime Minister’s corpse.” Zhou An turned into a Flowing Light and flew out.

“Yes.” Shangguan Rong bowed, this time with special respect, and there was already a bit of awe in her eyes.

The ministers were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat. Seeing Zhou An fly away, they hurriedly followed to see. If Zhou An really defeated the Great Ancestor Emperor, then what they had done just now would really bring disaster to themselves and their families.

Everyone secretly prayed for Great Ancestor Emperor to win, after all, most of the families here had ancestors who followed Great Ancestor to conquer this country.

Cai Xianfa stood on the tower in front of the Great Hall, his eyes gleaming with excitement and agitation. If Zhou An could win, an Emperor who was an Innate Cultivator would be the first unprecedented Emperor. Working under such an Emperor, as long as he did well, he would definitely be remembered for thousands of years.

Zhou An flew and landed in the middle of Kaiyuan Square, ordering all the Imperial Guards to withdraw to the periphery, leaving only him alone in the entire wide square.

Amidst everyone’s thoughts, a cloud of black energy flew from the distant sky and landed ten meters in front of Zhou An, revealing Great Ancestor’s body, wearing the Qianyuan Battle Armor.

At the same time, two streams of light flew from the city tower of Kaiyuan Gate, revealing two people wearing silver and golden cloaks, both wearing masks.

At the same time, Hua Wuyue and the Ten Thousand Demons King flew down from the roof of the Qianyuan Hall, accompanied by four Ethereal Immortals.

Great Ancestor looked at the mask in his hand, then looked at Zhou An and said: “Don’t mind if I bring two Dao friends to visit, right?”

“Of course, it’s good to have them witness it for us.” After Zhou An finished speaking, the Son of Heaven Sword flew out, transforming into a Crimson Dragon hovering above him.

Great Ancestor put on the mask, pointed with his right hand, and a starlight flew out, then transformed into meteors all over the sky, rushing towards Zhou An from all directions.

The Crimson Dragon swooped down, its hundred-meter-long body circling around Zhou An, blocking all the flying meteors. The exploding starlight almost swallowed the Crimson Dragon.

However, it could be clearly seen from a distance that although the starlight was dense, it could not shake the Crimson Dragon in the slightest.

“Star Sword, it seems that the Seven Treasures of Heavenly Order are really in your hands. Then one of the two is the Leader of the Tian Chanzi, right?” Zhou An said.

“Still have time to chat? Let me show you the true power of the Star Sword.” Great Ancestor soared into the sky, millions of starlights dispersed, floating in the sky above the square, like a starry sky.

Then millions of rays of light fell from the sky, covering the entire square.

Seeing this kind of attack, the ministers and the surrounding Imperial Guards all felt their scalps tingle. How could a human resist this? This attack would probably destroy an army of 100,000 in a few breaths.

The Empress’s nervous fingernails dug into her flesh without her realizing it. She knew that she and Zhou An were already one, sharing both honor and disgrace.

Zhou An formed hand seals, and the Son of Heaven Sword Art was unleashed. The Crimson Dragon flew up, releasing a vast light that diffused and transformed into ten thousand dragon-shaped sword lights several meters long, flying around.

The falling starlight rays were blocked by the dragons. Kaiyuan Square, which was personally built by Great Ancestor back then, was cut into countless small pieces like a cake.

Both sides were using Immortal Swords. Zhou An comprehended the Heavenly Path Sect’s swordplay, completely fusing the Son of Heaven Swordplay with the Art of Sword Control, while Great Ancestor was also using the Heavenly Path Sect’s swordplay. The two fought evenly.

The Immortal Treasures fighting in the Imperial Palace could be seen by everyone in the entire Qian Capital. After all, with the starry sky and the ten thousand dragons flying, only a blind person wouldn’t be able to see it.

Now there were many Cultivators in Qian Capital, and battles between Immortal Treasures were rarely seen, so they all flew to the rooftops to watch.

Seeing more and more people watching, Zhou An smiled and suddenly released the Ethereal Demon Eye. His eyes shone with purple light. Great Ancestor didn’t expect a human to have the top-level bloodline ability of the Demon Realm. As a result, when he saw his eyes, his own eyes also emitted purple light.

When he came back to his senses from the trance, he found that he was seeing the scene of himself kneeling outside the Righteous Oneness Sect Mountain Gate back then.

Seeing this, the demonic nature in Great Ancestor’s heart surged out. This was the deepest pain in his heart. Demonic energy began to appear on his body, and his eyes showed a b*oody light.

Besides the Righteous Oneness Sect, there were also the Jian Sect, the Heavenly Path Sect, the Ten Thousand Methods Sect, and other top Immortal Sects. He had almost knelt before all the Immortal Sects within the Qianyuan Empire, but none of them took him in, and they all closed their doors to him.

Thinking of the various flattering words these Cultivators had said when he was resisting the rule of the previous dynasty, the disciples of the Immortal Sects had come down the mountain to help one after another.

When the world was at peace, these people immediately changed their faces and avoided him.

Anger and hatred caused the demonic nature sealed in his body to completely erupt.

In reality, Great Ancestor’s body surged with monstrous demonic energy, and horns grew on his forehead. At this moment, the Star Sword’s sword light suddenly dimmed. Immortal Swords had spirits, and the more compatible they were with their masters, the stronger their power would be.

Now that Great Ancestor had suddenly turned demonic, the Star Sword, let alone being compatible, had even begun to resist Great Ancestor’s control.

Zhou An had seen this long ago. He had been in contact with the Purple River Demon Lord, and he had also entered the demonic path himself, so he understood demons much more deeply than other Cultivators.

Great Ancestor’s previous performance didn’t seem like he had entered the demonic path at all, so he guessed that he must have used some kind of spell to suppress the demonic energy.

That’s why he used the Ethereal Demon Eye’s Ethereal Realm Divine Power to make Great Ancestor relive his most painful memories and stimulate his demonic nature.

“Not good! His demonic nature is getting stronger and stronger.” The two people on the Kaiyuan Gate city tower revealed a look of shock when they saw this scene.

“Do we need to take action?” the Silver-Robed Man asked.

“It’s too late. With those four Ethereal Immortals and the Ten Thousand Demons King and Hua Wuyue, we can’t easily get close. A rash attack might backfire. Those four Ethereal Immortals are likely the four Immortal Treasures of the Ethereal Abode back then. Once the Ethereal Map is drawn in, and we lose the Void Wheel again, it will be difficult to get out.”

The Golden-Robed Man sighed, looked at the completely demonized Great Ancestor, and shook his head helplessly.

Zhou An saw the slightly disappointed look on the two people who hadn’t taken action, and then took advantage of the Star Sword’s greatly reduced power to control the Son of Heaven Sword to break through the starlight. A Crimson Dragon sword light pierced through Great Ancestor’s body.

Great Ancestor spat out a mouthful of blood and howled to the sky. Black energy rushed out of the wound and wrapped around his body, truly turning him into a demon. The Qianyuan Dragon Armor he was wearing was shattered and torn apart, and the mask also cracked and fell to the ground.

He transformed into a being nearly five meters tall, with a black body, a pair of horns on his head longer than his head, and blood-red eyes. The monstrous demonic energy caused dark clouds to appear in the sky, gloomy and oppressive.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding onlookers gasped in horror. Even Cultivators would never dare to confront a true demon. Those who could fight against one were all top-notch Great Powers.