Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 332 Full of Suspicious Points, Forbidden Divine Object

"ended."

"As expected."

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Jinzhen and Changsun Wangqing looked at each other and laughed.

Perhaps in the eyes of the world, the existence of the Heavenly Scar is a colossal entity more terrifying than all the kingdoms under heaven, but to Zhu Jinzhen and others, even if the Heavenly Scar boasts of being a Heavenly Lord and a Demon Lord, and has so-called seven gods, it is nothing more than a stinking rat in the gutter.

Their existence poses no threat.

Zhu Jinzhen couldn't tolerate it; there were rats hiding in the gutter, jumping out from time to time to disgust him.

That's it.

Changsun Wangqing picked up a dish for Zhu Jinzhen and smiled gently: "Although we have not yet achieved complete success, now that the Heavenly Lord and the Demon Lord have been captured, the remaining members of the Heavenly Scar organization, such as the so-called Dragon Lord, Qianqiu, the Three Officials Emperor, and the Martial Emperor, are already like turtles in a jar and will be caught in the near future."

“Heh, that’s true.” Zhu Jinzhen chuckled and said, “Dao Yu doesn’t know their identities, but the Heavenly Lord and the Demon Lord must know them very well. Moreover, I’m also very interested in the existence behind them in the Upper Realm.”

After capturing Du Zi, a remnant soul of an immortal, Zhu Jinzhen learned a great deal about things in the heavens.

However, the other party was also unaware of the existence of the Heavenly Scar.

Clearly, the Heavenly Lord and the Demon Lord belong to different forces than the immortals who descended to the mortal realm this time.

Suddenly, Changsun Wangqing seemed to remember something, "By the way, Your Highness, those immortals who descended to the mortal realm this time seemed to be targeting Your Highness, constantly talking about some forbidden divine object. Does Your Highness know why?"

Forbidden divine object?
Huang Rong's beautiful eyes lit up, revealing a look of great curiosity.

But then, as if remembering something, he quickly got up and prepared to leave.

Although she had already been taken into Zhu Jinzhen's household, Huang Rong knew that her importance in Zhu Jinzhen's eyes was absolutely incomparable to that of Changsun Wangqing and others.

Zhu Jinzhen usually dotes on her, but if it involves major secrets, she'd better listen to or watch as little as possible to avoid getting into trouble.

This is also the 'harem' strategy that Huang Rong has been deeply studying during this period.

However, Zhu Jinzhen didn't care that Huang Rong knew, and just laughed and said, "Back in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, someone shattered the void and opened the Heavenly Gate. Do you still remember, Wang Qing?"

"I remember."

Changsun Wangqing nodded slightly. Although she hadn't actually gone off in spirit that day, she could still sense something from it.

"That man is Ling Donglai."

"The Supreme Master has summoned you from the East?" Huang Rong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Zhu Jinzhen and Changsun Wangqing both looked at her. Huang Rong chuckled and made a shushing gesture, obediently sitting down beside Zhu Jinzhen to listen.

"Although I didn't see him that day, I learned from Zhang Sanfeng and Zhao Min that he was indeed Ling Donglai." Zhu Jinzhen said, a playful expression on his face. "What's interesting is that he, who had already broken through the void for a hundred years, suddenly fell back to the mortal realm. Even he himself didn't know why he, who should have broken through the void and was enjoying himself in the upper realm, would return to the mortal realm."

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wangqing's expression changed slightly.

"I have also heard of Ling Donglai. It is said that he broke through the secret of life and death at the Ten Deadly Passes and disappeared more than a hundred years ago. If he had already broken back then, he should not have reappeared in the world!"

"really."

Zhu Jinzhen nodded, also somewhat puzzled: "This is something I can't understand either. Why would someone who has broken through the void return to the human world for no reason?"

“I asked Du Zi, the immortal who offered up his primordial spirit, but he didn’t know much about it either.”

Zhu Jinzhen had already asked Du Zi about this issue when they captured him.

Du Zi couldn't answer this question either. Because from any perspective, after shattering the void, even if one's cultivation is completely destroyed, it's impossible for one to fall back to the mortal realm from the heavens, let alone someone like Ling Donglai, who has the memory of his own ascension after shattering the void, yet inexplicably returned to the mortal realm.

Not long after, despite possessing the peak cultivation level of a terrestrial celestial being, it shattered once again.

"Could it be that the Supreme Grandmaster's shattering of the void was a hoax, and he simply didn't travel the world, leading to the mistaken belief that he had shattered the void and disappeared?"

Upon hearing Huang Rong's guess, Zhu Jinzhen shook his head: "No."

"Once you reach the terrestrial level, it is very easy to break through the void. You only need to verify your own principles with the heavens and earth, raise your true energy to the limit and bombard the void, and you can open the heavenly gate, break through the void and go away."

"Even if Ling Donglai's memory is confused, he could not possibly be wrong about whether he has ever broken through the void."

"Then he..." Changsun Wangqing was also extremely curious at this moment. Since Ling Donglai had not misremembered, why did he return to the mortal world? Could it be that his ascension was fake? Or is it not difficult for someone who has broken through the void to return to the mortal world?
"The immortals are also curious about this question."

"so……"

Zhu Jinzhen chuckled as he said this: "After they encountered Ling Donglai and listened to his explanation, they captured him and used the method of soul-searching and spirit-seizing to forcibly search Ling Donglai's memories in an attempt to find the answer."

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong gasped: "Soul Searching and Soul Stealing?"

Although her cultivation level wasn't high, she wasn't completely ignorant of those four words.

I know how terrible that is.

and……

If Ling Donglai's soul was searched and his spirit stolen by celestial beings, wouldn't he be... after the void was shattered?

Thinking of this, Huang Rong's pretty face lost a lot of color.

Zhu Jinzhen saw this scene, reached out and tapped her forehead, saying in an annoyed tone, "You, when you need to be smart, you are very smart."

As a stream of clear water seeped into her entire body from between her brows, Huang Rong's chaotic thoughts were completely cleansed.

Seeing this, Zhu Jinzhen continued, "But those immortals didn't get the answer they wanted either. Instead, they learned from Ling Donglai's memories about something that they coveted."

At this point, Zhu Jinzhen's expression became somewhat strange.

His original intention was simply to shift the blame and let Temur experience what it means to be unable to defend himself, so he fabricated a legend of a heavenly sword, as well as other stories such as the secret of the First Emperor's mausoleum's attack on the heavens.

As a result, things escalated even further.

This caused a stir among nations around the world, and many powerful figures flocked to seize it.

Furthermore, because Ling Donglai was shattered again, the news was leaked to the heavens, causing immortals to descend to the mortal realm.

Changsun Wangqing looked at Zhu Jinzhen's strange expression and suddenly chuckled, clearly having guessed something: "So, the forbidden divine object those immortals spoke of is that 'Heavenly Sword'?"

"Yes and no."

Zhu Jinzhen shook his head slightly and said, "Those immortals did come for the 'Heavenly Sword,' but their goal was not only the 'Heavenly Sword.' The forbidden divine object they spoke of should be the 'Heavenly Star' that I fabricated and that exists within the First Emperor's Mausoleum."

"They mistakenly believe that the Celestial Stars capable of mass-producing terrestrial immortals are some forbidden divine object that the First Emperor stole from the heavens?"

"Correct."

"And they seem to believe it without a doubt."

(End of this chapter)