Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 134 A woman’s heart is like a needle under the sea

"rustle……"

The boots trod on the withered branches and leaves at the entrance to the Fallen Gods Cemetery, leaving a string of shallow footprints. The autumn wind blew, lifting up the gray and black rotten soil, revealing decaying white bones from who knows how many years ago.

The talented woman of the Holy Book had recovered some of her cultivation. She used her spiritual power to condense a light gauze garment to cover herself, which, combined with Di Yi's robe, deprived others of a feast for the eyes.

She turned to look in the direction of the Fallen God's Tomb Forest. Tonight's experience felt like a dream to her. She was ambushed by a half-saint, lost all her spiritual power, and was then rescued by Emperor Yi. Some indescribable things happened.

The blush that hadn't yet faded from her face reappeared, and her cheeks gradually became burning hot. The talented woman dared not think any further.

"I have led the talented lady out of the Forest of Fallen Gods, so I will take my leave now."

Di Yi didn't want to stay here any longer. Tonight, not only did the Qi family's saints come to the Fallen God Tomb Forest, but even the Undying Blood Clan got involved. Feng Han lured the Undying Blood Clan's saints to deal with Zhu Hongtao, but he himself escaped. His intentions were probably not small.

Di Yi's intuition told him that staying here would be dangerous, and it was beyond his current level of cultivation.

"This place is tens of thousands of miles away from the Liangyi Sect. Are you just going to leave me here all alone?"

The talented woman turned her head to look, her eyes revealing a disappointment as if she had been abandoned.

"Your mental strength has recovered somewhat, so a distance of ten thousand miles is not far for you."

“I can only mobilize a small portion of my spiritual power now. I am no match for any half-saint. Moreover, the events that happened in the Fallen God's Tomb Forest must be reported to the saints of the Two Elements Sect immediately. If you send me back to the Two Elements Sect, I can pretend that what just happened did not occur.”

Di Yi frowned slightly, feeling that the talented woman from the Sacred Book was being somewhat unreasonable, but he had indeed gained a slight advantage in the previous incident.

"Considering it's to deal with the Undying Blood Clan, I'll give you another ride."

Emperor Yi reached out and embraced the talented woman of the Sacred Book, then used the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique to transform into a stream of light and head towards the mountain gate of the Two Elements Sect.

The talented scholar was suddenly pulled into his arms and forgot to resist. After several times, she seemed to have gotten used to being held by Di Yi and did not feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt a sense of security that made her feel calm.

She turned her head to examine the man in front of her once more. With his life no longer in danger, she finally had a chance to observe him slowly.

No man had ever been so close to her before, and no one had ever dared to treat her like this. This man was unreasonable, domineering, and had a touch of the wickedness typical of people in the black market, yet he wasn't completely evil, which made him quite unique.

Unconsciously, she became somewhat engrossed in watching, and a vague image of Di Yi was imprinted in her heart.

“Actually, you should really consider leaving the black market and serving the court. I can recommend you to the Empress as the Prince of Jie.”

"With your talent, you are just like the five heroes in the previous era, leading the Kunlun Realm for a hundred years."

Emperor Yi knew that she had fallen into her old habit of recruiting talented people for the court, but seeing that her words were sincere, he could not ignore her.

"In life, one cannot find a vast world without joining the imperial court. At least for now, I don't think there's anything wrong with staying in the black market."

"The black market is indeed a dog-eat-dog world, where the strong always get stronger. But I was born to be the beneficiary. What reason do you think I have to leave the black market and become a lackey of the imperial court?"

The talented woman was displeased upon hearing this. The black market was ultimately just a rat hiding in the shadows, unable to see the light of day. How could it compare to the imperial court? She had clearly wanted to give him a better future, but he was ungrateful.

"The Empress is the ruler of the court, but the court's talents are not the Empress's lackeys. On the contrary, it is precisely because of the Empress's cultivation that those talents can achieve greater success."

"The reason why Little Saint Heavenly King is ranked first among the five people in the Ode to Heroes is because he has the Empress cultivating him behind him, which is an opportunity that the other four do not have. As a result, Little Saint Heavenly King has widened the gap."

Dong Wutian, Xi Wufa, Nan Xinshu, and Bei Yutian, the other four people in the Hero's Ode, are actually no less talented than Wan Zhaoyi, but their personal circumstances are indeed far inferior to Wan Zhaoyi's.

Chen Wutian was born into the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, and Monk Wufa had the backing of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, so it was somewhat plausible.

Nan Xinshu and Bei Yutian, one is a disciple of the Old Ancestor of Death Zen who has lived in the barren South China Sea for many years, and the other is a pure rogue cultivator who, with only a knife, has made a great name for himself.

If they could obtain the kind of opportunity that brings trillions of dollars, they might very well achieve the same level of success.

Of course, opportunities are part of one's personal talent and ability; when the time is right, everything in the world lends a hand.

Emperor Yi's achievements today are also the result of numerous fortunate encounters. "Is the talented lady's current success also due to Empress Chi Yao's efforts?"

“Of course, without the Empress’s guidance, Nalan Danqing would not be where he is today.” The Holy Book Goddess spoke with a serious expression and tone, even stating her own name instead of “I”.

Di Yi hugged her tighter, and she didn't resist. He chuckled and said, "It seems that Her Majesty the Empress's methods of cultivating talents are not so great after all."

The talented woman was slightly taken aback. Realizing that he was mocking her, she subconsciously unleashed her spiritual power from within her Holy Heart, breaking free from Di Yi's arm and sending him flying with a wave of her hand.

Caught completely off guard by this sudden attack, Di Yi was sent plummeting from mid-air, crashing into the ground and creating a large crater.

The talented woman stood frozen in mid-air, only then realizing that her mental strength had actually recovered so much, and that she was no longer weak and frail.

Coming to her senses, she quickly landed at the edge of the pit, looking into it with worry and guilt, but she couldn't find Di Yi anywhere. He had escaped immediately.

"I... I didn't mean to. Is it that scary?"

The talented woman sighed, feeling somewhat uneasy. While worried about Di Yi's injuries, she was also puzzled. She had clearly recovered some of her spiritual power, so why hadn't she resisted when Di Yi forcibly held her in his arms earlier?

She released her spiritual power and searched carefully, but found no trace of Di Yi. The Dark Path's ability to conceal itself was indeed exceptionally strong. Unless it was at its peak, it would be almost impossible to find Di Yi.

"You little thief, I really didn't mean it just now. I won't hold it against you for what happened tonight. If you ever need my help in the future, you can come to me." The talented woman shouted loudly to the surroundings, not knowing if the person could hear her.

Thinking that she still had important business to attend to, the talented woman of the Holy Book did not dare to linger and continued to head towards the Liangyi Sect.

On an official road between the Liangyi Sect's mountain gate and the Zhuishen Mountain Range.

Two figures in Taoist robes hurried over and met the talented woman from the sacred book.

One of them had his full head of purple hair tied up with a purple-gold Taoist crown. He looked very refined and appeared to be in his fifties. His skin was extremely fair, and he carried a long sword on his back.

The other person appeared to be very old, but his aura was much stronger, and his cultivation was unfathomable.

"Sect Master Ning, Sword Saint of Burial Moon, it's great to finally see you." The talented woman of the Holy Book had changed into a clean Confucian robe and was no longer as disheveled as before. However, the deathly evil energy in her body had not been completely cleared, and her aura still seemed somewhat weak.

"What happened to the talented woman? Why is her aura so weak?" The old Taoist was Ning Xuandao, the sect master of the Liangyi Sect. Earlier, when Qi Hong and Zhang Ruochen broke into the Ancient God Mountain, he stayed in the Altar of Heaven and Earth to check for hidden dangers. The talented woman of the Sacred Book chased after them alone. After checking the Altar of Heaven and Earth, he and the Sword Saint of Burial Moon chased after them, worried that the talented woman of the Sacred Book might encounter some danger.

The Holy Book Goddess, with a complex expression, concealed the presence of Emperor Yi and informed Ning Xuandao and the Burial Moon Sword Saint of the news that the Qi family had sided with the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult and that the Undying Blood Clan had appeared in the Fallen God's Tomb Forest.

"Is the disciple of the Sword Saint Xuanji an Undying Blood Clan?"

Both the Burial Moon Sword Saint and Ning Xuandao were saints who had lived for hundreds of years. They also knew the secrets of the Undying Blood Clan and the six sword wielders back then, and guessed Feng Han's intention to lurk beside the Xuanji Sword Saint.

The Moon-Burial Sword Saint frowned and said, "Talented woman, are you saying that the two saints of the Undying Blood Clan fought with Zhu Hongtao in the Fallen God's Tomb Forest, but only Feng Han escaped? There must be something fishy about this. In my opinion, the Undying Blood Clan's real target must be the Xuanji Sword Saint and the Sky-Reaching Sword in his hand. The Xuanji Sword Saint is currently in the Divine Platform City. Once he receives news that his disciples are trapped in the Fallen God's Tomb Forest, he will definitely go there in person. The rules of heaven and earth in the Fallen God's Tomb Forest are special and can isolate the secrets of heaven. If the Undying Blood Clan ambushes him there, no one outside will know."

"If Saint Hongtao could fight against those two Undying Blood Clan Saints, how could they possibly be a match for Sword Saint Xuanji?"

The Undying Blood Clan's activities have recently been concentrated in the Central and Northern Regions. In the other three regions, not to mention Saints, even half-Saint level Undying Blood Clan members rarely appear. After the Yellow Heaven Blood Emperor fell in the Daming River, the Undying Blood Clan in the Central Region also became much more restrained. Logically speaking, there should be no Undying Blood Clan powerhouses in the Eastern Region who can threaten the Xuanji Sword Saint.

The Undead Blood Clan dared not extend their reach too far; if the battle lines were stretched too long, they would be easily defeated one by one, which is a cardinal sin in warfare.

Suddenly, the talented woman realized something. The only way to attract the top experts of the Undying Blood Clan to the Eastern Region was the World Prince Banquet on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.

The World Child Banquet, on the surface, is only for selecting World Children, but it has no threshold or background restrictions. As long as you are a Fish-Dragon Realm cultivator from the Kunlun Realm, you can participate.

It is foreseeable that the nine chosen leaders will be a mix of good and evil, representing all walks of life.

The nine realm masters cannot affect the overall situation of the Kunlun Realm for the time being, but the various forces behind them will be bound to the imperial court to some extent, allowing the imperial court to mobilize unprecedented power.

This is certainly not what the Undying Blood Clan wants to see, so sending powerful individuals to disrupt the World Child Banquet is perfectly reasonable.

(End of this chapter)