Chapter 506 - 444: Ancestor, Please Go to Your Death (Part 2)

Chapter 506: Chapter 444: Ancestor, Please Go to Your Death (Part 2)

He then dripped blood onto the Jade Seal.

The blood-red light of the Jade Seal, which was already raging to its absolute limit, surged once more.

In the end, even the people of Huanglong Prefecture could see a cloud of blood coalescing high in the nine heavens.

A voice boomed like a clap of thunder.

"I invite the Ancestor to his death!"

His official duties as Emperor were finished. Now, it was time to handle his personal affairs as Li Chengyuan!

...

「Capital City, the Imperial Palace.」

In the deepest reaches of the Imperial Palace stood a small hut that had been all but forgotten by the world.

An old man, so ancient he seemed almost decayed, sat cross-legged on a bed.

If anyone had lived for four hundred years, they would recognize this old man as the elder brother of the Emperor from three generations prior. At the time, he had been honored as the One-Character Shoulder-to-Shoulder King, a position second only to the Emperor.

The world believed that besides the Emperor, the Li Family had no other Divinity Grandmasters.

A family must have both a public face and a hidden foundation.

The Li Family was no different.

The Emperor was the Li Family’s public face, while the hidden Ancestor was its foundation.

If this Ancestor had not acted that day, there was no way the Li Family clansmen could have wielded the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers. The Ancestor’s contribution to the current situation was by no means small.

In the next instant!

He snapped his eyes open.

For several centuries, panic had not been seen in his eyes, but today, he was truly alarmed.

"Unfilial son!"

The Ancestor roared and turned, about to rush out of the hut.

He saw a crimson light descending from the nine heavens over the Imperial City, enveloping the entire Imperial Palace.

"Dammit!"

At this moment, the Li Family Ancestor had lost all of his usual composure, cursing in a rage.

Just then, the crimson light took the shape of a person.

Upon closer inspection, one could see it was none other than the Emperor, Li Chengyuan.

Li Chengyuan seemed to be smiling. "Ancestor, if the Li Family is to survive, you must die."

The world believed that the emperor who had purged the Jianghu centuries ago had died from a backlash after a group of Grandmasters disrupted his destiny. The truth was the opposite: this very Ancestor had cut him down with the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers.

"I don’t care that you want to break through to the Martial Saint Realm. But I will not allow you to pave your way with the blood of the Li Family."

Ever since Li Chengyuan ascended the throne, he had been secretly struggling against this Ancestor.

It was precisely because he was "disobedient" that he followed in the footsteps of the Late Emperor and was also slain by this old monster with the Nine Heavens Profound Soldiers.

The Li Family Ancestor was furious. "You shortsighted fool! If I can break into the Martial Saint Realm, the Li Family can flourish for another ten thousand years! What does it matter if a few people die? Since their surname is Li and they’ve reaped the benefits, they should be prepared to die for it."

Li Chengyuan looked calmly at the Li Family Ancestor.

It was undeniable that this Ancestor was perhaps the most likely person to achieve the rank of Martial Saint since the Grand Ancestor Emperor.

But... he just couldn’t stand it.

Li Chengyuan slowly raised his right hand. "Go!"

In the next instant, endless crimson light enveloped the Li Family Ancestor, followed by a series of bloodcurdling screams.

Li Chengyuan did not linger there for long.

He had many other places to go.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the Imperial Study.

Li Chengyuan gazed at the familiar surroundings, and at his "good son," the Third Prince, Li Wei.

The new Emperor, Li Wei, panicked the moment he saw Li Chengyuan appear.

"Fa... Father..."

He had already heard the Li Family Ancestor’s screams. Even an ancestor at the Divinity Communication Barrier was no match. He... stood even less of a chance.

Li Wei dropped to his knees with a THUD.

"Father, your son was wrong! I beg you to spare my life."

THUD, THUD, THUD!

Li Wei kowtowed several times, his head hitting the floor hard.

He was truly terrified.

’I just have to survive this, and I’ll still be the Emperor of Xuan Yang!’

He swore to himself as he kowtowed.

He had heard about Li Chengyuan’s current state; it couldn’t last for long.

Li Chengyuan calmly watched this son of his.

"You killed me, and I don’t blame you. The Royal Family is the most heartless of all. I was once just like you."

"Willing to cast aside your pride is also good. Those who achieve great things don’t sweat the small stuff."

"But your mistake was bending your back so low that you forgot how to stand up straight. The Emperor of the Li Family cannot be a dog for the Xuankong Temple and the Zhengyang Sect!" ℯ

"So, come with me!"

With that, Li Chengyuan slowly raised his hand and reached for Li Wei.

Li Wei snapped his head up.

All traces of fear were gone from his eyes. He stared directly at Li Chengyuan.

He couldn’t accept this!

He had sacrificed so much for the throne, resigning himself to being reviled by Historians for eternity. Yet now Li Chengyuan was calling him weak.

"Fuck you!"

Li Wei collapsed onto his rear and started screaming curses.

He had wanted to curse like this ever since entering the Imperial Palace decades ago. If it weren’t for Li Chengyuan’s balancing acts, he wouldn’t have had to live in constant fear, and he wouldn’t have become the weakling he was today.

A red light flashed!

It vanished as quickly as it appeared.

...

Emperor Tiande has fallen!

This day was recorded in the history books as the Bloody Noon Incident.

"Hiss..."

Li Huan sucked in a sharp breath as he stared at the battle report in his hand.

On that day, Emperor Li Chengyuan, transformed into a Blood Soul, had first slain the Li Family’s Ancestor, then the new Emperor Li Wei. Finally, after heavily wounding the masters from Xuankong Temple and the Zhengyang Sect, he completely vanished into nothingness.

If Li Chengyuan hadn’t acted, the world would never have known that the Li Family truly did possess a Divinity Grandmaster.

Yang Fangyu summed up the emperor’s actions with a single word: "Fierce!"

If it weren’t for Mr. Yuan, Li Chengyuan might have truly become an emperor for the ages, unifying the Jianghu and extending Xuan Yang’s reign for another thousand years.

But unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time and ran into a monster like Mr. Yuan.

What Mr. Yuan was trying to accomplish was so immense that even an emperor like Li Chengyuan was crushed by it. Perhaps Li Chengyuan could have truly purged the Jianghu, unified Xuan Yang, and earned a magnificent name in the Historians’ annals. He might even have received a posthumous title like "Xuan" or "Wu."

But now, all of that was for naught.

Li Chengyuan’s sudden reappearance had thrown the current situation in Xuan Yang into chaos.

The Third Prince, who had held the Imperial City and was in an excellent position, had suddenly died a violent death. The Li Family Ancestor behind him was killed in battle, and the experts from Xuankong Temple and the Zhengyang Sect were severely injured.

The Southern Border Witch Race and the East Sea Dragon Lord had gone even further, directly carving out their own territories and declaring themselves kings, no longer submitting to Xuan Yang’s authority.

Li Huan said, "Xuankong Temple and the Zhengyang Sect have rebelled. Although they’re still ostensibly acting under the banner of avenging the new Emperor Li Wei, in reality, they’ve completely severed ties with the Li Family."

Bai Yuan nodded.

It had all happened so suddenly that even Xuankong Temple and the Zhengyang Sect were caught off guard.

Now Li Wei was dead. But since the rebellion had already started, they couldn’t just stop. They could only grit their teeth and continue the fight.

However, the two sects’ situations would likely not be as comfortable as before.

Yang Fangyu said, "Ah Yuan, I’ve received news from my family. Li Dai has declared himself emperor."

Lu Yu remarked, "That kid is a sly one."

During the chaotic war between Xuan Yang’s princes, Jiangnan and the Fifth Prince, Li Dai, had kept the lowest profile. Choosing to make a move at this moment was undoubtedly the best choice.

Bai Yuan, of course, understood why Li Dai had done this.

It was because Xuan Yang’s national destiny had been restored.

And he, Bai Yuan, had been the one to restore it. As a price, his own seed of destiny was now completely gone.

This was also why Emperor Li Chengyuan had chosen him.

Those who possessed a seed of destiny were invariably members of the great sects. Bai Yuan was one of the few exceptions, and also one of the few with the capability and daring to accept the Heirloom Seal of the Realm.

Perhaps it was because Bai Yuan had once purged the Jianghu that Li Chengyuan ultimately chose him.

Who knew...

He had once heard Shi Yan say that Prince Li Dai and Grand Protector Yan Shao’an, representing the Jiangnan Scholarly Race, had been secretly working to restore the nation’s destiny.

It was called the nation’s destiny, but in reality, it was just the destiny of the Li Family.

Li Dai had lucked out this time. He had obtained the most destiny, so much so that with its power, he could even reach the Pseudo-Divine Realm. Although not comparable to a true Divinity Grandmaster, he could utterly crush any Mingxin Martial Artist.

With Li Dai at the Pseudo-Divine Realm, plus Grand Protector Yan Shao’an and the experts from Jiangnan, this faction was no less powerful than the Third Prince’s former faction or the Eldest Prince’s current one.

They even showed signs of surpassing them.

However, Bai Yuan was more concerned about the final part of the Divine Mansion.