Chapter 1420 - 1353: The Truth Can't Be Hidden
Buzz!
The Heavenly Theft Mirror kept humming, its divine radiance growing ever more dazzling.
The two Fire Phoenixes on the mirror frame also seemed to come alive, circling and dancing around the Heavenly Theft Mirror, divine might surging in torrents!
"Truly miraculous."
Luk Zheng muttered, then looked at those ten people again, and a trace of suspicion and shock immediately climbed into his eyes.
He discovered that beads of sweat the size of soybeans had actually emerged on each of their foreheads.
Even their complexions had faintly turned a little pale.
"What's going on?"
Luk Zheng looked at the ten, puzzled.
One had to know, these were ten Pseudo Gods!
Ten Pseudo Gods joining forces, and they were actually this strained?
He swallowed, and asked in a low voice, "Second Great Grandfather, what level of divine artifact is this Heavenly Theft Mirror?"
"I don't know either."
"However, to revive the Heavenly Theft Mirror, it takes at least ten Pseudo Gods to accomplish it."
Second Great Grandfather said to himself.
"What?"
"It takes at least ten Pseudo Gods?"
Luk Zheng was dumbstruck, his breathing also becoming rapid, and he muttered, "So that means it's much more powerful than Mu Qing's Heaven and Earth Eye?"
"These can't be compared on the same terms."
"The Heaven and Earth Eye is a Battle Soul, and its power will continuously grow stronger along with its master's cultivation."
Second Great Grandfather said.
Luk Zheng said in shock, "You mean that Mu Qing's Heaven and Earth Eye will sooner or later surpass the Heavenly Theft Mirror?"
"That is inevitable."
Second Great Grandfather nodded.
Luk Zheng secretly clicked his tongue, and said, "Looks like I have to find an opportunity to get rid of this person."
"If there is an opportunity, it would be best to get rid of him."
"Otherwise in the future, this child will definitely become our greatest rival."
"However, for him to surpass the Heavenly Theft Mirror is not an easy matter either, because according to this old man's research, this Heavenly Theft Mirror should be a Divine Artifact on the same level as Blue Snow and the ancient castle."
"Of course, this is only this old man's guess."
"Perhaps Blue Snow and the ancient castle are even higher in rank than the Heavenly Theft Mirror."
Second Great Grandfather secretly laughed as he spoke.
"Wait."
"You're sure the Heavenly Theft Mirror and Blue Snow are Divine Artifacts of the same level?"
Luk Zheng frowned.
"Why do you ask that?"
Second Great Grandfather was puzzled.
"Last time, in Wang Yangfeng's village, in order to kill the State Preceptor, Little Cousin lent Blue Snow to Ren Duxing."
"And at that time, Ren Duxing revived Blue Snow with just a wisp of Divine Sense."
"But now, the Heavenly Theft Mirror needs ten Pseudo Gods to revive it. No matter how you look at it, it seems Blue Snow's grade is even lower than the Heavenly Theft Mirror's?"
Luk Zheng was dubious.
"Are you sure Ren Duxing fully revived it?"
Second Great Grandfather chuckled.
"What do you mean?"
Luk Zheng was stunned.
"Blue Snow is not as simple as you think."
"Back then when Ren Duxing revived Blue Snow, I estimate it wasn't even one-tenth of its power."
"Although this old man does not know exactly how strong Blue Snow really is, this old man can assert that if it were fully revived, it should be able to destroy half of the Great Qin Empire, perhaps even stronger!"
Second Great Grandfather said.
"What?"
Luk Zheng was dumbfounded at what he heard, and asked, "Then doesn't that mean the Heavenly Theft Mirror can do the same?"
"It can't."
"Although the Heavenly Theft Mirror can peer into all things, its killing power is not strong. It can be considered a support-type divine item."
"Of course, it's not that it has no killing power at all."
Second Great Grandfather said.
"I see!"
Luk Zheng looked at the Heavenly Theft Mirror. Although it was merely a support-type divine item, in the present world it was still an invincible existence!
If he could get his hands on it…
At this thought, his heart couldn't help but burn with heat.
"Don't blame this old man for not warning you in advance: the Heavenly Theft Mirror is my Luk Family's clan-protecting treasure. If you dare harbor any little schemes…"
Second Great Grandfather let out a cold laugh, pointed at those ten people, and said, "They will let you taste the flavor of despair."
"How would I dare?"
Luk Zheng smiled awkwardly.
Boom!
Before his voice had even fallen.
A vast aura surged out from within the Heavenly Theft Mirror.
On that transparent mirror surface, it seemed that an image was flickering, but it was very blurry, simply impossible to see clearly.
"How could this be?"
Those ten people looked at the Heavenly Theft Mirror, their faces full of suspicion.
Second Great Grandfather also took a step forward, landing beside that white-clothed old man, and said in a deep voice, "The Heavenly Theft Mirror has never had this kind of situation before. Could it be…"
"That's right."
"The Emperor definitely used the Divine Decree left behind by the previous emperor!"
The white-clothed old man said.
"Is he insane?"
"In ten thousand years, not a single emperor has ever used the Divine Decree, because they all knew the Divine Decree is the Great Qin's final life-saving talisman."
"Has he not thought about how he will protect himself if the Great Qin Imperial Palace faces annihilation in the future?"
Second Great Grandfather was furious.
The white-clothed old man glanced at Second Great Grandfather and sighed, "Our current Emperor is somewhat selfish!"
The others also frowned.
Luk Zheng sensed that something was off. He glanced at the Heavenly Theft Mirror, flew to Second Great Grandfather's side, and frowned, "Second Great Grandfather, what's going on?"
"It's a long story."
"In short, for now, whether it's the Heavenly Theft Mirror or the Heaven and Earth Eye, neither can locate the Emperor anymore."
Second Great Grandfather said helplessly.
"This…"
Luk Zheng's face stiffened.
Second Great Grandfather said, "Go tell Feiyang that he doesn't need to force anything too much. Just follow his own heart."
"Alright."
Luk Zheng nodded.
…
Bright Sky Palace.
After Luk Zheng came back, he relayed Second Grandfather's words to Qin Feiyang without missing a single character.
But regarding the Heavenly Theft Mirror, he didn't mention a word.
He only said that right now, no one could find the emperor.
Qin Feiyang pondered for a while, then shut out everything beyond the window, and continued copying the strokes of the Action Art.
Luk Zheng glanced at Qin Feiyang, then swept his gaze over the ancient castle.
At present.
Inside the ancient castle, besides Wang Yangfeng and the others, plus the sea leopard and Thunder Leopard, there was also the Fire Qilin.
Ever since rescuing the Fire Qilin at the Mu Family, it had been constantly restoring its vitality.
Ten days in the ancient castle equals one day outside.
By now, it had almost fully recovered.
"A divine beast, huh!"
"Too bad it's not the one my Luk Family wants. My Luk Family only wants the divine beast Fire Phoenix."
Luk Zheng looked at the Fire Qilin, muttered to himself, then also sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Inside the ancient pagoda.
The construction of the medicine fields was finally completed.
Lu Hong, Wealthy Elixir King, Viper, Ren Wushuang, Sea Horse, and the others all came to the ancient castle to continue cultivating.
As for the subsequent management of the medicine fields, Qin Feiyang handed it over to the old man, Lo Qianxue, Yan Nanshan, and Liu Zhi.
Of course.
This was something the four of them volunteered for.
Because they wanted to share some of Qin Feiyang's burden.
The construction of the Sky Tiger Tribe was also nearing its end.
Worth mentioning as well were Wang XiaoJie and Mu Chen; the two of them spent all day battling the fierce beasts in the ancient pagoda. Whether in temperament or courage, they were slowly changing.
Especially Wang XiaoJie.
In order to enter the ancient castle to cultivate as soon as possible, he was practically throwing his life on the line.
Time passed day after day like this.
Outside, twenty days went by.
Inside the ancient castle, however, a full two hundred days had already passed.
Which was equivalent to half a year.
Boom!
On this morning.
Qin Feiyang finally finished copying the second stroke of the Action Art, and his cultivation skyrocketed straight to Three Star War Emperor.
"Counting by outside time, the second stroke took ten days more than the first. Looks like the later strokes will require more and more time."
"Fortunately, the time rules inside the ancient castle have changed."
"Otherwise, who knows how long it would take to finish copying all the strokes of the Action Art."
Qin Feiyang murmured.
He calmed his mind, concealed his aura, and continued copying the third stroke.
Luk Zheng was startled awake by Qin Feiyang's aura. Seeing that Qin Feiyang had no intention of asking about the situation outside, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, then resumed cultivating.
And over these days.
Not only Qin Feiyang, everyone's cultivation had progressed.
Especially the White-Eyed Wolf. Apart from helping build the medicine fields, it had been in seclusion cultivating all the time. Coupled with its talent being better than everyone else's, its current cultivation had clearly already reached Two-star War Emperor.
Anyway.
Its plan was to definitely catch up to Qin Feiyang.
Although it didn't have Purple-Gold Dragon Blood and its speed couldn't match Qin Feiyang's, it had more time than Qin Feiyang.
Because it didn't have to bother with those messy matters outside, and only needed to cultivate.
In the blink of an eye.
Another ten days passed outside.
Adding the previous twenty days, it had been exactly thirty days since the emperor went missing.
Although thirty days had already passed, everything in the imperial palace was as usual, and no disturbances had appeared in the Imperial Capital.
Because.
Whether it was the State Preceptor or Elder Qin, both were deliberately sealing off the news of the emperor's disappearance.
And Lu Xingchen had unexpectedly remained silent as well.
However.
Although the Imperial Capital appeared calm on the surface, the contest between Elder Qin and the State Preceptor had never stopped.
The State Preceptor was trying every possible means to monopolize power.
Elder Qin, on the other hand, was exhausting every method to obstruct him.
But in comparison, Elder Qin was no match for the State Preceptor.
Because behind the State Preceptor stood the entire Law Enforcement Hall, as well as the Zhuge Family and the current empress assisting from the side.
Furthermore.
The Black Iron Army was basically under the State Preceptor's control.
Elder Qin, on the other hand, was all alone.
As for the Kylin Army's Commander, neither side dared to offend him, so he maintained a neutral stance.
With no one helping, how could Elder Qin possibly contend with the State Preceptor by his own strength?
He was already at his wits' end.
During this period.
He had also gone to Bright Sky Palace to look for Qin Feiyang several times.
Because right now, only if Qin Feiyang made a move could he restrain the State Preceptor.
But every time, he came back empty-handed.
Let alone seeing Qin Feiyang, he hadn't even heard Qin Feiyang's voice.
"What on earth should I do!"
Every night, Elder Qin stood alone above the Spirit Pagoda, frowning and sighing.
Although he knew the emperor wasn't dead, for certain reasons he didn't dare say it.
On the morning of the thirty-first day of Qin Feiyang's seclusion.
Early in the morning.
Over a hundred people came one after another outside the Golden Throne Hall.
They were the civil and military officials of the Great Qin Empire.
The various Marquis were there as well.
They gathered outside the Golden Throne Hall, whispering among themselves, and most of the voices were full of doubt.
The Chief Eunuch walked out from the Golden Throne Hall and asked suspiciously, "Why have you all come?"
"Chief."
"Last time you said His Majesty was feeling unwell and told us to handle our own affairs. But now it's almost been a month—why is His Majesty still not holding court?"
"What exactly is wrong with His Majesty?"
"Can you let us see His Majesty?"
The civil and military officials all spoke up.
No matter what the matter is, if it drags on too long, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.
"I'm afraid that won't do."
The Chief Eunuch shook his head.
He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he couldn't help feeling flustered.
Paper can't wrap fire—this is an age-old truth.
If they didn't find the emperor soon, this matter would be exposed sooner or later.
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