"Your Majesty, please tell me in detail. Does this require the sacrifice of the Confucian sage's life?"

Ji Bu's voice was loud and clear, as if he was determined to move forward: "I may not be talented, but at least I am a great scholar. Can the great scholar do what you said? In order to save the great scholar Lin, I am willing to sacrifice my life in exchange for the great scholar Lin's survival and for the people of this world to live in peace!"

Lin Che and Jiang Li both looked at Ji Bu at the same time, with expressions of shock, admiration, and emotion on their faces.

Lin Che said quickly, "Ji Daru, you don't have to worry about me. And you don't have to sacrifice your life for me. I will always remember your friendship..."

"Lin Che. This old man is not acting on impulse, nor do I simply consider you a confidant. With one more person like you in this world, the human race will be at peace. But even with ten more Ji Bu, the world will remain the same. I haven't been at the Great Wall of Destiny long, but I suddenly understand that scholars like me must not only work for ourselves, but also for the entire world."

Jiang Li, who was standing next to him, clenched his fists tightly when he heard this.

She whispered, "In this world, there are definitely more people willing to sacrifice their lives for Lin Che than just Ji Daru. However, apart from the Confucian Sage, no one else can help with what I'm talking about."

"I've read in 'Secrets of the Imperial Family' that a thousand years ago, the Myriad Demons were the rulers of this world. Under the rule of the Myriad Demon Emperor, it's no exaggeration to say that all nations came to pay tribute. One of the reasons for their prosperity was the national fortune brought by the Undead Stele."

"Our late emperor, by chance, seized the Stele of the Dead. The Ten Thousand Demons Nation naturally did not want the treasure to be seized by humans, so they sent a special envoy to reclaim the stele. But for the survival of humanity, the late emperor, at the cost of his own life, drew his Sword of Common Life and slashed the characters that embodied the nation's destiny. Finally, they were sealed within the Imperial Mausoleum."

"Later, the Undead Stele was reclaimed by the Myriad Demons Nation, but they discovered it had lost its original function. Furthermore, due to its reckless use, even the Undead Ancestral Bones it controlled were lost once again. After several twists and turns, it finally fell into the hands of Jiang Shangwu..."

"What I want to say is, 'Safe and sound mountains and rivers, abundant harvests, the phoenix arrives, and all beasts dance!' These words embody the destiny of a nation, can influence an entire race, and create thousands of years of history. Even now, every country hopes for 'safe and sound mountains and rivers' and 'abundant harvests!'"

"Rewriting these words on the stele of the dead will no longer be of any use. Unless a Confucian sage can come up with a warning comparable to these four sentences, which can also make the human race prosperous and attract tribute from all nations. Perhaps, this stele of the dead can be transformed into a stele of heroic spirits again."

After Jiang Li finished speaking, Lin Che and Ji Bu fell into deep thought.

This method is really as difficult as climbing to the sky.

What wise saying can be passed down through the ages? Can it attract all nations to pay tribute? Can it bring prosperity to the human race?

Not to mention, why would a Confucian sage sacrifice his life to help you?

Lin Che simply stopped thinking about it and said, "This path won't work, and I won't die. As long as I kill all those transformed corpse ghosts, the undead aura in me will naturally dissipate. Just like before. At worst, I won't need this undead ancestral bone anymore."

Jiang Li and Ji Bu were both skeptical, but they couldn't say anything to comfort them for a while.

"Well, it's already very late. I won't see you two off."

Lin Che immediately ordered them to leave, and Jiang Li and Ji Bu had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

After leaving the shrine gate, the sky outside was already filled with stars.

Among them, the Purple Star, which symbolizes the emperor, has become unusually dim tonight.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave now." Ji Bu saluted Jiang Li, nodded to Dao Nu who was not far away, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Ji Daru, please stay."

Jiang Li spoke in a low voice, motioning Ji Bu to follow.

"Your Majesty, is there anything you want to order me to do?"

"Ji Daru, do you think... am I very ruthless towards Lin Che?"

Ji Bu's body trembled. He didn't expect Jiang Li to suddenly ask such a question. He looked back at the Divine Palace and hesitated for a moment:

"Your Majesty has shown great love and care for Mr. Lin. It was under your Majesty's protection that Mr. Lin was able to rise to prominence..."

"Really? Are you and Lin Che very close? Even you are willing to sacrifice your life for him..."

When Jiang Li said this, a wave of guilt welled up on her face. She whispered, "I owe him too much."

"Your Majesty, you bear the burden of the people of the world—"

"No need to say more."

Jiang Li waved her hand, not wanting to listen to Ji Bu continue. Things like "the people of the world" were what she talked about the most on weekdays.

Ji Bu wanted to say something but stopped himself. Finally, he sighed deeply and had to say goodbye and leave.

After Ji Bu left, Dao Nu came forward and said:

"Your Majesty, Lord Yang and the seven elders of the royal family have arrived."

"Um!"

Jiang Li nodded. After she and Lin Che had a falling out last time, she had repeatedly postponed the plan to resurrect Yuan Heidi.

On the royal side, the ones who had been pushing this plan were Lord Yang of the Yin-Yang family and the seven elders of the royal family. When they heard the news, they all rushed over.

Not long after, Jiang Li met the seven elders of the royal family in the secret room.

They all wore conical hats, their true faces could not be seen, and they exuded a deathly aura.

The only one who took off his bamboo hat was Lord Yang. His beard was so long that it almost reached the ground. After bowing, he spoke directly:

"Your Majesty, the time has come. I observe that the Purple Star is changing, and the world's luck has reached its peak. We can now revive the Yuan Hei Emperor."

Jiang Li's mood was very complicated. He said in a deep voice, "I've already told you that there are some... minor conflicts between Lin Che and me right now. We need to wait a little longer. You don't need to find other candidates for me. I only choose Lin Che."

Lord Yang was not surprised to hear this. If one wanted to send a person into the treasure of luck, one had to use secret methods to do it.

The prerequisite for using the secret method is that Jiang Li and that person... have sex on their wedding night!

The candidate now is Lin Che, but they have yet to break through that last layer of paper, so there is nothing they can do.

As for other things, if we put all our efforts into it, we will definitely be able to do it.

This is the only thing that is difficult to do...

You can't let her come by force, right?

She couldn't do this kind of thing by force.

"Your Majesty, we have come here with a solution. Perhaps we can revive the Yuan Hei Emperor without Your Majesty engaging in sexual intercourse."

After hearing this, Jiang Li didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment, and his mood became inexplicably complicated.

"Do you really have a solution?"

"We dare not deceive the emperor. The candidate is still King Yanyun, and we don't even need his consent. As long as Your Majesty believes that he can successfully complete the resurrection ceremony after entering the treasure of destiny, it will be fine."

Jiang Li took a deep breath. If he sent Lin Che into the fortune treasure, which contained the world's fortune, with Lin Che's talent, he would definitely be able to break through successfully and enter the ninth level.

By then, Lin Che would no longer need to fear the aura of the undead.

Ninth Rank, Lin Che will definitely become a great hero who saves the human race.

I hope Lin Che doesn't blame her.

"Okay! Then send him into the Fortune Treasure!"