Chapter 128: Emperor Lie

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After a short silence, Li Yanmo let out a long "Ah?" while the introduction of the luxurious upgraded version of Tie Xiaoyan continued.

"Emperor Yu Ji Lie once single-handedly entered the Naraku Demon Abyss and took away the head of the Demon King, who was at the peak of transcendence and only one step away from becoming a legendary demon fairy! He also used his great magical powers to incorporate the ancient battlefield where many immortals and Buddhas had fallen into his own small world!"

"And he... is also the only fierce emperor who was removed from his position and surname by the Dayu Dynasty and was not recognized!"

"This is not a rumor. Ji Lie, who sensed that his death was approaching, invited the Zhuge family and mobilized all the power of the Zhuge family to build a mausoleum using mechanical devices and magic weapons combined with his own small world!"

"That mausoleum contains all that the Fierce Emperor has gained throughout his life, as well as..."

Deluxe upgraded version Tie Xiaoyan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"It led to him being expelled from the Dayu Dynasty because of the taboos regarding immortals."

The word "taboo" made the breathing of all the monks present become extremely heavy, and their eyes looking at the mechanical bull became extremely eager.

Immortality is the ultimate goal pursued by all cultivators.

"In order to bury the taboos related to the immortals, the Zhuge family exhausted all their luck. Since then, they have been plagued by misfortunes one after another, and finally fell into complete decline. Even the mechanism method is only one tenth of what is left!"

The decline of the Zhuge family is no secret, but there are different theories about the reasons for their decline. Gambling addiction and extravagant spending are the least credible ones. Most people speculate that the Zhuge family must have touched upon some terrible taboo and used that method to cover up their tracks.

And the reasons found by the Jinshi Chamber of Commerce can indeed explain everything.

Only the taboos related to immortals could possibly bring down such an honest family of officials.

The more Li Yanmo listened, the more he felt something was wrong. After thinking for a few seconds, he raised his eyes and said, "Could it be that the expelled Emperor Lie, Ji Lie, is the Emperor Yu who visited someone's house three times and thought that the person lived in a toilet and was constipated?"

"……Um."

Leng Ningshuang nodded slightly, and then continued as if she was explaining something, "Emperor Yu of that generation had been trying to turn the Zhuge family back to the right path without exposing himself, but for some reason the Zhuge family's debts kept increasing."

"Emperor Yu had no choice but to give the Zhuge family a big project in the name of building a mausoleum, firstly to restore the reputation of the Zhuge family, and secondly to help the Zhuge family pay off their debts. As a result..."

"The Zhuge family of that generation ran away with the money when the construction was halfway through."

"Emperor Yu had no choice but to learn the mechanical skills of the Zhuge family and build the other half of the mausoleum by himself. In order to preserve the innocence of the Zhuge family throughout his life, Emperor Yu removed himself from the list and called himself the Fierce Emperor. He said that there was a taboo about immortals hidden in his mausoleum, and the Zhuge family buried this taboo with their own family's luck to prevent others from thinking that the Zhuge family was rotten to the core."

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"Oh, and he really doesn't want to be called Ji Ji Lie Di."

Li Yanmo raised his finger, wanting to say something but stopping himself. After a long while, he stiffly changed the subject, "So you, Dayu, allow the monks of your sect to dig up Emperor Yu's...grave?"

"There is no way. According to a certain generation of Emperor Yu, Dayu dug up many graves of clans when he started out, and he does not intend to change in the future. As the saying goes, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. Since he likes to dig graves, he should naturally allow others to dig up the graves of his emperors. This is the result that every generation of Emperor Yu has to accept."

Li Yanmo understood more and more why Ji Fa and other princes did not want to be Emperor Yu even if they died.

"Also... fabricating some weird secret letters as burial objects to make those sects doubt their lives," Leng Ningshuang stuck out her tongue. "There was a generation of Emperor Yu who secretly wrote a bunch of letters, saying that the Saint of the Tianyin Demon Sect had a crush on him and was pestering him, and that the leader of the Cangtian Sword Sect was his beloved relative, brother, and brother. Then he forged it to make it look like he wanted to burn it, but by some strange coincidence, there was no sign of it being burned."

"The Saintess of the Tianyin Demon Sect, who is also the current Sect Master, is still said to be the lickspittle of Emperor Yu. As for the Sect Master of the Cangtian Sword Sect, he is in seclusion. I heard that you can still hear him mumbling in there. I am not his good friend. I am innocent."

After all, how could a dying person have the mind to lie to others?

"...Okay, so that means the taboos of immortals are lies?" Li Yan put his hands on his hips, gave up complaining, and accepted it calmly.

"Ah... that's true. There are indeed taboos that are absolutely not allowed to be known, but only the successive Emperors of Yu are allowed to know," Leng Ningshuang raised her finger and warned, "Anyone who touches the taboo will be killed by the Great Yu Dynasty with all its might."

The sudden seriousness caught Li Yanmo off guard.

But Li Yanmo was not a person who liked to dig into the details. The Great Yu Dynasty was just a little abstract and treated the sects a little unfairly. Apart from that, there was nothing wrong with it. The successive Yu emperors... although they were forced to take the throne by their brothers and sisters, they were also conscientious and responsible.

"Okay, I'm not really curious, but what about this mechanical cow?"

Under the instigation of the luxurious upgraded version of Tie Xiaoyan, all the guests were in an uproar, and strong fluctuations were heard from other VIP boxes. It was obvious that they were determined to get the mechanical bull.

"We must buy it," Leng Ningshuang looked at the Spiritualization Stage cultivator without hesitation, "Don't worry, we will spend money to buy it this time, so we won't give you a silk banner."

The Jindan stage cultivator who had already prepared to receive the banner again suddenly had tears in his eyes and was filled with gratitude.

"I'll write you an IOU and you can just go to Governor Huang to get reimbursed."

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The moment the auction was announced to begin, a cold snort came from the VIP box where the monster totem was previously bid.

"Three hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, this thing is coming from my Tianxiao Sect! Please give me some face!"

Three hundred million mid-grade spirit stones equal three billion low-grade spirit stones. Excluding the monster totem, almost all of the previous auction items can be bought. However, what really scares others is the reputation of Tianxiao Sect.

The number one righteous sect in Jingzhou!

Even the monks in other VIP boxes had flickering eyes and finally gave up the chance to fight for it.

But at this moment, another evil voice sounded from another VIP box.

"Five hundred million mid-grade spirit stones, Xuan Lingzi, I'm sorry, but I, Wanmo Valley, just don't like to give people face!"

Wanmo Valley, the largest demon sect in Jingzhou!

"You devil! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

"Hahahaha—then why don't you come and compete!"

Just as the two geniuses were confronting each other, a disdainful laugh was heard.

"One billion high-quality spirit stones."

The four big characters "Superior Grade Spiritual Stone" shocked the whole audience.

After all, Jingzhou is only comparable to the continent in terms of its level of wealth, but the long-term sect fighting is often accompanied by huge fines from the Dayu Dynasty. These geniuses are not rich enough to carry 10 billion high-quality spirit stones with them.

The one who can be so arrogant... must be from a super sect in the continent!

The luxurious upgraded version of Tie Xiaoyan looked up excitedly, but her face turned pale when she saw the box. This reaction was naturally seen by others. For a moment, everyone began to guess the identities of Li Yanmo and others in the VIP box. As for Tianxiao Sect and Wanmo Valley, they were simply forgotten.

Inside the Tianxiao Sect, a handsome young man had a sullen face and clenched his fists tightly. The others were fidgeting and their eyes were fixed on the veiled woman standing in the corner.

One person couldn't help but break the silence by speaking out, but because he was too nervous his voice turned into a vague "ah" sound.

The young man took a deep breath, clenched his fists, stood up suddenly, and bowed to the woman.

"Feng Daoyou, I have tried my best."

He is Xuan Lingzi, the eldest inner sect disciple of Tianxiao Sect, a genius known to everyone in Jingzhou, but he can only bow down in front of this woman Feng.

Because the woman in front of him came from the super sect Cang Tian Jian Zong!

A light flashed in the woman's eyes and she turned and left without even looking at Xuan Lingzi.

The rest of Xuan Lingzi's fellow disciples could not stand it any longer. After they were sure that the woman surnamed Feng had left, they complained in a low voice, "Big Brother, Tianxiao Sect is a first-rate sect anyway, and Jingzhou is no worse than those other continents. Why are you doing this..."

Xuan Lingzi moved his mouth, then covered his face and sighed.

"The Tianxiao Sect owes the Cangtian Sword Sect a lot of money. The repayment date is approaching, and I'm afraid she will mention the repayment."

(End of this chapter)