Chapter 250 Gu Fangchen's Lies
Xie Qian just returned from the harbor not long ago.
After he was forced back by Xu Fu's causal magic, it took him a lot of effort to break free from the ghost wall-like restraints.
Xu Fu truly deserves the title of "Saint of Fate".
The thought clone left behind by Xie Qian was only comparable in cultivation to Xu Fu. Even though Xu Fu was well prepared, he was unable to break the life formation set up by the other party in a short period of time.
This delay was enough for Gu Fangchen and the others to escape to the Sea Country and enter the protection of the [Conch Book] barrier.
When Xie Qian came out of the cause and effect destiny chart, he realized that he had been tricked and that he could not take Gu Fangchen's life for the time being.
Not only that, they also lost most of the manpower of the two high-level leaders of the Demon Cult. It can be said that they lost both the wife and the army, which was a huge loss.
He originally wanted to concentrate his strength and kill Gu Fangchen here in one fell swoop.
Even though they knew that Gu Fangchen had deliberately revealed his whereabouts, they still decided to take a gamble. After all, both sides already understood each other's purpose clearly. This was originally a gamble between the two sides to see who could beat the other.
At this moment, the outcome of this gamble is already obvious.
Xie Qian had to admit that he was indeed too impatient.
But he had to gamble. If that mysterious woman in green skirt hadn't interfered, he might really be able to combine the "exposing" and "living" methods to take down Gu Fangchen directly.
So after he came back, he also asked someone to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the woman in the green skirt.
Xie Qian vaguely guessed that the woman in the green skirt might be the "ancestor" of Jiange named Shi Qingguang. Later generations misunderstood her identity and mistook her for a man.
Even the portrait of the "ancestor" hanging inside Jiange was fabricated...
In terms of seniority, Shi Qingguang is much older than Xie Qian, and should be the last cultivator in this world who is closest to the first rank.
But she died because she failed to overcome the tribulation and could not be promoted.
Xie Qian understood best that to be promoted to the first rank, one must indeed go through tribulation. This was a higher level of "Da Dao Tribulation" than the six tribulations that one had to go through in the Tribulation Refining Realm.
To reach the first level, one must truly see the "Great Way", endure the test of the "Great Way", and then become one with it...
This process is naturally extremely painful and difficult.
There is indeed a chance of falling.
But... now it seems that Shi Qingguang did not fail to overcome the tribulation, but gave up on his own initiative and even escaped the "Great Tribulation".
For some reason, it reappeared now.
Judging from her performance that day, Gu Fangchen must have refined and fused her sword, and she came to retrieve her sword.
But because her sword is now Gu Fangchen, if Gu Fangchen is injured and dies, it would be equivalent to her sword breaking.
That's why she turned around to protect Gu Fangchen and slaughtered all the members of the Demon Cult.
Such a legendary figure who has never entered the chessboard and is standing on Gu Fangchen's side, Xie Qian has to take him seriously.
But unfortunately, up to now, the whereabouts of Shi Qingguang has not been found.
Just like she had come and gone without a trace before, no one knew where she had gone now.
This battle at the port was truly a loss.
"However, fortunately, this operation was not without results..."
Xie Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at the distant beam of light. He could vaguely see a dragon-shaped energy vein rising up, circling and colliding in it, as if trying to break through the cage.
Unfortunately, the beam of light only shook a few times before it stabilized and remained as still as a mountain.
The dragon vein gradually lost its strength and gave up struggling, becoming trapped and gradually being refined...
Before long, this last dragon vein will fall into Xie Qian's hands.
Five dragon veins gathered together, including the "Evil Dragon Vein" that ran through five dynasties. The "Eternal Sky" formation will be truly opened soon.
Xie Qian's body has already located the beginning of the ancient Zhou Dynasty, and he only needs to use the sky as the board and make his move.
By then, no matter how hard Gu Fangchen struggles, everything will be beyond redemption!
And Xie Qian already knew the reason why Gu Fangchen had been making so many big moves recently——
"To replace the national destiny with Xie Qian, to sever the national destiny means to kill Xie Qian!"
When Xu Fu and Shi Qingguang attacked together that day, Xie Qian knew that he could not kill Gu Fangchen.
So, he pretended to use all his strength, but in fact he was trying to shock Gu Fangchen's mind by "examining his conscience" and to find out his true hidden purpose.
Because Gu Fangchen obviously knew what "Eternal Unity" was, and he was not just fighting against the Great Wei.
Even if he helped Qingman unite with the other two countries and defeated Wei, what would that matter?
As long as "Eternal Sky" is activated, everything will be in vain.
Gu Fangchen took away a part of the country's fortune and kept building momentum for Qingman. It was obvious that he was not simply manipulating the conflict between the two countries.
His ultimate goal is definitely to break the "eternal same sky".
Then, supporting Qingman should only be one part of the plan.
What Xie Qian wanted to know was Gu Fangchen's real purpose.
"I have to say, this method is indeed good."
Xie Qian sighed:
"My name represents the destiny of the entire Wei Dynasty. The weight of national destiny can indeed be weighed on me."
"And to perform such a massive causal spell, one needs a strong person who is proficient in causal spells."
"Xu Fu... fits exactly this condition."
"If I had my previous mindset, I would have focused entirely on the 'Eternal Unity' formation. I would have thought that as long as we gathered all the dragon veins, the outcome of Wei wouldn't matter at all, and I wouldn't have bothered to think of ways to preserve the entire Wei."
Xie Qian's eyes flickered and he sneered.
"When the time comes, the Great Wei Kingdom will be destroyed, and the national destiny will be cut short... I will be the one to die."
Using national destiny as an equivalent to replace the causal relationship between the two concepts is to erase all the causal relationships of a concept from the root.
Even if Xie Qian's real body is not here at the moment, he can still be killed.
Without Xie Qian to preside over it, the "Eternal Sky" formation naturally could not be activated, and everything was solved.
Gu Fangchen's method is simply amazing!
Even if Xie Qian himself were to evaluate it, he would still feel that it was extremely perfect. If he had not "examined his conscience" and found out Gu Fangchen's purpose, he might have succeeded!
Xie Qian could tell that Gu Fangchen was not lying.
He could really do it, replace the two concepts of "Xie Qian" and "national destiny", and then erase Xie Qian's existence...
Even Xie Qian himself felt a chill.
This Gu Fangchen is truly an existence beyond common sense.
"Shi Gu...you really made a good move and found a good chess piece."
Xie Qian's eyes flashed with madness as he muttered to himself:
"But the winner of this game will only be me."
He turned around and looked at Xiao Sheng, whose eyes were cloudy. He smiled slightly and put his hand on the shoulder of the new emperor.
"Your Majesty, from now on, the Confucian disciples of Yaoshan Academy will do their utmost to help you defend this vast Wei Empire. You should worry less and rest assured to cultivate yourself in this Ziji Palace, waiting for the day when the dragon veins converge—"
Xie Qian said calmly without any resistance:
"You are the only emperor in this 'eternal paradise'."
After he finished speaking, he rode on a spirit deer and disappeared into the Ziji Palace.
The entire Ziji Palace was now empty without any eunuchs.
Only Xiao Sheng was left sitting on the dragon throne. He panted and coughed for a while, then slowly sat up.
At this time, it can be seen that Xiao Sheng's clothes on the back are completely soaked with blood.
It wasn't just blood, his entire back and even his internal organs had exploded from the inside, turning into a sticky mass.
How could the body and will of Xiao Sheng, a sixth-grade warrior on the verge of exhaustion, withstand the power of the Demon-Suppressing Nail?
He now relies entirely on half of the country's luck and elixirs to survive.
Otherwise, he would have exploded into a pool of blood.
Xiao Sheng moved a little, but it didn't work... The back half of his body was almost stuck to the dragon throne, and every movement would cause a lot of blood to flow.
Xiao Sheng fell back onto the dragon throne, sat crookedly, looked at the empty hall below, and laughed strangely:
"Ha... hehe... hahahahahahaha! I will be the eternal emperor! The only one who can sit on this dragon throne is me! Only me!"
After a long time, he laughed until he was exhausted, coughed twice, and leaned back on the dragon chair, staring at the caisson above.
Only the heavy breathing sounds echoed in the Ziji Palace.
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ps: I was killed by milk tea and was trapped in the toilet and couldn’t get out orz…
(End of this chapter)
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