"What you are doing is just to find a way out for yourself, right?"
Lou Youzhi asked with a faint smile.
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly darkened.
"oh?"
Emperor Yongtai uttered a sigh and narrowed his eyes, "How did you see that?"
"There is no difference between the clone and the original body. The two share the same strength and means."
As he spoke, Lou Youzhi glanced at Dou Tianyuan, "Your Majesty's clone's physical strength is at most the first level of the Golden Body, but at the same time, when he pierced through Your Majesty's heart, he felt a Huangting Dao Seed of about the first level of the Dharmakaya."
“That doesn’t make sense.”
"Prince Qian once told me that if he didn't care about his life span at all, he would have been able to break through to the ninth level of the Dharmakāya."
"And the reason why King Qian is King Qian and Your Majesty is Your Majesty is because Your Majesty's qualifications are higher than King Qian's."
Lou Youzhi said slowly: "So, I think it is unreasonable."
“Even if the Dharmakaya Golden Body Dual Path Third Realm is inferior to the Dharmakaya Seventh Rank alone, the difference is not that much.”
Emperor Yongtai did not comment, "I am at the top of the world, strength is not important, even if I slack off a bit it is understandable, what does this prove?"
"Of course, if we only look at this point, there is really no problem."
Lou Youzhi nodded, and then changed the subject, "But what about Lin Kuang?"
"Lin Kuang?"
Emperor Yongtai's expression changed slightly.
"More than 20 years ago, Lin Kuang was captured by His Majesty."
Lou Youzhi replied, "He didn't recognize Your Majesty at the time, but Your Majesty was so powerful that he didn't even have the thought of resisting after just one look."
"Lin Kuang is a Purple Mansion Seed Dao, with the sharpest soul perception, and he can make even a Yang God Nine Revolution realm unable to raise any thoughts of resistance. Whether it is the first level of Dharma Image or the first level of Golden Body, it is not enough, unless... both are combined."
"In other words, more than 20 years ago, Your Majesty had already reached the first level of Dharmakāya and the first level of Golden Body, but in the past 20 years, Your Majesty has not made any progress in his realm."
"But Dou Tianyuan once went to the back hall to meet His Majesty."
At this point, Lou Youzhi paused and said meaningfully: "At that time, he had already reached the ninth level of the Golden Body, but like Lin Kuang, he felt that he was no match for His Majesty."
"so what?"
Emperor Yongtai asked calmly.
"So, your majesty's weakness should be the power you possess, and your majesty's strength should be given by the rules of the rear hall, or the rules of the Tianxuan Realm."
Lou Youzhi smiled and said, "This can also explain why your Majesty's living scope has been gradually shrinking, and finally he imprisoned himself in the back hall, because once you leave the scope of the rules, your Majesty will no longer be so powerful."
"But this is not the most important thing."
"Combined with the seventh rank of King Qian's Dharmadhatu, he has been able to live until now, and he could have lived even longer..."
Lou Youzhi's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "Your Majesty, even if you don't devour those royal children with your inner demons, you should still have a lot of life left, right?"
Snap, snap, snap.
Emperor Yongtai suddenly clapped his hands, shook his head and laughed: "Lou Youzhi, Lou Youzhi, your intelligence has really impressed me time and time again."
"I am terrified."
Lou Youzhi nodded slightly, neither humble nor arrogant.
"But even if that's the case, what does that mean?"
Emperor Yongtai changed the subject and said, "I gave up cultivation and preserved my life span. Could it be that I did this to find a way out for the Tianxuan Realm?"
"Your Majesty said that the Tianxuan Realm can be regarded as a cave heaven."
Lou Youzhi smiled, "The rules of this cave can make you extremely powerful in an instant, and can even make the inner demon that should not appear in your majesty grow to an unprecedented level in an instant."
"And now you have already repaired the Purple Palace with the help of your inner demon."
"If you are out of bounds, you can also take advantage of this rule..."
At this point, Lou Youzhi suddenly paused and said with emotion: "The Immortal God Realm of Zifu Zhongdao should be enough for Your Majesty to travel freely outside the realm, right?"
Immortal God?
Dou Tianyuan was stunned.
Just after repairing the Purple Palace, can one immediately break through to the Immortal God?
this……
It's really possible!
Dou Tianyuan looked at Emperor Yongtai with shock in his eyes.
Just now, his mind was not completely focused on Emperor Yongtai. He was more concerned about the gap in the world and the conversation between Lou Youzhi and Emperor Yongtai.
It was not until he came to his senses now that he once again felt a strong sense of crisis from Emperor Yongtai.
The crisis was much more intense than the last time he entered the back hall to meet the emperor!
You know, although he used the Heavenly Demon Disintegration, only his flesh and blood body was damaged, and the Tao Seed was still intact.
As long as the Tao Seed is intact, even if the strength is greatly damaged, the master's perception is still there.
What does this mean?
This shows that after Emperor Yongtai repaired the Purple Palace, he was already more powerful than he had ever seen when he was in the back hall.
Such a powerful increase could never be provided by a newly repaired Purple Palace.
The only explanation is that Emperor Yongtai has already broken through to the Immortal God at this time!
It only took half a day...
"Sure enough, even though I have made careful preparations, in the eyes of a truly smart person like you, there are still many loopholes."
Emperor Yongtai sighed, turned his back and stood with his hands behind his back, "The rule of the Tianxuan Realm is that your words must be followed by your actions ."
"Just like the rules of Changshengtian, from the beginning, only one person can enjoy this rule."
"It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the law follows the word, because the effectiveness of the rules must be based on a certain level of reality."
"This is different from Huan Zhen Tian's illusion that the false is true."
"For example, with my aptitude, I can theoretically achieve the ninth level of the golden body and the ninth level of the Dharma image. Then, within the scope of the rules, I can achieve the ninth level of the golden body and the ninth level of the Dharma image in an instant."
“For example, although I am a second seed cultivator and it is extremely difficult for me to give birth to an inner demon, as long as it is possible for an inner demon to be born, I can make it happen, and even make it extremely powerful.”
"But my Purple Palace is incomplete. Without the support of the Tao, this rule cannot take effect. I can't even achieve the transformation of the Yin Spirit."
"Of course, once I leave the land covered by the rules, I will remain in whatever realm I was originally in, and I will only have the means I originally possessed."
"Except outside the boundaries."
"The previous emperor once risked his life to try to step outside the realm."
"Once you are outside the realm, you will have the destiny, and you can continue to use the rules of the realm... The destiny is the same as the cave heaven hub. Once you ascend the throne, you will immediately recognize the master."
"It's a pity that although the late emperor came back alive, he didn't get any information from the outside world because he was not a Purple Mansion Seed Dao."
"But I am different..."
"My Purple Palace has been completely repaired, and I have achieved the Nine Transformations of the Immortal God!"
Emperor Yongtai suddenly opened his arms, facing the gap in the world that was opened in an instant, and said wildly: "This world outside that has caused hundreds of generations of emperors in Daqing toss and turn and suffer for their entire lives is no longer a threat to me!"
Before he finished speaking, Dou Tianyuan's shock was already uncontrollably revealed in his eyes and on his face.
But Lou Youzhi's heart fell to the bottom.
Why did he, having saved his life at such a huge cost, have to jump out at this time and expose Emperor Yongtai without leaving any room for doubt?
Because of the look that Emperor Yongtai gave outside the world before.
Longing eyes.
That kind of desire, with a hint of burning desire, was definitely not the burning desire that could come from finding a way out of the Tianxuan Realm.
Therefore, Lou Youzhi believed that Emperor Yongtai was looking for a way out for himself.
There must be something beyond that boundary that makes people feel terrified at a glance.
Something that has great appeal to Emperor Yongtai.
So, relying on the fact that the other party still had some use for him, Lou Youzhi took a risk and exposed Emperor Yongtai's lies to his face.
But he never expected that Emperor Yongtai would speak so bluntly without even a hint of anger.
Is it open-mindedness, or...
All under control?
Lou Youzhi calmed down and began to think about what went wrong.
At this moment, a sharp voice reported from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, the clan leader has requested an audience."
As soon as the words fell, Lou Youzhi and Dou Tianyuan were stunned at first, and then they were horrified.
Clan order?
The previous clan leader was King Qian, who had already died and his remains were collected by the royal family and taken to Xumi Heaven.
And the new person in charge is Jiang Xinghe!
But……
Jiang Xinghe???
Why would Jiang Xinghe come to see Emperor Yongtai at this time? !
Shouldn't he stay obediently in the clan residence built by the royal family like an iron tunnel, always being on guard against Emperor Yongtai's methods?
How could it be delivered to my door???
Even though they had become indifferent to life and death, Lou Youzhi and the other man still inevitably fell into panic.
"hehe."
Emperor Yongtai smiled faintly, waved his hand, and closed the gap in the world again, "Let him in."
"yes."
A sharp voice responded.
Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing the same robe as King Qian came slowly from another entrance to the back hall.
It was Jiang Xinghe.
"Your Majesty, I am Jiang Xinghe, the clan leader, and I am here to see you."
Jiang Xinghe clasped his hands together and bowed.
"No thanks."
Emperor Yongtai spoke calmly and asked, " Where is Shi Zheng?"
"I have modified my memory and will submit a letter of resignation tomorrow."
Jiang Xinghe stood up and answered without looking at the two people behind Emperor Yongtai.
"Why, you can't bear to kill?"
Emperor Yongtai raised his eyebrows.
"Shi Zheng's fault was that he didn't know the truth, but his crime doesn't deserve death."
Jiang Xinghe is neither humble nor arrogant.
"Oh, whatever."
Emperor Yongtai smiled, turned around, and said jokingly, "Lou Youzhi, I don't deny your talent, and I still admire you very much."
"But you think I am too simple."
"Don't forget, the deposed crown prince is also eligible to participate in the royal family's grand ceremony."
"Is it because I am so narrow-minded that he didn't go?"
"No, it isn't."
"I didn't let him go in order to deal with possible changes."
"As expected, Dou Tianyuan's move became a variable, and your subsequent response also became a variable."
"pity……"
The corners of Emperor Yongtai's mouth curled up slightly, "After all, I am still one step ahead."
"hehe……"
Dou Tianyuan smiled bitterly and glanced at Jiang Xinghe who was not far away. "So, he was acting from the beginning to the end. In fact, there has never been any grudge between you two?"
"No, no, no."
Emperor Yongtai shook his head and said, "The deposed crown prince is eligible to participate in the imperial family's grand sacrifice, and he is also eligible to participate in the heavenly prayer fast."
"He had already been to the back hall during the Qitian Fast, but no one knew about it."
"In other words, he knew the truth about this world earlier than any of you."
"Besides, he understands what true justice is better than any of you."
Greater justice?
Lou Youzhi felt absurd for a moment.
Dou Tianyuan couldn't help but look at Jiang Xinghe and asked, "He is looking for a way out for himself, not for the Tianxuan Realm. Don't you know?"
indeed.
From the perspective of the entire world, Jiang Zhihong's saving of Yongzhou was not a righteous act, Du Qianchuan's death by hitting his head against a pillar was not a righteous act, and King Qian's rewriting of the imperial edict was also not a righteous act.
But at least, these people and these things are done for others.
Where is Emperor Yongtai?
Whether it was the death of all the people in Yongzhou or the slaughter of the royal family, it was mostly for his own benefit.
Could this be considered righteousness?
Dou Tianyuan stared at Jiang Xinghe, trying to see the expression he wanted to see on the other's face.
Unfortunately, no.
Jiang Xinghe was calm as usual and said lightly: "I know."
"You know?!"
Dou Tianyuan looked stern.
"Let me answer this question."
Emperor Yongtai brushed his sleeves and sighed quietly, "Once upon a time, I was no different from the stars. Since I was young, I have been determined to emulate the previous emperors."
"Even if I cannot ascend the throne, I will make sure that this world continues to prosper."
"It was also a stroke of luck that I won over Prince Qian in the Imperial Succession Examination and entered the Eastern Palace."
"I thought my ambitions were finally realized, but due to the drought in Bingzhou, I learned the truth about the world..."
Emperor Yongtai's tone was somewhat sad, "It's not an exaggeration to say that I have lost all hope."
“Fortunately, the vision of maintaining the status quo is gone, but a bigger burden has been added.”
"A burden to support the heavens and earth and save the world."
"What a pity..."
Emperor Yongtai shook his head and said, "When I found the late emperor with an unyielding determination, he told me that the Tianxuan Realm could not be saved."
“The reason is simple.”
"It's what I told you about before, the environment outside the world."
"A Dharmakāya Rank Nine can't hold out for even a second, a Golden Body Rank Nine can't last more than a day, and even a Yang God can only live for a month or so."
"How many Dharma images and golden bodies are there in the entire Tianxuan Realm?"
"Not to mention the even rarer Yang God?"
"Millions of people cannot leave the Tianxuan Realm."
"We can only rely on the method of natural disaster blood sacrifice to delay the outbreak again and again, so that as many people as possible can survive."
"It is their luck to live to the ripe old age."
"Living until the world collapses, it is not sad to have all living beings to accompany you."
"But now..."
At this point, Emperor Yongtai paused, his expression straightened, "You are right, I do have selfish motives."
"Because outside the world, there may be other more complete or even higher worlds."
"For example, there has been a fairyland since ancient times where everyone can achieve immortality."
"But you might as well think about it, does my selfishness conflict with the righteousness of all living beings?"
"The longer the Tianxuan Realm lasts, the more I can rely on the destiny and have enough strength and more time to find a new world."
"It is no exaggeration to say that I hope that the Profound Sky Realm will continue to exist for a long time more than any of you."
"So I'm not afraid to tell you the rules of immortality..."
Emperor Yongtai's expression suddenly turned cold, "I am determined to win!"