Chapter 1396 - New World Spiritual Root (1/2)
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Lord Mingjiang obviously guessed something. He had an expression of disbelief. “Is it your corpse in the coffin?”
Zhang Ruochen was clearly standing across from him. Saying those words felt a bit strange.
Zhang Ruochen’s five fingers grasped the coffin lid tightly. Thinking of how Chi Yao had killed him back then, his heart still hurt.
“Twelfth Uncle,” he asked. “Where was I buried when I died?”
Lord Mingjiang sighed. “It is quite regretful. After you died, the imperial court was all fighting for the throne. Endless battles erupted. It was truly b.l.o.o.d.y and everyone was in danger. When I went to check your corpse three days later…it was already gone.”
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes hardened. He looked back at the coffin. Pus.h.i.+ng strongly, the lid flew off instantly. It landed on the ground with a thud.
The two looked over at the same time.
Empty.
“How is this possible?”
Zhang Ruochen reached a hand into the coffin. He didn’t discover any spells or formations. It was indeed empty.
Lord Mingjiang was also confused. “It is already strange for a coffin to appear in the royal shrine. It is even odder that it has words left behind by my brother. But why is it empty?”
There were too many suspicious points.
Each point was hard to understand.
First, it was impossible for a coffin to appear in the royal shrine.
Second, Emperor Ming’s words shouldn’t appear on the coffin.
Third, if Emperor Ming had gone through the trouble to place it here, it shouldn’t be empty.
These three things were impossible, but they had all happened.
“There’s blood.”
Zhang Ruochen discovered some bloodstains on the bottom of the coffin. It was evident that there had once been a corpse here. However, the corpse was moved later.
Zhang Ruochen and Lord Mingjiang both fell silent, thinking carefully.
“What happened back then is getting more and more confusing,” Lord Mingjiang said. “I cannot understand it.”
“Whatever. Let’s do the task at hand first!”
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they’d become extremely sharp. “We must move the royal shrine and cemetery into the Universe World. We cannot keep them in the Royal Capital. Twelfth Uncle, I will hand this to you. I’ll have the Guarding Dragon Pavilion help you.”
A vast migration was happening secretly. Millions of cultivators were hurrying to the Royal Capital from all over, streaming into the Universe World.
What was the most important thing to a world?
Without a doubt, civilians were the most important.
Neither martial artists, Saints, nor G.o.ds were born out of thin air. They were born among billions of civilians.
Civilians were the soil. Without them, the Universe World would never become a strong world—a world that could counter Kunlun’s Field.
Right now, the thing Zhang Ruochen lacked the most was people.
When the next morning came, the 12 Buddha pearls hovering around the Royal Capital had disappeared. At the same time, all the old followers of the Sacred had vanished as if having evaporated from the world.
News of the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion being conquered and Heavenly King Lingxiao getting killed spread out with the fastest speed. It shocked the world.
“It must be fake! How can this happen?”
“Heavenly King Lingxiao was killed? Haha, that’s so funny. Who spread that rumor?”
“With the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion’s abilities and the imperial court, they can sweep through the entire southeast of the central region. Who can fight them?”
In the beginning, no one believed the news. But as more information came, the details of the shocking battle were also exposed. All the forces sank into dead silence.
They had to admit the truth. Last night, Zhang Ruochen had led the old followers of the Sacred to conquer the Royal Capital. They defeated the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion and were horribly powerful.
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