Chapter 1769 - Your Biological Mother Is the Blood Empress (1/2)

While Saint Monk Xumi’s Oracle was suspended in the air, Zhang Ruochen’s Ring of Dimensions vibrated for a second.

“What is happening?”

Zhang Ruochen focused his mind into the Ring of Dimensions and found that the sundial he had obtained from the Phoenix Nest had sensed something and was glowing.

He was delighted. “Has the tiny trace of Saint Monk Xumi’s divine power in the Oracle excited the sundial?”

Rakshasa Princess once said that Saint Monk Xumi used to be the owner of the sundial.

The sundial possessed the secrets of Lieshen[1]’s Divine Star Soul. It could lead to the discovery of Saint Monk Xumi’s grave, and the interest behind it was immense.

Since the day Zhang Ruochen got his hands on the sundial, it had shown no reaction although he had studied it many times.

He was, of course, overjoyed at seeing the sundial come to life.

If he could find Lieshen’s Divine Star Soul and control the Orion Eight Stars, he would not fear the Supreme Saints.

That is not right. Saint Monk Xumi’s long beard also possesses divine power. Why did the sundial not react to it? Could there be some deeper connection between the Oracle and the sundial?

Zhang Ruochen thought to himself, trying to figure out a way to s.n.a.t.c.h the Oracle from Chi Yao.

Saint Monk Xumi had pa.s.sed down the Oracle to Chi Yao one hundred years ago. It had to be of the rarest material for it to withstand the weathering of s.p.a.ce and time.

Not only that, the Oracle possessed Saint Monk Xumi’s divine power, which was branded with divine writings. All of that had created a mighty divine will with an incredible amount of power and turned it into a priceless article.

Hence, it was impossible for Chi Yao to hand the Oracle over to Zhang Ruochen.

Should he ask Yueshen to take it by force?

He shook his head. He still had those Saint Kings from the Heavenly Realm in his hands right then.

So, the G.o.ds of the Heavenly Realm must be watching me and could come at any time.

If Yueshen and Chi Yao got into a fight, the Heavenly Realm would surely take advantage of it.

Just as Zhang Ruochen was deep in thought, he sensed a glare being aimed at him.

It was from Chi Yao.

She studied Zhang Ruochen and nodded her head. “Zhang Ruochen, you used to be one of them. You have an intricate connection with the Kunlun Realm.

“Now, the Kunlun Realm is facing its biggest crisis. Why don’t we bury the hatchet and work together to fight off the Infernal Court’s invasion?

“If you are willing to return to the Kunlun Realm, I will appoint you as emperor and bestow the land that used to belong to the Central Shengming Empire on you. You will rule over the land and establish your own government, second only to mine.

“That way, the government will not arrest and kill the Central Shengming Empire’s former officials. Their families will then not have to worry and live in exile. They can live in peace and even gain prosperity.”

Zhang Ruochen burst into laughter. “Who do you think I am, Chi Yao? You think you can buy me off with just the position Shengming’s emperor?

“First of all, for the sake of the Kunlun Realm’s people, the Central Shengming Empire’s former officials, my family, and friends, I would return to the Kunlun Realm to do everything within my ability, without the need for you to mention it. But now that I have heard what you said, I only feel disgusted,” said Zhang Ruochen. “Do you not want the Chaotic s.p.a.ce-Time Lotus? I can give it to you, but you must answer a few questions.”

“You want to find out why I wanted to kill you eight hundred years ago, right? You do not even have to ask. I can tell you right away.” Chi Yao seemed indifferent.

Zhang Ruochen’s heart skipped a beat; the question had been bothering him for a long time. He had wanted to know the answer since the beginning.

There was a bitter expression in Chi Yao’s eyes, and she did not want Zhang Ruochen to see her actual expression. “It’s because the blood of the Immortal Vampires, one of the ten races in the Infernal Court, is flowing in your veins. Your mother was the Blood Empress, one of the Kunlun Realm’s three empresses eight hundred years ago. Is that a good enough reason?”

The truth came as a bolt from the blue, and Zhang Ruochen was rooted to the spot. He could not believe what he had heard.

Saddened upon seeing Zhang Ruochen’s reaction, Kong Lanyou glared at Chi Yao. “You promised not to tell him this secret.” Her voice trembled.

Chi Yao appeared even more austere. “Hear that? You may not want to believe me, but you should trust Kong Lanyou. The Blood Empress is your biological mother. There is only an empty coffin in the empress’s tomb in the imperial mausoleum.

“Eight hundred years ago, when the Blood Empress was still young, before she attained the cultivation level of a Supreme Saint, she had fought with Kong Shangling, Kong Lanyou’s grandfather and owner of the Peac.o.c.k Manor, once.

“Kong Shangling had turned into a colorful peac.o.c.k and swallowed the Blood Empress.

“However, not only did the Blood Empress survive, but she also transcended, transforming into a blood fetus after eighty-one days inside the peac.o.c.k’s stomach. Then, she burst out of peac.o.c.k’s body, severely hurting it.

“Instead of killing the colorful peac.o.c.k, the Blood Empress left behind a toxin in its blood so that she could control its life and death.

“Her residence within the colorful peac.o.c.k’s body for eighty-one days meant that the colorful peac.o.c.k was her parent in a sense. Later, using her ident.i.ty as Kong Shangling’s daughter, the Blood Empress met your father, Emperor Ming.”

Chi Yao took out an ancient script and threw it to Zhang Ruochen. “Your teacher, the Grand Tutor, is the author of this book. You should be able to recognize his handwriting.”

Zhang Ruochen did not pick up the script and just stood motionlessly on the spot.

He did not have to read it because he had read it when Yan Liren, the Sect of the Blood G.o.d’s Supreme Elder, pa.s.sed him the Immortal Vampire Secrets.

It was just that the last page of the Immortal Vampire Secrets was missing; Zhang Ruochen did not know the outcome of the battle between Kong Shangling and the Blood Empress.