618 The Origin of the Pool of Thunder Tribulation and A Scrupulous Plan (1/2)
The Thunder Emperor's palace!
Hearing the words ”Thunder Emperor's palace”, both Zhou Bao and Wang She went dumbstruck on the spot.
There had been 99 Emperors in antiquity times, and indisputably, the top ranked among them was the Jade Emperor. He had suppressed various heavens, ruled different worlds, and assumed personal command over the Central Star Area. However, though Jade Emperor ranked first and was peerlessly powerful, he actually enjoyed a status similar to a Human Emperor, similar to what Yan Yuntian was experiencing. The main trend of events and justice favored his side. To some extent, the position he took up had special meaning, and covered up his true strength. Except for a handful of people, no one actually knew how strong the Jade Emperor was. And, he seldom came out to show his power. When he finally made an all-out strike, he moved the Heaven Realm out from the Central Star Area! He had an astonishingly powerful Divine Sense that few men could exercise, but unfortunately, it was already too late.
In antiquity times, aside from the Jade Emperor who had been commonly acknowledged as the most powerful among the 99 Emperors, no definitive rankings of the rest of the emperors had ever been made. It would have been difficult to do so, but it was relatively easy to select multiple Emperors whose strength was evidently stronger than others and do the rankings.
And the Thunder Emperor would have been one of those selected.
Among the 99 Emperors in antiquity times, the Thunder Emperor was one of the best. In fact, according to many legends, his combat capability was ranked first. He controlled the Thunder Tribulation Heaven, one of the 33 Heavens, and possessed the ability to manipulate Thunder Tribulations.
By virtue of the Thunder Tribulation Heaven, the Thunder Emperor could impact the power, degree, and even time duration of Thunder Tribulations. This was basically a means used by the Ancient Celestial Court to restrict immortals. If a person behaved, their Thunder Tribulation would be an easy one. If not, their Thunder Tribulation would be several times harder than others. It could be said that the authority the Thunder Emperor had in the Ancient Celestial Court was, in many cases, equal to that of the Jade Emperor, and sometimes even more.
As an old saying went, a public official was actually more influential than the head of a county government. As long as someone controlled the means of governing you, he would be your boss, your God.
In antiquity times, this was the role the Thunder Emperor had played.
”The Thunder Emperor was the only emperor that could create the Pool of Thunder Tribulation in antiquity times!” The Child-endowing Buddha said faintly. ”Also, the Pool of Thunder Tribulation could only be produced in his Thunder Tribulation Heaven. It's not surprising that you heard about the Pool of Thunder Tribulation in the Thunder Emperor's palace!”
”How do you know this so well?” Wang She asked, slightly bewildered. He was increasingly startled by the Child-endowing Buddha's background. After all, in respect to this type of highly confidential information about antiquity times, even the Divine Wind Palace might not be as informed.
”The Divine Wind Palace must have known this. It's just that they never expected the information to spread like this!” The Child-endowing Buddha sneered. ”The guy possessed by the Devil Fetus was once a core disciple of the Divine Wind Palace. That's why he knew about these secrets!”
”Then, why didn't the Divine Wind Palace take action before?”
”The Divine Wind Palace knows this, but that doesn't mean they know the exact location of the Thunder Emperor's palace. They likely have a minimal intelligence about the Thunder Emperor at most. As for the information about the Thunder Emperor's palace, I'm afraid it was disclosed by the Devil Fetus!” The Child-endowing Buddha answered, slowly squinting his eyes. ”Although our Seven-deity Regions belonged to the Heaven Realm in antiquity times, they have been on the wane for ages and many of their secrets are long lost. Compared to other macro worlds and Star Areas, knowledge about our Seven-deity Regions is much less abundant. You should note that other macro worlds and Star Areas have passed down their heritage directly from antiquity times, and lots of secrets are still in their hands. The Devil Fetus was born in the Infinite Star Sea by a Primordial Demon who was oppressed there. He knows more secrets. This time he came to the Heaven Realm, it's absolutely certain that he has his eye on the Heaven Realm's precious heritages from antiquity times!”
”That is to say the rumors are true. But frankly speaking, this is a swindle set up by the Devil Fetus. I assume he does know about a few wonders of the Thunder Emperor's palace, but not enough to find all the wonders by himself. He spread the news to draw worldwide attention and is waiting to profit from others' endeavors.”
”Humph, he seems to be very confident in himself. Could he really rake in huge benefits under the noses of so many people?” Zhou Bao questioned in disbelief.
”Since he has the guts to do so, I presume he must have some kind of assurance, or maybe he is bluffing about knowing secrets that others do not!” The Child-endowing Buddha said composedly. ”Powers and living creatures passed down from antiquity or even primitive times always carry loads of secrets. Some of those secrets, or even just a sentence in them could change the entire developing trend of a macro world, provided that you have the ability to dig out the secrets first. Although the Devil Fetus knows the secrets exist, he doesn't have the ability to dig them out; he needs others' help. However, the moment he resorts to others' help, the variables increase. This move will attract men harboring evil intents, such as the three of you.”
All three of them were reduced to silence, quietly brooding over their own agenda. After a while, Zhou Bao finally posed his question. ”Okay, so if we go there, do we have a good chance of obtaining benefits?”