Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife-Chapter 1291 - 981: The Chiyue Dynasty Facing Difficulties
Chapter 1291 -981: The Chiyue Dynasty Facing Difficulties
Chiyue Dynasty.
Imperial City, Imperial Palace.
In a secret chamber with walls adorned with various symbols and runes, there sits an old man cross-legged in the center of the grand hall. His body is like a withered tree, and a dark death Qi emanates from him, indicating that his final moment is nigh.
At this moment, the elder spits out a mouthful of black blood, followed by several more.
The elder’s body collapses to the ground, but he struggles to prop himself up with his hands, then slowly pushes himself up, “As expected… it’s no use…”
Pei Tianlu lets out a deep sigh, then sends a message to the guard outside the chamber, “Have His Majesty and Princess Junwan come to me.”
“Yes!”
Upon hearing Pei Tianlu’s message, the guard hastily departs the chamber to inform the Emperor and Princess Junwan of the Chiyue Dynasty. In a short while, a middle-aged man clad in a yellow Dragon Robe and wearing a pure gold crown appears outside the chamber.
The middle-aged man, looking anxious, asks the guard at the entrance of the chamber, “How is the elder patriarch faring?”
The guard responds, “Your Majesty, we do not know. The elder patriarch only asked for you and Princess Junwan to come. He didn’t say anything more.”
Upon hearing this, Pei Wenfu’s expression darkens instantly.
Princess Junwan?
He is the Emperor of the Chiyue Dynasty, yet even at this juncture, the old patriarch of the Chiyue Dynasty still thinks of that woman.
And to summon them together at such a time obviously doesn’t bode well. Coupled with some recent rumors about deposing the Emperor spreading within the Chiyue Dynasty, this makes Pei Wenfu feel extremely uneasy.
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Despite his unease, Pei Wenfu still remains quietly outside the chamber, waiting for the arrival of that woman.
After a short while, a woman of breathtaking beauty, dignified and noble, slowly approaches the entrance of the chamber. The woman is dressed in a long black-purple gown, her figure lithe, and every movement she makes exudes the charm of a mature woman.
Upon reaching the entrance of the chamber, the woman glances at Pei Wenfu with indifferent eyes, then says, “Greetings, Your Majesty!”
Pei Wenfu forces a smile, then replies, “Princess Junwan needs not be so formal with family.”
Pei Shuhua responds indifferently, “Ceremony must not be discarded.”
As her words fall, Pei Shuhua says no more, her gaze settling upon the chamber’s stone door before her.
Seeing that Pei Shuhua has not given him a straight look from start to finish, a sinister glint flashes across Pei Wenfu’s eyes.
This woman truly does not take me, the Emperor, seriously at all!
Just wait. Once that old fellow inside is dead, we’ll see how much longer she can remain arrogant.
With that thought, the corners of Pei Wenfu’s mouth lift slightly, revealing a faint and almost imperceptible smile.
It is then that the voice of an old man comes from within the chamber, “Come in.”
As the old man speaks, the stone door of the chamber slowly opens, and Pei Wenfu and Pei Shuhua quickly enter the chamber.
Once the two enter the chamber, the stone door closes again, leaving only the three of them inside.
Seeing the black blood on the ground, Pei Shuhua approaches the elder with a worried look and crouches beside him, “Elder, how are you feeling?”
Pei Tianlu sighed and said, “My time is near, yet I am ultimately unable to take that final step.”
Hearing this, Pei Shuhua was slightly startled, and faint wrinkles appeared on her fair forehead.
The old ancestor of the Chiyue Dynasty was the linchpin of the entire Chiyue Dynasty. Now, the Chiyue Dynasty only has Pei Tianlu as their Great Emperor; should even Pei Tianlu fall, what’s left of the Chiyue Dynasty might only be a fate of being divided by other empires.
At this moment, Pei Wenfu was kneeling on the ground, saying loudly, “Old Ancestor, you mustn’t have anything happen to you. If you fall, our Chiyue Dynasty might soon be annihilated by the other empires.”
“Old Ancestor, I will definitely find a treasure that can extend your life.”
Pei Tianlu looked up and swept Pei Wenfu with a meaningful glance, then said, “It’s useless, I am well aware of the state of my body.”
Pei Wenfu spoke worriedly, “But what can we possibly do? Now, many spies from the great empires have come to the Imperial City to gather information, and the activities of all the major powers are becoming more frequent. Once they learn of your demise, Old Ancestor, the Chiyue Dynasty will be finished.”
Pei Tianlu sighed deeply, just about to speak, when he suddenly started to cough violently again; Pei Shuhua hurriedly patted his back.
After a while, Pei Tianlu calmed the chaotic energy within his body and then said, “Our only pressing solution is one last method.”
Pei Wenfu, grasping at straws, quickly asked, “What method?”
Pei Tianlu answered, “That would be to create another Great Emperor.”
This…
Upon hearing this from Pei Tianlu, both Pei Shuhua and Pei Wenfu were stunned where they stood.
Create a Great Emperor?
Becoming a Great Emperor isn’t something that can be achieved so easily.
Even for Pei Shuhua, who is known as the most talented cultivator in a hundred thousand years, she has been stuck at the Quasi-Emperor Realm for five thousand years. If Pei Tianlu could hold on for a few tens of thousands of years, perhaps Pei Shuhua might potentially break through to the Great Emperor Realm.
But considering Pei Tianlu’s condition, let alone ten thousand years, he probably can’t hold on for even one thousand years.
It’s impossible for Pei Shuhua to break through to become a Great Emperor in such a short amount of time.
Pei Tianlu continued, “Back when I was on the Outer Domain Battlefield, I heard someone mention a method to forcibly break through to the Great Emperor.
“Now, Shuhua, you have already reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm; you’re just one step away from becoming an Emperor. This method could be used for your breakthrough attempt.”
“However, the likelihood of success is next to nothing, and if you fail, you will perish completely.”
“Furthermore, a Great Emperor who has broken through using this method will not be as strong as a true Great Emperor, but it’s currently the only way that can quickly get the Chiyue Dynasty out of this predicament. It’s up to you whether you’re willing to try it or not.”
Upon hearing Pei Tianlu’s words, Pei Shuhua was extremely shocked, for it was the first time she had heard of a method that could help someone forcibly break through to become a Great Emperor.
If there truly were such a method, wouldn’t the universe be filled with Great Emperors by now?
At this moment, Pei Wenfu, after hearing Pei Tianlu’s words, was frantic and anxious inside. Currently, Pei Shuhua, as a Quasi-Emperor, already overshadowed him; should she become the one and only Great Emperor of the Chiyue Dynasty, would he still be the master of the Chiyue Dynasty in the future?
Thinking this, Pei Wenfu hastily said, “Old Ancestor, it absolutely must not be so. Although I do not know if the method you mentioned would succeed, even if it does, it must also have significant side effects; otherwise, people would have already been using this method to become emperors.”
“Princess Junwan has the greatest cultivation talent seen in the Chiyue Dynasty in a hundred thousand years, her potential achievements are boundless. Sooner or later, she will become an Emperor. How could we rush the process with a method with such severe side effects?”
At this moment, Pei Shuhua did not speak; she appeared to be thinking deeply about something. After an unknown period, Pei Shuhua suddenly looked up at Pei Tianlu and said, “Old Ancestor, just tell me. What is the method? As long as it can help the Chiyue Dynasty out of this predicament, whatever the method, I am willing to try it.”
