Poverty

Chapter 1868 Zhen Jitian

Tensions were high in the capital.

Shao Hongjun greatly admired and valued Li Yanchu. In a sense, he and Li Yanchu were not the same kind of people. Li Yanchu also had some qualities that he lacked. Because they were rare, they were all the more precious.

Shao Hongjun looked at the Grand Master of Ceremonies and said coldly, "There's no need to sow discord anymore. You can't possibly manipulate everyone."

The Grand Master gave Li Yanchu a deep look, then turned to Shao Hongjun and said, “Your Majesty, the Black Box is an ominous object. You used its power to suppress dozens of emperors, which is against our ancestors and a great disrespect. Has Your Majesty considered whether this action will provoke the Sword of National Protection?”

Shao Hongjun smiled and said, "If the Sword of National Protection were to come to me for this reason, it would have appeared long ago. I think it is only targeting the Great Emperor who is unwilling to face the danger, right?"

The Grand Master said, “Your Majesty can take a gamble. Even if you rely on force to kill us all today, the Sword of National Protection will catch up with you sooner or later. You can’t escape it no matter what.”

Shao Hongjun said, "How could I bear to slaughter the families left behind by the great emperors of past dynasties who were dedicated to transforming the old land into the Dao and mending the heavens?"

The Grand Master of Ceremonies said, "Your Majesty intends to do something that no one has done before. Being ruthless is acceptable, but you must not be hypocritical and invite ridicule."

Shao Hongjun said, "Grand Master, we've really torn off all pretense now. You actually dared to mock me to my face."

The Grand Master of Ceremonies said, "Your Majesty is still Your Majesty and has not been overthrown by us. How dare I mock you?"

Shao Hongjun said, "Well said, then please go and die."

The two were chatting and laughing, but their tone suddenly changed, and Shao Hongjun suddenly reached out and pointed, his finger extremely sharp.

After being empowered by the black box, Shao Hongjun's finger was enough to obliterate any powerful figure from the Old Earth.

The Great Emperor was as old as the nation, and no one had ever seen him make a move.

However, Shao Hongjun had previously overpowered dozens of historical emperors, so even if the Grand Master of Ceremonies was strong, it would be impossible for him to withstand this divine power.

However, the Grand Master's expression was very calm at this moment, and the mockery in his eyes gave Shao Hongjun a bad feeling.

The next moment, a streak of light pierced through the air, and a black coffin crashed directly into Shao Hongjun.

Shao Hongjun's supernatural power struck the coffin, instantly shattering the layers of void within it.

Inside the coffins, the black coffin contained a gold coffin, and the gold coffin contained a jade coffin... and so on, with each layer of coffins being smashed.

Shao Hongjun frowned slightly at this moment, the powerful aura emanating from the Emperor's Coffin making him wary.

His seemingly inevitable strike was blocked by the black coffin.

The Grand Master remained calm, as if he had known all along.

However, many of the imperial families and clans present were somewhat surprised, for this was the Bai family's imperial coffin!
Everyone suddenly realized that when dozens of emperors attacked Shao Hongjun earlier, the Bai family's imperial coffin had not exerted its power. However, everyone seemed to have forgotten this detail, as if something had shielded them from it.

Shao Hongjun looked coldly at the Bai family members in the distance and said coldly, "If the Grand Master of Ceremonies was behind all this, he might have the cunning, but he shouldn't have the guts. I always thought he was hiding his strength, but I didn't expect that he actually had something to rely on."

The Bai family holds a rather special position in the entire Old Land because they are a bloodline family of the First Emperor!
The body of the first emperor who founded the ancient land, the supreme being, has remained in the Bai family.

However, Shao Hongjun had previously revealed the secret of the Emperor's Coffin: none of the Emperor's Coffins contained the true body of the Great Emperor; they only contained a pile of ashes and a wisp of extinguishing heavenly fire.

Why is it that the Bai family's imperial coffin can unleash such powerful energy?

Everyone was somewhat shocked at this moment, and then a bold idea emerged in their minds.

Could it be that the body of the First Emperor is still preserved in the Bai family's imperial coffin?
The First Emperor was the most powerful figure in the Great Void. No one could imagine how high his realm was back then, that he was able to create the vast universe of the Old Earth Dynasty by his own strength.

However, the Old Land had an orderly lineage, and all the Great Emperors could support the Old Land Dynasty. Gradually, the prestige of the First Emperor was forgotten, or rather, he was regarded as being at the same level as other Great Emperors, and not too strong. This was the opinion of many people.

Now, the black coffin has unleashed its power, forcing Shao Hongjun to retreat. In this state, Shao Hongjun could fight against dozens of emperors, but now, when he confronts this imperial coffin, he is subtly at a disadvantage.

Everyone was somewhat surprised, and even somewhat expectant.

The elder of the Bai family said, "Your Majesty, the rule of 'Mending the Heavens by Transforming the Dao' is a tradition passed down in the Old Land. If Your Majesty is unwilling to sacrifice yourself for the Old Land, even if the Sword of National Protection does not seek you out, my Bai family will be the first to object."

Shao Hongjun said, "Out of respect for the First Emperor, I did not dig up his grave, but I did not expect that I would miss some important clues because of this."

Shao Hongjun's gaze was sharp, as if he wanted to see through the imperial coffin before him.

The elders and members of the Bai family joined forces to raise the Emperor's Coffin. However, the Emperor's image did not appear inside the coffin; instead, it charged at Shao Hongjun with extreme arrogance.

Shao Hongjun laughed loudly: "This coffin alone can't do anything to me. If the First Emperor's body is still here, why not invite him out? I'd love to see the First Emperor's splendor."

As Shao Hongjun spoke and laughed, he struck out with three palms. Each palm contained the Nine Daos of the Primordial Chaos, and the extremely powerful Dao force surged out, shaking the void. Everyone present felt as if they had fallen into an immeasurable space-time, and their lives were in the palm of Shao Hongjun's hand.

All the great paths flowed beneath Shao Hongjun's feet, and roads unfolded one after another, as if he were the supreme being of all the great paths.

But when these three palms struck the black coffin, it remained unchanged, with layers of void cracking and coffin fragments shattering, and was not completely repelled.

Just then, Shao Hongjun rushed to the black coffin and attempted to open it.

At this moment, he placed both hands on the coffin lid and shouted in a deep voice, "Rise!"

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred. The heavy imperial coffin was suddenly opened, and a figure suddenly soared into the air. He attacked with extreme speed, heading straight for Shao Hongjun.

Caught off guard, Shao Hongjun suffered a hidden injury and staggered back several steps.

The attackers were fierce and their moves were ruthless. In a short while, three bloody holes appeared on Shao Hongjun's body, one in his shoulder, one in his heart, and one in his lower abdomen, with blood flowing out continuously.

Shao Hongjun was somewhat moved at this moment, and after seeing who it was, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's you!"

Then his gaze sharpened to an extreme, like two daggers fixed on the High Priest, and he said in an extremely terrifying voice: "High Priest, you actually colluded with Zhen Jitian!"

Shao Hongjun never expected that the deceased in the First Emperor's coffin was not the body left by the First Emperor, but the Dragon Ancestor, the ruler of the True Heaven.

The moment the name Zhen Jitian was uttered, an uproar ensued.

Countless powerful figures from the old lands became wary at this moment.

The three characters "Zhen Jitian" carried a heavy weight, as if they were a sharp blade piercing into everyone's hearts.

Li Yanchu was also somewhat moved at this moment, his brows furrowed.

Before he came to the Dao Domain, he had heard Yu Shu and Chen Sui mention that the Dao Domain had not only the Old Earth as an enemy in the Great Void, but also places like Zhen Ji Tian. However, after he arrived here, he rarely heard any news about Zhen Ji Tian, ​​and few people in the Old Earth mentioned it either.

Unexpectedly, the one hidden in the Emperor's Coffin was actually the Dragon Ancestor, the ruler of the True Heaven.

Li Yanchu was somewhat shaken at this moment.

The saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" may not be appropriate in the vast void.

Although the Dao Domain is at odds with the Old Land, the relationship between the True Heaven and the Old Land is probably not so harmonious either, as can be seen from the expressions of the people on the scene.

The Grand Master of Ceremonies said, "Your Majesty, weren't you eager to see the secrets of the First Emperor's coffin? Now that you have, are you satisfied?"

Shao Hongjun glared angrily at this moment.

"Do you know what you're doing? Colluding with the Dragon Ancestor of Zhen Jitian will destroy the entire Old Land."

The Grand Master shook his head and said, "If His Majesty refuses to transform the Dao to mend the heavens, the entire Old Land will be destroyed. The Dragon Ancestor came here specifically to help my Old Land quell the chaos."

Shao Hongjun roared, "Suppress the rebellion? You've done this! You're asking the ruler of the True Heaven to come to my old land and quell the rebellion!"

His gaze was extremely sharp as he looked at the civil and military officials and the elders of the imperial families, finally settling on the elder of the Bai family. He said in a deep voice, "Do you know what you are doing? This is originally an internal matter of my Old Land, but now you are letting the people of Zhenjitian interfere. Are you trying to plunge the Old Land into eternal damnation?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes flickered.

Shao Hongjun was right; the idea of ​​joining forces with Zhen Jitian to deal with the Old Earth Emperor sounded rather awkward.

However, the Bai family members remained calm at this moment.

The elder of the Bai family said in a deep voice, "We joined forces with Zhenjitian to fight against the Dao Domain. His Majesty refused to preserve the old land and sacrifice himself. What does it matter that the Daoist brother from Zhenjitian came to help? His Majesty should not exaggerate here."

The imposing man hidden inside the imperial coffin smiled and said, "Shao Hongjun, don't assume everyone is as ambitious as you. I have no interest in your Old Land. I am here to help the people of the Old Land and prevent them from being destroyed by your selfish desires."

Shao Hongjun sneered, "Dragon Ancestor, put away your hypocritical face."

He stared at the Bai family elder and said coldly, "You desecrated the First Emperor's coffin and allowed the Dragon Ancestor to hide inside it, all to ambush me. Very well, very well, the First Emperor should really see how his people have degenerated!"

The Bai family elder remained calm, completely unaffected by Shao Hongjun's words.

Shao Hongjun was furious. The three bloody holes on his body were constantly emitting spiritual light, and the spiritual light within his body was dissipating at a terrifying speed.

He was caught off guard and injured by the Dragon Ancestor, who was hiding in the Emperor's Coffin. He was seriously injured at this time.

If it weren't for the black box, I probably would have been ambushed and killed earlier.

He had been on guard against the first emperor ever since the first imperial coffin appeared.

He suddenly awoke with a start. It seemed that he had been ignoring the existence of the First Emperor all along, as if some unknown force was shielding his senses.

Shao Hongjun had been on guard against the First Emperor's supernatural powers, and all his preparations were aimed at the cultivation techniques of the First Emperor's lineage.

He aspired to become the most powerful emperor in the Old Land, so naturally he couldn't help but study the First Emperor, the powerful figure who opened up the Old Land. However, he never expected that the one who made the move would be the Dragon Ancestor of True Era.

At this moment, Shao Hongjun was seriously injured, and a look of worry appeared in his eyes.

Seeing the injuries on Shao Hongjun's body, the Dragon Ancestor was very satisfied that he had ambushed and seriously injured Shao Hongjun while hiding in the Emperor's Coffin.

The Dragon Ancestor said righteously, "Shao Hongjun, considering that you are a great emperor, I will give you some face. If you are willing to mend the heavens yourself, I will not harm you anymore. This will also leave you with a good reputation in the history books, so that you will not be disgraced."

Shao Hongjun said in a deep voice, "What does the history of my old homeland have to do with your Zhenjitian?"

Shao Hongjun suddenly moved and attacked.

The black box behind him amplified his circulating Dao power, and with the help of this incredibly powerful force, he struck at Zhen Jitian's Dragon Ancestor with a palm strike.

The Dragon Ancestor's figure drifted away, continuously retreating backward.

At this moment, the Grand Master of Ceremonies suddenly said, "Raise the Emperor's Coffin to stop Shao Hongjun. Today, Shao Hongjun must be punished whether he wants to or not. Everyone, join forces!"

The Grand Master of Ceremonies held immense prestige in the old lands, a prestige that even exceeded Shao Hongjun's expectations.

Despite the fact that many imperial clans and noble families were unaware that the Grand Master of Ceremonies and Zhen Jitian had joined forces, they still obeyed the Grand Master of Ceremonies' orders.

The numerous imperial coffins lit up again, revealing the images of great emperors, radiating supreme majesty.

At this moment, the power of Dao in the void was distorted, and Shao Hongjun's supernatural powers were blocked by more than a dozen imperial coffins.

Previously, his attack was so powerful that even dozens of imperial coffins could not neutralize it, but now a dozen or so imperial coffins blocked it, which clearly shows that he had expended too much energy.

Looking at this scene, Shao Hongjun felt it was utterly absurd and said sadly, "If the great emperors were to be resurrected and see their homeland being so desecrated by their descendants, they would probably die of anger again."

Dozens of ancient emperors were summoned by their descendants to block Shao Hongjun with the marks left on the emperor's coffin. Their purpose was to aggravate Shao Hongjun's injuries in order to protect Zhen Jitian's Dragon Ancestor.

At this moment, the True Dragon Ancestor stood behind the image of an ancient earth emperor, with a broad smile on his face.

Shao Hongjun said coldly, "I really underestimated you. You invited wolves into the house and dug your own graves. I absolutely cannot watch the old land fall into the hands of such petty people."

At this moment, Shao Hongjun moved and charged forward again.

Dozens of emperors simultaneously unleashed their divine powers, unleashing various great Daos.

The Great Dao of Chaos, the Great Dao of Reincarnation, the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, the Nine Primordial Daos, as well as Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Taiyin, Taiyang, Shaoyin, and Shaoyang—all the Primordial Daos erupted one by one.

Shao Hongjun's path was immediately blocked.

At this moment, Shao Hongjun was surrounded by many emperors, and his momentum was no longer what it used to be. His blood kept flowing down, and the flaws in his attacks were increasing. The blessing that the black box brought him seemed to be waning.

The Grand Master's voice rang out again: "The black box cannot continue to bless him indefinitely. It is an ominous object. Shao Hongjun's use of it today is tantamount to courting his own destruction. Gentlemen, send His Majesty on his way!"

Shao Hongjun's situation was extremely bad at this time. Not only were the old imperial clans attacking him by raising the imperial coffin, but...
At this moment, all the civil and military officials made up their minds and each unleashed their magical treasures to bombard Shao Hongjun.

They might not have been able to deal with Shao Hongjun before, but now their arrival was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Shao Hongjun was suddenly in grave danger, his life hanging by a thread.