Stealing the Secret from the Cover of Heaven

Chapter 611 The Emperor's Curse
The vast starry sky and the towering ancient stars exude supreme imperial power, as if a real emperor resides above them.

This is the ancient star Ziwei, where the legendary Zhongtian Ziwei Emperor lives.

Standing outside the domain, Li Changshou saw a sacred continent suspended above the nine heavens, with the energy of thousands of dragons gathered inside, and a huge amount of merit and luck shrouding it.

The colorful sunset glow and the various magnificent buildings make it look like the magnificent heavenly palace in myths and legends.

Above that sacred continent, a vast amount of power of faith even gathered to form the appearance of a court. One after another, figures like gods and demons stood in it, worshiping together a gigantic image of the emperor.

The emperor surrounded by purple air possessed supreme majesty, as if he could dominate the rise and fall of the world.

This scene made Li Changshou secretly exclaim: "This is the true dynasty of destiny."

However, this shock did not last long, and Li Changshou bypassed the territory shrouded by the fortune of the Divine Dynasty and landed on the continent of the Ziwei Ancient Star.

After asking around a bit, he understood the power structure on the ancient star Ziwei at that time.

The entire ancient star was divided up among various divine dynasties, and there was no powerful holy place standing in the world.

Even if there are holy places for cultivation, most of them are cultivation sects under the jurisdiction of the Divine Dynasty.

From the lowest level of Fortune Dynasty, to the middle level of Fortune Imperial Dynasty, to the upper level of Fortune Heavenly Dynasty, and even the Fortune Holy Dynasty.

And Li Zhi saw the divine dynasty outside the domain that had a suspended continent as its capital. It was the only holy dynasty with a good fortune on the ancient star Ziwei.

It is also recognized as the dynasty with the greatest chance of evolving into the heaven.

The Ziwei Holy Dynasty is a divine dynasty ruled by the Ziwei Holy Emperor.

Moreover, the Purple Star Saint Emperor is an immortal. It is rumored that his cultivation has reached the Quasi-Immortal King level, and it is very likely that he will break through to the true Immortal King realm within this era.

By then, the Ziwei Holy Court will be able to wipe out all the divine dynasties, unify the Ziwei Ancient Star, and thus bring the entire Ziwei Ancient Universe under its rule.

However, for some unknown taboo, ever since the Purple Star Saint Emperor transcended the calamity and became an immortal, he has never appeared in the Holy Dynasty again.

There is a legend that the Purple Star Saint Emperor has been led to the world where immortals live.

There is also a legend that the Purple Star Saint Emperor tried to promote the Holy Court to the Heavenly Court, but after failing, he suffered a severe curse and had to retreat from the world.

After learning a little about the history of the Ancient Ziwei Star, Li Changshou discovered that the Ancient Ziwei Star at this time had almost no similarities with the Ancient Ziwei Star in the Era of Covering the Sky.

Not only is the ancient star larger in size, but there is also some thin immortal matter between heaven and earth.

It is just like the three thousand Dao states that remained after the original ancient world was shattered.

The rare immortal substance can allow the monks living here to gain a longer lifespan.

After traveling through several cities, Li Changshou finally found some clues related to the Earth.

According to legend, in ancient times, an ancient heaven once appeared on the ancient star Ziwei, which ruled the entire ancient star and became the heaven where the Ziwei star field was located.

But for some unknown reason, the ancient heaven collapsed one day, and the Emperor of Heaven who had already reached the realm of Immortal King died.

This is why we have the current situation where there are hundreds of dynasties.

This information is consistent with the information Li Changshou got in Penglai.

There was indeed an ancient heaven in Ziwei, but that ancient heaven had collapsed.

Afterwards, Li Changshou began to look for the cultivators who had offered sacrifices to those Starry Sky Emperor Tombs.

Finally, several small and prosperous dynasties were discovered in the northeast corner of the Shenzhou continent.

Li Changshou was very familiar with the names of those dynasties of destiny, namely Qin, Han, Jin, Tang, and Ming.

However, unlike other prosperous dynasties, the fortunes of the five prosperous dynasties of Qin, Han, Jin, Tang and Ming were constantly fading.

It was as if he was swallowed up by a mysterious existence.

The speed at which the entire dynasty accumulated merit and fortune could not keep up with the speed at which the fortune disappeared.

Qi is in a state of tight balance.

It seemed that as long as they slacked off even a little, they would suffer backlash due to excessive consumption of luck.

After observing for several years, Li Changshou finally discovered the purpose of the existence of these dynasties.

The purpose is to collect merit and luck to delay the arrival of backlash.

For this purpose, Li Changshou came to the Han Dynasty and found Taichang, the official in charge of sacrifices.

In the residence of Taichangqing, Li Changshou saw a wealthy old man.

The old man's cultivation is at the level of a great sage. Logically speaking, in a place like this with immortal matter, he should be full of vitality, but he exudes a strong aura of decadence, as if he will not live long.

This is completely different from other cultivators Li Zhi has met.

"Who is it?" Tai Chang Qing's spiritual perception was very sharp. When Li Changshou was observing him, he keenly caught a hint of a different aura.

The great formation in the mansion was activated instantly, turning the entire mansion into an indestructible cage.

“Fellow Daoist, you have misunderstood.” Li Changshou then appeared.

"Earthling?" The moment Tai Changqing saw Li Changshou, he seemed to catch the unique breath of the Earth.

“No, why do you have such a strong imperial aura? Have you become an emperor on Earth?” Tai Changqing was shocked when he felt the special aura of the Emperor of Heaven on Li Changshou.

"I am Li Changshou, a junior. By chance, I was elected as the Heavenly Emperor by everyone. I wonder if you can help me solve this puzzle." Li Changshou asked hurriedly.

"How long has it been? Has it been more than a hundred years?" Taichang Qing asked immediately.

"It's been more than a hundred years." Li Changshou said.

"It's over, there's no hope. Your death is set in ten thousand years. No matter if you are at the pinnacle of humanity or an immortal immortal, you will immediately die of old age when the ten thousand years are up." Tai Changqing seemed to have encountered a similar situation and gave his judgment directly.

Afterwards, Li Changshou started chatting with Taichang Qing.

I finally understood why the other party was not worried after seeing that I came from Earth, but instead felt a sense of sorrow.

Since ancient times, there have been many people who have claimed to be emperors on Earth, and among them there are many people with profound Taoism.

But in the end they all discovered that although the throne could accelerate their process of enlightenment, it had a fatal flaw.

That is, once ten thousand years are up, those emperors' lifespans will be rapidly exhausted, and they will eventually die of old age.

It seems that the throne of the emperor on earth is cursed.

The emperor on the Ziwei Emperor Star is different.

As long as he doesn't think about becoming the Emperor of Heaven, with the blessing of the Divine Dynasty's luck, he can quickly become an immortal.

It will even shorten the time it takes to become an Immortal King by ten times.

However, once one becomes the Immortal King, if the Holy Court is not dissolved, then the Holy Court will naturally advance to the Heavenly Court.

Then the Lord of Heaven will face many trials and tribulations, and will eventually die because he cannot withstand those tribulations.

This is something that is known to everyone on the Ziwei Ancient Star.

Finally, Tai Chang Qing said: "We followed Emperor Wu to find a way to resolve the curse, but we never thought that after we set foot in the starry sky, the emperor's curse would come early. Emperor Wu and his ministers sat in the map of the ancient road in the starry sky, and we, the survivors, followed the footsteps of Daqin and were lucky enough to come to the ancient star Ziwei. Then we used the casting method of the Qiyun Divine Dynasty that was circulated here to borrow external forces to delay the loss of our own luck. Otherwise, the curse on us would have erupted long ago. Now, we are just lingering on."

Li Changshou asked: "Is there no other way?"

"No. Even the throne of the emperor is cursed. Not to mention the throne of the Heavenly Emperor. The Starry Sky Emperor Tombs that you saw on the Ancient Starry Sky Road, those emperors once called themselves the Heavenly Emperor, and they died on the road." Tai Changqing shook his head.

Li Changshou was now completely confused. He originally thought that becoming the Emperor of Heaven ahead of time would give him an advantage.

However, he never thought that the power of the curse inherited by the throne of the Emperor of Heaven would be even stronger than that in the previous ancient history.

Even the ordinary position of emperor has the hidden danger of shortening one's lifespan.

Does this mean that no one can be crowned emperor?
Or, the Heavenly Palace is prepared for those who truly possess the destiny of the Emperor of Heaven.

If anyone else becomes the Emperor of Heaven, their final fate will only be the collapse of the emperor.

"Senior, what do you think of the Qiyun Divine Dynasty on the Ziwei Ancient Star?" Li Changshou asked again.

There are many divine dynasties on the ancient star Ziwei, and not all of them were established by the local people of the ancient star Ziwei. Many of them were established by outsiders.

It seems that the ancient star Ziwei possesses a special power that can dissolve the curse on the throne under the Emperor of Heaven.

It seems that there are hundreds of dynasties, but in fact it is a gathering of divine dynasties from many universes.

In other distant regions, there are even larger territories ruled by those divine dynasties.

Take the Han Dynasty, for example, which could only rule a small area. It also had many fiefdoms on other ancient life stars.

The Han Dynasty on the ancient star Ziwei is more like a miniature model of the fiefdoms on the ancient star Shengmin scattered throughout the universe.

This also made Li Changshou understand why an ancient Ziwei star could produce so much merit, luck and power of faith.

The various dynasties on the ancient star Ziwei can be regarded as their capitals.

And in the vast universe, the areas scattered on the ancient life stars are their real territories.

"The ancient star Ziwei is a special ancient star, and the method of the Qiyun Divine Dynasty is also a method that has shocked the ancient times. No one knows its origin, but it can dissolve the emperor's curse to a certain extent. In fact, the emperor's curse on Earth is not unique. It's just that the ancient stars of life in other star fields will only encounter the curse when they become emperors, but Earth will not let go of anyone who claims to be an emperor."

Speaking of this, the Minister of Rites of the Han Dynasty was filled with emotion.

Then, he said to Li Changshou: "If you want to dispel the Emperor's Curse on you, perhaps you can go to the Ancient Big Dipper in another universe and try. Legend has it that the universe where the Ancient Big Dipper is located is an ancient universe that can accommodate the coexistence of emperors. However, since the death of the Emperor of the Ziwei Ancient Universe in the last era, the two universes have lost contact."

After chatting with Taichang Qing about the structure of the heavens, he realized that the heavens, myriad worlds, and the vast starry sky were actually formed by the fusion of one universe after another.

Although they seem to be separated by space, in fact, there is an invisible barrier between each universe. Only the immortals can freely pass through that barrier and wander among the universes.

The starry sky where the earth is located is in the same universe as the ancient star Ziwei.

This is the result of starting from Earth and eventually reaching Ziwei.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for clearing up my doubts." Finally, Li Zhi thanked the great Han Taichangqing.

"You're welcome. Since you are responsible for the karma of the Emperor of Heaven, perhaps you can try to establish a dynasty on the ancient star Ziwei. I believe you will be able to promote the dynasty to a true heaven of destiny soon. Perhaps by then, the difficulties you are facing will be resolved." Finally, Taichang Qing suggested.

When Li Changshou was escorted out of the mansion by the Minister of Rites, the originally kind Minister of Rites immediately sent a message to the high priests of the other four dynasties.

They have been lingering on until now and don't want to die.

As Li Changshou holds the position of Heavenly Emperor, if he establishes the Fortune Divine Dynasty, he is likely to accumulate immense merits and fortune.

By then, after being baptized by the luck of heaven, they may be able to directly eliminate the power of the curse on their bodies.

The Heavenly Court is completely different from other divine dynasties.

The Emperor of Heaven is unique, and his cause and effect will not be separated by his subjects.

As long as the Emperor of Heaven is strong enough, he can even shoulder the cause and effect of Heaven on his own, thus protecting everyone in Heaven.

This is something that other divine dynasties do not possess.

Li Changshou, who left the Han Dynasty, did not completely believe Taichang's words.

There are some things that he needs to experience personally before he can believe them.

And the other party was too kind.

It is never inevitable that when fellow villagers meet, tears well up in their eyes.

Li Changshou always felt that the other party seemed to be plotting against him.

But instinctively I feel that being plotted against is not a bad thing, on the contrary it may be a good thing.

This made Li Changshou feel extremely conflicted.

Just when he was planning to travel to Ziwei personally and find out the details of the major divine dynasties.

The high priests of the five dynasties have sat together to discuss the plan of merging the five dynasties and then nominating Li Changshou as the lord of the dynasty.

These five dynasties, seemingly the dynasties of destiny, actually did not have fixed emperors.

The imperial seal that they used in the court they established on Earth replaced the throne.

This is also the key reason why the loss of luck is so serious.

After all, the owners of those imperial seals have all been found dead in the sky.

The reason why they can have the size of a dynasty is because their foundation is extremely strong.

Although the emperor is dead, his power still remains.

Even the image of the emperor summoned by the power of faith still exists.

Now that they have encountered Li Changshou, who has come to their doorstep to carry the explosive pack, they believe that with their wisdom, they can definitely create a brand new Holy Court in the shortest possible time.

Even because Li Changshou holds the position of Heavenly Emperor, as long as the Qiyun Divine Dynasty is transformed into the Holy Court, it will immediately possess some special powers that only the Heavenly Court has.

By then, all the karma on them will be transferred to Li Changshou, allowing them to be free forever.

Finally, the Fengchangqing of the Qin Dynasty, the Taichangqing of the Han Dynasty, the Jijiu of the Jin Dynasty, the Taishiling of the Tang Dynasty, and the Dazongzheng of the Ming Dynasty reached an agreement and agreed to jointly nominate Li Changshou as the emperor of the new dynasty.

Thus, the Heaven of Fortune was quickly built.

Li Changshou didn't know all this.

What he didn't know was that in this era, "Emperor of Heaven" had long been a taboo among taboos.

Anyone who has any causal connection with the Emperor of Heaven will not have a good ending.

(End of this chapter)