The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 24: Seeking an Explanation for the Jiang Family's Destruction

Would the result be different if the Hengyu furnace had not been borrowed on the spot?

In an instant, Gai Jiuyou was overwhelmed by guilt, self-blame, anger, and regret.

The soul body that had just been condensed was shaking like a candle in the wind at this moment, as if it would go out at any time and completely dim.

"Where are the two great ancestors of the Jiang family?" Unable to calm down, Gai Jiuyou opened his mouth and asked tentatively.

Borrowing the supreme imperial weapon from an ancient family is no small matter and is not something that the head of a family can decide.

What the Four Poles want to use the Supreme Emperor's weapons for themselves, what the Dao Palace wants to pretend to be the Demon Emperor's heart, what the Second Immortal wants to win a lifetime of immortality, are all just empty talk.

On the day when Gai Jiuyou borrowed the Hengyu Furnace, the two great saint ancestors of the Jiang family nodded in unison before he borrowed it.

He was worried about hearing a bad ending.

But his worries came true.

"Of the two ancestors of the Jiang family, one died on the way to quell the dark unrest, and the other managed to survive, but was besieged not long ago, and his life or death is unknown."

Gu Tianshu's face was full of worry.

Gai Jiuyou was furious: "Who did this?"

He was rarely angry, and he hadn't been like this in many years, not even when he was facing the most sublime emperor.

"Anyone!"

Gai Jiuyou clenched his fists. He still remembered the conversation with the two ancestors of the Jiang family. He vaguely remembered expressing his doubts:

"Without the Jidao Emperor's soldiers, what will the Jiang family do?"

He clearly remembered the answers of the two Jiang family ancestors:
"The Jiang family can perish, but the world cannot!"

……

On that day, the altar shook, and the imperial power that soared into the sky almost shattered the entire ancient star of life.

"I beg the Heavenly Emperor to help!" Gu Tianshu knelt again, peeling off his coat to reveal his hideous wounds. "Gu Tianshu is uneducated and incompetent. I can't prevent the Jiang family's demise, but the Heavenly Emperor can."

"Wherever the Emperor of Heaven decrees, the seas and rivers will be peaceful and tranquil!"

"It only takes one decree, and it won't take you much time, Heavenly Emperor!" Black Emperor also knelt down at this moment.

"I beg the Emperor of Heaven to issue a decree!"

Xu He was filled with rage, with murderous intent in his eyes. He had already noticed Gu Tianshu's injuries, so he asked why he didn't use it himself. He didn't expect there was such a reason.

"Fellow Daoist... Heavenly Emperor..." Gai Jiuyou's voice rang out, "Gai begs the Heavenly Emperor to issue a decree."

He was extremely angry, but at this moment he was just a remnant soul, with only a few more wishes from all living beings. Let alone ruling the Big Dipper, he couldn't even leave the altar.

"Who do you think I am?" Xu He stood up straight, his imperial majesty soaring to the sky: "When the Jiang family is in trouble, how can I just ignore it?"

"It seems that my single-minded focus on cultivation has led many people to believe I'm dead."

"Okay, I'll go there myself and seek justice for the Jiang family!"

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, a ray of imperial power seemed to shatter the eternal blue sky, violently tearing apart the void and descending on Beidou.

Only the angry soul and the excited man and dog were left there.

The Emperor of Heaven has not displayed his divine power for nearly a thousand years. Is he finally going to take action now?

This time, Xu He did not pave the golden avenue as usual, but traveled in a low-key manner and visited Beidou.

The first stop is Yaoguang Holy Land.

In the Yaoguang Holy Land, a powerful aura suddenly descended, and the sect protection formation was automatically activated at this moment.

"Who is coveting my Yaoguang Holy Land?"

"Do you dare to come out and fight?"

The black-gold dragon-patterned cauldron revived, and the god inside it revived, rushing up to the sky, bursting out with extreme imperial power, as if it was going to sink the Eastern Wasteland.

"Great, it's me, the Yaoguang Jidao Emperor Soldier! We are safe!"

"Yes, once the supreme imperial weapon appears, who can contend with it? Let the great emperor come!" "The imperial weapon cannot be broken. It's time to show the people the strength of our Yaoguang Holy Land!"

With just an ordinary palm strike, the black-gold dragon-patterned cauldron fell from the sky, and the god inside fell into a coma.

Xu He calmly withdrew his hand and looked at the Yaoguang Holy Land below.

Countless people were shocked and their jaws dropped.

"Am I seeing correctly...the Black Gold Dragon Patterned Cauldron...has withered???"

"It's over. Even the Black Gold Dragon Patterned Cauldron can't hold on. Let's run..."

"Is that person above the ancient emperor? How could he be so terrifying?"

Countless people were wailing, as if they had seen their own end.

When Xu He came to the holy land, he originally didn't want to show off too much, but the sect protection formation couldn't even withstand his own aura, and the black gold dragon pattern tripod also flew up and asked for a beating.

After a thousand years without any manifestation, Xu He has already made up his mind to strike a blow against some forces.

"Is there anyone in charge? Talk to me."

He once had a grudge with the Yaoguang Holy Land, but as Xu He's realm gradually improved, he let it go.

The reason he came here now was naturally for the Jiang family's affairs.

The so-called siege that destroyed the Jiang family must have been driven by a powerful and proactive force.

Judging from the fact that the Great Sage of the Jiang Family is temporarily dormant and Gu Tianshu’s injuries.

This pusher must be someone with great strength, or someone from a holy place or aristocratic family of similar strength.

Unfortunately, the Yaoguang Holy Land has this strength, and unfortunately, there is a practitioner of the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art among the ruthless lineage within the Yaoguang Holy Land.

As an ancient family with rich heritage, the Jiang family naturally has many magical treasures and special physiques.

What's even more unfortunate is that when Xu He was weak, he was targeted by this lineage.

Although the ruthless emperor never launched a dark rebellion, perhaps more because of the pain in her childhood, this does not make Xu He think that she is a good person.

In order to achieve his goal, he would stop at nothing, killing all the geniuses, devouring their essence, and using his own body to forge the ultimate imperial weapon. He was so cruel to himself, so how could he be merciful to the cultivators who were competing for the great Dao?

The black gold dragon patterned cauldrons were all blown away, so naturally no one dared to provoke them, and they all entered the sect to ask for the ancestor to come out.

"God, please calm down!"

In the Yaoguang Holy Land, a great sage ancestor broke through the divine source and after briefly understanding what had happened, he quickly flew into the sky.

"The fall of the Jiang family has absolutely nothing to do with the Yaoguang Holy Land." The Great Sage Yaoguang spoke with a tingling scalp, bearing the supreme imperial power.

Xu He looked at the Great Sage Yaoguang in front of him and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you from the lineage of ruthless people?"

"Yes." The Great Sage Yaoguang admitted it decisively without any hesitation or fear of being heard.

On the one hand, being honest is the best choice in front of the Emperor of Heaven. On the other hand, his cultivation has reached the level of a Great Sage, and he has no concerns about the strength and status of his ruthless lineage in the holy land.

Xu He nodded slightly.

The Great Sage can indeed be called the ancestor of a holy land. Xu He would not be surprised at the behavior of a ruthless person who used someone else as a substitute.

After all, the Yaoguang Emperor's weapon, the Black Gold Dragon Patterned Cauldron, was refined by a ruthless person, and it was not difficult to secretly support a few great saints to infiltrate the inner circle.

"Ever since the Heavenly Emperor quelled the turmoil and took control of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, my lineage of the Ruthless Emperor has been honest and dutiful."

Yaoguang Great Sage was afraid of angering the Heavenly Emperor, so he continued, "Besides, the Henren Emperor also respects the Hengyu Emperor very much, and would never do such a thing as severing someone's bloodline inheritance."

While listening to Great Sage Yaoguang's explanation, Xu He used his spiritual sense to sweep the entire holy land. He could see everything inside the holy land at a glance: the cultivators, divine treasures, and elixirs sealed in the divine source...

When Great Sage Yaoguang felt as if he were being directly struck by two suns, he knew that the holy land had been thoroughly explored, and he spoke:
"The Jiang family actually had a backup plan. Before I proclaimed myself the Divine Source, I heard that the Jiang family secretly sent a branch of the family to escape to Zhongzhou."

Zhongzhou...

Xu He narrowed his eyes slightly. He had a good friend in the past who was from Zhongzhou. Zhongzhou also had many secrets...

"My Yaoguang Holy Land has not lent a helping hand to the Jiang family. I feel guilty towards them. I am willing to serve the Emperor of Heaven at his service."

(End of this chapter)