The Burial Tower of Immortals buries the heavens, the earth, and all the immortals.

With a furious roar, she lunged at Qin Changye again, unleashing her full charm, her eyes gleaming with a dazzling light.

Qin Changye remained unmoved, slapping her so hard that she crashed into the phoenix couch and rolled to the ground.

She covered her face, looking at Qin Changye in disbelief, never expecting that someone's willpower could be so strong!

At that moment, a person rushed in from outside the palace gate.

"Your Majesty!" The newcomer was dressed in the red robe of a top scholar, young and handsome, and was none other than Lü Mao, the newly appointed top scholar of the First Dynasty.

Lü Mao was once a man of great learning, whose essays and policy proposals were unparalleled, and he was hailed as the greatest talent of the dynasty.

But at a palace banquet, he caught a glimpse of the First Empress from afar, and from that moment on, he could no longer write a single article. His mind was filled with her image, and he could only compose love poems...

He rushed to the First Empress's side, shielding her behind him, and roared at Qin Changye, "If you want to kill Her Majesty the Empress, kill me first!"

"But your queen doesn't love you at all; she loves this snake demon."

Qin Changye was speechless for a moment, and subconsciously pointed to the snake demon's corpse on the ground that had not yet been put away.

Lu Mao paused for a moment, then revealed an almost manic smile: "Of course I know that. In fact, every time Her Majesty the Empress and the Snake Demon practiced together, I was the one keeping watch outside. Why didn't Her Majesty let anyone else keep watch outside, but instead made me? Isn't it because she trusts me the most? Every time I hear Her Majesty the Empress and that snake demon making sounds of pleasure, I can't even begin to describe how happy I am..."

Qin Changye and the others were dumbfounded.

Lu Mao paused for a moment, then declared confidently, "Her Majesty the Empress may not love me, but my love for her is enough; that is love!"

Then, Lü Mao turned around and gave the First Empress a look of deep (and sycophantic) affection.

The First Empress was looking at him expectantly: "Lu Lang, can you help me kill him?"

Lu Mao almost climaxed on the spot; it was the first time his empress had looked at him with such expectant eyes.

How could he possibly be negligent? He immediately nodded vigorously.

My heart is devoted to you; ask not when you will return, ask not what our love will be like!

Even if fallen petals bear no fruit, I will still remember your name year after year!

Lu Mao faced Qin Changye and suddenly began reciting love poems.

As he recited the love poem, his aura, which was originally devoid of any cultivation and even powerless, began to rise at a visible speed.

At the same time, the love poems he kept reciting, each word like a tangible pebble, kept leaping out of his mouth, as if they were sentient, whistling towards Qin Changye.

Even as it hurtled past, it rapidly grew larger, transforming into massive boulders imbued with immense power.

Xiuer and the others felt that their worldview had been turned upside down.

Qin Changye's expression also showed slight surprise.

If I'm not mistaken, this Lü Mao actually proved his Dao with love poems!

He's quite the oddball!

However, the gap in strength was too great. These boulders formed from poetry struck Qin Changye repeatedly, like soft tofu hitting an impenetrable wall, instantly shattering without causing him any harm.

"Given time, you might actually achieve the Imperial Martial Realm, or even the Saint Martial Realm, through love poems."

Qin Changye flashed to Lü Mao's side: "Even if you truly attain the Great Dao, you still can't escape your sycophantic nature; you'll still be a menace!"

Qin Changye's ink sword whistled out, but before it could strike Lü Mao, the First Empress, who thought she had silently circled behind Qin Changye, suddenly launched a sneak attack, disregarding all martial ethics.

The sharp tip of the sword pierced straight towards Qin Changye's back.

She thought her attack was a surprise, but in reality, everything was under Qin Changye's control.

The ink sword, which was originally aimed at Lü Mao, suddenly changed direction and, amidst lightning and thunder, slashed at the First Empress who was attacking from behind.

boom!

The First Empress's sword was instantly severed.

puff!

After severing the sword, the ink-black sword did not lose any speed or force, continuing to slash towards the First Empress's neck.

Her head rolled to the ground, her eyes still wide open in death, filled with resentment.

"No!!!"

Seeing the First Empress die, Lü Mao rushed forward like a madman, only to be trampled to the ground by Qin Changye.

Qin Changye looked down at him: "Since you love her so much, then go die with her!"

Having said that, he slashed down with his sword.

Lu Mao's head rolled down next to the First Empress's head; both died with their eyes wide open, staring at each other in disbelief.

Qin Changye placed the two corpses, along with the snake demon's corpse, into the Burial Immortal Tower.

Among them, the major experiences of the three people in their lives flashed through Qin Changye's mind like a fleeting glimpse.

It's probably a story of love and hate between three people who are deeply in love with the First Empress, who in turn is deeply in love with the Snake Demon, and the Snake Demon has a strange feeling towards Lü Mao.

This absurd experience left Qin Changye speechless, and he even felt a little nauseous.

However, it wasn't entirely devoid of useful information.

For example, Qin Changye learned from the First Empress's main experiences that there were some invisible runes on the wall at the end of the First Dynasty's treasury.

Once these hidden runes are deciphered, a secret chamber can be opened, where the truly priceless treasures of the First Dynasty are stored.

Next, Qin Changye was just about to leave Tianque Palace with Xiu'er and the others and head to the First Dynasty's treasury.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace gates, and an old yet deep voice boomed like thunder: "You bastard! How dare you kill her!"

An elderly man dressed in a dragon robe strode in from outside the palace gate.

His face was aged, yet he exuded an extremely terrifying aura, even more so than the previous snake demon.

From his attire and imposing presence, Qin Changye could easily guess his identity: the former emperor of the First Dynasty.

The throne of the First Empress was relinquished by him.

When he first met the First Empress, he voluntarily abdicated and handed over the entire First Dynasty.

He has long since abdicated, but still lives deep within the imperial city, in seclusion for cultivation.

Upon suddenly sensing that the First Empress had been killed, he immediately broke free from his cultivation.

"She is dead. I no longer care about right or wrong. Today, I will not only kill you and your accomplices, but I will also make the whole world pay for her death!"

The late emperor roared, and the spiritual power of the sixth level of the Imperial Martial Realm transformed into thousands of dragon shadows, swirling above his head, while simultaneously opening their blood-red maws towards Qin Changye.

Qin Changye looked at his face, twisted with rage, and said coldly, "You always threaten to drag the whole world down with you? Do you think you're the King of Hell?"