Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Ziye would be happy to give Lu Mu a few venting bags, but not now.

Lu Mu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Your Highness, do you really believe that the Evil Heart Sect has the means to bring people back to life?"

Midnight frowned.

It is indeed impossible for an evil cultivator to have such means. In fact, Ziye, as well as the priests and the Imperial Master beside him, never believed in the Evil Heart Sect.

But the old emperor is alive again, and his father is alive again.

Ziye had been planning to meet him just now, but Gu Yunxi's arrival interrupted him.

"Master Lu, my father is indeed alive. This is not some evil method of controlling a corpse. I can recognize what my own father looked like when he was alive."

"You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?"

The old emperor personally showed up at the event with the intention of being seen by all the generals, ministers and guests present. Lu Mu also saw it, but he still had such doubts. Now it was Ziye's turn to wonder whether the young master of the Lu family knew some unknown secrets?

The secret about the Evil Heart Sect.

He is the genius of the Gu clan, how could he not understand the advantages of knowing both yourself and your enemy?

"Your Highness Ziye, when the Evil Heart Sect resurrects the Emperor Chuyun, will you be watching?"

Lu Mu changed the subject.

"Of course. I still have two powerful people in the Manifestation Realm working for me. They are here too. No matter what tricks the Evil Heart Sect dares to play, they will never be out of their sight."

Ziye didn't know why he asked this.

Lu Mu sighed and gently ran his palm over his knuckles.

Then, he took out the "mechanical core".

This piece of metal, which was almost completely stained with blood-red dark light and difficult to erase, emitted hidden fluctuations as soon as it appeared.

Then, the garden of thousands of flowers was quickly swept by the breath of withering and death, and in the frowning eyes of the three women, thousands of flowers quickly withered and turned into broken dead petals, floating away.

Gu Yunxi's heart skipped a beat.

As expected, the garden did not escape the fate of being ravaged.

"Master Lu, how could this thing..."

Ziye looked at the mechanical core, he did not feel unfamiliar with it, although the Garden of Flowers withered almost instantly, which did shock him beyond words, but obviously, he had seen the "mechanical core" before!

"When the Evil Heart Sect resurrected Emperor Chuyun, did they have something like this to help?"

Lu Mu tried his best to suppress the power fluctuations of the mechanical core.

After the mechanical core was activated, this illusionary impact that was enough to affect the mind and reason seemed to have a staged growth...it would only become stronger with time or distance.

He didn't dare to release even a little bit of this power.

He wasn't sure whether the people present could withstand it, but he just needed an answer anyway.

"Yes, there is indeed such a rare object. Two elders from the Evil Heart Sect put it into my father's body, which was full of energy and blood and had not decayed for many years. Although I also asked what it was, they only said that it could help my father revive, so I stopped asking."

Ziye's gaze fell on the mechanical core, and his voice gradually became lower.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of Lu Mu clapping his hands brought Ziye back to his senses.

Then, he seemed to realize what a terrifying illusion he had just been immersed in, and heard the whisper that spread fear all over his body like a tide...

Midnight took a few steps back with a pale face.

"What the hell is this?"

"This is the 'machine core', an evil object left behind by the outer magic machine in this world. It is the root cause of the formation of the 'Abyss'."

Lu Mu put the weapon core back into the ring to prevent it from affecting their minds and rationality.

"…This thing is in my father's body?"

Midnight's pale face was instantly filled with an indescribable anger and murderous intent.

He clenched his hands tremblingly, and veins on his forehead bulged.

I knew nothing about this, and watched helplessly as the Evil Heart Sect buried such things in the corpse of the old Emperor Izumo!

Ziye knew a lot about the "extraterrestrial demonic machines", especially after the demonic machines from the Southern Region escaped. He began to think of some ways and looked for ancient books to read. He also realized how terrifying these monsters were.

But he didn't care at the time.

The survival of the dynasty was the key, and the extraterrestrial magic machines did not seem to pose a threat to them at that time.

But things are different now.

The threat is here.

"Your Highness, the weapon core cannot bring the dead back to life. No matter what the emperor we see today looks like, he is definitely not the one you know."

Ziye pursed his lips and said nothing, only an atmosphere of despair emanated from him.

It was as if his hope had been completely shattered, leaving him with only an unhealable heartache.

Yes, the Izumo royal family almost shed all their blood to maintain the illusion that the emperor was alive, but after the Evil Heart Sect came, this illusion could no longer be maintained, which meant that all their sacrifices were in vain.

He might not be able to bear such a blow.

He suffered in times of crisis, took over power, and even shed the blood of his relatives for the sake of the empire. But now, everything has become completely meaningless because he let a wolf into the house. No matter what the Evil Heart Sect wants to do now, it will never make the Izumo Dynasty better.

It will only get worse.

"Your Highness, where is the Emperor now?"

Lu Mu asked.

"...I'll take you there."

Midnight remained silent, then turned around and walked towards the Imperial Palace.

Chapter 42: The Real Treasure

The Wanyun Imperial Palace has been shrouded in a gloomy dark color.

Even though there were imperial guards stationed every five steps and every ten steps along the corridor, they could not block the strange aura that permeated the air.

And underground in the north direction of the Imperial Palace, there is a majestic altar.

To enter the altar, Ziye led Lu Mu and the other two through the inner palace camp guarded by the imperial guards, and then went down to the broad staircase guarded by the royal family. The underground of the Wanyun Imperial Palace was also covered with formations. The entire Wanyun City was located under hundreds of complex and huge city defense formations, and the center of the formation was located under the imperial palace.

In order to maintain the aura of the old Emperor Izumo, Ziye made a lot of preparations, which were quite complicated. Lu Mu didn't know the specific process. In short, the old emperor's body was in this safest place in the entire Izumo Dynasty that was most difficult to attack.

The huge formation outside, the imperial guards, the royal family, the loyal strong men... maybe even if the leader of the Xiexin Sect came in person, he would probably have to consider whether he could accept the losses of a strong attack.

Of course, inviting people in is a completely different matter.

All these precautionary measures were of no use in the end.

Walking all the way to the altar where the emperor's corpse was stored, Lu Mu also met the old worshiper named "Zihuang".

One of the only two monks in the Manifestation Realm in the Izumo royal family.

"Your Highness."

Emperor Zi bowed slightly and glanced at Ziye. His expression did not change much towards these uninvited guests who should not have come to the emperor's corpse altar.

Anyway, the emperor is alive, so it doesn’t matter whether this place is shown to outsiders or not.

If the old emperor was still a corpse, this place would have become a taboo concerning the survival of the Izumo Dynasty.

But now, the jade and gold coffin placed on the altar is no longer large enough for anyone to lie in.

Ziye hummed: "You've worked hard."

Zi Huang shook his head to indicate that it was okay.

"Excuse me, is the emperor in there?"

he asks.

The Emperor Zihuang's words made Zi Ye feel cold all over.

"Your Majesty has not returned here. I think so too. After all, Your Majesty has just been resurrected from the dead. How could he like this underground place where his body is stored?"

Ziye was stunned for a long time and was unable to speak.

Because this is different from what the Evil Heart Sect had agreed. Originally, the Emperor's appearance at today's event did not count as a complete resurrection at all.

In the words of the evil cultivator, "it will take a few more days to stabilize."

Therefore, the old emperor should have returned directly to the altar.

If he hadn't come back... it was very likely that the Evil Heart Sect had already begun their next "plan", but no one present knew what their plan was.

"Your Highness, since His Majesty has been resurrected, I suggest that you deal with those evil thieves from the Evil Heart Sect as soon as possible, otherwise something bad will happen if you delay."

The Emperor Zi did not seem to be worried about the old emperor. Lu Mu could tell that he was a loyal old minister. No one in the entire royal family could compare to him in terms of loyalty. Now the emperor was "alive", and he could not see any problem with the resurrected old emperor...

So he seemed to have no worries. Since he trusted the Emperor without reservation, he did not ask him what he should do.

"Yes, we need to find our father, and we also need to kill those evil thieves from the Evil Heart Sect quickly!"

Although Ziye was anxious, he did not panic.

He quickly explained to Zi Huang what the Evil Heart Sect had done to the Emperor. Zi Huang and the Imperial Preceptor were both present and witnessed the Evil Heart Sect resurrecting the old Emperor, but they had no idea how evil the "Mechanical Core" was. Now, with just a casual hint, they understood.

"I, I actually watched those thieves put such an evil thing into your Majesty's body..."

Anger and regret appeared on Zihuang's haggard old face.

"I have failed to live up to your expectations!"

Although they knew that the Evil Heart Sect would definitely have some plans, they knew nothing about the methods of these evil practitioners. The power of the Izumo Empire was now being used to pave the way for them.

"It seems that the group of evil cultivators have been prepared for a long time."

Gu Yunxi bent her fingers and knocked on the jade and gold coffin prepared for the emperor, with an indescribable irony in her eyes.

Bringing the Emperor back to life seems to be part of the Evil Heart Sect's plan.

Since they dared to let the old emperor come back to life, they probably also have the ability to make him obey the orders of the Evil Heart Sect...

So, what's next?

What could be more valuable than a Supreme Saint?

Lu Mu and Gu Yunxi looked at each other.

They recalled some not-so-good memories.

At that time, the Evil Heart Sect in the remote southern border of the Immortal Phoenix Dynasty could use some strange and evil formations to dig away a piece of the Immortal Phoenix Dynasty's national fortune. If they had not been stopped properly in the end, they would have succeeded.

Now, the old Emperor Chuyun is under his control, and with the strange methods of the "Extraterrestrial Magical Machine"...

Isn't it possible to dig away the entire Izumo Empire's national destiny at once?

"Your Highness, where is the easiest place to get in touch with the destiny of the Izumo Dynasty?"

Lu Mu hurriedly asked.

"Top of Wanyun Mountain."

……

Luo Yingyun was looking at the tall tower standing on the top of Wanyun Mountain, which he was monitoring.

This "Sky-viewing Tower" was built by the old emperor two hundred years ago. Wanyun Mountain is located in the southeast of Wanyun Plain. It is the highest isolated mountain in the territory of the Chuyun Dynasty. The top of the mountain has long been submerged in the clouds. In addition, this Sky-viewing Tower...

The distance to "sky" has actually become closer.

However, it is impossible to actually touch the sky.

Luo Yingyun once heard an old demon in the tribe say that the "sky" is a place that cannot be approached while in this world.

If you want to achieve that, you must reach the ancient realm.

The old emperor also wanted to go one step further.

Two hundred years ago, Luo Yingyun felt that the emperor was still conscious, but was becoming more and more paranoid. After all, he did not have much time left, and there was only one son who could shoulder the responsibility. The other children were either mediocre or incompetent. The dilemma of the lack of successors had become a problem that plagued the future of the empire.