Chapter 430: Chapter 261: A Method to Resurrect Mr. Qi, Whereabouts of the Ascension Platform, and Princess Jinwu’s Call for Help
"Then, we must find the Human Race’s last Ascension Platform and reconstruct the Flesh Body!"
Chen Ke’s expression was solemn, as if he were describing a nearly impossible task.
"Only then can one be truly resurrected."
Lu Mingyuan finished listening. ’This method,’ he thought, ’is far simpler than finding a Saint Bodhisattva to sacrifice themself.’
Both conditions were exceptionally demanding, but the specifics depended on the execution.
’Celestial Destiny and Fortune... Ascension Platform...’
Lu Mingyuan murmured to himself, contemplating the possibilities.
’Celestial Destiny and Fortune should be manageable. The Celestial Dao has just sent down the Six Paths of Celestial Destiny and Fortune. If I can seize a few of them, it might be enough to meet the requirement.’
The most difficult part, contrary to expectation, was the Ascension Platform.
’Tens of thousands of years have passed since the Ascension Platform vanished. Has no one in the Central Plains World searched for it? Of course they have. Major figures in the Dao Alliance, like Sun Wheel Celestial Monarch, must all be searching for the Ascension Platform’s location. But in the end, no one found it. The Ascension Platform’s whereabouts remain unknown to this day.’
"Are there any leads on the Ascension Platform’s location?"
Lu Mingyuan decided to ask Chen Ke directly.
Chen Ke sighed. "Every day of every year, the Three Religions search for the Ascension Platform, but no one can find it. During the Ascension to Divinity battle of the Middle Ages, there was a Human Race Cultivator whose power rivaled the Taoist Ancestor, named Ten Thousand Tribulations Celestial Venerable."
"This man possessed vast Divine Techniques. He came from the Mythical Era but stood on the side of the Mortal World. He lived for tens of thousands of years and once, with his own peerless combat prowess, slayed ten Demon True Gods and shattered three of the Demon Race’s Ascension Platforms. The last Ascension Platform vanished at that time. Some say it fell somewhere in the Central Plains World, but no one can find it."
"Yellow Sand Continent was also a Land of the Immortal Spirit’s Favor during the Middle Ages, and many Ascension Cultivators would choose to ascend from there. Rumor has it that the Great Frost Dynasty Capital City has preserved the wreckage of an Ascension Platform to this day. In reality, though, it’s just some crumbling ruins, a place of remembrance."
"The second piece of news is from five hundred years ago. A rumor about the Ascension Platform’s location came out of the Southern Cold Continent, but it turned out to be a hoax."
Chen Ke had relayed all the information there was about the Ascension Platform’s supposed appearances.
Lu Mingyuan wasn’t anxious. He let out a soft sigh. "Let’s take our time. This can’t be rushed."
「After seeing Chen Ke off.」
Lu Mingyuan had his own plans.
’Searching for the Ascension Platform is too uncertain. It’s better to complete the first requirement and gather enough Celestial Destiny and Fortune.’
The immediate priority was to gather intelligence on the Six Kingdoms now that they had obtained Celestial Destiny and Fortune.
It was time for the Endless Pavilion to serve its true purpose.
"Cyan Shadow."
Lu Mingyuan called out softly.
"Here."
Suddenly, a slender, tall woman in black appeared to the left of the desk, came to Lu Mingyuan’s side, and knelt before him.
"The eyes and ears of the Infinite Faction spread throughout the various Dynasties can no longer remain dormant. Starting today, they must report useful intelligence to the Great Yan Imperial Capital every month."
"Understood."
"What is it? Is something wrong?"
Lu Mingyuan glanced at the woman on the floor from the corner of his eye, noticing that Luo Ying was still there.
It was unusual compared to her normal behavior.
Luo Ying hesitated for a moment before taking a letter from her sleeve and handing it to Lu Mingyuan.
She said flatly, "This letter was sent to the Endless Pavilion. At first, it didn’t seem like anything worth noting, but since Yang Erlang’s disappearance, is there anything the Holy Emperor would like to explain?"
Lu Mingyuan unfolded the already unsealed letter. The two words "Yang Erlang" greeted his eyes.
The signature was Luo Qiufu.
A name Lu Mingyuan had almost forgotten.
As for the contents, they were easy to guess. It was a letter asking for help from Princess Jinwu.
Ever since the coup in the Golden Crow Country, Luo Qiufu had gradually been losing power.
The new king of the Golden Crow Country was a member of a side branch of the Royal Family who had emerged from the ancestral Sword Tomb on the rear mountain and possessed an Innate Sword Body.
’No wonder he received the blessing of Celestial Destiny and Fortune...’
Lu Mingyuan raised an eyebrow, looked at Luo Ying, and asked in return:
"What explanation are you hoping to hear?"
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「Meanwhile.」
In the vast lands beyond Mobei, under a gloomy sky that saw no sun year-round.
A cool and aloof woman with green Demon Eyes, black patterns on her arms, and an imperial crown on her head stood atop a ruined city wall, her slender figure gazing toward the Central Plains World.
In her mind, the words spoken above Celestial Water City echoed from time to time.
’Witch Palace Language, you’re still the same as ever.’
’Just who is this man?’
This point left Witch Palace Language deeply puzzled.
’How did he know my history?’
’And why did I lose to him?’
’I just have this indescribable feeling of familiarity about him.’
"Her Majesty the Empress, are you truly going to the Central Plains World alone?"
Beside the woman stood a great general of the Demon Race, clad in Demon Pattern Armor. His three eyes were wide, his fangs were bared, his red tongue was lolling, and his flame-shaped eyebrows and beard pointed upward, giving him an imposing and extraordinary air.
Witch Palace Language said coolly, "The Celestial Mandate has emerged in the Central Plains World. We cannot allow the next Celestial Destiny Dynasty to be born. The emergence of a Central Plains Celestial Destiny Dynasty is always accompanied by the decline of the Holy Netherworld. Your cultivation is too low for you to go. I have the protection of my Innate Demon Eyes. Even ordinary Upper Three Grade Cultivators won’t be able to see through my disguise."
After she spoke, with a wave of her hand, her attire and appearance completely changed.
Her dark eyebrows seemed to have been drawn, making her willow-leaf brows and phoenix eyes appear sharper. Rouge touched her lips, making them as vivid and fiery as flames.
Her jet-black hair was coiled atop her head, secured by a jade hairpin shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings. Paired with the heavy imperial crown, she took on a more solemn air.
Soon, her Human Race appearance was complete.
Witch Palace Language now looked noble and frigid, like a thousand-fathom iceberg.
The majesty within her phoenix eyes was that of a lofty Emperor, sacred and inviolable.
’On this trip to the Central Plains World, I will surely turn the world upside down.’
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