"Wrong road?"
Xue Yunlan uttered these four words softly, and ripples appeared in his eyes.
After confirming that she was truly resurrected, she no longer had any doubts about Chen Luo's identity.
Looking up at the extraordinary figure, she asked softly:
"May I ask, Senior, what does it mean to take the wrong path?"
Chen Luo stood with his hands behind his back, his sleeves fluttering in the breeze.
"With your talent, you should have transcended the shackles of this world, but your obsession trapped you in the mortal world, ultimately unable to escape birth, old age, sickness, and death."
His eyes were sharp and his words were clear:
"You belong in a wider world."
Xue Yunlan's body trembled slightly.
In a trance, I seemed to see myself two thousand years ago, reviewing memorials in the imperial study until late at night, yet still squeezing out time to practice.
"Have I really taken the wrong path?"
Xue Yunlan murmured to himself in a low voice.
Chen Luo flicked his sleeves lightly, and a flash of light appeared.
The rise and fall of a thousand years unfolds like a scroll——
Since her death, the Tiandou Empire has gradually declined from its peak.
Until today when Emperor Xue Ye takes the throne, the empire that once dominated the world is now in turmoil.
"The kingdom you built with your own hands is now in jeopardy."
"The emperor is incompetent, the court is full of corrupt officials, and the vast Heaven Dou Empire doesn't even have a Titled Douluo of its own."
"All your life's work will eventually lead to decline."
His voice suddenly turned deep:
"You are a wise ruler who is no less wise than any other emperor in ancient and modern times, but you are also a genius in cultivation who has been delayed by the throne."
"Even though you are busy with government affairs as an emperor, you still achieved the title of Titled Douluo, a rare imperial title on the continent."
Xue Yunlan was silent.
It seems as if the sigh of the former imperial teacher is still ringing in my ears:
"If Your Majesty is willing to give up his kingdom, you should have reached the realm of Super Douluo at level 98, or even higher..."
The higher the level of cultivation, the more of a burden the seven emotions and six desires will become.
Only when you have no desires and no demands can your thoughts be clear.
The emperor always faces the cruelest choice:
Power and immortality can never be achieved at the same time.
But the emperor,
Always greedily wanting to have both.
Xue Yunlan's mind was as clear as a mirror.
Even if she pushed the Tiandou Empire to its peak, even if she could unify the continent one day,
The empire ultimately could not escape the fate of decline.
Everything that rises must inevitably fall; this is the law of nature.
The general trend of the world is to divide and unite repeatedly.
The change of dynasties is common.
No one can go against the will of heaven.
Only the way of cultivation is the eternal way.
"how?"
Chen Luo's voice seemed to come from the sky.
"In your previous life, you have tasted the taste of being an emperor and devoted everything to the Tiandou Empire."
"In this life, are you willing to embark on the path of immortality and live only for yourself?"
The light in his sleeves flickered slightly:
"Two paths, you can choose."
Xue Yunlan pondered for a long time, and finally opened her red lips:
"Thank you for your guidance, senior."
"In this life, it's time to live for yourself..."
She looked up at the night sky, her eyes becoming sharper:
"But before I embark on a new journey, I cannot bear to see the empire I built fall to pieces."
"I will help Tiandou one last time, so that I can get to know Hongchen completely."
"From now on, the survival of Tiandou will have nothing to do with me, Xue Yunlan."
Chen Luo nodded slightly, and the light in his sleeves turned lightly:
"Since you have made up your mind, this gift will be given to you."
As the words fell,
An ancient mirror quietly emerged, with a hazy and clear light flowing on the mirror surface, hanging quietly in front of Xue Yunlan.
She reached out and took the ancient mirror, and tiny ripples appeared when her fingertips touched it.
"Senior, what is this?"
"This mirror is called the Ten Thousand Dharmas."
Chen Luo said in a calm voice.
"The mirror gathers the hidden masters and peerless geniuses of the time. They discuss and learn from each other in the mirror, all with the same long-cherished wish..."
He paused slightly, and there seemed to be a rhythm of Tao flowing between heaven and earth:
"Ascend to the divine realm."
"Only by stepping into the gate of the divine realm can one glimpse the true meaning on the road to eternity."
The ancient mirror in Xue Yunlan's palm glowed with a warm light, as if responding to these words.
"I look forward to seeing you in the divine realm one day."
Chen Luo's figure suddenly disappeared.
No trace was left, as if it had never existed.
Xue Yunlan lowered his eyes and stared at the Wanfa Mirror in his hand.
A warm touch came from my fingertips, and everything seemed like a dream.
At this moment,
Outside the imperial mausoleum, there was a sound of hurried footsteps, coming from far away and gradually getting closer.
"alert!"
"There's been some unusual activity in the mausoleum. I'm afraid thieves may have broken in!"
The shouts have not yet died down,
Dozens of imperial guards have poured into the mausoleum.
The leading Soul Douluo commander looked up and saw the stunning woman standing there, his expression suddenly froze.
How could there be such a stunningly beautiful woman deep in the imperial mausoleum?
The soldiers were also stunned, and the weapons in their hands dropped a little bit.
"Who are you?"
The commander gathered his thoughts and shouted sternly, "It is a capital offense to trespass into the imperial mausoleum. Surrender now!"
Xue Yunlan's cold gaze swept across the crowd, and a trace of melancholy flashed across his eyes.
"As a member of the Imperial Guard, yet he doesn't even have a Titled Douluo, and he's the only Soul Douluo..."
"Is this the current Tiandou..."
The commander's face turned pale upon hearing this: "How arrogant! How dare you blaspheme the majesty of the empire!"
The golden long sword spirit was released instantly, eight spirit rings rose from under his feet, and the eighty-level pressure surged in all directions like a tide!
Xue Yunlan only raised her jade finger slightly, and the surging energy melted like ice and snow and dissipated into nothingness.
The commander's pupils suddenly shrank, and a solemn look appeared in his sneer:
"No wonder he dared to enter the imperial mausoleum alone... He really has some tricks up his sleeve."
"Let's see how you can resist this move!"
"Sixth Soul Skill - Sky Breaking Slash!"
The commander flashed quickly, and the golden sword shone with a sharp cold light, aiming straight at Xue Yunlan's face.
Xue Yunlan only turned his head slightly, and the blade brushed past his black hair without even fluttering his sleeves.
"What?!"
The leader's pupils suddenly contracted,
Before he could react,
Xue Yunlan snapped his fingers.
A stream of condensed soul power hit his back, and he flew forward like a kite with a broken string, falling squarely into the white jade coffin.
The coffin lid slammed shut due to the shock, completely sealing off the screams.
"Can such a person be the commander of the Imperial Guards?"
Xue Yunlan shook his head, his tone revealing deep disappointment.
Xue Yunlan's eyes narrowed slightly.
No wonder that senior said that the Tiandou Empire is in danger today.
When the imperial guards saw their commander being subdued in one move, they all retreated at the same time.
Every time Xue Yunlan took a step forward, they took a step back, and no one dared to swing their sword.
At this moment——
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
A sharp sound cut through the night sky.
The gilded carriage stopped outside the imperial mausoleum, and Emperor Xue Ye stepped down from the carriage with a solemn expression.
"Father."
Xue Qinghe stepped forward quickly from the darkness to support him.
"Qinghe? Why are you here?"
"I was about to go to bed to rest when I suddenly saw a white phoenix flying across the sky outside the window, so I came here to investigate."
Xue Qinghe has told at least a hundred or eighty lies over the years, if not thousands.
I'm already familiar with this kind of thing and I can talk about it easily.
Emperor Xue Ye nodded and said slowly:
"In that case, you will come in with me."
Just as the two were about to enter the imperial mausoleum, a guard rolled over and knelt on the ground:
"Your Majesty, you must not enter. There are thieves in the imperial mausoleum!"