Facing Wu Xian's slightly challenging question, Zhang Fuyao did not answer directly but looked deeply at him, taking a long time before opening his mouth to speak.
"It is indeed just a level of Heavenly phenomena, and has only just entered the level of Great Heavenly Phenomena. However, its combat strength is enough to rival the Supreme Immortals of the Heavenly Realm, which is entirely against reason. Are you really not the reincarnation of some emperor?"
"Empire God descends to the mortal realm?"
Wu Xian raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "There are five major emperors in the sky, among whom the Eastern Azure Emperor's reincarnation is now the top-ranked adopted son of Xu Xia, known as the 'Little Executioner' Chen Zhifu. The Western White Emperor's reincarnation is Wang Xianzhi, the indomitable martial artist in the Eastern Sea for half a century."
"As for the North Black Emperor, who you are most familiar with, is currently residing in one of the side palaces in the harem, and will not be born for at least three more months."
"So the question arises, there are only the Southern Red Emperor and the Central Yellow Emperor left. Do you think I will be one of those emperors?"
Listening to Wu Xian enumerate the reincarnations of three of the five major emperors in the Sky Realm as if he knew them all by heart, Zhang Fuyao's old face immediately changed, and his gaze towards Wu Xian became increasingly wary. It seemed as if he saw a glimpse of his own disciple in the other's body, and became even more mysterious.
"Enough, old sir, please don't pretend to be deep."
Wu Xian got up from the dragon chair, his figure flashed, and he appeared directly behind Zhang Fuyao. Then he walked leisurely to the entrance of the hall, looking outside at the devastated scenery caused by his previous battle with the young eunuch.
Sweeping his gaze over the rubble, he said in a leisurely manner:
"I know, as the elder of all scholars in the world and the first-generation Confucian sage, you alone possess the destiny of Confucianism, which allows you to live for eight hundred years."
"But unlike that eunuch who only cares about himself, your survival until now has not been for the sake of immortality. Rather, you want to rule over the mortal realm and block those from the heavens from interfering in mortal affairs. That is also why you allowed Huang Longshi to cause chaos in the Chunqiu period - because both of you want to cut off the connection between heaven and earth."
After that, Wu Xian turned his gaze to Zhang Fuyao.
"After over eight hundred years of persistence and vigilance, such a huge silent cost, the future of this world has become your greatest obsession and weakness. Therefore, you would not allow anyone or anything to disrupt your ideals."
"Therefore, after seeing what I had done before, you felt that the future pattern of the unified Dynasty of the Later Xia Dynasty no longer remained certain, and things were gradually slipping out of your control. So you thought of solving me, the biggest variable, so that everything can return to its original course."
When he said this, Wu Xian could not help but wonder:
"But until now, old sir, you have never taken action. Is it because you overheard my conversation with Huang Longshi and knew that I also intend to deal with those self-righteous heavenly beings, so you didn't want to easily abandon me, this powerful ally?"
"But there is still a problem, how do you know that I was not just lying at the time, wasn't it because you, old sir, have observed me during this time and discovered something, so you chose to believe the younger generation?"
Zhang Fuyao looked deeply at Wu Xian, then shook his head and smiled.
"Alone, ruthless, doing whatever without a care, not playing by the rules, and possessing unparalleled talent in the martial arts."
"People like you, if you really want to deal with those heavenly beings, you will certainly be easier than others by a lot. I am willing to take the gamble, just like Huang Longshi back then."
"But compared to him, you are even more outstanding, but also more dangerous. So there is something I must verify before making my final decision."
"What is it?"
Wu Xian asked lightly.
"You don't really intend to hold onto the power of the Dynasty of the Later Xia Dynasty, and you deliberately let Xu Xiao leave before. You know he will never compromise, and the most likely outcome is that he will lead 300,000 Iron Horsemen to come and punish you for framing him as a rebel, and holding his wife and children hostage."
"And all of this is for the benefit of the Chu Kingdom."
"Zhang Fuyao's somewhat cloudy eyes flashed with a sharp light: Are you suggesting that the Chu Kingdom replace the Liyang Dynasty and become the next ruler of the whole Central Plains?"
"It is not."
Wu Xian smiled and answered readily, "Old sir, you should know that I, like Huang Longshi, am a person who changes the book of fate. The only difference is that the book I change includes the future that Huang Longshi altered."
"So I am very clear that because of the relationship with Longhu Mountain, the Liyang Dynasty is doomed to become a pawn in the layout of the heavenly beings in the mortal realm. And since we want to go against those heavenly beings, we must reverse their plan."
"As long as it's not Liyang, I don't mind which country becomes the ruler of the world, but right now, Chu is the most suitable choice."
"Moreover, my deliberate letting of Xu Xiao go is not just for the benefit of Chu, but also for his 300,000 Iron Horsemen?"
"Oh?"
Zhang Fuyao was slightly stunned upon hearing this: "Why is that? Could it be that you have a way to persuade Xu Xiao to surrender and serve you?"
"No no no, I don't have that intention."
Wu Xian waved his hand and smiled: "It's just personal grudges. There are many people in his army who deserve to die, and I'm lazy and don't want to go anywhere, so I let him bring them all together to solve the problem, saving me from trouble."
"About those thirty thousand troops…I must admit, I have a method that can absorb the soul power of the dead to enhance my foundation cultivation. Earlier, the five thousand palace guards of the imperial city directly raised my cultivation level to the level of Great Heavenly Phenomena."
"And if I want to break through to the realm of land immortals, without at least two hundred thousand people as a foundation, it will be difficult to make a breakthrough. So I might as well make use of these thirty thousand Iron Horsemen. In the future, when we ascend to heaven, they can also be counted as having contributed their share of merit."
"Go to heaven?!"
Zhang Fuyao was first surprised by Wu Xian's knowledge of such a strange cultivation method to enhance one's foundation, and when the last sentence was uttered, he could not help but blurt it out in shock.
"How come, old sir, since you are to uphold this mortal realm, have you not thought of a one-time solution to completely expel all the deities and gods from the heavens, to completely dissipate them?"
Wu Xian looked at Zhang Fuyao with a faint meaning, and asked like this.
Zhang Fuyao's heart was violently shaken, completely unprepared for the audacity of the demonic youth in front of him, who dared to go beyond his wildest imagination.
To make the deities of all heavens dissipate… What an arrogant thought! Only someone incredibly daring would entertain such an idea.
"Old sir, please don't look at me like that. I am not someone who is arrogant and ignorant. I will certainly make sufficient preparations before taking action."
Wu Xian's expression became serious, and he looked at Zhang Fuyao with a particularly sincere demeanor: "I had previously asked Huang Longshi several questions about the heavenly beings. Now I ask the old sir, could you please provide an answer?"
"You want to ask about the specific strength of the heavenly beings?"
Zhang Fuyao furrowed his brow and pondered for a while before slowly shaking his head.
"To ascend to the realm of immortals, one must take the path of proving their strength through force, but this method is too difficult. At least in the eight hundred years that I have lived, except for the Qin Shi Huang that stood out due to his extraordinary talent, there have been few people who have managed to walk this path."
Therefore, today's immortals in heaven are mostly sages from the three teachings who have ascended to the celestial realm through the power of destiny. After crossing the celestial gate, they can achieve the status of a celestial immortal.
However, those immortals who have ascended through the power of destiny are not necessarily outstanding in combat, and their strength is only comparable to some warlike land immortals, such as Zhao Xuanzhu from Longhu Mountain.
"But the heavenly realm is not without true strongmen, such as the Great Longevity realm which holds the old man in equal stature. At least there are about ten of them, each a veteran warrior who is a key lieutenant of the Five Great Emperors."
"As for the cultivation realm of the Five Emperors of the Five Directions, it is even higher than the Great Longevity realm, reaching the realm of Death and Rebirth Mysticism. They do not fall into rebirth and are not subject to reincarnation, with their souls indestructible. This is also the main reason why they can repeatedly take on different incarnations."
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