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“Heaven-Watching.”
“As the name suggests, it means overseeing the world, supervising officials, divining celestial phenomena, peering into fates, and avoiding misfortune…”
“Heaven-Watching was established by the first Human Emperor, its history tracing back to ancient times. Since the rise of the Human Emperor, who initially established the concept of nation and family, Heaven-Watching was born and has followed the Human Emperor in his conquests.”
“Whenever the Human Emperor subdued a god, he would extract the divine essence and hand it over to Heaven-Watching for safekeeping. Initially, Heaven-Watching was just a ragtag group following behind the Human Emperor, collecting scraps.”
“Later, when the gods’ calamities were mostly quelled and the Human Emperor ushered in a golden age for humanity, a group of old ministers from Heaven-Watching were directly promoted to act as the Human Emperor’s proxies, wielding immense power.”
“After the Human Emperor’s disappearance and the collapse of the golden age, Heaven-Watching retreated into the shadows. What happened after that, I do not know.”
Huotu finished speaking.
Meng Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, “That’s it?”
“That’s it.” Huotu shook his head calmly.
After all that rambling, the truly useful information boiled down to two points: Heaven-Watching once followed the Human Emperor, and Heaven-Watching possesses the divine essences of the gods.
Zheng!
The River of Time and Space trembled, its immense weight pressing down on Huotu.
Meng Qingzhou’s face was stern as he coldly said, “I advise you to think carefully if there’s anything you missed. Don’t think that just because I joked with you, you can take me for a fool.”
Huotu’s face turned ashen as he struggled to say, “I remember now, there are a few unconfirmed, speculative pieces of information.”
Meng Qingzhou’s tense expression immediately softened, and the River of Time and Space calmed.
Seeing this, Huotu breathed a sigh of relief and said, “The master of Heaven-Watching has always been the first Human Emperor, but for some reason, when I revived a few days ago, a black-clothed person referred to an unfamiliar Great Being as the master.”
“I can confirm that this master is not one of the old ministers who followed the Human Emperor that I remember.”
“My initial guess is that there was a major upheaval within Heaven-Watching, but I don’t know the specifics.”
“Additionally…”
“I suspect that the headquarters of Heaven-Watching might be hidden in Sky State!”
“Because…”
“When I revived, that master revealed a trace of Dao essence. I tried to trace it, but although I failed, I vaguely sensed it coming from the direction of Sky State.”
Upon hearing this, Meng Qingzhou was slightly surprised.
Wow! Quite a bit of useful information was fished out.
If Heaven-Watching Pavilion is hidden in Sky State, it might be concealed in plain sight, possibly even as a well-known major power disguised as a sect or family, with Heaven-Watching Pavilion as its true identity.
Meng Qingzhou smiled and said, “As expected of an ancient fossil, you know quite a lot. When it’s time to judge you, I’ll make it quick.”
Huotu weakly said, “Actually, you don’t have to kill me. I can wait for you to grow stronger and serve as a god of power in this world, guarding the human realm for you.”
Meng Qingzhou sneered, “Dream on.”
“Stop daydreaming and stay at the bottom of the river.”
Countless beings in the coastal nations died because of Huotu’s landing, countless souls were wronged, and many families were shattered. This crime is unforgivable!
Even though Huotu is indeed useful, having a god serve would tempt Heaven-Watching Pavilion, but they don’t have the means to make a god submit.
But a crime is a crime, and no matter how powerful or useful, it can’t be easily forgiven.
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Along the coast.
The nations were destroyed, the land turned into a furnace. If left to recover naturally, it would take thousands of years.
Fortunately, the Great Jin Dynasty is now powerful. With a single command from Dongfang Liuli, tens of thousands of troops set out with supplies.
Su Qingqiu was in charge of command, while Wu Die handled coordination.
An Emperor Grade formation was set up to extinguish the lingering divine power, consuming vast resources to barely stabilize the disaster and Sword Sense of Time and Space over tens of thousands of miles.
Next was ‘land filling,’ using Immortal Grade Five Elements soil as raw material, supplemented by various precious resources, to slowly fill the pits and craters, some as deep as ten thousand meters.
Then, Celestial Grade spiritual plants were planted to rejuvenate the soil.
Finally, a Five Elements formation was set up to help restore the natural cycle.
In one area, a thousand miles wide and empty, the Sword Sense of Time and Space and disaster aura still flowed, with a black-robed figure sitting cross-legged in the center.
Dongfang Liuli guarded beside him, sitting cross-legged face-to-face, her phoenix eyes fixed on him with hidden worry.
Since Meng Qingzhou’s inner universe was invaded by Huotu, three days had passed without any movement from him, as if he were dead.
Until yesterday, Meng Qingzhou’s aged body returned to normal, his skin glowing like white jade, his aura growing stronger, even more powerful than before!
Even a strand of his hair turned green, emitting disaster aura.
Seeing this, Dongfang Liuli immediately ordered the army to clear a thousand-mile radius, then set up an Emperor Grade formation, with Sister Qiong sitting cross-legged in mid-air, her face tense, ready to summon the Ancient Divine City to crush the imposter if Meng Qingzhou showed any signs of abnormality.
Not only that, but even Qin Fenghuo, Wang Xianjia, Li Guanyan, and a group of Morning Glow Great Beings arrived at the scene, hovering around the perimeter, ready to support at any moment.
The Sunlight Lord’s half head emerged from the clouds, his massive body crouching nearby in vigilance.
No one knew whether the one who would wake up was the Space-Time Sword Saint or the disaster Huotu.
After all, even a strand of Meng Qingzhou’s hair had turned green, constantly emitting disaster aura, which was highly suspicious.
“If you really have been devoured, I swear, I will spend my life to awaken you again.”
“Qingzhou, wake up soon.”
Dongfang Liuli’s red lips pressed together. She was not in despair but rather more determined.
Suddenly.
The black-robed youth’s index finger trembled slightly, his slow and long breaths became rhythmic, his chest rising and falling, and his immense Sword Sense pierced the sky.
His heartbeat thundered, as if the Dao of Heaven and Earth were pulsating.
“Prepare for battle!”
Dongfang Liuli’s cold voice echoed.
In an instant, the Emperor Grade formation activated, and many Morning Glow Great Beings rose into the air like suns. Sister Qiong stood up, looking down, her clenched fist opening, ready to summon the Ancient Divine City to smash the imposter like a bowling ball.
Imperial Dao Heavenly Book!
Dongfang Liuli remained seated cross-legged opposite Meng Qingzhou, a golden heavenly book floating in front of her, from which chains extended, encircling the two of them.
The tense atmosphere spread.
Facing this black-robed figure, no one dared to be careless, not even Sister Qiong felt confident.
Not only that.
Two suns rose in the west, their gazes fixed on this place, the manifestation of the Buddha’s attention.
Su Qingqiu glanced sideways and pouted, “Even the bald monk is nervous.”
Finally.
The black-robed youth exhaled a breath of turbid air, a gentle smile appearing at the corner of his mouth:
“Quite the grand welcome ceremony.”
Hearing this familiar and playful cold joke, everyone was overjoyed, collectively relieved.
They exchanged glances, smiling in relief.
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