Emperor Wu is worthy of being Emperor Wu. He was able to control such a secret realm back then. His cultivation level must be astonishing.
Liu Yuan felt that it was not surprising that Hong Fu would ask questions to Emperor Wu. After all, as a "creature", although Hong Fu was very different from robots, she was closer to humans and had self-awareness from the beginning, but she always hoped to get some recognition.
Because compared to the demons, the puppets are at least living beings, while the Red Fu seems to be simply excluded from the category of living things. When interacting with people, they do have a sense of alienation and insecurity.
If she wants to seek comfort and answers, the best way is to find the person who created her, whom she has always known and admired.
Emperor Wu He Junhao and his wife Yanshi, whose status was probably similar to that of his parents.
Hong Fu's question was simple. Emperor Wu nodded and said, "Of course I remember. You are Ajing's masterpiece, and also... her final work. After she finished you, she died with me."
Died?
Liu Yuan noticed the wording, which meant suffering misfortune... being persecuted.
It seems that the deaths of Emperor Wu and Yanshi back then were indeed very problematic.
——It turns out that Yanshi’s name is Ajing.
Emperor Wu's tone remained calm, but his eyes were gentle and kind as he looked at Hong Fu: "For so many years, you have been guarding the tomb. Thank you... for your hard work."
Hong Fu shook her head, curved her eyes and smiled, like a child being praised by his parents: "It's not hard."
She was probably happy, maybe relieved.
Even in front of Emperor Wu, Liu Yuan was not polite. He reached out and touched Hong Fu's head, and said in a deep voice: "Senior Emperor Wu, what is the matter with the strange beasts in this secret realm and the demons you mentioned? Can you take this opportunity to talk about it?"
Hong Fu looked back at him, then reached out and quietly grasped the corner of his clothes with affection.
She had been troubled and worried about this matter for many years, but now she was finally relieved.
Emperor Wu, who had the appearance of "Tang Yuanhua", was silent for a moment, then he briefly told the truth that no one had cared about until now.
It was not much different from what Liu Yuan guessed. When Emperor Wu achieved great success, he experienced the loneliness of being at the top, and then began to think about helping more mortals achieve success.
He was a miracle that could not be replicated, but he was able to do much more, so the young and energetic Emperor Wu decided to start researching martial arts.
He wanted to change the qualities of mortals so that they would no longer have to suffer from this natural "injustice".
This is undoubtedly a great idea.
If it were brought to modern times, it would be a major project that would benefit the present and future generations.
At the same time, his Yanshi wife also has a dream, which is to create a perfect person. She has a full understanding of the human body.
So the couple hit it off and started to work on their own things.
"But the truth was finally revealed." Emperor Wu looked dimly at the secret realm that had changed beyond all recognition due to the passage of time.
Those strange beasts were indeed their experimental subjects, as well as the demon race. At that time, the human race and the demon race were in a delicate balance, and Emperor Wu's actions were undoubtedly a fuse.
Most importantly, his research on the techniques for changing one's aptitude affected the interests of those immortal cultivators who relied on talent as capital.
This directly led to him and his wife being hunted down and eventually killed.
"What about the demons?" Liu Yuan asked.
Emperor Wu turned his head and looked towards the palace: "I have thought about it for a long time and decided to capture a living one to study. People before did not dare to do so for fear of being possessed by the body accidentally, but I am not afraid."
Chapter 212 Oops, I've been discovered
Oh……
Liu Yuan felt as if he suddenly realized that it was you who put them in there yourself.
But you, Emperor Wu, are really generous to casually say that you will capture a living demon for research... and it's a three-headed demon, a demon of the demon level, and it has been imprisoned here for a whole thousand years.
The pace of the demon invasion was slowed down by at least a few hundred years. It can only be said that Emperor Wu is worthy of being Emperor Wu.
However, there is an explanation for Emperor Wu's death. A strong man who has achieved sainthood in the flesh would not suddenly die for no reason when he is at the peak of his career.
Those immortal cultivators were wary and cautious of this "alien" Martial Emperor.
In the history of the Upper Central Realm, the only famous person who entered the Tao through martial arts was He Junhao.
On the one hand, it is because it is really difficult to enter the Tao through martial arts, but on the other hand, it is because once you succeed in entering the Tao through martial arts, your combat power will be invincible in the same level, and you will be invincible across a large class. As long as you get close... you will definitely be invincible.
If you want to advance in martial arts, you basically have to... fight.
The consequence of this is making countless enemies.
But a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
For those immortal cultivators, He Junhao's research on martial arts was actually just an excuse to attack him.
Even if this incident had not happened, those immortal cultivators who disliked him would still have attacked him. Back then they just found a reason that seemed to be able to unite more forces.
His wish to allow mortals to practice cultivation was undoubtedly destroying the sense of superiority of some cultivators, further stimulating their dissatisfaction and ultimately leading to the outbreak of conflicts.
In addition, there must be many other reasons, such as the fact that there was really animal protection in the world of immortal cultivation thousands of years ago, and condemning the Emperor Wu for his experiments on those monsters being too cruel and weird.
But these are all things of the past thousands of years ago, and are now in the past.
The person in front of me is actually just a remnant soul...
"Senior Wudi, I will ask directly... Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
Liu Yuan asked.
Emperor Wu raised his eyebrows and said, "Exorcise demons and kill people."
Okay.
To put it simply, exorcising demons means wiping out the demon clan and killing people... probably it's about taking revenge and settling accounts for past events.
It seems that Emperor Wu is indeed going to seize Tang Yuanhua's body...
Suddenly, Emperor Wu glanced at Liu Yuan with a half-smile, "Are you worried that I will take over this body? Don't worry, I won't do such a mean thing. His consciousness just hasn't adapted yet and he has fallen into a deep sleep. He will probably wake up soon. When I finish my work, I will naturally find a suitable body."
"..."
Liu Yuan found out that he was wrong. This was just another template for the main character...
It’s still the most classic, the portable grandfather style.
According to the original trajectory, perhaps Tang Yuanhua and his group had never come into this secret realm and died outside it. Now, not only have they come in, but Tang Yuanhua has simply become the temporary carrier of Emperor Wu.
Liu Yuan could already imagine what kind of story this outer disciple would experience when Tang Yuanhua returned to Taiqing Pavilion.
This guy is even more classic than Xue Wei!
But it doesn’t matter… He will have to go to Taiqing Pavilion sooner or later.
"I am overthinking..." Liu Yuan smiled awkwardly, then said seriously, "But in the current situation, the three-headed demon will catch up soon. Should we shut down the Nine Cauldrons Formation first? Otherwise, we will suffer in silence and will not be able to defeat the unaffected demon."
"This exit formation is the Nine Cauldrons."
Emperor Wu pointed downwards.
Liu Yuan was stunned, lowered his head and looked, then cursed... This had nothing to do with Jiuding, it was simply because the combination of height and speed was quite scary.
He is still a little afraid of heights.
Looking closely, I could see a huge formation in the center of the sea below. The slowly rotating whirlpool was particularly shocking amid the choppy sea water.
Judging from visual observation, the radius is probably more than ten feet.
When Chui Chui was running for his life, his running speed was really amazing, extremely fast.
Liu Yuan smiled secretly and touched Chui Chui's scales. This island is quite big, but it is nothing in front of Chui Chui.
However, there was no bronze tripod around the vortex...
As if he knew Liu Yuan's doubts, Emperor Wu pointed to the sea water below and said, "Six of the Nine Cauldrons are all under the sea, so they are naturally not visible on the surface."
There are six here, three of which are in the tomb chamber outside... It turns out that there are three entrances, and the one Liu Yuan came in from should be the most stable and formal one.
Emperor Wu opened the exit, and a dark portal gradually opened in the center of the vortex.
Not far behind him, the three-headed demon finally broke through the mechanism and puppets of the Sutra Library and rushed out. The sound of the vibrating wings and shouting was getting closer and closer. He waved the long spear in his hand, his eyes were full of evil and murderous intent: "Stay here!!!"
Your Highness said, chase it first and then let it go. It has already been let go once, so the next step is naturally to chase it again. It would be unreasonable not to chase it.
"Let's go... kid, take it."
"Tang Yuanhua" threw the scroll in his hand that recorded the method of modifying aptitude to Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan reached out to take it, a little hesitant. It seemed that this thing was of no use to him: "Senior..."
"The name 'Xisui Jing' is good, let's call it that." Emperor Wu nodded.
Do you have to be so casual? Why not just call it Yi Jin Jing?
Liu Yuan didn't know what to say, his expression was complicated. He just said it casually, how come it was really taken as a name...
"Also, the smell of demons on you is too strong."
Liu Yuan subconsciously felt that he was being talked about.
He thought to himself that even if I was close to the Three-Headed Demon just now and my body was stained with blood and breath, there is no need to complain about the strong smell... So how heavy is it?
But before he could finish his words, he saw the spell in Tang Yuanhua's hand change, the sea water rolled, the bronze tripod in the water appeared and disappeared, and six phantoms appeared and shattered.
"boom!"
Spiritual power surged out from the sea whirlpool like a tide, almost "crashing" into everyone. The restrictions were opened, and the spiritual power filled their meridians again.
"laugh……"
A strange chuckle sounded nearby, and then the figure of "Tang Yuanhua" flashed by. Before anyone could react, he punched... He Qingmeng!
The re-released spiritual power stunned everyone for a moment, and their bodies were unable to move due to adaptation. In the split second that passed, Emperor Wu attacked He Qingmeng.
"boom!"
Liu Yuan had just come back to his senses when he saw the weak mortal He Qingmeng, actually smiling, reaching out to catch the punch from Emperor Wu!
Her originally fair hands had now turned into ferocious black claws.
"Oops, I was discovered."
He Qingmeng showed a distressed expression on her face.
Chapter 213: It's really worrying
The spiritual tide is surging.
The spiritual energy that was locked up by the Nine Cauldrons in this secret realm suddenly gushed out as the formation below was broken, just like a huge invisible volcano erupting, making a sound faintly like thunder.
The invisible force spread rapidly like ripples, causing a sea tide. The portal in the middle collapsed instantly, and six ancient and heavy bronze tripods appeared next to "Tang Yuanhua".
In mid-air, He Qingmeng, the harmless and weak descendant of Emperor Wu who had been standing next to Liu Yuan, was knocked back three feet by a punch from Emperor Wu. She barely managed to stop her retreat, but an evil and strange smile appeared on her beautiful fair face, and her eyes turned a pitch-black color.
"Kakakaka..."
The palm of her hand that caught the fist had now turned into a ferocious, pitch-black claw, surrounded by demonic smoke, slowly tightening, making a crisp sound like bones shifting.
"Demon!"
Liu Yuan was distracted for a moment, then finally reacted, feeling something that was both unexpected and reasonable.
The timing of He Qingmeng's appearance, her performance along the way, the so-called call of the ancestors, and her persistent words of gratitude.
Was she thanking Liu Yuan for helping her get to the White Jade Palace and finding Emperor Wu's research results? But she probably didn't expect that Emperor Wu himself was still alive...
Liu Yuan's distraction was not due to these things, but to a fact. He just felt a chill behind him, a strong sense of crisis between life and death. If Emperor Wu had not taken action just now, He Qingmeng's claw would have been an attack on him!
The demons have no emotions and only treat humans as shells, food, and objects to be conquered.
"Sure enough, no matter how much time has passed, the smell of the demons is still so disgusting..." Emperor Wu said lightly. Before he finished punching, he twisted his body and threw another punch. The sound of breaking through the air was heard, and this punch even gave the illusion of "whipping" the air.
The surging tide below stirred up a thin sea mist. With the flow of sea water and the gushing of spiritual power, it gradually turned into a white spiritual mist vortex when viewed from above.
His punch caused the mist to draw a blank trajectory.
"Thankfully, Senior Emperor Wu's remaining soul has survived for a thousand years and still remembers the taste of the demons. This is truly an honor for me, but..."
He Qingmeng smiled softly, the demonic energy in her hand entangled to form a long sword, and her smile widened: "Humans still taste just as delicious!"
"boom!"
A circle of white mist exploded in the air.
Black and white are interlaced.
