There was a look of envy in Xu Tian's eyes, and he said: "You are bold enough to marry Shi Ji. Have you forgotten Afya's lesson?"
Chan Bing said: "Shi Ji is trying to sow discord between you and Tianmu! Who doesn't know the value of Hou Tu's wedding dress? Whoever can obtain the realm of the half-ancestor will be invincible. Anyone who meets the ancestor can fight for his escape. Opportunity."
The wonderful Zen girl said: "Empress Shiji is famous for her narcissism and jealousy. Rumor has it that in her time, as long as someone said who was more beautiful than her, that woman would not survive the next day. It is too dangerous!"
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "You don't really think that I want to marry her, do you?"
Xu Tian narrowed his eyes and sneered: "It's not true. Could it be that the dignified half-ancestor of Empress Shiji would shout to you for no reason?"
"I regard this deal as a good deal. You will get nothing if you give Hou Tu's wedding dress to Tian Lao. But marrying Empress Shi Ji is different. You can leave a famous name for eternity and be envied by future generations."
"The reason why I asked Soul Mother to give her a message was just to put extreme pressure on her." Zhang Ruochen said.
Soul Mother is Lian Xi's current title, which represents the mother of the soul world.
Xu Tian said: "Yes, yes, yes, you succeeded!"
Zhang Ruochen was too lazy to argue with Xu Tian, whose eyes were already red with jealousy, and said solemnly: "I am thinking about a question. What is the purpose of Empress Shiji announcing this matter in such a high-profile manner? What benefits does it have for her?"
The God of Nu Tian said: "You have to think about it on the other hand, what harm does this do to her? There is no harm at all."
"She is sure that you will not give her the wedding dress, so she doesn't have to worry about actually marrying you."
"On the contrary, this has many intangible benefits for her! One of them is to tell the monks around the world that you are pursuing her, and this is your purpose in dealing with Tiannan. This is enough to dilute the subsequent impact of the Tiannan incident!"
"Secondly, if you force Qingcang to commit suicide again, you will definitely attract criticism from everyone in the world. I think you did this because Empress Shiji rejected you and you became angry with shame."
"Third, she can use this method to take advantage of your power without paying any price. Anyone who wants to be her enemy in the future must consider you as a suitor."
The wonderful Zen girl said: "What my grandfather said is just the benefit she can get if you don't respond. If you really bring the Houtu wedding robe and go to marry her, she will get even more benefits."
"First, if you really want to marry her, she can resist now, but with the speed of your cultivation, she will definitely not be able to resist in the future! Therefore, it is better to be glorious now than to compromise in the future."
Zhang Ruochen said: "Brilliant, how do you look at me like this? Am I someone who likes to force others?"
"I'm just standing in Empress Shiji's position and thinking about her inner thoughts." said the wonderful Zen girl.
Xu Tian was angry: "You really didn't force me? In the Destiny Realm back then... Forget it, let's not mention the old things. Anyway, I feel that Soul Mother might have told Empress Shiji something. What's the look in your eyes? I'm so energetic. Wu Que, and he is in charge of the "Book of Destiny", isn't it normal to know some things?"
Zhang Ruochen naturally wanted to explain, and said: "My soul mother and I were both weak back then. We were in the hell world, in a difficult situation, and we were in precarious situations. We just wanted to protect ourselves. Old Ghost Xu, can you calm down for a while and discuss business matters!"
Xu Tian thought about continuing to borrow the sword heart, so he suppressed the jealousy in his heart, put his hands in his sleeves, closed his eyes, and said no more.
The wonderful Zen girl said: "There is another one. Since ancient times, who is the top great practitioner who doesn't want to collect Qi Jiuding and command the entire universe? Jiuding, you have already got five of them, how can you let Empress Shiji go? Her body, But it’s the Cauldron of Darkness.”
"You haven't touched her now, it's just that your cultivation is not enough."
"Every monk in the world, including Empress Shiji herself, knows very well that as long as she does not break through to the ancestor, a master-slave dispute will inevitably break out with you in the future."
Zhang Ruochen said: "What if she breaks through the realm of the ancestor?"
The God of Nutian looked solemnly and said: "If she breaks through the first ancestor of the realm before you, she will definitely take the Jiuding. The best result is to lock up your cultivation and not give you the chance to break through the ancestor. But, with With this lesson from Qingtian, how could Empress Shiji make the same mistake again? Killing you and eradicating the roots is her only correct choice."
At this point, God Nu Tian said: "Perhaps, Empress Shiji has seen the future and feels that marrying you at this stage will be a better choice to avoid life and death conflicts in the future."
Zhang Ruochen said: "So the god thinks that Empress Shiji really intends to marry me?"
"Who knows? The half-ancestor's heart is not so easy to guess."
The God of Nu Tian said: "After this round of confrontation, the mutual testing between you has ended, and you have a rough understanding of each other's bottom line."
"I suggest that we have a frank talk with her. It is not a good thing to continue to be so suspicious of each other. As for the realm of the ancestor, it is still too far away for her and you."
…
The news spread very quickly, as if it had wings.
First, it caused shock among the upper three clans of the Dark Abyss Defense Line. Countless monks envied Zhang Ruochen and wished they could not replace him.
"Strength, in the face of absolutely powerful strength, what kind of woman cannot be married? Practice hard and I will be the next Di Chen."
I don’t know how many young monks tore up the treasured portraits of Empress Shiji, no longer having any distracting thoughts, sweating like rain, just wanting to go further in their practice.
Many gods of the dead were outraged.
They felt that Zhang Ruochen must have threatened the lives of Qingtian and the two adults before Empress Shiji compromised.
The stone tribe monks were confused.
"If Empress Shi Ji marries into the Sword Realm and becomes the emperor, where will our Stone Clan go?"
"Of course, we will also join the Sword Realm! Xiuchen Tianshen and Bai Shenzun have already brought two monks from the Stone God Star to join the Sword Realm. It is only a matter of time for us to move there."
"I had anticipated this day for a long time, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."
A Rakshasa monk was unconvinced and said, "It's impossible. Di Chen has already given Houtu's wedding dress to Tian Lao. How could he give it to Empress Shiji again?"
The Stone Clan monk accompanying him said, "Are you questioning the charm of Empress Shiji?"
"The key to Houtu's wedding dress is the word "wedding dress". How can it be given away so easily? It's just a loan to Tianmu."
"You don't understand at all. For many monks, marrying Empress Shiji is a greater sense of accomplishment than attaining the Taoist ancestor."
…
When the news spread back to Wuding Shenhai, it naturally caused a storm of controversy.
The gods from all walks of life under the Sword Realm are looking forward to it, hoping that Zhang Ruochen can bring Empress Shiji back to the Wuding Divine Sea, so that they can have a glimpse of the most beautiful woman in all time.
As for the value of Houtu's wedding dress, they didn't care at all. It was not a gift to whom it was given.
…
After using the sword heart to kill the fifteen swords of Styx, Zhang Ruochen set foot on the road to the Liuli Temple.
Completely ignoring Empress Shiji's cleanliness, she went directly to the temple without taking a shower or changing clothes.
Standing in the center of the hall, Zhang Ruochen raised his voice and said, "It's time for your Majesty to wake up. Can you still sleep after such a big storm?"
Empress Shiji's chariot couch was separated by a light gauze bead curtain.
Lian Xi and Bai Qing'er guarded the left and right sides of the bead curtain.
As the master of the Shiji God Star, after the battle with Huangtian, Bai Qing'er came to the Liuli Temple to pay homage to the Empress Shiji. To any Stone Tribe monk, Empress Shiji, the living half-ancestor, is worthy of respect, and at the same time, one can also ask her for advice on cultivation methods.
A smiling voice came from the chariot couch: "How can you cause such a storm in Tiannan? Houtu has brought you the wedding dress, let me see it."
"Houtu didn't bring the wedding dress."
"Then what are you doing?"
Zhang Ruochen saw that Empress Shiji was still pretending to be stupid, and knew that she was the guest, so he stopped being led away by her and said: "I think that marrying Empress Shiji, in fact, does not require a wedding dress."
The hall fell into silence.
After achieving the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, Zhang Ruochen sat on a seat on the right and said calmly: "With your wisdom, I should be able to guess that I came to the Dark Abyss Defense Line to retrieve the Ghost Gate that belongs to the Kunlun Realm."
Empress Shiji's voice was cold: "The mirror of destiny, right? Yes, it once belonged to the Kunlun realm, but was swept away by the sea of underworld! I obtained it from the sea of underworld, why should I give it back to you?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "If you use the ghost gate as a dowry, I will marry you."
Lian Xi and Bai Qing'er looked at each other, the former was shocked and the latter was worried.
How could they have imagined that Zhang Ruochen would dare to say such a thing?
Bai Qing'er naturally knew that Zhang Ruochen was so strong and aggressive that he deliberately set the price higher. But, aren't you afraid of angering Empress Shiji?
The other party is a veteran half-ancestor.
After a long period of silence, Empress Shi Ji walked out from behind the beaded curtain. The half-ancestor showed her power, with a flickering death light in her eyes, and said: "Di Chen really thinks that he already has the power to do whatever he wants in the world?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "Is your Majesty saying that in the future I will have the power to do whatever I want in the world?"
"In the future, who knows if there will be a future?" Empress Shiji said.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Since no one knows what the future will bring, let's talk about the present. I wanted to settle old accounts with Qingcang, but the empress stopped me and said that I would give me a satisfactory answer in one day. Your answer is to marry me. Can I understand this?"
"Isn't this the result you want?" Empress Shiji asked.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Since everything has been laid out clearly, let's not beat around the bush so much. Why don't we be more honest? What do you think of me trading Qing Cang and Tellurium for the Hell Gate?"
Empress Shi Ji rolled her eyes and said: "If you had used this attitude to talk to me earlier, why would the situation have reached this point? My half-ancestor, the most beautiful woman in all time, has to sacrifice my reputation in order to gain some initiative. right."
Zhang Ruochen said: "Isn't my reputation damaged by such methods? Now, the monks from the Dead Clan and the Stone Clan all feel that I am deliberately embarrassing Tian Nan, and the purpose is actually to force you to marry. I am not unjust, I It’s the victim.”
"Who knows if you really have such an idea? A man who can fall in love with more than ten women is like a greedy cat. How can he see the fish without being greedy? What's more, the fattest one is in front of him. ." Empress Shiji's voice was soft and very feminine, and everyone could hear the narcissism in her words.
Zhang Ruochen really has no idea about Empress Shi Ji. He always feels that she is vast and unreal, like the clouds in the sky, and does not have the sense of closeness that makes him want to kiss her.
He said: "So, your Majesty has agreed to my proposal?"
"No."
Empress Shiji said: "You have no intention of touching Qingcang, but you are just scheming against me. How can you use him as your bargaining chip? As for Te, you just want to take away the mirror of destiny based on a cake you drew in vain?"
Zhang Ruochen said: "So, what are the conditions for the empress?"
"The value of the Mirror of Fate is not inferior to that of the Jiuding. If it is forged together with the Sword Pavilion, the Netherworld Dungeon, and the Netherworld Purgatory to become the legendary seventy-two-story tower, the value will be even more immeasurable. You need to exchange for three things! "Empress Shiji said.
"Your Majesty, you might as well talk about it first."
Empress Shiji said: "The five-colored glass cover, the desolate moon, and of course the tellurium you mentioned before."
Empress Shiji asked for a colorful glass cover, which Zhang Ruochen expected.
After all, the colorful glazed cover is made of "multicolored stones" and "burning glazed lamps".
The colorful stones are priceless to the Stone Clan, and they may be able to help Empress Shi Ji advance to the realm of the ancestors.
But Huang Yue was unexpected by Zhang Ruochen.
So far, Zhang Ruochen only knows that Huang Yue has a deep connection with Bai Yuan, one of the nine great witch ancestors. He has been suspended above the ancient and abandoned city for many years, constantly absorbing the dark power of the Dark Abyss.
Inside Huangyue, there is no concept of time and space, and the dark power contained in it has the same origin as the darkness.
Zhang Ruochen always felt that there was a great secret hidden in the darkness inside Huang Yue. Unfortunately, even after using mental power and divine will to explore many times, no results were found, so we had to give up.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Is your Majesty going too far? You want too much!"
"Aren't you going too far?" Empress Shi Ji showed a charming smile again and said: "We are all for each other. What do you want more than the Mirror of Fate?"
Zhang Ruochen was not in a hurry to counteroffer, and said: "What exactly is Huang Yue? I think the empress must know."
"Give it to me and I will tell you." Empress Shiji said.
Zhang Ruochen shook his head.
Empress Shiji looked helpless and said: "Then I can only tell you that it will have a very small effect on you, but it can bring you a fatal disaster."
"Dark and weird? Or should I say, Bai Yuan?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Empress Shiji shook her head and said, "It's not that simple."
Zhang Ruochen observed the furnishings in the palace, and suddenly the topic changed: "Both Lian Xi and Qing'er respect the empress, but as long as I speak, they will follow me. Does the empress know why?"
Empress Shi Ji looked at Lian Xi and Bai Qing'er and saw that they didn't refute Zhang Ruochen's words. She felt a little angry, but she couldn't let it out, which would only make Zhang Ruochen laugh.
She smiled calmly and said: "Di Chen is indeed a very charming man!"
Zhang Ruochen took out the walnut-sized Huang Yue and threw it directly to Empress Shi Ji, saying: "Because, as long as they need it and I have it, no matter how precious it is, I will give it to them without hesitation. What I don't have, I will I will also find a way to find them.”
After Empress Shi Ji took Huang Yue and confirmed that it was not fake, her eyes showed a strange look and said: "It's hard for a man like you not to be liked by women."
"Where's the answer I want?" Zhang Ruochen asked.
Empress Shi Ji calmed down her violently fluctuating mood, knowing that she had fallen into Zhang Ruochen's rhythm, but it didn't matter anymore.
"Di Chen is so generous, how can I hide it anymore? In fact, I took Huang Yue to prevent disaster for you."
Empress Shi Ji continued: "Do you know why Bai Yuan, one of the nine great witch ancestors, turned into an immortal and dark and strange?"
"Why?"
"Because of the black dragon."
"who?"
"The father of the swastika Qinglong, the Hongmeng Black Dragon."
Empress Shiji began to tell the secrets of the ancient times, saying: "In the ancient times, the fiercest battle must be the battle between the witch ancestors and the immortals among the ancient creatures. These immortals are all from the previous calamity. The existences that survived the era are hidden among the twelve ancient tribes.”
"The fall of the immortal marks the end of the ancient times and the beginning of the ancient times."
"Among them, after the death of Hongmeng Black Dragon, its dragon corpse was taken away by Bai Yuan and suppressed by Buzhou Mountain to prevent the corpse from giving birth to new spirits. This desolate moon is the immortal dragon ball of Hongmeng Black Dragon!"
Zhang Ruochen did not regret because of the value of Huang Yue. While he was shocked in his heart, he couldn't help but ask: "Can the empress know the origin of Huang Yue? There must be some half-ancestors and ancestors in history who also know it, right? Why does Huang Yue grow so long? The ancient ruined city has been illuminated for eternity, but it has not been taken away by anyone?"
(End of chapter)
