Invincible Dad-Chapter 698 The Heart of the Great Emperor is Dark_1
"Daddy!" Xu Yiyi’s face was covered in dust, but her little face was brimming with happiness. "What kind of fish are we going to eat?"
"Any kind of fish will do."
Qian Xiao swallowed his saliva as he flattered, "Uncle Xu’s cooking is the best in the world, completely unmatched."
"Starfish."
Xu Lai touched Qian Xiao’s head. The gesture was so gentle that it inexplicably gave Qian Xiao a sense of foreboding.
But what they ate was irrelevant to Qian Xiao; the important thing was that he could continue to follow his big sister. That was enough for him! So, even though he knew there might be danger, he still steeled himself to follow along.
"Then let’s hurry up."
Yun Jin used her Spiritual Energy to easily pull the clothes that were frozen to the ground. Although there were restrictions that shielded Spiritual Energy, the three youngsters had been worried that using it would attract powerful members of the Moon Clan. They had been using brute force instead, which made their progress very slow.
With Xu Lai’s arrival, Yun Jin gained a surge of confidence and began to use her Spiritual Energy recklessly.
With The Supreme Emperor here, what is there to fear? If the sky falls, he’ll be here to hold it up!
Xu Lai didn’t rush them; he just waited in silence. His gaze suddenly shifted to the Sea of the Moon, not far from the corpse pit, and his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Regarding the celestial body that was the Moon, Xu Lai had never used his Divine Sense to observe it, and the same was true for Earth. Now, observing it up close, the Sea of the Moon seemed to be anything but simple. It actually contained the Sky-Shrouding Formation. This Great Array was an Emperor Formation. Only a true Emperor Realm cultivator could create one. Even an incomplete version of the Sky-Shrouding Formation was enough to conceal the will of heaven, let alone the fact that this Formation was complete and flawless. Xu Lai hadn’t noticed it on his previous visits to the Moon; even he had been deceived.
"Interesting," Xu Lai narrowed his eyes. "The Moon holds a Great Emperor Formation. Judging by the craftsmanship... there must be something hidden in that abyss."
"A Great Emperor Formation!" Yun Jin gasped. Her eyes then lit up. "Could there be a Great Emperor’s Tomb in the Sea of the Moon?"
Little Glutton felt as if happiness had come too suddenly. If there really was an Emperor’s Tomb, it would surely contain countless treasures, along with Emperor Artifacts, Emperor Scriptures, and the remains of a Great Emperor. If she could obtain them all... No. Even getting just one would be an incredibly fateful opportunity!
However, Yun Jin quickly became perplexed. "No, that’s not right. Barely any Emperor’s Tombs have ever been found in the Immortal Domain."
"The only one confirmed to have entered an Emperor’s Tomb was Great Emperor Tun Tian of the Earthstore Tribe. He became an Emperor by devouring the corpse of an Emperor Realm expert and several hundred Quasi-Emperors..."
"The rest of the so-called Great Emperor’s Tombs are all fake."
"Every time one appears, it causes a bloodbath in the Immortal Domain, killing countless powerful beings. But in the end, they always turn out to be false tombs, with nothing but countless killing arrays and restrictions inside, and no treasures to be found."
"This place... might be the same!" Yun Jin took a sharp breath, unable to hold back her anger. "The hearts of those Great Emperors are too black!"
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Xu Lai raised an eyebrow. He felt somewhat offended.
Yun Jin suddenly realized The Supreme Emperor was standing right next to her. She quickly stuck out her tongue playfully. "Supreme Emperor, I wasn’t talking about you. No, I mean Uncle Xu!"
A strong survival instinct prompted Yun Jin to swiftly switch back to the more affectionate form of address.
Little Glutton said earnestly, "But I’m not wrong. After those Great Emperors died, no one could find their real tombs, yet they still set up fake tombs to mislead people. How many people in the Immortal Domain have died because of this?"
Xu Lai involuntarily looked toward the azure star at the edge of the sky.
Indeed. Apart from Great Emperor Tun Tian, he had never heard of any other being finding a true Emperor’s Tomb. But Earth Heavenly Dao, Sikong Jiu, had broken the seals on twelve Great Emperors’ Tombs in just three thousand years, and another dozen or so were in a ’to-be-conquered’ state. Even if it was just breaking the simplest restrictions to enter and take the most common relic or body part, without finding any Emperor Artifacts or Emperor Scriptures, it was enough to shake the entire Immortal Domain. No wonder Earth Heavenly Dao had always kept things from him. Some secrets, once spoken, could cost more than just one’s life.
"So, is there a tomb here or not?" Qian Xiao asked, listening in a daze. "If there is, is it real or fake?"
"I don’t know. Why don’t you go check it out?" Yun Jin egged him on.
"Am I stupid?" Qian Xiao said gloomily.
He had already reached the Golden Core Realm. Although he started his cultivation journey relatively late, he knew that any Formation related to the Emperor Realm was absolutely untouchable. To touch it meant certain death!
"You do look somewhat unintelligent," Yun Jin stated seriously.
"..." said Qian Xiao.
"Do you want to go take a look?" Xu Lai asked Yiyi.
The little girl shook her head. "I don’t want to."
"Why not?" Yun Jin grew anxious. "There’s a Great Emperor Formation there..."
"Great Emperor Formations aren’t that rare," Xu Yiyi muttered. "My little aunt has three of them. Two are primarily for slaughter, and one is for defense."
"What?! Three of them?!" Yun Jin was shocked.
She knew that her little aunt, Ruan Lan, had received the inheritance of the Star Origin Sect, but she thought it was just a single Starlight Array focused on slaughter. Where did the other two Emperor Formations come from?
"One is the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation."
Yun Jin knew of this Emperor Formation; it was created by The Supreme Emperor.
"The second is a Starlight Array for slaughter, and the third is a Starlight Array for defense. The latter two are inheritances from the Star Origin Sect," Xu Yiyi recounted, as if listing her family’s treasures.
It wasn’t that she understood Formations or had studied them in depth; aside from these three, she didn’t know anything else about them. The only reason she knew so much was because her little aunt Ruan Lan boasted about how powerful these Formations were in front of her every single day. Even though her aunt boasted extravagantly, Xu Yiyi didn’t take it too seriously. Otherwise, how could her little aunt possibly have three of them? Furthermore, one of the Formations was created by Venerable Qingfeng! The only thing that puzzled Yiyi was that her aunt didn’t seem to know that Venerable Qingfeng was her own father. She always claimed that Venerable Qingfeng was her ardent admirer. She would say things like the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation was a betrothal gift, that the two of them shared a deep spiritual connection, and that this was what true love was...
"Once I find Venerable Qingfeng, I’m definitely going to have him beat up Xu Lai for me, since he’s always bullying me!" Ruan Lan’s proud words still echoed in Yiyi’s ears.
At the time, Xu Yiyi had thought it over carefully. Worried about causing her aunt’s social death, she hadn’t dared to reveal the truth. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
"The Star Origin Sect... also has a second Starlight Array, one that’s primarily for defense?" The news thundered through Yun Jin’s mind. It was too astonishing; probably very few in the Immortal Domain knew about it.
"Emperor Formations are quite common, so don’t get too excited," Xu Yiyi encouraged her. "I remember you’re good with Formations, too. In the future, you can develop a few Emperor Formations for yourself."
Yun Jin looked like she wanted to say something but held back. I’m still a child! Why should I have to bear this immense pressure? I’m begging you, big sister, please spare me.
Yun Jin looked pitifully at Xu Lai, seemingly hoping The Supreme Emperor would say a word or two.
"I see great potential in you, as well. Your future is promising," Xu Lai nodded.
"..." Yun Jin forced a smile. "I’ll... I’ll work hard, he he."
「Ten minutes later.」
Yun Jin placed all the collected relics and weapon fragments into her storage ring, intending to erect a ceremonial tomb on Earth when they returned.
Then, Xu Lai took the three youngsters and flew toward the distant Southern Immortal Domain.
