Only three days had passed, and these individuals had emerged from the Temple of Time Inheritance one after another. Clearly, none of them had qualified to inherit Zhu Jiuyin's Laws of Time. However, even so, their efforts were not entirely without reward. At the very least, their cultivation levels had all been elevated to the Saint Realm. Moreover, the Temple of Time Inheritance did not exclusively contain Zhu Jiuyin's legacy; it also housed countless cultivation methods gathered from the desolate wilderness. Those who qualified to enter the Temple of Time Inheritance naturally found these cultivation methods to be exceptionally powerful.
Although they did not obtain Zhu Jiuyin's inheritance, they all wore expressions of regret upon exiting. Beyond that, they were also visibly shaken. Each of them, upon entering the inheritance temple, felt as though they had entered an immeasurable and boundless world. There, they underwent numerous trials and tribulations, feeling as though decades or even centuries had passed. Yet, upon emerging, they discovered that only three days had elapsed. At that moment, they finally believed the accounts recorded on the stone tablet. The Lord of Time, only a Lord of Time capable of controlling time itself, could allow them to experience such a miraculous event.
It was a pity that they were not favored by time. They lacked nothing in terms of temperament and talent; their only deficiency lay in their degree of comprehension of time.
Gu Wei, observing their lingering expressions of unfulfilled desire, chuckled and said, "Everyone, there's no need to be discouraged. You may still have the opportunity to enter other inheritance temples and undergo the trials of inheritance. These twelve inheritance temples are not ranked in terms of strength."
"Hmm?"
The crowd snapped back to attention. As heads of immortal forces, they were naturally highly perceptive to subtleties in speech. Gu Wei's mention of 'perhaps' did not escape their notice.
"Clan Head Gu, surely you didn't summon us here simply to introduce these statues and temples to us?" the Holy Master of the Purple Mansion Sacred Ground said in a deep voice. As the sacred ground located furthest from the Celestial Desolation Star, even traveling by quasi-emperor-level magic treasure flying ships took them half a month to reach the Celestial Desolation Star. Of course, there were more convenient methods, such as when the Celestial Desolation Star suddenly erupted in an Emperor-level battle a few years ago. They directly activated a super-long-distance teleportation array, sending people to the Celestial Desolation Star to investigate. However, that was due to the urgency of the situation at the time. Under normal circumstances, they would not activate the teleportation array, as the consumption of source crystals would be an astronomical figure.
Seeing the Purple Mansion Holy Master speak, the others turned their gazes to Gu Wei, awaiting his words. However, Gu Wei did not respond to the Purple Mansion Holy Master's question. Instead, he said, "What are your opinions on the matter of the Purple Micro Sacred Ground?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone except the Holy Mother of the Jade Pool changed slightly.
Was this a threat? The crowd wondered inwardly. They had all received news that the person who had suppressed the Purple Micro Sacred Ground was none other than an ancestral figure of the Gu family at the peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm. The peak of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, that was a level just one step away from attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor. Could it be that Gu Wei was truly threatening them?
"Clan Head Gu, what do you mean by this?"
The Holy Master of the Primordial Beginning asked.
Gu Wei chuckled and said, "It's nothing much. I simply want to remind everyone that the people you will meet and the words you will hear next, even if you are dissatisfied, you must suppress them in your hearts. Otherwise, I don't know what the consequences will be."
The crowd's hearts tightened. Just as they were about to speak, they discovered that the stars had shifted, and the next moment, they found themselves before a magnificent palace. They were horrified that someone could silently and imperceptibly teleport them here. Then, they looked ahead and saw a plaque standing above the palace.
Holy Emperor Hall!
Upon seeing these three words, their legs trembled. Apart from Gu Wei and the Holy Mother of the Jade Pool, who knew the inside story, everyone else knelt down with a thud.
"We pay our respects to His Majesty the Holy Emperor!"
"Enter!"
At that moment, a cold and arrogant female voice echoed from within the Holy Emperor Hall.
"Hmm?"
The crowd was stunned. His Majesty the Holy Emperor was a woman? It was possible. The ancient texts only recorded how His Majesty the Holy Emperor led the human race to the pinnacle of the universe, but they did not describe her gender. It was normal for her to be female.
In an instant, these heads of immortal forces had many thoughts, ultimately accepting the premise that His Majesty the Holy Emperor was a "woman."
Gu Changsheng, who had just returned to the Gu family from the Azure Vast Star, felt something and sensed it for a moment. His expression suddenly darkened.
"I..." Gu Changsheng wanted to burst into curses, but who could he curse? Could he curse Houtu? She hadn't said she was the Holy Emperor; these little fellows were just imagining things upon seeing the Holy Emperor Hall. Could he curse these little fellows? They didn't know the true identity of His Majesty the Holy Emperor and had simply knelt down and respectfully greeted him upon seeing the Holy Emperor Hall. What fault did they have?
"It seems that even after a million years, this Holy Emperor's reputation is still so intimidating."
In the end, Gu Changsheng could only sigh at his widespread fame. Little did he know that they were kneeling not entirely because of his reputation, but also because of the recent fate of the Purple Micro Sacred Ground. They didn't want to follow in the footsteps of the Purple Micro Sacred Ground, so they knelt so decisively and thoroughly.
Gu Wei led the group into the Holy Emperor Hall. When they entered the Holy Emperor Hall, they seemed to be in an immeasurable chaos. Around them, there were colorful spherical objects. Upon closer inspection, these spherical objects seemed to be endless, operating according to some kind of law.
The moment they entered, they were attracted by this scene.
"These spherical objects give me a very heavy feeling, like one world after another. It's really strange," the old swindler of the Dao Saint Sect said.
"Each of these spheres represents a world."
At that moment, Houtu, dressed in a red palace dress, came out. When the crowd saw her, they immediately wanted to kneel down and shout "Your Majesty the Holy Emperor," but they were stopped by Houtu, unable to kneel down no matter what.
"I am not your Holy Emperor. My name is Houtu. You can call me Lady Houtu," Houtu said coldly.
"Lady Houtu?!"
The crowd was stunned, and then they seemed to understand something. Could she be His Majesty the Holy Emperor's...
"Ahem, everyone, let me introduce you. This Senior Houtu is not what you imagine. Senior Houtu is Houtu, one of the Twelve Divine Ancestors, known to the world as Lady Houtu, with a different meaning from the kind of lady we humans understand," Gu Wei came out to explain. He had had their thoughts when he first heard of Lady Houtu, but unfortunately, Lady Houtu had no such relationship with their ancestor.
"This... just now..."
They recalled the situation just now. They had all thought that Houtu was His Majesty the Holy Emperor. Now that Houtu was Lady Houtu, then where was His Majesty the Holy Emperor?
Seeing the doubts on their faces, Houtu said, "Your Majesty the Holy Emperor has asked me to manage and develop the human race on his behalf."
"I wonder what instructions Lady Houtu has for summoning us here? As long as our Qin family can do it, even if it means exhausting the strength of the entire Qin family, we will never let Lady Houtu down," someone said at that moment.
Upon hearing this, the crowd looked at the person who spoke. Upon seeing this, they saw Qin Xianlong.
Damn, this old fox is expressing his loyalty so quickly. It's too embarrassing for the immortal forces. Despicable.
Qin Xianlong ignored the gazes of the others and looked at Houtu with sincere eyes.
Houtu smiled and said, "You are quite sensible. Not bad, not bad."
Faced with Houtu's praise, Qin Xianlong said, "It is the Qin family's duty and responsibility to contribute to the human race."
Damn it, too shameless. Even Gu Wei felt that Qin Xianlong was shameless.
Houtu smiled and then said, "I have summoned you here because I want to unify the human race in the mortal realm!"
