Chapter 1344: A Million Merit Points

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Kong Wen and his brothers ran out of the Mystic Tranquility Hall with their faces smudged with his dirt. They had dug the ground and searched every corner before they found the golden tokens. They held the opened brocade box; three golden tokens lay in the box quietly.

When Madam Qi saw them, she said, “They’re indeed the emperor’s golden token.”

Yu Zhenghai took a look and asked, puzzled, “So what’s the secret?”

Madam Qi replied, “The treasure map leads to an ancient tomb.”

“The location of an ancient tomb? Whose?” Little Yuan’er asked curiously. However, a hint of fear could be seen in her eyes.

Upon seeing the fear in Little Yuan’er’s eyes, Madam Qi smiled and said, “The late Emperor Emeritus.”

“…”

Zhao Yu said, “Whether it’s real or not, we’ll know once we get there.”

Then, Zhao Yu picked a sword up from the ground after he laid the three golden tokens on the ground and began to hack at them.

Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank!

The golden tokens each had a hollow area in them that held a piece of cloth.

After removing the three pieces of cloth, Zhao Yu presented them to Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou placed the first piece of the map he obtained on the ground. Then, he started to piece the map together. It was not difficult to piece them together at all. With just two or three moves, the map was complete.

It was a simple map with two words written on it: Mount Li.

Madam Qi said, “As expected, it’s the mausoleum on Mount Li.”

The four elders of Mount Li’s eyes widened before Cui Mingguang coughed violently.

Lu Zhou looked at them and asked, “Is the mausoleum of Mount Li near your place?”

The four elders remained silent.

“Who are you loyal to?” Lu Zhou asked.

“Of course, it’s Great Qin and the people of Great Qin!” Cui Mingguang said.

“Aren’t you embarrassed you were fooled by Meng Mingshi?” Kong Wen asked with a smile.

Indeed, the four elders of Mount Li were embarrassed.

Ji Shi sighed. “If we had known he was Meng Mingshi, we wouldn’t have obeyed his orders even if it meant losing our lives!”

“You can say whatever you want now that it’s over. You’re sinners and traitors of Great Qin,” Kong Wen said mockingly.

“…”

The four elders’ expressions were rather unsightly at this moment. They were speechless. The winner had the final say; this was the way of the world.

“If you want to live, lead the way,” Lu Zhou said.

The four elders of Mount Li took a step back. They looked at Lu Zhou with widened eyes.

After a moment, Cui Mingguang shook his head and said, “That’s the mausoleum of the late Emperor Emeritus. We were ordered to guard it. No one’s allowed to go near it.”

“Enough! If the late Emperor Emeritus were to learn of what you’ve done, he would have leaped up from his grave!” Zhao Yu said.

“…”

Since Zhao Yu had spoken, the four elders of Mount Li had nothing to say.

Zhao Yu rode on the momentum and continued to say, “The late Emperor Emeritus left these four golden tokens behind so it was definitely not his intention to seal the tomb. I order you to lead the old senior there. Otherwise… I’ll definitely order for your deaths and make sure you won’t be able to reincarnate!”

The four elders of Mount Li were stunned. When Zhao Yu rebuked them, they seemed to have seen the late Emperor Emeritus’ imposing manner and appearance in him. They fell to their knees and prostrated themselves.

“We’ll obey the royal decree!”

Zhao Yu nodded before he turned to Madam Qi and asked, “Mother, do you agree with me?”

Madam Qi smiled warmly and nodded.

Lu Zhou nodded as well before he said, “We’ll rest for the night in the palace today. We’ll leave for Mount Li tomorrow.”

“Understood!”

…

Energy swords whizzed in the air above the city as news of the turmoil in the royal family spread in the city. Some said the emperor of Great Qin had passed away and a new emperor was about to ascend the throne. Some said the Equalizer had come to get rid of the imbalance. There were even some who said sword immortals had descended from the heavens to mete out punishment. All in all, there were all kinds of rumors spreading around.

However, in Xiangyang City, one thing was known to be true: Fan Zhong had come and gone without doing anything. With that, Fan Zhong’s reputation dropped greatly in the cultivation world while Qin Renyue and the Qin family’s reputation were at their peak.

No one knew what happened, but the royal family had summoned all the civil and military officials that night.

Lu Zhou was not interested in the changes in the royal family. It was time for the new generation to fight for the throne. As for who would ascend the throne, he did not care.

…

At night.

In a hall.

Lu Zhou looked at the merit points on the interface and shook his head.

Remaining merit points: 1,391,730

If the 100 death warriors, guards, and the others were counted, he would have more than a million merit points. It would be around 2 million. Moreover, Qin Renyue and the 49 swordsmen helped a lot as well. Nevertheless, he was quite satisfied with his merit points that exceeded one million. Naturally, one of the biggest contributors was Zhu Honggong from whom he obtained more than 500,000 merit points.

All in all, the trip to the royal palace had yielded a great harvest.

Lu Zhou looked at Whitzard that was lying on the ground next to him and said with a faint smile, “I’ll reward you with a beast essence.”

Lu Zhou spent 100,000 merit points and bought a beast essence. Then, he tossed it to Whitzard.

Whitzard was incredibly excited. It caught the beast essence with its mouth and swallowed it whole before letting out a cry.

“…”

Lu Zhou shook his head. “Although it’s good, you can’t be greedy.”

Whitzard’s appetite was not satiated. Nevertheless, it shook its head up and down as though agreeing with Lu Zhou. Following that, a heatwave swept out from its abdomen flowing through its Eight Extraordinary Meridians. Its fur grew, and it shone brighter. Its body was growing as well. Upon sensing the changes in its body, it moved to the side and silently absorbed the beast essence.

Lu Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

Although a million merit points was a lot, he could not spend recklessly. Currently, put the price hike aside, an advanced Deadly Strikely Card cost about 400,000 to 500,000 merit points. Moreover, he could only synthesize two super Deadly Strike Cards.

Lu Zhou was not in a rush to spend his merit points. He planned to focus on increasing his strength.

Lu Zhou now possessed the life hearts of the beast emperor, He Luoyu, and Moon Whale. They were both considered great life hearts. Right now, he could not activate them in the heaven region. Even if he could, he had just activated a Birth Chart and was still in the early stage where his realm was stabilizing.

He would activate Birth Charts in the human and earth regions first to pave the way for the great life hearts. If he left these two life hearts at the 178th position, their effect would be maximized.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Zhou brought the Pillar of Impermanence out and increased the speed to 1,000 times faster before he closed his eyes to cultivate.

With his lifespan now, it was not a problem to increase the speed to 1,000 times faster.

…

In the white palace in the Great Void.

The blue-clad attendant hurried into the palace and bowed. “Master, there’s news from the Sacred Hall saying that the imbalance has worsened. They’ve sent people to investigate.”

Lan Xihe opened her eyes. She flashed and arrived in front of the blue-clad attendant before she asked, puzzled, “Didn’t the Sacred Hall say they wouldn’t interfere with the domains and let the imbalance run its course?”

“Mr. Ouyang said there’s something strange. First, there were strange movements at the Pillar of Destruction in Yu Zhong. Moreover, there were also the consecutive deaths of the Venerable Masters in the green lotus domain. The Sacred Hall suspects someone from the Great Void is acting in the dark,” the blue-clad female attendant explained.

“Someone from the Great Void is acting in the dark?” Lan Xihe frowned.

“The Equalizers are registered and have been investigated. There are people in the Great Void other than the Equalizers after all,” the blue-clad female attendant said. Then, she looked around before she said in a hushed voice, “A Great Void Seed has appeared.”

Lan Xihe frowned slightly. This made her think of Ye Tianxin. Ye Tianxin was in the White Tower Council, cultivating in the training hall, so there was no way for her to be exposed.

Ten Great Void Seeds were lost back then.

After a moment, Lan Xihe asked, “Did the Sacred Hall reveal where they went? Is it the Black Tower Council or the White Tower Council?”

“Neither. They went to the green lotus domain.”

Upon hearing this, Lan Xihe relaxed slightly. Then, she said, “Apart from the White Tower Council, you don’t need to care about anything else.”

The blue-clad female attendant asked skeptically, “Master, do you really think Tower Master Ye is worthy of her position?”

Lan Xihe glanced at the blue-clad female attendant and said, “No one in this world is more qualified than her.”

…

The next day.

A huge flying chariot of Great Qin’s royal family flew toward Mount Li.