Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 988 - 988 590 Foolish Choice_1

Chapter 988: Chapter 590: Foolish Choice_1 Chapter 988: Chapter 590: Foolish Choice_1 Chapter 0590 The Foolish Choice

The cave dwelling Emperor Jianwu used for closed-door cultivation was actually a small space carved out by Great Divine Ability, not very large, about fifty or sixty square meters in size. Though this place was small, Emperor Jianwu had hidden many things here.

Su Jinghan had served Emperor Jianwu for hundreds of years before he fully understood some of the Emperor’s habits, but even so, he didn’t dare to act recklessly in this small space. He carefully searched and soon found the blank imperial edicts and the imperial seal that Emperor Jianwu had placed in the space. Then, he picked up a brush and, imitating Emperor Jianwu’s handwriting, wrote a resplendent edict. In front of Emperor Jianwu, he stamped the imperial seal onto the edict.

This was an edict in which Emperor Jianwu declared he would enter closed-door cultivation and entrusted all affairs of Jianwu Palace to Su Jinghan’s management. With this edict, Su Jinghan could firmly control Jianwu Palace.

Su Jinghan carefully tucked the edict away and then said to Emperor Jianwu, “Your Highness, rest well here, I will take care of everything outside for you.”

Emperor Jianwu was seething with hatred, wishing he could tear Su Jinghan into a thousand pieces, but at that moment, he was powerless to do anything, he couldn’t even glare at Su Jinghan. All he could do now was make his breathing a little more rapid, and that was all.

The sight of Emperor Jianwu, wanting to tear him to pieces but unable to do so, gave Su Jinghan a great deal of satisfaction. Every time he had seen Emperor Jianwu before, had he not felt the same way? He had dreamt time and again of how to avenge his family. It had taken him three to four hundred years to finally grasp such an opportunity presented by Qi Tian. Seeing his great revenge on the verge of fulfillment, Su Jinghan wished he could laugh madly for three days to celebrate.

Su Jinghan looked at Emperor Jianwu and said, “Your Highness, over these many years, you have mostly hidden yourself within this small space. Why do you do this? I am well aware that your lifespan is nearly exhausted, and you now have to consume a large amount of medicine every day to extend your life. The method you are using goes against natural law and is not permitted by the Heavenly Dao. If you dare to leave this small space, Heavenly Punishment will immediately descend and reduce you to ashes. You dare not go anywhere else and can only hide here.”

Emperor Jianwu remained silent, wanting desperately to deny it if only he could speak, but this was his closely guarded secret—the imminent exhaustion of his lifespan. No one could mention this taboo in his presence without facing death, there was no second possibility.

At this moment, Su Jinghan didn’t care what Emperor Jianwu was thinking. He continued, “Your Highness, I know this Qi Tian is of great use to you. You used the Breaking Illusion Mirror to see through his disguise and found out he was just a teenager, and you were overjoyed. Why were you so delighted? Because you saw a possibility in Qi Tian. Aren’t you about to die? It’s your body that is dying, not your soul. So, you thought of seizing Qi Tian’s body, to take possession of it, and then, you could continue living. With Qi Tian’s talent, able to cultivate to a Half-step Gold Core at just a teenager, he will have no issue progressing to the Gold Core Stage, to the Late Gold Core Stage, and even to the Half-step Nascent Soul. He might even have a slim chance to cultivate into a Nascent Soul Master, and then his lifespan will greatly increase, you might be able to live another thousand years.”

Emperor Jianwu still offered no response, trying desperately to summon an angry glare to punish Su Jinghan, but he couldn’t manage it.

Su Jinghan went on, “Your Highness, I must admit I am in awe of you as a servant. You are truly formidable. Of the six princes in the Eastern Capital City, each is remarkable. Take Emperor Chaoyang, for example, who sent his Commander of the Imperial Guard, Yang Yongqi, to intercept us on the street, claiming Qi Tian had a disguise and trying to reveal it. Yet he failed to do so, but when it came to you, you simply used the Breaking Illusion Mirror, and his disguise was unveiled in an instant. You not only saw through his true age but also his true cultivation level, getting ahead of all the other princes to find such an exceptional genius like Qi Tian, an ideal candidate for possession. Ah, as a servant, I must give you a thumbs-up. However, I am about to do something that will greatly disappoint you. Watch closely with wide eyes as I take Qi Tian before you. My lifespan is almost over, just like yours, Your Highness. Don’t think I can often leave Jianwu Palace to take care of your errands; I, too, am getting old and won’t live much longer.”

As he spoke, Su Jinghan stepped out of the crack of the small space and came outside, slowly making his way to Qi Tian, staring at him with a deep, penetrating gaze.

Qi Tian, still controlled by the powerful Spirit Force hand, couldn’t move at all. The way Su Jinghan was looking at him made his skin crawl. He said, “Eunuch Su, do you really intend to possess me? Can’t we talk this over? How about you don’t possess me? If you don’t, I can promise you that I will find a way to procure some life-extending medicine for you, so you can live for dozens or a hundred more years.”