438: Temple of the Fallen, Monument of Heaven

In the void, a flying boat passed through the clouds, flying towards the Holy Academy.

Lin Qinghuang stood on the flying boat, calmly observing the scenery ahead.

“……”

Xie Weilou, on the other hand, sat lazily behind her, his eyes fixed on Lin Qinghuang’s beautiful, slender legs.

“Who is the person in the third move?”

Lin Qinghuang slowly spoke.

Xie Weilou smiled and said, “Qinghuang is so smart, can’t she guess?”

Lin Qinghuang was silent for a second: “Prime Minister Wei?”

Xie Weilou nodded lightly: “That’s right, it’s him!”

“I heard he had some unpleasant issues with you before…”

Lin Qinghuang said indifferently.

Xie Weilou smiled and said, “Old foxes! This was intentional on his part. First, one must understand, Prime Minister Wei is always the closest person to the Xia Emperor. The Xia Emperor trusts him, so he did not move against him before leaving.”

A contradiction?

Did he and Prime Minister Wei truly have a contradiction?

There had been verbal skirmishes, but Prime Minister Wei had never laid a hand on him, so, by that logic, this was not a major contradiction, merely giving the outside world a false impression of discord between them.

How shrewd was Prime Minister Wei? How could he be confused at such a critical moment?

Lin Qinghuang calmly stated, “If your name is on the imperial dao scroll, then from now on, Prime Minister Wei, as the head of all officials, will instantly change his attitude and turn to you, and the civil and military officials will not dare to be presumptuous.”

“If you are not interested in that item, and the New Emperor ascends the throne, your reputation is too great, making you an invisible, immense threat, causing apprehension. At such a time, when Prime Minister Wei has created a conflict with you, the New Emperor will certainly try to win him over and heavily rely on him to counteract the threat. Regardless of the outcome, he will remain in an invincible position.”

The saying ‘a New Emperor, a new court’ is certainly not wrong. If the New Emperor ascends, Prime Minister Wei, as a treacherous official, would certainly cause apprehension due to his immense power.

But at this moment, with Xie Weilou being an even more intimidating presence, what the New Emperor would do is to win over Prime Minister Wei to counter Xie Weilou, the more formidable presence.

As an Emperor, many things must be considered. Even knowing Xie Weilou is not interested in certain things, he would still take precautions beforehand.

In this way, with the New Emperor ascending and Prime Minister Wei’s support, the impact of political instability could be minimized as much as possible.

Otherwise, the struggle for Royal Power would undoubtedly result in countless casualties, political upheaval, and even a complete reshuffling of forces within the entire Tianqi City.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: “They are all cunning old foxes; naturally, they act with calculations! His actions were all with the Xia Emperor’s tacit approval, or perhaps even instigated by the Xia Emperor.”

The Xia Emperor’s chess game began after he was released from prison, and then with the appearance of Prime Minister Wei, everything was traceable.

Prime Minister Wei was closest to the Xia Emperor; how could he not know the Xia Emperor’s plans?

“It’s a pity you won’t need this third move.”

A smile appeared on Lin Qinghuang’s face; with Xie Weilou’s extraordinary talent, how could mere Great Xia restrain him?

“These things are too boring; I’ll just continue cultivating.”

Xie Weilou stretched.

“……”

Lin Qinghuang smiled faintly, saying no more.

——————

Upon returning to the Holy Academy, Lin Qinghuang went directly to Thunder Peak.

Xie Weilou, on the other hand, went to Star Lake.

By the Star Lake.

Dean Zhou Xuantian, wearing a straw hat, was fishing, with a fish basket beside him.

“Oh! The Dean is fishing.”

Xie Weilou walked towards Zhou Xuantian with a wide smile.

“You boy are indeed not simple!”

Zhou Xuantian looked Xie Weilou up and down with a strange expression, but did not ask further.

He put down his fishing rod and stood up, saying, “You won this round, boy. I’ll take you to Fallen Heaven Hall now!”

Xie Weilou bowed to Zhou Xuantian: “Thank you, Dean.”

“Let’s go!”

Zhou Xuantian smiled indifferently.

Xie Weilou casually picked up the fish basket nearby. There were four fish inside. Qinghuang had expended a lot of energy today, so he could stew a pot of fish soup to replenish her body!

“……”

Zhou Xuantian’s mouth twitched. To disregard powerful karmic luck and instead covet a tiny bit of petty advantage, this boy was truly outrageous.

He said no more, directly leading Xie Weilou to fly in a certain direction.

Not long after.

Xie Weilou followed Zhou Xuantian to a mysterious place, where Song Shenfeng had also brought him before.

There were seven great halls here, three on the left, three on the right, and one in front. The hall in front was fiery red, and it was precisely the Fallen Heaven Hall.

Zhou Xuantian led Xie Weilou towards the Fallen Heaven Hall.

Outside the Fallen Heaven Hall.

Zhou Xuantian waved his hand, and the hall door opened, a terrifying force of blazing flames swept out.

He pondered, “Boy, I am willing to give you what’s inside, but whether you can take it away depends on your own fortune.”

Heaven and Earth treasures all possess sentience. Even if he was willing to give it to Xie Weilou, whether the treasure was willing to follow Xie Weilou was not something he could interfere with.

“That is natural.”

Xie Weilou nodded lightly.

“Just go in! I won’t go in.”

Zhou Xuantian looked at the Fallen Heaven Hall before him.

“……”

Xie Weilou did not hesitate and entered the hall directly.

Boom!

The moment he entered the hall, several streaks of blazing flames attacked, but these flames could not harm him at all, and he continued to walk forward.

After walking three meters, Xie Weilou saw a lava pool.

In the lava pool, there were nine bronze pillars, forming an encircling formation, with iron chains bound to them.

And within the encirclement of the bronze pillars, an ancient gray stele floated, sealed by iron chains.

The stele was covered with mysterious runes, ancient and extraordinary. Some areas had cracks, as if shattered by some powerful force. On the stele were three characters: heaven suppressing stele!

“heaven suppressing stele?”

Xie Weilou gazed at the gray stele in front of him, a strange look in his eyes.

The stele’s aura was restrained, its runes ancient, and it didn’t appear to possess much power, yet it gave him an extremely profound feeling, as if it were a peerless divine artifact, harboring terrifying murderous intent.

After staring at those three characters for a moment, Xie Weilou felt a stinging sensation in his eyes and a dizzy spell in his mind.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

At this moment, the Heavenly Book vibrated, emitting a mysterious power.

Rumble!

The heaven suppressing stele also instantly vibrated, its iron chains exploded, the nine bronze pillars around it shattered, lava splattered, runes revived, an ancient pressure permeated, and a powerful aura surged towards Xie Weilou.

“It seems that the heaven suppressing stele was what caused the Heavenly Book’s anomaly last time.”

Xie Weilou thought to himself.

Buzz!

The aura of the Heavenly Book strengthened again, a mysterious power erupted, sealing the heaven suppressing stele.

Whoosh!

The heaven suppressing stele transformed into a fleeting ray of light, instantly flying towards Xie Weilou.

“……”

Xie Weilou only felt a giant mountain approaching, its pressure incredibly terrifying, but he did not resist.

As the heaven suppressing stele approached him, it transformed into a beam of light and surged into his glabella…