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Shi Ying was not saying a word, nor did he tried to express gratitude, he was just clutching the Jade Bone in his hand, thinking deeply about something, when suddenly he opened his mouth to ask a strange question, “More than a hundred years ago, was there once a Divine Priest in Jiuyi… who made it through the Hell of Ten Thousand Tribulations alive?”

“What?” The Grand Master was a bit stunned, wondering why he would suddenly ask such question, “One hundred and twenty-seven years before you, there was indeed a Divine Priest who broke his vow and returned to the earthly world after undergoing the Five Thunder Heavenly Punishments, and when he left, he even took away a Sacred Artifact from the temple – that Divine Priest, supposedly, was in a very close relationship with…”

At this point, the Grand Master suddenly understood why Shi Ying was asking this question, and after a pause, he nevertheless decided to answer truthfully, “He eloped with the Princess of the Red Clan.”

“Is that so?” The tip of Shi Ying’s eyebrows twitched slightly as a complex expression passed over his face, and he murmured softly, “So, the corpse I saw on the cliff wasn’t him?… That’s great.”

There was a sense of relief in his tone, as if he actually knew the man from a hundred years ago.

“That Divine Priest descended from the mountain alive and set off with the Princess of the Red Clan, and his whereabouts have remained unknown ever since.” The Grand Master knew what was on his mind and couldn’t help but sigh, “Those women from the Desert are by nature passionate and free-spirited, they dare to love and hate, they are just like a bundle of fire… which is truly a cultivator’s natural nemesis.”

Shi Ying refrained from speaking, he just lowered his eyes looking at the Jade Bone in his hand, and suddenly coughed a few times.

“What?” The Grand Master glanced at him and asked, “Are you not feeling well?”

Shi Ying shook his head, “It’s nothing serious.”

“I could also tell that there is nothing seriously wrong with you – when you suddenly vomited blood just now, it was just a sudden outburst of anger,” the old man looked at him with an insightful expression in his eyes and sighed, ” I had never expected you to become so restless, you cultivated from a young age just to learn how to have a heart as calm as water. But a mere girl has caused you to have such a confused state of mind, what a sinful fate…”

Shi Ying gripped the Jade Bone tightly, his eyes gradually turning a little annoyed, and refrained from answering to the Grand Master’s remarks.

“However, it’s good that she has spoken up now, rather than delaying it any further.” The Grand Master stared at him, his tone apparently objective and calm, but every word stung his ears, “I know you didn’t kill that shark for personal revenge, but for the sake of the great cause of Kongsang – unfortunately, that girl is unable to understand you and can’t get past that hurdle in her heart. If only she could…”

“Stop talking! Don’t say it!” In that instant, Shi Ying suddenly burst out.

The anger in his voice soared, with a rage and fury that were rarely seen coming from him in the past – the Grand Master was slightly startled and stopped speaking, fearing that he would enrage the young man again, and fell silent.

After a moment, Shi Ying calmed down and simply said, “I’m sorry. I don’t want to talk with anyone about this right now.”

“Okay.” The Grand Master nodded, and decided to not carry on the subject any further.

After a moment of silence, Shi Ying addressed him once again and asked, “Before stepping into the Hell of Ten Thousand Tribulations, you said you had something important to tell me – what was it?”

The Grand Master stared blankly for a moment before recalling the situation and said soberly, “Yes. I came to tell you something important: your father is critically ill, and I fear that he will not live for much longer.”

What? Shi Ying’s eyes finally shifted for a moment as he stared up at the old man.

Da Si Ming looked at his expression carefully, as if trying to grasp his inner thoughts, and said, “Since you have now passed the test of the Hell of Ten Thousand Tribulations and taken off the Divine Robe, follow me back to the Imperial Capital in the position of an imperial descendant, in order to pay respects to your long-suffering father. Shall we?”

Shi Ying became silent, his face cold and impenetrable, and made no attempt to give his consent.

The Grand Master frowned slightly, “You have not seen each other as father and son for more than twenty years… Now that he is like this, don’t you want to see him one last time?”

“I don’t want to.” Shi Ying replied starkly in just two words.

“…” The Grand Master took a deep breath and did not say anything for a moment.

“Moreover, he may not want to see me either.” Although he was talking about his own father, Shi Ying’s voice was calm and indifferent, “I’ve just stepped away from the priesthood at the moment, so if I return to the Imperial Capital now, all those people will probably assume that I’m not just there to pay my Royal Father a visit. Heh… they would only think I am returning to steal my brother’s throne! I don’t want to trigger civil unrest in the Yunhuang.”

The Grand Master arched his long, white eyebrows, “What, do you really not care about the throne at all?”

Shi Ying nodded, “Not interested in the slightest.”

“What a pity.” The Grand Master gazed at him, gravely lamenting, “Shi Ying, you would have been a very good emperor – a thousand times better than your untalented brother who only knows how to eat, drink and indulge in pleasure!”

“There is no need to belittle Shi Yu so much.” At the mention of his younger brother, the expression on Shi Ying’s face softened a little, and his tone became serene and unbiased, “Although he is not highly educated and has a tendency to be playful and lustful, at least his heart is by no means bad – if he is assisted by you, Grand Master, he will not be a foolish ruler, even if he may not be a brilliant and thriving one.”

“Assist him? Hah…” The Grand Master sneered, “Who is this kid born from Concubine Qing? Is he worthy of being assisted by me?”

Hearing the murderous intent in his sneer, Shi Ying was startled and could not help but glance up at Da Si Ming.

“I am not a Prime Minister, nor am I one of the Kings of the Six Clans, and I cannot afford to take on this responsibility. Besides, is the future of Kongsang supposed to demand me to do my best to help a puddle of mud make it up the wall?”

The Grand Master looked at him, his expression becoming unexpectedly grim and his tone harsh, “Moreover, I don’t have much time left to live – in about seventy years, the great tribulation that will wipe out the kingdom will be upon us! Do you think you can count on that untalented brat when that happens?”

“What?” Shi Ying’s body trembled, and an expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes as he gasped out of breath for a moment, “The Great Tribulation of Annihilation? The Sea Emperor is dead, wasn’t the threat from the Sea Kingdom already completely dispelled?”

“No,” replied the Grand Master, shaking his head, and answering with a single whisper, ” It didn’t.”

The old man’s answer caused Shi Ying to gasp for breath and blurt out, “Impossible!”

“It is true. Despite all that you have done, the future disaster of Kongsang has so far not changed in the slightest.”

The Grand Master stared firmly at Shi Ying and sighed, a sympathetic expression appearing in his eyes, “Alas, you have just finished walking through the Hell of Ten Thousand Tribulations, suffering nine deaths, I originally didn’t want to tell you this information so early… it is too cruel and harsh for you.”

“Impossible!” Shi Ying’s face turned instantly pale as he stood up and pushed open the window.

Outside, the breeze was blowing through, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, a clear and beautiful night had finally arrived at Jiuyi Mountain after a long period of gloom and rain. However, Shi Ying only took one look at the stars before he trembled violently and dropped the jade slip to the ground unexpectedly!

Since his resurrection, it had been cloudy and rainy, so he was never been able to have a proper look at the star chart of the night sky. But now, when he looked up, it was all there in plain sight.

“No…” he muttered with an incredulous look in his eyes, “It’s impossible!”

“After you killed Zhi Yuan, that patch of returning evil remained in its original position and did not vanish, didn’t even weaken.” The Grand Master stared at him, speaking one word at a time, “I really hate to tell you this, Shi Ying – despite your best efforts, unfortunately, your attempt failed.”

“…” Shi Ying’s face turned as grey as death, and his body swayed a little.

The room became at once almost suffocating in its silence.

“Is that right?” After an unknown amount of time, Shi Ying finally spoke, his tone surprisingly had the weakness of a drowning man on the verge of death, murmuring, “So the bloodline of the Sea Emperor… is still in this world? I killed Zhi Yuan… after all, I killed the wrong person?”

“No, of course you didn’t kill the wrong person!” The Grand Master categorically replied, “That man was the Left Envoy of the Restoration Army, the leader of the Shark Rebellion – you did nothing wrong at all in executing such a treacherous leader for Kongsang!”

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