"Your foundation is damaged, your cultivation is depleted, and your spirit is gone. Why are you speaking so timidly?
I am your great-ancestor, not your enemy.
Do you think I'd eat you?"
When Emperor Qianyu ascended the throne back then, Great-Ancestor Zhou Taizu had returned to see him once. How proud and confident he was then, as if the world was in his grasp. But now.
Now he was like a dying old man.
Facing him, he even lowered his head timidly.
Therefore, after Zhou Taizu, the Great-Ancestor Zhou Taizu, spoke a few displeased words, he regrettably sent a trace of Martial God Power into Emperor Qianyu's body, which had a slight nourishing effect. Then he had him sit down and continued:
"In recent years, I have been trying to break through to the Martial God realm and become a legendary Earthly Immortal. Unfortunately, I failed. In the process, I was unable to attend to other matters, and I never expected that so many things would happen in the capital and to you over the years.
You are also a useless person. Not only did your own son rebel and force you to abdicate, but you were also unaware of so many former rebels and demonic cult leaders infiltrating the capital, nearly losing your empire.
If you had learned from me, become an emperor for a hundred years, and then abdicated.
And then devoted yourself to cultivating the martial path.
None of this would have happened!"
Although a trace of Martial God Power could not heal Emperor Qianyu's foundation damage, it could still make him feel a little more comfortable. His mood also relaxed a bit at this moment.
He quickly and somewhat aggrievedly pleaded his case:
"Great-Ancestor, it's not that I don't want to relinquish power and insist on being emperor. It's just that my eldest son is too disappointing. If he could break through to the Heavenly Human realm, how could I possibly cling to the imperial throne? But with his Grandmaster realm, what use would it be for him to ascend immediately?
He probably wouldn't be able to hold onto the throne!"
"So what if he can't hold onto it? Don't you still have me?
You're just abdicating, not dying. Never mind, there's no point in discussing this now. As soon as I returned, I heard from the various princes of the royal clan that you have appointed a daughter as the Crown Princess.
The royal clan and officials don't seem very pleased!"
Since it was already in the past, Great-Ancestor Zhou was too lazy to dwell on it. He sighed and quickly moved on, turning to discuss recent events. Da Feng Novel Network.
"Great-Ancestor, although Yun'er is a girl, her talent is extremely high. Not only did she have an epiphany at a young age, but she has also broken through to the Martial Saint realm. Within thirty to fifty years, there is a great chance she will break through to the Martial God realm.
I even suspect that when she ascends the throne.
She might successfully break through to the Martial God realm by borrowing the empire's destiny.
Such talent..."
"Such talent has been wasted by you. Originally, the child could have broken through to Martial Saint on her own, but you insisted on using the empire's destiny to help her break through during her enthronement ceremony.
This has truly ruined that child's martial path foundation."
Great-Ancestor Zhou didn't even wait for Emperor Qianyu to finish before lamenting midway. He then kindly explained:
"Both your path and mine were wrong. It wasn't until recently, when I tried to break through to the Martial God realm and failed to advance to Earthly Immortal, that I realized the hidden dangers of breaking through using destiny.
Breaking through with destiny is a method that severs one's future, and from then on, there are no other possibilities for breakthrough. It means that when you use destiny to break through from Heavenly Human to Martial Saint, from then on, if you want to break through again, you must completely rely on destiny. If destiny is sufficient, you will naturally be able to continue breaking through smoothly. If destiny is insufficient, it means that no matter how hard you try, you will be unable to break through.
Over the years, I have borrowed destiny many times to try and break through.
It's a pity that the destiny of the Great Zhou Empire is likely insufficient to support the birth of an Earthly Immortal, which is why I have never succeeded. I am not sure if it can support the appearance of two Martial Gods. However, your failure to break through to Martial God in previous years is likely related to me borrowing some of the destiny. I am sorry to you!"
Emperor Qianyu wanted to be angry, to be furious, to accuse him, but at this point, what use was his anger, fury, or accusations? In the end, he could only turn all his grievances into a long sigh and generously express his understanding.
He was helpless when his son betrayed him.
Let alone an ancestor betraying his descendant.
"So, what exactly are you back for? Are you here for a visit, or are you trying to break through to Earthly Immortal and want to reclaim the throne, expand the territory, and increase the destiny of the Great Zhou Empire? Just say it directly. I can handle it and understand!"
Regardless of the other party's status as an ancestor or his Martial God realm, it meant he had no choice. Therefore, Emperor Qianyu was too lazy to play coy and simply asked directly. Whatever it was, he would accept it.
After all, the main reason he strongly supported his daughter's succession was to ensure his daughter's safety. If the ancestor returned and reclaimed the throne, his daughter's safety should be assured.
"Alas, don't overthink it. I also sustained a Dao injury when I failed to break through to Earthly Immortal. Although my condition is slightly better than yours, I have also lost the possibility of breaking through again, and my lifespan has been reduced. I can only live for another four to five thousand years.
So I'm not here to demand the throne.
I'm just here to visit.
It is said that Guiyuan leads to another world, and it is also said that once you go to another world, the destiny of this world will no longer affect me. Anyway, I can't break through further here, and spending four to five thousand years in leisurely retirement would be too boring. So I plan to venture into Gui Xu.
This return is just to say goodbye.
Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. From now on, I should not need the destiny of the empire, and I am too lazy to care whether your daughter can hold onto the throne. However, considering her excellent talent, and as my excellent descendant, I will accompany you tomorrow to acknowledge her and formally announce to the world that I am still alive and have long since broken through to Martial God.
This way, even if I head straight to Gui Xu afterwards.
It should still be able to deter the world for another hundred years, and I believe this hundred years will be enough for your daughter to solidify her position on the throne.
If she still can't hold on, then it's her own fault to perish the kingdom."
"By the way, I have a piece of ten-thousand-year profound ice. If used with a secret method, it can freeze a person's body for ten thousand years. I have no use for it, so I'll leave it to you.
When you are about to die, you can use the secret method to freeze yourself. If I can break through to Earthly Immortal and return from Gui Xu, I will try to save you. If not, then forget it. Having some hope is better than no hope. Da Feng Novel.
Whether you use it or not is up to you."
Since they had cleared the air, Great-Ancestor Zhou was too lazy to hide anything. He directly revealed the truth of his return and decided to contribute one last time.
He would endorse and acknowledge Ding Yun as the successor.
And at the same time, deter the major martial arts holy lands.
Emperor Qianyu naturally did not refuse. He quickly agreed and thanked his great-ancestor.
What followed was naturally the negotiation of details.
And on the next day, the imperial clan was notified early to gather at the Ancestral Temple. The officials were not required to attend the morning court and were all to gather at the Ancestral Temple.
To jointly pay respects to His Majesty the Great-Ancestor.