"Well, this..."
Wu Xiang hesitated, refusing again, "Mr. Chen, the time is not right, the time is not right!"
"Hmm, I feel your sincerity."
Chen Xiao said seriously, "But it's not much."
Wu Xiang: "..."
"Mr. Chen, how about you ask some other questions? For example..."
"For example, about Li Ziqing, right?"
Chen Xiao could already answer before he asked.
Wu Xiang gave an awkward smile but finally nodded, "That's right, given Mr. Chen's relationship with Miss Li, you should be most concerned about the problems Miss Li is facing."
"I am indeed very concerned about Ziqing's issues."
Chen Xiao's expression was blank, then he changed the subject, "However, I don't want to be led by the nose!"
"You'd better let the Iron Masked Man come to see me, otherwise, I don't mind making your soul vanish."
Chen Xiao said the most ruthless words with the calmest expression.
Wu Xiang was clearly flustered, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Mr. Chen, please calm down. Actually, it won't be long before the Sect Master will meet with Mr. Chen."
Wu Xiang said in a panic.
"When?"
Chen Xiao asked coldly.
"When Mr. Chen has gathered the five sacred relics, the Sect Master will meet you then."
Wu Xiang said as if making a promise.
"Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
"Very well, if you have lied to me, the next time we meet, it will be the day your soul vanishes!"
Chen Xiao's words were not a threat, but rather a warning.
"I understand, Mr. Chen."
Wu Xiang looked extremely cautious.
"Now tell me, over the years, what exactly has been going on with your entanglement with Li Ziqing!"
After getting the promise he wanted, Chen Xiao shifted his attention back to Li Ziqing.
The secret of Li Ziqing was the true priority.
Wu Xiang pondered for a moment, as if considering how to speak to Chen Xiao.
A moment later, he began with a question, "Mr. Chen, have you noticed anything unusual about Miss Li?"
"You mean the runes in her meridians?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"That's right. So Mr. Chen already knows."
Wu Xiang nodded, "Those runes are actually passed down from ancient times. They are a set of codes, and also a key."
"I don't know much about the secret of these runes. In fact, our Sect Master has been in seclusion for years, researching these ancient runes. As for the research results, you will probably have to ask him yourself when Mr. Chen meets our Sect Master, because the Sect Master hasn't told me about such things."
Chen Xiao frowned and asked, "Runes passed down from ancient times? How were they passed down?"
"Naturally, through bloodline."
Wu Xiang said, "To be more precise, it is passed down through the maternal bloodline to the eldest daughter."
Hearing this, Chen Xiao thought of something.
His eyes lit up, and he said, "So you deceived Li Ziqing's parents, saying she was a solitary star, just to prevent her from getting pregnant and passing on the runes?"
"Mr. Chen is indeed intelligent!"
Wu Xiang said with a smile, "Miss Li has perfectly inherited the ancient bloodline. For thousands of years, these ancient runes have only appeared completely within her body."
"This seems like a coincidence, but in the grand scheme of things, it was destined!"
Although Wu Xiang's words were vague, Chen Xiao understood them to some extent.
"So what exactly are these runes? And you said it's a key, what can it unlock?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"According to our Sect Master's guess, these ancient runes should contain the power to destroy heaven and earth. By heaven and earth, I mean not only this world of Earth, but also the realm of humans and gods."
"However, this is ultimately just our Sect Master's guess, and there is no definitive conclusion as to whether it is true."
"As for the other question, what it can unlock as a key, I do know a little."
Wu Xiang's dawdling made Chen Xiao impatient, "Get to the point, don't play coy."
"Alright."
After being reprimanded by Chen Xiao, Wu Xiang said concisely, "It is the key to the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor."
Hearing this answer, Chen Xiao's brows furrowed even deeper. He asked suspiciously, "I heard that the five sacred relics are the key to the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor?"
"Not at all, not at all!"
Wu Xiang shook his head and swayed, "Gathering the five sacred relics can summon the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor, but to enter the tomb, the gate must be opened by the holder of the ancient runes."
"Because that tomb was originally left by the Eternal Immortal Emperor for her descendants."
"Wait!"
Chen Xiao interrupted Wu Xiang, "What do you mean by that? The Eternal Immortal Emperor's descendant? Are you saying that Li Ziqing is a descendant of the Eternal Immortal Emperor?"
"Of course, otherwise how could she have the ancient runes in her body?"
Wu Xiang said.
"Then why is it passed down from generation to generation by women?"
Normally, in such situations, it's passed down to men, not women.
After hearing Wu Xiang's answer, Chen Xiao finally understood.
"Because the Eternal Immortal Emperor was a woman herself!"
Hearing this answer, Chen Xiao exclaimed in his heart.
This Eternal Immortal Emperor was not just a woman, but an empress!
With this news, Chen Xiao felt that the trip was worthwhile!
He had originally thought that the runes in Li Ziqing's body were related to the human secret treasure, but unexpectedly, they were related to the Eternal Immortal Emperor.
Hmm? Perhaps the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor is the so-called human secret treasure...
Chen Xiao suddenly realized his thinking had been constrained. After all, secret treasures and tombs were just different names, perhaps they were the same thing.
Chen Xiao fell into thought, and he found his thoughts becoming a little clearer, but his questions also increased.
For example, what treasures were in the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor that made people flock to it?
Wu Xiang would not know the answer to this question either, because the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor had clearly not been opened yet, so Wu Xiang wouldn't know, and asking would be in vain.
However, with the mindset of trying even if there was no chance, Chen Xiao still casually asked.
As Chen Xiao expected, Wu Xiang shook his head and said he didn't know, but what he said next made Chen Xiao's question not in vain.
"The Sect Master once said that whether the Heavenly Dao can be overthrown, the tomb of the Eternal Immortal Emperor is the key. If the tomb can be opened, the rule of the Heavenly Dao can surely be overthrown!"
"Of course, even if it cannot be opened, the Sect Master still has a fifty percent chance!"
"And of that fifty percent chance, at least two parts come from you, Mr. Chen!"