Returning to the Northern High Peak's Jade Capital Crag, the two met Wang Pu. The first thing Wang Pu said upon seeing him was, "It is indeed as you predicted, junior apprentice-brother Yan. It was actually Southern Zhuang who failed to meet with the Brocade Emperor earlier."
He was rather astonished, "I really wonder how Southern Zhuang managed to do it?"
Whatever method he had used, Zhuang Shen having successfully stalled the Brocade Emperor and trapped him for so long was virtually comparable to Yan Zhaoge's feat of resisting the Heaven Emperor.
Qiu Jiahai shook his head, sighing, "Southern Zhuang has already died beneath senior apprentice-uncle Yan's sabre. It will be hard for the Brocade Emperor to even get back at him this time."
"He has always been a person of good standing. It is naturally impossible for him to vent his anger on the remaining people of Phoenix Ritual Mountain's Wutong Slope. He can only forcefully endure the losses he suffered this time."
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge's expression turned rather strange.
He rubbed his temples lightly, saying in a low tone, "It is hard to say this time."
Exchanging glances, Wang Pu and Qiu Jiahai could both tell that Yan Zhaoge was hinting at something, "Junior apprentice-brother Yan, do you know something?"
"I am not clear on the truth of the matter either," Yan Zhaoge answered, "I just have some guesses that have yet to be verified."
Wang Pu and Qiu Jiahai grew interested, "How so?"
Yan Zhaoge hesitated slightly before asking, "What do you think will happen if the Brocade Emperor has another daughter besides Red Lotus Fu?"
These words were earth-shattering. Wang Pu and Qiu Jiahai were stunned on the spot.
After a long while, Wang Pu was the first to regain his wits, his expression solemn, "Nothing might happen, but something major might happen too!"
He said slowly, "If the Brocade Emperor has another daughter besides Red Lotus Fu, it would not be as simple as having an illegitimate daughter!"
The Brocade Emperor had been a playboy for countless years, yet had never had a son.
Many people of the World beyond Worlds were secretly criticizing him.
Later, he had finally had his only daughter, Fu Ting. In the end, some even suspected that the Brocade Emperor had been cuckolded.
It was only when Fu Ting had come of age and roamed the pugilistic world that everyone could tell that she was the Brocade Emperor's flesh and blood that the rumours had gradually died down.
However, this was the opinion of the middle and lower classes. Wang Pu and Qiu Jiahai, who were both disciples of the Sword Emperor, naturally knew that things were not so simple.
From them, Yan Zhaoge had also verified one of his initial guesses.
As the expert of the Grand Clear direct lineage with the highest cultivation base in the current World beyond Worlds, the Brocade Emperor Fu Yunchi was indeed analysing the profundities of Grand Forgetting Emotions, using this as the foundation of his dao.
The Brocade Emperor who was rather ambitious hoped to reproduce the complete Earlier Heaven Five Manifestations through this.
This was actually the reason why the Brocade Emperor had never once touched a single leaf of flowers.
After that, only one scoop of three thousand waters would be taken. This was also the embodiment of this path moving towards a new stage.
The Taishang Wang Qing was not emotionless.
As the Brocade Emperor had experienced countless outstanding women throughout the ages, he too had to devote his emotions to them.
When he was with everyone, his emotions were pure and passionate.
It wasn't until the last person was sublimated to the extreme that Fu Ting, the crystallization of his emotions, appeared.
He did have deep feelings for Fu Ting and doted on her.
At the very least, before he stepped into the next stage, nothing would change. At the same time, it was sincere and pure.
However, if an accident were to happen during the process of cultivation, the situation would be completely different.
That would mean that his entire path might go astray.
"At the end of the day, the Brocade Emperor has already pushed open the door to Immortality, breaking away from the restraints of the mortal world." Qiu Jiahai felt rather disbelief, "A Leakless True Immortal would only be perfect and flawless. There shouldn't be any major problems, right?"
Wang Pu shook his head with a solemn expression on his face, "It would be fine if the Brocade Emperor was not so ambitious. Yet, he just had to use this as his foundation. If anything were to happen here, it would immediately be a great calamity."
Qiu Jiahai frowned, "Having children was the Brocade Emperor's exploration of his dao path after attaining Immortality."
"He had already long since crossed the barrier between Immortals and Immortals at that time, possessing a leakless body. Even if something were to happen, he should still be able to adjust himself, right?"
"Junior apprentice-brother Qiu, you do not know," Wang Pu sighed, "While I do not understand the specifics, I once heard Master mention this."
"Master once said that the Brocade Emperor Fu was lucky to have attained the dao that year, and that he would have to be cautious in the future.
Wang Pu smiled bitterly, "I had always been puzzled by Master's words. Only now do I gradually understand some of them."
Qiu Jiahai was taken aback before he too smiled bitterly.
Yan Zhaoge put a hand on his head, "This really is …"
Actually, he could basically guess that while the Brocade Emperor had been extremely carefree back then, he had also been under pressure.
Having been suppressed, Mars Halberd would eventually be able to see the light of day once more.
The Grand Clear lineage had helped the dragon race suppress Mars Halberd back then. After Mars Halberd had broken out of the seal, he would definitely have sought them out for revenge.
The Brocade Emperor had gradually become a pillar of the Grand Clear direct lineage. This was something that he would have to face sooner or later.
Now, this was proven to be the case.
Mars Halberd had indeed made a comeback.
In the end, it was also the Brocade Emperor who had forced him into retreat.
Sadly, having single-mindedly advanced without caring about the consequences back then, he had also sown the seeds of disaster for himself.
The warmth and coldness of this was like drinking water. Only he himself knew about it.
The Brocade Emperor's attainment of the dao stemmed from the Grand Forgetfulness of Emotions. If something went wrong here, it would be reflected in his own emotions as well.
He just didn't know why the Great Emperor would make such a careless mistake in such an important matter.
He should have only taken one scoop, yet a seed had just been left behind in the other.
As a result, out of the fifty great divination numbers, nine out of forty were used, with the principle of Grand One not being used, forcibly changing from 'one' to 'two'.
"Cultivation deviation at best, falling from the Immortal realm at worst!" Yan Zhaoge sighed, "It just so happened that an outstanding figure like the Brocade Emperor would probably forcibly reverse his condition, preventing his cultivation from falling. In that case, cultivation deviation would be the result …"
His expression was rather strange, "It shouldn't be schizophrenia, right?"
Wang Pu looked at Yan Zhaoge, "Junior Brother Yan, how do you know about this? Also, if I did not hear wrongly, you only asked what would happen if he had another daughter from the start, and not what would happen if he had another son? "
"I cannot be certain whether that is the case or not," Yan Zhaoge said, "Like I said earlier, it was a guess that cannot be verified. It is just that …"
He sighed, "Hearing what you said, senior apprentice-brother Wang, I increasingly feel that my earlier guess was probably correct."
"The reason for this guess is still Southern Zhuang."
Yan Zhaoge narrated the matter of Meng Wan and her mother Liu Xianting. After hearing it, Wang Pu and Qiu Jiahai could only sigh, "Why bother?"
Wang Pu said quietly, "Being able to cause the Brocade Emperor to behave so abnormally, I'm afraid that your guess is close to the truth, junior brother Yan."
The three exchanged looks.
The most pressing question now was already no longer why the Brocade Emperor had become like this.
Instead, it was what he would do next.
A simple madman was not scary.
A rational Emperor could also be negotiated with.
Still, if an Emperor had become a madman, no one could predict what the consequences would be.
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