No hope for eternal life

Chapter 256: Emperor Tianqing

Those who can separate the incarnation of divine power are at least cultivators of the Seventh Divine Sea Realm. The most important thing is that the incarnation of divine power and its master share life and death. The incarnation of divine power of the person in front of him is still there, which means that he himself is still alive!

The old man Ziqing saw through Mu Changsheng's thoughts and said calmly: "Don't guess, I am indeed the incarnation of divine power, but my original body is already dead. I used some tricks to preserve the incarnation of divine power in order to find a successor for myself in the future. In my time, there were really no outstanding talents, so I can only look for one in the future."

"Which era are you from, senior?" Mu Changsheng asked carefully.

"I died in the 155,726th year of the Tiansheng calendar." The purple-green old man said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Mu Changsheng instantly guessed the old man's identity and quickly bowed and said, "It turns out that you are the Emperor Tianqing. I am Mu Changsheng from the Tianshuang Realm, and I am honored to meet you, Senior."

There are not many powerful people who died in the 155,726th year of the Tiansheng calendar in history. The most famous one is the Tianqing Emperor. Moreover, the Tianqing Emperor was born in the Tianshui Realm, so the time and place are right.

"You're quite a smart boy." The purple-green old man said with a smile, acknowledging his own identity.

Mu Changsheng was so nervous that he didn't dare to speak. Although he had long guessed that the owner of the black bead was an extraordinary person, he was still shocked by the sight of a Ninth Realm Emperor.

Mu Changsheng also recalled the information about Emperor Tianqing. Emperor Tianshui once ruled the Tianshui Realm for 30,000 years. In the era before Emperor Tianshui, Emperor Tianqing was the strongest person in the Tianshui Realm.

However, Emperor Tianqing is similar to Emperor Tianku of the Tianshuang Realm in that they both don't like to be in charge of things. They are like dragons that are hard to find from head to tail. There are not many historical records of them, only that they have a strange temper and are both good and evil.

Faced with this unpredictable master, Mu Changsheng had to deal with him carefully. After all, Emperor Tianqing was dead and would not be afraid of his identity as a disciple of Lingshan Sect. There would be no way to complain if he killed him.

"Little guy, I see that you know a lot about the history of the Nine Realms. It's just right for you to tell me about the history of the Nine Realms after my death to relieve my boredom." Emperor Tianqing said bluntly.

“Yes.” Mu Changsheng obeyed of course, and talked about the history of the Nine Realms: “It’s a coincidence that not long after the death of the predecessor, the Nine Realms ushered in a great era of talents. First, the Great Emperor Changsheng dominated the Nine Realms, and then You Wushuang, the Great Emperor of Skyfire Chen Xuan, the ancestor of the demon clan Mo Kuangsheng and others emerged in the same generation, and were hailed as the golden generation…”

Hearing the wonderful part, Emperor Tianqing couldn't help but applaud: "I didn't expect that before I die ten thousand years later, the You Clan will have a You Wushuang. What a pity, what a pity, I didn't get to meet You Wushuang."

"Thirty thousand years later, that is, ten thousand years ago, the Nine Realms once again ushered in a great era. Yang Wuji, Feng Rui, Mo Xuansheng, Xiao Busheng and others rose one after another, enough to be on par with You Wushuang's generation..."

When hearing Mu Changsheng talking about Yang Wuji, Feng Rui, the leader of Tianling Sect, and the two swords, Zidian and Qingshuang, Emperor Tianqing said with a strange look on his face: "That guy named Yang Wuji is quite interesting."

But when he heard Mu Changsheng talking about the demons' rebellion in recent years, Emperor Tianqing was filled with righteous indignation again: "The small demons are able to act so violently. You younger generations are really incompetent. When we were there, the demons could only hide in the Heavenly Demon Realm and worry about being wiped out by us all the time."

Mu Changsheng could only listen with his head down as Emperor Tianqing scolded the younger generations for being incompetent, not daring to refute. However, judging from Emperor Tianqing's speech, the other party seemed to be on the side of justice. At least he didn't have to worry about being killed if he disagreed with him.

After Emperor Tianqing finished cursing, his expression seemed a little lonely again. No matter how exciting, good or bad the future world was, it had nothing to do with him. After all, he was only an incarnation of divine power left. The day when the divine power was exhausted would be the day he finally left.

Afterwards, Emperor Tianqing looked at Mu Changsheng and said calmly: "You are a very good kid, very much to my taste, and you have the hope of inheriting my mantle of formation."

"Is there hope?" Mu Changsheng caught the key words and asked in surprise.

Emperor Tianqing glanced at Mu Changsheng and asked, "You don't think that you can get my inheritance just by passing one screening test, do you?"

"I dare not, kid." Mu Changsheng said repeatedly, feeling bitter in his heart. From what Emperor Tianqing said, there would be more tests to come.

"I wonder what the subsequent tests will be?" Mu Changsheng asked tentatively.

"No rush, let's wait until everyone is gathered." Emperor Tianqing said casually.

"Is there anyone else?" Mu Changsheng was surprised again. The first thing he thought of was Mu Xun, who also possessed the black bead. He wondered if Mu Xun would come too.

"Before I died, I created nine black beads and threw them to different places in the nine realms. When the nine black beads gather in the Tianshui Realm again, that will be the day when this inheritance will begin. The nine black beads will bring nine people, and you are just one of them." Emperor Tianqing said lightly.

Mu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. This means that Mu Xun is likely to have come as well.

"The nine people selected by senior are all formation masters?" Mu Changsheng asked tentatively.

“I’m good at more than just formations.” Emperor Tianqing replied, implying that there is more than one formation master among the nine people.

"Has everyone else not passed the first level test?" Mu Changsheng asked again.

Emperor Tianqing smiled: "Why rush? The first level of the test lasts for ten days, and less than three days have passed."

"Didn't the senior tell me that there were only three days?" Mu Changsheng asked doubtfully.

Emperor Tianqing could no longer hold back and laughed out loud, "I just wanted to inspire your fighting spirit and see if you could pass the test within three days. I didn't expect you to actually succeed, hahahaha."

Mu Changsheng's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he was speechless. No wonder history books described Emperor Tianqing as having a strange personality.

Therefore, Mu Changsheng could only accompany Emperor Tianqing and wait for the test results of the other eight people.

Two days later, the second cultivator who passed the test appeared. He was a man in black with decent cultivation. Mu Changsheng felt that the other party's cultivation had probably reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Emperor Tianqing glanced at the man in black and said calmly: "Wait patiently. There will be another test in five days."

The man in black saw at a glance how powerful Emperor Tianqing was, and did not dare to disobey the order, so he said respectfully: "Yes, sir."

After the man in black sat down obediently, he could not help but secretly send a voice message to Mu Changsheng and asked, "I am You Mifeng from the You Clan. What is your name?"

Hearing the other party's identity as a You Clan member, Mu Changsheng's eyes flashed, and he replied in a voice transmission: "I am an outer sect disciple of Lingshan Sect, Mu Changsheng."

When You Mi Feng heard that Mu Changsheng was from Lingshan Sect, he immediately said in a friendly voice: "So you are a fellow Taoist from Lingshan Sect. Your sect master is also the mother of my clan. We are all family. I wonder if you can tell me some information. I will be very grateful."

Mu Changsheng had long guessed that the other party would ask this question, so he did not hide it and immediately told You Mifeng everything he knew.

"Emperor Tianqing!" After understanding the situation, You Mifeng was shocked, and then his eyes became fiery. The inheritance of the emperor, this opportunity can only be encountered once in many years.

Not long after that, another person walked into the stone hall. The man was wearing black clothes and holding a black sword. He looked around vigilantly, and his eyes met Mu Changsheng's for a moment, then they looked away without leaving a trace.

"Mu Xun, you are here too." Mu Changsheng sighed in his heart. The person who came was none other than Mu Xun. When their eyes met, they both tacitly chose to pretend not to know each other, because they didn't know what would happen next, and it might be easier to act if they pretended not to know each other.

In the next few days, three more men and two women entered the stone hall one after another, and they obviously passed the first level of the test.

Until the ten days were up, the ninth person still hadn't arrived at the stone hall. It was likely that he had failed to pass the first level of the test from Emperor Tianqing.

"I don't know if that man was really killed by Emperor Tianqing?" Mu Changsheng had some doubts in his mind.

The next words of Emperor Tianqing just answered Mu Changsheng's question: "Among you, only three people can leave alive in the end."

The eight monks who had passed the first level of the test all changed color when they heard this.

Emperor Tianqing ignored the changes in everyone's emotions and waved his sleeves. The road that everyone came from was blocked, and at the same time three holes appeared on the wall of the stone hall.