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Emperor Shenwu once encountered an otherworldly enemy using the Power of Time in the Outer Domain. If not for his higher Realm, he might not have survived.

After returning to this universe, he hadn't met a Great Emperor following the Time Path. He thought the Cosmic Law of this universe did not allow the birth of a Great Emperor of the Time Path, but today, he unexpectedly met such an emperor in the Tianji Pavilion.

Moreover, this emperor was the Tower Master of the Tianji Pavilion.

Interesting, the Tower Master of the Tianji Pavilion hid quite well.

At this moment, Emperor Shenwu said, "As for everything that happened in the Shenyue Dynasty before, I'll pretend it never happened."

"If something like this happens again, the Shenyue Dynasty and Tianji Pavilion will be at endless odds."

Xuan Tian smiled faintly and then said, "I was unaware of the events in the Shenyue Dynasty at first. Besides, I've already sent the culprit to the Shenyue, you should calm down."

"Moreover, we now have a common enemy, let's not ruin our alliance over trivial matters."

Hearing Xuan Tian's words, Emperor Shenwu snorted coldly and didn't continue the topic.

The most important issue now is indeed not settling scores with the Tianji Pavilion, but finding a way to break the turtle-shell defense of the Daxia Dynasty and dealing with Lu Chen, the legendary Heavenly Emperor.

If Lu Chen is truly the Heavenly Emperor, he must die, otherwise, no other Heavenly Emperor might emerge in this universe.

The universe has a limited capacity, like those Life Worlds, each with rules about what kind of strong individuals can be born and how many, all within the Heavenly Dao Laws.

The universe is the same; the number of Great Emperors is limited, and even more so for a Heavenly Emperor.

According to records from the Ancient Era, a Heavenly Emperor can harness the Cosmic Origin Power and potentially rewrite the Cosmic Law, being the supreme deity of a universe; a second one cannot be born.

Emperor Shenwu wishes to take that step, become the Heavenly Emperor, and he can't allow others who may become Heavenly Emperors to surpass him.

He must eliminate all who have the potential to become a Heavenly Emperor so that he can be at ease.

Emperor Shenwu then asked, "How much do you know about the Barrier of the Daxia Dynasty?"

Xuan Tian replied directly, "That Barrier is constructed from an Immortal Artifact from the Outer Domain."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Shenwu was taken aback, unsure how long it had been since he was this shocked.

"Immortal Artifact?"

"How can this universe allow such an existence?"

Based on what Emperor Shenwu knew, this universe didn't even have an Emperor Artifact, so how could there suddenly be an Immortal Artifact.

Even if, as Xuan Tian said, the Immortal Artifact came from the Outer Domain, it would likely be rejected by the universe's Law, impossible to remain.

Xuan Tian said, "The Era Tribulation is approaching, and the Cosmic Law is in chaos, which is why the Immortal Artifact remained in this universe."

Hearing Xuan Tian's explanation, Emperor Shenwu felt this made some sense. The universe is already extremely chaotic, and the Law has become erratic, making it likely that some rules of the Heavenly Dao could lose their effectiveness.

If that's the case, does it mean there might be other Immortal Artifacts in this universe?

Thinking of this possibility, Emperor Shenwu's heart ignited with desire; to say he wasn't tempted by an Immortal Artifact was impossible.

That's an Immortal Artifact, an existence beyond Emperor Artifact; the Holy Artifact he possessed was nothing compared to an Immortal Artifact.

Emperor Shenwu then said, "I want the Immortal Artifact from the Daxia Dynasty."

He didn't know whether there were other Immortal Artifacts in this universe, but since the Daxia Dynasty had one, he must obtain it after breaking through their defenses.

This treasure couldn't fall into someone else's hands.

Hearing this, Xuan Tian was silent for a moment, then, with a smile, said, "Getting that Immortal Artifact won't be easy."

It's natural that Xuan Tian wouldn't allow that Immortal Artifact to remain in this universe, as anyone obtaining it would pose a significant threat to him, and he wouldn't allow an Immortal Artifact that could threaten his existence.

Even though the Immortal Artifact is only a defensive one.

Of course, Xuan Tian wouldn't directly say this.

After hearing Xuan Tian, Emperor Shenwu asked, "So you can't destroy the Barrier created by that Immortal Artifact either?"

Xuan Tian replied directly, "No."

Hearing Xuan Tian's answer, Emperor Shenwu frowned. If not even Xuan Tian could break the Daxia Dynasty's Barrier, his own ability might be even less.

Although he excelled at killing, when it came to breaking formations or Barriers, he could only use brute force.

The two Ninth Layer emperors of Daxia had already verified that the Barrier wasn't easy to destroy; although he was stronger than the average Ninth Layer Great Emperor, his strength was relative to them.

If two Ninth Layer Great Emperors together couldn't break the Barrier, the chances were high that neither could he. He initially thought the Tianji Pavilion might have a solution, which was why he sought Xuan Tian.

If the Tianji Pavilion had no means to break the barrier of the Daxia Dynasty, what was the point of their existence?

Thinking of this, the Power of Slaughter in Emperor Shenwu stirred again, but he quickly calmed his inner impulses.

It wasn't yet time to turn against Xuan Tian, who was the Time Emperor; he didn't know what methods Xuan Tian might have, so he should probe him further first.

Emperor Shenwu continued, "You once said that the Heavenly Mystery Maiden's deduction ability surpasses yours; I wonder if having her deduce the flaws of the Immortal Artifact would be viable?"

Hearing the mention of Xuan Qingyun, Xuan Tian chuckled and, after a moment, said, "You might not know, but the Heavenly Mystery Maiden probably sided with Lu Chen from the beginning."

This...

Emperor Shenwu's expression instantly darkened.

The Heavenly Mystery Maiden actually sided with Lu Chen?

However, speaking of which, Xuan Tian's speculation wasn't without reason. Ever since Lu Chen went to the Tianchen World, Emperor Shenwu almost couldn't sense him. If Lu Chen hadn't returned to the Shenyue Dynasty to take Chu Yunzhi, it would have taken a long time for him to realize how capable Lu Chen had become.

At that time, he suspected that Lu Chen's Heavenly Mechanism was hidden by the Tianji Pavilion, making it impossible for him to feel Lu Chen's presence through their bloodline, giving Lu Chen the opportunity to grow.

If he had known from the start how capable Lu Chen was, he would have chosen Lu Chen as the object of Reincarnation, not Lu Yanghua.

If the Heavenly Mystery Maiden had calculated Lu Chen's origins early on, she might indeed have sided with Lu Chen from the beginning.

Emperor Shenwu snorted coldly; no wonder he repeatedly sought an alliance with the Heavenly Mystery Maiden against the Era Tribulation, and yet she never agreed. Turns out she had already chosen whom to support.