Above the Great Dao
Chapter 248 - 132: Meeting the True King in the True King’s Tomb_2

Chapter 248: Chapter 132: Meeting the True King in the True King’s Tomb_2

He said that, and Chen Shi suddenly understood.

Back when the True King was buried, far too many important figures died—against all reason!

"Why can the soldiers be revived, but these big shots cannot?" Chen Shi couldn’t comprehend and asked.

Even the learned Li Tianqing could not answer this question.

The Treasure Ship slowly moved forward, and the soldiers continued to transport coffins into the ship. Chen Shi quickly counted; over a hundred and sixty coffins had already fallen from the sky onto the ship in this period.

Even if it was a large clan, essentially all important figures would have been wiped out.

Even if it was a court, it was feared that all the civil and military officials would have been completely buried as well.

Yet, more coffins continued to fall.

Chen Shi and Li Tianqing’s expressions turned grave, and even the dog now wore a serious face.

The red-bibbed doll, seeing their stern expressions, also became serious.

The atmosphere grew somewhat suffocating.

When two hundred and seventeen coffins had fallen, the chain finally stopped sliding, and that unsettling clattering noise came to a halt too.

Moments ago, the sounds were noisy, but now, with the sudden silence, it seemed eerily quiet.

The soldiers, previously busy working, now suddenly stopped their tasks, standing in place, and knelt on one knee, bowing their heads as if welcoming some great figure.

Chen Shi, Li Tianqing, and the dog moved to the bow of the ship to look ahead. The dog, being short, hurriedly propped its front paws on the ship’s rail, eagerly stretching out to look forward.

The Treasure Ship continued to advance at a steady pace; the river in front became narrow, a great hall was split by divine power down the middle, resting on either side, resplendent in gold and luxurious in the extreme.

On both sides were stone statues of civil and military officials.

These were real statues; they had not been revived.

But straight ahead, the great hall’s White Jade Stairs had not been split. Atop the White Jade Stairs sat an imperial throne.

On the throne sat a man in a crown and dragon robe, his presence like a deep abyss, unfathomable.

He looked as lifelike as if he were still seated on the throne in the Western Capital, guarding the vast lands of the West Bull New Continent, suppressing all evil spirits and demonic calamities.

He was the West King, the king of the West Bull New Continent, the ruler of Great Ming on the West Bull New Continent.

The Great Ming True King.

The Treasure Ship’s advance slowed even more as it arrived here, and again the sound of the moving chains reached them.

The True King, along with his throne, slowly sank down, landing atop the Great Ming Treasure Ship.

Chen Shi immediately turned and ran toward the True King’s throne.

"Little Ten, come back!" Li Tianqing called out.

Chen Shi didn’t stop but continued toward the True King’s throne. Li Tianqing gritted his teeth and followed him, steeling himself.

Chen Shi reached one side of the throne and looked up at the True King seated above. His face was square, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, his demeanour commanding and his stature imposing—the very image of a king.

Despite the distracting pearls hanging from the imperial crown, Chen Shi still saw a thin golden line around his neck—a seam left by a master craftsman who stitched the corpse back together!

The True King—someone had severed his head!

A buzzing filled Chen Shi’s ears.

Even if one mastered the Water and Fire Refining Technique, being beheaded would still lead to death!

The Water and Fire Refining Technique was only a method for cultivating the Corpse Disintegration Immortal; after Corpse Disintegration, one would recreate a body and ascend to immortality.

But what if someone who had mastered the Water and Fire Refining Technique was still killed? Could they be revived?

Water and Fire Refining could only bring one back to life seven hundred and forty years after the regular lifespan had ended, but the bones had to be intact.

The True King clearly could not be revived.

Li Tianqing came to his side and also saw this scene. His heart pounded violently, and he quickly grabbed Chen Shi’s hand, whispering urgently, "Let’s find a way to get out of here!"

He had just said this when, suddenly, the West King Jade Seal in Chen Shi’s hand flew up on its own, producing a blinding light that made them unable to open their eyes.

When the light dissipated, they saw the West King Jade Seal slowly fall into the True King’s palm!

Suddenly, the True King’s hand moved slightly, grasping the seal that symbolized absolute royal authority in the West Bull New Continent.

"Is the True King alive?!"

Their hearts raced, unsure of what to do next.

The True King’s corpse slowly raised a hand, examining the Jade Seal, and it seemed as if divine light flowed beneath his eyelids, almost as if he were still alive.

He slowly unfurled his palm, and the West King Jade Seal began to float up gently, radiating a soft glow, no longer as blindingly bright as before.

The West King Jade Seal flew forward, and Chen Shi hurriedly turned around, stepping forward to chase the Jade Seal.

"Soldiers, we are going home."

Behind him seemed to echo a deep and majestic voice, filled with longing for his homeland. Chen Shi paused, turning back to look at the True King’s throne, where silence reigned.

The Great Ming soldiers kneeling on the deck rose to their feet, eagerness shining in their eyes.

"Home!" they chanted softly.

Their yearning joined together, forming a powerful stream of solidarity that became the driving force behind their determination.

It had been many years since they left home.

They had always been at war, and ever since their arrival in the West Bull New Continent, they had been battling Evil Spirits to protect the citizens of Great Ming.

It had been a long time since they had been home.

The True King had passed away, the court was no more.

Their True King, with his last lingering will, wished to take them back to their homeland.

Home, to see once again their land and the people upon it.

The soldiers busied themselves, and the speed of the Great Ming Treasure Ship gradually increased.

Chen Shi hesitated no more, immediately turning to pursue the West King Jade Seal.

The Great Ming Treasure Ship accelerated, and Chen Shi weaved through the bustling soldiers, looking up only to see the West King Jade Seal flying higher and illuminating the sky above the True King’s Tomb.

The mountain’s interior was hollowed out, and celestial patterns depicted on the firmament were the geographic maps of the fifty provinces of the West Bull New Continent in Great Ming!

Xinxiang!

Quanzhou!

Yudou!

Seashore! Northern Alliance! Juzhou! Pangu! Lanhua! Beilai! Qingzhou! Liuzhou! Lingzhou! Jinzhou! Yin Zhou! Tingzhou! Xianzhou! Youzhou!

...

One by one, the geographic maps lit up and then, suddenly, the scrolls of maps rolled up like painting scrolls, becoming scrolls themselves.

The Xin Xiang Province geographic map whizzed, absorbed into the West King Jade Seal.

Chen Shi leapt into the sky, stepping on the Tianxuan star, soared upward, reaching for the West King Jade Seal in the air.

"Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!"

Streaks of light successively entered the Jade Seal, and in an instant, the geographic maps of all fifty provinces were contained within the Jade Seal!

Chen Shi grasped the Jade Seal, his ascending momentum exhausted, he started to fall.

The Three Light Righteous Qi Technique did grant him the ability to hover in the air through the Beidou Seven Refinements, but it was only a brief stay, and the height to which he had surged was already impressive.

Below, the Great Ming Treasure Ship had sailed dozens of yards away, and as he was about to plunge into the dark river waters, suddenly, an invisible True Qi Jade Wheel came flying, landing perfectly under his feet.

The Six Yin Jade Wheel! freeωebnovēl.c૦m

This Jade Wheel was incredibly sharp, a deadly technique of the Li Family, yet it became his foothold.

Chen Shi pushed off, propelling himself forward, and just as his figure was about to fall again, another Six Yin Jade Wheel came spinning toward him, landing precisely under his feet.

Chen Shi sprinted forward with all his might, the Six Yin Jade Wheel always arriving just in time beneath his feet.

He chased all the way and finally caught up with the Great Ming Treasure Ship.

Just as he landed on the ship, the roar of rushing water reached his ears; the Great Ming Treasure Ship burst forth from a vast waterfall, careening out of the mountain amidst violent turbulence!

Daylight entered their sights, and Chen Shi quickly looked around, only to see that the ship had already left the range of Qianyang Mountain, sailing upon the expansive waters of the De River.

Huge Wind Talisman planks were erected, propelling the sails.

The Treasure Ship was setting sail, gaining speed rapidly!

The rumbling from behind them continued, and as Chen Shi looked back, the split mountain was closing.

"Move fast!"

Li Tianqing leapt overboard, calling out, "If we don’t leave now, we’ll be carried to the Sea of Darkness by this ship!"

The Treasure Ship was too fast; the villages and forests on both banks flashed by like fleeting shadows. The moment Li Tianqing jumped from the ship, he hit the river water hard, tumbling and bouncing along.

He managed to steady himself only to see the Treasure Ship surging forward ahead!

Just as he was about to follow, he saw a figure riding a dog leap from the ship, both the person and the dog crashing onto the river surface, tumbling uncontrollably!

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