Chapter 160 – The Legendary Four Holy Places

“Gu Qiu Hong?” Lan Xueruo’s words caused Yun Che to be surprised for a moment, and then he fell into deep thought. The person who could allow Cang Wanchu to allow a slash on his body, or his heart area, must be someone he trusted or was extremely close to. Yun Che had originally thought that it would be the Crown Prince or the Third Prince or some other prince, but to his surprise, the person that Lan Xueruo had called out was actually Gu Qiu Hong.

And as Lan Xueruo had said, it seemed that Gu Qiu Hong simply did not have the reason to be so intentional about harming Cang Wan Yu, unless ……

“Yun Che……” Cang Wangu’s expression was incomparably complex as he asked with some difficulty, “Is this kind of compulsion that exists in the heart vein extremely difficult to be discovered?”

Yun Che understood why he asked this and said with a straight face, “It is indeed difficult for the average healer, especially those who have no dabbling in parasites, to discover its existence. However, if Gu Qiu Hong’s medical skills are really as superior as the legends, it’s impossible that he wouldn’t be able to discover the existence of the ‘Soul Devouring Same Life Compulsion’. Of course, if it was him who placed the compulsion …… he certainly ‘couldn’t’ discover it.”

“I understand ……,” Cang Wan Yu heavily exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, his body leaning back on the couch, his face pale, as if he had aged a lot again all of a sudden: “Yue’er, there will be no mistake, all the facts are proving that the one who placed the compulsion The person who cast the parasites is Gu Qiu Hong. This scar on my chest was left by him three years ago, and it was also after that day that I was seriously ill for three whole years. Yun Che has already forced the compulsion out for us to see, it does exist, this is the most real fact, and everything …… else is fake.”

At this moment, he felt that he had been an emperor in vain, these three years, he had actually been trusting and even respecting a person who had poisoned him, and at this time, when he thought about it, his own hall of Cangfeng Emperor, was simply like a fool being played in the palm of his hand …… when it was really stupid and ridiculous to the extreme.

“But, why did the ancient master do this? Our royal family has always been on good terms with him, even Father Emperor has a lot of respect for him, how could he do such a thing?” Lan Xueruo still found it hard to accept, her lips tightly biting together.

“He may not have a direct reason, but he must have an indirect reason. For example, the rebellious sons Cang Lin and Cang Shuo have some kind of deal with him …… It could also involve the Xiao Sect or the Burning Sky Sect. And …… Yue’er, your heart is too pure, you have always respected Gu Qiuhong and even regarded him as a saint. However, when I interacted with him in my early years, I realized that his heart nature was not as virtuous and harmless as it appeared to be. On the contrary, he would, at times, secretly do some disgraceful deeds. However, the high level of his medical skills cannot be questioned, so I have always endeavored to befriend him. But there are too many people who want to befriend him, and compared to those huge sects, my status as an emperor may be nothing at all.”

Cang Wan Gully shook his head, sadness showing on his face. As an emperor, he had been brutalized to such an extent without a sound, and had been bedridden for three whole years, hardly able to stay in his chambers, simply not far from being dead. Moreover, if he wasn’t “sick”, Cang Lin and Cang Shuo would not have dared to act rashly, and would not have had the opportunity to lead the wolf into the house.

“Yun Che, thank you, if it wasn’t for you, I might have died an unexplained death, and at the end of my life, I might still be ignorant enough to be grateful to the person who harmed me.” Cang Wan Gul smiled self-deprecatingly, “It’s really shameful that I questioned your medical skills before.”

“Your Majesty, you must not say that.” Yun Che hurriedly waved his hand, “Your Majesty, regarding this matter of you being poisoned by the parasites, I have a doubt, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me an answer. Of course, if this matter involves the hidden secrets of the royal family, Your Majesty can completely not have to answer me.”

“You ask. I am already a crippled life, and my last wish is all on Yue’er. You are the person Yue’er trusts the most, so I have no secrets from you, either.” Cang Wan Gully closed his eyes, his face calm and waveless.

Yun Che was moved for a moment …… How heavy these words were when they came from the mouth of an emperor. These short few words projected the grayness in Cang Wangu’s heart, and even more so, the doting love for Lan Xueruo. After being bedridden for three years, he finally saw clearly what the most valuable asset he had always possessed in his life was……. It wasn’t his imperial throne, it wasn’t the courtiers and seven sons that he had always loved so much, but rather, it was his only daughter.

Yun Che slowly said: ”As far as I know, the cultivation of the Soul Devouring Same Life Compulsion is extremely difficult, not only is the source of the compulsion hard to find, but also in the cultivation, there can only be at most one success out of a thousand compulsion seeds, and all the others are dead compulsion. Therefore, to obtain a Soul Devouring Companion, it would take a lot of time and cost. After entering the body, it is extremely difficult to be detected, the compulsion will be physically weak, rapid aging, within five years will die, after the death of the soul-devouring compulsion is also synchronized with the death of the soul-devouring compulsion, in the body of the compulsion into a puddle of blood, will not leave any traces of the existence of the compulsion. Therefore, this kind of compulsion is usually used to assassinate a person without any traces, making it impossible for people to discover the real cause of his death, but rather assuming that he died of an illness.”

“But I heard rumors that both the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were eager to fight for the throne, with the Xiao Sect and the Burning Sky Sect secretly pushing for it. The reason why Gu Qiu Hong put a compulsion on the Emperor must have something to do with them. But since they were eager to let the Emperor die, why didn’t they use the faster means of assassination and poisoning, but instead went through the trouble of using this method that was not only troublesome, but also took a longer time to kill? If Xiao Sect and Burning Sky Sect really have that kind of ambition, it should only be normal for them to choose to assassinate or poison in secret. The only explanation I can think of …… is that behind the Emperor, there is something that both the Xiao Sect and the Burning Heaven Sect are afraid of, making them not dare to leave any traces behind?”

When Yun Che was halfway through his sentence, Cang Wan Gully knew what he wanted to ask. When Yun Che’s words fell, he slowly nodded his head, not hiding anything from Yun Che, and replied in a low voice, “It’s because of the Heavenly Sword Villa.”

“Heavenly Sword Villa?”

“The Cangfeng Royal Family, and the Heavenly Sword Villa began on the same day of the same year, and my ancestor, and the founder of the Heavenly Sword Villa were brothers with different surnames who were as close as hands and feet. After the Cangfeng royal family took control of the world’s power, they have been doing their best to promote the growth of the Heavenly Sword Villa until it became the number one clan in the Cangfeng Empire. The Heavenly Sword Villa has also existed as a guardian sect of the royal family. Although the relationship between the Imperial Family and the Heavenly Sword Villa had been gradually estranged over time, there were some agreements between them that had never been broken. They would not interfere half-heartedly in the internal movements of the imperial family, but if an external force threatened the imperial family, they would step in. And, if I were to die from assassination or poisoning, they would also definitely step in and investigate thoroughly.”

“…… But, the Xiao Sect Burning Heaven Sect and the Heavenly Sword Villa are known as the Four Great Sects, so they would be so scornful of the Heavenly Sword Villa?” Yun Che said with some confusion.

Cang Wan Gully shook his head slightly, “You may not know. Although they are known as the Four Great Sects, when it comes to their combined strength, the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace Xiao Sect’s Burning Heaven Sect, even if they were to be added together, would not be able to compare to the Heavenly Sword Villa. Although the Heavenly Sword Villa and them together, but above the level, but to completely beyond them. And the back of the Heavenly Sword Villa. Scenery, it is even more unnerving to the other three great sects.”

“Back . Scenery? The Heavenly Sword Villa still has a back. Scenery?” Yun Che was once again stunned. The Heavenly Sword Villa was already the number one sect in the Cangfeng Empire, it was already the peak, but it actually had a back… Scenery

“Have you ever heard of the Tianxuan Continent’s ‘Four Great Sacred Lands’?” Cang Wan Gully asked.

“The Four Great Sacred Lands …… seems like I once heard Grandpa mention them occasionally ……” Yun Che pondered slightly for a moment, then suddenly said, “But, the Four Great Sacred Lands aren’t things in legends? Could it be that they really exist?”

“Hehe, if we talk about levels, the Four Great Sacred Grounds are indeed legendary and even exist like a myth. Even I, I am not qualified to touch that level, not even qualified to look up to it. Our Cangfeng Empire’s four great clans are as small as ants in front of these four holy lands. As long as these four holy lands are willing, destroying the seven Tianxuan countries would be a breeze.”

“Surprisingly …… there is still such an existence.” Yun Che’s heart was shaken, “Could it be that the backdrop of Heavenly Sword Villa is one of the Four Great Sacred Lands? Scenery, is one of the Four Great Sacred Lands?”

“There is no mistake.” Cang Wan Gully slowly nodded his head, “The Imperial Extremity Sanctuary Sun Moon Divine Palace Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain Supreme Sea Palace …… These are the names of Tian Xuan’s four great sacred lands. They exist due to some sort of ‘guardian’ mission and never participate and interfere in the fights between the seven nations. The Heavenly Sword Villa, on the other hand, was connected to the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain of the Four Great Holy Lands. Because the originator of the Heavenly Sword Villa was the oldest son of a certain Jun Xuan realm supreme powerhouse of the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain, but due to his poor qualifications, he was not qualified to stay in the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain and was thus expelled, and later on, he founded the Heavenly Sword Villa on this piece of land, and the sword technique used by the Heavenly Sword Villa also had the shadow of the ‘Heavenly Mighty Sword Technique’. ”

An outcast from the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain was actually able to establish the number one sect in the Cangfeng Empire. The terror of these Four Great Holy Lands is simply unimaginable.

“Because of our ancestor’s relationship, the Heavenly Sword Villa would make offerings to the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain every three years, and initially the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain ignored it, but later on, it finally accepted it, and it also allowed the Heavenly Sword Villa to build a connection with the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain in this regard. Although this thread of connection is very shallow and fragile, but that is after all the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain, even if it is only a trace, but also let the Heavenly Sword Villa become no one dares to bully, no one dares to mess with. I have also heard that the Heavenly Mighty Sword Domain secretly deposited a ‘Demon Man’ with extremely high status in the Heavenly Sword Villa a hundred years ago, so it can be seen that there is also a certain amount of importance attached to the Heavenly Sword Villa.”

“The great clans of the Cangfeng Empire have been fighting openly and secretly for years, but no clan has ever thought of shaking the Heavenly Sword Villa’s position as the number one clan. They want me to die, but they also have to be concerned about the Heavenly Sword Villa, thus using this method that won’t leave any traces is really more than normal.”

After Cang Wan Gully finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, his face full of exhaustion.

Yun Che did not speak for a long time, silently digesting what Cang Wansu said.

The words between them, the distraught Lan Xueruo didn’t listen to too much of them, and these, too, weren’t the things she was most concerned about, as she pulled on Yun Che’s sleeve and nervously said, “Senior Brother Yun, you haven’t told us …… since you know about this kind of compulsion, is there a method that can undo this kind of compulsion? ”

Yun Che continued to be silent for a while, then nodded slightly, “There is.”

“Ah–” Lan Xueruo let out a pleasantly surprised cry, and her pair of beautiful eyes instantly became incomparably bright. Cang Wan Gul also opened his eyes in an instant, his gray gaze revealing a longing radiance, “Yun Che, are you …… serious about what you said? This isn’t an unsolvable compulsion?”

“All things are in balance and mutually exclusive. In this world, there is no compulsion that cannot be solved. It’s just that to solve the ‘Soul Devouring Same Life Compulsion’, it’s extremely easy to say it’s easy, but it’s …… harder to say it’s hard.” Yun Che said calmly.

“How exactly is it going to be solved?” Lan Xueruo tightly grasped Yun Che’s arm, her face flushed with excitement, “As long as I can save Father Emperor, even if it’s even more difficult, I will definitely do it.”

“Soul Burning Flower.” Yun Che looked at Lan Xueruo and softly said the name: “With just one petal of the Soul Burning Flower, I can unlock the ‘Soul Devouring Same Life Compulsion’ in the Emperor’s body, it’s just that this Soul Burning Flower …… is hard to find in the world. ”

The key word in this chapter is “demon”, everything else is crap.

Next chapter, probably won’t be more until next year …… I’m really not kidding!