Chapter 846: Seeking Heaven and Earth

This battle erupted swiftly and ended just as fast.

Yet the gains were not small.

Especially for Su Yu—the Martial Emperor had merged his Dao with the world, and the Nether Emperor, a First-Tier, had also merged his Dao with the world; though that fellow hadn’t severed all his paths, a First-Tier was indeed formidable.

Add to that the Great Zhou King, a Second-Tier who had merged with the world.

At this stage, within his own world, Su Yu had already reached the level of a First-Tier.

Outside the world, he stood at a level close to the peak of Second-Tier.

If he could borrow power and return, then outside, Su Yu could barely reach First-Tier as well. Truly, battle was the fastest way for a person to advance. The slain Rule Masters’ scattered energy and rule power—Su Yu had yet to fully absorb them.

Once he did, he might advance a little further on the path of First-Tier. And then there was the Human Emperor, who had casually let his collapsing flesh merge into Su Yu’s world. Su Yu hadn’t paid it much mind, but in truth, the Human Emperor was the Human Emperor.

Even that flesh, nearly burned to ashes, made Su Yu feel that within his world, the Flesh Dao had grown stronger.

At this moment, within his world, the power of two great Daos had faintly reached the Second-Tier level.

The Flesh Dao, and the earlier Nether Death Dao.

…

Su Yu loved to nurture war through war; every battle, for him, was an opportunity.

Because at this moment, he was at a peak period of progress.

If one truly reached the Human Emperor’s level, then fighting and improving again would be extremely difficult.

At this moment, Su Yu exchanged a few words with the Human Emperor. His main concern was that the Human Emperor might feel relieved—that someone else could now bear the responsibility—and that the fire in his heart would dissipate, and then it would truly be over.

The Human Emperor was too gravely wounded!

Still, at this time, Su Yu was also somewhat puzzled. He transmitted his voice: “Your Majesty the Human Emperor, I see that your Sea of Will can rival three First-Tiers. Back then, were you seriously injured by these fellows?”

Such a powerful Human Emperor—even the Three Emperors wouldn’t dare to fight him head-on, would they?

Could it be that seven or eight top-tier experts had besieged the Human Emperor alone back then?

Hearing Su Yu bring this up, the Human Emperor sighed slightly and explained: “A combination of factors—just bad luck, all coming together! At the time, I was preparing to deal with the Immortal Emperor, to cut him down so he wouldn’t keep causing us trouble.”

“Then the weakness period from merging with my future self came early—that’s nothing, I’d expected it—but what was worse, that time there was a great upheaval inside the Heavenly Gate, a riot, and I had to take charge of suppressing the Heavenly Gate… So it all came together. The God Emperor and the others heavily wounded my flesh, and the Heavenly Gate’s phantom shattered, which severely damaged my Sea of Will…”

Su Yu was taken aback.

That unlucky?

The key point was, he hurriedly asked: “Did the Heavenly Gate’s riot affect us too?”

“Mm!”

The Human Emperor thought for a moment and then added: “Not really, it’s just that I’m someone who meddles too much. I didn’t want the Heavenly Gate to open at that time, so I suppressed it for a while. If I had ignored it, the problem wouldn’t have been serious.”

Alright!

Su Yu understood. The Human Emperor’s severe injury was indeed a matter of bad luck, and also related to his meddling too much.

On one hand, you had to deal with the myriad races; on the other, you had to suppress the Heavenly Gate; and then the weakness period arrived… It’s lucky you weren’t killed.

“The Heavenly Gate’s riot… could it have been caused by King Wen and the others clashing with the enemy inside?”

“Possible!”

The Human Emperor couldn’t be sure either. He shook his head and said: “If it were back then, I could still investigate through the Heavenly Gate, but not now. When Old Wen and the others first left, if I had time, I could still look after them a bit… but now I can’t manage that anymore.”

Look after them a bit!

Hearing this, Su Yu’s heart stirred. It seemed that this man might have had some contact with the inside of the Heavenly Gate back then. He suddenly said: “Your Majesty the Human Emperor, were you really tricked by the Martial King, or did you send the Martial King in yourself because King Wen and the others were in danger inside the Heavenly Gate?”

“…”

The Human Emperor looked at him, coughed lightly: “No such thing. I was tricked by Old Wen and the others…”

Heh!

At this moment, Su Yu suddenly had some judgment. The Martial King knew that King Wen had left, knew how to enter the Heavenly Gate, and had indeed found King Wen and the others—was that really the Martial King’s own doing?

Not necessarily, right?

Perhaps the Human Emperor had sensed something, perceived that King Wen and the others were in crisis, and deliberately sent the Martial King?

And the Martial King… might not even know about it.

From some legends, it could be seen that both King Wen and the Human Emperor were the type to calculate everything flawlessly. The Martial King’s change might not have been sudden, but rather caused by the Human Emperor himself.

Of course, the Martial King left with great fanfare. Perhaps the Human Emperor had his own purpose. He had said earlier that driving the myriad races’ experts into the River of Time was a way to borrow their power to suppress the Three Gates from opening.

If the Martial King hadn’t left, how would the myriad races have dared to rebel at that time?

Without rebellion, how could the Human Emperor have had a reason to catch them all in one net and drag them all into the River of Time? Only at that moment was the opportunity most suitable.

In fact, by now, Su Yu could vaguely sense some things.

He could also see some things!

The ancient upheaval might have been entirely within the Human Emperor’s plan from start to finish. The goal was very clear: to suppress the Three Gates to prevent them from opening suddenly, and also to rescue and support King Wen.

Everything was done actively by the Human Emperor.

Indeed, if he hadn’t been active, he couldn’t have taken away all the ancient experts.

Su Yu shook his head and transmitted: “The Martial King took all the blame for you. You should be ashamed!”

The Human Emperor coughed lightly and transmitted back: “Not really. I just told him about it. He had the right to know, didn’t he? You kid… your mind is indeed sharp. At that time, Old Wen was indeed in considerable danger. If Tai Shan hadn’t gone, Old Wen might not have held out. I really couldn’t leave my post, so I had no choice but to let Tai Shan go and support him.”

“Was the Martial King very strong?”

“When he left, he had about twenty Daos.”

The Human Emperor explained: “Once you reach First-Tier, improving even one Dao is extremely difficult! His strength was not weak; after entering, he could assist Old Wen.”

“Didn’t you think about your own side?”

Su Yu was speechless. The Human Emperor laughed and transmitted: “Do you really think I’m weak? I can only say my luck was bad! The early arrival of the weakness period was probably related to the Heavenly Gate’s fluctuations. Too unlucky—there was nothing to be done!”

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been severely injured back then. If he hadn’t been severely injured, he would still have had the chance and the confidence to continue suppressing the myriad races. After all, even when he was severely injured, the myriad races didn’t dare to act rashly.

“Bad luck…”

Su Yu thought for a moment and asked: “Could it have been someone’s scheme?”

“That’s possible!”

The Human Emperor wasn’t surprised. He transmitted: “Wen Yu’s incident, Old Wen going to rescue him, my weakness period arriving early, the Heavenly Gate’s riot… If you connect them, everything is simple. The Three Gates wanted to open—that’s all! They were afraid that I would suppress the Three Gates and not let them open!”

He suddenly seemed a bit proud and laughed: “With me here, the Three Gates won’t open. I can open them whenever I want! There must have been powerful beings inside the Three Gates who sensed this, so they schemed against Wen Yu and the others. Their ultimate goal was to make me open the Three Gates… But in the end, I refused to let them have their way and instead suppressed them for a hundred thousand years!”

Otherwise, the Three Gates might have been opened a hundred thousand years ago.

Su Yu connected the cause and effect and finally laughed: “Your Majesty the Human Emperor, you have many tricks, but you meddle too much!”

“…”

The Human Emperor was unconvinced: “It’s not meddling. As an emperor, the emperor of the heavens—whether it’s Three Gates or Five Gates—I ask you, if an outsider wants to come to your territory, do they need your permission?”

Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

"These fellows want to sneak into your territory. Do you want to kill them?"

Su Yu nodded again.

"These fellows, after you said, 'No entry allowed; if you want to enter, wait until I can kill you all,' chose to sneak in. Tell me, should I intervene?"

Su Yu thought for a moment and nodded again—he had to intervene.

"Then isn't that settled?"

The Human Emperor was speechless. You nodded yourself—how can you call this meddling?

I do enjoy meddling, but this is something I must do. It's a challenge to my supreme authority as the emperor. Don't I have to kill them?

At this point, Su Yu had to agree with him.

True enough—my territory, my rules!

Whether the Three Gates open or not is up to me!

The Human Emperor had the same mindset as Su Yu back then: I'll open them when I want, but you can't sneak in on your own. If I haven't yet prepared to kill you all, and you sneak in, aren't you just opposing me?

Su Yu began to understand this man's mindset—deep down, he was still domineering.

But sometimes, he did things without saying them, giving the impression of an honest man.

It seemed like the beings inside the Three Gates were scheming against him, but in reality, it was he who insisted on sealing the gates, refusing to let the powerful inside come out. They were left with no choice but to deal with him.

"Alright! The powerful inside the Three Gates do need a lesson!"

Su Yu nodded. "I'll let you out when I say you can come out. If you force your way out... then you deserve to be taught a lesson. But it seems the Human Emperor got taught a lesson instead!"

The Human Emperor felt a pang of irritation!

The words were true, but hearing them was still grating!

What kind of talk is that?

Su Yu thought for a moment and then asked, "And what about the myriad races—do they know about the Three Gates?"

The Human Emperor smiled. "They probably know something, though only a few. They've been opposing us for years, and it's not impossible that they've been influenced by the powerful inside the Three Gates—like those who opened the realms during the Creation Era."

So some among the myriad races knew why they were opposing humanity and understood the Human Emperor's goal.

"They knew, and they still dared to meddle?"

"They're not weak—why wouldn't they dare?"

The Human Emperor was exasperated. You underestimate the myriad races? They're formidable too!

Su Yu laughed.

The Human Emperor laughed as well.

As they laughed, the Human Emperor asked, "You've already connected with an existence inside the Heavenly Gate, haven't you?"

"Yes, Gui. Do you know him, Human Emperor?"

"Gui?"

The Human Emperor thought for a moment and shook his head. "Don't know him. A nobody. I'm not familiar with nobodies."

"..."

That was hard to respond to. At least he was a First-Class being, but to the Human Emperor, he was just a nobody—quite the big talk.

Still, Su Yu thought about it and nodded in agreement.

True enough—maybe he had just broken through to First-Class.

Before, he was only Second-Class.

To someone like the Human Emperor, at his peak, if he succeeded in fully opening the heavens, a Second-Class ancient being was hardly worth noticing, let alone caring about.

The Human Emperor didn't pay much attention to this Gui, only warning, "Don't be careless. If he maintains his power for too long, he might be able to descend into the myriad worlds from the Void Gate in his true form... but if he's not strong, there's no need to worry too much."

He added, "If you really want to fish, don't fish recklessly. Fish for the big ones! The weak aren't worth it—because if you kill the one connecting to your Heavenly Gate, it'll be hard to summon another... If I were you, and the opponent wasn't strong, I'd find a chance to go in the other way and first learn about the Heavenly Gate."

Su Yu's eyes flickered.

He looked at the Human Emperor and suddenly asked, "Have you ever entered the Heavenly Gate, Your Majesty?"

The Human Emperor shook his head, then nodded. "I probed it with my will once, but I didn't go deep. A powerful being inside the Heavenly Gate discovered me and kicked me out. Damn it—if it weren't inside the Heavenly Gate, where my will could only penetrate so far, I'd have killed that bastard!"

He had indeed tried to probe. For someone like the Human Emperor, knowing oneself and the enemy was the best strategy.

He wanted to seal the Three Gates, so naturally he needed some understanding of them, especially the Heavenly Gate.

The beings inside the Heavenly Gate wanted to plant stakes in the myriad worlds and understand them; likewise, the Human Emperor had the same idea. Strictly speaking, Wen Wang and Wu Wang were actually stakes the Human Emperor had planted in the Heavenly Gate.

Su Yu laughed again and asked, "And what about the Iron-Eater clan's Yiyue, Wu Wang's mount, and the previous emperor of the Hou clan? I haven't seen them. Do you have other plans for them, Human Emperor?"

He truly hadn't seen them, not even among the myriad races.

"Them?"

The Human Emperor laughed. "They didn't come with us. Didn't you know?"

Su Yu was startled. How would I know? What do you mean they didn't come with you?

"I planted those few inside the Earthly Gate. I don't know if they're dead or alive..."

The Human Emperor sighed and shook his head.

Su Yu was stunned, then said after a long pause, "At that time, you were already in such danger, and you sent them into the Earthly Gate?"

Such audacity—weren't you afraid of death?

The Human Emperor explained, "At first, the situation wasn't so tense. Back then, the Three Gates were in turmoil, and my main goal was to seal them. I couldn't find the Human Gate, Wen Er and the others were at the Heavenly Gate, and the Earthly Gate was in our territory... So of course I had to send some people in! Humans weren't suitable, but the Iron-Eater clan and such were originally evolved from the Chaos Ancient Clans. If they didn't use too many myriad-world techniques, they could disguise themselves as Chaos Ancient Clans."

He explained a few sentences, and Su Yu was impressed. So Yiyue and the others hadn't gone with them—they had entered the Earthly Gate instead.

Were they dead?

Su Yu knew Yiyue wasn't dead.

So that meant the Human Emperor had planted agents in both gates. This aligned with Su Yu's own thoughts—he had also considered sending people into the Earthly Gate, but at the time he needed manpower, so he gave up.

Now it seemed the Human Emperor was quite impressive.

He just overestimated himself and failed against the myriad races.

Yiyue and the others had all gone to the Gate of Hell. No wonder he hadn't seen them this time—he had thought they were lying in ambush among the myriad races.

Seeing Su Yu lost in thought, the Human Emperor asked again, "Anything else you want to know? I might have forgotten some of my own contingencies. If you don't ask, I won't remember. What else do you want to know?"

As a newcomer, Su Yu knew a lot, but compared to the Human Emperor, he was far behind.

He still had doubts, of course, and immediately asked, "Can't your Dao, Human Emperor, form its own system?"

"Not the Dao—the world!"

Su Yu clarified, worried the Human Emperor hadn't understood.

The Human Emperor scoffed—of course he understood. He quickly explained, "It's not perfect, but it's not impossible to form a system. It's just that my original idea was different from yours. I wanted to use the River of Time to quickly perfect my own Dao. And since I lacked a foundational treasure at the time, I directly opened it above the River of Time. That way, the Dao could grow quickly, but it had drawbacks—many drawbacks. First, it couldn't be easily moved. Second, it would be interfered with by the river's countercurrent. Third, for now, it couldn't form a closed loop—a closed world."

Su Yu rolled his eyes. "So it's still not perfect?"

A heap of reasons, but the crux is that the Human Sovereign’s realm is still imperfect. Su Yu has formed a closed loop; the Human Sovereign’s cannot compare.

The Human Sovereign gave a light cough—why put it so bluntly?

Besides, back then, the realm was merely an aid to him; his own Great Path was the priority. He had planned to wait until the realm grew stronger, then merge the Path into it, thus avoiding a period of power vacuum.

Pity, he never got to see that day.

The two chatted for a while. The Human Sovereign noticed that their respective people still stood in distinct groups, and suddenly laughed: “No need to stand on ceremony. Su Yu has many acquaintances here too—Snow King, your daughter is here, I’ve seen her. Go ahead, reunite with kin, chat among yourselves. The myriad races won’t dare act rashly for now. Am I not still alive? Why all this grim solemnity?”

He and Su Yu were deep in conversation, while everyone else watched in silence. The Human Sovereign thought it best to first foster ties between the two sides; after all, they would have to face the enemy together.

Hearing this, the crowd breathed a slight sigh of relief. In truth, Snow King and a few others had been eager for some time, but since the top figures on both sides had not yet spoken, they refrained from exchanging pleasantries.

Soon, from the Human Sovereign’s side, Snow King swiftly strode toward her daughter. Snow Orchid’s gaze was complex; she too had long wished to speak with her mother. For Snow King and her kind, perhaps not much time had passed.

But for the mighty of the myriad realms, a hundred thousand years had gone by!

Too long!

…

Su Yu watched for a while and chuckled.

There were still many ancient powerhouses on his side—Yingwu, Nanxi, Zhennan, Wuji…

All were ancients.

Some had once followed strong ones who still lived; others, like certain Human Kings, had long since fallen in battle.

Now, the Human Sovereign was introducing these powerhouses to Su Yu: “On my side, those at the First-Class Realm are Ming King, Zhenwu King, and Ming King’s Dao companion—just call her Ming King’s Consort. For now, only these three have reached First-Class. War King is close!”

Only three. Su Yu nodded slightly—not many.

On the myriad races’ side, Immortal Sovereign, Demon Sovereign, Divine Sovereign, Dragon Sovereign, Phoenix Sovereign, Nether Sovereign, and Spirit Sovereign all seemed to be First-Class, though a few felt like they had just broken through. That still made seven.

Seeing Su Yu lost in thought, the Human Sovereign added, “Actually, there were others close to First-Class before, but they died in battle…”

Su Yu nodded again.

The Human Sovereign continued, “As for War King and Martial Sovereign, let them settle it themselves. Perhaps Martial Sovereign will die before reaching the Heavenly Gate, or maybe they’ll never meet, both perishing—then there’s no need to worry. As for Zhenwu King, she’s straightforward, soft-hearted but stubborn. Don’t take her too seriously; she’s actually quite easy to persuade. If she weren’t, Taishan would have been beaten to death long ago for taking so many Dao companions. Taishan may be simple, but he knows how to coax his partner…”

“…”

Su Yu was speechless. Why are you telling me this?

Really!

Su Yu didn’t dwell on it. At the moment, he was still absorbing and digesting some gains, and while doing so, he said, “Enough of that. The urgent matter isn’t this, but your recovery, Human Sovereign!”

“Me?”

The Human Sovereign sighed: “Nonsense. If I could recover, I would have done so long ago. Why wait until now? Besides, my injuries are even worse now. As for merging into the realm or the Great Path to become its spirit…”

He hesitated, then said, “That might be a way to survive, but the risk is enormous. My realm and my Path are both very powerful; I might not succeed in becoming a spirit. If it fails, both Path and self will be destroyed. In that case, I’d rather leave something behind to bless future generations.

“For instance, the Human Sovereign Path I’ve established—I named it myself. Perhaps I can find someone to inherit it. Even if they’re not as strong as me, they might still become a First-Class. My realm, if someone inherits it, might also produce a First-Class in the myriad realms…”

His thinking was simple: if he failed, everything would be lost. Better to lend a hand while alive, perhaps creating two First-Class powerhouses.

He had mastered his own Path—what he called the Human Sovereign Path. And his realm, even if not merged with Su Yu, could be inherited by someone else. Even if the realm couldn’t be moved, the inheritor would possess First-Class power in the myriad realms.

But if he tried to become a spirit and failed, his Path would collapse, and he could no longer help anyone inherit it.

“I only ever believe in myself!”

Su Yu looked at him: “Human Sovereign, aren’t you different from me? Do you always prefer to place hope in others?”

The Human Sovereign fell silent.

It was a difficult choice.

He knew Su Yu wanted him to live, but at this moment, the Human Sovereign still smiled: “Think it over. If I die, I can make arrangements in advance. Ming King and the others have seen your achievements… they’ll likely submit to you. You don’t need to contend with me; you’re not one to bow to others. But as long as I live, don’t even think about controlling Ming King and the rest!”

Su Yu sneered, dismissive: “So what?”

“…”

You’re arrogant!

The Human Sovereign was speechless. On my side, there are three First-Class; on yours, even the Second-Class are gone. What are you so proud of!

“Let’s deal with the myriad races’ trouble first!”

Su Yu didn’t take the bait, and quickly said, “Though the myriad races suffered heavy losses this time, their First-Class combat power is almost unscathed. Only Nether Sovereign is gravely wounded; the others are fine. Defeating the myriad races… is difficult!”

The Human Sovereign nodded, agreeing: “Indeed, it’s very difficult, especially in my current state. Even if you have First-Class power now, that’s only four of us against seven. If the other forces are equal, it’s a stalemate. Even if we win, it would be a pyrrhic victory. A war of mutual destruction shouldn’t be started lightly. If it’s truly impossible…”

He paused, then said, “Then wait. Or return to the myriad realms now, lift the blockade, and prepare for the opening of the Three Gates. For now, coexist peacefully with the myriad races!”

He added, “Also, the myriad races were willing to lie low back then. Now that our power has risen, they might not be determined to fight to the death. Perhaps we can try to negotiate an alliance again!”

But Su Yu shook his head: “Alliances have too many drawbacks. We’d always have to guard against a backstab. Even if we do ally, it shouldn’t be like this. We need to cripple them first—kill half their strength, and make the other half our dogs. Raising a tiger is no good!”

The Human Sovereign looked at Su Yu again. This kid was truly wild.

“But think carefully. Now… it’s very hard to cripple them!”

The Human Sovereign understood, but the problem was that even if Su Yu had reached First-Class, so what?

The enemy was too strong!

If the myriad races weren’t divided, even after losing dozens of Rule Masters, they wouldn’t fear you. Knowing the Human Sovereign was crippled, if they could unite and be ambitious, they should attack now!

Su Yu fell into deep thought.

This time, he had gained a lot, pushing himself to First-Class. Outside his realm, without borrowing power, he had about 15 Dao forces; with borrowing, 16 was no problem. Inside his realm, he could exert at least 17 or even 18 Dao forces.

But such strength could at most handle one First-Class enemy.

Indeed, as the Human Sovereign said, fighting the myriad races now was extremely difficult. Either choose a desperate battle, or…

Otherwise, using the same tactic to weaken the myriad races again was nearly impossible!

After a moment of deliberation, Su Yu said, “Human Sovereign, you should recover as soon as possible. Even if you can’t regain your full strength, being able to handle one or two First-Class would help. As for me… my main goal is still to expand my realm and perfect my Path!”

How to perfect it?

Su Yu thought for a moment, then asked, “Human Sovereign, you know something about the Heavenly Gate. Do you think I have a chance to improve inside the Heavenly Gate, then strike back at the myriad races, kill more to strengthen myself, and finally deal with the Three Gates?”

“Inside the Heavenly Gate…”

The Human Sovereign fell into contemplation, his eyes flickering. Suddenly, he said, “Maybe there’s a way, but you’re not strong enough yet!”

He thought again, then suddenly smiled: “Find a way to locate Wen the Second’s realm! See if we can open a phantom of the Heavenly Gate and lure Wen the Second over. He might have a solution—he knows the Heavenly Gate best…”

Su Yu’s heart stirred: “Realm? Wen King’s realm… he didn’t take it?”

“Nonsense!”

The Human Sovereign shook his head: “His realm can’t be easily moved either. Including yours—if yours could be moved easily, why didn’t you bring it here?”

Su Yu smiled, a meaningful smile: “Your Majesty doesn’t really think my realm can’t be moved easily, do you? I just don’t want to move it yet!”

“Oh?”

The Human Emperor was startled, and Su Yu said with a smile, “Actually, if I wanted to move it, I still could! I use the Human Sovereign Seal as the foundation, but I haven’t set the endpoint yet. If I could find a supreme treasure as the endpoint, or even close the loop and return to the Human Sovereign Seal, then I could just carry the seal with me. Or better yet, merge the seal into my Civilization Chronicle, which is my own Dao-proving treasure… At that point, I would become Heaven and Earth itself!”

Forcibly moving it wasn’t impossible.

It was just that it would damage the foundation, so Su Yu wasn’t too keen on doing it.

But from what the Human Emperor said, they truly couldn’t move it easily.

Su Yu found it a bit odd: “Your Heaven and Earth—the completion rate of the Great Dao is too low. Why is that?”

“…”

The Human Emperor was speechless. After a long pause, he said, “It’s not that the completion rate is low; it’s that we’ve opened too few Daos, so stability is poorer. But opening too many Daos also has its drawbacks—it makes advancement far too difficult!”

Su Yu laughed again: “Could it be that there are some Daos you can’t open? Like the Dao of Life and Death? Otherwise, wouldn’t you have opened it long ago?”

This time, the Human Emperor fell silent. After a while, with a hint of curiosity or perhaps confusion, he said, “The Dao of Life and Death is actually very hard to open. How did you, young fellow, manage it?”

“Just die a few times, that’s all!”

The Human Emperor was taken aback. After a long moment, he said, “I roughly understand, but… neither I nor Old Wen can choose that path. If we truly died, the trouble would be immense. I get it now—you sought life through death! You have that resolve and that perseverance. We do too, but we can’t do it!”

Su Yu shrugged and didn’t say more. He didn’t care about that; his interest lay elsewhere. He continued, “Your Majesty means for me to find King Wen’s Heaven and Earth and contact him? Does Your Majesty not know where his Heaven and Earth is?”

“I don’t know!”

The Human Emperor shook his head: “That bastard was afraid too—afraid I’d merge my Heaven and Earth into his. So he never told me where he opened his Heaven.”

“…”

Su Yu was stunned, then nearly burst out laughing, almost losing it.

Hearing that, he suddenly understood King Wen’s thoughts.

King Wen was worried too—worried that one day the Human Emperor would run into trouble and merge his own Heaven and Earth into King Wen’s, causing the Dao of Responsibility to grow wildly. That carefree strongman, King Wen, would instantly become a poor soul burdened with immense responsibility!

“Cough, cough, cough…”

Su Yu laughed so hard he wanted to cough.

The Human Emperor was exasperated and couldn’t help saying, “What’s so funny? You people, I think you’re utterly irresponsible! Humanity gave birth to you and raised you. When you become strong, don’t you do something for your clan, your home, your country?”

What was there to laugh at!

Su Yu still wanted to laugh: “No, I wasn’t laughing at you, Human Emperor. I was laughing at King Wen…”

So, King Wen hid his Heaven and Earth just to avoid you—how could I not laugh?

“So, he opened it in secret, and Your Majesty doesn’t know its location?”

“Not really sure!”

Su Yu was speechless.

“Then it’s not easy for me to find it. Where am I supposed to look?”

The Human Emperor scoffed: “Scholars are all cunning. I suspect his Heaven and Earth is right here in the Myriad Realms. It must be findable. I just can’t be bothered to look. Maybe you can find it!”

That was hard to say.

The Human Emperor added, “Also, even if you could take your Heaven and Earth with you, bringing it inside the gate would be bad—it would be rejected! Our Heaven stays right here! Don’t move it lightly either. The Myriad Realms holds great opportunities!”

The Human Emperor said solemnly, “It’s connected to the River of Time and the Three Gates. I haven’t figured out the specifics after all these years, but it’s definitely there. That’s why the Three Gates all want to return.”

Su Yu nodded. He had guessed that much.

Now, after chatting with the Human Emperor for a while, Su Yu was in a good mood. This man had indeed told him everything he knew.

“Find King Wen’s Heaven and Earth, contact King Wen, seek opportunities at the Heavenly Gate…”

Su Yu muttered to himself. Perhaps this would be his next path to advancement.

Otherwise, without absolute power, he couldn’t suppress all races, and launching another surprise attack was unrealistic.

And Gui might be able to offer some help.

Finding King Wen’s Heaven and Earth was too troublesome—why not have Gui go find King Wen instead?

Of course, how to control Gui was another problem.

PS: It’s really hard to get up in winter. I’m rushing to write in the morning in a hurry. Brothers, maybe give me some advice—should I stop updating in the morning and switch to three updates from afternoon to evening?