Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor
chapter-1256

Blood Dragon walked inside his quarter, and another dragon waited for him. The dragon was much older and looked human, with two black dragon horns. However, he also dressed more formally.

"Lord."

"Ao Ying, what is the result?" Blood Dragon asked as he sat around a small table with a gourd. He opened it and chugged the entire content.

"According to my investigation, you're the only one Lady Xun Junyao invited to her celebration," Ao Ying reported.

"And you're sure?"

"I've done my best, and as far as our intelligence goes, none of the other factions seems to have a personal invitation from her.

"Good, good, good," Blood Dragon repeated three times, his voice echoing in the room. Luckily, there was a sound-insulating array. "I haven't heard such good news in a while."

"Lord, how will you attend the celebration without being noticed?"

Blood Dragon looked at him. "I guess you should be a part of this plan in case something goes wrong. Come with me." He waved his hand to summon a portal before walking in. On the opposite side was a blood pool with a blood cocoon at the center.

"This clone, which has inherited more than 99% of my strength, will take my place in this hell hole."

"Sir, did you use your Blood Clone Ability? But you know doing so will aggravate —"

"It's fine," Blood Dragon stopped him, and Ao Ying sighed.

"Well, that's one part of the problem," the elderly dragon continued. "What about the other part? How are you going to return home without them noticing?"

"I'll be using this," Blood Dragon replied before showing him a yellow paper with a character drawn at the center. Interestingly, the character is a dragon, and it seems to be alive upon closer observation.

"The Ancestral Dragon Talisman," Ao Ying said in shock.

"That's right," Blood Dragon replied with a smile. Ancestral Dragon is a title granted to Primal Paragon dragons, and this particular talisman was one of the dragon race's treasures from even before the Golden Era.

"But, but, but…" Ao Ying was speechless. This talisman is a treasure considered as a foundation for the dragon race. It is one of the few treasures that Blood Dragon took after his rebellion, while the others were hidden from him. But even after taking this talisman, he could not use it normally and had to sacrifice trillions of lives for an opportunity to activate it once.

"Lord, this talisman was your way out once this era ends," Ao Ying swiftly said. "Why are you wasting it?"

"What do you mean by waste?" Blood Dragon asked, his bright smile replaced by slight gloom. "Don't you understand what it means for her only to invite me? It means that out of that gloomy bastard Undead, the boring and prideful Shu Ren, and the scheming Time Eater, she chose the fearless and valiant me.

"How can a mere talisman be compared to her? In fact, I might tell just to show her how much I appreciate her."

Ao Ying wanted to tell him that no woman — no matter how beautiful — was worth the value of that talisman. However, he's been with the young master since he was a baby and knows his temper. He would only get a scolding and might even lose some trust in the process.

'I knew I should have assassinated her when he first showed interest,' Ao Ying thought. Sadly, it was now too late. Ao Ying sighed in his resignation. He suddenly felt he had aged mentally by an exponential amount.

"Do as you wish," he said. "But young master, don't forget you promised me you would not die before me." After saying these words, Ao Ying walked out of this dimension; his shoulders lowered than they had ever been.

Blood Dragon shook his head. Ao Ying was a trusted subordinate who had been with him since birth. However, he had a significant flaw — he was too reserved. Cautions took precedence over everything he did, usually to the detriment of whatever Blood Dragon wished to accomplish.

Blood Dragon looked at the cocoon and the talisman, and he smiled. He returned to his quarters in the best mood since a few thousand Yuan Epochs.

…

Dao Burial Ground:

Wang Wei looked over a lot of documents and information, trying to connect Empyrean Jimin with the Crazy Thief Gang Lord. However, the result was abysmal. By all accounts, they were two people with different stories, lives, interests, hobbies, and personalities. As far as he could tell, they've never interacted, and there is no connection between them.

Ultimately, Wang Wei had to admit this might have been a wild goose chase and gave up. Luckily for him, Wang Qi brought him some good news that diverted his mind from this small failure. The rebellion accepted his proposition and handed over Zhen Biyu's contract. However, they also asked that Wang Wei share the information gathered from her, and he agreed. Of course, he did not try these people and could choose what information to give them.

Red Mask Fate then brought him even more good news. They've identified two other individuals, besides Fierce Tier, who knew of Zhen Biyu's situation, one of whom was Old Ma. She wanted to know what to do with them or the others, if there were any. Wang Wei told her to kill everyone else except for Old Ma. He still wanted to preserve his relationship with Empyrean Jimin if possible.

After dealing with these affairs, Wang Wei entered seclusion. He had some time before the celebration and decided to improve himself. However, the time until the celebration was short, so he needed to choose what to focus on.

'My main priority should be to condense a true 11th revolution bloodline by turning its capabilities from active to passive, and it should help to lay the foundation for entering the Taboo Realm. Then, if I have time, I can improve all my techniques so that I don't suffer with much older opponents, and if I have time,' Wang Wei thought.

After outlining a basic plan, he immediately started. Wang Wei fired out his Time Acceleration Array — which was created with his Time Dao and Flame Blacksmith's shallow knowledge about Array — to the limit before using Mongke's Supreme Chaos Treasure — the Battle Arena — to help him improve on his version of the [Fiendgod Body 12 Revolutions].

The creation, or improvement, of this technique was the easy part. What came next was the true challenge — the bloodline tribulation. Wang Wei's [Limit Indestructibility] should have made this process a piece of cake, but Heavenly Dao had something else planned. His tribulation was essentially a slightly weaker version of the Paragon Tribulation, meaning Wang Wei came close to death. It did not help that Heavenly Dao, no, Grand Dao, prevented him from using his 10-fold Battle Realm for the tribulation, meaning Wang Wei had to rely on his 78% cultivation and his flesh on the Third Heaven of the Adult Fiendgod Realm.

'Phew, that was something,' Wang Wei exhaled. 'Let's test this out.' He summoned the physical manifestation of [Nothingness], which materialized as a large empty scroll floating above his head.

'It's working,' Wang Wei thought. He could feel his body passively absorbing this power, and if he closed his eyes, he could confront nothingness itself to temper his willpower. He closed his eyes to check on his [Nothingness Wheel]. The thing had grown from the size of an egg to the size of a tennis ball. However, despite this tiny improvement, Wang Wei smiled.

He could tell the wheel was passively absorbing power from his bloodline, which was enough to put a smile on his face. The day when this thing is big enough, he will break his limits and achieve battle strength on par with the top of this world. Hopefully, this day will not be far away.

Wang Wei focused on the other changes of his breakthrough. 'I'm still in the Third Heaven, but I've entered the [Initial Stage] of Body-Will Fusion.'

Body-Will Fusion had four stages: initial, middle, advanced, and perfection. Wang Wei had just started. Meanwhile, Mongke was almost finished.

'The last part is the Wang Clan Bloodline,' Wang Wei thought. The next step should be to allow his clan members to benefit from the fruit of his labors. However, he decided against it.

'Any sudden change in the bloodline is easy to notice in the current situation,' Wang Wei analyzed. 'Plus, it may be better to wait until someone finishes the 10th revolution and becomes an Indestructible Empyrean before getting access to the benefits of the 11th Revolution. 'I should encourage them to make their version of the 11th revolution.'

Wang Wei left the Source Qi Space to return to the Dao Burial Ground to continue his retreat. Mongke's artifact worked better than anticipated, so he had plenty of time to improve his techniques.

Time passed, and it was finally time for Xun Junyao's celebration.