Dominator Emperor

Suan Tian Daoist took a deep breath. With a solemn expression, he burned incense and adjusted his robes. Finally, he slowly took out nine Turtle Shells and sat down cross-legged with great dignity.

“You’re trying to obtain a great Creation, not tell a fortune. What are you taking out Turtle Shells for?” Lan Yunzhu said with a smile, looking at his solemn preparations.

Suan Tian Daoist gave a dry laugh and said, “A heaven-made item, peerless in this world. Not everyone has the fate to endure it. Even if one obtains it, it might not necessarily be a good thing. So, I’m going to read my own fortune to see if I can handle this Supreme Treasure.”

“Is there such a saying?” Lan Yunzhu was skeptical. She smiled and said, “In that case, our Qianli River possesses Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and even an Immortal Emperor True Artifact. Shouldn’t we be inviting heavenly condemnation?”

Suan Tian Daoist shook his head and said, “Blue Fairy, our Heart Demon Clan is different from your Qianli River. From the perspective of our Heart Demon Clan’s Divination, your Qianli River is considered to be Defying Heaven, while we follow the heavens. Therefore, if we try to divine extraordinary matters, we will invite heavenly condemnation.

“From the perspective of our Heart Demon Clan’s Divination, your Qianli Immortal Emperor was already an existence that went against the heavens. But having reached the level of an Immortal Emperor, the Celestial Mandate had to yield to him, which is why an Emperor can bear the Celestial Mandate. Qianli Immortal Emperor established an unparalleled Emperor Foundation for the Qianli River, enough to shelter your sect for millions of years.” When it came to Divination, Suan Tian Daoist was an expert and spoke with endless enthusiasm.

“Defying Heaven, following the heavens?” Lan Yunzhu found this interesting. As a Cultivator, one generally didn’t discuss Divination. In the eyes of most Cultivators, things like Divination were little more than street-side scams.

Li Qiye laughed and shook his head. “That explanation is too mystical. Let’s put it more simply. Your Qianli River is an Emperor Immortal Gate with a deep foundation. You also possess Emperor Techniques, which gives you more than enough power. So, even if someone drools over your few Emperor Artifacts, they wouldn’t dare to make a move. Try it with a Minor Sect. If a Minor Sect or a Loose Cultivator possessed a few Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, or perhaps a legendary Immortal Scripture, do you think they could handle it? Once word got out, their sect would be annihilated within days.”

“Er…” Suan Tian Daoist was left speechless by Li Qiye’s simple explanation. What else could he say to that? In the end, he could only say, “Sir’s explanation is an alternative interpretation, I suppose. It has some merit.”

“Alright, don’t you divination practitioners have a saying? ‘Fortune is found in danger.’ Why worry about whether you can handle it? If the opportunity is there, seize it first and worry later. Which invincible being has ever had a smooth journey? All those who reach the apex have experienced trials of life and death and undergone a Baptism of endless blood. Given your habits, you’d perform a divination even before leaving the house. In a world like this, you might as well not bother leaving. Hiding at home like a turtle is the safest option.” Li Qiye laughed and shook his head.

“Er…” Suan Tian Daoist scratched his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, “What you say makes sense, Sir. Heh, heh. I’m just used to performing divinations. It’s a hard habit to break.”

At this point, Suan Tian Daoist couldn’t help but ask, “Sir, how does one obtain the great Creation here?”

“As long as you have an item that can get you inside, or if you gain the tacit approval of the Secret Realm, you can obtain the great Creation. There’s also a simpler method: just jump right in. If you’re lucky enough—say, if you’re one of those legendary True Destiny Emperors or True Dragon Emperors—you might gain the Secret Realm’s approval and directly enter the Land of Creation within this lake to get what’s inside.”

“However, you’d better think it through. If you jump straight in, the probability of dying inside is far greater than the probability of making it out alive,” Li Qiye said with a smile.

Lan Yunzhu jumped in fright and said, “Didn’t you say the Secret Realm wasn’t dangerous? If you can die just by jumping into the lake, what’s the point of talking about obtaining any Creation?”

“Because what you’re trying to get is the Realm Guardian Treasure. How could it be that easy? Of course, if you just want to get one of the other Creations, that’s a different matter,” Li Qiye said, shaking his head with a smile.

“Alright, allow this humble one to perform a divination to see what kind of item can gain the Secret Realm’s approval.” Suan Tian Daoist took a deep breath, unable to shake his professional habits.

“RATTLE, RATTLE, RATTLE…” Suan Tian Daoist shook the Turtle Shells. The crisp sound of them clacking together rang out as he maintained a solemn and meticulous expression.

“CLINK—” Finally, Suan Tian Daoist cast all the Turtle Shells onto the ground, intending to divine how to obtain this great Creation. But with a “CRACK,” the moment the shells hit the ground, they all shattered.

Suan Tian Daoist himself reeled as if he’d been struck in the chest by a Giant Hammer. “THUD, THUD, THUD.” He staggered back a dozen steps, his face deathly pale! His body trembled.

“What happened?” The sudden change startled Lan Yunzhu, and she asked in alarm.

“The thing inside cannot be divined,” Li Qiye said, shaking his head with a smile.

“A heavenly condemnation!” Suan Tian Daoist’s face was white, and his hands trembled. He didn’t dare to try another divination. As a member of the Heart Demon Clan, he knew what a heavenly condemnation meant.

After a great effort, Suan Tian Daoist took a deep breath to calm himself. He bowed to Li Qiye and said, “I am endlessly grateful that Sir was willing to grant me this opportunity, but unfortunately, this is something I cannot handle. It might even bring a disaster of annihilation upon our Heart Demon Clan.”

“Is a heavenly condemnation really that terrifying?” Lan Yunzhu asked, taken aback by how frightened Suan Tian Daoist was.

Suan Tian Daoist gave a bitter smile and said, “This was just a warning from the Azure Heaven. If I had forced the Divination, my fate would be the same as that of an Elder Ancestor from our Heart Demon Clan. Not only would I be struck dead, but I would also invite heavenly lightning upon my Ghost Heart Race. The item here is unbelievably Heaven-Defying. I don’t think I’m capable of obtaining such a thing. Even if I had the opportunity, it wouldn’t necessarily be a blessing.”

Hearing this, Lan Yunzhu turned to Li Qiye and asked, “What about me? Do you think I can obtain this item? Or rather, do I have the fortune to handle this Realm Guardian Treasure?”

“You? Or rather, with the Qianli River’s foundation, you do have the fortune to handle it, to use divination terms. However, you don’t know how to obtain such a Creation.” Li Qiye said with a smile, then pointed at Suan Tian Daoist. “If a Heartless Mirror Calculator like him risked his life for a divination, he might be able to figure out some of its Profound Secrets, but you have no way of knowing…”

“This is also why I gave him a chance. An outsider could never know. Only a Heartless Mirror Calculator from the Heart Demon Clan would have a chance to divine it!” At this, Li Qiye winked at Lan Yunzhu.

“A Heartless Mirror Calculator?” Lan Yunzhu looked at Suan Tian Daoist in surprise. “Legend says that these are Calculators from your Heart Demon Clan who are born as divination prodigies!”

“To answer the Blue Fairy, indeed, I was born with a Heartless Mirror. It is a blessing from the heavens.” Suan Tian Daoist didn’t dare to boast, adding, “Being born a divination prodigy is not necessarily a good thing.”

It was well-known that the Heart Demon Clan were born with a Heart Mirror, but Suan Tian Daoist was born without one. Within the Heart Demon Clan, although some were born without a Heart Mirror, the vast majority of these people could not become Divination Masters. However, a small percentage of them were born as divination prodigies. Such people were called Heartless Mirror Calculators, and they were destined from birth to become incredible divination grandmasters within the Heart Demon Clan!

“That’s why a Heartless Mirror Calculator like him has a chance of divining the Profound Secret, but you don’t. Unless you have a certain something,” Li Qiye said with a smile.

Hearing this, Lan Yunzhu immediately looked at Li Qiye. She gave him a radiant smile that was one part charm, three parts playfulness, and six parts allure, and said, “Then why don’t you just tell me about this Creation, or better yet, go get it for me.”

“Sorry, but this is a Creation you need to obtain yourself.” Li Qiye shook his head with a smile and said, “Bringing you here was already a great opportunity in itself.”

“Cheapskate. Fine, don’t tell me then.” Lan Yunzhu jabbed him with her elbow in annoyance and shot him an irritated glare.

Li Qiye gave a slight smile and said to Suan Tian Daoist, “You still have a chance. If you can truly divine its ultimate Mystical Meaning, you won’t even need anything to obtain the item. You could say the heavens favor Heartless Mirror Calculators like you, blessing you with the innate ability of a prodigy.”

“Thank you for your high praise, Sir.” Suan Tian Daoist knew when to advance and when to retreat. He said, “What good is a Supreme Treasure if I lose my life for it? This humble one is not blessed enough to handle such a great treasure.”

“Hmph. Fine, forget about the Realm Guardian Treasure,” Lan Yunzhu said to Li Qiye with a pout. “You can have fun trying to get that thing yourself. I’ll just go for the other Creations. Now hurry up and tell me, how do I get one of them?”

Li Qiye smiled and pointed to the Secret Realm Elves sleeping on the shore. “Go to them. You just have to wake one up. You can only choose one Secret Realm Elf, and then you trade something with it to get an item. As for what kind of item you get, that depends on your luck.”

Lan Yunzhu and Suan Tian Daoist both looked towards the countless Secret Realm Elves sleeping on the shore. At this moment, the elves, which looked like round, rolling stones, were completely motionless.

“Trade what?” Lan Yunzhu asked, looking at the sleeping Secret Realm Elves on the shore.

Li Qiye said, “It’s simple. They like yellowish, gleaming things. Shiny, golden things are even better. If you have anything like that, take it all out and let them choose for themselves. Of course, if you have Gold, that’s best. They love Gold the most.”

Hearing this, Lan Yunzhu and Suan Tian Daoist were speechless. Gold was an incredible thing in the eyes of Mortals, but to Cultivators, it was basically scrap metal, completely worthless. This was because Cultivators, especially powerful ones, had absolutely no need for things used by Mortals.

Perhaps a Loose Cultivator, especially a Little Loose Cultivator who often mingled in the mortal world, might carry a lot of Gold in their pockets. But unfortunately, Lan Yunzhu hailed from an Emperor Immortal Gate and had no such thing on her.