Chapter 928: If I Were the Heavenly Emperor in Years to Come 6
Dream Dao Attainment, Opening Scheme Against Cultivators
Dream-Making Expert
Amidst wanton laughter.
The Supremes of the five great forces seemed as though they had truly won this supreme gambit.
There was no joy of defeat turning to shameful rage. Instead, they strutted off with Lin Qi and the others in tow.
The Heavenly Immortal Xuandu suppressed the urge to hit someone. His gaze fell upon the Great Starry Cosmos, and with a single thought.
The fleet that had long since gathered on the Myriad Heavens Bridge immediately received the order and came forth.
They descended upon the Great Starry Cosmos at the fastest possible speed.
The road ahead.
The Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm would take over the Great Starry Cosmos.
And remake it into a bridgehead for the Heavenly Immortal Macrocosm to march once more into the Myriad Realms after countless eons.
As for the Supremes of the five great forces.
After They had dragged Lin Qi far from the Great Starry Cosmos.
They did not immediately release him.
Instead, each of Them manifested Their true forms.
One of them, a Daoist clad in the Xuanhuang Daoist Robe, even nodded amiably at Lin Qi.
“Your Majesty, we were rude just now.”
“It is simply that we could not bear to see that Xuandu brat acting so smug.”
“Your Majesty surely will not take it to heart.”
“Hmph, how we act is none of his business to explain!”
If there was a Daoist to play the red face, there was a Buddha to play the black.
That Buddhist Supreme Buddha, whose True Name and Buddhist chant were unknown, gazed at Lin Qi with cold eyes.
“Heaven-Abandoning Emperor.”
“You truly are emboldened by favor.”
“You could have cooperated with us and made that Xuandu brat suffer a crushing defeat.”
“Yet in the end, for your own selfish interests, you refused to pledge loyalty and beg before us.”
“In the end, the Great Starry Cosmos fell into that Xuandu brat’s hands.”
“Do you know what crime this deserves!”
The Buddhist Supreme Buddha was furious.
The Demon Buddha’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly reached out instinctively and tugged at Lin Qi, signaling him not to talk back and to quickly admit fault.
But Lin Qi was neither humble nor arrogant. He glanced at this Supreme Buddha of the Buddhist order, his tone indifferent.
“The Buddhist order truly puts on quite the display of authority.”
“You dare to blame This Venerable?”
“One who did not know better might think the Great Starry Cosmos is a cosmos controlled by your Buddhist order.”
“The Supreme Ancestor God has not even spoken. Is it your turn to yap and howl here!”
“Insolence.”
The Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha roared in anger. With a single thought, it seemed he was about to teach Lin Qi a lesson.
But he was blocked by that Supreme of the Daoist order.
The three Supremes of the God Race, Demon Race, and Spirit Race exchanged a glance, and also stepped in to block the Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha.
The Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha grew even angrier.
“Do not block me.”
“This Heaven-Abandoning Emperor is unruly and untamable, truly unfit for great use. He must be strictly disciplined.”
“Moreover, I just made a test.”
“That Xuandu brat clearly could have struck to kill him.”
“But he did not.”
“Hmph. Do you Fellow Daoists truly think that Xuandu brat cannot tell what is important?”
“I now suspect he is not the true Heaven-Abandoning Emperor.”
A Supreme’s doubt carried the power of words becoming law.
In that instant, Lin Qi felt himself about to blurt out the truth that he was not the true Heaven-Abandoning Emperor.
But at the critical moment, he forcibly plunged himself into the supreme state of mind he had grasped before, when he comprehended the Heavenly Dao’s creation and destruction, transcending above the Cosmos.
Only then did he barely manage to control his involuntary confession.
“Oh?”
“Truly worthy of the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor we favor.”
“Such a state of mind has nearly surpassed Dao-Sacrifice.”
“It seems it will not be long before we can truly address you as Fellow Daoist.”
The Daoist order’s Supreme chuckled lightly, and without any outward sign, dissolved the coercion the Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha had placed on Lin Qi.
He did not say much to Lin Qi. Instead, he smiled at the Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha.
“At this point, what identity Your Majesty holds is no longer important.”
“What matters is that the path Your Majesty walks and the Dao Your Majesty practices have long since made you one of us.”
“In the future, when Your Majesty attains that position of Hongjun.”
“We may well have to call you Teacher.”
“So why must you press so aggressively and needlessly sour the relationship with His Majesty.”
“I know your Buddhist order wishes to use this method to set our minds at ease.”
“But before our alliance, we already agreed each would rely on their own abilities.”
“Your Buddhist order need not be so deliberate.”
Once the Daoist Supreme finished speaking.
The Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha immediately fell silent, eyes on nose, nose on heart, every bit the Great Buddha of compassion and mercy.
Only then did Lin Qi understand that this Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha had been so aggressive.
It was actually for the purpose of showing the other four Supreme Forces that he would not draw closer to Lin Qi.
Right.
The Buddhist order already had the Demon Buddha as a pawn, far ahead of the rest.
Drawing him in and pleasing him again was naturally unnecessary.
They should even offend him thoroughly, so as to set the other Supreme Forces at ease.
And They had indeed already begun to suspect my true identity?
But it seemed it was only suspicion, and They did not seem to care.
Of course.
They did not care whether I am Lin Qi or the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor.
They only cared whether I do what the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor should do.
In Their eyes, as long as I keep doing what the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor does and walking the path the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor walks.
Then after countless years.
Am I Lin Qi or the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor?
Lin Qi’s heart turned cold.
He understood that perhaps the Supremes had not failed to notice his secret schemes and calculations.
They simply did not care.
Because all schemes and intrigues were meaningless before power.
They were too strong.
“Everyone, the matter of the Great Starry Cosmos is settled, but Your Majesty’s cultivation progress cannot halt.”
“If you have no further objections, then let us each disperse.”
The Daoist Supreme spoke again.
In the next instant.
The God Race’s Supreme Ancestor God spread his hand.
It was Lin Feng.
A terrified Lin Feng was delivered before Lin Qi like a puppet.
“Your Majesty’s journey to the Great Starry Cosmos was for the sake of this child.”
“I now present him to Your Majesty. Please accept him with a smile.”
“Has Your Majesty not always been curious about the relationship between this Lin Feng and Lin Qi?”
“You can explore it slowly from now on.”
Hearing this, Lin Qi silently glanced at the terrified Lin Feng, and waved his hand.
“Demon Buddha, take in this cheap disciple of yours.”
“And thank the Supreme Ancestor God.”
The Demon Buddha hesitated for a moment, silently took Lin Feng in, said his thanks to the Supreme Ancestor God.
Then Lin Qi clasped his hands behind his back and spoke loudly to the five Supremes before him.
“For my next cultivation, This Venerable shall play the part of a true Heavenly Emperor.”
“Suppress all, rule the Cosmos.”
“And furthermore, This Venerable is going to the cosmos controlled by the Buddhist order!”
At these words.
The Buddhist order’s Supreme Buddha, who had put on the guise of the Great Buddha, his gaze turned cold.
The other four Supremes frowned slightly, until they saw that Lin Qi had already quietly retreated behind the Demon Buddha.
Only then did the four Supremes nod slightly and agree. “Agreed!”
As the words fell, the stars shifted, time and space reversed.
When Lin Qi opened his eyes again.
He was already seated upon the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, with Immortals and Gods standing in attendance below, their auras austere.
Outside the great hall, two Immortals and Gods suddenly came to report.
“This subject received the decree to observe and listen where the golden light shines.”
“It is at the border of the small country of Aolai, east of the sea in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent. There is a Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. On the mountain is a divine stone. The stone bore an egg, which at the wind’s touch became a Stone Monkey…”