Chapter 506 - 415: I Will Search This World for Him
Chapter 506: Chapter 415: I Will Search This World for Him
Qin Lan’er didn’t know what her sister, Your Majesty, meant by "being selfish for once."
But when Qin Lan’er came to her senses, she realized she had unconsciously followed Your Majesty to Mount Tai.
The Mountain and River Fortune that soared to the heavens had taken the form of a dragon, circling endlessly in the sky.
Influenced by the Mountain and River Fortune, the Spiritual Power here was exceptionally dense.
If the Spiritual Power here remained this dense for another thousand years, this place would likely become a first-rate Blessed Land Grotto Heaven, enough to support an Ascension Realm Sect.
Qin Siyao slowly descended from the air, drifting toward the summit. Qin Lan’er followed closely behind.
Sensing the Mountain and River Fortune around Qin Siyao and Qin Lan’er, Mount Tai’s Mountain Protection Array did not activate, instead enveloping the two of them.
They reached the summit.
Qin Siyao walked up to the Sacrificial Altar.
There were no superfluous objects on the Sacrificial Altar, only a Great Cauldron.
The Great Cauldron was named the World’s Four Quarters Cauldron, a treasure passed down from ancient times. Successive dynasties had all used it for sacrificial rites.
When the World of Ten Thousand Laws was unified, the World’s Four Quarters Cauldron would appear.
If the Dynasty fractured, the World’s Four Quarters Cauldron would vanish.
The last time the World’s Four Quarters Cauldron had appeared was in a river.
That was the fourth year after the world’s unification. An anomaly occurred in Qinghai Prefecture, where a river dried up within half a day, and Mountain and River Fortune surged into the sky.
When the local officials arrived, they saw the Great Cauldron and immediately escorted it back to the Imperial City themselves.
Qin Siyao took the Jade Seal from her robes and placed it on the altar table.
This Jade Seal was not the former National Seal of the Qin Kingdom, but one forged by merging all the national seals of the World of Ten Thousand Laws.
Lighting three sticks of incense, Qin Siyao led Qin Lan’er in worshiping Heaven and Earth. The moment she placed the incense into the cauldron, the Mountain and River Fortune transformed into a pillar of light that shot into the clouds.
Golden ripples spread through the air.
In both the World of Ten Thousand Laws and the Demon Race’s World, every Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm and above raised their heads to look toward the same place.
"Where are the masters of the Hundred Schools of Thought!"
Qin Siyao’s voice, like a Heavenly Dao Law, spread out from Mount Tai in all directions.
The next moment, streaks of golden light flew in from every direction.
The golden bodies of the masters from the Hundred Schools of Thought—including the Confucian, Buddhist, Daoist, Legalist, Mohist, Agrarian, Militarist, Yin-Yang, Diplomat, and Merchant schools—appeared, sitting in a circle around Mount Tai.
The Realms of the masters of the Hundred Schools of Thought varied. Some had already reached Ascension, while others were merely at the Jade Realm.
"I wonder for what purpose Your Majesty has summoned us?" The Academy Master of the Confucian Academy stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Qin Siyao.
"It is simple. I have three Holy Decrees, and one of them is for you."
Qin Siyao’s voice spread throughout the entire world.
"Let the World of Ten Thousand Laws receive this decree!"
Qin Siyao took out the first Holy Decree.
"The Demon Race’s World has coveted our World of Ten Thousand Laws for too long. Today, I command the World of Ten Thousand Laws to raise a Great Wall across the border. So long as this Great Wall of China stands unbroken, the Demon Race’s World shall never fly over it."
The moment Qin Siyao’s words fell, the Holy Decree transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the border.
"Qin Siyao! You forcibly separate the two worlds! How dare you!"
From the Demon Race’s World came the voice of an Ascension Realm Great Demon.
"I do as I please in my World of Ten Thousand Laws. What business is it of yours?"
Qin Siyao snorted coldly, pressing down with her slender hand.
The Holy Decree slammed into the ground at the border with a deafening ROAR.
The earth trembled violently, and a wall towering into the clouds erupted from the ground, stretching for tens of millions of miles.
"Let the Hundred Schools of Thought receive this decree!"
Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Qin Siyao took out the second Holy Decree.
"From this day forward, those below the mountains shall handle the affairs of the world below, and those on the mountains shall manage the affairs of the world above. No Cultivator may serve in the imperial court for more than one hundred years.
Furthermore, one may choose longevity or the title of Emperor, but not both!
From the next Sovereign of Qin onward, no one who surpasses the Foundation Establishment Realm may be crowned Emperor. To do so would be to invite karmic entanglement, and the Celestial Dao shall not permit it!"
After Qin Siyao finished speaking, the second Holy Decree floated into the air.
Even if the masters of the Hundred Schools of Thought did not wish to receive the decree, under the Heavenly Dao Laws, they had no choice but to accept it.
Finally, the Holy Decree transformed into a streak of light, merged with the Great Dao, and became a part of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
"Crown Prince Qin Lan’er, receive this decree."
After reading the two Holy Decrees, Qin Siyao turned to face the young woman standing before her.
"With Heaven and Earth as my witness, and the mountains and rivers to observe, I, on Mount Tai, abdicate the throne to you.
From this day forth, you are the Sovereign of the Qin Kingdom."
Listening to Your Majesty read the Holy Decree, Qin Lan’er stood frozen in a daze.
"Lan’Er, it is time to receive the decree," Qin Siyao said with a gentle smile, seeing her dazed expression.
Qin Lan’er bit her lip, stepped forward, and bowed. "Lan’Er... receives this decree..."
Qin Siyao placed the Holy Decree in Qin Lan’er’s hands and looked at her tenderly.
"From now on, you are the master of our Great Qin.
With this Great Wall of China, it will no longer be so easy for the Demon Race to invade the World of Ten Thousand Laws.
But it is only ’not so easy.’ The Great Wall of China will require your careful management. Be vigilant against the Demon Race.
In the future, powerful Cultivators will no longer be so eager to become a nation’s Sovereign. After I am gone, the prying eyes from those on the mountains will be far fewer.
You, however, can still cultivate as usual. Your Realm will not be restricted.
But after you, all successive Emperors in the World of Ten Thousand Laws must not have a Realm exceeding the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Monarchs will change more frequently after this. I do not know if this is for the better or for the worse.
After all, Emperors were originally able to cultivate. If a wise Monarch appeared, the world could enjoy peace for much longer.
But if a foolish one appeared, the world would suffer disaster and hardship for a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand years.
But at least, with you here, I believe the world will have peace for at least ten thousand more years.
Ten thousand years... is not a short time...
As for the Xiao Family, you may pardon them from three death sentences. After the third, if their descendants commit a crime, you may punish them as you see fit. But no matter what, do not exterminate their entire family."
"Sister, Your Majesty... are you leaving?"
Qin Lan’er’s eyes were red, tears welling up.
"Yes."
Qin Siyao nodded, wiping away the tears at the corners of Qin Lan’er’s eyes.
"The world is now at peace. I have done everything that Father, Mother, my brother, and my husband entrusted to me. Now, it’s time for me to do what I want to do.
I’m sorry, Lan’Er. Forgive my selfishness. I’ve left everything to you now."
"Where are you going, Sister?" Qin Lan’er asked, unable to bear the thought of her leaving.
"I’m going to search for him... under this wide heaven..."
"But Sister, the Frost King... he has already left this world. Even if the Frost King reincarnated, in this vast sea of people, how could you possibly find him... Where could you even go..."
Before she could even get the words "to find him" out, Qin Lan’er stared blankly at the woman before her.
In Qin Lan’er’s eyes, the woman before her smiled, the corners of her lips turning up slightly. It was a gentle smile that seemed to hold all the colors of the world within it.
It was the first time Qin Lan’er had ever seen her sister, Your Majesty, smile like that.
’So, her sister, Your Majesty, really can smile.’
’And when she truly smiles, she’s so beautiful...’
"I don’t know if I can find him either, but you know, I really hate being lied to."
Qin Siyao’s eyes curved into crescents as she playfully tapped Qin Lan’er’s nose. Her brilliant smile was like the Milky Way spilling across the night sky.
"So, you see.
I want to find him.
When I find that big liar who broke his promise.
I’ll be sure to teach him a lesson..."