I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

With the help of the Crown Prince of Vermilion, the imperial palace was thrown into chaos in the dead of night. Numerous eunuchs and guards all became Lin Xun’s helpers, digging three feet into the imperial palace without letting a single corner go, searching for that wondrous item that could purify malice.

But even when the sky brightened, they still had not found it.

[Junior Brother, do you think there is a possibility that when Martial Emperor went out to sea, he also brought that wondrous item with him?]

[Senior Brother White Elephant led a large group of eunuchs searching until dawn, yet found nothing, and could not help speaking to remind you.]

After carefully thinking about it, Lin Xun shook his head. This possibility did exist, but it was not very likely.

After Martial Emperor fell into Extreme Evil, he no longer needed that wondrous item. To Martial Emperor, continuing to carry a wondrous item that could purify malice was like a vampire holding silverware and garlic. He would only avoid it as much as possible.

Moreover, if the germination of Seed of Glazed Pure Fire needed to rely on this wondrous item, then the wondrous item definitely would not have been taken away by Martial Emperor.

Because Dao Ancestor had said that when facing the true Martial Emperor, he needed to summon the allied big shot Central Heaven Brahma Qi Purple Void Primordial Lady, and summoning the allied big shot also required Seed of Glazed Pure Fire to germinate.

If the wondrous item had already been taken away by Martial Emperor and required killing Martial Emperor before it could drop, then Dao Ancestor could not possibly have arranged things this way, telling him to raise his cultivation as soon as possible to upgrade Seed of Glazed Pure Fire.

[The White Elephant Demon leaves with the group of eunuchs and begins searching again…]

[You arrive at Taihe Hall. The Crown Prince of Vermilion has already gathered a group of Ministry of Works officials and Ministry of Works artisans, brought over records of the imperial palace’s repeated repairs from Wenyuan Pavilion, and is searching for whether Martial Emperor secretly built Hidden Chambers, underground secret passages, or the like.]

[If even the slightest clue is discovered on the blueprints, guards will immediately be dispatched to investigate.]

[Although the artisans discover quite a few clues that might indicate Hidden Chambers, after the guards chisel walls, dig floors, and investigate carefully, they find nothing.]

[A young artisan pulls out a blueprint record, suddenly points at the blueprint, and says with resounding force, Your Majesty, this humble official has discovered something wrong with the repair blueprint of Ningshou Palace.]

[The Crown Prince of Vermilion’s spirit shakes, and it says solemnly, Speak. If something is discovered here, We shall certainly reward you generously!]

[Ningshou Palace’s function is somewhat unique. It is the place Martial Emperor prepared for himself to retire and cultivate his health after abdicating. The layout of this area was built in imitation of the Forbidden City’s central axis, and its functions are complete, like a small imperial palace.]

[However, Martial Emperor has Infinite Life bestowed by the western gods and Buddhas, with long and endless lifespan. Unless he himself grew tired of being emperor, he would not live in Ningshou Palace.]

[Ningshou Palace thus became the place where successive old empresses cultivated their health. The previous empress died of illness in Ningshou Palace many years ago. The current empress is now in the prime of her beauty, so Ningshou Palace currently has no one living in it.]

[After every old empress passes away, Martial Emperor dispatches artisans to repair Ningshou Palace again. Therefore, the repair blueprints from many years ago did not attract the attention of the Ministry of Works artisans.]

[The young artisan did not participate in that repair project. The one who participated in that repair project was his father…]

[The young artisan meets Martial Emperor’s majestic gaze. No one knows where his courage comes from, but many years of suspicion and conjecture surge into his heart, and he says loudly…]

[Your Majesty, this humble official’s father once participated in the repair of Ningshou Palace many years ago. Not long after the construction work was completed, this humble official’s father died of illness.]

[This humble official has carefully examined the blueprint and believes that there are three places in Ningshou Palace that may conceal secret passages or Hidden Chambers…]

[…]

[Dozens of guards head to Ningshou Palace to investigate under the Crown Prince’s orders, and very quickly bring good news.]

[The Crown Prince of Vermilion immediately leaves behind the assembled officials and brings you over to investigate…]

[The inner chamber of Ningshou Palace is a complete mess. Most of the furnishings have already been removed by the guards, and even several walls have been chiseled down.]

[In front of the bed that originally belonged to the Retired Emperor, the excavated floor bricks and stones are uneven and pitted, revealing a dark underground passage leading below…]

[Your heart is delighted, and you immediately step into the underground passage to investigate.]

[The Crown Prince of Vermilion very consciously orders the guards to watch the entrance to the underground passage. No one is allowed to enter.]

[You do not first have the guards go down the underground passage to investigate, because you understand that if this place has traps set by Martial Emperor, mortals are absolutely incapable of resisting them.]

[And you possess the eternal grade strength of a god, enough to be called bold because of superb skill.]

[You follow the long underground passage and smoothly enter a Hidden Chamber, without triggering the imagined traps.]

[The furnishings inside the Hidden Chamber are plain. A stack of papers filled with writing is quietly placed upon the table, but there is no sign of anything resembling the wondrous item.]

[You arrive before the table and browse the papers filled with ink…]

[You have discovered Martial Emperor’s Imperial Notes (Document item)]

[…]

[Now, the entire nation of Vermilion has already sunk into the quagmire of the war of the deities and cannot extricate itself. Even if Vermilion soldiers and generals surpass all armies in the world, they can only retreat step by step.]

[Calling it a war of the deities is already flattering Vermilion soldiers. Compared to a true war of the deities, the war taking place in Vermilion can only be called a war of believers.]

[Every single soldier dispatched by Sindhu Kingdom is a clan member or offspring of the western gods and Buddhas. Each possesses divine abilities that mortals cannot resist. That they have been able to hold out until now has already greatly exceeded Our expectations.]

[Perhaps the enemy’s intent is not to crush Vermilion at all, but to let that boundless evil spirit malice stain Vermilion soldiers and turn the entire Vermilion nation into an Extreme Evil land like Sindhu.]

[We know that Sindhu Kingdom, the Pure Land of the clan members and offspring of the western gods and Buddhas, has already fallen into an Extreme Evil land, and that Western Pure Bliss Heaven must also have long since fallen into a gloomy ghost domain.]

[The only plan now is to cross the sea eastward to Penglai and seek help from the Daoist immortal venerates who have secluded themselves from the world for many years. Only then can Vermilion’s state destiny continue.]

[Otherwise, when the war of believers is lost, the land of Vermilion will become the next Sakura Falls!]

[Vermilion is the only Pure Land still remaining in the world. We have governed this land for over a thousand years. How could We allow these fine mountains and rivers to become a mortal purgatory!]

[Whether those Daoist immortal venerates had calculated this situation in advance, or secluded themselves because they could not contend against the western gods and Buddhas, We must make a trip to Penglai.]

[Perhaps in the eyes of those immortal venerates, We are merely a petty man who follows power.]

[We became Emperor of Vermilion by clinging to the western gods and Buddhas. After founding the nation and proclaiming ourselves emperor, We then revered Buddhism and suppressed Daoism because of the gods and Buddhas’ Dharma decrees, sweeping away the Daoist temples and Daoist shrines within Vermilion, vigorously building temples and Buddhist monasteries, expelling qi cultivators, and burning Daoist scriptures…]

[Now that We have reached the end of the road, We have no choice but to abandon the western gods and Buddhas and head to Penglai to seek help from the Daoist immortal venerates. If this is not the behavior of a petty man who hedges his bets, then what is it?]

[But what does the dignity of Our one person count for compared to Vermilion’s rivers and mountains, compared to hundreds of millions of common people?]

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