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Chapter 381 Empress
By this time, it was already dark. The desert was desolate, and Gu Yuchuan didn't use his magic too much, slowly making his way out.
We still don't know what state the Heavenly Realm is in, so we should be careful. Even if we have invincible strength, we can't underestimate the heroes of the world. We don't know if the reincarnators and the local forces have already made their move.
At this moment, on Mount Tian, the Reincarnators had just arrived. There were eight of them in total, and it was obvious that seven of them were protecting a bald monk in the middle. He was dressed in a monk's robe, and his eyes revealed compassion for all humanity. His body was faintly radiating Buddhist light. This was the chosen one of the Balance Team, and also their core, the Lapis Lazuli Buddha.
They all looked at their own reincarnation watches at the same time.
[Task 1: Join the Anti-Empress Alliance within seven days. Reward: 3000 points. Failure will result in a deduction of 5000 points.]
[Task 2: Help the anti-Empress alliance conquer the Later Song Dynasty. Reward: 10000 points, one A-level story point. Failure will deduct 20000 points.]
[Side Quest 1: Kill the cultivators from Hou Song. Rewards will be calculated based on the quantity and quality of the kills, with a maximum of 10000 points.]
Side Quest 2: Defeat the Empress. Reward: 20000 points, 1 S-rank story point.
The mission was very simple overall, with nothing difficult about it. After reviewing it, they looked at the Lapis Lazuli Buddha. Whether in terms of cultivation or strategy, he was the core of the Libra team.
"Let's go down the mountain. As usual, let's first investigate what this Later Song Dynasty and the Anti-Empress Alliance are all about. Then we'll do our mission. The Supreme God told me that the Empress can unleash level four combat power, so be careful."
They didn't use any magic power, and slowly descended the Tianshan Mountain. It seems that they thought the same as Gu Yuchuan: when you arrive in a new place and know nothing, you still have to be careful.
Meanwhile, Gu Yuchuan had reached a populated area. To his surprise, there were indeed people living in this desert. They lived in buildings similar to Mongolian yurts, and cattle and sheep could be seen everywhere. They must be nomadic people.
People saw him from a great distance, but their eyes were filled with fear, clearly indicating that they did not welcome this outsider.
Gu Yuchuan stopped in his tracks. He could tell that everyone here was a mortal, with only a few martial arts cultivators who were somewhat skilled in fighting, and even they were not as good as the lowest-level Qi Refining cultivators. They were still considered mortals, so why bother scaring them?
With a thought, Gu Yuchuan completely concealed himself and walked into the middle tent. Several middle-aged men dressed in animal skins were sitting there, their faces painted with greasepaint, looking very savage and primitive, clearly uneducated.
At this moment, the older man in the middle spoke up: "Brothers, someone just said they saw people from the Central Plains appear here. Could it be that the people of the Later Song Dynasty are finally going to attack? As far as I know, the whole world now belongs to the Later Song Dynasty. Only in desolate places like ours, deep in the mountains and forests, can we barely survive. What should we do?"
The three of them sighed one after another, and having no other choice, the younger one spoke up.
"Brother, what can we do? The Later Song Dynasty is coming. We can just surrender. That Empress is like a god now. Even the martial arts legend Zhang Zhenren was beaten so badly he couldn't get up after just one move against her. If it weren't for the sake of their Emei founder, we probably wouldn't even have had the chance to surrender. Do we even deserve to fight them?"
This is also true; when the enemy is far stronger than them, they naturally have no desire to resist.
However, the leader's eyes dimmed: "But we are descendants of Mongols, the people the Empress despises most. Can we really survive?"
Everyone fell silent. Gu Yuchuan, however, had also obtained a lot of information. He had just invaded their consciousness with his divine sense. Now, his divine soul didn't need to search the souls of mortals at all; with a thought, he knew everything.
Gu Yuchuan's expression became incredibly interesting. This was indeed the world of Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, but the world seemed to have taken a turn when the six major sects besieged Bright Peak.
Empress Zhou Zhiruo suddenly appeared, single-handedly fighting against the entire martial arts world and ending this farce. From then on, the martial arts world belonged to Zhou Zhiruo, whose strength was so great that everyone could only look up to her.
Later, she built an army that swept across the entire world. The Yuan Dynasty had no ability to resist her. It is said that Zhou Zhiruo was a reincarnation of an immortal and possessed great strength.
Now, the whole world has fallen under the control of the Later Song Dynasty established by Empress Wu Zetian, and the world has once again returned to the hands of the Han people.
Gu Yuchuan already understood that Empress Zhou Zhiruo was the ruler of this world. It must have been some kind of fortuitous encounter that caused such a drastic change in the rules of this world.
He simply didn't know what kind of twist of fate could have caused such a change in a female character who was originally the second female lead in the story.
Having obtained the information he wanted, he decided not to waste any more time here. He knew that the Reincarnator had arrived, and now he was heading to the Empress's side.
However, Gu Yuchuan did not intend to go directly to the Empress. Although the world had changed from its original course, as long as Zhou Zhiruo had not been possessed, her sensitive and suspicious nature would not change.
If he were to directly approach her for cooperation now, she certainly wouldn't believe him. Only after she has endured hardship and learned of the power of the reincarnators, and Gu Yuchuan finds an opportunity to emerge, would she be able to accept him.
At this moment, on the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, Zhou Zhiruo opened her eyes. She was wearing a dragon robe, a golden and jade hair crown, and a red dot between her eyebrows. Her phoenix eyes exuded nobility and coldness, but at this moment, her gaze carried a hint of murderous intent.
Just now, the Heavenly Dao told her that there were cultivators from another world attempting to overthrow the world, and they must have arrived.
Cultivators from other worlds, especially those from worlds with different systems, are relatively easy to detect. Those reincarnators, especially those with supernatural abilities and magic, cannot hide their identities at all.
If there were no world ruler, even if the Heavenly Dao discovered this, it would only have to deal with it cautiously. However, since Zhou Zhiruo is the world ruler of this Heavenly Realm, the Heavenly Dao will naturally tell her.
As soon as Zhou Zhiruo had a thought, two women walked in. They were actually two Golden Core cultivators. They knelt on the ground and spoke in a devout voice.
"The Empress Paying New Year's Greetings"
The two were her former senior sisters, Ding Minjun and Master Huijing.
"Senior sisters, please rise. There are extraterrestrial demons descending near Tianshan. You two should secretly go and investigate. If you find anything, tell me immediately. Do not act on your own. I am afraid they may join forces with those rebels, which would be a difficult situation to handle. You should quickly find out what happened and be careful."
They bowed and then left to search for news of the extraterrestrial demons.