My disciples are all villains.

Chapter 1325: The Ninth Heavenly Writing Power

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The golden scripts continued to weave in his mind.

Lu Zhou could feel the surging power from the world the book weaved, rising like stars past the mountains and rivers into the starry sky and the universe before leaving the book and entering his body.

Lu Zhou kept chanting the sentences that appeared in his mind. The comprehension process was very smooth, it was as though he had done this 1,000 times.

He kept this up the entire night.

…

The next morning, the book closed on its own before turning into an ordinary book.

Lu Zhou opened his eyes and inhaled deeply. “The power of infinite deductions?”

This time, he had a better idea of the Heavenly Writing power. Was the power of infinite deduction similar to having foreknowledge of the future?

“Observing the changes in the sky, and deducing from it. Making deductions from the slightest thing… Deductions aren’t like predictions even though they’re similar…”

These were just Lu Zhou’s thoughts so he still needed to test the power out.

When his gaze fell on the book, he decided to use the new power on the book.

He closed his eyes and silently recited the mantra for the new Heavenly Writing power. Golden scripts appeared and landed on the book, but there was no reaction.

“Hmm? Does this mean there’s nothing to be deduced from still objects? Or perhaps, it’s still in its initial stage so it’s still not very powerful?”

Lu Zhou decided to test the power on himself, but similar to before, there was nothing.

“What about my disciples?”

The power of sight was limited to his own people. Perhaps, the power of infinite deduction was the same?

Lu Zhou chose his final disciple, Conch who was also known as Luo Shiyin and came from the Unknown Land.

He chanted the mantra for the power of infinite deduction, and the power surged out from his Eight Extraordinary Meridians and converged on his eyes.

As expected, Conch soon appeared before his eyes.

Conch was playing the Nine String Zither in the sky. It was rather dark.

However, before he could see anything else, the scene cut off abruptly.

“What? It consumed so much divine power?”

Lu Zhou felt incredulous. After the system upgrade, he thought he would not face this problem anymore. After all, he could now observe for a long time when he used the power of sight. He had deliberately kept an eye on his usage of the divine power earlier; he did not even use one-tenth of his divine power.

He decided to try again. He chanted the mantra again.

This time, he saw Conch sitting in the room, playing the Nine String Zither. Many scenes flashed past his eyes, and they all had one thing in common: she was playing the Nine String Zither in all of the scenes.

Lu Zhou wanted to increase his output of the divine power to change the scenes when he realized the scenes had stopped changing. In the end, he had no choice but to cut off the power of infinite deduction.

“What am I supposed to deduce from that? Or is that deduction?”

Deduction was not foresight. This meant that nothing was set in stone. The scenes he had seen were likely just endless possibilities of what would happen in the future.

“…”

Lu Zhou thought this kind of deduction was rather useless. He could also deduce that someone was going to drink in the morning or urinate in the afternoon.

“How useless…”

In the end, he decided to take his time to explore the ability. After all, there were very few chances for him to use it now. Most importantly, it consumed a lot of his divine power. Now that he was in the green lotus domain, he had to be cautious and could not simply waste his divine power.

Subsequently, Lu Zhou used the Purple Glazed Ceramic to recover his divine power. When he brought it out, he remembered it was in a cool-down state so he had no choice but to use the Pillar of Impermanence.

“The range should be smaller…” Lu Zhou muttered under his breath as he pressed his hand down.

Bang!

The Pillar of Impermanence sank into the ground silently.

After passing two Birth Trials, Lu Zhou’s strength was now different from before.

He adjusted the speed to about 20 times faster and adjusted the range to only cover the room.

With this, the divine power that would take seven days to be fully replenished was replenished in just six hours. The time was even shorter since he did not fully deplete his divine power before this.

When Lu Zhou was done, he called up the system interface and looked at his lifespan. For now, there was no need to worry about a lifespan.

“Let’s try the lucky draw.”

“Lucky draw.”

“Ding! Used 50 merit points. Obtained: Striking technique, a hook-blade technique.”

“…”

‘Hook-blade technique? Apart from Old Fourth, is there anyone who has a use for this?’

Subsequently, Lu Zhou ordered someone to bring him a brush, ink, and paper. He wrote down the hook-blade technique in detail before he asked someone to send it to Mingshi Yin.

Then, he continued to try his luck with the lucky draw. He was thanked ten times for his participation before he finally gave up.

At this time, he noticed a new notification in the system panel.

[Hidden Secret: investigate the secret behind the golden token]

It had been a long time since a decent mission had appeared. Lu Zhou was slightly surprised by the appearance of a mission this time.

“Golden token? I’ve taken out the hidden piece of the treasure map inside. What other secrets are there?”

In fact, Lu Zhou did not want to interfere too much in the green lotus domain’s affairs. Although he did not think he was a particularly kind person, he did not want to bring trouble to the golden lotus domain because of his actions.

The green lotus domain’s overall strength was much higher than the golden lotus domain’s, after all. If the emperor of Great Qin was vicious and a tyrant who could not distinguish right from wrong, things could get ugly for the golden lotus domain. Moreover, coupled with the imbalance, it was even more likely for humans to clash.

However, with this mission, it seemed like he had no choice but to deal with the emperor of Great Qin.

…

The next morning.

After Fan Zhong left the day before, the 49 Swordsmen left as well.

At this time, Zhao Yu went to where Lu Zhou was staying and said with a bow, “Old sir, the palace has sent a decree. His Majesty ordered you to enter the palace.”

“I won’t see him,” Lu Zhou transmitted his voice from his room.

“I knew you’d say this so I’ve already rejected it on your behalf,” Zhao Yu said.

Creak!

At this moment, Lu Zhou walked out with his hands on his back. He looked at Zhao Yu and asked, “What’s the matter? You don’t usually look for me for no reason.”

Zhao Yu smiled sheepishly. “My mother’s complexion seems better. I’d like to ask you to have another look at her…”

“Your mother will be fine as long as she gets enough rest.”

Zhao Yu was overjoyed upon hearing these words. “When my mother wakes up, I’ll kowtow to you three times! No, I’ll kowtow to you now!”

Zhao Yu had just knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow when Yan Zhenluo rushed over from afar. After he landed, he said, “Pavilion Master, the emperor of Great Qin is here.”

“I’m not seeing anyone,” Lu Zhou said as he waved his sleeve. Then, he turned around and entered the building again. The door was shut tightly behind him.

“…”

Yan Zhenluo and Zhao Yu exchanged a look.

…

At this moment, the emperor of Great Qin who was sitting in the dragon carriage had already arrived near the Zhao Residence.

Soldiers and cultivators surrounded the carriage so the commoners could only watch from afar and discuss among themselves. Many of them speculated that the reason for the emperor’s visit had something to do with the deaths of 200 soldiers from the royal army.

…

Zhao Yu cleared his throat and rose to his feet before he said, “Well, if the old sir doesn’t want to see anyone, then he doesn’t have to see anyone.”

“However, the person who came is the emperor of Great Qin…” Yan Zhenluo said.

“I know.”

“He’s your father!”

“I know!”

Yan Zhenluo felt strange. Why did it feel like he was scolding Zhao Yu?

At this time, Zhao Yu said, “I’ll see him alone. After all, the Zhao Residence’s affairs have nothing to do with you.”

“Alright.” Yan Zhenluo nodded. He thought that Zhao Yu likely would not need the Evil Sky Pavilion’s help. After all, even a tiger would not eat its own cub. Hence, he did not object to Zhao Yu’s words.

…

The newly-recruited helpers in the Zhao Residence naturally did not dare to stop the emperor of Great Qin.

When he alighted from the dragon carriage, the helpers had already lined up near the entrance.

Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi supported each other and obediently stood at the side.

The emperor turned to glance at them and saw that their arms had been attached. Then, he nodded and looked at the entrance of Zhao Residence before he said with a sigh, “It’s been a long time since I last visited.”

A eunuch standing at the side stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty has many matters to attend to, how could you have the time to visit? I believe Young Master Zhao and Madam Qi will understand Your Majesty.”

The emperor of Great Qin swept his eyes across the helpers as he asked, “Where’s Zhao Yu?”

As soon as the emperor of Great Qin’s voice fell, Zhao Yu walked out with quick steps. However, he was alone, and his expression was abnormally solemn. When he walked down the stairs, he lifted the hem of his robe before he respectfully kneeled and said, ‘Greetings, Your Majesty.”

The emperor of Great Qin’s expression did not change. He looked like how a normal father would as he smiled and said, “I haven’t seen you in just a few days, but you’ve grown so much.”

Zhao Yu did not raise his head and remained kneeling. He looked at the ground as he said, “Your Majesty, no one in this world can grow up in just a few days.”

The emperor seemed slightly taken aback by this answer, but he smiled and said, “It’s possible for a talented cultivator…”

“I’m not a talented cultivator.”

“…”

There was tension as soon as the duo met.

The eunuchs at the side did not dare to interrupt the father-and-son moment.

The emperor of Great Qin did not seem angry. Instead, he let out a long sigh before saying, “I’ve indeed neglected you and your mother.”

“I daren’t imply that,” Zhao Yu said.

“I heard an expert is staying in the Zhao Residence. I’m very curious so I want to meet him. Where’s he?” the emperor asked.

Zhao Yu replied, “He’s currently resting so it’s inconvenient for him to meet guests at the moment.”

“There’s no reason for him not to meet me,” the emperor said.

“The old sir said he’s not seeing anyone,” Zhao Yu said.

This time, the emperor no longer bothered with Zhao Yu. Instead, he flicked his sleeves and walked up the stairs.

Zhao Yu rose to his feet and followed after the emperor. He knew he could not stop the emperor.

Several cultivators rushed in and cleared a path in the Zhao Residence.

The emperor walked around the Zhao Residence unimpeded. It was as though he already knew where Lu Zhou was staying. He walked past many courtyards, followed by his personal guards, eunuchs, and palace maids. They formed a long line behind him as he walked. When he stopped, everyone came to a halt as well. At this time, he called out, “Zhi Wenzi.”

“Yes.” Zhi Wenzi tapped his toes lightly and flew into the air. Primal Qi shrouded him as his nose twitched. The smell from every direction assaulted his nose. After a moment, he pointed in a direction and said, “Over there, Your Majesty.”

The emperor continued to walk with his hands on his back toward the direction that Zhi Wenzi had just pointed out. He continued walking unhindered until he arrived in front of a courtyard.

A swordsman dressed in green robes appeared in the air above the courtyard. He held his sword in his hand as he looked at everyone calmly and said, “My master has already said he won’t be meeting guests today. Please return.”

Zhi Wenzi moved to stand next to the emperor and whispered something into the emperor’s ears.

The emperor nodded. “Are you the sword expert who killed three winged cavalrymen with just a strike?”

“Yes,” Yu Shangrong replied.

“You killed my men. Do you think it’s reasonable for me to punish you?” the emperor asked.

Yu Shangrong nodded. “It’s reasonable.”

The emperor smiled. “Interesting.” After saying this word, he vanished from where he stood; it was as though he had teleported.

Naturally, no one caught his movement at all.

When one’s speed reached its peak, it would create the illusion of vanishing into thin air when one moved. However, one would definitely leave fluctuations of energy in one’s wake. Strangely, that was not the case for the emperor of Great Qin.

In just a blink of an eye, the emperor appeared half a meter in front of Yu Shangrong.

A trace of surprise briefly flashed in Yu Shangrong’s eyes. However, he maintained his composure and the faint smile on his face.

An expression of approval could be seen on the emperor’s face as he said, “You have extraordinary courage.”

Today, the emperor of Great Qin wore his dragon robe. The dragon robe was red and black and embroidered with golden threads. It looked dazzling under the sunlight.

“You flatter me.” Yu Shangrong knew he had met an expert today. A true expert.

“Very few people are able to catch my attention,” the emperor said with a smile, “Do you believe I have 10,000 ways to kill you?”

Yu Shangrong shook his head gently.

At the same time, a voice rang from below.

“Do you believe I have 10,000 ways to kill you?”

“…”

Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi gulped and instinctively took a step back.

At this moment, Zhao Yu ran in and said, “Old sir, I really… can’t stop him…”

‘Stop him?’ A disappointed expression appeared on the emperor’s face. ‘It looks like I’ve raised an ingrate.’

When Zhi Wenzi had recounted the incident, the emperor found it hard to believe. Now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he had no choice but to believe it.

After being the ruler of a country for so many years, the emperor had long learned how to mask his thoughts. He only said, “10,000 ways? Really?”

“Do you want to try?”

Creak!

Lu Zhou, who was dressed in a gray robe, walked out with his hands on his back. He did not use the exaggerated speed of a cultivator nor did he cast any ostentatious technique. He walked out like an ordinary person.

Everyone outside the building collectively retreated.

The emperor’s eyes darkened before he vanished from sight again.

However, to Lu Zhou, the emperor’s speed was nothing. After all, with the divine power and the Heavenly Writing, he had gained insight into the power of the Dao.

Since the emperor of Great Qin could use the power of the Dao, it seemed like he was a Venerable Master at least.

The emperor landed across from Lu Zhou.

The duo studied each other’s appearance, aura, Primal Qi fluctuations, and so on.

After a long time, the emperor finally said, “I believe you.”

Zhi Wenzi and Zhi Wuzi. “…”

The two brothers really did not know what the emperor was trying to do. Was the emperor frightened?

Lu Zhou said, “I didn’t think you’d be so hasty.”

“Something has happened to my royal army and generals. As their master, how can I do nothing?” the emperor said as he waved his hand.

Two eunuchs hurriedly carried two rattan chairs that had been prepared earlier into the unique and quiet courtyard. One was placed on the right, and one was placed on the left, but they were separated by more than ten meters.

This time, the emperor did not use his cultivation. Instead, he walked toward one of the chairs before he raised his hand and said, “Please take a seat.”

After Lu Zhou took a seat, the emperor said with a smile, “I actually can’t see through you.”

Lu Zhou did not bother to waste words. Instead, he bluntly said, “I’ve already said I won’t be seeing any guests today. If you insist on doing this, there won’t be a good outcome for you.”

“Zhi Wenzi has already told me everything. Did you think I came to seek revenge?”

Lu Zhou remained silent.

The emperor laughed before he said, “As the ruler of a country, I can tolerate anyone and anything under the sky.”