I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

After playing with Li Miao for a while, Shen Ming arrived at the Daluo Platform, which is the central hub of the Daluo Domain.

After mastering the Great Luo Scroll of the Eternal Scripture, he obtained the authority of the Great Luo Palace and could use the Eternal Divine Light.

The divine light did not come out of thin air. Beneath this Great Luo Platform lies a mineral vein containing a spiritual substance called Yuan Magnetic Ore.

By using the "Eternal Scripture," the Great Luo Platform is activated, consuming primordial magnetite to unleash eternal divine light.

In other words, the Great Luo Palace in his hands is like a cannon, and the Eternal Divine Light is the cannonball.

However, the Yuanci ore vein is nearing depletion.

Through his Eye of Truth, Shen Ming discovered that he had already used up one-third of the Yuan Magnetite.

In addition, there is a door in the sky above Da Luotai.

Ancient and mysterious, the door frame is made of cast bronze.

Shen Ming thought of the Xuan Tian Gate opened by the sect leader at the Xuan Tian Grand Ceremony.

The bronze door was tightly shut, its destination unknown, and its opening time also unknown.

Shen Ming's intuition told him that this only happened after he became the emperor's son.

As for why it can't be opened, that remains unknown.

Just then, Shen Ming sensed something and opened the Great Luo Mirror.

The Great Luo Mirror is one of the functions of the Great Luo Palace; it allows one to see inside from the outside and vice versa.

Outside stood a familiar figure, dressed in a magnificent and noble palace gown—it was Princess Yunxi.

She was sending a message outside, wanting to meet.

Although the gates of the Daluo Palace were ajar, no outsiders were allowed to enter or leave without Shen Ming's permission.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Ming let her in.

The gate opened, and Yunxi was suddenly inside the Great Luo Domain, appearing before Shen Ming.

“Shen Ming, I didn’t tell you beforehand because I was afraid you would act impulsively. It’s not like what that old bald monk said, that I was plotting against you.” Yun Xi came to explain.

"I know, how did you find me?"

Shen Ming's mood had calmed down considerably, and there was an indescribable sense of indifference about him.

"You knew?" Yunxi asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I can sense that you have no ill intentions and are focused on dealing with the ancient race. You are a suitable ally. However, I thought we were friends."

Shen Ming said, "Friend, you should trust me and let me make my own choice. I might just walk away, or I might take the pressure and go further."

"Of course we're friends, otherwise I wouldn't have fought off the assassin for you."

Yunxi said, "Keeping it from you is just my personality; I'm used to planning from the big picture. I apologize to you."

“I don’t blame you. I left because I was really tired. Also, even though you kept putting it off, you still hoped that I would save Baidi City. Not all the people in the city are bad people,” Shen Ming said.

"Yup!"

Yunxi had been holding these words in, but she was inevitably excited when Shen Ming said them himself.

"The problem is, I am only a Supreme Being. Even if I have the Great Luo Palace, or even if I send out a signal to summon the Xuan Tian Sect and the Jiang family to defend the city."

"But this responsibility shouldn't fall on me, should it? Those old monsters in the Northern Region, the tall ones, won't step up and take the lead, leaving me to shed my blood under the Zhu family's rejection. Is that right?"

"Everyone is waiting for someone else, why can't we be that other person!"

After saying that, Yunxi immediately thought of the Black Obsidian Five Generals of Baidi City.

If Shen Mingzhen were to do that, summoning the Xuantian Sect and the Jiang family to defend the city, it would be an utter disaster.

"sorry."

Yunxi lowered her head, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible.

Born into a powerful dynasty, she possessed the pride of a princess and rarely apologized in both her two lifetimes.

Shen Ming was somewhat puzzled: "Princess Yunxi, the sense of destiny and responsibility you've shown is strange to me. The ancient clans have never had any conflict with your Tianlan Dynasty, have they?"

"Because I was reborn."

She made a decision without thinking, blurting it out, worried that if she hesitated for even a second longer, she would regret it.

"You know what rebirth is, right? It means coming back to life and experiencing the events of your previous life. In your previous life, during the more than twenty years that White Emperor City fell into ruin, the Northern Region suffered immense devastation, and humanity faced its darkest moment."

Yunxi didn't care about anything else and blurted everything out, tears streaming down her face.

Therefore, she regarded fighting against the ancient tribes as her mission, and devoted all her energy and time to it.

Only after she spoke out did she realize how heavy the burden was, and tears streamed down her face.

Sincerity is always a sure-fire weapon, especially for someone like Shen Ming. He never expected that this girl, who was about the same age as him, was carrying so much.

Yunxi's emotions overwhelmed her; she cried so hard she could barely stand and wanted to squat down on the spot.

Suddenly, her vision blurred, and a warm embrace enveloped her tightly.

"Thanks for your hard work."

A gentle yet powerful voice rang in her ears. Yunxi raised her hands tremblingly, then without hesitation, she hugged Shen Ming's back tightly.

After a long time, the two separated.

"Yunxi."

Shen Ming no longer addressed her as 'princess' and asked, "What was I like in my previous life?"

Yunxi wiped her eyes and said with some surprise, "Don't you have any doubts about the possibility of rebirth?"

What are you, a reborn person? I'm a transmigrator.

“In the previous life, you were nowhere to be seen. Jiang Changkong became the head of the Jiang family and wiped out his clansmen in a bloodbath,” Yunxi said.

"Oh."

Shen Ming guessed that it was his own time travel that caused the timeline to change.

Aren't you surprised at all?

Yunxi was dumbfounded. She had never told anyone this secret because it was too shocking.

For Shen Ming, it had all become commonplace.

She couldn't help but wonder what Shen Ming had gone through to develop such a strong mentality.

Shen Ming said that he had read a lot of novels. If he told Yunxi that some novel protagonists could gain supreme power by visiting a certain place, she would be absolutely dumbfounded.

"What's the next plan?" he asked, getting down to business.

Yunxi shook her head. Her plan only went as far as Baidi City. That was the best she could do before the ancient clans showed their fangs.

So far, it seems to be quite successful.

With the true nature of the ancient races exposed, everyone in the Northern Region is bound to feel insecure and want to band together for mutual support.

Shen Ming will bring the Daluo Palace back to the Xuantian Sect, and by joining forces with the Jiang family, they will be able to unify the human race in the Northern Region.

Finally, it all comes down to the contest of strength between the two sides.

That's really not a problem for someone at the Supreme Realm to consider.

"The Sovereign Realm is divided into nine heavens, corresponding to nine heavenly tribulations. Only by overcoming each heavenly tribulation can one break through to the fourth heavenly tribulation."

The Black Obsidian Five are the strongest generals of the ancient race; they are at the third level of the Sovereign Realm, while the Ancient Venerable is a super Venerable at the fourth level.

Yunxi came not to ask Shen Ming for anything, but to tell him some important information.

Shen Ming and she can at least buy the Northern Region ten years, enough time for cultivation.

"I plan to go to a certain extraterrestrial battlefield to seek an opportunity to break through to the Dominator Realm. What about you?"

When Yunxi asked this question, a hint of anticipation was in her eyes.

"I need to heal Miss Li first," Shen Ming said.

Yunxi lowered her eyelids, her eyes dim.