Tribulation of Myriad Races

Su Yu asked, “Lord, were those legislators Emperors as well?”

“No. Pseudo Emperors.” The old turtle said, “As I said before, Emperor and Pseudo Emperor are not actual cultivation levels. Those are merely titles. Status symbols. There has only ever been one Emperor in existence. However, there can be countless Pseudo Emperors in existence. That is not a cultivation level. That is merely a title given to the leader of a race.”

The old turtle emphasized, “Each legislator was a Pseudo Emperor. They might be at the Daofuse Realm or some other realms. Some might even have the same cultivation level as the Human Emperor. They were merely weaker in combat strength. After the Human Emperor conquered the Myriad Realms, these experts were all forced to reduce their ranks and call themselves Pseudo Emperors instead.”

Understanding dawned on Su Yu. Right. Why must a Pseudo Emperor be lower in cultivation level than the Human Emperor? That was not a cultivation level. That was merely a status symbol.

Su Yu nodded, “Thank you for the guidance, Lord. I finally understand. Thus, you will never call yourself a Pseudo Emperor. Instead, you will only call yourself a Daofuse. Am I right?”

“No. I’m a Pseudo Emperor.”

The old turtle explained seriously, “All grand dream turtles are dead. I am the sole surviving member of this race, making me the leader and the Pseudo Emperor of this race. You’re wrong, Su Yu.”

“…”

Su Yu was rendered speechless. Why couldn’t the old turtle be more mature at such an age?

The old turtle started roaring with laughter. After a while, he finally stopped and asked, “Are you here to get your yang acupoint sealed again? Your yang acupoint will be full after opening it a few more times. I can seal it again, but remember that each time you reopen it, its absorption speed will increase. You have to take note of this.”

“Thank you, Lord!”

Shortly after, a small turtle appeared and dove into Su Yu’s body. In the blink of an eye, the yang acupoint was sealed again.

Su Yu exhaled in relief. He could finally stop absorbing death qi. In his weakened state, his body couldn’t handle too much death qi. With his yang acupoint sealed, he felt a lot more comfortable than before.

The old turtle said, “It won’t be easy for your body to fully recover. It’s too strong. It’s already as strong as a late-stage Sunmoon. Such a strong body can’t heal easily.”

Su Yu laughed and said, “I’m out of healing treasures. Do you have any to spare? Can you lend some to me?”

“I have nothing.” The old turtle said, “Also, are you not worried that I’ll play some tricks when helping you with your recovery? Your body is very valuable. Grand cycle acupoints and forged through the iron devourer method. Your body…is probably already comparable to that of a ninth-stage Sunmoon or beyond. I believe such a terrifying body will be coveted by many Eternals. After losing a tri-life body, they might be able to build a stronger tri-life body with your body as the carrier treasure.”

Su Yu laughed stiffly and said, “You overestimate me, Lord. My body is normal, and I’m only a Cloudbreach. I don’t even have the grand cycle cultivation method. I might need to settle for something inferior during my nine transformations. My body won’t grow into anything special either.”

“Are you sure?”

The old turtle gave Su Yu a deep gaze and said, “I won’t be helping you with your physical injuries. If my memories serve right, there is a lotus pond on the third level of the Luminous Domain Mansion. I don’t remember the exact location, but the lotuses there aren’t worth anything. The lotus seeds are all poisonous, but the lotus roots are quite useful. They are good for physical recovery. Be careful when you’re eating the roots. Don’t eat the wrong part and get yourself killed. Unfortunately, these lotuses are similar to the nine-leaf skylotus in appearance. In the past, people had mistaken one for the other.”

Su Yu’s eyes flickered as he hurriedly asked, “So these lotuses greatly resemble the nine-leaf skylotus?”

“Yeah.”

“What’s the name of these lotuses?”

“Smiling mouth lotus.” The old turtle said, “I don’t know if they are still there. It has been too many years. Even if these lotuses are not there anymore, there are many other treasures in the mansion good for physical recovery.”

Su Yu nodded.

Smiling mouth lotus.

It bore a great resemblance to the nine-leaf skylotus, to the point that even the ancient experts would mistake one for the other.

Hehehe.

Numerous new ideas emerged in Su Yu’s mind. Wasn’t this…the perfect tool for scamming?

If he could get some, would it be possible to auction them off? He could always sell them to some Invincibles, right?

Tsk tsk tsk. If even the old turtle found the two lotuses confusing, he could probably fool some Invincibles with the smiling mouth lotus, right?

Su Yu asked, “Lord, what is the biggest difference between the two lotuses? Is it possible to differentiate the two at a glance?”

The old turtle was surprised by Su Yu’s enthusiasm.

He explained, “They both look the same before blooming. When they bloom, a tiny difference will be visible. Since the nine-leaf skylotus only grows near the entrance of the River of Time, the power of time will leave its mark on the lotus, producing veins similar to the golden stripes you often see on weapons. There are such veins on the smiling mouth lotus as well, but the veins are natural and uneven.”

Su Yu memorized everything. He was so passionate about this because he found that this information might prove useful. He could use this to scam some people. In the current era, how many people were aware of this?

It was possible that even some ancient existences would be unaware of this. Sure enough, having an elder at home was the same as having a treasure at home. This old turtle could very well be older than even Soy Bun. Perhaps the old turtle was even older than Tiangu.

Su Yu did not hesitate to ask, “Lord, are you older than Tiangu?”

“…”

What a pointless question.

The old turtle replied nonchalantly, “The grand dream turtles are more long-lived than the immortals.”

Understood! The old turtle was indeed older. This old turtle might very well be the oldest being in the Myriad Realms.

The old turtle was rendered speechless by Su Yu’s reaction. After a short pause, he asked, “Anything else?”

Su Yu hurriedly nodded and said, “Final thing, Lord. If I go near the Luminous Domain Mansion, the myriad races might target Grandstar City regardless of whether I enter or not. I have someone impersonating me while I’m away, and it will probably work. But Lord Grandstar might be forced to act occasionally. If that happens…can you…”

The old turtle agreed, “Sure. I can’t leave with my main body, but I believe you saw my projection fighting before. If someone goes against the laws, all thirty-six guardians will have the authority to act. However, not everyone will be able to leave their cities. Recently, He Tu went looking for help against me. Things are quite peaceful here. If my projection isn’t enough, I can act with my main body as well.”

He Tu was gone!

Su Yu asked in surprise, “He Tu left?”

“Yes. He went looking for help.”

The old turtle said indifferently, “It’s not like he has never done this before. According to him, a new death sovereign has awakened from the Celestial River of Death recently. That’s a very powerful death sovereign. He must have gone to recruit the new death sovereign.”

Su Yu scratched his head. Why did it feel like…He Tu was crying to his parents after suffering a defeat? No, that wasn’t right. More like he was trying to fool someone into becoming his hitman for free.

When speaking about He Tu, the old turtle couldn’t resist smiling as he continued, “He still has a lot of missing memories. Hopefully, it isn’t an old enemy of his. If that happens to be an enemy who has recovered their memories related to their past, He Tu might end up in trouble.”

In short, as fellow death sovereigns, He Tu and the new death sovereign would only remember a part of their memories. If they were enemies and only the new death sovereign remembered it, their encounter would be an amusing one.

Su Yu was left quite speechless. Clearly, the old turtle was waiting for the comedy to unfold.

With a smile, the old turtle continued, “If you do die and wake up in the Death Realm, be careful lest you meet your old enemies in there. You might have forgotten them while they still remember you.”

“…”

Was the old turtle cursing him?

Su Yu grumbled inwardly, but he didn’t even dare to swear at the old turtle inwardly.

Sigh.

Su Yu decided to stop here. He had learned enough from the old turtle. An elder might know a lot, but an elder might not necessarily tell you everything. But at the very least, he was no longer as confused as before.

By this time, Grandstar City had left.

The old turtle said, “If you don’t have any other questions, go play with yourself. I’m returning to sleep.”

“…”

Su Yu realized that these geezers loved sleeping a lot. He didn’t know what to say. No wonder these geezers were so long-lived. They must have survived for so long by sleeping.

Before the old turtle could go back to sleep, he hurriedly transformed into Liu Hong and asked, “Lord, can you see through this disguise?”

“…”

The old turtle opened his eyes tiringly and glanced at Su Yu before answering, “A decent character. But every person has a different aura, different fate structure, and different luck. A simple disguise like this can probably work on regular Eternals. But against Daofuses…it’s nearly impossible.” “Do you understand what Daofuse means? For a Daofuse, the past, present, and future are one. With one look, I can gaze into your past, your present, and a second into your future. I saw how you transformed.”

Su Yu asked with surprise, “You mean you can see through my past and future?”

“Yeah.”

“Can you see my childhood?”

“No.” The old turtle replied, “To be precise, I can only recall a part of your past and predict a part of your future. It’s easier to see the past while the future is harder to see. This depends on the strength of the Daofuse in question. Strong enough, a Daofuse can perhaps see thousands of years into your past with a single glance while a weak Daofuse can only see a few days into your past. In any case, it is nearly impossible to fool a Daofuse with your disguise.”

Su Yu was left quite shaken. That was…impressive. But if a Daofuse could only see a few days into his past, it would be quite pointless. He only needed to spend a few days in his borrowed identity before going anywhere.

Furthermore, Daofuses were very rare. It wouldn’t be easy to encounter one. Everything would be fine if he remained on alert. There was no need to worry too much.

Su Yu asked, “Lord, is this place under anyone’s monitoring? If not, I’ll be taking my leave now.”

“No.”

Slowly, the old turtle’s voice faded away. He had to return to his sleep. As of late, he had slept a lot less because of the troublesome Su Yu.