Chapter 220.1 - I Became the Legendary Emperor Throughout the Ages After I Started Giving Away My Territory

“Either it’s a misinterpretation of something, or someone is deliberately causing trouble!”

This was Lin Beifan’s conclusion, with the latter being the most likely.

Since he became the Emperor of Great Xia, he had offended too many people—various noble families, different sects, and even many countries that were secretly jealous of Great Xia’s prosperity.

He couldn’t even count them all.

Because the Great Xia Kingdom was so powerful, overt schemes were no longer feasible, so they could only resort to covert plots.

Through the Empire Sandbox, Lin Beifan saw that many martial artists had already come to Great Xia in search of the Heavenly Khan’s tomb.

With martial artists using their skills to break the law, the influx of these people would definitely have a negative impact on Great Xia.

At that moment, Yaoyao arrived and got straight to the point: “You’ve been sabotaged!”

Lin Beifan smiled and said, “Indeed, someone can’t stand to see me thrive, so they can only spread rumors in the shadows!”

“Do you want me to use the power of the Demon Sect to investigate who’s behind this?” Yaoyao asked.

“No rush. I am now more interested in learning about the Heavenly Khan and the location of his burial site! The Demon Sect has a history of thousands of years, you must have detailed records about this. Can you tell me?”

Yaoyao was taken aback: “You want his treasure too?”

“In the legend, the tomb of the Heavenly Khan contains treasures that could rival nations, unmatched divine weapons, and his cultivation methods. If obtained, one could dominate the world—who wouldn’t want that?” said Lin Beifan.

Yaoyao sat down, eating fruit while speaking: “It sounds very nice, but finding the tomb of the Heavenly Khan is easier said than done. Our Demon Sect has been searching for 3000 years and hasn’t found it, so others shouldn’t even dream of it!”

“In fact, news about the tomb of the Heavenly Khan surfaces every hundred years, sparking a frenzy each time that leads to turmoil across the land, but it always ends up being nothing but chasing shadows!”

“We at the Demon Sect have grown accustomed to such matters!”

Lin Beifan sat down and asked with curiosity, “So, does the tomb of the Heavenly Khan really contain those treasures and divine weapons?”

Yaoyao shook her head, “We don’t know either. His tomb is too mysterious! It is said that he personally led the construction of his tomb and after it was completed, he killed all the workers who built it, as well as anyone else involved! So, apart from himself, no outsider knows anything about it!”

“If no outsider knows, then what was buried inside after his death?”

“He wasn’t dead at the time, but knowing his end was near, he made arrangements for his affairs and then left alone, never to be seen again! Shortly after his departure, the Khan Empire he had built crumbled!”

“How did he die? He was a Great Grandmaster, right? I heard that at the time, he had reached the pinnacle of Great Grandmaster and could be called the number one expert in the world!” Lin Beifan asked again.

Being a Great Grandmaster himself, he knew full well the terror of a Great Grandmaster.

If he took things seriously, destroying an Empire would be no difficult task.

Even when facing his peers, he could still escape if he couldn’t win.

How could he die so easily?

“It’s because he made too many enemies!”

Yaoyao sighed, “According to our Demon Sect’s records, the Heavenly Khan fought battles in the south and north, annihilating hundreds of countries and thousands of forces, terrorizing the world!”

“With so many killings, naturally, he had many enemies! But since they couldn’t defeat him with strength, they resorted to underhanded tactics! It’s said that during his life, he survived more than 300 assassination attempts and was poisoned over a hundred times, yet they still couldn’t bring him down!”

Lin Beifan gave a thumbs up, “Amazing!”

“However, no matter how formidable he was, he was still just one person! Since others couldn’t take revenge on him, they targeted his family. His wives, children, and even his horses were killed off in batches! It’s said that he had 37 children in his lifetime, but not one lived to adulthood!”

Lin Beifan felt a chill listening to this.

He was such a powerful person, and yet he was killed without leaving a single descendant!

That’s just too damn brutal!

“That’s why you shouldn’t be too arrogant in the future. Be low-key when you need to be, compromise when you should, got it? I don’t want to be the one collecting your corpse!” Yaoyao advised.

Lin Beifan nodded repeatedly, “Don’t worry, I’m more cautious than him!”

“Because his loved ones met with terrible fates, the Heavenly Khan’s temper became more volatile, and he sometimes went mad, killing his own people in fits of rage while causing widespread resentment!”

“Concerned for their own safety, his subordinates decided to betray him. They poisoned him, and after the Heavenly Khan mistakenly took the poison, his strength was halved, which enraged him and led to another massacre!”

“At that time, all six world’s Great Grandmasters came together to take him down! However, the Heavenly Khan lived up to his name. Even with his strength greatly diminished, he fought alone against six Great Grandmasters and still had the upper hand!”

“It’s said that the battle lasted for seven days and nights, causing the heavens to split and the earth to shatter, the sun and the moon to lose their light, and countless heroes to bleed! Even among those six Great Grandmasters, two perished, and the remaining four fled with severe injuries!”

“That’s amazing!” Lin Beifan said with respect.

With his strength halved, he still managed to kill two Great Grandmasters and severely injure four!

Even with all his advantages, Lin Beifan couldn’t guarantee such results if his strength were halved!

If the Heavenly Khan hadn’t fallen, he surely would have ascended to Supreme Grandmaster!

A living Earthly Immortal, perhaps!

“After that battle, the Heavenly Khan won, but he was also done for! After taking care of his affairs with his remaining strength, he left in a dispirited state and never appeared again! Without him to hold the fort, his nation naturally collapsed and was divided up by other forces!”

Yaoyao sighed, “Such a pity for a hero!”

Lin Beifan was puzzled, “Why isn’t this recorded in the history books?”

“Because while that battle glorified the Heavenly Khan, it wasn’t exactly an honorable matter for the other Great Grandmasters, so the details were suppressed! Plus, as time passed, fewer and fewer people remembered it, and only our Demon Sect had detailed records. If I weren’t the Saintess, I wouldn’t have had the chance to know about it either!”

Lin Beifan asked in a low voice, “But the ones who besieged the Heavenly Khan included a Great Grandmaster from your Demon Sect, right?”

“Of course!”

Yaoyao whispered, “At that time, Great Grandmasters from the Taoist Sect and Buddhist Sect were also there. The poison even came from the Buddhist Sect! These matters are shameful for all three sects, so they’re strictly forbidden from being discussed! It’s only because we’re close that I’m telling you this in secret, so you mustn’t speak of it to anyone!”

Lin Beifan nodded, “I understand!”

In his heart, he marveled, “This is the way of the rivers and lakes!”

No matter how peerless and extraordinary one might be, they can still fall victim to schemes and cunning plots.

Lin Beifan reminded himself once again not to act very recklessly.

Only when he becomes invincible, when no one can harm him, should he reveal his true strength!

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Meanwhile, the rumors about the tomb of the Heavenly Khan grew more intense.

“Did you know? It’s said that the tomb of the Heavenly Khan not only contains wealth that rivals nations, peerless divine weapons, and his created martial arts but also a ‘Core’ formed from the essence of his martial prowess! Just by consuming it, one could become a Grandmaster and even aspire to be a Great Grandmaster in the future!”

“Some say that the Heavenly Khan isn’t dead but is undergoing nirvana within these tombs to further enhance his strength! After 3000 years, he will return to unite the world!”

“It’s rumored that someone in the deep mountains of Great Xia saw a projection of the Heavenly Khan’s martial arts and achieved Innate status in three days and became a Grandmaster in three years!”

“They say the Heavenly Khan has cultivated to the pinnacle, transcending mortality and ascending to immortality! His tomb is an opportunity he left for the world! Whoever finds it might have the chance to become immortal and live forever!”

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