Martial Cultivator

"Nanyang's Wang Family, Shi Family, Liang Family..."

The Great Liang Emperor looked at those familiar and unfamiliar faces and said, with vicissitudes of emotion, "You truly hid well. If it weren't for tonight, you all would probably have continued hiding."

The Great Liang Dynasty had already undergone multiple purges, but it seemed that they had only cleansed small fry.

The ones appearing tonight were the truly important traitors.

"These people, did they also come from the foreign lands to hide in the Great Liang Dynasty many years ago?"

The Great Liang Emperor looked at the Wei Family Head, still calm and composed at this moment.

The Wei Family Head chuckled and said, “Some are, and some are the fruits of our efforts over the years. But in the end, we're all in the same boat now.”

“They say your Wei Family is one of the legs of the Great Liang Dynasty. Without the Wei Family, the Great Liang Dynasty cannot move. Looking at it now, that doesn't seem far from the truth.”

“Your Wei Family is indeed a great leg of Our Great Liang Dynasty, but now, We have no choice but to sever this leg.”

The Great Liang Emperor waved his sleeve, looking at the group of cultivators before him. He understood that by this moment, the Wei Family had likely laid all their cards on the table.

Every single traitor had fully surfaced at this moment.

The Wei Family Head looked up, looking at this emperor. He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a low voice, “Your Majesty, if you wish to preserve Great Liang and still let this world bear the surname Chen, then you should take your own life!”

“Hahaha...”

Hearing these words, the Great Liang Emperor could not help but laugh. This might have been the most amusing joke he had ever heard in his life.

As a peerless ruler of his generation, an emperor unmatched in history, how could he possibly think about taking his own life?

“Your Majesty's cultivation is extraordinary and unparalleled in this world, but in the end, you are just one person. Do you truly have no concern for the legacy of Great Liang's foundation for ten thousand generations to come? If so, would that not be a disgrace to the ancestors?"

The Wei Family Head spoke loudly.

“Where in this world is there such a thing as an eternal dynasty?" "As for the so-called foundation of Great Liang lasting for ten thousand generations, if it exists under your kind of Great Liang, extending for countless generations, what meaning does it hold?" "It would be nothing more than becoming the dogs of the foreign lands, living with bowed heads... or even on our knees for an entire lifetime...”"

The Great Liang Emperor spoke calmly, “A world like that, a Great Liang like that, whether it bears the surname Chen or not, what is there to cherish?”

The Wei Family Head chuckled. He had discerned the firm resolve in the Great Liang Emperor's words, so he said no more.

This was entirely within his expectations. After all, the Great Liang Emperor before him was nothing like Emperor Lingzong. He possessed the boldness of the founding emperor and the pride that flowed in the Chen Family's bloodline.

He might not have been the ruler who was most skilled in governance in the Great Liang's history, but he was undoubtedly the most valiant emperor.

For such an emperor, to demand him to commit suicide would be the greatest insult to him.

“We have waited for a long time. Presumably, you have also waited a long time and are starting to grow impatient. In that case, let's begin."

The endings of stories recorded in history only ever speak of success or failure, but the course of those stories was inevitably marked by bloodshed.

Even if the Wei Family succeeded tonight in killing the Great Liang Emperor, it would undoubtedly come at a considerable price.

“Among the emperors of past generations, I hold Emperor Taizong in the highest regard. Grand Tutor Wei, since Emperor Taizong died by your hand, let us begin with you,” the Great Liang Emperor said as he gazed at Grand Tutor Wei, speaking slowly.

At those words, Grand Tutor Wei's expression turned serious.

He appeared short and unimposing, yet his aura faintly surpassed even that of the Wei Family Head. After all, he had cultivated for many years, and as soon as he sensed something was amiss, his expression changed abruptly, and he vanished from the plaza.

The Imperial City which was originally as bright as daylight, seemed to bloom with another flash of brilliance suddenly.

When Grand Tutor Wei reappeared, he was already in the night sky.

In the next moment, his flowing white hair danced in the wind as he surged forward. Simultaneously, several powerful auras suddenly appeared in the night sky, like rivers roaring and surging.

At that instant, heaven and earth seemed to tremble slightly.

The overwhelming might of one at the end of Nepenthe fully revealed itself.

They were existences who had walked the furthest in the world; the most terrifying people alive. In some sense, they could almost be considered no longer human.

For they were far, far stronger than ordinary people.

Although someone like Grand Tutor Wei was not among the strongest at the end of Nepenthe, when he unleashed his full power, his presence was still immensely formidable.

The entire night sky was suddenly blanketed by countless auras. Grand Tutor Wei knew he could not leave, nor did he intend to flee. Instead, he harnessed the vast momentum of heaven and earth and directed it toward the Great Liang Emperor in an all-encompassing strike.

The Great Liang Emperor stood calmly before the great hall. After saying his earlier statement, he did not even glance at Grand Tutor Wei but instead directed his gaze toward the Chairman of the Heavenly Imperial Institution.

This Chairman, whom the Great Liang Emperor had personally promoted, had said little tonight. But in reality, he was an exceedingly dangerous figure.

His cultivation realm was higher than Grand Tutor Wei's and far more terrifying.

Sensing the shift in the current situation, the Wei Family Head remained silent for a moment before uttering two words:

"Do it!"

As his voice fell, the Wei Family Head vanished from his original position. When he reappeared, he was already at the steps leading to the great hall.

However, he was unable to advance further because a figure had appeared before him.

Li Heng had appeared here.

As the Great Liang Emperor's only helper tonight, if Li Heng harbored any selfish motives, it would be his desire to kill this Wei Family Head.

It was solely because Zhao Sanbao had been sent into the palace under the Wei Family Head's orders.

Over the years, Zhao Sanbao had poisoned the Empress at the Wei Family Head's behest. Now that Zhao Sanbao had already died in agony, how could Li Heng accept the Wei Family Head still living so freely?

And so, the two confronted each other.

The Wei Family Head's expression remained unchanged. He did not regard Li Heng with much concern. As a fellow powerhouse at the end of Nepenthe, he did not believe Li Heng was particularly formidable.

Hence, he summoned all his qi, and struck at Li Heng with a palm.

The palm strike appeared unremarkable, but within his palm surged countless terrifying auras, like a massive tsunami poised to engulf Li Heng.

Li Heng remained expressionless, striking out with his own palm too. He did not opt for any so-called better techniques, meeting the attack head-on with a simple palm strike.

A deafening explosion erupted.

The two palms met.

Terrifying energy exploded outward from where they met, spreading in all directions with the two of them as the center.

Waves of qi that represented supreme powerhouses radiated outward layer by layer. The jade slabs around them shattered abruptly, and the jade tiles paving the ground cracked inch by inch.

The steps beneath Li Heng's feet crumbled into powder. Upon closer inspection, one could see the two opposing currents of qi intertwining and continuously tearing at the very fabric of space.

With a ripping sound, a tear appeared in the Wei Family Head's robe, while a thin cut also appeared on Li Heng's face at the same time.

Both stood at the end of Nepenthe, their strength nearly indistinguishable.

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