You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 413 - 26, Plan

"Still that matter."

Lin Yue looked at the Empress and earnestly said, "I need to enter the Tianwu Palace, and I must unseal the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron."

The information about the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron was a Sixth Ring Level secret, revealing its connection to the Empress, and that it sealed an ancestral soul within.

Moreover, he sensed that the Human Ancestor’s ancestral soul was in the Tianwu Palace, making it evident that the soul within the cauldron was indeed the Human Ancestor’s soul.

However, as the Empress, once a Holy Daughter of the Human Clan, she was uniquely positioned to enter the Tianwu Palace.

"It’s not that I won’t help you."

The Empress sighed and said, "Although the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron is not a treasure used for combat, and lacks any practical function, it is tied to the Great Yong Kingdom’s fortune. It is almost always in a state of self-sealing. Even as the Empress, I cannot unseal it, moreover... the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron rarely lifts its seal."

Lin Yue understood this well.

If the unsealing was easy, he wouldn’t need to have such a lengthy discussion with her today, nor plan to take her away from this predicament.

But... the ancestral soul of the Human Ancestor was something he must find a way to obtain.

Firstly, it could aid in restoring the Human Ancestor’s divine soul, greatly increasing the hope of the Human Ancestor’s future resurrection.

Secondly, once the Human Ancestor restored harmonization and Saint-level memories, he could once again manifest various Holy Beasts within the Eternal Night Illusion Realm, deriving the natural Dao rhythm displayed on them during battles. This would assist in his own enlightenment, helping him form the rudiments of his Dao.

Therefore, he must acquire this ancestral soul.

"The Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron rarely unseals?"

Lin Yue mused quietly, "So, under certain circumstances, it is still possible to unseal it, right?"

The Empress nodded gently and said, "It is possible, but it is very rare. To forcibly unseal the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron’s self-seal, perhaps only the Crown Prince could do it."

"When would the Crown Prince forcibly unseal the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron?" Lin Yue asked.

The Empress thought for a moment and said, "The Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron, being a divine artifact, has its own spiritual nature. It’s connected to the human clan’s fortune, or rather, the Great Yong Kingdom’s fortune. When there is turbulence in the kingdom’s fortune, and the cauldron gives a warning, the Crown Prince would forcefully unseal it to investigate."

Lin Yue squinted slightly and asked, "When was the last time the kingdom’s fortune trembled?"

"It was over seventy years ago, the year when the Star Lord attempted to destroy the Great Yong National Guardian Array. The Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron issued a warning, so His Majesty patrolled the human world, repairing the Divine Array everywhere." The Empress said.

"Oh?"

Lin Yue pondered for a moment and said, "The year His Majesty died, did the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron not give a warning?"

The Empress recalled and said, "There was a slight fluctuation, but no warning was given."

"His Majesty’s death, yet the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron didn’t warn?" Lin Yue found it increasingly peculiar.

The Divine Emperor, after all, was the ruler of Great Yong, the entity that dispelled the Eternal Night. How could the death of such a figure not impact the kingdom’s fortune?

He remembered what the Second Prince had told him today and vaguely understood his reasoning.

However, situations involving the kingdom’s fortune turbulence are not things one can conjure at will.

Moreover, hoping for the Crown Prince to forcibly unseal it, without the opportunity to attain the Human Ancestor’s ancestral soul, was akin to an impossibility.

"You mentioned the Crown Prince forcibly unsealing it, so does that mean it could unseal itself?" Lin Yue asked.

"Yes."

The Empress said, "It unseals itself mainly in one situation — when a significant minister carrying great national fortune needs to return it. For instance, if a notable minister commits grave sins and dies or is stripped of their rank, the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron would reclaim the fortune, unsealing itself."

"How high of a title is required?" Lin Yue questioned curiously.

"Superior Grade."

The Empress explained, "Only with a Superior Grade title does the fortune manifest in substance, warranting the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron’s reclamation."

Lin Yue pondered deeply.

Below Superior Grade, no matter how profound the fortune, it was merely an aura, even if several yards thick, without manifesting any substantial form.

A Superior Grade title was different.

For instance, the fortune protecting a prince would manifest as a dark golden royal robe, with a Seven Bead Crown of condensed fortune overhead.

A Commandery Prince’s fortune similarly manifested as a black royal robe, though with no crown.

Dukes and Marquises had their fortunes manifest in various substantial forms as well.

For such individuals protected by manifested fortune, severe sins fell upon killing them, and if their status was not high enough, Heavenly Punishment would immediately descend, which was quite normal.

"Superior Grade, committing grave sins, dying or being stripped of title, the substantial national fortune on them would be reclaimed by the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron..."

At this moment, a thought gradually formed in Lin Yue’s mind.

"Six years ago..." He suddenly said, "The Fifth Princess’s son, that Netherworld Guest, was killed by the Star Lord. Did the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron unseal?"

"No."

The Empress slightly shook her head and said, "Although the Netherworld Guest was the son of the Fifth Princess and possessed immensely deep fortune, dozens of yards deep, he was not a Great Cultivator, nor had he attempted the Commandery Prince trial, thus not conferred as a Commandery Prince. His fortune was not substantially manifest, so the Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron did not reclaim it."

Lin Yue understood.

The Heavenly Martial Divine Cauldron sought not the fortune, but the substantially manifest fortune.

It was like raw silk compared to silk woven into garments, seeming identical, but only gaining enough value when woven into clothing.

"Superior Grade... Superior Grade..." Lin Yue pondered, contemplating how to break this stalemate. free𝑤ebnovel.com