There were far too many tethers in Tianming’s life. The more people he loved, the more people tied him down. The sun emperor probably chose to only love himself so as to be completely untethered. Someone like him was almost untouchable, while everyone else had countless weaknesses to be exploited.

Even with all that, Tianming still wouldn't choose to become someone like the sun emperor. "A life of solitude, filled with only the awe and respect of others, is utterly pointless." His tethers were the things that grounded him in these dark times, prompting him to use all three of his eyes to search for a path to survival.

As the Ninedragon Imperial Tomb orbited the sun, it eventually reached the bottom part. Tianming saw the mortal continent far down below. Why did the sun emperor not threaten the safety of the Flameyellow Continent? Tianming had already found out about the secrets of the experiments being carried out there, yet there were still doubts that had to be cleared. For instance, who...