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The mysterious figure lurking in the forest was an ape-like creature. It was ten feet tall and had long brown fur draped over its body. Its eyes were vertical and its eyeballs were black with blood-colored pupils. There were two curved horns on its head and a downward-facing horn behind its head, similar to a tail.
Hearing Jiang Changsheng’s voice, the brown-haired creature was extremely nervous. However, after hesitating for a moment, it still flew towards Jiang Changsheng at an extremely fast speed. Like a bolt of lightning, it quickly landed behind Jiang Changsheng.
It was stunned for a moment before it cupped its hands and bowed. “Dao Ancestor?”
Jiang Changsheng did not look at it. Instead, he casually asked, “How do you know my name?”
The brown-furred creature answered, “I can see and hear things and sounds from afar. Ever since you humans arrived, I have been observing and learning from you. I also saw you transcending the tribulation, but I was afraid that you would misunderstand, so I chose to leave.”
This was the guy who was worth 200 million incense points that Jiang Changsheng had calculated when he transcended the tribulation. On the surface, it looked far inferior to other ferocious beasts. It was hard to imagine that it was even stronger than a Martial King realm expert.
Jiang Changsheng did not reply.
The brown-furred creature hesitated for a moment and said, “Dao Ancestor, can you give me a name?”
Jiang Changsheng said, “Those beasts that are weaker than you have their own names, but why don’t you have one?”
The brown-furred creature scratched his head and said, “I don’t know. They seemed to know their names from birth, but I didn’t.’
Jiang Changsheng opened his eyes and glanced at it. It was so frightened that it lowered its head nervously.
The scene of Jiang Changsheng easily killing the Red Aphid that day was still vivid in its mind.
“Then let’s call you Tong Tiandi. Your talent is to pry into everything in the world and know everything. This name suits you.”
“Tong Tiandi… Tong Tiandi! Hahaha, I have a name now!”
The brown-furred creature said excitedly. Suddenly, a terrifying aura leaked out, causing the earth to tremble and the mountains to shake.
Jiang Changsheng closed his eyes again and asked, “You’re just here for a name?”
Tong Tiandi came back to his senses and said, “When I was young, I had seen races similar to humans, but they all went to the depths of the Great Wilderness. Since then, I have always yearned to become one of them, so I want to enter the Skyview Land to learn. I promise that I will never hurt anyone and will not easily display my strength.”
After observing Great Jing for so many years, it was filled with interest and fondness for humans and wanted to integrate into them.
Jiang Changsheng calculated that the strongest force it could invite was worth around 500 million incense points, which was the weakest Demon Saint.
He hesitated for a moment and said, “Then go ahead. I have your abilities too, and I also can see further than you. I just hope you can keep your current promise.”
Tong Tiandi hastily guaranteed, “Dao Ancestor, please be rest assured. When I leave Skyview Land in the future, if I encounter humans in danger in the Great Wilderness, I will definitely help.”
“Yes, go ahead, but it’s best if you disguise yourself as a human.”
“I will.”
Tong Tiandi copied those devotees and kowtowed to Jiang Changsheng before quickly leaving.
Jiang Changsheng felt a trace of anticipation.
The reason why humans were different from ferocious beasts was because they were more tolerant and empathetic. Developing a relationship with other races would help humans gain a foothold in the Great Wilderness.
If they could not understand the ferocious beasts of the Great Wilderness and establish a connection with other races, humans would not be considered to have truly integrated into the Great Wilderness.
Jiang Changsheng did not think much of it. In any case, he had his clone at Longqi Mountain, so he was not afraid that something would happen to Skyview Land.
He took out the magical treasure he had obtained from the tribulation and began to refine the restrictions inside.
At first glance, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror looked like a bluish-purple stone slab. The surface was engraved with profound words and patterns, and there was a crack in the middle. After opening it, it could reflect the world.
When the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror reflected everything in the world, it could directly control the world and even use it to pry into everything in the world. This was an extremely high-level magical treasure.
The Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror could also shoot out the light of heaven and earth and be used to kill enemies. It could also absorb the souls of the world and have it stay in the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror forever.
After he had completely mastered the Seventy-Two Changes of the Earthly
Fiend and his cultivation had stabilized, he was prepared to take a trip to the Great Wilderness to expand the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror.
These two magical treasures could allow him to truly control this world. If he could control it, he would be truly invincible in this world and be truly safe. At that time, wouldn’t it be comfortable to enjoy the years of the human world?
Jiang Changsheng was not a natural immortal cultivator. His personality was based on his mortal life in his previous life. He also had the seven emotions and the six sensory pleasures. He also had his own interests, but he just tried his best to restrain them.
Year 36 of the Taihe Era. It was another new year.
At the beginning of April.
In the imperial palace’s throne room in the capital.
Jiang Che sat on the dragon throne and listened to the officials reporting on
the major events everywhere.
The throne room had been expanded. There were as many as ten thousand civil and military officials in the hall, all of whom were fifth-ranked officials and generals. Nowadays, the civil and military officials were full of energy after learning the Dao of Civil and Martial Arts. Their voices were more than loud enough for everyone to hear.
Jiang Qing stood beside the dragon steps and could not help but yawn.
Right now, Great Jing was powerful and had no powerful enemies outside. It was an unprecedented prosperous era. As a result, the Crown Prince enjoyed life even more. The court session was the most boring time for him. Just the reports from various provinces lasted for two hours. During this process, he could not speak, move around, or sit. It was simply torture.
His greatest desire for the throne was to be able to sit in the morning court.
Chen Li suddenly stood up and said, “Your Majesty, the luck of the Skyview Land has been flourishing recently. The Ministry of Luck has also observed the birth of a person with great luck. Your Majesty, please send someone to search and send him to the martial arts academy as soon as possible so that he will not waste his talents.”
Jiang Che smiled and asked, “How does it compare to the genius from last year?”
“Last year was like the moon in the water, but this year is like the sun in the sky. It’s incomparable.”
Chen Li said in all seriousness. As soon as he said that, the entire hall was in an uproar.
Ever since they came to the Great Wilderness, Great Jing’s strength had increased year by year with everybody practicing martial arts. However, the more it was like this, the more the importance of one’s talent was highlighted. A true genius would soar into the sky in the face of resources.
In the past, resources were limited and people with high talent could not grow as fast as people with powerful backgrounds. However, things were no longer the same as before. The Great Wilderness had enough resources for geniuses to soar, so much so that the various families could not monopolize them.
Every year, the top scholar of the martial arts examination would become stronger and stronger. Last year, the top scholar of the martial arts examination was already a Grotto-heaven realm expert. Even though he was already very old, it was enough to prove Great Jing’s improvement.
“Alright, I will send someone to investigate.”
Jiang Che responded, but he did not care much.
Right now, there were as many geniuses as there were clouds in Great Jing. Who could compare to Lin Haotian, Mu Lingluo, and Jiang Jian?
All three of them were in the One Grotto-heaven realm!
After Chen Li retreated, a military official stood up and said, “Your Majesty,
Great Qi discovered a mysterious underground palace in the Great Wilderness. There are ancient human words in front of the cave, but there are ferocious beasts guarding the entrance that exceeds the One Grotto-heaven realm. They have asked Great Jing for help, hoping to send a team of Grotto-heaven realm martial artists to assist them in exploring the underground palace. Once they succeed, they will only take ten percent of the resources.”
Jiang Che smiled and said, “Qi Jun sure knows how to conduct himself. In that case, let the Martial Palace’s Palace Master personally arrange this matter.”
He felt extremely comfortable. He had not been stressed for a long time, and he did not know how the endless ocean was faring.
Dark clouds surged and covered the sky. Below them was a vast land with countless martial artists stationed on the coast. Looking along the coastline, the army of martial artists was countless miles long.
Everyone looked at the sea with nervousness and determination.
At the end of the sea, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
The waves were rising. If one looked carefully, they would see countless demon beasts coming at them at high speed. Some were flying in the air, while others were still rising and falling with the waves. Behind the vast demon army, there was a huge beast following them. Under the interweaving of lightning and thunder, it was like a huge mountain slowly driving out of the darkness. This scene stimulated all the martial artists at the edge of the continent. “Damn it, don’t tell me it’s really the attack of a Demon Saint?”
“Even if it is not a Demon Saint, it must still be an extremely terrifying existence.”
“Alas, is our human race going to perish?”
“Don’t be afraid. We martial artists should die in battle. How can we be timid?
Even if we die, we should drag a few demon beasts down with us.”
“That’s right. As long as we fight to the death, we will have a chance of survival!”
The martial artists of the various armies discussed among themselves and encouraged each other.
In the east, two figures stood in the fog. One of them was Old Man Tianji, who represented Martial Emperor Island and tried to invite Jiang Changsheng to join them. The other was a handsome man dressed in gorgeous clothes. He held a halberd in his hand and his purple clothes fluttered. He could not hide his sharp temperament.
Elder Tianji stroked his beard and said, “The other party is a Demon Venerable under the command of a Demon Saint. Even though he cannot be compared to a Demon Venerable under the supreme demon, it is still comparable to a Martial King realm expert. If you wish to become a Martial Emperor, cultivation alone is not enough. If you can turn the situation of this continent around single-handedly, you will be qualified to compete for the luck of a Martial Emperor.”
The purple-robed man snorted and said, “I’m not chasing to become a Martial Emperor, but I’ll definitely become one. Just you wait, I’ll kill them all.” He immediately stepped forward and flew into the air.
Elder Tianji asked, “Then, have you thought of your emperor title?”
“I will be called Qing Tian!”
“Qing Tian?”
Old Man Tianji muttered to himself. As he watched Qing Tian leave, his eyes flickered. No one knew what he was thinking.
Rumble—
A two-headed gecko smashed into the mountains, raising dust and gravel that covered the sky. It roared in pain. Its muscles and bones were broken, and it no longer had the strength to stand up.
Jiang Changsheng flew above it, raised the Classic of Mountains and Seas in his right hand, and began to absorb its soul. His left hand held the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, reflecting this world.
Very soon, another page was added to the Classic of Mountains and Seas. With that page, there were already twenty pages.
Right now, he was too lazy to fight an enemy himself. He just directly used the Classic of Mountains and Seas to summon the souls of ferocious beasts to beat them up. It was extremely enjoyable to watch.
In the end, Jiang Changsheng did not choose to kill the two-headed gecko. Instead, he kept it in his Dao World.
He had hunted so many ferocious beasts, but he did not trigger any survival rewards. After all, he was the one who took the initiative to hunt them, so there was no danger of survival.
Although there was no survival reward, it was not bad to strengthen the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and add living beings to the Dao World.
Jiang Changsheng continued to move forward. Along the way, he opened the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror and reflected the world along the way, reflecting the scene of all things into it.
After flying for tens of thousands of miles, he suddenly stopped and was attracted by the scene in front of him.
Among the mountains, he saw a huge egg that was a thousand feet tall. The eggshell was white and flickered with fluorescence..