Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Year 26 of the Yan Yuan Era, a year after the dreamland was opened.
Noon.
Jiang Changsheng checked his incense points. It had increased by 500 million incense points in a year, but the number of his worshipers did not increase explosively. This meant that this growth was caused by his old worshipers. This also showed the effect of the dreamland.
Right now, there were countless living beings in the dreamland, and there were even phenomena where a large number of worshipers were addicted to it. After all, most of those who believed in others had needs or difficulties in reality. With such a place to escape reality, they would naturally be addicted.
Jiang Changsheng had given this dreamland the name ‘Mental Wander Realm’. This name had been deeply imprinted in the hearts of all the worshipers. He had also erected nine huge monoliths in the sky with different martial arts techniques engraved on them as a form of repayment to his worshipers.
In addition, his worshipers could also exchange martial arts with each other, and as they had the same beliefs, it was easy for them to get together.
Jiang Jian and Lin Haotian had also been to the Mental Wander Realm, but as they were still in the depths of the Great Wilderness, they did not dare to indulge in it.
The appearance of the Mental Wander Realm caused the courtyard to be less lively than before. Everyone loved to indulge in it while training, making Jiang Changsheng feel helpless.
In any case, the appearance of the Mental Wander Realm had increased the growth of his incense points. This was a good thing. The more incense points he had, the better.
The heavenly tribulations were too terrifying. Fortunately for him, there were incense points.
This reminded Jiang Changsheng of a joke he had seen online in his previous life. It was said that cultivation was a heaven-defying thing and it was normal to die on the way.
Jiang Changsheng opened his eyes and began to calculate the strongest experts in different ranges.
Soon, he was surprised.
The value of the strongest expert in the known range of the system had exceeded 6 billion incense points, and the value of the strongest expert near Skyview Land had also exceeded 4 billion incense points. As time passed, the system’s detection range of the Great Wilderness became larger and larger. As expected, the size of the Great Wilderness had exceeded the endless ocean.
This also meant that humans had begun to enter the sights of the races in the Great Wilderness and that a crisis would come sooner or later.
Jiang Changsheng activated the Limitless Eyes of Heaven and Earth and began to spy on the surroundings of Skyview Land.
During autumn, the vast forests of the Great Wilderness were also dyed with a bleak color.
Jiang Ye, who had grown up, was still standing by a river in a horse stance. The purple stones on his body looked darker, but their size had not changed. Even though he was sweating profusely, he still persevered. His body remained still, and he revealed a determined expression.
Behind him, the Nine Nether Devil King was drinking with an old man in a yellow robe.
The yellow-robed old man sighed and said, “The human race is indeed an innate race. Even though their talent is inferior to other races, they were born with an adaptable physique that all races desire. As long as they have enough opportunities, they can make up for the gap in their talent.”
The Nine Nether Devil King said, “The weakness of humans is that they can only be born after ten months of conception. Even though their physique is weak, in terms of comprehension, they are comparable to the imperial family. This is also the reason why the imperial family chased after the humans back then. However, the imperial family had fallen, but the humans returned from the ocean. Perhaps this is fate. There are no imperial families that will always be strong.”
The yellow-robed old man asked in surprise, “Do you think the human race can become the new imperial race?”
The Nine Nether Devil King said, “Who can say for sure? Compared to that existence wanting to resurrect the imperial family, I think there’s more hope for us to wait for the birth of a new imperial family.”
“Even if a new imperial family is born, they will need time to grow and withstand the attack of the Outerworld Devil River.’
“Can you and I be sure that the Outerworld Devil River really exists?”
In the face of the Nine Nether Devil King’s rhetorical question, the yellow-robed old man remained silent.
The Nine Nether Devil King glanced at Jiang Ye’s back and said, “The fate of heaven and earth is changing and the myriad races are about to rise. Compared to the illusory Outerworld Devil River, I am more concerned about the impending calamity. The ancient races are already restless. Recently, I found traces of them near the human race. Not long from now, the first war of the myriad races will begin. If the human race can survive it, they will become the new imperial race. If not, we will try again.”
The yellow-robed old man nodded and said, “The Archfiend is about to come out of seclusion. At that time, the eighteen branches of the Devil race will be integrated. You don’t have much time to accompany this kid.”
“Yes.”
The Nine Nether Devil King responded.
Jiang Ye, who was doing the horse stance, was curious. Although his senses were already very sharp, he could not hear the conversation between his master and that person.
“What race is Master from? They don’t have the aura of a human martial artist.”
Jiang Ye was secretly puzzled. Even though they were from different races, he was not on guard against the Nine Nether Devil King. Without the Nine Nether Devil King, he would have died long ago, and he would have died in the hands of his compatriots at that. It was ironic.
Not long after, the yellow-robed old man left.
The Nine Nether Devil King came to his side and said, “From tomorrow onwards, I will teach you a technique and bring you to the true path of martial arts.”
When Jiang Ye heard that, he was pleasantly surprised. Just as he was about to answer, he was interrupted by the Nine Nether Devil King.
“After you learn this technique, I will leave. You can return to Great Jing. You have to think of a way to accumulate your strength and not mention my existence. Do you understand?” The Nine Nether Devil King said solemnly.
When Jiang Ye heard that, he immediately panicked and asked, “Master, where are you going?”
The Nine Nether Devil King said, “The calamity of the Great Wilderness is about to arrive, and my race will also be affected. Remember, you have the will of the heavens. If you want the human race to transcend the tribulation safely, you have to become the ruler of the human race.”
Jiang Ye was silent. He had heard these words more than once.
He did not doubt it. It was mainly because his father and brother were not a wise ruler. If the calamity of all races came, how could Great Jing resist it?
Rely on the Dao Ancestor?
However, it had been many years since the Dao Ancestor took action. He was also well aware that his father intended to avoid the Dao Ancestor. In such a situation, the Dao Ancestor would only get further and further away from the Jiang Family. After all, the Dao Ancestor’s disciple, Jiang Ziyu, had passed away many years ago and there were many generations between them. It was too difficult to maintain the relationship between master and disciple.
The Nine Nether Devil King looked up at the setting sun and said, “Jiang Ye, everything in this world is like the sun. It will set and rise. This is an eternal rule and the law of equality for all living beings. No matter what predicament you encounter, never give up. After enduring the tribulations, you will rise and become the strongest person all beings can look up to.”
Jiang Ye followed suit and looked at the horizon. He was overwhelmed with emotions and his eyes were filled with excitement.
He would definitely become the strongest!
In the 27the year of the Yan Yuan Era, new spring had just ended.
Jiang Liu sat in the imperial study and flipped through the memorials piled up on the table with an irritable expression.
“They also need money. A group of good-for-nothings, don’t they know how to think of ways to make money for me? Am I their father?”
Jiang Liu angrily pushed away the memorial on the table.
Chen Li stood in front of the table and retreated slightly, so he was not hit by the memorial. He said, “Your Majesty, 80% of the provinces are in the hands of the vassals. It is really not the fault of the officials. Even though the King of the Northern Frontier has been well-behaved recently, there are many vassal kings as ambitious as him.”
As soon as he heard the words ‘vassal kings’, Jiang Liu felt a headache coming.
He also wanted to teach the Jiang Family a lesson, but those relatives and elders would scold him one after another, making him feel suffocated.
“Your Majesty, if you wish to suppress the Jiang Family, you must allow the other aristocratic families to rise. If this continues, there will definitely be an uncontrollable situation. We are all members of the Jiang Family. How can we rebel? However, that might not be the case for the other aristocratic families!”
The words of a certain relative lingered in Jiang Liu’s ears.
Those words were so provocative that he could not refute them.
That’s right, he had to leave a way out for his family. If he were to fight with outsiders and lose, the entire Jiang Family would be buried with him.
However, if he allowed his relatives to continue accumulating wealth, it would definitely cause public resentment.
Jiang Liu was in a predicament that was worse than facing the King of the Northern Frontier.
At the very least, the King of the Northern Frontier wanted to fight with him, but his relatives were acting for his own good, causing him to not be able to attack them.
Furthermore, he could not defeat his relatives!
Chen Li slowly said, “Since ancient times, each dynasty has had its own destiny. If it is unchanging, it will only decline and die. Your Majesty, either you break down and establish a great empire or find a way to establish powerful foreign enemies and let the vassal kings fight. If they lose, you will suppress them. Either way, it is very dangerous.”
Jiang Liu was furious when he heard that and scolded, “So be it. I don’t believe that I have to resolve the deadlock in Great Jing. I don’t care. In any case, my health is getting worse and worse. I might as well enjoy myself!”
Chen Li was not surprised. Instead, he revealed a helpless expression.
Jiang Liu said, “The Crown Prince went to the Jiang Luo Mansion to train in martial arts. Is there any news?”
Jiang Luo was the twin brother of Jing Renzong. Among the vassal kings, he was ranked third in power. However, he kept a low profile and had not appeared for decades. He was obsessed with martial arts.
Chen Li said, “The Crown Prince once wrote a letter saying that the Han King was willing to teach him a divine technique, but he would not be able to return to Shuntian City for ten years.”
“That’s good. Let him learn well and clean up my mess in the future!” Jiang Liu waved his sleeve and said, but what he said was ridiculous.
Chen Li sighed and was powerless to persuade him.
He was worried that Jiang Liu would not even attend morning court.
Endless ocean, Fengtian Sovereign Dynasty.
In the imperial palace, Emperor Li Ya looked exhausted. As he listened to the controversies of the officials, he felt extremely vexed.
‘The position of emperor is so tiring. I really want to throw everything away.’
Li Ya thought indignantly. Especially after meeting Saint Qi in the Mental Wander Realm and discussing the Dao of Martial Luck, he became even more annoyed with government affairs. He wanted to spend all day in the Mental Wander Realm discussing martial arts with Saint Qi.
Right now, he was only strategizing for a single dynasty, while Saint Qi was strategizing for the future of the human race, which made him envious.
An old official walked out of the queue and said, “Your Majesty, Guangtian is domineering. If Fengtian refuses today, no matter how good the excuse is, Guangtian will definitely use the righteousness of the human race to pressure us. In less than ten years, the army of Guangtian will descend from the sky. At that time, Fengtian will face destruction, not surrender.”
Many civil and military officials agreed with his words, but there were also some who cursed and wanted to fight it out with Guangtian.
Li Ya’s expression darkened as he said, “I will never surrender to Guangtian. If Guangtian wants to use force, then prepare for a fight. If I lose, I am willing to surrender to Great Jing! ”
Ever since its loss to Great Jing, Fengtian had not been able to catch its breath for hundreds of years. First, it was the oppression of the three Sovereign Dynasties, and then it was the Seven Great Demon Saints who wreaked havoc in the ocean. It was not easy for it to last until this day. Just as Li Ya thought everything was going well, Guangtian came again.
One wrong step would lead to more mistakes.
Fengtian no longer had the chance to become a Sacred Dynasty.
Hearing that the Emperor wanted to fight it out, the entire hall was in an uproar.
The Lightning God, Li Yi, stood up and said with force, “I am willing to die in battle for His Majesty!”