novelraw Chapter 459 - 244, Chiming Imperial Dynasty, Tianci Emperor_2
Chapter 459 - 244, Chiming Imperial Dynasty, Tianci Emperor_2
Dragon Mountain Villa was both righteous and evil.
Villa Master Zheng Yahai was once the Chief of Yin Wind Gate before marrying the daughter of the previous villa master and joining Dragon Mountain Villa. He had always been at odds with Yin Wind Gate.
In the year 327 of Tiande, Yin Wind Gate, seeing the situation turn unfavorable, withdrew its troops and returned to its sect to recuperate and digest the acquired territories.
As thanks for Dragon Mountain Villa’s assistance, Xu Xing, without feeling any personal loss, ceded various interests originally belonging to the Seven Stars Sect.
In the year 339 of Tiande, Xu Xing broke through to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul, and his cultivation reached the Late stage of Nascent Soul, becoming a Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator. After reaching this realm, a wisp of Immortal Qi within him gradually manifested its divine might. It could be used to kill enemies. With this wisp of Immortal Qi, his combat prowess surged, and while completing tasks for the Emperor’s Son Pavilion, he slaughtered Nascent Soul Daoist Lords as easily as dogs.
In the year 375 of Tiande, Xu Xing, as the Sect Leader of Butian Sect, received intelligence that the Heavenly Saint Sect, before its decline, had left behind a Secret Realm. This realm possibly contained the Heavenly Saint Sect’s inheritance and immortal scriptures. Eager for a breakthrough, Xu Xing, under the guise of the "black-robed man," led his subordinates to infiltrate the Heavenly Saint Sect Residence. He coerced their sect’s Dao Lord into revealing the Secret Realm’s location and the method to open it. After obtaining the information, to prevent leaks and eliminate future troubles, Xu Xing annihilated the Heavenly Saint Sect, a major sect with roots in ancient times.
In the year 398 of Tiande, after more than twenty years of exploration and searching, Butian Sect finally discovered the Secret Realm left behind by the Heavenly Saint Sect. The Secret Realm was located beneath the Kingdom of Tigers, a country on the banks of the Fengxi River, and entry required the Sect Leader’s Token.
In the year 405 of Tiande, Xu Xing entered the Secret Realm alone. Despite encountering multiple perilous trials within, he ultimately obtained the Heavenly Saint Sect’s Primordial Spirit level cultivation technique, the "Evil Warding Sacred Skill," emerging shaken but unharmed.
In the year 411 of Tiande, the Emperor’s Son Pavilion launched a campaign to eradicate the Daoist Sects across Nanyan Continent, collecting the Nascent Souls of their Dao Lords. For a time, the various sects of Nanyan Continent were filled with wails of anguish, and life was plunged into misery. Daoist lineages were continuously extinguished. After thirty-seven years of "harvesting," the Emperor’s Son Pavilion ceased its continuous slaughter and once again retreated behind the scenes to manipulate the situation in Nanyan Continent. During this campaign, because Xu Xing and Yan Luanqing contributed significantly, the Emperor’s Son Pavilion awarded each of them a Yuan Shen Pill and promised them an opportunity to enter Zhongtu Dao State within two hundred years.
In the year 448 of Tiande, Xu Xing, in the Seven Stars Sect Cave, broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, becoming a Primordial Spirit Sage Monarch, one of the top experts in East Huangzhou. After becoming a Primordial Spirit Sage Monarch, Xu Xing began leading Butian Sect in campaigns of conquest. For a time, Butian Sect rose to become one of the Ten Great Upper Sects of East Huangzhou. However, despite demonstrating Butian Sect’s might, Xu Xing did not rashly attack Yin Wind Gate or Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Instead, he remained secluded in the Cave, continuously cultivating.
In the year 452 of Tiande, Xu Xing, Yan Luanqing, and a group of Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Emperor’s Son Pavilion arrived at the Chiming Imperial Dynasty via a Cross-State Teleportation Array. Zhongtu Dao State was an Upper Boundary Realm. Here, the Primordial Spirit cultivation level was not the pinnacle. After entering Zhongtu Dao State, Xu Xing, after some deliberation, chose to become a Freelance Cultivator rather than serving under the King of Chu as a Retainer. He parted ways with his fellow cultivators from Nanyan Continent, each going their separate paths.
In the year 516 of Tiande, after gaining some understanding of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty’s Cultivation World, Xu Xing traveled extensively before joining Duke Yankang’s service as a Retainer. Only after making contact with established cultivation powers did Xu Xing learn that while the Primordial Spirit Realm was indeed considered the peak for Immortal Path cultivators, the Immortal World was inaccessible. Cultivators found it exceedingly difficult to overcome the Nine Tribulations to become Immortal. Consequently, new realms had been established beyond the Primordial Spirit Realm: Refining Void, Unification, and Tribulation Crossing. These three great realms were established above the Immortal Path. According to the Chiming Imperial Dynasty cultivators’ estimations, reaching these realms meant one’s strength was no less than that of ordinary Immortals. However, the cultivation methods for these three realms were, without exception, controlled by the royal and noble families of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty and were exceedingly difficult to obtain.
In the year 565 of Tiande, after careful consideration, Xu Xing decided to reveal a portion of his aptitude. Being less than a thousand years old yet having reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, coupled with possessing the Golden Crow Immortal Body—this level of talent quickly attracted Duke Yankang’s attention. The following year, Xu Xing and Princess Xiyue, Duke Yankang’s legitimate daughter, became spouses. The couple was deeply in love.
In the year 623 of Tiande, cultivators under Duke Yankang were conscripted by Duke Deng to form the Crescent Moon Army and launch a punitive expedition against the Lower Realm—Desolate Wood State. Similar to the Emperor’s Son Pavilion’s methods, the campaign against Desolate Wood State involved slaughtering its burgeoning Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit cultivators. Desolate Wood State, in terms of area, was far smaller than East Huangzhou and Nanyan Continent, being only one-third their size. Consequently, its sects were naturally less prosperous.
In the year 768 of Tiande, the Crescent Moon Army returned victorious. Due to his considerable military merits, Xu Xing was promoted by the Chiming Imperial Dynasty and enfeoffed as Marquis Qinglu. By leveraging his connection with Duke Yankang and becoming a member of the Chiming Imperial Dynasty’s royalty and nobility, Xu Xing finally learned the secrets he had desperately sought in the lower states. The Chiming Imperial Dynasty slaughtered cultivators from the Lower Realms for two main reasons: first, to prevent their own Upper Realm’s status from being challenged, and second, killing the top cultivators from other states also lessened the burden on their world.
In the year 793 of Tiande, Xu Xing, leading the cultivators of his Marquis Mansion, joined forces with Butian Sect disciples to attack Flying Feather Immortal Palace.
In the year 834 of Tiande, Flying Feather Immortal Palace suffered a crushing defeat. Chi Yuan and the Gong Family Sage Monarch came forward to challenge Xu Xing to a battle in the Wangchuan Sea. A duel of top-tier cultivators ensued.
「Three days later.」
Chi Yuan and the Gong Family Sage Monarch were defeated and became Xu Xing’s prisoners. Ruan Baimei, the Seventeenth Sect Leader of Flying Feather Immortal Palace, was put to death by Xu Xing on charges of treason.