novelraw Chapter 289 - 255: Mastering the Life and Death Law, Losing Protection
Chapter 289 - 255: Mastering the Life and Death Law, Losing Protection
First, one thing needs to be understood.
A Human Race Dynasty must be built on the support of its people. It isn’t something you can establish just by gathering a large army and declaring yourself a nation.
Without the people’s support, their will, and their favor, it’s impossible to establish a true Human Race Dynasty. You cannot consolidate the National Fortune of a dynasty, much less bring forth an ’Imperial True Dragon’.
Generally speaking.
A Founding Emperor receives the love and support of the people. They also possess the backing of numerous powerful factions and have established an army capable of suppressing the world.
From there.
The Founding Emperor can stabilize the realm. With themselves as the focal point and the vast lands as the foundation, they can consolidate the people’s will, favor, support, and adoration. This is combined with the fortune of many powerful factions and the suppressive Evil Qi of the army.
Ultimately.
The ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ emerges, attaching itself to the Founding Emperor. At that moment, the Dynasty is successfully established, and the Emperor becomes the ’Venerable Emperor’.
Emperor Dragon Qi.
It can also be called the Emperor’s Dragon Qi.
It is incomparably domineering, befitting the Venerable Emperor, and can suppress all laws under heaven. In the face of the Emperor Dragon Qi, any path or Magic Gate will be crushed.
Conversely.
After a Founding Emperor ascends the throne, the Emperor Dragon Qi they possess suppresses and isolates all other laws. As a result, the Emperor cannot practice any form of Cultivation. At most, a long-lived emperor might survive past one hundred years of age.
Furthermore.
Anyone possessing the Royal Family’s bloodline will have a wisp of Emperor Dragon Qi embedded within their very Origin. Because of this wisp of Emperor Dragon Qi, the Royal Family is born incomparably noble. They can suppress all other Magic Gates and are respected by all.
However.
Because their bloodline Origin contains this wisp of Emperor Dragon Qi, members of the Royal Family are also unable to practice Cultivation. Even if they force themselves to try, they can barely make any progress.
For example.
A member of the Royal Family who practices martial arts could expend vast resources and time, yet might never reach the level of ’Immortal’.
Therefore.
Although the Royal Family is born with noble blood and possesses the Emperor Dragon Qi, they can never practice Cultivation.
Of course.
It’s not that there are no options.
One could have their ’Royal Family bloodline’ purged, be expelled from the Royal Family, and be demoted to a commoner. Only then can the wisp of Emperor Dragon Qi be completely eliminated from their body, granting them the potential to cultivate.
Even then, the lingering might of the Emperor Dragon Qi would remain in their body. Cultivation would yield half the results for twice the effort, requiring them to work twice as hard as an ordinary person.
In other words.
He who wears the crown must bear its weight.
If you want to be the Emperor, to sit on the throne of the Venerable Emperor, to be revered by millions and wield immense power, you must pay the price.
Moreover.
Even if an Emperor abdicates and a new one ascends the throne, causing the Emperor Dragon Qi to transfer to the new ruler, the abdicated ’Supreme Emperor’ will still retain some of its lingering might.
Naturally.
Attempting to cultivate becomes exceedingly difficult.
Most importantly.
By the time any Emperor abdicates, they are already in their seventies or eighties. What energy would they have left to practice Cultivation? This is why the Royal Family of the Great Zhou Martial Country has no peerless experts.
Returning to the matter of the ’Emperor Dragon Qi’.
Once a Dynasty is established, the ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ is born and the National Fortune is nurtured. This Dragon Qi and National Fortune spread throughout the land, forming an invisible shield that protects every city, village, and citizen.
It must be understood.
The world is rife with Deceit and evil spirits. It is the ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ that shields cities and villages, protecting the common people from their harm.
But now.
Because Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di of the Great Zhou Martial Country, cultivated the ’Undying Immortal Dao’, the ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ has backlashed. The National Fortune of the Great Zhou Martial Country is in turmoil, and its protective power has been drastically weakened.
As a result.
The people are once again suffering from the harm of Deceit and evil spirits. It has also led to years of failed harvests. The people are miserable, corpses of the starved litter the fields, and their resentful cries soar to the heavens.
The Blood Demon Sect, using a special method, gathered this heaven-soaring resentment. Then, in a single stroke, they directed all of it toward Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di, overwhelming the Emperor Dragon Qi of the Great Zhou Martial Country.
In other words.
From this day forward.
The Emperor Dragon Qi of the Great Zhou Martial Country is gone. It no longer protects the people and their cities. Countless Deceit and evil spirits will now infiltrate every city, town, and village in the land.
When that happens.
An untold number of people will die.
Even.
If the slightest mistake is made.
The entire Great Zhou Martial Country could be overrun by Deceit and evil spirits. The nation would fall, and its lands would become their paradise.
"Master, what should we do next?"
Ye Langtian asked.
"There’s no need for us to panic."
Xu Qing replied calmly, "With something this major, we aren’t the ones who need to worry. That falls to the people at the top of the pyramid."
"They’ll figure something out."
"As for us..."
"We just need to handle our own affairs and see how things unfold."
"Yes."
Ye Langtian nodded. "I understand."
HUMMM!
Then.
Xu Qing severed the connection.
’Continue.’
HUMMM! HUMMM! HUMMM!
At his thought, Xu Qing resumed practicing the Life and Death Law. His Experience Points rose rapidly. He believed it wouldn’t be long before he completely mastered it.
「A month later.」
「One morning.」
BOOM!
With a thought, Xu Qing opened his eyes. The complete mysteries of the ’Life and Death Law’ manifested around him. He had finally perfected the ’Life and Death Law’.
...
[Life and Death Law LV20: 0/5,242,880,000 (You have completely comprehended and mastered the Life and Death Law. The First Layer ’Fetal Birth’, Second Layer ’Egg-Born’, Third Layer ’Wet-Born’, Fourth Layer ’Metamorphosis’, Fifth Layer ’Life Exhausted Death’, and Sixth Layer ’Death by External Causes’ have all been mastered.
The ’Divine Technique: Life Law,’ ’Divine Technique: Life Progression,’ ’Divine Technique: Life Deprivation,’ ’Divine Technique: Life Creation,’ ’Divine Technique: Power of Death,’ and ’Divine Technique: Death’s End’ have all reached Perfection.
You have gained preliminary mastery of the ’Minor Divine Technique: Life and Death Tribulation.’
You have comprehended and mastered 100% of the Life and Death Law, mastering the complete ’Power of Life and Death Fetal Birth Rules,’ the complete ’Power of Life and Death Ovum Birth Rules,’ the complete ’Power of Life and Death Moisture Birth Rules,’ the complete ’Power of Life and Death Transformation Birth Rules,’ the ’Power of Life and Death Life Exhaustion Death Rules,’ and the ’Power of Life and Death External Cause Death Rules.’)]
...
This time.
After reaching LV20, the Life and Death Law had reached its absolute peak. He had completely mastered the ’Life and Death Law’. This was two levels lower than his Reincarnation Law.
Therefore.
The Life and Death Law was slightly inferior to the Reincarnation Law.
Of course.
It was only slightly inferior, however.
*PHEW...*
Xu Qing took a deep breath and frowned slightly. He had realized something. After cultivating the ’Life and Death Law’ to its final stage, it, just like the ’Reincarnation Law’, clearly indicated that it had reached the absolute peak and could not be improved further.
Furthermore.
The ’Life and Death Law’ explicitly stated that any further breakthrough required entering the ’Fourth Realm.’ To do so, one had to experience life and death, comprehend its essence, and thereby perceive the ’Life and Death Law’.
Only by comprehending the ’Life and Death Law’ could he step into the ’Fourth Realm’.
However,
such an opportunity was far too remote.
It was virtually impossible.
’So, which path is the right one?’
Xu Qing pondered.
In truth.
Xu Qing was more inclined toward the ’Devouring Demon Technique.’ Compared to the breakthrough methods for the Reincarnation Law and the Life and Death Law, the ’Devouring Demon Technique’ seemed far more progressive and systematic.
The breakthrough methods for the Reincarnation Law and the Life and Death Law, on the other hand, felt like an illusory long shot—a near impossibility.
Unless.
Xu Qing continuously upgraded the Reincarnation Law and the Life and Death Law, raising the Level of these two techniques to an incredibly high degree. Only then might he accomplish this nigh-impossible feat. Only then could he ’Ascend to Heaven in One Step,’ directly comprehending the ’Reincarnation Law’ or the ’Life and Death Law’ and entering the ’Fourth Realm’.
「The next day.」
「Lin Yun Street.」
"Someone died again?"
"Yeah!"
"Lately, people have been dying mysteriously almost every night. The bodies are always in a horrific state. This time, an entire household was wiped out."
"What in the world is going on?"
"..."
That morning, at a residence on Lin Yun Street known as the ’Wu Mansion,’ a tragedy had occurred. The previous night, everyone in the Wu Mansion—a total of one hundred and three people, including maids and Household Servants—had been killed. Their deaths were gruesome; their organs had been scooped out, leaving only terrifyingly empty husks.
Most importantly, people had been dying every night on Lin Yun Street for the past few days. At first, it wasn’t so alarming; the victims were just vagrants and the like.
But last night,
all one hundred and three members of the Wu Mansion were killed.
Furthermore,
the head of the Wu family, Wu Guomin, was a Hall Master in the Brotherhood. While his position wasn’t particularly high, he was an Extraordinary Martial Artist who had just stepped into the ’Second Realm: Extraordinary’ and grasped the First Realm.
And yet,
he had died just like that.
Last night.
Not even the sound of a struggle was heard from inside the mansion.
*PHEW...*
Xu Qing took a deep breath. With a thought, the Mighty Power of Law surged into his eyes, transforming them into the ’Eye of Law’.
Originally, Xu Qing could see the endless favor and will of the people within the Cangzhou Prefecture, along with the vast National Fortune of the Great Zhou Martial Country.
All of these energies,
were commanded by the Emperor Dragon Qi to protect the entire Cangzhou Prefecture. It was precisely because of this protection that evil spirits and Deceit could not easily enter.
But now,
at some unknown point,
the Emperor Dragon Qi of the Cangzhou Prefecture had completely vanished. It could no longer command these energies to form an invisible shield. As a result, the entire Cangzhou Prefecture had lost its protection, left completely exposed like a giant cake attracting countless evil spirits and Deceit.
Even.
Demon Fiends were eyeing it covetously.