Whatever was the case, it was a fact that Million Treasures City had now fallen into the possession of the Thousand Corpse Sect.
“However, since the Thousand Corpse Sect has paid such an astronomical price, their motivesâ�¦ must definitely be even bigger!” Ling Han said slowly. Previously, he had already deduced that either there was a great number of Shattering Void Tier elite corpses buried in the Million Treasures City, or there might be some ultimate treasure there, which would make the Thousand Corpse Sect become even stronger than before.
“The five ancient great sects are very displeased with this matter, and have already decided to deploy troops to attack Million Treasures City. Their stand on this matter is extraordinarily firm,” the Rain Emperor said.
“From this standpoint, the five ancient great sects are really hot-blooded. This is practically unlike them!” Ling Han shook his head, confusion all over his face.
It wasn’t that there had never been unrest in history, but it was a rare case that the five ancient Great Sects would make a move. Only when the Thousand Corpse Sect appeared would they become very proactive as if they had some great enmity with the former.
“The five ancient great sects battling against the Thousand Corpse Sect, this is indeed a big issue. If not handled properly, it may implicate and cause turmoil in the whole world,” Ling Han said after some thought. He could not help but sigh. He was currently growing, and his greatest hope was for an environment in which he could cultivate quietly. He definitely did not want to witness a great war happen.
“The Thousand Corpse Sect actually dared to appear in public in such a grand manner; I’m afraid that they must be very confident to do that,” the Rain Emperor said.
Ling Han nodded. With the Thousand Corpse Sect making such a public comeback, it was obvious that they had made preparations for all sorts of scenarios. If they were to be easily destroyed by the five ancient great sects, that would be too much of a joke.
“What’s the situation now?” he asked.
“The five ancient great sects are currently gathering their troops, and have even issued a request for reinforcements to the whole world in order to destroy the Thousand Corpse Sect together,” the Rain Emperor said. “However, it’s very far from us, so the news took some time to get here. Therefore, it’s uncertain whether they have begun the battle or are still preparing.”
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Ling Han thought for a moment, then said with a smile, “With our current ability, we would only be able to think about this kind of thing. No matter who wins or loses, it is not something we can interfere with.”
The Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing exuded a strong battle intent as they both looked impassioned.
The Rain Emperor was a formidable character, whose dominating aura was the strongest, whereas Mu Rong Qing had a sloppy temperament, being only interested in becoming the world’s strongest. The three of them had varying characters and personalities, but they shared a common characteristic, and that was all three had a furious passion for martial arts. All three had steadfast determination and fearless resolution.
If that had not been the case, they wouldn’t have recognized one another as brothers in the first place.
“After another thirty years, it will be our turn to make big waves!” they declared ruefully and passionately.
They wanted to compete with great Shattering Void Tier elite cultivators after merely thirty years?
If these words spread out, others would definitely laugh at them with such a ridiculous notion, but the three of them were filled with self-confidence. With their natural talent, as well as Ling Han’s alchemical pills, they definitely had the chance to reach Shattering Void Tier and pass judgment ont the world.
Ling Han calmed his emotions, and asked, “There was another piece of news?”
“Hehe, this piece of news is a little interesting.” The Rain Emperor paused. “Not too long ago, a small city in the middle state suddenly announced its establishment as the Purple Moon Empire, establishing their nation’s leader, and created a system of officials for all its citizens to pay respect.”
Ling Han was dumbfounded. Someoen actually established their own nation… What were they playing at?
Aside from the Desolate North, the four regions and the middle state did not have any concept of a nation. There were only the various ancient clans and sects dividing the territory amongst themselves, and each would have jurisdiction over their own territory. In comparison, there were no laws in this world, and the only fact publicly acknowledged was: strength was power. The mutually agreed upon idea was that strength was the law.
Comparing the Nine Desolate Areas with the outer world, in truth, establishing nations was not a bad idea. There would be laws that everyone had to adhere to, which would greatly decrease the amount of bloodshed. Of course, if those in charge were corrupted, then it would be the same whether it was an empire, a sect, or a clan.
A sudden thought came to Ling Han: why were there no empires in the middle state and the four regions? One had to know that power of the nation was a good thing. In the past, the Rain Emperor only had one foot into the Flower Blossom Tier, yet was capable of standing against someone who was actually in the Flower Blossom Tier. Aside from the Rain Emperor himself being strong, the power of the nation was also a vital factor.
Since power of the nation was so good, why did no other parties consider the idea?
“In this world, empire is a taboo,” Mu Rong Qing said. “There is a firm law in our south region. Any party can freely fight over territory, but definitely must not establish their own empire. Otherwise, they would be destroyed by the entire south region.”
The Rain Emperor nodded, and said, “I’ve also searched through ancient records. The founding emperor of our country only thought of establishing a country after discovering a secret scroll from ancient times in the Devil Sky Mystery Realm, and it if wasn’t for the fact that the Desolate North is really too small and too remote from the mainland, we would probably have long been destroyed.”
“I wouldn’t have thought of it if we weren’t on the subject. Power of the nation is obviously something very good, and beneficial to cultivation. Yet, why have there never appeared any empires in this world?” Ling Han wore a curious expression. In his last life, there similarly had not been any empires. However, at that time, his full focus was on alchemy, so he had taken no notice of this fact at all.
“However, in the ancient times, the real ancient era, there were indeed empires in the world, and furthermore, they were incredibly powerful,” he said. The Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, for example, had been obtained from the treasure trove of an ancient empire. Moreover, this was not the strongest Mystical Power there was, either.
That was something from dozens of millenia ago. That ancient empire wanted to bring the whole world and ascend to the realm of immortals, but, obviously, they failed their mission. At the time, this ancient empire could be considered to have united the whole world, and was extremely powerful.
“Could it be that this Purple Moon Empire intends to follow the example?” the Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing exclaimed in surprise.
“Who is the nation’s leader?” Ling Han asked.
“His surname is Ma, and is named Ma Duo Bao. He calls himself the Purple Moon Divine Emperor.” the Rain Emperor answered.
Pu, Ling Han once again accidentally spat out his saliva.
F***, Ma Duo Bao?
He remembered that back in Million Treasures City, Ma Duo Bao had once earnestly invited him to join in the venture to split open the skies. He had not thought that, after a mere few months, this guy had really perfomed a “great feat”.
Still, without the support of an extremely powerful party, how long would this Purple Moon Empire last?
… Hold on, that ancient empire seemed to have failed to split open the skies before their destruction, and Ma Duo Bao also mentioned he wanted
to split open the skies, and even established a nation. Could it be that only a nation could split open the skies?
Ling Han felt his thoughts were slightly in a mess; in this life, whatever crazy thing could really happen.
Ma Duo Bao was definitely not an idiot. On the other hand, this man was unfathomable; Ling Han could not see through him at all. Either he had some kind of secret technique, or his ability was at least at the late stage of the Heaven Tier.
On one side, there was the Thousand Corpse Sect, which definitely would not be content with their place; they were definitely aiming for all life in this world, wanting to cause great suffering so that they could refine everyone into Corpse Soldiers. And on the other side, there was the Purple Moon Empire. Since they had established their own nation, then it would be natural to expand their territory, so it was inevitable that they would launch a worldwide expedition, and the might of that ancient empire would reappear.
“It seems like the world is about to experience a great upheaval.” Ling Han sighed.
“Furthermore, the five great sects have also predicted that a great catastrophe akin to what happened ten thousand years ago would happen again. Really, all the excitement is happening at the same time,” the Rain Emperor said.
“We can only work hard at our cultivation, and increase our own power so as to gain the power to protect ourselves and speak,” Mu Rong Qing concluded.
Ling Han and the Rain Emperor nodded.
“That…” Uncle Rabbit had listened from the side for a long time. He raised his little paw, and said, “Lord Rabbit has some knowledge about that so-called great castastrophe.”
“Oh, speak quickly!” Ling Han was instantly interested.
Rabbit put on an act, and said, “Yi, where is Lord Rabbit’s tea, ah!” It had wanted to act coy for a moment longer, but the result was crying out in pain when Hu Niu bit him.
“Say it!” Hu Niu said in displeasure.
This rabbit was really a little lowly. It obviously knew that Hu Niu very much liked to bite it, yet still continued to repeatedly provoke Hu Niu into biting it. It coughed, then said, “There is a myth transmited with Lord Rabbit’s bloodline. Once every ten thousand years or so, there would be a Great Reckoning in the world. At that time, all life would be in terrible straits, and only a very, very few people would manage to survive.”
“Reckoning?” Ling Han was astonished. This was yet another theory.
“For someone like Lord Rabbit that has an ancestor living in the realm of immortals, we would be those who would be spared, and no one would dare touch a single hair on Lord Rabbit’s head. But for those like you, hehe, it would be terrible!” Rabbit said.
Ling Han could not help but snort. “This Reckoning really bullies the weak but fears the strong.”
“Brat, this is life. Get over it.” Rabbit him comforted, but no matter he looked at it, it seemed to be showing off.
“Reckoning, why does there have to be Reckoning? And who would be doing the Reckoning?” Ling Han asked.
Rabbit pointed at the skies, and said, “As for why, Lord Rabbit does not know either.”
The sky? The sky meant the realm of immortals; the Dao of this world should not be wanting to bring ruin to all life. And from the Memory Crystal that Zi Xue Xian had left behind, someone, who wanted to destroy all life in this world, had indeed come from the realm of immortals.
Ling Han still came back to that old problem, if the realm of immortals really wanted to do a Reckoning, with merely the power of the five ancient great sects, how could they possibly stop them?
There had to be another reason for it, and the answer was possibly hidden inside the Clear Harmony Palace Hall.
Ling Han could not help but want even more urgently to obtain an ancient map.
“Ling Han, come out to your death!”
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“Ling Han, come out and die!” a cold voice rang out. It was as if a blade had sliced through, and leaves from around them dropped, torn into pieces.
Quite a number of people threw up blood, and they were even more shocked. Who was this man that would be so terrifying—merely his voice alone could cause them to collapse.
“Third Brother, your enemy?” Mu Rong Qing asked. He looked very spirited. “Wait for me to take him down!”
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Second Brother, I fear you are no match for him.”
“Oh, who is that man?” Even the Rain Emperor had become curious, and looked to be filled with battle intent.
“Small Saber King!”
Weng, a figure appeared. He had a tall, slender build, and saber intent wound all over his body, transforming into uncountable sabers of various shapes and sizes. There were long and short sabers, gold and silver sabers, and there were closely woven patterns on every blade, exuding a powerful aura.
Everyone felt terror. There were some who were forced to their knees, which overwhelmed them with shock.
One had to know that all those who could come to this place were geniuses, and no matter what, had at least formed one flash of Qi, having the potential to become a ruler within martial arts. But even so, they could not defy this man’s aura, which showed how utterly terrifying this person was.
A ruler amongst rulers!
In this place, many geniuses had gathered, and as close to a month had passed, there were naturally even more present, but due to the oppressive aura of Small Saber King, a dozen thousand people could not even release even the slightest sound, as they were all subdued by a single person.
This was the bearing that a ruler amongst rulers should have; merely standing there would force innumerable geniuses to bow their heads in submission.
Ling Han stepped out, and the Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing stood on either side of him, showing clearly their attitude that the would advance or retreat with him.
Small Saber King, someone at the peak of the Spiritual Infant Tier. Even if the three of them joined forces, no one would say anything. The difference in cultivation level was there, after all. Putting aside the idea of three people attacking together, even if ten people attacked together, they would not be blamed, either.
“No way, this brat is enemies with Small Saber King too?”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, just some time ago, he did that to Fairy Yi Yun, and offended the Blue Thunder Sect. And now, he’s being hunted down by Small Saber King of the Absolute Saber Sect. Out of the five ancient great sects, he’s actually offended two of them!”
“Yi, why does Small Saber King want to kill this brat? Could it be that Small Saber King likes Fairy Yi Yun?”
“No way, I heard that Fairy Yi Yun is in love with Lang Ya Tian.”
“Tsk, a love triangle, what a mess!”
“No, no, no, now that this brat is added into the bunch, it’s obviously a love rectangle.”
The spectators mumbled amongst themselves. Not only women, but in fact men also tended to be quite gossipy—especially someone like Li Feng Yu, who would want nothing more than to yell out such spicy gossip.
Small Saber King stood proudly in mid-air. He had been on the hunt for Ling Han all this time, yet lost his tail, and it was only when he heard that Ling Han caused a great commotion at Wang Yi Yun’s banquet some time ago that he rushed all the way here.
As his eyes swept over Ling Han and his two sworn brothers, condescension curled the corners of his lips up as he said, “With the power of just the three of you, you intend to stop me?”
“How would we know if we don’t try?” Ling Han said heroically. These two sworn brothers of his were similarly rulers in martial arts—especially the Rain Emperor. As the saying went, a great talent matured slowly, but on the other hand, good preparation was the key to success, so he had terrifying battle prowess.
“Snort, foolish!” Small Saber King was no longer interested in speaking, and directly drew out his saber in a slash. A terrifying Saber Qi rolled past, as if it was a blade that wou
ld startle even the sky, and slid down from the skies.
Pseudo-Ray!
Ling Han gave a loud shout, and directly drew out the Demon Birth Sword to parry. Against a powerful foe like Small Saber King, it was impossible for him to hold back in the slightest. If he did, that would be joking around with his own life.
With a ding, the treasured sword clashed with Saber Ray, but Ling Han was forced into a sliding retreat. His feet were like two spades that dug out deep grooves in the incredibly hard mountain rocks.
“Break!” Ling Han shouted loudly, and as his long sword waved down in a slash, pu, the Saber Ray was cut in half, and slashed past either side of him. In the meantime, the Rain Emperor and Mu Rong Qing had already charged out. Both of them used Fist Techniques, and with martial intent and Origin Power wrapping around their fists, they possessed very terrifying destructive power behind their blows, which enabled them to take on a sharp blade with their bare fists.
“Heng, two minor characters that had just broken through to the Spiritual Infant Tier actually want to stand against me?” Small Saber King sneered, and pulled out his saber in a slash, his aura majestic.
The Rain Emperor roared in rage, and as he brandished his fists, Fist Ray rushed forth, extremely ferocious.
“Yi?” Small Saber King finally exclaimed in surprise. Ray—even if it was the condensation of ten flashes of Qi, it surpassed thirty separate flashes of Qi; this was a natural suppression.
Mu Rong Qing showed his might as well. Although he had not condensed a Ray, in terms of Qi, he had formed a total of twenty-nine flashes, so his battle prowess was similarly not to be underestimated.
On the ground, Ling Han charged up with his sword as well.
“Hahaha, three minor characters, not worth mentioning.” Small Saber King immediately regained his cool. Though the Rain Emperor had condensed a Ray, he had broken through when he had merely formed ten flashes of Qi, so his power was limited. Meanwhile, he was at an absolute advantage in cultivation level as he had half a foot into the Deity Transformation Tier, whereas his battle prowess had long since spiked up to this level. He had at least five Stars of the Deity Transformation Tier, so he was spine-chillingly powerful!
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