“In this world… one can’t become a god anymore, or else there’d be great calamity.” Ma Duo Bao looked towards Feng Po Yun. “Brother Feng should’ve sensed it long ago, right?”
“That’s right!” Feng Po Yun nodded. “There’s a killing formation laid by the divine realm, not allowing mortals to become gods.”
Ma Duo Bao appeared somewhat shocked, and said, “Never expected you guys to already know so many secrets.” He paused momentarily, and then went on, “But some people take another path—since they can’t enter this divine realm, why not enter another divine realm?”
“What!?” Ling Han and Feng Po Yun both cried out, and only Yi Shuang Shuang didn’t find it strange at all, just as if she already knew.
“Another divine realm, normally called the Underworld!” Ma Duo Bao said. “That’s a country of dead spirits, the opposite of life—the other side of a mirror. Two divine realms are of the same level, but according to the information that This Emperor received, the two divine realms are constantly fighting, both trying to devour the other side.”
Ling Han and Feng Po Yun were both speechless, slowly accepting this shocking information.
“This Emperor doesn’t understand much about either of the two divine realms, but after crossing over Shattering Void Tier and shattering the void, martial artists enter the divine realm in the traditional sense, and only the body of dead spirits will enter the Underworld,” Ma Duo Bao continued.
“Then those people in the mausoleum should’ve utilized the yin meridian underground to turn their bodies into the body of dead spirits so as to enter the Underworld.”
Ma Duo Bao frowned, and said, “When the Underworld and this realm connect, there will definitely be Underworld Qi that enters this realm. This is complete disaster for normal living spirits, an extremely terrifying thing.”
Ling Han also sighed. Now that would be really troublesome.
He pondered, and said, “Your Majesty, split…” He cut towards the sky, and said, “Could you explain the specifics?”
Ma Duo Bao laughed, and said, “Then let’s call it cut cake (maren candy).” He contemplated shortly, and said, “Cut cake is not only a great responsibility, but also a great fortune.”
“Fortune?” Ling Han echoed.
“One is life, second is fortune, third is geomancy,” Ma Duo Bao said. “Life as in natal horoscope, destined at birth. This is what the heavens have arranged for you, and you can never escape what’s destined. Just like some people can be emperors and some people can’t—it’s precisely for not having sufficient natal horoscope that they can’t sit in this position.”
He looked at Ling Han, and said, “But, tanned brother, your natal horoscope is extremely strange, just as if someone defied the heavens and changed your life, not belonging to this world. The heavens can’t control you!”
“No wonder this lady felt this brat a little strange, so that explains it!” Yi Shuang Shuang hit the table abruptly, jolting the bowls and chopsticks. “Haha, are you not a person of this realm?”
Birthed in this realm, one would be influenced by this world’s heaven and earth, and one’s natal horoscope would be decided by the heavens.
“And Hu Niu, her natal horoscope is unfathomable, and destiny undetermined,” Ma Duo Bao continued. “You two seem to have jumped out of the river of heaven and earth and are no longer the fish within it, no longer influenced by this world.
“However, a realm has its rules.” Ma Duo Bao brought the topic back. “A realm exists for its own reason. Just like if you forged a sword, if you wanted to destroy it, you might be hurt by the blade instead. Not to mention, this world’s heaven and earth formed their own rules, and naturally wouldn’t be willingly destroyed.
“So, to cut cake, one must make an enemy of heaven and earth.
“But, if cutting the cake can truly succeed, then this realm would rise into a higher level. This is an enormous deed and the so-called fortune.
“At that time, with fortune’s blessing, the one who cuts cake will undergo an earthshaking transformation, even possibly surpassing divine horoscopes by several times.”
Ling Han was curious, and inquired, “Then what’s the deal with power of the nation?”
“Where the common people’s aspirations are, all endeavors will be successful, and against the hearts of the common people, all endeavors will fail,” Ma Duo Bao said with a smile. “After establishing a country, there will be common aspirations of the people, and these aspirations are a type of faith, and also a type of power.
“With everyone supporting you, you will receive the blessing of the power of the nation and possess several times, even ten or seven hundred times, the power surpassing your own as long as you can endure it.”
“If you lose their support, the power of the nation would have the opposite effect, and encumber your strength.”
Chapter 694 - Xu Xiu Ran Comes out to Travel the World
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
Power of the nation, a double-edged sword.
If you governed a country so that it was peaceful and prosperous, the power of the nation would be positive energy, allowing your strength to skyrocket. However, if you were a tyrant that incited seething dissent of the people, the power of the nation would be negative energy, not only unable to bring about supplemental effects, but also bringing about a decrease in strength instead.
So, the five great sects didn’t use the power of the nation despite knowing its benefits, because when refining the Realm Pill, people would obviously be in dissension and disunity, which would cause a terrifying end, directly affecting the quality of the Realm Pill.
“Tanned brother, now do you wish to give this emperor a hand?” Ma Duo Bao said, full of smiles and somewhat anticipating the answer.
Those who jumped out of the river of destiny were too rarely seen, and there was also two of them, just as if by some mysterious and inexorable arrangement.
Ling Han contemplated, and said, “I’m still going back to the Restore Heaven Academy to strive to get more people to separate from under the control of the five great sects, and when the time is ripe, I’ll bring them to the Purple Moon Empire.”
“Good!” Ma Duo Bao clapped and laughed loudly, appearing extremely happy. “Then this emperor will bestow you the title of the ninth king!”
“Don’t!” Ling Han waved his hand hurriedly. “I’ve no interest, and want to worship a fatty like you even less. It’s better to just be a wild crane with no abode, free and unrestrained.”
Lunar King giggled, looked at Ling Han, and said, “This King likes people like you!”
“I don’t allow you to like Niu’s Ling Han!” Hu Niu was tight, immediately hugging Ling Han and glaring at Lunar King.
“Everyone, for everyone’s future, please lend This Emperor a hand,” Ma Duo Bao said solemnly.
Feng Po Yun and Ling Han both nodded, while Yi Shuang Shuang yawned, appearing unenthused and uninterested.
“Your Majesty, with the five great sects’ accumulation over ten millennia, Shattering Void Tier elites would be in the hundreds. Are there any countermeasures?” Ling Han asked.
Ma Duo Bao appeared full of confidence, and said, “Among This Emperor’s eight kings, each can rival ten alone. This emperor has no worries in this aspect. If there are two things that need worrying about, one is when the divine realm will act, and the second is those people that cultivated the Underworld’s mystic art!”
“The Thousand Corpse Sect also can’t be underestimated,” Ling Han said.
“No matter, without over ten millennia of accumulation, the Thousand Corpse Sect can only be said to be ordinary.” Ma Duo Bao didn’t care at all. “Come, come, come, drink, drink!”
Everyone drank wine, and no longer spoke about splitting open the sky.
Ling Han asked Small Tower on the inside, “My natal horoscope had been changed, was that your tampering?”
“There was no need for me to tamper with it. You’
re a fusion of two souls, so the natal horoscope would naturally change,” Small Tower said insipidly. “Moreover, this world’s rules aren’t complete, and to change natal horoscope is easy as turning a palm. No need to be surprised.”
Not being surprised would be strange!
“There are many secrets you haven’t told me, right?” Ling Han suddenly said.
Small Tower was silent momentarily, and said, “When you need to know, you’ll naturally be told.”
Damn, this Spirit Tool was hiding things as expected!
Ling Han had no other way. Although he was Black Tower’s master, he still had to receive the support of Small Tower, or else he could only watch helplessly. This Divine Tool evidently didn’t acknowledge him completely, and, strictly speaking, he was now only borrowing it.
“You’re a great tool bullying its master, how treacherous and insubordinate!”
“Hehe!” Small Tower gave him face and at least laughed, but no longer paid attention to him.
Ling Han and Ma Duo Bao talked for a long while. He told Ma Duo Bao about the things he’d found out from Zi Xue Xian, and Ma Duo Bao also wasn’t stingy in sharing some things crucial to splitting the skies and utilizing the power of the nation.
Afterwards, Lunar King also lead and army into battle, speeding up Purple Moon Empire’s expansion’s pace.
This empire had conferred eight powerful kings in the distant past, and four had already been found, while the other four were buried who knew where underground. Since too much time had passed, just like how Ling Han couldn’t find Boundless Mountain, Ma Duo Bao finding his eight kings also wasn’t an easy thing.
More importantly, it wasn’t just ten millennia since the eight kings were buried, and the lay of the land had changed. Even if the burial locations at the time were found, the people might not even be discovered; or, perhaps they were buried several hundred miles into the ground due to earthquakes.
Ling Han set out along with Lunar King, and when he arrived at Purple Moon Empire’s border, he then turned to travel towards the Restore Heaven Academy.
Yi Shuang Shuang and Feng Po Yun fought a battle while Ling Han took advantage of it to slip away; however, this female devil probably wouldn’t give up.
Purple Moon Empire’s three kings were invincible in their path, and already took down about one-tenth of middle state’s area. In terms of territory alone, the Purple Moon Empire was entirely deserving of the number one force.
But in the world of martial arts, strong or not was not based on territory, but rather the amount and quality of elites.
The five great sect’s resistance also grew stronger. Heavenly Astral King’s advancement’s pace was already greatly affected, and now a great deal of time and a big price needed to be paid to take down a city. Moreover, it was unstable conquest; when they left after conquest, maybe the next moment the top of the city would change to a different flag.
In such an atmosphere, Ling Han returned to the Restore Heaven Academy.
When everyone saw Ling Han, everyone pointed their fingers at him, the fierce man who slayed Small Saber King. However, many people’s gazes weren’t filled with reverence, but rather rejoicing at someone’s misfortune.
When Ling Han saw “Li Big Mouth”, he finally knew why.
Xu Xiu Ran came out to travel the world!
He still hadn’t arrived at the Restore Heaven Academy, and was toughening himself along the way, challenging various reputable figures, amongst which was no lack of Deity Transformation Tier elites, but all were cut down with a single saber strike of his without any exception.
And this person’s cultivation… was shockingly still at the Spiritual Infant Tier!
Another freak had appeared.
Comparatively, Small Saber King was indeed very far off from him.
Xu Xiu Ran already had spoken that the moment he arrived at Restore Heaven Academy, it would be the day that Ling Han was beheaded.
Now, the five great sect’s disciples were all longing for Xu Xiu Ran to arrive to slay Ling Han so as to reestablish the five great sect’s prestige.
Hearing this, Ling Han simply smiled faintly. He was now open-minded, and the things he thought of were no longer about striving to prevail over others, but rather about the entire world, so how could he care about a mere Xu Xiu Ran.
However, this didn’t mean that Ling Han would let down his guard. He was simply too confident in himself, and in a fight on the same tier, how could he lose to anyone?
At this moment, a surprising piece of news spread from the frontlines: the Purple Moon Empire and the five great sect’s fierce battle shattered a fragment of heaven and earth, revealing the entrance to a historic site.
Now, the two armies temporarily decided on an armistice, dispatching experts into the historic site to search for the treasures inside.
Being able to make two completely incompatible forces lay down their weapons and enter a historic site to find treasures, what amazing treasures could be hidden inside?
After the news spread, Restore Heaven Academy’s students set out one after another towards the historic site.
Things like opportunities were of unrelated to strength, but hinged on one’s personal fortune.
Ling Han obviously also departed. As his tier became higher and higher, his need for worldly treasures was also greater and greater. The improvement of the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll and the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art needed vast amounts of worldly treasures to support.
True treasured pills had to be refined, and he also needed even higher-ranking ingredients, which was what was lacking in the Black Tower at the moment.
Chapter 695 - Counting Geniuses
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Henyee
“Say, Brother-in-law, you’d better be careful. Xu Xiu Ran also changed route to the mystery realm, and he let out word that he’d handle you. You’d best slow down a few days before moving.” Li Feng Yu soon appeared before Ling Han, and the result of his talking cheap was being glared at by his sister and disliked by Hu Niu and Zhu Xuan Er.
Ling Han waved his hand, and said, “First of all, I’m not your sister’s husband, and second, why should I go around that Xu Xiu Ran? Are you that unconfident in me?”
Li Feng Yu raised his fists, and said, “No, not unconfident, but when two tigers are fighting each other, one will definitely be hurt. I’m just being considerate for you, Brother-in-law. Wait till our strength suppresses his in the future, then we’ll give that guy a sound thrashing!”
Ling Han sighed, and said, “In the future, don’t say that I know a craven and cowardly guy like you!”
“What, how am I cowardly?” Li Feng Yu hurriedly cried out, aggrieved. “At the time of facing Yuan Cheng He, wasn’t it I who charged out first?”
“Alright, a real man doesn’t boast about his past glory. You do have some courage,” Ling Han said with a smile. “I truly want to see this Xu Xiu Ran’s strength.” In the same tier, he still hadn’t encountered a rival, and truly hoped this Xu Xiu Ran could give him some appetite for a challenge.
Li Feng Yu couldn’t help but be gloomy. He was obviously advising Ling Han not to get into a conflict with Xu Xiu Ran, so why did it become his fanning flames instead?
“Dong Ling’er and Yao Hui Yue can’t be underestimated, either,” Zhu Xuan Er said seriously. “These few days, I’ve asked around about them. Dong Ling’er is Cloud Phoenix Sect’s current generation’s most exceptional genius, but acts very low-key. If it weren’t for someone trying to harass her when she was out training, drawing out a Spiritual Infant Tier elite who was beheaded by her instead, it’s possible that no one would know of her name even now.”
“Killing a Spiritual Infant Tier?” Ling Han said. Seemed like nothing rare.
“Yes, at the time she was only in the Flower Blossom Tier, and that Spiritual Infant Tier warrior was a veteran elite that was already known for over a hundred years, and surely already reached the peak stage of the Spiritual Infant T
ier,” Zhu Xuan Er said seriously.
Another super genius who could battle surpassing tiers, and one who could cross a great tier at that.
“And Yao Hui Yue? He doesn’t seem that freakish, right?” Ling Han said with a smile.
He doesn’t indeed, but Heaven’s Sword Sect’s number one genius isn’t Yao Hui Yue, but a freak who hasn’t stepped out of the sect gates and is rumored to be constantly focused on cultivating in Heaven’s Sword Sect’s Sword Bathing Spring, just like Xu Xiu Ran,” Zhu Xuan Er said.
She didn’t have freakish martial arts talent like Hu Niu, but she displayed her powerful charisma and discovered many secrets, helping Ling Han in this way.
Ling Han became interested, and said, “What’s his name?”
“Zhang Mo, people call him Small Sword Emperor,” Zhu Xuan Er said.
Small Sword Emperor?
Ling Han was slightly shocked. Being able to be called Small Sword Emperor was a rare honor. Ten millennia ago, there was a Sword Emperor who indeed was an exceptional genius, comprehending the Sword Heart at the Heaven Tier… while according to Feng Po Yun’s statement, Sword Heart could only be formed at the Shattering Void Tier.
Of course, there were also exceptions. For example, Ling Han’s teacher at Hu Yang Academy who was called the great good-for-nothing had never experienced the two stages of Sword Qi and Sword Ray, but was one step away from Sword Heart.
Apparently, Sword Emperor was also an exception, and grasped the Sword Heart at the Heaven Tier, and possibly even earlier, having extremely shocking talent.
The Heaven’s Sword Sect was also had numerous talents. Yao Hui Yue claimed to be the world’s second best sword, while Zhang Mo was the Small Sword Emperor. He hadn’t seen Zhang Mo yet, but Yao Hui Yue was indeed exceptionally talented; if Zhang Mo was more freakish than him, than Zhang Mo would be a formidable adversary.
“The Heaven’s Sword Sect, the Absolute Saber Sect, and the Cloud Phoenix Sect all have superb disciples; it’s best to believe that the Earth Dragon Sect and the Azure Thunder Sect also have them. The time of settling accounts after ten millennia is about to arrive, and martial arts also welcomed a great era of prosperity, with geniuses appearing in large numbers,” Ling Han said.
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