Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  “No thanks, I’m picky.”

  Lu BingEr’s face turned red and she humphed angrily before walking away. Mu Qingxuan whispered and complained, “How can you reject her like that? She is the clan master’s daughter and a pure-blood Luli clansmen, there are many young men that want to marry her!”

  Zhong Yue was speechless and said, “Who do you think I am? Do you think I will take a mere monarch race seriously?”

  Mu Qingxuan shouted angrily, “You are now a human, your identity is not even close to hers!”

  Zhong Yue shook his head and he walked behind Lu Binger as he thought, I am a human, there’s no escaping from that but we humans are all pureblood Fuxi, how is her identity going to fit mine?

  But of course, this was not something that could say out loud.

  Not long later, they were brought to the Jinxiu Mountain by Lu BingEr.

  Although called a mountain, the Jinxiu Mountain was not a real mountain but one that only existed in art. The Jinxiu Mountain was laid clearly in front of everyone. It was a few thousand miles long and the art was lively and there were people moving all around the mountains.

  Zhong Yue and the others entered this artwork and the mountains and rivers turned into reality in front of them.

  “Brother, Your Royal Highness, Changsheng, the princess of Xian Tian Palace is here and wishes to challenge you.” said Lu Binger.

  Lu Wang and the others immediately looked towards Mu Qingxuan and Zhong Yue’s heart thumped as his vision landed onto a gorgeous lady standing beside Yang Changsheng.

  Around the lady’s body were silk lines that seemed to materialize and fade away intermittently.

  Chapter 808: Nice Song? |

  Netting Karmic Lines? Zhong Yue’s eyes twitched slightly; the silky lines around the gorgeous lady might have hidden themselves from the others’ senses, but they definitely could not remain evade Zhong Yue’s detection.

  Those Karmic Lines were made from totem patterns and were part of a very advanced divinatory calculation technique that was similar to his Yin and Yang lines!

  The lady noticed Zhong Yue’s gaze and smiled at him, which Zhong Yue returned.

  Lu Binger, who was beside Zhong Yue, let out a cold humphed and mocked, “So it seems like Mister Yi does indeed prefer older woman.”

  Zhong Yue was not affected by her words and he said calmly, “The older the wine, the better its taste. I like old wines, you’re just not to my taste.”

  Zhong Yue’s words seemed to grate on Lu Binger’s ears every time he opened his mouth that at this point she simply wanted to jumped onto Zhong Yue to beat him up just like Mu Qingxuan.

  Bo Di and the others were sweating after hearing Zhong Yue’s words, Mister Yi is a brave one. This is the Luli Clan’s territory. If this lady really wants to harm him, his skin will be peeled off even if he manages to survive. Perhaps, he might even be forcefully dragged into the hall to marry Lu Binger….

  As they thought this, Bo Di and the others began to feel pity for Zhong Yue.

  “The little princess from the Xian Tian Palace wished to challenge us?”

  Lu Wang looked at Mu Qingxuan with an empty mind for a second before he said, “Little princess, apart from myself, there is Royal Prince Wen Dao and Senior Martial Brother Changsheng. Do you wish to challenge us all?”

  Royal Prince Wen Dao’s expression was not very happy as he let out an indignant humph, while Yang Changsheng’s smile suggested that he did not even take this seriously.

  Mu Qingxuan glanced at Lu Binger angrily, This woman! I said that I wanted to challenge her brother but she purposely said I wish to challenge them all. She’s just unhappy and she put all the blame onto me after she was mocked and rejected by Senior Martial Uncle Yi! Did you not know that if you did not give Senior Martial Uncle Yi a cold shoulder, you wouldn’t be mocked by him like this?

  “Dear brothers, may I?” asked Mu Qingxuan with a smile.

  Lu Wang looked at Royal Prince Wen Dao for a while and he said, “Okay, little princess. But you are all guest today so let’s not rush it. Let us serve you some special delicacies and share our knowledge and ideas on cultivation together.”

  Mu Qingxuan nodded and when she walked towards them while she conversed Zhong Yue through her psyche, “Senior Martial Uncle YI, you must help me!”

  Zhong Yue stunned slightly and the little princess said again, “Lu Binger set me up and forced me into challenging them all. I am definitely no match for three of them and everything will depend on you later! You’re on par with Tian Xuanzi and perhaps are the only one among us that can triumph over the people in Luli Clan. If I lose, you’re next!”

  Zhong Yue, however, paid little attention to her as his vision was still locked onto the gorgeous lady, something that pissed Mu Qingxuan off as she thought,No wonder he is an innate god! He only likes old woman!

  Zhong Yue and the others followed behind Mu Qingxuan as she walked towards her targets and they later had a seat in the pavilion where Lu Wang and the others sat in.

  Lu Wang was in white robes and along with Yang Changsheng who had a fan in his hands, they both looked extremely handsome while Prince Wenchang had an indescribable feeling where one could tell that he came from a noble and powerful family just by looking at him.

  Somewhere not far away were their guards, all three of them were followed by gods wherever they went.

  As for Mu Qingxuan, her guards were Zhong Yue and the others that did not leave her side.

  When they got into the pavilion, Lu Wang, Yang Changsheng and Royal Prince Wen Dao were all discussing cultivation and exchanging their ideas. But at the same time, they were also competing with each other, trying their best to prove they were right in the path of cultivation and that the others were wrong.

  Their voices contained the Dao voice that sometimes sounded loud and intense, or soft and relaxing as they infused their knowledge into the Dao voices, using the voice as an attack.

  And if one person was suppressed by another with the Dao voice, this person would have lost the competition.

  Occasionally, they would even cast a spell or an attack, demonstrating it to one another. However, while it was a demonstration, they took this chance to strengthen their Dao voices.

  Mu Qingxuan, on the other hand, knew that they were all discussing and competing at the same time and she must not lose the upper hand or she would lose the chance to challenge them, thus, she immediately joined.

  Just as she joined into the conversation, Lu Wang, Yang Changsheng and Royal Prince Wen Dao’s Dao voices immediately pressed onto her and left her speechless.

  Suddenly, the pressure coming from the trio vanished and Mu Qingxuan let out a relieved breath and she thought, These guys are bad guys! They immediately showed off their power as soon as I participated!

  Lu Binger on the other hand, did not say a word and she was looking at the competition with a smile.

  “Mister, may I have the honor of knowing your name?”

  Suddenly, a sweet scent entered Zhong Yue’s noise as the gorgeous lady beside Yang Changsheng walked towards him with a smile, “You do not look familiar. As a human, you are able to serve the little princess, so there must be something extraordinary about you. Do you care to enlighten me on what that may be?”

  Zhong Yue replied, “My name is Yi Feng and I am not her servant. I am here merely for a walk. What’s your name, senior martial sister?”

  “They call me Consort Tian Si, but I am not as old as my title would suggest.”

  Consort Tian Si smiled and said, “Yi Feng…. Are you the one that fought Tian Xuanzi to a draw during? Oh god, I never thought I would see one of the strongest four gods here! It really is my honor.”

  “Mister Yi, Yi Feng of humanity?”

  Suddenly, Lu Wang, Yang Changsheng and Prince Wen Dao looked at him with interest.

  “Why doesn’t Mister Yi join us?”

  Lu Wang suggested suddenly, “They said you are a reborn innate god with great knowledge
. Why did you let the little princess join us instead of yourself? Even if we beat her, it’s just like bullying a junior.”

  And the furious Mu QIngxuan shouted, “Am I that bad?”

  But just as she opened her mouth, she realized no words came out from her mouth as she was once again, suppressed by Lu Wang’s Dao voice but this time, Mu Qingxuan finally knew the gap between them.

  Zhong Yue, however, shook his head and said, “With the little princess from Xian Tian Palace here, how can I dare to steal her spotlight? I believe it is better for me to converse with Consort Tian Si instead.”

  His voice was infused with the Dao voice and without any effort, completely overwhelmed Lu Wang’s, freeing Mu Qingxuan from Lu Wang’s suppression. With her ability to speak returned, she looked at Zhong Yue with gratitude.

  Consort Tian Si on the other side, netted the Karmic Lines in her hands which extended slowly and she said, “Mister Yi, you became famous after your battle with Tian Xuanzi, why do you want to hide your talent?”

  Zhong Yue’s vision was locked onto the Karmic Lines on her hands and he said, “As compared to them, I am more interested in you, Consort Tian Si. The Karmic Lines in your hands, I know a little about them so I am more eager to talk about them with you.”

  Consort Tian Si’s expression changed slightly and with a giggle, she asked, “You know what these are?”

  “Yes, I do.” replied Zhong Yue calmly, “Consort, you are trying to catch me in your web yet you assumed that I wouldn’t know?”

  Her expression changed even more this time and as lights flickered in her eyes, she smiled, “Finally, someone that speaks the same language as mine. Of course I have to talk more about this with you. Mister, can I play a song for you? May I have the pleasure?”

  “The pleasure is mine, beautiful consort. Please.”

  The Consort’s alluring body then moved out from pavilion, her clothes swung along with the wind and she sat down on a lotus that blossomed in the air while vague looking silk lines flew out from her hands.

  These silk lines turned into a zither and she said, “Mister, please listen to this melody carefully.”

  “Hold!”

  With a considerably outgoing attitude, Zhong Yue sat beside the pavilion and said, “This melody of yours must not be missed, not even a single note. Let me wash my ears first before focusing my attention on your melody.”

  With that said, water flowed out from his hands and he cleaned his ears.

  Consort Tian Si waited until he cleaned his ears before playing her melody. As the melody was played, the notes flowed out as if they were little streams that flowed within the mountain.

  Zhong Yue sat beside the pavilion, swinging his legs and praised the melody while he clapped happily. However, upon seeing this, Consort Tian Si’s eyes twitched slightly as each time Zhong Yue clapped, a totem pattern silk line could be seen being netted between his hands and as it twined around his fingers as it grew longer.

  He is indeed a pro in the art of Karma! It’s hard to run into an expert in the same field so it’s really necessary to see who is better!

  As soon as she made up her mind, the melody notes that flowed like little streams slowly merged and turned into a river with rapid currents; vaguely, Zhong Yue saw a goddess paddling a skiff sailing towards him from the river as he listened to the melodies.

  Zhong Yue praised even more and at this part, even Lu Wang, Prince Wen Dao, Yang Changsheng and Mu Qingxuan stopped their conversation and listened quietly while they all praised.

  Gradually, the melody intensified and suddenly, the notes turned into raging water, gushed all the way down from the mountain top and flooded everything, tearing things apart and left nothing but only water behind!

  This is a challenge!

  Lu Wang and the others were slightly stunned and when they looked at Consort Tian Si, they thought, This Consort Tian Si is very powerful. The techniques she used when playing the melody was unheard of and unknown to us, what are these?

  Mu Qingxuan was also greatly shaken, Why did she challenge Senior Martial Uncle Yi? The melody was relatively peaceful and calm but now, she has set up everything and strengthened her flow, can Senior Martial Uncle Yi stop it?

  Lu Binger on the other hand, looked at Yang Changsheng puzzledly and she thought, Why did his servant attack Mister Yi from Xian Tian Palace? Could it be that the Diming Clan and Zhongang Clan has formed an alliance?

  But Yang Changsheng was also confused as he did not see this coming; he knew nothing about why Consort Tian Si challenged Zhong Yue and what the techniques she used were.

  “Good melody! It’d be a waste if there is no good song to match with such a good melody! Consort Tian Si, continue your beautiful melody and allow me to sing!”

  Zhong Yue laughed happily and suddenly, he opened his mouth and sang joyfully, “I, your master, am 48 years old now, I walk across this land alone and one day, I intruded a divine temple and there was a pretty girl taking a bath! How white and bouncy her butt is!”

  Everyone was caught off guard by Zhong Yue’s singing; Lu Wang, Royal Prince Wen Dao, Yang Changsheng and the other man were all stunned while Mu Qingxuan, Lu BingEr and the ladies blushed and covered their ears.

  While Zhong Yue’s voice was very rough and loud, his singing miraculously matched with Consort Tian Si’s melody flow and there was not even a part that was incompatible.

  At the same time, Zhong Yue’s psyche gushed out and turned into one after another children, each swinging their head and jumping around as they all sang together, “Haha! White white butt! Hehe, bouncy butt!”

  Finally, Consort Tian Si’s expression changed and the flow of her melody intensified even more, turning her notes into rogue waves in a raging ocean while the skies were pitch black and lit up only when thunder and lightning struck!

  Zhong Yue, however, continued singing loudly unaffected, “The girl invited me to take a bath together and I am head over heels for her!”

  The children accompanied, “Hehe! Happy! Joy! Haha, happiness!”

  The rough singing split the melody apart and with a raise in tone, the melody overwhelmed the singing and suddenly, the singing turned into a rough and black stick that emerged from the raging ocean and pierced right through the skies!

  The battle between them became scarier as they played and sang before the melody ended abruptly while Consort Tian Si’s zither strings broke and cut her fingers.

  Zhong Yue’s singing stopped as well and the Karmic Lines in his hands broke before opening a wound in his fingers.

  “Nice song, impressive!”

  With a serious expression, Consort Tian Si looked at Zhong Yue and praised, “It’s been a long time since I last met with someone this good. I hope we get along!”

  Zhong Yue stood up right away, bowed slightly while the children vanished and he said, “Your melody is a beautiful and gracious one!”

  However, those around them put up strange expressions as they understood how good was the melody, but they failed to comprehend how the singing was any good.

  Chapter 809: Framed |

  The audience knew Consort Tian Si and Zhong Yue were competing, but in what exactly was something they couldn’t tell. But by the looks of it, both were just as strong as one another.

  Little did they know that although Zhong Yue and Consort Tian Si were playing the zither and singing, they were in fact, testing each other’s attainments in the art of Karma. Consort Tian Si tried to include him into her Karmic Web, to control his fate; and Zhong Yue was trying to do the same to her.

  They were competing in their art of Karma and their divinatory calculation technique. And the result was clear, they both couldn’t triumph over the other and ended up having their fingers cut.

  One was playing a melodious zither and the other sang like a barbarian; they looked like they were musicians performing an enchanting concert, but the change of bouts in this battle was even more deadly than ordinary blood battles!

  B
ut of course, the enchanting concert was flawed a little by Zhong Yue’s gross lyrics and hoarse voice.

  Consort Tian Si returned to the pavilion and smiled coquettishly, “It’s a surprise to see someone as formidable as you. Mister Yi, you and I, we will have a lot more yet to be settled.”

  Zhong Yue smiled, “Consort, where did that come from?”

  Consort Tian Si chuckled, she said placidly, “Because we serve different masters, that’s why. Everyone, please excuse me.” As she finished, she waved her long skirt and bowed at the crowd before leaving the scene.

  Zhong Yue’s heart moved and he took a glance at Yang Changsheng, Different masters? Is her master the Zhongyang Clan’s Yan Changsheng? Although Yang Changsheng is from one of the sovereign clans, he isn’t capable of subduing her, is he?

  Although Consort Tian Si’s achievements in the art of Karma wasn’t stronger than his, her prowess was immeasurable. In addition to her divinatory calculation technique, her intelligence was far above his!

  Zhong Yue had felt it clearly just now.

  Knitting a Karmic Web that includes all of the factions and forces in the Zi Wei Galaxy had taken up all of his brain cells. But the lady’s cultivation base was higher than his and so was her intellectual ability.

  During the battle, they were competing with only their attainments in the art of Karma, if the battle were to continue any longer, Zhong Yue would soon find himself defeated by her.

  Thus, knowing his defeat would come soon, Zhong Yue decisively sang an uncultured song and shattered Consort Tian Si’s melodious zither music.

  To those like them, it was more than easy to manipulate the developments of the situation in the galaxy.

  Whereas Yang Changsheng was just a god, how was he ever capable of achieving what they have?

  It was quite unlikely.

  Thus, the ‘master’ Consort Tian Si was referring to was someone other than Yang Changsheng. Her ‘master’ would be one who that was at least on par with the Heavenly Monarch and Imperial Emperor Xian Tian.