Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Yuan Ya Deity King sighed, “Whether or not we have his wealth, the expedition is already worth it to be able to see his arrangements.”

  Innate Celestial Monarch walked at the first. He came to the Monarch Slaying Stage and reached his head out for the scythe. The scythe slashed down, the head separated from the body. Innate Celestial Monarch was beheaded into two parts!

  It was at this moment that a skull flew out from the head, like a bowl, it seized the chance and flew out of the Monarch Slaying Stage.

  Evil Monarch did the same and reached his head out and laughed, “I wonder if this scythe is still fast…”

  Before he finished talking, he was already beheaded!

  Then, an eyeball rolled out of the fallen head and bolted out of the Monarch Slaying Stage. He laughed, “It’s just as fast as before!”

  Feng Tian Origin Lord reached her head out, and the phoenix feather flew out from the neck out of the Monarch Slaying Stage.

  Then followed by Yuan Ya Deity King, Innate Demon Monarch. They also reached their heads out and let the scythe beheaded them.

  Then, their mediums would seize the chance and sped out from the Monarch Slaying Stage. Yuan Ya Deity King’s medium was a tongue, and Innate Demon Monarch’s was a black tail.

  The five ancient presence’s skill, eyeball, phoenix feather, tongue, and tail, were hovering in midair. Then, they cast their own arts and turned the parts into their incarnations. Five innate gods of unique appearances could be seen emerging on the other end of the valley. They were all handsome and pretty.

  “What a shame, it took down our incarnations.” Feng Tian Origin Lord was a beautiful lady dressed in clothes made of phoenix feathers. She was shaking her head as she turned and left.

  Yuan Ya Deity King was an old man covered in a black robe. He was humping and looked like a humanoid crow with black feathers.

  Innate Evil Monarch was a little child with a huge head. He was shorter than five and a half foot tall, but his voice was old and hoarse.

  Celestial Monarch was a middle age man shining in golden rays, he looked like a heroic ruler; whereas Demon Monarch was ferocious in looking, tall and brawny, he was covered with scale armors and has a long black tail.

  “Two more stages left. Two more stages and we are into the abyss. We’ll finally see Dao Venerate’s arrangements and wealth!” The huge head child, Evil Monarch, smirked.

  “Our old rival, I am very much anticipating what surprise he still has for us even after death,” Demon Monarch said with feelings, “These hundred thousand years without him, it’s so boring!”

  Feng Tian Origin Lord agreed, “Yeah, the God Order Era’s hundred thousand years have been too peaceful. There is no opponent, no talent. How can we open the seventh secret realm and become Dao Gods?”

  In the sixth stage, the stone tablet was projecting down a silhouette on the floor.

  This silhouette was shaped like a human and was as if it was dug out of another dimension in space. It was strange.

  On the back of this silhouette were light wheels, they too felt like they were dug out from another dimension.

  To Zhong Yue’s surprise, the mystery figure in the lights had stopped at this stage, quietly staring at the silhouette.

  Zhong Yue mulled, then he strode forward. Behind the silhouette were seven light wheels. It seemed like it was also a test.

  He quickly walked toward the silhouette and with a swirl, he entered the dimension that was dug out for the silhouette.

  Wong–

  The sounds of buzzing could be heard as the light wheels behind him revolved quickly. His seven secret realms were all opened, and his seven light wheels stacked together with the silhouette’s light wheels!

  Immediately, he could sense a force of power surging into his body. The power entered his mortal body and Yuan Shen, and was pouncing on his seven secret realms!

  The light wheels behind Zhong Yue grew brighter. The power that was surging in was far too overpowering to him, causing the seven light wheels behind his head to shudder endlessly!

  Moments later, the power finally stopped and lightened the pressure on him, allowing him to pass through the sixth stage!

  This was the sixth stage. Without successfully cultivating the seven secret realms, one would be crushed to death by the force of power surging from the space. His Yuan Shen and mortal body would be shattered away!

  The sixth stage was to test one’s seventh secret realm!

  Zhong Yue looked back and saw that the figure in the mystical lights had also seen through the stage’s secrets and was walking toward. Zhong Yue was startled, Did he also cultivate the seventh secret realm?

  Zhong Yue knew exactly how hard was it to open the seventh secret realm. First, one must have a whole saint herb that could help opening the secret realm. Note, one must have a whole of it instead of just one part. This was due to the disparity of the saint herbs’ powers.

  What Zhong Yue had was the Hundun Divine Fruit from the Fusang Tree, one of the only three great spiritual roots. Thus, a Hundun Divine Fruit was enough for him already.

  In turn, although what Feng Xiaozhong got was a saint tea tree, he had to consume all of the saint tree’s tea leaves before he could proceed with opening the seventh secret realm. The main reason being was that even though the saint tea tree was a saint herb, it was much inferior to the three spiritual roots.

  The second criteria was to have at least a monarch level expert to help. Zhong Yue and Yin Fanxuan both have had Prince Fu Shang to help them, whereas Jin Hexi has Celestial Monarch Jin Wu.

  Without a monarch to act as guardian the opening of the seventh secret realm, the cultivators were extremely prone to death. But, of course, that madman Feng Xiaozhong wasn’t to be considered as normal.

  “He has the saint herb and a monarch helping him, who is this man?”

  Zhong Yue recollected his thought and he walked toward the seventh stage.

  In front, the abyss was just in view. Inside of the abyss was where Dao Venerate Fu Min had left his treasure vault. As long as one passed the seventh stage, he will be able to enter the abyss and acquire the wealth and control of the Ancestral Court!

  Behind them, Evil Monarch, Yuan Ya Deity King, and the others had arrived. They saw the sixth stone tablet and they all laughed. They walked into the silhouette and showed their Seven Paths Reincarnations, easily passing the stage.

  “Dao Venerate Fu Min is out of cards, did he actually try to stop us with the seventh secret realm?” Innate Celestial Monarch smirked.

  All of a sudden, the seventh stage’s stone tablet crashed down from the sky. It slammed into the ground and the five ancient paragons were shocked. They all looked toward the stone tablet.

  Right where the stone tablet falls, an imperial monarch had slowly risen up, and the faces of the five paragons contorted and they cursed.

  The Evil Monarch stomped his feet and cursed, “This Dao Venerate is so shady. He left his finger’s bone as the tablets and made it the seventh stage! This is cheating!”

  “The first six stages are all covers, they are just there to kill more. Only this stage is the real deal!” Innate Demon Monarch sneered coldly, “If this was made the first stage, who would’ve dared to come knowing they would die?”

  Yuan Ya Deity King sighed, “Dao Venerate is really not fair just time. But since we are already here, no matter what it is, we will have to see it to the end!”

  The truth was that the stone tablets that were hovering in midair were actually finger bones that were made into tablets. Now as the finger bone fell to the ground, it turned into a Dao Venerate Fu Min!

  This Dao Venerate Fu Min was like an incarnation, but because he was already dead, the incarnation didn’t have much sentience. It was only the product of part of Dao Venerate Fu Min’s memories and the finger bones.

  And this Dao Venerate’s finger bone had become the last stage!

  Zhong Yue was excited, he walked to the front and Dao Venerate Fu Min let
him passed. Zhong Yue quickly ran forward and jumped down into the abyss.

  Whereas the figure in the mystical lights didn’t follow. Instead, he stopped and carefully inspected Dao Venerate Fu Min’s finger bone incarnation.

  Yuan Ya Deity King, Feng Tian Origin Lord, and the others quickly walked over. They glanced an eye over the mystery man and were slightly moved. Evil Monarch smiled, “I knew he wouldn’t be this calm. Seems like he still can’t help but to come.”

  The mystery man replied, it was a man’s voice, “Seniors, the Fuxi has entered. If seniors too wanted to find Dao Venerate Fu Min’s wealth, the seniors will still have to work with this junior as we defeat his finger bone incarnation.”

  The ancient presences exchanged a look. Feng Tian Origin Lord smiled, “Seems like your teacher has expected this. We are also incarnations now, but still a level weaker than Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation. We do need your help to defeat it. Little fellow Daoist, bring out what you’ve got from your teacher.”

  The mystery man bowed and said politely, “Treasure, please come out!”

  All of a sudden, a wave of thick heavenly air suffused the surrounding. A chariot emerged floating in front of them, it shaped like a spoon, having a pointing pole out from the front of the carriage.

  The shape refers to the Big Dipper, its tip was a Pole Star, pointing to the north, opposite of the south; and thus, the carriage was also known as the south-pointing chariot.

  If Zhong Yue were here, he would’ve exclaimed out in shock. This was a Treasure of Heavenly Daos. It was the 14th Drawing of Heavenly Daos, Tian Xuan in its divine weapon form!

  This was why he had such strong sense of familiarity to this mystery man!

  This mystery man also had a Drawing of Heavenly Daos with him, and even a complete one at that!

  “Did you just bring one?” Evil Monarch frowned, “With only one, I’m afraid it won’t do anything to Dao Venerate’s finger bone incarnation.”

  The mystery man smiled behind the lights, “Seniors, how would we know without trying?”

  The ancient presences nodded and Feng Tian Origin Lord said, “Fine, let’s try then.”

  The five boarded the Tian Xuan Chariot and the mystery man cast it up as they charged for Dao Venerate Fu Min’s finger bone incarnation. The Heavenly Dao’s powers brewed harder and stronger, and the five paragons all attacked their target!

  They were horrifyingly strong, as if they were helped by the Heaven!

  Chapter 1050: The River of Monarchs' Coffins |

  Dao Venerate Fu Min was already dead; thus, his finger bone incarnation had no sentience. But even so, his incarnation’s combat ability was still beyond terrifying.

  Feng Tian Origin Lord, Innate Demon Monarch, Innate Celestial Monarch, Innate Evil Monarch, and Yuan Ya Deity King were also using their incarnations; but in stark contrast to him, they were far inferior in every aspect.

  Even when the five ancient presences worked together, they still couldn’t defeat him!

  The [Fu Min Dao Venerate Heart Sutra Scripture] was cast out from his hands, every single skill was extremely abstruse, feeling like they were just pure representations of the universe’s Daos.

  Every move he made was distilled from the pure essence of the Dao. Even when the five ancient paragons were casting their strongest skills, they still couldn’t break through his defenses.

  They mystery man was casting the Tian Xuan Chariot, surging its power to the peak and it was only with the enhancements from the Heavenly Daos that the five ancient presences were not left in bad shapes. Finally, they were barely able to defend themselves from Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation.

  The Tian Xuan Chariot’s Heavenly Dao was the Heavenly Dao of Space. It transported the five paragons in and out of space, appearing at one end and the other in matters of split seconds. Whereas the five were standing on the chariot casting their perfectly-honed skills!

  They didn’t cast just the most exquisite totem patterns skills, but also the innate skills of the Dark Age. Moreover, they combined the two cultivation systems into one, making them far more unpredictable and indefensible!

  They have all walked a unique path each. Their cultivation gathered the best of the Dark Age’s innate cultivation system and the totem pattern cultivation system. If Zhong Yue was here to witness the battle, his eyes would be bright like stars as these five showcased the cultivation skills he had been dreaming of.

  Zhong Yue had also tried to combine the two cultivation systems together, but his attainments were too shallow.

  After all, it had only been a short while since he began trying, whereas Evil Monarch, Feng Tian Origin Lord, and the others had already been doing it for over millions of years. It should come as no surprise that their attainments were much deeper and that their skills were beyond imagination what Zhong Yue could currently fathom.

  “Dao Venerate’s incarnation sure is strong!”

  The five paragons praised. The battle had nearly ravaged the place back into its most primitive state even before the birth of the universe – the state of chaos. The elements of earth, water, wind, and fire were ravaging the shattered space, but Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation remained unscathed.

  But what terrified them most was that while their powers already terrifyingly strong, the impact force didn’t even affect the other places of the Ancestral Court. The destructive shock waves would be completely absorbed away by the seals in the pathway before they could travel further!

  This meant that there was still an horrifyingly powerful slaughtering array hidden somewhere in the Ancestral Court. It would be countless times stronger and more powerful than Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation!

  If they left this pathway and stepped into the slaughtering array, they would be killed for sure. Even if they had come with their true selves, they might not even make it out alive either!

  “Little friend, why aren’t you still not powering Tian Xuan to its limits!?” Yuan Ya Deity King shouted.

  The mystery man heard him and he quickly powered the Tian Xuan Chariot to its limits. Immediately, a sun and moon emerged above their heads and the chariot thill buzzed. The chariot thill represented the four stars that defined the Dipper’s ‘bowl’ shape. Evil Monarch overlooked all in the center of the chariot, Yuan Ya Deity King stood on the (Dubhe), Demon Monarch on the (Merak), Celestial Monarch on the (Phecda), and Feng Tian Origin Lord on the (Megrez).

  The five paragons were like giants controlling the Heavenly Daos, their powers skyrocketed and they were finally able to gain the upperhand with the help of the Treasure of Heavenly Daos!

  “We mustn’t delay longer, or that little brat will gain control over the Ancestral Court!”

  Yuan Ya Deity King shouted, “Everyone, let’s give in it our all and kill his finger bone incarnation!”

  His black robe spread open as he turned into a crow-human celestial, seven light wheels rose up behind him and as he started chanting the innate godly language, his power surged high!

  At the same time, Feng Tian Origin Lord had also turned into a phoenix-human celestial, the seven light wheels rose up behind her, and she started chanting Dao voices with her phoenix voice!

  Innate Evil Monarch had also turned into his innate mortal body, the Evil Star emerged above his head and the seven light wheels appeared behind.

  Innate Celestial Monarch and Innate Demon Monarch also swayed and took their strongest forms. Their Dao voices flooded the air, and the powers of the Dark Age were awakened!

  The Tian Xuan Chariot gathered their powers together, lurking through the space and delivering powerful blows from all directions!

  However, Dao Venerate Fu Min’s finger bone incarnation was also growing stronger as their powers grew. This made the battle harder for them to fight. Soon after, all five of them were sustaining injuries, but Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation had more severe wounds!

  After all, Dao Venerate Fu Min was already dead. This incarnation had no sentience and s
o was only able to exhibit the most basic fighting instinct. It couldn’t react as swiftly as them.

  Finally, when Dao Venerate Fu Min’s incarnation suffered too many injuries, it was reduced to bone ashes.

  On the Tian Xuan Chariot, the five paragons were panting heavily while the mystery man also heaved a breath of relief. Then, he retrieved the chariot.

  The five paragons exchanged a look and saw the injuries on one another and laughed happily together.

  “It’s been a long time since we were injured,” Innate Evil Monarch said, “It’s been a long time since I’ve felt pain. I really do miss Dao Venerate Fu Min. Those days that he was here; although I was suppressed by him, I was filled with a burning spirit. But now, it’s so difficult to find a way just for me to bleed.”

  Innate Demon Monarch smiled, “If he were still alive, he would be surprised to see how much we’ve improved. In truth, our powers now are already no weaker than his back in the days.”

  Yuan Ya Deity King nodded, “Mortals have a high degree of talent, but they are still just passengers to this universe. Even a figure like Dao Venerate Fu Min was no exception to their fate of sickness and death, while we live for eternity.”

  Just as he finished, his heart skipped a beat in alert and he looked down into the abyss. His face changed drastically and he exclaimed in shock, “What is that!?”

  In the abyss, there were howls of gales!

  Evil Monarch, Demon Monarch, Celestial Monarch, Feng Tian Origin Lord, and the mystery man quickly looked down and saw numerous black coffins floating up from the abyss. The coffins hovered above them and levitated toward the far end!

  These coffins were huge, thick, and heavy. Even with their powers, they couldn’t have seen through the coffin and see what was in it!

  The number of coffins increased and they formed a river of coffins that flowed to the starting point of the pathway!

  “These coffins…” Feng Tian Origin Lord was looking up as she murmured, “They definitely aren’t Dao Venerate Fu Min, we’ve buried his corpse, we’ve seen his soul extinguished. So who would they be in the coffins?”