Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  “Yuan Ya Deity King sure is amazing, he has taught so many disciples and yet, he still didn’t finish teaching everything about the Innate Mountain Dao!” Zhong Yue stopped when he felt him reaching his limit.

  Rays flashed in his eyes and he looked at the Wall Painting Flower, he said, “There were still five more other spiritual roots in the images, where are they? You should know their locations, right?”

  Chapter 1141: The Last Leaf |

  The Wall Painting Flower’s petals opened up slowly, turning into a wall painting. There was a spiritual root right in this painting, which looked like a flower with only a layer and its petals spread apart.

  “This flower…. It is right in the ancient universe’s center, in the Ninth Divine City!” Zhong Yue exclaimed.

  This flower grew only in the center of the ancient universe, which was also the Ninth Divine City!

  However, Zhong Yue had never seen such a flower before even when he passed Ninth Divine City several times!

  Powerful figures slowly appeared in the wall painting and surrounded the flower. Zhong Yue’s heart skipped a beat as he recognized that figure in the center!

  Great Si Ming!

  Around Great Si Ming were many strange yet saintly faces, these were the Dark Age’s innate Deity Kings, they were all pumping their own innate Daos into the spiritual root of heaven and earth.

  The spiritual root of heaven and earth grew towering into the air under their innate Daos, higher and higher until it reached deep into the dimensions and breached ancient universe!

  Hong—

  An explosion erupted in the picture, it was an explosion that could create another universe. Great Si Ming and the others had pumped a massive amount of energy into this spiritual root of heaven and earth until it reached its limit and with this flower, they created another world, another universe outside the ancient universe!

  In the spiritual root of heaven and earth’s petals, stars were formed, they grew slowly and finally turned into the largest sacred ground!

  The spiritual root of heaven and earth danced, its stamens turned into tiny sacred grounds and its pollen turned into stars.

  This one and only World Flower was turned into a massive universe by Great Si Ming and the others, and this universe was sitting right above the ancient universe, its stem acted as the only passage connecting the ancient universe and this new universe!

  Right at the bottom of this passage was the ancient universe’s Ninth Divine City!

  And this new universe born from World Flower was Zi Wei Galaxy!

  “One of the spiritual roots was turned into Zi Wei Galaxy?”

  Zhong Yue’s mind went blank and he quickly asked, “What about the other spiritual roots?”

  The painting on the wall changed again, this time, it showed Great Sui and his 23 saint disciples, 23 other races’ monarchs, they were channeling energy into another spiritual root, one that appeared dreamy.

  Flower of Other Shore.

  This flower was connected to their dreams, merged with their dreams and turned into another new world.

  The Void World!

  “Great Sui used this flower to forge the Void World?”

  “What about the other three? Where are they?”

  This time, however, the Wall Painting Flower showed nothing, Zhong Yue waited for some time but saw nothing from this saint flower.

  That’s right! It has been so many years since Yuan Ya Deity King got the Wall Painting Flower, but he still didn’t locate the other three spiritual roots, which means that the Wall Painting Flower doesn’t know about the other three spiritual roots! If it knew, then Yuan Ya Deity King would’ve already acquired the other three spiritual roots…..

  Yet as Zhong Yue thought of this, another picture emerged from the Wall Painting Flower. This time, it was Great Si Ming’s Tree of Life. This left Zhong Yue stunned for a second before he smiled, “I’m not asking for the Tree of Life… Wait!”

  His expression turned serious as he stared into the picture which showed the full appearance of the ancient tree that represented the essence of life.

  The picture changed slowly, showing the writhing of the tree caused by the death of Great Si Ming; the tree and Great Si Ming’s life were bound together, if one died, so would the other.

  Finally, the leaves on this tree fell off completely while the remaining life essence condensed into a fruit.

  He then saw a crow flying towards the tree. It landed on the tree and started eating the fruit, leaving only a core behind. This crow remained on the tree after consuming the fruit and it suddenly coughed vigorously before the fruit that was indigestible to it. However, the crow also failed to cough it out and its core fell onto the ground.

  In the picture, the fruit’s core continued to stray around under various factors and many faces flashed across the picture.

  Finally, this core fell into the hands of a young god, who was the young Reincarnation Saint Monarch.

  The young Reincarnation Saint Monarch planted the core down, as time progressed, it grew and flourished, resulting in the birth of the Mother Peach Tree.

  This tree grew taller and taller as days passed and the picture changed again, showing an old lady this time.

  Zhong Yue’s eyes twitched, this was Ancient Mother Di Lin!

  Ancient Mother Di Lin is really that fruit!

  As he stared at the crow and Ancient Mother Di Lin, he understood a lot of things right away. That crow on the Tree of Life was Yuan Ya Deity King, but whether it was his true body or just another incarnation remained a mystery.

  If it was the true body, then the Yuan Ya Deity King now was an incarnation, but would an incarnation be so powerful?

  If it was an incarnation, then why would it be on the Tree of Life, like it was glued onto it and not even the monarch level war moved it an inch, what was behind this?

  Ancient Mother Di Lin was the Tree of Life’s fruit. What would happen if she ran into the tree?

  Ancient Mother Di Lin might turn back into its fruit, the crow corroded by that fruit and the Tree of Life will come back to life!

  Zhong Yue’s head went numb, If Ancient Mother Di Lin ran into the Tree of Life, she would be dead for sure!

  I must tell her this news and warn her to run as quickly and as far away as possible if she ran into this tree!

  Just as he thought of this, the picture changed again, this time it was another spiritual root, a lotus that blossomed in Chaos.

  It was later on taken away by an innate god, who died at the end of Dark Age, resulting in the lotus falling into a postnate saint monarch and the hands of the others before it ended up in a monarch’s possession in the Fire Order Era.

  One day, this monarch was assassinated and a hand appearing out of nowhere took the spiritual root away.

  And that was it, that was everything about the spiritual root before everything turned blank again.

  There are still two spiritual roots! No, this is the Innate Fruit Tree…. Not this too, this is the Fusang Divine Tree! Yes, that’s it!

  The eighth spiritual root was shown on the Wall Painting Flower and Zhong Yue was disappointed, it was a bamboo that was taken into the Dao World by Goddess Hou Tu.

  “The last spiritual root, where is it?”

  The Wall Painting Flower showed Zhong Yue the image of the last spiritual root, right in a war within the ancient universe, the war where Dao Venerate Fu Min slaughtered 3,000 monarchs; ancient monarchs lost their lives in that war, hundreds and hundreds of innate gods were killed and their innate sacred ground destroyed.

  Zhong Yue’s heart tightened upon seeing this and he recalled Goddess Shen Hou’s words. Back in the Ancient Land of God Graves, where he first met Goddess Shen Hou, she once talked about something in fear.

  After being shed by Goddess Hou Tu, Goddess Shen Hou went into a slumber in the ocean of Dao blood, only to sense a terrifying fight broke out in the outside world, the condensed killing intent, the fall of countless innate gods te
rrorized her greatly, leaving her trembling in fear.

  What she was referring to was probably this fight shown by the Wall Painting Flower, which was also the war where Dao Venerate Fu Min laid 3,000 ancient monarchs to rest and forged 3,000 Six Paths Worlds!

  Among the 3,000 monarchs, most of them are monarch innate gods!

  Zhong Yue felt a hand squeezing his heart strongly, this was when he finally had a clearer view on just how powerful Dao Venerate Fu Min was to be able to kill so many innate gods!

  The last spiritual root was located among one of the many innate sacred grounds Dao Venerate Fu Min destroyed.

  This was a vine plant, severed by Dao Venerate Fu Min in the war, causing it to writhe before turning into a galaxy in the ancient universe.

  “The last spiritual root is destroyed?”

  Zhong Yue was disappointed by the picture but the picture suddenly changed again. A leaf danced in the air and fell into Bo Luo Six Paths World of the 3,000 Six Paths Worlds.

  He then saw a three-legged demon crow landed beside this vine plant’s leaf and examined it curiously before flying away with it.

  Zhong Yue was stunned upon seeing the demon crow, Could this be him?

  After returning to a sacred ground in Bo Luo Six Paths Worlds, this crow turned into a demon being and cautiously placed this leaf into its chamber and locked it away.

  This was Realm Monarch Bo Luo!

  Time passed slowly and the picture changed again, showing Zhong Yue himself when he snuck into the chamber, raiding it clear and placing the leaf back into his Yuan Shen secret realms!

  “The last spiritual root’s leaf is in my hands?”

  His mind went blank and he quickly flipped through his Yuan Shen secret realms for he remembered this leaf thanks to the innate Dao patterns all over it. However, before taking a clearer view, he cast it aside and gave it to Gu Yue.

  And when he last visited the 3,000 Six Paths Worlds, the leaf was returned to him by Gu Yue.

  Finally, Zhong Yue located this leaf and his heart pounded rapidly, Spiritual roots wouldn’t die just like that, Great Si Ming’s Tree of Life is like that, this vine is also like that! It writhed entirely and all that is remaining of the plant is this leaf, so this leaf will be useful one day! Wait a minute, where is that galaxy formed from this vine plant?

  With a wave, stars flew past the skies and spread out, forming the ancient universe’s star map. Zhong Yue started looking around but moments later, he couldn’t help but stop in confusion because he couldn’t locate it.

  Where is this galaxy… Come to think of it, this Wall Painting Flower is really extraordinary!

  His eyes lit up as he looked dead at the Wall Painting Flower and murmured, “It knew secrets hidden from the ancient ones, it even knows that the vine leaf is in my hands! Spectacular! This is no saint herb, this is an ultimate item for treasure hunting!”

  Shua—

  The Wall Painting Flower curled its petals back, returned to its original form, a flower bud with countless roots, and started running away.

  Strange, this saint herb is the symbiotic flower of Yuan Ya Deity King so he must be able to seek treasures through it. So how come I saw little treasures in the Innate Dao Mountain? Must be crows have the habit of keeping shiny objects in their nest, Yuan Ya Deity King definitely kept his wealth away in a chamber unknown to the world!

  Chapter 1142: Innate Xuan Pin |

  Zhong Yue’s eyes turned shiny as well when he thought of Yuan Ya Deity King’s treasures. He was regretting not being able to plunder more wealth from Innate Dao Mountain.

  But with this saint herb, I will be able to find more treasures!

  All of a sudden, a general came and reported outside of the doors, “My king, His Majesty has arrived!”

  Mu Xiantian is here?

  Zhong Yue was bestirred, the battle of monarchs he had been waiting for was finally getting started!

  “King Yi, King Zi, my brothers and sisters.” In the center tent of the center camp of Heaven Breaching Fortress’s forces, Mu Xiantian was sitting in the lord’s seat. By his sides were Zhong Yue and King Zi Guang, and the commanders of the army divisions sat below.

  “This great victory only came thanks to the contributions you have all made.” Mu Xiantian glanced around and said.

  Then, he looked at Zhong Yue and nodded softly, “And the most notable of you all, is King Yi. I, Mu Xiantian, am not a heartless lord, I will remember the merits you have all done for me. Fear not, as when I am Heavenly Monarch, your merits will be rewarded accordingly. Lords, you will all be made; land, I will share them with you!”

  The commanders bowed and thanked.

  Whereas King Zi Guang cleared his throat and reminded him softly, “Your Majesty, conquering Heaven Court and defeating Di Ming is only half the success. Other than him, there are still the other monarchs like Qing He, Jin Tian, Yang Zun, Chang Sheng, and Yang Hou.”

  Mu Xiantian laughed happily, “They are all weaklings, nothing compared to me. King Zi Guang, don’t you worry. Once I have the Heaven Court, I will become the rightful ruler of the universe and the rest of them will be rebels who tried to overthrow their new monarch. They will all have to die if they refuse to be ruled by me!”

  King Zi Guang frowned, Mu Xiantian was acting all arrogant now looking down at the other monarchs. This couldn’t help but cause him discomfort.

  “King Zi, my reign will start once I defeat Di Ming. King Zi has a wide array of knowledge, what do you think my monarch appellation should be?” Mu Xiantian slanted his body toward King Zi Guang and asked.

  King Zi Guang replied, “If Your Majesty coronates yourself as the Heavenly Monarch now, Monarch Qing He and the other monarchs will work together against you. In my opinion, it is wiser we hold off on the coronation and continue to strengthen ourselves while defeating the other monarchs one after another. Your Majesty, even if we’ve defeated Heaven Court’s forces, we should avoid conquering Heaven Court. We should leave it empty instead, whoever wants it can have it.”

  Mu Xiantian was not pleased with this answer, he looked at Zhong Yue and asked, “King Yi, what monarch appellation do you think I should call myself?”

  Zhong Yue mulled, “Your Majesty is born from nature, an innate god of heaven and earth. Your birth is destined to be the supreme ruler of the cosmos, ruling all celestial and demon races. Your name is called Xiantian, and thus, I propose the appellation of Great Monarch Xian Tian!”

  “No!” King Zi Guang quickly stood up, he said, “Monarch Xian Tian is fine, but not Great Monarch Xian Tian! Your Majesty, only two were able to have the title of ‘Great’ in the history of time, they are Great Si Ming and Great Sui. Even the previous era’s Dao Venerate Fu Min didn’t dare to call himself ‘Great’ in his monarch appellation! The word ‘Great’ must never be included! Without achievements great enough, the word will only bring retributions of heaven and earth to Your Majesty!”

  Mu Xiantian was even more unhappy, he asked calmly, “Zi Guang, you think I don’t deserve it?”

  King Zi Guang was unflinched, he answered in a serious tone, “A Great lowers his head to none and a Great’s meritorious deed is second to none. Not even Heaven is above a ‘Great’, not even Heaven can stand on par with a ‘Great’! Other than Great Si Ming and Great Sui, who else are fit to be crowned a ‘Great’? Your Majesty, even if you become Heavenly Monarch, you didn’t achieve anything that is on par with Great Si Ming’s and Great Sui’s meritorious deeds. Using the word ‘Great’ will bring you Heaven’s jealousy! Your Majesty, I am your loyal subject, I wish nothing but the best for you!”

  Mu Xiantian couldn’t help but grow angry, he scolded, “Nonsense! How am I not fit to use the title ‘Great’? Can Great Si Ming bring peace to the eternal conflict between the celestials and demons? Can Great Sui? They can’t! But I can! How am I not fit?”

  “Great Si Ming is the first life of the universe, the origin of all lives. He has brought peace to the Dark Age and ruled for billions o
f years. And his creation of Zi Wei is the meritorious deed that is still used by us even today now. While Great Sui created the totem patterns cultivation system and set down the Five Paths Reincarnation. His meritorious deed is allowing the postnate living beings to cultivate just like the innate gods. Then, he created the Void World, permitting the cultivators’ spirits to achieve immortality. The merits they have done for the cosmos are peerless, that is why they are fit to have the title of ‘Great’!”

  King Zi Guang’s voice was raised louder as he continued, “If Your Majesty is able to unite the celestials and demons and make them live peacefully with each other, you’d be fit to use the title of ‘Great’. But you haven’t done it yet, so you can’t use it now! If you do, you’d be willingly asking for a reduction in your life!”

  The commanders were all shocked, their scalps tingled as they witnessed King Zi Guang going against Mu Xiantian. They couldn’t help but wonder if he was asking to die in Mu Xiantian’s hands?

  Mu Xiantian was angered, he points a finger at Zi Guang and was suddenly speechless out of extreme rage.

  “King Yi…” Jiang Yiqi was shivering, he quickly pulled Zhong Yue’s sleeves and whispered, “Please help him out!”

  Zhong Yue stood up, he shouted, “How dare you anger His Majesty, how dare you go scold your own lord! This is a crime that needs to be punished by death! Men, bring this offender out of His Majesty’s sight and behead him with an execution!”

  Jiang Yiqi’s face turned pallid like snow hearing it. But suddenly, Mu Xiantian raised his hand and smiled, “King Yi, don’t you add more oil to the burning fire. Although King Zi’s words were no music to my ears, he has not committed any fault to die. Executioner, go back to your stations. Leave!”

  Zi Guang gave Zhong Yue a grateful glance. Mu Xiantian was afraid Zhong Yue’s power would grow beyond his control, thus, he needed Zi Guang to distribute Zhong Yue’s power. The more eagerly Zhong Yue wanted Zi Guang to die, the more Mu Xiantian would protect Zi Guang.