The First Marquis of Daxuan

"You want me to be the vanguard?"

Qian Gong Liu raised his head and looked at Su Mu, his face full of humiliation.

"I am a proud prodigy of the Qian family of Ziwei Star, a powerful figure at the mid-stage of the Primordial Realm, and you want me to be the vanguard?"

He roared angrily, "With my level of cultivation, am I not even worthy of the position of deputy commander?"

Su Mu chuckled to himself.

Having fallen to this point, why are you still so concerned about titles and status?
They really think this is a military expedition.

It's just a title.

Whether you're a vanguard or a marshal, aren't you doing the same job?

"Very well, from now on you will be Marshal Tianpeng, responsible for clearing the way for me, how about it?"

Su Mu said slowly.

Want a title? I'll give it to you; it's just a matter of a word.

Anyway, he didn't suffer any loss.

Qian Gongliu was still indignant and wanted to say more, but Qian Bozheng had already secretly pulled him back.

If there's a way out, then take it.

Are we really going to fight Su Mu to the death?
Isn't it obvious? You're no match for Su Mu.

Fighting head-on will only lead to certain death.

As long as you're alive, there's always hope.

It would be such a waste to die after finally cultivating to the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

Qian Bozheng also had his own selfish motives.

He is definitely going to embark on the journey to heaven.

If Qian Gong Liu were alive, he would have a powerful backer.

Although Qian Gong Liu lost to Su Mu, Qian Gong Liu was a genuine mid-stage Tai Chu Realm expert.

It goes without saying how useful this is on the road to heaven.

And it's quite obvious that Su Mu now wants to recruit them.

Being incorporated into the military may not sound pleasant, but having a powerful backer can sometimes make you feel much safer.

In that case, if Su Mu encounters any danger on the road to heaven, how could he possibly ignore it?

If you don't care about the lives of your subordinates, morale will collapse.

Qian Bozheng, after all, had been an emperor, and he was quite adept at weighing the pros and cons.

Given the current situation, it's clear that cooperating with Su Mu is the optimal solution.

As for venturing out and exploring, well, the Heavenly Road is inherently full of dangers.

If you're really afraid of danger, then you don't need to walk the Heavenly Road.

What's a little risk if it's for the goal of immortality?

Seeing that Qian Gong Liu acquiesced, Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, and Chi Mingtang all looked at Su Mu with complicated expressions.

The dust has settled.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Who would have thought that someone as proud as Qian Gong Liu would eventually have to bow down and submit to Su Mu?

They had only traveled a tenth of the way that day when they encountered this situation.

We may encounter any problems on the road ahead.

They all knew very well that if there was one Su Mu in the world, who could guarantee there wouldn't be a second one?

However, this incident also presented an opportunity for them.

If Su Mu travels with them, it would be a good thing for them as well.

After all, Su Mu is very powerful, and if he travels the Heavenly Road with them, he can be less concerned about many dangers.

Even Qian Gong Liu, who was at the mid-stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm, was no match for Su Mu, which means that Su Mu's cultivation had at least reached the high-stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

With such cultivation, one could practically sweep through an entire area even on the Heavenly Road.

"Sect Leader Su, are you really sure?"

Zhao Baiqi asked with some concern.

"It's decided."

Su Mu said slowly, "My departure is a good thing for everyone."

Su Mu originally wanted to stay in the Great Thousand World.

After all, he is still young and has no anxiety about his lifespan.

However, as his cultivation improved, he realized that his presence in the Great Thousand World would only block everyone's path.

As long as he is there, no one in the vast world can break through to the Primordial Realm.

Moreover, staying in the vast world would be no different from being imprisoned for Su Mu himself.

He would be greatly restricted in the vast world, and his strength would be unable to be fully utilized.

On the contrary, it was only after leaving the vast world that he felt like a bird flying into the forest.

Therefore, for both himself and for everyone else in the world, leaving was the best choice for him.

Moreover, Su Mu did indeed want to see the scenery of the celestial realm.

Immortality held no allure for him, but a world capable of supporting immortal beings must be a world of boundless glory.

"Since Sect Leader Su is ready, there are some things I feel I should tell you."

Zhao Baiqi said in a deep voice.

"On the Heavenly Road, most places are deserted and even spiritual energy is scarce."

But dark beasts roam the void, dwelling in the shadows of the world, possessing immense power.

Zhao Baiqi's expression was serious, and a hint of fear flashed deep in his eyes.

"When we fight against them, we often suffer great losses, but there is no spiritual energy in the void for us to breathe and recover. Therefore, we must prepare some spiritual medicines and rare treasures to restore our strength."

Without these, we will gradually deplete, grow weaker and weaker, and eventually perish on the Heavenly Road.

Zhao Baiqi explained in detail why they wanted to plunder rare and precious materials from all over the world.

There are not many planets on the celestial path that are capable of giving rise to life, like the vast universe.

They are even far apart from each other.

Just like ordinary people traveling long distances, there is only one post station every thousand miles. When they arrive at each post station, they naturally need to prepare sufficient food and fodder.

Otherwise they would starve to death on the way.

Now that Su Mu is about to embark on the Heavenly Road, he naturally needs to make these preparations.

“You are all experts at the Primordial Realm, and you should have already evolved your own small world within your bodies.”

Su Mu pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case, why do you still need to worry about these things?"

"We are only at the initial stage of the Primordial Realm, and we are not yet self-sufficient. The small worlds within our bodies are only in their infancy. Even if they can evolve into rare and precious materials on their own, we don't know how many years it will take."

Zhao Baiqi said earnestly.

Su Mu's face showed a thoughtful expression.

He forgot about that.

The main reason is that his cultivation level improved too quickly, and he didn't stay at the initial stage of the Primordial Realm for long.

Now, he has reached the advanced stage of the Primordial Realm, and the small world within his body is almost complete.

It is almost identical to the Great Luo Heaven and the Saha World in the original Great Thousand World.

Simply put, Su Mu is now the master of a small world.

His little world has a complete ecosystem, and theoretically, he no longer needs any rare and precious materials.

He is the master of his own little world and is capable of being self-sufficient.

If his cultivation level advances further, the small world within his body could even evolve into a true universe.

This step is quite far off, but as long as Su Mu raises his cultivation to the peak of the Primordial Beginning Realm, the small world within his body can evolve to a level no less than that of the Great Thousand World.

even--

Su Mu's eyes flickered.

He can conquer the entire world!
If he can achieve this, then whether he leaves or not is no longer important. He can contain the entire world within his body, and he himself will become this world, so there will be no problem of bearing it.

Moreover, he can take the entire world to the celestial realm.

The saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

At that time, wouldn't everyone in the Great Thousand World, or rather, the people of the Great Xuan Dynasty, also become immortal?
However, raising one's cultivation to the peak of the Primordial Beginning Realm is not an easy task.

The points on the system panel have been used up.

However, the number of points required to upgrade the Primordial True Form Technique is unprecedented.

Su Mu had calculated that at his current rate of accumulating points, it would take him at least sixty years to accumulate enough points to upgrade the Primordial True Form Technique.

Tianlu simply cannot give him sixty years.

Each time the Heavenly Road opens, it only lasts for a hundred years.

A hundred years from now, the laws of the Heavenly Path will change, and even if you reach the end of the Heavenly Path, you will not be able to enter the Heavenly Realm.

If Su Mu waits another sixty years, then there will be no need for him to travel the Heavenly Road.

Zhao Baiqi glanced at Qian Gong Liu.

"Sect Master Su, it is probably not a coincidence that the Qian family of Ziwei Star sent people here to build the Great Qian Dynasty back then."

Zhao Baiqi said in a low voice, "All these years of accumulation are probably for providing assistance to Qian Gong Liu today."

The family's plans are far-reaching.

If it weren't for the unexpected Su Mu incident, Qian Gong Liu would have already surpassed everyone else by breaking through to the middle stage of the Primordial Beginning Realm thanks to the accumulated resources of the Great Qian Dynasty.

In fact, it's not just the Qian family with the Ziwei star that has this kind of layout; the family behind Zhao Baiqi also has a similar layout.

As long as Zhao Baiqi doesn't perish along the way, he can reach the place where the Zhao family has set up their plan.

Almost every prodigy who embarks on the path to heaven has such a preemptive advantage from their family.

Do you really think you can conquer the Heavenly Realm all by yourself?
This is all thanks to the efforts of countless generations of this large family.

Of course, problems will arise in this process.

Just like the Qian family of Ziwei Star, Qian Bozheng is an ambitious person who will not be content to play a supporting role.

He himself also wanted to try his luck on the Heavenly Road.

In this way, resources will be diluted.

However, the allure of immortality is too great, and no matter how meticulous the planning, there's no guarantee that problems won't arise. For all families, it's a matter of doing their best and leaving the rest to fate.

If one person succeeds, they can benefit the entire family; it's possible that one person's success can bring prosperity to their entire clan.

Su Mu understood what Zhao Baiqi meant.

Although the Great Qian Dynasty has submitted to the Great Xuan, it has essentially been hollowed out.

The current Great Qian Dynasty is just an empty shell.

The foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty over so many years lies entirely in Duke Liu of Qian.

Now that Qian Gong Liu is already a general under Su Mu, the accumulated wealth of the Qian family of Ziwei Star over the years should naturally belong to Su Mu.

Although Zhao Baiqi's voice was soft, who were the people present?

To a Tai Chu Realm expert, even the softest voice is no different from speaking loudly in their ear.

Qian Gong Liu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Zhao Baiqi, I'll remember this debt.

Don't give me a chance, or I'll make you regret it.

Thinking to himself, Qian Gong Liu snorted and tossed out a storage ring.

Then he clasped his hands together and closed his eyes.

Qian Bozheng stepped forward and explained, "Sect Master Su, the Great Qian Dynasty and the Ziwei Heavenly Sect have indeed accumulated some things."

However, most of these things have already been consumed.

"Our young master used up some more when he broke through to the middle stage of the Primordial Realm, and this is what's left."

Su Mu took the storage ring and scanned it with his divine sense.

Those born into prominent families know how to advance and retreat.

Even someone as proud as Qian Gong Liu, once he figured things out, knew what he should do.

Before Su Mu could even speak, he had already handed over the item.

Because they knew that no matter how reluctant they were to part with these things, they couldn't keep them.

Compared to these things, life is the most important.

Looking at the contents of the storage ring, Su Mu's face showed a thoughtful expression.

He was silent.

Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, and the others dared not speak again.

After a long while, Su Mu slowly spoke.

"Qian Gong Liu, you take the Ziwei Tianzong people and set off first. Wait for me at the next rest stop."

"Chimingtang, you have two choices."

He turned to Chimingtang and the others.

Chi Mingtang and the others exchanged glances, then cupped their hands to Su Mu and asked, "Which two options?"

"First, the great road leads to heaven, and everyone goes their own way. The matter between you and me is settled, and you are now free to do as you please."

As long as you don't go back to the Great Thousand World to court death, you can do whatever you want.

Su Mu said calmly.

"And the second one?"

Chimingtang and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but also asked with some anticipation.

"The second option is for you to do the same as Qian Gong Liu and the others."

From now on, we're all in the same boat.

Su Mudao.

Upon hearing this, Chi Mingtang and the others, though already having some guesses, fell silent.

Submitting to Su Mu in the vast world is completely different from submitting to Su Mu on the Heavenly Road.

If they choose the second path, they will be completely bound to Su Mu.

Although they had cooperated before, they were more often competitors.

Now Su Mu has given them another possibility.

That means everyone must join forces and work together to overcome this arduous journey.

Is this possible?
To be honest, it's possible.

But more likely, when they reach a certain point, their interests will clash, and the alliance will fall apart.

The road to heaven is dangerous, and opportunities are limited.

In the future, there will inevitably be situations where some people will have the opportunity, while others will not.

Even Su Mu couldn't keep them under control forever.

Moreover, who among the strong would willingly submit to someone else?
They had no choice before, but now that Su Mu has let them leave, are they supposed to continue being someone else's lackeys?

A full cup of tea's time passed.

Several experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm bowed to Su Mu and said in a deep voice, "Sect Master Su, we want to try our luck on our own."

Su Mu nodded, indicating that they could leave.

Those few experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm did not return to the Great Thousand World. Instead, they gritted their teeth and flew forward.

They planned to get ahead of Su Mu and seize the rare and precious materials at the rest point first.

As long as they are fast, they don't need to compete with Su Mu and his group.

Chi Mingtang and the others watched the backs of those people, and then their gazes fell on Su Mu.

"Sect Leader Su, we've made up our minds. We'll go with you."

Including Chiming Hall, a total of five Primordial Realms chose to remain.

In addition, there were Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, and Qian Gong Liu, among others.

Their team was unprecedentedly large, consisting of thirteen people!
Besides Su Mu, there are thirteen other experts at the Primordial Beginning Realm. This is a force that cannot be ignored anywhere.

"Alright, since we're all in this together, as long as you don't let me down, I, Su Mu, will certainly not let you down either."

Let us join hands and go together to see the heavens.

Su Mu glanced at everyone and spoke slowly.

"Qian Gong Liu, you go ahead first. I need to make some arrangements, and then I will catch up with you."

Qian Gong Liu and Qian Bozheng nodded.

"Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, wait a moment, I need you to do one more thing for me."

Su Mu said in a deep voice.

Having obtained what Qian Gong Liu had in his hands, Su Mu's previously suppressed thoughts resurfaced.

The storage ring of Qian Gong Liu contains the accumulated wealth of the Great Qian Dynasty over many years.

Although some of the rare and precious materials were consumed by Qian Gong Liu, the remaining amount is still enormous.

With these things in place, things that were originally impossible now have a glimmer of hope for success.

Moreover, with the help of powerful experts like Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, and Chi Mingtang, Su Mu felt that he might not need sixty years to accumulate enough points to improve.

If he succeeds, he can take the entire world with him on his journey.

Even if things don't go well, he can still bring Luo Anning and the others along.

Right now, his strength is not enough to protect Luo Anning and the others as they journey on the Heavenly Road.

"Just tell us what you need us to do."

Zhao Baiqi said without hesitation.

Now that he was already on the same boat as Su Mu, there was no need for him to be coy.

For him, the stronger Su Mu is, the better.

He now wants to take advantage of Su Mu's influence and go to the Heavenly Realm together.

"Sect Leader Su, since we are all in the same boat, we will naturally not refuse to help if there is anything we can do."

Chimingtang and the others also spoke up.

Although there were only a dozen or so people, they had already clearly divided into several factions.

The Qian family was naturally one faction, Zhao Baiqi and Huo Tu were another, and Chi Mingtang and others naturally formed a faction.

They nominally all submitted to Su Mu, but they still maintained a competitive attitude towards each other.

Su Mu was no stranger to this situation.

The same was true for the Yanfu Sect, the Great Xuan Dynasty, and the Hengshan Sect in the past.

Su Mu was too lazy to pay attention to their open and covert struggles.

As long as his strength remains consistently superior to these people, they will never be able to cause any trouble.

Strength is the foundation of everything.

The Primordial Realm is complete...

A glint of light flashed in Su Mu's eyes.

He was determined to win!
"In that case, I'll have to trouble you all."

Su Mu said slowly.

He wanted to use the power of these Primordial Realm experts to help him forge weapons.

He wants to earn enough points to upgrade the Primordial True Form Technique to perfection in the shortest amount of time!
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Within this vast world.

Luo Anning, Xiang Xiaoyuan, Dongfang Liuyun and others looked up at the sky.

The huge, dark hole in the sky has healed.

The azure sky looked no different from usual, but everyone knew in their hearts that this day was different.

Su Mu and those Primordial Realm experts all left the Great Thousand World.

They didn't know if Su Mu would ever come back.

The Great Qian Dynasty has now turned to ashes, but Su Mu has left.

Everyone had mixed feelings.

Their eyes fell on the group of people, and they became more vigilant.

Yuan Huaizhou of the Breaking Law Heavenly Sect and Wu Huan and others exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat unnatural.

Did Su Mu really just leave?

Doesn't that mean that among the Primordial Realm experts in the Great Thousand World, only these few remain? (End of Chapter)