Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

"How can it be...."

“I know there are restrictions in your minds. From now on, tell me everything you can say. If you want to live, don’t struggle.”

Jiang Mo's voice was cold and devoid of any emotion, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

"No, if you break your promise, kill us to silence us..."

"Pfft!!"

Before the young man could finish his rebuttal, he exploded from the inside out, dying without a burial place. His blood splattered on his clansmen, causing everyone to be terrified and turn pale.

However, before their horror could subside...

Jiang Mo casually waved his hand, as if he were a creator who controlled the power of creation. The bloodstains scattered everywhere wriggled rapidly, and the shattered soul light was also reassembled in an instant.

The dead youth was completely resurrected. He collapsed to the ground, stammering, too afraid to speak, trembling all over, looking at the blond old man with pitiful, pleading eyes, begging for his life.

Upon witnessing this scene, the expressions of the three quasi-king-level family leaders and the blond elder all changed drastically.

"I have the time to wear you down, and I also have the ability to make you wish you were dead."

"So please cooperate with me, it will be good for you."

Jiang Mo warned everyone again and gave them ten breaths to make a decision.

Xuan Hua watched quietly from the side, neither stopping nor interfering. Throughout history, which master was not a ruthless person?

"Okay...we'll talk."

After a long silence, the blond old man abandoned his dignity and arrogance as an outsider.

He took a deep breath, mentally prepared himself, and began to recount the information he could.

Chapter 506 The Great Ye Dynasty

"Since you are willing to speak, that's good. Please chant the incantation."

Jiang Mo ordered everyone to take turns swearing oaths with incantations.

The old man, Xianhua, was worried that these outsiders might have other ways to evade him. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. He still wanted to be on the safe side, so he made a decision and began to search for the storage ring he carried with him.

"A curse...what curse?"

The blond old man's heart skipped a beat, sensing something terrible was going on, but he continued to play dumb, pretending to be completely unaware of what was happening.

Seeing this, Jiang Mo smiled slightly, too lazy to pay attention to him. He raised his right hand and lightly touched the void. Immediately, a dense golden incantation appeared, and the characters written on it were all in ancient script.

"Buzz!"

The Eye of Truth in Jiang Mo's palm shone brightly, and fourteen invisible rays of light shot out, penetrating the bodies of these outsiders and directly transmitting their memories of language and ancient texts for them to digest and understand.

In less than ten seconds, that innate language ability took deep root in their brains. When they looked at the words in the void again, they were no longer unfamiliar, but were as familiar as the 'Cheng Tian Mantra'.

It is a name given to the True Word Spell by the world outside the Heavenly Abyss. In reality, the two are the same thing. It can imprison ordinary people in the city and coerce Dao Lords and Masters. It is almost omnipotent, and there has never been a true cracker throughout history.

"this..."

"How come you also possess this incantation?!"

The blond old man's voice trembled uncontrollably.

He is currently trapped in the Heavenly Abyss and cannot be sure what serious consequences will occur if he continues to chant the incantation and goes against it. However, he knows that once he chants the incantation, apart from the family's cultivation technique memories that are sealed by the restriction, all other information will be completely extracted.

"No, we are willing to tell you what you want to know, but these incantations are for sinners and prisoners. We are born of noble blood and must never recite these incantations."

The middle-aged man with a scar on his face pleaded bitterly.

"Looks like you've gotten tough. Fine, I'll play along with you."

Jiang Mo raised his chin slightly, and with a thought, he opened up the Heavenly Kingdom, swallowing the person, adjusting the flow of time between the two realms, and then activated the Soul-Breaking Curse.

Suddenly, a terrifying scream echoed through the cold, deathly silent starry sky, but nothing responded; the vast starry sky was like an eternal prison.

"Where did you hide him?"

The woman in palace attire couldn't help but press for answers, her eyes filled with deep worry. The man trapped in heaven was the husband of her deceased sister.

"......"

Jiang Mo ignored her completely, letting time pass by. In the oppressive silence, more than ten breaths passed before the void beside him slowly twisted, revealing a blood-soaked figure.

The man, tormented to the point of having no life in his eyes and trembling all over, curled up on the ground, constantly gasping for breath. He didn't even have the courage to look up and meet Jiang Mo's gaze. His head was hanging low, and he kept muttering incoherently:

"Let...let me go..."

"I...I'll cooperate...please don't kill me..."

His people were silent, a chilling fear rising in their hearts. Faced with the monster before them, they had been ruthlessly stripped of even the right to control their own lives and deaths; the two sides were on completely different levels.

In the end, the stalemate lasted less than half a minute. With the blond old man being the first to surrender, the young talents followed suit and chanted incantations.

After a while, everyone finished chanting, and fleeting pale golden light appeared on their bodies, undoubtedly a sign that the mantra was working.

Just then, Xuan Hua took out a bronze ancient lamp from his storage ring. It was inlaid with a bone dragon-man statue. The lamp oil was made from the corpse oil of an ancient dragon, and the wick was its tendons. Both were tempered by the secret refining method, which could make the burning purple flame burn for ten thousand years.

"Senior, this is..."

Jiang Mo looked at the small ancient lamp with curiosity; it was only about the size of the old man's palm.

"It's an old antique. I don't know its exact name. It's just a treasure that a close friend gave me many years ago."

"Being able to extract blood and soul for interrogation and to verify authenticity is just another means of restriction. These outsiders should not be underestimated."

As he spoke calmly, he stepped forward, meeting the fearful gazes of the prisoners, and stated the specific function without any hesitation.

"Next, I will take your blood and souls and refine them into the lamp without harming your lives. But if you deceive me, the flames above will instantly burn you, making you wish you were dead, as if you were in hell."

As soon as Xianhua finished speaking, he acted decisively. He raised his withered left hand and instantly subdued 14 people. White light blades cut through their skin, and blood and fragments of their souls spilled out together. In the blink of an eye, he collected them all and handed them to the purple flames of the ancient lamp to be refined.

"......"

Immediately, Xuan Hua turned her head to look at Jiang Mo, and although she did not say anything, she nodded slightly.

"Speak up, tell us about your origins."

Jiang Mo looked down at the crowd from his high position, his tone somewhat cold.

"yes....."

The blond old man lowered his head, his face shrouded in shadow, and spoke in a mechanical, reluctant voice.

"We come from the Luo family, a family specializing in body-refining martial arts in Cangwu County during the Daye Dynasty."

"The imperial dynasty has a vast territory, with three continents and twelve prefectures. Four prefectures are under one continent, and the distance between prefectures is more than ten thousand miles. The Cangwu Prefecture where we are located is ranked in the middle of the twelve prefectures. There are four great families in the prefecture that have been granted titles of marquis and king, among which my Luo family is the strongest."

"My identity is Luo Fei, the third elder of the Luo family. My strength ranks second among the ten elders, second only to the fifth elder. This trip is on the orders of the family head to infiltrate Tianyuan and search for the divine treasures of this place, namely the treasures left behind by the powerful humans and demons who died here in battle, as well as the three legendary innate magic artifacts that may exist: the Book of Time, the Chaos Cauldron, and the Heavenly Heart Jade."

Upon hearing the blond elder mention three innate magical artifacts, Jiang Mo and Xuan Hua pondered for a moment, then gestured for him to continue without interrupting him.

"Rumors have been circulating for a hundred years that the suppression of the Heavenly Abyss is weakening, and many sealed gaps are gradually becoming able to accommodate cultivators below the Dao Lord and Master levels..."

Luo Fei sighed silently, feeling regretful. If he had known this trip would be so dangerous, he would never have wanted to come.

"The patriarch received a secret order from Kyoto, and then instructed me to take the clan's elite direct descendants to a specific coordinate and enter this world through a narrow spatial rift. There are definitely more similar coordinates than just ours."

"The struggles within the imperial dynasty are complex. The emperor and his four half-rulers are at odds, while the Grand Preceptor wields immense power, capable of dismissing officials and even surpassing the emperor in authority. He is a confidant of the late emperor and possesses terrifying cultivation."

"There are nearly a hundred noble families in the three prefectures and twelve counties, who have been granted titles of nobility and generalship. The four kings each have their own territories, while the territories that have submitted to the Grand Preceptor are three counties. The emperor can only control the Imperial County, the Flying Immortal County, and the Cangwu County. The remaining two counties are ambitious, wanting to be independent but also wanting to play both sides, wavering between the four kings, the emperor, and the Grand Preceptor."

"Our Cangwu County is not in a good position either. The Luo family and the Wu family, which are the strongest in terms of overall strength, are still loyal to the emperor. The other two families have other backers and are outwardly compliant to the emperor but inwardly disobey him. In fact, they have long since submitted to the Grand Preceptor and a certain monarch."

Luo Fei reported everything in detail. He and his clansmen all knelt and bowed their heads, and no one raised their heads. Naturally, they did not notice the subtle change in Jiang Mo and Xuan Hua's expressions when the old man mentioned the name "Feixian County".

Could there really be such a coincidence in the world?

Was it that the Flying Immortal Dao Lord left back then, or was he originally a powerful figure from the Great Ye Dynasty who descended upon Tianyuan?

The latter is more likely, which makes sense, considering why he has amazed people for thousands of years and has the potential to become the number one master. However, the former is still quite possible. Perhaps that mysterious Dao Lord never died, or perhaps he went out in his later years but returned.

At least in the history of the Flying Immortal Sect and the history books of the Heavenly Evolution Sect, it is written that the founders of the two sects were friends since childhood, and their final fate was to die peacefully in their respective sects.

For a moment, everything was shrouded in mystery. Jiang Mo and Xuan Hua were very patient and did not rush to interrupt Luo Fei's narration.

"In the current court, one monarch is the true disciple of the Grand Preceptor, and the two are showing signs of forming an alliance. The Grand Preceptor wants to help him ascend the throne, and the emperor is also aware of this. The other two monarchs are also eager to make their move. In order to unify the court, the emperor is extremely interested in Tianyuan and wants to obtain the three great innate magic artifacts, or win over any human powerhouses that may exist in Tianyuan. Therefore, he ordered the martial arts families and Qi refining families loyal to him to send a series of their direct descendants, along with their family experts, to secretly infiltrate and lie in wait."

"May I inquire about the cultivation system and realms of this world? This way, I can have a comparison and describe it to you more clearly."

Luo Fei made a sincere request. Despite being in dire straits, he remained calm and composed, and saw a glimmer of hope. Perhaps he could use the influence of the imperial dynasty to win over these two Dao Lords; there was still a chance.

"There are Qi cultivation, body cultivation, evil cultivation, soul cultivation, and supernatural abilities. It's quite complicated, but I can talk about some common ones."

"The extraordinary people in the mortal world can be divided into the following categories: unranked, second-rate, grandmaster, great grandmaster, supreme grandmaster, terrestrial immortal, and carefree true immortal. In particular, there are many different versions of the latter two categories, but there are very few real and referable examples. Of course, before the world's spiritual energy was revived, even supreme grandmasters were rare, let alone terrestrial immortals."

"Eight years ago, spiritual energy revived, mountains and rivers changed, extraordinary creatures appeared, and the number of extraordinary people soared. They followed a cultivation system that developed innate or acquired supernatural abilities, with levels 1-5. Level 5 peak corresponds to a terrestrial immortal."

"Humans with weak superpowers, or those who are unwilling to follow the superpower system, cultivate martial arts to temper their bodies. There are six realms of martial arts: Blood Tempering, Mortal Transformation, Breaking Through the Void, Slaying Demons, King and Sovereign. The first three realms correspond to levels 1-5 of the superpower system, while the latter three realms are set up to correspond to the powerful demon race."

"As expected, there are demons here too..."

Luo Fei was not surprised. The presence of powerful humans meant abundant resources, which would also give rise to other races competing with them. Whether inside or outside the Heavenly Abyss, the struggle between humans and demons had never ceased; they were destined to be mortal enemies.

"Then what are the cultivation levels of the demon race?" the old man asked, puzzled.

"Six major realms: Spirit Awakening, Transformation, Core Formation, One in a Million, Ascending to King, and Dominator."

Jiang Mo explained in detail that he already knew some of these common facts, but he only gained a deeper understanding after talking with Tianma and Taotie.

"The first two realms of demon beings are considered ordinary minions. When they reach the third realm of Core Formation, they become elites, usually demon generals in a demon king's fiefdom. The 'one in ten thousand' realm means one in ten thousand, a demon general among demon generals who touches the threshold of the king realm, also known as the quasi-king realm."

"Upon reaching the fifth realm, one becomes a true Demon King. Due to differences in race, talent, and physical strength, the gap between these realms is far greater than the combined gap between all the previous realms. Without exception, Demon Kings possess absolute overwhelming power over any demon creature below their realm. The pinnacle of Demon Kings is also known as the Ancient Demon King. This is a division of realms, but there is also a division of titles. A Demon King can command multiple Demon Kings and can also proclaim himself a Demon Emperor."

"The strength of the Demon Emperor, Demon King, and Ancient Demon Emperor may be in the same range or they may not be in the same range."

"The sixth realm of the demon race is the Sovereign, an existence revered as the supreme god by the demon race. There have been very few of them in the past ten thousand years, their whereabouts are hard to find, and legends about them are even rarer."

"The three realms of martial arts after the spiritual energy revival are equivalent to the Demon General, Demon King, and Ancient Demon King. However, so far, no martial artist in the King-Marquis realm has been born."

"Upon reaching the secret realm sects, which are outside the mortal realm, there are two main factions: Qi Refining and Body Refining."

“Refine the five realms of Qi, roam the wilderness, build the foundation of the Dao, traverse the sea of ​​suffering, ascend to the other shore, and see the immortal palace.”

"Entering the sea of ​​suffering in the third realm, one can become an elder or leader of a sect. Reaching the other shore in the fourth realm, one becomes a Dao Lord. In reality, the fourth and fifth realms are still within a range of not being completely transcended. Usually, a Dao Lord who can refine the secret realm will naturally transform into a Celestial Palace Realm."

"Body refinement is more detailed, with ten martial arts realms: mortal body, tough tendons, stone skin, iron bones, internal organs, golden body, thousand troops, shattering mountains, suppressing the sea, and plucking stars."

"Their ultimate goal corresponds to the Dao Lord level. If they can refine the secret realm, they can also achieve the ultimate sublimation and become a master."

Jiang Mo gave a brief account, and Luo Fei's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He then spoke again:

"You also have Dao Lords and Masters here? They are somewhat similar to the cultivation system outside of Tianyuan."

"Our Qi Refining has nine stages, namely Nourishing Qi, Nurturing Spirit, Foundation Building, Enlightenment, Profound Illumination, Yin and Yang, Immortal Abode, Jade Mirror, and Heavenly Heart."

"Those who reach the Immortal Abode are Dao Lords; those who advance further to the Jade Mirror Realm are Peerless Dao Lords; and those who advance two steps further to the Heavenly Heart Realm are Supreme Dao Lords."

"The twelve realms of body refinement are: Blood Refinement, Meridian Expansion, Body Tempering, Dragon Platform, Sky Soaring, Secret Treasure, Profound Gang, True One, Divine Bridge, Myriad Transformations, Flawless, and Martial God. Reaching the end is similar to the Jade Realm and Heavenly Heart Realm of Qi Refinement."

"The first emperor of the Great Ye Dynasty was a martial artist at the peak of the Flawless Realm, comparable to a peerless Dao Lord, who created an immortal imperial dynasty that lasted for five thousand years."

As he said this, the old man straightened his hunched back slightly, perhaps out of pride, and continued frankly:

"Our Luo family's ancestors were the Nine Dragon Generals who followed the First Emperor's great cause. They were warriors who had undergone ten thousand transformations, comparable to Dao Lords of Immortal Mansions."

The old man slightly raised his head and looked at Jiang Mo, trying to find a trace of emotion in his eyes, but all he saw was a calm as deep as the sea.

That composed demeanor was more stunning than any cultivator he had ever met before.

Luo Fei had a strange and strong intuition: even the emperor who had traveled to the capital years ago to meet the previous patriarch was probably not as good as the white-haired man in front of him. This man was very likely to be a peerless Dao Lord, or even a supreme Dao Lord!

Chapter 507 The Origin of Feixian County

"Go on, what is your cultivation level? And what about the cultivation levels of the other elders, patriarchs, and elderly members of your Luo family?"

Xianhua calmly urged him on, his gaze fixed on the old man's expression, while his peripheral vision focused on the ancient lamp burning with purple flames in his hand. There was no sign of it going out or distorting, which was enough to prove that what this man said was most likely true.

"I am also a martial artist, at the peak of the True Realm, and I am still quite a distance from the Divine Bridge."

"If you step onto the Divine Bridge, you'll be close to the Dao Lord Realm. Within the family, all the elders except for me and the fifth brother are at the mid-to-late stage of the True One Realm."

Luo Fei sighed softly: "The patriarch is at the mid-stage of the Divine Bridge realm. He is one of the most senior and strongest elders in the clan, and at the peak of the Divine Bridge realm, also known as a half-step Dao Lord. It's a pity that his fortune was a bit too thin, and he failed to break through the Ten Thousand Transformations realm and share glory with the ancestors."

Upon hearing this, both Jiang Mo and Hua Xian pondered. The half-step Dao Lord realm cultivators outside, growing up in an environment with richer spiritual energy and more complete laws, are probably no weaker than the native Dao Lords, and may even be stronger.

In the current world, the Luo family would be a reclusive sect, but in the Daye Dynasty, they are merely one of the four major families in Cangwu County, one of the twelve counties. If the families of other counties who were granted titles and honors were at this level, the total number of half-step Dao Lords would likely exceed one hundred!