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

This does not include the so-called Four Great Kings, Imperial Preceptors, Emperors, and other even more ancient beings.

If what Luo Fei said is true, and the imperial dynasty's hegemony lasted for five thousand years, then it's not impossible that their combined foundation and power would be even more exaggerated than all the sects within the entire Tianyuan.

In any case, Xuan Hua and Jiang Mo did not believe that the martial artists of the Great Ye Dynasty at the Ten Thousand Transformation Realm or the Dao Lords of the Immortal Mansion Realm were merely comparable to the local Dao Lords and Masters. They believed that the difference was more than ten times or even dozens of times greater, which was quite exaggerated!

During their brief half-second of contemplation, Luo Fei continued to share his experiences and insights without reservation.

“A prefecture can range from 20,000 to 50,000 li in size. Our Cangwu Prefecture is considered average. Among the four major families, the strength of the other families is similar to ours, but there is not a significant gap between them.”

"The four monarchs and emperors are all martial artists at the Ten Thousand Transformations Realm. No one knows the exact depth of their cultivation. However, they have been fighting for a long time, and each time they have won and lost. But none of them can stand alone against the Grand Preceptor and the officials he has won over. It is said that more than a hundred years ago, when the late emperor had not yet passed away, the Grand Preceptor was already at the peak of the Ten Thousand Transformations Realm. After so many years, it is possible that he will break through the bottleneck and reach the Flawless Realm in one fell swoop."

"Have you ever met the so-called Imperial Preceptor?" Xianhua questioned him.

"..."

The old man opened his mouth as if to speak, then seemed to think of something, paused briefly, and finally shook his head with difficulty, giving an unbelievable answer.

Even though there were only two options, 'seen' and 'never seen', Luo Fei said, 'I don't know.'

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Upon hearing this, not only did Jiang Mo and Xuan Hua become interested and see something interesting, but even the several quasi-king level experts who had followed the old man into the Heavenly Abyss showed surprise.

"The Imperial Preceptor is incredibly powerful. I may have met him with the head of the family, but it's also possible that this memory has been erased."

"Many people who came to the capital to pay homage to the emperor remembered the true faces of the emperor and the four kings, but they could not recall anything about the national advisor, or even a single detail of his appearance."

"The Grand Preceptor is always present for many important events of the dynasty. Perhaps only the officials, generals, marshals, and the four kings and emperors have their memories unaffected. People like us who are at a lower level will naturally be targeted and have our relevant memories blanked out."

Upon hearing this, a meaningful glint flashed in Xuan Hua's eyes. He smiled softly and, in front of Luo Fei, pointed at Jiang Mo and asked for a comparison.

"Then let's not talk about the Imperial Advisor. You said you've met the Emperor, and now you've met my young friend. Your standards are quite high, so you probably have some kind of benchmark. Tell me, which one is stronger?"

At the same moment, the Luo family's experts and young talents all focused their attention, strained their ears, and felt immense tension, eagerly awaiting the almost suffocating answer.

"My cultivation is only average, like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the sky. I dare not presume to say which of the two is stronger. However, if I had to choose, this fellow Daoist is slightly better."

Luo Fei bowed slightly, his expression cautious.

He wasn't saying this to curry favor or beg for a chance to live; he was simply sharing his speculation.

As for whether it's accurate or not, that's hard to say. After all, both the emperor and the Daoist master in front of him are far above his cultivation level, so he can only choose one of the two, like an illiterate person throwing dice to answer a test.

"!!!"

However, his statement brought great shock to all the family members on the trip. The local Dao Lord was actually suspected to be even more powerful than the emperor?!

No matter how much they disbelieved it, they couldn't find any reason to refute it. Compared to their perspective, Elder Luo Fei's perspective was a hundred times better.

Coming to their senses, everyone felt a wave of fear and confusion. Could they really escape this gloomy prison and see the light of day again after falling into the hands of such a powerful person?

Upon learning the answer, Xuan Hua felt a little more at ease. If Jiang Mo was even stronger than the emperor, given more time to grow, he might be able to contend with powerful enemies from all over the world when Tianyuan came into contact with the outside world.

"What I'm curious about is, by saying this, do you still consider yourself loyal to your emperor? To put it bluntly, has the loyalty of your Luo family to the emperor wavered?"

"......"

Luo Fei remained silent for a few breaths before exhaling a breath of stale air, saying with a hint of helplessness:

"An individual's loyalty to the emperor, or a family's loyalty to the emperor, is nothing more than the continuation of the family, the reproduction of offspring, and the guarantee of long-term prosperity."

The answer was obvious, and Xianhua didn't press him further by tearing down the last layer of pretense. Instead, she pressed him for the secret she wanted to know more about.

"Of the three prefectures under the emperor's control, what is the origin of Feixian Prefecture? And what is the current situation there?"

"Feixian County?"

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Luo Fei pretended to be deep in thought, then quickly spoke:

"I don't know much about what's going on there either. Of the twelve prefectures of Daye, Di Prefecture is in the middle, Cangwu Prefecture is at the southernmost point, and Feixian Prefecture is at the northernmost point. There are other prefectures in between, and the two are tens of thousands of miles apart. I've only heard some things vaguely."

"In the 623rd year of the imperial reign following the death of the first emperor, a serious civil war broke out. The young emperor, who was designated to inherit the throne, was assassinated before he could ascend the throne and died in the capital. From then on, the five kings within the imperial territory rose up in rebellion one after another. Two kings declared themselves independent, and three kings went to the imperial counties to compete for the throne."

"It was at that turbulent juncture that a cultivator who emerged from the Heavenly Abyss, seeing the territories he passed through engulfed in war and plagued by demons, cleaved the crumbling mountains and rivers in two with a single sword, reaching the royal palace of the nearest prefecture, where he reached a secret agreement with the Feather King who ruled there."

"In the following sixty years, the Feather King was supported by this person to become emperor. His military achievements were the most dazzling. He killed three kings in the underworld and imprisoned one king in the heavens. He swept away all obstacles to the Feather Emperor's ascension to the throne. He was posthumously honored as 'Flying Immortal Celestial Venerable' and was granted a fiefdom."

"In the second year of Emperor Yu's reign, he divided half of the two major territories of Falling Sun County and Cold Moon County into a new Flying Immortal County, which was ranked among the four central counties and enjoyed the protection and blessing of the imperial dynasty."

"After that, statues of the Celestial Venerable Flying Immortal were cast in the twelve prefectures, enjoying countless incense offerings. At its peak, its influence was almost no less than that of the second emperor of the imperial dynasty—Emperor Zhen Shi Yu."

Luo Fei spoke with great emotion, his expression revealing undisguised reverence:

"In the known history of the Daye Dynasty, he is the first powerful figure to emerge from the Heavenly Abyss, a true peerless Dao Lord. However, we do not know whether other forces outside the Dynasty have had any beings emerge from the Heavenly Abyss."

"It was because of his existence that later emperors believed that any cultivator capable of emerging from the Heavenly Abyss was among the strongest of the strong and worth winning over."

"This tradition continued for 2,800 years until a second cultivator appeared. He was noticed by the fifth emperor of the dynasty, the Candle Sun War Emperor, and was given preferential treatment immediately. Because of the tense war at that time, the emperor even went to that border area to talk to that person."

"As a result... the emperor was very disappointed. That was a cultivator whose cultivation level was far below that of a Dao Lord. He was only transported to the outside world by chance for some reason that he himself could not understand. He was far inferior to a Flying Immortal Celestial Venerable."

"In the two thousand two hundred years since then, a few scattered members of the Tianyuan race have appeared, but without exception, they are all relatively weak cultivators."

"Emperors also have suspicions. The beings that come out of the Heavenly Abyss are divided into two types: those who come actively and those who come passively. It is obvious that the Flying Immortal Celestial Venerable is the former."

"However, the Celestial Venerable of Flying Immortals lived for only two hundred years before passing away without leaving any descendants or sects. That prefecture was later taken over by the Feather Emperor. During the reign of the third emperor, the statue of the Celestial Venerable of Flying Immortals still stood in the twelve prefectures, attracting a huge amount of incense offerings. In the later years of the third emperor, all the statues in the twelve prefectures were demolished, simply because the emperor wanted to absorb the dynasty's fortune and the incense offerings of Ziming to reach a higher realm and thus prolong his life."

"A martial artist's lifespan is only one-third that of a Dao Lord?"

Xuan Hua was surprised that the martial arts experts from the outside world were actually on par with their native Dao Lords and Masters.

"Correct."

"Most of them are in the 600-800 range. The first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was the strongest, thus breaking the limit of eight hundred years, but he still stopped at the advanced age of 812."

Luo Fei spread his hands at this point: "In later generations, Feixian County was an area where emperors sent troops to garrison. There are rumors that within that territory, there are still treasures left behind by the Celestial Venerable Feixian, which will be given to those who are destined to receive them."

"A great treasure? What is it?"

Jiang Mo and Xuan Hua have basically concluded that the Flying Immortal Dao Lord of that year did indeed go out once, which is the later Flying Immortal Heavenly Venerable. The time of their passing and reappearance are completely consistent.

“A body of faith.” Luo Fei uttered these three words with a look of awe.

"That is a faith body created by the Celestial Venerable of the Flying Immortal using the incense offerings of the twelve prefectures. It is incredibly terrifying, but it has never appeared before. Even though the prefecture was once occupied by internal strife in history and was taken away from the emperor by several kings who joined forces, resulting in a fierce war with bloodshed and countless deaths, the faith body of the Celestial Venerable of the Flying Immortal has never been born."

"Then why do you so firmly believe in His existence?" Jiang Mo asked with a smile.

"Because that was the dying wish of the second generation of the Feather Emperor, which mentioned the existence of this faith body. The young talents of the Wangdi Dynasty went to Feixian County to try their luck in becoming immortals, but there was no specific inheritance ceremony. We all know that He exists, but we just can't get His approval."

"Perhaps that body of faith was never intended for the people of the dynasty; it was merely wishful thinking on our part. Otherwise, there would have been more than four thousand years without any news, with people rushing to it like moths to a flame, only to find it all meaningless."

"..."

Xianhua remained silent. The faith body cultivated by the Flying Immortal Sect was an extremely pure power body, without side effects and without the development of intelligence. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a self-refinement into a weapon that could be used at any time.

Moreover, such weapons can be shared!

In theory, after each generation of the Flying Immortal Sect's Master passes away, the faith body they leave behind can be controlled by their successors.

However, the reason it has never been used is that each generation of Masters is slightly better than their predecessors, at the very least at the same level. In addition, there is no threat from external enemies. The many faith bodies that have been sleeping in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Land for three or four thousand years have been covered in dust and have never had the opportunity to be used.

Upon hearing this news, Xuan Hua's worries eased slightly.

If the avatar of the Flying Immortal Ancestor truly exists, then when the boundary wall disappears in the future, it will have an additional source of confidence to stand on.

"Logically speaking, the Celestial Venerable Flying Immortal has made tremendous contributions to your dynasty by quelling the turmoil and ending the division. The Feather Emperor also cast statues of him and erected them in various places. Could it be that his descendants have all disregarded his kindness in order to reach higher realms?"

"That's not the case, Your Excellency has misunderstood."

Lofie offered a new explanation, saying:

"If they were descendants of the Feather Emperor, they would certainly not have demolished the statue of the Flying Immortal Celestial Venerable. However, the First Emperor of our dynasty left a will that, apart from the second young emperor he designated, all subsequent emperors must be selected from among the families of princes, officials, and generals."

"In general, the Great Cause revered martial arts, and military force held supreme power. To prevent the royal family from becoming complacent and causing the country to fall into ruin, the First Emperor specially established this posthumous instruction. In theory, as long as one is a subject of the Great Cause, one is qualified to run for the throne, provided that one's fists are strong enough."

"However, over the past five thousand years, the throne has always been passed down within the royal family, either to the direct bloodline of the emperor or the descendants of the monarch. It rarely falls into the family of the prime minister, the national advisor, the officials, the generals, or the marshals."

"The Imperial Dynasty has accumulated a wealth of resources for the disciples of the royal family to cultivate. From the very beginning, they have been in a high position, possessing the best teachers, the best magical artifacts, and the best cultivation techniques. Geniuses from all over the three continents and twelve prefectures cannot compete with them..."

"Only the royal family can stand against the royal family. In the year after the death of the Feather Emperor, the affairs of state were handled by the monarchs and national advisors in various regions. The following year, the Feather Emperor's descendants lost to the third emperor in the final of the succession election."

"And the third emperor's son also failed to continue his father's legend, being defeated by the son of another monarch from the border."

"The way of succession has always been the same since ancient times, and it has never changed, because no emperor can live forever. If their successors are not virtuous and continue to sit on the throne after their death, it will only lead to the decline of the dynasty."

Chapter 508 The Three Major Forces Outside Tianyuan

Luo Fei revealed some basic information about the imperial dynasty to the two of them.

However, he was unaware that one of the two Dao Lords before him was a Supreme Elder from the Flying Immortal Sect, and he was even less aware that the Flying Immortal Sect had existed in the Heavenly Abyss for over 5,300 years.

"That's a bit of a digression. The situation in Feixian County is basically as described above. Due to its special nature, it has been guarded by emperors throughout history, who have been trying to find the Feixian worshippers there in order to consolidate their imperial power and resist powerful enemies from beyond the borders."

"In this generation, the emperor is weak, the four kings have rebellious intentions, and the imperial advisor is all-powerful. His Majesty naturally attaches great importance to the Tianyuan and Feixian faith, and has sent many trusted confidants to investigate. We are just one of them."

"How much do you know about the three innate magical artifacts? Do you have detailed and specific methods for searching for them?"

As Xianhua asked questions, she pondered the situation of the Flying Immortal Sect, which was undoubtedly in the open and famous throughout the world.

If outsiders were to enter Tianyuan in the future, a little investigation would reveal that they might be coerced or bound in order to summon the faith body left behind by the patriarch, with unimaginable consequences.

This alone is enough to give him a headache.

Fortunately, to cultivate a complete faith body and become an immortal disciple, one must at least reach the realm of a half-step Dao Lord.

The ability to manipulate the faith bodies of ancient sages is something that only those at the Dao Lord realm can achieve.

Apart from him, the Flying Immortal Sect Master, the Flying Immortal Sect Leader, and a few Supreme Elders sleeping in coffins, no one else in the entire Flying Immortal Sect could do it.

There's a possibility that some core disciples might be forcibly abducted and subjected to forced, premature training...

Despite the baptism of heavenly tribulation, theoretically, the probability of a disciple passing through safely is infinitely close to 0.

However, after hearing Luo Fei recount that over the past five thousand years, several cultivators who were not Dao Lords had been able to leave Tianyuan alive and intact, a lingering concern remained in Xuan Hua's heart that she could not completely erase.

As Xuan Hua's interrogation echoed in his ears, Luo Fei's eyes darkened, and he mechanically spoke:

"My knowledge of the three innate magical artifacts comes only from hearsay. It is said that they are the embodiment of the laws of the world. The most special of them is the Book of Time, which is also unpredictable. However, it is not a complete law, so the time that it can influence is only the area of ​​Tianyuan."

"The other two are the Heavenly Heart Jade, which can divert the power of Heavenly Punishment. Controlling it is equivalent to controlling a part of the world's origin power, which can be used to kill demons and powerful enemies with lightning. The Chaos Cauldron is a treasure for refining pills, weapons, demons, and humans, and achieving leaps in rank."

"When we were dispatched, all we had was this information; we didn't even have portraits, let alone any means of searching..."

At this point, Luo Fei wisely retracted his sentence. He had originally wanted to ask if the local cultivators would also know about these three innate treasures, but he held back, fearing that it might provoke a killing intent.

Jiang Mo's gaze remained calm. It seemed these outsiders knew less about the three innate magical artifacts than he did. He skipped over the topic: "Continue, what lies beyond the Imperial Dynasty?"

"Sunset Royal Court is the habitat of the demon race, with 100,000 kinds of demons under the rule of the Demon Emperor. It is a country similar to an imperial dynasty, located on the left side of Tianyuan."

"Further down from the Sunset Royal Court lies the territory of the Void Sword Sect, which is close to the southern side of the Heavenly Abyss. Among the three major forces, the Sunset Royal Court is the strongest, followed by the Void Sword Sect, and the Imperial Dynasty is the weakest."

"However, since the area under the jurisdiction of the Sword Sect is mostly inhabited by humans, and all the Sword Sect members are human cultivators, as is the Imperial Dynasty, in the struggle over the past thousands of years, the Imperial Dynasty and the Sword Sect have often joined forces to attack the Sunset Royal Court from both sides. The three are in a certain balance. The Imperial Dynasty will not help the Sword Sect to completely destroy the Royal Court, while the Sword Sect often uses the Royal Court to weaken the power of the Imperial Dynasty."

"The territory of the Sunset Kingdom is several times larger than that of the Imperial Dynasty, but it is sparsely populated with resources. It consists mostly of plateaus and deserts with few rivers, but abundant lava and volcanoes. It is hot and dry year-round and has eighteen demon king fiefdoms."

"And each generation of Demon Emperor is a king above all kings, possessing cultivation comparable to a peerless Dao Lord, which is extremely terrifying. The eighteen Demon Kings under its command are all monsters. They have long coveted the Imperial Dynasty and have been waging wars for thousands of years, encroaching on a lot of fertile territory, which now covers tens of thousands of miles."

"The sect leader of the Void Sword Sect is one of the most renowned Dao Lords in the millions of miles around the Imperial Dynasty, known to have mastered Qi Refining. His strength rivals that of the Demon Emperor. The sect also has the peak masters of thirty-six other peaks, whose strength is unfathomable. Together with over two hundred elders, they have all reached the peak of Yin-Yang or the half-step Immortal Mansion realm."

"Their sect has hundreds of thousands of disciples, covering the ancient kingdoms within its territory. These kingdoms are mostly inhabited by ordinary people, with no cultivators present. Their sole purpose is to reproduce and continuously provide good seedlings, with children of exceptional talent joining the Sword Sect."

"I've heard that in the southwest of the Sword Sect, there are other sects that border each other, but they are too far away for us to know about. However, I've heard that in the far west of the Demon King's Court, there is another human race that does not follow the Qi Refining and Martial Arts system. They worship a power called 'technology'. Even mortals can use unimaginable power. It seems that they have something unique about them that has prevented them from being annexed by the King's Court for so many years."

The more forces Luo Fei mentioned, the calmer Jiang Mo's expression became. This was all within his expectations. The combined number of batches infiltrating Tianyuan from the three major forces would probably exceed a thousand. However, he wasn't under much pressure, as it was still within his control.

Under Tianyuan's suppression, those infiltrators were just small fry, and it would be easy to deal with them.

However, the vastness and wonder of the outside world made him smile involuntarily. Perhaps one day in the future, he should go and explore it, measuring the vastness of the world with his own two feet.

Suddenly, as Luo Fei was speaking, a thought flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously asked the two of them:

"The Celestial Venerable Flying Immortal emerged from the Heavenly Abyss. Such an unparalleled powerhouse must have many legends circulating in the world. I wonder if you two fellow Daoists know anything about him? Did he leave behind any sect's legacy?"

"..."

Xianhua remained silent. He calculated with his fingers and realized that he had already gotten what he needed to ask and know, so he silently turned away.

"Buzz!"

Jiang Mo did not respond to Luo Fei's question, but instead tacitly activated his divine power, imprisoning all members of the Luo family, including Luo Fei, in the cage of 'Eternal Moment,' where they stood frozen in place like ice sculptures.

Immediately, he turned around and walked out with the old man. Their voices could be heard in the dark cave tunnel.