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Chapter 1386: Chapter 1380: The Wenren Family
The Hundred-Slaughter Star Lord left without hesitation. He had guessed more than once that the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor might harbor an immortal even He was unaware of.
If this were the case, His previous statement that “there is an insurmountable chasm between humans and immortals” wouldn’t seem so laughable.
It would also dispel His urge to send the Thunder Immortal—one of the Four Generals—into oblivion, for that bastard was still tirelessly offering Him schemes to continue killing the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
This made Zu Ren suspect more than once that the Thunder Immortal was cynically mocking Him.
This immortal was terrifyingly calm.
Unfortunately, not everyone was like Zu Ren, knowing when to fold their hands early.
Most were “gamblers”. Gamblers always believe they will definitely win the next round at the table.
Regardless of whether they won or lost the previous hand, gamblers always feel that destiny is forever on their side, expecting to return fully loaded.
And some gamblers even believe themselves to be the dealer.
Little do they know that a day of bad luck will inevitably arrive.
…
In the Imperial Capital, February snow fell for three days.
The Imperial City was cloaked in silver. The commoners stepped under their eaves, reaching out to catch the falling snowflakes, simultaneously catching the harsh winter.
Their harsh winter was held in their hands.
The Empress, Wenren Xianyi, within the Heavenly Palace’s Golden Throne Room, stood far too high, far too close to heaven; the harsh winter resided within her heart.
Yet, she had no time to bargain with the heavens. Imperial Dynasty cultivators continuously entered through the grand hall’s array formations, arriving beneath the nine-tiered jade steps like a flock of chirping carrier pigeons.
Having sat in this Golden Throne Room for so long and handled so many affairs, she never expected to still be so incredibly flustered by bad news.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, the Imperial Protectors Guard has already requested reinforcements from all major factions. As of now, the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor continues to act recklessly within the Imperial Capital.”
“The Junior Commander of Destiny fought the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor for merely half a day before fleeing.
The Body Integration experts from all sides have surrounded the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, but his spatial rules make his movements entirely untraceable.
He has gone completely mad, killing anyone he encounters within the Imperial Capital, not even sparing Divinity Transformation cultivators.”
“Fourth Prince Yu has proclaimed himself Emperor.
Spies in the Eastern Frontier sent word that Old General Dongfang personally ordered the borders opened to let Fourth Prince Yu into the Imperial Dynasty.
Currently, Fourth Prince Yu has already breached the Central Plains and seized Winterhold Prefecture.
The Prefecture Lord of Winterhold, Liu Ning, committed treason and pledged allegiance to Fourth Prince Yu.
The remaining seven Regions are resisting to the bitter end and have requested reinforcements from the Imperial Capital!”
“Anomalies in the Western Frontier. Before the Blood Moon, the Imperial Protectors Guard discovered immortals rebelling within the Central Plains.
They have launched a pincer attack with the immortals of the Western Frontier. The Western Frontier’s grand army is in desperate need of reinforcements.”
“…”
Piece after piece of intelligence caused Wenren Xianyi’s expression to turn rigidly stiff.
Starting from three days ago when the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor slaughtered his way into the Imperial Capital, dark clouds had pressed down upon the city.
Everything began to go awry, like floodwaters bursting through a dam, plunging the entire Imperial Dynasty into an apocalyptic state.
“Step down,” Wenren Xianyi waved her hand.
The numerous courtiers withdrew, but a few remained.
A cultivator clad in red robes said, “Your Majesty, our family’s Old Ancestor implores you to punish the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor. He is loitering outside my sect; it is truly…”
But before he could finish his sentence, Wenren Xianyi let out a cold, sharp shout, “I told you to step down!”
Unwilling as they were, the remaining individuals hurriedly withdrew. Their eyes were filled with despair.
The Empress had presided over the Imperial Dynasty for centuries, and they had never seen her this furious.
Even as courtiers, they could feel that the Empress had also fallen into a state of panic.
Within the empty Golden Throne Room, Wenren Xianyi’s face finally turned deathly pale in the absence of others.
“How could it turn out like this… how could it turn out like this?”
She murmured with hollow eyes.
…
At this time.
In the cloudy sky of the Imperial Capital, the February snow could not cool the silhouette that burned like black fire.
Black mist swayed, and a pair of apathetic eyes stared ahead, like an eagle hunting for prey.
[Special Event — Imperial Capital Hunt]
[You have descended upon the mortal realm, unleashing a three-day massacre in the Imperial Capital.
The effects of the ‘True Intent Pill’ within your body have multiplied during battle.
Evidently, combat allows you to deepen your comprehension of rules via the ‘True Intent Pill’.
The more prolonged the battles, the more your comprehension of rules elevates.]
[During your battle with the Junior Commander of Destiny, you comprehended the rules of ‘Fortune and Misfortune’. Mastery of the Fortune and Misfortune rules has reached 1%.]
[You expended 3,000 Family Will points to learn your descendant Li Xinnian’s technique ‘Devour’.
It can absorb Spiritual power, with a certain probability of acquiring the opponent’s physique.]
[You killed the Void Refinement realm cultivator Hou Jiazhi.
Learning through combat, your Ice and Snow rules increased from 1% to 2%; killing Divinity Transformation cultivators granted the ‘Innate Divine Strength’ physique…]
[Within three days, you have killed 2 Void Refinement cultivators, 3 Divinity Transformation cultivators, and 12 Nascent Soul cultivators.]
[Acquired a massive amount of spoils of war…]
Omnipresent auras were currently locked onto Li Wei.
Over these three days, Li Wei had been engaged in non-stop battles and had encountered quite a few Body Integration realm cultivators.
These Body Integration mighty figures either came in groups or attempted to lure him into traps. He was clearly no match for them in a head-on fight, but he could escape.
There were even Mahayana experts employing various methods, attempting to obliterate him within the Imperial Capital using divine abilities.
But let alone dealing with him from afar, even if these Mahayana experts arrived in person, Li Wei believed his vigilance would allow him to escape.
The Tai Chi Dao method could neutralize Spiritual power, and the rules of time and space were more than enough for him to roam freely across the Imperial Capital!
All the Body Integration and Void Refinement experts of the entire Imperial Capital had gone into hiding, like rats too afraid to see the light of day.
Behind Li Wei floated a bamboo cylinder filled with divination slips.
[Low-Grade Spirit Treasure: Divination Slips of Fortune and Misfortune]
[The Junior Commander of Destiny of the Divine Shrine, Lu Hao, spent tens of thousands of years praying to the heavens, nurturing this Spirit Treasure through the Dao method of Fortune and Misfortune.
The Divination Slips of Fortune and Misfortune recognize Lu Hao as their master. The artifact spirit is currently hiding, concealing the majority of its effects.]
[Two methods can be activated.]
[Bestow Misfortune: Divine sense invades the opponent’s Spiritual power, weakening the opponent’s Spiritual power by 10% to 90%, and causing their luck to worsen.]
[Bestow Fortune: Enhances one’s own Spiritual power, borrowing power from heaven and earth to improve one’s own or others’ luck.]
The Divination Slips of Fortune and Misfortune were shaking.
Hundreds of cultivators had surrounded him under the leadership of the Junior Commander of Destiny.
Unfortunately, these cultivators vastly underestimated Li Wei’s strength; even Li Wei himself had underestimated his own strength!
The Tai Chi diagram blocked the Junior Commander of Destiny’s technique.
When Li Wei unleashed the ‘A Single Thought’ technique, instantly teleporting behind the Junior Commander of Destiny and piercing him through with a single spear thrust, even Li Wei hadn’t expected it to be so easy.
The only pity was that Body Integration experts always possessed their own life-saving methods, leaving behind only the Junior Commander of Destiny’s Spirit Treasure.
All the cultivators in the Imperial Capital were struck with sheer terror.
Behind him, suddenly sensing numerous auras, Li Wei slightly turned his head.
His eyes peering through space, he could see twelve mighty figures and over thirty Void Refinement experts gathering together, pursuing him under the protection of a phantom projection formed by an unadorned, ancient bronze bell.
This was also the Imperial Capital mounting a countermeasure against him.
The prying eyes of powerful experts were coming from all directions, ready to intercept him at any moment to allow the pursuers behind to surround him.
“They truly think highly of me.”
Li Wei was not the least bit afraid. Beneath the black mist stirred by the cold wind, the corners of his mouth curled upwards.
“Only three days have passed. I’ll have some good fun playing with you all.”
He turned his head, his gaze already peering through ‘spatial rules’ toward a specific location.
It was a speck of dust, entirely concealing its aura as it drifted silently toward the Heavenly Palace to seek refuge, resulting in its sluggish movement.
Little did it know that over the past three days, Li Wei had already found all the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands using spatial rules.
Within the speck of dust lay a hidden Grotto-Heaven, featuring mountains, rivers, lakes, and resplendent palaces of jade.
The Wenren family.
“Wicked creature!”
The moment Li Wei vanished, the Junior Commander of Destiny had already arrived at the exact spot he had just occupied.
His face deathly pale, the Junior Commander of Destiny did not conceal his anger in the slightest.
He spoke in a deep voice to the group of Daoist friends behind him, “We must catch him, otherwise… the consequences will be endless!”
Behind him, the numerous cultivators, who appeared as gods in the eyes of the world, all wore heavy expressions.
They had never imagined such an existence would appear in the Imperial Capital.
Too many unforeseen events had occurred these past few days.
Back then, Ancestor Lan declared war upon the world, letting everyone know that even Mahayana and Emperor realm experts could be nothing more than cowardly rats hiding their heads and tails.
Even now, Ancestor Lan’s divine sense was still searching for all Emperor and Mahayana experts.
Rumor had it that he possessed an absolute resolve to die; anyone could potentially be dragged down from the divine altar by Ancestor Lan.
And the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor… had rendered the entire Imperial Capital unable to raise its head.
The inescapable net of the Imperial Capital was like mere decoration before the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, letting the people of the world know that the Imperial Capital was not some inviolable place.
Amidst the crowd.
An old man leaning on a cane could be seen furrowing his brows tightly.
“The Junior Commander of Destiny speaks truly. The longer he acts recklessly in the Imperial Capital, the worse it is for us.
If the world knows we cannot even protect the Imperial Capital, where will our prestige come from? At this rate, the world will descend into chaos.”
Hearing this, the crowd grew even more deeply worried.
This was Elder Wei of the Imperial Protectors Guard, Wei Gang.
He presided over the virtues of nature, capable of causing a region to wither and flourish, or making it perpetually spring-like through his Great Dao Spiritual power.
Within the Imperial Protectors Guard, whether it was the former Uncle Rain or Ba Siyu, both held Wei Gang in the utmost reverence.
Yet, even a Body Integration expert as powerful as Wei Gang was this pessimistic under the current circumstances.
“If you ask me, it’s better to appeal to his emotions and reason with him,” Ah Hei said, glancing around at this motley crew, completely ignoring their furious glares.
If it weren’t for the fact that all factions had to send someone, he wouldn’t have wanted to come either.
“If the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor wanted to flee, he would have returned to Azure Cloud Prefecture long ago.
Coming back to strike a few years later—that would truly be impossible to defend against.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd’s expressions turned even uglier.
Ah Hei continued, “Think about it carefully. If anyone hurts him and makes him hold a grudge, hehe…”
“But he must die.” The Junior Commander of Destiny’s eyes were filled with a cold glint.
“Do you truly want to live under his shadow forever? He has gone completely mad right now; this is our only chance to kill him!”
Who didn’t understand this reasoning? Every Body Integration realm cultivator had their own trump cards.
Everyone believed they possessed the means to deal with another Body Integration expert, that no one could suppress them, or that they could seek help from others.
At most, it was merely a battle of wits and intrigue.
But this Li Clan’s Old Ancestor was different.
He was already capable of doing whatever he pleased within the Imperial Capital, acting like a sword dangling over everyone’s heads.
They could even foresee that in the face of the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor’s formidable strength, they would be forced to bow their heads, not daring to disobey a single command from him.
For these high-and-mighty Body Integration realm cultivators, who would be willing to face such a situation, and who would be willing to submit to another?
If it weren’t for the threat of Ancestor Lan, perhaps even the Great Emperors would be itching to strike personally right now!
Ah Hei’s expression changed.
Looking at the faces of these cultivators, it seemed the threat of the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor had already surpassed absolutely everything for everyone in the Imperial Capital.
Wei Gang said faintly, “Then he will definitely show himself. I will give him a chance to leave the Imperial Capital.”
“This…” The cultivators furrowed their brows tightly.
“My mind is made up.”
Wei Gang let out a long breath.
The Junior Commander of Destiny walked unwillingly to Wei Gang’s side.
Just as he was about to say something, Wei Gang spoke, “I will not fight him to the bitter end. I will deceive him into leaving.
Once Ancestor Lan is dead, I imagine the Mahayana cultivators will not let this threat off either.”
The Junior Commander of Destiny felt a lump in his throat.
His Divination Slips of Fortune and Misfortune were in the hands of the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor; it was as if his very dignity had been ripped away by the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
Right at this moment.
The crowd abruptly looked into the distance.
The spatial aura they had been pursuing for two days had reappeared.
In the Heavenly Palace, Wenren Xianyi trembled all over, sending a Spiritual power voice transmission, “Quickly, go assist my Wenren family!”
She finally remembered the threat the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor had made against her back when he appeared in the Golden Throne Room.
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