Chapter 488 330: Lord of Jiuzhou, Xuanyuan Sword, Five Thousand Years of Zhuxia

["Pay respects to Your Majesty."]

[Under the Profound Bird Banner, all the Black Armored Soldiers bowed in unison.]

[A figure stepped forward slowly, the Profound Robe falling down, crowned with a Twelve-Streamed Crown, hiding a face that was excessively young.]

[In his right hand, he held the "Mountain and River Seal", his voice calm yet as if a thousand armies beat their drums, "Yunzhou Heaven—belongs to the territory of Qing Country."]

[Words Become Law, the Supreme Divine Weapon "Mountain and River Seal" enveloped the entire Yunzhou Heaven.]

["Qing Country—"]

[The Demon God Hu Lü was horrified, as the Bronze Mirror behind him turned, reflecting towards the youth in the Profound Robe—a wave of blood surged in the mirror, a Sky-piercing Halberd cleaving chaos.]

["First Emperor Xiang Ji!"]

[The Demon God suddenly knew the name "First Emperor", and its scream stopped abruptly. For the First Emperor had merely looked at it.]

[Just one look.]

[The twelve surfaces of Hu Lü's Bronze Mirror simultaneously reflected the same scene: itself rotting into mud within the mirror, while its true body outside melted along with the reflection.]

[One of the Divine Weapon Domains of the "Mountain and River Seal"—Forbidden Technique!]

[Princess Taiping watched the once-arrogant Demon God dissolve like a wax figure, when she suddenly heard the young lord behind her ask softly, "Aunt, isn't the Demon God supposed to be invincible..."]

[In the era bereft of Saints, the True Martial Lord of Yunzhou Heaven was the strongest force in the world, yet was utterly defeated by the Demon God Hu Lü. It was rumored among the Human Race. That was a height unattainable by any individual.]

[Princess Taiping looked up, seeing the silhouette of First Emperor Xiang Ji standing unmoved amidst the blood mist.]

["But that is the Human Emperor..." Princess Taiping murmured unconsciously, "What is a mere Demon God compared to that?"]

[A resounding "hum" echoed.]

[Above First Emperor Xiang Ji's head, a pitch-black Great Sun suddenly rose. With a slight lift of his slender fingers, the Yunzhou Cauldron in the Celestial Vault "clanged" and floated up. The ancient inscriptions on the cauldron body lit up in succession, incinerating all the pervasive demonic aura.]

[Each Heavenly Cauldron of the states contains abundant Human "Firewood", assisting the transformation of the "Mountain and River Seal", suppressing the Ten Thousand Laws of the Void Sea.]

[First Emperor Xiang Ji's gaze swept over the battlefield as if it was real, finally landing on Jiang Yuan.]

["Jiang Yuan, handle the aftermath here."]

["Yes."]

[Jiang Yuan stood rigidly straight, fists clasped in response.]

[Born among the Human Race of the Ninefold Imperial Pass, he grew up listening to the legends of the First Emperor told by the elders. These True Martial Generals earned their place in the Martial Arts Hall in their youth, personally entering Changle Palace, receiving blessings from the First Emperor.]

[First Emperor Xiang Ji nodded, turned around, and left, while Changle Palace slowly faded away.]

[Jiang Yuan, Wei Tu assisted Princess Taiping in burying the fallen Humans, informing the six kingdoms of Yunzhou Heaven that they shall not claim kingship and must abide by Qing Country's laws.]

[It's advantageous, as this place henceforth becomes the territory of Qing Country, with the First Emperor's imperial palace replacing the Yunzhou Cauldron to protect the world, Changle Palace unbroken, the misty demons vanquished.]

[If one wishes to achieve merit, "Tongtian Mountain" leads directly to the Spirit Realm where Changle Palace resides, through the Martial Arts Hall examination, Martial Artists can join the army at the "Ninefold Imperial Pass".]

[As for Qing Country, what kind of person is the existence that even the Demon God feared and called "First Emperor Xiang Ji"?]

[At this moment, someone asked True Martial General Jiang Yuan what is the Emperor's Pass?]

["In the past Xizhou Heaven..." his gaze passed over everyone, looking towards the horizon at the faint golden barrier: "There was a Celestial Destiny God leading demon gods to launch a surprise attack, those vile creatures cunningly picked weak spots, tearing open four breaches in the Celestial Vault."]

["Celestial Destiny God?! And demon gods?!" The surrounding veteran soldiers gasped simultaneously, for Celestial Destiny is said to be an opponent of the Flame Ancestor in legend, a more terrifying Forbidden Being than a demon god.]

[They knew Jiang Yuan was not lying, and that the Demon God Hu Lü being suppressed by the First Emperor with a mere glance served as proof.]

["Though His Majesty is invincible under heaven, he cannot be everywhere at once, Qing Country was surrounded on all sides and suffered heavy losses."]

[Jiang Yuan's tone was grave.]

["Later, His Majesty gathered all the world's gold to forge Changle Palace—on the year the Celestial Vault collapsed, His Majesty stood alone at the breach, establishing the nation's gates with the Human Emperor, and thus... Emperor's Pass was named."]

["Emperor's Pass, with the Emperor as its gate..." The elderly soldiers of Yunzhou Heaven, hearing this, were all flushed with zeal anew.]

[Suddenly someone shouted: "Human Emperor!" That shout was like a spark thrown into a pot of oil, instantly igniting the entire scorched earth.]

["As for the Ninefold Imperial Pass—" Wei Tu suddenly rose and roared, "That's territory we fought and gnawed inch by inch from the hands of the alien race at Changle Palace!"]

["His Majesty once said, 'If invaders can come, I can go as well!'"]

[Suddenly, silence fell all around.]

[Since the Human Emperor's attainment of the Dao in Yunzhou Heaven, clan members lived peacefully for a hundred years, and no one wished to go out to face those fierce alien Great Demons. Ordinary people below didn't even know outside Yunzhou Heaven was the great mist.]

[The past Human Kings only knew to guard their modest lands, never thinking that after settling, they could fight outward.]

[In some states, the population was overcrowded, fearing that the Celestial Destiny God of the Void Sea might come to undertake a great purge, and those in power, terrified of "Celestial Destiny" descending, would even persuade themselves to collude with alien races to clear the surplus population.]

[The Seven States of the Human Race have been separated for a hundred thousand years, never having such an ambitious Human Emperor.]

[The next moment.]

["If invaders can come, I can go as well!"]

[The echoes grew louder and louder, several legless soldiers even propped themselves up with broken spears trying to stand. The young soldiers' faces were bright red, fists pounding their breastplates "bang bang" loudly: "To enlist! I want to enlist!"]

["Alright, alright, come one by one."]

[Jiang Yuan did not disdain these wounded soldiers. The Mist Alien Race possessed many Celestial and Earthly Treasures, and with the cultivators in the Martial Arts Hall, reattaching severed limbs was an ordinary feat in Qing Country, only a "unyielding will" made one worthy of admiration.]