"Congratulations, Host, you have successfully conquered Ye City, resulting in the downfall of the Great Wei Empire. The sign-in Divine-grade reward 'Unparalleled Fortune' has been granted!"
On a small hill, Qin Wudao was seated cross-legged on a piece of bluestone. He suddenly opened his eyes upon hearing the system's notification, gazing into the distance with a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
Ye City has fallen so quickly?
According to his calculations, even with Bai Qi leading the assault, it should have taken at least ten days to capture the city. After all, Ye City was a national capital, a gathering place for the Great Wei Empire's most powerful figures throughout its history. It possessed a profound heritage, formidable city walls, and was extremely difficult to conquer.
However, Qin Wudao quickly shifted his attention to the system reward. If the system designated it as Divine-grade, it must be incredibly potent.
Name: Unparalleled Fortune!
Rank: Divine-grade!
Effect: After being blessed with Unparalleled Fortune, the Host will become the legendary Child of the Plane, experiencing continuous good luck: finding treasures wherever he goes, discovering inheritances after falling off cliffs, and turning misfortune into good fortune even when pursued by deadly foes...
Note: Your fate is your own, Host. Don't let it go to your head!
What a fantastic item!
"System, bestow it upon me quickly!" Qin Wudao urged. He instantly felt a sense of lightness, as if an invisible pressure had vanished. The world around him seemed to brighten and become clearer.
"Your Highness, why are you sitting on money? Isn't it uncomfortable?" At this moment, Jia Xu drifted over, a perplexed look on his face as he inquired. Does His Highness have peculiar tastes?
"What money?"
Hearing this, Qin Wudao stood up. He saw a large piece of gold, shimmering with a faint golden light, where he had been sitting.
This made him pause. Wasn't I sitting on a rock?
Could this be due to the Unparalleled Fortune?
Qin Wudao pondered for a moment, a hint of joy appearing on his face. No wonder the so-called Children of Fortune could thrive so easily; this luck was simply incredible, capable of turning dross into treasure.
In truth, everyone possessed Fortune to some degree; the only difference lay in its quantity. Those with abundant Fortune would encounter better fortuitous opportunities, and their cultivation paths would be significantly smoother. Conversely, those with meager Fortune would often face misfortune, their cultivation paths far more arduous. The vast majority of beings possessed an average amount of Fortune.
"Your Highness, Ye City has been captured. The Great General requests our return!" Jia Xu respectfully reminded Qin Wudao, noticing he was in a daze.
"Understood!" Qin Wudao acknowledged, returning to his senses and waving his hand.
The surrounding forest began to rustle. The hidden Iron Riders of the Qin Dynasty emerged, startling countless birds that scattered, CHIRPING frantically.
An hour later, Qin Wudao arrived outside Ye City. The soldiers within the city hastily opened the gates, their eyes filled with respect, admiration, and fervent zeal.
Throughout the entire Qin Dynasty, was there anyone who did not know the name of Qin Wudao?
"Your Highness, the Great General summons you!" a guard at the city gate entrance approached and said with a cupped fist salute.
"Lead the way!" Qin Wudao nodded, taking only Jia Xu with him. He followed the guard through the war-torn, dilapidated city, where traces of battle were everywhere.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Qin Wudao saw Bai Qi. The area was heavily fortified, with Martial Artists patrolling everywhere, both in plain sight and concealed.
"Great General, General Zhang Gan, he..." Qin Wudao stepped forward. Sensing the turbulent Spiritual Energy in the air, his pupils contracted. He pointed at Zhang Gan, who was seated cross-legged, too shocked for words.
"Indeed. He is breaking through to Reaching the Holy Realm!" Bai Qi chuckled, ignoring Qin Wudao's shock, and said in a deep voice, "By His Majesty's decree, Your Highness is to return to the Imperial Capital immediately after the capture of Ye City!"
Qin Wudao's expression changed subtly; ripples disturbed his usual calm. Am I to return to that familiar, yet alien, place so soon?
However, he had long been mentally prepared for this day.
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The Great Wei Empire had fallen!
Bai Qi was an expert who had Reached the Holy Realm!
Zhang Gan had broken through to Reaching the Holy Realm!
These three pieces of news swept through the East Ancient Domain like a furious tempest, shocking everyone, but more so instilling fear and unease.
The East Ancient Domain was not home to many powers: only seven nations and six major sects. Tens of thousands of years ago, the six sects had begun to ally with the six nations to jointly suppress the Qin Empire. Thus, broadly speaking, the East Ancient Domain comprised only two major power blocs.
To date, the Qin Empire has already revealed four Martial Artists who have Reached the Holy Realm. How terrifying!
In the southernmost part of the East Ancient Domain, upon a vast expanse of territory, stood a city of immense grandeur. It had no walls, and innumerable brilliant lights radiated from within.
This was Yingdu, the capital of the Great Chu Empire!
"Issue the order! Dispatch envoys to invite the Emperors of Qi, Jin, Zhao, and Yan to a meeting in Donghuang City!" commanded the man on the dragon throne. Wearing a golden imperial crown and a solemn expression, he spoke with cold authority. He exuded an overwhelming aura of imperial might, so daunting that his ministers could not raise their heads.
As the monarch of the most powerful empire after the Qin Empire, the Chu Emperor's strength was formidable, having reached the Peak of the Realm.
"Your Majesty, have the six sects decided to attack the Qin Empire?" Great General Chu Wuji asked, a trace of hatred flickering in his eyes. The humiliation of the previous defeat was unforgettable.
"Indeed!" the Chu Emperor replied calmly, his voice low and tinged with an inexplicable emotion.
Donghuang City, located in the northern part of the Great Chu Empire, was not large. It was administered by the Six Major Sects, and at its center lay a spatial node connecting to the mustard seed worlds where the Six Major Sects resided.
「The Celestial Gang Sect!」
In an ancient mountain range, Spiritual Energy was so abundant that it formed a dense, lingering mist that never dispersed.
At the summit of the range stood a simple Stone Palace, encircled by a Spirit Gathering Array that drew in the surrounding Spiritual Energy, forming a vortex.
"As the Acting Sect Master of the Celestial Gang Sect, I use the sect's Fortune to awaken the Ancestor!" declared the elder at the forefront of the assembled figures.
Outside the Stone Palace, many figures stood. After the elder finished speaking, they all bowed their heads and waited in silence.
A long time passed before the stone door slowly creaked open. An elder in black robes walked out leisurely, leaning on a staff, his expression inscrutable, betraying neither joy nor sorrow.
"Greetings, Ancestor!" Everyone knelt in salute, their faces alight with fanaticism. In their hearts, this elder before them was a deified figure, an object of their worship and reverence.
"Arise!" the Old Ancestor of the Celestial Gang Sect said impassively. An invisible energy emanated from between his eyebrows. After about two breaths, a peculiar expression crossed his face. "Those old geezers have also emerged. It seems you've encountered significant trouble!"
Simultaneously, from the ancestral lands of the Skyfire Sect, the Giant Sword Sect, the Heartless Pavilion, the Golden Sun Sect, and the Blood Sword Hall, an elder emerged from each, acknowledging one another across the vast distances of space and time.
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the Qin Empire is rising strongly. They possess four Martial Artists who have Reached the Holy Realm, and this has already shaken the foundations of the Six Sects' dominion..." the Acting Sect Master of the Celestial Gang Sect explained. He then detailed the death of the previous Sect Master in battle and the execution of Chu Jiangqiong, the possessor of a special constitution.
Upon hearing this, the Old Ancestor of the Celestial Gang Sect's initial slight anger gradually transformed into a towering rage. Especially when he heard that Chu Jiangqiong had been slain on the Execution Platform of God, he trembled with such fury that he could no longer control his potent aura, which swept across the entire mustard seed world.
Heaven tilted and the earth shook. A bone-chilling killing intent manifested as a blood-red light that spanned the Heavenly Universe, shattering the entire firmament.
Thousands of Celestial Gang Sect disciples trembled and fell to their knees, a profound chill gripping their bodies.
"Qin Empire! You dare to destroy my sect's hope! This Ancestor shall obliterate you..."