Origin Lake, Lake Heart Island.
Atop White Jade Capital pavilion.
Heavenly Immortal Wine cascaded into the cup, crystal liquid swirling, clashing with rich, intoxicating aroma.
Lu held the bronze cup in one hand, chess piece pinched in the other—myriad lines dancing in his eyes.
Imperial blood’s emergence indeed surprised him.
Yet surprise mingled with inevitability.
Current Five Phoenixes—no longer feeble in Nine Heavens. Even Heavenly Spirit Clan invading—Five Phoenixes confident in battle.
From immortal-martial foundation’s birth—Lu knew primordial battlefield’s vanished ancient emperors would appear eventually.
After all—he witnessed Void Heaven’s anomalies.
Five Phoenixes’ trials to current heights—ancient emperors’ scheme? Lu unknown. But clear:
His Lu Ping’an’s peach—no one plucks.
Fingers lightly tapping wheelchair armrest.
Where this imperial blood from?
Head raised—Lu seemed to pierce heavens, gaze transcending barriers—beyond Void Heaven.
Lu recalled Cloud/Dao sacred ancestors besieging with imperial weapons—Void Heaven rift tearing, beams shattering two.
That turning point—alerting Lu.
Void Heaven rift’s contents—Lu unclear. Good or ill—undecided. Thus vigilance.
Imperial blood—perhaps start.
Start of strikes on Five Phoenixes.
No longer chess—Lu’s mind stirred—entering Preaching Platform.
Within—deductions.
Using imperial blood as layout—birthing more profound immortals.
Lu invested thought.
…
Great Xuan Calendar Year 600—sixth new Human Emperor Dantai Mo Jie ascended.
Like predecessors—Great Xuan citizens rejoiced—celebrations welcoming new, farewelling old.
Mortals sentimental—fifth Human Emperor benevolent, resolute—prosperous era.
Compared to joyous masses.
Great Xuan stationed cultivators—grave expressions.
Fortune shift post-new emperor ascension. Cause unknown.
Fortune elusive.
Even heavenly/true immortals glimpsed faintly.
Only profound immortals perceived slightly.
Thus none dared blame new emperor.
Perhaps future human calamity affected fortune.
Current Five Phoenixes cultivation—flourishing.
Diverse professions blooming.
Fortune path popular—many immortals preached for recognition, blessing.
Even refining/creating methods…
Richly diverse.
Beyond traditional—alchemists, forgers, array masters—fortune gazers, puppeteers…
Post-Dantai Mo Jie—no anomalies.
Diligent—daily memorials, affairs.
Like predecessors—prioritizing peace.
Imperial capital.
Powerful primordial spirits swept—monitoring new emperor.
Overlord, Tang Yimo—half-step profound immortals—from Lu Mudui learning new emperor, probing.
Human Emperor influencing fortune—how ignore?
Yet years—no difference.
Thus departed.
Cultivation urgent—half-step bottleneck, seeking breakthrough.
Though diligent—human fortune shift subtly impacted.
Calamities struck regions.
Droughts, snows, floods…
Cultivators unfazed—mortals suffered, many perished.
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Compassionate cultivators emerged—combating.
Wind/rain calling, flood diverting…
Saving mortals—fortune blessing. Modest—many broke through.
Calamities pressured Dantai Mo Jie—redoubled efforts.
Deep night.
Dantai Mo Jie stood palace corridor—quiet, attendants dismissed. Pacing night’s serenity.
Pacing—regional disasters replayed.
Sighing—returned palace.
Continued affairs.
Memorials—mostly cultivators combating disasters.
“Cultivators…”
Dantai Mo Jie leaned.
Capital entry—curious cultivation. Yet per Lu Mudui/father—untouched.
Now emperor—immense trial.
Calamities—mortal body, how resolve?
“If I cultivated…”
Dantai Mo Jie leaned—eyes gleaming.
Soon shook head: “Human Emperor barred cultivation/longevity… heavenly rule…”
Records: second emperor’s longevity pursuit—blinded, demon slaughter. Demon Continent—vassal—rebelled, founding Demon Clan King’s Court—eternal foe.
Deep contradictions.
Thoughts aside.
Memorials again.
Suddenly…
Pupils contracted.
Thump!
Heart agony—clutched chest, sweating, elbow desk—sweat dripping.
Vision—scenes flashed.
Next…
Heart—suspended golden blood drop.
Pulsing—accelerating flow.
“What?”
Curious. Faintly—golden blood whispered.
Ear murmurs.
Ding…
With pulse—some blood assimilated—faint gold.
Golden blood circulated—birthing strength.
Boom!
Hair flying—overwhelming pressure.
Long after.
Palace pressure subsided.
“This… cultivation?”
Dantai Mo Jie palms—enraptured smile.
Human Emperor barred?
Had he… broken heavenly rule?!
Next day.
Summoned attendant—drafting: Black Tortoise Guards deliver cultivation resources palace depths.
Attendant startled: “Majesty… resources for?”
Dantai Mo Jie smiled: “Cultivation.”
Attendant horrified—waving: “No! Human Emperor barred… Second committed taboo—reconsider!”
Dantai Mo Jie hesitated—second’s fate wary.
Faintly—heavens watching.
Man acts—heaven sees.
Sighed—relent.
Yet before—chest agony, golden blood trembling.
Thump…
Invisible fluctuation.
Irritable.
“I Human Emperor—cannot allocate resources?!”
Dantai Mo Jie.
Attendant stiffened—kneeling apology.
Dantai Mo Jie drafted—tossing.
“Go.”
Simple—vast pressure. Attendant weakened—unable rise.
Attendant gone—Dantai Mo Jie touched cheek bewildered.
What?
Influencing emotions?
“Chest golden blood?”
Frowned—good/ill unknown.
“But… why cannot I seek resources?”
Attendant returned—spirit stones. Modest quantity—Black Tortoise puzzled non-cultivating emperor—assumed curiosity.
Stones’ qi—ornaments prolonged life.
Obtaining—Dantai Mo Jie absorbed fully.
Body strengthened. Daily golden blood washed physique—robust.
“Prior emperors barred—lacked means.”
“But I differ—my fortune!”
Eyes gleamed.
Great cultivator—calamities waved—better govern!
Even Demon Clan King’s Court—subdued!
Night quiet—Dantai Mo Jie clenched fist silently.
Summoned attendant—fetch resources.
Attendant fearful—no refusal.
Yet commander escorted.
Imperial decree—obey. Delivered—queried.
Facing inquiry.
Dantai Mo Jie smiling: personal.
“Human Emperor barred—why cultivation thoughts?” Commander grave.
Night—unhappy parting.
News spread.
Officials shocked.
Recalled Dantai Xuan’s sins.
Another pursuing cultivation.
Scholars remonstrated overnight.
Memorials snowflaked.
Each advising abandon.
Dantai Mo Jie read—face darkening.
Sensing officials’ suppression.
Clenching—chest golden blood faster.
Inhaled—endured.
Abandoned fetching—yet birthed cultivating personal guards.
Needed own force.
Years—court no major anomaly—diligent.
Secretly—cultivated guards youth. Beyond resources—diluted golden blood nurturing.
Strength—golden blood washing—formidable unconsciously.
Great Xuan Year 627.
Court—increased personal guards’ resources.
Restarted cultivation plan.
Ministers opposed.
Yet seasoned.
Clutching chest—golden blood pulsing.
Eyes narrowed—vast pressure.
“I seek cultivation—you no. Guards resources—you no… Eyes still I, emperor?!”
Coldly declared.
Shout—old minister trembled, coughing blood.
Staining beard.
“I Human Emperor.”
Throne.
Golden blood influenced—domineering, defiant.
Unwilling bound. Ministers’ restraints—stifling emperorship.
Prior couldn’t—lacked means.
But he—golden blood, path already.
Years—no hiding.
Court silent—stunned outburst.
Yet scholar rose—opposing.
“Majesty—Black Tortoise Guards your force. No over-invest. Realm calamities—internal/external. Resources frontline against Demon Clan King’s Court!”
Scholar.
Dantai Mo Jie displeased—rage surging, golden blood faster.
Colder.
Lord-minister clash.
Outargued.
Furious—slammed.
Ordered scholar waist-executed.
“Minister—even dying—same!”
Scholar righteous qi—roaring.
Hall uproar!
Guards dragged—blood stained hall bluestone.
Hall chilled.
Gazing throne Dantai Mo Jie—felt Great Xuan… changing.
Venting—Dantai Mo Jie relaxed. Clarity—golden blood pulsed, vast energy washing—stronger!
Scholar death.
Court exploded.
Memorials snowflaked.
Scholars jointly entered—opposing.
Dantai Mo Jie gazed railing.
Inhaled.
Chest golden blood violently.
Flaming.
Crack…
Wheelchair nearly crushed.
“I act—need sour scholars’ nagging?!”
Long.
Dantai Mo Jie opened eyes—cold laugh.
Wave—personal guards.
Hall righteous qi—but guards loyal—unfazed.
Dantai Mo Jie pressure—overwhelming.
Pfft!
Blades swung—blood sprayed.
Scholar/minister heads rolled jade steps.
Great Xuan palace—silent.
Historian tremblingly recorded…
Year 627—sixth Human Emperor seeks cultivation, tyrannical—slays hundred scholars. Righteous qi scarce!
Tyrant name—spread capital.
Boom!
Heavenly Secret Peak.
Lu Mudui opened eyes—churning clouds, divination.
Eyes contracted.
Seemed blood rivers, unwilling scholar heads—resentment skyward.
“Dantai Mo Jie…”
Face paled.
Finally… emerged?
Ascension fortune shift—this child… slew hundred scholars. Heavenly righteous qi surged—slaying opposing will—impacted human fortune.
Tyrant name—confirmed.
Worse than calamities—appeared.
Lu Mudui drifted peak—staff gleaming coldly.
Aged face solemn.
Drifted palace.
Beheld throne Dantai Mo Jie—terrifying pressure.
“Master?!”
Dantai Mo Jie joyous.
Yet seeing coldness—joy faded.
“Even Master… doesn’t understand…”
Chest golden blood violently—rage rising.
“Slaying hundred scholars—you know wrong…”
Lu Mudui disappointment.
Boom!
Chest golden blood exploded—golden streak charging throne.
“Master! What wrong?! How wronged?!”
Terrifying pressure—cannonball blasting.
Lu Mudui changed—Dantai Mo Jie pressure comparable Creation Venerable!
Human Emperor… cultivable?!
Boom!
Staff drawn.
Heavenly immortal—suppress Creation easy.
But…
Human Emperor vast human fortune—staff draw—mountain crushing.
Backlash—blood coughing, retreating.
Dantai Mo Jie gleamed—approaching.
Suddenly—righteous qi rolled.
Confucian figure beside—lifting Lu Mudui, vanishing.
Dantai Mo Jie pressure—rebounded.
Lu Mudui gazed—startled.
“Haoran?”
Meng Haoran nodded.
Indifferent.
“Human Emperor unvirtuous—slays hundred Haoran Sect scholars… Master orders inform: today—Haoran Sect secedes Great Xuan.”
Meng Haoran coldly.
Carried Lu Mudui—fleeing.
Personal guards converged—Dantai Mo Jie emerged.
Gazing vanished Meng Haoran/Lu Mudui.
“True immortal… formidable. But… since cultivation path—no one stops me!”
…
Origin Lake, Lake Heart Island.
Lu seated White Jade Capital pavilion—slowly opened eyes, ending Preaching Platform deduction.
Eyes lines dancing—beheld Great Xuan.
Precisely fortune-backlashed, blood-coughing Lu Mudui carried by Meng Haoran.
And faintly imperial might-radiating Dantai Mo Jie.
Mouth curled.
“Human Emperor walks cultivation… while deduction—breaks my rules…”
“My Lu Ping’an’s rules—not easily broken.”
