Chapter 244: Chapter 241: Initiating the Kunlun Secret Realm_1
"Brother Qin, you are highly skilled. Once we enter the secret realm, I will follow you. When the time comes, you can enjoy the meat and I’ll have the soup!"
After joining Qin Wudao’s team, Feng Yangzhi was particularly excited, his eyes narrowing into slits as he laughed.
Wu Ming, a subject of the Qin Dynasty and a loyal follower of Qin Wudao, also had a wide smile on his face. Compared to Feng Yangzhi, he stood to gain even more from this expedition to the Kunlun Secret Realm.
"You can have the soup, of course, but only if you obey my orders. Otherwise..."
Qin Wudao glanced at Feng Yangzhi but didn’t finish his sentence. With his hands clasped behind his back, he gazed towards the center of Qilin Square, awaiting the opening of the secret realm.
In the time that followed, the prodigies entering the secret realm began to seek out teammates. However, they all steered clear of Qin Wudao’s Divine Court. Until the Kylin Great Emperor arrived, only Feng Yangzhi had dared to join them.
"It seems the Qin Dynasty’s reputation isn’t very good!" Qin Wudao remarked dispassionately, looking around.
He also understood why, apart from Feng Yangzhi, no one else dared to approach: the Qin Dynasty had offended the Kylin Holy Land, and they didn’t want to be drawn into the conflict. Indeed, Qin Wudao had defeated Shen Youlin, becoming the top genius of the East Border. But what could that change? In essence, geniuses who had yet to fully mature were still weak! A tall tree in the forest is destined to be buffeted by the wind!
"All faction leaders, summon your Fortune!"
The Kylin Great Emperor stood on the high platform, his hands emanating a dense white light that almost solidified, taking on the divine appearance of a Kylin and exuding an aura of supreme authority.
This was the Fortune of the Kylin Holy Land!
Great Elder Lin Wufeng walked to the foot of the high platform and shouted, "The leaders of the thirty-two ancient-level factions and the more than 1,700 king-level factions, approach the platform below the stage and summon your faction’s Fortune!"
Qin Wudao also summoned his Fortune. It emanated a faint fluorescence, but its scale had already reached the standard of an ancient-level faction, which surprised many of the king-level faction leaders.
Fortune originated from strength and also reflected a faction’s foundation!
Could it be that the Qin Divine Court’s strength is comparable to an ancient-level faction? many king-level faction leaders wondered, marking the Qin Divine Court as an entity not to be provoked.
"Fortune of the East Border, heed my command, revere me!"
The Kylin Great Emperor, his expression solemn, formed intricate hand seals. Using the Kylin Holy Land’s Fortune as a medium, he manipulated the Fortunes of the other factions. Ultimately, all the Fortune of the East Border was fused together.
Fortune originates from Heaven and Earth. Upon advancing to a king-level faction, one effectively becomes a part of Heaven and Earth.
The Holy Land, as the most powerful faction in the East Border’s domain of Heaven and Earth, could naturally control the entire East Border’s Fortune—provided, of course, that the faction leaders consented.
One day, I too will control the Fortune of the East Border! Qin Wudao thought to himself.
As the Kylin Great Emperor manipulated the East Border’s Fortune, Qin Wudao’s connection with the Fortune of the Qin Divine Court became incredibly tenuous, as if it could sever at any moment. This filled him with deep unease.
"Go!" the Kylin Great Emperor roared. A boundless and majestic aura emanated from him, making his figure appear incomparably imposing.
He extended his right hand, fingers slightly curled, and grasped towards the east, unleashing a terrifying suction force.
The Void shattered! More distant expanses of the Void began to overlap! The order of spacetime descended into chaos; anyone careless enough to fall in would be utterly disintegrated.
RUMBLE!
The distant Void began to tremble violently, revealing a white barrier. Its size was impossible to ascertain, existing independently outside the world, like a new world unto itself.
"Are these the methods of a Great Emperor?" Wu Ming stammered, his voice trembling.
Qin Wudao also gasped. This was his first time witnessing a Great Emperor make a move, and it was utterly astounding. To think one could locate a minor realm within the vast River of Time and draw it into the main world!
I must become stronger! I absolutely must become stronger! Qin Wudao clenched his fists, roaring inwardly. For the first time, he felt such an urgent, desperate yearning for power. In this perilous world, only strength could allow one to protect everything, to possess everything.
Seeing the barrier of the Kunlun Secret Realm, the Kylin Great Emperor sighed in relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand and changed his hand seals once more, a mysterious aura emanating from him. "Go!"
The Fortune floating above his head formed a beam of light that flew forward, striking the barrier.
BOOM!
An invisible shockwave swept across tens of thousands of miles.
Within this area, everyone from ordinary mortals to powerful Saint King experts temporarily lost their hearing. Only Emperor Level powerhouses could withstand this fluctuation.
"It’s finally opening!"
In a bamboo house at the center of the East Border, an old blind man stood up. He walked to the window, his hands clasped behind his back. His eyelids opened, revealing only empty sockets. He gazed out at the distant world and thought with anticipation, Qin Wudao, will you be the Purple Micro Star?
The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had a tradition: when a Pavilion Master’s end was near, he would enter secluded meditation unto death to comprehend heavenly secrets and foresee the continent’s future. Before the Great Dao’s backlash, he would compile his insights into an ancient tome! This book was called the Book of Heaven!
After the comprehension of dozens of generations of Heavenly Mystery Pavilion Masters, the Book of Heaven was finally complete when it reached his hands. Coincidentally, this era marked the opening of the Immortal Path! The contents of the Book of Heaven aligned perfectly with this age.
Sunrise in the East, with the Purple Micro Star in attendance; the Immortal Realm reassembles, and an age of prosperity arrives!
The East referred to the East Border! The Purple Micro Star referred to the protagonist of this era, and also the creator of the Immortal Realm!
Therefore, the old blind man had come! And he guided the Kylin Holy Land to open the Kunlun Secret Realm! Everything he did was in accordance with the contents of the Book of Heaven!
"Open!"
On Qilin Square, the Kylin Great Emperor’s eyes widened as he roared deeply. A terrifying aura permeated the air. The mustard seed world where the Kylin Holy Land was located shuddered violently.
Gales ravaged the land, spiritual liquid splashed, ancient trees were uprooted, and numerous magnificent palaces collapsed with a thunderous crash.
In the blink of an eye, the Kylin Holy Land, once like a fairyland, was devastated, presenting a scene of utter ruin.
Despite this, the Kylin Great Emperor paid no heed. His attention was entirely focused on the Kunlun Secret Realm, channeling a continuous stream of power into the beam of Fortune.
The heavens and earth collapsed, and a rift tens of thousands of zhang wide tore open. Violent forces from the dark void poured into the main world, disrupting its normal order and causing numerous natural disasters.
Earthquakes, torrential rain, blizzards, hailstorms, volcanic eruptions... A cascade of calamities ravaged more than six hundred Daoist Domains of the East Border. Countless beings were affected, perishing in the disasters.
Karmic forces were also generated!
Since the Kylin Great Emperor was the catalyst for these disasters, all the karma surged towards the Kylin Holy Land, eroding its Fortune.
In just a few moments, one-thousandth of the Holy Land’s Fortune had evaporated into thin air!
The rapid decrease in Fortune caused the Kylin Great Emperor’s expression to shift slightly. He gritted his teeth but did not abandon the effort to open the Kunlun Secret Realm.
Only when ten percent of the Holy Land’s Fortune had evaporated did the Kunlun Secret Realm, previously as unshakeable as Mount Tai, finally crack open. The surging Fortune, as if finding an outlet, rushed into the secret realm, widening the opening.