Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds-Chapter 108 - 102. I am Xu Xing, and I am determined to outdo Heaven’s Son by half (5k words, big Chapter)

Chapter 108: 102. I am Xu Xing, and I am determined to outdo Heaven’s Son by half (5k words, big Chapter)

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In the 26th year of Chongming, February, Emperor Chongming was tragically killed on Heavenly Street, and the Song Family’s state had fallen.

In the same year, in late April, the Siming Han Dynasty was established. King Xing Tian ascended the throne as Emperor and adopted the Year Name, Tiande. Edicts were urgently dispatched on horseback to the sixteen regions, notifying all Fuzhou.

("When Heavenly virtue is applied, Earthly virtue is transformed, and Human virtue becomes righteousness." - Dong Zhongshu, *Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals*.)

From then on, the Siming Country officially adopted the Tiande era for its chronology.

This year was the first year of Tiande.

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After departing from the Forbidden Palace Wall, Ye Jeming did not delay. He transformed his sword into an Escaping Light, passed through Lingnan Road, and arrived at the South Sea, one of the Four Seas of Fengxi Country, which was also a southward tributary of the Fengxi River.

After crossing over a thousand li of vast waters and passing through Baoxiang Country, the Country of Flowing Light, Lanyue Country, Nine Lakes Country, and seven other nations over half a month, he finally arrived at the foot of a continuous mountain range.

Having a family as support...

Even if the mission fails, the worst that can happen is being penalized some Merit...

After hesitating at the foot of the mountain for a while, Ye Jeming finally steeled his resolve and walked towards a white jade Immortal Path descending from the clouds. This Immortal Path began at the mountain’s base. However, upon ascending to about ten thousand feet, the mountains below the steps transformed into layers of jagged, bizarre rocks, and towering ancient trees, suffused with Immortal Qi, resembled stalks of exotic flowers and strange grasses.

Countless white, wave-like waterfalls cascaded from the clouds, resembling the breaths of enormous pythons.

Upon reaching about twenty-five thousand feet, a massive Immortal Palace finally came into view, radiating brilliant golden light and emitting purple qi that soared to the heavens. It hovered amongst the clouds, borne by eight colossal Dragon Turtles.

A huge, horizontal Plaque hung above the main gate, its characters rendered with iron-like strokes and silver hooks, in the style of Dragon Seal and Phoenix Calligraphy.

Even those unfamiliar with immortal script would recognize the name "Flying Feather Palace" upon seeing the three characters on the jade Plaque.

"Disciple Ye Jeming..."

"Failed to protect Fengxi Country’s state for 300 years..."

Ye Jeming proceeded to the Earth Palace Pavilion beside Tianlu Hall. He took out a feather-shaped token gleaming with silver light from his sleeve, placed it on the bookcase, and explained his purpose to the guarding House Elder.

After the slender Feather Token was imprinted with a green "No" immortal character, it transformed into a silver streak of light and flew directly into the interior of the Immortal Palace, soon landing on a peak built upon a Dragon Turtle Shell.

This peak was slightly shorter compared to the eight adjacent high peaks.

However, this peak was entirely black and yellow. At its entrance stood a carved stone inscribed with the two characters "Imperial City."

The Silver Feather Token was embedded at an angle before a Cave Mansion on the mountainside.

Inside the Cave Mansion, within a seclusion chamber, a middle-aged man with snow-white hair, clad in a Profound Robe, sat cross-legged on a cushion. His eyes were tightly closed, and streaks of bright yellow qi emanated from his body.

When these streams of bright yellow qi floated above the man’s head, they transformed into several python-dragons.

In front of the man rested a Small Tripod, containing only a shallow layer of mercury-like liquid.

The roar of a Fierce Tiger echoed Occasionally from within the tripod.

However, at this moment, the python-dragons showed signs of collapsing.

What’s going on?

It’s from the Dragon Pulse of Fengxi Country...

He opened his eyes, a hint of surprise in his expression.

With the measures he had left for the Royal Family, Fengxi Country’s state should have been secure for 300 years. Before entering seclusion, he had assigned a mission within the Sect, tasking Immortals with protecting the Song Family Dynasty.

With Immortals present, even if the Song Family was left with only a corner of Shenjing, he was confident that with the Immortals’ intervention, they could reclaim their territory.

Could it be Jia You’s descendants...

Did they fail to go to the Grand Temple in time to have the disciples of the Immortal Palace come out and support the state?

I need to remind them.

Song Knife sighed softly, thinking to himself that his descendants were indeed incompetent.

When he had entered seclusion to break through to the Dao Pill Realm, Fengxi Country was still under the rule of Emperor Jia You. Although Emperor Jia You was not a brilliant ruler, he was capable of preserving the state.

Emperor Jia You even had notable civil and military achievements to his name.

After a mere forty years of seclusion, Fengxi Country’s domain surely wouldn’t have reached the brink of collapse...

There must have been a mistake somewhere.

However—at this moment, the Silver Feather Token from the Earth Palace Pavilion appeared, spinning, before him.

A large, green "No" character was particularly conspicuous.

Immediately afterward, Ye Jeming’s report on the mission’s failure was projected into the air.

[The new Emperor of Fengxi Country, Xu Xing, possesses the Bright King Body and the bearing of a Human King.]

[Xuanji Temple is backing the new liege.]

[Divine Capital City has fallen; the Last Emperor, Chongming, and his imperial sons are all dead.]

Spiritual light shimmered, the lines of text exceptionally clear.

Gazing at these three lines, Song Knife’s expression first faltered, then turned grim. "Bright King Body, Xuanji Temple, Lingyin Peak? With your intervention, it’s no wonder my Fengxi Country’s state collapsed before its 300 years were complete, and the nation fell!"

Without the subsequent Dragon Pulse, this final step of condensing the Dao Pill and harmonizing the Dragon and Tiger Breath wouldn’t necessarily result in outright failure. However, lacking that crucial bit of Dragon Luck, the Dao Pill he would form would be imperfect.

Certainly, a Second Grade Dao Pill already marked one as an immortal seedling.

But... to see himself just one step short of forming a First-Class Dragon and Tiger Dao Pill—how could he possibly be resigned to that!

Yet, he was, after all, of imperial lineage and possessed considerable self-control.

He quickly calmed himself.

Fortunately, I made preparations before Condensing the Pill...

Suspending for three days at This Moment... it shouldn’t affect the overall situation.

Song Knife casually retrieved the hovering Small Tripod into his sleeve, and the python-dragons coiling around him retreated back into his body. His aura rapidly converged until it was completely undetectable; not a hint of his Cultivation was visible. If not for his extraordinary attire and jade-like skin, an ordinary person would have mistaken him for a mere mortal, rather than an Immortal who had achieved the Jade Liquid Returning Core.