Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom, Jingdu City
Jingdu City is the absolute center of the Divine Kingdom. It has a large population and a vast territory. With generations of people building it, it has now been divided into three layers.
The first layer is the palace, where the emperor lives. It is heavily guarded and very mysterious. Outside the palace is the inner city, where the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Divine Kingdom reside. It is a place filled with scholars and important people. If you don’t have a noble background, you would feel embarrassed to live here.
Beyond the inner city is the even larger outer city, where ordinary people, lower-ranking officials, and lower-ranking noble families live. The population is huge and diverse.
Inside a large mansion in a corner of the outer city, Zhou Huaiying entered the study. There was a pile of letters on the desk. As the leader of the Immortal Alliance, he controlled all the information channels of the alliance’s cultivators. Cultivators from all over the world would send back messages for him to make decisions.
He would open each letter, read it, and then provide instructions. Afterwards, someone would deliver the letters back to different places, so that cultivators in those areas would follow the instructions of the Immortal Alliance.
"Changhe County，Yi Zhibai"
Soon, Zhou Huaiying opened Yi Zhibai’s letter and his attention was immediately drawn to its contents.
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"Sir, what’s the matter?"
"Please invite a few elders to come to the mansion for a chat."
Zhou Huaiying said. This is a good thing. Of course, I will share it with others.
Shortly after, five people hurriedly came to Zhou Huaiying’s mansion. Zhou Huaiying was the leader of the Immortal Alliance and his cultivation level in the cultivation world was at the Void Achieving stage. These five people had reached the Soul Changing cultivation level, which was a privilege not given to other cultivators, like Yi Zhibai, who was also a Nascent Soul Ancestor in the cultivation world, but here, he was just a backbone of the Immortal Alliance.
"Leader, why did you summon us in the middle of the night?"
"Good news! Changhe County has produced a great talent."
"Oh, what a great talent."
"You will see when you look at it, with these strategies, Divine Kingdom will not be in chaos."
Zhou Huaiying said, and then he handed the letter to several people to look at. After they read it, their expressions were amazing.
"Indeed, it’s a good plan, especially this Push Grace Order, it’s simply unsolvable. Throughout the history of Divine Kingdom, every change of dynasty was caused by local princes rebelling and overthrowing the emperor. And every emperor wants to suppress the princes, they have natural conflicts."
"I think this Pillow Wind is good. We have found many beautiful women, right? We can give it to the emperor. With all the spring and autumn prosperity and the attack of three to five beautiful women in turns, we will exhaust him physically."
"Leader, let’s use multiple methods together to solve the Formation Spirit as soon as possible. My lifespan is running out, if I don’t go out soon, there will be no hope."
"I feel the same way. Unknowingly, I have been stuck in this place for over five hundred years. I don’t even know if my sect still exists."
As they talked about this, everyone sighed. Although their Soul Changing cultivation allowed them to live for two thousand years, it took them hundreds of years to reach the Soul Changing realm. They have spent hundreds of years here, and they can no longer afford it.
"Elders, you are right. We can’t continue to waste time."
Zhou Huaiying nodded his head. He came in last, and his reason for coming in was the most difficult.
He is a famous genius in the Central Province. He achieved Void Achieving before reaching a thousand years old, and then chose to travel the world. He visited many states and territories, and had always heard stories about the Heavenly Wall Divine Kingdom. So out of curiosity, he entered the Divine Kingdom.
Originally, he thought that with his cultivation strength, it would not be difficult to leave. But he didn’t expect the Formation Spirit to be so powerful. He fought the Formation Spirit several times, but never broke free. He ended up spending thousands of years in the Divine Kingdom.
"Now that we’re all here, why don’t we talk about recent events? Did the two taoist friends from Changhe County settle their grudge in the past two years?"
"No, these two have a deep grudge with each other. I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until one of them dies before they join us. If they don’t die, we won’t be able to control them."
"Then let’s wait for them to kill each other before deciding."
Zhou Huaiying nodded. They can’t just accept anyone, especially those with a life-and-death feud. They won’t accept them immediately, as they have to consider the unity of the Immortal Alliance. The solution is simple, they just have to kill one of them.
"Leader, the cultivation of those two is unfathomable, especially one of them. He seems like a senior of the Four Great Families of Tao Achieving."
"Which Four Great Families?"
"Qing State, where else could it be?"
"How can they possibly enter here? Their heritage is even longer than the Divine Kingdom."
"I don’t know about that. I’m worried about what we’ll do if they join the alliance."
"No problem, if they can really help us escape, the leader can reward them."
Zhou Huaiying immediately spoke up. Their goal is to leave, not to fight for power here. What does this little thing matter? When we return to the cultivation world, we can have whatever we want.
"The leader’s righteousness."
"So, leader, what do we do now…"
"Bring Yi Zhibai from Changhe County back. See if he has any good ideas to advance the plan. We can’t be hasty, as much as we’re anxious, we can’t rush. We’ve failed so many times already, we can’t afford to fail again."
Zhou Huaiying said. They have planned too many escape plans, all of them thwarted by the Formation Spirit. Otherwise, why would a prestigious Void Achieving Ancestor like him have to hide here? They can’t afford to lose anymore.
"Congratulations to Taoist Friend Yi."
In Changhe County city, Yi Zhibai received a transfer order, and Lin Jiang and the others went forward to offer their congratulations.
Going to Jingdu City is much more comfortable than staying here, and safety can also be guaranteed. There are so many influential people hidden in Jingdu City, they are not afraid of being besieged by the Divine Kingdom. They can kill as many of the mortal army as they want.
"This plan was devised by Taoist Friend Xiao. You can rest assured, Taoist Friend Xiao, that when I go back, I will surely offer plenty of advice and try to bring you back."
"Taoist Friend Yi, don’t forget about us."
"Haha, as the saying goes, ‘Do not forget your humble beginnings when you become prosperous.’ Taoist Friend Xiao said it, and I, too, will not forget."
"Then, thank you very much, Taoist Friend Yi."
"Come, let’s drink today and not talk about anything else."
Yi Zhibai nodded, feeling happy inside. Nascent Souls from all over the place had records of being dragged to death by the Divine Kingdom. It was really embarrassing for a powerful Nascent Soul to be killed by regular humans. Going to Jingdu City would be great, it was definitely a good thing.
Two days later, Lin Jiang and the others bid farewell to Yi Zhibai. The Immortal Alliance hadn’t sent anyone yet, instead, Mu Yingtaoist’s friend temporarily commanded everyone, ensuring that all the plans were progressing smoothly.
In the Divine Kingdom, Lin Jiang couldn’t cultivate. Everything a cultivator did was based on spiritual energy, which he couldn’t absorb. He couldn’t do anything, not even using his divine consciousness.
The spiritual power within his body was almost depleted. His golden core couldn’t absorb any spiritual energy, slowly releasing its own spiritual power. Even with preparations in advance, his divine consciousness was also shrinking little by little.
This situation was very painful for cultivators. It felt unbearable to witness oneself becoming weaker day by day. Sometimes, it was even more unbearable than being killed. That’s why some cultivators would go mad and indiscriminately kill the common people of the Divine Kingdom. The Divine Kingdom labeled them as demons, and the common people believed it too.
Lin Jiang wasn’t very patient, but he knew how to divert his attention. The Immortal Alliance had long ago transformed martial arts into immortal techniques. The techniques created through this transformation were very powerful, already possessing a shadow of immortality. Even the techniques created by talented mortal warriors couldn’t compare to them.
Lin Jiang was full of interest in this. He tirelessly studied and conducted experiments himself. In the end, he concluded that these techniques had great benefits for cultivators. At the very least, they could nourish the body and make it stronger.
Next, he busied himself with the tasks assigned to him by the Immortal Alliance. Lin Jiang worked wholeheartedly, exerting himself to spread rebellious culture. He was prepared to crush the dominance of the existing culture.
The reason was simple, he couldn’t bear to just stand by. The longer he stayed in the Divine Kingdom, the more it saddened him. It wasn’t because of a saintly heart, but because anyone with a bit of conscience couldn’t bear to see it. The system here was too ruthless.
Lin Jiang saw many children with missing hands in the village outside the city. They were not born like that. Their hands were cut off because they were extremely hungry and stole food from the slave owners.
The slave owners had the power of life and death over the slaves. With a single thought, they could decide whether a slave would live or die. If the slave owners were a bit kinder, they would give a quick death. But if they were cruel, it would result in torture and killing.
The civilization in the Divine Kingdom only existed between the royal family and the noble class. In their eyes, slaves were not considered human. Lin Jiang had read about the tragic events in history books, but here they were happening every day.
So, Lin Jiang had long despised the Divine Kingdom. Every noble and royal in the Divine Kingdom carried a sense of guilt. Every meal they ate and every clothing they wore was stained with the blood and tears of the slaves. Such a kingdom needed to be destroyed to justify the education he had received.