Chapter 79: Chapter 78: Supporting the Human Emperor, Becoming the Power Broker

[Spiritual Qi?!]

[A shock surged through my heart, causing my thoughts to once again churn endlessly.]

[The Mountain and River Seal Heaven and Earth has already evolved to produce Spiritual Qi... Is this the key to Duan Hong’s breakthrough?]

[I suddenly understood Duan Hong’s intentions; he wants to tear down everything and start anew.

Three hundred years ago, Duan Hong spared no effort, using all the power of Celestial Calamities to finally destroy Cyan Mountain. However, a stronger Qin Country emerged from Cyan Mountain’s ruins in response to the time.]

[With technology advancing rapidly, and military might increasingly strong, the population growing yearly, and without the balance of nuclear weapons, the unification of the Mountain and River Seal Heaven and Earth by Qin Country has become an inevitable trend, a foregone conclusion.

By that time, Duan Hong will truly meet his end here!]

[He must go all in!!]

[Duan Hong intends to replay the act of a king’s comeback, in a field he’s familiar with, and this is undoubtedly his last slim chance of survival.]

[I finally realized how heavy the Cyan Mountain legacy I left behind was for Duan Hong, nearly suffocating him.]

[Five hundred years outside equal five thousand years within the Mountain and River Seal, meaning that after the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, Duan Hong took a full five thousand years to finally overthrow the mountain weighing down on him.]

[I can hardly imagine how he painstakingly struggled out of this "Qin Country" hell-level quest step by step.]

[Five thousand years, how on earth did Duan Hong endure these five thousand years.]

[Tears welled up in my eyes, truly inspiring.]

"Duan Hong..."

Ning Xunqiu silently mused within his heart, "Even after the resurgence of Spiritual Qi, you still took nearly five thousand years to overthrow Qin Country and achieve ultimate victory. If I were to add this last straw, I wonder, sir, how would you face it?"

Thinking of this,

Ning Xunqiu stroked his chin, beginning to ponder a bold idea.

"Could I support a Cyan Mountain Human Emperor within the Mountain and River Seal to replace Duan Hong?"

"The Three Saints of Divine Land calculated every move to win over the Ancestral Dragon, sparing no effort to incite a Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, cleansing a massive number of sentient beings. The Divine Land Human Emperor, reversing the dire situation, managed the Dragon Race’s water disaster, respected by seventy percent of sentient beings in the Qingxu Realm, thus gaining the Mountain and River Celestial Mandate, then achieving Divine of Attainment."

"Their true purpose is to let a Divine of the Attainment [Tenth Heaven] be born in the Dao Lineage through this Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth."

"If... the Divine Land Human Emperor wasn’t Duan Hong, would they accept it begrudgingly?"

This is truly interesting!

Ning Xunqiu was slightly excited: "In this way, there is only one last question left, how should I find the Mountain and River Seal in reality?"

"In the book, I attained Dao and became immortal after four hundred years. I searched that sea area for a hundred years and only found it with the guidance of the Dao Lineage’s branch..."

The delicate balance line of reality was a stalemate painstakingly maintained by Ning Xunqiu, earning him these precious five thousand years of peaceful time.

Moreover, carrying Cyan Mountain Heaven and Earth, he would certainly prioritize achieving [Carefree Immortal].

But if he chooses to walk the path of being a Human Emperor, achieving the Divine of Attainment.

That would mean facing the Divine Land Orthodox Sect and the Dragon Race without peaceful days, working tirelessly for sentient beings, never a moment’s rest.

"I’ll wait and see before making a decision."

Ning Xunqiu gently shook his head, temporarily putting this thought aside, and once again focused on the Celestial Derivation Volume, continuing to browse through the Chapters that recorded life trajectories.

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[I couldn’t find a trace of Duan Hong within the Mountain and River Seal. That legacy island had long collapsed, but it didn’t matter; I am now a "True Immortal".]

[These meager Spiritual Qi, even with five thousand years of your painstaking cultivation, are nothing more than a drop in the ocean, far less than the power of a single strike of mine. Moreover, I am not an ordinary True Immortal.]

[My body holds the supreme treasures of Divine Techniques—the Sword of Chaos, Jade Sky Streaming Light Galaxy, and Divine Weapon Flame Sparrow. Any one of these is enough to plunge ordinary True Immortals into a deep abyss of despair.]

[Now, with roles reversed, it’s my turn as this "Max-Level Lord" to act as the "Newbie Village Great Demon King".]

[I seize the first opportunity, and only wait for the reincarnation of "Duan Hong" to arrive. I will let him deeply experience what true despair and helplessness are.]

[I casually assumed the identity of a young man, organizing martial arts in the White Cloud Hall at the Qin Country Library, secretly observing the world’s changes.]

[Three years passed in the blink of an eye, the Spiritual Qi gently resurged like light rain in spring.]

[The bloodlines of all creatures seemed to awaken, quietly bringing about an unprecedented transformation.]

[Small as ants, the creatures now transformed into giant entities; in the vast wilderness, thirty-meter-long giant pythons coiled among them, lions, tigers, vicious wolves roamed, fighting and devouring each other.]

[Most of these giant beasts only experienced a physical increase in size without any supernatural aspect.]

[In contrast, a dog capable of spraying flames three years ago now appears to be an innately gifted rare species.]

[These giant beasts pose no significant threat to the Human Race of today.]

[The real trouble, however, comes from those city-residing creatures undergoing bizarre transformations. Rats the size of lions and tigers roam freely, fist-sized mosquitoes fly everywhere, and maintaining their massive bodies requires consuming vast quantities of food, bringing enormous woes to Qin Country.] 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

[Nonetheless, these Exotic Beasts are ultimately flesh and blood, and their fragile bodies are as thin as paper when faced with the roar of cannon fire, shattering at a touch.]

[Amidst the constant upheavals of the Mountain and River Heaven and Earth, only Qin Country retains its order without collapsing.]

[In the deep ocean, even greater perils lurk. Mutant Sea Beasts roam wantonly on the sea floor, growing to unimaginable sizes.]

[Soon, news comes from across the sea—a hundred-zhang-long gigantic serpent with unbelievably hard scales, ignoring cannon attacks. Once ashore, it ravages the Human Race, several small countries meeting a cataclysmic end as a result.]

[After devouring a large number of humans, the serpent gradually grew in size and even began to possess wisdom, able to recognize traps and avoid human pursuit.]

[Wisdom?!!]

[Only now do the Human Race awaken from their dreams, realizing that an unprecedented catastrophe has befallen them.]

[The eight major nations joined forces, launching multiple assaults, attempting to exterminate this serpent, but to no avail.]

[This serpent obliterated several countries, vanished into the deep sea, thereby gaining notorious fame and an ominous code name—[Country-destroying Level·Heaven-swallowing Flood Dragon], its name becoming a nightmare in people’s hearts.]

[Meanwhile, the Innate Martial Artists of Qin Country discovered the secrets of cultivating the "Innate Technique," their strength stronger than ever before, their cultivation path becoming simpler.]

[Among them, an Innate Martial Artist who received Cyan Mountain legacy even briefly walked in the air like a true Immortal. He named this realm—Land Immortal.]

[With the appearance of this Land Immortal, people couldn’t help but remember the legends of the Cyan Mountain Immortal.]

[People suddenly realized that perhaps because the world had been lacking this bit of Spiritual Qi, in that distant era, Spiritual Qi might have been abundant.]

[Only then could the Cyan Mountain Immortal reach the level of severing the "Sword Abyss" with a single stroke.]

[The Qin Country’s headquarter mobilized the nation’s resources to begin searching everywhere for the legacy of the Cyan Mountain of the past.]

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