Chapter 128: 30 Years of Change (2)

An overseas swordsman challenged Princess Yulin.

In three moves, Princess Yulin was defeated.

But that swordsman didn’t kill her, he only suppressed her in a show of force.

The target of that swordsman was the Imperial Capital of the Yuhua God Dynasty.

He asked Emperor De to move the capital elsewhere so he could take over the land.

Emperor De was enraged. He ordered the war machine to act, but the war machine only managed to tie with the swordsman. Fortunately, the war machine also forced the latter away from the Yuhua God Dynasty.

And the swordsman didn’t insist on barging in.

He announced that he would come to the imperial capital next year.

Then, a scout found out that the swordsman had built a thatched hut by the sea, not far from the place where Princess Yulin was being suppressed.

Lin Jiufeng frowned slightly after hearing this.

He didn’t expect that while nothing happened to the Yuhua God Dynasty, Princess Yulin fell into a predicament and was currently held captive.

“What’s the background of that swordsman? To think that he could draw with that war machine…” Lin Jiufeng was rather curious.

“According to him, he’s the successor of some Millennium Sword God in the olden days…”

“He said that his father’s corpse was beneath the Imperial Capital, so he wanted the Imperial Capital and the people of our Yuhua God Dynasty to move away from his father’s tomb,” the storyteller replied indignantly.

Since his father was buried underground, he should dig his father’s corpse out himself.

Why must he force everyone in the capital to move away?

“A Millennium Sword God in the olden days…” Lin Jiufeng muttered.

He could still remember how he encountered the tomb of the Millennium Sword God more than 30 years ago when he just started signing in at the Land of Extreme Negative Energy.

It was there where he received the Millennium Sword God’s ultimate technique as a reward for signing in.

The Flying Sword Technique!

The Millennium Sword God died in the Land of Extreme Negative Energy. Lin Jiufeng didn’t expect that his son would actually come looking for him after all these years.

An entire era had to pass before his son came to look for him.

It was rather surreal.

“Other than this, did anything else happen in the Yuhua God Dynasty?” Lin Jiufeng asked.

Since Princess Yulin was only being held captive, Lin Jiufeng was not in a hurry.

It has been almost a year since she was held captive by that swordsman.

The months that passed since then must’ve been a great tempering to her mind as she endured captivity.

Lin Jiufeng wanted to understand more about this world first before doing anything else.

“There are many major events. For example, the formation of the Great Dao Sects, and the awakening of the Quan Zhen Sect’s Venerable Yuxu…”

“When Venerable Yuxu woke up from his slumber, the first thing he did was to ask Emperor De to pay a visit to the Daoist Saint,” the storyteller replied.

“We all know what he’s thinking. Isn’t it because he wants to control the Yuhua God Dynasty? Or maybe he wants the Yuhua God Dynasty to establish the Quan Zhen Sect as the dynasty’s state religion and help them spread their beliefs throughout the world?”

“A fight also happened between the Tian Du Sect and the Quan Zhen Sect. Apparently, the former had occupied the ruins of the Quan Zhen Sect. As both prestigious sects of yore, the Quan Zhen Sect needed a reason to justify their move against the Tian Du Sect…”

“Thus, they went to look for Emperor De and asked him to confer upon them the title of being the dynasty’s state religion. This way, they could legitimately force the Tian Du Sect out of where their sect once stood.” The storyteller said in a low voice.

Perhaps it was because he had drunk some wine, but he became bolder in his words.

He said a few things that he didn’t even dare to talk out loud before.

Lin Jiufeng continued to pour wine for him and asked, “Just now, you said that this Quan Zhen Sect is one of the Great Dao Sects. What are the Great Dao Sects?”

Lin Jiufeng truly was ignorant about how the Daoist sects of the world operated.

Great Dao Sect.

The name of this category alone sure was imposing.

“I heard it from others, but I’m not sure if it’s true or not…” The storyteller spoke in advance before continuing. “Great Dao Sects are the sects that once produced immortals. After the Quan Zhen Sect emerged, many people started to spread the news about the Quan Zhen Sect’s emergence into the world…”

“They managed to produce an immortal in the previous era and they are recognized as the leader of the Daoist sects. With their fame, strength, and foundation combined, they are a little overbearing in their actions.”

The matters of the previous era had already become an open secret. Most cultivators already knew about the existence of those sects of yore.

“I see.” Lin Jiufeng suddenly understood.

An immortal!

Being an immortal was one of his goals.

Wasn’t the reason why he stayed in the Land of Extreme Negative Energy for so long was to get closer to this goal?

“What did Emperor De say in return?” Lin Jiufeng continued to ask.

“Naturally, Emperor De didn’t agree…”

“He explained to the public that he is a devout Buddhist. If he were to pay his respects, he would definitely be going to the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower of the Buddhist sects instead.” The storyteller chuckled before continuing. “Emperor De’s words have angered the Quan Zhen Sect quite a lot, but it has made the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower very happy…”

“They took the initiative to enter the fray and interfere. They said that when Emperor De is done with his work, he can come to the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower to offer incense and pray to Buddha. They said that Buddha will also protect the Yuhua God Dynasty.”

Perhaps it was because of the wine that Lin Jiufeng ordered, but the storyteller had become more talkative than usual. The effect of the wine was quite strong. The storyteller’s face turned slightly red. He became engrossed in his talk and couldn’t stop.

“Emperor De’s plan was very clever. Facing the oppression of the Quan Zhen Sect, he shifted the trouble away with a simple sentence. He also dragged the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower that isn’t inferior to the Quan Zhen Sect into the fray, forcing the Buddhist and the Daoist sects to fight against each other…”

“Emperor De didn’t say anything after that, but the seed of conflict between the Quan Zhen Sect and the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower can be considered to have already been planted by Emperor De.” The storyteller couldn’t help but reveal a look of admiration.

He had analyzed Emperor De’s thoughts very clearly—that was why he was so surprised.

Facing the Quan Zhen Sect which was a Great Dao Sect, Emperor De didn’t panic.

Instead, he used a move to divert the trouble away from himself.

He was indeed worthy of being the Emperor who had governed the Yuhua God Dynasty for decades. Everything seemed to be so simple in his hands, yet if one looked closely at his moves—they would find that all of them were done rather intelligently and well.

Lin Jiufeng couldn’t help but nod as he listened.

Emperor De’s tactics were becoming increasingly outstanding.

“What kind of Buddhist sect is the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower?” Lin Jiufeng asked curiously.

Before he went into seclusion, this sect was still absent.

Weren’t there only three Buddhist sects in the current era?

Shaolin Temple, Xuankong Temple, and Dalin Temple.

Among them, Shaolin Temple and Xuankong Temple had been suppressed by Lin Jiufeng’s paintings. Tens and thousands of their temples had also been demolished.

What was the background of this Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower?

“The Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower is a Buddhist holy land of the previous era. They have a huge pagoda that is said to contain the golden body of an Arhat, as well as Sariras…”

“They have also produced immortals in the past, and they are not inferior to the Quan Zhen Sect at all. Even both Shaolin and Xuankong Temple have joined the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower as their subordinates. It would surely be a fascinating sight to see them go against the Quan Zhen Sect.” the storyteller explained.

“Which major sects are there in the world today?” Lin Jiufeng asked curiously.

He discovered that he seemed to have spent thousands of years in seclusion.

There were things and sects everywhere that he didn’t understand nor know.

The changes that the rapid recovery of the world’s spiritual energy had brought into this world were now showing their massive effects. Lin Jiufeng had disappeared for nearly 30 years, so he was naturally incompatible with this world after spending such a long time in seclusion.

“There are many top sects in the current cultivation world. Some famous ones are the Quan Zhen Sect, the Ten Thousand Buddha Sacred Tower, and the Six Paths of Reincarnation of the Demon Path.”

“There’s also the Essence Qi Sect of the Plains, the seven Great Sages of the Demon and Monster race, and the peerless demons in the Hengduan Mountain Range. Each of them are terrifying, to say the least.”

“Then there’s that swordsman overseas, the rogue cultivator alliance, and the three immortal mountains overseas—Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.”

“In addition, I also heard that a major sect has recently appeared in the Shu Mountains, they are called the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. It’s just that they are very low-key in his world.”

“These are just the major sects that a slightly well-informed old man like me knows about. There are also others that I don’t know. For example, I’ve been asking around about the Temple of Gods in the Wild Lands, but no one knows about it. The Temple of Gods is simply too mysterious.”

The storyteller shared everything in one go, causing Lin Jiufeng to fall into a daze.

It turned out that this world had already become this terrifying.

But immediately afterwards, Lin Jiufeng’s blood boiled.

Only in such a world would it not be in vain for him to improve himself.

‘So many large sects have popped up, their appearance surely brought with them mysterious and mystical places in the age of yore. I can go and visit those places to sign in before them one by one…’

‘Doing this, I can also fight against the powerhouses of the previous era along the way…’

Lin Jiufeng’s eyes looked radiant.

They seemed to contain the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, and the entire world itself within.