Rise of Humanity

Zhong Yue walked out of Xian Tian Palace and passed the edict to Fu Li, ordering the wild man back to the ancient universe to bring the Star Torrent Fortress straight toward to the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture.

“Fu Li, do not delay long. Seven years, is that enough for you to bring the Star Torrent Fortress?” Zhong Yue asked.

“Mister Yi, rest assured!” Fu Li answered and left immediately.

Zhong Yue brought the military stamp and seal and returned to the Jin Yun Sacred Land. There, the 8,000 Fuxi and a million gods were still nurturing the Stone Sentinel Maze. It was now already a Deity Emperor-level divine weapon, just a fine line away from ascending to the Creator-level weapon. Its power was incredible.

With the million gods and the three Heavens surging their power to help improve it, the Stone Sentinel Maze was getting increasingly stronger day after day.

At this rate, it would soon turn into a Creator-level divine weapon!

The Stone Sentinel Maze was a treasure forged by Zhong Yue, as such, he still held the highest commanding rights to it. The eight scrolls – Qian, Zhen, Kan, Gen, Kun, Xun, Li, and Dui, each were different elements and thus, had different powers and uses.

In order to forge Creator-level divine weapons, one must have a deep understanding of the Creator level. This was something Zhong Yue wasn’t lacking in at all. Although just a Heavenly Deity, he had cultivated six Innate Daos and his comprehension to the Creator level was no weaker than any other Creators!

Thus, improving the Stone Sentinel Maze into a Creator weapon wasn’t impossible for him. However, it was impossible to bring it up to the level of the Imperial Emperor.

This was because Zhong Yue’s understanding of the Imperial Emperor level was still too shallow, thus, he couldn’t have forged the Imperial Emperor weapons.

Even so, being able to forge the Stone Sentinel Maze a stage higher to the Creator-level weapon was already a huge leap in strength. By then, the Stone Sentinel Maze would be brimming with the power of Creators, containing heaven and earth in itself; and each of the scrolls would have the mystical powers of Six Paths Reincarnations.

Furthermore, although the Stone Sentinel Maze was composed of eight separate scrolls, it was in fact, a singular divine weapon in a whole. It may be in eight parts, but when all eight parts came together, it would turn into a powerful weapon with the united powers of all eight scrolls!

Not only that, but the Stone Sentinel Maze wasn’t in its best form yet. Zhong Yue had something bigger in mind, that the Stone Sentinel Maze was just the outer layer centering to a core – the [Celestial Demon Tai Chi Art].

If he used himself as the array and cast the [Celestial Demon Tai Chi Art], with the Dao powers of Yin and Yang, celestials and demons, he could combine the two and form the [Innate Celestial Demon Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Art]. The array’s power would undoubtedly increase tenfold!”

Just how powerful would it be? Zhong Yue himself didn’t dare to imagine!

After all, the [Innate Celestial Demon Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Art] wasn’t just the ordinary Stone Sentinel Maze composed of eight scrolls, but nine. When it fully cast its power, it would be like a Creator-level Zhong Yue!

Zhong Yue in his Creator level, how strong was that exactly? He couldn’t say for sure.

Now, inside of the Stone Sentinel Maze, Bing Rong, Qiu Yi, Huo Rong, Yu Rong, Wo Yun, Cang Ya, Tai Sui, and Li Hua were each leading a hundred thousand gods under their command. These eight Fuxi leaders were controlling the eight scrolls, continuously making changes and casting its power to the maximum. The eight scrolls made rumbling noises were clashing together while the gods were also lashing attacks on each other. It was no less vicious than a bloody war.

Meanwhile, Chi Song was standing in the air above the eight scrolls, closely looking at the war zone, ready to take over the Stone Sentinel Maze to intervene when necessary and avoid any casualties among the gods.

“Husband,” Yin Fanxuan came forth and welcomed him.

She was now stronger than they last met, even emanating a kind of pressuring aura upon Zhong Yue. If one were to say that there were a handful some who could stand on par and or even defeat Zhong Yue at the same cultivation level, Yin Fanxuan would definitely be one of them!

Moreover, Yin Fanxuan’s cultivation base was now imperceptible to him. Her affinity to the Daos grew even stronger from when they were in the Heavenly River. Zhong Yue couldn’t help but think of challenging her but stopped out of worry that he would be embarrassed being defeated by his wife in front of his subordinates.

The Innate Saint Spirit Body was above all other ordinary cultivators, it wasn’t something that could be made up for by just hard work.

“Husband has been busy working out there, you’ve even forgotten your home.” Yin Fanxuan chortled, “This time, are you going to come back only to leave the next second?”

“Not really,” Zhong Yue told her of Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s decisions and his appointment, he said, “Now, I plan to lead the gods to the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture. This is the time where the phoenix leaves the bushes and soars in the high skies, the dragon leaves the pool and dives into the endless depths of the ocean, nothing will be able to stop my rise now! Accompanying the emperor is like staying beside a man-eating tiger. With Imperial Emperor Xian Tian around me, my powers are restricted and limits bounded my performance. But this time going far away to the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture, I will be able to execute my own plans! Yinxuan, you should follow me to the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture too.”

Yin Fanxuan frowned, “But Imperial Emperor Xian Tian may not let me leave, he’ll hold me hostage here.”

“It’s no big deal.” Zhong Yue laughed, “Imperial Emperor Xian Tian is slow in the small matters and quick-witted in the important ones, if we leave now, he won’t be able to react fast enough to it. My only worry is King Zi Guang, he is quick-witted in both small and big matters. But if we leave right now, I can hold him off even when he is quick enough to react to this.”

Immediately, Yin Fanxuan turned and left to pack their stuff, but Zhong Yue stopped her, he smiled, “There is no need to pack.”

“No need?” Yin Fanxuan startled.

Zhong Yue’s psyche rippled out and the whole of Jin Yun Sacred Land received his orders. Chi Song and the other eight Fuxi leaders have commanded the gods and stood above the Stone Sentinel Maze. With an order, the Stone Sentinel Maze hovered in the sky and its power burst out, swallowing the three Heavens away.

These were top-tier Heavens, each was like an individual world itself with complete Six Paths Reincarnations in them. There were six galaxies in every Heaven and the Hell dimension that stacked over reality. This caused the Heavens to be incredibly heavy to bear.

There were trillions of living creatures in each Heavens, they live in the six galaxies, they worshipped the masters of the Heavens. They are the source of the Heavens’ powers.

However, these living creatures were mostly lowly beings, they weren’t any more prestigious than the humans and thus, it was hard to see the birth of any experts among them. For them, the Heavens themselves were the universes and those who created the Heavens were the one and only gods of creation.

The only aspects that the Heavens were lacking from the Six Paths Worlds were the size, resources, and the massive amounts of spiritual energy to nurture experts.

This was why the Heavens couldn’t be better than the Six Paths Worlds.

But the Heavens too had their own advantages, that is – it could be used as divine weapons and also the controller’s source of energy.

These three Heavens were created by Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, they were forged to a high level. And when they were granted to Zhong Yue, the controlling rights were also given to him and also Yin Fanxuan. Thus, although the Heavens were incredibly huge, they were still able to hide them inside the Stone Sentinel Maze and drag them along.

“Husband, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian won’t allow us to bring the Heavens away, will he?” Yin Fanxuan was uneasy and she quickly asked.

“He will. These three Heavens are a condition granted to me so that I will serve him. King Zi Guang will stop us, but he can’t do much on this.”

Zhong Yue kept the three Heavens and took out a totem pillar. He contacted Jiang Yiqi and gave some orders. Then, he kept the totem pillar and said, “Yinxuan, the carriage.”

Yin Fanxuan cast out the Heavens Kirin Carriage and Zhong Yue held her hands as they boarded it. With a command, the million gods stood in formations and headed toward the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture.

A short while later, King Zi Guang received words of King Yi leaving for the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture with the million gods of the Jin Yun Sacred Land. He exclaimed in shock, “So quickly?”

“The military camps in King Yi’s Jin Yun Sacred Land are still there, nothing has been packed. He only left with the million gods, that’s why he can be this speedy.”

King Zi Guang’s face changed slightly, he questioned, “The three top-tier Heavens given to him by Imperial Emperor?”

“Taken away by him.”

“Madam Yi?”

“Madam Yi is also with him!”

King Zi Guang’s face changed drastically, he summoned a Deity Emperor and ordered, “Qing Shu, quickly, catch up to King Yi’s forces and tell him to leave Madam Yi behind so she could safeguard Jin Yun Sacred Land! I will see the Imperial Emperor now!”

Deity Emperor Qing Shu nodded and leaped out from the palace. He rode on a patch of verdant cloud and left like a flash of light.

Whereas King Zi Guang quickly headed for the Xian Tian Palace.

The Kirin carriage was traveling in godspeed, but there were after all, a million gods. Although they were casting the Stone Sentinel Maze in full power as they travel, their speed was still much slower than Deity Emperor Qing Shu’s.

Four days later, Deity Emperor Qing Shu caught up to Zhong Yue’s Xian Tian Royal Guards, he shouted, “King Yi, please wait!”

In the Kirin carriage, Zhong Yue smiled at Yin Fanxuan and said, “See, King Zi Guang’s trouble is here again.”

As he finished, he conducted his voice directly to Chi Song and the Fuxi leaders, he told them to continue their journey.

Zhong Yue walked out of the carriage and looked at Deity Emperor Qing Shu, he smiled, “It’s you, Little Friend Qing Shu. What do you have for me?”

Deity Emperor Qing Shu quickly bowed and said, “Mister, King Zi Guang asked me to have you stop and leave your wife behind in the Jin Yun Sacred Land, she will have to safeguard it in the days of your absence.”

Zhong Yue was puzzled, “So it’s Senior Martial Brother Zi Guang’s order. Little Friend Qing Shu, do you have any official orders from Imperial Emperor Xian Tian?”

Deity Emperor Qing Shu startled for a second and he shook, “No.”

Zhong Yue smiled, “Zi Guang and I are both kings conferred by Imperial Emperor Xian Tian himself, we are both valued and stand equally as His Majesty’s advisors. How do you think I can heed King Zi Guang’s order? If you brought His Majesty’s orders, I would execute them with no hesitation. Qing Shu, you may return now.”

Deity Emperor Qing Shu was helpless, he could only turn back and report to King Zi Guang.

…

While he was on his way to the Xian Tian Palace, King Zi Guang suddenly came to a realization, It’s impossible for Deity Emperor Qing Shu to stop Traitor Yi, he will surely be pushed back by his treacherous words! How can he possibly be Traitor Yi’s match?

Just right when he has arrived at Xian Tian Palace, Mu Suge was seen walking out. He saw King Zi Guang and smiled, “King Zi, why the hurry?”

King Zi Guang quickly pulled Mu Suge and said, “Your Highness, please chase after King Yi now and have him leave behind Imperial Emperor Xian Tian’s three Heavens, also, he has to leave Madam Yi back in the Jin Yun Sacred Land! This is of utmost importance, I will explain to you later, Your Highness!”

Mu Suge saw him being incredibly serious, he too turned solemn and left for Zhong Yue.

Then, King Zi Guang rushed into Xian Tian Palace and asked for Imperial Emperor Xian Tian but was told that Imperial Emperor Xian Tian was invited away by Jiang Yiqi. Yan Sovereign had asked Imperial Emperor Xian Tian over to discuss on the human’s Heavens. Hearing it, he stomped his feet and murmured, “Yiqi has taken Imperial Emperor occupied at times like this, he is making it even more troublesome for me!”

Then, he rushed for the human race’s sacred land, he thought, I pray that third prince can stop Traitor Yi’s expedition…

After tens of days, Mu Suge caught up to Zhong Yue’s Xian Tian Royal Guards, he shouted, “Mister Yi, please wait!”

Zhong Yue stopped and walked down from the carriage, he smiled, “Your Highness, are you here to send me off?”

Mu Suge alighted and said, “No. But Mister Zi Guang has asked me to ask you to leave behind the three Heavens as well as your wife to safeguard the Jin Yun Sacred Land.”

Immediately, Zhong Yue’s face turned dark and gloomy, he shouted in rage, “Traitor Zi Guang is here to set me up again! The three Heavens have been granted to me by His Majesty, why would I leave it behind? My million gods are the only ones that are there to stand guard of the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture. We are already lacking in manpower and now, he wants me to leave behind more of my powers? He wants me dead! It’s my life he wants not the Heavens or my wife! Damn this evil fiend! Fine, I’ll turn back and tear him into pieces now!”

Beads of cold sweat rolled down from Mu Suge’s forehead and he quickly holds off Zhong Yue, he was repeatedly saying, “Mister, calm down. Mister, please stay calm!”

Zhong Yue struggled while shouting, “I’ve been married for so long but there’s only so little time we’ve spent our time together. And this old dog still wants to separate me and my wife? I have to chop him into pieces!”

Mu Suge also said softly, “I too think it’s quite unreasonable. Mister, I will return and talk to him.”

Zhong Yue gritted his teeth and said, “Your Highness, please scold him for me!”

Mu Suge nodded nonstop and quickly returned to Xian Tian Palace.

Zhong Yue see him left and returned to the carriage after. He shouted, “Go! Go! Travel half a year’s time away from here and we’ll be safe. Even when there are pursuers from behind, it’ll take half a year’s time for them to catch up. By then, we’ll already outrun them and arrive in the Heaven Suppressing Prefecture before they can reach us!”

Yin Fanxuan looked at him and suddenly chuckled, Zhong Yue looked back and asked with a smile, “What are you laughing at, Yinxuan?”

“I am laughing that you are so good at acting, you really look like an evil lord now.” Yin Fanxuan laughed happily but all of a sudden, her face changed and her laughter stopped.

Zhong Yue was puzzled and he asked, “What’s the matter?”

“These few days, my legs are getting itchy. I don’t know if it’s because of the residual bloodline seals that are not entirely cleansed from the legs.” She frowned softly and said.

“That’s quick impossible, I’ve already lifted all of it and checked… Don’t you worry, let me have a look.” Zhong Yue lift up her skirt hem and placed her jade-like legs on his knees. He inspected them carefully, checking on the blood of her legs and mulled, “I don’t seem to find any seals…”

Yin Fanxuan winked her eyes and said, “I always feel like my legs are going to turn back into the fishtail. Husband, please check carefully again.”