Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Chapter 302: Chapter 145: “May the Lord National Master continue to be a dragon among men, cutting down enemies across the world in his distant travels!”_3
 

For the State Preceptor,

the greatest vision, or perhaps the goal worth dedicating one’s life to, was singular — to break free from Da Xia’s cage.

“Father Emperor.”

At this moment —

The Seventh Prince, with a hint of self-doubt in his eyes, quietly said, “Lord National Master said that I will become the Xuantian First Sword Cultivator in the future, do you think I will?”

Xia Xundao’s eyes flashed with helplessness, but after a long time, he still rasped, “You will.”

…

At this time, Chen Qiu and his people had already left the Capital.

The scholar looked at Fat Long, whose face had been shadowed with a cold and vicious expression for quite some time, and couldn’t help but ask with curiosity, “Fat Long, are you in a bad mood? You’ve kept that look for quite a while now, doesn’t it tire you?”

Fat Long didn’t speak but gave the scholar an icy glance before surveying the followers behind him. Then, his entire demeanor suddenly slackened as he rubbed his stiff facial muscles and shook his head with irritation.

“You know nothing. Just now, so many people were looking at Brother Qiu. If we, as his subordinates, start grinning and laughing, wouldn’t that embarrass Brother Qiu?”

“You definitely need to put on that cold demeanor that says you’ll kill without a second word.”

“That’s how you don’t bring shame upon Brother Qiu.”

“When you are away from home, face is important, don’t you understand?”

“Let’s go, to Fei City.”

Chen Qiu patted the scholar, signaling him to prepare for departure.@@novelbin@@

By this time, it was almost dusk. When they arrived at Fei City in Fei State, night had fallen and it was the start of the ‘zi’ hour. They didn’t enter the city but went directly to the wilderness outside, entering Chao Tian Sect.

And at this moment,

Inside Chao Tian Sect, hundreds of craftsmen were busily repairing what had become ruins. These artisans had been arranged by Xia Xundao and were the best in the entire Da Xia Country.

In less than half a month’s time, they would restore Chao Tian Sect to completion.

Several Golden Core Peak Array Repairers with mid-stage cultivation were also gathered together, repairing the Formation. Once the Formation and the collapsed buildings were fully repaired, Chao Tian Sect would once again buzz with the liveliness of days long past.

The small world that he had inherited from Chao Tian Sect was merely the most central area of Chao Tian Sect ten thousand years ago.

The true Chao Tian Sect could accommodate a million Sword Cultivators.

Its vastness was so immense that it even surpassed that of an entire state.

Chen Qiu stood on the rear mountain, overlooking the bustling scene below in Chao Tian Sect. Leaning on his cane with one hand behind his back, he fell silent for a long time before finally speaking softly, “Where should I begin? Perhaps I should start from this life as the National Master.”

“That was when I…”

His voice, devoid of much emotion, drifted across the mountaintop.

Fat Long and the scholar, with complex expressions, looked towards Chen Qiu’s silhouette. They remained silent, not speaking a word. Those matters that sounded perilous to them seemed exceedingly calm when recounted by Chen Qiu.

They simply did not manifest the urgency of a situation of nine deaths and one life.

Perhaps it was as Brother Qiu had said.

Everyone is going to die.

Dead people don’t have stories.

…

As Chen Qiu left the Capital —

Several messages had already spread from the Da Xia Palace as the starting point, sweeping across Da Xia Country and even into the Hundred Countries!

There was one critical piece of news.

Da Xia’s first Magic Practitioner, Chen Qiu, was the Lord National Master.

But at the same time, several even more secretive messages were being spread among the major sects and families.

“Da Xia Country is a cage on the Xuantian Continent.”

“Before long, Chen Qiu will break the cage and head to the Xuantian Continent.”

“Those with Golden Core Peak Great Perfection Cultivation struggling to advance to Nascent Soul can follow Chen Qiu to the Xuantian Continent to seek the Nascent Soul Dao. However, they must join Chao Tian Sect and sign the Contract Life Plate with the sect.”

The Contract Life Plate.

A method used by sects to control their core disciples. With the Life Plate in the sect, it allows the sect to be aware of any threats to their disciples’ lives and to control their disciples’ fate at any time.

Once upon a time, the Heavenly Girl couldn’t abandon the sect and flee because her Life Plate was in the sect.

Ordinary people didn’t know or care about this news. They were more concerned about whether they could work harder tomorrow to earn a few more coins to afford some pork head meat. But to those whose lives were nearing their end, whose Golden Core Peak Great Perfection Cultivation had reached its limit, the news was nearly driving them mad.

Seeing one’s life about to end without the opportunity for another breakthrough to extend it was a pain only those who had experienced it could understand.

The barrier of the Nascent Soul had trapped them at this realm.

Now that there was a chance to breakthrough, their emotions were bordering on hysteria.

And yet, Chen Qiu had offered them another path.

“Those who do not wish to join the sect can leave on their own, simply by defeating any Nascent Soul Puppet in the four forbidden lands, to open a brief gap.”

It must be said.

They had all misunderstood Chen Qiu in the past. If they had known this secret, they certainly wouldn’t have revealed it. It was the first time they realized that the Nascent Souls in the east, south, west, and north were merely Nascent Soul Puppets, not real people.

…

“Can I not go?”

Inside Caotian Sect, Zhao Yishi looked at the Sect Master with puppy-dog eyes, his voice carrying a sobbing tone as he pleaded, “Sect Master, what will we do if you leave? We can’t be without you; there will be no one to take care of us.”

“I don’t know, I don’t want to know.”

Sect Master Zhao Dezhu of Caotian Sect, at that moment, was organizing his belongings with an excited and yearning look. He turned to the recently emerged Supreme Elder of Caotian Sect and said excitedly, “Supreme Uncle, let’s also take all the Spirit Stones of our sect. Once we join Chao Tian Sect, these can be seen as fees for paying respects to a new sect.”

“When the time comes, Supreme Uncle, you can decide. Although we are all joining Chao Tian Sect, those of us who have paid these respects will surely receive better treatment.”