Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 814 - 521: In This Life, Without Crossing the Mountain and Sea Pass, Becoming Overlord Is in Vain!

The requirements for cultivation are high.

High-ranking members easily betray.

Managing a sect is truly not easy, with significant fluctuations.

In contrast, 'historical families' have their bloodline foundation, with mechanisms to stably nurture and produce talents, not lacking in key Divine Generals. Occasionally, a high-rank Divine General emerges, ensuring the continuous prosperity of 'historical families' for generations.

Sects have large fluctuations.

Historical families are more stable.

The contention between the two—

Sects are easier to be destroyed, but as long as grassroots remain, it's like wildfire that burns on relentlessly!

Historical families are the same. Even if all historical families are exterminated, in sects, as long as there are many offspring in high ranks, a change in allegiance will give rise to a new 'historical family,' like spring breezes that revive life.

"In the Mountain and Sea Realm, the struggle between historical families and sects is an eternal melody. Ultimately, it's a clash of 'bloodlines' versus 'mentorship,' 'nobility' versus 'grassroots'."

"'Nobility' will fall."

"But 'grassroots' can grow into new 'nobility'."

Yan Chuan's understanding of the Mountain and Sea Realm deepened.

Historical families?

Sects?

The battle of the Great Path!

Struggle is the main theme of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Not only do Martial Artists contend with each other, and historical families and sects clash.

There are also conflicts between cities, and between nations.

And—

The struggle for the orthodoxy of the Mountain and Sea!

...

"Yu Fangxin!"

"The old dynasty is beyond saving, surrender the Jade Seal, and perhaps you shall live!"

"Surrender the Jade Seal, and you may proceed to pass the Immortal Pass!"

"Passing the 'Immortal Pass,' leaping the 'Dragon Gate,' crossing the 'Mountain and Sea Pass,' and enjoying eternal blessings—isn't it more carefree than competing for power and intrigue in the Mortal World?!"

"Emperor Yu! Do not be stubborn!"

...

'Emperor Yu' held the 'Kanglong Mace' in his right hand, and the 'Imperial Jade Seal' in his left, a hero at the end of his road.

The Yu Fang Dynasty once suppressed the Mountain and Sea, once the strongest dynasty among the five great human dynasties of the Mountain and Sea. Yet, it declined in a mere thousand years.

The former emperor mistakenly trusted the Demon Queen, favored vile characters over wise ministers, causing loyal ministers and generals to lose faith and unity. Externally, alien races like Quanrong, Chi Di, Hailing, and Lu Hun invaded, while ancient countries like Duanmie, East River, Nine Tribulations, Eternal, Beast God, Yuan Chu, and Red Lotus took the opportunity to create chaos. Moreover, overlord kingdoms like Star Cloud, Cang Alliance, Huang Yi, Six Directions, and Lie Yuan rose to power, seeing the fragmented Yu Fang Dynasty as the breach point under the Mountain and Sea's undercurrents.

Internal strife and external threats.

On the brink of destruction.

Upon Yu Fangxin's ascendancy, he faced this hellish predicament, extremely difficult to salvage.

At this moment.

Star Cloud, Cang Alliance, Huang Yi, Six Directions, Lie Yuan.

Duanmie, East River, Nine Tribulations, Eternal, Beast God, Yuan Chu, Red Lotus.

Among the twelve most powerful nations within the Yu Fang Realm, more than ten 'ultimate overlords' gathered—

"Ancient Country Seven Heroes!"

"Yu Fang Five Dominions!"

"All of them are treacherous ministers and rebels!"

'Emperor Yu' sighed deeply.

Scenes of his life played repeatedly in his mind—

Recalling how his father still worried about the Demon Queen on his deathbed, remembering himself serving the Demon Queen with color and talent for a hundred years in his youth to obtain the throne, only to ultimately become the final emperor of the Yu Fang Dynasty.

Laughable!

His life has been too laughable.

He gazed afar, the layers of Mountain and Sea phantoms existing for countless ages, visible since he became an overlord, vaguely holding majestic gateways between them, sky-reaching and earth-penetrating.

Those are the 'Immortal Pass.'

Those are the 'Dragon Gate.'

Those are the 'Mountain and Sea Pass,' filled with countless mortal legends, yet only visible to overlords.

"In this life, if I do not pass the Mountain and Sea Pass, being called an overlord is in vain!"

Emperor Yu shook his head.

That Demon Queen still lives; how could he dare pass the 'Immortal Pass,' leap the 'Dragon Gate,' and cross the 'Mountain and Sea Pass'!

"Mother!"

"You and I have intertwined our lives; let us head to the Netherworld together!"

With a flash of thought, Yu Fangxin directed a radiant burst from the 'Imperial Jade Seal,' slamming it mightily between heaven and earth—

Rumble!

[Mandated by Heaven, may your lifespan be forever prosperous!]

In the distance, the Mountain and Sea phantoms shook, heaven and earth trembled, and the 'Heavenly Ladder' manifested in the Mortal World, causing all the Ten Thousand Worlds to tremble, appearing then shattering by the Jade Seal.

Amidst the shattering.

Garments embroidered with gold thread and jade, as delicate as a heavenly fairy.

A vivid, charming, dignified woman appeared in the void, casting a gentle smile at Yu Fangxin: "My son!"

Upon her words.

She shattered.

But that smile etched into the hearts of every ultimate overlord present.

"The Heavenly Ladder trembles!"

"The Ten Thousand Worlds shatter!"

"Yu Fangxin! How dare you!"

An overlord came to his senses, seeing the scene of the shattered landscape, eyes blazing with anger.

"Yu Fang!"

"Yu Fang!"

"You've been closed off for a millennium; what tricks are you playing!"

"Foolish!"

"Foolish!!"

Outside the four cardinal points of Yu Fang, angry roars resounded, furious and chaotic, with thunderbolts and celestial changes.

But too late!

The dragon's energy struck the Mountain and Sea!

The Jade Seal shattered the Ten Thousand Worlds!

Rumble!

Among heaven and earth, meteors and earth fires descended in one breath, turning the Mortal World into a purgatory. Moreover, the shattered multiverse's chaotic space currents swept, tearing apart the dynasty's sacred artifact, 'Heavenly Ladder'—

Earth, water, wind, and fire!

Playing out chaos!

The Mortal World, in turmoil!

...

"What is happening?"

Yan Chuan had just finished interrogating the captives and was about to play a couple of rounds in "Heavenly Ladder City" when suddenly the earth shook. Yan Chuan looked up to see meteor showers falling from the sky—

"This—"

Yan Chuan was shocked.

Leaping into the air, he gazed into the distance, witnessing earth fire erupting from the ruins within the city, flames illuminating the distant mountains, unsure of how many birds and beasts had perished in the blaze.

Heavenly fire and earth fire!

Devastation everywhere!

"What's going on?"

"Again?"

He remembered that it was a heavenly disaster that destroyed Tan Valley Royal City. From the description afterward, it was very similar to the current scene.

Yan Chuan was shocked: "What curse has befallen Tan Valley?"

Experiencing a meteor strike is already an extremely low probability.

And again?

That probably wasn't a coincidence!

"City Lord!"

"Old Yan!"

"Brother Yan!"

"Master!"

Yan Chuan ascended to the sky, as did many other Innate beings in the royal city who sensed the commotion. They all soared into the air, overlooking the four directions, each stunned.

In the face of such a disaster, even though they were all Innate beings, they felt small and powerless, unable to save others and even finding it difficult to save themselves.

"We can't stay in Tan Valley!"

"City Lord, we must leave!"

Meteor showers descended.

Earth fire erupted.

At this moment, there hadn't been any casualties among them or the Tan Valley Army yet, but the catastrophe was ongoing, and who knew when it would spread and claim lives?

Go, go, go!

It's safer to return to Great Yan!

"Retreat!"

Yan Chuan hesitated not at all.

If you save the people but lose the land, both will survive; if you save the land but lose the people, both will perish.

He understood this principle.

As long as they, the Innate beings, were around, as long as the thirty thousand Tan Valley Army soldiers were still there, the Tan Valley Realm could be recaptured anytime.

For now, retreat first!

The royal city descended into chaos.

In that year, what was originally a ruin was being rebuilt under the leadership of Wang Kuan and Jian Rong, continuously attracting residents from surrounding tribes. By now, there were many buildings in the city. Besides the thirty thousand Tan Valley Army and their families, there were more than a hundred thousand original inhabitants, full of vitality and prosperity.

But now, in the face of the disaster, chaos ensued in the city, and all thriving activities came to an abrupt halt.

Heavenly disaster!

Curse!

Despair and fear spread in everyone's hearts.

Yan Chuan instructed Jiang Bianliu, Ni Mengtong, and others to quickly organize an evacuation, while he himself headed directly to the entrance of "Heavenly Ladder City." Before leaving, he wanted to take the "Earth Gate" with him, as it connected to "Heavenly Ladder City" and was Yan Chuan's largest and most stable source of income, too valuable to risk.

"Earth Gate!"

"Earth Gate!!!"

Just as Yan Chuan landed, he saw an eruption of black light from the Earth Gate, instantly turning the once indestructible Earth Gate into dust.

The chaotic flow expanded.

In the darkness, he occasionally glimpsed yin and yang, five elements, stars, and other changes, endlessly expanding further, already covering a hundred feet in mere moments, engulfing sky and earth, turning into chaos!

"That is—"

In a trance, Yan Chuan seemed to see a world where heaven and earth, light and darkness, resembled the Twin City World he once visited.

In an instant, memories flooded back.

Yet he watched helplessly as this world was instantly torn apart!

"This!"

Yan Chuan woke up with a start, drenched in sweat.

Upon looking again, he saw that the chaos was alarmingly close, almost engulfing him.

"Go, go, go!"

Yan Chuan, terrified, dared not linger for a moment, turned and left, following the first batch of Innate beings to see the Star Gate and return to Great Yan!

...

"What's going on?"

"It just happened suddenly!"

"I heard that Tan Valley Royal City also became ruins in a previous disaster, and now again?"

"This isn't right!"

A group of Innate beings gathered at the Tan Valley Realm's Star Gate exit, chattering away, all still scared and feeling that something was amiss with the Tan Valley Realm. It didn't make sense for it to suffer two heavenly disasters in just a year and a half.

Is Tan Valley Realm favored by disasters?

That's nonsense!

There must be some other reason!

But what could it be?

"Could it really be a curse?" Luo Qi frowned.

Yan Chuan was also pondering.

He was thinking about what could be the reason and whether Tan Valley City was worth holding on to.

Just at that moment.

Beside him.

Wang Zhengyi transmitted a message: "Old Yan! It's not a curse! It's not just Tan Valley! This time the disaster's range is even broader, Nanxiong City in the Hunxi Territory, and Nanyue Lake within Nanxiong City in the Danhu Realm, all were affected!"

"What?"

Yan Chuan was startled.

Of course, Wang Zhengyi's words were unquestionable. His "Monkey King Avatar" was in Five Blessings City in Danhu Realm, and his "Alligator Beast Avatar" was in Nanyue Lake within Nanxiong City in Hunxi Territory. With such disasters erupting in both places, Wang Zhengyi was certainly able to sense it.

However, if this disaster did not only break out in Tan Valley but also in Hunxi and Danhu, it seemed even more terrifying than speculating that "Tan Valley was cursed!"

"Tan Valley!"

"Hunxi!"

"Danhu!"

"All three King City Realms were affected. Could the disaster in Tan Valley a year and a half ago be just a prophecy, and this disaster expands to the entire Jinze Region?"

Although Tan Valley Realm is isolated from Hunxi and Danhu realms, they're actually not far apart and could barely be considered in the Jinze Region.

A year and a half ago was a King City Realm level disaster.

This time it evolved into a regional disaster?

"Not necessarily!" Wang Zhengyi closed his eyes and then opened them again, his tone heavy as he continued to transmit to Yan Chuan: "My 'Monkey King Avatar' looked up at the sky in Five Blessings City, and saw the sky filled with streams of fire, blanketing the sky, endless!"

Looking at this situation, perhaps it's not just the Jinze Region, possibly even wider.

"We'll know soon enough whether this is big or not!"

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