Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage

Chapter 480: Chapter 216: An unexpected change? The birth of the Divine Emperor’s Body! The wedding procession from Emperor Wu’s City! Long Yue advances to the Martial Emperor at the Divine Yuan Realm_4

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Xuan Domain, Qingxuan Mountain.

This place was the obligatory path from Emperor Wu’s City to the Daqian Empire.

Stretching over hundreds of thousands of miles, the main peak of Qingxuan Mountain rose a hundred thousand feet high. It originally lay at the junction of four major powers: Emperor Wu’s City, Kurong Sect, Daqian Empire, and the Da Jing Empire.

However, after the weakening of the Daqian Empire, the Outer Twelve States were annexed, and now Qingxuan Mountain bordered only three powers: Emperor Wu’s City, Kurong Sect, and the Da Jing Empire.

To pass through Qingxuan Mountain and enter the Daqian Empire, one had to traverse the territories of either Kurong Sect or the Da Jing Empire.

At this moment, on a subsidiary peak of Qingxuan Mountain half way up the mountain, stood a group of more than a dozen figures, all exuding powerful auras – thirteen men and five women in total.

These eighteen individuals were all coming from Emperor Wu’s City, wishing to go to the Daqian Empire, or to be precise, to Chengsheng Mountain of the Daqian Empire.

The five female cultivators all wore veils, their figures graceful, and their demeanor gentle. Even though their faces were not visible, it was clear they were beauties of stunning appearance.

The leading beauty among them looked toward the direction of the Daqian Empire and said softly, “Ladies and gentlemen, have you made your decision? Which path shall we take?”

Among the five peerless beauties, three possessed Fourth Grade talent with cultivation levels ranging between the Gangyuan Realm and the God Refining Realm; two were of Third Grade talent, one a Guru in the Void Realm, and the other an early-stage Great Grandmaster of the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

The leader among the peerless beauties was the Great Grandmaster of the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

Ever since the lord of Emperor Wu’s City fell into the hands of Elder Bai Yujing and his life or death remained unknown, the upper echelons of the city had been strategizing their next move, planning to seek support from the ancestor of the Han Mansion, Han Li.

Following the announcement that Han Li would be taking a wife and concubines in the Xuan Domain, the higher-ups of Emperor Wu’s City made a swift decision, selecting the five best candidates from those previously chosen, and dispatched strong protectors to escort them to Chengsheng Mountain in the Daqian Empire.

The five peerless female cultivators all belonged to the direct lineage of Emperor Wu’s City. With the city facing the danger of obliteration and possible destruction at any moment, they stepped forward, prepared to sacrifice everything for righteousness.

Their families, their friends, their masters, and so on, were all in Emperor Wu’s City. Without the protection of a powerful figure, should the city fall, everything they cared about would be destroyed as well.

Without a nest, there can be no eggs!

Thus, after the upper echelons of Emperor Wu’s City offered numerous generous conditions, they all agreed, including the Great Grandmaster of the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

To be the wife or concubine of the Ancestor of the Han Mansion wasn’t shameful!

Han Li was a War King of the True Martial Realm, an Elder of Bai Yujing, a reincarnated powerful being with boundless prospects; in the future, at the very least, he was destined to become an Emperor of the Divine Yuan Realm.

Once they became Han Li’s wives or concubines, not only could they protect Emperor Wu’s City and bring blessings to their families and friends, they themselves would also reap tremendous benefits, possibly cultivating up to the Hollow Void Stage or the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

For example, the leading beauty wanted to use Han Li’s resources to cultivate up to the status of a War King of the True Martial Realm, which is why she was willing to make the arduous journey of tens of millions of miles to Chengsheng Mountain.

However, they now faced a dilemma; there were two paths ahead. One led through the Da Jing Empire into the Daqian Empire, and the other through Kurong Sect into the Daqian Empire. They had to make a choice.

Taking the Da Jing Empire’s path would take more time but was safer. The Da Jing Empire wouldn’t dare to act against them after learning of their intentions; taking the Kurong Sect’s path would save time, less than half of the former, but was more dangerous.

The Kurong Sect was backed by Xumi Mountain, and traditionally, the Buddhist Sect and Dao Sect did not get along. Kurong Sect wouldn’t care about Han Li’s face and might take action against them.

After all, if not for Han Li’s sabotage, the Daqian Empire would have been destroyed, granting Kurong Sect a chance to take over more territory.

Even if Kurong Sect chose not to act against them, other forces might. Inside Emperor Wu’s City’s domain, there were numerous Myriad Phenomena Realm forces with ambitions of independence or the desire to find a strong backer.

These forces also entertained the idea of presenting females to Han Li in the hope of gaining his support, either to lead or replace Emperor Wu’s City, but their offerings could never be as rich as those of Emperor Wu’s City.

Though they lacked rich offerings, Emperor Wu’s City had them, and if they could intercept Emperor Wu’s City’s marriage procession and successfully take the women, they could then send them over to Han Mansion on Chengsheng Mountain.

Would that not bring upon them calamities?

In fact, these forces were not worried. Their own forces would also be presenting brides to Chengsheng Mountain, becoming kinship forces related to the Han Mansion. Even if the beautiful women from Emperor Wu’s City they seized spoke ill of them, it wouldn’t matter.

After all, these beauties would be sent by them, making them related to the Han Mansion through marriage, and thereby able to obtain even more benefits.

Among the thirteen male cultivators, four were Great Grandmasters of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, while the remaining nine were Gurus in the Hollow Void Realm, also capable of forming a Formation that could match one or two Great Grandmasters of the Myriad Phenomena Realm.

Along with the female Great Grandmaster, this bridal procession boasted the combat ability of at least six Great Grandmasters – an incredibly powerful force.

The Great Grandmasters of the Myriad Phenomena Realm in Emperor Wu’s City were not limited to these; there were about thirty in total. Some were stationed in Emperor Wu’s City, while others went to intercept other Myriad Phenomena Realm forces.

The strongest among the four Great Grandmasters was a square-faced middle-aged man named Fang Yun, dressed in green, possessing peak strength of the Myriad Phenomena Realm, his power and status ranking within the top five of Emperor Wu’s City.

Hearing Zhao Wanling’s question, Fang Yun pondered and said, “Take the path through Kurong Sect into the Daqian Empire.”

Zhao Wanling’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she said displeasedly, “That’s very dangerous.”

“We don’t have that much time left. Do you all want to just watch as Emperor Wu’s City is destroyed?” Fang Yun said coldly.

The fall of Emperor Wu’s City might not extend to them, but their families, friends, disciples, and entire networks within Emperor Wu’s City would all vanish into nothing.