Chapter 177 : Dragon and Phoenix Emerge Together
Chapter 177: Dragon and Phoenix Emerge Together
“Buzz!”
The war chariot tore through the air, moving like lightning.
Above it, the canopy flowed like a cascading waterfall, thin veils dancing and shielding against all wind and dust.
Nine Profound Realm dragon-serpents pulled the chariot, soaring into the sky and heading straight for the Central Region at extreme speed.
Compared to the carriage Li Yunqing had once ridden, it was more than ten times faster—and still not at its limit.
On the chariot, Li Yunqing sat upright, her gaze sweeping the surroundings.
Beside her, Jiang Xiuning, Ying Qianqian, and Xiaolan did the same.
Compared to Great Yu, the Central Region was far too powerful.
Countless inherited cultivation methods—even this war chariot was engraved with various inscriptions, shining with brilliance.
Those should be levitation formations, autonomously drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to allow the chariot to float.
At this moment, Li Yunqing believed Di Qing’s words even more.
The old beings of the Age of Immortals and Gods—ninety-nine percent had taken root in the Central Region.
The eastern, western, southern, and northern regions had far too little.
Even if past inheritances had mostly been plundered, and countless experts had fallen, losing much—
Those memories of the old immortals and gods would not disappear.
What Great Yu lacked, Great Xia would certainly possess.
“The Great Xia Martial Treasury!”
At this moment, anticipation surged within Li Yunqing’s heart.
Divine abilities, cultivation methods, formations—
All of these would become the resources for her to grow stronger.
As for the Dao exposition two years later, it was not difficult for her at all—after all, she was the Path Pioneer.
On the imperial carriage ahead, Di Qing, the Sword God, and the Sword Saint were continuously conversing.
Their exchanges caused the auras around them to fluctuate from time to time.
All three were reincarnators. As the emperor who unified the Central Region, and a Divine Realm expert, Di Qing’s talent was naturally extraordinary.
As for the Sword God and Sword Saint, they were also top-tier figures in Great Yu—peaks of the Sword Dao that even Divine Realm experts would not dare underestimate.
Their exchange was naturally far from ordinary.
“Junior Sister, you actually became the National Preceptor!”
“From now on in the Central Region, Senior Sister will have to rely on you to cover me!”
Ying Qianqian leaned beside Li Yunqing, whispering into her ear, her tone filled with sighs.
Who could have imagined things would turn out like this?
A Path Pioneer!
Possessing great fortune and favored by heaven and earth—even staying by her side would bring influence from that fortune.
Cultivating while holding onto such a junior sister—wouldn’t one’s cultivation advance by leaps and bounds?
“Master Sword God and Master Sword Saint are not bad either!”
Li Yunqing replied with a soft smile.
To be valued by the emperor of a nation, the talent and strength of Sword God Ying Jiu and the Sword Saint of Cangshan spoke for themselves.
At the side, Jiang Xiuning also wore a smile.
Her daughter was safe and unharmed, rescued by Li Yunqing, and had walked out of Wuwang Mountain. Now, she was even valued by the Emperor of Great Xia.
This could also be considered part of Li Yunqing’s blessings.
“This is the Central Region—what a vast place!”
After traveling at high speed through the night, as dawn broke, the war chariot had already flown out of the Immortal God Forbidden Zone.
Looking out, there was a boundless plain stretching endlessly beyond sight.
Occasionally, divine mountains rose, piercing into the clouds.
Endless spiritual energy surged, radiance shining in all directions.
There were waterfalls hanging upside down like galaxies, seemingly flowing down from the heavens.
There were also vast snowfalls drifting like goose feathers, covering many places in pure white.
“It truly is immense!”
Seated on the chariot, Li Yunqing gazed into the distance and said, “The Central Region has five states. Each state is comparable to dozens of Great Yu territories.”
At this, even Li Yunqing could not help but click her tongue in amazement.
Great Yu spanned a hundred thousand li from north to south and east to west. Even including the lands of the Demon Race, it was still smaller than a single state of the Central Region.
And such a vast land was dominated entirely by the Human Race.
Moreover, it was ruled by a single Great Xia. If not seen with her own eyes, it would be hard to believe.
But upon thinking carefully, it seemed natural.
For Eighth Realm, Ninth Realm, and Supreme Being experts, a single thought could traverse the world.
Even for Profound Realm and Divine Realm experts, flying through the air, traveling across the entire world might not even take a year.
Compared to mortals, such a world having such vast territory was only normal.
“Rumble…”
The army did not conceal itself, escorting the war chariot as it advanced grandly.
Some soldiers even cleared the path ahead, their voices like thunder, resounding across heaven and earth.
“The Path Pioneer enters the Central Region as the Great Xia National Preceptor.”
“In two years, she will expound the Dao in the capital. All who are devoted to the Martial Dao may enter Jingzhou to participate.”
Hearing those thunderous proclamations—
Along the way, countless people erupted into cheers, and the news spread across the world at astonishing speed.
It was as if a new vitality had been injected into the entire Central Region.
And that was indeed the case.
With the Ten Lands Reincarnation Battle looming overhead, all martial artists felt as though a blade hung above their heads.
A blade that could fall at any moment.
Now that the Path Pioneer had entered the Central Region, it was equivalent to injecting hope into the hearts of all martial artists.
This spark of hope would, like a flame, eventually set the entire world ablaze.
Hearing the endless cheers, Li Yunqing felt a trace of pressure arise in her heart.
“It seems I must prepare properly for the Dao exposition two years later!”
Though the hope was small, it was a fire that could spread across the land.
What the future would bring was unknown—but once that fire ignited, it would surely bring greater hope to the world.
And inevitably give rise to countless powerful experts.
“Eighty-seven years… No! It should be only eighty-six years now!”
Li Yunqing murmured inwardly.
According to the Great Yu Calendar, this December was already halfway through.
In just over ten days, she would turn sixteen.
In Great Yu, that would mean preparations for marriage must begin.
“Fortunately, Great Xia has a more open culture!”
“And I am also the first Dao Realm in the world!”
Li Yunqing chuckled softly, her eyes filled with confidence.
In Great Xia, as long as women possessed talent and ability, they could become generals and lead armies into battle.
If their cultivation talent was exceptionally high, they would be fully nurtured by the state.
Of course, Great Xia also had regulations—women must marry by eighteen at the latest.
But that only applied to those without high martial cultivation talent.
Population was indispensable anywhere.
Especially when the world required more martial artists, more geniuses, more Heaven’s Chosen Prodigies—naturally, population was needed as a foundation.
“I still cannot be careless!”
“Continue cultivating!”
On the war chariot, Li Yunqing sat cross-legged and began cultivating.
Talent and physique were only her foundation. To grow stronger, effort could never be lacking.
Even geniuses were striving relentlessly—if she did not work hard, she would eventually be surpassed.
It was not that she feared others becoming stronger, but what she experienced in Great Yu always gave her a sense of urgency.
Whether it was paranoia or not, she did not care.
She only knew that only the strong could say no to anything they did not wish for.
And she naturally wanted to become the strongest—free to do as she pleased, unbound by anyone.
“Azure Dragon True Form experience +1.”
“Azure Dragon True Form experience +1.”
Time passed. Day turned to night, night to day—two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly—
“Roar!”
A dragon’s roar erupted from within Li Yunqing’s body.
In the next moment, an overwhelming dragon’s might swept across the entire area.
The golden warhorses ridden by the surrounding soldiers all collapsed to the ground.
Even the dragon-serpents pulling the chariot prostrated themselves.
“Dragon’s roar!”
Hearing the sound, everyone instinctively looked toward Li Yunqing.
Di Qing, the Sword God, and the Sword Saint all revealed shocked expressions.
Xiaolan, Ying Qianqian, and Jiang Xiuning were utterly stunned.
They saw a pure white true dragon phantom, surrounded by azure light, rising from Li Yunqing’s body and shooting straight into the heavens.
“Boom…”
Dark clouds rolled across the sky, countless bolts of lightning spreading as if the heavens were enraged.
“Crash—”
In an instant, torrential rain poured down.
The white true dragon phantom wandered within the dark clouds for a moment before descending.
It coiled directly around Li Yunqing’s body.
Dragon’s might surged.
But it did not end there.
At the moment the true dragon encircled her, a strand of flame seemed to be stimulated by the dragon’s might and suddenly soared upward.
“Cry!”
A sharp and resounding phoenix cry echoed through the nine heavens.
At that instant, all the rain in the world froze in midair.
Moments later, the torrential rain and dark clouds began to dissipate under the phoenix’s cry.
Then, a fire phoenix emerged behind Li Yunqing, facing the true dragon phantom, neither yielding to the other.
“Dragon Soars, Phoenix Dances!”
“What is happening?”
“Could it be that the National Preceptor possesses both Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan bloodlines, and they are awakening now?”
At this moment, countless thoughts arose in everyone’s minds.
At the same time, a line of text appeared before Li Yunqing’s eyes.
“You have comprehended a Phoenix Clan divine ability: Phoenix Cry Across the World!”
“Phoenix Cry Across the World automatically integrates and absorbs the movement technique Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance.”
“Phoenix Cry Across the World (Initiated 0/5000)”
“Azure Dragon True Form (Initiated 0/5000)”