Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Black Fog Spiritual World, which is also the Qi Fortune World referred to by King Zhen, Wang Sheng couldn't be clear about when exactly it was born, but the chances are high it came into being after the first royal dynasty's "Qi" established the royal empire, reaping Qi Fortune and controlling hearts, influencing memories among many functions—a truly terrifying thing.

For Wang Sheng, he had not experienced being harvested, but the Heavenly Father and Black Fog Giant Snake in the Black Fog Spiritual World bore no small grudge against him.

A relationship of life and death, once brought to the Spirit World, he held no guilt about it.

"It just so happens to be a 'competitor' too!"

What's crucial is that within King Zhen's memory, it turns out the first royal empire once attempted to disintegrate a regional empire, dissolve the Spirit World, and even recorded part of the process in ancient texts.

[The disintegration of the Qi Fortune World, the reveal of the source, the ancestor "Qi" lamented: laid bare.]

[After that, such attempts were completely prohibited.]

Although the statement was somewhat vague, Wang Sheng had reason to suspect that the collapse of the Spirit World, the Qi Fortune World as mentioned by the first royal dynasty, might expose some source material that was precisely what he needed.

And the method to eliminate the Spirit World was found within King Zhen's memory—a method King Zhen himself considered impossible to succeed.

"Eliminating the Spirit World would attract the so-called retaliation of the Qi Fortune Sacred Beast. According to King Zhen's memory, apart from the emperor of the first royal dynasty, no one could withstand the Qi Fortune Sacred Beast's retaliation, and even whether the emperor could withstand it is in question, after all, King Zhen's view of the emperor is heavily filtered."

The Qi Fortune Sacred Beast, that's what Wang Sheng called the Heavenly Father.

Once you aim to eliminate any place's Spirit World, you'll attract the Heavenly Father, and it isn't a mere avatar, but the most powerful original body.

"I actually have some expectations for the Heavenly Father's original body!"

Thus far, all the incarnations of the Heavenly Father that he had seen, he could be sure were avatars, with the true original body existing in the first royal dynasty's corresponding Spirit World.

But as soon as his plan was executed, and the Spirit World began to dissipate, it would definitely appear.

"The only issue is whether using that method will cause the Spirit World to disappear?"

The success or failure of the method was key.

Wang Sheng glanced at King Zhen who was still under control, his gaze full of reverence, and he lifted the control.

King Zhen's eyes instantly regained clarity, remembering what he had done.

"Who exactly are you?"

A fear that transcended instinct suppressed King Zhen's reverence for his ancestor; the person in front of him was more terrifying than he could have imagined.

Manipulating memories in a more horrifying way than the ancestors did.

He had asked so many sensitive questions, yet he showed no reactive response at all.

"You don't need to know who I am, but I do have a question for you. What was your ancestor thinking to send you to me?"

Having confronted the Heavenly Father so many times, Wang Sheng didn't believe that he was still unknown to the current ancestor.

Yet, even so, someone was sent here.

King Zhen was startled—though he revered his ancestor, he wasn't devoid of intelligence.

Indeed, was his ancestor so powerful that he was unaware of this person's existence?

So what was his purpose here?

He vaguely understood, yet he couldn't articulate it.

"It seems your understanding is about right, you really do esteem me, testing me even when gravely injured, or is it that you truly look down upon me?"

Unless the Jiang Family's ancestor was so severely injured that he could do nothing, he would typically pass on some affairs for his direct lineage to handle, but arranging for three people including King Zhen to carry out tasks despite an injury clearly meant that wasn't likely.

Either the ancestor held him in such disdain, thinking that a so-called National Guardian Level strongman could easily capture him, or it wasn't impossible.

And how to interpret this depended on King Zhen's performance.

Wang Sheng didn't make a move, nor did he speak, letting King Zhen consider it himself.

Soon, King Zhen's emotions showed signs of collapse.

"Oh ancestor, if this is your expectation, I will surely fulfill it!"

With those words, King Zhen's spirit violently fluctuated, showing signs of collapse.

"It seems he really is a pawn; he wanted to collect some information."

King Zhen's spirit fluctuations were abnormal, connecting to the Spirit World, seemingly attempting to transmit some message.

Regrettably, such methods were childishly naive in front of Wang Sheng and easily transparent.

"Since it's confirmed, I naturally won't let you send out the message."

His Divine Thought stirred, forcibly halting King Zhen's spirit fluctuations.

"To die is fine, but one cannot die in such a way."

Although confident in his own strength, Wang Sheng wouldn't let his information leak out so easily.

King Zhen was somewhat desperate.

The person in front of him was stronger than he had imagined.

"Who on earth are you? This world shouldn't have a strongman like you!" He asked once more, seemingly unwilling to accept the truth.

"Because of your kind's methods of sealing strength, sorry, but I've also found a way to break those methods." Wang Sheng had no intention of letting his enemies die with dignity.

"..."

King Zhen was completely silenced; he understood that resistance was futile.

In the end—

"You may well be the biggest backlash of this era, the Demon Clan is merely one aspect."

Wang Sheng knew what he was talking about, every time the sovereign of the First Dynasty changed, there would be great turmoil.

He was well aware of this, as it was in his memory, so he didn't waste words and directly caused King Zhen to lose the breath of life.

"If this is a test, then you must have felt it too, I want to see whether you'll keep silent or show up directly."

His gaze was distant, as if he could see a figure who was healing.

Indeed, that was the case. Jiang Yun, the healing sovereign of the First Dynasty, opened his eyes.

"Dead, is he… the trouble is far from over, the Demon Clan, the mysterious figures, do I really need to resort to the last measure left by my ancestor 'Qi'?"

"Qi," the ancestor of the Jiang Family and the founder of the First Dynasty.

"Before ancestor 'Qi' passed away, he said not to initiate that measure unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, there will definitely be a backlash. But what exactly is that final measure?"

He actually did not want to employ the last measure.

The testament left by the ancestor specified that once initiated, no matter the outcome, there would be a fearsome backlash.

After much contemplation, he clenched his teeth and said, "So what of the backlash? If I don't find some solutions, others may not know, but the Jiang Family is certainly finished."

Still, he harbored some hesitations in his heart.

"Let's wait a little longer, one last time. If the problem still can't be resolved, then I'll use the last resort."

That prodigious ancestor 'Qi' spoke of a fearsome backlash, which clearly wasn't simple. He wasn't desperate yet, he still wanted to try.

And at that moment, a figure in a distant place revealed a slight smile.

"Impatient? After such a long wait, over the span of two or three generations, we've finally got what we've waited for… Once they're tempted, they can't escape. That's a terrifying system indeed!"

...

Due to the death of a National Guardian Level individual, the situation seemed to have undergone significant changes.

Wang Sheng was unaware of these matters; he was preparing to eliminate the existence of the Spirit World.

"The Spirit World is as I guessed, tied to the dynasties and empires. As I previously thought, to make the Spirit World disappear, the first thing to do is to completely replace the dynastic and imperial systems, to thoroughly erase the concept of a dynasty from thought… The Taiping Sect can now play a role!"

"However, before the Taiping Sect takes action, the two dynasties must first be dealt with!"

Originally, Wang Sheng did not want to interfere with the rise and fall of dynasties.

The existence of dynasties and empires is inevitable for the Human Race; the concepts of nation and family are hard for humanity to escape.

Even if the Taiping Sect were victorious, there would still be the emergence of a state.

However, to destroy the Spirit World, what needs to be resolved are the dynasties and empires that are based on the Spirit World; the existence of other nations doesn't matter.

"Suppress them forcefully; there's no need to waste more time!"

The best course of action would have been for the Taiping Sect to win over the two dynasties through war, cleansing some ideologies in preparation for his later plans.

But this approach would not guarantee the Taiping Sect's sufficient strength, take a lot of time, and waste a significant population unnecessarily.

When the Spirit World unfolds, the larger the population, the better, as even ordinary people, if numerous enough, can provide enough Pure Spiritual Power.

Therefore, it's best to preserve as many people as possible.

"The method of making talismans has progressed, let the Taiping Sect execute it!"

With the "Spiritual Virtualization," the Jade Talismans he created were much more powerful, surpassing the realm of Great Grandmasters, able to suppress all people.

"I hope the nation established through forceful oppression succeeds!"

The method from King Zhen's memory was vague without precise details; Wang Sheng could only grope his way forward.

Having made his decision, Wang Sheng immediately came out of seclusion and then sought out Li Yongfeng.

"Call back all the people from the Taiping Sect; I have instructions to give."

"Okay!" Li Yongfeng didn't ask further.

He knew that Wang Sheng's decision to have the villagers join the Taiping Sect was not without reason and the time seemed to have come.

Before long, the people from Qingshan Village who were within the Taiping Sect all received the message from Qingshan Village.

"Uncle wants us to return?" Wang Lingwei had fully transformed into a Spirit Cultivator. In this area, she had strong talent and had already reached Grandmaster Level.

"Uncle Wang is actually reaching out to us proactively, has something significant happened?"

The people of Qingshan Village were all outstanding, mostly positioned mid to high in the hierarchy.

Such a large number of mid to high-level members leaving temporarily naturally caught the attention of Huangtian. However, upon learning that it was the teacher's request, there was no interference, though their expressions were complex.

"Is the teacher finally about to make a move?"

Not only within the Taiping Sect but the other two dynasties also noticed this blatantly significant move.

As the most neutral among the three major forces, any movement of the Taiping Sect drew scrutiny, especially an act of this sort.

The upper echelons of the two dynasties were analyzing why such an action would be taken.

Only the two sovereigns were now full of anxieties...

(Also, later, you can read this in the morning.)