Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

A sword light slashed down, the sword mark lingering for a long time.

Fifth level of the Immortal Realm!

Emperor Yu fell silent. The other two members of the Heavenly Palace were shocked. Even in the Heavenly Palace, it was extremely rare to see people who had reached the fifth level of the Immortal Realm. There were only two or three of them. They did not expect the Sword Master to reach such a realm. It could be said that he was an invincible powerhouse below longevity-level.

Back at the Monarch Mountain, Emperor Yu had been thinking about what the Sword Master had said. If it was not for the longevity-level senior, Monarch Mountain would no longer exist. He did not doubt that the Sword Master and Cliffmaster had such strength, but who was the longevity-level senior?

Could it be the one from the Skycliff of the South Sea, or the one from the desert of the Western Border? But whichever one it was, this meant that the Sword Master and the Cliffmaster had longevity-levels backing them. They were not afraid of the longevity-level powerhouses from Penglai at all.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yu immediately came to the Imperial Capital and directly chose the Seventh Prince as the Crown Prince. He would succeed the throne decades later. The other princes were all chased out of the Capital and made vassals.

The aristocratic families in the Imperial Capital could not understand it, but they knew that the confrontation between the Monarch Mountain, the Sword Whisper Tower, and the Sea Moon Cliff had probably failed.

So they all gave up. The battle for the crown prince, which had been intensifying, was over. But it’s only superficial. After Emperor Yu dealt with the matter, he went into seclusion to cultivate. After witnessing the strength of the Sword Master, he only wanted to quickly recuperate and cultivate the Sword Dao of the Mountain and River Painting. However, the battles between the various factions in the world became more and more intense. The battle for the crown prince had long become a party battle.

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Yuhua Shen Dynasty.

The first year of Taikang, the Seventh Prince succeeded the throne and became the new Emperor Tai Kangyu. In the same year, the four top factions recruited disciples wantonly, and the aristocratic families and local factions also snatched territories and swordsmen. Naturally, fights were inevitable during the process of snatching, causing the local area to become more and more chaotic. Exorbitant taxes increased, and the commoners suffered.

The Demon Hanging Division, which had once righteously eliminated demons, had completely become a minion. Only in the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the four top factions, the commoners were still considered rich. They did not have to worry about the attacks of demons. The other factions and aristocratic families did not dare to act recklessly.

This caused more and more swordsmen and commoners to rush to the Sword Whisper Tower, Sea Moon Cliff and Seeping River Academy. By the time the aristocratic families reacted, more than a hundred years had passed. At this time, the four top factions had returned to their former prosperity.

However, after Emperor Taikang Yu succeeded the throne for a hundred years, he began to expose his true nature. He was lecherous and enjoyed himself. He ignored the rules of the court and wantonly slaughtered the people for fun. The aristocratic families in the capital coaxed Emperor Taikang Yu and secretly divided the prefectures into eight regions.

They fought each other endlessly.

Taikang 200 years.

In the cruise ship that went south along the Chunmu River, Shen Ping could not help but frown when he sensed the flood dragon in the river. The Chunmu River had always been an important place to eliminate demons. Every year, the Imperial Court would send members of the Demon Hanging Division to eliminate demons in the river to prevent demon flood dragons from growing in the river.

However, there were more than ten flood dragons in the river now, and there were even flood dragons at the Earth Immortal Realm. Once they broke through to the Immortal Realm, they would become true dragons and become a force to be reckoned with.

These flood dragons did not offend the passing ships, though. Instead, they restrained the demons in the river and prevented them from attacking. They were loved by the people along the two rivers and even made a body for them. There was a Longjiang Temple in Jiangyang Prefecture. It was said that even the aristocratic families in charge of this place did not dare to extort the people to avoid the revenge of the flood dragons in the river.

“It’s a strange story.” Shen Ping could not help but laugh when he heard the rumors from Yao Xian and Huo Ru. In the past 200 years, he had really fallen into a bottleneck in the Sword Dao. Although the top Heaven and Earth Great Dao, the Chaos Sword Dao and the Sword Dao, were rising, it was impossible to defeat the longevity-level from the Northern Ice Plains. Therefore, he had been thinking about integrating into other Heaven and Earth Great Dao all these years.

Unfortunately, there was no progress. So he might as well get out and walk around. He had reincarnated into several palace worlds and often traveled the world like this. In this world, he had not traveled much. He had only slowly learned about the mortal world when he went to other places.

However, along the way, everything he saw was desolate. Demons were born everywhere, and the commoners were exhausted. In some places, there were not many commoners in a county. It had simply become a demon cave and hell.

When they arrived at the Chunmu River, they finally saw some prosperity. Unexpectedly, it was not because the officials were good at governing, but because they were protected by the flood dragons.

While the cruise ship was moving, a flood dragon broke out of the water and quickly transformed into a human. It stepped on the river and bowed to Shen Ping and the others. “Xiaolong greets the experts and seniors.”

The flood dragon, who was at the Earth Immortal Realm, could naturally transform. It was normal for him to sense that they were extraordinary with his dragon talent.

Huo Ru lightly asked, “You are the Dragon God of this place?”

The flood dragon quickly said, “It’s me. I’ve embarrassed myself in front of all the experts and seniors. I’ve cultivated successfully and immediately felt the world. I wanted to enjoy the incense of the human world, so I protected the people on both sides of the river.”

Huo Ru snorted. “You didn’t hide it. Although you have a purpose, you’ve done a good deed. My husband said that you’ll be the Dragon God of Chunmu River in the future. However, if you harm the people or if the demons in the river harm others, you’ll die.” She directly slashed out with her sword, leaving the words “Chunmu River Dragon God” on the nearby high cliff. Every word revealed a sharp sword intent pressure.

The flood dragon was overjoyed. “Thank you, senior. I will follow the Heavenly Dao and treat the human race well. I will be worthy.” After saying that, he dived into the river. The dozen or so flood dragons drove the river water, allowing the cruise ship to move faster and stabilize.

Shen Ping smiled. Although he did not have the bloodline of a strange beast, his achievements on the Dao of Fate could naturally deduce that this flood dragon could rely on incense to become a true dragon in the future. However, he still had to face the calamity, and this calamity was on the aristocratic families of the Jiangyang Prefecture.

“The human world is filled with vicissitudes. In despair, there is hope. It’s both reincarnation and fate.”

He was filled with emotion. The Yuhua Shen Dynasty’s fate was not over yet. It had just declined a little. After all, with the foundation laid down by the previous generations of Emperor Yu, even if Emperor Yu was muddle-headed for two or three generations, it would not crush his luck.

The current desolation was just a disaster for the aristocratic families. This was also a process that dynasties had to go through.

They arrived at Jiangyang Prefecture. The dock was very lively, especially the Jiang Divine Temple Street, which was even more prosperous. It seemed to have the shadow of its former glory, but there were more refugees begging.

While walking on the crowded streets, Yao Xian and Huo Ru looked around curiously. It had been many years since they had experienced such a lively scene. There were many folk sideshows on the streets. Some changed their faces, some spat fire, and from time to time, it caused waves of cheers.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Shen Ping knew that there might be stories about each of them. Although they were ordinary, they were their own lives. They were sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy. They walked until they reached the riverside. Rows of black-awning boats were leaning against the riverbank. There were many fishermen on the black-awning boats, and some refugees in ragged clothes were curled up.

He stopped for a moment. He then shook his head and left. Yao Xian and Huo Ru, who were following behind him, remained silent. After shopping on the temple street, they strolled around the prefecture city. The situation was completely different from the lively temple street. There were not many stalls in broad daylight, and the shops were closed. It was very cold.

After asking a passerby, he realized that the local authorities had been too ruthless. As long as they set up a stall or opened shops, they would collect taxes. They only did not dare to do so on the temple street for fear of offending the Dragon God. Therefore, the prefecture was deserted and the temple street was bustling.

Huo Ru gritted her teeth in hatred. “These officials are inhumane.”

Yao Xian sighed faintly, “At the end of every dynasty, such a situation would happen. It’s just that I didn’t expect the Yuhua Shen Dynasty to come to this step. The previous emperor was so capable and made the world prosper. Unfortunately, it has become like this after so many years.”

Huo Ru said, “The so-called prosperity is only on the surface. If it was really governed at the root, how could such a situation happen?”

The two of them started arguing instead.

“Where did you come from? Did you pay the entrance fee?”