Chapter 108: The First Achievement of the Crossing of the Barbarians

In early winter, the Luoyang Divine Capital was freshly dusted with snow, wrapped in a silver coat. Security inside and outside the Kunning Palace was so tight that one could hear a pin drop. Emperor Cao Xukun stood with his hands behind his back under the corridor, a few snowflakes falling onto his black dragon robe without melting. A faint trace of Chaos Spiritual Power swirled around his fingertips, as he constantly monitored the activity inside the hall—the child in Empress Liu Ruyan's womb was the last descendant with ultimate Golden Luck in the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm, and the key to his breakthrough to the Tribulation Stage.

Li Tieniu, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, rubbed his frozen red hands and paced back and forth nearby: "Emperor Xuan, it's been almost a day, why is there still no movement? How about I call all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy? If that doesn't work, I'll go in and deliver the baby myself! I delivered foals in the Northern Frontier back in the day; my skills are excellent!"

Crown Prince Cao Hao couldn't help but laugh: "Grand Marshal Li, please don't cause more trouble. How can a big man like you go in while a woman is giving birth? Besides, this little prince has ultimate Golden Luck; his birth is bound to be a grand spectacle. Let's just wait patiently."

"That's true!" Li Tieniu slapped his thigh. "When Prince Cao Feng was born, there were a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, and the sky was filled with Phoenix True Fire. This little prince might just poke a hole in the sky! I bet ten bottles of thousand-year-old vintage wine that this phenomenon will be the most spectacular in history!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Kunning Palace suddenly erupted with ten thousand rays of golden light, piercing through the roof and shooting straight into the clouds. The entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm shook violently; a massive vortex of intertwined Xuan and Huang energy appeared in the sky, with countless phantoms of dragons, phoenixes, and qilin circling and dancing within it, emitting deafening roars. Deep within the earth, the golden Origin Power of Xuanhuang surged out like a tide, pouring into the Kunning Palace.

"It's born! It's born!" A midwife holding a swaddled infant stumbled out, her face full of excitement and awe. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Empress Liu Ruyan has given birth to a prince! The little prince was born with inherent Xuanhuang luck, and the moment he was born, he triggered the heaven and earth Xuanhuang origin!"

Emperor Cao Xukun stepped forward quickly and took the child. The little one was dressed in tiny clothes embroidered with two Xuanhuang dragons, eyes closed, sleeping soundly. His body was enveloped in thick, inseparable golden Xuanhuang luck, and on his tiny palms, there were naturally born rune imprints of the characters "Xuan" and "Huang". Just by holding him, Emperor Cao Xukun could feel a majestic power of origin flowing slowly through his body.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host! Empress Liu Ruyan has given birth to the descendant with ultimate Golden Luck, Cao Xuanhuang!]

[Descendant Luck Level: Legendary Golden Luck (the highest level in the history of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm)]

[Bloodline Inheritance: Chaos Divine Body Bloodline + Xuanhuang Origin Bloodline! Born with control over the two energies of Xuan and Huang, capable of mobilizing all heaven and earth origins in the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm, born as the Young Master of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm!]

[Reward Obtained: Legendary Golden Luck feedback! Blessing of the Xuanhuang Origin across the entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm!]

[Reward Obtained: Perfection of Xuanhuang Laws! Control over the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm's origin!]

As the system prompt ended, a heaven-destroying power erupted from Cao Xuanhuang's body, perfectly merging with the Chaos Origin in Emperor Cao Xukun's body. The bottleneck that had been stuck at the half-step Tribulation Stage shattered instantly like paper. Above the nine heavens, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and eighty-one purple heavenly tribulation lightning snakes rolled in the clouds, ready to strike at any moment.

Emperor Cao Xukun looked up at the sky, smiled faintly, and waved his hand. The long-brewing heavenly tribulation dissipated instantly without a trace. The sky cleared again, and sunlight spilled down, intertwining with the golden Xuanhuang light, creating a breathtaking scene.

"Boom—!"

A terrifying pressure swept across the entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm, even piercing through the realm barrier and reaching the Immortal Realm. All cultivators couldn't help but kneel on the ground, kowtowing towards Luoyang. The patriarchs of the three ancient guardian clans even led their entire clans to perform the great kowtow ritual towards the Kunning Palace.

Emperor Cao Xukun's cultivation surged all the way, breaking through the early Tribulation Stage directly to reach the Great Perfection of the early Tribulation Stage!

His divine sense covered the entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm, seeing every city of the seven great dynasties of the Immortal Realm clearly. His physical strength reached an unprecedented realm; even top-grade immortal artifacts from the Immortal Realm could not harm him in the slightest. The power of the Xuanhuang origin circulated within him; with a single thought, he could change the world and reshape mountains and rivers.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host! Successfully broke through to the early Tribulation Stage!]

[Current Cultivation: Great Perfection of the early Tribulation Stage! Only one step away from the middle Tribulation Stage!]

[Divine Ability Upgrade: Heavenly Dao Speech Spirit advanced to Xuanhuang Speech Spirit! Capable of mobilizing the power of the Xuanhuang origin, speaking the law into existence, and tampering with the Heavenly Dao!]

[Special Ability Obtained: Immortality of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm! As long as the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm does not perish, the host will live forever, and the divine soul will never dissipate!]

"Oh my mother! That's too awesome!" Li Tieniu jumped up in excitement, his cotton coat falling to the ground. "Emperor Xuan, you were able to disperse the heavenly tribulation with a wave of your hand! If this were known, all the cultivators in the world would be scared silly! Others face life and death during their tribulation, but you treat it like a game; you've basically turned on an invincible cheat!"

Crown Prince Cao Hao was also shocked, bowing and saluting: "Congratulations to Father Emperor for breaking through to the early Tribulation Stage! Father Emperor's divine might is witnessed by heaven and earth!"

Just then, the sky suddenly cracked open a huge gap, and a dense aura of Xuanhuang surged out. A young man wearing a Xuanhuang-colored dragon robe and a flat-topped crown, stepping on a giant Xuanhuang dragon, slowly descended. His expression was majestic, surrounded by the two energies of Xuan and Huang, his pretentiousness maxed out to the extreme.

This person was the last Son of Destiny of the ancient Xuanhuang Clan, Xuan Huangzi. He claimed to be the orthodox heir to the Xuanhuang origin, believing that Emperor Cao Xukun had stolen the Xuanhuang luck, and had been hiding in a space-time rift to cultivate. Upon learning of Cao Xuanhuang's birth and the triggering of the Xuanhuang origin, he immediately broke out of the realm, wanting to reclaim the Xuanhuang origin and kill Emperor Cao Xukun and his son.

"Emperor Cao Xukun! You thief who stole the Dao!" Xuan Huangzi pointed at Emperor Cao Xukun, shouting sharply, his voice like a great bell, spreading throughout the Divine Capital. "The Xuanhuang origin is something inherited by my Xuanhuang Clan for generations! You dare to use evil arts to steal the origin and even give birth to an accursed seed to defile the Xuanhuang bloodline! You deserve to die ten thousand times!"

"I am the reincarnation of the ancient Xuanhuang Emperor, the Xuanhuang Master appointed by the Heavenly Dao! Today, I will take back the Xuanhuang origin and cast you and your son into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated! Those who follow me will share in the Xuanhuang luck in the future and ascend to the Immortal Realm to become emperors; those who resist me will be crushed by the power of Xuanhuang, with their divine souls destroyed!"

He violently waved the Xuanhuang sword in his hand, and a thousand-foot-long giant Xuanhuang sword appeared in the sky, carrying heaven-destroying power, slashing fiercely towards Emperor Cao Xukun and Cao Xuanhuang. Wherever the giant sword passed, space was torn apart, and deep, bottomless ravines split the earth.

Li Tieniu's face changed drastically, and he picked up his giant axe, ready to rush up: "Bad! This kid has some tricks! Emperor Xuan, be careful!"

"No need to panic." Emperor Cao Xukun said lightly, handing Cao Xuanhuang to the wet nurse, and slowly raised his right hand. He didn't even use spiritual power, just said faintly: "Power of Xuanhuang, obey my command, and backfire on your master."

As the words fell, the Xuanhuang origin between heaven and earth instantly rioted.

The thousand-foot-long giant Xuanhuang sword instantly changed direction and slashed towards Xuan Huangzi.

"Crack—!"

The Xuanhuang dragon robe on Xuan Huangzi shattered instantly. He spat out a large mouthful of golden blood, flew backward, and fell heavily to the ground. The giant Xuanhuang dragon also let out a whimper, turned into a golden light, and merged into Emperor Cao Xukun's body.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Xuan Huangzi widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. "I am the reincarnation of the Xuanhuang Emperor! The Xuanhuang origin should listen to me! How could it turn around and help you!"

"Because I am the master of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm." Emperor Cao Xukun walked slowly to his front, his tone cold. "The Xuanhuang origin nurtured all spirits in the Mortal Realm and was never the private property of any single family. Your so-called orthodoxy is nothing more than an excuse for your self-deception."

He extended a finger and tapped lightly on Xuan Huangzi's forehead. The Xuanhuang bloodline in Xuan Huangzi's body was instantly drained, and his cultivation turned into nothingness. He instantly became extremely old, his hair gray, his face full of wrinkles, lying on the ground unable to move.

"Considering you haven't taken any lives, I will abolish your cultivation and banish you from the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm. You are never to step foot into the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm again."

"I don't accept this! I am the Xuanhuang Emperor! I don't accept this!" Xuan Huangzi roared hysterically, but was dragged out by guards, like a stray dog, and thrown into the space-time rift.

Li Tieniu laughed out loud: "Hahaha! Another pretender has crashed! Still claiming to be the reincarnation of the Xuanhuang Emperor, only to be backfired by the Xuanhuang origin and turned into a withered old man! This wave was purely delivering head and experience; it's so satisfying!"

Emperor Cao Xukun ignored him, turned and returned to the Kunning Palace, looking at the sleeping Cao Xuanhuang, a gentle smile appeared on his face. Empress Liu Ruyan smiled weakly: "Your Majesty, you've worked hard."

"Not hard at all, you are the one who worked hard." Emperor Cao Xukun held her hand. "Now that all the children are born, and the affairs of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm are mostly handled. Next, I will simplify the 'Chaos Devouring Origin Art' and promote it to the entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm, so that all commoners can cultivate. Once all descendants collectively provide feedback, I will break through to the peak of the Tribulation Stage, and then I can officially ascend to the Immortal Realm."

"Your Majesty, please go ahead with peace of mind." Empress Liu Ruyan said gently. "With Hao'er and Grand Marshal Li, and us sisters here, nothing will go wrong in the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm. We will wait for your return."