39: Chapter 39 Land Immortals

In the time that followed, General Chu Batian did not keep all his subordinate generals in the Guard Battalion.

He only kept a few individuals.

As for the others, he sent them all to other places!

For example, the Zhennan Army where the three Old Ancestors of the Imperial Dynasty were stationed, as well as the locations of the other three Regional Lords of the Four Directions of the Imperial Dynasty.

Of course, this also included the garrison locations of the city defense forces among the one hundred and eight cities of the Imperial Dynasty that had developed ulterior motives!

Just like that, a great purge began.

Among them, it was not as if no one resisted, such as Xiao Jingwen, the Great General of the North, one of the Regional Lords of the Four Directions!

As an iron-blooded general in command of a million troops, even knowing he was no match, he did not surrender without a fight!

It was a pity, though.

The person General Chu Batian sent was a commander-level figure of the Celestial Realm, and under his command, he was followed by five first-class warriors of the Great Grandmaster Realm and over a dozen second-class warriors of the Grandmaster Realm!

How could such strength be resisted by a mere Great General of the North at the half-step Celestial Realm?

Even if Xiao Jingwen gathered all the experts within the Northern Army, it was still useless; he was suppressed with a single palm by the Celestial Realm commander sent by General Chu Batian!

Following that was a great purge.

The entire upper echelon of the Northern Army was executed, and the Great General of the North, Xiao Yishan, had his family home raided and his clan exterminated!

Within the entire Tianxuan Dynasty, it only took less than three days for the Regional Lords of the Four Directions and the one hundred and eight cities to all return to the control of the Imperial Dynasty.

When Prime Minister Zhuge Dali and General Chu Batian completed their control over all the officials and armies of the Imperial Dynasty, Wang Chen, who was in the Imperial Palace, also happened to complete the Fusion of the "Imperial Dao Sacred Body."

The moment the Imperial Dao Sacred Body was completely fused, Wang Chen felt as if billions of divine lights exploded within his body simultaneously, and then instantly returned to a mysterious and impenetrable state of perfection.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, yet a supreme majesty that transcended everything flowed naturally.

His original Realm barrier was simply as thin as a cicada's wing in the face of such a supreme Physique.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already quietly stepped into the Land Immortal Realm; it could be said that everything fell into place without any obstruction!

"Hum—"

However, before he could even experience this new Realm where he could trigger the Laws of Heaven and Earth with a gesture, and before he could calm the vast, surging, powerful energy within his body, a sound that only he could "hear" rang out directly in the depths of his Soul.

It was that "Imperial Dao" Cultivation Technique obtained from the System sign-in, hidden deep within his Sea of Consciousness, which had now actually begun to operate on its own!

It was not driven by him.

It was more like... it was triggered by some higher-level existence, or rather, by the "Imperial Dao Sacred Body" he had just achieved itself.

As soon as the Cultivation Technique began to operate, a sudden change occurred!

"Boom—!"

It was not a real thunderclap, but a grand vibration that transcended sound and reached directly into the depths of the Soul!

Wang Chen clearly "saw," or rather, "sensed" it.

The Power of Imperial Fortune that was originally formless and intangible, permeating the vast territory of the Tianxuan Dynasty.

At this moment, it seemed to have found its only sovereign, its only destination!

The boundless Power of Imperial Fortune, like a golden ocean, gathered crazily from every inch of the Imperial Dynasty's land, every city, and even from every single subject.

In the end, it turned into golden torrents that ordinary people could not see, crossing endless space, ignoring all obstacles, and surging crazily from all directions towards the Imperial Capital, towards the Imperial Palace, and towards the location of Wang Chen!

In just an instant, this immeasurable Imperial Dynasty Luck poured directly into Wang Chen's body!

"Boom—!"

A roaring sound came from within Wang Chen's body.

His body seemed to have turned into a bottomless abyss, or perhaps a furnace of Heaven and Earth carrying the Imperial Dynasty, crazily swallowing and refining this majestic Luck.

"Hum..."

At the same time, above the Imperial Palace!

The Void Realm shook, and the clouds within a radius of ten thousand miles were instantly pushed away by an invisible, great force, revealing a sky that was clear and washed, yet suffused with a faint golden radiance.

Immediately after, a majestic figure, whose grandeur could not be described in words, condensed from the nothingness and manifested!

That was an Emperor's Dharma Aspect!

It was ten thousand feet tall, standing between Heaven and Earth!

Its face was blurred behind endless divine light and majesty, and one could only feel the supreme will contained within those eyes overlooking all living beings, governing the eight wastelands and holding the universe!

Surrounding the Dharma Aspect was a tangible river of golden Luck, with phantoms of mountains and rivers appearing, outlines of cities flickering, and the Power Of Will of billions of living beings turning into starlight, guarding it.

A vast Imperial might that ruled the world and dominated the rise and fall of everything instantly covered every inch of the Tianxuan Dynasty's territory!

At this moment, the Power of Imperial Fortune had completely manifested!

The Imperial Dynasty Luck, which was originally formless and only existed in concepts and senses, had actually manifested brilliantly in the world under the mysterious state of Wang Chen's Cultivation Technique operation and Physique resonance!

What was even more miraculous was that this "manifestation" of the Dharma Aspect was not just visible to the naked eye.

Rather, no matter where one was in the Imperial Dynasty, whether it was in the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital, or on the drill grounds of the military camps that had just experienced a purge and were still stained with blood.

Or in remote mountains, uninhabited wilderness, deep mines... as long as it was within the territory of the Tianxuan Dynasty, all living beings, regardless of their cultivation level, at this moment, naturally "reflected" this towering Emperor's Dharma Aspect in their minds!

It was incomparably clear, as if it had been directly branded into the depths of their Souls!

In the one hundred and eight cities of the Imperial Dynasty, whether it was the city defense forces that had just been subdued by thunderous means, or the bewildered common people, everyone was now plunged into immense shock and inexplicable trepidation.

Without any verbal announcement, without any imperial edict, the Imperial majesty that commanded everything and was directly imprinted into their minds had already clearly and unmistakably told all living beings.

This was the supreme Emperor of the Tianxuan Dynasty!

At this moment, the billions of living beings of the Imperial Dynasty all involuntarily knelt down in the direction of Wang Chen.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live, Your Majesty, long live, long, long live!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live, Your Majesty, long live, long, long live!"

...

The sound of worship, like mountains calling and seas roaring, instantly resonated in every corner of the Imperial Dynasty.

The huge Emperor's Dharma Aspect stood in the Void Realm.

A grand and solemn sound of the Dao, which resonated directly in the depths of the minds of all living beings, accompanied by supreme Imperial might, rumbled and spread.

"From this day forth, wherever my gaze reaches, it shall all be my territory!"

"All those whose hearts turn to me shall be my subjects!"

"Those who follow the will of Heaven and obey fate shall be rewarded!"

"Those who rebel against the moral order shall be executed!"

Simple words, yet they seemed to contain the ultimate truths of Heaven and Earth, deeply branded into the depths of every living being's Soul.

Deep within the Imperial Palace, Wang Chen slowly opened his eyes, and within his pupils, it seemed as if galaxies were being born and dying.

The Imperial might was restrained, yet it appeared even more unfathomable.

Feeling the vast, boundless power within his body, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

"The Peak of the Land Immortal Realm; I am only one step away from breaking through to the next Realm!"