49: Chapter 49 The Immortal Dynasty, The Princess's Imperial Procession

Eastern Wasteland Continent.

Spanning hundreds of millions of li, Sects stood in great numbers, and Divine Dynasties rose together.

In the center of the continent, in the most fertile territory with the most prosperous Luck, sat a behemoth.

The Immortal Yuhua Imperial Dynasty.

A Saint had fallen, and blood rain fell from the sky.

The top powers of the entire Eastern Wasteland were silent.

The Yuhua Imperial Dynasty was no exception.

Deep within the Imperial Palace, the Divine Temple above the sea of clouds was deathly silent.

The Emperor of Yuhua sat on the Dragon throne, his face devoid of any expression, his fingers tapping the armrest rhythmically.

Below the hall, dozens of Marquis and high-ranking officials stood with solemn expressions.

"The Heavenly Mystery Disk cannot be repaired, and the location of the fallen Saint is still a mass of Chaos."

"The four words 'Eastern Forbidden Ground' carry great weight."

The Emperor of Yuhua's voice was flat.

The atmosphere in the hall instantly became heavy.

"That place hides great danger."

An old general spoke in a muffled voice, "If even a Saint can be lost there, sending a great army would likely be in vain."

No one refuted this.

A place that even Heavenly Mystery cannot calculate; who would dare to touch it?

Just when everyone was at a loss, a crisp voice rang out from the side of the hall.

"Father Emperor, since we cannot forcefully peer into it, we can only go and see for ourselves."

"This daughter is willing to disguise herself as a Mortal and make a trip to the Eastern lands."

Everyone looked over.

Behind the bead curtain, a woman in white walked out.

Her brows revealed determination.

The Yuhua Imperial Dynasty's most favored Seventh Princess, Ji Lingxuan.

She was also the number one person of the younger generation in the Eastern Wasteland.

A hundred-year-old at the fifth level of the Venerable Realm.

"Nonsense!"

The Emperor of Yuhua frowned.

"What kind of place is that? It's a place that devours Saints! You, a Cultivator at the Venerable Realm, are going there to die?"

Ji Lingxuan bowed, her expression calm.

"Father Emperor, this daughter has been trapped at the fifth level of the Venerable Realm for twenty years; my state of mind is flawed."

"This trip to the East is to scout the path for the Imperial Dynasty, and also to seek an Opportunity for myself to break through."

The Emperor of Yuhua fell silent.

He knew his daughter's temper best.

Once she has decided on something, no one can stop her.

Moreover, her cultivation was indeed stuck; if she couldn't break through her state of mind, her life would end there.

After a long while, he sighed.

"Very well. You may go, but take Old Xuan with you."

"Remember, survival comes first. Do not reveal your identity, do not start any fights, just watch from afar."

"This daughter obeys."

A faint smile finally appeared on Ji Lingxuan's face.

Three days later.

An inconspicuous caravan of beast-drawn carriages drove out of the Yuhua Imperial Dynasty's border and headed east.

Inside the carriage in the center of the caravan, Ji Lingxuan closed her eyes to rest.

Opposite her sat an old man dressed in coarse linen clothes, looking no different from an ordinary old farmer.

This was the protector sent by the Emperor of Yuhua, Old Xuan.

A Venerable Realm Peak expert who was about to step into the Saint Realm.

"Your Highness, are we really just going to watch?"

Old Xuan opened his eyes.

"What else?"

Ji Lingxuan opened her eyes, her gaze playful.

"Does Old Xuan still want to avenge Saint Ziyang?"

"I dare not, I dare not."

Old Xuan gave a dry laugh and waved his hands repeatedly, "This old servant is just curious about what kind of place could cause a Saint to fall."

This caravan was fake.

The carriage was also fake.

This was an Imperial Dynasty secret treasure, the Heavenly Mystery Boat.

It could traverse the Void Realm, travel hundreds of millions of li in a day, and isolate all auras.

Its speed was extremely fast.

Half a month later, they had crossed half of the Eastern Wasteland and arrived at a legendary barren land.

Outside the boat, sand and dust filled the sky, and the Spiritual Qi was thin.

It was desolate.

"The Spiritual Qi in this place is ten thousand times thinner than in the Imperial Capital; no wonder it's called the Savage Wasteland."

A guard curled his lips.

Ji Lingxuan did not speak, she only watched.

The intelligence report said that resources here were scarce, and it couldn't even support a Marquis-level power.

Could that Saint have accidentally died here while chasing an enemy?

The Heavenly Mystery Boat continued eastward.

A blurry national border appeared ahead.

The map indicated that further ahead was that emerging Dynasty.

The Great Xia Divine Dynasty.

The moment the Heavenly Mystery Boat crossed the border.

Old Xuan, who was dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hmm?!"

Ji Lingxuan also frowned slightly.

The thin Spiritual Qi outside was rapidly increasing in concentration.

"What is going on?"

"The Spiritual Qi detection formation on the boat is about to explode!"

A guard exclaimed.

At first, they thought the formation was broken.

But when they looked out the window, they were all stunned.

The desolate, yellowed earth was rapidly turning green.

In the air, Spiritual Qi turned into countless specks of light, surging in from all directions.

The Heavenly Mystery Boat flew another few thousand li forward.

The carriage was silent.

Everyone stared straight outside.

The concentration of Spiritual Qi outside the boat was already catching up to a second-tier commandery city of the Yuhua Imperial Dynasty.

How is this possible?

They had only just entered the Great Xia border.

Where would a newly emerged Dynasty in a barren land get such dense Spiritual Qi?

Did it appear out of thin air?

"Lower the altitude, fly close to the ground."

Ji Lingxuan ordered.

The Heavenly Mystery Boat flew almost brushing the treetops.

The scene below became clearer.

On the fertile black soil, crops grew taller than a person, and wheat ears were thicker than an arm.

In the fields, several farmers were working with smiles, each with vigorous Qi and blood.

An old farmer picked up a hoe and dug into the ground; the force behind the action faintly resembled that of an Acquired Martial Artist.

Someone couldn't help but swallow.

A young guard's voice trembled.

"Your Highness... Old Xuan... Am I seeing this right? That old farmer... is at the Peak of the Body Refining Realm?"

"You are not mistaken, he is."

Old Xuan's voice was dry.

"And he is not the only one."

His Divine Thought had long since spread out; within a hundred li, everyone had cultivation in their bodies.

Even the little kids running around playing on the field ridges were moving as fast as flying.

Martial Arts for all?

These four words left Ji Lingxuan and Old Xuan shocked.

This was something the Yuhua Imperial Dynasty hadn't achieved in hundreds of thousands of years.

"The intelligence... was all wrong!"

Ji Lingxuan lost her composure for the first time.

A barren land?

Spiritual Qi concentration comparable to a blessed land, everyone is a reserve Cultivator; is this called a barren land?

Then what does that make the Yuhua Imperial Dynasty?

A backwater?

This is no Forbidden Ground; this is clearly a supreme divine land.

"Look! There is a city ahead!"

The guard pointed into the distance.

On the distant horizon, the silhouette of a majestic, imposing city appeared.

The city walls were towering, entirely dark green, covered in marks from blades and axes, exuding an aura of iron and blood.

People were coming and going at the city gate.

Porters carrying loads, merchants driving carts, wanderers carrying swords.

Everyone had a sincere smile on their face, at ease and confident.

What they saw before them was worlds apart from what they had imagined.

This was completely different from the Forbidden Ground they had imagined.

The more this was the case, the more unnerved they felt.

To be able to build such a prosperous age in this kind of place, and to be able to let a Saint die without a sound.

The power behind it is simply unimaginable.

"Stop the Heavenly Mystery Boat."

Ji Lingxuan's voice returned to calm, but her eyes were heavy, and also carried a bit of curiosity.

She stood up and walked off the boat.

The palace attire on her body changed into a simple cloth dress, and her appearance also changed, looking like a rich Young Miss traveling to enjoy the scenery.

Old Xuan and the guards also changed into casual clothes and followed behind.

She looked up at the bustling, majestic city.

Above the city gate, two simple, ancient characters were carved.

Luoxia.

"Old Xuan, have you noticed that this place is very problematic?"

Old Xuan smiled bitterly.

"It's more than just problematic; the problem is huge. This old servant finally understands why Heavenly Mystery could not calculate this place."

He pointed to the city, and then pointed to those ordinary people in the city.

"The entire city is covered by a great formation. The Luck of those Mortals is connected to the entire Divine Dynasty. Looking at them is equivalent to looking at the national Luck of the entire Divine Dynasty."

"That Saint was likely arrogant, forcefully scanning this place with Divine Thought, and was backlashed by the national Luck, which is why he died so inexplicably."

After hearing Old Xuan's analysis, Ji Lingxuan's expression tightened.

When she looked at the city again, her gaze was heavy.

"Let's go."

"We will enter the city and take a look."

She took a step and walked toward that unknown city.