78: Take the lead

Several days later, the Great Li Dynasty's forces launched a surprise attack on Zhen Guan Princes Mansion.

Their strength was formidable, and the military formation they created quickly shattered the protective array of Zhen Guan Princes Mansion.

And at the very last moment, you made your move.

Dealing with these soldiers was now simpler than crushing an ant for you.

Even the Void Tempering Early Stage general in this force was easily suppressed and killed by you.

“Senior Su, you…”

You ignored their words, instead silently circulating the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture in your mind.

Instantly, the bodies of the soldiers you had killed rapidly withered.

Countless pure powers surged into your Qi Sea.

However, this was still not enough, far from enough.

At this moment, you still had a long way to go before Breakthrough to Void Tempering Sixth Stage.

You crushed all the Cultivators whose power you had absorbed, then turned to Prince Zhen Guan and said, “Stay here, I will protect the Prince's Mansion.”

“You… are you the Old Ancestor of the Four Saints Heavenly Palace?”

“But even so, you won’t be a match for that Wen Renli…”

Prince Zhen Guan was too stunned by your strength to speak.

You ignored his words, instead quietly sitting down to meditate and adjust your breathing.

In the following days, the Great Li Dynasty continuously sent armies to attack Zhen Guan Princes Mansion, but these all became nourishment for your Cultivation path.

After learning of your formidable strength, the Great Li Dynasty also quieted down and did not send any more armies to Zhen Guan Princes Mansion.

Days passed like this, until the sixth year.

The Old Ancestor of the Great Li Imperial Family, Wen Renli, emerged from his seclusion.

Upon hearing that multiple Great Li armies had been defeated at Zhen Guan Princes Mansion, he became furious.

He immediately came knocking.

The moment you saw this person, countless memories about him appeared in your mind.

Wen Renli, Undergoing Tribulation Second Stage, Fire Spiritual Root, his innate Divine Ability was the Southern Brightness Burning Heaven Array.

This person's strength was not great; among Tribulation Transcendence cultivators, he was at the bottom.

And in the last simulated great battle, he was also the only Tribulation Transcendence cultivator to die on the Dynasty Alliance side.

You and Wen Renli began a great battle.

Relying on the Bloodline Power and the augmentation of the Pinnacle Gold Spirit Body, you quickly forced Wen Renli into a steady retreat.

“Fellow Daoist, please show mercy…”

You ignored his words.

Instead, your movements in your hands rapidly accelerated, quickly pushing Wen Renli into a desperate situation.

“You forced my hand!”

Wen Renli began to burn his lifespan, intending to fight you to the death, but he did not expect that you had many more tricks up your sleeve than him.

You burned your lifespan and self-detonated your Metal Spirit Body, which was no longer of much help to you.

In an instant, your aura surged, reaching Void Tempering Peak in the blink of an eye.

At this point, Wen Renli had no power left to resist you and was suppressed on the spot not long after.

The Immortal Refining Demon Scripture quietly circulated, and Wen Renli's Cultivation was refined by you little by little.

“No!!!!!”

Wen Renli let out a painful wail, but your movements did not stop for a moment.

A moment later, Wen Renli's Cultivation dropped back to Void Tempering.

However, a lifespan at this Realm was no longer enough to sustain him.

The moment he fell back, he turned into a withered skeleton.

You showed no intention of stopping, instead activating the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture again, instantly refining Wen Renli completely.

Your Cultivation reached Void Tempering Sixth Stage.

The seventh year.

After annihilating the entire Great Li Imperial Family, you successfully unified the entire Great Li Dynasty.

Furthermore, you extinguished the Soul imprints of the Great Wu Dynasty's high-ranking officials.

Because you felt that the current Tribulation Transcendence cultivators were nothing more than this, a plan formed in your mind.

You didn't want to wait any longer; too much waiting would only lead to unforeseen changes.

You decided to make the first move and attack the other Imperial Dynasties!

This plan, as soon as it appeared in your mind, began to constantly expand.

The eighth year.

The war you instigated began first.

And your first target was Great Yu.

Great Yu was very close to both Great Wu and Great Li. After instructing the two countries to send troops to attack Great Yu, you infiltrated the heartland of Great Yu alone.

Here, you swept through everything, and soon arrived at the capital city of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty.

You met the Old Ancestor of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty.

This person had entered the Undergoing Tribulation Realm for over four thousand years, and his Spiritual Root Aptitude, Cultivation Technique, and Divine Ability were all far superior to Wen Renli's.

Unfortunately, he was too old now.

Although Tribulation Transcendence cultivators were said to gain five thousand years of lifespan with each tribulation they overcame, the body's functions would still decline with time.

Those Cultivators who were not confident in successfully Undergoing Tribulation would become very weak in their later years.

And under various augmentations, your strength had reached a terrifying level.

In just a few dozen rounds, the Great Yu Old Ancestor was defeated by you.

He tried to resist stubbornly and launch a sneak attack on you, but you did not hesitate at all and killed him on the spot.

You circulated the Immortal Refining Demon Scripture, instantly refining him.

Your Cultivation once again improved.

Although this time did not lead to a successful Breakthrough, the vast spiritual power still greatly enhanced you.

The fifteenth year.

In these years, you fought in the north and south.

Even before the Great Yuan Imperial Dynasty launched its war, the wars you initiated had already swept through all the weaker Imperial Dynasties that did not have Tribulation Transcendence cultivators guarding them.

Your Body Refining Realm also successfully broke through to Seventh Stage Early Stage.

And during this period, you also integrated all the territories under your command and established a new power—the Eastern Profound Imperial Dynasty.

Although the Eastern Profound Imperial Dynasty was not powerful now, under your leadership, it was growing stronger day by day.

You began to collect the Cultivation Techniques seized from the Great Wu, Great Li, and Great Yu Imperial Families, and declared that anyone loyal to the Eastern Profound Imperial Dynasty could receive a copy here.

Although you knew that such a method could at most only gain the temporary loyalty of those lower-level Cultivators.

But it was better than nothing.

Among the many Cultivators, there would always be a few who were loyal to you.

The forty-eighth year.

Your Realm had improved significantly, but at the same time, your high-profile actions aroused the apprehension of many surrounding forces.

They began to ostracize and suppress you, but because you had previously killed two Tribulation Transcendence cultivators, none of them dared to make the first move against you.

The development of the Eastern Profound Imperial Dynasty was severely restricted.

But you were not flustered at all.

Because here, you had already obtained what you wanted.