8: Reborn Lu Zifeng

At the same time, within the Zhenbei Dynasty and the Zhan Shen Dynasty.

Upon learning of Wang Daotian's fall, the Old Ancestors of the two great dynasties were in no hurry to take action. Instead, like the Ten Suns Dynasty, they decided to test the waters first.

If Gu Daotian had truly perished, it wouldn't be too late to strike and seize the spoils then.

While they were still observing, they did not expect the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty to release news that it was about to go to war with the Dayan Dynasty.

And the only way for the Dayan Dynasty to avoid destruction was to come to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty and submit as a vassal.

Once the news was released, the various dynasties were instantly curious as to why the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty dared to make such a wild boast after the fall of its only Peak Saint.

Could it be that Gu Daotian really isn't dead?

“Two Seniors, I will have to trouble you this time.”

Outside the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, Lin Zilong cupped his hands and made a request to Gu Long and Gu Hu.

Gu Long and Gu Hu nodded slightly. Their auras gradually faded until they seemed like Mortals, and then they mounted their Tian Zhan Horses.

The so-called Tian Zhan Horse was a type of Rank One Yao Beast that could fly and move at extreme speeds.

An army like that of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty was naturally not composed of Mortals; they were basically all Cultivators above the Body Refining Realm. If their Realm was higher, they could be promoted to Centurion or Millurion.

The army of one hundred thousand mounted their Tian Zhan Horses and set off grandly toward the Dayan Dynasty.

Bang!

“Damn it, how dare the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty actively declare war on my Dayan Dynasty?”

Inside the Imperial Hall of the Dayan Dynasty.

The Dayan Emperor Xu Fengnian slammed his palm onto the dragon throne, his expression extremely ugly.

He completely did not expect the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty to be so bold as to directly declare war on the Dayan Dynasty.

The ministers in the hall spoke up one after another in anger.

“Your Majesty, this move by the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty shows complete disregard for our Dayan Dynasty. We ask Your Majesty to issue an imperial decree to annex the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty!”

“That's right, Your Majesty. Currently, the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty has no Peak Saint. If a full-scale war breaks out, the advantage is ours.”

“Your Majesty, this move by the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty has given us a legitimate reason to go to war.”

Hearing the ministers' words, the rage in Xu Fengnian's heart gradually calmed down.

Indeed, he had just been momentarily blinded by anger.

After regaining his composure, Xu Fengnian looked toward a certain spot in the Imperial Hall, where a middle-aged man in thick silver armor stood.

“General Qin, I command you to lead the army to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty and conquer it within one year.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

The man was the Great General of the Dayan Dynasty, Qin Tianlong, an Early Saint who had led the Dayan Dynasty's army to many victorious returns.

With Qin Tianlong leading the army, Xu Fengnian was confident in taking down the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty within a year.

Of course, that was provided the other three dynasties did not intervene.

However, Xu Fengnian naturally guessed that those three dynasties would likely not sit idly by and would probably want a piece of the pie.

So, the final situation would likely evolve into the four dynasties carving up the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

At this moment, Gu Jixiao looked at the massive pile of memorials before him and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

The Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had thousands of prefectures and tens of thousands of cities. Each prefecture had nearly a hundred cities, and matters from each city were reported to the prefecture, filtered, and then sent to Gu Jixiao.

But even so, the workload was still terrifyingly immense.

Seeing this, Gu Jixiao wondered if he should establish an institution specifically for handling the affairs of the Imperial Dynasty.

But that was a matter for the future.

Fortunately, his Void Refining Peak strength allowed Gu Jixiao to process the work much faster. After two and a half hours, the mountain-like pile of memorials had been thoroughly read and handled by Gu Jixiao.

But after dealing with the government affairs, Gu Jixiao's expression turned somewhat solemn.

“It seems the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty has quite a few problems.”

The memorials mentioned that in recent years, many parts of the dynasty had suffered from a once-in-a-century drought. The people had no harvest and were crying out in distress.

However, local officials did nothing after learning of this, leading to the emergence of forces resisting imperial authority in many places.

But Gu Jixiao believed that under his leadership, those rebel armies would surely choose to submit to him.

Within Tianqing Mountain in the Dannan Prefecture of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

A youth in tattered clothes with a weak aura lay motionless on the ground. On a nearby tree, a vulture was watching him greedily.

It seemed that as soon as the youth died, it would immediately swoop down to devour him.

But just then, the youth's body trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.

After climbing up from the ground, the youth looked at his clothing and was somewhat surprised.

“These clothes... have I been reborn back to thirty years ago?”

“In this life, there is still a chance. I must Breakthrough to Peak Saint and then liberate the entire Ancient Heavenly Dynasty!”

The youth's name was Lu Zifeng, and as mentioned before, he was a person who had undergone Rebirth.

In his previous life, he was also here when he was saved by a passing merchant caravan, which led to his talent being discovered.

In just thirty years, he had Cultivated to the Void Refining Peak and was hailed as a one-in-a-million Genius.

But unfortunately, due to the inaction of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty's upper echelons, the four great dynasties attacked the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty simultaneously.

Consequently, the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty fell into infinite war, and he was killed by the Saint Old Ancestor of the Zhenbei Dynasty because he refused to submit to them.

In this life, with the memories and foundations of his past life, he was confident he could Cultivate to Peak Saint within thirty years and bring peace back to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

Checking the time, it seemed that 'they' were about to arrive.

Thinking of this, Lu Zifeng quickly lay back down and continued to play dead.

At this time, the rumble of a carriage came from the distance, and soon, the carriage stopped not far from Lu Zifeng.

“Young Miss, there seems to be someone fainted over there. Should we bypass him?”

A middle-aged man in a butler's outfit walked to the front of the carriage and spoke softly to the person inside.

Inside the carriage, two young women, one in white and one in green, gently pulled back the curtains and looked in the direction the butler indicated.

“Meeting is fate. If we ignore him, he will starve to death in this wilderness, so let's take him with us.”

“Yes, Young Miss.”

With the Young Miss's permission, the manager called people to carry Lu Zifeng onto the cargo wagon at the back.

After closing the curtains, the woman in the green dress smiled and complimented her.

“Young Miss is truly beautiful and kind-hearted. If it were anyone else, they would probably have left that boy here to fend for himself.”

The woman in the white dress shook her head, her expression calm as usual.

“Xiao Qing, all life in this world is worthy of respect. We should not watch a life fade away before our eyes.”

“Young Miss, Xiao Qing has learned a lesson.”

The woman in the white dress was named Bai Xuerou, the eldest Young Miss of the Bai Family in Dannan Prefecture. She was only at Tianqing Mountain this time to transport a batch of goods for the Family.

On the cargo wagon, Lu Zifeng heard everything Bai Xuerou said.

“As expected, Xuerou is as kind as ever.”

“Don't worry, Xuerou. In this life, I will definitely protect you.”

In his previous life, because Dannan Prefecture bordered the Zhenbei Dynasty, the Bai Family, as a prominent household in Dannan Prefecture, was among the first to be attacked by the Zhenbei Dynasty when the war began.

Bai Xuerou had perished then. By the time he arrived from the Evergreen Sect, it was all too late, and he could only hold Bai Xuerou's corpse and cry bitterly.

So no matter what, he would protect Bai Xuerou for a lifetime!