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The earliest palace of the Great Herd Empire was named “De Kuo Er”. In the language of “god,” it means “child of god.” The master of the De Kuo Er palace, bathed in divine grace, was indeed a child of god, representing the god Cang Tu and holding secular authority. Later, during the reign of Emperor Mu Wei He Lian Ren Rui, the De Kuo Er palace accidentally caught fire and was destroyed. There are various explanations for the cause of the fire: some say it was an attack by heavenly demons, others say it was the uncontrolled use of divine techniques, or perhaps internal traitors causing chaos… The accounts are inconsistent.

What is clear is that the Mu Court rebuilt the imperial palace on the ruins and renamed it “Tu Ming Sai.” “Tu Ming Sai” is a grassland language term meaning “just place.” In the Dao language, its name is expounded as “Saint Heng Palace.”

The grassland language is influenced by the divine language, but is now quite different from it. It is the language used daily by ordinary herdsmen. It represents the herdsmen more than the believers in the spirit of god. To demonstrate national prestige and display power, Emperor Mu Wei generously opened the treasury and mobilized 200,000 laborers and 10,000 superhuman cultivators when constructing the Tu Ming Sai palace. This magnificent palace was built in seven days. From then on, it has towered over the grasslands, majestic to this day.

It is worth mentioning that a large proportion of those 10,000 superhuman cultivators were from the Cang Tu god temple. They believed they were rebuilding the De Kuo Er palace and maintaining the dignity of the god, so they worked very hard. However, on the day the palace was completed, Emperor Mu Wei said, “The old covenant has turned to ashes, the spirit of god is angered. The old fire is dead, a new heaven shall be enlightened. I shall be here, treating all nationals justly, making the Great Herd Empire strong in the world, ordering the ten thousand li grassland for the glory of god to reside forever.” Therefore, he changed the name to “Tu Ming Sai.”

By the time the crown priests on Qiong Lu Mountain reacted, the name “Saint Heng Palace” had already spread throughout the world. All countries knew of it, and the dust had settled. The highest king court is the city of the eagle, and the Tu Ming Sai palace is the crown of this divine eagle. For a thousand years, it has been looked up to, entrusted with the hearts of the people.

Above the vast square, a huge blue sky divine map flag flies high, like a layer of the sky curtain pulled down, floating in the air. Tall and majestic guards, with swords at their waists and spears in their hands, stand silently like stone sculptures, becoming a majestic part of this magnificent palace. The heavenly majesty is like the sea, awe-inspiring in all directions.

Of course, there were also those who were slacking off, secretly chatting idly.

“Did you hear? Qi country’s champion marquis, Chong Xuan Zun, achieved Cave True in Yu Yuan in one move, at the age of twenty-nine!”

“Hiss— If I’m not mistaken, Lord Cang Ming achieved Cave True at the age of thirty-three, right?”

“Yes, four years faster than the current world’s divine envoy!”

“Qi country has been really brilliant these years! The three lords of Qiong Lu are all over thirty, probably no chance to catch up… Do you think that General Liang has hope?”

“To be honest, I don’t think so. A few days ago, that General Liang joined forces with the three lords of Qiong Lu and were all defeated by Jiang Wang. When Jiang Wang left Qi, Chong Xuan Zun only lost by half a move, and Jiang Wang himself admitted that if they fought again, the outcome would be uncertain… That General Liang is a bit far off.”

“Isn’t Jiang Wang also unable to achieve Cave True? It looks like Chong Xuan Zun has settled in later.”

“What are you thinking? Jiang Wang is only twenty-three years old this year, already the world’s first God Lin. If he achieves Cave True now, will others still be able to live?”

“Tsk, Chong Xuan Zun achieved Cave True at twenty-nine, almost catching up to Li Yi, right?”

“There’s still a gap. My uncle’s neighbor’s third cousin serves under General He Lian, and I heard General He Lian say once that Li Yi only ascended to Cave True at twenty-six… Simply terrifying! But Chong Xuan Zun can indeed be compared to him. In all historical records, below the age of thirty, there are currently only the two of them.”

Two warrior leaders on duty were transmitting sounds to each other, chatting excitedly to pass the boring time on guard.

Suddenly, a voice interjected: “Dou Zhao? Didn’t he achieve Cave True?”

The warrior, who served under He Lian Xiao Hu and whose uncle’s neighbor’s three cousin was in his command, subconsciously replied: “Haven’t heard.”

“Also.” The familiar voice said: “Chopping delusion can break delusion. People like Chong Xuan Zun, who have seen the Dao path clearly since they were young, will naturally achieve Cave True faster. Dou Zhao is a person who pursues killing force more, probably still grinding for several months… Or perhaps after today, he won’t be able to wait?”

“You’re still commenting! Are you Li Yi, or Jiang—” The warrior felt something was wrong at this point, leveled his spear with both hands, and suddenly turned around: “Bold! How dare you disturb the palace court warriors and affect the guard duty!”

Along with his action, the warriors stationed throughout the square in front of the Tu Ming Sai palace turned sharply, and the thousands of long spears lowered like a tide! And in his eyes, he saw a man in tattered green clothes, with blood and dirt on his face, a long sword at his waist, and a demon skull in his hand.

The demon skull had been cut off, but demon qi was still steaming from it, and a hidden demon majesty was awe-inspiring! Black fog rolled, almost forming a spirit form. Yet, before it could take shape, it was struck and collapsed by a wisp of red-gold light.

How could someone with such a disheveled appearance wield a sword and approach the imperial palace?! The warrior was about to shout angrily, but then he saw the outline through the blood and dirt on the face and felt a sense of familiarity. In the midst of his deep thought, a surprised voice rang out beside him: “Young Master Jiang!”

Immediately, a flash of inspiration struck him— this person was none other than Jiang Wang!

He had been the Wu An Hou, representing Qi country as an envoy to the grassland, coming to the king court. Everyone had strived to see his appearance, and he had even squeezed into the crowd to catch a glimpse. At that time, he had only thought that he was indeed worthy of being the Chief of the Yellow River, the youngest Overlord Country military merit Hou, truly heroic and extraordinary.

A few days ago, in the Cang Lang martial arena, this person had fought four enemies alone, displaying the strength of the world’s first God Lin, awe-inspiring the grassland. And the Great Herd Emperor had sought to recruit him, not hesitating to promise him a Hou of ten thousand households. One could see his nobility!

“Young… Master Jiang!” The warrior straightened his tongue: “Is this you?”

Jiang Wang held the demon skull in his right hand, his left hand on the sword hilt, and slightly lowered his head as a bow: “Trouble to announce, Jiang Wang has long admired the Great Herd Wu Wei, and only wishes the grassland scenery to be always in his heart. I have journeyed deep into the border wilderness six thousand li, and return with the skull of a true demon, to celebrate seeing the emperor!”

This warrior, able to serve as a palace guard leader guarding the Tu Ming Sai palace, had also seen the world, but at this moment, he was speechless with shock! Jiang Wang’s words, he didn’t know which sentence to be more shocked by.

Journeyed deep into the border wilderness six thousand li?

Return with the skull of a true demon?

Celebrate seeing the emperor?

“I will go report this!”

He slowed down a bit, bowed deeply, then turned around and hurried towards the palace. He rushed to the front of the majestic palace wall, and while the palace gate warriors checked the transmission, he finally sorted everything out in a daze. He finally understood why Jiang Wang had said that perhaps after today, Dou Zhao wouldn’t be able to wait— because Jiang Wang was already the youngest contemporary true person, and today he was offering a gift in the Tu Ming Sai palace. After today, everyone in the world would know!

Too shocking.

A twenty-three-year-old contemporary true person! He had pushed forward the terrifying record set by Li Yi of Da Luo Mountain by three years! This was the first in contemporary times, the first in history, a living legend!

The whole Tu Ming Sai palace seemed very quiet today. Only the sound of Jiang Wang entering to celebrate echoed within this huge palace complex, layer by layer— until it was respectfully presented before the female emperor who held the highest power on the grassland.

The Great Herd female emperor did not make Jiang Wang wait too long. Because a contemporary true person who had created a historical record indeed had the qualification to see His Majesty the Emperor. And she really should see him!

In the past, when praising a person’s genius, the most exaggerated statement was that a true monarch could be expected. But with Jiang Wang at this point, what could a true monarch expect? As long as he didn’t die, achieving the Dao was already a certainty! And it was the kind of Dao achievement like Jiang Meng Xiong!

The youngest true person in history had vast time. And the God Lin invincible battle force meant his foundation was very solid, and he could still reach even higher peaks. Such a Jiang Wang, even for an Overlord Country emperor, was really not necessary to treat coldly. Those standing at the peak of power in the current world naturally look forward to the future of the human race.

The place where His Majesty the Great Herd female emperor saw him was in Jing Si Hall. This was the female emperor’s study, and also where she quietly sat and cultivated. The Great Herd female emperor was not like the Qi emperor, who sat in court every day, come rain or shine. She only held a large court once every five days. The rest of the time, she usually handled state affairs here.

For those walking the official path, handling state affairs is itself a form of cultivation. The emperor is no exception. However, for someone at the level of the Great Herd female emperor, it was already very difficult to make progress in the process of handling national affairs. The emperors of the six great Overlord Countries had all pushed their national power to the limit. To take another step forward, to have a cross-step elevation, they could only walk to that ultimate step of a human monarch— unifying the world, bringing peace to the six directions!

But how difficult is this step? Heavenly timing, earthly advantage, human harmony – none can be lacking. But even with all of these prepared, it still may not happen. Recently, there was the Great Summer emperor Xia Xiang, whose name was Si Yuan, who contended on the road of heroes, but was defeated by the Qi emperor, and all his heroic ambitions came to naught.

Further back, there was Jing Tai Zu Ji Yu Su, the first to establish a complete imperial system, who could be said to have seized all heavenly timing. He dominated the central land of the current world, already possessing the extreme of earthly advantage. Furthermore, he had heroic soldiers numbering in the tens of thousands, famous ministers and good generals, and even the support of the three most ancient Dao gate lineages, which could be called the utmost of human harmony! Was he not also thwarted by Yang country’s Tai Zu Ji Yan Qiu?

Even with vast heroic ambitions and seizing every advantage, he could not succeed. Because there are heroes in the world, and not just one person. You are not the only one who has good ministers and good generals.

Four thousand years since the new beginning of the Dao Calendar, four thousand years of the flourishing of state systems, countless heroes and world-class overlords have emerged. But this position of the emperor of the six directions, no one has achieved. Since the human emperor Lie Shan clan in the middle ancient era, no human emperor has emerged again. Every emperor is gazing at the highest place, but who exactly can become one? In the present world, the so-called Overlord Country emperor is already the extreme of imperial power. In these four thousand years, there has been no victory greater than this one.

Facing such a monarch, who can fail to prostrate themselves?

So, when Jiang Wang, covered in blood and dirt, carrying a demon skull, walked into the hall with his head held high and his spine straight, he was even more striking. This was his second meeting with the Great Herd female emperor. If you count the time he represented Qi country as an envoy and was a spectator throughout the process, and the time he contended for the chief position on Guan He Tai without a single word of dialogue, then it was their fourth meeting. Of course, he had not truly seen the Great Herd female emperor’s “face.” Even if he had achieved Cave True, he could not truly see an Overlord Country emperor.

The Great Herd female emperor sat on a golden platform, the vast rivers and mountains of the present world unfolded behind her in the suspended map, and her voice seemed to walk above the boundless present world: “Why are you covered in blood?”

Jiang Wang said: “This is great red! It is a joyous color!”

The Mu emperor asked again: “Why do you see me with a dirty face?”

“This commoner’s heart was urgent. After killing the true demon, I immediately returned to see His Majesty the Emperor, not resting for a moment on the road, fearing I would miss the time—” Jiang Wang said, bowing: “Please allow me to take a breath.”

Then, in this grand hall, he took a deep breath. The entire hall rumbled with a muffled sound. Heaven and earth received its summons, and his breathing stirred wind and thunder! In this process, his qi and blood rapidly returned. His pounding blood qi endlessly penetrated into the Ruyi immortal clothes, making them recover on the spot, bright as new! With a wave of his hand, he wiped away the blood and dirt from his face. Standing in the middle of the hall with his head held high, he was once again the free and easy, extraordinary contemporary sword immortal who stood out from the crowd.

The Great Herd female emperor looked at him and asked: “Why was your heart urgent?”

Jiang Wang bowed again: “For my brother Ru Cheng, I have come to the emperor to seek marriage, to seek marriage with Imperial Princess He Lian Yun Yun! My heart is very urgent, anxious like a fire!”

The Great Herd female emperor slightly raised her voice: “Cut a skull as a betrothal gift? This is indeed rare. I heard earlier that you cut off Zhuang Gao Xian’s head and sent it to the Dragon Palace. Now you offer me a demon skull. Are you addicted to cutting off heads?”

Jiang Wang sighed and said: “The Great Herd Empire guards the border for the human race, regardless of life and death for thousands of years, defending the line of life and death. This is a great merit in the ten thousand worlds, a model of a great country! This commoner has no special skills, only the three-foot sword in his palm, which is still quite sharp. After thinking long and hard, only by cutting off a true demon can I show my sincerity! This commoner’s sincere heart is also echoing the ambition of the Mu country!”

The Great Herd female emperor glanced at the true demon skull where demon qi lingered and asked: “Indeed, it is a great禮. Any respected true demon has a name and a surname, a pillar of the demon race… What is the name of this demon?”

Jiang Wang said: “He didn’t say.”

The Great Herd female emperor said again: “Some time ago, Tu Hu asked you, and you said you were not seeking a small true. What about now?”

“Of course, this commoner would not deceive ‘heaven knows’.” Jiang Wang said: “It is not seeking a small true, hence I went deep into the border wilderness, sharpening it with death. Fortunately, I was lucky, and I achieved my true form. Only then can I calmly celebrate before the emperor.”

“You should celebrate yourself.” The Great Herd female emperor leisurely said: “You have already created the record of the youngest contemporary true person in cultivation history, breaking the record of Li Yi of the Dao gate, and can leave your name in history. To be able to achieve this on the grassland, I am also honored. It’s a pity you refused me last time, otherwise, based solely on this matter, I should give you another ten thousand households!”

Jiang Wang naturally heard the implied meaning, and bowed sincerely: “My brother Ru Cheng’s talent is not inferior to mine, and his appearance is especially superior!”

The Great Herd female emperor waved her hand: “The latter sentence is not necessary.”

Jiang Wang scratched his head.

The Great Herd female emperor asked again: “Do you have such confidence that you can achieve true form in a life-and-death battle? Aren’t you afraid of being trapped deep in the border wilderness and not returning?”

Jiang Wang seriously replied: “Before this commoner went to the border wilderness, I specifically sent a letter to Lord Tu Hu. If I fell into the hands of a heavenly demon, then I would be provision for Lord Tu Hu, eliminating a great trouble for the grassland. If it was only a true demon, this commoner should fight it himself. If my strength was not enough and I suffered a vain death, I should die!”

These were truly heroic words! Only a young man could speak them.

The Great Herd female emperor looked at him and asked again: “I observed you in the God Lin realm, complete and perfect, reaching the peak, contending for the strongest in the world. Achieving the Cave True realm could originally follow naturally, achieved without effort. Perhaps in six or seven months, perhaps in one or two years. You still had a very good chance of becoming a contemporary true person who breaks historical records. Why take such a risk, sharpening your true form with a true demon?”

Jiang Wang bowed and said: “Your Majesty whips the six directions and rules the eight wildernesses. Princess Yun Yun is a golden branch and jade leaf, rich in the world. I truly do not know what kind of person can match the princess, can make Your Majesty rest assured in giving away your pearl in your palm. Even if my family’s Ru Cheng is hardworking, talented, and handsome, he can only approach that ideal condition, not completely satisfy it. And I strive to contend for this name of a true person who breaks historical records, just to gain the qualification to propose to Your Majesty.”

The Great Herd female emperor leisurely said: “The youngest true person in history is indeed qualified.”

Jiang Wang bowed again: “I came with the skull of a true demon, not to say that I am the brother of the youngest true person in history, who can match the Great Herd Imperial Princess in identity. But I want to tell Your Majesty that our family’s people are all like this. Once we regard someone as kin and friend, we will treat them with our hearts and souls, giving everything we can, and will never let the person we like suffer grievances. Now I show my sincerity to the emperor, wishing for lovers to finally become family!”

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