At the beginning of the new year, a piece of news shocked the world.

The White Bone Sect, a cult that had been dormant for hundreds of years, revived and opened the Gate of Ghosts in Maple Forest City, Qinghe County, Zhuang Country, summoning hundreds of ghosts to roam in broad daylight. They used the Wusheng Wumie Formation to sacrifice the entire city, refining it into a White Bone True Pill.

This pill was said to be able to revive the dead from the Yellow Springs, nurture a White Bone Dao Child, achieve peak combat power, and thus usher in the descent of the White Bone Evil God.

Dong A, the head of the Maple Forest City Dao Academy, discovered this plot and thwarted the White Bone Sect’s conspiracy. He joined forces with Du Ruhui, the State Chancellor of Zhuang Country, to snatch the White Bone True Pill from the jaws of the tiger, right in front of the White Bone Evil God, and presented it to Emperor Zhuang!

Only then did the world realize that Emperor Zhuang had been sitting in the deep palace for many years, supposedly cultivating, but actually healing his wounds.

Back then, when the new ruler of Zhuang Country ascended the throne, the new Emperor Zhuang Gaoxian worked hard to govern, and the country’s power gradually rose.

Yong Country repeatedly provoked and invaded the borders.

This was already old news, as disputes between Zhuang Country and Yong Country had never ceased since the founding of Zhuang Country. Even the people on the border between Zhuang and Yong were accustomed to this. Of course, Zhuang Country always suffered losses.

But what was unexpected was that Zhuang Gaoxian was extremely courageous and resourceful. He smashed the dragon chair in the main hall and personally led an expedition to punish Yong! Moreover, he achieved a great victory! He personally killed the general guarding the border of Yong Country.

This battle made him famous throughout the world.

This battle brought more than ten years of peace to the border between Zhuang and Yong.

After the war, Zhuang Gaoxian directly announced his retreat into seclusion, and the world thought he was going to break through to the realm above the Divine Proximity.

The Zhuang court also kept things very secret, so that no one knew that he had been healing his wounds in the deep palace for so many years.

The reason why this news is known to the world now, of course, is that it is no longer a problem.

Zhuang Gaoxian swallowed the White Bone True Pill, not only fully recovered from his injuries, but also achieved the Dongzhen realm in one fell swoop! From then on, he could be called a True Person of the world!

At that time, Zhuang Country was fighting with Mo Country to the south. Because General Huangfu Duanming was absent, Zhuang Country was breached in three cities in a row.

After breaking through, Zhuang Gaoxian personally arrived, easily killed the leading general of Mo Country, and forced Mo Country to cede ten cities with the power of Dongzhen.

For a time, the country’s power greatly increased.

In that year, Zhuang Gaoxian changed the era name to Dading (Great Stability). The surrounding countries all began to reorganize their military preparations, just because of the ambition shown in this new era name.

Dong A, the former head of the Maple Forest City Dao Academy, made a great contribution and has been promoted to Deputy State Chancellor of Zhuang Country, becoming the right-hand man of State Chancellor Du Ruhui, and holding great power, in charge of criminal justice.

His position is even above that of the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department.

From being neglected and once squeezed out of the political center, to rising to prominence today, he can be called the most sought-after official in the Zhuang court. Dong A’s deeds have also inspired many people.

Jiang Wang learned of this news after he had left Yun Country and traveled a very, very long way.

At that time, he was silently drinking in a tavern in a foreign country. Although he was drinking, he was mainly listening to the conversations of people coming and going in the tavern, in order to roughly understand the current situation of the world.

Hearing people excitedly discussing Zhuang Country, and some even expressing their desire to go to Zhuang Country to seek a way out.

Jiang Wang did not feel any pride, but felt cold all over.

This news was half true and half false. For example, the opening of the Gate of Ghosts and the roaming of hundreds of ghosts in broad daylight was something that happened in Xiaolin Town.

Another example is Dong A’s thwarting of the White Bone Sect’s conspiracy… It was clearly Jiang Wang who discovered the White Bone Sect’s conspiracy, reported it to Dong A, and risked his life to protect his homeland. Dong A, however, took advantage of the situation to lay out a plan, sacrificing the countless lives of the entire city to seize the White Bone True Pill as a stepping stone for his own advancement.

State Chancellor Du Ruhui, General Huangfu Duanming, and even Emperor Zhuang Gaoxian, were all accomplices.

Now they have gained fame and the admiration of the world, but who still remembers the countless innocent souls of Maple Forest City?

At first, one city was destroyed and three cities were breached.

Later, while regaining the three cities, they also seized ten cities. It seemed like a great profit, with the Emperor being wise and martial, and the Zhuang ministers being resourceful and decisive.

But is what is gained and lost simply a matter of addition and subtraction?

Those innocent people who died, those citizens who trusted the country, trusted the court, and trusted the monarch, how innocent were they?

Who remembers their so-called “sacrifice”?

“Teacher, do you really want to go back to Xin’an City that much?”

Jiang Wang got up and returned to his room.

After a while, the waiter came to clean the table, but only saw a pile of fine porcelain powder on the table.

Illusory Realm of Taixu, blessed land of Donggong Mountain.

Jiang Wang waited quietly for a while before receiving Zhen Wudi’s slightly chubby paper crane.

Unfolding the letter, it read: March 7th. Linhai County, Qi Country.

The information was unusually concise and clear, because during this period, Zhen Wudi had been forced by his family to practice frantically. Even drinking a glass of water had a fixed time, and it was really difficult to squeeze out any free time.

For the current Jiang Wang, he had things he must do, as well as firm goals and plans.

He wanted to make those who should be held responsible for the fall of Maple Forest City pay the price!

But all of this was premised on strength.

And the first thing Jiang Wang thought of was the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm that Zhen Wudi had mentioned.

After leaving Maple Forest City, he sent a letter to Zhen Wudi, expressing his desire to participate in the exploration of the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm that he had mentioned, and asking if there were still any places available.

Zhen Wudi agreed very readily, and today’s letter was to inform him that the opening time of this session of the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm had been determined. He had to arrive in Linhai County, Qi Country before March 7th.

He still didn’t know the specific situation of the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, but to be valued by someone of Zhen Wudi’s background, it must have unimaginable gains. Of course, the dangers would not be few.

This was also the reason why Jiang Wang first sent Jiang An to the Lingxiao Pavilion.

Qi Country is one of the powerful countries in the world, close to the East Sea. From Yun Country to Qi Country, one had to pass through seventeen countries and three sect territories.

In this great era, heroes from all over the world were rising together. The structure of power was also not entirely the same.

There were Dao-affiliated countries like Zhuang Country, which honored the Dao Sect as the state religion, and there were neutral countries like Yun Country, which were attached to the Lingxiao Pavilion. Some countries were inclusive, with major sects competing with each other within the country. Some countries had strong regimes, and all sects within the country were regulated, with orders being strictly enforced. Some places did not establish countries, and those powerful sects were like countries in themselves…

Traveling tens of thousands of miles from Yun Country to Qi Country, the customs and products of various places were very different.

Ye Qingyu sent him a cloud crane, because his address was not fixed. The cloud crane could find its owner by its innate connection with the owner, but it did not have the ability to search for others all over the world. Therefore, he could only actively write letters to An’an, and An’an would reply after receiving the letter.

Whenever Jiang Wang arrived at a place, he would record the local customs and products and share them with An’an and Ye Qingyu in his letters.

An’an would also talk about her life in the Lingxiao Pavilion.

However, as the journey became farther, the speed of the cloud crane’s replies also became slower and slower.

Jiang Wang did not bury himself in rushing, but practiced all the way, experiencing the world’s affairs.

At this time, he had honed himself enough and did not need to suppress his cultivation realm anymore.

The first small Zhoutian he established was the sun, moon, and stars, which was love and ideal.

Now that he has reached here, he has established the second small Zhoutian. That is mountains and rivers, the road under his feet, the changes of years, and the scenery along the way.

For the third small Zhoutian, he began to think about himself. Thinking about the road he had traveled, the people he had met, and the things he had experienced. He wanted to ask himself why he came and where he was going.

For Jiang Wang, this was his journey, but also his practice.

He had to participate in the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm in the most complete state.

Not long after withdrawing from the Illusory Realm of Taixu, Jiang Wang suddenly felt as if the entire room shook.

Then he heard, bang! bang! bang!

Low and distant muffled sounds.

He finally determined that it was not an illusion.

Because with this sound, the entire room, no, the entire ground was shaking faintly.

Jiang Wang rushed out of the window, jumped to the roof of the tavern, and then saw:

A huge, unparalleled turtle-shaped beast was raising its head and walking forward step by step, and every step shook the entire earth.

How big was this behemoth?

Just its thick, short legs were higher than the city walls of the city where Jiang Wang was!

And on its carapace, Jiang Wang saw…

Pavilions, terraces, people coming and going… a huge city!