Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

Chapter 793: The Kingdom Is About to Die, The Snakes

Great Zhao Capital.

Emperor Rende was already on his deathbed. In this world, an emperor could only extend his lifespan to 200 years at most. This was the result of the Daoist using divine powers and natural treasures.

“Imperial Preceptor, my greatest wish in life was to fulfill the last wishes of my Great Zhao ancestors. I originally thought that I could do it during the years when I ascended the throne and become an emperor that made a mark. Unfortunately, it was in vain. After so many years, it was still not fulfilled. So I hope you can continue to assist the next king.”

The Imperial Preceptor bowed and said solemnly, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely do my best to assist the successor.”

He did not expect that it would be so difficult to reduce the number of Daoists even with the support of Tianshan, Kunlun, and other powerful Daoist sects. It lasted for nearly 200 years without success. Instead, it had caused the power of Great Zhao to decrease greatly over the years. There were demons and ghosts everywhere in the people. Sometimes, he wondered if he had done something wrong.

“Good, good! I could face my ancestors.” After saying that, he smiled and took his last breath.

Emperor Rende died. The court mourned. During the period of mourning, alcohol and entertainment were prohibited for half a year.

As the new king ascended to the throne, Daoist Reduction continued to be implemented. Emperor Jing Ren was still respectful to the Imperial Preceptor at first. However, five years after he ascended the throne, his lecherous temperament gradually exposed. He abandoned state affairs every day and was obsessed with alcohol and women.

The Imperial Preceptor had advised him countless times, but it was useless. In the end, he could only let it be. Anyway, it was a good thing that Emperor Jing Ren did not care about the court. At least, he would not be influenced by other ministers and let the matter of reducing the number of Daoists repeat.

However, after the Daoist Faction in the world knew Emperor Jing Ren’s personality, they sent women to the palace and let them influence the court. In just three years, the plan to reduce Daoists became useless.

“Great Zhao is going to end!” The Imperial Preceptor heaved a long sigh. He could tell that the fate of Great Zhao would decline from Jing Ren’s generation. However, the reduction of Daoists was ordered by the Heavenly Immortals. Even if he had to bite the bullet, he had to continue.

Therefore, under such repeated circumstances, the people were even more miserable. Some remote county cities had already reached the point where less than ten percent of them survived.

The incense offerings of Mount Emei in Shuzhou were flourishing. Many Daoists of Emei resumed their previous cultivation.

In the grotto-heaven, the Heavenly Immortal of Emei smiled and said, “Tianshan and Kunlun have completely miscalculated. Hmph, they want to use the Imperial Court as a chessboard to destroy our Emei’s foundation. They’re really delusional. Even if a mortal emperor has the protection of the dragon vein and dragon fate, he’s still a mortal body in the end. He can’t cross the limit of his lifespan. As long as we survive one term, we will have a glimmer of hope.”

The other Earth Immortals chimed in.

“Currently, the policy to reduce the number of Daoists has been completely abandoned. Even if the Imperial Preceptor forced it, it would not affect our Emei. Instead, it would continuously decrease the fate of Great Zhao and eventually cause the country to collapse and die.”

“Judging from the qi of the dragon vein, Great Zhao is not far from destruction. I’m afraid that the new dynasty will continue to reduce the number of Daoists. I think our Emei must send Daoists this time.”

“Ah… If we rashly participate in the battle for the dragon vein, it will have a huge impact on our Dao sect. If we fail, the dragon qi will backfire, and our Emei will be in danger of overturning.”

“What’s there to be afraid of? With the Blessed Enclave around, the worst that can happen is to seal the mountain for a thousand years!”

Listening to the suggestions of the Earth Immortals, the Heavenly Immortal of Emei pondered for a moment. When a country was about to die, dragons and snakes would definitely appear. If supporting dragons and snakes succeeded, the benefits to the luck of the entire Dao sect were obvious. For example, Tianshan had fought several times to vaguely become the strongest Dao sect in the world.

Although there were risks involved, they might be able to fight for a bit in this situation. After all, Mount Futu was already in the past. If their Emei Sect competed, their chances were quite high. Of course, the Heavenly Immortal of Emei did not say anything about her decision. Great Zhao still had hundreds of years of national luck, so there was no hurry.

The Nameless Mountain in Jian Province had already been renamed Changling Mountain a hundred years ago. The entire mountain range had been constantly absorbing the vitality and spiritual energy of the world over the years. After being modified by Shen Ping’s spell formation, it was already comparable to some famous mountains and rivers.

The size of the Daoist temple had been expanding for a long time. Now, there were more than 300 Daoists, and ten of them had reached the Perfected Person Realm. Although it was not comparable to Ling Yin Temple, it was much stronger than Changling Temple in the past. With Earth Immortal Ling Zhen guarding it, the Daoist temple would sooner or later become a world-famous Dao sect.

In one of the secluded Daoist halls, Shen Ping closed his eyes and used the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth to cleanse the blessed land. In the past hundred years, he had finally broken through to the Earth Immortal realm with the Yin and Yang Qi and the Reincarnation Dao Bone, allowing the range of the blessed land to expand from hundreds of feet to thousands of feet in an instant. It was larger than any Earth Immortal’s blessed land.

So it’s also very time-consuming to cleanse it as well. Even though he had comprehended many Daos and the efficiency of cleansing was very high, he still needed to spend half a year. But the cleansing greatly enhanced the growth speed of the blessed land. According to his estimation, it would only take a thousand years for the blessed land to transform into a grotto-heaven.

It had to be known that Heavenly Immortal Xue Jing had once said that the transformation of a blessed land was very long. Many Earth Immortals had endured until their lifespans dried up and still could not transform.

“When my blessed land transforms into a grotto-heaven and comprehends the five elements, reincarnation, Yin Yang, and other great dao of heaven and earth, the speed will increase. At that time, perhaps I can try to fuse with the Chaotic Hole Great Dao and condense the embryonic form of a small world!”

After the cleansing, he pondered. If he could condense the embryonic form of a small world, would he truly comprehend the Chaos Hole Great Dao of Heaven and Earth? This was a top-notch Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Moreover, the other Great Daos fused also contained a powerful Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. He could not imagine how powerful it was..