CHAPTER 202: CHAPTER 199: OLD BLIND MAN_1

Xu Chu, in his early years, rallied thousands of households of relatives and friends to resist bandits. Later, he led his followers to submit to Cao Cao, where he was responsible for guard duties. He was successively promoted to Commandant of Martial Guards and granted the title ’Tiger Marquis’.

Besides his remarkable bravery, Xu Chu was most celebrated for his loyalty, notably demonstrated when he cried until he vomited blood upon Cao Cao’s death.

"System, secretly summon two people!" Qin Wudao said with a smile after reading the information.

He had grown fond of this feature since discovering the System could secretly summon warriors. Previous summonings had been too conspicuous; if anyone had noticed, his secrets would be exposed.

But by secretly summoning warriors, he could feign weakness to deceive his enemies, keeping others guessing.

BOOM! BOOM!

In the imperial study, near the entrance, the Void rippled, and two spatial rifts appeared.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu strode out. They wore black armor, their eyes shining brightly, and emitted a potent Evil Qi that caused the temperature in the Void to plummet.

"Your Majesty!" the two men bowed respectfully.

"Please rise!" Qin Wudao waved his hand, releasing a gentle force that helped them to their feet.

Name: Dian Wei!

Cultivation: Second Transformation Saint King Realm!

Cultivation Technique: ’Ancient Evil Comes Mantra’!

Weapon: Big Double Halberd!

Bio: Repelled Lv Bu at the Battle of Puyang and held off Zhang Xiu in the Battle of Wancheng!

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Name: Xu Chu!

Cultivation: Second Transformation Saint King Realm!

Cultivation Technique: ’Tiger Fool Roar Anger Mantra’!

Weapon: Ghost Tooth Long Knife!

Bio: Saved Cao Cao at the Wei River and frightened off Ma Chao!

"Two Second Transformation Saint King powerhouses! The Qin Dynasty’s strength has doubled. We’re now considered quite formidable among the King-level forces in the East Border!" Qin Wudao nodded in satisfaction after assessing their strength.

Including Zhuge Liang, Li Yuanba, and Dong Zhongshu, the Qin Dynasty now possessed five Saint King Realm experts.

"From today onwards, you are my guards!" Qin Wudao commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dian Wei and Xu Chu bowed respectfully, then stepped out of the imperial study. They stood motionless at the hall entrance like two stone statues.

"System, view the Personal Protection Army!" Qin Wudao commanded. In his mind, another block of information appeared.

The Personal Protection Army was composed of one hundred women. They possessed incredible power, were skilled in medicine, assassination, and stealth, and could even provide... special services when necessary.

What the heck are these special services? Qin Wudao felt a wave of exasperation. He, the emperor, didn’t even have the standard array of consorts, and was, in fact, still a virgin. This was truly unbecoming.

"System, summon the Personal Protection Army!"

As soon as his words fell, the Void in the imperial study collapsed. One hundred beautiful figures in gauze dresses emerged. Each possessed devastating beauty, a tall figure, and a captivating fragrance, as if they had stepped out of a painting.

"Your Majesty!" A gentle and soft voice, like the chime of wind bells, echoed from the main hall, drifting far into the distance.

Standing at the hall entrance, Dian Wei and Xu Chu glanced at each other, quietly moved to the side, sat on the stone steps, and blocked their ears with Spiritual Energy to block out the sound.

"Rise!" Qin Wudao said.

He swallowed hard; the sight before him was almost too sensual to handle. He quickly circulated his Cultivation Technique to calm his mind.

He finally understood why the word ’Personal’ was part of the ’Personal Protection Army’s’ name!

Name: Personal Protection Army!

Cultivation: The leader is at the First Transformation Saint King Realm; members are above the Great Saint Level!

Formation: Jadefall Hundred Immortals Formation!

Note: After deploying the Formation, the Personal Protection Army can increase their cultivation realm by three stages!

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The woman leading the group bowed gracefully and rose with the others, every action radiating an endless allure.

She was the leader of the Personal Protection Army. With fair skin, her face concealed behind a white veil, her long black hair cascaded down to her slender waist. Clad in a sky-blue palace dress, her beauty was breathtaking.

"What’s your name?" Qin Wudao asked with a smile, after assessing her for a moment.

"Your Majesty, my name is Charm Shadow!" Charm Shadow said softly, her gentle voice flowing like water, like that of a woman from Jiangnan, evoking a sense of tenderness.

"I understand. You may all retreat now; hide within the palace!" Qin Wudao instructed, nodding with a wave of his hand.

"As ordered!" Charm Shadow cast a wistful glance at Qin Wudao. Could it be that among so many sisters, not one has caught Your Majesty’s eye? As members of the Personal Protection Army, everything about them belonged to Qin Wudao!

A gust of fragrance blew by, and the one hundred members of the Personal Protection Army vanished into thin air. Even with Qin Wudao’s cultivation level, he couldn’t discern how they disappeared, as if they had never been there.

"System, activate the reward for the ’Witch Dao Region’!"

In the empty imperial study, Qin Wudao’s enthusiasm did not diminish as he decided to access the final reward.

"DING! Congratulations, Host, for the conquest of the Witch Dao Region. The sign-in reward is one Growing Mustard Seed World!"

Growing Mustard Seed World? Qin Wudao paused, a startling thought arising in his mind: The Mustard Seed World was essentially an incomplete small world attached to a main world. If it could grow, could it become a main world itself?

With this thought, he began to inspect the information of the ’Growing Mustard Seed World’.

Name: Fragment of the Immortal Realm!

Level: Sixth Level Mustard Seed World (capable of growth)!

Type: Comprehensive Mustard Seed World!

Note: Upgrading to a Seventh Level Mustard Seed World requires one Emperor Stone and one hundred pounds of spiritual soil!

"Fragment of the Immortal Realm? Could it be..." Upon seeing the name of the Mustard Seed World, Qin Wudao was taken aback. He remembered reading an ancient tome that stated, long before the Primordial Age, someone on the Primitive Continent had broken through to the Immortal Realm and achieved ascension.

But later, for some unknown reason, no one else ascended the Immortal Path!

Innumerable powerful beings at the Peak of the Emperor Realm struggled for countless eons. Yet, even at the end of their lives, they could not gain the slightest insight and were left with no choice but to succumb to eternal slumber.

This also confirmed the existence of the Immortal Realm!

Then the ’Fragment of the Immortal Realm’ rewarded by the System... its origins must be immense!

"The Immortal Realm, ah!" Qin Wudao stood up, walked to the window, and watched the setting sun and the darkening Changkong, letting out a long sigh.

The joy he felt at receiving the reward had considerably faded!

「...」

「The Primitive Continent, East Border!」

A treasured spot of beautiful scenery, with verdant hills and clear waters, was home to a few bamboo houses. Bluestone paving at the entrance meandered into the distance.

BOOM!

Storm clouds surged across the nine heavens, and a gigantic phantom of a Kylin, ten thousand zhang tall, emerged, emitting terrifying might.

Gusty winds howled, trees bent, the water’s surface churned, and countless animals let out fearful roars. Yet, near the bamboo houses, it remained tranquil, utterly unaffected.

"Old Blind Man, have the heavens revealed their secrets?"

A figure adorned in a Kylin King’s robe and wearing a Kylin Jade Crown, formidable in stature, appeared like a peerless King walking the mortal realm.

His eyes held the sun, moon, and stars!

He floated in the Void. Behind him was the vast starry sky, and before him, the mortal world of red dust.

Around his body, countless Rhymes in Dao emerged, exuding an extreme imperial might that made it impossible for anyone to look directly at him.

The visitor was none other than the uncrowned king of the East Border, the Kylin Saint Lord!

"The Immortal Path is inscrutable!" a voice, carrying the weight of countless years, echoed from within a bamboo house.

"Are you making fun of me?" the Kylin Saint Lord roared angrily. Instantly, the heavens contorted; dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder rumbled, threatening to unleash a torrential downpour that could cause mountains to collapse and rivers to flood the land.