Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Only those who stood at the level dared to manipulate the factions!

  Those proficient in the art of Karma like us are not people others would like to mess with. She doesn’t even have to do it on her own to harm me! I need to be more cautious from now!

  Zhong Yue furtively raised his guard. Straight up after they met, Consort Tian Si had tried to include him into her Karmic Web; thus, it was clear he was her target and that she wasn’t an ally.

  We serve different masters. If my ‘master’ refers to Imperial Emperor Xian Tian, then her ‘master’ would be someone who is hostile against him. Whereas for any other force, the best way to drown Imperial Emperor Xian Tian into troubles was to provoke the war between him and Heavenly Monarch. Which means…

  He furtively glanced over at Mu Qingxuan and mulled, Consort Tian Si and I share the same goal—we both want the little princess of the Xian Tian Palace dead, to light the first spark of fire in the upcoming war!

  If he was able to realize that Xian Tian Palace’s little princess was the trigger for war, then so could Consort Tian Si. Surely enough, she had also come to the same conclusion as Zhong Yue; thus, her target, or to be precise, her master’s target was to kill Mu Qingxuan and let chaos ruin the universe so they could find the golden opportunity to seize the fruit of victory!

  Zhong Yue had it all figured out as clear as crystal, they had the same goal and used the same methods. However, it was never possible for him to allow himself to be included into Consort Tian Si’s Karmic Web.

  Whether or not Mu Qingxuan died was none of his concern, but there was simply no way he would involve himself in this matter!

  If the manipulators were included as part of the game, they would lose their role as manipulators and become one of the many chess pieces on the board. They wouldn’t even be able to control their own fate, let alone that of others!

  Zhong Yue would be placed at an extremely precarious position if he was involved in it, Imperial Emperor Xian Tian wouldn’t even spare him!

  Rays flashed across Zhong Yue’s eyes, he smiled, “It is a great fortune for the Zhongyang Clan to have such a mystical lady like Consort Tian Si. Allow me to congratulate Changsheng first now.”

  Yang Changsheng reciprocated the formality and asked curiously, “Mister Yi, why do you say so?”

  Zhong Yue was puzzled, he smiled, “Isn’t Consort Tian Si your servant?”

  Yang Changsheng was dawned, he laughed, “Mister Yi, you’ve mistaken! Consort Tian Si is not my servant, she is Royal Prince Wen Dao’s.”

  Royal Prince Wen Dao shook while laughing, “Changsheng, you are the one who is mistaken! Isn’t Consort Tian Si Brother Lu Wang’s servant? Am I right, Brother Yue? I see that you are very familiar with her.”

  Lu Wang was puzzled, he looked at Lu Binger and said, “Sister, she is with you, isn’t she?”

  Lu Binger’s face changed drastically, she shook in reply, “When I saw you welcoming Royal Prince Wen Dao, Junior Martial Brother Changsheng, and the rest, she was with them, so I thought she was one of theirs, I didn’t ask…”

  The experts’ face changed dramatically, Consort Tian Si had just walked into the Li Lu Clan’s sacred land as if it was her own house, and even made them think she was one of them!

  “Chase!” Lu Binger yelled. She flew into the sky and bolted while shouting, “Don’t let her escape!”

  Lu Wang, Royal Prince Wen Dao, Yang Changsheng, and the others also rushed out. Even the Luli Clan’s gods, including the Creators took action, swarming out in search of Consort Tian Si.

  But after an extended search, they couldn’t even find a single trace of Consort Tian Si’s location. It was as if she were never even here.

  Zhong Yue, Mu Qingxuan, and the others also joined the search, but all their efforts bore no fruit.

  Then, the enraged Luli Clan experts expanded the search radius and rushed out of their sacred lands. The experts scanned the surroundings with their psyche, overlapping each other’s search range to ensure a solid result. But even after expanding the search radius to over ten thousand miles, they still couldn’t find anything useful.

  The incident shook the whole Luli Clan. They were a glorious monarch race, but their sacred land was infiltrated by an unidentified lady, who even sat under the same roof and conversed with the clan master’s daughter as well as the other high prestige experts!

  If this were to be known across the universe, it would be a huge slap in the face to the Luli Clan!

  “Please, we hope you all can keep this a secret for us,” Lu Binger and Lu Wang found the experts, they said, “We the Luli Clan admit our failures, how can she even find her way into our sacred land. This incident has put the Luli Clan’s reputation at stake, I hope you who have witnessed it keep it only to yourselves.”

  Mu Qingxuan, Royal Prince Wen Dao, Yang Changsheng, and the others exchanged a look, they nodded and said, “Senior Martial Sister Binger, don’t worry, we will keep it a secret.”

  Lu Binger sighed, “After this incident, we are no longer in a mood to hold any events. The clansmen will have a meeting and discuss this matter as well as the necessary measures to prevent future incidents like these. As such, my friends, we apologize for not being able to entertain you any longer.”

  Her intent was clear. Mu Qingxuan, Royal Prince Wen Dao, Yang Changsheng, and the others nodded and left.

  Then, Lu Binger summoned the Luli Clan elders and discussed the necessary actions to improve the sacred land’s security so that no future incidents would happen in the future.

  Mu Qingxuan, Zhong Yue, and the others walked out of the Luli Clan sacred land. All of a sudden, Mu Qingxuan sighed and said regrettably, “Pity, I wasn’t able to fight my name out in the Luli Clan and spread my fame across the Imperial Star. Seems like we need to find some other ways… How about we challenge the Zhongyang Clan!? Yang Changsheng is not far still, we can catch up to him and challenge him! If I win, everyone will know me!”

  She said excited, “If we don’t make it grand, we won’t be able to live. Junior Martial Uncle Yi, if I can’t defeat him, you will help me defeat him. We will still be saved if it’s your name that is made known across the Imperial Star!”

  Bo Di and the others looked at one another and saw the same impressions in their eyes—Xian Tian Palace’s little princess was a true troublemaker whose only joy in life was to see the world burn.

  The experts quickly followed behind Mu Qingxuan and suddenly heard cries of fear ringing out, followed by a strong odor of the smell of blood gushing into their nose.

  Just when they were puzzled, they saw a grand warship covered in burning flames falling down from the sky and crashed into the mountains.

  When they hurried to the site, there were severed limbs and shattered bodies all over the place. They could tell the grand warship belonged to Yang Changsheng and those that were dead were his followers!

  The experts’ face changed drastically, they quickly boarded the burning warship and found Yang Changsheng on the deck. He stood like a war-seasoned general, his eyes glared wide to the front, his aura filled the air, and his hand was a dragon-like spear.

  Mu Qingxuan rushed to him and asked, “Senior Martial Brother Changsheng, what happened!?”

  Krong—

  The breeze of air that came with her was soft and gentle, but Yang Changsheng was blown to the ground and his aura disappeared all of a sudden!

  Mu Qingxuan screamed at the top of her lungs while Zhong Yue’s hairs bristled. Yang Changsheng was dead, heir to the ancient Zhong Yang Sovereign Race, and one of the top hundred strongest gods in the Zi Wei Imperial Star now lay dead before them!

  Suddenly, Bo Di shouted, “There’s still one alive here!”

  In a step, Zhong Yue reached to the side of the sole survivor. He was a soldier in the warship, his clothes were shabby and parts of his body were charred by the burning fire. He was mumbling like a madman and when he saw Zhong Yue, fear rushed into his eyes and he bolted away, shouting,
“Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!”

  Mu Qingxuan rushed to him and the soldier grew even more terrified. He mustered all of his strength, even burning his life essence and sped away, he shouted, “Princess of the Xian Tian Palace, please spare me, I have seen nothing!”

  Mu Qingxuan was puzzled, she mumbled, “What gibberish is he speaking?”

  Then, Zhong Yue turned into the Innate Golden Crow and fluttered his wings, catching up to the soldier and killed him on the spot.

  Blood splattered from the sky and the soldier crashed into the rocks lifelessly.

  After he killed the soldier, Zhong Yue flew back and returned to his human form, he said solemnly, “Turn around, we’ll return to the Luli Clan!”

  Xi He asked in a trembling tone, “Mister, why did you kill him? He is the only witness…”

  Zhong Yue’s face was dark and gloomy, he led the experts and rushed back for the Luli Clan while he replied in a cold voice, “What he witnessed is us killing Yang Changsheng and slaughtering his comrades. If we don’t kill him, what he said would be the truth.”

  The experts were shocked by the meaning behind and cold sweat had burst out of their pores. On the other hand, Mu Qingxuan questioned in shock, “But we didn’t do anything, he was already dead when we arrived… Shit!”

  She immediately realized it and shouted, “It’s Royal Prince Wen Dao, isn’t it? He was the one who killed Yang Changsheng and tried to frame us for it?”

  “No, it’s most likely Consort Tian Si,” Zhong Yue raised his head and spotted the Luli Clan gods coming from over from the horizon, rushing straight for the crash site.

  A terrible thought suddenly flashed across Zhong Yue’s mind. He swept his sleeves and kept all of the experts into it while he turned himself into a Shan Shen Celestial Race’s stone giant, sinking deeply into the earth.

  Mu Qingxuan quickly asked, “Junior Martial Uncle Yi, aren’t we going to the Luli Clan?”

  Zhong Yue replied softly, “Shut up. The Luli Clan has come too fast, it’s like they knew Yang Changsheng would die here. This doesn’t feel right… If they knew this was going to happen, then Consort Tian Si would be one of theirs… Bo Di, can any of you contact the Xian Tian Palace?”

  Chapter 810: Interlocked Strategies |

  “It is done.” Faraway, Consort Tian Si looked at the crash site and chortled softly, “It’s just some petty tricks I’ve used there; providing obvious hints to the Luli Clan so they would rush to the crash site immediately. Their hasty arrival would, of course raise suspicions against Mister Yi and stop him from returning to the Luli Clan. But even if he saw through my little tricks, he will realize I am not part of the Luli Clan. The Luli Clan, having witnessed Yang Changsheng’s death, will still decline their request for shelter in fear they would anger the Zhongyang Clan.”

  “Instead, the Luli Clan will notify the Zhongyang Clan at the fastest speed possible. With their heir now dead, this ancient sovereign race will once again rise in burning anger. They will find Xian Tian Palace’s little princess and Mister Yi at all costs and avenge their dead heir.”

  “This will serve as the best opportunity for the Diming Clan and the Heavenly Monarch, one that they can never reject! There is just no doubt the Diming Clan will side with the Zhongyang Clan and pressure on the Xian Tian Palace. One after another, soon, all the clans and races, factions, forces, and even the individual experts will all get sucked into this whirlwind of turmoil. Only when the universe has been plunged into chaos can a new world order be created. And it will only be master that claims the throne of Heavenly Monarch and starts the new world!”

  Then, she glanced over where Zhong Yue disappeared and chuckled, “Mister Yi, although you and I are the same kind of cultivators, both practicing the art of Karma, we serve different masters. So, don’t you blame me for being ruthless. Of course, you are also proficient in the art of Karma, I am anticipating seeing how you will counter my strategies!”

  All of a sudden, the space behind her was twisted and a man donned in a black robe walked out of the dimension. Consort Tian Si quickly bowed and greeted with a smile, “Master, everything is now in place. That human is also a proficient cultivator in the art of Karma, but he is now sucked into your humble consort’s strategies, he won’t pose a threat anymore.”

  The black-robed man nodded softly and asked gently, “Tian Si, to ask you to go against your own kind, will it make you uncomfortable?”

  Consort Tian Si’s skirt hem waved in the breeze, she said, “An innate god reincarnated as a human, how can he be counted as one of my kind? He is a formidable opponent, especially one that practices the same path as me. I am of course excited to finally meet someone like him, but that’s no reason for me to hold back.”

  Her smile was so sweet that it could make flowers bloom, “A smart bird chooses the best tree to live in. Likewise, a wise subject would choose the greatest lord to serve. It is your humble consort’s pleasure to be given the opportunity to showcase the skills I’ve acquired throughout my life. Master, you’ve brushed aside my lowly status and entrusted me with great responsibilities. It is my honor to have your faith, and for it, I will not allow myself to fail you, I will not tolerate even the tiniest mistake and will give it my best; it is the only way I can repay master for all that you’ve done for me.”

  The man smiled, “That is good to hear, and rest assured. When I sit the throne, the promise you’ve been given will be fulfilled. With your contributions to my quest, the humans will be freed from your lowly status and made a huge part of the new order. You will stand like all the other celestial and demon races, made no more slaves nor livestock, unchained from the torments that you’ve suffered for ages.”

  Consort Tian Si’s heart thumped in excitement, the hem of her skirt fluttered like a blooming flower and she knelt down before her master, “Your humble consort thanks Your Majesty’s kindness.”

  “Be at ease.” The black-robed man slowly faded into thin air while his voice lingered in her ears, “Finish this and you will be rewarded with a Heavens. The humans under your lead can live peacefully in it, with a complete Six Paths Reincarnations of their own. But keep this in mind, all it takes for the humans to dive deeper into your already wretched situation is a simple act of betrayal! You know full well how I treat traitors!”

  Consort Tian Si shivered in fear, she quickly replied, “Your humble consort dares not even entertain the thought.”

  When she finished, the black-robed man has also completely faded away.

  Consort Tian Si stood up, her body flickered a split second and six light wheels appeared behind her, revealing the human gods that were inside them.

  “Consort, what should we do now?” The human gods bowed and asked, “Can he be trusted?”

  “We have no choice, but we shouldn’t trust him fully.” Consort Tian Si said, “I helped him in his quest of becoming the Heavenly Monarch in return for a chance for humanity to live with dignity. However, I am worried that after his success, he will throw his promise aside and kill me instead.”

  The human gods were shocked, their faces changed drastically and one of the elders said, “Consort, if he is not reliable, why don’t we get in touch with the Human Sovereign Palace’s Yan Sovereign?”

  “Don’t speak of the Human Sovereign Palace in front of me!” Consort Tian Si gave a frigid sneer, “Yan Sovereign? That old brat Jiang Yiqi cares only his own power and prestige, all those decisions he made brings only disgrace to the human ancestors and spits in the trust that the Nong Sovereign had in him. One day, I will drag him down from the throne and kill him myself! Don’t ever think about bringing this up anymore. We will do only what we are supposed to and if my plan fails, I will find a way to let you all live on before I die.”

  The human gods were left with no choice, they nodded and heeded to her command.

  “Now, our goal is to kill the Xian Tian Palace’ little princess!” Consort Tian Si ordered, “Keep your ears in the wind and eyes in the sky, I
want all information on her to be reported to me as soon as possible. Now go.”

  The gods flew out of her Yuan Shen secret realms and scattered out away.

  Rays flashed across Consort Tian Si’s eyes, she shifted her appearance and turned into a four-armed Shan Shen Celestial Race male clansmen and left in tremendous speed.

  Soon after, she leaped into midair and a rainbow bridge formed underneath her feet as she landed. On the other end of the rainbow bridge was a grand warship where Royal Prince Wen Dao was standing on the deck, accompanied by his royal guards as well as a Heavenly Deity who was casting the rainbow bridge.

  “General Shan, how have things developed?” Rays flashed across Royal Prince Wen Dao’s eyes as he asked.

  “Done.” Consort Tian Si bowed, she said in a hoarse voice, “Your Royal Highness, we have faked ourselves as the Xian Tian Palace’s little princess and Mister Yi, and killed Yang Changsheng. We have purposely left behind a survivor and hid faraway from the crash site. When the Xian Tian Palace’s little princess and Mister Yi rushed to the crash site, the survivor we’ve left behind had lost it when he saw them. He wanted to escape but Mister Yi killed him dead on the spot. Your humble general has recorded Mister Yi killing the god in this mirror. Please, may Your Royal Highness take a look at it.” As she finished, she took out a round mirror and presented it up.

  Royal Prince Wen Dao took over the mirror and looked it; sure enough, it recorded the images of Zhong Yue turning into the Innate Golden Crow and killed the soldier in midair.

  Royal Prince Wen Dao smiled, he passed the mirror to a Heavenly Deity and ordered it to be delivered to the Zhongyang Clan as fast as possible. Then, he turned to Consort Tian Si and laughed. “General Shan, a man of pride and honor you may seem like one, but your heart is darker than black. I never expected you to come up with such a cunning trick. With this, Mu Qingxuan will have no chance of explaining herself anymore and the Zhongyang Clan will spare no expense into her elimination. The outbreak of a war between the Zhongyang Clan and Xian Tian Palace is bound to happen, and the Zhongyang Clan will surely ask for father’s help. The Xian Tian Palace will be crushed in no time! General Shan, you’ve done well!”