If I Don't Die, I'll Truly Be Invincible

Chapter 2 - Immortal Sect Pressures the Palace, Ready to Court Death at Any Time!

Ye Ning trembled with excitement.

It was obvious that a grand drama was about to unfold today.

The Great Zhou Emperor, the six kingdoms, and the immortal sects were the protagonists of this grand drama!

The clash of the three was bound to be perilous, like towering waves. Once caught in it, there was a possibility of being crushed to pieces.

Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, each with eyes fixed on their noses, and mouths on their hearts, it was clear they dared not interfere.

Even these high-ranking officials dared not interfere. As for Ye Ning, a mere symbol officer with small arms and legs, what chance did he have if he got involved?

Wouldn’t he be killed at any moment?

“I’m serious about courting death!”

Ye Ning didn’t want to wait a moment longer.

To die today meant he could become the Heavenly Emperor immediately!

Just as his thoughts surged, a sharp voice rang out.

“The Emperor arrives!”

Then, a young man dressed in a purple dragon robe, escorted by a group of eunuchs, walked slowly.

“Is that the young incompetent emperor?” Ye Ning muttered to himself.

From his angle, he could only see a slim profile of Ji Mingyue.

But that didn’t affect his understanding of Ji Mingyue.

After flipping through memories, Ye Ning knew that the late emperor of Great Zhou had no heirs except for Ji Mingyue.

Seven years ago, after the late emperor’s death, Ji Mingyue ascended the throne.

At the time of his ascension, he was only twelve years old, still very young. Naturally, he formed a pattern of a weak ruler and strong ministers.

If he had been naturally wise and diligent, perhaps there would have been a chance to save the declining fortune of Great Zhou.

Unfortunately, after Ji Mingyue ascended the throne, he indulged in pleasures, was absurdly ignorant, and committed countless foolish acts that made him a laughing stock of the country.

Instead of repenting as he grew older, he became obsessed with Buddhism.

He spent his days discussing scriptures and laws with monks and nuns, ignoring state affairs.

Such behavior disappointed the people of the world immensely, and countless people called him a foolish ruler.

It confirmed the saying, “When a country is about to perish, there will be a foolish ruler!”

But to Ye Ning, whether Ji Mingyue was a foolish ruler seemed to be of little importance.

The root cause of the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty was actually the revenge of the immortal sects.

Thousands of years ago, the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty rose from the grassroots, promoting the “martial way” to its peak, shattering the void with his fists and traversing the world with his feet. With just one person and one sword, he subdued all the immortal sects.

After the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, countless immortals came to court, marking the establishment of the first martial emperor dynasty in history!

The founder of the Great Zhou once said, “Under heaven, there is no land that is not the king’s, and on the border of the land, there are no subjects that are not the king’s officials. Even cultivators must abide by the laws of the Great Zhou!”

His enforcement of the laws of the Great Zhou on the free-spirited cultivators naturally provoked resistance, so one by one, the immortal sects were uprooted, and the Great Zhou trampled countless sects.

During his reign of three thousand years, the immortal sects experienced their darkest moments.

Three thousand years later, the founder of the Great Zhou mysteriously disappeared.

The new emperor was also talented and strategic, but compared to the founder, he was lacking, giving the immortal sects a chance to breathe.

After that, each generation was inferior to the previous one.

Nowadays, the glory of the ancestors had faded, and the martial way established by the founder of the Great Zhou had been lost.

After thousands of years of decline, the immortal sects revived, regaining the freedom and pride that cultivators should have.

Thus, the retaliation against the Great Zhou Dynasty came as scheduled.

They used countless means, both overt and covert, to create the current situation of the six kingdoms.

And today, they wanted to establish the seventh kingdom.

Once the seventh kingdom was established, the Great Zhou Dynasty would undoubtedly suffer a heavy blow, and its already crumbling fortune might collapse.

By then, the emperor would lose his high horse, and all under heaven would chase him!

“If it weren’t for the country’s, the Great Zhou would have been doomed long ago.”

Ye Ning sighed inwardly.

This country’s luck was indeed a mysterious thing. With the country’s luck, the emperor would have the blessing of the luck. Whoever dared to harm him openly would incur heavenly retribution.

Otherwise, this foolish ruler wouldn’t have survived to this day.

However, this had nothing to do with Ye Ning.

His journey was across the stars and seas. As someone about to become the Heavenly Emperor, he didn’t care at all about the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He couldn’t be bothered with their power struggles. He just wanted to die. Whoever could give him a swift death would be his benefactor!

After the emperor took his seat, he said faintly, “Stand.”

The civil and military officials stood up.

“Thank you, Your Majesty!”

Although they were standing up, their movements were obviously sluggish, as if they were waiting for something.

Sure enough, the next moment, there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the hall.

Then, six men walked in first.

These six men were the six kings, arrogant and swaggering, with swords hanging from their waists and shoes on their feet. Without waiting for a summons, they strode forward.

“They don’t bow when entering the court, nor do they pay respects. They even bring their swords onto the court!”

Even Ye Ning, who was mentally prepared, was startled by the arrogance of these people.

In ordinary dynasties, having one such powerful minister was already rare.

But in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were suddenly six!

After the kings entered the court, instead of paying respects to the emperor, they walked up to the officials, straightened their attire, and bowed to the emperor’s side.

“We greet the True Person!”

Then, a chair appeared out of thin air next to the emperor.

A middle-aged man dressed in moon-white robes, holding a dusting brush, and exuding an otherworldly aura, casually sat on it.

“We greet the True Immortal!”

Those civil and military officials who had been awkwardly standing finally saw the true master arrive and knelt down with a rustle.

As for the Zhou Emperor sitting on the dragon throne, he also stood up numbly and bowed to the middle-aged man sitting on the same level as him.

“We greet the True Immortal of the Feather Transformation Sect!”