Longevity Chronicles

In the vast Demon City, due to various conditions being met, the only exception, the Heavenly Demon Pearl, threatened the Tianjiang Immortal.

The entire field was controlled by the Mountain and River Map, the Ancestor God Treasure.

Now, the Mountain and River Map was in the possession of Zhang Jiudeng and Huang Chong, which allowed the two of them to leisurely converse and even cruelly ridicule the Ninth Prince.

Huang Chong, upon hearing Zhang Jiudeng's candid words, showed not embarrassment but an openly admiring expression.

He then nodded and laughed loudly,

"Hahaha... Of course, as long as it preserves your foundation and helps you ascend to that position in the future, even if I am crushed to dust and scattered, it would pose no problem."

Below, the others showed little reaction to this statement.

But Tao Qian was stirred and thought to himself, "This devious alchemist is cunning and unscrupulous in achieving his goals; it doesn't seem like he's the type to die for his master unless there's some secret here that allows him to resurrect after death. What exactly is the relationship between the alchemist and the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty?"

While Tao Qian pondered, above the sky of Demon City,

Zhang Jiudeng, urged on by Huang Chong, had begun Refining Treasure.

Once again, a grand spectacle that stunned everyone present.

Everyone had already accepted the existence of the Mountain and River Map, an Ancestor God Forbidden Technique Fragment turned Exotic Treasure, and were aware of its terrifying power.

But at this moment!

Huang Chong, controlling the Ninth Prince's body, offered the Mountain and River Map to Zhang Jiudeng.

The latter did not immediately accept it but silently began casting spells. In an instant, though separated by millions of miles, the Incense Fire Wish Power from both Demon City and Ancient Qin Province erupted simultaneously.

The Saint Statue!

Instantly, it became a bridge, a channel connecting the two territories.

A dazzling brilliance visible to the naked eye rolled up towards the sky; in this haze, the more than ten thousand remaining cultivators and the millions of citizens of Demon City all heard a grand sacrificial text echoing through the two territories.

"This seems like...?"

Within the original identities inherited by Tao Qian, one was a scholar.

Hearing this sacrificial text, he felt inexplicably familiar with it.

And the next moment, the scene illuminated by the brilliance of the incense fire within Ancient Qin Province not only allowed Tao Qian to realize what it was, but everyone else also woke up to the fact that it was clearly the text used when the Ancestor Emperor conducted his heavenly sealing ceremony.

It was like a mirage, but much more real.

It seemed as though a particular territory in Ancient Qin Province had completely overlapped with Demon City at this moment, and that territory was an extraordinarily majestic and towering mountain.

At this moment, that mountain was lined with civil and military ministers, ritual officials, and tens of thousands of impoverished people who had clearly been forcibly brought there, gathering together and shouting phrases like "Long live the new emperor", "Long live Emperor Jiudeng", "Long live Saint Jiudeng" and so on.

Accompanied by solemn music, that familiar sacrificial text transmitted via the Saint Statue echoed in everyone's ears within Demon City.

Simultaneously, everyone also saw the real attire of Zhang Jiudeng at that moment.

He was seen wearing the Emperor's Dragon Robe, his head adorned with the Pingtian Crown, and was guarded at the forefront by civil and military officials.

In his hand was an object, his figure gradually overlapping with the Saint Statue, intending to place that object atop the Mountain and River Map offered by the Ninth Prince, Ling Qi.

Seeing this scene, who could not understand what Zhang Jiudeng intended to do?

"Zhang Jiudeng has gone mad; he wants to declare himself emperor!"

A cultivator with a loud voice lost his composure and shouted.

And not just this one person.

Despite the fact that the scene in Demon City was completely under the control of Zhang Jiudeng and Huang Chong,

Seeing this ridiculous spectacle, no one could remain calm.

Representatives of the Seventy-One Provinces!

Holy Envoy of the Taishang Emperor!

These people were the most unable to accept it.

They had previously accepted the Ninth Prince, Ling Qi, claiming to be the Saint and wanting to refine the Mountain and River Map.

That was because, legally, Ling Qi barely qualified.

But Zhang Jiudeng?

If this man were a member of the Imperial Family widely recognized as competent, or a great warlord, that would be one thing.

But what sort of person was this? He was definitely a warlord, but a tremendously absurd, even laughable one.

In the currently extremely chaotic Longevity Heavenly Dynasty, there are countless warlords governing their own territories; if anyone counted carefully, there would not be many who could compete with Zhang Jiudeng for being the most ridiculous.

Those provincial representatives, along with an old eunuch, outright disregarded their lives and started cursing, simultaneously recounting Zhang Jiudeng's comedic past.

"Shameless, ridiculous, everyone in the world might become emperor, but you, Zhang Jiudeng, cannot; our Longevity Heavenly Dynasty has lasted thousands of years, how could such a ludicrous and laughable person have ever ascended to the imperial throne?"

"I'd rather have Ling Qi, this foolish and pig-like Ninth Prince arrogantly claim the throne than accept someone like Zhang Jiudeng wearing the dragon robe."

"The cannons fire booming against his mother, his power spreading across the land to return home. Counting heroes, Zhang Jiudeng, who could swallow the giant whale to aid his rule… Gentlemen, could the poet of such verses be our Emperor?"

"Ha, even without mentioning poetic talent, not to talk of legal continuity, Zhang Jiudeng is not a wise ruler; he has been brutally taxing in Ancient Qin Province, said to be scraping the land bare, I heard he has already taxed up to several decades in the future; under his rule, even if you defecate or urinate, you must pay tax to this turtle son, can such a man be emperor?"

"How dare you, Zhang Jiudeng, the Taishang Emperor appointed you Governor of Ancient Qin Province, is this how you repay His Majesty?"

…

Although these outcries were satisfying, they had absolutely no effect on the master-servant pair.

Particularly Zhang Jiudeng, who at that moment was still wearing that dragon robe, taking advantage of the Saint Statue's convenience, listening to the cursing of those provincial representatives and the old eunuch, suddenly burst into loud laughter.

One hand still holding that object to be placed atop the Mountain and River Map, he pointed at the people of Demon City and said:

"Damn it, I just want to become emperor, so what?"

"Everyone watch closely now, this object is called the Sheji Seal, another treasure formed from that Ancestor God Forbidden Technique Fragment, matching this Mountain and River Map."

"As I stamp this seal and the Mountain and River come together, all will belong to me, Zhang Jiudeng."

"I hold the mountains and rivers, and control the lands, who dares say I'm not the emperor?"

It must be said, Zhang Jiudeng, the warlord, lacked neither cunning nor wisdom, yet his temperament was indeed absurd.

At this moment, he was showing off, tinged with a sense of ridiculousness.

For the ordinary people and even for the times, this was a matter of great sadness and disaster.

Yet, for some reason, it always seemed laughable.

However, very soon, when Tao Qian also, taking advantage of the Desire Sin Worm, secretly listened to Huang Chong's transmitted message, he could no longer laugh.

"Quick, quick, do not delay any longer, swiftly integrate the Mountain and River and thereafter completely refine the Province of Ancient Qin,"

"Right now, the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty is unstable, warlords are emerging everywhere, and billions from the Mortal Human Race have long been yearning for a wise monarch to save the world... Due to the desire of all people, there is already a tremendous Human Dao Destiny brewing, whoever seizes this destiny will secure a vital advantage in the future battle for the Central Plains."

"I have made painstaking arrangements for you to seize and refine the Mountain and River Map, and to be the first to declare yourself Emperor, to announce independence, to overthrow the old dynasty, which will certainly attract that fortune to willingly come to you."

"I can arrange this, just as other Saint Heir within the Alchemist could, but they have chosen not to support you."

"Hurry, securing a lead is most imperative, any further delay might lead to changes."

From these few transmitted sentences, one could hear the urgency in Huang Chong's voice.

Huang Chong had long known Zhang Jiudeng's personality and urged him now because he sensed something ominous.

His cultivation was based on the Gu Scripture.

He had raised countless Gu Worms, which would warn him immediately if any crisis emerged.

At this moment, the Gu Worms in his body were tumultuously active.

Although Zhang Jiudeng was absurd, he was reliable when serious. Seeing his own military strategist's grave expression, he didn't even argue and took action directly.

Following the Saint Statue, Zhang Jiudeng's hand, holding the seal, turned from ethereal to solid, and astonishingly crossed millions of miles to stamp onto the Mountain and River Map.

Everyone saw clearly, the seal was four inches in diameter, with knobs of five dragons, and the front carved with "Granted by Heaven, May Long Life Prosper" in eight seal characters, indeed a treasure that could "certify imperial divine right and legitimacy".

"Absurd! Ridiculous! The world has gone mad!"

Seeing that scene about to become reality, countless people in Demon City had their worldviews shattered.

But it was also just at that moment.

No one noticed, the "Weird Secret Demon Child" who had been ignored for a long time.

Suddenly, having received some boon, his face first showed shock, then broke into a brilliantly radiant smile.

At the same time, his body suddenly manifested a large amount of abnormalities. Not only did his long ears, double teeth return, but his big belly, Dragon Face, and double pupils also re-emerged; besides that, scales appeared all over his body, a single horn grew on his forehead, among other abnormalities – it seemed endless, instantly transforming Tao Qian into an extremely bizarre figure.

"The third calamity, it has arrived."

"Survive this calamity, and acquire the treasure, and ascend into Transcend Mortality."

Tao Qian had a premonition but completely ignored it.

Because at that moment, the opportunity he had long awaited had also arrived.

Previously, he had many opportunities to take action, but was unable to.

Because the Sheji Seal was still far away in the Ancient Qin Province, even if he controlled the Saint Statue, he couldn't snatch it.

But this moment was starkly different.

Under the gaze of thousands!

Just as Zhang Jiudeng was about to stamp the Sheji Seal onto the Mountain and River Map.

Suddenly, his bloodline magically integrated Saint's avatar abruptly stopped moving.

No, not that it stopped moving.

It was actually suddenly kneeling down, turning sideways, performing the same action as Nine Prince Ling Qi, who was controlled by Huang Chong.

These two men made the same move.

"Not good!"

Huang Chong was extremely close and quickly realized, his instinct told him to try to regain control of the Nine Prince's body.

But he was immediately doomed to fail as the number of Desire Sin Worms inside Ling Qi far exceeded the Huangquan poison, and with the advantage of striking first and a sneak attack, the Huangquan poison was instantly annihilated.

And the same was true for the Saint's avatar, the other Zhang Jiudeng couldn't even put up a token resistance.

The unique radiance of the Desire Sin Worm flashed, immediately causing Huang Chong to cry out:

"Evil Sect! Lian Yulou?"

"No, not right, Lian Yulou is already dead..."

In terror, Huang Chong immediately tried to grab the Mountain and River Map and the Sheji Seal.

Unfortunately, the Nine Prince and the Saint's avatar, who had been obedient to him just a moment ago, turned against him simultaneously.

The three being of Cavernous Mystery, two against one, how could there be no victory?

With two abrupt 'bangs', caught off guard, Huang Chong was directly hammered and flew out.

This also showed Tao Qian's malicious pleasure; the move by Nine Prince Ling Qi was with his foot, kicking Huang Chong in the groin, seemingly with the sound of eggs breaking, Zhang Jiudeng's avatar struck with his palm, hitting Huang Chong's seductively vile face, unexpectedly breaking his nasal bone with a harsh blow.

The instant Huang Chong was struck and flown away, the two knelt back down.

Each holding up their Exotic Treasures before them!

And in front of the two men, a figure appeared without warning, a sight immensely surprising to all.

Secret Demon Child!

That Secret Demon Child, connected to the Primordial Sect, who had rescued four million disaster victims.

At this moment, brazenly standing before Zhang Jiudeng and Ling Qi, accepting their kneeling and the offering of treasures.

"Thunderous!"

Including the National Salvation Congress, everyone's minds roared, unable to digest the scene for a moment.

ps: Here's the second update, weakly asking for monthly tickets.