I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 122 The People Kneel in Sacrifice, Heaven’s Way RebelsThe golden pillar of ascension, like a column holding up the heavens, pierced straight into the clouds, dyeing the entire city of Luoyang in a brilliant gold.

Extending outward from the Star-Gazing Platform, the thousand-mile official road was packed with commoners seeing him off, stretching as far as the eye could see.

White-haired elders leaned on their canes, holding toddlers who had just learned to walk in their arms; soldiers clad in armor knelt on one knee, their long spears pointing straight at the sky; cultivators from various major sects bowed in unison, their spiritual energy surging and transforming into specks of light filling the sky.

No one spoke; the only sound in the world was the flapping of flags in the wind.

Everyone looked up at the dark-robed figure before the pillar of light, their eyes filled with reluctance, gratitude, and adoration.

It was this man who ended the thousand years of war in the mortal realm; it was this man who broke the sects’ monopoly on cultivation techniques, allowing even cowherds to practice; it was this man who built one hundred and eight ascension platforms, making ascension no longer a gamble with a nine-to-one chance of death.

”Emperor Xuan...” An old woman with white hair knelt down tremblingly, holding a safety talisman high in her hands. ”This old servant kowtows to you! I pray for your safe journey!”

”Thump, thump—” Like dominoes, hundreds of millions of commoners along the thousand-mile street knelt down in unison.

From Luoyang to the shores of the East Sea, from the northern grasslands to the Western Desert, all the commoners who heard the news knelt in the direction of Luoyang, shouting loudly, ”Long live Emperor Xuan! Long live Great Xuan!”

”Your Majesty, take care on your journey! We will wait for your return!”

The thunderous shouts gathered together, shaking the very heavens and earth, causing even the pillar of ascension to ripple.

Emperor Cao Xukun stood before the pillar of light, looking at the hundreds of millions of figures kneeling at his feet, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

He took a deep breath, channeled his Golden Immortal cultivation, and his voice clearly reached every corner of the mortal realm: ”My fellow countrymen, there is no need for such formalities.”

”I, Emperor Cao Xukun, am ascending today not to abandon the mortal realm, but to carve out a broader world for you all! I swear here that within ten years, I will definitely open the passage between the mortal and immortal realms! By then, everyone in the mortal realm, regardless of wealth or status, as long as they are willing, will be able to live in the immortal realm! I will establish a Great Xuan branch dynasty in the immortal realm, and let the dragon flag of Great Xuan fly across every inch of the immortal land!”

”The mortal realm will always be our home! I, Emperor Cao Xukun, will definitely return to pick you up!”

As his voice fell, he waved his hand, and countless golden specks of light flew from his hands, landing on every commoner.

As the specks of light merged into their bodies, everyone felt a warmth spread through them; their chronic ailments of many years were instantly cured, and their cultivation even showed faint signs of breaking through.

”Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!” The hundreds of millions of commoners kowtowed again, their voices choked with emotion.

”It is time to go.” Feng Qingyan held Cao Xuanhuang and walked to Emperor Cao Xukun’s side, speaking softly.

Empress Bing Yao, Consort Su Qingyue, and Su Qingying also gathered around, their eyes filled with determination.

The nine children held each other’s hands, looking curiously at the golden ascension passage, with not a trace of fear on their faces.

”One hundred thousand Great Xuan elites, heed my command!” Emperor Cao Xukun turned and looked at the one hundred thousand Xuan Armor Army troops arrayed outside the city.

”Here!” The one hundred thousand soldiers roared in unison, shaking the clouds.

They were the elite selected from the hundreds of millions of cultivators in the mortal realm, each a veteran of many battles, radiating murderous intent.

Their black Xuan armor gleamed in the sunlight, and the divine weapons in their hands emitted a cold, icy glint.

”Follow me, and ascend to the immortal realm!” ”By your command!”

Just as Emperor Cao Xukun was about to step into the ascension passage, the sky suddenly darkened.

Countless black storm clouds gathered from all directions, accompanied by thunder and lightning, as an eerie and terrifying aura swept across the scene.

A man dressed in black and white Daoist robes, holding a Heavenly Dao scepter, slowly descended, stepping on the dark clouds.

He wore a Yin-Yang mask on his face, surrounded by black Heavenly Dao runes, his pretentiousness maxed out to the underworld level.

”Emperor Cao Xukun! You stop right there!”

The man’s voice was shrill and grating, as if two stones were rubbing against each other. ”You dare to take away one hundred thousand mortal cultivators and all the Children of Destiny to ascend! This is simply defying the heavens! You will exhaust all the luck of the mortal realm and turn it into a dead land!”

”I am Tian Shouyi, the Guardian of the Mortal Realm personally appointed by the Heavenly Dao! I wield the Heavenly Dao’s punishment for the mortal realm! Today, I shall act on behalf of the heavens to stop you, this traitor who defies the heavens! Release everyone immediately and ascend alone, and I may yet spare the lives of the mortal commoners! If you dare to defy me, I will trigger the World-Extinguishing Heavenly Tribulation and turn the entire mortal realm into scorched earth!”

He was followed by hundreds of cultivators in black and white Daoist robes, who raised their magical artifacts and shouted in unison: ”The Guardian of the Heavenly Dao is invincible! Emperor Cao Xukun, surrender immediately!”

”Do not destroy the entire mortal realm for your own selfish desires!”

Below, the commoners instantly erupted in an uproar: ”Where did this lunatic come from? Causing trouble again!”

”Exactly! Emperor Xuan clearly said he would open the passage between the mortal and immortal realms in ten years, how could that exhaust the luck!”

”I think he’s just jealous of Emperor Xuan, just a sour loser throwing a tantrum!”

Li Tieniu was so angry his nose was crooked; he grabbed his giant axe and prepared to charge up: ”Damn! Another pretender! The last Ascension Saint was just beaten to death by the commoners, and you’re already rushing to deliver your head? A Guardian of the Mortal Realm? I think you’re a shit-stirrer of the mortal realm! Watch me split you in half, you Yin-Yang freak!”

”Stop.” Emperor Cao Xukun raised his hand to stop Li Tieniu, not even bothering to look directly at Tian Shouyi, his tone as indifferent as if he were speaking of something trivial. ”The luck of the mortal realm is under my control. If the Heavenly Dao has any objections, let it come and speak to me itself. You are not qualified.”

”Insolent! You dare to blaspheme the Heavenly Dao!” Tian Shouyi was furious and violently swung the Heavenly Dao scepter. ”World-Extinguishing Heavenly Tribulation, descend!”

In an instant, countless black divine lightning bolts struck down from the dark clouds with world-destroying power, smashing fiercely toward Emperor Cao Xukun. Wherever the divine lightning passed, space was torn apart, emitting a sizzling sound.

Everyone held their breath, watching this scene nervously.

However, just as the divine lightning was about to strike Emperor Cao Xukun, they suddenly changed direction and struck toward Tian Shouyi instead.

”Crack!” Dozens of black divine lightning bolts struck Tian Shouyi simultaneously. His Daoist robes instantly turned to ash, his Yin-Yang mask shattered into two, his hair stood on end, and his entire body was charred black, emitting black smoke as he fell from the sky like a burnt sweet potato.

”Pfft!” Tian Shouyi spat out a large mouthful of black blood, his face full of disbelief. ”Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! I am the Guardian of the Heavenly Dao! The Heavenly Tribulation should listen to me! How could it turn around and strike me!”

”The Heavenly Dao?” Emperor Cao Xukun sneered and walked slowly in front of him. ”In front of me, even the Heavenly Dao has to look at my expression. You are nothing more than a dog created by the Heavenly Dao, and you dare to bark in front of me?”

He extended a finger and tapped lightly. The Heavenly Dao power within Tian Shouyi was instantly drained, and his cultivation turned into nothingness. The Heavenly Dao scepter in his hand also snapped in two and fell to the ground.

”Ah—! My Heavenly Dao power! My cultivation!” Tian Shouyi let out a shrill scream, collapsing on the ground and rolling around. ”I don’t accept this! I am the Guardian of the Heavenly Dao! I don’t accept this!”

”Whether you accept it or not, you will.” Emperor Cao Xukun said indifferently. ”Drag him away and hand him over to the commoners to deal with. Let them see that the so-called Guardian of the Heavenly Dao is just a piece of trash that even the Heavenly Dao doesn’t care for.”

The guards stepped forward and dragged the charred Tian Shouyi away. The surrounding commoners swarmed up, punching and kicking him, venting the anger in their hearts. This once arrogant Guardian of the Heavenly Dao ultimately met the same fate as Yun Feisheng.

After dealing with this clown, Emperor Cao Xukun did not linger. He took the hands of his four empresses and stepped into the golden ascension passage first. The nine children skipped along behind, and the one hundred thousand Xuan Armor Army troops formed neat ranks and filed in one after another.

The golden pillar of light slowly contracted, and Emperor Cao Xukun’s figure gradually disappeared into the passage. He took one last look at the vast expanse of mountains and rivers and the hundreds of millions of commoners at his feet, a confident smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Inside the ascension passage, streams of light shone, and countless stars swept past them at high speed. The dense aura of the immortal realm rushed toward them, more than a hundred times denser than in the mortal realm. However, just at this moment, the passage suddenly shook violently, countless black spatial rifts appeared out of thin air, and violent spatial turbulence surged in like a tide, emitting a shrill whistling sound.

”Not good! It’s spatial turbulence!” Consort Su Qingyue’s expression changed, and she hurriedly protected the children beside her.

”Everyone, don’t panic!” Emperor Cao Xukun shouted in a deep voice, golden Chaos energy erupting from his body to form a huge shield, protecting everyone inside. ”Follow me, I will take you out!”

He activated his Chaos Teleportation divine ability, leading everyone to shuttle through the spatial rifts. The violent spatial turbulence crashed against the shield, emitting loud thuds, but it was unable to break through even slightly.

”Rest assured, with me here, no one can harm you.” Emperor Cao Xukun’s voice was calm and firm, giving everyone tremendous confidence.