Chapter 1814: The Presence of a Sovereign (1/2)
It was too late for the eh to quell disgruntleroup once hearts had swayed
“Your Majesty, these words are a bit too late now If everyone had been truly united and selfless at the inception of the alliance, ouldn’t be here today You started out having factions like us lead the charge We bore the brunt of the battles, while you two played spectator and reaped all the benefits
“It was as if the alliance was solely our responsibility and none of yours And nohat? You regret it now? It’s too late! The sacred land has rebounded froether with us to vanquish them when they were at their weakest We’ve lost ourto defeat theht Sect couldn’t contain his fury; anger had flooded his tone His sect had suffered too heavy a sacrifice They’d lost almost a third of their elites—an immense toll
Factions in a si Both had started out as top-tier factions, but had suffered great casualties during the uprising
In comparison, so a few members in the final assault It was only natural that the head of the Starlight Sect would be so frustrated
Startled cries echoed from outside the palace An extraordinary presence ca everyone
“Heavens, is it coo take a look” The e a protective circle around hiainst a chair Figureheads from other factions rushed after theht descended from above Furiously red clouds covered the fir a ball of fire ensconced within It flourished its powerful presence without restraint, seely ready to burn down the entire capital
All cultivators within the city cowered and treled to stay conscious
“It’s the Vermilion Bird! A divine beast!”
“Good heavens! Why is there an ancient, divine beast in Eternal Divine Nation?”
“Does the divine beast’s arrival means this isn’t the end for the Eternal Sacred Land? Is it true destiny for the sacred land to rule over the nation?”
“Maybe so! I knew it! It’s tradition for the sacred land is to govern the nation They’re the rightful rulers that we put our trust in Those a Now, even an ancient divine beast has been disturbed This is the will of heaven!”
“This is our doom If the Vermilion Bird attacks, at least half of the cultivators in the city will die”
“Definitely The Vermilion Bird is a creature of fire Its supre to ashes It may even burn down the entire city in its fury!”
A man suddenly appeared out of thin air and landed on the bird’s back He had a bow on his back, his expression cal, as if he could pierce through the heavenly law
“Who’s that?”
“I think it’s Shao Yuan! Shao Yuan fro? Is Shao Yuan sitting on the Vermilion Bird’s back? Is he… is the bird his ride?”
“That can’t be! How can he be an ancient beast’s rider? He’s said to be a wandering cultivator, but does anyone actually buy that he started out as one?”
“Don’t be so certain Perhaps Shao Yuan is a God incarnatePerhaps he knew the Vermilion Bird from his past life”
“Makes sense That explains it! But ould the sacred land decline with a genius like him? So it seems that the sacred land hasn’t yet reached the end of its fortunes”
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Almost everyone within the city had their eyes on the bird and the young azes filled with a myriad of euished daoists of the capital, I ae on behalf of the first prih the city from above
“Eternal Divine Nation has been ruled by the sacred land since the beginning of ti the top in Myriad Abyss, and has been blessed with good fortune and been free of natural disasters Now, a sroup of men have started a terrible civil war for their own a and countless deaths This is divine punishment, but also the consequence of human sins
“We cultivators train hard, but for what? For our own pursuit of martial dao, but also to protect our houard our ho to fulfill a few men’s ambitions, have you?
“How many corpses litter the path of their aht about ill happen to your family after your death? Who will shed a tear for you before your grave?
“Those a Chen exclaihting for their cause Is that fair?”
There wasn’t a swear or insult with his words, neither did he make any threats And yet, they hit everyone where they weretooth and nail for?