Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags-Chapter 1230 - 529: The overwhelming trend rolls on like a tide, all because of one person!_2

Chapter 1230: Chapter 529: The overwhelming trend rolls on like a tide, all because of one person!_2

They also understood that this was not their achievement, but the achievement of one person alone, the achievement of Jiang Yuan.

...

On the highest mountain peak in the Western Wilderness, known as Linxian Mountain.

At this moment, two people were standing there.

One of them was clad in a golden robe, on which the hustle and bustle of the all spirits of the human race were embroidered; there were people plowing the fields, peddling wares on the streets, escorting goods over long distances, and others seeking immortals and asking about the Dao in the ancient forests and mountains...

The back of the robe depicted the sun, moon, and stars, and under those were the mountains, rivers, plants, and trees of the Five Domains and Four Seas.

This person was none other than Ji Hao, known as the Human Emperor.

Beside him stood his former rival in contention with Dugu Bo, the Dean of the Divine Institute, Yan Ming.

Both men stood atop the highest mountain peak of the Western Wilderness, and for a time, the silence was profound, with only the howling wind in their ears. Under the falling snow, the entire mountaintop was dressed in silver, pure white without a single other color.

"Sigh!" Suddenly, Yan Ming heaved a long sigh.

"Sigh for what?" inquired Ji Hao.

"For the elusive cause and effect, for fate’s cruel tricks!" Yan Ming slowly began, "Before this, who could have imagined that the Western Wilderness could be reclaimed so easily!"

"Indeed, it’s unexpected!" Ji Hao nodded slightly, then turned to look at Yan Ming, "How far are you from that step?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ming slowly shook his head, "It’s both within reach and as distant as the horizon!"

"But that shouldn’t be the case!" Ji Hao furrowed his brows slightly and continued, "In this era, you are the closest to that step, so how could it still be as distant as the horizon?"

Yan Ming shook his head slightly, not continuing on the topic, but instead sighed softly, "In this regard, I have been thoroughly defeated by Dugu Bo! In the competition between the two institutes, I have been completely defeated by Dugu Bo!"

"He—took on a good student!"

Hearing this lament, Ji Hao nodded in agreement, "Indeed! Dugu Bo indeed took on a good student! This student from the Holy Institute is simply too remarkable! So much so that whenever I think of it, it seems so unreal!"

Yan Ming, hearing this, also nodded slowly before adding, "I suspect there’s something off about Jiang Yuan’s origin."

"What’s off about it?" Ji Hao asked, turning to glance at him.

"You’re feigning ignorance!" declared Yan Ming.

Ji Hao, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but smile lightly, "Regardless of his issues, or where he comes from, at least his appearance has greatly benefited our human race."

"Without him, the reclamation of the Western Wilderness would still be far off in the future; without him, the incessant turmoil that has lasted for tens of thousands of years would continue."

"His arrival has a complete chance to stabilize the Three Major God Mountains before he leaves, resolving the source of this disaster and chaos."

Yan Ming looked astonished at these words.

"Do you also think that Jiang Yuan will eventually leave?"

"Yes," affirmed Ji Hao, continuing, "The extent of Jiang Yuan’s power within this environment of Heaven and Earth is certainly problematic."

"He is either an extraterrestrial visitor, or the reincarnation of one of those mythical figures. The Daoist ancestor suspects he might be a reincarnation of the Heavenly Emperor, ascending higher on the path of cultivation!"

"So, he might leave! I only hope that before he goes, he can help us resolve the source of disaster at the Three Major God Mountains."

As he spoke, Ji Hao glanced at Yan Ming once more.

"That’s why I hope you can make that step as soon as possible, if there’s anything that you need help with, please speak up!"

"After all, this world will ultimately have to return to our hands; we can’t have the situation fall out of control once Jiang Yuan leaves."

Hearing these words, Yan Ming sighed lightly, "I’ll try my best! That step is too difficult, even with my current strength, I’m not too confident!"

...

As the human race recaptured the Western Wilderness, their territory expanded once again, claiming four of the Five Domains.

Central State, Eastern Region, Western Wilderness, and Northern Desert—these four domains.

The Demon Tribe, on the other hand, occupied the Southern Ridges and the Four Seas, essentially splitting the world evenly with the human race.

This was the situation Jiang Yuan wanted.

He could indeed eradicate the Demon Tribe completely.

But if he did so, and the human race occupied the Five Domains and Four Seas, then within a few years, without external crises and pressure, they would sooner or later fall into internal strife.

The destructive power brought about by internal and external chaos is not much different—in fact, the former can even be worse.

The most harmful aspect is the change in people’s hearts.

External crises often unite people’s hearts, to face the challenge together.

But with internal strife, the internal conflicts are different; people’s hearts can become corrupt and degenerate, they may mercilessly cut each other down without considering the cost.

Apart from this consideration, there was another reason for Jiang Yuan to leave the Demon Tribe alone.

That was to harvest the power of qi movement.

If he completely eradicated the Demon Tribe throughout the Five Domains and Four Seas, the efficiency with which he gathered the power of qi movement would at least be halved.

This would have a huge impact on his accumulation of the power of qi movement.

Even though he now had over a dozen red strands of Innate Energy Luck, he was not in great need of the power of qi movement anymore.

But that doesn’t mean he isn’t lacking!

Any single upgrade of Luck Power to red on the panel would bring him varying degrees of help.

Just completing this objective alone, the deficit in his Luck Power would amount to nearly two million threads.

Moreover, above the red Luck Power, he didn’t even know if there was a higher level of Innate Energy Luck.

If there were, then the gap in his Luck Power would be even greater.

As for whether there was a higher-level gap in Luck Power, Jiang Yuan also didn’t know, but in his opinion,

the possibility certainly existed.

Because, according to his current understanding, the Heaven and Earth he resided in seemed boundless, but in reality, it was just a minor world.

It was merely an outer world, a small Heaven and Earth derived from a river of time amid the endless Chaotic Sea.

In this minor world, his red Innate Energy Luck was indeed unmatched among All Spirits, peerless.

But perhaps not so in the Heavens and Earth beyond.

Whether it was the so-called Original Life Forms or those grand beings capable of surrounding and slaying Original Life Forms,

all could imply they possessed red-level Innate Energy Luck.

Therefore, in Jiang Yuan’s view, red Innate Energy Luck might be the upper limit, or quite possibly not; there might be levels of Luck beyond the red Innate Energy Luck.

But regardless of the possibility, it needed verification from him.

Amassing enough Luck Power to verify—this objective might be a million threads or possibly even more.

Therefore, his need for Luck Power remained substantial.

This was also a major reason he chose to spare the Demon Tribe.

If he were to annihilate the entire Demon Tribe, his efficiency in reaping Luck Power would be reduced by more than half.

...

In the blink of an eye.

There was only half a month left until the grand banquet Jiang Yuan was hosting.

In today’s world, this was undoubtedly the grandest and most important event.

While Jiang Yuan held no official titles, he had effectively become the lord of this world.

Being so powerful, he no longer needed any so-called titles for validation.

His strength alone allowed his words to be unchallenged.

Like the statement he made that day, "From today onwards, the struggles among cultivators must not affect the mortal beings!"

And from that day on, there were no more incidents of mortals suffering due to conflicts between Immortals.

Now, with the banquet imminent, the entire Eastern Region also began to buzz with activity, as for the less powerful humans or demons, the Five Domains and Four Seas were vast.

Even with the aid of cross-domain transmission arrays, it was still vast.

To avoid missing the timing of the banquet, they had to set off early, arriving in the Eastern Region, near the major cities surrounding Qianyuan Kingdom where Jiang Yuan resided, as soon as possible.

Only by getting as close to the major cities around the banquet location could they ensure not to miss the event.

This was especially crucial for the Demon Tribe.

It was known that the current macrosituation of the world hinged upon Jiang Yuan’s thoughts, especially the lives and fortunes of the entire Demon Tribe, which hinged on his thoughts.

After witnessing Jian Yuan’s previous actions, all members of the Demon Tribe understood that Jiang Yuan had the power to annihilate all Demon Tribe beings in an instant.

At his level of strength, numbers had become irrelevant.

Crossing a domain was no reason for survival either.

If Jiang Yuan wished, he could eliminate all demons across the Five Domains and Four Seas in the blink of an eye.

In such circumstances, how could they not be fearful?

To seek survival and express sufficient sincerity, representatives from all major demon clans had brought out all treasures from their clans, sparing no expense, all for a glimmer of hope for survival.

Because no one knew what Jiang Yuan was thinking.

For them, as long as they could survive, no price was too great to pay.

In the face of racial extinction, all treasured objects were as worthless as weeds.

If one lost their life, possessing an abundance of treasures would only benefit others.

Although they understood that merely offering treasures couldn’t possibly influence the thoughts of someone as powerful as Jiang Yuan,

they also knew that this was their only effort!

Even if it was only to increase the chance by one percent, one thousandth, or one ten thousandth, they couldn’t miss it!

For it concerned the life-and-death existence of their own race!