Chapter 2614: Unsheathing the Sword

The new emperor ascending the throne in the Great Shepherd Empire is undoubtedly a matter of paramount importance in today's world.

To put it simply, "Azure Vault" has replaced "Cangtu." The divine country remains the same divine country, and the transcendence that doesn't interfere with worldly affairs is still revered as one. Everything seems unchanged. However, with royal power suppressing divine power and various peerless overlords contending, can He Lian Yun Yun, who has changed from He Lian Shan Hai to the Cave True Realm, suppress them?

In this era of great contention, cultivation records are constantly being broken, and the demands on rulers are increasingly high. For a hegemonic nation to lack a True Monarch who has reached the ultimate, it is clear evidence of declining national power! He Lian Shan Hai was forced to personally seize the god, and He Lian Zhao Tu was forced to ascend and face death. He Lian Yun Yun's ascension is also seen by many as forced – because there was no other choice. Moreover, the terrifying national power consumed by the Shepherd country in the battle to seize the god, how much support can it still provide to the new emperor? This is also a huge question.

Among the entire court's civil and military officials, who doesn't need the support of national power? The depletion of national power represents the overall decline of the state. Various hegemonic nations coming to congratulate and the world coming to pay homage are the highest respect, but also the most stringent examination. This is also why Jiang Wang had to come to the grasslands on this day to congratulate the new monarch.

He Lian Yun Yun reaching the ultimate is a necessity of the law, a continuation of orthodoxy, and the chosen person recognized by both the former monarch He Lian Zhao Tu and the Azure Vault Divine Venerate He Lian Shan Hai. In this current era, there is a person named "Jiang Wang" who firmly expresses his recognition.

Of course, to make this recognition a bit more weighty... at this moment, he is soaking in "Heaven's Mirror," in the "Regret Abyss" next to Er De Mi. The name "Regret Abyss" means "life has regrets, the heavenly god mends them," hence it is also called the "Mend Heaven Pupil."

"Regret Abyss" is actually an eye-shaped hot spring pool, with square bricks chiseled from divine crystals paving the bottom. It presents a staircase shape from the outside to the inside, and the center is bottomless and endless. Every single square brick is engraved with divine patterns, and every drop of spring water contains surging life force. It is said that in the Eternal Heavenly Country of that year, there was such a spring called "Heaven God Abyss." No matter how severely injured one was, as long as a wisp of divine thought remained, one could recover here. And this "Regret Abyss" inside "Heaven's Mirror" was built under the personal supervision of Shepherd Tai Zu that year. It is said to have been built to save the "God Demon Great General" Wan Yan Yu Huai who blocked a knife for him. Historical records state, "not sparing resources, fully pleasing the divine heart."

But by the time the "Regret Abyss" was built, Wan Yan Yu Huai was already heavily injured and incurable. The name "Regret" might also have come from this.

Wan Yan Yu Huai is the ancestor of the Wan Yan clan, a true blood family whose influence still shapes the grassland today.

"Regret Abyss, Mend Heaven Pupil..." Du Ye Hu, with a full face of bushy beard, sat at the edge of the well, holding a book and staring back and forth with his copper-bell-like eyes. "Why are you making me look at this?"

Today is the big day for Xiao Wu and his wife, so as the second brother Du Ye Hu, he naturally also came. He can indeed read books now, unlike before, but he still doesn't like reading.

Jiang Wang was completely immersed in the water, his eyes closed, feeling the repair of his Dao body by the divine power. The gentle divine power, under the order constructed by the divine patterns, was like small fish, slowly pecking at the pain in his Dao body and successively filling its deficiencies. Different divine powers had different responsibilities. Although no specific form manifested, the order was strict, just like a group of tiny physicians with divine power as their unit. This kind of precise and complete divine power repair system is not something that the seriously biased Cangtu Heavenly Country could have created. It should be a product of the Eternal Heavenly Country period.

Moving into a more comfortable position, Jiang Wang said lazily, "See what differences there are compared to previous records?"

The advantage of growing up too quickly is that Du Ye Hu is now still the same as he was back then. He achieved Divine Presence not late; a Divine Presence in his thirties is also considered a genius in the current world. But he was self-aware that there was no hope for Cave True in this lifetime. Divine Presence was already the result of countless desperate attempts. Even if Jiang Wang put him in the Cave Heaven treasure tool every day to wait, even if Zhao Ru Cheng found a way to let him enter Er De Mi once and borrow a "window" to peek into the truth, he still didn't understand anything. Falling into the present world is more like being in a cocoon. He fundamentally doesn't know what the so-called "truth" actually looks like.

But he is a forthright character. A Divine Presence has a lifespan of five hundred and eighteen years; this lifetime is already enough. When Xin An changed allegiance, he bravely stood firm. The days since then have all been earned. He just wants to do some useful things while the years still allow.

"How would I know what differences there are from before?" Du Ye Hu grumbled, "This is my first time looking at the *Mu Book*."

"The previous stories of Shepherd Tai Zu may not have had this many details, not just the construction of 'Regret Abyss.' Look at the story of Qin Wen Wang later; none of that was there before..." Jiang Wang said, pursing his lips, "You traveled through countries with Li Shi Xiong, and you still haven't traveled to the Shepherd country?"

Du Ye Hu flipped back and indeed saw the related records of "Qin Wen Wang" — "Dao Calendar three nine zero zero year. Great Shepherd Qin Wen Wang, Wang Fu Shi Bo Zhou, ascended to heaven and attacked the god, burned his life and fought, shattered immortality, leaving his sword to create an eternal legacy." He hadn't paid attention before, but now he finally knew the name of the female emperor who ascended to god. Xiao Wu's father-in-law is quite formidable.

"We only travel to small countries, not big ones." Du Ye Hu said in a muffled voice, "After Qing Yue left, Jian Qiu and I reached a consensus – relying on the two of us cannot solve the fundamental problem. Things must be done step by step, and food must be eaten bite by bite. What we think is how to make the people in small countries live a little better under the existing world order."

The "slightly better" he spoke of was not for a single family or household to live an affluent life, but for all the people in all small countries to have a certain level of "better" in an orderly manner. This is, of course, a long-term goal.

The former "Dog Jiao Hu," after the failure of Qi Ming's new policy, still carried his ideals and traveled through countries, seeking good methods to save the people. But as the Long River Dragon Monarch was suppressed to death and the Yellow River Supervisor was hung at Guan He Tai to suffer humiliation... Song Qing Yue then left alone. Even if they finally found a method that could save the people of small countries, they could not save the water race. Song Qing Yue was in despair about the future.

"Have you met Qing Yue again later?" Jiang Wang asked.

Du Ye Hu shook his head: "This world is very big. People you don't want to contact you will never meet. Since he doesn't want to meet, we shouldn't disturb him either."

Jiang Wang pulled the topic back: "You haven't even come to the Shepherd country to see, you still have to do your homework."

"You still don't know me? I recognize the words, and they recognize me, but put together, it's just very strange." Du Ye Hu shook his head, as if to shake off the water inside. "Reading books to understand ambition and using history as a mirror for the present is Li Jian Qiu's business. I just experience, feel, and use my eyes to see how ordinary people live."

Jiang Wang mentioning the *Mu Book* was originally thinking of chatting with Hu Ge about the changes in history, the grand tides of the era, and thinking about how to help Hu Ge move forward in cultivation. But what Hu Ge cared about was the lives of the people in small countries, how could that not be very important? Ideals have no high or low difference; he only supports them, without any reservations.

Thinking for a moment, he said, "Hu Ge, after things here are done, go to Bai Yu Jing and call on Li Shi Xiong together. There's a new mister in the building who is very knowledgeable. Perhaps he can teach you both something."

If it were just Du Ye Hu himself, he would definitely not be willing to waste time, nor would he want the third brother to owe favors. But for Li Jian Qiu, there was still a bit of hope for Cave True. So he nodded: "Those predecessors and high people you know, who are used to seeing geniuses, should also be let to see what it means to have seven orifices blocked and be a blockhead. This counts as broadening their horizons!"

Jiang Wang laughed heartily. He originally wanted to say that Xiao Tie Mian's beating of him was light, but he swallowed his words and stood up from "Regret Abyss," putting on his Ruyi Immortal Clothes: "Someone is coming to receive us to attend the ceremony."

Du Ye Hu hurriedly put down the book, thought for a moment, and then picked it up from the ground and tucked it into his embrace. As Xiao Wu's "maiden family," he also dressed up a bit today. His full face of bushy beard was slightly trimmed, and his newly bought military clothes matched his majestic figure very well.

Jiang Wang also gave him a Qing Yang Heavenly Contract to tie on, tying it to his bear waist: "Hu Ge, it's too fitting!"

Du Ye Hu didn't feel this protective talisman was ugly, only laughed heartily.

"Mister Jiang, Mister Du." A general, swift as wind, descended the Heaven's Mirror, directly through the deep lake to the bottom. A hundred steps away, he then turned to walking, hurried several steps, stopped ten steps away, and said very properly: "This subordinate is ordered to welcome the two to observe the ceremony."

Du Ye Hu looked up and saw a pair of cold, stern eyes like a hawk, not speaking.

Jiang Wang casually pulled a hairpin as a sword, tied up his long hair, and slowly said: "I have troubled General Zhu Xie!"

The general who came was exactly Zhu Xie Mu Yu.

The first thing He Lian Yun Yun did after returning to the grasslands was to go to Qiong Lu Mountain and accept the loyalty of the newly renamed Azure Vault Divine Cavalry. The second thing was to merge the rouge cavalry of Yi Yang Palace, He Lian Zhao Tu's personal guard army, all into the Wang Account Cavalry. The Wang Account Cavalry from this point was divided into four parts: Qing Hu, Cang Lang, Yun Zhao, and Rouge. The third thing was to deliver a ritual temple and fix the posthumous title for the former monarch – fixing the political lives of two monarchs, praising and blaming merits and faults, is also the first time in the history of the Shepherd country. After these three things were handled, she then met with the leaders of various departments and began preparations for the ascension. Of course, throughout the Shepherd country, there were no longer any obstacles to this.

The Wang Account Cavalry is the Son of Heaven's personal army, traditionally the branch of the army most trusted by the emperor. When a new monarch ascends, the commander is inevitably changed to someone trusted. He Lian Yun Yun also made adjustments to this branch of cavalry, but unlike many people's assumptions. The Wang Account Cavalry was divided into four, with He Lian Yun Yun herself as commander-in-chief. The cavalry commander of the Qing Hu Department was still the clan true person He Lian Xiao Hu. The cavalry commander of the Cang Lang Department was the contemporary "Hu Na Ba" Na Liang. The Yun Zhao Department was overall transferred from the original He Lian Zhao Tu's personal guard cavalry, and the cavalry commander was still Zhu Xie Mu Yu. The Rouge Department was He Lian Yun Yun's personal guard cavalry from Yi Yang Palace, but the cavalry commander was changed to Wan Yan Qing Shuang.

Wan Yan Qing Shuang was originally supposed to be sealed as queen and enter the palace. After He Lian Zhao Tu's unfortunate death, she should have been honored in the hall. Or, taking a step back, according to He Lian Zhao Tu's last arrangements in his lifetime, she should have ascended to the top of the Wan Yan clan and taken control of Wu Tu Lu. But she herself was disheartened, gave up the military power of Wu Tu Lu, and also withdrew from the family head struggle. He Lian Yun Yun personally went to the door to console Wan Yan Xiong Lue and Wan Yan Du father and son. Then she personally went to invite Wan Yan Qing Shuang to enter the palace for cultivation. Wan Yan Qing Shuang said, "Qing Shuang is a winter month flower, unwilling to wither and die in the deep palace, willing to hold a long sword, blooming with blood in the border wilderness," requesting to die alone in the border wilderness, following the footsteps of Wan Yan Qing Ping that year... He Lian Yun Yun hugged her and cried. In the end, she didn't know how they talked, but in any case, the two closed the door and chatted all night. In the end, Wan Yan Qing Shuang came out with red eyes, took control of the Rouge Cavalry Department, and guarded the Wang Account for He Lian Yun Yun.

The general who originally commanded the Rouge Cavalry for He Lian Yun Yun, a person named "Gao Zhuang," a female general who once competed with Zhu Xie Mu Yu, was then transferred to the city guard army of Zhi Gao Wang Court. She was temporarily in a deputy position, but was already actually responsible for the security of the entire Zhi Gao Wang Court.

The twenty-four noble surnames of the grasslands all swore loyalty. A total of one hundred and thirty-seven great tribal chiefs all came to Zhi Gao Wang Court at this moment, waiting for the new monarch's seal. Even the most politically insensitive person could clearly see that He Lian Yun Yun had completely taken over the political heritage of the two generations of former monarchs in just over a month. At least on the surface, there was no second voice on the grasslands.

Zhu Xie Mu Yu came as the new monarch's trusted person, with the Wang Account Cavalry as the ceremonial guard, fully showing the new monarch's importance to the two righteous brothers. They also got on the carriage, galloping on the cloud corridor towards Zhi Gao Wang Court.

"Old third, I have no experience in this. Yun Yun is the emperor; should we send a congratulatory gift?" Du Ye Hu scratched his head in the carriage: "I did prepare some, but I'm afraid they're not presentable and will embarrass Xiao Wu. Or you can add some? Help the second brother cover up a bit." "That's the emperor of a hegemonic nation; could she want our congratulatory gift? Exactly the opposite, she still has to reward us!" As soon as he said this, Jiang Wang became spirited: "As the Wang Fu's family, our benefits won't be small. What silk brocade, houses, shops... you just wait and see!" Zhu Xie Mu Yu, who was personally driving the carriage for them, only pretended not to hear.

In the swift wind, Jiang Wang suddenly lifted the curtain and looked down: "Whose carriage is that?"

Du Ye Hu also followed his gaze and saw a luxurious convoy, with large banners flaunting as it ran across the grasslands, its momentum grand, like a dragon roaming the Qinghai. The flags fluttered, yet it bore a "Li" character.

Zhu Xie Mu Yu was very serious: "The Emperor of Li Country! We also just got the notification today - Li Country's envoy has already been staying at Min He Temple for ten days; he actually came in person!"

So it was Hong Jun Yan who came, which means Wei Qing Peng and everyone else are there! And that main carriage was shrouded in mist and clouds, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Hu Ge, you go to the Wang Court first to observe the ceremony. I'll go see an old friend." Jiang Wang patted Du Ye Hu's arm, then lifted the carriage curtain and stepped far away.

Since he said he was congratulating, how could there be no courtesy? What Jiang Wang sent was not just gold, jade, money, or silk. This time, when the Shepherd emperor ascended, all the important forces under heaven sent people to the grasslands to observe the ceremony. But among them, the one with the heaviest weight was none other than the Emperor of Li Country, Hong Jun Yan. For this Li Heavenly Son's carriage, only the divine Tu Hu of the Azure Vault Heavenly Country coming down to welcome it would be considered significant in the entire Shepherd country. Guarding the demon world, Yu Wen Guo could of course come back, but that would precisely indicate the weakness of the Wang Court.

Jiang Wang had not yet approached, but the Silver Frost carriage that Hong Jun Yan was sitting in had already pushed open its door. It looked like two light doors, but when they were pushed open, there was a heavy, muffled sound. After the carriage door opened, inside was unexpectedly a majestic palace!

Hong Jun Yan wore a snow dragon robe and sat on the emperor's grand chair, just like one monarch seeing another. The monarch's hands enveloped the world within five fingers and rested on the armrest, lightly tapping. The sound echoed vaguely in the high sky, the same sound as Jiang Wang's footsteps: "True Monarch Jiang! I never heard that you were a minister of the Shepherd country, or a person of the Shepherd country! Why are you welcoming guests for the Wang Court now?"

Jiang Wang laughed heartily: "I am also a guest! Today, I am fortunate to see the carriage of the Li Heavenly Son, so I am accompanying with a thick skin, seeking a little something!"

As he spoke, his steps crushed the wind, and he easily penetrated the defense of the Li Country emperor's carriage, passing by the bald giant Han Wei Qing Peng, who was wearing heavy armor. Standing straight at the carriage door, neither humble nor arrogant, with a bright smile: "I wonder if Your Majesty is convenient?"

Only after he finished saying this sentence, Wei Qing Peng, the once famous first-generation Dong Zai Bishop of the Snow Country, finally turned around with a rumble! The years he had slept inevitably caused him to be somewhat disconnected from the current era. But in the years since his revival, he had been constantly supplementing his knowledge of the various changes in the cultivation path over thousands of years. witnessed by Fu Huan, who experienced the changes of the era, sufficient preparations were made to help these "people from the ice coffin" integrate into this new era as quickly as possible.

He returned even before Jiang Wang proved his Dao! Even if counted from this time, his experience in the absolute peak realm should far surpass Jiang Wang. But... why?

Jiang Wang tilted his head and smiled at him: "True Monarch Wei! Could it be that you want Jiang to draw his sword?"

Wei Qing Peng's bald head was covered in frost, his demeanor fierce: "When His Majesty sees the Son of Heaven, he should know etiquette too!" Although shocked, he was not afraid after the confrontation of perception was defeated. In an era of world chaos and war, he did not think he lacked the qualification to fight, having reached the absolute peak. He laughed fiercely and said: "True Monarch Jiang has never learned?"

Jiang Wang laughed heartily: "Jiang has read few books, old predecessor Wei, please don't blame me!"

Saying that, he actually untied the long sword at his waist, held it horizontally in his hand, and presented the sheath forward: "This is Jiang Wang's beloved sword. It has seen the Qi Heavenly Son, the Shepherd Heavenly Son, and the Chu Heavenly Son, and has never left my waist. I think you will certainly take good care of it..."

Wei Qing Peng wanted to stand two heads taller than Jiang Wang, his strong body obscuring the sky light, looking down at this young true monarch as if he could crush him with a grasp. Even that world-famous sword Long Xiang Si was like a toothpick. He smiled and reached out his hand, but suddenly saw this sword like a mountain range horizontal! The Jiang Wang in front of him instantly became majestic on the horizon. He maintained that smile with a stiff face, and his large hand continued to probe forward, like a giant moving a mountain, finally grasping the sword sheath.

His hand suddenly sank! This hand, which could move mountains and take the moon, and pinch and break stars, actually couldn't lift it. His fierce laughter then shattered like ice edges, and after the frost melted, there was rugged frozen soil. Both eyes widened in astonishment. What did he feel? That untouchable, immovable... Dao quality? A true monarch only thirty years old?

He knew that if Jiang Wang let go, he would instantly be pressed to the ground by this sword, unable to crawl up, losing face greatly. And Jiang Wang held the long sword horizontally, still presenting it politely, still smiling without arrogance: "A thousand years tied in a dream, not knowing if it's a cocoon or emptiness. Frozen snow has melted, and cold ice has disappeared, Your Excellency... are you truly awake?"

Wei Qing Peng bit his teeth and didn't speak, until a voice came from behind—

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