Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 398 - 283: Heavenly Street Paved with Bones of Officials, Hidden Dragon and Phoenix Concubine Enter the Imperial City

Rebellion, the term was far from rare in the current Longevity Heavenly Dynasty; on the contrary, it presented itself as naturally and inevitably as eating and drinking.

In this kingdom, this realm, with its seventy-two provinces and billions of people, every moment saw a multitude of major events related to rebellion unfolding.

The Hero into whose body Tao Qian reincarnated also bore the name of a rebel.

It was unexpected that, after twists and turns through the Third Method of Transcend Mortality, I would come to this.

Upon his command, the "Mountain and River Map" that had been aimlessly scattering throughout the world immediately found its target.

Tao Qian said he was half owner of this treasure, which wasn't wrong at all.

For in the next instant, a complex and elaborate celestial map appeared, set against the background of the seventy-two provinces of the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty. Notable cities like the Imperial City, Devil City, Demon City, Xiajing, Wu City, and more were specially marked.

The entire celestial map was boiling, covered in the dense Human Dao Destiny, seething and surging. This represented the state of those billions from the Mortal Human Race. And the "Star Light" flashing on it, each streak represented a significant event in progress that affected the Human Dao Destiny.

There were orbits connected on the map.

Although they were faint and looked as if they could dissipate at any moment, the Mountain and River Map could still make use of them.

"This is the state of this country and its people, isn't it?"

"Yes, if so much is happening in Demon City alone, enough to brew such terrible disasters, how could the rest of the seventy-two provinces maintain peace?"

"How many heroes, ambitious figures, demons, strong beings, alien species, and the uncanny... have truly turned the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty into a boiling pot of porridge."

"Let's see what this first event is about?"

As Tao Qian's thought landed, the Mountain and River Map followed the Heavenly Track and, in a few breaths, appeared in another province.

To be precise, a city with a great reputation within the Longevity Heavenly Dynasty.

The capital city of the Ancient Yu Province, Divine Capital.

Like Xiajing, this city was a well-known ancient capital and one of the earliest settlements of the human progenitors. With outstanding people and a spiritual land, surrounded by six rivers, its population numbered in the tens of millions. Along with the many surrounding cities gathering around it like stars around the moon, it was not as bustling as Demon City, but if you really compared them, the momentum of the Divine Capital was much greater than that of Demon City.

But at this moment, what Tao Qian saw was not the prosperity of this ancient capital.

Instead, it was a disaster!

A military disaster!

The once flourishing capital city was being invaded by an unknown massive army, dark clouds looming overhead, and artillery fire surging. Thunder echoed explosively everywhere. This invading army had left more than a hundred thousand corpses outside the city walls, clearly the work of the defending forces.

Once the city walls were breached, the invading army unleashed their bestial nature.

Hundreds of thousands in purple garments, waving the [Purple Python Flag], killed anyone they saw, be it civilians or officials, none could escape the calamity.

Every household was slaughtered, with rivers of blood flowing everywhere. Acts such as rape, looting, murder, and abuse were rampant.

If you had a noble status at such a time, it immediately became a reason for disaster, especially those rich families and high officials in gold and silver directly becoming the first objects of venting anger. Those tall buildings and luxurious palaces were either occupied or simply set ablaze.

This was precisely the plundering of the royal treasury reduced to beautiful ashes, the crushing of all nobility underfoot on Heavenly Street.

Wrapped by the Mountain and River Map, Tao Qian entered like a ghost, drifting above Divine Capital.

This rampaging army also had many Transcendent techniques. At a cursory glance, the number of cultivators and demons among the troops had already surpassed ten thousand, with both Foundation Establishment and Transcend Mortality realms present in sizeable numbers, and five or six in the Cavernous Mystery Realm. They clearly came from some Great Sect and could arrange troops and create powers similar to those of the Heavenly Demon Army and the Fungus Demon Army.

However, their discipline was extremely poor.

The scene below immediately reminded Tao Qian of his experiences in Southern Yue.

His gaze locked directly onto one of the palaces in the core region of Divine Capital, and the figure seated on the dragon throne in the main hall.

This person was a lofty Great Man with an ugly face but dressed flamboyantly, wearing Purple Python Swallowing Immortal Armor, donning a Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, stepping in Black Dragon Stepping Cloud Boots, and holding a Sawtooth Flying Scythe Great Chopper that was clearly forged from spiritual materials and had absorbed a copious amount of fresh blood and numerous Life Souls.

His aura turned into a black and red pillar of air, shooting up into the sky.

Although he was in the Cavernous Mystery Realm, he made no efforts to conceal it, nor did he bother to stop his subordinate Demon Soldiers from unleashing their beastly nature.

Tao Qian's brows immediately furrowed. The voice of the Ancestor Spirit conveyed in his mind:

"This man is called 'Song Tiecheng'. He leads the largest rebel army in Ancient Yu Province. Commanding six hundred thousand of the Purple Python Army and supported by the Demon Sect [Devil Star Sect], he rose up and continued to grow, successively capturing dozens of cities and counties in Ancient Yu, besieging Divine Capital, and cutting off court supplies. Fifteen days later, the city fell."

"Today, Song Tiecheng enters Divine Capital. To maintain the combat strength of his Purple Python Army, he has ordered a massacre for one day."

"Though he is brutal, he has mastered Emperor Skill and possesses excellent military talent; it won't take long before he can control the entire Ancient Yu Province and force the court to appoint him as a Great Governor."

"He has already planned to proclaim himself emperor, resembling a Hidden Dragon about to soar. If he could receive the aid of the Mountain and River Map, he could establish True Skill, significantly increase his Fortune, and he could also break through the current predicament facing you, Daoist fellow."

After the Ancestor Spirit finished speaking, Tao Qian didn't even glance at Song Tiecheng.

Just frowning, he memorized the man's aura and features; then he said directly, "Next."

Saying and Following, the Mountain and River Map tugged the line again, shifting along the Heavenly Track to the next territory.