Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 423 - 293: The Primordial Hidden Sect Finally Emerges, A City in the Northern Land Called Gao Ren

"The centipede is large yet not Undying, dead yet not rigid."

"Already let the twenty-one provinces abolish the imperial title and system, which is tantamount to cutting off most of the foundation of the Alchemists."

"Add to that the many Great Sects of the Cultivation World brandishing blunt knives to cut flesh... After that, even without me, the Alchemists will surely perish."

"Speaking of which, those who chose to follow the Yang Sui Uprising seem to be from the Southern provinces, alas, they're not planning an Otherworld version of a Northern expedition, are they?"

Tao Qian sat cross-legged within the Divine Light, muttering about the major events of the Mortal World.

The counterattack of the Alchemists was indeed quite effective.

During this period, Tao Qian's gain of Human Dao Destiny had been incredibly immense, an enormous volume indeed.

But after the incident of the "Eighteen Righteous Armies excavate the Imperial Mausoleum" occurred, the infusion of destiny abruptly ceased.

The almost frenzied series of province independences also came to an abrupt halt.

Divine Light had suspended Tao Qian for four days, but the scene he had hoped for of "seventy-two provinces all independent" still did not materialize.

That number remained just that—a number.

For a full four days, it did not increase by one.

A total of twenty-one provinces had abolished the imperial title and system, leaving fifty-one provinces that were gradually moving toward restoration.

The Alchemists were cunning too, hanging the Zhu's high as a target.

As a result, families other than the Zhu's saw the arrival of their spring.

The previous "tide of self-proclamation as Emperor" reached its peak directly.

Not to mention those fifty-one provinces unaffected by the Yang Sui Uprising, even within the already independent twenty-one provinces.

In some more remote counties or large mountains, often some bandits would coerce tens of thousands of civilians, raise a few thousand soldiers, or join forces with Evil Cultivators, feeling a bit of power and all wishing to have a taste of being an Emperor. Usually, such cases could be easily swept clean by any Great Sect's Disciple and were not a concern.

The real trouble was with the large provinces.

Once proclaimed emperor, they immediately built up momentum.

Unfortunately, Tao Qian could do nothing but watch helplessly.

Fortunately, the achievements are now quite remarkable, those twenty-one provinces, plus Demon City alone, still continuously transmitted fortune over.

From this, Tao Qian intermittently saw both good and some Abnormal changes.

During this period, Tao Qian observed many Great Sects of the Cultivation World and gradually came to a conclusion:

"There is likely a vague agreement between the Great Sects and the Alchemists, something like non-interference with each other."

"So even now that the Alchemists have suffered heavy hits, the Great Sects only make moves through indirect and complicated methods, and there isn't one that stands out directly with the full Sect mobilized."

"But there is one Sect that is an exception."

"The National Salvation Congress!"

"Or rather, the Primordial Sect."

"This Hidden Sect which disintegrated early in the Ancient Era, now has no reservations, with many Hidden Cultivators like the 'Three Immortals of the Great Wilderness' appearing in the seventy-two provinces, revealing a vast force overnight, unabashedly starting to take over the fruits of victory."

"The Alchemists were furious, but they were too heavily injured to provoke the Primordial Sect, and could only let those Hidden Cultivators do as they pleased."

"However, in public, it was still under the banner of the 'National Salvation Congress,' gathering the good people of the Mortal World or generous heroes during the rallying calls, always using saving the nation and the world, the calamities of Human Dao as slogans."

"It seems, not bad after all."

"Only hope that Daoists like Yu Yanshi, Li Wenyan, Shi Yingqiong, and Yang Li, do not forget their original intention."

Tao Qian himself was suspended high, still sighing about the changes in the present world in his heart.

As Human Dao Fortune came over, indeed, he also caught glimpses of what these Daoists look like now.

Although only a short time had passed, the members of the National Salvation Congress, now, each seemed to be on their own path.

With the drive of the Primordial Sect, the organization's size exploded with terrifying speed.

Among them, Yu Yanshi and Shi Yingqiong stood out the most.

The former, as the chairman of the National Salvation Congress, went back and forth between more than a dozen provinces such as Southern Yue, Fumin, Heavenly Mansion, Qiantang, Bai Yue, Yundian, and Sanjin. Miraculously, he accomplished a major feat, persuading these provinces to agree to the National Salvation Congress. In half a month, they would each send an envoy to Demon City to discuss the important matter of national salvation.

The latter returned to her own Sect, one of the Twelve Daoist Sects, Shaoqing Sect. With great effort and charm, she managed to persuade an Ultimate Happiness Realm Elder to leave seclusion, along with a group of Shaoqing Disciples. Afterward, she met with Great Sects in the Cultivation World such as Taisu Sword Sect, Iron Sword Sect, Sword Tomb, and so on, adept in the art of slaying, and actually convinced these Sects to join forces.

On that day, they formed a slaying alliance, sweeping across the world with Magic Swords in hand, purging all Demons and Evil Cultivators, as well as strange spirits and charms.

Starting from the already independent twenty-one provinces, they killed through each province, one by one, wiping out all the Demons and Evil Cultivators that caused chaos.

With this feat accomplished, Shi Yingqiong's reputation soared, known for her handsome appearance and naturally surging killing intent, she quickly earned the title of "Shaoqing Witch," a name rightfully earned atop a pile of Demon bones.

Aside from these two, Li Wenyan, Wen Ruyue, and Yang Li also each had their own endeavors, growing increasingly renowned under the support of the Primordial Sect, truly formidable.

Seeing these scenes, Tao Qian harbored no envy.

When it came to reputation, although he, Master Tao, did not have much in the Mortal World—only one or two pseudonyms were well-known.

But in the world of Cultivation, the name Tao Qian was extraordinary.

Ever since he was hung in the sky, his own cheap Master often teased him through the token.

Incidentally, he also painted a picture for Tao Qian of his current reputation in the Cultivation World.

Of course, Duobao being Duobao, his words were inevitably sarcastic and peculiar.

Tao Qian could imagine, at that time, his Master must have been incredibly lazy, lying atop the Observatory Hall on Golden Radiance Island, rolling dirty mud balls, swinging his big hairy legs, through the token, taking malicious pleasure in Tao Qian's misfortune:

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