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Gukun Sara is a nurse who is very deranged, but is great at her job. She hires another young girl as her assistant and secretary. However, Sara is not willing to let her newly assistant out of her sight because she knows about the recent murderer that's currently on the loose. What will happen as she and her assistant goes about their jobs?

I followed her upstairs in silence, until she spoke herself. "The higher ups can be a bit stubborn. Fortunately for you, I met Oren on my way, and he explained the situation. Otherwise you wouldn't gain entry". I smiled, "I'm not so sure about that". She turned around "Yes, Shak would help you out, maybe even for free. I don't doubt your abilities either, Mr Dark Traveller. But, don't assume Voltars are that weak". This sounded more like a warning to me. I would receive what I came for, so I didn't mind.

She faced forwards again, and said "You will be allowed to browse through the history of North alone. No other knowledge will be accessible to you. Please bare that in mind, as I will not repeat this warning". I replied, "That is all I'm interested in". She nodded while saying, "I'm glad to hear that then".

We climbed more, and more stairs. Until we arrived at what looked like the top floor. There were ten guards stationed there, all at the Inner Limits stage. They greeted the woman with respect, and allowed us to enter the only room on that floor. I was a bit surprised by the amount of strong Voltars the city possessed. I saw at least fourteen of those Voltars. 'Sedon has at least eight Shades at the Inner Limits stage. At least one that passed the Half Step as well. That woman should've passed that stage too' I thought.

I shouldn't be really surprised. Voltars, Shades and Lizards were the major races of the North. Their population was large, compared to other races. This meant, more people had a chance to reach such stage. Humans had a lot more of such people, due to the amount of us in the world. Avians were not a major race at all, they didn't even have one person at the Inner Limits stage. The same was true with Atols, although the Warrior Faction Leader reached that stage, as well as few other warriors. Their race was small in comparison to others. At best one or two thousands Atols existed in the North. Golems were not that different, but they were much stronger comparably.

This begged a question. Why was the North so diverse, while the rest of Perival Continent belonged to Humans? While we entered the room, I realised it was a huge library. Books, scrolls and whatnot, filled the shelves. Before she said anything, I said "I have a question". She replied, "Sure, go ahead". I asked, "Why is North so diverse? You are trapped inside here, while Humans roam the rest of the continent. Who exactly trapped you here?". 

She smiled, "That you can find out, if you read about the Northern history. We don't have the exact accounts for the history of the North to be honest. But, I'm sure we have the most extensive collection of books, that the North has on offer. Not all books here are about North. There are loads that concern Endrosians and Elysians. Yes, we know about them too. We have books on all races known to us, or those that existed". She shot me a glance after the last sentence.

She continued, "The tables are to your disposition. Tell me what exactly are you interested in, and I will bring you the books concerning that subject". I nodded while saying, "I need books about the beginnings of the North. Any old book you can find on Lizards is also great". She asked interested, "Lizards?". I replied, "Yes Lizards. Their history, past events and stuff like that. I don't need anything recent".

She told me to sit down at the table, and wait for her to bring the books. Once I sat down, I took a more detailed look at the library. The wood was old, very old but in good shape. The whole place smelled like old books and dust, while dim orbs of electric energy illuminating the whole room from above. There were different sections spread throughout the whole library. Some concerning recent events, while others concerning specific races. The section for Humans was not small, it probably detailed a lot of stuff about both Endrosians and Elysians.

She returned after a while, and presented a few books to me. "Those are the books you asked for. You are not allowed to copy anything. When you're done reading them, let me or someone else know. We will return them to their original place". There were a total of four books. Three of them about Northern History, while only one about Lizards. 'I hoped to get more books about Lizards, but whatever. After all, I asked for the oldest records they had' I thought. 

I began from the book about Lizards. The book described how Lizards struggled in the beginning to set up their home at Obsidian Mountains. It described how they built Arangard, their main city, and how they later branched out to other volcanoes. Apparently, the Obsidian Mountains was much more deadly back then. Lava would spew out of volcanoes, and the Lizards sustained a few losses in the process of creating Arangard.

They didn't have help from anyone else either. All of that was built by their own hands. As the book describes, it was crude in the beginning and not what it became later. There was no mention of Grey Lizards in that book, the book referred to them collectively as Lizards. I put the book down, and looked around me. The woman was sitting further away, reading something herself. I asked her, "Can I got something a bit more recent on Lizards? This describes how they built Arangard, I would like to read about something that concerned a bit more recent history".

She seemed surprised for some reason, and asked "You already read it?". I shrugged my shoulders while replying, "Is that so surprising?". She only smiled, and took the book. "I will bring you something more recent, but if you tell me what you are looking for, it would be easier". I simply replied, "Grey Lizards". She was stunned again, but then smiled. "So I see why you need the knowledge of the old times. We have nothing on their whereabouts, if that is what you are looking for. Grey Lizards would be forgotten, if not for a few appearing every so often. We have some records on the Grey Lizards, but that was before they were banished". 

I asked, "What about Hatmandor?". She narrowed her eyes, and replied "I'm not allowed to discuss them. We are not allowed to keep records on them either. It has been like this since ancient times, that is all I can say". I nodded and didn't push any further. Instead, I read the other three books she brought. 

The first book answered the previous question I asked her. It told the story of why North is the North, and how it came to be. From what I gathered, North was not isolated in the past, and all those races were not prominent there. Almost all the major races of the North, originate from around the Perival Continent. There were two exceptions. Golems and Eterians. Even Furians were not part of the North in the past, they used to live alongside Humans. Back then Shades, Lizards, Avians and a few other minor races, were considered monsters. The world was ruled by Humans, Furians, Eterians and another race I had never heard of. 

The race was called Bramans. The book had no picture of that race, but from the description it provided, I gathered they were a sort of humanoid dogs. They had tails, and head that looked like that of a dog, but they were intelligent and had their own society. This was the race which Humans exterminated, but the book didn't describe the reason.

Supposedly this prompted Humans to fight others, and wars erupted left and right. Voltars existed during that time, but they were a very minor race that avoided most humanoid races. Reasons were not stated again, therefore I didn't know why. The book described that due to the wars, a lot of minor races who were considered monsters, asked someone or something for help. The book wasn't specific on that either.

The help came in the form of a barrier. The barrier that surrounds the North wasn't placed there to trap all those races inside, but to protect them from all the wars. Although this seemed to be the case, I felt something was wrong as well. The barrier prevented those races from leaving, but allowed strong Humans to enter. This was under the condition of course. That condition stands till this day. Humans had to pass trials, in order to enter North.

The book argued it was a trap, to make Humans fear the new North, and leave it in peace. Eterians and Furians also had the ability to cross the barrier just like Humans, but the restrictions placed on them were not that severe. I found it weird, but the book didn't describe that in detail either.

This was when Eterians also fought against Humans, and Furians joined them. This was the great war all Humans told me about, and where the hate of Eterians as well as Furians comes from. The book didn't describe any events in detail or even at all. It was mostly generalisation, probably due to second-hand information. Voltars at that time were a minor race. Minor race which didn't interact with others much as well. This suggested to me that, they couldn't be the original owners of that knowledge.

The record was really hazy, and I extrapolated a lot when I read it. Nevertheless, one thing was clear. The barrier was created by someone or something to protect the minor species. My instincts pointed towards Hatmandor. Strangely, the book mentioned nothing about Elysians. Maybe due to generalisation, or perhaps for other reasons. 'Although I still don't know exactly how the barrier came to be, but I know the reason it exists' I thought. 

There was another thing that I recalled. 'You started it' I thought. That's what the Eterian told me, before I killed him. I wasn't sure how everything tied in, I required more information.

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Have you ever considered, what is a Limit? Well, I have. I’ve seen people who were as strong, as wild animals. Those that were faster than the wind. Some that shined with intellect. Yet, what are the Limits of mankind’s strength, or intelligence? 

No one seems to know. We develop more and more, seemingly without an end. What if, someone was the smartest in the world? Would that suggest the Limit? What if, someone was the strongest in the world? Would that be the Limit? Would that make that someone, more than a Human? These are just questions, but what if I saw people reach their Limits? What if I know what happens, when you break the Limits? What if I were to tell you about it, would you believe me? 
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Soul energy is different from other energies in that it is linked to the soul itself, that is, linked to its strong reincarnations as well. It is believed that the soul accumulates experience of its other lives by forming a new core with each reincarnation, each core has memories of the past life, which can only be accessed if it reaches a certain level of cultivation. This level of cultivation was never revealed and research was inclusive, but it was speculated that this level would be an even more mythical level than the Emperor Realms.
So it was not uncommon for an inexperienced young man when beginning to control his soul energy to have an Asura soul or a Buddhist soul or a soul of a great Taoist. Since it is very likely that they were the core of the most recent past life. Souls have various shades of color, the darkest represent bloody and hateful reincarnations and death, the lighter colors represent the illumination of Dao, or the Buddha or who was a very good person. 
Zemin Yan's soul was very crystalline, had a very clear and beautiful lilac tone, with a silver glow in his soul energy. Miss Song's soul, which guided her younger brother's soul energy, was a very light blue color with a golden glow. Which showed that in their most recent past lives they cultivated in a way of the righteous. 
"How do you feel? Tired? "Asked Miss Song holding Zemin Yan's hand, in her other hand Zemin Yan's soul energy formed a very beautiful flower. Honestly, Zemin Yan didn't feel tired unlike he felt great and more energetic.
"Your past life was quite powerful, so you are unlikely to get tired of using your soul energy, but you have to remember that using that energy has the risk of hurting your soul directly. Never use this energy in direct combat, because if it is cut off by other energies there will be severe damage to your reincarnation cores, "said Miss Song seriously, seeing Zemin Yan's good-natured face. 
"I get it, big sister!" Answered Zemin Yan as an obedient and caring child, he had to be sincere in thanking his sister for guiding him, it didn't look like the Celestial Sword Sect would address this anytime soon in their upcoming classes. That was a very considerate favor from his older sister, so he could see his parents' image as much as he wanted.
Instructing Zemin Yan took no more than 15 minutes, which already showed how talented the child was and quickly grasped the main idea. The conversation lasted an entire hour, but it seemed too short in Miss Song's heart. However, the night was already high and they would have to return so as not to cause more uproar among the novice disciples, not to mention, who still have to deal with the living spies for interrogation.
"Do you want to learn a little about sacred energy, how to control it better? I don't have much time now, but I can teach you a little so you don't end up hurting the people around you in battle, "said Miss Song as she watched her little brother easily control his soul energy by making several elegant butterflies float around them.
Genius! 
That's too weak a word to define her little brother's talent! Of course, it would be strange for this child not to be a genius as it was the child who was most nourished inside her mother's womb, plus several other secret things that were prepared even before Zemin Yan was born.
"That would be very good! That way I can defend myself better in the arena when I go into battle, "said Zemin Yan excitedly, quickly absorbing the energy of his soul into his hands.
"Right. But remember that soul energy cannot be easily wasted, a soul attack is very strong, but replacing that part of the power of the lost soul takes a lot of meditation time and can have side effects such as memory fragments. from other lives breaking in your mind. It can cause madness in many people's minds. "Miss Song warned her younger brother again as she could see the look full of pleasure as she manipulated the energy of her soul. 
"I get it, big sister! I will not be reckless, I will only use it when it is truly necessary! "Zemin Yan assured his older sister again, with his very serious little face. 
"Okay! I'll believe little Yan! "Said Miss Song pinching Zemin Yan's cheeks, though he was rather thin, his cheeks already bulging out before the trip with the sect. However, Miss Song's heart ached to see the thinness of the child, she wanted to take this little brother to eat all the good foods in the world!
After mourning in her heart for a few seconds, Miss Song began to teach a little about the sacred energy and the energy of order. Sacred energy was something she had a great deal of mastery and explained in more detail, whereas the energy of order she can only explain on the surface. 
The truth is that the issue of energy can only be theorized and some rare teachers and teachers would also have energies to control, if that were the case, learning would be simpler, but as energy is linked to the soul and every soul is very different, there are several ways to control energy and various ways to create attacks and defenses.
The Song Family of the Great Heavenly Sword Sect was not only famous for their descendants who had the ability to be born with the sacred energy in their souls, but also for creating a great training and nourishment system for awakening this energy and systematized teaching to train the control of sacred energy. 
Many of the later energy studies were based on the Song Family's basic sacred energy control book. The Song Family has divided its education and nutrition system into five books, divided into basic, medium, high, heavenly soul, and heavenly deity. Only the basic book is considered public, sometimes the medium and high books appear at auctions, but the heavenly soul book and the heavenly deity book were never seen by the public, some even doubted whether or not these books really existed.
Only the direct descendants of the Song Family could reach the heavenly soul and heavenly deity books, as they would have to take an oath of death to maintain family allegiance and keep the books secret.
Even Miss Song could not divulge these secret books to little Yan, even if she could, she would not dare, these books were very complex and made very high demands, Zemin Yan would not be able to perform the simplest exercises of these two complex books!
"The most basic principle for controlling sacred energy is your thoughts or your good feelings. Sacred energy is energy that materializes what is just and good in heaven and earth. People or beasts with bloodthirsty thoughts who like slaughter could never control or have the strength to utilize the sacred energy, "said Miss Song seriously, holding her little brother's hand as the milky white energy appeared in her other hand a soft golden light in this milky white color. 


Zemin Yan is an orphan who lived on the streets, until the day that the Celestial Sword Sect makes large-scale recruitment in which even the beggars were analyzed in the Qin Empire.


      He who lived in an isolated village had managed to pass through the most difficult examination of the sect, but even so, his talent was the only medium. At best his prospect was to reach the intermediate-level Aurore Core realm. 

Zemin Yan was happy with this prospect, after all, he was just a humble mumper, over time, he learns to read and write, he even grew a little taller, but his physique was delicate and flexible, not pretending that he was a martial practitioner, thus generating mockery on the part of his colleagues even a strong bullying.


However, Zemin Yan didn't care and always went ahead with optimism, until the moment that was allocated to be assistant of the greater cultivator of the young generation of  Celestial Sword Sect.

Zhong Liang is the supreme talent of the Heavenly Sword, he is tall, handsome and powerful, he is the dream of all women and the goal of all the boys. He is loved and appreciated by all but remains with his cold character and his expressionless face.

Because of his Swordless Dao, Zhong Liang was getting colder, indifferent, and cruel, so his Master, fearful that he would turn to the demonic cultivator, decides to put three young disciples to serve him and keep him company, whether in missions outside the sect or even in as servants of this great prodigy.

The Master of Zhong Liang wanted him to develop some kind of bond that would prevent him from getting lost in the path of the Dao of the Swordless Thrill.


Unfortunately, Zhong Liang doesn't agree with his master's vision and astounds all the young disciples, only one remains he is as firm as a sword stuck in the ground, this disciple is Zemin Yan. 

"Senior Zhong, do you want grapes or apples?" Asked Zemin Yan with his typical silly smile.

Zhong Liang didn't respond and continued training with his sword, he just ignored the existence of this young disciple.

"So it's going to be grapes," Zemin Yan said without even letting his mood fall, he had already grown accustomed to the lack of response from his senior disciple.
 
When Zemin Yan came back to call Zhong Liang for dinner the grapes were far from visible, which left Zemin Yan with a silly and contented smile for the rest of the night.

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Chapter 1


One year after the separation of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian on Han mountain, the cultivation world was shocked by the sudden appearance of powerful cultivators with different sects robes.

The fight broke out between the groups of Jin Ling, Lan Sizhui, Lan Jingyi and their companion with the unknown group of cultivators. If they did not release the signal of Jin and Lan sect immediately, with the immediate arrival of Hanguang Jun who was nearby and two of the elders of Jin Sect the consequences cannot be think of. 

With the arrival of Hanguang Jun, the unknown cultivators fight back with Lan Wangji won easily even though he have more than twenty opponents. 

Realising that they cannot defeat Hanguang Jun, they concede their defeat and announced their origins. Hearing that, Hanguang Jun immediately told them to leave and go back to where they belong before killing them in attempting of killing the youths. The unknown cultivators immediately left and no one saw them again. 

But because of that, Hanguang Jun immediately sent invitation towards Sect leader Jiang and Sect leader Nie to go at Gusu Lan as Jin Lin, the sect leader of Lanling Jin told them about what he encountered.

But who would have thought that while they are thinking on what to do, Lan Qiren entered with a woman in her mid thirties; introducing her as the deceased Cangse Sanren, the mother of Yiling Patriarch, Wei Wuxian.

All of them was shocked, but Cangse Sanren smiled lightly as she told them that she never died as she was save by her master, Baoshan Sanren. and the reason why she disappeared was because she have been slumber to recover her strength and only got awoken recently.

And the reason why she visited the Gusu Lan sect this time was because of the order of her master. Cangse Sanren was ordered to rely the message that there would be a group of unwelcome cultivators who set their foot on thei land.

Cangse Sanren explained to them that there are three continents in this world. The Tianling continent, Sky continent and the Azure continent. and the continent they live in is the Tianling continent and the group of cultivors they encountered are from the Azure and Sky continent.

Tianling continent are separated by million miles away from Azure and Sky continent that's why the people who lives in Tianling continent never knew the existence of Azure and Sky continent but the other two knows that Tianling continent exist.

Since The azure and sky continent are only separated by tens of thousands of miles, they have became familiar with each other but this pass thousand of years, The two continent want to invade the Tianling continent since theirs a book from their ancestors, saying that the real experts are found in Tianling continent and that theirs a lot of resources and treasures there.

That's the reason why the two continent are eager to set foot in Tianling continent but to no avail, they cannot enter the Tianling continent because of the barrier layed around the Tianling continent.

Cangse Sanren told them that the barrier was layed by the ancestors of the five great sects back then, so that the cultivators of the two continent cannot enter the Tianling and invade them. But dew to passing years, The Barrier weakened and until recently, the barrier have been destroyed by the cultivators from Azure and Sky continent, which the one they encountered.

Cangse Sanren told them the message of her master, "Never trust in them. They almost occupied our land once and this time, they will try it again for sure. 

If they want to make peace, then there's no reason of rejecting them. But remember to not be deceived by them and not to never lower our guard against them. 

We can only wait for their actions but we shouldn't forget their ambitions to occupy our lands. Once they made the first move, then we don't need to bother of holding back to counter attack them."

After hearing the message of Baoshan Sanren, all of them became silent as they digest the informations. Cangse Sanren remained silent as she took out a six thick books from Qiankun bag and gave it to Lan Qiren who was at her side, and this move of her gather the attention of the sect leaders, asking what is it.

And Cangse Sanren answered, "The three books who have an azure cover are the histories of Azure continent and some important information while the other three with the cover of blue and white are the histories of Sky continent."

After that, Cangse Sanren pulled out another thick book and the cover this time is brown as she gave it to Lan Qiren, "And lastly, this is the recent information of the two continents."

Hearing that, Lan Qiren look towards this once student of his, his expression clearly stated why she have the recent information of the two continents.

Cangse Sanren laugh as she answered, "My master send two of her disciples to the Azure and Sky continents to gathered information and to study the changes that happened this past thousand years. And they convert it to this book. My master want to give this to all of you so that all of you would not be kept in the dark and prepared no matter what happened."

After that, Cangse Sanren left while the the three sect leaders, The Chief cultivator Hanguang Jun and Lan Qiren read the book.

After a week, the three sect leaders and Chief cultivator Hanguang Jun had already made decision since they already understood the two continents thanks to the books that Baosan Sanren gave to them. and with that, The Cheif cultivator invite all of the sect leaders in Gusu Lan as he announced what they need to know and also distribute the copies of the seven books so that the others can read them.

a month after the gathering of the sect leaders in Gusu Lan, The chief cultivator of Azure and Sky continent with the sect leaders of the powerful sects with the two continents arrived at Tianling continent. But the moment that they set foot from the land of Tianling, Cangse Sanren together with Lan Qiren appeared in front of them, inviting them towards Gusu Land sect. 


After the visitors of Tianling continent arrived at Gusu Lan sect, The sect leaders of Yunmeng Sect, Lanling Sect and Qinghe Nie sect, together with Chief Cultivator Hanguang Jun are already waiting them at the main hall of Gusu land.
   
    
  
     
To be continue...

"I don't care if it is a poison. I will gladly take it." - Lan Wangji

"Your light can swallows the darkness of the world.  Any kind of darkness loses it's strength in front of you. Lan Zhan, We are clearly from different paths but we still end up running with each other." - Wei Wuxian

"Wei Ying, I can defy the earth and heaven as long as i can make you safe. I don't want to lost you again." - Lan Wangji
  
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A/N: The picture does not belong to me. Credits to the owner.

 This fan fic was made because i am not quite satisfied at the ending of The Untamed (TV series) or more likely, i don't want to end it yet. So to those who read this, please make sure that you watch the The Untamed nor at least read the novel MDZS or it's animated version to understand this. This story is also a BL. So expect that there would be Smut.

At the small entrance of a small orphanage a young woman could be seen holding a child in her arms. It was cold that night as it was late November. The young woman carefully stroke the child's head before knocking on the door and waiting, all the while crying silent tears and holding the child close to her chest.

A short but agonising amount of time later an older lady opened the door. As if she expected to see no-one but a child left abandoned she jumped a little, recovering quickly the older woman invited the woman and child inside. As they walked inside the older lady said "I am the caretaker of this orphanage, if you wouldn't mind telling, why are you here?"

The younger woman was clearly better off than most mothers who gave up their children, but still she was there. The young woman's voice cracked as she said "I am hunted by evil people, please take my child and teach him well."

The old caretaker nodded and said "How long do you have before they find you?"

The young woman cried for a short time before saying "Only an hour at best, probably half of that."

The old caretaker held out her arms and said "Though I might have been educated I am by no means caught up with current knowledge. Send books if you can but I will teach him to the best of my abilities."

The young mother cried harder for a moment still not wishing to give up her child. Slowly she handed the old caretaker the child and said "I will, I will send you books and money when I can, keep him safe."

Before the old caretaker could respond the woman ran out the door and into the cold November night air. As the door closed the caretaker could swear she saw the woman suddenly. accelerate to an impossible degree and disappear from sight.

The old caretaker sighed and thought 'My imagination is wild.' before her thoughts could go farther a soft crying could be heard as the child awoke. Quickly walking further into the orphanage the old caretaker grabbed a bottle of milk and sat by the fireplace. For a short time she simply cared for the child not bothering to think of the days happenings any further.

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As the years passed a young boy grew. His rate of learning was impressive to say the least and the days passed in silence as he read books that he was told where from his mother. He never truly believed they where from his mother but any time he had voiced this he had been told off.

Other than his impressive learning abilities his body was weirdly strong compared to the other children and never got sick not to mention his affinity for sports. This boys name was Daniel and he was an orphan of the Great European Orphanage. An orphanage for all nationalities and as of recent years a heaven for orphans.

A young mortal found a hint into a secret world, follow him on his journey into the land of cultivators as a seemingly normal mortal.

"Command Gao Shang Jun, Yan Cheng Huan and Wu Yong Jun to lead three large military divisions… and to set out in order to attack the Limitless Nation. They must return before the summer arrives. They must destroy at least half of the Limitless Nation before withdrawing," Diwu Qingrou's gaze turned serious as he commanded.
"Yes!"
Limitless Nation was located to the south of Great Zhao. It seemed to be spring-time in the south; especially in comparison with the north. In fact, it may even have been warmer than spring. So, the southern climate wouldn't pose a hindrance to the armies marching from Great Zhao.
The north would refrain from participating in wars during the winter season; unlike south. However, the south would begin waging wars during the same period of time. The north would only wage wars once the winter had ended. But, the south would start experiencing sizzling hot summers by then. And, these summers were so hot that a soldier was bound to get a heat-stroke if he dared to step out into the heat.
But, the strategy behind the dispatch of troops was very different from that in the past.
Han Buchu and Cheng Yun started to breathe heavily as they figured out the hidden purpose behind Diwu Qingrou's order. The next year's summer was going to witness the start of a decisive war with the Iron Cloud!
Moreover, this war's outcome would decide the person who would own the world.
"Limitless Nation should be at least half-destroyed… and scared like a turtle by the time the summer arrives"– the information contained in this sentence implied a lot.
Prime Minister Diwu was finally going to put his plan into action.
Diwu Qingrou became silent after getting an affirmative response from his subordinates.
He heaved a deep sigh after a long while and said, "One must first deal with internal affairs in order to resist foreign aggression. King of Hell Chu, I'm letting you take this one… "
He continued to speak, "Everyone is supposed to stay low-key at all times. We'll first gather those royalists in one place… Then, we'll make a list of their names. It's fine if they're still at peace with us… If not… then… "
A crude smile appeared on Diwu Qingrou's face, and a sharp spirit flashed in his eyes.
The intensity of his spirit was so strong that even Jing Menghun – an expert butcher responsible for the death of innumerable people – realized that he had gotten goose-bumps. *** ***
Meanwhile, King of Hell Chu was in his brother's company.
Chu Yang and Gu Duxing had checked into an inn as two ordinary men. The whiskers on their faces ensured that they looked like common men from Jianghu. The Continent Centre had seen many such people around in the recent days.
Gu Duxing was holding his sword, and was trying to feel its spirit…
King of Hell Chu was resting in his bed. He was motionless; so much so that it seemed as if he had fallen asleep.
Even Gu Duxing thought that Chu Yang was in a deep sleep.
However, King of Hell Chu was inspecting the harvest that he had accumulated from his trip to Great Zhao. His eyes shone brightly as he sorted through the treasures present in the Nine Tribulations Space.
"Huge harvest! Huge harvest! Hahaha…" Chu Yang looked at the heap of valuable metals contained in the Nine Tribulations Space. He waved his hands with joy at the same time.
"Don't touch! Don't touch that," Chu Yang rushed forward, and firmly grasped an iron-slab that was emitting a rainbow-colored star-light. However, the Nine Tribulation Sword Point went past him, circled the iron-slab, and successfully drilled its way into it.
'Swoosh! Swoosh!…'
The iron-slab was reduced to a fist-sized piece in Chu Yang's hand in a flash.
"Crap! Didn't I tell you to not touch that?" Chu Yang said in an angry tone.
The Sword Spirit let-out a sigh and said, "Come on… let it do what it wants to do for a while. After all, its hunger hasn't been quenched in over ten-thousand years. Moreover, this is for your own good."
Chu Yang was stunned. He leapt-up, and picked-up a piece of shining black steel; it was almost the size of a person's head. He then said, "I'll allow you to consume other things… but I must make use of this before I hand it over to the Nine Tribulations Sword."
"Nightmare steel?" the Sword Spirit called out to the Sword Point.
The Sword Point flew over, and went around the nightmare steel a few times. Chu Yang looked at the Sword Point. But, he was only reminded of a child who wanted to eat candy, but wasn't allowed to.
So, he softened a little for a moment.
However, he held himself back and said firmly, "I need this for something important. I'm sure that more than half of it should still remain unused after I'm done with it; you can do whatever you want with it after that. I wouldn't care if you devour it then. But, you need to leave this for me for now."
The Sword Point left as it saw Chu Yang's determination.
"Hey, is the Nine Tribulations Pill complete yet?" Chu Yang remembered that there had been a lot of unique items in the royal palace. In fact, they were enough to fill-up two warehouses. However, those items had vanished by now.
After all, the Nine Tribulations Sword had absorbed all those objects.
"Let's assume that an ordinary elixir can heal the flesh and bones… and save the life of a person struggling through life and death… So, a Nine Tribulations pill can save three by that analogy," the Sword Spirit said freely. "The Great Zhao's royal palace had a huge variety of medicinal herbs… But, none of those were as precious as the nine great herbal medicines.
"Basically, a real Nine Tribulations pill can heal any injury. But, we don't have enough ingredients to make one," the Sword Spirit said slowly, "Some herbal ingredients are still missing. The Nine Tribulations pill would be completed by adding any of the nine great herbs."
"So, can this Nine Tribulations pill heal Mo Qingwu's injuries?" Chu Yang asked.
"It certainly can't."
"Are you trying to tell me that even a massive stockpile of medicinal herbs proved insufficient for you to create a Nine Tribulations pill?" Chu Yang asked. And, the Sword Spirit almost fainted.
"You tell me… can a hundred-thousand pounds of grass turn into a rare spirit mushroom?" the Sword Spirit asked in a condescending tone.
Chu Yang became silent.
Piles of gold and silver were disappearing from his sight at an amazing speed. Such a massive amount of wealth would've been sufficient to provide for five-million soldiers. However, the Nine Tribulations Sword was turning it into a pile of dust.
The Nine Tribulations Sword finally stopped swallowing.
A smile appeared on the Sword Spirit's face. He then said in a contented tone, "I can say that I won't need to consume any gold and silver from now onwards."
Chu Yang looked at the small gold ingot and two silver ingots with his eyes wide open; these were the only three pieces that had been left out of the huge pile of gold and silver. His hands and feet trembled for a while. He then asked in a shaky voice, "Will you… be consuming so much of the other metals as well?"
"Cough… cough… it shouldn't be much of a difference," the Sword Spirit said with embarrassment. He then continued, "I'm also going to need some things other than metals… such as medicines, souls, flesh… "
Chu Yang fell to the ground as he exclaimed, "Kill me!" Then, he burst into tears. "People are concerned about ruining their family fortune… but this will bankrupt a nation… No, no, it'll ruin an entire continent… "
"Cough… cough… a single continent… perhaps isn't enough," the Sword Spirit made his point.
Chu Yang collapsed.
The Sword Point in Chu Yang's dantian turned pale-golden in color as soon as the Nine Tribulations Sword finished swallowing massive amounts of commodities. The Sword Edge also turned a fine mix of pale-golden color; it also had hints of bright-silver. It continued to sparkle brightly.
Chu Yang was worried. He wondered if his belly would begin to shine like a lantern in case this continued.
However, Chu Yang's anxieties would never turn into reality. In fact, he was the only one who could see this Nine Tribulations Sword which was hidden inside his dantian.
There were a number of other items which weren't needed by the Nine Tribulations Sword. So, these leftovers became the property of the owner of the Nine Tribulations Sword – King of Hell Chu.
The leftovers included a few well-made divine weapons, a large number of calligraphies and paintings created by various famous artists, several secret books on martial techniques and lots of… art pieces.
Moreover, there were hundreds of imperial erotic sketches.
King of Hell Chu felt dazed as he looked at the array of brightly-colored positions shown in the erotic diagrams. "This is… I can't bear it anymore…"
King of Hell Chu ran away with a swish.
Gu Duxing was trying to perceive his sword's spirit. Suddenly, he saw his big brother rising straight-up from the bed – like a zombie. Gu Duxing was obviously startled by this.
"Duxing, there are a few books you need to look at."
Chu Yang's hand reached out under his buttocks, and took out several old and yellow pornographic books.
"What kind of books?" Gu Duxing felt strange. His 'sword cultivation' was still in progress, and Big Brother Chu wanted him to read books? [How can you keep so many books under your buttocks? Why didn't I see any until now?]
Gu Duxing's hands began to tremble as he took a look at the books.
"The Doctrine of Sword Implementation;"
"The Warmth of Sword's Energy will Arouse my Experience;"
"The Doctrine of the Sword of Five Realms,"
"Sword King,"
"The Sword of Love…"
The look in Gu Duxing's eyes became fiercer as he continued to check out the books. Moreover, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
This author's cultivation may not have been high, but the contents of these books clearly displayed his creativity. Moreover, these books were a collection of all the efforts their ancestors had made!
In addition, one of the books turned out to be the work of a great scholar who had recorded his entire knowledge and insights in the book before his death.
This collection of the hard-earned experiences of countless predecessors was like an open road for Gu Duxing. After all, he was cultivating his sword art at this time.
He wouldn't need these books after he became the Sword King. But, he needed these books at present.
"From where did you get all these books?" Gu Duxing tightened his grip on the books; his eyes had become red.
"It doesn't matter where I got them from… You can say that I picked them up during my travels," Chu Yang replied in a forced tone. "You can have a little harvest when you visit a place like Great Zhao… you know."
"But this harvest… it isn't ordinary," Gu Duxing gasped heavily as he replied.
Chu Yang smiled in his heart. [Not ordinary, you say? Of course it isn't… I've planned things for Ji Mo, Dong Wushang, Rui Butong, and Luo Kedi as well. Moreover, I looted the entire treasure inside the Great Zhao's royal palaces' vaults… ]
[I've got several good things in my possession… ]
Chu Yang was unhappy about only one thing – he couldn't do anything about Mo Qingwu's injuries. The dawn was about to break; the only thing he lacked was the medicine.
He needed one of the nine great herbal medicines in order to create a rare treasure like the Nine Tribulations pill.
However, this news was still quite comforting for Chu Yang. If he could obtain three more Nine Tribulations pills, then it would be equivalent to saving three lives at the same time.
It could guarantee the safety of not just his own life… but that of his brothers as well!
Then, Gu Duxing started to practice his sword skills with all his might.
The Gu brothers were dead. They had died at Chu Yang's hands; not Gu Duxing's. However, Gu Duxing felt that he hadn't been uninvolved either.
Therefore, he needed to shoulder the responsibility even though his brother had done the task.
Moreover, Chu Yang had done this because of him. After all, Gu Yanyang and Gu Yan Yue wouldn't have gotten involved with Chu Yang despite their horrible nature if it weren't for him. And, why would Chu Yang kill two people without a valid reason?
Therefore, Gu Duxing had been waiting patiently to shoulder this responsibility. He would never evade this responsibility even though he hadn't said it out loud.
[The Gu brothers are dead. So, the Gu Clan is likely to call me back quite soon. How should I act at that time?]
[Furthermore… Chu Yang has given me enough chances to progress fast. How will I be able to face him if I'm still incapable of advancing quickly?]
[Will Sister Xiao Maio be released anytime soon? She wasn't close to her brothers. But, will she be able to deal with the fact that her brothers are dead because of me?]
The curtains of night fell down.
A sense of doom had befallen the Continent Centre Citadel. Unexpected chaos ensued once again.
A dark moon-like dazzling sword light flew-up, and greeted the real moon shining brightly in the sky.
The Moonlight Sword had appeared!


Chu Yang, the Ninth Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, sacrificed almost everything he had for the sake of improving his martial arts, including the love of his life. After spending three years locating the fifth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, he was ambushed by all sides at that very place. Mortally injured with no means of escape, Chu Yang executed a sacrificial technique by plunging the Nine Tribulations Sword into his very own heart. “With the blood of my heart, ten thousand tribulations will collapse!”

After witnessing the death of all his ambushers, Chu Yang’s vision began to darken. At a distance, moments before his death, he saw the mastermind who had plotted his downfall — Mo Tian Ji. With that, his eyes finally closed.

However, with a start, Chu Yang once again awoke to find that he had returned to when he was sixteen years of age! Furthermore, the Sword Spirit of the Nine Tribulations Sword now resided within his Dantian, the energy center of his body! From that very moment, Chu Yang would then begin to right all of his past regrets, and carve his very own legend by fulfilling his destiny as the final Master of the Nine Tribulations Sword, and defeating the Heavenly Devils beyond the realm of the Nine Heavens Continent.

Shi Lei's Weibo was suddenly bombarded by comments saying [Your mother's calling you home for dinner]. 
He turned green the moment he refreshed his feed. 
At first, he was content to let it be, but these words had even put his name in front of it!
A personal attack, this was a blatant personal attack! 
Shi Lei steadied his breath, however, he was a smart man, and knew he could not insult all of the Ys. Therefore he targeted Ye Lingchen. [Ah ah, apart from insulting people what else are you good at? I will show you what true Chinese Martial Arts is!]
In recent years, military themes were gaining popularity. A lot of people dreamed of getting into the Warrior's Department. Therefore, the notion of Chinese Martial Arts had crept into the hearts of people. 
Shi Lei's words immediately got the excitement of several Martial Arts fans. 
Seeing the effects of him jumping on the Martial Arts bandwagon, a smile crept across Shi Lei's face. He began to openly promote his movie, occasionally explaining a few Martial Arts techniques and Martial Arts jargon. It made the fans extremely excited. 
Ye Lingchen hesitated for a moment before he commented on Movie Y's Weibo. 
[Kung Fu has always enjoyed a long history and has existed since ancient Chinese times. Regardless of whether it is the heroes of the Three Kingdoms era, or the generals of the Tang and Song eras, or the Shaolin Temple that everyone is familiar with, we can see the presence of Martial Arts. However, in recent Chinese history, there are still people who study martial arts, and their legacy may be expanded into tradition or quietly respected with no recognition or publicity.]
[However, the greatest warriors serve the people and the country! Martial Arts is not just about fighting, it primarily exists in oneself! Everyone can become a warrior, everyone can be a hero to the people around them. This is determined by one's determination!] 
[Soon, I will be shooting a movie myself, and it will be about the legacy of a warrior of recent times, it will be called... "Huo Yuanjia"!] 
Ye Lingchen was from the Arts stream, and he naturally studied history. He had long read the history books, and Huo Yuanjia was a figure that gave him a very deep impression. 
The textbooks did not say much about Huo Yuanjia, it only spoke briefly about his time fighting the Japanese, and studied martial arts. His fate was that he was a hero that was killed by Westerners in a battle, and the details were unclear. Therefore, not many people knew about Huo Yuanjia. 
Due to Ye Lingchen's interest in Huo Yuanjia's martial training, he had taken the time to find reference books about the matter as well as folklore. Only then did he know about Huo Yuanjia's story. 
He was a hero that made the Westerners acknowledge Chinese Kung Fu! 
He was the one that preserved a shred of national dignity for the Chinese! 
History could not forget! 
Perhaps he should let more people be aware of this folk hero! 
As soon as he posted those words, Ye Lingchen's Weibo sunk into a short silence. 
Following that, like an avalanche, it reached a boiling point! 
[The greatest warriors serve the people and the country! Everyone can be a hero to the people around them! Wow, I got goosebumps!] 
[Who didn't get them! My blood boiled, and I nearly picked up a weapon to cross the sea to pick a fight with the little nation of the sun[1]!]
[I was just in class, and the teacher came over to confiscate my phone. Without a word, I suplexed him into the ground. Do you guys respect me yet? I won't say much more, I need to write a letter of reflection.] 
[Huo Yuanjia? Isn't this the name of a person? I'm looking forward to it!] 
[Just based on this sentence, I have to watch it. I only don't know if Y will star in it.] 
…
A pebble caused a thousand ripples. 
Ye Lingchen's Weibo not only made the large part of the audience reach a boiling point, even the entertainment industry started to stir. 
Shi Lei could not help but smile, and his eyes had a condescending air about them. 
Ah ah, this Y is too naive, thinking he could just shoot a movie by himself? 
He could not even take such a bit of poking, was he going to learn how to shoot a movie by himself? 
Director, screenwriter, actor. He has nothing, how would he do it? 
Stupid, how stupid! 
When he embarrassed himself, Shi Lei would have to take the opportunity to laugh at him! 
In his joy, he could not help but reply to Ye Lingchen's post, [I hope our movies premiere at the same time, and we can compare them. Hopefully, someone will know their place!] 
Ye Lingchen replied, [I hope so too!]
At the same time, Xiao Feifei was paying close attention to what happened. 
She paused when she saw Ye Lingchen's Weibo, and a flash of displeasure crossed her face. Was this not an empty boast? 
"Hasty, too hasty! Sister Lin could not stop shaking her head, "He doesn't have a cast or preparations, and he wants to compete for movies with Shi Lei? What kind of fantasy is that?!" 
"Sister Lin, Lingchen is young. It's unavoidable that he would think he's indestructible." Xiao Feifei felt helpless herself. She took up her cellphone, she hesitated a few times over whether she should call Ye Lingchen. "It can't be helped, I'll star as the female lead in his movie." 
Xiao Feifei was the queen of TV series and had never starred in a movie. If she were to advance to the silver screens, your debut role would be extremely important. It may even determine her position in the film industry. For her to sacrifice it for Ye Lingchen was an extremely unreasonable decision. 
However, she could feel Ye Lingchen's determination, and she did not speak up to advise him otherwise. 
Li Tai on the other hand immediately called Ye Lingchen. 
"Brother Ye, you want to shoot a movie? Do you need my help? I know a lot of movie directors, we can get in contact and discuss it." 
"Director Li, right now I only have a skeleton plan, and I am looking for an opportunity to carry our castings." 
"Casting will not be an issue. Our series will be making casting auditions soon. There will be a great many people coming to apply for extras and other such roles. When you're free you should come and take a look." 
"That's great, thank you, Director Li." 
"You're welcome. But when you make it big next time, don't you ever forget me." 
"Of course." 
Li Tai was discrete enough to not ask Ye Lingchen about sensitive questions such as the script. He only offered help wherever it was needed. 
Wu Yong was the director of "I am a Hero" in which Shi Lei starred in. 
He too was paying close attention to the matter. 
Other cinematographers and editors were there as well. When they saw Ye Lingchen's Weibo, they could not help but laugh cynically. 
[He really is a greenhorn, does he think that shooting a movie is easy?]
[A fresh initiate who doesn't know anything, even if he shoots a movie will any cinemas allow it to be screened?]
["Huo Yuanjia"? What kind of joke is this? Just based off of the name you know it's going to be bad!]
[Even if it can premiere, the showings will be pitifully little He'll make a huge loss!] 
[This Y has gotten a big head, just a few days of fame and he doesn't know his place, how funny!] 
Other such similar comments were popping up all over the place. 
In the entertainment industry, not many people looked up to Ye Lingchen. 
Especially since this was not some child's play. Ye Lingchen's Weibo was incredibly naive in their eyes. 
Ye Lingchen had no time to pay them heed. Shi Lei was using him to gain popularity, and he was not going to give Shi Lei any more help to boost his popularity. 
After some time, under Ye Lingchen's anxious gaze, his popularity score finally broke the 100,000 mark and had even achieved 118735. 
He could finally ascend one of his proficiencies. 
Ye Lingchen took a deep breath, and could not help but feel a sense of trepidation. 
The more he knew the benefits of ascending a proficiency, the more anxious he felt. Strangely, there was also a sense of excitement. 
Well, he should begin...
[1] Obviously a reference to Japan, but I chose not to use Japan in itself to portray the disdain the comment had for the nation.


Ye Lingchen was a regular high schooler who struggled with exams and expectations from his parents.
All that changed after he woke up from a strange dream and discovered that he had been granted the 'Prodigy System'. His life changed from this point on. Reading a book allowed him to learn its content immediately. Listening to lectures granted instant understanding of the lesson. Observation of a technique imprinted knowledge of the technique used.
Learning had never been so easy, and as the saying goes, knowledge is power. In this case, he now had access to a ton of unbridled power. 
What does it feel like to become a 'prodigy' overnight? Follow Ye Lingchen on this journey to discover the limitless possibilities...

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