Way of Heaven

Chapter 22 – Exchanging Insights

Translator: BipBop

After 13 years of continuous fighting, the Yu dynasty had finally unified the southern continent. Countless races either died or surrendered in their campaign. They possessed all the southern continent’s resources. 

On the 108th year of the Wanzu Calendar, after a couple of months of solidifying their foundation, the Yu dynasty once again set off the flames of war, marching southwest. The southern races also sent troops to assist them. They followed the strong, hoping to pick up the leftovers.

The races in the southwest were inexperienced in war compared to the battle-hardened Yu dynasty. Except for a number of transformation experts, they were in every way inferior to the Yu dynasty. They were going to be overwhelmed. They were going to be crushed.

The feathered race’s soldiers could soar through the sky. They were the rulers of the sky. With the exception of a few flying races, the Yu dynasty’s army had complete control of the sky during their fights with the southern races. They had the ability to defeat the enemy efficiently. It was because of this that the southern races were defeated.

This time, the Yu dynasty was accompanied by the southern races’ troops. Their strength was now several times stronger. In lightning-quick fashion, the races in the southwest were conquered, suppressed, and plundered by the Yu dynasty. 

 The weak races in the southwest didn’t wait for the Yu dynasty to attack, surrendering immediately. In fact, they even helped the Yu dynasty attack the other races.

The strong races that were a part of the hundred races couldn’t resist the Yuan dynasty’s force.

In less than two years, half of the races in the southwest surrendered to the Yu dynasty. At this time, the remaining unconquered races began to unite together under the guidance of the elves, one of the top ten races, forming the Anti-Yu Alliance.

In the spring of 110, the Yu dynasty and the Anti-Yu Alliance clashed on the Tangze Plain, thus unfolding a war between continents, a war between millions.

During the battle of Tangze, the Yu dynasty crushed the Anti-Yu Alliance. The alliance suffered numerous casualties, their strength severely weakened. After the battle, all the races in the southwest with the exception of the elves were no longer able to resist. They surrendered.

TL Note: That was fast

As for the elves, their territory mainly consisted of the vast Starred Forest. The Starred Forest was enchanted by the elves, mystical. The Yu dynasty’s army could only ignore it, not wanting to take the risk.

However, in 111, Emperor Feng Yu entered the Starred Forest alone. He crashed into the eleven court and fought the elven experts.

No one knows what happened, but a few days later Feng Yu returned, stating that the elven court had submitted to the Yu dynasty.

As the Yu dynasty continued to expand and conquer, the other powerful races began doing the same. They also began to expand.

In the end, the Yuan World was divided into six sections. The human race occupied the east and a section of the northeast. The three-eyed race occupied the southeast. 

The abyssal race occupied the west and the northwest. The barbarians occupied the north. The feathered race occupied the south and southwest. As for the vast sea, it was occupied by a coalition of aquatic races. All the other races had submitted to one of the six.

In the year 117, the top experts of the feathered race, human race, and three-eyed race proclaimed to the world that they wished to discuss cultivation. They wished to open up a new realm of cultivation. Three months later, a cultivation conference was held at Tongtian Mountain, the center of the Yuan World. They invited experts from all over the Yuan World to exchange cultivation insights. Of course, these exchanges of “insights”  would also be used to determine your strength. The meeting’s other purpose was to decide who truly was the strongest under the heavens.

Once the news came out, the races began to move. Numerous experts set off to Tongtian Mountain, wanting to see the once-in-a-century event.

The Tongtian Mountain was a mountain that stood between heavens and earth, piercing the sky, submerged by the clouds.

The Yuan World’s beings could see this loft, sacred mountain from anywhere. It was full of mysteries.

For thousands of years, many living beings have worshipped and respected this mighty mountain. They believed that there existed gods at the peak of the mountain. The mountain was the root of all. The secrets of immortality existed at the peak of that mountain!

As such, numerous creatures of various races attempted to scale the mountain, trekking through marshes, seeking longevity. They had to pass through many obstacles.

Once spirit qi descended, using their vibrant qi and vitality, countless warriors tried to climb to the peak of the mountain. However, no living being had ever succeeded in reaching the peak. To the side of the mountain was the longest river in the Yuan World. Its origin, at the peak of the mountain, has never been reached.

At this moment, the living beings of the Yuan World flocked into the originally isolated Tongtian mountain. They did not wish to scale it. They gathered to witness a grand event.

Beastmen, their heads the same as beasts; the abyssal race, their faces green and teeth sharp; the tattoo race, their bodies completely covered in tattoos; the three-eyed tribe, their forehead having a third spirit eye… The experts of the world have all gathered together to watch a showdown between the strongest in the world!

At the foot of the Tongtian Mountain, 10 of the Yuan World’s strongest cultivators gathered together. Each expert represented the peak of their own race. This wasn’t just a fight for the number one being in the world. It was also a fight for the number race in the world.

The group began to exchange their cultivation experiences, telling the ideas they explored to advance.

Their qi began circulating. It roiled and popped. They were all at the peak of the transformation realm.

In the distance, the onlookers began discussing who was the strongest.

“Emperor Feng Yu of the Yu dynasty must be the strongest! Decades ago, he was the first person to discover the coagulation realm. He’s a legend that has always remained the number one in the world.”

“That’s not necessarily true. All ten of these beings are at the tenth stage of the transformation realm. They each have many trump cards. It’s hard to say who’ll come out on top.”

“Hmph, Emperor Feng Yu had once defeated 30 transformation realm experts alone. Who else has such strength?”

…

While everyone was arguing, the conversation between the top concluded. They began contemplating each other’s insights.

Half an hour later, the peak expert of the human race clasped his hands and said, “Many thanks for your insights. They have benefited greatly. I already have some inklings of the next realm.”

“Haha, Brother Taizai is too polite. Brother Taizai’s cultivation insights have benefited greatly too.”

Taizai An slightly smiled. He looked around, and his gaze fell on the expert from the feathered race. “Now that the exchange is over, I believe that it’s time to begin…”

As soon as Taizai An’s words fell, the atmosphere instantly changed. It was time.

It was well known that battle was the only way to decide who was the strongest. The pen couldn’t dictate the fist. As the peak expert of their respective races, every single one of them desired to be invincible in the world. They wanted that title.

However, there existed a domineering figure in their hearts – Emperor Feng Yu!

A being that was known as the strongest in the world for decades. It weighed on everyone’s hearts. 

Feeling everyone’s eyes fall on him, Feng Yu was expressionless. “Why waste time? All of you, fight me together.”