Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 186: Offending Heaven (Special Chapter for the First Ten Thousand Dollar Reward!)
As Liu Yu pondered, the city guards had already boarded the Return to Origin Boat. The deck comfortably accommodated a hundred cultivators, and it even seemed a bit spacious.
The Huang Family was located four thousand miles south of Moonlit Destiny City. At the speed of over two hundred miles per hour of the Return to Origin Boat, it would take about eighteen hours to arrive.
In less than two days, there was naturally no need to meticulously arrange accommodations, so Yan Hongyu instructed Commander Yue Liang of the city guards to arrange for them to stay in the cabins, leaving the rest unattended.
“Boom!”
As the many cultivators stepped aboard, a slight tremor arose beneath their feet, and the Return to Origin Boat rapidly ascended to several hundred feet high, gradually accelerating from slow to fast, appearing minuscule against the vast blue sky.
A faint red shield emerged around the boat, blocking the fierce winds that cut through the air.
The speed of the Return to Origin Boat continued to increase, and after a dozen breaths, it stabilized, maintaining a retreat speed of over two hundred miles per hour.
After the qi refinement stage cultivators departed, ten foundation establishment stage deacons discussed the details of this mission for a while before gradually entering the cabins.
With the vigor of foundation establishment stage cultivators, even a month without sleep or rest would only leave them feeling slightly fatigued.
Yet, a day's time was still time; it would be beneficial to nurture magical artifacts or comprehend some cultivation techniques and secret arts rather than just standing on the deck, foolishly exposed to the cold wind.
In the blink of an eye, the deck was entirely empty, leaving only Liu Yu and Yan Hongyu.
Liu Yu stood at the bow of the ship, gazing at the swiftly passing scenery, his pupils slightly unfocused, already lost in thought.
In the cultivation world of the Chu State, the five great sects firmly held power and resources. Even if new forces occasionally rose, they would be swiftly suppressed before they could develop into a challenge to the five great sects.
Three thousand years ago, the exceptionally talented nascent soul loose cultivator Wen Tianze attempted to unite with another nascent soul loose cultivator to establish a force exclusive to loose cultivators and ally with a nascent soul family at that time.
However, the end result was that Wen Tianze seemed to have evaporated from the world, never to be seen again. Another nascent soul loose cultivator mysteriously died decades later, and as for that nascent soul family, after their ancestor passed away, they quickly crumbled and fell into decline.
Thus, the Chu State entered an era of domination by the five great sects, a situation that has been maintained for three thousand years. The five great sects flourished, and no other nascent soul level forces emerged, nor did any nascent soul cultivators appear among loose cultivators.
Whenever a gifted loose cultivator reached the late golden core stage, they either disappeared without a trace or died unexpectedly due to various reasons, never meeting a good end.
The three-thousand-year rule of the five great sects had deeply rooted itself in the hearts of the people, making it the rightful authority of the Chu State.
In the Chu State, the five great sects were the heavens, and in Qingzhou, the Yuan Yang Sect was the heavens.
Any cultivator found to be harming the interests of the Yuan Yang Sect, be it a family, sect, or individual, as long as they were still within the Chu State, the Yuan Yang Sect would pursue them relentlessly.
The Huang Family of Tianyong City had already been confirmed as traitors, and their fate was already sealed.
The saying, "Offending heaven, there is no way to pray," was precisely this.
The Yuan Yang Sect had inherited for eight thousand years, maintaining a hegemony over Qingzhou for three thousand years.