The Green Fire Sovereign, as everyone knows, and as he has just read in the Southern Section, was a Powerhouse of the same Era as the Qingyan Emperor.
They have similar names too. One is called Qing Huo, the other is called Qing Yan. Both first names of the Yang attribute.
These two were actually friends from childhood. They hailed from the same place, Qingyun Village. By chance, a powerful cultivator was passing by their village when they turned 16, he discovered their talent and took them to the Mountain to cultivate.
A few years later, the powerful man, who became their Master, and was the sole survivor of the Yang Family, passed away. Only at their Master's last moment did they realise that their Master passed by their village because he was fleeing from his enemies. Their Master came from a different domain, the Central Domain. His real name was Yang Ming, while his Title was Yang Emperor.
There in the Central Domain, although Great Emperors cannot be seen everywhere like dust, there are quite a few Imperial Forces there, something which other Domains don't have. There are even Supreme level forces.
Their Master was from such a Supreme Level Force. In a severe internal conflict, the Yang Family of the Imperial Lianmen fell, leaving the Yang Emperor as the only survivor. It wasn't that he didn't want to perish together with his family, but a crack appeared in space at that time, and he was swallowed up by it.
Experts from the Lotus Gate followed him in, but most of them died. He and a few others survived and were led to this Southern Domain.
They followed him all the way. Since he was able to escape the genocide, he decided to fight back all his foes. So, he fought all the surviving enemies and killed them all. This further intensified his injuries, but he still managed to stay alive.
After a few months of recovery, he decided to explore this Domain. He could feel the difference in the density of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy. It is less dense here compared to the Central Domain where he came from.
In his days of wandering, he encountered two young men in a village, and these young men would change his life. He also changed the life's trajectory of the two young men forever.
The two young men, Qing Yan and Qing Huo, would grow to become powerful experts in the future, who turned the whole Southern Domain upside.
Qing Yan would become the revolution that transformed the Xia Kingdom. The Great Xia Kingdom became the Qingyan Empire.
Qing Huo would, together with the Scarlet Ancestor, found the Scarlet Heaven Imperial Sect.
Each of them established their own Emperor level force. In the long run, Emperor Qingyan took the lead in breaking through the Supreme Realm, dominating the whole Southern Domain. Green Fire Emperor on the other hand, didn't take the final step until his last moment. A Great Emperor has a lifespan of at most 10,000 years.
A Catastrophe besieged the Southern Domain, causing the fall of the Qingyan Empire and Scarlet Heaven Sect.
However, the legends of these two figures would continue for generations to come.
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All the while, when Jiang Hou was reading in the Ground Floor, on the 9th floor, an old man was sitting cross-legged in the centre of the room, but his eyes were opened and focused in a direction.
His target was Jiang Hou. The old man, known as Lu Changsheng, is one of the Supreme Ancestors of the Holy Land. And he is actually a Quasi-Emperor powerhouse. He is also special among the many Supreme Elders, because he is an anomaly among Quasi-Emperors.
He has lived far more than anyone in the same level throughout his cultivation journey. And if he lives long enough, he can even become a Great Emperor.
As he looked at Jiang Hou, he muttered, "Which one are you? The Fated One, or 'That One'?"
…
Jiang Hou, who was lost in thought for a while, gathered his mind again, and looked at the book in his hands. 'This must be a treasure', he thought.
He proceeded to open the book. And once he did, he read, "Some people are born mortal, that means they have to start by first tempering their bodies, making it a suitable vessel for Spiritual Energy. Others are born with Innate Bodies, that is, their body is already perfected from birth, so they can start practising cultivation at the appropriate age. Some are born with Special Physiques.
The Special Physiques are Innate Bodies that have Element/Law/Dao Attributes, these could be the Five Elements of Earth, Wood, Water, Fire, and Metal; or the mutated attributes of Lightning, Flame, Wind, Thunder, Space, Time, etc. Ordinary Innate Bodies do not contain attributes, the Practitioner/Cultivator can choose a Cultivation Technique or Spell of any attributes, only, the power output is weakened compared to Special Physiques
The world has divided Cultivation Talents into Ordinary, Genius, and Tianjiao. In fact, this is the simplest and crudest form. The actual divisions of Talents are, Mortals, Innate Bodies, and Special Physique.
Mortal Talents are divided into Inferior, Profound, Earth, Heaven, and Supreme, beyond these, they can only be Innate Bodies. Innate Bodies are Innate Bodies no matter where they are, no classifications
Special Physiques are classified into the Five Elements Physique, Mutated Physique, and Divine Bodies"
Jiang Hou was surprised,
"This is new", he muttered.
He found a secluded corner in the Library and sat down to study. The writer explained in detail, the Realms of Cultivation, also starting with Qi Refining.
He found however, that most of the things written in it were already explained in the previous books, still he continued to read, 'Maybe something is different'
When he reached the Purple Mansion Stage however, it is written that, "Some people are also born with Innate Soul Power. That is, the power of their Soul/Spirit is so strong that, at the Peak of Zifu Realm, they would have a Nascent Soul formed in their Purple Mansion. At the peak of their Soul Projection Realm, they can enter the Legendary 'Connecting with Past' Realm, a sub-realm just before the Integrated Union Realm, and reunite with a past reincarnation"
At this level, Jiang Hou was stunned beyond words. 'There is a Realm between the Soul Projection Realm and the Integrated Union Stage? No one has mentioned that to me before. So, that's why I have two Soul Projections instead of one. And that's why I have been unable to communicate with the second one after all these times' he thought. He looked at the book in his hands. He opened to the next few pages and discovered that there is in depth discussion on this Legendary realm.
"I have found a Treasure", he mumbled in excitement. He quickly picked it up, registered it at the Library's Registry, and left for the Holy Son's Peak.
However, a sensation hit him again. It was nothing new. It is his "Unique Situation" acting up again. This time, he felt like something was spying on him. NO! He felt like someone was spying on him.
As he came out of the Library, just before the Checkpoint, he saw Ye Chen, who looked out of character. The Ye Chen he knew always looked proud, carrying himself with great composure. Well, that proud and composed look is gone now, replaced by anxiety and impatience. One could see it in his eyes, he almost couldn't wait for his identity to be verified.
Why was he like this?
Let's go back in time to the early hours of the morning. Ye Chen woke up suddenly in his sleep. His eyes were twitching and his whole body was trembling. Even his soul tremble for a moment.
"Ma..mast..master! What is wrong with me? I..I f.e..feel fear. I feel li..like something in..in me is..is missing", he asked with a shaky voice.
Su Yaoren also came out at this moment. Standing in the air above the table in the left corner of the room. He observed Ye Chen for a moment and then asked,
"When did you first feel it?"
"Th..the first time I fe..felt it was 5 d..days ago. It was n..not st..strong. Ju..st like a normal o..ccu..rence. Th..that is what I to..took it f..for. But w..with each pa..passing day, the inten..si..sity in..crea.sed a..a little",
"Why didn't you tell me then?", asked Su Yaoren, his expression turning grave.
"I..tho.thoutht it was a result of my last in..injury", he replied.
"You! You're really stupid. You should have told me. This thing has to do with Destiny. Something related to your Destiny is going to be taken in advance by others. You got the chance to feel it in advance too, but you kept to yourself, thinking it's normal. Now it's gotten to this. Ah! Why do you have to be so foolish?", lamented Su Yaoren angrily.
"Quickly take the Mind Calming Pill and sit cross-legged. Let me see where the trouble comes from", he ordered.
Still trembling, Ye Chen moved his Consciousness into his storage ring and took out a Medicinal Bottle. He controlled it and poured out a Pill by telekinesis. With the same method, he controlled the Pill into his mouth. His shaking soul calmed down.
'When the mind is calm, it is easy to control the body'. Ye Chen could feel the essence of this statement right now
Su Yaoren was not Idle either. He quickly formed a hand seal, engraving rune after rune in the void. These runes quickly surrounded both the Master and his disciple. A straight line Rune was quickly taking shape between the two of them.
When the Rune solidifies, they are both enveloped in a Purple Dome.
In the Dome, Su Yaoren ordered, "Place your left palm on your forehead, then place your right palm on your Dantian node. Concentrate your mind on the flow of energy between your Sea of Consciousness and your Dantian(now Purple Mansion). Whenever you see a Golden Circle formed on both of them, slowly remove your palms and put them together in prayer form"
Ye Chen was following everything as his Master ordered. Soon enough, a golden Circle was formed around the Sea of Consciousness, and then a golden circle was formed around the Dantian too. He moved his palms and placed them against each other in prayer form.
The moment he did that, The Circle around the Sea of Consciousness formed an extension, towards the palms held up. The same happened with the Circle on the Dantian. Then a connection was established between the two circles, they emitted golden light, escaped from Ye Chen as two great circles connected by a line(Ye Chen's Palms), and fused with the Purple Dome.
Su Yaoren then chanted, "With my Dao, I summon fate, and with my Spirit, I summon Destiny. LINE OF FORTUNE, APPEAR!!!"
A rune burst forth from the runes that formed the Dome, it emitted a light, and slowly, a line was condensed from it. It encircles the Purple Dome, connected with Su Yaoren, and then connected with Ye Chen. Then it became electrified and shot out of the Dome, slowly extending towards the Library Pavilion.
"That's the direction of the Library Pavilion. It is actually there?", Su Yaoren muttered. He waved his hand and runes were formed in the void, forming a Spirit Gathering Formation. This will ensure the sustenance of the Purple Dome and Line of Fortune, only for a short period of time.
"Quick, let's go. To the Library Pavilion", he ordered.
"Yes Master!"Ye Chen replied, picked up the Jade Pendant and hurried in the direction of the Library Pavilion.
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So here they are, but half a day has passed. And Jiang Hou was coming out of the Library Pavilion. The moment their eyes(Ye Chen and Jiang Hou's) met, there seemed to be violence in the void and the world seemed to tremble. They both noticed it, and more, Su Yaoren saw it and muttered in dismay, and surprise "These two are Destiny Foes", he said to his disciple,
"Ye Chen! Listen to me carefully and don't act impulsively. Don't change your expression either"
"Master, what is it?"Ye Chen replied via sound transmission. The Master would only talk like this if the situation is really very serious
"This Holy Son of yours, your Line of Fortune ends with him, Also, he is your Destiny Rival. Either you live or he lives. But one of you must die. And since your Line of Fortune ends on him, he has your Destiny Opportunity", replied Su Yaoren.