Chapter 506: Where the Will Tends, No Distance is Too Far

Chen Yunyou's brows furrowed wildly; he stared fixedly at Chen Yan's back for a long while, unable to react.

Immediately, everyone saw the piles of data, the array discs engraved with text, and the mechanical hard drives beside Chen Yunyou.

Chen Yunyou took a deep breath and looked around, feeling as if he were being stared at by hundreds of millions of living beings.

No, he was currently being stared at by hundreds of millions of living beings.

He sent a voice transmission to Ji Chuxi, taking a long moment to process what exactly had happened.

Immediately, he fell into a state of shock.

However, as the number one prodigy on the Five Clans Ranking, Chen Yunyou's mental state was not exactly fragile.

That he had been schemed against step by step by Bing Yi and ended up in that state was not because his mental state was weak.

Rather, if it were anyone else, being schemed against in such a way by someone weaker than themselves, it would be strange if they didn't fly into a rage.

However, Chen Yunyou had long since set aside his previous viewpoint; he no longer considered Bing Yi weaker than himself.

Bing Yi was a formidable enemy, a formidable enemy who was highly likely to wipe him out.

Now, with Bing Yi turning death into life, this viewpoint in Chen Yunyou's heart had become even more solidified.

He would never underestimate Bing Yi again.

He did not immediately store the data beside him into his Origin Space; if he had done that, he, Chen Yunyou, would truly have become a clown coveting the 【Blood Domain Reversing the World】.

"The Blood Domain Reversing the World is a treasured martial art of General Wei Ming; I, Chen Yunyou, naturally yearn for it."

Chen Yunyou spoke with a faint gaze, his eyes sharpening in an instant as he looked at Chen Yan's back:

"Brother Bing Yi, you said you would preach the Dao to the world, and now that you have reversed life and death, why not explain how one can achieve this."

As Chen Yunyou spoke, the hearts of the others also began to beat violently.

That's right, Bing Yi was preaching the Dao.

Since the other party had already achieved this step, they couldn't just say nothing.

Especially Ji Chuxi, Chi Yuexi, and Lu Fukun; these three had all entered the Will Martial Dao and were even more expectant of the Immortal Will.

At this moment, whether it was the prodigies, the entire world, or even the masters of the various clans, all were listening.

What exactly was the profundity of the Immortal Will?

Although Chen Yan had preached the Dao before, that preaching was simply a display of power before others; no specific details had been explained at all.

At this moment, throughout the entire world, in front of every display screen, in front of every silver screen.

Countless gazes, whether shocked, moved, or incomparably worshipful, were all looking at that one back.

They were even more expectant that the other party could speak the true meaning of the Immortal Will.

Within the Saint-Breaking Realm, blue light representing Saint-Breaking Energy emerged.

Added to Chen Yan's previous accumulation, this time the 【Break】 character Saint-Breaking Fruit grew to one percent.

A year ago, Chen Yan had once said that he wanted the world to see him.

Now, the eyes of the world were on him alone.

There were ripples within his heart.

The Will path extends from the foundation of a person, rather than turning one into a non-human machine.

The once-red heart was still beating thump-thump even now.

What Chen Yan had always wanted was for more people to be able to enter the Will Martial Dao.

The feelings of others, the insights of others, and the will of others could all become nourishment for the Master of Will.

"May I ask, why does the Chen Clan want to be my enemy?" Chen Yan spoke:

"Why must you kill me, Bing Yi, time and time again?"

His voice was cold; the first sentence was not preaching the Dao, but questioning Chen Yunyou.

Chen Yunyou's expression tightened slightly; was Bing Yi trying to use the world to question him?

Damn it.

What the hell does this have to do with you preaching the Immortal Will?

Chen Yunyou smiled:

"It is not that my Chen Clan wants to deliberately target Brother Bing Yi, but that Brother Bing Yi triggered the Five Clans Law, the Five Clans..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Chen Yan did not turn around, letting out a low shout:

"The Chen Clan targets me because I killed Chen Youyi, who was the daughter of the Chen Master!"

His voice was clear, with a trace of chill permeating the calmness:

"Chen Youyi wantonly wiped out a human tainted with malice right in front of me.

If it were you, would you be angry?"

His voice fell.

At this moment, countless people were thinking.

"That human tainted with malice had originally been chosen by an Ancient God Beast as winter food, kept in a pigsty, and was finally saved by me, yet Chen Youyi wantonly wiped out her life.

Are you angry?"

Chen Yan's voice fell again; Chen Yunyou narrowed his eyes:

"Youyi did not distinguish at the time..."

"Shut up!" Chen Yan shouted in a low voice:

"Didn't you hear me preaching the Dao?"

Chen Yunyou's expression trembled; the anger in the depths of his eyes was finally becoming impossible to hide.

Bing Yi was telling him to shut up in front of the people of the world.

He gritted his teeth, but the next moment, he sat down cross-legged.

"Are you angry?"

Chen Yan's voice carried out, vibrating outward, questioning the world.

Countless people watched.

Angry?

Furious?

Naturally.

Naturally!

This matter, from the very beginning, everyone knew that Bing Yi killed the daughter of the Chen Lord, and thus was antagonized by the Chen Clan.

People overlooked the affair of Chen Youyi, knowing only that Bing Yi killed the daughter of the Chen Lord.

But now, thinking about it...

Angry!

"Do you dare to go and stop it?" Chen Yan spoke again:

"Do you dare to go and rebuke?

Dare to go and eradicate that daughter of the Chen Lord who views mortals as mere grass?"

Chen Yan's voice fell, having asked three questions in a row.

Boom.

Within Chen Province.

A pillar of light erupted from the central city of Chen Province; the Chen Lord was rarely this enraged.

Someone was rebuking his daughter as an evil person in front of the entire world.

He sent out a message, but received synchronized opposition from the lords of the other three provinces.

Bing Yi was lecturing on the Dao; the signal transmission could not be interrupted.

The Chen Lord's expression turned cold.

The people of the world, however, had no time to consider the Chen Lord's current thoughts.

They were plunged into silence because of Bing Yi's three questions.

Dare to rebuke?

Dare to stop it?

That was the daughter of the Chen Lord; among the people of the world, those who dared to stop it were too few.

Let alone eradicate her.

If even Bing Yi, the son of the Universe Lord, was reduced to this state, what of the others?

The three questions were like three stones pressing heavily upon the hearts of the people.

Someone clenched their fists; if it were them, they would absolutely dare to stop it.

Someone's eyes showed confusion; they did not dare, and because they did not dare, the confusion in their heart grew even greater.

What did this have to do with the Immortal Will?

And it was at this moment that the voice resounded once more.

"The Immortal Will, those who are cowardly, may not enter!"

He spoke, his voice clear, like the morning bell of an ancient temple in the deep mountains, entering directly into the heart!

"Those who are opportunistic, may not explore!"

Chen Yan spoke again, his entire body overflowing with crimson golden radiance, colliding with the malice of the surroundings, corroding it; indescribable, bizarre phenomena were slowly ground away amidst the flames!

"Those with evil intent, may not behold!"

Chen Yan's heart surged with heroic spirit:

"This is Will!"

"Where the Will tends, there is no distance it cannot reach. Even the furthest mountains and the most distant seas cannot serve as limits!"

His thin robes fluttered slightly within the golden-red light, outlining his slender figure.

"It is not because one has courage that one has Will, but because one has Will, that one will never be cowardly!

If there is Will in the heart, one has no regrets even in death!"

Chen Yan stopped speaking.

He was never a person who could be called daring enough to defy the heavens.

To slaughter millions for one's own selfish gain, that is being daring.

To dare to follow one's own Dao and stand as an enemy to a whole province, that is also being daring.

Are the two the same?

Will is his martial path, the truth that must never be defiled.

Killing Chen Youyi seemed casual, but in reality, Chen Yan simply did not want his martial path to deviate.

He said no more, closed his eyes and sat cross-legged; at this moment, having reached the one hundred and tenth step, he took out an iron plate, and the phantom of Xia Weimin appeared.

But his voice continued to carry outward.

Deafening!

At this moment, those listening held their breath.

Some leaned forward slightly, some had tense bodies, and some had faces filled with disbelief.

Is this the Immortal Will?

Some were confused, some felt it was too simple.

But gradually, some people realized that the simplest things are the most difficult.

For instance, not being swayed by external objects or personal gains and losses.

It is just a very simple thing that everyone knows, but how many can truly achieve it?

If the Immortal Will is truly like this, then how many can enter the Immortal Will?

Who can emerge suddenly like Lu Xunyang, Chen Yan, or Bing Yi, like a scorching sun crossing the sky?

Just like the matter of the other party reversing life and death, it is difficult to the extreme.

When people clearly analyzed the content of Bing Yi's sermon, they were all silent.

The current Bing Yi is like a giant mountain that one can only look up to.

Heaven's Prides like Chi Yuexi and Lu Fukun also had trembling expressions at this moment.

Their understanding of the Will Martial Dao would only be deeper.

As for Chen Yunyou, his face inevitably turned ugly.

Bing Yi had actually used their entire Chen Continent as a negative example.

Whether anyone could understand the Immortal Will he did not know, but he definitely began to loathe Chen Continent.

Especially now, a sense of shame was surging deep within Chen Yunyou's heart.

Incomparably uncomfortable.

Chen Yan had already begun to exchange blows with the phantom of Xia Weimin, dual spears colliding continuously, red flowers emerging.

And deep in Chen Yan's mind, the memories of Xia Weimin surfaced once again.

【Weimin, you are a True Dragon Sacred Body rarely seen in a hundred years, with the highest compatibility with the Imperial Calamity; you are the best candidate to rule the nation in the future.】

Inside the great hall, a gray-haired middle-aged Ruler sitting in a wheelchair looked at his son.

【Father Emperor, I cannot comply.】

Xia Weimin lowered his brows and knelt down.

【You... are unwilling to do it?】

【I am unwilling to do it!】

【You are a True Dragon...】

【I am unwilling to do it!】

A rare look of anger appeared in the middle-aged Ruler's eyes.

【Have you forgotten the words of the Founding Ruler?】

【He is the Founding Ruler, then why must he harm his descendants, why must every Ruler suffer the erosion of the Imperial Calamity, and even after death become a Continent Spirit, unable to rest in peace?】

Xia Weimin gritted his teeth.

【Father Emperor, do you wish for me to die early?】

【But you possess the True Dragon Sacred Body!】

【Then please, Father Emperor, strip me of my Sacred Body. I, Xia Weimin, want to reach the pinnacle of Martial Dao; what the Founding Ruler could not solve, I will solve, and what you can only endure, I will eradicate!】

【You scoundrel!】

【My mind is made up, please grant my wish, Father Emperor!】

【From this day forward, the Imperial House shall cut off all resources to Xia Weimin. Whoever dares to teach him privately, there shall be no pardon for the crime!】

…………

【Blindly enduring malice, the world will always have a day of collapse. I only wanted to pursue a higher Martial Dao, yet he wanted to extinguish my hope and drive me to a dead end!】

【Hahahaha, this world only wants the True Dragon Sacred Body, it does not want me, Xia Weimin!】

【I will not stay in this Jin Continent!】

…………

【I cannot teach you, you are Xia Weimin. The Ruler has warned the whole world: whoever teaches you, death without pardon.】

【I beg the Prince to return to Jin Continent. This old man... this old man kneels to you. My Martial Dao is too shallow, I am not worthy of being studied by Your Highness.】

【No one in the world can teach you, no one dares to teach you.】

【Two prides have appeared in Chen Continent, Chen Yi and Chen Cheng. Especially that Chen Yi, his talent is peerless; at thirteen, he entered the fifth realm of the Thought Power path, the Thought Truth Realm!】

【Chi Canglan of Chi Continent is also incredibly formidable...】

…………

【Hahaha, my Martial Dao path is severed.】

【Those two years younger than me have all entered the fifth realm, and I...】

【No one dares to teach me, no one gives me resources, no one is willing to see me become strong. Everyone wants to watch me become that dying Ruler in a wheelchair!】

…………

【Old man, do you really want to teach me?】

Lian Continent, by the bank of the Bitter Water River.

The ragged Xia Weimin looked at the white-clothed old man sitting in a wheelchair and spoke with difficulty.

【You want to learn, don't you? I will teach you.】

The old man said with a chuckle.

【But I... I am...】

【I do not know who you are. From now on, I will only teach you after midnight.】

【Master!】

Xia Weimin knelt down, tears appearing in his eyes, and he kowtowed heavily.

【Master, your willingness to teach me is like giving me a new life, but I cannot harm you. My name is Xia Weimin; whoever teaches me, whoever...】

"Therefore, come to see me after midnight every day; I dare not teach you during the day."

Xia Weimin was stunned; he looked at the old man and knelt down once more.

"Master!"

…………

"Master, what weapon should I use?"

"What do you wish to use?"

"A spear!"

"Oh?"

"The spear is as straight as the trunk of a towering pine, unyielding and indomitable; my heart yearns for it. The iron tip is sharp; my will follows it."

"Good, good, good. Master wants to see you continue."

"Yes!"

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"Master, you let me watch the river for so long, but I didn't understand it."

"The truths of the world all lie in the simplest of things. Just as you observe the straightness of the spear to see through to your own aspirations, I let you watch the surging of the great river so that you might savor and comprehend the true essence of the great river."

"But Master, look at those clusters of spider lilies on the other side of the river; they are so beautiful."

"Good, good, good."

…………

"Disciple, your natural talent is peerless; it is the greatest I have ever seen in my life."

"Master, are you trying to drive me away?"

Xia Weimin knelt down.

The old man in the wheelchair was startled.

"No."

"Master, you gave me a fright. I studied all night and created a spear technique; take a look."

"Oh?"

Xia Weimin held his spear and danced with it.

The old man in white was all smiles.

"Good, good, good."

"Master, why is it that during the day, I can feel your form seems to..."

"Resemble a wisp of a remnant soul?"

"Yes."

"I am merely a wisp of a remnant soul that is unwilling to depart."

"Master, if I reach the pinnacle, I will surely reshape a physical body for you!"

"Good, good, good."

…………

"The heaven-gifted geniuses of the Five Clans are fighting our Great Xia, and our Great Xia is actually finding it hard to resist."

"Among the Second-Rank General Stars, only three won, and they are Second-Rank General Stars!"

"That Chen Yi from Chen Prefecture is excessively cruel; he actually severed both of Princess Shu Yi's arms!"

"Damn it, what are the Five Clans trying to do?"

…………

"Disciple, do you want to go to Jin Prefecture?"

"I will not go."

"Oh, your younger brothers and sisters have all lost; are you not concerned?"

"I..."

Xia Weimin's expression was unsightly.

"If I return, they will capture me to become that doomed State Ruler."

"Then why didn't they stop you when you left?"

Xia Weimin was silent.

"Have you ever thought that with your constitution, if you became the State Ruler, you could live for a hundred years, whereas your younger brothers and sisters would last at most thirty or forty years?"

"I know, but I... but I must stand at the peak of the Martial Dao; I want to change all of this..."

Xia Weimin looked at the old man, his expression trembling, and he could no longer speak.

"Master, can malice not be worn away?"

The old man shook his head slightly.

"But I, but I am not resigned!"

Xia Weimin gritted his teeth and finally closed his eyes at a certain moment.

"Master, I understand now."

Under the sunlight, the form of the old man in white became increasingly faint.

"Good, good, good."

…………

"A True Dragon is born; what is that?"

"The True Dragon Sacred Body, it is the True Dragon Sacred Body! Our Great Xia still has a heaven-gifted genius!"

"This, he crossed the Great Xia, and actually triggered the General-Bestowing Lightning Tribulation!"

"Who is he, emerging into the world as a future Divine General, who is he?"

"Suppressing the five clans, this is the world's number one heaven-gifted talent!"

"His name is Xia Weimin."

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"You dare?!"

"You harmed my Imperial Sister, you tell me if I dare or not?"

Above the sky battle platform, Xia Weimin smashed down with a spear, and Chen Yi, known as the number one heaven-gifted talent of the five clans, had his legs broken by the blow.

Outside the battle platform, the inseparable pair of the five clans, Chi Canglan and Chen Cheng, had trembling expressions.

They were shocked by the strength of Xia Weimin.

"Is this what the feeling of pain is like?"

Chen Yi's expression turned blank.

"I, Chen Yi, have had no defeats in my life; how exactly do you cultivate?"

"Watching flowers."

"You insult me!"

"I am not insulting you."

"Your Martial Dao is just watching flowers?"

"Yes, watching them every day."

Chen Yi's body stiffened slightly, staring directly at the man who had broken both his legs.

Only to see the other party turn around.

"Sometimes..."

"Sometimes what?"

"Also watch the river."

"Damn it, you insult me!"

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"Imperial Brother, Imperial Brother, I am the next Sovereign, don't worry anymore."

"Shu Yi..."

Looking at the younger sister who once admired him, now pulling his arm and looking up at him.

Xia Weimin could no longer speak.

He looked at the Sovereign sitting in the wheelchair and fell silent.

"You all do not understand the ambition of me, Xia Weimin!"

"You all will never understand."

"But you are not wrong, and I am not wrong either."

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"I am willing to become the Sovereign."

Inside the quiet grand hall, Xia Weimin spoke in a deep voice.

"You... aren't you going to change all of this?"

"By becoming the Sovereign, I still can."

"Becoming the Sovereign means you must bear the Imperial Calamity; all cultivation will cease, and you will become weaker and weaker."

"You..., you don't want me to become the Sovereign to take your place, do you?

Those ministers also want me to become the Sovereign; they only see the hundred years they are alive, but do not see the ten thousand years to come!

You are the same, just like them!"

The dying old man was silent for a very, very long time; he looked at Xia Weimin.

"They want to ensure the Sovereign does not change within a hundred years.

I... I just want my children to be able to live a little longer."

Silence, silence.

It was the aged Sovereign who broke the silence again.

"Before becoming the Sovereign, your physical body cannot be tainted by malice; you need to make your own body no longer pure, and then that group of ministers will no longer propose you become the Sovereign."

Xia Weimin's expression trembled; he had anticipated that when father and son met again, there would be a big argument, mutual resentment, or even a great battle.

But he had not expected it to be like this.

"I will change all of this, I will!

Imperial Sister Shu Yi does not need to die.

I, Xia Weimin, certainly can; I will awaken all the Continent Lights, I want to use my life to destroy all malice and eliminate the Imperial Calamity."

Xia Weimin spoke solemnly, clenching his fists, his nails digging into his palms, blood flowing out.

"With my blood, I will reverse this world!"

The dying Sovereign lying in the wheelchair nodded with gratification.

"Good, good, good."

Xia Weimin's body stiffened as he looked at his dying father.

PS: It's quite tight, I'm currently checking for typos, so I'm posting it first.