Chapter 177: The Alien Races Surrender

Chen Mo stepped slowly out of the cultivation chamber, while Zhao Xuanxin and another Imperial Court Innate Martial Artist, Yang Qianqiu, both wore complex and nervous expressions as they waited quietly outside.

"You broke through, are you now in the Heavenly Human Realm?!" Zhao Xuanxin asked eagerly the moment he saw him walk out.

Seeing the increasingly massive momentum of Chen Mo's breakthrough, he naturally realized that this matter was not so simple.

Regardless, such a display clearly could not be a breakthrough to the Innate Realm, so there was only one possibility.

Chen Mo was breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm!

To be honest, the first moment this thought was born in his mind, he felt it was somewhat absurd.

How could this be? This couldn't be!

Chen Mo had always been considered by him to have hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm, but he truly had not expected this hope to come true so quickly!

So fast that he was somewhat afraid, somewhat unable to accept it.

"That is not the case; this junior has not broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm," Chen Mo explained with a light laugh.

"Ah! Then why was there such a massive display during your breakthrough..." Zhao Xuanxin felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this, and immediately, more doubts arose.

Granted, he knew that the idea of Chen Mo breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm right now seemed somewhat ridiculous.

Yet in his heart, he still hoped this matter was true, because if a Heavenly Human Realm expert were truly born, then this world would welcome a new beginning.

All problems would be thoroughly resolved, so hearing Chen Mo personally deny it, he still felt a sense of melancholy as his hope fell through.

It was just that he immediately noticed another problem: if Chen Mo had not broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm, then why was there such a massive display between heaven and earth just now?

"This junior indeed has not broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm, but my physical cultivation has improved; my Xuanhuang Indestructible Body has now entered the third stage, reaching the Creation Realm. In terms of strength, I am on par with a Heavenly Human Martial Artist and can absolutely push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate."

Chen Mo's tone remained very steady, and a smile appeared on his face.

Everything he said was the truth; he indeed had not broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm, but breaking through to the Creation Realm was the same.

Pushing open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate did not have to be done by a Heavenly Human True Qi Martial Artist.

A Qi Refiner reaching the Infant Transformation Realm, or a body-refining Martial Artist reaching the Creation Realm, could both push it open.

"What!" Zhao Xuanxin's eyes widened to their limit, his face full of astonishment; the question he wanted to ask remained stuck there, and he did not know how to say it.

He remembered that some time ago, Chen Mo had told many Innate Experts with great certainty that they must cultivate True Qi well, striving to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm faster to push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate.

At the time, he had felt quite gratified, happy that the Human Race had such a prodigy with a sense of the big picture.

But he never expected that! Chen Mo had promised to cultivate True Qi well, but as he cultivated, his physical realm broke through to the Creation Realm first!

This contrast was truly beyond his expectations; just now, seeing Chen Mo break through, he had never even considered that it would be his physical cultivation breaking through.

"Good, good, good! Having such an expert holding the fort is the fortune of our Great Gan, the fortune of our Human Race!" Yang Qianqiu, however, reacted quickly and immediately laughed out loud!

Zhao Xuanxin also gradually came back to his senses and immediately took a Jade Talisman from his Huai and crushed it.

A golden flash burst out from this talisman and disappeared before their eyes in an instant.

In just the blink of an eye, thunderous laughter suddenly erupted from the Wanfa Tower in the Great Gan Capital City, enough to show the relief of the owner of that loud laughter and the height of their cultivation.

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"Since you can break through to the Creation Realm, then I will take you to the Ancestral Realm immediately!" A smile that Zhao Xuanxin could not control appeared on his face; he was one step away from standing akimbo and laughing.

The previous danger of the Mirage Sea was like a wall constantly moving toward them.

This wall was infinitely high, infinitely deep downward, and infinitely wide to the left and right; its name was death.

It could not be avoided, and it could not be resisted.

Zhao Xuanxin sometimes could not help but feel despair, not knowing how to face such a situation.

Yet now, hope had finally appeared.

Although this wall still existed, at least the distance was greater, and it would not approach him in the short term.

For him, this was already enough!

"My lords, Alien Race Innate Experts have come to surrender!" A minor officer guarding the city rushed over, bowed, and reported.

"It seems those Alien Race experts also sensed the fluctuations of your breakthrough and came," Zhao Xuanxin said with a smile upon hearing this.

This could be considered those few Alien Race experts being sensible; at least they understood that if they did not surrender now, the Great Gan would not hold back when dealing with them later.

"Let's go, let's go take a look," Zhao Xuanxin said, looking at Chen Mo.

In this confrontation against the Alien Races, Chen Mo was the absolute commander-in-chief, and all matters should naturally be decided by him.

Even Zhao Xuanxin only had the right to suggest.

Chen Mo moved his body and arrived above the Bian City.

In the distance, several Alien Race Innate Experts and heads of various tribes were waiting, bowing and bending over with gifts of all kinds.

The leading Innate Martial Artist held a letter of surrender in his hands, quietly waiting for Chen Mo's judgment on their fate.

A Heavenly Human expert's power far exceeded what an Innate Martial Artist could imagine; with their strength, facing such an expert, they should not make any calculations or resistance.

Xiahou Ying had already instructed the heads of many tribes earlier: do not move, for moving would mean the destruction of the tribe.

In reality, even so, he could not guarantee that the Heavenly Human expert would truly let them go.

But they had no choice; in this world, the strong prey on the weak.

Only the strong have the power to make choices, while the weak only have the fate of being chosen.

Chen Mo walked and landed outside the Bian City.

Zhao Xuanxin and another Innate Martial Artist followed closely behind, and hundreds of armored soldiers poured out of the city like a stream, kicking up boundless dust.

"I am Xia Wuying, the High Priest of the Heavenly Origin Tribe. I am now willing to beg for peace from the Great Gan. I wonder if that Great Gan Heavenly Human Martial Artist is present?" Xia Wuying's tone was humble, his waist bent extremely low, and he held the letter of surrender extremely high.

Chen Mo stepped forward with hundreds of armored soldiers following in unison; the sound of their footsteps was like rolling thunder, constantly approaching the Alien Race Martial Artists.

The so-called Alien Races were actually also the Human Race; if the world were a mountain, then the Alien Races were the Human Race living in the lower, more depressed areas.

Calling them Alien Races was only because their environment was different, and their lifestyles and customs had gradually produced many changes compared to the common people of the Great Gan and Great Li nations.

Moreover, a thousand years ago, the territory of this world was much broader than it is now, and the Human Race had arrived in this vast grassland to multiply under those circumstances.

It was just that because the Mirage Sea tide rose higher day by day, many places were gradually submerged.

When the Human Race of this era completely vanishes, and the Human Race of the next era is born and multiplies, then in the end, a portion of the Human Race will still come here.

And it is very difficult to grow crops on this grassland, so they can only make a living by herding.

Because of their different customs and habits, they will become the next Alien Races.

Chen Mo took the surrender document; he had no intention of exterminating the Alien Races. Those were millions of living beings, all with homes and businesses, wives and children.

Moreover, keeping these people would be of great use later on.

Pushing open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate will cause the two worlds to merge into one.

Whether the other world is good or evil, friend or foe, is not yet known.

By keeping the Alien Races, they can serve as a buffer zone between the two worlds here.

Furthermore, as the two worlds merge, the areas of this world that were once submerged by the Mirage Sea will be revealed once again.

If they want to swallow these areas, they will need enough people.

Of course, these premises are built on the Alien Races being sufficiently obedient, especially those tribal leaders being sufficiently obedient.

If they are not obedient, Chen Mo will also let them know just how strong an expert of the Creation Realm truly is.

On the surrender document, the Alien Races are willing to submit to Great Gan, to be incorporated into the territory of Great Gan as a prefecture, and the people of the tribes are willing to accept the rule of Great Gan, perform labor for Great Gan, and pay taxes and tributes.

As for the gifts on the surrender document, while precious, most are not important.

Only those two thousand Blood Essence Stones, which must have emptied most of the Alien Races' treasury, are something Chen Mo is prepared to accept in full.

"On behalf of the Son of Heaven of Great Gan, I am willing to accept your surrender," Chen Mo said, taking out the Son of Heaven Dharma Sword and speaking in a deep voice.

"This humble subject thanks Your Majesty!" Xia Wuying felt a weight lift from his heart, and he kowtowed and bowed again.

The current Son of Heaven is indeed not here, but since Chen Mo holds the Son of Heaven Dharma Sword, he can act on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

"Everyone, please rise. The specific details of accepting the surrender will be handled by the officials of the Imperial Court. Since you have surrendered, it is only right to temporarily lay down your arms."

Chen Mo put away the Dharma Sword and spoke in a deep voice to make arrangements.

"From now on, this grassland shall be incorporated into my Great Gan, named Xinzhou. You shall temporarily serve as the Governor of Xinzhou; you may make the arrangements for the officials of all ranks within the prefecture first."

Chen Mo looked at Xia Wuying again and instructed in a deep voice.

"This subordinate understands!" Xia Wuying did not hesitate, bowing and saluting.

"This lowly one will return immediately to notify all the tribes to submit to Great Gan!"

With a fawning smile on his face, he bowed deeply once more before slowly walking away.

Although the Alien Races have surrendered, anyone can see that it is entirely because they are deterred by Chen Mo, an Innate Expert, that they were forced to surrender.

If they are to truly surrender and be incorporated into the territory of Great Gan in the future, it will still take a long time.

This is no longer a problem; the reason the Alien Races wanted to attack Great Gan was that the grassland environment they lived in was becoming increasingly harsh, and people could no longer survive.

And as long as the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate is opened, with the areas of this world that were once submerged by the Mirage Sea being revealed, there will be more land, and there will be no need to worry about food in the short term, so these problems will no longer be problems.

Returning to Bian City, Chen Mo immediately began writing official documents, asking the Imperial Court to send people to accept the surrender; these matters require many officials to handle.

Fortunately, he does not need to worry too much about this; once an order is issued, there will naturally be people responsible for the detailed affairs.

"Let us go to the Ancestral Realm first. I have already notified the other Innate Experts, and they will arrive there one after another after some time. We shall discuss the matter of opening the gate together and see how exactly it should be done."

Zhao Xuanxin walked over at this moment and spoke in a deep voice.

"Very well." Chen Mo nodded gently, having no objections to this.

He was actually very eager to see the Ancestral Realm; the heritage of the Human Race since this era and the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate are both there.

"All Innate Experts of the two Imperial Courts should go, and it would be best to bring the two Sovereigns as well. Since this matter must be discussed, let everyone know as soon as possible."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment and added.

"Good, I will arrange for people to do that immediately." Zhao Xuanxin nodded in agreement.

Now that Chen Mo is the only expert in the entire world who can push open the Heaven and Earth Profound Gate, this matter is naturally led by him; whatever he says should be done, shall be done.

The next day, after handling all affairs, Chen Mo, led by Zhao Xuanxin, headed straight for the Ancestral Realm.

(End of this chapter)