"Ganesha!"

Altima shouted on Ganesha, after getting too much headache from this lady when he is unconscious.

"By doing this way you won't manage to get married. Who would be sane enough to try to marry such a lady ?"

Altima hit her painful point, causing Ganesha to quiet down instantly.

"But my lord, I'm just too worried.."

Ganesha tried to explain, but to no avail, her words couldn’t get out from her mouth.

"That’s enough, you two. Get a room if you wanna continue the soon to be husband and wife argument."

Yang Wu Di intercepts their exchange. In that instant, Ganesha's face seems to be as red as the monkey's backside from getting embarrassed.

"Ganesha, no worries. I will make sure Altima knows what is the best for him."

Yang Wu Di finished his word. Soon after, the group started to venture deeper into the Ancient Kingdom. The deeper they went in, the harsher the reality they start to face.

Except being greeted by the empty and destroyed buildings, the city is filled with nothing but emptiness along their path, and at the center if the Royal Square, a piece of huge Stone Tablet is erected.

The demise of the Ancient Sung Dynasty.

This stone tablet is hereby existed to inform those who is fated to rule the world in their future.

Beware.

This world we live in is a cruel place.

We might exist to rule, but this doesn't mean that anybody won/t rule over us.

You may be mighty, but others are even mightier.

In this world, Although the Realm of Demon Bridge Continent manage to come up with three generation of Kun Tier Masters, but we are still failed to defend ourselves from the higher realm's opposing forces.

Remember our enemies.

Because they might be yours too in the future.

They called themselves "Ancient Mortal Sect".

The small faction which been sent to destroy us thoroughly came from the land called the Huo Yun Dalu (Fire Cloud Continent).

This small faction consist of 9 Kun Tier Masters, so if you are not as strong as them, make sure you do not resist their intention.

We, from the Ancient Sung, is well known for our prosperity and fertility. Our continent is known as the 12 Xing Dalu (Twelve Star Continent).

Hereby, we wish you luck in your effort to successfully assimilate our continent into yours, and make your continent prosper.

We hope our demise will be the passageway for you to pass through this obstacle, and flourish up ahead, carrying our wishes.

Last Emperor of Ancient Sung Dynasty

Sung Qing Xu - 7th Stage Warrior Practitioner of Kun Tier.

Although the tablets contain ancient language and symbols, the runes and essence energy within the Tablet manage to make the people who read the tablet scripture easily understands the meaning within the writing. As they reach the end of the will, there is a total of 12 etched stars, with 4 of them is successfully filled with Essence. With this Tablet as a proof, this means the participant manage to clear another bridge this time, bringing the success to 4 bridge is conquered.

Very soon, the light envelope all the surviving participants, and forcefully kicked them out from the Spatial Realm.

Within the 8 Million participants who manage to enter the Spatial Realm, only about 3 Million among them manage to safely preserve their lives within this 10 day of an arduous survival test.

For this 3 million cultivators, all of them are thoroughly trained and passed the ritual, and how they will fare in their future, it will be depending on how their mental condition will bring them.

With the existence related to the Demonic Bridge Ritual is all vanished from the Lan Shen Dalu, the forces from all 4 states started to disperse, and return to their relevant places, while for the rogue cultivators, they choose to remain within the nearby city, towns, and villages.

This time, as the person who manages to conquer the bridge, Yang Wu Di, of course, does not return empty handed. During the transfer out from the Spatial realm, Yang Wu Di is blessed with a King Tier Martial Art, while Guinness and the Duan brothers are rewarded with a piece of Tri-Color Phantom Lotus.

The Tri-color Phantom Lotus is an abysmal ingredient, rumored to be able to increase a person cultivation by 3 stage ahead. But with a limitation, this Tri-color Phantom Lotus is only usable for practitioner within Zen tier, and not usable as the catalyst to break through the border between Zen Tier and Kun Tier Cultivation.

Meanwhile, for Altima, he was rewarded heavily by the Spatial realm for his excellent performance.

"This is the Dao Establishment Pill."

"This one here is the Core of Jade Stone Demonic Golem. With this Core, I will be able to recreate my own Golem powered and strengthen by my own ability."

"And lastly, I would never imagine that the Spatial realm will be so generous to reward my effort with this Martial Art."

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Altima checked on the item he's rewarded with, and quickly felt impressed with the martial arts given.

Shadow of Ghost Steps - Second Chapter (Peak Spiritual Practitioner of Zen Martial Arts)

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Added together, Altima finally manages to upgrade his martial art into a stronger version, enhancing his possibility in winning a fight tremendously. Without hesitations, Altima pays a visit to the Wu Di Royal Castle, handing over the Dao Establishment Pill to Shen Hu Wu Di as promised during their first encounter in Boulduin City.

Although the current Boulduin City is no longer exist, but once a promise, always a promise.

"Old Man, this is the Dao Establishment Pill as promised during the time you pass me the spear."

Altima handover the box containing the Dao Establishment Pill.

"Oh, what a dependable young character. Now I realized why Yang and Nan so attached to you."

Shen Hu Wu Di praised Altima but maintaining his polite attitude towards him.

"Do you know why would I need the Pill ?"

Shen Hu Wu Di asked.

"Please tell, Elder."

Altima dare not to guess but allows the Elder to continue his story.

"Five hundred years ago, The Qin, Guo, and Wu Di are nowhere as huge as now. During that period, the Qin is the first to be blessed by the gods, given the opportunity to obtain the Royal Azure Dragon Bloodline Essence. The Royal Bloodline manage to improve the family strength, allows all their member to grow up in cultivating strength without facing any obstacles."

"Because of this matter, the Qin very quickly started to become the overlord of this continent. But due to the selfishness of the family, they decided not to spread their bloodline to the outside word. The family only pass down the protected bloodline, afraid of allowing their blood to be spread towards people that don't belong to their family."

"Due to this decision, the Qin Family very quickly met with their next obstacle, the Lineage Devourer Tiger. The Lineage Devourer Tiger is a special type of cultivating beast. This demonic beast cultivates through devouring the tortured soul from people with strong bloodline power, and through absorbing the soul they tortured without stop, the tiger gains a large amount of boost in increasing their cultivation strength."

"Only a short 100 years of Reign over the northern and Eastern, the Qin Family started to fall. Their bloodline had been hunted by the Lineage Devourer Tiger, chased to leave their ancestral home from Northern, and until Eastern before the Lineage Devourer Tiger is defeated and killed by the next upcoming Tyrant of the Lan Shen Dalu, the Guo Family."

"With the Guo Family stumbles across a luck, the family manage to found a treasure left by the Immortal many eras ago, and manage to increase their cultivation, strengthen their family might into another level. During the period about 400 years ago, the Guo Family is well known to be nurturing few Kun Tier practitioner each year. Even until now, nobody dares to challenge Guo Families might in the term of cultivating Martial Arts, and their Cultivating Resources."

"Very quickly, the Guo Family take over the Northern area, hoping to retrieve another blessing to enhance their bloodline, but unfortunately, the Guo Family had none among them that have the idea that their cultivating resources will be depleted in the future. Soon, the calamity falls. Due to the increased competition among family members to obtain the leftovers of cultivating resources, the family falls into an internal strive."

"The family that glorious for a total of 150 years, manage to almost take over the whole Northern and Western, finally failed to preserve their family strength. Instead of being killed by the external forces from outside of the Continent, the Guo Family internal strive quickly kills off many of their own family members. Betrayal and fights occurred everywhere. Bloodlust blinded all their eyes, and cultivating resources is snatched, passed and changing hands along their way."

"with the peaceful 50 years of silence. the Northern, that ruled by the internally destroyed Guo Family, and the hunted Qin Family, which finally resides in the East, slowly regain their strength, but of course, it would never replace their previous glorious day as before."

"This is until 200 years ago, the Southern and Western finally came out with twin brothers whom born in the wrong time and bearing the most heaven-defying fate. The brothers originally born from a normal farmer family, but as they grow, they notice that their state of growth is different compared with other kids."

"During that period, no overlords taking over the land, so the land is always in turbulence. Small conquerors, Leader of Bandits appear everywhere, enslaving normal peoples and forcing them to produce more and more cultivating resources to increase the strength of their groups."

"With the family of the Twin brothers is soon being chosen as the target, the parents were killed directly in front of the brothers, and the brothers has separated thereafter. Nobody knows what happen next, until 50 years later, An Overlord appears within the West. The Overlord named himself Ming, and created a Sect called Ming Sect."

"During the Formation of the Ming Sect, many people within the West bath in blood. Killing is seen everywhere, and the Sect is literally built by placing corpse underneath of the place they standing. The Ming Sect grows even outrageous, they started to charge out from the West, and directly trying to claim more lands to allows their Sect to grow stronger."

"But during that time, Another ruler appears from the South. This ruler leads his family and peoples, and protect the other 3 states from the Assault of the West. The ruler's name is Wu Di. The war goes along for hundred years Until the Ruler Wu Di leads his people to victory by pushing back the invasion from the West."

"But in return of the Victory, Wu Di surrender himself and been killed within the Ming Sect, carrying his last word says,

I Had my promise fulfilled to my people, and to my next Generation.

But in return, I had betrayed my brother's trust.

I will leave the legacy of Wu Di to you, Pang. Shen, Follow your father well and make the Wu Di family proud of their name.

"Leaving behind this words, the ruler Wu Di perished from the world."

"Now, it's related to the origin why I would need the Dao Establishment Pill."

Shen Hu Wu Di finally return to the main topic.

"Old Man! You finally come back to your main discussion!!!"

Altima almost fell asleep listening to the history of Lan Shen Dalu.

"Thirty years ago, I had a clash with the Qin Emperor, Qin Shu Bao."

"During that time, both of us is carrying the strongest cultivator title of Lan Shen Dalu."

"Our match goes on for 5 days, where finally, I am able to achieve my victory, injuring Qin Shu Bao and cause him to bring his troops and retreat from the South."

"But through the clash, I overused my Blood energy, and because of this, my strength quickly depleted and plummet from the stage of Peak Practitioner of Zen Tier to merely an Early Spiritual Tier."

"I ventured along the southern, trying to keep this as secret while looking for an alchemist that good enough to concoct me a Dao establishment pill."

Shen Hu Wu Di stopped, and sigh for his fate.

"And there is where you found me, in Boulduin City ?"

Altima spoke the next word Shen Hu wish to say.

"Yes. And to my expectation, here you came with the Dao Establishment Pill."

Shen Hu Wu Di continued.

With the story-telling ends, Altima return to his Manor, and taking a short rest before he returns to the Troops training square two days later.

But before he manages to start his training, Altima is greeted with a messenger from the Wu Di Royal Family.

"My lord Earl Altima."

The messenger greets Altima.

"Speak your words, what is coming from the Royal Family ?"

Altima replied, but without any patience.

"His majesty had summoned Earl to the castle as soon as possible."

Immediately, after receiving the summon, Altima rush to the Castle with haste.

"Brother Yang, Brother Duan, Brother Guinness."

Altima entered the Castle, straight to the Hall of Meeting.

With all the relevant people is here, the time for the important part of this meeting finally starts.

In the next coming 1 month, The Monarch Ark will arrive at the Lan Shen Dalu for the once every 10-year auction.

As grand as the name, the Monarch Ark is actually a huge flying barge, with the length at least 1000 Metre Long and 400-meter width. This barge came in 10 storey heights, with 10 floors within the Ark. Managed by the Immortal Ascension Treasure Sect, the barge travels around the world and arrived at this location every 10 years.

With this Ark floating above the Continent, many people who live through the age knows that this is the period to sell and trade all available treasure and resources with the people within the Ark. Inside of the Ark, there consist at least 1 Million, different traders and merchants, awaiting the chances to trade many different materials each time they travel.

Through this way, the Immortal Ascension Treasure Sect manage to become one of the few Huge Sect, where the Sect itself carrying at least 50,000 Kun Tier practitioners.

"This time, the Royal Treasury had prepared abundant resources to exchange for some treasures that might be available within the Ark. In the same time, I wish we could have the chances to participate in the Immortal Treasure Auction, which will be organized and opened on the last day the Ark will remain within the continent!"