Wonderous Sect, Dragon Mountains, Western Continent
The leader of Wonderous Sect is Bai Ronghai. He is a mid-stage Rank 8 Warrior. There are two other Rank 8 Warriors in the Wonderous Sect named Shen Xiyue and Long Wufeng, both at the early stage of Rank 8.
Shen Xiyue is an Array Formation Master, while Long Wufeng is an alchemist, boosting their status even more.
At this time, all three are staying together.
"Did you discuss with the 'Lord'?" Shen Xiyue asked.
Bai Ronghai glanced at him and shook his head. "He denied help. There is a variable. He just advised us to hold on to this battle for at least 7 months and then make peace with a woman named Huang Li. He said she is the only one who can help us right now."
Shen Xiyue narrowed his eyes. "Oh, who is she?"
Bai Ronghai said lightly, "It is difficult to get her help. I recently got information from our spies that a woman named Huang Li appeared in the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect and has already collaborated with He Fan."
Long Wufeng looked at Bai Ronghai and smirked. "The lord is no fool. Since he asked us to wait for 7 months, that must mean there is no chance of collaboration before that."
Bai Ronghai nodded. "There is going to be an Awakening ceremony in Frostveil in 7 months. I guess she must have a son over 10 years old and needs some help from him."
Frostveil city is where the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect is situated.
Long Wufeng agreed. "This is most likely."
Dragon Mountain comprises various mountain peaks that spread across a vast region. Because of its landscape, it is very difficult to attack and easy to defend. Wonderous Sect has survived countless tribulations through this land.
The mountain itself is made up of Rank 7 and Rank 8 materials. Thus, it is not easy to harm this mountain unless there is an Emperor making the move. However, even though it is easy to defend, even stones yield to the persistence of a single thread.
The consistent attack of the whole Western Region is slowly pushing Wonderous Sect onto the backfoot. There is no immediate disadvantage, but the continuous damage they are receiving will eventually wear them out. It may take 30 years, 40 years, or even 50 years, but they will eventually wither out.
The defense formation surrounding the Wonderous Sect has already shown signs of cracks, and they are continuously supported by various array masters. However, there are also array masters on the enemy side who are continuously finding weaknesses and attacking them.
He Fan has completely cut off all the paths of Wonderous Sect. He has poisoned the river water entering the Dragon Mountains with many poisons, including Soul Searing Dew, which heavily damages the soul and affects alchemists and array masters the most.
Generally, rivers flow from higher ground to lower ground, but in this world, it is not the case. In this world, rivers have no source and no destination. They can come from anywhere and go anywhere. In most cases, they do follow gravity, but fluids in this world behave strangely. They often disappear if left as they are.
Dragon River flows from the cloudy plains to the Dragon Mountains. It is named after the Dragon Mountain. The water in it contains spiritual essence, enhancing its quality to Rank 4. It is also the source of various spiritual aquatic beasts. There are all kinds of fish, lobsters, crabs, and so on, which are important foods popular in the Dragon Mountain. They are produced in Dragon River, but due to the poisons, most of them died.
As soon as Bai Ronghai knew about it, he immediately took measures, collected all the fish and other aquatic beasts. He immediately conducted research to remove the poison. It should be noted that modern methods like evaporation and condensation for purification of water are no longer valid in this world. Water is held using materials that attract water attributes; however, the effect heavily reduces as the water evaporates into vapor form. Even if they use high-quality materials, it won't be useful for such a large-scale water body. As soon as the water is converted to vapor form, it will disappear from this world. Only a small amount will be retained.
Low-ranking Warriors need food and water to survive. Even though Wonderous Sect has their own reserves, how long can they continue? They would eventually run out of them.
Their food production also faced issues, as did their alchemy pills. Water is one of the most important needs for low-ranked warriors and even high-ranked warriors.
Divine Ice Phoenix Sect
Huang Li glanced at the man who just came. She didn't speak, and her demeanor was still very ethereal and noble. She was like an empress who rules the heavens.
He Fan asked slowly, "I don't understand one thing."
Huang Li smirked. "I just don't want him to be dragged by them."
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He Fan narrowed his eyes and asked calmly, "So you are aware of their existence? Are you rebelling against them?"
Huang Li looked at He Fan calmly and said, "Our interests don't conflict. He wants the Demon King of South, while me? I just want to live peacefully with my son."
He Fan sat in one of the chairs. "They are an omniscient and omnipotent being. If they want to drag someone, then even you can't do anything. Everything that happens in this world is under their control. What you have done till now, what you are doing, and even what you are thinking right now may be under their control!"
Huang Li narrowed her eyes as she said, "They are neither omniscient nor omnipotent. If they truly were, the catastrophe wouldn't have happened."
He Fan's eyes turned deep as he said, "Are you really Elemental Emperor? I don't see any other reason why you were able to see through my identity and why you know about them. You should be aware that the peace you seek is impossible in their presence. Your son has boundless potential. Why are you trying to change his spiritual imprint? Isn't it because you are afraid his Spiritual Imprint will be too good, and they will make arrangements and schemes to use him as a tool?"
Huang Li glanced at her son, who was still speaking, and didn't reply.
He Fan looked at her and said lightly, "Let's cooperate."
Huang Li stood up and said slowly, "Alright, but I have one condition."
He Fan glanced at her, waiting for her response.
Huang Li looked at her son and said lightly, "Adopt him as your son and train him carefully."
He Fan was surprised at her decision. First, she wanted to give her son a normal life, and suddenly, she wanted him to train her son.
He looked at her suspiciously.
Huang Li hesitated for a while before she spoke. "I know my son. I have raised him, and I know he is very ambitious. I just suppressed his ambition and gave him a good education. However, I don't want him to run away from what he wants. So, train him like your own son."
He Fan narrowed his eyes. He was very smart, and he could intuitively tell there was something wrong with the situation. However, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
He asked, "Do you still want to replace his Spiritual Imprint?"
"Yes."
"No."
He Fan glanced at the guest at the door and was surprised.
Huang Li looked at the newcomer with surprise in her eyes. "Why did you come here?"
The man smiled. "If I didn't come, how would I know what my wife is going to do with my son here?"
Ji Changchen said lightly, "Why are you here, Jin Huang? And what do you think you are doing?"
He Fan laughed. "I wondered who it is; it turned out to be the defeated general!"
Ji Changchen looked at He Fan and said calmly, "I admit that I am inferior to you. However, it doesn't mean I can let you do whatever you want."
The young boy who was sleeping woke up at that moment. He looked at the man and said, "Daddy!"
Ji Changchen smiled at the young boy. "How are you, Tiantian?"
Huang Li, aka Jin Huang, said coldly, "Ji Changchen!"
Ji Changchen said lightly, "What are you doing? Why do you want to replace his Spiritual Imprint?"
He Fan smiled. "Even if you are her father, you probably have no say in this, unfortunately."
Jin Huang glanced at the young boy and asked calmly, "Lingtian, if you consider me as your mother, then you will listen to me this time."
Ji Lingtian was the name of her son. He was puzzled. "Mother?"
He felt nervous because he could feel the anger in her words. He could feel that she was very serious at this moment.
He said, "Okay, mother!"
Jin Huang said, "You will live with Uncle He from now on."
Ji Changchen shouted, "Jin Huang!"
Jin Huang smiled dangerously. "Lower your voice. You better understand your position. It was you who wanted to marry me, not the other way around. If you try to interfere with my son again, I will make sure you regret coming to this world."
Ji Changchen narrowed his eyes.
Jin Huang came near him and transmitted a voice. 'Do you think I don't know? You are not the real Ji Changchen!'
Ji Changchen was shocked inwardly and didn't speak.
Name: He Fan
Age: 144 years
Identity: Leader of 'The Eminence'
Physique: ???
Cultivation: Rank 6 peak stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Talent: A grade (Unstable, Original: ???)
Spiritual Imprint: Grade 8 Dimensional Perception (Unstable, Original: ???)
Battle Strength: ???
Cultivation Technique: ???
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Name: Jin Huang
Age: 104 years
Identity: Host's wife, Heaven's chosen one, ???
Favorability: 99 (out of 100)
Physique: ???
Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Soul Cultivation: Rank 7 mid stage
Talent: ???
Spiritual Imprint: ???
Battle Strength: ???
Cultivation Technique: ???
Luck Value: Invalid
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Name: Ling Tian
Age: 11 years
Identity: Heaven's chosen one
Physique: ???
Cultivation: Rank 2 mid stage
Soul Cultivation: Mortal
Talent: S grade
Spiritual Imprint: Unawakened
Battle Strength: Rank 3 early stage
Cultivation Technique: ???
Luck Value: 100,000,000,000
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Ji Changchen glanced at Jin Huang's favorability and sighed in relief. He murmured inwardly, 'She is not against me.'
The favorability value is designed by the System and is only valid for his wives. He could see if anyone had intentions of betraying him.
A favorability above 90% means she will never betray him, even at the cost of her own life. He looked at her luck and murmured inwardly, 'She is dangerous, but she is loyal to me.'
Invalid luck is a huge variable. It directly means she has surpassed the very existence of the luck factor. Anything or any incident happening in her favor will never be because she was lucky or it was a coincidence, but because she has directed that incident to work in her favor. Even Ji Changchen meeting her, falling for her, or marrying her would never be a coincidence, but something she planned.
Due to the existence of this "Invalid Luck," Ji Changchen always had a complicated relationship with her. He could trust her, but he would still be wary of her. She was like a ticking time bomb, whose remote was in his hand, but whether the remote would work or not was unknown. Due to the existence of the favorability value, he was able to trust her.