The strength of the Four Pavilions has already departed from the era of parity in the past and has moved away from all tranquility and peace. Juxi had no idea at all that his life had already changed, and he could never go back to the way it used to be…
A new crescent moon, a long dragon.
The Wu family, the Ye family, the Han family, and the Ling family have each established the Four Pavilions in the north, south, east, and west.
Among them, the Han family members are not good at fighting with ordinary people, but they are skilled in disguises; no matter the situation, they can always retreat unscathed. And their family's illusions are so unpredictable that ordinary people cannot see through them.
In the other three families, besides the Ling family who focuses only on the swordplay to test their martial skills and avoids causing trouble.
Among the remaining two families, the Wu family specializes in weaponry, especially the ace of the famous West Wild Duel, the Wu family’s top hidden weapon, the Thousand Jin Fist!
In the desolate year, the people of the Wu family established the Holy God Empire in the Imperial City and dominated the Central Plains continent!
Thus, the imperial structure established by the Star Empire for over two thousand years was completely brought to an end!
The reluctant Emperor of the Star Empire had to announce the withdrawal of troops back to the Eastern County.
The contemporary Martial Emperor, Wuduan Tian's father, Wu Yan, was a wise ruler who understood the people's needs. The new empire gained the temporary love of the common people because of this.
But today's focus is not on the rulers, but on the Wu family.
It is on the Ye family, located in the Northern Territory, a place rarely known over the past two thousand years on this turbulent continent!
The ground trembled slightly as hundreds of soldiers wearing silver armor and steel helmets patrolled everywhere.
The sign on the gate of the city mansion read clearly: Ye Family Mansion!
Although there were many guards in various places of the Ye Family, they were vastly outnumbered. The millions of Ye Family members only secluded themselves in just one lonely city in the northern frontier.
Back then, the head of the Ye family, Ye Zhen, was fascinated by the elusive realm of the immortals. He once gathered millions of blacksmiths from all over the world in an attempt to forge the highest level of immortality, hoping to pursue endless longevity.
"Ah, the Northern Territory is no longer as prosperous as it used to be..."
Sitting on a simple grandmaster chair, an old man with long gray hair and sparse eyebrows looked at the now desolate and lonely mansion, feeling a sense of profound regret.
"Isn't it? Ever since the Wu Empire took control of the Central Plains, our Northern Territory has seen a rare moment of peace, but..."
A young and beautiful woman with half a veil on her face sat beside the old man, her words revealing a sense of bitterness and resignation.
Beneath her seemingly gentle green grass skirt, a trace of unfathomable Chi seeped out.
The woman addressed the old man with great respect: "Father, is it really safe for my brother to be sent to the Ling Family?"
"Well, at least it's safer than the former ruling Ye Family of our Northern Territory."
The old man's attitude remained resolute. After all, the Ye Family had encountered an unprecedented phenomenon years ago -- a son with the imprint of the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird carved on his back.
This was the first time the Ye Family in the Northern Territory had encountered such a strange occurrence in five thousand years!
The family elders had read about such markings and said that it was the mark of the son of the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird, symbols of the Heavenly Dragon and the True Phoenix. There had been two individuals in history with these red and blue colored birthmarks, but one became the Xizhou Lady Princess Ling Linlang who ruled over Xizhou.
"And the other...!"
The old man's eyes suddenly became strange, his tone unusually abrupt.
"It is the Northern Territory Lord, Ye Zhen!"
This Wu Zhen and Ye Zhen were once the most direct rivals among the four major forces, and were absolutely incompatible!
Before the desolate era, although these two figures appeared in different periods, they both achieved a great feat for that era. That is... here, the old man deliberately paused and then slowly spoke, "Unify the continent!"
"Unify the continent?!" The faces of the woman and several other elders in the chamber were all filled with shock.
Who could have imagined that the Ye Family would produce a powerful figure capable of conquering the world? Keep in mind that even immortals before the desolate years might not have reached that level.
From this, it could be seen that...
"A figure who can unify the world? Perhaps only an Immortal Emperor can achieve such a feat!"
The new empire had not yet lasted a hundred years, but the remnants of the former empire's army still lingered, a shadow of its former self.
Now, amidst the juxtaposition of beauty and sorrow, memories of the past were vivid, yet ultimately just illusions.
Perhaps his encounter with his past life would become one of the most profound segments of those memories of beauty and pain.
Speaking of the eldest senior sister, besides her outstanding appearance, she was also talented and admired by many.
"I'm just a servant at home, sigh," thinking about the injustice in the world and the unpredictable cycle of life, Yi Fei couldn't bear the desolation any longer and lamented, "Damn heavens, what a damn trap!"
"How much longer do you want to torment me?!"
Roaring, the sky suddenly flashed with lightning, and a torrential rain began to pour, mercilessly falling on Yi Fei's already damp clothes.
The rainwater in the mountains was always cold and desolate, filling the low-lying areas, quickly submerging them. Yi Fei had no choice but to hide at the entrance of the cave, waiting patiently for the rain to stop.
Idle and peaceful, he took out the old and worn-out dart he kept close to him, gently squeezing it in his hand, and with a hint of contemplation, he said, "Ah, rather than blaming the heavens, it's better to improve oneself. Perhaps after leaving the sect, I can find a random workshop in the Ye Family's market to earn a living. Hmph, even so, my life would be much better than that of an ordinary peasant."
Yi Fei laughed at himself, showing how weak he was! It wasn't entirely his fault, after all, his faith had already faded countless times in his heart.
Unintentionally, the vast continent resembling a grand silver tree was close at hand, yet Yi Fei’s perspective was different from others. He was willing to be a frog at the bottom of the well in his small corner.
As drowsiness gradually overwhelmed him, he closed his eyelids completely.
"Yi Fei, wake up... Don't sleep anymore!" A voice kept calling out to him, gentle yet firm!
"Um...hmm?" Yi Fei just woke up from a daze, his eyes still heavy, but it was already time to set off.
Perhaps due to excessive drinking the previous day, he still felt heavy, and hadn't quite recovered his senses yet.
The smell of alcohol on his clothes had not dissipated, making his senior sister Yukari deliberately avoid him, seeming extremely displeased with his inability to remove the alcohol scent with Chi.
"Hurry up, Yi Fei." Yukari patted his back twice, then smiled and said, "You're all grown up now, don't always act like a child in need of care!"
"Hehe, you're so good to me, is there another plot in the works?" Yi Fei wasn't a fool, and Yukari's gentle smile had already become a terrifying existence in his eyes.
