infodatos Chapter 9 Sermon
Chapter 9 Sermon
Chen Liu turned to look at these people, especially a few men among them who exuded magical power and had clearly obtained a fortuitous opportunity to transform into cultivators. He nodded calmly and smiled, "How does it feel to have transformed your magical power and switched from martial arts to the path of cultivation?"
Although they did not sense any magical power from Chen Liu, the Martial Ancestor, they did sense a chilling magical power emanating from Lü Yunbing, the Martial Ancestor's sword attendant who was also familiar with Chen Liu.
Clearly, even if they transformed and cultivated their magical power, becoming cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm, they still could not act recklessly in front of this person.
Therefore, the group felt a chill run down their spines and quickly straightened their postures, bowing respectfully to Chen Liu: "We greet the Martial Ancestor."
An older man in brocade robes cautiously looked at Chen Liushu and said, "Reporting to Martial Ancestor, the transformation and attainment of immortality... feels quite good. However, we are all somewhat puzzled. What exactly happened to us? Why has the royal city changed so much, and what about outside..."
Upon hearing this, the others were intrigued and all turned their gazes toward Chen Liu.
Clearly, they all had some doubts.
Although they were excited about the opportunities that had appeared in the world, the great changes in the world also filled them with fear and made them feel uneasy.
Chen Liu pondered for a moment, but did not respond to the man's question. Instead, he declared, "You may spread the word that three days from now, all the people of the royal city should go to the palace to listen to the sermon. Then you will naturally know why."
"Of course, if anyone feels it's unnecessary, they don't have to come. It's up to them."
As he spoke, he flicked his finger, and instantly, wisps of sword energy burst forth from the heavens and earth.
In an instant, it pierced through the sky, passing through the heads of several demonic birds falling to the ground ahead: "Pfft."
With blood splattering, several demonic birds that had struggled to their feet collapsed again, lifeless.
Chen Liu asked Lü Yunbing to bring him one of the demonic birds, and then addressed the martial artists and cultivators who had gathered around to the remaining demonic birds: "You can share the rest of the demonic birds."
As Lü Yunbing led a massive demonic bird and pushed Chen Liu back to the palace, the twenty or thirty martial artists and cultivators gathered around all bowed respectfully, saying, "Respectfully seeing off the Martial Ancestor."
Only after Lü Yunbing and Chen Liu disappeared did these people breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, when they looked at the several enormous demonic birds again, they sensed a considerable demonic aura emanating from them. In an instant, the expressions of the cultivators changed slightly, and after exchanging glances, they could all see the solemn look in each other's eyes.
Several cultivators gathered together, and one of them whispered in astonishment, "Truly worthy of being called the Martial Ancestor! He killed so many powerful demonic birds with a mere flick of his finger!"
The cultivator with the strongest cultivation aura frowned and murmured, "I didn't expect that even after transforming from martial arts to immortality, the Martial Ancestor's strength is still so unfathomable. I wonder what terrifying level the Martial Ancestor has reached now."
A young man, his face slightly pale, said in a panicked whisper, "Don't even mention the Martial Ancestor, I feel that even the legendary Holy Maiden Sword Attendant beside the Martial Ancestor could easily deal with us."
Ugh!
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several cultivators who had been quite spirited immediately became much more somber.
The sense of dominance that once overwhelmed him by the Martial Ancestor's fame seems to have returned.
Like a shackle, it pulled their free spirits back to the ground.
After a while.
A man who appeared to be in his thirties looked at the one with the strongest cultivation and whispered, "Brother Guo, the Martial Ancestor has instructed us to go to the palace to listen to the Dao in three days. So, shall we still go?"
The man glanced at the perilous wilderness outside, then looked back towards the palace and said calmly, "Go. Since the Martial Ancestor is still the same Martial Ancestor, I naturally have to go and listen to his sermon."
"Perhaps, when he reaches the level of the Martial Ancestor, he will know some of the reasons for the changes in this world."
"Don't you want to know why the capital city has become like this, why the area outside the city has become like that, and what the situation is like in other places now?"
Hearing this, the others felt somewhat reassured and nodded in agreement: "Let's go together."
soon.
These people divided up the few demonic birds left behind by Chen Liu. The cultivators took the lion's share, and the remaining scraps were distributed among the martial artists, who were overjoyed and went home.
Before long, news spread throughout the capital that the Martial Ancestor would be giving a sermon in the palace three days later.
In addition to this news, the news that the Martial Ancestor and his Holy Maiden Sword Attendant had recently killed several powerful demonic birds with a wave of their hands on the edge of the royal city was also being secretly spread among martial artists and cultivators.
Although the royal city had grown much larger and the people who had gathered together had dispersed, the news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the royal city in just half a day.
For a time, the people and powerful figures in the royal city were all discussing it.
"I've heard that the Martial Ancestor's strength remains unfathomable, and no one can rival him!"
"Sigh! This news is normal. Just like you, Father, you were only a martial artist in the Acquired Realm before, but after consuming that strange fruit, your strength underwent such a terrifying transformation and improvement. That Martial Ancestor was once the only terrestrial immortal, a god-like figure."
"Father, you were able to transform so much through this opportunity. As the Martial Ancestor, with the support of the royal family and the court, how could the Martial Ancestor's strength possibly be inferior to yours!"
"The sermon will be in three days, right? Very well, let's all go and listen, and see what has become of the world, and how the former Martial Ancestor, the royal family, and the court have changed!"
Not only ordinary people and powerful figures, but also the news that the Martial Ancestor was going to preach quickly spread to the royal palaces, marquis residences and the residences of various ministers in the capital city.
Upon hearing this news, Crown Prince Chen Shilong in the Eastern Palace frowned slightly. He looked towards the inner palace and thought of his nineteenth brother, who used to be as blind as a ghost, but now stood above everyone else as the Martial Ancestor. He sighed softly.
"Speaking of the Dao... With the world changing so drastically now, Nineteenth Brother, Martial Ancestor, can you possibly continue the glory of martial arts, even if you switch to cultivating the immortal path, still overpowering everyone, still able to be your 'Martial Ancestor'?"
He sensed the immense magical power within his body, and his restless heart, which had been yearning to transform and cultivate into an immortal, gradually calmed down.
"Three days, then let's see in three days," Crown Prince Chen Shilong murmured to himself.
Subsequently, there were some disturbances in the residences of the second prince, the third prince, and other princes, as well as in the residences of some old princes and marquises. The turmoil caused by the changes in the world and the transformation of spiritual roots into cultivators subsided, but undercurrents were still surging.
Everyone wanted to wait and see how much of the formidable obstacles that had previously weighed on them—such as the Martial Ancestor, the royal family, and the imperial court—remained real and illusory after the current upheaval.
Is it still as solid as before, still as unshakeable?