The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Upon learning that the Four Divine Beasts could grant immortality, Wu Wudi and Wen Long immediately set off, clearly eyeing the Fire Qilin.

Unfortunately, their hopes were dashed, and the Fire Qilin was now completely gone.

The Fire Qilin is a treasure trove. More than a year has passed since Lu Yao handed over the Fire Qilin's corpse to the chief blacksmith of the Xiaoyao Sect.

The scales on his body were used to make armor, and Lu Yao will be able to wear it soon.

"Go and bring the person over."

Lu Yao turned to Yang Guo and instructed him to bring Xiao Jingtian.

After Yang Guo left, Lu Yao looked at Xiao Sanxiao.

"Senior Xiao is truly carefree, revealing the secret of immortality so easily."

Lu Yao chuckled and looked at Xiao Sanxiao with great interest.

In Lu Yao's eyes, Xiao Sanxiao was also an extraordinary person. He was righteous and willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of the people of China. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a saint.

"Once greed arises, life and death become unpredictable."

Xiao Sanxiao shook his head, clearly believing that Wu Wudi and Wenlong had been blinded by the allure of immortality and that disaster was inevitable.

"I didn't expect that you had already eliminated the Fire Qilin. You truly deserve to be the one who can end the great calamity of a thousand years. Such is destiny."

Xiao Sanxiao felt the surging Qilin essence within Lu Yao's body and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's all just going with the flow."

Lu Yao didn't explain much, but said something ambiguous.

"Go with the flow? Is this truly destiny?"

Xiao Sanxiao stared at Lu Yao, lost in thought, and murmured softly.

"Destiny? How can Xiao Sanxiao have such a vivid imagination?"

Lu Yao frowned slightly, not expecting that Xiao Sanxiao would give him the title of "Heavenly Mandate".

In a short while, Yang Guo arrived in front of Lu Yao with Xiao Jingtian.

"I hope Senior Xiao will forgive me, but since your son attacked me first, I had no choice but to retaliate."

Lu Yao cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Xiao Sanxiao and offered an explanation.

Lu Yao didn't understand why the Xiao brothers had to be targeted specifically because he had killed them.

"Alas, they have been affected by the great calamity of the ages and are already deeply entangled in it. This is the best outcome."

Xiao Sanxiao sighed, clearly knowing why his two sons had done this.

It's simply because the Xiaoyao Sect's unification of the Divine Continent has hindered the progress of the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns, and they want to intervene to maintain the progress of the Great Calamity of a Thousand Autumns.

As long as Lu Yao, the sect leader of the Xiaoyao Sect, dies, the sect will be leaderless. Coupled with their disruptive actions, the Divine Land will fall into chaos again, and their goal will be achieved.

"It's you!"

When Xiao Jingtian looked up and saw Xiao Sanxiao, his face darkened and his eyes revealed resentment.

"Alas, I am sorry for what I have done to you."

Xiao Sanxiao sighed, slowly walked up to Xiao Jingtian, and wanted to reach out and pat his head.

"I don't need you to save me!"

Xiao Jingtian flicked his head, dodging Xiao Sanxiao's hand.

"boom!"

In an instant, Xiao Sanxiao struck Xiao Jingtian's dantian, severing his vital meridians with a series of finger strikes.

"You! What have you done! You've crippled my martial arts!"

Xiao Jingtian's expression changed drastically. Enduring the excruciating pain within his body, he looked at Xiao Sanxiao in disbelief.

Xiao Sanxiao's technique was extremely skillful; he not only crippled Xiao Jingtian's martial arts but also minimized Xiao Jingtian's injuries.

At this moment, Xiao Jingtian had only suffered some minor injuries and would recover in ten to fifteen days.

However, his dantian was damaged and his meridians were cracked, so he was no longer destined for martial arts.

It can be said that the dragon turtle bloodline within Xiao Jingtian played its final role, preventing him from being fundamentally damaged.

"After that, I will retire to the mountains with you and live out the rest of my life in peace."

Xiao Sanxiao let out a breath, as if a huge burden had been lifted.

"Farewell!"

Xiao Sanxiao cupped his hands in greeting to Lu Yao, grabbed Xiao Jingtian, and flew away.

Lu Yao shook his head, his figure slowly disappearing as he returned to the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Sitting in the secret room, Lu Yao took out the dragon vein directly.

The dragon vein's spine emitted an extremely dazzling golden light, a stark contrast to its previous state.

Now that the Xiaoyao Sect has unified China and Japan, the speed at which the dragon vein absorbs fortune has reached an unprecedented level, bringing Lu Yao hundreds of world origins every day.

The world's origin stored in the Haotian Pearl has now reached a terrifying 100,000 units.

Unfortunately, Lu Yao's strength has already reached the peak of the Fengyun World. If he were to cultivate other Saint Realm techniques, it would only increase his upper limit of true power, which would be extremely cost-effective.

Therefore, Lu Yao no longer uses the world's origin to cultivate his techniques, but instead invests it into the origin space to continuously improve its status.

"It seems that Japan does indeed possess another treasure of destiny. Where could it be?"

Through the dragon veins, Lu Yao was able to roughly sense the area covered by the fortune. The fortune provided by Japan was far less than that of China. It must be that the treasure of fortune suppressed the fortune of Japan, which is why it was like this.

"It seems we still have to go to the Japanese Imperial Palace."

Lu Yao's eyes flickered slightly. Apart from the Japanese imperial family, Lu Yao couldn't think of where this treasure of destiny could be.

Now that Japan has surrendered and given up all its cities and people, Lu Yao, although he also wanted to destroy the Japanese imperial family, did not take action after careful consideration.

The Japanese imperial family ruled Japan for hundreds of years and enjoyed great prestige among the Japanese people. Therefore, in order to appease the Japanese people, Lu Yao preserved a branch of the Japanese imperial family.

At this time, the role of the Japanese imperial family was more like that of a mascot, with no real power and fewer opportunities to appear in public.

All the officials of the Eastern Kingdom were dismissed, not one was left.

Furthermore, Lu Yao issued a martial arts ban in Japan, prohibiting the Japanese from learning martial arts.

In this way, Japan will no longer be a threat, and in a few years, the Japanese imperial family will be virtually nonexistent.

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The Imperial Palace of Japan.

Compared to its previous splendor, the Japanese imperial family now appears somewhat dilapidated.

The Xiaoyao Sect seized almost all of the gold and silver treasures of the Japanese imperial family, so many of the palace servants were dismissed, making the palace appear quite desolate.

Meanwhile, in the old emperor's attic, the old emperor was having a secret conversation with his son, Emperor Shōmu.

"Father, the Xiaoyao Sect is a wolf in sheep's clothing, resorting to such vicious methods. If this continues, our Japanese imperial family will have no chance to rise again!"

Emperor Shōmu looked very grim. Now he was a commander without troops, unable to issue decrees from the palace or collect taxes from the emperor. This was no different from being placed under house arrest.

"Stay calm, we still have a chance."

The old emperor's eyes were calm. He had anticipated this situation when he chose to surrender. If it were him, he would have been even more ruthless than the Xiaoyao Sect.

"Does Father still have a trump card up his sleeve?"

Emperor Shōmu's expression shifted slightly as he looked at the old emperor with anticipation.

The old emperor smiled and took out a jade mirror from behind him.