Funeral Ceremony, the Ancestor Emperor Shows His Might!
[In the days that followed, you saw some bad news in the Heavenly River Monthly Gazette.]
[On the Special-Class Star Yalu Star, the man who called himself "I" was executed.]
[This Yalu Star, is where the Peace Bureau headquarters is located.]
[Heavenly River Monthly Gazette is entirely text-based and does not include any images.]
[However, the emperor's real name was mentioned above.]
["Li Wentian ..."]
You let out a long sigh.
"Let's save you in the next life..."
Another day has passed.
[Human Race Shen, Mastery in various arts, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Aoka Star for offending the Holy Dragon Person.]
[This Aoka Star, is the headquarters of the Holy Dragon Society and is also a Special-Class Star.]
"Who keeps prisoners on Special-Class Star? Old Shen has been captured and used as a tool..."
[miserable.]
[There's one more message.]
[The "devil" who caused planetary-scale mass extinctions on multiple Second-Class Star- and Third-Class Star has been brought to justice.]
[A Immortal King personally intervened, instantly reducing him to ashes and scattering his soul.]
[The news also published an original poem that this devil recited before he died.]
[The journalist who wrote the news commented that this poem was "utter nonsense."]
["It's definitely the Great Demon, but unfortunately, it's all over now..."]
[You're not really interested in watching the news anymore.]
[Fearing bad news about the Sword Master.]
[You realize that your old acquaintances scattered across the Human World, no matter how talented or promising, will not fare well when fighting alone against a pack of Alien Race.]
In reality.
"In my sixth life, I've been constantly on the move, basically a lone wolf. This won't do... Since everyone is in the Tianhe Star System, and the Star Lane here are so developed, can't we gather together?"
Every person I met in the Human World was a unique and exceptional talent.
In the Void Realm, the upper limit is limited due to the suppression of the Heaven and Earth rules.
But once the upper limit is lifted in the Real Realm, Chen Yi can't even imagine what kind of career they can achieve if given the opportunity.
The problem now is that everyone is isolated and helpless, surrounded by powerful enemies.
We must unite!
Chen Yi was already planning what to do in the next simulation.
[A few days later, the once-in-a-century "funeral" ceremony in Longevity Wood Village began.]
The ceremony was extremely grand, with all the thousands of residents of the village in attendance.
Before the ceremony began, the village hosted a free feast for everyone.
[This is undoubtedly a benefit for the Cultivator who have been active in the village recently.]
[Everyone sat together, eating, drinking, chatting, and laughing.]
[You look at the Ancestor Soup in front of you and sigh.]
"I never imagined I could attend a banquet in this world."
[Ji Wuqing picked up food with her chopsticks, grabbing bits and pieces here and there, even running to the next table to grab some.]
"Eat up! Of course you're eating! Luckily I let you two stay here for the ceremony, otherwise we wouldn't have this free lunch!"
[Ji Baiming smiled bitterly.]
"Even if it costs money, your dad can afford it."
[After the meal, the "funeral" ceremony officially began.]
[Everyone was dressed in mourning clothes, carrying Soul-Summoning Banner, scattering paper money, and carrying a coffin containing only clothes.]
[Men carried the coffin, women wept along the way.]
[Myriad Souls Banner felt a strong connection to this scene.]
"Great, great, this atmosphere is wonderful! It feels like coming home!"
[You're familiar with this scene too.]
["It really is a funeral procession..."]
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[This was the first time Ji Wuqing and Ji Baiming had ever seen such a scene.]
"What are they doing?"
"A funeral procession is a series of rituals performed after a person dies but before burial."
"Just cremate him/her if he/she dies, why make such a fuss?"
"Your cultural disconnect is too severe."
[Their funeral procession started at Longevity Wood Village and ended at the Emperor Tomb on the mountain behind it.]
[White paper money, pitch-black fog—at this moment, they painted a black and white picture of ambiguous meaning.]
The Cultivator who had been active in the village recently were also drawn to this grand ceremony and stopped to watch.
Seeing the funeral procession disappear into the distance, Ji Wuqing urged the two of you to catch up.
"Quick, quick! Let's see what they're up the mountain for!"
[You and Ji Baiming are quite helpless.]
[Staying in this village for too long is not a good thing for three wanted criminals.]
[It's safer for the three of you to wander around.]
The funeral procession arrived at the Emperor Tomb.
The villagers surrounded the Ancestor Emperor statue in circles.
[The group burned paper money while weeping bitterly.]
["Your Majesty! Listen to your descendants! In this world, there is no place for us to live. We are oppressed and enslaved by Alien Race. We are either killed or treated like dogs. Human Race have lost all dignity!"]
"Your Majesty! I have heard that on some planets, Human Race are born into slavery, with no chance of ever rising above their circumstances!"
"Your Majesty! I've heard that on some planets, Human Race are forbidden from cultivating for their entire lives; they want to cut off our chance of becoming immortals!"
["Your Majesty! I have heard that on some planets, Human Race who have finally achieved great success in their cultivation have been executed on trumped-up charges!"]
"Your Majesty! Have you heard our cries?"
"Your Majesty! Look upon your descendants!"
"Your Majesty! When will we see your imperial might shine upon the heavens again!"
[Some elderly women were singing and crying at the same time, in a tune similar to a song.]
[You feel they might not even know what those words mean; they're just repeating what the older generation taught them.]
[Ji Wuqing started wiping away tears again.]
"The Kindling Society must incorporate this ceremony!"
[Ji Baiming's eyes were filled with complex emotions as he let out a long sigh.]
["If the Ji Family hadn't consistently cooperated with the Alien Race, they would have been wiped out long ago. But this 'cooperation' often meant betraying their own people. Alas..."]
Ji Wuqing glanced at his father.
"You know that much is good!"
[That's why Ji Wuqing told you before that while you're eating, drinking, and using the Ji Family Ji Family's things, you shouldn't do anything for them.]
[Because everything the Ji Family has today was basically obtained by betraying their own clan.]
[However, from another perspective, it can also be seen as preserving a force for Human Race.]
Therefore, Ji Wuqing's feelings towards her Lineage are very complex; she both loves and hates them.
[What came to mind?]
Why do they only hold this ceremony once every hundred years?
Ji Wuqing thought for a moment.
"They probably can't afford it. Inviting people to dinner and making such a big fuss must cost a lot of money."
[Just then, the cries and singing that filled the hall suddenly became distant and hollow, as if they were entering some vast and long space.]
All the Cultivator present sensed something unusual.
Everyone looked around, searching for the source of the anomaly.
Suddenly, a beam of dark light burst forth from the statue of the Ancestor Emperor.
[This beam of light swept across all directions with unparalleled force.]
[Wherever it passed, no Cultivator could withstand the oppressive force emanating from the mystic light; they either collapsed, knelt, or prostrated themselves, or faced the prospect of their entire bodies being torn apart in the struggle against it.]
["This is..."]
[Your shocking discovery.]
[When this mystical light swept across the heavens and earth, all Contamination vanished!]