The Heaven-Envied Physique

"You are Wisdom Immortal?"

Bai Qiuran said in surprise, "I thought that Wisdom Immortal was the leader of the Earth Immortal."

"That was how it used to be, but then my unworthy apprentice led them in rebellion."

Wisdom Immortal said, "I don't know whether to say he was too stupid, thinking about power and profit in the face of the crisis of national subjugation and extinction, or I was too stupid, not Consciousness he could be so stupid."

"That's easy, just assume you're both stupid."

Bai Qiuran asked, "Could you tell me what happened Human-Demon War? Much of our history has been destroyed, and the few remaining records are vague."

"Of course, it's not a secret."

Wisdom Immortal continued, "I believe you've all guessed some of it by now. That's right, before the Human-Demon War, the Human Race once established a unified Immortal Dynasty called the Holy Dynasty, which unified the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. However, the origin of this dynasty can be traced back to the previous dynasty."

Wisdom Immortal slowly recounted everything in detail.

To talk about the Holy Dynasty, we must start with the Immortal Dynasty that preceded it. Before the Holy Dynasty, there was another Immortal Dynasty, which revered the color green and was called the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty. This Immortal Dynasty once expanded the territory of the Human Race to the Savage Lands. During the era of the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty, the area west of the Soul-Ending River was called the Savage Lands.

The Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty was established and unified by the first Saint Martial Azure Emperor, and continued for several generations until the last Saint Martial Azure Emperor. Although the people were filled with resentment due to the Azure Emperor's tyranny and the rebellious Earth Immortal immortals and Cultivation sects raised the banner of rebellion, the power of the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty was still overwhelmingly strong.

Just as recorded on that Stone Stele, the Saint Martial Azure Emperor could easily sweep away this rabble by sending out any army.

"Zhang Lie of Year Yin Mountain was actually the most powerful of the resistance forces at the time, but even he only lasted a year before being killed."

The Skull paused, then continued, "The reason the Stele Inscription you see awakened the Ancient City of the Holy Dynasty is because the founding emperor of the Holy Dynasty was a descendant of Zhang Lie."

It then began to recount the events of the Holy Dynasty.

Originally, even if the overwhelmingly powerful Saint Martial Azure Emperor was tyrannical and cruel, he could have allowed the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty to continue for a long time. However, three years after Zhang Lie was executed at Year Yin Mountain, all the high-ranking Imperial Guard of the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty above the Fourth Rank, as well as the Imperial Guard guarding the Demon Realm, the Flying Scale Army guarding the rift in the demon realm, and the Demon-Suppressing Army guarding the Soul-Ending River in the Savage Lands wilderness—these most elite Immortal Army —vanished overnight.

Then, as if by prior arrangement, Demon Race and Behemoths from the Savage Lands surged in from the Soul-Ending River. They crossed the unguarded Soul-Ending River and marched straight in, thus ending the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty, which had lasted for countless millennia.

"What followed was a terrible period. During this time, countless Human Race were slaughtered and devoured by Demon Race and Behemoths, and the Human Race was reduced by almost 70%."

The Skull said in a low voice, "Until Zhang Lie, a descendant of Zhang Lie who had cultivated to the perfect Earth Immortal Zhang Qing, led his Human Race to find the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. He established Holy Dynasty, gradually unified the Human Race, and kept the Demon Race and Behemoths out of the Western Lands. Only then did the Human Race finally settle down. This is the establishment of the Holy Dynasty."

"The so-called Earth Immortal are those Immortals who have broken through to the Mahayana Stage but remain in the Mortal Realm without Ascension the Immortal Realm."

Bai Qiuran asked, "Then such people shouldn't have a lifespan limit, right? What happened to Zhang Qing, who founded the Holy Dynasty?"

"He's dead. His Majesty Zhang Qing, like his Zhang Lie, was an idealist willing to sacrifice Human Race."

The Skull's tone was somewhat regretful.

"After the Human Race established itself in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou, not only the Demon Race but also the neighboring Monster Race would attack from time to time. At that time, the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty was so powerful that they could only submit to it. That was when the Book of Questions of Humanity finally found its opportunity. Later, the emperors of the successive Holy Dynasty worked hard to govern, and several died on the battlefield. The Human Race finally established its hegemony in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou. The Demon Race and Behemoths retreated to the Savage Lands, and the Monster Race also retreated to the Demon Realm after signing an agreement. Then, a relatively peaceful period passed. Some emperors chose to Ascension to the Immortal Realm to pursue a higher realm, while others died in the power Struggle of the royal family. Like the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty, the Holy Dynasty, lacking a restraining force, eventually gradually became corrupt and followed in the footsteps of the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty."

"And then it just went down like that?"

Bai Qiuran asked.

"No, later, during the reign of the last emperor of the Holy Dynasty, the Demon Race and Behemoths that had been dormant in the Savage Lands for countless years suddenly reappeared. After tens of thousands of years, they seemed to have become stronger and more perfect, but by this time the declining Holy Dynasty was no longer able to resist them. Even though the emperor fought desperately, he was powerless to turn the tide."

The Skull replied, "Then, in order to leave behind the capital for the future rise of Human Race, I was ordered to lead people to open up this Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode and build countless Ancient City. Originally, these Ancient City were used to evacuate the people, allowing the Subjects of the Holy Dynasty to sleep underground and avoid disaster. But at this time, taking advantage of the death of the late emperor, the Imperial Crown Prince led a group of Earth Immortal to seize power. They killed me, shattering my soul into nothingness, leaving me in this state. Then, they forcibly opened the unfinished Ancient City, sealing their own Souls within them to sleep, intending to rebuild their hegemony by Body Seizure when Human Race rises again."

"What a dramatic and turbulent history."

Bai Qiuran sighed, "Let's leave the topic of history here. Wisdom Immortal, you say you possess Great Wisdom bestowed by Heavenly Dao, does that mean you know everything?"

"No, my knowledge is limited to what I have seen. The wisdom bestowed upon me Heavenly Dao allows me to obtain all information about things the moment I witness them, but I cannot know about things I have not seen. For example, I do not know why the people of the Eastern Azure Immortal Dynasty disappeared overnight."

The Skull explained, "To satisfy my insatiable thirst for knowledge, I Sacrifice my other Desire in exchange for this ability and the Heavenly Dao blessing of immortality."

"Sigh, so that means you don't know how I can Foundation Establishment?"

Bai Qiuran was quite disappointed, yet still held onto a sliver of hope as she asked, "Given my situation, can you glean any clues from the Heavenly Dao?"

"Of course, not through the Heavenly Dao. I've seen cases like yours before."

The Soulfire in Wisdom Immortal's eye sockets drifted towards Bai Qiuran's direction.

"It's just a constitution Heaven's Envy. Although it's indeed rare, I still know about it."

"Heaven's Envy?"

Bai Qiuran blinked, silently thinking, "This has potential," and quickly asked, "What's 'He-Tu-Shu'?"