Jiang Yun Chronicles

Fifteen hundred years ago, a man named Jiang Yun Sheng suddenly appeared in the Xuan Continent region.

He recruited disciples, raised an army, and conquered all directions.

In less than thirty years, they unified Xuan Continent.

However, instead of establishing a sect, he built the first Taiheng Calendar Immortal Kingdom in the history of Taiheng.

That is: the realm of cultivators!

Jiang Yun Nation, from the moment it was born, demonstrated tremendous potential and energy for development. The number of cultivators born in the first year exceeded the total number of cultivators trained by the Tianyi Sect through the transfer of the Great Celestial Phenomenon Art!

At that time, other sects didn't feel anything special. In fact, they were all happy that the chaotic Xuan Continent could be unified and that the Taiheng Realm had gained another fellow cultivator.

Twenty years later, the number of Qi Refining cultivators in Jiang Yun Nation began to surge, reaching its peak in the fortieth year of Jiangyun.

In that year, a total of 60,000 Qi Refining cultivators were born in Jiang Yun Nation!

In contrast, Taiheng produces only 5 Qi Refining cultivators each year!

From then on, Jiang Yun began to be targeted by various sects. Qi Refining cultivators died tragically without cause, and the secret realms that were open to all sects were blocked from Jiang Yun. Knowledge and secret manuals on various transfer Cultivation Method were prohibited from entering Jiang Yun Nation.

Despite being blockaded, Jiang Yun's development continued rapidly, and on its centenary, it launched its first foreign war.

The main war was between Jiang Yun Nation and the Demon Alliance.

The Demon Alliance was officially established 60,000 years ago, making it a long-established immortal sect. The cultivators of the Demon Alliance are mainly demons.

As everyone knows, a demon is someone who eats people.

Before Xuan Continent was unified, the people of the Xuan Continent were food for the Demon Alliance. Even after Jiang Yun was established, the mindset of the people of the Demon Alliance remained unchanged.

Moreover, because Jiang Yun Nation Kingdom was established too quickly, its power was not properly integrated, and some people betrayed it, selling the people of Jiang Yun to the territory of the Demon Alliance as food.

While consolidating internal forces, Jiang Yun Sheng also dispatched secret agents to the Demon Alliance's territory to collect evidence.

Finally, on the centenary of the founding of Jiang Yun's nation, Jiang Yun Sheng issued a "Letter to All Citizens," announcing the crimes of the Demon Alliance and declaring war on it.

On one side is an established sect that has been around for over 60,000 years, and on the other is a newly established capital city that has been around for less than a hundred years.

Everyone thought it was a battle with a huge disparity in strength, but while they guessed the beginning, they didn't guess the ending.

The disparity in strength was indeed vast, yet it was the Demon Alliance that was utterly defeated!

Jiang Yun advanced nearly 4,000 li in half a year, and of the hundred demon generals in the Demon Alliance, thirty-two were killed!

The Demon Alliance had a total of sixteen demon generals, and four of them were killed!

The four demon emperors were utterly routed, and because Jiang Yun Sheng was known as Emperor Jiang Yun, the demon emperors dared not use the title "Emperor" anymore, and instead became known as Demon Emperor.

The Demon Alliance headquarters was originally located near the Xuanhai Sea, but after this battle, it moved directly to the Five Realms Mountain, which is closer to the Myriad Saints Alliance.

They'd rather face their old rivals Myriad Saints Alliance, than be neighbors with Jiang Yun person!

This battle made Jiang Yun Nation known to the world.

Jiang Yun's attack on the Demon Alliance was met with no objection from the other human-dominated sects, but the strength Jiang Yun revealed made all the sects tremble with fear!

So, 110 years after the founding of Jiangyun Kingdom, that is, 1400 years ago, Jinxiang Sect was the first to raise the banner, believing that the lives of Demon Race are also lives, and that all living beings are equal, and that the Jiang Yun person had killed too many people in the territory of the Demon Alliance!

Jiang Yun's slaughter was indeed severe. Not only were all the beasts that had awakened intelligence wiped out, but he also set up an array to shield the moonlight, causing the beasts in the area where Jiang Yun went to no longer awaken intelligence, thus completely severing the roots of the Demon Race.

If Demon Race can say such things, what right do humans have to say them?

He kills Demon Beasts, but it's the humans who benefit!

Jiang Yun's campaign was progressing smoothly, so he naturally wouldn't allow Jinxiang Sect to grumble on the sidelines. Therefore, he dispatched a detachment of troops, which marched through mountains and destroyed temples, directly entering Jinxiang Sect's territory.

According to King Jinxiang Sect, this battle was won because the monks of King Jinxiang Sect and determined, resisting Jiang Yun's army for 44 years, which provided favorable conditions for the later counterattack of the main army.

In reality, the Jinxiang Sect first sought support from its own sect Diluo Temple, and then contributed a large amount of resources to request assistance from other sects.

In that battle, many disciples from Taiheng's sects shaved their heads and disguised themselves as monks to participate in the war; there are several such descriptions in the Vast Universe Records.

Subsequently, many Buddhist and Daoist supernatural Divine Ability appeared in various sects.

Therefore, it is not the Jinxiang Sect fighting against Jiang Yun's detachment, but Jiang Yun's detachment fighting against mercenaries from all sects in the world except Taiheng and Tianyi!

Using the power of one continent to fight the whole world, Jiang Yun not only did not perish, but grew stronger with each battle!

As the battle escalated, over the course of forty-four years, almost all sects in the Taiheng Realm, except for the Taiheng Sect and the Tianyi Sect, mobilized their entire resources. Apart from a few reclusive old monsters and big shots who would be targeted by the Heavenly Dao if they made a move, almost all of them came out in full force.

However, the result of their actions was still not enough to suppress Jiang Yun's momentum.

Jiang Yun, on the contrary, grew stronger with each fight!

It wasn't until 190 years ago, 1310 years ago, that these sects united and requested Taiheng and Tianyi to take action.

Taiheng Heaven had wanted to take action for a long time, but was afraid of being labeled as bullying the weak. After refusing several times, he finally chose to act out of camaraderie with Tai Heng.

Taiheng emerged from north to south, while Tianyi emerged from south to north. The two sects not only mobilized powerful cultivators at the Spiritual Law Realm, but also deployed immortal artifacts!

The Hengming Tower descended from the sky, and with a single strike, it not only annihilated Jiang Yun Nation's army of millions, but also turned the northern foothills of the Xuan Continent into a desolate wasteland.

Jiang Yun Nation has no shortage of top experts, no shortage of mid-level forces, and no shortage of low-level cultivators. They also have formations that can gather the power of all living beings to form an army to fight against super experts.

However, the power of the immortal artifact was far beyond what the people of Jiang Yun Nation had ever seen, and they thought that gathering all living beings could help them fight against it.

The result was that their main force was wiped out in World War I.

After that, Jiang Yun was no longer able to fight against the two sects until Tai Heng stormed into Jiang Yun's imperial city and Jiang Yun Sheng was killed by a celestial artifact, finally ending the battle.

In the end, the Imperial Family was completely wiped out, with only a newborn princess remaining.

The Imperial Family archives were taken away by both factions, Jiang Yun Nation split into the Myriad Gods Hall and the Great Luo Sect, making reunification impossible.

Both sects initially believed that Jiang Yun's rise was due to institutional advantages, so they also conducted small-scale pilot programs within their sects.

But they soon discovered that the amount of Spiritual Qi required to do this was terrifyingly large.

Even the resource-rich Taiheng Kingdom couldn't afford to support them, so how could the people of Jiang Yun Nation possibly support so many cultivators?

They also examined the ancient texts brought back from the Imperial Family, but still couldn't find the secret to Jiang Yun's rise to power.

The two factions, each believing the secret was in the other's hands, secretly exchanged ideas, leading to the creation of a new Hundred Nations Battlefield.

Through frank communication, both sides sincerely exchanged opinions and ultimately confirmed that neither of the two secrets had been obtained.

That means Jiang Yun Sheng must have hidden the secret before he died!

What secret allows a country to rise at such a rapid pace?

Aside from Supreme Dao Arts, there shouldn't be any other possibility!

Where is this Supreme Dao Arts now? Was it destroyed by Jiang Yun Sheng, or is it hidden away?

The two sects sought out a powerful diviner to perform divination. The diviner confirmed that the lineage still existed, but the Supreme Dao Arts carried supreme fortune, making it impossible to divine their location or even the name of their Divine Abilities!

In the end, they only confirmed one thing: this secret was related to Jiang Yun Nation's specialty: Jiang Yun Stone!

Jiang Yunsheng collected a large quantity of Jiang Yun Sheng, which were then cast into the Imperial Seal of the Jiang Yun Nation. This Imperial Seal disappeared after Jiang Yun Sheng's death.

The Imperial Seal of Jiang Yun is linked to the fate of the Jiang Yun Nation, and its grade has reached the level of a top-grade Dao artifact.

To prevent the Imperial Seal of Jiang Yun from being resurrected and to find a successor, the two sects ordered that Jiang Yun Stone be renamed Purple Heart Stone, thus completely severing the spread of the name Jiang Yun.

Although the Jiang Yun Nation was destroyed, the people's hearts did not die. Afterwards, a large number of people changed their surname to Jiangyun, thus passing on the name.

Four hundred years ago, after searching the entire Xuan Continent without finding the Supreme Dao Arts, the Tianyi and Erzong sects finally changed their approach.

They signed the "Taiyi (Taiheng Sect's name) / Tianheng (Tianyi Sect's name) Agreement" and set up the Taiyi / Tianheng Grand Array. At the same time, they distributed a large number of Purple Heart Stones to all sects and created this so-called Outer Disciple trial.

Initially, this trial received a great deal of attention, and even the Taiheng/ Tianyi Sect had its leader personally in charge of it.

But a century has passed, and after countless trials by outer disciples, the secret of this Supreme Dao Arts remains unsolved.

After that, the importance of the outer sect trials gradually decreased, falling from the sect leader to the elders, and then from the elders to the Qi Refining Realm elders.

Even the Qi Refining Realm elders, who also needed to cultivate, found this matter troublesome and simply handed it over to the outer sect manager.

If it weren't for the fact that Outer Disciples undergo trials that truly transform their State of Mind and strength, this trial would have been abolished long ago.

As time went by and the news gradually became more public, many disciples with connections learned in advance what the Outer Disciple test was all about. Consequently, fewer and fewer people participated in the test, until eventually no one participated for a year or two.

Yang Ning is also the first disciple in the past five years to participate in the outer sect trial!

Yun Lang wasn't paying much attention to Yang Ning's trial results. Wouldn't it be better to use that free time to do more live streams and gain more followers?

Until a message was sent to her almost abandoned Identity Jade Token pendant.

"What? You're saying that the Tianyi Sect sent nine Outer Disciples to participate in the outer sect trials, and the Myriad Saints Alliance also sent its Saint Child?"

"Yes!" Abundant River God said, "These nine Outer Disciples are not ordinary Outer Disciples. One of them is Xue Xian, with Snow Jade Glazed Body, a born Snow Lord. Six of the remaining eight are carrying Spirit Artifacts!"

"Is that so?" Yun Lang frowned deeply; this lineup was a bit over the top!

Six Spirit Artifacts —that's a lineup strong enough to ambush Qi Refining cultivator who's a level above them!

Small-scale Qi Refining cultivators are incredibly accurate when they set up ambushes, and even large-scale cultivators can be ambushed and killed if they are not careful!

With such a lineup participating in the outer sect trials, does this mean the Tianyi Sect has uncovered the secret of the Purple Heart Stone?

"That's not the main point!" Abundant River God continued, "The main point is that four of these eight people were killed by the Xuantian Sect, the Saint Child of the Myriad Saints Alliance. Xuantian Sect used attacks comparable to Qi Refining cultivator unleashing Heaven-grade Divine Ability. And not just once. I don't know what special Divine Ability or special Spirit Artifact he used!"

If it weren't for the fact that cultivators at the Body Refinement Realm couldn't use magical artifacts, Abundant River God would have suspected that Xuantian Sect was using magical artifacts!

"Is that so?" Yun Lang was even more surprised.

The Tianyi Sect's lineup was already incredibly impressive, yet they were wiped out by a single member of the Xuantian Sect from the Myriad Saints Alliance, who single-handedly killed four of them?

Isn't the Xuantian Sect even more ruthless?

Why did the top-ranked and third-ranked immortal sects both send their strongest members to participate in the outer sect trials?

"I understand about this!" Yun Lang said. "By the way, why are you telling me all this? Is there some difficulty?"

She and the Abundant River God only exchanged contact information, but didn't really communicate. Why would the Abundant River God report news to her for no reason?

They definitely want something from me!

Since the difference in their status was too great, Yun Lang didn't need to use any rhetoric; he could just ask directly.

"That's right!" Abundant River God hurriedly said, "The battle between the Xuantian Sect and Xue Xian took place in my territory, leaving me somewhat Mental Power. I was wondering if I could go to Taiheng to rest for a while!"

"Granted!" Yun Lang nodded. She understood what the Abundant River God meant; it meant fleeing for their lives.

This news is enough to cover his expenses for fleeing.

"This matter is very important, I still need to report it to the sect!" Yun Lang put down his Identity Jade Token, then immediately stood up, but suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, Yang Ning!" Some of them also participated in the trials this year!

If it were just ordinary disciples involved, she wouldn't bother, but Yang Ning was Lin Yuanxi's sweetheart!

He has no Spirit Artifact and is all alone. If he encounters Xue Xian or Xuantian Sect, wouldn't he just be easy prey?

Yun Lang immediately pulled up the monitoring screen of the Great Tai Array. It was a map with countless purple dots on it.

On the right side, there is a string of text followed by a number. This number represents the name of the contestant participating in the trial and the number of Purple Heart Stones they possess.

With a thought, Yun Lang found Bai Qi's name.

His expression immediately changed from worry and tension to astonishment!

A faint purple light emanated from Bai Qi's name, followed by a huge number!

75!

The next second, the number suddenly changed again, becoming 76!

77!

78!

79!

"What is this? Four Purple Heart Stones in three seconds?" Yun Lang's eyes widened. This junior brother is so amazing!

"Since it's someone Yuanxi has taken a liking to, it seems only natural that he's capable?"

And!

She assumed Yang Ning didn't have any Spirit Artifacts, and Yuanxi also said she hadn't given any.

But did they really not give it to me?

Could it be that she lied to save face for her lover?

"Being in love really changes things; you've learned to lie!" Yun Lang pouted. Her best friend of many years had actually lied to her, and for a man no less!

Is this man really that charming? I didn't notice anything special about him when he was leading people around!

Since his own disciples were wreaking havoc, Yun Lang wasn't in a hurry to report it. Instead, he went to the Xuantian Sect first.

"The name does not exist?"

"Then let's go with Xue Xian!"

"The name does not exist either?"

Yun Lang didn't mind, after all, using a pseudonym when entering the trial was a common tradition, and you wouldn't find anyone by searching for Yang Ning.

However, since their own sect also has powerful figures involved, even if the Myriad Saints Alliance and Tianyi Sect really discover the secret of the Purple Heart Stone, Taiheng will not be left behind.

Of course, there's a prerequisite: she has to contact Yang Ning and explain the situation to him.

What? You're saying that the Great Tai Array has blocked sound, and that messaging is also prohibited during the trial?

Do you know who set these rules for this grand formation?