Wei Xian was one of Humankind's few mighty cultivators in the Heaven Peering realm.
He was an independent cultivator unaffiliated with the sanctums of the Four Sages of the Human Race, but reaching the Heaven Peering realm alone spoke to his exceptional talent and opportunities. The Heavenly Dao Sage Seats had already been filled, leaving everyone else unable to advance beyond the peak of Heaven Peering.
But Wei Xian knew that merely entering Heaven Peering had already taken him to his limit. To advance any further, he would have to rely on outside help.
For instance, the blessing of Humankind's fortune.
Previously, there had been only two ways to obtain the blessing of Humankind Fortune: amass substantial merit for Humankind, or receive it as a reward from the Human Emperor.
As the ruler of Humankind, the Human Emperor was naturally the focal point of Humankind Fortune. Thus, most officials in the Great Qin Celestial Dynasty had actually entered service for that fortune, and disciples from the sanctums of the Four Sages of the Human Race made up the vast majority of them.
As disciples of Sages, they already had powerful backing. With the blessing of Humankind Fortune as well, their futures were bound to be limitless.
But Wei Xian had no such advantages. If he wanted to climb higher, he could only take a gamble.
He also understood that this Nian Beast invasion was a contest between the Sages of Humankind and Monsterkind. The Sages used heaven and earth as their board and all living beings as their pieces. This was a new game they had begun, and the pieces had changed as well: the Demon Race's piece was the Nian Beast, while Humankind's was him.
Although he knew this was courting death, the reward was simply too generous to