What do mountains and rivers represent?
Ancient cultivators often said that mountains and rivers are the lifeblood of a region. If the mountains and rivers are prosperous, then the lifeblood of the region thrives, making it easier for rare treasures to emerge and even for great cultivators to arise.
Of course, some cultivators reject this view, calling it feudal superstition that should be discarded. They argue that one should follow the rules of the new era of cultivation, where success depends on personal effort. Great cultivators are made through their own hard work, and mountains and rivers have nothing to do with it.
The topic of mountains and rivers as lifeblood is hotly debated, with each cultivator holding their own opinion. However, the East Jia State no longer needs to worry about this issue.
Because their entire world has been shattered by a single finger of the Divine Realm Ancester, and no mountains or rivers as lifeblood remain.
Moreover, the Great Emperors of the Divine Realm have seized the opportunity to enter the Immortal Realm, occupying a portion of its mountains and rivers, roughly equivalent to three-tenths of the East Jia State. With several Great Emperors as their force, they have entrenched themselves there, determined to hold onto this territory.
The Great Emperors of the Immortal Realm know they cannot allow the Divine Realm cultivators to encroach on their land, but reclaiming it is no easy task. The Divine Realm has sent too many Great Emperors, and they refuse to budge from their stronghold, stubbornly holding their ground.
The Immortal Realm cannot afford to recall so many Great Emperors from the frontlines, leaving them at a loss for what to do.
This situation has angered the cultivators of the Immortal Realm, who have begun to question:
"Why can the Divine Realm attack the Immortal Realm, but the Immortal Realm cannot retaliate? That makes no sense! I suggest we gather all our forces and launch an assault on the Divine Realm!"
"But what if the Divine Realm cultivators counterattack? What if they send the Great Emperors holding East Jia State to overrun the Immortal Realm's rear?" another cultivator asked.
"Don’t worry. The Divine Realm is short on Great Emperors, and in direct combat, they’re no match for the Immortal Realm. Let them occupy our land—we’ll just take theirs. It’s a fair trade, and we won’t tolerate this humiliation!"
It’s safe to say he understood the concept of a "fair trade."
A more knowledgeable cultivator analyzed the situation, explaining:
"The Immortal Realm’s current predicament isn’t solely due to the Divine Realm. The Divine Realm has also allied with the neighboring Supreme Realm. If the Immortal Realm dares to launch an offensive, the Divine Realm will join forces with the Supreme Realm to first conquer the Immortal Realm and then move on to other major realms."
This is the Immortal Realm’s dilemma. If it were just the Divine Realm, they wouldn’t be so fearful. The problem lies in the Supreme Realm, which is watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey.
Although the Supreme Realm has yet to make a move, the great cultivators of the Immortal Realm know this is merely an illusion created by the Divine Realm and the Supreme Realm.
If the Immortal Realm’s Great Emperors leave their home territory, losing their home-field advantage, they will quickly be surrounded and annihilated by the Supreme Realm’s Great Emperors.
Moreover, aside from the legendary Nine Mountain Lord, the quality of the Immortal Realm’s Great Emperors is not particularly high. In one-on-one battles, they might not stand a chance against the Divine Realm’s lineup of Great Emperors.
This is the Immortal Realm’s awkward position. They have many Great Emperors, but when it comes to battles at that level, they fall short.
The reason is simple: they can’t win, so they have no choice but to endure the humiliation.
The Divine Realm’s Great Emperors have occupied three-tenths of the East Jia State, provoking the cultivators of the entire region. They refuse to leave, stubbornly holding their ground.
Some Saints of the Divine Realm have even taunted the East Jia State cultivators, saying:
"If you’ve got the guts, come fight me!"
When have the cultivators of East Jia State ever endured such humiliation? How could locals be bullied by outsiders? Immediately, a Saint charged into the territory held by the Divine Realm cultivators and engaged in battle.
Of course, they didn’t win, but fortunately, they didn’t die either, as they were rescued by a Great Emperor of East Jia State.
From then on, the Divine Realm cultivators boasted arrogantly, laughing:
"The cultivators of East Jia State are nothing but loud-mouthed braggarts. They have no skill, but their temper is huge. I thought they were something special, but they crumbled at the first touch."
"I thought the Immortal Realm cultivators were useless, but the East Jia State cultivators are even worse, haha!"
These words enraged the entire East Jia State, igniting a fiery passion among its cultivators. The entire region was ablaze with indignation.
Such anger could not be ignored.
Thus, the Great Emperors of East Jia State took action. Three Great Emperors confronted the Divine Realm’s Great Emperors, paving the way with their own Great Dao and leading the righteous and furious cultivators of East Jia State to challenge them.
The Divine Realm’s Great Emperors showed no fear, stepping forward to confront the Immortal Realm cultivators and pointing at their noses, cursing:
"Arrogant brats, if you’ve got the guts, come fight your father! If not, get lost, you trash!"
The Great Emperors of the Immortal Realm had never endured such insults. Wu Xi Great Emperor unleashed two Great Daos at once, leading the charge into battle. The mountains and rivers trembled, and the heavens and earth were thrown into chaos.
This battle would later be remembered in East Jia State’s history as the First Great Emperor Melee of East Jia State. It was an unprecedented clash, with the East Jia State Great Emperors fighting valiantly. Three Great Emperors faced off against several Divine Realm Great Emperors, holding their ground and showcasing the indomitable spirit of East Jia State.
But there was one small problem.
They didn’t win.
The three Great Emperors were ultimately no match for the Divine Realm’s lineup, which included a Great Emperor with three Great Daos, and were forced to retreat.
The Divine Realm’s Great Emperors did not pursue them, instead holding their position in the three-tenths of East Jia State they occupied. This area had become a neutral zone. If they chased further, they would enter the Immortal Realm’s home territory, and if there were any ambushes, they would be trapped.
The Divine Realm’s Great Emperors were indeed cautious. Though their words were bold, they refused to set foot in the Immortal Realm’s territory.
But soon, they discovered a place within the Immortal Realm that wasn’t quite part of it.
The Ten Thousand Mountains.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
