Chapter 4 The Yellow Emperor's Domain

Nine Lotus was of the Dongyan clan. During the original domain war, the Dongyan True Immortal had fought alongside him. That war lasted years, and Ji Ning and the Dongyan True Immortal naturally developed a deep friendship. In his heart... Ji Ning truly admired and trusted the Dongyan True Immortal's character and temperament. He was a man of true openness and honor, a genuine hero at his core. Yet Ji Ning could also see that the Dongyan True Immortal carried a faint sorrow, as if something in the past had happened that he still couldn't move past.

"That Dongyan True Immortal of your Grand Xia world is truly admirable," said the Luoshui True Immortal with a sigh. "The Chiming domain war is long over, and the conflicts between the Frivolity Sect and the Chiming domain have lessened somewhat, but clashes still occur. The Dongyan True Immortal almost always fights at the forefront, and his strength is exceptional. The Frivolity Sect has lost two Celestial Immortals to his hand. But this time, his luck ran out—he was surrounded by three Frivolity Sect Celestial Immortals and couldn't escape..."

Ji Ning nodded slightly.

Over these six hundred years,

at first, hearing of a friend's death would pain Ji Ning, but as one acquaintance after another fell in battle, though his heart grew heavy, he remained relatively calm. He understood clearly... this was a war no one could avoid, and war meant death.

There was only one way to stop it all—win this war!

"Ji Ning." A voice sounded in his mind.

"Master." Ji Ning was startled.

"Come to Mount Fangcun at once."

A spatial vortex appeared in the void ahead of the wooden boat.

The Luoshui True Immortal, also on the boat, looked puzzled. Ji Ning quickly said, "My master summons me; I must leave immediately. Please forgive me, Daoist Luoshui."

"Go, go, don't worry about me," said the Luoshui True Immortal. By now, Ji Ning's strength was considerable, and his identity as a disciple of Patriarch Subhuti had long been known. When Patriarch Subhuti first took Ji Ning as a disciple, he forbade revealing it, fearing that other powerful figures would seek out Ji Ning for his connection, robbing him of the chance to temper himself.

This was how Patriarch Subhuti trained his disciples.

At the start, disciples were not allowed to reveal that their master was Patriarch Subhuti. Only after they became experts of the Three Realms would the secret naturally spread.

"Whoosh."

Ji Ning flew into the spatial vortex. Through the spacetime passage, he soon arrived above Mount Fangcun.

...

Ji Ning descended and came to the gate of the Daoist temple.

"Uncle-Master." The two young acolytes, Qingshui and Baihe, flanking the temple gate, greeted him with smiles.

Ji Ning nodded and stepped inside.

Once inside, Ji Ning was startled. In the distance, the white-haired Patriarch Subhuti sat cross-legged, and before him sat over ten disciples, all at the Celestial Immortal level. Rarely seen figures like his Third Senior Brother 'Golden Crow Senior Brother', familiar ones like Silvermoon and Senior Brother Jiang Jun, and those he met less often like Senior Sister Fengxiao and Senior Brother Jun Wu were all present.

Ji Ning quickly walked over and chose a seat.

"Ji Ning, have Red Snow come out," instructed Patriarch Subhuti.

"Yes, Master." Ji Ning nodded and immediately contacted Red Snow Celestial in the Plucking Stars Grand World. Soon, Red Snow appeared beside him.

"You are all here."

Patriarch Subhuti looked at them and said calmly, "You know that since the Frivolity Sect's assassination attempt three hundred years ago, war has erupted between us and them time and again."

Everyone below nodded.

All present, including Ji Ning, were furious. Even mortals knew the principle of 'crimes do not extend to family.' But the Frivolity Sect had no底线, launching a massive assassination campaign across the entire Three Realms! They knew such an assassination would only be effective once; after the Nuwa camp became vigilant, they would have no chance. So that assassination was extremely widespread. Though the Nuwa camp had many experts, their lack of vigilance led to heavy losses.

Many close relatives, friends, and beloved disciples of the Nuwa camp's experts died tragically.

Even twelve Pure Yang True Immortals of the Nuwa camp, driven mad by rage and heart demons, perished entirely.

The Nuwa camp was furious. The Three Human Sovereigns and the leaders of the Daoist and Buddhist sects knew this anger could not be suppressed. Thus... war erupted wildly. The wars of these three hundred years were more than ten times those of the previous three hundred. By now, war had broken out in nearly all domains.

"In the Three Realms, war has erupted in most domains. Only a few of the most顶尖 domains remain relatively peaceful," said Patriarch Subhuti. "The next domain to face war is... the Yellow Emperor's Domain!"

"The Yellow Emperor's Domain?"

"The Yellow Emperor of the Five Emperors?"

"The Five Emperors?"

Everyone below was shocked.

Domains of other True Gods and Dao Ancestors were generally weaker; a hundred Celestial Immortals was considered good. Ji Ning and the others understood that the scale of war would only grow. That this time it involved the 'Five Emperors' level didn't surprise them—they had expected it would reach that level.

But they hadn't expected it to be the Yellow Emperor among the Five.

The Yellow Emperor held an extremely high position in human history. First came the three Human Sovereigns: Suiren, Fuxi, and Shennong. Then rose the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan! Even the 'Flame Emperor' Shennong and the 'Yellow Emperor' Xuanyuan had fought for ages. Though Shennong was powerful, he focused on alchemy and had no interest in leading troops, so he ultimately lost, and the Yellow Emperor prevailed.

In ancient times, humans even spoke of 'Yan-Huang' (Flame and Yellow).

In terms of influence on humanity, among the Five Emperors, the Yellow Emperor was foremost. Though the last, 'Great Yu,' established and consolidated the human dynasty that continued to this day, in terms of personal charisma and leadership, Great Yu was actually inferior to the Yellow Emperor.

"Great Yu was the leader of the ancient imperial clan. At his command, all humans united, and the final battle must have been for the struggle of fate," said Senior Sister Fengxiao, puzzled. "Among the other four emperors—Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Zhuanxu, and Xuanyuan—the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan was the strongest. Over a thousand Celestial Immortals had long followed him, far more than the domains of Emperor Zhuanxu, Emperor Yao, and Emperor Shun. Why did war break out in the Yellow Emperor's Domain?"

Ji Ning and the others understood.

Emperor Zhuanxu had just over six hundred Celestial Immortals under him. Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun had slightly more, but still under a thousand. The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan likely had around fifteen hundred.

The Five Emperors were only at the level of top True Gods and Dao Ancestors. For cultivation and greater power, one would usually study under the Three Sovereigns! Under Suiren's 'Xinhuo Grand World,' there were over ten thousand Celestial Immortals. As Suiren was arguably the strongest in the Three Realms, he naturally had many followers.

The ancient imperial clan, as the common lord of humanity, commanded even Dao Ancestors, let alone Celestial Immortals.

Yet 'Xuanyuan,' no longer the leader of humanity, still had fifteen hundred Celestial Immortals following him—that was remarkable.

...

Patriarch Subhuti looked at them and said calmly, "If we fight, we must fight hard. This domain war is different from before. All previous wars combined cost us over a thousand Celestial Immortals. But this time, Xuanyuan alone has fifteen hundred, and with reinforcements from all sides, it will exceed two thousand. Normal losses would be several hundred Celestial Immortals; if it gets brutal, casualties of over a thousand are possible. In other words... this single domain war will equal the sum of all previous domain wars!"

Everyone below felt the weight.

With over two thousand on our side, the enemy likely had comparable strength.

In such a war, even a Dao Ancestor could be surrounded and killed.

"Who among you wishes to participate?" Patriarch Subhuti looked at Ji Ning and the others. "If you join, you can naturally lead a Celestial Immortal formation."

All of Patriarch Subhuti's disciples were extraordinary. Even the latest disciples, Ji Ning and Red Snow, were remarkable.

"I will." A voice rang out.

Ji Ning and the others looked.

It was Silvermoon Celestial. He no longer had his usual elegance; he bore a killing aura, the accumulation of centuries of slaughter. Long ago, Silvermoon Celestial had said he would fight alongside Ji Ning, but to rescue his senior sister, Ji Ning had temporarily refrained from battle. Silvermoon Celestial, unwilling to wait, had gone out and participated in many wars.