49 – Fall of the New Empress

【The invincible figure of Chu Kingdom came with a quasi-spiritual weapon, and even the Empress, who wielded the Mystic Ice Mirror, couldn’t stand against him. The difference in cultivation levels was too great, and their understanding of martial arts’ essence was vastly different. In the ensuing battle, the Empress was defeated and heavily injured.】

【Because of the Empress’s defeat, the morale of the imperial army plummeted, and the vassals began to rally and launch counterattacks.】

【On the Zhao Kingdom’s side, furious at Chu Kingdom’s support for Xia Kingdom, they were unwilling to let Chu get involved. They allied with the vassals of Xia Kingdom, which was detrimental to Zhao. Hence, Zhao Kingdom unhesitatingly sent its army to attack Chu Kingdom.】

【With Zhao Kingdom’s army pressing on the border, even invincible figures stepped in, forcing Chu Kingdom’s invincible figure to return and confront Zhao’s invincible figure.】

【Thus, chaos erupted among the three kingdoms. You quietly observed the grand events of the world from the Sword Spirit Sect, sighing in your heart. Even though Xia Yuan survived because of you, you were ultimately powerless to turn the tide.】

【As the three kingdoms began fierce battles, countless lives were lost, and national strength deteriorated severely. Neighboring tribes began to stir, eager to pounce and bite a piece of the Middle Earth civilization, aiming to exterminate the native people.】

【You foresee the future but can only sigh deeply. After all, you are merely at the second level of the Spirit Origin Realm, unable to change anything. Even Bai Tianhong, in this chaotic world, could not do much. He was too young, and his strength was still lacking. Even if he wielded the Green Spirit Sword spiritual weapon to help the Empress, he could only ensure her non-defeat. Moreover, the senior elders of the Sword Spirit Sect would never allow him to take the Qingling Sword down the mountain.】

【As for helping the vassals, Bai Tianhong had no such intention. He admired the Empress’s ability to govern and her grand vision, and he despised the rebellious vassals.】

【Listening to Bai Tianhong’s evaluations of both sides, you feel nuanced and can guess that Bai Tianhong’s help to Liu Yu, the King of Shu, in your memory was merely picking the taller among the dwarfs, a helpless move.】

【At the end of the 496th year of the Great Xia calendar, the Empress succumbed to her severe injuries and died in the palace, leading to greater chaos in Great Xia. The imperial army completely lost its morale, everyone felt endangered, and the military collapsed like a landslide. The vassals rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. Ultimately, the Xia Kingdom perished, vassals proclaimed themselves kings, and started to attack each other.】

【Seeing this situation, you can only sigh at Xia Yuan’s unfortunate fate. If the invincible ancestor of Xia Kingdom could live ten more years, she could indeed suppress everything and save the situation.】

“So it has come to this after all… However, Xia Yuan was indeed a wise ruler…”

Wang Ping looked at the contents of the simulator and couldn’t help but sigh.

What a pity.

Had it been an ordinary ancient setting, with the Empress’s governance skills and the people’s support, would the vassals dare to rebel suddenly?

The will of the people is a terrifying thing, capable of gathering unparalleled strength.

However, this is a fantasy world, and the power of ordinary people honestly counts for nothing.

A Spirit Origin Realm expert’s casual strike can annihilate tens of thousands of ordinary people.

And those vassals naturally don’t care about the so-called will of the people.

What does it matter if there’s no popular support? I’ll just govern after I ascend the throne…
If I can’t become an emperor, what use is the people’s support? What does it matter how many common folks die…

“In chaotic times, human lives are as worthless as weeds…” Wang Ping muttered to himself.

Then, Wang Ping turned his gaze back to the screen, eager to see the upcoming developments.

Although he could pretty much guess what was going to happen next.

【In the 500th year of the Great Xia calendar, your cultivation progressed further, successfully breaking through to the third level of the Spirit Origin Realm. In the same year, Bai Tianhong’s cultivation reached the seventh level of the Spirit Origin Realm. Unable to ignore the suffering of the common people, he defied the prohibitions of the Supreme Elder of the Sword Spirit Sect and descended from the mountain, helping the warlord Liu Yu to eliminate all other Spirit Origin Realm experts, allowing him to ascend to the throne and change the country’s name to Great Shu.】

【Meanwhile, the Chu and Zhao Kingdoms, who were also at war, seeing that even the Sword Spirit Sect had abandoned their neutral stance, halted their meaningless battles and began seeking self-cultivation.】

【You were not surprised by these developments.】

【On June 1st, in the 1st year of the Great Shu calendar, you descended the mountain to visit Chi Feng. However, Chi Feng and Chi Honghong suddenly disappeared right under your nose, leaving you in disbelief.】

【In your view, even if the Chi family’s archenemies used some bloodline curse, it wouldn’t be this bizarre. Even if they suddenly died and turned to ashes, there should have been a process…】

【In the end, you could only find Bai Tianhong to drink away your sorrows.】

“Is it really that strange?” Wang Ping frowned deeply, his expression heavy.

Mysteriously disappearing right under his nose without even leaving a trace of ash was too bizarre. He couldn’t fathom what kind of method was used.

“Am I destined to be unable to protect the people of Chi Village?”

Wang Ping frowned, his heart in turmoil.

After a long silence, Wang Ping had no choice but to continue watching the screen.

Meanwhile, words continued to appear on the screen.

【In the 2nd year of the Great Shu calendar, neighboring tribes took advantage of Great Shu’s weakness to invade, committing all sorts of atrocities, leaving no survivors wherever they passed. This infuriated the Shu Kingdom, who dispatched large armies to suppress the invaders, sparking anger within the Sword Spirit Sect, leading the Supreme Elder to descend the mountain.】

【Among them, Bai Tianhong also came down from the mountain again, intent on crushing the invaders. Ultimately, relying on Bai Tianhong’s unrivaled strength, the invaders were exterminated, and peace was restored across the land.】

【In the 10th year of the Great Shu calendar, Bai Tianhong’s cultivation reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Origin Realm, and he began retreating to break through to the Great Transcendence.】

【In the same year, chaos erupted in the Great Shu’s martial world, with a significant number of experts disappearing, and entire villages and towns mysteriously vanishing. This garnered the attention of the Great Shu court, which began investigations. 】

【However, the experts sent by the court to investigate also mysteriously disappeared. Great Shu’s founding emperor, Liu Yu, was furious and sent Spirit Origin Realm experts to investigate. Yet, they too quickly lost contact, unable to even send back any message!】