The Feng Zun Journey
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The restaurant was bustling, not lacking cultivators among its customers.

“I heard not too long ago, the top seven ancient factions have made a decision together. They have given an ultimatum to the imperial family!”

"They want to force the emperor to abdicate, and hand over Tianmang Mountain and the Nine Furnace City?"

"That's right... They said that since the Radiant Age would come earlier, also because the Nine Furnace City and Tianmang Mountain were first-rate blessed lands to cultivate, the top seven ancient factions were determined to obtain them."

... The conversation continued, and everyone also wanted to say something.

At the same time an authoritative middle-aged man in dark robes sneered, “You guys are all wrong...

"..How honorable are the top seven ancient factions? How could they possibly wage war against the imperial family, just for the Nine Furnace City and Tianmang Mountain?”

His words immediately attracted a lot of other people's attention.

Someone said lightly, “Daoist Fellow, if not for wanting to occupy Tianmang Mountain and Nine Furnace City, can I ask why the top seven ancient factions pushed for the emperor's resignation? And why did they demand to take over the holy land of imperial cultivation?”

All eyes were on the black-robed man.

He finished his wine glass, then said slowly, “There are two reasons.”

“First, in the past, the Long Empire was the ruler of a continent that recognized the entire world, and they controlled everything that was under the sky of the central continent...

“Now that the world has undergone a change as spiritual energy recovers, the balance of power has also changed. The top seven ancient factions and the top three other world factions, had taken the position of the imperial family at the top of the rankings...

“Given the situation, the emperor and the imperial family have long lost their authority over the Long Dynasty. No matter what they did, the other factions would definitely consider them a sight destroyer!"

“The authority of the empire is already taken for granted, and the Long Dynasty has ignored that. Now, everyone under the sky looked down on them!”

The dark-robed middle-aged man stopped, then said, "But the second reason is undoubtedly the more important one."

Someone hurriedly said, "Daoist Dean, please tell us."

Only after confirming that the crowd was listening attentively did the middle-aged man say, "Another reason has to do with someone."

"Who?"

The dark-robed, middle-aged man replied with just two syllables quietly, "Feng Zun!"

The restaurant immediately became quiet.

Even Yuan Xu also looked shocked.

The dark-robed, middle-aged man continued, “Three months ago, on the Eternal Lotus Island, Feng Zun had slaughtered thirteen demons that had risen from the ancient times, each of them has a transcendent status...

"...The most famous among them were Guan Shouyu of the Shouyou Demon Clan, Mu Tingzhe of the Wisdom Hall, Tang Lingzhen of the Guanyang Sect, and the monstrous genius of the Blood Moon Pavilion, Liyan Yun."

“Choose one of those he has killed randomly, and you will definitely find a genius with an immeasurable glorious future. They were the most valuable geniuses of their respective factions, yet they had all fallen in Feng Zun's hands."

“After the expedition to the Eternal Lotus Island has ended, the leading experts of the various ancient factions seek justice on Tianmang Mountain. Back then, they wanted the imperial family to no longer offer protection to Feng Zun."

"But in the end, every illustrious envoy from each of those factions, all died in the lands belonging to the King of Light!"

Just listening, the hearts of the audience swelled up from feeling the turmoil of emotions.

Someone inevitably said, “But it wasn't Feng Zun who did all that. Even if all the ancient factions wanted revenge, they would have to seek out and blame Feng Zun.”

The middle-aged man sneered, “Feng Zun is indeed his main mastermind, but the imperial family is protecting him. That in itself is a crime! That meant they were consciously accepting, even if they had to fall awake with Feng Zun. On the day the imperial family chose to stand with Feng Zun, they were naturally willing to bring these consequences to their list of problems!”

Here, he looked somewhat regretful, "They said that the seven ancient great factions had been searching for Feng Zun all along, but they had not found any clues."

Someone said, "Feng Zun must be scared!"

"I heard that Feng Zun from the beginning had already realized that he was in trouble, and he was afraid that the ancient faction would come to settle the score with him, so he escaped from the Long Dynasty a few months ago."

"I also heard that the top seven ancient factions were making trouble with the imperial family, partly to force Feng Zun out of hiding."

… Everyone seems to want to say something, so the discussion is quite exciting.

As Yuan Xu eavesdropped, his expression became a little strange.

He looked at Feng Zun, “Sister-in-law, you've only been gone three months. Who would have thought these cultivators would consider you a coward?"

Feng Zun said calmly, "Why do their opinions matter to me?"

However, he learned a little from their conversation.

For example, he had learned that the cultivation factions of the Long Dynasty had established a completely different balance of power.

And of them, the top seven ancient factions were the strongest.

The top seven factions were the Shouyou Demon Clan, Blood Moon Pavilion, Guanyang Sect, Wisdom Hall, Void Buddha Sect, Hidden Sword Hill, and the Guodong Family.

There were also various other ancient factions, but their comprehensive strength was relatively weak, only the seven factions were the strongest.

Within the territory of the Long Dynasty, there were also three other world factions that were able to stand up, and cooperate with the seven ancient great factions.

They were the Sky Sword Mansion, Liandou Spiritual Cult, and the Moon Incarnation Sect!

These three otherworldly factions had crossed around two months ago one after another. After experiencing various battles of unrivalled scale, they finally established themselves in the Luo Mainland.

They were now the three most prominent otherworldly factions in the Long Dynasty.

Even the seven ancient great factions had secretly acknowledged, the presence of those three otherworldly factions.

When he learned of all these changes, Feng Zun inwardly also felt sad.

There was no doubt that during his absence, the balance of the power of the cultivation world in the Long Dynasty had changed several times.

And this is completely different from before!

Not long ago, the top four factions of the Long Dynasty were the Azure Sect, Divine Sword Palace, Zen Buddhist Temple, and Hidden Sky Sect.

Yet now, none of their glory remained!