360: The first leader of the Anti-Heaven Alliance

Seeing that the Great Zhou's Imperial Advisor had arrived and even broken through to Tenth-turn, the Zhengqi Alliance Members were all dumbfounded.

When they were born, the Imperial Advisor was already the strongest in the world; they had grown up listening to his stories.

Now, they finally had someone who seemed to be a Ninth-turn, capable of contending with the Imperial Advisor.

But then the Imperial Advisor broke through; he was no longer a Ninth-turn.

In an instant, an emotion called despair spread through the crowd.

Even the ordinary soldiers, who didn't understand what was happening, vaguely sensed that the atmosphere was off.

However, Lin Ang, who was directly facing the Imperial Advisor, showed no panic at all; instead, he started chatting and laughing with him.

"Does the Imperial Advisor know the reason for this chaos in the world?"

"Are you trying to take this opportunity to say that rebellion is a righteous act and that I shouldn't kill you?" The Imperial Advisor looked as if he had seen right through Lin Ang.

Though he found Lin Ang's thoughts childish and ridiculous, the Imperial Advisor still began to speak.

"The rise and fall of the world, the changing of dynasties—such great disasters and chaos occur almost every few years."

"You are still young and haven't seen much; it's normal to feel something when you witness these scenes firsthand."

"But I am different; I've lived for so long that I can't even remember my age.

I've long grown numb to such scenes; I feel nothing anymore."

The Imperial Advisor chuckled and said, "Do you know how Great Zhou was founded?"

"I'd like to hear more," Lin Ang replied.

"At that time, the world was plagued by natural disasters and man-made calamities; the rites were broken and music destroyed, far more chaotic than it is now.

Cannibalism was just the most common thing; more often, there was hunting—open and blatant hunting."

"People fought and slaughtered each other; the victors enjoyed the food, and the defeated became the food."

"The social system that people had established before was almost completely collapsed and severed."

"Later, the natural disasters receded, and food finally began to become abundant, and internal strife gradually subsided.

From this, I discovered that the level of survival is best maintained at a certain balance; too much will incite internal strife, and too little will also incite internal strife."

"In this process, the animosity between people gradually disappeared, and small teams would tend to merge into larger groups."

"Eventually, only countless large groups remained in the world.

Thus, animosity between these large groups began, and the world became a battleground."

"I chose one of them, and that was Great Zhou!"

He looked at Lin Ang, "Defying Heaven Alliance Member, do you know what my purpose was in choosing Great Zhou?"

"No," Lin Ang replied.

"Because I calculated that Great Zhou would win, so I chose it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ang's pupils contracted.

However, what the Imperial Advisor said next shocked Lin Ang even more.

"Actually, I am not only the Imperial Advisor of Great Zhou, but also the Imperial Advisor of the previous dynasty, Great Yuan, and even the founder of the Defying Heaven Alliance, the first Alliance Leader of the Defying Heaven Alliance."

As soon as these words came out, all the Zhengqi Alliance Members looked incredulous, as if they had seen a ghost.

But compared to their disbelief, Lin Ang, who had met a legendary figure like the Little Holy Mother and knew of the Holy Mother Sect's existence, was no longer surprised by many unbelievable things.

"Oh, then what is your purpose?"

If the Imperial Advisor was truly as he claimed, even without calculating that Great Zhou would win, he could have single-handedly propped up Great Zhou.

The Imperial Advisor spoke of something ethereal: "Because of destiny!"

"Destiny?"

"Yes, destiny," the Imperial Advisor replied, "Destiny is something unseen and intangible, yet it truly exists."

"Do you know, before me, there were no Ninth-turns in this world?

Later, by chance, I learned of the existence of destiny.

The most concentrated destiny in the world is national destiny.

I am not of imperial blood, nor do I have the fate of an emperor; even if I succeeded in usurping the throne, I would not be blessed with destiny.

So, with my strength as an Eighth-turn at that time, I became the Imperial Advisor of Great Yuan.

By cultivating with its national destiny, I broke through to Ninth-turn."

"Later, I discovered that under normal circumstances, national destiny is too stable and stagnant, and my actions were a form of destiny theft; stable destiny was not conducive to cultivation."

"So, I tried many ways to disrupt destiny, and the most effective among them was the Defying Heaven Alliance Member.

Defying Heaven Alliance Members can be seen as errors that appear in the operation of heaven and earth; their very existence has the ability to stir up destiny.

But due to their inherent characteristics, Defying Heaven Alliance Members are very prone to premature death; although many are born, many also die.

So I created the Defying Heaven Alliance, precisely to allow these Defying Heaven Alliance Members to live a little longer.

The name 'Defying Heaven Alliance Member,' actually, was coined by me."

As he spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared in the Imperial Advisor's eyes.

"The cultivation of Ninth-turn cannot be separated from destiny; because of this, in the late Great Yuan period, I immediately sensed in advance that Great Yuan's days were numbered, so I quickly severed ties with Great Yuan.

And in the subsequent chaos, I found the destined dynasty of the future, which is the current Great Zhou.

Using its destiny, I achieved Tenth-turn."

"If that's the case, why didn't you stand by and watch when we revolted against Great Zhou, like you did with Great Yuan?" Lin Ang asked.

"As I said, you are Defying Heaven Alliance Members, inherently possessing the ability to disrupt destiny."

"So what?" Lin Ang retorted.

"Therefore, even if your uprising succeeds, you will not be a heaven-ordained dynasty, nor will you be blessed with destiny."

"According to my estimation, Great Zhou still has three hundred years of national destiny; the next heaven-ordained dynasty will appear three hundred years from now.

Defying Heaven Alliance Members are products outside the rules of operation; when something is destroyed by a Defying Heaven Alliance Member, heaven and earth will subconsciously believe it still exists and proceed according to the original plan.

Thus, a blank period will appear in the subsequent planning.

If Great Zhou is destroyed by you now, its national destiny will dissipate, and there will be a three-hundred-year blank period for national destiny; during these three hundred years, I will have no destiny to use."

"No wonder," Lin Ang understood.

"Therefore, during these three hundred years, Great Zhou cannot be destroyed," the Imperial Advisor said seriously, "And you must die."

"Why? Wouldn't my continued existence mean longer survival for Defying Heaven Alliance Members, which would be more beneficial to your plan?"

Lin Ang was puzzled by this.

"I just said something else: too much is as bad as too little.

With you alive, it's no longer just stirring destiny; it's overturning destiny.

My goal is only to make it move, not to destroy it, do you understand?"

"Moreover, you reached Ninth-turn at such a young age, and without relying on destiny.

I am very interested in your secret..."

"What is this... Ah!"

A giant dark golden tiger claw slowly lifted from where the Imperial Advisor had been standing.

Looking at the smoking pulp below, Lin Ang couldn't help but shrug.

Did he really need to make it known that he had, during this period of campaigning, found time to kill another tiger demon and break through to the peak of Spirit King, such a small matter?

He truly didn't know where the courage came from to dare to come and bother him.

He was just playing along; he actually took it seriously.

After grumbling a couple of times, he inadvertently saw the Zhengqi Alliance Members and soldiers standing dumbfounded nearby.

His expression darkened, "What are you standing around for? Get to work!"

"Oh, okay, work, work!"

"Listen to the Alliance Leader, hurry up and get to work."

As they worked, they chanted slogans.

"Long live the Alliance Leader!"

"Long live the Alliance Leader!"

"Long live the Alliance Leader!"

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