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Chapter 435: Chapter 181: The Strong Prevail, Heroes Dare to Lead! Duke Tongye—Li Treading Immortal!!

But...

Searching high and low for that elusive place.

Unexpectedly, the most difficult to see and most mysterious person, upon a sudden turn...

Was right before my eyes.

Recalling how I had just reprimanded Jixia for ’having no achievements, speaking empty words on paper,’ even if he acquired the Tongye Two Mansions and inherited the title of Duke Tongye, he would still be nothing more than a puppet for others, a mere skeleton buried in a tomb.

Li Shen Yao’s face was a mix of conflicting emotions.

He saw the angry expression of Li Xuanzong but raised his hand to stop his actions:

"Do you want to kill me?"

Smoothing his collar, the once powerful duke who dominated a state had fallen behind in the era of revived cultivation and was in a sorry state, yet his heroic demeanor remained unchanged.

He looked at Jixia and calmly spoke.

Jixia shook his head:

"Destiny is unpredictable, only those with virtue should hold it."

"Tongye Duke Mansion is beset with internal and external troubles, continuing with these troops and soldiers... will only lead them to self-destruction."

"But if they merge into my ’Demon Hunting Department’ system, with me commanding the state, then the techniques I impart will be top-notch in the Primordial Pill and Half-step Daoist Skill, and the resources I provide will be treasures from the ’Jing River Dragon Court’ that would even make Great Innate and Primordial Pill envious."

"Tell me, is it better for this state to be handed to me, or to Li Xuanzong?"

Li Shen Yao remained silent for a long time:

"But you are a wanted outlaw by the ’Great Yin,’ an accomplice to the assassination of King Yin, an enemy of Grandmaster Dong for killing his daughter, and you killed Marquis Hu Wei and Li Qiankun, the spokesperson sent to Tongye State."

"Even if you are a master strategist capable of contending with True Masters, but..."

"Without Zuo Shanhe’s protection."

"Do you really think you can withstand it?"

Jixia shook his head, not boasting this time, only saying:

"I do not know."

"But not knowing means some paths must be walked."

"If you don’t try, how can you be sure there is no chance of success for yourself?"

"Perhaps not."

Li Shen Yao paused for a moment:

"You don’t know?"

Upon hearing the latter part, he immediately smiled:

"How can you know without trying, indeed, indeed..."

"I thought you would say you could certainly sweep the universe and rebuild order."

"But..."

"Such an answer instead makes me trust you more."

He took out a Tiger Talisman and a Duke’s Seal.

This made Li Xuanzong’s expression change: "Father Duke..."

The words left unspoken.

Were interrupted by the peaceful-looking Li Shen Yao who said:

"Xuanzong."

He examined the disciple whom he once saw as his ’heir,’ advising:

"Now, in Tongye State, among the six mansions, only ’Ten Extremes Mansion’ and ’Tongye Mansion’ remain under control."

"From now on..."

"Go to the Gates of ’Ten Extremes Mansion,’ stand firm in defense, and repel demonic threats."

"Serve as the Mansion Master of Ten Extremes Mansion, guarding the dangerous borders for your brother."

"And you, Li Treading Immortal..."

Li Shen Yao steadily handed the talisman and seal to Jixia’s palm:

"After I am gone."

"You will be the new generation of..."

"Duke Tongye ——— Tongye State Lord!"

"You only need to promise me one thing."

"From now onward, do not trouble your only remaining brother..."

"If Qiankun and Divine Techniques harbor enmity against you, killing them is within reason."

"Xuanzong... he never intended harm from start to finish."

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"Xuanzong."

"Though Li Treading Immortal has killed his mother and brother, born in troubled times, without brandishing the knife with ferocity, he would never emerge triumphant."

"After I’m gone,"

"You must not seek revenge, nor is there any revenge to seek."

"Unless..."

"You wish for brotherly strife, and let your father’s decades of accomplishments... end in ruin!"

"Do you understand?"

Li Shen Yao’s eyes were sharp, staring at Li Xuanzong.

Yet,

Before the gritting-teeth Li Xuanzong could respond...

He seemed to collapse back as if his ’heart’s fire had burned out,’ leaving behind a murmured sentence, tinged with self-mockery:

"Once an officer guarding the borders of Great Profound... I had betrayed my master and slain comrades, otherwise, how could I have today’s position..."

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"Self-inflicted, just a cycle of fate..."

He finished speaking, and the person ceased to exist.

...

In that year.

Tongye Two Mansions, with the rites of ’Dukes,’ buried Li Shen Yao, with citywide tributes.

And...

The candidate for the new ’Duke Tongye,’ ’Tongye Duke’...

When news spread.

It shocked the world!

Ancient times had youths born with knowledge, becoming prime ministers.

But...

Sixteen years old and becoming a Duke.

Across three hundred years before and after, in today’s age, there is...

And, there’s only one, and that is ———

Proclaiming himself ’Duke Tongye,’ carving out a realm in the Great Yin Dynasty...

Li Treading Immortal!

Just one person!