Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1895 - 1135: Next, It’s Time for My True Self to Emerge

Hidden Sword Mountain, Hidden Sword Hall, on the Glaze rooftop.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch leaned on the flying eaves with a green tile trim, holding a pewter pot, white steam condensing from its mouth; it was warm osmanthus brew. Half-closed eyes gazed at the silver disk grinding thin clouds, his clothes stained with night dew, reflecting moonlight with a soft glimmer.

The night sky was clear as if washed, clouds scattered afar, leaving only the moon suspended in the void. The cold moonlight was not blinding, like scattered frost covering tiles, covering True Monarch’s silver hair, even the patterns on the pot were distinct.

Stars were dense like scattered diamonds on an ink canvas, bright ones dazzled, while distant ones faded into silver mist, extending with the Big Dipper into the Milky Way, their light as weak as spring water’s thin ice.

"Master!" The petite Que Lingyu floated like a breeze onto the flying eaves, softly landing behind Heavenly Sword True Monarch.

"Hmm, is there something?" Heavenly Sword True Monarch’s voice was filled with ethereal ease, like a gentle breeze, akin to the starry sky at night.

"The Unpredictable Ghost Sect has already occupied most of the Wanhua Mountain Range, it seems the Wanhua Demon Court has been completely defeated." Que Lingyu said softly.

Her voice was filled with warmth, her bright eyes full of softness and affection.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch’s relaxed expression slightly tightened, turning into solemnity.

"Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Wanhua Demon Court, major powers are falling one after another, haha, the struggle for power has truly begun!"

Que Lingyu hesitated for a moment, saying gently, "Master, the power struggle is so dangerous, we should not contend for it!"

She had no aspirations for the position of power, nor did she believe Heavenly Sword True Monarch needed it. She only wished to be with Heavenly Sword True Monarch.

Now that Heavenly Sword True Monarch had been resurrected, she felt it was unnecessary for him to fight for power status.

She still had nearly two thousand years of lifespan, she could accompany Heavenly Sword True Monarch for two thousand years, with this she was already very content, daring not to hope for anything else.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch turned to look at her, gazing at her crystalline, charming face, at her eyes as gentle as water.

He sighed softly.

Affection is not his desire, not what he needs.

Que Lingyu in his heart was still that little Que’er constantly revolving around him, he had never invested extra emotion on Que Lingyu, but ultimately he still had feelings, he understood Que Lingyu’s thoughts, but he could give Que Lingyu no answer.

"Lifespan has an end; although I am reborn, my Divine Soul remains unchanged!"

Que Lingyu’s expression froze, dazedly looking at Heavenly Sword True Monarch.

She could understand the meaning of these words, but she was somewhat reluctant to accept it.

The limitation of lifespan involves not only the physical body but also the Divine Soul.

When the body and soul are one, the limitation of lifespan manifests in the body, as long as the body’s lifespan does not end, the Divine Soul is unaffected by lifespan.

But when the body and soul separate, the Divine Soul is subjected to lifespan limitation, ordinary people’s souls only exist for days, Immortal Cultivators can only maintain their Divine Soul from a few days to several dozen days.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch used the spirituality of the Green Gold Sword to nurture his Divine Soul, soul residing within the sword, using the sword as the body, thus evading the limitations of heavenly rules.

However, his Divine Soul ultimately couldn’t escape heavenly rules, when he detaches from the sword, his Divine Soul is subjected to lifespan limitations.

Therefore, he must quickly seize a body, obtain a new form.

The body seized is ultimately not his own, even though it might extend his Divine Soul’s lifespan, it cannot compensate for the consumption of his Divine Soul.

He can only use the method of enhancing cultivation to continuously strengthen the connection between Divine Soul and body, in just thirty years, his cultivation reached the Golden Core Realm, yet his lifespan increased only slightly.

"If I fail to obtain power status, my lifespan will only be a century!" Heavenly Sword True Monarch tilted his head and drank a mouthful of liquor.

A century, already lengthy for mortals, yet for Golden Core Cultivators and Demon Kings, a century is truly short-lived.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch raised his hand to wipe away the liquor from the corner of his mouth, grinning, "Little Que’er, for me, power status is everything."

"I’m sorry, I must betray your affection!"

Que Lingyu’s eyes shimmered, her heart trembling continuously, filled with ache, sorrow, resentment, but mostly determination.

"Little Que’er understands, Little Que’er will help Master gain power status!"

Heavenly Sword True Monarch grinned, "No rush, wait a bit longer, the time is soon upon us!"

He was waiting for an opportunity; to others, this opportunity might seem trivial, but to him, it was the best chance.

If missed, he would lose everything; if seized, he would have a great chance to rise to the position of Taoist Master.

It’s the position of Taoist Master, not merely power status.

He desired power status, but more so, he craved to further advance, achieving the true status.

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The fall of Wanhua Demon Court brought substantial shock to Wanhua Domain, from Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to Wanhua Demon Court, the destruction of two top-tier powers signified the initiation of the once-in-ten-thousand-years power struggle.

Various powers accelerated their pace of conflict, with South Sea Demon Court and Beihai Demon Court being the most active.

Of course, South Sea Demon Court had firmly occupied the Jin Chuan Mountain Range, while Beihai Demon Court was not idle, initially expanding rapidly in the Northern Domain, in mere months, Beihai Demon Court devoured thousands of miles of terrain.

Southern Domain had Hengshan Sect to counter South Sea Demon Court, but the Northern Domain had no great force to resist Beihai Demon Court, resulting in Beihai Demon Court advancing as if in an unclaimed territory.

Those in the Northern Domain with any power were migrating south to avoid Beihai Demon Court’s offensives.

Furthermore, the actions of Beihai Demon Court were more brutal compared to South Sea Demon Court. South Sea Demon Court, though it battled Hengshan Sect and various powers for over a century, never involved innocent Immortal Cultivators. Unless those Immortal Cultivators provoked them, they would not harm them.