Chương 136: The Eldest Senior Brother of Falling Emperor Mountain (Part 1)

Fifty thousand Reverse Fate Points. At purple quality, advancing even one more star had become extraordinarily difficult. Adding the fifteen thousand points he had saved earlier, Su Chen now held sixty-five thousand Reverse Fate Points in total.

"Heavens above, please don't send me to a forbidden zone this time." Su Chen opened the Reverse Fate Scripture. [Talent: 0 (+)] [Comprehension: 0 (+)] [Family Background: 0 (+)] [Dao Heart: 1500] Talent: 30000 Comprehension: 20000 Family Background: 10000 With only five thousand Reverse Fate Points left, Su Chen chose to keep them as a safety net. This life, he would break every shackle. Without hesitation, he turned to the next page.... Once there was a mountain. It was called Falling Emperor Mountain.

Legend said a Great Emperor had perished here long ago. Now it stood as one of the foremost orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain.

"Eldest Senior Brother, bad news! Little Junior Sister has been captured by people from the Purple Firmament Dao Sect again!" On a lotus platform wreathed in immortal qi sat a strikingly handsome young man. Merely by sitting there, he seemed to draw the entire world toward him. Strange phenomena swirled endlessly. Behind him stretched an abyssal void—like an ancient sword tomb harboring countless strands of sword qi, nurturing a divine sword capable of cleaving heaven and earth.

The moment the young man heard the report, he slowly opened his eyes. In that instant, the surrounding air, the ripples on the water's surface—everything froze. Memories flooded Su Chen's mind. This life… his name was Nangong Chen. He had been born into a Quasi-Emperor clan, possessed the Innate Supreme Sword Physique from birth, and had entered Falling Emperor Mountain to cultivate.

"So that's how it is. I've reincarnated into the Azure Nether Dao Domain." Su Chen understood at once. The Azure Nether Dao Domain was one of the Nine Great Heavenly Domains. Its foundations ran even deeper than those of the former Heavenly Profound Domain, and it was home to countless mighty orthodoxies. Though Falling Emperor Mountain ranked among the powerful orthodoxies, it had only one master—an old man in hemp robes, Su Chen's teacher in this life—who had successively accepted five disciples.

Besides them, the only other "resident" was a palm-sized little loach currently napping soundly on the lotus platform. The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Su Chen was the eldest senior brother of Falling Emperor Mountain. The little junior sister who had been captured was named Xiao Qianling. She was the fifth disciple of the old daoist of Falling Emperor Mountain.

The Purple Firmament Dao Sect was also one of the top orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain—ranked within the top ten. The young man who had come to report was the fourth senior brother. His name was Ji Changkong. Su Chen sighed helplessly.

"Tell me. This time, did Little Junior Sister steal the egg of some ancient divine beast from the Purple Firmament Dao Sect?" Ji Changkong shook his head.

"Eldest Senior Brother, it's not that." Su Chen raised an eyebrow, voice lowering.

"Don't tell me she crippled some inheritor of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect? I've told her countless times—when you're out in the world, don't just go around crippling people. Spar normally. Our Falling Emperor Mountain has always been rich in martial virtue. We're good people." Ji Changkong shook his head again.

"Eldest Senior Brother, it's not that either." Su Chen looked genuinely surprised.

"Then did she burn down the Purple Firmament Dao Sect's scripture pavilion? No, no—this is too big. I can't handle this one. We should let Master go retrieve Little Junior Sister himself." Ji Changkong gave another helpless shake of his head.

"Eldest Senior Brother… It's none of those things." Ji Changkong shook his head once more. Su Chen let out a breath of relief. He truly couldn't imagine anything worse than the scenarios he had just listed. Ji Changkong gave a wry smile.

"Eldest Senior Brother… I'm afraid this is even more serious than those." Su Chen's briefly eased heart tightened again. Ji Changkong continued, "Eldest Senior Brother, Little Junior Sister was captured by the Sacred Maiden of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect—Lin Wantang. She specifically demands that you personally go to the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. She says she has prepared a 'grand gift' and is waiting to receive you.

If you don't go, they will suppress Little Junior Sister at the entrance of their mountain gate, shaming Falling Emperor Mountain in front of the entire world." Memories surfaced in Su Chen's mind. Lin Wantang… the Sacred Maiden of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect, one of the ten most beautiful women in the Azure Nether Dao Domain. She was also his former fiancée. The Lin family was one of the supreme orthodoxies backing the Purple Firmament Dao Sect—perfectly matched in status with the Nangong family. However…

Nangong Chen had rejected Lin Wantang. In front of both supreme orthodoxies and countless witnesses, he had directly fled the wedding ceremony.

"No. Absolutely not. If I set foot in the Purple Firmament Dao Sect this time, I'm dead without a corpse." Su Chen's expression turned grave. Ji Changkong hesitated.

"Eldest Senior Brother… are we really going to abandon Little Junior Sister?" Su Chen shook his head.

"Falling Emperor Mountain stands united as one. How could we possibly abandon our Little Junior Sister? I'll burn a stick of incense for her and pray for her safety. The rest… can only depend on her own fortune." Ji Changkong: "..." What kind of nonsense was this? Su Chen knew full well that Lin Wantang would love nothing more than to tear him into ten thousand pieces.

Though Falling Emperor Mountain was also one of the top orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain, it had one glaring weakness compared to the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. Not enough people. If Falling Emperor Mountain lost face, so be it. It had already lost most of its face long ago anyway. Su Chen remained calm and immovable, refusing to leave the mountain no matter what. Ji Changkong left. Several hours later, Ji Changkong returned. Su Chen opened his eyes.

"Fourth Junior Brother, why are you back again?" Ji Changkong scratched his head helplessly.

"Eldest Senior Brother… I'm sorry… Master said he has some leverage in the hands of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. If you don't go, they will make his leverage public. His lifelong reputation would be ruined. So…"