The Destiny Emperor's Journey

10. Suffering Makes the Heart Stronger

Several months had passed since Wang Wei held a meeting with the top management of the sect.

After the meeting, the Supreme Elders who all possessed the cultivation level of the Supreme Realm quietly left their resting places immediately.

This is actually world-shattering news. In the last generation, for some reason, the Great Way was cut off entirely.

No matter how powerful or heaven defying the Chosen Heavens of the last generation were, no one could enter the Supreme realm. This was the reason Wang Wei's father was still in the Sacred Realm.

As for the Wang Wei generation, many of the Heaven Chosen Ones were newly born and had not even started cultivating. And if they are, they are in the lower realms.

In fact, many of them had not even proven to the world that they could earn the title of "Choosen Heaven". The reason people called them so was because once they were born, many Heaven Phenomena appeared just like the one Wang Wei had experienced.

In addition, many people born with special stature appear at the same time around the world. Especially the ones with special bodies in the List of 3000 Heaven Physiques. This is a list certified by the Heavenly Dao itself.

What was even more shocking was that two of the top 3 Physiques had already appeared. Throughout the history of the World of Emperor Scouts, the emergence of one of the top 3 physiques was quite rare, let alone two appearing simultaneously.

If that happens, it can only mean one thing. The top three physiques would be born at the same time and the Glory Period would be born.

The fight for Heaven's Will will is fierce. Chosen Heavens will be everywhere like dogs. Therefore, an Emperor created in this era would be an extremely powerful Emperor.

Back to topic.

The appearance of the Supreme Elders brought shock to the world as they had technically never seen the Supreme Realm for nearly two generations.

Although the Supreme Elders were trying to be as low-key as possible, when the Dao Opening Sect started searching for some rare and precious materials, the powerful groups in the world sent their spy agencies to obtain news.

These sects did not discover specifically what the Opening Dao sect was doing, but they still got word. Furthermore, when the Supreme Realm powerhouse of the Fox Demon clan moved the entire clan into the domain belonging to the Dao Opening Sect, the entire world knew that something big was going on.

After several months of work, the Heart Dao Polishing Pagoda was successfully refined. The only reason why it took such a short amount of time was due to the fact that many Highest Realm powerhouses worked together as a team.

And it turned into a Quasi-Emperor Artifact.

Wang Wei knew from the library that the weapons in this world were divided into seven levels. Profound, Earth, Heaven, Sacred, Supreme, Demon Emperor, and Emperor.

There was actually still another rank named Immortal weapon. According to the information in the library, Immortal weapons were stronger than Semu Emperors, but far inferior to Emperor weapons.

After seeing this, Wang Wei went and asked his father about the Immortal Weapon, but his father immediately told him to be quiet and told him not to talk about this unless he reached a certain level.

From what Wang Wei had observed the past few years, everything related to Immortal seems to be a taboo thing or some kind of common secret that you should know in order to reach a certain level of cultivation and status.

In the end, Wang Wei had to complain that the water in this world was indeed deep.

The reason the Polishing Dao Heart Pagoda reached the level of a Quasi Emperor instead of a Highest Level had to do with Wang Wei.

At an early age, Wang Wei discovered that illusions had little effect on him because of his mysterious soul. So, to make sure the Pagoda had an effect on him, while being purified, he released a small part of his soul into it.

Thus, after passing through the Heavenly Tribulation, the Pagoda reached the level of an Immortal Emperor which shocked many people.

Today is the opening day of the Pagoda.

Wang Wei stood in front of him with an excited face. There was a fat boy standing half a step behind him. This boy's name was Li Jun. He was the only brother of Wang Wei in the Opening Dao sect.

Li Jun's life in the Dao Opening sect was rather a tragedy. The Heart Dao Polishing Pagoda was his only chance to change his future. So, he stood there with an expression of determination on his fat little face.

Soon, the pagoda began to function, Wang Wei, Li Jun, and many core disciples entered and began their journey. The inner and outer disciples had to wait their turn.

In the First Layer of the Pagoda, Wang Wei found himself in a vast and endless desert. His body looks and feels ordinary. Although Wang Wei was eight years old, his original body was as strong as an Olympic athlete in his previous life due to all the Heaven and Earth Treasures he consumed every day.

Even the milk that Wang Wei drank every day came from powerful beasts with high cultivation. All this to lay a solid foundation for his cultivation in the future. Only Emperor level powers were capable of having the resources to train a true Heaven's Choice like Wang Wei.

But in this Pagoda, Wang Wei's body was classified as mediocre, even slightly malnourished. But he didn't care, he knew this was part of the test. He packed a little food and water that was given to him.

After examining his body, Wang Wei started walking in a direction.

He walked for twelve hours in a row. Soon, he became thirsty and hungry. He bit his bread, drank some water, and continued on his way.

Three days passed, and Wang Wei continued to walk without direction. His clothes were in tatters, his shoes were already burnt by the heat of the desert sand, and his feet were full of abrasions.

His body was covered in sunburn scars and frozen bites from the cold desert night winds when temperatures dropped below freezing.

For some reason, the amount of food he ate never increased or decreased. The right amount to keep him alive, nothing more and nothing less.

At this moment, Wang Wei became extremely delirious. There was a voice in his head that constantly told him to give up. It told him that he was the future Holy Son of the Opening Dao Sect, that he was born a noble. He did not have to go through such pain and suffering.

Many times he wanted to listen to that voice, many times he wanted to stop or even commit suicide to end this suffering.

But every time, he thought of his mother, father, and grandfather. He would think of the hope the sect had towards him. He would think of his goal someday to realize the Will of Heaven and declare himself Emperor.

He gritted his teeth and continued.

Seven days have passed.

Wang Wei's body slowly shattered. He was so thin that his clothes became loose. Behind his shirt, you can't even tell the difference between his skin and his ribs. The arms are so thin that they can be used as a ruler.

The skin under his feet had burned. Can only see his muscles spitting blood at each step, leaving behind a trail of blood, hardships and misfortunes.

Wang Wei's body was no longer functioning. He moved only because of his will and determination.

Despite all of this, he continued walking forward. Even death itself cannot stop it.

Meanwhile, outside of the Pagoda, the elders and disciples were shocked. There was a formation that showed what was happening inside the pagoda for others to witness.

The results of many students were very bad. Few were able to last more than a few hours. The best result so far was the Rank 1 Contemporary Holy Son, who lasted for three days.

Two people survived the longest (7 days): one of them was of course Wang Wei. And what was surprising was Li Jun.

. . .

Outside the Pagoda, in the clouds.

Sect Master, Great Elder, and Elder stood there, hovering in the air, talking to each other.

“Supreme Chief Li Jiang, I did not expect your family to have such genius potential,” said one of the Elders.

Even though he praised the Great Elder, you can tell from his tone that he was insinuating.

Another elder said: “It looks like your Li family almost missed the Chosen Heaven.”

The conversation between Elders actually involved internal contradictions and competition from the Dao Opening Sect.

Great Elder Li Jiang was actually in charge of the Resource Hall. This hall, as the name implies, involved the distribution of resources to all the disciples and Elders of the sect. Be it the distribution of pills, talismans, weapons, or the selection of cultivation caves full of spiritual energy, all were within the jurisdiction of the Resource Hall.

The Li Family was in charge of the Resource Hall for this generation.

In fact, the current Opening Dao Sect was divided into four parts: the Wang, Yan, Li, and Sectarian parties.

The Dao Opening Sect had 9 emperors: 4 from the Wang Family, 2 from the Li Family, 2 from the Yan Family, and 1 from disciples recruited outside the family.

As a result there are many contradictions and competition between the four parties.

Li Jun was actually the Young Master of the Li family and Grand Elder Li Jiang was actually his father. However, Li Jun's life in the Li family was not so good.

There's a Time of Success to come in the world, and many of the Four Groups have talented people who must be built to represent them on the upcoming Big Stage. However, the Li family was not - at least the Main Branch of the family was not.

Li Jun, as the sole heir of the Li family, was not born extraordinary. Even though Li Jun's talent was good-if he was placed in a lower realm, he would become a heaven-defying genius-but, in the Myriad Emperor Realm, he was, in this coming Glory, he means nothing.

Therefore, life in the family is quite difficult. Although he still received all the necessary training and resources, he had no status. Even the servants in his house always gave him a cold look.

What was even worse was when the children from the Li Family Branch bullied him, and no one dared to stop them except for his mother.

Therefore, Li Jun's evaluation in the family was someone unfit to train. His life got better after he started hanging out with Wang Wei. Thus, it could be imagined how shocked the elders were after seeing his appearance in the Pagoda.

Grand Elder Li Jiang blushed in embarrassment after hearing the comments of others. How did he know his son had such a strong will?

Although he always felt sorry for his son, as the head of the family, he was trained from birth to put the welfare of the whole family above individual needs, even when it came to his own blood.

Of course, Li Jiang was not a heartless and bad father. He tried his best otherwise, Li Jun would not have received as many resources as he had now.

Nobles like Li and Wang were ruthless, they did not raise anyone who had no value.

Back to Pagoda.

After 8 days in a row, Li Jun's body collapsed in the desert and he was sent out the pagoda.

His body was actually in perfect condition as the Pagoda Exam was only a powerful illusion. But when Li Jun was sent, he was still immersed in the trial. As soon as he came out, he started yelling: "Water, water, I need water."

His father, who was in the clouds, immediately appeared before his son and gave him water. After which, Li Jun fainted and was taken away by the Great Elder.

Immediately, many murmurs of that disciple began to spread all over the place. I think you should look at ⁇ ⁇ _______________________________________

"Well, there it is."

“But I think he's in vain. Now, I just saw him perform better than the Contemporary Holy Son.”

"Sst, don't talk about things like this if you want to join the sect."

Conversations like this were happening everywhere in the sect. The ones who were most affected by this rumor were the Contemporary Holy Sons.

In the Opening Dao Sect, the disciples were divided into outer disciples, inner disciples, and core disciples. The top 10 Core Disciples were referred to as Contemporary Holy Sons. They competed against each other and the winner would earn the status of Holy Son.

What is the Holy Son?

The Holy Son represented the future Sect Master of the Dao Opening Sect. It represents most of the sect resources you want.

The status of the Holy Son was second only to the Sect Master and Great Elder of the different Hall.

The Holy Son even had the right to mobilize the elders who were all in the Sacred Realm when needed.

Because of this, many disciples were competing for the status of the Holy Son.

In fact, Wang Wei was appointed as the Holy Son when he was born, but this news had yet to be announced. Although this was unfair to these disciples, such was the situation in the sect controlled by the powerful group.

Of course, things are not as simple as mentioned. When Wang Wei became the Holy Son, he had to prove to the Contemporary Holy Son and all the other disciples that he deserved the title.

Otherwise, his status was simply empty air. So, sooner or later there would be a fight between Wang Wei and them.

Although Li Jun escaped the pain and tribulation of the desert, Wang Wei did not. Immediately, 13 days passed, and Wang Wei was still walking.

Everyone could see on the screen outside the Pagoda was a skeleton with worn clothes walking in an endless wasteland.

Immediately, the skeletal body began to decay into the smallest sand particles blown by the desert breeze.

Wang Wei was expelled from the pagoda after thirteen days of relentless arduous travel.

Wang Wei needed a while to process the fact that he had escaped from the endless desert.

At this moment, a huge change occurred to Wang Wei. In his mature and wise eyes, could be seen a strong determination.

A will that could make even the cruelest of people tremble.

A will that could inspire courage, dedication, and foolish courage for all of his allies.

A will that could cause fear in the hearts of his enemies, even if he was the Devil himself.

After Wang Wei regained his composure, he observed all the disciples who were looking at him. Wherever his eyes looked, most people lowered their heads in fear, while the rest looked at him respectfully.

Immediately after, Wang Wei fainted and started to fall. However, before he touched the ground, his father appeared out of nowhere, caught him and immediately left.

. . .

On the mountain that floated in the air, there was a very large sized population made entirely of wood. The houses are separated by the same distance. If you look at it from above, you will see that they make some sort of natural geometric pattern.

The immense spiritual energy enveloping the entire mountain in the form of fog brought a touch of refined and timeless atmosphere.

Everyone on this mountain wore silk robes that were highly adapted to their body shape and size.

This place was the Wang Family Main House, where Wang Wei and his family lived. Inside the main hall, Sect Master Wang Tian and his wife stood together, looking at their comatose little son.

Mother Wang Wei said anxiously: "Why should we see our son suffering like this? He's only eight."

The Sect Master sighed and replied: "This is the path he chose. Since he started this path, all we can do is support him along the way."

Wang Wei's mother hugged her husband and began to cry silently.

It took three days before Wang Wei woke up. He was a little scared afterwards. Although he was the one who designed the test, his specific trials were left to the elders to decide.

Wang Wei spent half a month adjusting her emotions and daily life. During this time, he strengthened his drive and ambition to tread the Road of Emperor. After that, he went to look for Li Jun to take the Second Examination.

As Wang Wei looked at Li Jun, his face shone with excitement. The look on his face showed that his life had been quite happy these past few days.

“Seeing the shady expression on your face, your life should be damp after the Pagoda Trial.”

“Sister Wang Wei, what do you mean by shady? That's the face of beauty and success!”

"Heh heh," Wang Wei grinned, then started hitting her on the head. "Son, don't be too happy just yet. We live in a world where the strong prey on the weak. The only time people are interested in you is when they think you are valuable. Do you think passing through the First Layer of the Pagoda is enough?" for the entire Li family to fully appreciate you? Remember, in this world, only power, only results will give you the status and honor you desire."

After hearing Wang Wei's words, Li Jun immediately recovered from his excitement. As his elder brother had said, the results he had achieved at the moment were not enough for him to change things.

Now, everything looked fine, but it was the result of the recent Pagoda Trial. Once the promotion is gone and he has not achieved any new results. Although his life would slightly increase, it would not completely increase his status in the clan.

After pondering over the matter, he focused his excitement, and asked: "Sister Wang Wei, when are we going to carry out our Great Plan??

Wang Wei looked at him and said: "Wait until you pass the Pagoda Examination and survive the Spirit Path Examination 7 years later, only then will we begin our plan."

Li Jun nodded and then he became the backup like he used to be. Noticing the change in his younger brother's temperament, Wang Wei nodded in satisfaction while heading to the Pagoda.

As he walked towards his destination, Wang Wei began to think about the day he met and befriended Li Jun.

At that time, he was three years old. He just awakened a new ability.

When he was three years old, Wang Wei discovered that his eyes could see an illusionary dragon on top of a human head. The dragons were of different sizes and colors. The colors are red, orange, yellow, gold, and purple.

Even he himself had a purple dragon above his head. After awakening this ability, he searched the library and learned that this was a manifestation of Luck.

In this world, Luck was a real and observable thing, therefore the color of a dragon determined the level of luck that a person with red as the worst and purple gold as the highest.

In fact, not everyone has a dragon that symbolizes Luck. According to the science he obtained, luck was divided into goldfish, snakes, flood dragons, and true dragons.

The majority of cultivators had the Fortune of a snake, as having the chance to cultivate himself was a form of luck.

In this vast world, there were trillions of humans or ordinary humans. Of these people, perhaps only 1 in 100,000,000,000 can have the talent to develop.

Among these people, cultivators who could obtain the title of Heaven Chosen at least had a Golden Fortune Dragon.

As for the supreme Purple Golden Dragon, no one but the Emperor's Direct Descendants could be born with that dragon. If you want to achieve such a level of luck, it takes certain conditions to achieve it.

When Wang Wei found out about his strength, he visited the entire sect to learn how to use this power.

After days of observation, he realized that when the Fortune Dragon met a dragon stronger than himself, it would be depressed and become dormant. If you are excited, it means that someone will get a lucky encounter.

When someone beats someone else in a fight, some of the luck is transferred to the winner.

Wang Wei noticed Li Jun because he was the only direct descendant of the sect that had a red dragon.

On that fateful day, Li Jun was besieged by a group of children who were constantly beating him, even though he was lying on the ground defenseless.

The reason Wang Wei noticed Li Jun was not because he was bullied. In the sect, children's fights were secretly allowed. It was a way to develop the concept of strong prey from the weak at a very young age.

In fact, Wang Wei himself beat up some children to cement his status as boss. As an adult-minded child, Wang Wei could only quietly say that the process was quite pleasant.

The reason Wang Wei noticed Li Jun-albeit lucky because of his red dragon-was the determination seen in his eyes and the fact that he did not resist.

You know children their age have no cultivation or battle training. And Li Jun who was quite heavy at the time had many advantages over these children.

So after the fight, Wang Wei approached him and asked: "Why don't you fight?"

“What's the point of fighting other than adding more unnecessary injuries to me.”

After hearing Li Jun's words, Wang Wei immediately understood his meaning. Wang Wei had known of Li Jun's situation and learned that his suppression had something to do with his status in the clan.

If he had a high status like Wang Wei, all he had to do was defeat a few children to establish his dominance, then things would be over. However, in his case, after beating the children, they would gang up on him and beat him even more severely in retaliation. Therefore, by being passive, he would not make them angry and receive fewer injuries.

This is not an easy thing for a three-year-old to realize. However, circumstances and environment have a major influence on the growth and development of a person - especially children.

After realizing that Li Jun was different from the other children, Wang Wei said: "Alright, son, I like your wisdom and courage. Follow me and be my sister. In this sect, no one dares to bully my sister."

"Who do you call a child? Moreover, in my opinion, I am older than you. I was supposed to be an older brother."

"An interesting kid. Then, finish this as everyone in the world does. Whoever has a bigger fist is his older brother."

“Well, what you said makes sense.”

After that, they fought like children, rolling around on the dirty ground. In the end, Wang Wei had to rely on some bad tricks to win.

And Li Jun gracefully accepted his status as a younger brother.

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