The Destiny Emperor's Journey
5. Road Emperor
When Wang Wei was born and his vision stopped, his father Wang Tian rushed in to see his son. There, he saw his wife holding a cute baby with clear, pure, and intelligent eyes. He walked over and carried his wife with his newborn son.
Although his wife had just given birth, there was no such thing as weakness. After all, she was a cultivator as strong as her husband. She happily hugged her baby with her husband while playing with him.
"My husband, how about naming our son?"
Wang Tian hesitated for a moment, then said:
"I don't think that's a good idea. Maybe, we should call my father in order for him to name our son."
"But Father-in-law has been cultivating in the Highest Elder Cottage for many years and hasn't come out yet. Is it necessary to disturb him now?"
Wang Tian pondered his wife's words and realized that he was right. His father had been cultivating in retreat for hundreds of years, and only on a few occasions would he communicate with his son.
Just as Wang Tian decided to give his son a proper name, a powerful and domineering laughter resounded throughout the entire Dao Opening Sect.
Immediately, an old man walked in the delivery room.
The man looked somewhat similar to Wang Tian, except it was much older and more arrogant. While the Sect Master gave off a sharp sword feeling, his father gave off a domineering tyrant feeling.
The first feeling when you meet him is like prostrating to me, you will prosper, hinder me, you will perish.
Sect Master Wang was surprised to see his father come out of his seclusion. You know, his father was a Supreme Elder, and they rarely dealt with things about the sect, unless it was very important.
He hurried to greet him with his new wife and son.
Sect Master Wang Tian's father happily greeted his son and family, then hugged his grandson and started playing with him.
Despite all the happy family interactions in the room, none of these people noticed the shadow still standing in the room.
The shadow looked at the family and the newborn baby. He smiled, then disappeared as if he had never existed in the first place.
When he came, no one was aware of his existence, therefore, he left in the same way. Even the blowing wind or dust on the ground could not leave a trace of its presence or existence.
The Supreme Elder who was playing with his newborn granddaughter suddenly stated loudly:
"From now on, you will be known as Wang Wei, meaning Great King!"
In fact, this name was average, but it also contained great expectations that not only the Wang Family had, but the entire Dao Opening Sect had for this baby.
"Dad, what brought you out of seclusion?"
"Well, me and the old men behind the mountain were awakened by the vision created by my beautiful grandson."
Wang Tian immediately thought of a moment and hurriedly asked:
"Is there a decision?"
"Yes, we have chosen to make Wang Wei Little the Holy Son of the Sect, and use all our resources to cultivate him so that he can fight for Heaven for this generation."
Both Wang Wei and his wife immediately stirred up after hearing this news. They knew exactly what those words meant: their son would have access to all the sect's resources and support.
You know, large sects like the Dao Opening Sect have countless resources, thus, there are many interest groups controlling these resources. Even though their Wang Family was the strongest among them, they were unable to control the entire sect on their own and decided to whom all the resources were going.
In fact, if you think about it clearly, this decision actually makes a lot of sense. The Dao Opening Sect had not developed a new Emperor for millions of years.
Moreover, there was a rumor in the world that the maximum number of Great Emperors one power or group could possess was nine. Afterwards, the Heavenly Dao would curse the group to prevent the birth of the Tenth Emperor.
As it turned out, the Dao Opening Sect had reached this maximum amount. After that, no matter what the sect did, no matter what price they paid, it was unable to cultivate another Emperor.
Millions of years have passed since then. The Dao Opening Sect had aided many other Emperors in their awakening and gathered countless resources and backgrounds, but they had never had any of them.
Wang Wei's father was the closest person to breaking this curse. Unfortunately, he was unlucky; to be exact, his entire generation was unlucky.
"But, father, Wang Wei has no special physique, even though his soul is special, he will face many setbacks."
Both Wang Tian and his wife had already examined their son's body when he was born. So they knew that he had a very powerful and mysterious soul, but not a special physique.
Grandfather Wang Wei replied indifferently:
"Don't worry about this. I've discussed it with these old people. They agreed for Little Wei to cultivate the [Silent Ancient Body Refining Scripture] to cover the gap with the other Chosen Heavens born with Special Physiques."
Hearing this, both Wang Tian and his wife were shocked. His wife hurriedly said:
"But father-in-law, the [Silent Ancient Body Refining Scripture] is an extremely difficult technique to cultivate. Few people could begin, let alone cultivate to Great Achievement."
Suddenly, the highest pressure came out from Wang Wei's grandfather and he said in a cold and cruel tone:
"So what? The path of the Emperor was cruel, harsh, and full of despair. If Little Wei couldn't even get through this small predicament, then it was a joke to talk about carrying the Will of Heaven."
The two old men sighed helplessly. They knew that the Supreme Elder was right. They closed their mouths and never mentioned this topic again.
They begin to enjoy their family life and look forward to the future.
Suddenly, 8 years passed.
On the mountain path, there was a child walking upwards with several people walking behind him. From their behavior, you easily distinguish the fact that they are servants.
That little boy is pretty funny and adorable. The only strange thing about him was his eyes. His eyes were filled with change, wisdom, and maturity that surpassed his age.
This child was Wang Wei.
What Wang Wei remembered after being engulfed by that white light was that he kept spinning, then he was a baby with three giants staring at him.
As he walked on the mountain, Wang Wei began to reminisce about the past eight years.
After birth, it took him only a few days to learn the language. Then from the conversations he heard from his father, mother, and aides, he learned about this world.
Then after a few months, he started walking and talking well. He thought by doing that, he would become a genius and be praised, but he thought too much. Even though he was far ahead of his peers in the sect, all he got were some unworthy comments, and that was it.
Then, he learned that there were Little Wise People born in this world. When they are born, they can walk and talk. They know many truths in this world and can enlighten others. His little accomplishments are not so rare.
Then, Wang Wei dove into the library of the sect and learned about the world. Although, Wang Wei already knew that this was the world of cultivation, but he was still shocked and excited when he actually came into contact with it.
Cultivation in this world was divided into 10 realms:
Refining Body, Divine Sea, Divine Altar, Supernatural, Divine Body, Primordial Spirit, Empty Destroyer, Sacred, and Supreme.
After arriving at the Supreme Realm, all qualified Heaven Chosen Ones would fight it out. The winner will bring the Will of Heaven, prove their Dao, and become the Great Emperor.
Thus, in every generation, there was only one Great Emperor. The winner becomes the highest, while the loser gets nothing.
And what is a Great Emperor?
Great Emperor means that you are above all countless beings. That means you escape the shackles of life and death, and thus, immortality.
Great Emperors had infinite lifespans, while the most Supremes could live up to a million years.
This meant that whatever power, sect, religion, empire the Great Emperor grew, they would be in charge of the entire world for a period of time. Of course, things are not as simple as stated.
Each Emperor would disappear after a while and give way to the next generation. Even if some of them had the ambition to rule the world forever, they never succeeded. Who knows what happened to them and where they went.
The water in this world is quite deep.
