Chapter 38: The Joseon Dynasty (The End)

The Two Hundred Years
The Tianyuan Dynasty produced a galaxy of geniuses.
For fifty years, the thirteen kingdoms that had once attacked the Tianyuan Dynasty attempted to appease Su Chen's anger with resources.
Su Chen scoffed at this.
After fifty years of recuperation, his army was strong and well-equipped. Su Chen launched a decisive attack on the nearest kingdom, the Canglan Kingdom.
The past grievances with the Canglan Kingdom began to be settled.
Within the Canglan Kingdom
King Cang Lin trembled with fear upon hearing news of the Tianyuan Dynasty's invasion.
His Canglan Kingdom lacked a Transcendent Realm expert to protect it.
He regretted it. Had he known the Tianyuan Dynasty was so powerful, he would have wholeheartedly helped the Tianfeng Kingdom, ensuring its destruction no matter what.
Unfortunately, his regrets were useless now.
In less than half a year, the Tianyuan Dynasty's army besieged the city. The seemingly indestructible defensive array was a joke in Su Chen's eyes, easily shattered.
The Canglan Kingdom was destroyed.
The fall of the Canglan Kingdom plunged the surrounding kingdoms into crisis.
The fall of one kingdom meant the loss of the other.
After this battle, Li Hongwen sensed his impending doom and bid farewell to Su Chen, heading beyond the Hundred Kingdoms to seek a breakthrough.
However, after that, there was no further news of Li Hongwen.
Su Chen did not continue to cause trouble for other kingdoms. Li Hongwen's departure made him feel a sense of crisis, and he began to focus on building his own power base.
Three Hundred Years
Su Chen's cultivation broke through to the third level of the Tongxuan Realm.
Even within the Tongxuan Realm, he could be considered a strongman.
However, Su Chen did not continue cultivating.
He discovered that the more he cultivated, the faster the memories of the Tongling King spread.
If he continued to cultivate to the fourth level of the Tongxuan Realm, it might be the time when the Tongling King completely replaced him.
"I had the ambition to sweep across the six kingdoms, yet I was outmaneuvered by a dead man. It's truly a bit unfair!"
Su Chen muttered to himself.
After destroying the Canglan Kingdom, he had to stop immediately and begin cultivating his foundation, preparing for his next life.
That year, a King's Secret Realm appeared near the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Su Chen directly seized the King's Secret Realm for himself.
He left a token within it, allowing anyone who obtained it to make three unconditional demands of the Li Clan of the Tianyuan Dynasty.
Even if it was for the throne, the Li Clan had to agree.
This news caused a nationwide uproar, raising the King's Secret Realm's popularity to unprecedented heights, with countless young talents rushing to explore it.
Ultimately, all attempts were in vain.
Su Chen had tampered with the token; apart from him, even if anyone could access it, they couldn't obtain it.
This was his preparation for his next life; by leaving three conditions, the Tianyuan Dynasty could provide numerous conveniences.
He couldn't comprehend the cultivation technique left by Li Shenhua in this life, but surely he could in the next?
Also in that year, Su Chen made a decision.
The Tianyuan Martial Academy began recruiting commoners. Any commoner with exceptional talent could pass through a rigorous selection process and enter the academy.
Prefects who discovered commoner geniuses would receive substantial rewards.
Commoner geniuses entering the Tianyuan Martial Academy would have their high tuition fees waived, subsidized by the royal family.
Su Chen's actions drew strong opposition from the powerful families of the Tianyuan Dynasty. The Tianyuan Martial Academy had always been exclusively for royalty and noble families.
However, these objections ceased as Su Chen eliminated the loudest voices.
A warning to others.
Year 320
Su Chen's great-grandson was born, possessing the legendary martial body.
The Ice Soul Martial Body.
This was the first time Su Chen had witnessed a legendary martial body. On the day of his birth, strange phenomena appeared in the sky: frigid ice and frozen lakes.
Su Chen doted on him immensely, naming him Li Xuanbing.
Li Xuanbing's cultivation path was in no way inferior to Su Chen's, his cultivation speed was rapid.
It was only a matter of time before he reached the Transcendent Realm.
Perhaps even surpassing the Transcendent Realm was within reach.
At eighteen, Li Xuanbing participated in the Xuan Yuan Holy Land's assessment, successfully entering the Xuan Yuan Holy Land and being accepted as a disciple by an ancient powerful figure there.
After Li Xuanbing joined the Xuan Yuan Holy Land, the Tianyuan Dynasty's status among the various kingdoms rose sharply.
Year 350.
Another genius emerged from the Li family, Li Xuanyuan. Although he didn't possess the imperial potential of Li Xuanbing, his steady character earned him Su Chen's favor, and he was groomed as his successor.
A representative figure also emerged from the commoner faction of the Tianyuan Dynasty: Ji Changping. His exceptional talent allowed him to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm at the age of twenty.
Li Xuanyuan and Ji Changping were considered the twin dragons of the dynasty.
The four hundredth year.
At four hundred years old, Su Chen abdicated, and his grandson, Li Xuanyuan's father Li Ping'an, succeeded him.
Su Chen left the Tianyuan Dynasty to seek opportunities for breakthroughs.
The Tianyuan Dynasty had Lin Wu and Li Xuanbing above, and Li Xuanyuan and Ji Changping below.
With fifty years remaining, Su Chen wanted to see just how vast the Eastern Wilderness truly was.
The Eastern Wilderness was vast, far beyond Su Chen's imagination.
What Lin Wu described was merely a corner of the Eastern Wilderness.
The number of geniuses there far exceeded Su Chen's expectations.
There were geniuses born to wield the laws of thunder, invincible prodigies with divine bodies who crushed the eight wastelands, and young wild beasts that could destroy a dynasty with a mere breath.
Fifty years had only allowed Su Chen to traverse a small corner of the land.
Sensing that the Spirit King in his mind was about to completely replace him, Su Chen quietly returned to the Tianyuan Dynasty on his deathbed. He stored all his belongings in a small secret realm, setting up a seal to ensure their safety.
In an instant, a light, sparse spiritual rain began to fall within a ten-mile radius of the small secret realm.
After the rain, the empty mountains were refreshed.
No one knew that in a deep, ancient forest, a Transcendent Realm expert had passed away peacefully.
......
Back in the Reverse Fate Space, Su Chen eagerly opened the Book of Reverse Fate to examine the achievements of this life.
The Book of Destiny turns to its fourth page.
[In your fourth life, you are a genius of the Li family of Taiyuan. Everyone in the family places high hopes on you. You achieve fame at a young age, shining brightly. Other geniuses of your time pale in comparison. You participate in the trials of the Xuan Yuan Holy Land, and although you could have entered, you choose to give it up, preferring to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond—a wise move indeed.
You lead a massive army to destroy the Tianfeng Kingdom, pacifying the four seas, achieving great merit and deciding the fate of the world in one battle. Your father is jealous of your talent, and your brothers are jealous of your abilities. You scheme for fifty years, swiftly eliminating your disloyal brothers and sisters, seizing control of the court, and ascending the throne.
After ascending the throne, you govern diligently, bringing peace to the four seas, arousing the envy of others. At a critical moment for the nation, you successfully break through to the Tongxuan Realm, turning the tide of the war.]
Your life was glorious for half its span, though you mistakenly entered into an ancient scheme spanning millennia, choosing to dissipate your cultivation in a suicide pact. Yet, you still lived the magnificent life of a true king.
Rating: Cyan Six Stars
[Reversal Points: 600]