Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Crossover
Chapter 3: Bandits
Chapter 4: Forest
Chapter 5: Emotions
Chapter 6: To Protect
Chapter 7: Peach Blossom Origins
Chapter 8: Wisdom
Chapter 9: Legacy
Chapter 10: Theft
Chapter 11: To Protect
Chapter 12: Capital
Chapter 13: Banquet
Chapter 14: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 15: Examinations
Chapter 16: Quality
Chapter 17: Wretched
Chapter 18: Silver Dragon Temple
Chapter 19: I Surrender
Chapter 20: Three Questions
Chapter 21: Elementary Scholar
Chapter 22: Patrol Officer
Chapter 23: Sacrifice
Chapter 24: Farewell
Chapter 25: Idol
Chapter 26: Banknotes
Chapter 27: Plan
Chapter 28: Kill Them
Chapter 29: Legacy
Chapter 30: Maiden
Chapter 31: Tang Zhen
Chapter 32: Invitation
Chapter 33: Decay
Chapter 34: Chen Yuan
Chapter 35: Han Lin
Chapter 36: Heaven’S Assistance
Chapter 37: Event On The Boat
Chapter 38: A Disgrace To The Educated
Chapter 39: Revoking A Title
Chapter 40: Sailor
Chapter 41: Into The Water
Chapter 42: Solving The Case
Chapter 43: Mistress Cloud
Chapter 44: Crystal Gaze
Chapter 45: Autopsy
Chapter 46: Into The Examination Halls
Chapter 47: Examination
Chapter 48: Night Ship
Chapter 49: Murder
Chapter 50: Judge
Chapter 51: Suspicion
Chapter 52: First Place
Chapter 53: Check Again
Chapter 54: Realization
Chapter 55: Ancestral Temple
Chapter 56: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 57: Night Attack
Chapter 58: Puppet
Chapter 59: Killing An Official
Chapter 60: Today Shall Be The Day You Die
Chapter 61: Counterattack
Chapter 62: Will You Do It
Chapter 63: The Case Of The Coffin Bearers
Chapter 64: Decision
Chapter 65: Broken Tail
Chapter 66: Respects To Teacher
Chapter 67: Payment
Chapter 68: Entering The Sect
Chapter 69: Retrieve
Chapter 70: Rise Above
Chapter 71: Confer A Title
Chapter 72: Samurai Warrior
Chapter 73: Let’S Drink Up
Chapter 74: The Great Learning
Chapter 75: Pirates
Chapter 76: First Book
Chapter 77: Revenge
Chapter 78: Seven Cups And Seven Steps
Chapter 79: Attack
Chapter 80: A Little Higher
Chapter 81: Rejection
Chapter 82: Exterminating The Pirates
Chapter 83: Imperial Edict
Chapter 84: Send The Memorandum
Chapter 85: Unfilial And Unfair
Chapter 86: Turning Misfortune To Fortune
Chapter 87: Relay Station
Chapter 88: Murder
Chapter 89: Desire
Chapter 90: Six Riders
Chapter 91: Dao Amulet
Chapter 92: Fire On Mountain Deity Temple
Chapter 93: Ji Ai Guo
Chapter 94: A Chance Encounter
Chapter 95: To The Capital
Chapter 96: An Idea
Chapter 97: Hidden Gold
Chapter 98: Gold Is Too Heavy
Chapter 99: Dance Of The Dragon And Fish
Chapter 100: Turn Back In Sadness
Chapter 101: Exchange
Chapter 102: Lovesick
Chapter 103: In A Trance
Chapter 104: The Emperor’S Melody
Chapter 105: Audience
Chapter 106: Heavenly Disposition
Chapter 107: Completion
Chapter 108: Leaving A Memory
Chapter 109: Receiving The Edict
Chapter 110: Sword Fight
Chapter 111: Query In The Night
Chapter 112: Reason
Chapter 113: Divination
Chapter 114: Metal Anchor
Chapter 115: Justice Is Served
Chapter 116: Fairy On The Magpie Bridge
Chapter 117: News
Chapter 118: The Tiger And The Lion Converges
Chapter 119: Avoid The Rain
Chapter 120: Southern Kingdom
Chapter 121: Young Chieftain
Chapter 122: Fisherman
Chapter 123: The Tomb
Chapter 124: Evil Survivors
Chapter 125: Attacking The City
Chapter 126: Controlling Snakes
Chapter 127: Interrogation
Chapter 128: Black Wolf
Chapter 129: Young Master Xie
Chapter 130: Burning The Stronghold
Chapter 131: Assassin
Chapter 132: Urgent Return
Chapter 133: Feelings
Chapter 134: Dragon Tiger Temple
Chapter 135: Shen Wan Lin
Chapter 136: Marriage Upheaval
Chapter 137: Obstruction
Chapter 138: Upholding The Laws Of The Household
Chapter 139: It Doesn’T Matter
Chapter 140: If Only We Met Once In This Life
Chapter 141: Alliance
Chapter 142: Mission Incomplete
Chapter 143: Suspecting Your Neighbor Of Stealing
Chapter 144: Absurdity
Chapter 145: Competition
Chapter 146: Refusal
Chapter 147: Collaboration
Chapter 148: Harmonizing Flute Lullabies
Chapter 149: Forever Gone Are The Old Times
Chapter 150: Retrieving The Pill
Chapter 151: Be Good And Accept Death
Chapter 152: Exposure
Chapter 153: Emergency
Chapter 154: Poison Gas
Chapter 155: Secret Basement
Chapter 156: Breaking Through The Gates Of Heaven
Chapter 157: Kill Them All
Chapter 158: Core Disciple
Chapter 159: Offended
Chapter 160: A Glimmer Of Hope
Chapter 161: Surprise
Chapter 162: Bestowing A Title
Chapter 163: Explosion
Chapter 164: Official
Chapter 165: Network
Chapter 166: Arrest
Chapter 167: Retribution
Chapter 168: Insignia
Chapter 169: The Chase
Chapter 170: Return To The City
Chapter 171: Prestige
Chapter 172: Enchantments
Chapter 173: Kill A Man, Leave A Poem
Chapter 174: Major Incident
Chapter 175: Meeting
Chapter 176: Sin
Chapter 177: A Full Account
Chapter 178: Cracks
Chapter 179: I Won’T Meet
Chapter 180: Peace And Prosperity
Chapter 181: Untitled
Chapter 182: A Truthful Misrepresentation
Chapter 183: Do Some Good
Chapter 184: Obtaining An Imperial Tile
Chapter 185: Leaving The Prince’S Mansion
Chapter 186: Virtuous
Chapter 187: Punished Only Because You’Re Capable
Chapter 188: Spy
Chapter 189: Fate Lantern
Chapter 190: Jade Pendant
Chapter 191: Floating Sphere
Chapter 192: Jian An
Chapter 193: Words From The Heart
Chapter 194: Counter Attack
Chapter 195: Cursed
Chapter 196: All Of You, Die!
Chapter 197: Breaking Through Paradise
Chapter 198: Rushing In
Chapter 199: Assistance
Chapter 200: It Doesn'T Matter
Chapter 201: You’Ve Grown Up
Chapter 202: Battle Conclusion
Chapter 203: Overwhelmed
Chapter 204: Position
Chapter 205: Alliance
Chapter 206: County Magistrate
Chapter 207: Hesitation
Chapter 208: Refusal To Meet
Chapter 209: Eyes And Mouth Wide Open
Chapter 210: Asking For Help For A Title
Chapter 211: Ignorance
Chapter 212: The Plan
Chapter 213: Zhao Kuo
Chapter 214: Executed
Chapter 215: Increase In Morale
Chapter 216: Sentry Island
Chapter 217: Breaking The Enemy
Chapter 218: The Day Of The Counterattack
Chapter 219: To Retrieve
Chapter 220: Attacking The Stronghold
Chapter 221: Stability
Chapter 222: Ashore
Chapter 223: Attack
Chapter 224: Defeat
Chapter 225: Urgent Report
Chapter 226: Persuasion
Chapter 227: Invitation
Chapter 228: Cleanly
Chapter 229: Becoming A Dao Master
Chapter 230: To The Capital City
Chapter 231: Recruiting
Chapter 232: Affair
Chapter 233: A Bag Of Pills
Chapter 234: Virtue Of The Crown Prince
Chapter 235: Divergence
Chapter 236: Ambush
Chapter 237: Snow People
Chapter 238: Luring The Snake Out Of A Cave
Chapter 239: Love Never Lasts
Chapter 240: Shameless
Chapter 241: Assassins On Sky Road
Chapter 242: Resolution
Chapter 243: Observation
Chapter 244: Demotion
Chapter 245: Shocking News
Chapter 246: Farewell
Chapter 247: An Audience
Chapter 248: Advisor
Chapter 249: Business
Chapter 250: Suspicion
Chapter 251: Golden Cats
Chapter 252: Killing Officials
Chapter 253: River Deity’S Daoist Field
Chapter 254: Long Arms Of Justice
Chapter 255: Ironclad Case
Chapter 256: Removing The Official Hat
Chapter 257: Rebuilding
Chapter 258: Execution
Chapter 259: Stale Fish
Chapter 260: Records
Chapter 261: Reinstatement
Chapter 262: Wei Family Village
Chapter 263: Map Of The Dragon Veins
Chapter 264: Deep Wisdom
Chapter 265: Wedding
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Historical, Martial Arts, Ongoing, Romance, Supernatural, Xianxia Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Dao Tian Xian Tu, Path to Immortality: Marauding the Heavens, 盗天仙途, ______
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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Chapter 240: Shameless
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
King Lu listened quietly and remained silent for a long time. His eyes gleamed. When Eunuch Liao heard this, he sucked in a breath of cold air, and thought to himself, "I’ve never seen anyone so shameless and thick skinned in my entire life!"
And yet the plan was extremely simple. Many cities and towns had been told to scale down their military forces. Some of them were even thrown in jail right after they scaled down, for their military might was still too fearsome. Many of the generals were extremely fearful for their lives after the war had ended. At this point, these generals are scared to even stretch their hands out to slap a scarecrow. They hate the Emperor for being so restrictive, thus they will hate the Crown Prince as well.
Eunuch Liao wanted to speak further, but saw another eunuch by the door who gestured to him. He then stood up, "King Lu, I was too engrossed in the conversation topic, that I forgot about some matters. I came here to inform you that the preparations for the Lantern Festival have been completed. It’s time for you to go to the palace and visit the Emperor."
King Lu nodded his head and laughed, "Young Master Xie, although you’re not the Sect Leader of Dark Altar Sect, you already have the Daoist’s Dao Master title. I really like you. When I enter the palace later on, I shall help you fight for the Imperial Court’s Dao Master title."
"You should continue to plan and plot for me. When I ascend the throne, I shall reward you handsomely with a True Sovereign title."
When Xie Cheng Dong heard this, he kept his smile and bowed deeply, "King Lu is magnanimous, I shall serve you to the best of my ability."
King Lu then stood up and waved his hand, "Stand up, I shall leave for the palace to meet the Emperor. You should write in detail all the information on a piece of paper over the afternoon. When I return, I shall read it."
"The Emperor has been in poor health as of late. If we wish to cause the Crown Prince to fall, we should do it quickly."
"If we’re not quick and the Emperor dies, the Crown Prince would automatically be given the throne. When that happens, even if we were to raise an army, it might not work in our favor."
"As for Pei Zi Yun of Free Cloud Sect, he only has the Paradise. When the Crown Prince falls, just an edict would be enough to crush him into powder."
"Yes!" The pair shouted out loudly.
Xie Cheng Dong’s heart trembled. He was a very perceptive person. Just by this conversation alone, he realized that King Lu knew a lot more than he expected. He also noticed while he was being frank towards King Lu, he had accidentally overstepped his trusted eunuch.
After they had sent King Lu off, Xie Cheng Dong’s eyes glistened, "King Lu didn’t actually confer any title on me and he doesn’t have the authority to as well. But just the mention of it, I could feel the distance from where I am to the Earth Immortal stage is very close. The immovable barrier that had always been there finally shook."
"Even after being conferred the title of Dao Master, I might not be able to break through this barrier. But maybe a True Sovereign title would be able to help."
"Damn it, the Imperial Qi is really that strong?"
"I’ve been cultivating for so many years, and that can’t even compare to a piece of paper?"
"Even the Daoist Sects hide under the shadows of the Imperial Court, and to be a true sect, there must be a Paradise. Regardless of what the circumstances are, the Daoist Sects are always easily manipulated by external influence."
"Only with the evolved Paradise would another miniature realm be created. The power within this new evolved Paradise would also increase exponentially. A person’s flesh has to transform to become that of an Earth Immortal and not just his soul, would he be able to use the Imperial Qi in his favor? Even when that happens, it would still be hard to fight against thousands of soldiers and horses, and decimate them all."
"Or maybe this only existed in stories. When the flesh truly acquires the Dao, it also means that the body, spirit, and mind have truly ascended to the realms of True Sovereign. That’s when they can ignore the Imperial QI, and even rebel against it."
"The Three Yes’ and Two Guos will then appear."
"This outcome, shall be my future!" At this point, Xie Cheng Dong’s eyes were blazing as he turned around and walked across the snow.
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A pair of oxcarts cruised down the road. The oxcart that lead the way looked extremely elegant and expensive. The entire cart was lined with golden silk fabric and had intricate embroideries. The gold cloth glittered as it radiated light, while the oxcart behind followed closely.
At once glance, it was apparent that this was a rich family. Everyone around jumped out of its way and avoided it.
The first oxcart was built out of fine wood and even the floorboard was polished spotless. The windows were made of glass, silk draped around them, acting as curtains. Soft cushions lined the seats and it was rather spacious within. It even had a table, where an incense burner was placed upon it. At this point the incense burner was emitting sweet scented smoke.
The best part about this oxcart was what lay below the floorboards. Firewood was burned beneath, thus warmed the entire carriage. Wisps of steam rose up into the air. There were two people seated across the table. Indeed, it was Pei Zi Yun and the Canton Princess. From time to time, laughter would ring out from within. An old granny maid sat together with the oxcart driver, as the granny would cast occasional glances behind her.
"Please write me a poem!" The little Canton Princess begged endearingly. Even without waiting for him to refuse, she had already prepared ink, a quill, and paper to write on.
"Ai, writing poems is about the inspiration, which only comes occasionally. Now that you’re asking me to write one, it would be hard."
"Even if you can’t write a good poem, it’s fine, you just have to write something."
"Let me think." Pei Zi Yun nodded his head as he looked at the streets which were passing them by. There were a pair of men who watched as the oxcart drove on. He concentrated for several seconds, and didn’t even feel the cart pulling to a halt. He shut his eyes and started to write.
"The heavens speak through the winter snow, as thick clouds cover the entire city.
The sounds of horses fill the streets, as they gallop across the undulating terrains."
"Your poems are always so good." The little Canton Princess spoke as she carefully lifted the sheet of paper up and started to blow it dry. She then laughed, "Can I call you Brother Pei?"
"HA, the little Canton Princess is overly praising me." Pei Zi Yun said as he sighed.
The old granny whispered through the screen, "Young Master Pei, Little Miss, we’ve arrived at the pier."
"Come, let me take you to my boat." Pei Zi Yun said.
"Alright." The pair then disembarked happily from the oxcart. The little Canton Princess was exceptionally excited to see his boat.
A group of people alighted from the other oxcart, they felt the pain caused by the cold upon their skin and in their bones. There was a boat which had just docked. Several men disembarked from it. This was Pei Zi Yun’s boat.
This looked to be a very normal merchant boat, men arduously moved goods off of it. Since today was the Lantern Festival, there weren’t many people around and thus it wasn’t very crowded.
Ren Wei supervised these men, as he recorded the items which were transported off the boat.
When Ren Wei saw Pei Zi Yun, he stepped forward, "Young Master."
"Carry on with your work, I shall just show this this Little Princess around."
When Ren Wei heard this, he took a step back in shock and bowed. He was in full admiration of what Pei Zi Yun had managed to accomplish. He knew that the only reason sea trade was possible was because of the Grand Princess. Only with her support and permission were sea trade routes opened. It was thus rather unexpected that even the Grand Princess’s precious daughter was brought out by Pei Zi Yun.
At this moment, Ren Wei’s heart was indeed filled with deep admiration.
Pei Zi Yun was oblivious to what Ren Wei thought as he led the Canton Princess towards the boat, "Look, this is my new boat. It’s eight zhang long and three zhang wide. I spent about 7,000 taels of silver just on this."
"There are three stories. The first story is here on the deck. There’s a kitchen and a dining room. Right across from here is the tea room."
"The second floor is for guests. There are six rooms. We can also place our goods and merchandise on the lower decks."
They finally arrived at the study room, after touring the rest of the boat. The granny maid was following close behind. When the Canton Princess saw the number of books within the study room, she exclaimed, "Brother Pei, there are so many books here!"
As she said that, she picked up a book to browse.
The pair of them were deep in conversation when the Canton Princess reached the west most shelves as she asked in surprise, "You’re a fan of this book as well? I really enjoy it!"
"Wa, there are really countless books here. But I’ve never seen this one before. Pirates Annihilation Journal. Is this a comic book as well?"
"That’s Young Master Pei’s achievement in Ying Prefecture. Someone wrote a book about his harrowing details. I’ve read it before. It’s somewhat exaggerated, but the tales in this book aren’t fake!" Ren Wei said.
"Ah? It’s a book on Brother Pei’s deeds?" The Canton Princess asked in surprise. She then took the book off the shelf and started to flip through it. As soon as she read several sentences, she was so immersed that she turned quiet.
Seeing her this way, Pei Zi Yun sighed. Ren Wei then turned around and said, "Young Master, all the goods have already been transported to land."
As he finished speaking, he handed Pei Zi Yun some documents.
After he took a look at them, he gained a clearer understanding of the business conducted on his behalf by Ren Wei. Everything had been done well and was in order. From this voyage alone, he had earned 2,700 taels of silver.
Pei Zi Yun was rather satisfied with everything he had seen thus far. He took out 100 taels note and pushed it towards Ren Wei. "It’s been hard on you. You can take this boat back and rest while on the way. At the same time, you can take your examination. This is your reward."
Hearing this, Ren Wei was elated and didn’t refuse the money. "Many thanks, Young Master."
"If you pass the examination, you don’t have to return to my service. But in the event that you fail, there will be three boats docked in rotation by the capital city’s pier. You can make the necessary arrangements."
"Yes, Young Master." Ren Wei sounded rather happy, but as soon as business matters were discussed, he reverted to a tone of severity.
The Canton Princess didn’t speak much as she continued to flip through the book about the annihilation of the pirates. After the business matters concluded, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from outside as the night turned dark.
"Whew." The Canton Princess exhaled deeply as she closed the book.
"This book is very good to read and speaks of such heroic deeds." The Canton Princess held her face as she spoke, looking at Pei Zi Yun with a strange and complicated expression. Apart from being extremely good looking, Pei ZI Yun was gifted with exceptional literary talents, and now could even lead troops into battle.
All these traits fit the bill for her ideal partner.
"Canton Princess, the night market of the Lantern Festival has begun." The granny maid reminded her.
"Let’s go then. We can set off from this pier and make our way towards the city." Pei Zi Yun was rather satisfied as he read a note written by He Qing Qing.
The note indicated that the gold had already been properly hidden within Golden Island. All his instructions had been carried out without flaws. He had received this note with the arrival of another one of his boats.
The Pei Zi Yun and the Canton Princess started to walk along the streets together. The granny didn’t follow them, but Cheng Xiang tailed them from a distance away.
Today was the day of the Lantern Festival and the streets were filled with lively activities. There were colorful lanterns that hung all over the streets. People were walking back and forth, young men and young women, or even families roamed around in joyful exuberance.
Beside Pei Zi Yun, the Canton Princess felt rather shy. She recalled the Lantern Festival a few years ago, and realized that the atmosphere was similar. People were all over and fireworks filled the skies.
That particular year, Pei Zi Yun was given a hard time by her mother. Yet he managed to compose a poem within seven steps.
Since then, Pei Zi Yun’s exquisite talents had been imprinted deeply within her mind. After reading the journal accounts of him wiping out the pirates, she started to feel like, there was no other person in this world as talented as Pei Zi Yun was.
Thinking this way, the Canton Princes snuck a glance at Pei Zi Yun.
Pei Zi Yun seemed to be deep in thought as he turned his head and laughed, "I haven’t thought of a name for this boat. What do you think we should call it?"
"What about The Ending?" The Canton Princess thought about the poem which Pei Zi Yun had recited all those years ago, and recalled the particular phrase he had recited which included the words "The Ending". Pei Zi Yun laughed and replied, "Great. That’s a good name. That’s what it shall be named then."
As he spoke, he led the Canton Princess down the streets. The pair saw several stalls as they retired for the night. As they kept their wares, they replaced them with bright lanterns. As Pei Zi Yun and the Canton Princess continued to walk, they saw the skies filled with bright white and red lanterns that hung high above them. On these lanterns, there were several riddles.
A person who could guess the riddle or complete the couplets would be able to take down the lantern and keep it. The lanterns were placed on a pinwheel, which revolved. The winner can then pick a lantern of his choice.
Pei Zi Yun took a few more steps closer as the owner of the stall laughed, "As long as someone managed to guess correctly, he would be able to keep the lantern!"
Seeing that nobody else was paying them close attention, a low voice whispered, "Dao Master, I’ve already seen a great general, General Chen Hu approaching with a large army."
"Are you certain?"
"I’m certain. I recognize General Chen Hu. Although his army were dressed in plain clothes, there was easily a hundred men, and was very easy to tell."
Pei Zi Yun relaxed. As long as a single person showed up, his plan worked.
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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