Emperor’s Domination

Bronze-blade’s revelation made the group wonder.

”You were just like him, Senior?” Li Xian said softly.

The current pseudo-emperor was humble and amicable like the grandpa in the neighborhood, not acting like an imperious cultivator in the slightest.

If it wasn’t for his dao aura and muscular figure, they would mistake him for an old mortal.

”If you had seen my young self, you would have found me more annoying than my grandson.” The old man shook his head: ”I thought I was the greatest in the world and my posture matched this thought...”

He smiled wryly while recalling the past.

”Well, you were a supreme genius, Senior.” Orchidcore spoke truthfully.

If his cultivation had not stopped improving suddenly and followed the same pace, he would be a leading primal ancestor right now. Arrogance often came with success, and he was no exception.

”I certainly believed it.” The old man smiled: ”Enough talent and power to back it up, but it turned out I was only a frog under the well.”

The group exchanged glances and Princess Chen spoke first: ”No one was on your level during that generation, Senior.”

”I learned a few things as I aged. The innate talent is gifted by the heaven, I myself accomplished nothing.” He said.

”But you were the youngest pseudo-emperor, Senior.” Li Xian said.

”Utterly insignificant.” He shook his head.

”...” This silenced the young ones.

”That achievement had little to do with me, I definitely didn’t work harder than anyone else. I was blessed with potent comprehension and a mighty bloodline thanks to my ancestors, even a pig could have become a pseudo-emperor under these conditions. I am just a lucky pig that was born in the Ling Clan with access to an invincible sword dao.” He elaborated.

The group fell into rumination upon hearing this.

”Now that you know, you can see that there was nothing worthy of pride and arrogance, just a lucky soul who faced zero challenges during the first half of his life. Ordinary cultivators worked far harder and spilled more blood; some struggled to just survive. Therefore, their dao heart far exceeded mine, never giving up after numerous defeats.” He sighed and said.

”I was hurt when my dao stopped since I thought I could go straight to the primal level. When it was time to test my dao, I failed several times. I thought I misunderstood something the first, still didn’t give up after the second, and couldn’t accept reality during the third. I lost my confidence completely and thought about committing suicide out of shame. Arrogance and ignorance ruined me, turning me into a superficial idiot.” He continued.

The group listened attentively to the great genius’ honest life experiences.

”This lasted several centuries and I realized this was my first setback. To put it bluntly, I never paid the price or struggled before, I didn’t earn anything up until this point. I started on a high floor of a pavilion compared to another, thinking that I was higher than heaven.” He finished.

”Realizing this is a good thing. You fixed your incompletely grand dao and mended your foundation, it is not too late.” Li Qiye said.

”You can tell, Young Noble?” He became surprised.

”The dao mend is nearly complete and you are prepared to earn your dao fruit.” Li Qiye smiled.

He stared at Li Qiye in astonishment.

”How do you know this?” Princess Chen didn’t note anything special about the old man but Li Qiye didn’t answer.

”You will finally become a grand emperor, Senior.” Orchidcore remarked and was excited for him.

”The young noble is right, I wasted centuries drinking and wallowing in despair. Living in that dark period made me realize how weak my dao heart was compared to my cultivation. That hindered development.” The old man responded.