Monarch Night

"Every world has a privileged class; this has been the same throughout history."

"But in the world of the Guardian, there is no blessing that comes without a price! Nor is there any privilege that doesn't require sacrifice! You can be nobler than ordinary people, and you can have more privileges than them. But the prerequisite is that you must first achieve these merits. You must make the world universally acknowledge that: the enjoyment of your family is well-deserved!"

"Let people inwardly agree: I am not envious of the slight privileges the son of a hero enjoys!"

"This is the Guardian Continent I want to create! This is the eternal insistence of me, Dongfang Sansan!"

"The Dongfang Family shall be the first to go forward! To fight, to sacrifice!"

Dongfang Sansan thought for a moment and immediately decided.

He was clear-minded.

On the entire continent, as long as one truly investigates, there is definitely no family that doesn't make mistakes!

So, this wave still requires the collective contribution of all the Shi Families.

However, the reason is solid: it's not that opportunities weren't given to you, it was plainly stated: that not making mistakes would allow you to avoid dangerous places. Who told you to make mistakes?

The court has laws, and Jianghu has its code.

If someone in your family makes a mistake, can you blame the court's laws? Isn't that unreasonable?

If a mistake is made, punishment should follow, shouldn't it?

"The mortal world isn't beautiful, but I will do my utmost to make this world as beautiful and fair as possible."

Dongfang Sansan finished writing his plan, with hands behind his back he walked to the window, gazing into the distant mountains, at the mortal world, also looking at the solemn and respectful Loyal Soul Temple beside him.

"Thus, I won't let down my life as Dongfang Sansan. Even if the heavens have no eyes, I do; if they have no justice, I do; if they are emotionless, I am not."

"Even if this is a tumultuous world..."

He had a gentle yet determined smile at the corner of his mouth: "...I will make this tumultuous world... clearer and brighter!"

"When one day I too enter the Loyal Soul Temple, I will be able to smile calmly at you, tell you with a clear conscience: your sacrifice was valuable. Your concerns, I have taken care of all."

"Able to confidently hear you call one more time: Ninth Lord!"

"That is Ninth Lord!"

...

This is a mountain.

All of the paths are made of jagged rocks, full of ups and downs, the whole mountain is like this.

This mountain is very large, very vast. From the foot of the mountain, it is a great city.

A vast array of buildings, in perfect order, stretches endlessly.

"This is Kan Ke City. It is said that this used to be a mountain, in the center of the continent, but when a meteor shower fell, most of it landed here, collapsing the entire mountain, creating pits and depressions. Finally, the Star Power pressed down, merging the whole mountain with the meteorites into one. Moreover, it pushed half of the mountain's height below ground."

Zhao Shanhe explained.

Whenever anyone stands beneath Kan Ke City, they cannot help but feel a deep sense of reverence.

In the hearts of everyone on the continent, here, is the Divine Mountain.

"So this mountain, from top to bottom, is actually a whole."

"Any stone on the mountain, as long as it is connected to the mountain itself, must be directly chopped off with divine weapons by an expert if you want to move it."

"Later, when the Guardians built the city, Ninth Lord immediately took a liking to this place and established the Guardian Hall at the top of the mountain. To this day, the words of Ninth Lord still circulate on the continent: 'To fight against the heavens, one must have the Earth Formation.'"

"Later, as it gradually developed, countless people began to settle at the foot of the mountain, and it became Kan Ke City."

"However, no matter how people cluster or build, no one dares occupy the front and back sections of this mountain. Above the mountainside, there is only one headquarters. No other buildings exist!"

"The road up and down the mountain is simply the original road, full of bumps. If an ordinary person walks it, they are likely to sprain their ankle."

"Ninth Lord says, the road up and down the mountain, these obstacles, are life's journey."

"To succeed, whether going up or down the mountain, one must step over these challenges."

"Climbing up makes one a dragon, descending makes one a tiger!"

Zhao Shanhe explained slowly, his eyes filled with respect for Ninth Lord.

Fang Che, in both past and present lives, was here for the first time.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, he felt a strange feeling, a sense that he was closer than ever to the person he revered most in his life.

He stared at the rugged mountain path in a daze.

Along this path, every stone had become incredibly smooth.

Each stone had a thick patina.

Looking up the path, every stone seemed to be shining.

Thinking of countless predecessors walking down from this mountain to rush towards battle. So many left never to return.

And countless others, with passionate zeal, stepped onto this mountain path.

Going to the summit for pilgrimage.

Because... climbing is a dragon, descending is a tiger.

How many Guardians, while going up and down the mountain, tenderly cherished every stone on this mountain.

Just as the multitude who have come here now.

Including Zhao Shanhe who came here countless times, deeply and affectionately cherished every stone he touched on his way up.

"Ninth Lord once said when building the Guardian Headquarters that this mountain mustn't be destroyed."

"Because... each fallen Guardian's heroic soul will return to this mountain. So this mountain is formed by the lives of countless Continent Guardians, numerous predecessors. In a sense, Kanke Mountain is a Continent Guardian!"

"Every year, Lord Xue and Lord Jian use methods to reinforce the entire mountain while practicing."