Chapter 1

In the Xuantian Continent, in the Great Wei Kingdom, in the grand hall of the imperial court.

At this moment, generals, ministers, heads of various noble families, and members of the royal family have all gathered here.

They lined up on both sides, looking down at the blood-soaked youth below.

This youth is named Lin Chen, the young master of the Lin family, a renowned military family in the Great Wei Kingdom. He is young and talented, being the most gifted among the younger generation!

At a young age, he has already cultivated to the fourth realm, the Condensation of Intent, breaking the record for the youngest Condensation of Intent martial artist in the entire history of the Great Wei Kingdom!

Even the Qingxuan Divine Sect intended to take him as a disciple!

People all say that the Lin family will add another Great Martial Artist who has reached the Specialized Realm!

Later, when General Lin Lan, known as the Tiger of Wei, was severely injured on the border and retreated to the capital to recuperate, Lin Chen, as a son, took over from his father. At a young age, he led the Lin family army to achieve six major victories on the border!

His martial prowess shook the entire region!

People at the time all said that the Great Wei Kingdom, with such a remarkable youth, could ensure the prosperity of the nation for a hundred years!

The royal family, to reward Lin Chen, even betrothed their most beloved princess to him!

The Lin family's glory was unparalleled!

But who could have thought that this young general, who was once the most prominent in the empire just three days ago, would now be imprisoned below, his entire body's meridians severed, and his cultivation completely destroyed!

All because he was accused of colluding with the enemy and plotting to overthrow the Great Wei Kingdom!

"Lin Chen, you have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the Great Wei Kingdom, intending to overthrow it and establish yourself as king. Do you admit your guilt!" A loud voice echoed throughout the palace.

The owner of this voice.

Standing at the head of the line of ministers and generals, just below the throne, his position was clearly one of the highest in the empire!

This person, extraordinary and imposing, exuded a fierce and bloody aura. He was none other than Zhao Wujie, one of the two great generals of the empire!

The Zhao family is an old military family in the Great Wei Kingdom, having followed the founding emperor to establish the empire.

Compared to them, the Lin family is merely a new noble family.

"Admit your guilt?" Lin Chen, with his legs broken, knelt on the ground. His throat was filled with pus and blood, and his voice was hoarse, "General Zhao, what guilt do you think I should admit?"

Zhao Wujie's expression was indifferent, his voice low and cold, "Naturally, the great crime of colluding with the enemy and betraying the Great Wei Kingdom!"

"Colluding with the enemy and betraying the Great Wei Kingdom?" Lin Chen let out a "Ha" and spat out a few mouthfuls of blood. He roared, "In the Lin family, how many young men, upon turning sixteen, would go to the battlefield to fight for the Great Wei Kingdom!"

"My eldest brother, at sixteen, joined the border army and died in battle at nineteen!"

"My second brother, at sixteen, joined the border army and was dismembered by three generals of the Shang Wu Kingdom at eighteen!"

"My third brother, at sixteen, joined the border army and faced ten times the enemy in his first battle. He fought to the death, pierced by a thousand arrows!"

"And my fifth brother, he was only fourteen. We didn't allow him to go to the battlefield, but when he heard that a group of scouts was besieged by the Shang Wu Kingdom in a critical situation, he risked his life to rescue them. He died in the breakout battle!"

"He was only fourteen, fourteen!!"

"Which family can do this? Which family has such casualties!"

"But the Lin family has no regrets. As a military family of the empire, it is our duty to protect the country and defend the nation. We should be willing to sacrifice ourselves, without any regrets!"

"Now, you tell me, tell the world, that the Lin family is rebelling, colluding with the blood enemies of the Shang Wu Kingdom, and plotting to overthrow the Great Wei Kingdom!"

"Ridiculous!"

Lin Chen's roar echoed in the grand hall, and many people's expressions changed.

Some could not bear it, gritting their teeth and wanting to step forward to plead for the Lin family's innocence!

Some, with red eyes, did not want to see the loyal and valiant Lin family end up like this!

How unjust!

But they were all held back. Their elders and relatives pulled them back, not allowing them to say a word!

They could not bear it, they did not believe it, but the tide had already turned!

Lin Lan was still severely injured and had not recovered, Lin Chen was now a cripple, and the Lin family had suffered many deaths and injuries, leaving them powerless to resist!

This crime, whether they wanted to bear it or not, they had to!

Because the decision was not made by General Zhao alone, but by the Great Wei Emperor, who sat on the throne, exuding an aura of authority without anger!

It was he who wanted the Lin family to be destroyed!

General Zhao's expression remained indifferent, as if he had not heard Lin Chen's blood-soaked cries.

He said calmly, "The Lin family has indeed made contributions, but that is only the duty of a minister. If the Great Wei Kingdom needs it, which family would not be willing to sacrifice themselves? It is not worth mentioning."

"Ha, does General Zhao not feel ashamed saying this?" Lin Chen sneered, mocking.

"The Zhao family, also a military family of the Great Wei Kingdom, has rarely been on the battlefield in recent years. They avoid all fierce battles and only rush forward when it's time to claim rewards."

"Are you daring to say this?"

"Be willing to sacrifice themselves?"

"When it's time to claim rewards?"

A hint of anger flashed in General Zhao's eyes. For a moment, the sound of thunder and lightning surrounded him, and the overwhelming martial intent forced Lin Chen to spit blood and fly backward.

Lin Chen had little life left in him.

General Zhao coldly snorted and continued, "You have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the evidence is clear. Your few words of sophistry cannot erase it!"

"Now, His Majesty, considering the contributions of the Lin family, has not ordered the extermination of your entire family, which is already a lenient decision. What more do you have to be unsatisfied with?"

"Our Lin family has been loyal for generations. The guilty ones are you, you all!" Lin Chen, with blood and foam in his mouth, gritted his teeth and said.

"Stubborn and unyielding!" General Zhao's voice was cold, "Bring in those who participated in the rebellion!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's eyes showed panic for the first time.

He looked back and saw familiar figures, all wearing prisoner's clothes, covered in blood. They were his comrades-in-arms, warriors who had shed blood for the country!

They should be fighting enemies at the border, defending the country, and achieving glory!

Their blood should not be shed here!

"Let them go! Let them go! They are loyal and virtuous, they have dedicated everything to the Great Wei Kingdom!" Lin Chen roared.

"Traitors, how can they be loyal and virtuous, kill them!" General Zhao shouted.

"No! I will take all the blame, let them go!" Lin Chen screamed, tears and blood streaming down his face.

"General, it was a pleasure to fight with you on the battlefield! The only regret is that we served the wrong master!"

"I have no regrets dying for the country, but I am unwilling to serve such a royal family!"

"Come, kill me, and in eighteen years, I will come back to kill this rotten royal family!"

"General, you must live, live for us!"

One by one, the soldiers, comrades, and brothers in arms.

With the sound of flesh and blood separating, heads fell to the ground.

"Ah, ah, ah!" Lin Chen roared, and anyone could hear the grief in his heart.

Some people in the grand hall wept silently, but no one dared to speak.

"Those who participated in the rebellion from the Lin family must also be killed!" Zhao Wujie said coldly, still merciless.

"What!" Lin Chen

Blood blurred his vision.

He saw his clansmen being brought in, all of them old, weak, and disabled, who had retired from the battlefield. They had lost their strength and could no longer fight, staying at home to educate the young.

They should not die!

"No, kill me, I am willing to take all the blame, let them go!" Lin Chen wailed, tears and blood streaming down his face.

But the executioners were merciless.

The blade fell!

"Chen, you must live, live on!"

"Chen, my poor child, you have suffered so much..."

"Chen, you have done nothing wrong, do not blame yourself. Grandma has lived long enough. Grandma will go to the underworld and ask the ancestors of the Qin family if they can face the Zhao family!!"

An old woman, disheveled and hunched, pointed at the high throne and screamed with blood and tears!

"Thud, thud, thud," heads fell to the ground.

"Uncle, aunt, grandma... No, no, no!" Lin Chen wailed, spitting out a mouthful of blood and fainting.

Outside, the sun was shining brightly, but inside the grand hall, it was unbearably cold, making people shiver.

"Take this boy to the Heavenly Prison, and in three days, execute him publicly at the Imperial Sacrificial Altar to honor the spirits of the Great Wei Kingdom!" Zhao Wujie's indifferent voice echoed in the grand hall.

The Heavenly Prison, dark and damp.

At this moment, a youth was imprisoned in the lowest level.

It was Lin Chen.

His vitality had already waned greatly, and he might not even survive the three days in the prison.

But how could he die like this, unwillingly!

"I am unwilling, I am unwilling to die like this. I want them to pay the price, to use their blood to honor the loyal spirits!" Lin Chen roared hoarsely.

But no matter how unwilling he was, what could he do now? He was so powerless.

Those people were cruel and heartless, colluding with the Shang Wu Kingdom to force him into a desperate situation, then severing his meridians, destroying his dantian, and breaking his limbs.

He had been completely ruined in cultivation.

Even if he lived, what could he do? He would still be a prisoner, and he would never be able to take revenge!

"Boy, are you very unwilling?" Suddenly, a voice sounded in his mind.

It was a woman's voice, lazy, as if she had just woken up.