The First Cultivator - Changing Existence - Chapter 725

Chapter 725: Allies and Enemies – 725 Chapter 725: Allies and Enemies – 725 After the Sword Masters statements, everyone else in the room began to give statements.

Some were bland and expected, while others were extremely similar to the reports of others.

Few had anything truly useful to say, but all of it was worth something.

When Skymender began to speak, nobody expected much, just some average report, but as he spoke more, some jaws began to drop.

He began with how he fought a third rank Sword Master, sending him retreating, before describing his massacre into the army.

He described his first encounter with the Serpent Master, as well as his second encounter with both the Serpent Master and the third rank Sword Master.

Hearing his statement, many failed to hide their astonishment.

Some barely believed him at all.

However, there were also people who had seen some of his activity and confirmed it on his behalf.

To put it loosely, Skymender did more than some of the Sword Masters.

He had killed more than a thousand people, and had faced off against two terrifying threats that could each kill thousands.  Skymender could even be given credit for the fact that the Faceless Empire hadn’t experienced defeat.  If Skymender had not been there, then the Serpent Master and the third rank Sword Master could have caused immeasurable damage to the Faceless Empire army.  When he finished speaking, the Emperor clapped.  Naturally, he had already reported this to the Emperor on their long ride back, but hearing it once again made the Emperor still give his applause.  Skymender thanked him, and the people who began to clap, before they continued on with the statements of others.

In the end, the meeting lasted a few hours before most of the people left to rest.

Skymender, however, had no time to do such a thing.  Most of the Sword Masters who had not participated in the war were forming a defensive line far away from the Imperial Capital.  That army was naturally not to defend against a surprise attack from the Ancient Empire, but to deal with any lesser threats that came, as well as to report any suspicious activity.

This was involved with what Skymender started talking with the Emperor and the Imperial Scholar about.

It was time to bring allies into the war, and likewise, the Ancient Empire would bring their allies.

Although there were no Empires like the Ancient Empire and the Faceless Empire, there were a few which were powerful enough to note.

In total, there were four Empires with first rank Sword Masters.  The Ancient Empire and the Faceless Empire accounted for two of the four.  Of the remaining two, one was allied with the Faceless Empire, while the other was allied with the Ancient Empire.  The Empire allied with the Faceless Empire was known as the Golden Sparrow Empire.

The Empire allied with the Ancient Empire was known as the Golden Eagle Empire.

Their names were similar, and for a reason.

Years ago, more than two hundred, the Golden Phoenix Empire had been a behemoth nearly equal in strength to the Ancient Empire of the time.

In fact, they had been just about equal with the Faceless Empire of today, minus Sword Master Shang and such a great Emperor.  However, due to internal conflicts, which were not extinguished by the Emperor of that time, the Empire had a civil war.

It ended with the Golden Phoenix Empire being split into two, and eventually falling from their period of glory.

Now, both remnants had gained a first rank Sword Master, and had been at   for a long time.

The war between the Ancient Empire and the Faceless Empire got their attention, and they each allied with one of the two..  These were the greatest allies of each Empire, but there were also smaller Empire’s that had allied with them.

Some had a rank two Sword Master, while some only had a rank three Sword Master.

Regardless, their forces would be of great help.  The Emperor, Skymender, and Fei Luzi each began to work on plans and messages to send to the allied Empires.  In the end, it took nearly an entire day, but everything that needed to be sent out had been sent out.

M With all of the urgent matters settled, the Emperor gave them some rest time.

Skymender had planned to rest in his house, but the Imperial Scholar dragged him across the Imperial Capital towards a familiar restaurant.

It was the very restaurant that Skymender had sold to the Fatty.

There was a long line going out of it.

Naturally, this line did not apply to kymender and Imperial Scholar.

They walked past the line, and though some shot them looks of displeasure, they quickly changed their faces when they recognized them.

In the Imperial Capital, it was easier to find a bar of gold laying on the ground than it was to find someone that did not recognize the two of them.

They calmly made their way to the door, where they were quickly greeted as honored guests.  The Fatty himself soon came over, clearly sweating from how he ran, and took them to the top floor.

There didn’t happen to be any people eating at the top floor yet, so they had the entire floor.  After ordering something to eat, Skymender sent the Fatty away.

It was clear that the Imperial Scholar wanted to talk to him about something.  In the empty room, the Imperial Scholar’s face turned serious.

“Skymender, you are the Imperial Scholar, and as such, I should pass on everything I know to you, and though I have just about done that, there is still one thing left.” The Imperial Scholar took a deep breath before continuing.

“You need to know about the Emperor and who he truly is.” Skymender was completely silent, focusing deeply.

“What you first must understand is that the current Emperor is not of the same bloodline as the Emperor’s years past.

He was born a commoner, in a time where the Empire was ruled in a far different manner.”