In the late West Zhou, chaos engulfed the land.

Lords rose everywhere, among them Qi, Jin, Chu, Wu, and Yue were known as the five hegemonies due to having Late-stage Core Formation Ancestors overseeing them.

While the world speculated which of these five would be the next Zhou, the armies of the Qin State from Western Qin began their mighty march toward the Central Plains.

Undoubtedly, the Jin Kingdom was the first obstacle.

Jiang Capital.

The Qin army, unstoppable, reached beneath the gates of the Jin Kingdom's capital.

"Bold Qin soldiers, dare to invade my Great Jin?"

A streak of light flew out from the Jiang Capital, astonishingly, it was Jin Wen of Late-stage Golden Core!

"Hmph! Jin Wen child, don't be arrogant, you are but a generation beneath me!"

A cold snort suddenly echoed from the sky.

The clouds parted, revealing a black dragon.

This black dragon was majestic, seemingly the one once worshipped by the Shang Dynasty and somehow subdued by Zao Fu.

Now he stood proudly on the dragon's head, sleeves fluttering: "Jin Wen, surrender quickly, and I'll spare you!"

"Ah... you're Mu Heavenly Emperor's coachman... Zao Fu?"

Jin Wen was first confused, then greatly alarmed: "You old monster, you are still alive?"

"It seems you intend to resist."

Zao Fu spoke indifferently, as the elemental energies suddenly transformed into a large hand, crashing down.

"Ah, all forces return to me!"

Jin Wen roared, a Taiyi Water Spirit Pill within him continuously unleashed terrifying mana, transforming into myriad streams of water, surging upward.

"Too weak, too weak!"

Zao Fu pressed the large hand down, those myriad streams of water burst apart and turned into rain, falling everywhere: "Though you are Late-stage Golden Core, you are merely a Golden Core. The power you wield is still Golden Core Power, yet Nascent Soul can unite with myriad transformations, borrowing strands of Divinity Transformation's might!"

The giant hand of energy cut waves and shattered water, descending with a roar, snatching Jin Wen: "Do you yield or not?"

"You... have already surpassed Golden Core?"

Jin Wen's face turned ashen: "I... I..."

"Dawdling..."

Zao Fu exerted force with the large hand, and a burst of blood exploded in the air.

"The Ancestor is mighty!"

The cultivators practicing Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core saw Zao Fu's Nascent Soul might and shouted excitedly.

But the people within the capital of Jin Kingdom were grieving profoundly, and soon surrendered.

Great Qin's eastern campaign, within a month, destroyed the Jin Kingdom, astonishing the world.

News of Zao Fu's achievement of Nascent Soul spread like wildfire.

When he led the army to the new capital of West Zhou after its relocation, several powerful presences erupted from the city wall.

"Haha, Qi Huan, Chu Zhuang, Wu Cha, Yue Gou... You've all come, good!"

Zao Fu, without fear, said: "Wishing to aid the Empress in defeating me? What nonsense!"

The real world isn't a game. Since the great enemy appeared, the alliance of the lords was sensible.

Moreover, these were cultivation masters, able to traverse Qingming swiftly for support.

Yet Zao Fu paid no regard to these four Late-stage Golden Core figures.

Chirp chirp!

The earth trembled, a phoenix cry resounded.

Beneath the new capital of West Zhou appeared a Dragon Court Blessed Land, where a fractured Five-Colored Phoenix let out a high call.

Amidst divine might, the Empress's figure emerged gracefully, shouting: "Zao Fu, you're just a coachman of Zhou, dare to rebel, not afraid Mu Heavenly Emperor will punish you?"

"Mu Heavenly Emperor has ascended long ago; if he were here, I'd kneel immediately in submission!"

Zao Fu said calmly: "As for you, Empress, though West Zhou is your ancestor, your days have long waned... not even equal to a Late-stage Golden Core!"

He stood upon the black dragon, loudly declaring to the world: "Emperor! The one with powerful mana shall be!"

"Traitor, die!"

The Empress lifted a hand, the sky flashed with a phoenix shadow, and the phoenix eyes filled with malice, rushed toward Zao Fu.

Qi Huan, Chu Zhuang, Wu Cha, and Yue Gou, the four Golden Core Ancestors exchanged glances, similarly wielding their magical tools, advanced in concert with the Empress, to assault Zao Fu.

Five Golden Cores fighting a Nascent Soul!

"Too weak, too weak!"

Zao Fu patted the black dragon beneath him, which roared thunderously, clashing with Feng Xixi.

At this moment, Qi Huan had already reached him, deploying his magical tool, a salt-white pouch, releasing Bone-transforming Divine Wind, along with East Sea Soul-falling Sand, most harmful to the Divine Soul.

Chu Zhuang's magical tool were two crimson banners, casting fierce divine flames, seemingly capable of incinerating the heavens.

Wu Cha and Yue Gou exchanged a glance; both were Sword Cultivators. They wielded their finely-refined flying swords—Wu Cha's was a Wu Hook, Yue Gou's a Fish Gut—combining with their swords, turning into two streaks of light, breaking through with greater threat to Zao Fu than Qi Huan and Chu Zhuang.

"Well done."

Zao Fu laughed: "Let me show you truly, the power of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, witness my Nascent Soul Domain—Black Water Torrent, Sweeping the World!"

Hand signs formed, layers of black water emerged from him, spreading outward.

Wherever it passed, whether divine wind, fierce flames, or the two flying swords, were corroded by the black water, losing their vitality.

Not only that, the cultivators like Qi Huan and Chu Zhuang felt as though they had fallen into a massive net, unable to absorb nature's spiritual energy, and even their inner Golden Core faltered in function.

"Nascent Soul Cultivators, entering Divinity Transformation realm, possess a Magic Domain! Equating to opening a world, in this realm, I'm the master!"

Zao Fu coldly declared: "Now in my Black Water Realm, I bid you farewell!"

Gripping his right hand, a black giant hand appeared, captured Qi Huan, with a gentle crush, this hegemon of Late-stage Golden Core perished.

"No, let's fight him!"

Wu Cha and Yue Gou exchanged a glance, released their flying swords again, sacrificing much vitality, transformed into two streaks of light, slashed toward Zao Fu.

"Black Rain!"

Zao Fu merely pointed, countless black raindrops fell, merging mid-air with Beiming Energy, forming Beiming Ice Soul Cold Light Needles, explosively stabbing, turning these two Late-stage Golden Core Sword Cultivators into porcupines.

"I yield!"

Chu Zhuang looked at the scene, face turned ashen.

"Unfortunately, I don't want you alive." Once more Zao Fu pointed, countless Ice Soul Cold Light Needles stabbed, disposing of Chu Zhuang.

Clear-sighted, upon Great Qin's unification of the world, for enduring peace, the confiscation of cultivation texts from each noble clan was necessary; these advanced cultivators were troubles!

After dealing with the four Golden Cores, Zao Fu turned to another battlefield.

The black dragon roared, squaring off against the phoenix.

The two fought evenly, but Feng Xixi glanced at Zao Fu's Nascent Soul Domain, despairing: "Zao Fu, I curse you to bad death, the Qin State will perish in its second generation!"

"Empress, you are an immortal, don't meddle in mortal affairs, watch me seal you!"

Zao Fu felt somewhat guilty toward Great Zhou, dared not kill the Empress, instead sealed her along with Dragon Court Blessed Land within the earth's veins.

He observed the Empress's final venomous gaze, smiling lightly: "What I establish shall be Immortal Qin! Perish in its second generation? Haha... I live long and prosper, Immortal Qin will never have a Second Emperor, Empress overthought!"