TL: I dislike how 妖族 is translated as Yao race. It is inconsistent with 魔族,which is translated to Demon race and not Mo race. Therefore, Yao race is nowDemi-human race. The second person suspected of successfully changing their fate was EmperorTaizong. Emperor Taizong had many nicknames, such as the Millennial Wise Lord, theGreat Lord of the Generation, etc. Throughout history, very few sovereign kingswere as impressive as he was. His most famous accomplishment as Emperor andwhat garnered the highest praise from many citizens was naturally leading thehuman and demi-human allied army to victory against the formidable demons. As time passed, people only remembered that the two races’ allied army went onmultiple northern expeditions under the command of Emperor Taizong along withthe meticulous control of the Zhou Dynasty’s government. They defeated theDemon race army and made them flee in all directions. Other than those whofocused on studying history, very few people remained who still remembered whenthe Zhou Dynasty was founded. When it was first founded, the emperor had begged like a dog for peace infront of the Demon race’s vanguard and persevered whilst at death’s door. Asfor the famous Treaty of Fallen Willow in people’s memories, its meaning wasalready completely different from the original reason it was formed. In the third year of Emperor Taizu’s ascension to the throne in front of theMausoleum of Books, the great Demon army flagrantly began to invade the south.At that time, the war in the central plains had just ended, and most peoplelived in poverty. This resulted in a weakened country, which had no method ofresisting. Emperor Taizu could only swear allegiance, become a subject, and paytribute to the Demon race. Afterwards, as the strength of the Zhou Dynastyslowly rejuvenated, they attempted to spread their borders into the south. As aresult, Taizu and his three sons led an army to war, only leaving behindEmperor Taizong who was still the Prince of Qi to guard the capital. The demons took advantage of this and invaded the south again, conquering theTianliang County in one fell swoop. The vanguard was about to attack Luoyang,threatening the whole human world. Emperor Taizong deceptively deployed histroops while he personally led the many generals and advisors from the Princeof Qi’s Palace to meet the Demon Lord at the Fallen Willow Plains. It wasrumored that the Demon Lord was surprised by how ordered and mighty theformations of troops were in or that Zhou Dufu silently appeared under fivewillows. Anyways, before the great war had even started, Emperor Taizongoffered a large amount of wealth and resources, showing submission once again.By exchanging the pure white horn of a rhinoceros, the two signed a treaty, andthe great Demon army returned to the north. The Treaty of Fallen Willow was an underground alliance formed fromhumiliation. In the history books, Emperor Taizong was known as a perfect man and wasappointed according to his merit. However, he who was destined to become thegreat lord of the generation obviously had his own pride, so how could heforget this period of humiliating history? Three years after the event in theHundred Herb Garden, Emperor Taizong, those legendary subjects, and the divinegenerals finally began preparing to take back the Human race’s honor anddignity from the Demon race. This was the catalyst for a grand scale war. Under the governance of two wise lords, the Zhou Dynasty used all of itsresources to strengthen itself. It just so happened that this coincided withthe World of Cultivation’s second renaissance. This renaissance was thousandsof years old, and countless legendary figures like Wang Zhice appeared over andover. Adding to the alliance between Emperor Taizong and the demi-humans, theyreceived strong support, which allowed the allied army to produce fantasticresults for the first time in war. In the following decades, the flames of war in the northern plains were neverreally put out. Emperor Taizong and the legendary experts constantly attackedthe Demon race, and after three expeditions to the north, victory was finallydecided between the two. The Demon race suffered a crushing defeat and returnedto Xuelao City. They became afraid to take another step into the south. There could be countless reasons for the Human race to defeat the Demon race:the lord was wise, the empire was strong, or experts appeared one after anotheras mentioned before. However, no matter how many reasons there were, it wasvery difficult to explain while looking closely at this period in history. Theoverwhelming Demon race had once ruled the entire northern region of thecontinent. So, how could they be defeated in just a few decades, and how couldthe positions of power between the two change so drastically? It seemed likethere was a hidden power that protected both Emperor Taizu and the fate of theZhou Dynasty, which constantly ate away at the morale of the Demon race. What exactly was this hidden power? Was it the power of fate? When EmperorTaizong changed his fate, did he also change the fate of the human world? The third person who seemed to have successfully changed fate was still alive. She was the ruler of the present day human world, the Divine Empress. Maybe because she was still alive, very few rumors spread about the DivineEmpress’ success in changing fate. Very few people were brave enough to speakup about this matter, even if they were at home in their beds. However, many people speculated in this manner. How could a female conquer the world and sit on the throne of the emperor asthe sovereign king? If the Divine Empress had not changed her fate, how couldan event that had never happened before in all of history occur? The legends described three people who seemed to have succeeded in revoltingagainst the heavens and changing their fate. These three people were Taizu,Taizong, and the Divine Empress. They were also the three most successfulpeople in the past thousand years of this continent. In Chen Changsheng’sopinion, there was no “seem” because before he had left the Old Temple ofXining Village, his master Daoist Ji had once explained very clearly, that onlythree people had succeeded in changing fate. Although he had used the word “only”, nevertheless, he was certain of thishistory. In order to change one’s fate, one had to change the position of one’s FatedStar in the night sky. Chen Changsheng’s reason for traveling to the capitaland participating in the Grand Examination was to find a method of changing hisFated Star’s position by entering the Pavilion of Ascending Mist. This methodshould have been the technique the first Pope of the Orthodoxy and EmperorTaizu used in secret, which was the method Emperor Taizong and the DivineEmpress should have also used. What Chen Changsheng did not fully understand was that since it was theOrthodoxy’s secret technique, why did his master not tell him to find a wayinto the Li Palace to investigate? Rather, he told Chen Changsheng to doeverything he could to enter the Pavilion of Ascending Mist and arrive in frontof the portrait of Wang Zhice. Still, no matter how legendary Wang Zhice was,he did not do anything related to revolting against the heavens and changinghis fate. Just at this moment, the blue stone walls produced a soft click. Waking from his musings, he looked at the wall and saw that those complicatedand unreadable bronze lines covering the box had already changed into acompletely different image from before. The small, delicate bronze buttons hadalready shifted in position, and after the two centermost springs retracted,the box unexpectedly opened. The method to undo the seventeen pairs of chains was extremely complicated,and he did not even know whether it was correct or not until the end. However,he opened the box in a single attempt, which had to be considered very lucky. He pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped away the sweat on hisforehead. He licked his somewhat dry lips. While extending his hand towards thebox, he suddenly realized that these bronze buttons and lines….. were actuallythe same as the stars and the invisible lines in-between in the night sky.However, they were just simplified. It was just a casual thought, so he did not continue to ponder about it andextended his hand to take out the book within the box. The Pavilion ofAscending Mist blocked out all light and sound, and the book was kept withinthe blue stone wall. As a result, even after hundreds of years, it had onlybecome slightly brittle around the edges, and the pages themselves were stillpure white like new. The words looked as if they were just written. The book did not have any words on its cover, so the first time ChenChangsheng saw words was on the first page. These words were not sharp, butrather rounded, like an old rock in the mountains. It was very distinctive. ‘The positions are relative.’ Seeing these four words, Chen Changsheng stared blankly at them. He did notunderstand their meaning at all. After thinking earnestly, he realized thatthere weren’t any important clues, so he continued reading. The second page wasdensely covered with words. The handwriting was elegant but not frivolous, andit did not attempt to look clever at all. Only after seeing this page did hefinally verify that this book was indeed the diary of Wang Zhice. Changes in translations: 妖族 – used to be the Yao race, now Demi-human race