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Chapter 512 A Leisurely Visit
One hour ago.
Thunder Lord sat slumped on the cold jade chair, his face pale.
According to the past practices of the major immortal cultivation sects in the Southern Wilderness, the loser's fate is either death, kneeling on the ground in submission and accepting due punishment, or becoming a bargaining chip in negotiations between the major sects.
However, Chen Beiwu came from the Immortal Alliance, so even when dealing with a defeated True Monarch, he would still show some respect.
Even so, a hint of resentment still lingered in Lei Ming Zhenjun's eyes.
"Are you thinking that if you hadn't underestimated your opponent and had attacked with all your might immediately, or if you had tried to escape, you would never have become a prisoner?" Chen Beiwu said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Thunder Lord didn't react much, but Yu Shuiyao bit her lip slightly, her thoughts a jumble of emotions.
She wasn't questioning Chen Ziang's abilities, but his statement sounded utterly contrary to the natural order.
When would a peak Nascent Soul True Monarch need to flee immediately upon encountering a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator?
But judging from the actual results, Chen Zi'ang was absolutely right!
If Chen Zi'ang was able to capture Lei Ming Zhenjun alive, how could an ordinary Nascent Soul Peak Zhenjun possibly be his match?
"A loss is a loss; there's no point in saying anything more."
Lei Ming Zhenjun stared directly at Chen Ziang, his imposing manner not inferior to that of a prisoner.
"Then I won't waste any more words. If you are willing to surrender, you can obtain the position of guest elder of the Mirror Moon Sect. Your captured disciples can also become Mirror Moon disciples and will not be demoted or punished," Chen Beiwu said bluntly.
"Qingling Sect has treated me well, and I will never betray the sect in my life."
Thunderous True Monarch stood tall, displaying the unyielding spirit of a Nascent Soul True Monarch:
"You don't need to waste your time on me. Do with me as you please."
"You want to die for the sect, but have you considered the fate of your disciples and your family?" Chen Beiwu reminded him.
"Everything has a cause and effect. They enjoy a considerable salary from the sect, and now it's time for them to shed their blood for the sect." True Monarch Lei Ming closed his eyes, his attitude resolute. "What a pity."
Chen Beiwu raised his hand and pointed out the Heavenly Finger of the Cave True Tribulation.
He respects such a strong person, but he will never let a tiger return to the mountain.
The reason is simple: in terms of strength, True Monarch Leiming is also one of the best among the peak Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and he has personally experienced the power of the Primordial Dharma Image, so he knows some of its profound secrets.
It should be noted that Chen Beiwu's victory was hard-won, even without Xuan Tong's intelligence being exposed.
If another deadly battle were to break out now, he really wouldn't be confident of defeating Thunder Lord.
"Buzz!"
After the fall of True Monarch Lei Ming, Chen Beiwu's awakened Fate-Controlling Embryo Divine Power took effect, causing two more auspicious omens to accumulate within the chaotic world. These auspicious omens continued to gather, gradually condensing into a semi-transparent auspicious crimson dragon.
"That's about it." Chen Beiwu looked towards the east side of the market.
Soldiers are very fast!
After successfully capturing Huidanfang City, Chen Beiwu did not delay at all. With the help of Xinling, he set up a high-level teleportation array and led the sect's army to launch a surprise attack on Lingkai Pass, a key border pass.
Perhaps the Qingling Sect's higher-ups were negligent in their military preparations, or perhaps they knew that the Nascent Soul True Monarch in charge was not strong enough to hold the line. Instead of putting up a fight, they chose to flee in advance.
As a result, Chen Beiwu captured this isolated and helpless stronghold in less than half an hour and raised the banner of the Mirror Moon Sect.
After the city was breached, Chen Beiwu stood on the top of Chongguan City, and as far as the eye could see, there were long lines of cultivators stretching for miles.
At the very front of the long line, the once high and mighty Golden Core cultivators had become prisoners. Their expressions appeared calm, but a hint of unease lurked in their eyes. "What a pity," Chen Beiwu said with some regret.
The Protectorate of Immortal City lacks a True Monarch level expert to oversee it, especially a peak Nascent Soul level expert.
If True Lord Leiming is willing to surrender and release his Nascent Soul so that Chen Beiwu can set up a restriction to guarantee his loyalty, he will never kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, nor would he kill a Nascent Soul True Lord for a little bit of luck.
After all, one can seize fortune at any time, but the surrender of a Nascent Soul Peak True Monarch is truly rare.
Upon hearing this, Yu Shuiyao couldn't help but purse her lips, her expression complex.
She knew what Senior Brother Chen was regretting.
As one of the witnesses, she had personally witnessed the fall of a Nascent Soul Peak True Monarch an hour earlier.
What made her uneasy was that Senior Brother Chen's method of persuading her to surrender was truly unique, almost like trying to kill someone by attacking their spirit.
"My lord, the sect's army has been mobilized and can return to the Protectorate City at any time via the teleportation array," Shu You reported.
"Okay, let's go."
Chen Beiwu nodded, feeling no reluctance whatsoever.
A Nascent Soul sect that can dominate a realm should not be underestimated.
His success in capturing Lingkai Pass and Huidan Market this time was due to the Heart Diamond Formation and his surprise attack. His speed was so fast that even the four major sects of the Yellow Realm couldn't react in time.
If he insists on occupying the two territories of Lingkai Pass and Huidan Market without retreating, making the Beast Taming lineage a thorn in Huang Yan's side, he will inevitably have to endure the counterattack of the four major sects.
At that time, Chen Beiwu would not only be unable to cultivate peacefully, but even his disciples in the Beast Taming lineage would suffer heavy losses due to the escalating war between the two realms. It would be better to stop while he was ahead and bring all the resources and cultivators that could be moved back to the Protectorate City.
To put it bluntly, if he takes a step back and withdraws from Huangyan territory, the four major sects will naturally not feel threatened or unite as one. Instead, they will be happy to see Qingling Sect make a fool of itself.
The next morning.
When the allied forces of the four major sects of Huangyanjing appeared outside Lingkai Pass, they discovered that this important border pass had become a ghost town, and everything that could be taken had been taken away by the cultivators of Jingyue Sect.
"Even if locusts were to swarm across the land, they probably couldn't clean it up so thoroughly in a single day."
The Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Void Sword Sect breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
With the Eight Desolate Sect's attention focused on the Blazing Sun Ruins, the Void Sword Sect's higher-ups naturally preferred not to fight if they could.
Anyway, it wasn't the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Void Sword Sect who died, but rather the powerful figures from the other two sects.
"Lingkai Pass is the border gateway that my Qingling Sect has managed for ten thousand years. It has eleven medicinal gardens that can supply more than 10% of our sect's alchemy materials every year!" Qingxuan Zhenjun led the Qingling Sect army, his gaze sweeping over the Nascent Soul experts of the three sects, and said in a deep voice, "If we do not respond to this matter, what face will my Qingling Sect have?" "How does Sect Master Lu want to respond?" The Nascent Soul expert of the Xujian Sect frowned slightly.
"Of course, it's a matter of blood for blood. We'll storm the Earthly Realm and annihilate the Protectorate City!" True Monarch Qingxuan declared resolutely.
"That's right, we must fight back!" The sect leader of Chiyang Sect immediately declared.
Each Nascent Soul True Monarch is a pillar of a sect, holding a lofty position.
The Crimson Sun Sect suffered a heavy loss, losing a late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch. If they do not express their intention to seek revenge, wouldn't that cause unrest within the sect?
Upon learning of the attitudes of the two sect leaders, the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Void Sword Sect immediately felt a headache coming on. He looked at the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Mysterious Pavilion, signaling the latter to offer a rank and persuade the other party to avoid another three-realm war.
Meanwhile, Chen Beiwu had already led the sect's army back to the Protectorate City.
Seeing the numerous cultivator prisoners appearing in the city, some cultivators who weren't well-informed gradually learned about the major events that had occurred within Huangyan's territory. Inside the alchemy room.
Having just finished refining the elixir, Li Haichuan's divine sense stirred slightly, and his figure appeared on the crowded street.
"What's going on?" Li Haichuan frowned slightly.
He had only been in seclusion for a short time, yet another batch of cultivators had been captured in the city.
Just then, the discussions in the crowd gradually caught Li Haichuan's attention.
"Have you heard? The Mirror Moon Sect has already captured Lingkai Pass!"
"Shout! Your information is far too outdated. Do you even know who the Thunderous True Monarch Lu Xi'an is?"
"That's a top-tier Nascent Soul True Monarch in the Yellow Transformation Realm, how could he not know?"
"It's good that you know. He's already dead, killed by Zhenwu Zhenjun of my sect."
"What?! Where did you get this information? It's utterly absurd!"
"What absurdity! Didn't you see all those Qingling Sect cultivators captured inside the city?"
Listening to the conversations of the cultivators around him, Li Haichuan's expression grew increasingly strange.
Although he had personally witnessed Chen Zi'ang suppress Shuyu Zhenjun with a single blow, he did not believe these rumors to be true.
After all, there is a vast chasm between late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and peak Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and Thunder True Monarch is a top expert among peak Nascent Soul cultivators. "Thunder True Monarch may indeed have died at Chen Zi'ang's hands, that's unlikely to be false, but Chen Zi'ang must have had the assistance of a True Monarch from the Mirror Moon Sect, and certainly didn't kill him alone!" Li Haichuan thought to himself.
Chen Zi'ang was an unparalleled swordsman, whose killing ability was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul Peak True Monarch.
If Lei Ming Zhenjun were surrounded and killed by the powerful members of the Jingyue Sect, and was accidentally struck in a vital spot by Chen Zi'ang, thus becoming the latter's stepping stone to become famous in the Southern Wilderness, it would be quite reasonable.
"With the death of True Monarch Leiming, the Qingling Sect will not let this go. It seems that the Protectorate City is going to become a place of trouble."
Li Haichuan's mind raced as he looked toward the City Lord's Mansion.
Risks and opportunities are equal.
Without a doubt, in terms of potential, strength, and influence, Chen Zi'ang is a unique figure among the five major sects of the Earthly Realm.
If he can stay by Chen Zi'ang's side, the sooner he joins the Capital Protectorate, the higher his chances of becoming a high-ranking member of the Mirror Moon Sect in the future.
At this moment, upon hearing the news, there were quite a few cultivators in the Protectorate City who were moved, just like True Monarch Baixia Li Haichuan.
In the Southern Wilderness, so-called aptitude, potential, and talent are all empty talk.
Only absolute strength can make unruly, heaven-defying cultivators spontaneously follow, and even entrust them with the ambition to attain the Dao and become True Venerables. That night, inside the cultivation cave.
Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, ending his cultivation, as if the turmoil in the four realms of Earthly Evolution, Yellow Evolution, Western Evolution, and Southern Evolution had nothing to do with him.
"roar!"
Golden Egg opened its mouth, spat out the Azure Thunder Sword, and looked rather unpleasant.
"You've learned your lesson, haven't you?" Chen Beiwu smiled.
The Azure Thunder Sword is a fourth-grade supreme-level Xuan Treasure. If it weren't for the fall of True Monarch Thunderclap and the Azure Thunder Sword Spirit's determination to follow its master into oblivion, the golden egg would almost certainly not have been able to be devoured by the Three-Phase Furnace Xuan Tong.
"roar."
Golden Egg gritted its teeth, opened its mouth, and swallowed the Azure Thunder Sword into its belly.
It's just a little numb and a little painful; it refuses to believe it can't refine this mysterious sword.
"You, you."
Chen Beiwu shook his head and did not try to dissuade him further.
With the Golden Egg's current level of cultivation, even if it fails to devour something, it will not damage its foundation and can even hone its profound abilities.
"Hey!"
Meanwhile, Schiller's eyes shone as he planted the precious and mysterious herbs he had obtained from Danfang City and Lingkai Pass in the Five Qi Yuan Forest.
The spoils from this campaign against Huangyan Realm are terrifying!
Even if the True Monarch of the Azure Spirit Sect destroyed part of the core herb garden and stole some rare and precious herbs in the chaos, it could not escape its senses and was able to retrieve them one by one. It is no exaggeration to say that with so many precious and precious herbs nourishing the Five Qi Yuan Forest, even without consuming any pills or external substances, its cultivation level could rapidly increase to over four thousand years in a short period of time, making it the first Nascent Soul late-stage demon king in the team.
"Eek."
Zhiling nestled against Chen Beiwu's neck and lazily yawned.
Born into wealth and needing time for its bloodline to awaken, it didn't value elixirs and external things like Schiller did.
Meanwhile, Tie Dan held his breath and focused intently on refining the strange fire within his body.
True Monarch Fire Lotus had considerable fortune; his storage ring contained two rare flames of heaven and earth. Iron Egg naturally chose to refine them using the Devouring Sun Nirvana Immortal Scripture to enhance his cultivation. "Hopefully, the Azure Spirit Sect will be sensible," Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
The reason he did not return to the Immortal Alliance was because he was worried that the four major sects of Huangyan Realm would seek revenge and lead a large army of cultivators to attack the capital city.
The Protectorate City is one of the foundations for Chen Beiwu to seize the fortune of the Southern Wilderness, and it absolutely cannot be lost.
Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu's mind sank into the chaotic world.
Within the chaotic world, three auspicious crimson dragons roamed the void, constantly converging and potentially merging together at any moment.
Chen Beiwu activated his divine sense and began to use the Nine Breaths Qi Absorption Technique.
"Buzz!"
Overnight, Chen Beiwu's supernatural powers finally brought about a qualitative change in the accumulated fortune.
As the eyes of the three auspicious crimson dragons glowed with purple light and merged completely, emitting a joyful dragon roar, Chen Beiwu clearly felt a misty purple aura gradually forming.
"Finally done!" Chen Beiwu felt a sense of relief.
With two streams of purple energy as a foundation to activate the Fate-Controlling Fetus Divine Power, even though Aji's bloodline was severely depleted and his potential was lost, he could still recover some of his Demon Lord power. As for whether Aji would rebel after recovering from his injuries, Chen Beiwu was not too worried.
Even without the binding force of the Co-existence Contract, the Primordial Enlightenment Profound Power he had activated during this period was not used in vain.
With the subtle influence of his Qi Luck Supernatural Power, it was almost impossible for Aji to escape his grasp.
The only thing that made Chen Beiwu hesitate was that the power of destiny-enlightening should be used on the golden egg and the iron egg first.
"Woof."
Tie Dan shook his head and took the initiative to persuade Chen Beiwu.
Bloodline transformation is a good thing, but it depends on whether it can be managed.
If possible, it would prefer to undergo bloodline initiation when it reaches the peak of the Demon King realm, at which time it might be able to break through the Demon King barrier and advance to the fifth realm Demon Venerable.
"Roar." (When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.)
The golden egg couldn't resist the temptation of bloodline transformation, but it also knew that with the help of a Fifth Realm Demon Venerable, Chen Beiwu's future attainment of the Divine Transformation realm would be almost certain. Furthermore, the feedback it received from a Divine Transformation True Venerable increased its chances of becoming a Fifth Realm Demon Venerable exponentially.
"Hey."
Schiller confidently raised its head, indicating that it did not need any guidance. With the many great medicines and the Five Qi Transformation Elixir in the Five Qi Yuan Forest, it was confident that its bloodline would transform into the Vitality Vine.
"call out!"
At the same time, a cultivator dressed in a simple gray robe suddenly appeared outside the city lord's mansion.
"Who dares to trespass into the City Lord's Mansion!"
The two Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding the gate both changed their expressions drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The reason is simple: the person who came was extremely weak, just like an ordinary person.
However, ordinary mortals could not possibly bypass the numerous cultivators to reach this place, and it was only now that their presence was discovered.
"Xuanjian Pavilion, Li Xiaoyao."
The gray-robed monk said calmly.