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Chapter 372: The World's Attention, Cowering
Chapter 372: The World's Attention, Cowering
October 16, 2024
"Alright, regardless of the true identity of the masked face, since this person is determined to be an enemy of our Floating Mountain, we can't just sit idly by."
"If not, our Floating Mountain will lose all its prestige, and it will be even more difficult to control the Western Province in the future."
Just as several divine soul fluctuations were arguing within the jade tablet, the first person spoke up.
With these words, the other divine soul fluctuations immediately quieted down.
They knew that the abbot was right.
Their argument about the masked face's identity was pointless.
Since the opponent had already provoked Floating Mountain to this extent, the top priority was to capture this person and publicly execute them.
Otherwise, if they continued to allow him to flaunt his might in the Western Province, it would be a devastating blow to Floating Mountain's authority.
In the future, not only would dominating the world be out of the question, but even controlling the Western Province would be a challenge.
"The abbot is right. No matter who this person is, as long as we can catch him, everything will become clear."
"Indeed, this person is arrogant and overbearing, obviously not giving us Floating Mountain the slightest regard. Setting up an ambush to capture him shouldn't be difficult."
"Once we capture him, we can't let him die so easily. We must extract his divine soul and refine it into a lamp, roasting it day and night to appease the spirit of Kuru Rong!"
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As several powerful divine soul fluctuations were conspiring through the jade tablet, news about the Western Province reached many influential forces across the world.
The emergence of the four hidden realms was already a highly anticipated event.
Numerous powerful forces had long dispatched spies to keep a close watch on the movements of the major hidden realms.
Even among the major hidden realms, spies were sent to gather intelligence on each other, aiming to understand both their own and their opponents' situations.
The commotion caused by Lu Qing in the Western Province was so significant that it couldn't be concealed from anyone.
Therefore, on that very day, with the fluttering of countless carrier pigeons, messenger eagles, and messaging jade talismans, almost all the top powers in the world learned about the events in the Western Province.
In the Eastern Province, on a verdant and majestic mountain peak, outside a Daoist monastery, an elderly Daoist was seated cross-legged on a green stone, preaching.
In front of him, over ten Daoists were listening attentively.
Suddenly, the elderly Daoist's expression changed, and he looked up at the sky, catching a beam of light descending from above.
As the light dissipated, a small white jade talisman was revealed.
The elderly Daoist used his divine soul power to probe the talisman, and soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Grandmaster, what has happened?"
A middle-aged Daoist below asked.
If Lu Qing were there, he would recognize the speaker as Yangming Daoist, with whom he had a pleasant conversation in the Holy City.
"Something has happened in the Western Province."
The elderly Daoist didn't hide anything and spoke directly.
"Something happened in the Western Province? What trouble have those old baldies stirred up now?"
Yangming Daoist asked, his face showing no signs of surprise.
Apparently, in his opinion, it was only natural for those old baldies to cause trouble; it would be abnormal if they didn't.
"It's not those monks causing trouble, but someone else creating chaos in the Western Province, and from the looks of it, they're specifically targeting Floating Mountain.
A mysterious person has appeared in the Western Province, riding a flying magical treasure, and is wreaking havoc by destroying numerous temples and Buddha statues being constructed by Floating Mountain, as well as slaughtering their disciples who ventured outside..."
The elderly Daoist briefly recounted the events mentioned in the messaging jade talisman.
The other Daoists were left dumbfounded and shocked.
"There's actually such a thing? Who has the audacity to provoke Floating Mountain? Do they think those old baldies are vegetarians?"
Yangming Daoist was equally shocked, finding it hard to believe.
He couldn't fathom that there was such a bold person in the world who dared to provoke those crazy bald monks.
Even their Green Sheep Monastery, despite having deep-seated grudges with them, wouldn't dare to provoke them so blatantly.
"We don't know yet." The elderly Daoist shook his head. "That person wears a fiendish mask and doesn't reveal their true face, so no one knows their real background."
"Grandmaster, could it be that the people from the other two hidden realms are involved?"
Yangming Daoist thought for a moment and asked.
"It's hard to say, but it's unlikely. Cloud Water Mystic Land and Cold Water Palace don't have significant grudges with Floating Mountain. Logically, they shouldn't go provoke them for no reason." The elderly Daoist explained.
Yangming Daoist nodded, agreeing that among the four hidden realms, only their Green Sheep Monastery and Floating Mountain were on bad terms.
The other two hidden realms might also dislike Floating Mountain, but it made no sense for them to cause trouble at such a critical moment.
"In other words, there's another mysterious powerful individual who has taken a dislike to Floating Mountain.
To dare to provoke those bald monks, this person's strength is not to be underestimated.
Moreover, their grudge against Floating Mountain must be significant."
Yangming Daoist began to speculate.
For some reason, Lu Qing's face suddenly appeared in his mind.
If there was anyone in the world with the deepest grudge against Floating Mountain, the first person he thought of was that young man.
Given Lu Qing's fearless personality, as witnessed by Yangming Daoist in the Holy City, it was entirely possible for him to commit such a shocking act.
But could it be him? Yangming Daoist wasn't sure.
After all, the elderly Daoist had mentioned that the mysterious person provoking Floating Mountain in the Western Province was riding a golden flying magical artifact.
Only those who had embarked on the path of cultivation and possessed profound cultivation could control magical artifacts.
Although Lu Qing was powerful, he had just passed the heavenly tribulation and entered the Primordial Realm on the day they met in the Holy City.
Moreover, Yangming Daoist clearly saw that Lu Qing was cultivating the Martial Dao, cultivating Primordial True Qi instead of spiritual energy.
This seemed to contradict what the elderly Daoist had said.
"Yangming, what are you thinking about?"
The elderly Daoist noticed Yangming Daoist's pensive expression and asked.
"Nothing." Yangming Daoist snapped out of his thoughts. "Grandmaster, since such a significant event has occurred in the Western Province, I wish to go there and take a look.
The old Daoist pondered for a moment and said, "That's a good idea. With such a provocation, the Floating Mountain will surely respond.
You can go there and perhaps gauge their depth."
He then added, "But remember, be cautious and discreet. Don't act recklessly and expose your identity.
Those monks are currently enraged, and they might suspect that the mysterious person is sent by our Green Sheep Monastery.
If you cause trouble, they might take their anger out on you, and we won't be able to protect you."
Yangming Daoist's heart trembled, and he respectfully replied, "Yes, disciple will keep that in mind."
The old Daoist took out an object from his pocket and handed it to Yangming Daoist, saying, "Take this. If you encounter trouble, use it, and it might protect you to some extent.
Also, choose two magical artifacts from the monastery and take them with you. Always prioritize your safety."
Yangming Daoist was surprised to see the object, and he respectfully accepted it.
Half an hour later, a beam of light shot out from the peak and headed straight towards the Western Province.
Similar situations occurred in the other two major secret realm powers.
In the large province where Cloud Water Secret Realm was located, several giant flying birds took off.
In the Northern Province, several beams of light also rose into the sky, heading in the same direction as the Western Province.
Even the top powers from other provinces across the world sent their disciples or spies to the Western Province to gather information.
After all, this incident was of great magnitude.
Floating Mountain was one of the four major secret realms, and it had just reappeared, yet someone dared to provoke it so blatantly.
Everyone wanted to see how Floating Mountain would respond.
More importantly, they wanted to see if this ancient secret realm, with its tens of thousands of years of heritage, was truly as profound and invincible as the legends claimed.
The Western Province, which was already a focal point of attention, became the center of the world's gaze.
Countless powers sent people to enter the province.
The Floating Mountain was aware of this, but they were helpless.
After the mysterious masked face's massacre, their disciples who were sent out had all returned to the Spirit Mountain Range after hearing the news.
Everyone valued their lives, and knowing that a powerful demon was hunting down Floating Mountain disciples, no one dared to take the risk of venturing out.
This made it impossible for Floating Mountain to focus on other matters, and they could only let the various powers send their spies into the Western Province.
What troubled Floating Mountain even more was that after the mysterious masked face destroyed their outposts on the first day, he suddenly disappeared, as if he had left the Western Province.
There was no further movement in the following days, making it difficult for Floating Mountain to set up an ambush.
"Little Lord, how much longer do we have to stay here?"
In a hidden cave, the figure of "Flame" appeared, sitting opposite Lu Qing.
Lu Qing sat cross-legged, with Xiao Li sleeping soundly in his arms.
Between them was a chessboard.
Lu Qing and "Flame" were engaged in a game of chess.
"There's no rush. We can stay for another day or two," Lu Qing said as he placed a black chess piece on the board.
"Anyway, it's not me who's in a hurry, but those baldies. I bet they're searching for me all over the world right now, right?"
"Little Lord, you've killed so many of their elders and disciples and destroyed many of their temples and Buddha statues.
You've completely trampled on Floating Mountain's head, so it's natural for them to be anxious."
"Flame" picked up a white chess piece and placed it on the board, smiling, "But there's something I don't quite understand. You had the chance to kill all the Floating Mountain disciples outside, but why did you let some of them go and return safely to the Spirit Mountain Range?"
Lu Qing placed another piece, "Instinctively, I felt that something was amiss with Floating Mountain's actions.
So for safety, I decided to observe for a few days first.
Anyway, killing or sparing those ordinary disciples won't affect the overall situation."
"I see."
"Flame" suddenly understood.
He had found it strange that Lu Qing had chosen to hide when he was in the heat of the moment.
It turned out that he had felt a warning in his intuition.
He couldn't help but marvel.
Indeed, as the blessed child of great fortune bestowed by heaven, even the heavenly laws seemed to aid him at all times.
Whenever there was danger, a warning would immediately be given.
It was truly terrifying to be an enemy of such an existence favored by heaven and earth.
For Floating Mountain to provoke such an enemy was like a nightmare for them.
"But Little Lord, if Floating Mountain continues to cower in the Spirit Mountain Range, won't you be unable to do anything to them?"
"Flame" asked again.
"If I can't do anything, then so be it," Lu Qing replied nonchalantly. "My purpose in coming here wasn't to annihilate Floating Mountain.
I don't have that ability yet.
As long as I disrupt their plan to control the Western Province and prevent them from having the time to go to Cangzhou and cause trouble for Nine Li Village, I'll have achieved my goal."
Lu Qing was well aware that Floating Mountain had a secret realm as a backup, and it was unrealistic for him to completely destroy them.
Unless he possessed the strength to break through their secret realm and sweep through everything.
Even if he killed all the Floating Mountain disciples outside, it would only dampen their morale and cause them to lose some essence energy, but it wouldn't harm their foundation.
However, it was clear that he didn't have such strength yet.
So, Lu Qing was quite satisfied with keeping Floating Mountain confined to the Spirit Mountain Range for now.
After his disturbance in the previous days, the outside world would likely have learned about the events in the Western Province.
Under the watchful eyes of the world, he wanted to see how Floating Mountain would respond.
Would they continue to cower, or would they make other moves?
Lu Qing's eyes shone with an enigmatic light.
(End of Chapter)
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