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Chapter 835: The Wolf Clan's Overlords, Destruction of the Fenghua Palace
Chapter 835: The Wolf Clan's Overlords, Destruction of the Fenghua Palace
Upon hearing these words, everyone's faces turned pale in unison.
Even those who had anticipated it beforehand, like Fairy Fenghua and Pavilion Master Li, couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"How despicable are these beastly demons?"
"No wonder the sect has been sending frequent distress signals for help!"
"We're in grave danger at the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion!"
"City Lord Ling Tian, please dispatch troops quickly to reinforce our rear!"
The commotion rose and fell.
Amidst the chaos, City Lord Ling Tian shouted.
"Silence!"
The ripples of a Great Cultivator's mana surged out, and the Primordial Spirit domain enveloped the entire hall, causing everyone to tremble.
Seeing everyone quiet down, City Lord Ling Tian slowly retracted his mana ripples.
"The beasts are savage, but not without intelligence, especially after advancing to the fourth stage. There's no difference between them and us. The word 'despicable' is unnecessary; after all, we once launched a surprise attack on the Absolute Spirit Region, and they merely returned the favor."
"Sending reinforcements to the rear is impossible. Don't even think about it!"
"The Heaven Ascending Pass is the most crucial. Once this barrier is lost, the millions of demons from the Demon Race will surge down, exposing all sects to the demon beast flood. Who can withstand them? Tell me, which sect can stand alone against them?"
"All nine of you are the strongest force in the city besides me, the Heavenly Capital Son, and the True Man of Divine Origin. With you rushing to assist, along with the strong cultivators in the rear, there's a chance to drive away those three Demon Sovereigns."
City Lord Ling Tian quickly and clearly explained his decision, having obviously given it thorough thought before coming.
As he spoke, the previously agitated crowd calmed down.
Everyone was intelligent and naturally understood the concept of when one's lips are gone, one's teeth will be cold, and the previous commotion was merely a result of their concern.
Seeing everyone's calmness, City Lord Ling Tian began to issue orders.
"Those three commanders, the exact number of Demon Sovereigns under their command is unclear, but it's likely similar to the number of Demon Sovereigns under their command before. Altogether, there should be around twenty of them."
"This is an extremely powerful force. Led by three commanders comparable to Great Cultivators, apart from top sects like the Dongyang Sect, the Heavenly Capital Sect, and the Void Emperor Sect, there's hardly any sects that can resist them."
"It's imaginable that wherever they pass, it will be a wasteland!"
"Next, you nine will divide into three groups and pursue them separately. I've already used the Abyss Sect's information channels to notify the major sects, urging their top cultivators to come out."
"Nine Spirit Lord, Iron Gaze Taoist, and Pavilion Master Li, you head towards the Ten Thousand Swords Domain."
"Shouyang Mountain Man, Hua Heavenly Master, and Taiyue True Man, you go towards the White Crane Domain. When passing through the Hundred Beasts Region, you can check on the situation there. The Hundred Beasts Sect's beasts are very likely to be swayed by Demon Sovereign-level beings, causing harm to the creatures in the region."
"Fairy Fenghua, Golden Feather... Demon Slayer!"
As he spoke of the Demon Slayer, City Lord Ling Tian looked at Luo Chen with an approving expression.
Among the nine present, only Luo Chen appeared to be at the third level of the Primordial Spirit realm.
But after numerous battles, his strength had earned recognition from everyone, proving to be no less than a mid-stage Primordial Spirit realm expert.
Therefore, he was chosen to be part of this operation.
Others like Ling Feng Zi, Shen Huo, and Yao Xian Sheng were not even considered by City Lord Ling Tian.
Even the ancient Nascent Soul cultivator like Fu Lao from the Divine Talisman Sect was deemed inferior to Luo Chen in City Lord Ling Tian's eyes.
"You head towards the Fenghua Domain. If the Fenghua Palace has already been destroyed, remember not to linger. Continue the pursuit along the way and catch up with those Demon Sovereigns!"
Hearing this, Fairy Fenghua's face turned pale.
She couldn't help but think of the cruelty beneath that scene.
At this moment, Luo Chen was also concerned about the Misty Sect cultivators temporarily residing in Baili Qingchuan's residence, so he didn't object to City Lord Ling Tian's words.
But he still asked a question.
"With so many strong cultivators being withdrawn from the city, how will the remaining people face the millions of demon beasts led by the four commanders outside the Heaven Ascending Pass?"
The shadow of the Heavenly Capital Son, who had been silent all along, took the initiative to respond.
"No problem, I'll take action!"
A promise from a grandmaster of formation arts was as good as a thousand armies! Luo Chen immediately felt relieved.
However, the Heavenly Capital Son's mood seemed rather unsettled. He looked at Luo Chen and the other two and spoke sincerely, "The Fenghua Domain is west of the Heaven Soaring City. After passing through the Dieyun, Qidong, and Tianji Domains, you'll reach the mountain gate of our Heavenly Capital Sect. Even if a Great Demon Sovereign arrives, our mountain gate can hold out for a long time. If you make it in time, please lend the Heavenly Capital a helping hand!"
Luo Chen readily agreed, "That's the right thing to do. You don't need to worry, fellow cultivator."
Fairy Fenghua nodded, but her mind seemed elsewhere. It was clear that if it were such a situation, the Fenghua Palace would be destroyed first.
Golden Feather didn't say anything. This matter didn't have a significant impact on the Five Elements Divine Sect.
In the ten years of the Heaven Ascending Pass war, sects like the Five Elements Divine Sect and the Ethereal Sect, which hadn't been involved, had already had most of their members summoned to the Heaven Ascending Pass.
The number of sect members left in the Fenghua Domain wasn't large, so it was unlikely to attract the attention of the Demon Sovereigns.
The same was true for the Heavenward Sect. In the past ten years, including Luo Chen and Wang Yuan, over two hundred sect members had gradually entered the Heaven Ascending Pass to fight.
Only about a hundred sect members remained with Baili Qingchuan.
If the three commanders of the Demon Race intended to destroy the rear, they wouldn't waste time on these minor powers.
"Everyone, let's depart!"
City Lord Ling Tian said.
Suddenly, the Heavenly Capital Son interjected, "City Lord Ling Tian, in front of so many fellow cultivators, can you give me a definite answer?"
City Lord Ling Tian's brows furrowed, "What answer?"
"It's simple. Apart from the Cangwu Mountain, eight of the nine great commanders of the Demon Race have already appeared. The situation is grave, and there's no need for further explanation. In such a situation, will the Abyss Sanctum still remain idle?"
In response, City Lord Ling Tian's expression relaxed, and he smiled.
"Rest assured, I've already notified my sect. In this battle, the Abyss Sanctum will also dispatch numerous strong cultivators."
Then, he scanned the crowd that was about to depart.
"The purpose of this battle is to expel the Yaohuang who are causing destruction in the rear, but if the opportunity arises, it would be excellent to keep them here permanently!"
Keep them here permanently?
Luo Chen and the others exchanged glances, saying nothing, but merely nodding slightly.
...
Nine streaks of light shot up into the sky from the City Lord's Mansion.
In the air, one of them circled and a voice was heard, belonging to the Shouyang Mountain Man.
"The Yaohuang is cunning and coming with a fierce momentum. This battle is not an easy one, although the task is important, but you must not forget to protect yourselves. I hope that when we return, we can still gather on Shouyang Mountain and celebrate with wine!"
The group fell silent for a moment, and someone responded.
"The Mountain Man speaks the truth. You should act according to your abilities!"
Luo Chen echoed, his gaze falling upon the Nine Spirit Lord.
The other party nodded slightly, "Take care!"
Luo Chen smiled lightly and bowed, "Take care!"
Not only the Nine Spirit Lord, but also Pavilion Master Li and Deng Taiyue, sent sound transmissions to Luo Chen, reminding him to be cautious.
These were all the connections Luo Chen had accumulated over the years.
After exchanging farewells, the group no longer hesitated and rushed off in three different directions.
...
On a majestic mountain with five enormous fingerprints imprinted on it, an elderly man in a green robe stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.
Suddenly, a streak of light flew towards him and landed in front of him.
Kneeling down, the man opened his mouth to speak, "Master!"
The green-robed elder glanced at him, "Why are you in such a sorry state?"
The Wuji Demon Sovereign's face turned red with embarrassment, and he clenched his teeth, "I underestimated the opponent. Also, this person is different from what was rumored. He has mastered a sword array. Although it seems he hasn't mastered it for long, its power is immense, and additionally..."
"A sword array?" The green-robed elder keenly picked up on the key term in the conversation.
The Wuji Demon Sovereign took a deep breath, "Yes, that sword array condenses the power of the five elements and is driven by sword pellets. It's very similar to the Two Yins and Five Elements Sword Formation of the Wolf Clan's rumors. I suspect that Luo Chen has a connection to Han Zhan, who surrounded and killed Ao Xiao."
The green-robed elder narrowed his eyes, as if deep in thought.
The Wuji Demon Sovereign did not dare to interrupt and remained kneeling, showing the utmost respect, without any of the usual Yaohuang arrogance.
If an unfamiliar human cultivator were to witness this scene, they would likely find it extremely discordant.
Even though the green-robed elder had a higher cultivation level, they were all at the same great level of existence, and there was no need for such excessive humility.
However, the nearby Wolf Clan cultivators seemed accustomed to this sight.
This was because, unlike ordinary Yaohuang, the Wuji Demon Sovereign's original body was actually a companion beast on the green-robed elder's body, having grown up together since childhood.
Later, when they embarked on the path of cultivation, the beast took on a human form and left.
There were also rumors that the elder's achievement of the position of the Wolf Clan's Great Commander was partly due to the efforts of the Wuji Demon Sovereign during his growth.
After a long while, the green-robed elder muttered to himself, "Back then, when I went to Cangwu Mountain, I tried to ask Qing Shuang for Han Zhan and the others to avenge Ao Xiao, but I was refused. I even fought with Qing Shuang once, further enhancing her reputation among the demonic race."
"I couldn't get the revenge I sought, but from those birds on Cangwu Mountain, I unexpectedly learned that there was a human cultivator who refined pills for them."
"I heard that he was also surnamed Luo!"
This statement had a hidden meaning.
Hearing this secret for the first time, the Wuji Demon Sovereign was initially startled, then realized something.
"Could it be that he obtained something from Cangwu Mountain related to Han Zhan..."
The green-robed elder raised his hand slightly, interrupting the other party's guess, because ahead, another demonic wind was spreading.
The surging demonic energy suddenly subsided, revealing a woman with snow-white hair.
As soon as she landed, she respectfully bowed to the green-robed elder.
"Commander Ao Kuang, there's a change at Heaven Ascending Pass. In the western city, three True Immortals have broken out of the encirclement and are heading towards the Windflower Domain in the rear."
The green-robed elder, who was the Great Commander of the Eastern Wilderness Wolf Clan, Ao Kuang, couldn't help but smile after hearing this news.
"They're reacting quite quickly. That's right, these human cultivators are skilled in various arts of cultivation and have all sorts of strange means of communication. It's only natural that they obtained the news of Bi Zhen's attack so quickly."
The white-haired woman asked tentatively, "Should we send people to intercept them?"
"Intercept them?"
Ao Kuang tugged at the corner of his mouth, his gaze drifting towards the flood of demonic beasts rushing towards Heaven Ascending Pass from all over the mountains.
"This battle has dragged on for too long!"
"Instead of continuing this stalemate, it's better to finish it in one fell swoop!"
"It seems like we're attacking Heaven Ascending Pass to buy time and space for Bi Zhen and Juang Kuang to destroy the human race's rear, but in reality, they are the bait, creating the conditions for us to conquer Heaven Ascending Pass."
The white-haired woman was puzzled, "Are we launching a full-scale attack?"
Ao Kuang asked, "What cultivation levels are the three who went towards the western city?"
"They should be around the middle stage of Nascent Soul, not bad at all." The white-haired woman vaguely understood something, but still felt uncertain, hesitating, "But only three of them left?"
"Three?" Ao Kuang waved his hand, "That's enough!"
Three went in one direction, and in the other two directions, there were probably no less.
There were less than thirty Nascent Soul True Immortals at Heaven Ascending Pass, and with this, three of the most powerful ones had left.
The remaining top experts, aside from those three great cultivators, were no longer a threat.
And on their side, it wasn't just the four great commanders that were so simple.
"Pass the word down, all the fourth-stage Yaohuang in my division are to be on standby, ready to follow my orders to attack Heaven Ascending Pass!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Wuji Demon Sovereign and the white-haired woman responded with resounding yes.
Not only that, but Ao Kuang took out a rhinoceros horn, and with his spirit energy, the horn slowly glowed.
"Seven Rhinos, after so many years, how is your recovery?"
The Wuji Demon Sovereign, hearing this, felt his earlier fear, instilled by Luo Chen, turn into excitement.
Proud Deception, Huang Man, Niu Gui, and Bai Zu, even the Seven Rhinos Commander who was recuperating, all had to take action.
Five commanders, along with twenty Demon Emperors, and countless low-level demon beasts!
How could the Heaven Soaring Pass withstand such an overwhelming force?
He felt as if he could already see the city falling, and countless human cultivators screaming for mercy under the drooling mouths of the demon beasts.
...
The Heaven Soaring Pass was adjacent to the Windflower Domain, or rather, a portion of its territory originally belonged to the Windflower Domain.
After Luo Chen and his two companions left the city, they flew towards the Splendor Palace without stopping.
With their full speed, the three True Monarchs were incredibly fast, and they could reach the Windflower Domain by dawn.
In the past, Pang Renxiong, a Golden Core cultivator, took a month to travel from the Jade Peak Sword Sect, crossing an entire domain to reach the Grand River City.
Although the distances were different, it still gave a rough comparison of the vast difference in flight speed between Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core cultivators.
As they passed through a basin, Golden Plume True Monarch paused for a moment.
He swept his divine sense and calmly said, "Let's continue to the Splendor Palace."
Luo Chen also scanned with his divine sense and, upon seeing the results, felt relieved.
The disciples of the Five Elements Divine Sect who remained behind were settled in this basin, and after scanning them, he found them unharmed.
Luo Chen wasn't relieved because the Five Elements Divine Sect's cultivators had survived, but because if those Demon Emperors hadn't attacked these low-level cultivators, they wouldn't attack the Heavenward Sect either.
The Fenghua Fairy, however, could no longer hide her anxious expression.
Even the remaining disciples of the Nascent Soul Upper Sect were not in her eyes. The Demon Emperors' target was clear—they were heading straight for the old Nascent Soul Upper Sect after the war!
The Splendor Palace was their primary target!
Luo Chen followed the Nine Ten Thousand Li Technique, staying behind the two True Monarchs, occasionally catching a glimpse of the Fenghua Fairy's anxious face.
But he didn't dare speak words of comfort.
The news had a delay, and with the massive force of the Demon Emperors, by the time they received the news, many sects had already suffered.
Comforting others at this moment would be self-deception.
"No wonder in recent days, the number of low-level demon beasts attacking the Heaven Soaring Pass has been increasing. I thought the Million Mountains were accumulating an enormous number of demon beasts, but now it seems that these countless demon beasts are all the forces of the Million Mountains. It's just that the three commanders have handed over the command of these low-level demon beasts to the four commanders led by Proud Deception and Huang Man."
"A feint at the front, destruction at the rear, to shake the morale of the Heaven Soaring Pass's defensive cultivators. Once the news of the destruction of countless sects at the rear spreads, the Heaven Soaring Pass, even with its high walls and deep moat, will likely meet the same fate."
"Even the hardest reefs cannot withstand the onslaught of a flood. The demon race's strategy seems like a sneak attack, but it's actually a bold and open plan... No, if we leave, will the four commanders remain unmoved, watching the empty Heaven Soaring Pass and do nothing?"
Luo Chen's heart was filled with constant thoughts, and his calm expression turned solemn.
He had a bad premonition.
If the upper echelons of the demon race learned of their departure, and they attacked the Heaven Soaring Pass without regard, could the remaining cultivators withstand it?
Whether it was the scale of low-level cultivators or the number of high-level experts, the Heaven Soaring Pass was at an absolute disadvantage.
The only hope might be the Tortoise Formation completely mastered by the Heavenly Capital Sect.
As Luo Chen continued to think, time passed quickly.
Night fell, and the stars shone upon the earth.
The Splendor Palace, they had arrived!
Before they reached their destination, the mournful sound of the wind reached their ears.
Listening carefully, it wasn't the sound of the wind, but the cries of countless women.
Boom!
Fenghua Fairy, who was flying at the forefront, unleashed her spirit energy, crashing into a palace complex built amidst the towering mountains like a falling meteorite.
This was Luo Chen's first time visiting the Splendor Palace.
Although he had spent three years in the Windflower Domain, this was indeed his first visit.
As far as the eye could see, mountains had collapsed, and walls were in ruins.
Palaces were scattered, and jade steps were disconnected.
Wails filled the air, and the scene was devastating!
Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream pierced the night sky, lingering for a long time.
It was the anger of the Fenghua Fairy!
Luo Chen, standing in mid-air, couldn't bear to see it and tightly pursed his lips, his face tense.
Even Golden Plume True Monarch, who had been calm all this time, couldn't help but be moved.
"Ah..."
A soft sigh, as if feeling the pain himself, as if the Five Elements Divine Sect's mountain gate had been destroyed just like this.
A fleeing figure, unsteady, flew up.
Luo Chen sent out a wave of spirit energy, pulling the figure over.
Feng Yue was an old acquaintance.
The woman's face was pale, her hair disheveled, and she cupped her fists in greeting, "Two True Monarchs, please come down and talk."
Golden Plume True Monarch nodded and flew down directly.
Luo Chen glanced at Feng Yue and took out two jade bottles, pushing them towards Feng Yue with his spirit energy.
"Some medicinal pills I refined personally, which should be effective for your current injuries."
After speaking, Luo Chen also flew over.
Feng Yue held the two jade bottles, her voice weak as a mosquito, thanking him. Her gaze swept over the once-glorious Splendor Palace, and she seemed lost in thought.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Golden Plume True Monarch and Luo Chen entered a half-collapsed palace, one after the other.
Upon closer inspection, the Fenghua Fairy was holding a blood-soaked corpse, her spirit energy uncontrollably surging out, revealing her anger.
With just a glance, Luo Chen recognized the owner of the corpse.
It was the Second Palace Lord of the Splendor Palace, who had once guarded the Western District and had a good relationship with him. Later, when the Great Palace Lord, the Fenghua Fairy, went to the Heaven Soaring Pass, she returned to the relatively safer rear to guard the sect.
But now, she lay there, lifeless, her death gruesome.
In her chest and abdomen, there was a gaping hole, and even her clothes had fallen into it.
"Great Palace Lord, please accept my condolences," Golden Plume True Monarch sighed, offering comfort.
"Great Palace Lord..." Luo Chen also wanted to offer comfort, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized something was wrong, "Where's the Nascent Soul? Where is the Second Palace Lord's Nascent Soul?"
(End of Chapter)
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