“Oh?” Meng Chuan pondered. He and Liu Qiyue were too powerful, so they weren’t affected. In fact, many Godfiend teams had been disbanded and reassembled recently.
Could it be related to the large-scale invasion of demon monarchs? From his master, Supremacy Qin Wu, Meng Chuan knew that the demons were about to send demon monarchs in the human world en masse. The number of demon monarchs entering the human world would far exceed the present number. However, Archean Mountain’s strategy was to reduce the number of Godfiend teams?
…
That night, Meng Chuan brought his father back to Gu Mountain Prefecture City. The elders of the Meng family could manage the family clan’s matters properly, so Meng Dajiang spent his time taking care of his two grandchildren with Liu Yebai.
…
The Godfiend teams were split up, and elite Godfiend teams were formed.
As usual, Meng Chuan and his wife received rescue missions every few days. In this “peaceful period,” the upper echelons of the human race were extremely tense.
“Keep an eye out. Report to me anytime there’s any movement.” At Jade Origins Pass, Marquis Southcloud gave his orders in his mansion.
“Yes, Marquis.” Earth Net personnel were extremely respectful toward him. They were responsible for monitoring the medium-sized World Entrance at Jade Origins Pass.
Jade Origins Pass originally had hundreds of thousands of people living there. However, it had long turned into a desolate city since the Great Relocation Plan had been implemented. Marquis Southcloud and company were hidden within the city pass.
It wasn’t just Marquis Southcloud. Many other Archean Mountain Marquis Godfiends were guarding medium-sized city passes. This was because the humans’ upper echelons were certain that the demons would launch a large-scale invasion! Naturally, killing them as they entered the human world was the most efficient. Meng Chuan—who was still a Great Solar Godfiend—didn’t participate in this interception mission.
Chapter 229 - The Sloppy Elder
The vast Demon Realm.
Above the clouds, a large ship soared high in the sky. Its speed exceeded Meng Chuan’s limits. Two figures stood on the deck of the ship.
A single-horned, black-haired man stood there as though he was the center of the world. Space and time revolved around him.
The other figure was a white-robed, azure-haired man—who was clearly respectful to the black-haired man. Azure scales could barely be seen beneath his clothes. His eyes held more arrogance than the black-haired man. He was a demon sage.
“Your Majesty, there are over 300 third Firmament demon monarchs on the warship. Of them, 53 can reach the fourth Firmament at any time. The remaining demon monarchs are either at the threshold of the fourth Firmament or have powerful divine powers,” said the white-robed, azure-haired man softly, “We spent five years gathering all of them. Now that we are sending them to the human world, no accidents must occur. They are the true core of the army.”
“Nothing will go wrong.” The black-haired, single-horned man had a gentle smile on his face. “This time, your second brother will personally receive you.”
“Second Brother will receive us?” The white-robed, azure-haired man was astonished. “Your Majesty, Second Brother infiltrated the human world over 80 years ago by possessing a weak demon monarch’s body. Has his strength returned to the demon sage realm?”
“A possessed body is ultimately inferior to a true body.” The black-haired man shook his head. “He infiltrated the human world to cultivate in seclusion. After more than 80 years, he has finally recovered to the fifth Firmament. With his technique realm and the treasures we bestowed him, no one can threaten him other than Creation Supremacies.”
The white-robed, azure-haired man nodded. “Possession is indeed a forbidden technique. The Imperial Lords had chosen the most suitable body for Second Brother, but it still had flaws.”
“No matter how good the body is, it’s still inferior to one’s original body,” said the black-haired, single-horned man. “In theory, one can only reach their original strength with a possessed body. It’s impossible for him to improve any further.”
“Yes. Second Brother has sacrificed too much for the demons.” The azure-haired man sighed.
After a while, the warship landed on the ground. Many demon monarchs got off the warship in puzzlement.
“Your Majesty.” When they saw the two figures standing far away, they immediately bowed respectfully. They all knew the single-horned, black-haired man. He was one of the demon’s supreme Imperial Lords—Imperial Lord Starquix. Imperial Lords could live up to 10,000 years, and their strength far exceeded the imagination of ordinary demon monarchs. They ruled the demon world for a very, very long time.
“Up ahead is the World Entrance. It leads to the human world.” Imperial Lord Starquix commanded the demon monarchs. “Set off!”
“Yes.” All the demon monarchs responded in unison. They had long prepared for their venture into the human world. They knew the critical moment had arrived. They naturally followed the order and entered the World Entrance swiftly.
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A hot summer day in the Great Yue Dynasty.
“Cough, cough.” A sloppy elder with a walking stick coughed as he came to a city pass. This was one of the abandoned medium-sized city passes. It was dead silent.
The sloppy old man’s eyes turned yellow as he admired the world.
“This world sure is beautiful. It’s suitable for us demons to live in,” praised the sloppy elder. He walked into the desolate city with his walking stick and scanned his surroundings. “This city hides a Marquis Godfiend and five Indestructible Godfiends. From the looks of it, Two World Island values this place quite a bit.”
This sloppy old man was the strongest demon in the human world. However, he still needed to be extremely careful because once Creation Supremacies discovered his existence, he would be finished. Therefore, he only took action when it was extremely important.
For example, this time…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the city pass, one demon monarch after another exited the World Entrance.
“Marquis, demon monarchs discovered.”
“Demon monarchs have entered the human world.”
The five Indestructible Godfiends in charge of monitoring the World Entrance immediately discovered demon monarchs.
“Oh?” Killing intent filled a cold, black-robed man’s eyes. As a Marquis Godfiend, he could easily slaughter these third Firmament demon monarchs.
However, at that moment…
Not good. The black-robed man suddenly sensed something. Without any time to dodge, a thin hand reached out from the void and grabbed at the black-robed man.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The black-robed man’s body was covered with layers of protective forces. These protective forces were a Darkstar domain manifestation. Its ability to weaken attacks was extremely powerful. These hundreds of layers of protective forces combined together to resist the thin hand. However, the thin hand easily tore through the protective layers.
This crushing sensation made the black-robed man extremely alarmed. Which Regis Godfiend is it?
Even the two fifth Firmament Skydemons from the Skydemon Sect couldn’t overwhelm him so easily. After all, the Skydemon cultivation system was relatively weak compared to the demon monarch and Godfiend cultivation systems. He also didn’t even think that his assailant was possibly a demon monarch because nobody in the human world had ever seen a fifth Firmament demon monarch. Furthermore, this hand looked human. It didn’t emit a demonic aura, so the black-robed man thought it was a Regis Godfiend attacking him.
In the past, human sects had fought each other. However, they had put on a united front against the demons for the past 800 years. Furthermore, he was a Marquis Godfiend. He was an extremely important fighting force in the war. Which Regis Godfiend was bold and crazy enough to kill a Marquis Godfiend? Wasn’t he afraid of being punished
by the three sects?
Pfft.
Although the black-robed man brandished his saber, the thin hand sent the saber flying with a flick of a finger. The flick also sliced through the black-robed man’s neck.
The black-robed man’s head flew up, his eyes filled with anger and disbelief.
Marquis Barn Wood from Two World Island died in battle.
Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu!
The five Indestructible Godfiends had their heads pierced by an invisible force. They died on the spot. There were no more living humans within 50 kilometers of the city pass.
Human world. Over 300 third Firmament demon monarchs entered the human world. They were extremely excited.
“This is the Great Yue Dynasty’s Wind Wood Pass. Follow our original plan and act separately.” An elderly voice sounded in the ears of every demon monarch. Following that, the sloppy elder left silently. He did not make further contact with the demon monarchs. He protected these demon monarchs successfully.
These demon monarchs had assigned destinations. They would be scattered across the world and become the core of the demon army.
…
Infiltration, interception, counterattack…
This had occurred without people knowing of it!
Meng Chuan and his wife hadn’t noticed it because the third Firmament demon monarchs weren’t really familiar with their surroundings and had yet to launch a large-scale attack.
Whoosh~
Engulfed in flames, Liu Qiyue sat cross-legged in a chamber. Suddenly, the flames changed slightly and turned golden. They surged violently and condensed into the shape of a phoenix. Following that, the flames retreated into Liu Qiyue’s body as the phenomenon vanished. Liu Qiyue opened her eyes and rushed out of the chamber with delight.
“Ah Chuan, Ah Chuan.” Liu Qiyue entered the house.
Meng Chuan was flipping through a book in bed. He smiled at Liu Qiyue. “Your cultivation ended so early?”
“I broke through,” Liu Qiyue said excitedly.
“Broke through?” Meng Chuan was surprised.
“I’ve reached the Realm of Dao!” Liu Qiyue was extremely excited.
Chapter 230 - Eruption
“Realm of Dao?” Meng Chuan looked at his wife and couldn’t help but feel delighted. Now that the world was chaotic, he naturally hoped for his wife to become stronger.
“It’s all thanks to that phoenix feather you gave me, Ah Chuan,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “Ever since I absorbed the phoenix feather’s power, my bloodline has become purer, and my affinity with fire has grown. I finally reached the Realm of Dao today.”
Meng Chuan nodded and smiled. “Continue working hard. Quickly condense an Essence Soul and become a Marquis Godfiend.”
“The phoenix flames have the power of life. They can heal me and nurture the Essence Soul,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “Even if I don’t seek answers from my inner self, I will naturally nurture an Essence Soul in a decade or two.”
“That’s too slow. Work hard to condense an Essence Soul in three years,” said Meng Chuan.
“Alright.” Liu Qiyue smiled and nodded. However, she knew that condensing an Essence Soul wasn’t easy.
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In a village fort.
“Clan Leader, our Earth Net is spread throughout the world. I can tell you with certainty that demon monarch attacks on village forts will become more and more common. Thousands of people are gathered in village forts. The demon monarchs will definitely target them first. Therefore, give up the village forts and move out. Let the clansmen live separately.” An Earth Net officer tried to persuade the people living here to leave.
The clan leader and several clan elders looked at each other.
“Our Li clan has lived here for more than a thousand years. How can we give up our ancestral land so easily?”
“There have been very few demon monarch attacks recently. If the demon monarchs come, we can hide in the tunnels until the Godfiends rescue us.”
“Where are we going to stay after leaving the village fort? Can we enter the cities?”
The clan leader and elders spoke one after another.
The Earth Net officer sighed. “The prices of land and houses in the city are getting higher and higher. If you want to move to the city, you will have to rely on yourself. My suggestion for moving out is to live separately… A large village fort will be divided into hundreds of small villages. We are currently persuading various village forts to move. Quite a few have started moving.
“The number of demon monarchs is ultimately fewer than mortals. There are occasional attacks in a county. It’s even less likely for them to attack a small village. This is the only solution,” advised the Earth Net officer.
“Small village? Does that mean we have to leave things up to fate? Being targeted by a demon monarch means death,” said an elder.
“In a county, there are tens of thousands of small villages scattered everywhere. The chances of encountering a demon monarch are very low,” said the Earth Net officer. “This is already the safest solution. In fact, the more scattered you are, the lower the chances of being attacked. The more people that gather, the likelier it is to encounter a demon monarch. Demon monarchs will easily slaughter you if you stay as a large group.
“It’ll be difficult for demon monarchs to find you if thousands of people are scattered everywhere. Staying here will just quicken the slaughter,” said the Earth Net officer. “Against demon monarchs, village forts are useless. They’re just large graveyards.”
…
“Let’s move. Archean Mountain has its reasons for persuading the various village forts. Let’s move first. If we discover that it’s not as dangerous as Archean Mountain says, we’ll move back. I believe no one will occupy our fort.”
“Let’s move.”
…
“Young people should leave. I’m already so old. I’ll die in our ancestral land.”
“Us old fogies aren’t moving too.”
…
For the past few days, many village forts across the world were persuaded to relocate. Archean Mountain, Two World Island, and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven were very influential within their respective dynasties. Most of the villagers in village forts began to move away.
Those that were capable would directly enter a city. After all, a village fort contained thousands of people. Experts also lived in those village forts.
Those who did not have the capability split up and moved to scattered villages. Some moved to secluded areas. It was normal for three to five families to live in seclusion deep within the mountains.
…
19th July.
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue continued cultivating in the mountain forest outside the city.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The couple streaked across the sky and flew out of the city. When they left the city, they saw a large number of houses outside the city walls. Clearly, many of the villagers from the village forts were unable to enter the city and stayed outside the city.
“Archean Mountain has been asking village forts to migrate for the past few months. The people unable to enter the city end up staying outside the city,” said Meng Chuan.
“It’s not easy to stay outside the city either. They also need to buy food. Food is very expensive now. In just a few months, the price has doubled,” said Liu Qiyue. “Many people in the city can’t afford it anymore. More and more people are willing to risk their lives to farm.”
The duo landed in the forest.
“A few small villages recently moved to this mountain forest. A kilometer to our east is a small village with over ten households,” said Liu Qiyue. “More people will probably move here soon. This mountain forest might not be suitable for our cultivation in the future.”
“I’ll find another place later.” Meng Chuan stood under the tree. With a thought, the tree leaves rustled as Meng Chuan instantly drew his saber and slashed.
His wife reaching the Real
m of Dao was a form of motivation for Meng Chuan.
He continued to cultivate harder.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
The saber whistled. As Yin-Yang transformations occurred constantly, Meng Chuan slashed out with his saber at an extremely fast speed. As he did this, Meng Chuan vaguely sensed the Yin-Yang transformation’s unique rhythm. Under this rhythm, extreme Yin transformed into Yang. Extreme Yang then transformed into Yin! This caused his saber to move even faster! The force behind his previous strike lulled into his next strike, causing his saber to move extremely fast.
Oh? Meng Chuan stared blankly at the fallen leaves on the ground. This time, more than half of the fallen leaves had been split apart.
This is the feeling. Meng Chuan was excited as he executed his saber art again, but he could no longer find the rhythm.
Since I can do it once, I can do it again. I finally see hope of achieving Saber Dao. Previously, he had been at a loss with his saber training, but now, he had finally realized the direction he needed to head.
At the Saber Dao realm, his saber arts were terrifyingly fast, yet it was perfectly controlled.
Yin and Yang had an intricate and profound relationship. Once one found the rhythm, a wonderful feeling would flow over them.
Huh? Meng Chuan executed his saber art over and over again. An hour later, he suddenly felt a burning sensation near his chest. His expression immediately changed as he took out his Patroller token. He immediately saw a lit spot on the Patroller Token. Following that, a second spot lit up.
“Two places are requesting help.” Liu Qiyue flashed to Meng Chuan’s side as she held her Patroller token.
“Let’s set off,” said Meng Chuan. Just as he said that, a third spot lit up on his Patroller token.
Astonished, the couple looked at each other. They knew something was amiss. So many requests for help in a short period of time…
It was very abnormal.
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