“After changing his memories, he won’t know You’er and An’er’s appearances, so he can be safely sent to risk his life fighting the demons and redeem himself,” said Liu Qiyue. “I prefer the latter method.” Meng Chuan frowned. “It’s just that although Wang Fanchou hasn’t condensed an Essence Soul, he’s still a Godfiend. To change his memories… you need someone who has reached the Dao realm with illusions. Those Godfiends are now in Godfiend teams.”
“Ah Chuan, your illusions are also very potent. Can’t you do it?” Liu Qiyue asked.
“I can temporarily hide his memories, but I can’t change them completely.” Meng Chuan pondered and said, “Don’t worry. I’ve been reinforcing the various states for the past ten years. Archean Mountain will occasionally send me to other places as a reinforcement. I have close relationships with more than ten Illusion experts. Let me think about how to resolve this matter.”
From Meng Chuan and his wife’s perspective, they had to protect their children well. In the past ten years, Meng Chuan had caused too much damage to the demons.
The demons hated Meng Chuan to the core. They had attempted to assassinate him three times. Thankfully, Meng Chuan trained with the physical body cultivation system. Otherwise, he would have died long ago. This made Meng Chuan even more careful and cautious when protecting his children. Among the people he cared about, his son and daughter were still mortals. They were too weak.
The next day.
In Lake Heart Pavilion’s study, Meng Chuan was painting
This painting depicted his wife, son, and daughter. His wife was playing chess with Meng You, while his son, Meng An, was overjoyed after catching a big fish. Back then, his son shouted, “Dad, Dad, look! I caught a fish!” When Meng Chuan looked up, he found the scene very beautiful. He also knew that his son and daughter had grown up. In the future, they would go to Archean Mountain. The time they could spend together decreased slowly.
Such a scene was destined to become a memory. Hence, he depicted the scene in this painting. The seriousness could be seen in his wife and daughter’s eyes as they played chess. Under the sunlight, their hair was slightly yellowish, and everything was beautiful. His son was energetic and excited when he showed off his big fish. The way he looked at him, an attachment to his father…
Meng Chuan would never forget that scene.
He had worked on this painting for two months. At this moment, he was finally done painting
Meng Chuan felt his Essence Soul transform. Over the past ten years, he had painted a portrait of his wife every year, as well as many scenes he had seen during his rescues. At Archean Mountain, he had cultivated arduously all day, so his psyche wasn’t affected much. After becoming a guardian that rescued others, his emotions were stirred a lot more. Oh? Meng Chuan sensed the changes in his Essence Soul. I’m finally breaking through?
Chapter 254 - Fourth-Level Essence Soul
Meng Chuan inspected the changes in his Essence Soul. For the past ten years, his Essence Soul had remained at the third level. He had painted seven portraits that allowed him to seek answers from his inner self. Each finished painting changed his Essence Soul slightly. Today, his Essence Soul had finally undergone a qualitative transformation.
Fourth-level Essence Soul? Meng Chuan revealed a look of anticipation as his heart stirred.
Swoosh.
Another “Meng Chuan” jumped out from his body. He looked like a real person. Fourth-level Essence Soul-Soul Separation? Meng Chuan carefully noted the flaws of separating his Essence Soul from his body. The separated Essence Soul couldn’t withstand wind, sunlight, and rain. His Essence Soul still needed some attachment to his body to continue existing.
Now, I can split a portion of my Essence Soul and seal it in You’er and An’er. This way, I can be more at ease.
Only after attaining a fourth-level Essence Soul could one seal a portion of their Essence Soul into another person or object. Doing this required one to split a portion of their Essence Soul’s Origins. According to records, splitting the Essence Soul into nine was the normal limit. Within this limit, splitting one’s soul wouldn’t affect their intelligence and perception. If one split their Essence Soul into more than nine portions, their Essence Soul would be injured. With weakened intelligence and perception, one’s cultivation path would be much more difficult. Therefore, it was very rare for powerful Godfiends to cast an Essence Soul seal willingly.
Whoosh. Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul returned to his body.
Meng Chuan looked at the painting in front of him and wrote two words on the right-hand corner, “Children’s Joy.” He smiled and put down the brush before walking out of the study.
COL
Meng You and Meng An sparred in an open area of Lake Heart Pavilion. Meng You’s sword techniques were like mist, fast, and unpredictable.
Meng An’s spear was more direct and straightforward. The spear struck out like a dragon in a more ferocious manner.
Clang!
Meng An swept the end of his spear and blocked Meng You’s sudden sword beam.
“Not bad,” praised Meng Chuan. “You’er’s attack came so suddenly without any warning. An’er, your spear protected you well. You did a good job at offense and defense.”
Meng You and Meng An stopped and listened respectfully.
Meng Chuan walked over and gently patted the twins’ shoulders. He smiled and said, “Continue training. No matter how much you theorize, it’s impossible for it to be better than actual training. You have to cultivate for at least six hours a day. You can’t relax for even a day.”
“Yes, Father,” answered Meng You and Meng An obediently.
Meng Chuan nodded. As he patted his children’s shoulders, he separated two portions of his Essence Soul and sealed them on their shoulders.
Once the Essence Soul seal was activated, it would be equivalent to an Essence Soul avatar. However, it would dissipate after a single use. Only after his Essence Soul reached the sixth stage—the Indestructible realm-could his Essence Soul avatars last for a long time. When his Essence Soul reached the seventh stage, he could have up to nine long-lasting Essence Soul avatars.
A seventh-level Essence Soul had all sorts of magical powers. For example, the Essence Soul’s Origins—that was consumed by forming an Essence Soul seal—could be completely restored at the seventh level. Every Essence Soul avatar would have the combat strength of a Regis Godfiend despite only having a single Essence Soul mystic technique. As long as the main body didn’t die, the Essence Soul avatar could be restored after being destroyed.
As for an eighth-level Essence Soul? It was even possible to win the war between humans and demons.
However, in the long history of humans, the strongest Essence Soul was an eighth-level Essence Soul. Only three people had ever attained an eighth-level Essence Soul. There were much fewer people that had attained an eighth-level Essence Soul than those that had become an Imperial Lord.
Meng Chuan left Lake Heart Pavilion and arrived at Jiang State Capital’s Earth Net headquarters.
“Marquis Eastcalm.”
“Marquis Eastcalm.” The Godfiends at Earth Net headquarters were extremely respectful when they saw Meng Chuan.
Liu Qiyue also sensed Meng Chuan’s arrival and took the initiative to welcome him. “Ah Chuan, why are you here?”
“Let’s go to Wang Fanchou,” said Meng Chuan.
“Meet Wang Fanchou?” Liu Qiyue was puzzled, but she still led Meng Chuan to the dungeon. In the depths of the dungeon, Wang Fanchou laid imprisoned in a sealed cell. No guard was to come in contact with Wang Fanchou.
Rumble~
The sealed cell door opened. Inside, Wang Fanchou immediately looked up and saw Meng Chuan and his wife walking in. The cell door closed once again. “Marquis Eastcalm, Marchioness Calmmoon, I really didn’t have any intentions of assassinating…” Wang Fanchou explained anxiously. He was also flustered after being imprisoned for a day. “Really?” Meng Chuan looked at him.
“Yes, I’m innocent.” Wang Fanchou looked at Meng Chuan, but his eyes gradually glazed over. He didn’t say another word.
Meng Chuan looked at him. He cast an Essence Soul mystic technique and easily penetrated Wang Fanchou’s soul. Although he hadn’t reached the Realm of Dao with illusions, he could change memories due to the uniqueness of a fourth-level Essence Soul. Even those that had reached the Realm of Dao with illusions would produce flawed memories when using their illusion techniques. Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul directly modified Wang Fanchou’s in an even more tyrannical manner.
This was very similar to what Qin Wu had done. However, Qin Wu’s means were even more intricate.
Meng Chuan erased memories of Meng You and Meng An from Wang Fanchou’s mind. Then, he used illusions to create fake memories.
“It’s done,” said Meng Chuan. “I’ve changed the memories where he saw You’er and An’er.”
“Ah Chuan, didn’t you say that you can only temporarily block his memories? Why can you do it now?” Liu Qiyue’s heart stirred.
“I broke through.” Meng Chuan smiled at his wife.
“You broke through?” Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but whisper, “Fourth level?” Meng Chuan nodded slightly.
Liu Qiyue was shocked. This was because for a Regis Godfiend to reach the Creation realm, one of the requirements was a fifth-level Essence Soul! It was very difficult to describe a fifth-level Essence Soul in books. Creation Supremacies might be very powerful in other aspects, but most of their Essence Souls only reached the fifth level.
Now, Meng Chuan had a fourth-level Essence Soul! He was close to attaining a fifth-level Essence Soul.
“Wang Fanchou.” Meng Chuan looked at the dazed Wang Fanchou, snapping him awake suddenly.
“Are you aware of the many heinous crimes your grandson, Wang Cong, has committed? Without your protection, how could he have continued committing these crimes to this day?” Meng Chuan sneered. “Many Godfiends are using their lives to protect cities and countless mortals. Is it to allow fools like him to wreak havoc on people?”
Wang Fanchou was drenched in a cold sweat.
It didn’t matter if no one cast their attention on this matter. But if a Marquis Godfiend were to target such matters, there was no way to deny Wang Cong’s crimes. The Imperial Court’s laws and Archean Mountain’s rules were written clearly.
Humph.
Meng Chuan snorted coldly and left with his wife.
After exiting the dungeon, Meng Chuan asked, “The investigations have been going on for a day. Have you found anything?”
“The Skydemon Sect is very careful. We did find some Skydemon Sect spies through Windsay Brothel. As for the big fish? We found nothing. The clues stopped in the middle,” said Liu Qiyue. “On the other hand, we did find out about a lot of things some Godfiend descendants have done. It’s shocking. Some of their crimes are in no way inferior to Wang Cong’s.”
Liu Qiyue brought Meng Chuan to a room. She pointed at the pile of dossiers on the desk. “These dossiers are the results of the investigation. You can take a look.”
Meng Chuan picked one up, and his expression changed slightly as he read through it.
Every dossier was stained with a person’s life -blood and injustice.
“They deserve to die.” Meng Chuan’s eyes were filled with bloodlust. “Are these Godfiend descendants just going to embarrass their ancestors? Godfiends are risking their lives, but these juniors are acting so wantonly?”
“There are many people in Godfiend family clans,” explained Liu Qiyue. “For example, the Meng family has more than 10,000 clansmen. Older Godfiend family clans have tens of thousands of clansmen and even hundreds of thousands of clansmen! With so many of them, it’s natural to have a few bad eggs! They have no future in cultivation, but they have connections. Once they commit evil, they will be far more harmful than ordinary people.”
“You’ve been guarding Jiang State Capital for the past ten years? Didn’t you do anything about it?” Meng Chuan was infuriated.
Liu Qiyue helplessly said, “I’m in charge of guarding the area. However, the information from Earth Net is directly handled by the Godfiends below. I only make decisions regarding important matters. As for crimes committed by mortals in Jiang State Capital? It’s all handled by the imperial government. Archean Mountain Godfiends normally won’t interfere with mortal matters. After all, the Imperial Court has always been in charge of mortal matters.”
“You are the guardian of Jiang State Capital. You have the right to take control of the government office directly,” said Meng Chuan.
Liu Qiyue nodded. “Yes, I can forcefully take control of it.”
“Then take control. Sweep Jiang State Capital ruthlessly,” said Meng Chuan. “Even the government office needs to be raided once. There are probably many parasites in the government office as well.”
“Sweep through Jiang State Capital?” Liu Qiyue looked at her husband. “There are quite a number of people from Creation Godfiend family clans, the imperial family, and Regis Godfiend family clans in the city.”
“We Godfiends are risking our lives to kill demon monarchs and protect an entire area,” said Meng Chuan angrily. “We’re protecting them with our lives. We can’t let them spit on our efforts like this.”
Chapter 255 - Raid
Liu Qiyue had been stationed in Jiang State Capital for ten years, and she rarely took action. As for Meng Chuan, he had been in charge of rescuing people in six different states for ten years. He had been engaging in slaughter all this time, so he was extremely bloodthirsty.
Every time the demon monarchs attacked, a large number of mortals would die.
Meng Chuan had seen too many massacres. He tried his best to rescue the various regions and never slacked off! Wherever Archean Mountain deployed him, he would go without any complaints. He had been stationed in all of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s regions. This was also what Archean Mountain called “defense switch.” By moving Godfiends around, the demons suffered even more losses in the Great Zhou Dynasty. That was why they hated Meng Chuan—who was the fastest Godfiend in the world.
Meng Chuan wasn’t afraid of the demons. He wanted to protect the cities.
“Do a ruthless raid. Arrest and kill those who deserve it,” said Meng Chuan coldly. “As long as there’s sufficient evidence, I believe that no Godfiend from Archean Mountain will make things difficult for me.”
“Alright, I’ll do it then.” Liu Qiyue had been by Meng Chuan’s side for many years. She had killed countless people, and she was similarly bloodthirsty.
“We’ll do a raid every one or two years,” said Meng Chuan. “As long as Archean Mountain doesn’t transfer us away, we’ll do it! I believe that Master will support us.”
Liu Qiyue smiled. “Okay.”
The head of the Yan family’s Jiang River Hall branch angrily said, “Who are you? How dare you come to my Yan family and act so impudently?”
A bearded Godfiend led a group of soldiers to charge in. The bearded Godfiend held a token in his hand as he coldly said, “Marchioness Calmmoon ordered us to capture criminals and take Yan Xiu away.”
“Orders from Marchioness Calmmoon?”
The Yan family was stunned.
In Jiang State Capital, Marchioness Calmmoon had the highest authority. Godfiends, armies, and the government office had to obey her orders.
“Take him away,” a tall, skinny Godfiend ordered. The soldiers charged forward.
“I’m Xiao Yu. My grandfather is the Xiao family’s Grand Elder,” shouted a thin man loudly. However, his subordinates did not dare resist the Godfiends. The great Young Master Xiao Yu was also arrested.
“Walk.”
“Arrest them.” Numerous guards were dispatched to arrest people. Arrests were made across the entire Jiang State Capital.
For those with high statuses, they might resist with greater force; therefore, the teams were led by Godfiends. Ordinary soldiers captured those with
relatively ordinary statues.
Almost every Godfiend family clan had members arrested. Even Meng Chuan’s Meng family had two juniors arrested.
“Please pass the message. Our Patriarch wishes to meet Clan Leader Meng Dajiang.” At the entrance of Meng Manor, an old steward of the Yan family came forward and politely said, “Our clan leader and Clan Leader Meng are good friends.” “Sorry.” The guard at the entrance of Meng Manor politely said, “The clan leader went into seclusion last night. We were given instructions not to disturb him.”
“Seclusion? When will he exit seclusion?” The old steward’s expression changed slightly. “The clan leader said that it would take at least ten days to a year or so,” explained the Meng Manor guard.
The old steward could only turn around and walk towards the nearby carriage.
“Let’s go back.” In the carriage, the Yan family’s Jiang River Hall branch leader had a livid expression.
“Please inform…”
“I’m sorry, our clan leader went into seclusion last night and instructed us not to disturb him.”
“Clan Leader went into seclusion last night.”
All the factions in Jiang State Capital came to seek an audience. They couldn’t meet the two Marquis Godfiends, so they tried to meet the Meng family’s clan leader, Meng Dajiang. However, even Meng Dajiang had announced his seclusion.
“The Meng family is crazy. They don’t even give us face.” “I heard that the Xiao family’s clan leader personally went to pay a visit to Marquis Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, but ended up having a bunch of dossiers thrown at him. The Xiao family’s clan leader returned dejectedly. Marquis Eastcalm doesn’t even give the Xiao family any face.”
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