From King Swallow Mountain’s point of view, it was a form of bliss for mortals to have conflicts of interest! If the world were filled with mass graves because of countless demons and mortals dying, then ‘living’ would be the greatest desire of mortals. How could they have the mood to think about anything else?
“Zhang Chu, investigate what happened in Jiang State Capital recently,” said King Swallow Mountain.
“Yes,” replied the Godfiend guard respectfully. A day later, a thick dossier was delivered to Swallow Mountain Pass and sent to King Swallow Mountain.
King Swallow Mountain flipped through the dossier, and his expression turned ugly.
“B*STARD!” King Swallow Mountain’s white beard trembled, his eyes filled with rage. “B*stard! B*STARD!!!”
“Your Highness, calm down,” said Zhang Chu immediately.
“I’m not angry because of what is stated in the dossier,” said King Swallow Mountain coldly. “There are thousands of kinds of people. It’s normal for a family to have some fools when it’s big. I’m angry because of that good grandson of mine! What a good grandson! As the leader of our family’s Jiang River Hall, he didn’t punish his descendants severely when he encountered such matters. Instead, he wrote a letter to slander Junior Brother Meng and his wife, hoping to use me to deal with Junior Brother Meng Chuan. Didn’t he think it through? Once the truth is revealed, what will the other Godfiends think of me?
“He just wants to borrow my hands, but he didn’t even consider if he was even right in this matter. How embarrassing! Truly embarrassing! And he’s stupid!” King Swallow Mountain’s eyes were cold. “From the looks of it, he has enjoyed himself in Jiang State Capital and is used to doing whatever he wants. No one can do a thing about him. Over the past few decades, he has already become dumb. I’ll force him to go to the battlefield to see some blood and wake him up. That’s right. Why should I let him enjoy life in Jiang State capital just because he’s my grandson?”
The Godfiend guards, Zhang Chu and Yan Tong, left Swallow Mountain Pass on a bird and arrived at Jiang State Capital—which was 5000 kilometers away.
Jiang State Capital.
The Yan family’s Jiang River Hall manor occupied a large area.
In the main hall.
“Brother,” said Clan Leader Yan Shuang with a smile. “Why did you come from Swallow Mountain Pass?”
“I came here on the orders of the king,” Yan Tong said.
“What instructions does His Highness have?” An elder seated next to him couldn’t help but ask eagerly.
Yan Tong glanced at the elder before nodding at the Godfiend guard, Zhang Chu. Only then did Zhang Chu stand up. He held a token in his hand. “Decree from His Highness.”
Everyone stood up to listen to the decree.
“The clansmen have committed crimes, but as clan leader, not only did Yan Shuang not punish them severely, he even lied to His Highness. He hoped for His Highness to deal with a fellow disciple.”
As Zhang Chu spoke, Yan Shuang’s expression changed. “No, I didn’t…”
“His Highness has instructed that from now on, Yan Shuang will be stripped of the position of leader of Jiang River Hall. He will be whipped 80 times on the spot! Then, he will head to Swallow Mountain Pass to fend off the demons,” said Zhang Chu. “From today onwards, Yan Tong will take over as leader of Jiang River Hall.”
Everyone present was stunned. However, King Swallow Mountain’s words were final in the Yan family. Even the main branch had to obey his orders, let alone Jiang River Hall.
“Grandfather was deceived. He made a mistake.” Yan Shuang’s face turned pale as he immediately shouted, “I’m grandfather’s grandson. Yan Tong is only my cousin. He’s separated by several levels. What right does he have to be clan leader? He’s not qualified.”
How carefree was he in Jiang State Capital?
He enjoyed the highest status in the family clan branch! Whatever he wanted, happened! He truly could do whatever he wanted. With just a hint, the people under him would do whatever he wanted. He enjoyed riches and glory. He had a bunch of wives and concubines. King Swallow Mountain had favored this grandson of his. Since Yan Shuang was only an Indestructible Godfiend and the family clan needed an ordinary Godfiend to preside over the branch family in Jiang State Capital, Yan Shuan was given such a generous arrangement.
Yan Shuang was also very obedient in front of his grandfather. However, he had indulged himself in Jiang State Capital for too long. After doing virtually whatever he wanted for decades, he had become accustomed to being arrogant. In fact, he was only a little unhappy that Meng Chuan and his wife had arrested one of the Yan family’s descendants. He felt humiliated when Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and Meng Dajiang completely ignored him. The more clansmen arrested, the more he wanted to use his grandfather to deal with Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue.
From his point of view, his grandfather was a Regis Godfiend. He had guarded Swallow Mountain Pass for more than 200 years. How much had he contributed? How could two newly-advanced Marquis Godfiends like Meng Chuan and his wife compare?
“His Highness was right.” Zhang Chu shook his head. “You have been too used to doing whatever you want and have become dumb! Carry out the punishment!” Zhang Chu waved his hand, and an invisible mist bound Yan Shuang like ribbons. Yan Shuang-only an Indestructible Godfiend-was unable to resist.
“Zhang Chu! You dare hit me?” Yan Shuang shouted anxiously, but he couldn’t break out of the binding.
Pa!
Zhang Chu held a whip in his hand as he lashed out. Yan Shuan’s body trembled as the whip lacerated his skin. It left the Elders watching in shock.
“Zhang Chu, you are crazy!” Yan Shuang roared.
Zhang Chu continued lashing out with his whip. As a Great Solar Godfiend, no one present could resist him. Furthermore, he had the king’s token and was also King Swallow Mountain’s personal guard.
The first few whips resulted in howls of anger, but later on, he began begging for mercy. Towards the end, he was barely breathing.
The 80-lash punishment ended. Yan Shuang laid on the ground like a dead dog, unconscious. “I’ll leave Jiang River Hall branch to you.” Zhang Chu looked at Yan Tong.
“Don’t worry. I will definitely do what His Highness instructed me to do.” Yan Tong nodded. He was a Godfiend of the Yan family. He had served at Swallow Mountain Pass for 50 years, and he had an iron-like personality.Zhang Chu carried the unconscious Yan Shuang and left the main hall. He leaped onto a bird’s back and quickly left for Swallow Mountain Pass.
What awaited Yan Shuang was a long period of demon-fighting at Swallow Mountain Pass.
News of what happened in the Yan family quickly spread among the major families in Jiang State Capital, shocking the major clans.
However, just three days later, the Imperial Court sent an order to all the cities in the world. In recent years, large numbers of people had entered the state capitals and prefecture cities, causing the degradation of public security. It was time for a purge!
Qin Wu personally wrote letters to Regis and Marquis Godfiends. During wartime, Godfiends had to risk their lives in battle, but they still had to pay attention to their descendants to prevent them from harming others.
In fact, the Imperial Court’s announcement was not very useful. After all, the government offices all over the world just needed to put on an act.
On the contrary, Qin Wu’s letter was a lot more effective. Although Regis and Marquis Godfiends couldn’t be bothered with mortal matters and they were more focused on dealing with the demons, they took it seriously when the Supremacy wrote to them. They gave strict orders. It didn’t matter what the members of the various family clans thought, at least on the surface, they had to make it sound good. In Jiang State Capital, all the major family clans immediately stood in line. Everyone praised Meng Chuan and his wife for their love for the people.
“The Imperial Court has issued a decree, and Master has written letters to var
ious Godfiends.” Liu Qiyue sat in Lake Heart Pavilion and flipped through dossiers. She shook her head and said, “The major family clans are now very strict with their clansmen, but it’s just an act. They’re half-heartedly keeping in line.” As Meng Chuan painted, he chuckled softly and said, “People have selfish motives; thus, many things are inevitable. On the surface, the major family clans are doing their best to make everything look fine. That’s already good enough. Those descendants of large family clans will pay attention to their words and actions outside. This way, the havoc they wreak will be reduced by 80 percent.”
Chapter 258 - Undying Realm
“Yes, it’s already pretty good if they can pay attention to their words and actions on the surface.” Liu Qiyue nodded.
Meng Chuan continued, “Time is heartless. After five to ten years, many descendants of Godfiend family clans will probably return to their old ways. The two of us can only frequently raid Jiang State Capital, but we can’t control the entire world. Master can’t write letters to Regis and Marquis Godfiends every one or two years, right?”
“We’ll do our best,” said Liu Qiyue. “In comparison, the demons are the greatest enemy.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan also turned serious.
Demons…
“Ah Chuan, you said that the demons are becoming more and more cunning. The number of demon monarchs we can kill is decreasing,” said Liu Qiyue.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded. “They are very cautious.” “Ever since the demon army invaded en masse, the demons have become more cautious over the years. In fact, the frequency of their attacks has decreased,” said Liu Qiyue. “There are many demon monarchs in the Demon Realm. There are a bunch of newly-advanced third firmament demon monarchs every year. Every year, demon monarchs will constantly infiltrate the human world. The number of demon monarchs in the human world hasn’t decreased over the years, but their attacking frequency has decreased.” Meng Chuan nodded. “Yes, the demon monarchs are afraid of death. Even if the upper echelons give the order, the demon monarchs aren’t willing to die. Therefore, the frequency of their attacks will be reduced. According to what I know, the demons mainly rely on enticing treasures that can be exchanged with credit to make them risk their lives. After all, they are hiding in the human world. The demons can’t force them.”
“There are clearly many armies hidden in the shadows. Are they just going to continue this war of attrition with humans?” asked Liu Qiyue. “A war of attrition doesn’t benefit the demons. Although many mortals have died, with how fast humans produce, it won’t affect our foundation in the human world. As for Godfiends teams? They are composed of the most elite Great Solar Godfiends. Although there are losses in every battle, we have even more Marquis Godfiends now. In the past 11 years, Archean Mountain has produced ten new Marquis Godfiends, including us.”
Xue Feng, Yang Huayu, Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Xiao Yunyue…
Ten new Marquis Godfiends had risen in the past 11 years. With the strongest Great Solar Godfiends risking their lives and engaging in life-and-death battles, they now had a higher chance of breaking through despite it being crueler.
“It doesn’t affect the foundations of mortals. Godfiends are also breaking through on a regular basis,” said Liu Qiyue. “Are the demons going to continue like this?” “What do you mean?” Meng Chuan looked at his wife.
“Ah Chuan, you said before that in the Dao of Yin-Yang, Yin is about accumulation and convergence. Yang is about the eruption of accumulated strength,” said Liu Qiyue. “I think the demons will erupt one day. They have been lurking for so long and have planned for so long. Once they really attack… Ah Chuan, you have to be careful.”
Meng Chuan nodded. He had actually thought about the situation that his wife had just described. According to the humans’ judgment, many demon monarchs infiltrated the human world every year, but their attacking frequency had decreased. Meng Chuan was similarly uneasy, but what could he do?
Clang! Clang!
The sound of weapons colliding could be heard from outside.
Meng Chuan and his wife looked through the window at a distant spot. Meng You and Meng An were sparring
“You’er and An’er have also read through the dossiers,” said Liu Qiyue with a sigh. “They know of the sins that Wang Cong had committed, and also know how much darkness there is in Jiang State Capital. They have become much more diligent in their cultivation.”
“They should know about such things at their age,” said Meng Chuan.
“I really hope that we can finish this war. There’s no need for You’er and An’er to continue fighting for generations,” said Liu Qiyue.
Meng Chuan nodded. He also hoped for the war to end quickly. However, there was no hope of victory now. All he knew was that the demons’ forces in the human world were growing stronger and stronger.
Inside the chamber, the white-robed Meng Chuan sat cross-legged. Lightning flashed all over his body.
After attaining a fourth-level Essence Soul, Meng Chuan’s perception of the ‘microscopic world’ had grown even stronger. His view of everything in his body was magnified countless times. A drop of blood was even wider than the sea. Even the smallest particles that formed his body were like towering mountains. When his Essence Soul seeped into a particle, he could probe the particle space.
With his present perception of the ‘microscopic world,’ the particle space seemed much vaster. The core that occupied a trillionth of the particle was the size of a stone stable after being magnified countless times.
Chi! Chi! Chi! A droplet-shaped crystal entered the particle space from the outside world. Meng Chuan’s figure appeared inside the droplet-shaped crystal.
The particle space was controlled completely. Under the guidance of Meng Chuan’s physical body mystic technique, the particle space absorbed the pocket grotto-heaven’s Origins power. Chi! Chi! Chi!
As he absorbed the pocket grotto-heaven’s Origins power, the particle space became more stable. Finally, this droplet-shaped crystal entered the particle space and landed on the core sphere that was the size of a stone table.
Boom!
The particle space trembled. Meng Chuan stood in the middle of the water droplet-shaped crystal, curiously looking at the world.
This is the particle space? Meng Chuan’s inner self had indeed become a droplet-shaped crystal. He looked at the core sphere beneath his feet and looked up at the vast particle space, as though he was looking at a starry sky.
My psyche is located in the middle of the particle space, allowing me to control this particle space completely. This particle space is now much stronger than the others.
His psyche was also called Essence Soul Thought. An Essence Soul was composed of billions of thoughts. It was usually complete. One’s Essence Soul had to reach the fourth level before the Essence Soul could gather and disperse. It was easy to keep a portion of one’s Essence Soul sealed even if they were 5000 kilometers away. There was no need to mention the controlled splitting of one’s Essence Soul within their body! Essence Soul Thought was the smallest quanta of the Essence Soul. To reach the Undying realm, one had to leave an Essence Soul Thought in each particle space. Once this was achieved in all particle spaces, one would complete the Unification of Spirit and Body.
Every particle would undergo a qualitative change. Under the control of the unique consciousness, the entire body would undergo a qualitative change.
Divine powers becoming stronger? Gaining multiple divine powers?These were just external manifestations of one’s powerful body. After reaching the Undying realm, one would have immense strength and a nigh-indestructible body. It was difficult to even pierce through one’s skin. Even if one’s skin were to be pierced or if their body were sliced into 18 portions, they would be able to become whole instantly. Even if one’s head was pierced dozens of times, they would be instantly healed. At this stage, one could be said to be undying! Killing an Undying realm expert was too difficult. In the later realms, the
physical body cultivation system’s suppression of the Godfiend cultivation system became more and more obvious.
However, this cultivation system was just too difficult… A fourth-level Essence Soul and reaching the Realm of Dao were just the foundation of reaching the Undying realm. Only by expending a vast amount of energy could one attain such a terrifying body.
During the cultivation process, Essence Soul Thoughts exerted immense pressure on particle spaces. One had to cultivate the particle spaces before it could hold an Essence Soul Thought stably. However, the body was composed of billions of particles, so the cultivation process naturally took a long time. According to Meng Chuan’s original plan, he would reach the Undying realm in a year by consuming ten Scarlet Blood Divine Pills a day.
However, Meng Chuan was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Origins power from the Grotto-Heaven Magic Bead was very magical. It was directly absorbed by his body and particles. His cultivation efficiency was several times that of using Darkstar Quintessential Essence.
Although he couldn’t cultivate his body for too long a day, his overall speed was still much faster.
Days passed. Jiang State Capital regained its tranquility. The Godfiend family clans were much more obedient. Meng Chuan often went out to act as a reinforcement. He had also done a defense switch twice. However, his daily cultivation did not stop!
9th March.
Just after half a year, Meng Chuan had finally succeeded. He had reached the Undying realm.
Chapter 259 - Three Great Divine Powers
3rd March, early in the morning.
In one of Meng Manor’s chambers, Meng Chuan had been cultivating for six hours continuously. Although his body was tired and his cultivation efficiency had decreased, he decided to push on since success was within arm’s reach.
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