Meng Chuan’s eyes were filled with killing intent. “However, since he attacked my father, I can’t spare him.”
Liu Qiyue thought about it and whispered, “Kill him secretly?”
“My mother is about to return. There’s no need to fall out with them now.” Meng Chuan thought about it and came up with a plan.
“What do you plan on doing?” asked Liu Qiyue.
“You’ll know in a while,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. Meng Chuan naturally had the intention of killing a despicable Godfiend that had tried to harm his father.
The next day.
Bai Yaoyue handed a letter to Meng Tiange and Mi Yu. “Take a look; it’s Meng Chuan’s personal letter.”
“Meng Chuan sent it?”
Meng Tiange and Mi Yu read through the letter once and couldn’t help but look at each other.
“Meng Chuan made it very clear. He found out that Marquis Martial Yang was the person who attempted to frame his father. Marquis Martial Yang was the one who instigated Chunyu Mu,” said Bai Yaoyue.“How should we deal with the matter now that he has found out the truth?” asked Mi Yu. “Logically speaking, one should be sentenced to death if they attacked a Godfiend of the same race during the war. Even if we don’t execute him, we can’t let him off easily. However, Marquis Martial Yang is a Marquis Godfiend of our Black Sand Grotto-Heaven…”
“Meng Chuan’s intentions are very clear,” said Meng Tiange. “He doesn’t want to offend our Black Sand Grotto-Heaven, so he’s allowing us to deal with this matter. However, if we take things lightly and let Marquis Martial Yang off, Meng Chuan will definitely have a knot in his heart even if he doesn’t speak out now. This Meng Chuan has killed over a million demon monarchs, and he has such a strong killing intent. He’s definitely not an indecisive person. When he becomes invincible in the world in the future, I’m afraid he’ll settle scores with us.”
Bai Yaoyue nodded and smiled. “If he was indecisive, he wouldn’t have written this letter. What a cunning punk. He posed a difficult question to us. He wants us to decide if we execute or absolve Marquis Martial Yang of his crimes.”
“Then how should we deal with Marquis Martial Yang?” Mi Yu asked.
“He only has himself to blame for harming a fellow Godfiend,” said Bai Yaoyue coldly. “Summon him back to Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and use illusions to control him. Check if he has colluded with the demons. If he has colluded with the demons, charge him for colluding with the demons and execute him. If he hasn’t colluded with the demons, he will be punished to refine divine armaments at Fire Melting Grotto-Heaven until the day he dies since he harmed a fellow Godfiend.”
Mi Yu and Meng Tiange nodded. The memories of Godfiends that had condensed Essence Souls could not be changed. If news of them forcefully controlling Marquis Martial Yang for interrogation spread, many powerful Godfiends would be disgruntled.
If one had a third-level Essence Soul, it was impossible to interrogate them using illusions. At the very least, the current Godfiends couldn’t do so.
Black Sand Grotto-Heaven underwent a defense swap. Bai Nianyun and Marquis Martial Yang’s arrangements had changed, so they returned to Black Sand Grotto-Heaven the same day.
Chapter 411 - Meng An Out of Seclusion
Black Sand Grotto-Heaven had beautiful scenery.
Marquis Martial Yang flew to Bai Yaoyue’s pavilion with a heavy heart. Suddenly, a cyan-clothed woman appeared. It was Bai Nianyun.
“Junior Sister Bai,” greeted Marquis Martial Yang politely.
Bai Nianyun glanced at Marquis Martial Yang and nodded slightly before leaving without a word.
She has become more arrogant after her son became a Regis Godfiend. Marquis Martial Yang snorted inwardly before entering the building.
After a while, Marquis Martial Yang saw Bai Yaoyue, as well as the illusory figures of Meng Tiange and Mi Yu.
Under normal circumstances, only Bai Yaoyue’s true body protected Black Sand Grotto-Heaven. Meng Tiange and Mi Yu had their Essence Soul avatars present, but it was very rare for the three Supremacies to appear at the same time. “Greetings, Master, Supremacies.” Marquis Martial Yang bowed respectfully.
“Marquis Martial Yang…” said Bai Yaoyue. Her voice was ethereal; it was like she had descended from the heavens. As Marquis Martial Yang listened to her voice, his eyes glazed over.
Bai Yaoyue was the most monstrous Creation Supremacy in the past 1,000 years. Her Essence Soul talent was rather high. She had already attained a sixth-level Essence Soul. Although she didn’t spend much effort on illusions, they were enough to control a Godfiend with a second-level Essence Soul for a short period of time.
“Let me ask you. Have you colluded with the Skydemon Sect and the demons?” asked Bai Yaoyue directly.
“The demons are powerful. There’s no hope of victory. I naturally have to leave myself a way out,” said Marquis Martial Yang numbly.
Meng Tiange’s expression changed when he heard that. He couldn’t help but ask, “Now that the situation has changed, do you plan on severing ties with the demons?”
“You want to help your disciple?” Mi Yu sent a voice transmission.
Marquis Martial Yang was a Halberd Hall disciple. Most of Halberd Hall’s powerful Godfiends were Meng Tiange’s disciples.
Marquis Martial Yang said numbly, “Although the one million-strong demon monarch army has been slain and there’s hope of victory, the number of World Entrances is still increasing slowly. The demons might still win. It’s safer to have an additional path of survival. Since the demons don’t have any evidence to oust me and the sect doesn’t dare to incur public wrath, Black Sand Grotto-Heaven can only interrogate me through illusions when they have no evidence.”
“Humph.” Bai Yaoyue’s expression turned cold.
Mi Yu sneered. “Shameless.”
Meng Tiange shook his head gently.
“What have you done during your collusion with the demons?” Bai Yaoyue continued to ask questions.
“I only revealed some information. Three pieces of information were of value. The demons were quite generous, and I received the rewards,” said Marquis Martial Yang numbly. However, every sentence came from the bottom of his heart.
“Execute him,” said Meng Tiange directly.
Bai Yaoyue and Mi Yu nodded.
No powerful Godfiend was willing to be controlled by illusions and have their secrets dug out. This resulted in public wrath! After all, most Godfiends were unwilling to reveal secrets to others. They only wished to hide them in their hearts forever.
This time, they had only interrogated Marquis Martial Yang because of Meng Chuan. Furthermore, Marquis Martial Yang had indeed plotted against a fellow Godfiend. Therefore, they forcefully interrogated him through illusions. This interrogation was witnessed by three Creation Supremacies.
Previously, the demons had the absolute advantage, and there was no hope of victory. Countless powerful demon monarchs-enough to blot out the sky-had constantly entered the human world. In the face of death and temptation, the human race’s upper echelons understood that it was impossible for all Godfiends to be absolutely loyal. There would definitely be a few of them colluding with the demons secretly!
With regards to this, the human race’s upper echelons were unable to carry out a large-scale purge.
This was because they didn’t know how many Godfiends had colluded with the demons. One-fifth? One-third? Without knowing the exact number, they didn’t dare purge their sects. Furthermore, they were afraid that their internal strife would result in countless casualties before the demons even did anything. This was probably something the demons were looking forward to.
Furthermore, as long as these Godfiends-who had colluded with the demons-were used well, they would still be part of their combat forces!
As long as humans carefully kept important information secret, Godfiends had to carry out their missions without openly showing their betrayal. They had to kill demon monarchs and p
rotect humanity without making a fuss.
No matter what these Godfiends-who colluded with the demons—thought, if they were put to good use, they would still be serving humanity.
Marquis Martial Yang was secretly executed.
Although they didn’t announce his death publicly, the powerful Godfiends of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven knew about it. They knew that Marquis Martial Yang had colluded with the demons, and the evidence was conclusive. The three Creation Supremacies decided to execute him together.
Traitor. The loyal Godfiends were furious and disdainful.
I have to be even more careful. Those that colluded with the demons became even more cautious and had various thoughts.
Jiang State Capital.
Executed for colluding with the demons? When Meng Chuan read the letter, he could sense Black Sand Grotto-Heaven’s sincerity.
Archean Mountain.
A spatial vortex appeared in a cave on a nameless mountain. A handsome youth walked out. He resembled Meng Chuan, but he was slightly more elegant. He was a combination of his parents’ physical traits. “Meng An,” shouted a white-robed woman immediately as she waited outside. Meng An looked at his sister and couldn’t help but smile. “Sis.”
“You’ve been in seclusion for too long. It’s been three months,” said Meng You.
“Didn’t I say that I’ll come back once three months are up?” said Meng An.
Meng You smiled and said, “I know. There are many things you can’t tell me.”
The siblings cultivated on the mountain together. Over time, Meng You realized how special her brother was.
Her younger brother was very powerful. She never knew the limits of her younger brother’s strength. Meng An, who was 23 years old, was already a Great Solar Godfiend. Furthermore, he had defeated other Great Solar Godfiend disciples easily on Dao Exchange Peak. A senior brother—who had the strength of a threshold Marquis Godfiend-had once sparred with her younger brother when he visited. He had also been defeated by her younger brother.
Furthermore, her younger brother had to enter seclusion every year. No one was allowed to disturb him during his seclusion, and nobody could find him when he did enter seclusion.
“Something major happened while you were in seclusion,” said Meng You as she looked at Meng An.
“What happened?” Meng An asked in surprise.
“Dad and Mom have become Regis Godfiends,” said Meng You with a smile as she looked at her brother.
What? Meng An was alarmed. Dad and Mom have both become Regis Godfiends? Since when did becoming a Regis Godfiend become so easy?
“Furthermore, Dad and Mom should have been Regis Godfiends for many years,” said Meng You. “Dad has been secretly hunting demon monarchs in the world, causing the demons to panic. The demons even sent a demon sage to assassinate him. Dad and Mom managed to fight the demon sage—who surpassed them in technique and cultivation realm. In that battle, the defeated demon sage fled from the human world. This news has spread throughout the world. Archean Mountain has also publicly announced that Dad has killed over a million demon monarchs alone.”
“He killed over a million demon monarchs?” Meng An was alarmed. “Dad did it alone?”
“Yes, this is public information. Furthermore, the imperial government’s conferment decree clearly stated his achievements. It’s absolutely true,” said Meng You, still amazed by her father’s achievements. “The entire Archean Mountain is in an uproar. Fellow disciples are often visiting us. You sure are good. You have been in seclusion the entire time. I’ve been pestered so much that I don’t even dare participate in the Dao Exchanges.”
Meng An nodded when he heard that. However, he thought to himself, Humans are faced with the threat of demons. Due to this calamity, an exception was made for me to become Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s prime disciple.
This was another great secret of humanity. Usually, those that passed the Samsara trial and became Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciples were only normal disciples.
If one’s talent was ridiculously monstrous, they would have a chance of becoming Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s prime disciple. Meng An’s talent wasn’t that high, but as humanity was facing a calamity, they put more effort into grooming him. He would directly become Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s prime disciple. He would also be nurtured with greater effort. The trials that helped hone his strength were also more difficult.
If he could withstand the arrangements, he would rise to prominence. If he failed, he would lose his prime disciple status; his cultivation path would also be severed.He entered seclusion for three months every year. He would undergo the mysterious Samsara Tempering of the Heart. He would need to undergo it a total of nine times. This was also the so-called Nine Lifetime Samsara Tempering of the Heart. As long as he failed once, his mind would be greatly affected. He would suffer great obstruction as he continued his cultivation journey; his cultivation could even be severed.
Every three years, he would undergo the Myriad Spear Devastator Tribulation. He needed to undergo it three times. This also took nine years.
These nine years… were used to build his foundation.
Once he passed through these trials, he would have the strongest foundation in human history. He would surpass Ancestral Master Archean Eon and all his other seniors, becoming the strongest Great Solar Godfiend in history.
However, this was just the foundation building period. Meng An still had a series of arrangements awaiting for him after this. There were also matters that a prime disciple of Ancestral Master Archean Eon had to do. Meng An had to bear the responsibility. This path was destined to be difficult.
If he survived it all, he would be a dazzling expert in the River of Spacetime.
If he couldn’t endure it?
He would be left to rot.
Chapter 412 - Reunion
Spring
Peach blossoms bloomed outside the city. The fragrance of flowers spread.
A sloppy-looking, middle-aged man with a saber by his waist walked in the wilderness. He chuckled as he looked at the majestic Jiang State Capital
I’m back. Meng Dajiang had stubble on his face. He had lived in the wilderness for three years and was used to looking sloppy.
Swoosh.
A figure flashed across the sky and landed in front of Meng Dajiang. It was Meng Chuan, who greeted him happily, “Dad.” “Chuan’er.” Meng Dajiang looked at his son proudly and smiled. “You’re not hunting for demon monarchs today?”
“Dad, as your son, I naturally have to receive you since you’re back today. As for the demon monarchs? Now that we’re finishing up, there’s no need to rush anymore,” said Meng Chuan with a smile.
Meng Dajiang walked alongside his son in the wilderness road and asked, “Chuan’er, according to your letter, the first batch will only reduce the number of patrolling Godfiends by 500. There are only 800 patrolling Godfiends in the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?”
“There are 805.” Meng Chuan nodded as he said with mixed emotions, “In the past seven years, the Great Zhou Dynasty has sent 1,579 patrolling Godfiends. A total of 763 patrolling Godfiends died, and 11 were heavily injured, forced to return to their hometown.”
“Almost half of them died in battle,” said Meng Dajiang with a sigh. “During my Patroller days, I discovered that things were getting easier. It’s almost impossible to encounter a demon monarch now. Only when Archean Mountain announced that you were the one that killed a million demon monarchs did I understand.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded. “I broke through with my strength half a year ago. It boosted my ability to hunt demon monarchs by ten-fold. That was how I managed to clear out all the demon monarchs in the world. I’ll probably be done in a few more months.” “As your father, I’ve leeched some benefits off from you,” said Meng Dajiang with a smile. “If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid that the Patroller Godfiends wouldn’t have been able to retreat for decades.”
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nbsp; “The losses are too severe,” said Meng Chuan. “The Great Yue Dynasty and Black Sand Dynasty have suffered more losses than us. Over half of the patrolling Godfiends in the world have died in just seven years. If this continues for another ten years, they will mostly be dead. I even think that if I had broken through earlier, not so many patrolling Godfiends would’ve died.”
Meng Dajiang patted his son’s shoulder and said with a smile, “Things don’t go as we wish in this world. You are already very outstanding. Since the Patrollers made their choice, they were prepared. Although many died, they saved billions of lives.”
Meng Chuan nodded. “Yea.”
If it weren’t for Godfiends and demon monarch servants patrolling the world, the million demon monarchs would have slaughtered most of the mortals in the world. Since they allowed the demon monarchs to hunt down humans, although Meng Chuan’s reconnaissance was effective, he couldn’t split himself up. The number of deaths would have been unimaginable.
Only with the deterrence of the Patroller Godfiends could they minimize the losses.
“By the way, you said that you would fetch your mother on 8th April?” Meng Dajiang looked at his son. “Has Black Sand Grotto-Heaven really agreed to your request?”
“They’ve agreed,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Don’t worry. The three Supremacies from Black Sand Grotto-Heaven have agreed and sent a letter. It’s impossible for them to go back on their word.”
Meng Dajiang nodded.
“Before we go, Dad, you have to tidy up yourself.” Meng Chuan couldn’t help but say, “You’re too sloppy.” “This…” Meng Dajiang looked at himself and laughed. “I really don’t think too much about my appearance when I’m alone in the wilderness. I do need to trim myself.”
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