“What words of explanation must there be at false pretences?” The martial practitioner of Green Dragon Mountain said.
His attention was not placed on the middle-aged man, instead being focused amongst the numerous indistinct figures behind him where the figure of an old man could vaguely be seen.
A deep look of fear appeared within his gaze. That man was the Chief of the Blood Cloud Clan, Lu Ming. He was one of the top experts of the Floating Life World.
The middle-aged man had still wanted to reply, but an ancient-sounding voice now resounded from amidst the blood clouds, “Why waste time on pointless words?”
Saying thus, a green light shot out from amidst the blood clouds!
The Green Dragon Mountain martial practitioner cried out in shock, his eyes wide. But before he could react, the green light had already hacked his body apart!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 439: Green Dragon Mountain!
HSSB439: Green Dragon Mountain
The western lands where Green Dragon Mountain was located were formed of massive mountain ranges that spanned more than ten thousand li.
Located to the south of the Green Dragon Mountain Range was its main peak, Dragon Peak, precisely the location of Green Dragon Mountain that was one of the Four Clans of the Floating Life World.
While Green Dragon Mountain was quite a distance away from the Jade Ridge Snow Mountains, with the speed of Su Yun and the others, they still arrived there very quickly.
Still, as the people of Green Dragon Mountain saw Su Yun, they could not help but frown.
“Chief Su, may I ask where our other esteemed guest is?” It was an old man who greeted her.
Garbed in a green robe on which was embroidered the image of a dragon, it was a Grand Elder of Green Dragon Mountain.
Not answering his question, Su Yun instead asked, “Is Chief Luo here?”
That green-robed old man frowned, but he still answered, “Chief is currently in the great hall, but…”
Su Yun said, “I will naturally say my part upon meeting Chief Luo. Elder Tong, please come along as well.”
That green-robed Elder surnamed Tong was silent for a moment before he led Su Yun up Dragon Peak.
Having arrived on Dragon Peak, entering the great hall in which those of Green Dragon Mountain held their discussions, a tall, authoritative-looking middle-aged man could be seen sitting at its centre. Many people surrounded him.
Scanning the area with a sweep of her gaze, Su Yun found that most of the higher echelon experts as well as longtime Elders of the clan had already arrived.
That middle-aged man sitting in the centre was the current Chief of Green Dragon Mountain, Luo Jinghao. While he was the youngest of the Chiefs of the Four Clans, his strength made it such that no one of the Floating Life World dared to look down on him.
Luo Jinghao calmly watched Elder Tong and Su Yun enter.
Beside him, a hale and hearty old man begin to speak, his voice like the tolling of a bell, “Chief Su, why are you here alone? This old man remembers that it was not just you whom our clan invited.”
Su Yun said mildly, “Our Young Master is tired out from his journeying and wishes to first rest. I hope that Chief Luo and various Elders can understand this.”
Noticing Su Yun’s way of addressing Yan Zhaoge, the people of Green Dragon Mountain exchanged looks.
Luo Jinghao did not speak as it was that hale and hearty old man whose brows instantly knit up as he let out a cold snort, “How arrogant!”
“Does he think that sweeping through a tiny Furan Kingdom is so much of an impressive matter?”
This old man asked coldly, “Let me ask this. Of everyone here, how many are there who cannot wipe out a tiny little Furan Kingdom on their own?”
Su Yun’s expression was calm, “What are you saying, Elder Qi? Since it is an invitation, while the guest must naturally thank the host for his sentiments, there also exists the possibility of him not showing up. The guest showing up is indeed a good thing, but if one is forced to come over as a guest, things would naturally then be different altogether.”
Elder Qi gave a cold snort, “A guest naturally has to possess the self-awareness of being a guest. Chief Su, do not forget that the entire West Domain, the Jade Ridge Snowy Mountains included, still belongs to my Green Dragon Mountain at the end of the day.”
“Chief Su should also be very clear on the attitude of others of our Floating Life World towards you qi cultivators. Amidst the boundlessness of the heavens and the earth, how many places are there that would have you?”
Su Yun asked indifferently, “What, does Elder Qi want to kick my Snow Crane Sect out of the West Domain now?”
Elder Tong raised a hand to stop Elder Qi as he sighed, “Chief Su overstates things. Senior apprentice-brother Qi does not mean that.”
Su Yun said calmly, “It would be fine even if he did.”
Elder Qi said coldly, “How leisurely, stirring up a disturbance on the territory of the Blood Cloud Clan and then escaping all the way west to my clan’s territory to avoid danger.”
“If not for borrowing the authority of my clan to intimidate the Blood Cloud Clan, I wonder if that so-called Young Master of yours would be able to be as leisurely as he is now?”
“I should let Chief Su know one thing. The Chief of the Blood Cloud Clan, Lu Ming, with many experts of his clan in tow, has already personally arrived in the West Domain.”
Su Yun’s expression didn’t change in the slightest, “Therefore, what does Elder Qi mean for? If the Blood Cloud Clan comes asking for someone, you’ll just hand him over to them?”
Green Dragon Mountain’s Chief, Luo Jinghao, finally spoke, “Junior Sister Su, there is no need for goading here. My clan has already been at odds with the Blood Cloud Clan for a long time, and neither of us has ever feared the other.”
“However, Lu Ming has personally ventured here, clearly stating that he will definitely not let this matter rest.”
“My clan does not fear a battle with the Blood Cloud Clan, but we have no need to enter a full scale war with the Blood Cloud Clan, another of the Four Clans, just for the sake of this unrelated person. Moving our troops on a major scale, within that major battle, the ones who will bleed and suffer, the casualties that will be inflicted will all be of my clan.”
He looked quietly at Su Yun, “If it is you, if it is Shen Nuo, if is the Snow Crane Sect that has offended the Blood Cloud Clan, I would not hesitate at all. Since my clan is the overlord of the powers of the West Domain, we will not allow any others to encroach on our West Domain. Moreover, we have a long held enmity with the Blood Cloud Clan. At most, we would just battle it out with them.”
“Still, from what I know, the person who stirred things up this time is not of your Snow Crane Sect.”
Luo Jinghao spoke neither quickly nor slowly, “However you address him, it doesn’t change that one truth, which is that that person is an outsider who is completely unrelated to my clan.”
Su Yun nodded as she looked at Luo Jinghao, “Truthfully, your thoughts are not completely unfounded. Whether it is Chief Luo, Elder Qi or any other Elder here, all of you have to do your thinking based on the benefits and detriments of matters on your Green Dragon Mountain.”
“It is just that-aren’t you looking at things from too shallow a perspective?”
Su Yun said mildly, “I’ll say this clearly. Young Master is the son of the Lady of my house. All of my martial arts were taught by her. You can imagine for yourselves what kind of figure she is.”
“To Green Dragon Mountain, isn’t the value of accruing such positive karma already enough? My Lady has always been clear on enmity and grudges.”
“While she currently no longer graces the mortal world with her presence, since Young Master has re-entered the world, it already sufficiently says many things.”
Hearing her words, Luo Jinghao said calmly, “The teacher of the Jade Crane, that rumoured otherworldly expert, is one whom this
Luo has always admired greatly. If the seeds of good karma can be sown between us, that would naturally be good.”
“However, whether it was because your Master was disdainful or helpless to back then, other than Chief Su, she did not leave behind any traces in this world.”
Hearing his words, Su Yun’s gaze turned sharper.
Luo Jinghao’s expression was as per usual as he said mildly, “You and your Master are both qi cultivators. Indeed, my Green Dragon Mountain has benefited from Chief Su’s assistance over the years. However, at the end of the day, we are all demonic blood cultivators, and the Floating Life World the world of demonic blood cultivators.”
Su Yun knit her brows slightly, “Chief Luo’s words hold a deeper meaning. Please elaborate.”
Beside Luo Jinghao, Elder Qi also calmed down now as he said, “That Pixiu.”
Hearing his words, Su Yun’s gaze instantly turned cold.
Elder Tong said, “Do not misunderstand, Chief Su. We do not ask for ownership of the Pixiu. Rather, we would like you to provide us with some Pixiu essence blood. I imagine that that would not be a hard thing.”
Elder Qi said in an indifferent tone, “Chief Su said earlier that there is no such thing as forcing one over as a guest. Thinking about it carefully, this old man feels that this is indeed so. Now, going about it the same way, there is also no such thing as that Young Master of yours forcing our clan to help him, right?”
Su Yun’s face was expressionless, “This is naturally true. However, I wonder this. If my Young Master does not agree, will your clan forget about past grievances with the Blood Cloud Clan and join hands with them in this venture?”
Luo Jinghao said calmly and resolutely, “No.”
“That is to say that you would only watch from the side?” Su Yun suddenly laughed, “While I feel rather regretful at the short-sightedness of my in-laws, this can also be considered a rather good result.”
Hearing her words, Luo Jinghao and the others all frowned, not understanding what she meant.
Now, a person suddenly came to report, “Chief, Lu Ming of the Blood Cloud Clan has arrived at the West Domain. When our clan’s Elder went over to talk to him, he was instantly slain by him on the spot!”
There was an uproar, first rage and shock before doubt came, “Why does the Blood Cloud Clan dare to act so arrogant and unbridled?”
Green Dragon Mountain would not be willing to lightly engage in a full scale war with the Blood Cloud Clan. Under normal circumstances, wouldn’t this also be the same for the Blood Cloud Clan?
Following this, another report came in, “From the north and the east, we have discovered abnormal movements from the Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan. There seems to be a large amount of experts currently headed our way!”
The Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan were the other two of the Four Clans alongside Green Dragon Mountain and the Blood Cloud Clan.
Their earlier doubts had been clarified, but the hearts of those of Green Dragon Mountain increasingly sank.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 440: A calamity for the entire Floating Life World!
HSSB440: A calamity for the entire Floating Life World
It was not just the Blood Cloud Clan. The other two of the Four Clans, the Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan, had come to invade them as well.
Within the great hall, the originally tense atmosphere grew even more solemn to the point that one might really suffocate just being there.
Someone looked at Su Yun, “Apart from the Blood Cloud Clan, he provoked the Blazing Fire Clan and the Thunder Rumbling Clan as well?”
The pressure caused by the combined offensive of the other three major clans on Green Dragon Mountain was far from that from the Blood Cloud Clan alone.
If it was said that if there was only the Blood Cloud Clan, while Green Dragon Mountain might not be willing to engage in an all-out war with them, they would still have the leisure to decide on how to deal with it, currently, they had the feeling of Mount Tai weighing down on them.
Su Yun looked calmly towards Luo Jinghao.
Frowning, Luo Jinghao said after a long time, “From the looks of it, it should not just be because of the Pixiu. They have made our entire clan their target along with it as well.”
Elder Qi, Elder Tong and the others all felt a chill in their hearts at his words.
Against the combined offensive of the other three clans, if their target was merely Yan Zhaoge’s group alone, Green Dragon Mountain might really consider capturing them and handing them over.
However, if the three clans had really already reached an agreement on dealing with Green Dragon Mountain, while Yan Zhaoge and the Pixiu might still be one of their targets, they would already be insufficient to satisfy their appetites.
From a certain perspective, it was more like an excuse, a banner of justification.
Without Yan Zhaoge and Pan-Pan as their excuse, the Blood Cloud Clan, the Thunder Rumbling Clan and the Blazing Fire Clan would still have found another excuse to invade them with.
Once the bow had been drawn, the notched arrow could no longer be taken back.
Elder Tong asked hatefully, “Why didn’t we receive any news of this at all? With the three clans moving together, aren’t they afraid of their bases being raided by someone else?”
In the current Floating Life World, there currently existed five first grade bloodlines, that of the mixed blood Suanni, the Blue Bird, the Golden Ape, the Green Scaly Dragon and the Fire Crow.
The bloodline of the mixed blood Suanni was possessed by the Thunder Rumbling Clan. The Thunder Rumbling Clan had captured an injured mixed blood Suanni in the past. Afterwards, this powerful demonic beast had escaped. As a result, it had always hated the Thunder Rumbling Clan.
At the same time, the Thunder Demon of the Three Demons had once been a martial practitioner of the Thunder Rumbling Clan. After having awakened his demonic bloodline, he had turned into a semi-demonised practitioner.
The relationship between the Thunder Demon and the Thunder Rumbling Clan had never been good. Coupling in the pure demonic beast, the mixed blood Suanni, the three had been at odds for a long time, having clashed many times over the years.
The bloodline of the Fire Crow was possessed by the Blazing Fire Clan, having been obtained back then due to coincidence. However, the Fire Crow was also antagonistic to the demonic bloodline cultivators of the Blazing Fire Clan.
The bloodline of the Blue Bird was possessed by the Blood Cloud Clan. The Phoenix Demon of the Three Demons had originated from the Blood Cloud Clan before he had semi-demonised, being on extremely bad terms with his former clan as well.
However, what was good for the Blood Cloud Clan was that the pure demonic beast, the Blue Bird, was comparatively more peaceful. It had always resided within the Blood Cloud Clan, being fed and housed by them.
Therefore, Lu Ming had had fewer reservations in leaving the Blood Cloud Clan. Even if the Phoenix Demon came looking for trouble, there would still be the Blue Bird watching over things back at the clan.
The Thunder Rumbling Clan and the Blazing Fire Clan were rather more inhibited.
Luo Jinghao’s face was as sunken as water, “I’m afraid that there has long since been a conspiracy. The Blood Cloud Clan purposefully drew over our attention as the Thunder Rumbling Clan and the Blazing Fire Clan created false appearances to deceive us whilst acting covertly.”
Elder Qi’s expression was ugly to the extreme, “The Thunder Demon and the mixed blood Suanni have most likely come into conflict, leaving the Thunder Rumbling Clan space to move. The Fire Crow might also have been held up for some reason that we do not know of, therefore leaving the Blazing Fire Clan free to move without any inhibitions.”
Luo Jinghao stood up, making a swift and prompt decision, “Arrange for the ordinary disciples to evacuate, avoiding any needless casualties. Call out the Dragon Bone Chain and prepare for battle.”
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eryone’s faces were all solemn to the extreme. Faced with this tribulation, Green Dragon Mountain would not be able to easily surpass it. They might be decimated at any moment!
However, looking at Su Yun, they were instead stunned to find that this Chief of the Snow Crane Sect still appeared as stable at a mountain at this moment.
Elder Qi snorted, “Beneath a toppled nest, no eggs can be left intact!”
Su Yun smiled mildly, “I feel this way too.”
Hearing this, everyone was even more stunned.
Within the lands of the West Domain, the sky was concealed by blood clouds which hung over the horizon, temporarily not proceeding ahead.
A white-haired old man sat in the centre of the blood clouds, surrounded by a large group of Blood Cloud Clan experts.
A red treasured gourd, on which many auspicious clouds were tattooed, was placed before this old man.
Bloodred smoke slowly rose from within the gourd, merging with the surrounding blood clouds in the air.
After a long time, the white-haired old man, in the midst of moderating his condition, suddenly opened his eyes. He gazed first towards the east where roiling thunder was currently resounding, deafening to the point that it could almost shock one’s ears to the point of wanting to go deaf.
As the thunderclouds neared, all-encompassing purple clouds began sweeping through the area, the light of thunder frequently appearing amidst them.
As the purple thunderclouds arrived, now being just opposite the blood clouds, they halted as well, not being in a rush to proceed onward.
The white-haired old man nodded slightly before closing his eyes once more.
The two sides seemed not to care about the saying that the value of troops lay in their speed at all.
After yet some time had passed, an all-encompassing blazing fire suddenly swept over from the northern horizon, roiling fire instantly turning the area into a sea of flames.
Within the sea of flames, numerous fire crows appeared, joined into a formation together as they seemed as though they could incinerate and boil the entire sea. The force of their momentum actually seemed even more violent and fearsome than that of the blood clouds and the thunderclouds.
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