Chapter 2065: Blasphemy
Hearing Zhang Ruochen’s threatening words, a thick murderous intent appeared in the eyes of Supreme Saint Xuefu.
“Insolence, a mere Saint King dares to raise his voice before me? You have a death wish?”
As he spoke, Supreme Saint Xuefu extended his hand, unleas.h.i.+ng the condensed power of evil blood and wrapping it around Zhang Ruochen. Earlier on, he was rueing that he had no reason to strike but since Zhang Ruochen voluntarily affronted him, he naturally will not let this chance slide.
Great Emperor Ji Mie was just about to make a move but someone else was faster than him. A majestic aura of righteous Qi blasted out, easily dissipating the power of evil blood.
An energetic old man in Confucian robes stood before Supreme Saint Xuefu with a firm expression, without any anger but full of gravitas.
He was no one else, but one of the nine emperors of Kunlun Realm eight hundred years ago, Emperor Wen.
“Xuefu, it’s you who are insolent. Do you really think there’s no one from Kunlun Realm here?”
Emperor Wen shouted as a white light emerged from his body, transforming into a vigorous and awe-inspiring Qi of righteousness.
Normally, Emperor Wen was an extremely kind and affable old master in his seventies or eighties. He was gentle and unpretentious, no different than an ordinary old person.
However, when angered, it will be a totally different situation. As a person that was crowned emperor, his majesty was inviolable.
Emperor Wen was one of the most unpredictable of the Kunlun Realm Supreme Saint. He was infinitely closer to G.o.dhood, and of those who could be compared to him, only a few like the Saturn Peach Tree, or Spirit Lord Haitang. What he lacked was an opportunity to become a G.o.d.
For an Infernal Court Supreme Saint to do as he pleased in the Kunlun Realm, as the Supreme Saint of the land, Emperor Wen would naturally not let it slide.
Great Emperor Ji Mie too stood out and coldly said, “Xuefu, you want to kill our Guanghan Realm’s Divine Envoy? You don’t think I would kill you right this moment?”
Seeing Emperor Wen and Great Emperor Ji Mie stepping up one after another so forcefully, Supreme Saint Hunling of the Celestial Palace frowned slightly as he said, “Xuefu, although you are an Emissary of the Infernal Court, you also need to follow the rules, or else, I will need you to leave the Kunlun Realm.”
In any case, the Kunlun Realm belonged to the Celestial Court, and if he were to allow an Infernal Court Emissary to do as he pleased here, it was undoubtedly an affront to the Celestial Court.
Moreover, their trip this time to the Sect of the Blood G.o.d was to investigate the matter regarding Xue Lingxian, and it was not appropriate to create any more issues or else things would just become more and more troublesome.
After being warned by three people one after another, Supreme Saint Xuefu’s eyes became extremely gloomy, he wanted to attack immediately but after thinking about it, he held back.
The purpose of his trip had not been achieved yet, and he had not been able to get hold of something of the Sect of the Blood G.o.d to rescue Xuetu. If he were to cause things to go south now, it will undoubtedly be a total loss.
As such, Supreme Saint Xuefu quickly calmed down, and completely retracted his aura.
“I just want to quickly investigate and remove Xue Lingxian as soon as I can, so I got a little impatient. After all, this is related to the rules of the Battlefield of Merit. Once an uncontrollable factor appears, I think all of you should know the potential consequences.” Supreme Saint Xuefu said calmly.
His remarks were so righteous that no one could find any sticking points.
Emperor Wen retracted his aura, and once again became refined and calm, giving everyone a sense of a transcendent being.
Great Emperor Ji Mie gave Supreme Saint Xuefu a cold glare before walking towards Zhang Ruochen.
If the Supreme Saint Xuefu was not an Emissary sent by the Infernal Court, he really wanted to smash him into a puddle of gore.
“Zhang Ruochen, get Xue Lingxian to appear right now.”
A cold voice suddenly rang out.
The man speaking was a heroic-looking man in golden armor, standing over nine feet tall. He also had long golden locks, with a jade scepter in hand. There were three pairs of white wings on his back, emitting bright holy light.
Great Emperor Ji Mie walked to Zhang Ruochen’s side and secretly sent a telepathic message. “This person is Supreme Saint Aust of the Heavenly Realm and hails from the Fane of Light, a senior brother of Zou Yu under the same G.o.d. He has lived for more than ten thousand years, and his strength is unfathomable.
“As for the other four Emissary, Emperor Wen belongs to Kunlun Realm, and you should be no stranger to him. The white-haired Supreme Saint Hunling represents the Celestial Palace and is very powerful. That person wearing black armor is Supreme Saint Black Quill. He was originally a ferocious demon bird, and he represents the Black Demon Realm.
“The one who struck earlier is Supreme Saint Xuefu from the Infernal Court. He had been fighting on the Battlefield of Merit, and many Supreme Saint of the Celestial Court had lost their lives to him.”
Hearing that, Zhang Ruochen’s mind moved, as he immediately got a general understanding of the Six Emissaries Vigilant there.
His mind moved quickly as Zhang Ruochen turned his gaze at Supreme Saint Aust as he said in a tone that was neither humble nor pretentious. “Xue Lingxian had been slain by the ancestral master of our sect. Leaving only a sacred will behind. After reacting that time, it had disappeared into the void, so I have no way to make Xue Lingxian appear again.”
“Mere pretenses, how can a mere sacred will that had been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years so easily suppress so many top-level Saint Kings? From my perspective, this may not be a spiritual remnant of Xue Lingxian, but a Supreme Saint-realm elite hiding inside the Sect of the Blood G.o.d.” Supreme Saint Aust bellowed coldly.
Supreme Saint Black Quill took a step forward with a sharp glint in its eyes as it rumbled. “No one can break the rules of the Battlefield of Merit. Zhang Ruochen, since you said it was the spiritual remnant of Xue Lingxian who struck and has since dissipated, why are you so afraid being investigated?”
Since the incident at the Sect of the Blood G.o.d, there had always been Emissary Vigilant monitoring the movements in the sect from the heavens, and no one had come in or out of it during this period.
The more obstructive Zhang Ruochen, the more likely there was a problem here.
“Zhang Ruochen, get out of the way, I want to personally inspect this altar. If you dare to obstruct me, don’t blame me for not showing mercy.” Supreme Saint Xuefu took the opportunity to take a jab, looking extremely overbearing.
When someone from the Celestial Court wants to target the Sect of the Blood G.o.d and was something Supreme Saint Xuefu was naturally very happy to see. The more serious the infighting was, the more beneficial it was to him.
After all, if all five Emissaries Vigilant of the Celestial Court were united against an outside force, then it would be difficult for him to make any move.
Supreme Saint Hunling pondered a little before looking at Zhang Ruochen and said. “The Celestial Palace has given orders, that this matter is to be investigated, so the Sect of the Blood G.o.d must cooperate.”
Who would dare disobey the orders of the Celestial Palace?
Zhang Ruochen understood that. He knew that the Emissaries Vigilant from the Celestial Palace, the Heavenly Realm, the Black Demon Realm, and the Infernal Court would not let this matter rest without getting to the bottom of this.
As he thought about this, Zhang Ruochen could not help but say solemnly. “Since the Celestial Palace has issued an order, I will naturally cooperate with all my might. But if anyone wants to wantonly destroy the Sect of the Blood G.o.d, I however cannot agree to that.”
“This, you can rest a.s.sured,” Supreme Saint Hunling said.
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen said nothing more.
At this moment, Supreme Saint Aust glanced at Zou Yu who was imprisoned on Blood G.o.d’s Altar and his eyes turned chilly immediately, as he growled. “Zhang Ruochen, release Zou Yu and Mo Sheng at once.”
Few people knew what sort of agreement Yueshen had reached with the Heavenly Realm faction, but Supreme Saint Aust knew very well.
Five types of top-level Five-Elements Divine Objects, sixty thousand G.o.dstones, allowing Guanghan Realm to move into the Ziluo Celestial Domain. The Heavenly Realm faction had paid an extremely high price this time.
If this was another place, Supreme Saint Aust would have wanted to kill Zhang Ruochen immediately to avenge this shame.
Great Emperor Ji Mie took out a dimensional bag and handed it over to Zhang Ruochen. “This is what Yueshen asked me to give you. Let them go.”
Zhang Ruochen quickly reached out to take the item. Using his spiritual power to scan it and confirming that there were five top-level Five-Element Divine Objects and twenty G.o.dstones, he nodded slightly.
With a wave of his hand, Zhang Ruochen released the imprisoned Zou Yu and Mo Sheng, and at the same time sent them off the altar.
Both Zou Yu and Mo Sheng’s expressions were very bitter as they retreated behind their allied Supreme Saints without saying a word. They had really lost face this time, and saying anything was useless.
“Also the cultivators from Black Demon Realm.” Supreme Saint Black Quill said.
For the Heavenly Realm faction to pay such a huge price, it was naturally not only to exchange for Zou Yu and Mo Sheng but also the other subdued Black Demon cultivators.
If there were to lose thousands of Saint King-realm elites at once, it would undoubtedly be a great blow to the Black Demon Realm.
Zhang Ruochen did not say anything and took out an Exquisite Dimensional Orb with a casual flip of his hand, and simply just let all of the Black Demon Realm cultivators subdued inside it out.
“Hand the Black Demon Realm traitors over.” Supreme Saint Black Quill said.
The traitors he mentioned were naturally Du Mosheng, Pei Linhu, and the others.
How could Zhang Ruochen not know what was going on in Supreme Saint Black Quill’s mind? The latter felt that Du Mosheng’s defection to the Sect of the Blood G.o.d was tantamount to trampling on the majesty of Black Demon Realm, and he had to be eliminated.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Du Mosheng and his folks are now members of my sect, so please forgive me that I cannot hand them over.”
“I want to clear out the rabble, and no one can stop me.” Supreme Saint Black Quill said forcefully.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes sank and hissed, “You can try then.”
Hearing this, Supreme Saint Black Quill could not help but exude a terrible murderous intent. For a Saint King-realm junior dared to confront him like this, the latter really did not know his limits.
Great Emperor Ji Mie stood forward and wiped Supreme Saint Black Quill’s killing intent away. “Black Quill, are you trying to break the rules? Those who had betrayed Black Demon Realm are beyond your rights to question now.”
Seeing Great Emperor Ji Mie coming forward, Supreme Saint Black Quill’s face became more and more gloomy.
“We are here to investigate the matter of Xue Lingxian. Put all personal matters aside first, and don’t let them interfere with our business.” Emperor Wen said impa.s.sively.
Supreme Saint Hunling nodded. “See to our business first. I still need to return to the Celestial Palace as soon as possible to report.”
Hearing this, Supreme Saint Black Quill ceased to continue troubling Zhang Ruochen. The matter of eliminating the traitors can only be put aside for now.
Zhang Ruochen looked very calm and composed as he grabbed Xuetu up casually and tossed him into the Exquisite Dimensional Orb.
And this move was caught by the eyes of Supreme Saint Xuefu, as a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.
“Zhang Ruochen, let Xuetu go and I can pretend that nothing had happened here and will leave the Sect of the Blood G.o.d at once.” Supreme Saint Xuefu secretly transmitted his message through telepathy.
The corner of Zhang Ruochen’s mouth rose slightly as he responded in kind. “You want me to let Xuetu go, sure, hand me a Supreme Sacred Artifact.”
Hearing Zhang Ruochen’s condition, the corner of Supreme Saint Xuefu’s mouth twitched. A supreme Sacred Artifact, Zhang Ruochen sure dared to make such a demand.
How precious was a Supreme Sacred Artifact? So much so that many Supreme Saint-realm powerhouses had never owned one.
“What do you take a Supreme Sacred Artifact for? I can at most give you a top-level Sacred Artifact. You should know that if I managed to get hold of something on you, not only you will not gain anything, you will be staring down very big troubles.” Supreme Saint Xuefu transmitted his voice once again.
Zhang Ruochen responded. “Are you threatening me? A pity that I don’t buy it. No Supreme Sacred Artifact, you can forget about getting Xuetu back.”
“You…”
Supreme Saint Xuefu was furious as the flames of fury roared in his chest.
For a Saint King-realm junior to be so insolent before him, this was really unforgivable.
Zhang Ruochen acted like nothing had happened as he kept the Azuresky Holy Dragon into the Exquisite Dimensional Orb.
Seeing this, Zou Yu could not help but clench his fists. That was a being he had expended lots of strength to capture from the Wild Realms. He had wanted to make it his mount, but now it ended up in Zhang Ruochen’s hands.
After that, Zhang Ruochen left the Blood G.o.d’s Altar so that the Emissaries Vigilant from all factions could investigate it.
Although these six Emissaries Vigilant were strong, only their avatars could come to the Sect of the Blood G.o.d. If he were to hide that Bloodmist Dimension inside the Dimensional Bubble, he should be able to hide it from them.
Soon, all six Emissaries Vigilant got onto the altar and started investigating it carefully.
Supreme Saint Xuefu, Supreme Saint Aust, and Supreme Saint Black Quill were the most thorough with their investigations, not letting go of any clues.
Zhang Ruochen was very calm on the surface but he was quite nervous down inside, fearing for any mistakes.
At a certain moment, Emperor Wen suddenly cast his gaze over, with a meaningful look in his eyes, and Zhang Ruochen could not help but shudder.
Zhang Ruochen suddenly remembered that Emperor Wen was the leader of the Confucianists, and was a top-level spiritual power Supreme Saint. In terms of investigative ability, there was no one who could compare to him.
Although the Dimensional Bubble he created was very arcane, it might not be able to escape the attention of Emperor Wen’s spiritual power.
Just as Zhang Ruochen was feeling nervous, Emperor Wen’s gentle voice suddenly rang in his eyes. “For you to be able to create Dimensional Bubbles with your current cultivation level, you really surprised this old one. However, it’s not enough, these people are not so easily fooled. However, don’t you worry, I will not allow anyone to know about the secrets of Kunlun Realm, and they will not be able to find anything.”
Hearing this, Zhang Ruochen could not help but to silently heave a sigh of relief. With Emperor Wen’s help, there should not be any unforeseen troubles.
Come to think of it, Emperor Wen should have known far more secrets than him. Perhaps it was possible that he already knew about the secrets inside the Blood G.o.d’s Altar.
Emperor Wen closed his eyes, seemingly to do nothing as his aura disappeared without a trace, seemingly blending into the background. Zhang Ruochen secretly guessed that he was probably using some kind of spiritual power to disrupt the senses of the other five Emissaries Vigilant.
“How could there be nothing? Could it be that Xue Lingxian is hiding beneath this altar?” Supreme Saint Xuefu could not help but frown.
Immediately, Supreme Saint Xuefu wanted to go to the bottom of the altar.
Zhang Ruochen roared coldly. “The ground beneath the altar is the sleeping place of our ancestral master, the Blood G.o.d, no one can enter it.”
“No matter what the place is, as long as there is suspicion, I must investigate it.” Supreme Saint Xuefu sneered.
As he said that, without waiting for Zhang Ruochen’s response, Supreme Saint Xuefu rushed straight to the underground s.p.a.ce beneath the Blood G.o.d’s Altar.
Zhang Ruochen frowned slightly before stretching out his brow again. There was only the divine corpse of the Blood G.o.d there, and no matter how Supreme Saint Xuefu searched, he would not find anything.
Supreme Saint Xuefu soon entered the underground s.p.a.ce as the thousand-foot-tall divine corpse of the Blood G.o.d entered his eyes.
Even though he had fallen for ages, from the outside of the corpse, there was still a powerful divine power shrouding it, making it for anyone to approach.
In particular, the Blood G.o.d was still full of vitality, causing people to doubt whether if he was still alive, and was just in a state of deep sleep.
“The Blood G.o.d’s corpse is indeed very powerful. I wonder if the treasure he took away from the Immortal Vampires back then is in his corpse?” A glint appeared in Supreme Saint Xuefu’s eyes.
How could Supreme Saint Xuefu not know a secret that even Xuetu knows?
Now that the Blood G.o.d’s divine corpse was before him, Supreme Saint Xuefu would naturally not let this great opportunity go. If he could get that treasure, he may very well be able to ascend to G.o.dhood soon.
Immediately, Supreme Saint Xuefu did not hesitate as he quickly approached the Blood G.o.d’s divine corpse, stretching a hand out as he released a majestic power of evil blood, wanting to penetrate into the Blood G.o.d’s body.
Hummmm.
Just as the power of evil blood entered the Blood G.o.d’s body, a surge of divine might suddenly erupted from the Blood G.o.d’s body.
Causing the entire Blood G.o.d Altar to shake violently.
The divine power shrouding the Blood G.o.d’s divine corpse surged as a majestic voice rang out in the void. “Die.”
Baaaam!
The divine power blasted into Supreme Saint Xuefu’s body, shooting him out of the underground s.p.a.ce.
Supreme Saint Xuefu slammed heavily on the ground, his body almost bursting apart as his aura suddenly wilted.
Seeing this, a surprised look appeared on the faces of the other Emissaries Vigilant, not knowing what had happened.
“You dare to blaspheme the G.o.ds, and this is the consequence of that transgression.” Zhang Ruochen spat.
As the Grand Master of the Sect of the Blood G.o.d, Zhang Ruochen knew a lot about the Blood G.o.d. According to rumors, the Blood G.o.d had mastered the Supreme Canon, so even after his fall, his divine will remained eternal, and wandered the heavens, nigh incomparable to those G.o.ds that have yet to master the Supreme Canon.
For Supreme Saint Xuefu to end up like this, it was definitely because he had been disrespectful to the Blood G.o.d, activating its Immortal Divine Will, and was thus punished. This was literally him asking for trouble.