Chapter 902: 902
BOOM!
A large mountain crumbled and soaring qi waves surged into the sky . A long-haired man stood in the sky, four-colored runes around him .
“Long Chen, the time for your death has come at last . My Spirit Blood has awakened, allowing me to comprehend the Remote Heaven Canon . Just what will you use to fight me?!”
A shout shook the sky . This person was the Remote Heaven Gang’s number one expert, Ji Changkong . His Spirit Blood had awakened, and he had become a rank four Celestial .
“Lord Changkong . ” A dozen Righteous experts reverently bowed toward him .
“I’ve just reached the first Heavenstage of Sea Expansion . I’ll need a few days to completely stabilize my cultivation base and get accustomed to my new power . You are to spread out, gathering all the Righteous experts . Spread the news that I’ve come out of seclusion as loudly as possible . This time, I want to teach Xue You, Yu Changhao, Huang Junmo, and the likes just who is the number one person of the Righteous path!” ordered Ji Changkong .
“Yes! However, we’ve heard that the Wind Chant Pavilion’s top disciple, Feng Geyin, as well as the Seven Star Gate’s Zheng Mingkong, have advanced to become rank four Celestials . The two of them probably won’t be so obedient,” said one disciple .
“Hmph, two nameless little sects . Did they think that just by hiding two talented disciples from others, they could rise? Laughable . What sect isn’t formed through countless years and generations of acc.u.mulated efforts? If they don’t know how to appreciate kindness, just have them die here,” sneered Ji Changkong .
Although he was a bit surprised that two such figures appeared out of nowhere, he didn’t place them in his eyes . Small sects like theirs didn’t possess a strong enough foundation . Even if they gave birth to talented disciples, their power would be limited . That had to do with the sect’s foundation .
“There’s also Long Chen…” probed one person .
“Hmph, I will personally cut off his head . But before I do so, I’ll make him lose all his reputation . I’ll make him an absolute villain targeted by everyone . Then even if I kill him, the Xuantian Dao Sect won’t be able to make a fart!” Hatred flashed in Ji Changkong’s eyes . The icy smile on his face made them s.h.i.+ver .
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“Greetings, lord Xue You!”
Hundreds of Corrupt experts were bowing toward a slim man . This was was the Corrupt King Xue You .
There weren’t any fluctuations coming off of Xue You’s body, but an indescribable feeling radiated from him, one that made people feel even more terrified .
His devil eye was open . Countless runes revolved within it, looking like a starry sky . It was like it contained a universe, a universe that was filled with terrifying power .
“What is happening outside?” asked Xue You, standing with his hands clasped behind his back .
“We’ve investigated . Seven rank four Celestials have appeared in the Corrupt path,” reported one disciple .
“Seven? That’s not bad . Looks like there are quite a few scheming people who hid themselves deeply . What are their plans? Do they wish to follow me?” Xue You found this a bit unexpected . He had been focused on cultivating during this time, so he hadn’t learned of what had happened in the outside yet . He had given the task of information gathering to others .
“Your subordinates were too slow . Three of the seven want to follow you, but the other… they’ve been s.n.a.t.c.hed away by Ka Wutu,” said one disciple carefully .
“Ka Wutu? The one who provoked Leng Yueyan and was then tormented for a month? He still has the face to continue living?” Xue You frowned .
“Yes . The Devil Empress once viewed him as a target to kill, but he was too weak, and each time, he was defeated and then tormented . ” When talking about Leng Yueyan, all of them felt a cold breeze on their backs .
“That idiot! It was clearly lord Xue You who saved him, but now he dares to challenge you . He really is courting death!” raged a Corrupt expert .
Saying that Xue You had saved him was a bit exaggerated . The truth was that Leng Yueyan had felt Ka Wutu to be too weak and had simply lost interest in him . So she had changed her target to Xue You .
In truth, at that time, Leng Yueyan’s fame hadn’t been very ill.u.s.trious in the Corrupt path . It was because she had later set her sights on Xue You that her fame had increased . They had fought three great battles without a clear victor . Of course, those three battles had ended with Xue You miserably fleeing . The last time, he had almost been killed by her . He never mentioned the results of those battles and Leng Yueyan also disdained to mention the topic, so the outside world thought that they were evenly matched .
In the Corrupt expert’s eyes, only Xue You could fight against Leng Yueyan . They didn’t know that if Xue You saw Leng Yueyan, he would immediately turn tail and flee .
“That idiot does have some ability . However, he cultivates the corpse devil path and has cultivated his own body into a withered corpse . It’s too disgusting . Now that he has advanced to become a rank four Celestial, my guess is his bloodline’s blood corpse energy has awakened, making his physical body even stronger . That’s why he dares to challenge me . Ignore him . When the time comes, I’ll put them all in their place . If they don’t appreciate my kindness, I’ll directly kill them . My devil eye has completely awoken, so starting today, the Corrupt path is mine to lead . Those who oppose me will die . Hmph, I’ll conveniently handle Leng Yueyan as well, letting her know that I am the true king of the Corrupt path,” said Xue You confidently .
“That’s right, lord Xue You, in a certain place, we noticed the Nine Yin Corrupt Bone Transportation Formation . It should have been left by the Devil Empress,” said a disciple .
“She left?” Xue You was startled . He couldn’t understand why Leng Yueyan had left at this time . But then he nodded . “That’s fine . I’ll end her once I get out . ”
Although he acted dissatisfied, he was actually relieved . Leng Yueyan’s departure lightened the pressure on him a lot .
“What about on the side of the ancient races?” asked Xue You .
“The ancient races are a bit disorderly right now . Quite a few vicious fellows have appeared . They were previously a bit irritated with Yu Changhao . Nine of them have just advanced to the fourth rank, and they’ve begun ama.s.sing troops, forming their own powers to declare dominance . ”
“That’s normal . Those half-human half-beast people have powerful bloodline powers . Once they reach the fourth rank, their bloodline power completely awakens, granting them immense power . As for Yu Changhao, he overestimated himself, thinking that he is unrivaled in close-range and long-range combat . That’s why he often looked down and scoffed at people seeking asylum with him . Now that others have become rank four Celestials, he’s isolated . However, the ancient races are united . Even if they don’t get along, they won’t start an all-out war with each other . At most, they’ll just work independently . That might be a good thing for us . What about the Righteous path?” asked Xue You
“On the side of the Righteous path, there’s nothing to worry about . After asking around, we found that other than Ji Changkong, they only have two rank four Celestials from smaller sects . They’re the isolated, poor kind of sects . Their combat power is probably only slightly greater than innate rank three Celestials,” sneered a Corrupt expert .
A person’s strength could not be determined merely by cultivation base and talent . Their cultivation techniques, their magical arts, their weapons, and all the resources that had gone into them were also extremely important . Just good talent alone was useless . It could be said that geniuses were built up mostly by resources . To put it even more bluntly, they needed money .
So whether it was Ji Changkong or Xue You, they didn’t care about those two Righteous experts . Such people weren’t a threat .
“What about Long Chen? Is there any news?” Xue You’s eyes narrowed . When he mentioned this name, killing intent surged within his eyes . He hated Long Chen to the bone . Long Chen was the only one in this world to have ever cut off his head . That was an indescribable humiliation .
“This entire time, we were unable to even find Long Chen’s shadow . He should still be in seclusion . However, we did hear that Ji Changkong is searching everywhere for Long Chen . Furthermore, he is offering a bounty for anyone in Long Chen’s group . ”
“A bounty?” Xue You was startled .
“Yes . Ji Changkong seems to want to rule the Eastern Wasteland’s Righteous path, using his power to intimidate all the Righteous experts . ”
Xue You nodded . “I’ve heard of Ji Changkong . The Remote Heaven Gang’s Ji family not only has a secret canon inheritance, but it seems that a supreme expert once appeared amongst their ancestors . Perhaps he has some ability . ”
“Ji Changkong is in the midst of gathering all the Righteous experts . He sent out an arrest warrant for Long Chen with a reward on it . Anyone who finds any of the people in Long Chen’s group will be richly rewarded . The funniest thing was, there are two experts from the same sect as Long Chen, Zhao Wuji and Yue Qianshan, who have become Ji Changkong’s underlings . They’re saying that Long Chen has colluded with the aboriginals to kill his fellow Righteous experts . His group has become all the Righteous path’s targets,” sneered a Corrupt expert disdainfully . The Righteous path was truly interesting .
The others were also sneering in disdain . The Righteous path was most skilled in this kind of game . Ji Changkong’s confidence must have inflated to the point that he wanted to use the status of the Eastern Wasteland’s Righteous path’s number one expert to challenge the Corrupt path .
However, in order to become the Eastern Wasteland’s Righteous path’s number one expert, he had to first eliminate Long Chen . Long Chen truly did have relations.h.i.+ps with the aboriginals . The crime of forging secret ties with aboriginals was a grave one, and there was proof .
However, for the ones who accused Long Chen of working with aboriginals to be the ones from his own sect was too laughable . Although Xue You hated Long Chen, he had no choice but to admit that Long Chen had his own pride and ability . Did he really need to collude with the aboriginals to kill a few people from the Righteous path? Just how small did a person’s brain have to be to believe such a thing?
They were clearly framing him, but there were so many people who ‘believed it without question’ . Those people clearly knew the truth but were just acting . They felt that Ji Changkong was stronger than Long Chen . Long Chen hadn’t appeared, and the people from his own sect had betrayed him . They simply acted according to the situation .
“What should we do now?”
“There’s no need to do anything . Just calmly watch what happens . With Ji Changkong present, we don’t even need to do anything . He’ll force Long Chen to come out . When it comes to scheming, we are lacking compared to the Righteous path . We should just wait until both sides are exhausted to kill them all . This time, we’ll win a perfect victory, not letting a single one of those Righteous experts to leave alive” said Xue You . Ever since the Righteous path had gained Long Chen, the Corrupt path had run into setback after setback, irritating the higher-ups .
Long Chen had been number one on their must-kill list for a long time now, but he was still alive and healthy . That was a humiliation to the entire Corrupt path .
During this time, whoever could kill Long Chen would become the Corrupt path’s hero . They would gain unprecedented glory .
“Reporting to lord Xue You, a disciple from the Righteous path wants to see you . ” Suddenly, a Corrupt disciple walked in with a strange expression .