Chapter 657: Chapter 656: Blocking the Path
Among the Seventy-Two Orthodox Sects, the Sheji Profound Sect was ranked thirty-third.
The Wind and Thunder Sage of the Mingde Dao Palace was a name known throughout the world.
Zi Lu, the most outstanding True Disciple of the Mingde Dao Palace, was hailed as a peerless genius of the new generation!
Relying on a Secret Technique, he had tracked his target all the way from the Langya Spiritual Domain, where the Sheji Profound Sect was located, to the Star Spirit Realm, home of the Star Sect.
The Ten Directions Spirit Realm comprised four major domains: the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Spirit Realms. These four were blessed by Qi Fortune and rich in talent, producing an endless stream of geniuses since ancient times. Among them, the Guangling Sect occupied the Northern Spirit Realm.
The Qiankun Sect occupied the Eastern Spirit Realm.
The Southern Spirit Realm was also known as the Star Spirit Realm.
As for the Western Spirit Realm, it was occupied by numerous unorthodox major sects.
Beyond these four was the Red Flame Spirit Domain, whose overlord was the Chixiao Sword Sect.
Then there was the legendary Barbaric Spirit Domain, which was said to be the most vast and boundless. Rumor had it that deep within, terrifying Ancient True Spirits still slumbered.
Even the Demon God Temple only occupied a small fraction of it.
It was home to countless Spirit Mountain Blessed Lands and had always been contested territory for the many sects of the ten outlying Great Spirit Domains.
In addition to these six great Spirit Realms, there were also the Langya Spiritual Domain, the Longevity Spiritual Domain, the Extreme North Snow Spirit Domain, and others.
In this region, the strongest hegemons were undoubtedly the Star Sect and the Qiankun Sect.
Both sects were ranked among the Top Ten Sects and had contended with each other for thousands of years. Each one wanted to become the overlord of the Ten Directions Spirit Realm and monopolize the Spirit Mountain Blessed Lands within the Barbaric Spirit Domain.
The Sheji Profound Sect, which occupied the Langya Spiritual Domain, had always used the state and society as its law and passed down its teachings through poetry and scripture, cultivating countless disciples of Confucianism.
These Confucian disciples were not all pedantic scholars; they were true Great Scholars who understood the classics, had insight into worldly affairs, and cultivated the Vast Righteous Qi. With a mere wave of their hand, they too possessed the power to reshape the world.
However, its core Great Dao True Inheritances were few: Yin Yang, Mountains and Rivers, Light, Order, Justice, and Judgment.
The self-detonation of a Yang God-level Quasi-Saint was no small matter.
Not only did the experts of the Whale Shark Race and Vortex Turtle race from within Cloud Lake rush to investigate, but on the other side, Blood River True King and Yu Huatian also sensed the world-destroying fluctuation.
Two streaks of light flashed and appeared in the sky above Cloud Lake.
"The entire Sea Demon Clan is gone?" Blood River True King took in the whole situation with a single glance.
"Gone?" Yu Huatian’s face instantly turned pale.
The Sea Demon Clan were practically the in-laws of his own senior brother! For them to be wiped out in one fell swoop was a catastrophic disaster.
"Who was it? Who did this?"
Yu Huatian roared at the sky, absolutely refusing to believe Qin Feng was capable of such a feat.
The Sea Demon Clan, including the Sea Demon Queen, had one Saint, two Quasi-Saints, and numerous Martial Dao Great Powers. Qin Feng, at best, had only just broken through to the Martial Arts Nirvana Realm.
A Martial Arts Giant at the Nirvana Realm could be easily crushed to death by any Supreme Great Power, to say nothing of a Saint.
In Yu Huatian’s mind, it would take at least a Saint King Level expert to silently wipe out the entire Sea Demon Clan.
Yu Huatian was so furious his hair stood on end, but as he searched his memory, he couldn’t recall any expert in this region whose strength surpassed the Saint King Realm!
"There’s no trace of anyone else’s aura?" Blood River True King was also somewhat surprised as he activated his Divine Abilities.
He had searched the entire area where Fuhai Palace had vanished but found no trace of any other foreign auras.
"Could it have been a passing Saint King Level expert who, seeing the beauty of the Sea Demon Clan, was moved by desire and abducted the entire clan!"
Yu Huatian’s expression darkened. The moment he considered this possibility, his face turned grim.
The Sea Demon Clan was a race that produced a great number of beauties. Each Sea Demon was a siren in the bedroom, daughters of the ocean, blessed by the spiritual grace of nature.
In the Ancient Era, this clan, along with the Mermaids, were the exclusive property of the Dragon Palace, completely dominated by it!
Throughout history, there were records of Sea Demons being abducted by powerful individuals. The nobles of some kingdoms even considered it an honor to possess a Sea Demon Concubine.
It was only in recent years, with the Sea Demon Clan relying on the great tree of support that was Gong Ao, the Star Sect’s number one True Inheritor, that this situation had been curbed.
But even Gong Ao’s name wasn’t always effective.
If they encountered one of those evil, unorthodox experts who cultivated the Yin Yang Path, it wasn’t impossible that they would harbor wicked thoughts!
Whatever the case, Yu Huatian was burning with rage.
The Sea Demon Clan was the private reserve of Gong Ao’s faction. Many within their faction had concubines sent from the Sea Demon Clan. Now that the entire clan had been taken away, that source was completely cut off for the future!
So ruthless!
So despicable!
’No, I must report this to Senior Brother Gong Ao at once! We must have this thief sliced into a thousand pieces to quell this hatred!’
’And that little bastard Qin Feng! This is more than likely related to him. This time, we absolutely cannot let him off easy. We can’t allow him to keep growing stronger!’
Killing intent flashed like a blade in Yu Huatian’s eyes.
’I hear he’s been assigned to the Barbaric Battlefield as the Cave Master of Fubo Cave in Peach Blossom Stronghold. That battlefield is the territory of the Demon Suppression Heavenly King, one of the Four Great Heavenly Kings. And back in the day, the Demon Suppression Heavenly King had a major feud with Niu Jinfeng. Hmph... Qin Feng, don’t think you can rest easy just because you’ve become a True Disciple. I, Yu Huatian, will make sure the Barbaric Battlefield becomes your grave!’
Recalling the humiliation he had suffered at the hands of the Wind and Thunder True Monarch, a chill crossed Yu Huatian’s handsome face.
He couldn’t defeat the Wind and Thunder True Monarch for now, but dealing with Qin Feng was another matter entirely!
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After witnessing the fall of Fuhai Palace, Qin Feng departed in silence.
He returned to Yunhu City, gave some instructions, and, as usual, left a Clone behind before setting off for the Netherworld Crow Kingdom.
The front line of the Barbaric Battlefield was extremely long and was divided into nine smaller battlefields.
The three kingdoms of Netherworld Crow, Red Flame, and Fire Spirit were all located on the outskirts of the Golden Crow Battlefield.
The main enemy they faced was the powerful Golden Crow Fire Clan.
But out on the barren plains, Qin Feng suddenly stopped. On the lush grassland, a young expert with a scholarly air blocked his path.
He appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six, with a disposition as refined as jade. As he strode forward, embodying the grace of a true gentleman, countless streams of Purple Qi seemed to descend from the Void, dyeing the setting sun crimson.
Outlined by the sunset, his bearing was dignified, his features dashing and spirited!
’A Half-step Martial Dao Great Power Realm expert?’
Qin Feng’s figure came to a halt, landing on the grassland. He looked up, and his brow twitched a moment later. ’Or rather, a Half-step Great Scholar Realm expert.’
"A disciple of the Sheji Profound Sect?" Qin Feng murmured, the image of the Sheji Profound Sect disciple he had slain in the Sea Soul Realm flashing through his mind.
The only animosity between Qin Feng and the Sheji Profound Sect stemmed from when he killed a young man in white who wielded a Holy Dao Treasure in the Sea Soul Realm.
Back then, that young man had instigated a Sky Split Beast, intending to be the oriole behind, and steal the Sea God Relic.
It had taken Qin Feng a great deal of effort to retrieve it.
"That’s right. Will you surrender without a fight, or will you take your own life?" Zi Lu’s gaze was glacial as he placed a hand on his longsword. An immense stream of Purple Qi shot across the sky.
This was not the Holy Dao Qi.
It was the Vast Righteous Qi, and of an exceedingly high quality.
Under the pressure of this Vast Righteous Qi, the entire grassland fell silent. The booming Purple Qi spread for hundreds of miles, causing all the beasts to tremble and bow down uncontrollably!
In his eyes, Qin Feng was like a prisoner in the dock, awaiting judgment!