Chapter 282: Chapter 274: Heading to Zhong Zhou, Empress of Great Martial! (4K)
Streams of light descended, and the attendants of the Hidden Dragon Temple revealed themselves.
Yu Xuanji, the Temple Master of the Hidden Dragon Temple, personally led the team and also represented the Hidden Dragon Temple.
The Martial Alliance, Immeasurable Temple, and Inquiry Immortal Pavilion teams arrived successively at Mount Shu to convene.
“Hahaha, Taiyuan, it has been a hundred years since we last met. How have you been lately?”
Grandmaster Chen’s voice was hearty as he patted Real Person Taiyuan on the shoulder.
“Amitabha.”
Master Wuxiang arrived with a group of venerable monks, exuding a solemn and dignified air.
Lu Changsheng scanned the Supreme Elders of the Martial Alliance, Immeasurable Temple, and others, recognizing most of them.
“Hmm?”
In the group from the Immeasurable Temple, Lu Changsheng spotted an old monk who looked as withered as a dried-up tree.
This old monk’s aura was around the Void Refinement Realm, but Lu Changsheng always felt this person was no ordinary individual.
As the second-ranking Sect in Xia State, the Immeasurable Temple indeed had some deep foundations.
The team from Inquiry Immortal Pavilion arrived, led by Xia Ningxue, who was dressed in white as snow and carrying the Immortal Slaying Sword, accompanied by Zeng Yeqiu, Xiao Meng’er, and other senior sisters who had stepped into the Void Refinement Realm.
Xia Ningxue nodded to Lu Changsheng in greeting.
The two had not seen each other for a long time.
Lu Changsheng could approximately sense that Xia Ningxue’s cultivation had reached around the fourth layer of the Unity Realm.
“This trip to Zhong Zhou may encounter Demon Sects along the way, but with our five great Sects joining forces, I believe there won’t be many Demon Sects who dare to provoke us on the journey.”
Lu Changsheng had limited knowledge about Zhong Zhou, but according to the records of Mount Shu, traveling to Zhong Zhou required crossing over a dozen Xia States, and even practitioners above the Dao Palace Realm using Sword Flight would need half a year to reach Zhong Zhou successfully.
“Taiyuan, are you really not going?”
Grandmaster Chen noticed that Real Person Taiyuan was not among the members heading to Zhong Zhou.
“I will stay behind to guard Mount Shu and keep watch over our Sects as well.”
“Then we entrust our Sects to you. Let us depart.”
Grandmaster Chen nodded, set out with Lu Changsheng and others, and headed for Zhong Zhou.
Only Daoist Earth Hound was left to guard the gates of Qingyun Peak, as Lu Changsheng brought along several senior disciples to give them a chance to gain experience.
Should Lu Changsheng ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future, he would not be able to continue the power-infusing initiation for these disciples; they would have to rely on their own efforts to ascend, making these experiences essential.
Among Lu Changsheng’s group, there were six Unity Realm powerhouses including Lu Changsheng, Xia Ningxue, Situ Kong, Grandmaster Chen, Yu Xuanji, and Master Wuxiang; the powerhouses of the Void Refinement Realm numbered in the dozens.
With such combat power, ordinary powerful Sects were not to be provoked easily.
Three months later, in the Wu Domain, six states away from Xia State, the Dao Palace Realm lord of a city suddenly turned pale.
Over a hundred powerful presences appeared within the city!
“These powerhouses are most likely attending the great conference in Zhong Zhou. Fortunately, His Majesty has issued an edict, informing us city lords about the event. Otherwise, if we offended them, my city would be destroyed,” the Dao Palace Realm lord broke into a cold sweat.
Being several realms away from those at the Unity and Void Refinement Realms, it would be as easy to kill him as crushing an ant.
“Someone!”
“My lord, what are your orders?”
“Pass down my command, the city’s garrison and constables are not to provoke cultivators lightly during this period.”
“Why is this?”
The subordinate of the city lord, a Nascent Soul Realm Body Tempering powerhouse, knew how formidable the city lord was. Any cultivator who dared cause trouble in the city would be dealt with by the law.
Yet the city lord had actually ordered the garrison and constables not to provoke cultivators during this time.
“A group of Unity Realm powerhouses from other states has come to the city. If we anger them, our entire city could sink into the ground.”
“Hiss… I will immediately notify everyone in the city that they must not provoke them during this time.”
All the soldiers and constables within the city were panic-stricken.
However, Lu Changsheng and his group stayed only for one day before they hurried on their way.
The Wu Domain was even more vast than Lu Changsheng and the others had imagined. After seven days and nights of Sword Flight, they still couldn’t leave the Wu Domain.
“The Wu Domain is several times the size of our Xia State and is ruled by the Great Martial Dynasty. The Great Martial Dynasty has rallied most of the powerful Loose Cultivators within the Wu Domain. There is no powerful Sect, and all the smaller Sects must act according to the court’s wishes. This is sharply different from our Xia State.”
“During the two thousand years I left Mount Shu, I didn’t just travel around Xia State but also visited other states, including the Wu Domain. The strength of the Great Martial Dynasty is no less than that of a powerful Sect, and it is said that the Empress of the Great Martial Dynasty has reached Great Accomplishment in the Unity Realm. You must not cause unnecessary trouble,” said Situ Kong who, after leaving Mount Shu, had traveled far and wide, which was why Mount Shu had chosen him to co-lead the group with Lu Changsheng this time.
“The Empress of the Great Martial Dynasty…”
Lu Changsheng, standing on his Flying Sword, saw a majestic city appear on the horizon.
This city had a population of over a hundred million, even more astounding than the largest city in Xia State, the Xia Kingdom’s imperial city. The city walls were imposing, reaching twelve zhang high, guarded by Formation Divine Pillars.
The city gate officials, responsible for watching the gates, were strong practitioners of the Void Refinement Realm.
The Great Martial Dynasty was akin to a powerful and prosperous Sect, with the imperial city as the Sect’s base. Entrusting the city gates to Void Refinement Realm cultivators was a bold move, and at the same time, it deterred anyone intending to stir up trouble within the city.
“This is the imperial city, flying over it on swords is forbidden!”
As Lu Changsheng and the group approached the Great Martial imperial city, the cultivator guarding the gate communicated to them.
With the Great Martial Dynasty having an Empress at the Great Accomplishment stage of the Unity Realm, it was best for Lu Changsheng and the others to avoid provoking them and just use the imperial city as a resting stop.