Chapter 557: Chapter 4 Make a Move, Deter!_2
Of course, there were lucid strong warriors.
Yuelai Inn.
Someone was contacting a Fourth Realm warrior from Yuelai Inn.
“Guan Jing, do you really want to always remain subordinate to Zhu Xiao? If you break through to the Fifth Realm, Yuelai Inn could very well be yours. How about joining us?”
The person known as Guan Jing, a revered member of the Yuelai Inn, seemed to hear the biggest joke in the world. His face was filled with a complex blend of confusion and shock. After catching his breath, he finally said, “Did I hear wrongly, or have you lost your minds?”
“You don’t agree?”
“Going against the strongest, do you think you have too long a life and are seeking some excitement?” How dared they? Guan Jing felt that this era was completely different from decades ago. Decades ago, when the dynasty was still around, who would dare to target a Great Grandmaster?
“Relax, we’re not pressuring that person but the Datong officials to speak with him.”
Guan Jing thought it was even more unreasonable.
Did they truly believe that the officials could no longer wield their swords?
These people had not experienced that period and knew not the terror of Datong!
Datong might seem mild-mannered, but the number of people slain during unification could not be described by mere thousands.
“I advise you not to do this.”
“Summer insects cannot speak of ice!” The person trying to persuade left, not fearing the disclosure, believing it to be the prevailing trend that nobody could stop.
Not long after that person left, two other Fourth Realm warriors from Yuelai Inn also came to find him.
“It looks like they’ve approached you too, have you agreed?”
“Do you think we’re fools? Let’s not even discuss their plan, but for us to oppose our own Store Manager, isn’t that stupid? To be honest, have they really investigated the background of our Yuelai Inn?”
The four Fourth Realm warriors laughed.
Although they served the inn, they were long-standing members cultivated by Yuelai Inn itself, deeply trusted, knew much, and were well aware of the deep relationship between Yuelai Inn’s two owners and the Datong officials.
Wasn’t it a joke to come and persuade them?
“Some of them might think they’re pretending to be foolish, while others are genuinely foolish, but I believe these people are truly foolish.”
Decades had passed without Datong officials or that Store Manager showing their fangs. Did they truly believe someone had pulled those fangs out?
Datong’s geniality had caused some to lose sight of their own identity.
The Cultivation World was always cruel.
“How many Fourth Realm practitioners do you think will get involved?”
“It won’t be a small number, or the person just now wouldn’t have believed in the so-called trend, but definitely not Yan Tian.”
Upon saying this, the four present all burst into laughter.
The practitioners who had reached the Fourth Realm earlier all knew that when Yan Tian was the third to break through to the Fourth Realm, he tried to test Datong and ended up being disciplined.
Ever since then, Yan Tian had been restrained and exceedingly well-behaved.
He never dared to oppose the Datong officialdom.
They didn’t have much of a mocking intent for this behavior, but they ridiculed it whenever a similar incident occurred.
Of course, considering Yan Tian was an old hand in the Fourth Realm, having traveled far within it, such talk circulated only within a fixed circle.
The person who came to persuade them earlier did not know this secret, probably still thinking Yan Tian was a faithful lapdog of the Datong officials.
And indeed, that was the case.
All the Fourth Realm practitioners that could be located were approached. Only Yan Tian, clearly in the Three Counties, was not sought after.
Even the Fourth Realm practitioner living less than five hundred meters away from Yan Family was approached, yet the messenger did not visit Yan Family.
“What’s going on? Why are people nearby constantly looking for nearby Fourth Realm individuals? Are they keeping something from me?” Yan Tian muttered to himself, “Never mind, I’d better just diligently cultivate. That supposed Martial Arts True Monarch is clearly problematic… something just doesn’t feel right.”
Yan Tian knew that trouble was brewing and, fearing getting dragged in, he kept on cultivating, hoping to steer clear of the turmoil.
But in reality, the “trouble” had no intention of seeking him out.
Among the others approached, quite a few refused.
“If you cannot even stick to your own path and think to switch it, even with inheritances from the Ninth and Tenth Realms, it’s useless. Go away quickly, before I get angry!”
“A bunch of fools, that shadowy figure is obviously abnormal, and yet they dare to trust it!”
Aside from a certain Yan, who had no choice at all, everyone had made their own decisions.
Three days later, twenty from the Twenty-Fourth Realm and over a thousand Grandmasters from the Third Realm came to the Imperial City of Datong, seeking an audience with Leader Huangtian.
Leader Huangtian met with everyone.
“Do you all understand what you are doing?” Huangtian sighed, as the leader of Datong, he really didn’t want to take action!
“What are we doing? We just want fairness. Leader, the inheritance of the Martial Arts True Monarch shouldn’t be monopolized by one person; it belongs to the whole world!” Someone stood up, appearing self-righteous and determined.
“I intended to address this all along, but I didn’t expect you to act so quickly. Since that’s the case, let me tell you the truth first.”
Huangtian sighed again, their actions having disrupted his plans, requiring him to reveal the truth earlier than intended.
“Then we’re all ears!” Someone made a dismissive gesture, as if to see how they would justify themselves.
“First and foremost, the supposed Seventh Realm inheritance doesn’t exist at all. It’s simply a farce orchestrated by the Martial Arts True Monarch himself to create chaos. The more chaos there is, the happier they are!”
“A True Monarch from the Eighth Realm carrying out such actions, for what reason?”
“Because he belongs to a hostile world. Within less than a decade, our world will face an invasion, and the Martial Arts True Monarch is a being from that world. The more chaos we have, the easier it will be for them to attack.” Huangtian explained patiently.
“How can we prevent an Eighth Realm from attacking…” Questions kept arising from the crowd.
They wanted Huangtian to provide the answer they wished for.
Huangtian gave them a cold glance and then said, “We can’t stop it, but someone can. You all know very well who you really want to target.”
“Moreover, Qi Blood Martial Arts is a practice of our world. It has merely been impeded by the influence of the Destiny Dynasty, leading to thousands of years of stagnation. It can be studied, but do not mix up right and wrong. As for the battle between worlds, I need not spell out the outcome!”
The essential truths had all been laid out.
Everyone present fell into silence.
“Is all this true? I mean, about the invasion!” This question was raised by a Third Realm Grandmaster, who, until that moment, hadn’t been aware of the invasion like those from the Fourth Realm.
“Of course, it’s true. This matter was supposed to be announced to the entire country, but…”
But they hadn’t anticipated the speed at which civilian organizations would act, rallying so many people in just a few days.
This was unexpected.
“I withdraw…”
One of the Grandmasters wanted to back out, realizing he had been “foolish” and now feeling dread after calming down.
But—
“Don’t believe these lies. If it weren’t so, how could such a powerful being appear?” A Fourth Realm expert spoke up, silencing those who wished to leave.
Some people, regardless of the truth…
“And the Leader’s Master, to put it bluntly, is just a selfish person…”
Swoosh!
Before he could finish his sentence, a sword light flashed through the Void.
The speaker was instantly killed.
A child dressed in simple clothes appeared, wielding a sword.
“Insulting the master is an offense punishable by death!”
“Lord Dragon!” Huangtian stepped forward to greet him.
This was the helper he had sought from visiting his master the day before—the master’s Child, known as Dragon!
The Child was one of two formed by the Five Internal Gods, Dragon Smoke. The male was known as Dragon, and the female as Smoke.
Huangtian, fearing the conflict would affect ordinary people, had sought out Dragon to suppress any restless Fourth Realm combatants in an instant.
He had remained hidden until someone sought death themselves.
And it wasn’t just “Dragon” who was angered.
“You might not be aware, but by coming here, some things can no longer be reversed!”
Huangtian laughed out of frustration; his patience in explaining wasn’t just to give these people a chance!