Chapter 535: Chapter 381: Heavenly Master Xu, Four Heavenly Kings, 8000 heavenly troops and generals!_2
Xu Yang gazed at the Taoist’s face, coming back to his senses, he asked, “Are you the Honorable Immortal Xu Xian, known as the Divine Master Miaoji?”
Before the Taoist could open his mouth, Qianli Yan took the lead and answered, “Celestial Master Xu, indeed, this is your founder of Jingming Sect, Xavier the Sage… Perhaps you don’t know, during your promotion ceremony to the rank of Heavenly Master, Xu…Uh…uh…uh Xu Xun, why are you hitting me?”
However, before Qianli Yan could finish speaking, he was silenced by a Daoist talisman from the Taoist priest. In a deep voice, he warned, “Qianli Yan, if you dare to speak out of turn again…be careful or you will end up like Shunfeng Er!”
Despite not knowing what had happened.
The presence of the founder himself of the Jingming sect right before his eyes was undeniably thrilling for Xu Yang!
After all, ever since the first day he started practicing Daoism…
He was aware of the legend that was the founder of the Jingming Dao sect!
Having slain a flood dragon, subdued water hazards, eliminated monsters, protected the local people; he was granted a position by the Heavenly Court, and the entire family ascended to immortality…
Well, okay.
Admittedly, his short four-month cultivation journey had been full of these legendary accounts.
But he was, after all, practicing the Divine Ascension Scripture passed down by the Celestial Master Xu, and now he was the master of the Jingming Dao, the ruler of Xishan Wanshou Palace, and the Celestial Sage of the Jingming Dao!
Even though he was the son of an Emperor…
He couldn’t get away with the requisite respect for teachers and Dao!
“Disciple Xu Yang, I pay respect to Heavenly Master Xu!”
Xu Yang was about to bow down in mid-air, bending both knees.
Xu Xun was greatly alarmed, grabbed both arms of Xu Yang, and held him up, saying: “Big… Celestial Master Xu, we are both bestowed the rank of Heavenly Master and theoretically on the same level, you don’t need to bow to me!”
“How can that be possible?”
Xu Yang solemnly said, “Among the lineage of Dragon Tiger Mountain, there have been Heavenly Masters in every generation, and by now several dozen have been bestowed the title. Are they the same rank as Zhang Daoling, the Celestial Master Zhang, so that they don’t have to kneel and worship when they see Founding Master Zhang?”
Xu Xun: “…”
Xu Yang continued, “Furthermore, even if I were comparable to Ancestral Master Xu, as a descendant and disciple of the Jingming Dao Sect, how could I not kneel before the Founding Master?”
Xu Xun: “…”
Xu Yang insisted on paying his respects.
Xu Xun on the other hand, did everything to deter him.
Shunfeng Er on the side kept repeating “Ababa.”
Qianli Yan tore off the talisman from his mouth in surprise, “Shunfeng Er, what are you laughing at?”
Shunfeng Er covered his mouth abruptly, trying not to laugh.
“Strange!”
Qianli Yan glanced at Xu Xun and then at Shunfeng Er, and muttered, “I have a feeling you two are hiding something from me… Xu Yang is the son of the Emperor, it makes sense that you and I are trying to curry favor and gain benefits by associating with him. But why has Celestial Master Xu come too?”
Unlike Qianli Yan and Shunfeng Er, Xu Xun came from the “Heavenly Master’s Mansion” of the Heavenly Court and was directly under the control of the Heavenly Emperor… It would seem a bit demeaning to do so, wouldn’t it?
Especially the four Heavenly Kings…
They have actually brought heavenly troops and generals down to earth!
You must know that for the heavenly soldiers and generals to descend to earth privately is against Heavenly Law… in other words, the descent of the four Heavenly Kings could have been authorized by the Heavenly Emperor himself!
Xu Yang’s “summoning immortals”, even attracted the attention of the Heavenly Emperor himself?
Not only did he pay attention, he even dispatched the heavenly soldiers and generals to assist on earth?
Thoughts ran wildly through his mind.
Qianli Yan, whose eyes were already large, widened them even more. He whispered, “Shunfeng Er…I think I’ve stumbled upon something incredible… Do you think this Celestial Master Xu is really just the son of Emperor Beiyin of Fengdu?”
Shunfeng Er’s face changed dramatically, hurriedly hushing, “Shut up, are you asking for death?”
“Holy sh*t!”
Qianli Yan was startled, “You aren’t mute?”
Shunfeng Er rolled his eyes and said, “Nonsense, we are both immortals, how can we be mute? Our divine powers are special, we see too many secrets, we hear too many secrets, if we do not keep our mouths shut, I am afraid we would be in danger.”
The two conversed in whispers.
On the other side.
Xu Xun persistently opposed, refusing to let Xu Yang kneel in worship.
Four Heavenly Kings, being unaware of Xu Yang’s identity, saw Ancestral Master Xu acting in this way and each one of them voiced out, “Celestial Master Xu, Celestial Master Xu Yang practises the doctrine you left behind in the mortal world, considering him as your disciple, it is appropriate for him to kneel in adoration towards you!”
Oh yeah, like hell it is!
What do you all know?
Xu Xun silently retorted the Four Heavenly Kings, forcibly holding back Xu Yang who was about to kneel in worship and shifted the topic, “Xu Yang, we have descended because you have exercised the power of summoning immortals… Have you run into trouble in the mortal world?”
Xu Yang pointed at the Blood Fiend Island on the horizon even before he could reply, Xu Xun interjected, “This is…Blood Fiend Island, one of the 36 celestial islands overseas? I didn’t expect it to still exist after all these years.”
Xu Xun had spent many years practicing Daoism in the mortal world.
From definition to ascension, it has only been 1600 years, and the “Heaven-human Barrier” was erected only over five hundred years ago, so it was quite normal for him to know about Blood Fiend Island.
“The defensive formation of Blood Fiend Island indeed has some merit… Four Heavenly Kings, please.”
So saying, Xu Xun.
He bowed towards the Four Heavenly Kings.
The Four Heavenly Kings took to the skies, landed on the immortal cloud, and with a “clang”, the Southern Growth Heavenly King, Mo Liqing, drew his treasured sword, issuing the command: “Listen, my soldiers, I want you to flatten the islands ahead!”
In an instant, the sounds of war filled the sky.
Above the immortal cloud, war drums roared.
…
Meanwhile, on Blood Fiend Island.
Many of the island’s most powerful creatures dove into the great formation, jointly activating the protective formation of Blood Fiend Island.
The third Palace Master of Blood Fiend Palace, having swallowed a spiritual elixir to recover from the injuries inflicted by Wang Hou, said: “Everyone, rest assured. My Blood Fiend Island’s protective formation could resist even if immortals and deities were to personally come to attack… Even if Wang Hou carries the fortune of a country with him, he wouldn’t be able to break through Blood Fiend Island’s protective formation!”
Many of the powerful figures naturally knew how formidable the Blood Fiend Island’s protective formation was, and were somewhat relieved.
However, their relief was short-lived as someone quickly voiced their worries, “We are all on Blood Fiend Island, leaving our lairs unguarded… Won’t Wang Hou take this opportunity to strike at our unprotected lairs?”
The Master of Demon Island lit up at the thought and was somewhat comforted, “As long as we survive, we can just occupy another island later,” he said with a laugh.
After he finished speaking, he remembered that he might seem too gleeful, so he quickly put on a grave expression and asked: “But… the firepower of humans is formidable. Can this protective formation withstand their attack?”
The third Blood Fiend Palace Master pondered for a moment and said, “It should…be no problem, right?”
The slight uncertainty at the end of her sentence provoked concern among everyone present.
“Do you all think that the firepower of humans is more formidable than the power of immortals and deities?” she asked. “If that’s the case, why bother with cultivation? We may as well go to the human world and get some of those cannons.”
She waved her hand.
A gap appeared in the fog in front of her.
A glowing screen emerged.
Within that glowing screen, the outside world was reflected.
Then they saw…
Outside Blood Fiend Island, a large swathe of immortal clouds slowly floated in. Above the clouds, heads bobbed, each one a heavenly soldier or general, their battle cries continuous!
“What the hell!”
This…this…”
“What’s going on?”
Many of the masters turned pale with fear as waves of terror spread in their hearts.
The third Palace Master of the Blood Fiend Palace turned even paler, staggering and nearly falling to the ground as she murmured, “Heavenly soldiers and generals… so many heavenly soldiers and generals? Are those the legendary Four Heavenly Kings?”
At this moment, all the masters had only one thought—
Damn it!
Was it necessary to put on such a big performance just to attack Blood Fiend Island?
…
Just outside Blood Fiend Island.
Aboard an aircraft carrier,
Xu Yang, looking at this scene, couldn’t refrain from sighing: “Our Daoist summoning is quite impressive. I didn’t expect to summon eight thousand heavenly soldiers and generals from a casual cast… Master Huiyuan, this isn’t exactly what you told me about.”
Monk Huiyuan: “…”
Xu Yang was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed…
“Ding!”
“Mountain Ghost was startled, Merit Points +10000 points, Constitution +1, Earth Element +1.”
“Ding!”
“Ghost Immortal was startled, Merit Points +10000 points, Spiritual Strength +1, Charm Ability +1.”
“Ding!”
“Demon King was startled, Merit Points +10000 points, Spiritual Strength +1, Constitution +1.”
“Ding…”
Suddenly, a series of system alert sounds resounded in his mind.
Xu Yang had a sudden realization…
The powerful figures on Blood Fiend Island were not just “evil cultivators”. Half of them were demons and ghosts!
For instance, the third Palace Master of Blood Fiend Island, her original form was a “Mountain Ghost”, naturally born and bred on the Blood Fiend Island!
Most importantly, these demons and ghosts were extremely formidable.
Once startled, they could provide him with 10,000 merit points and various “attributes.”
Seeing the heavenly soldiers and generals on the brink of breaking the protective formation of Blood Fiend Island, Xu Yang hurriedly flew forward, shouting, “The Four Heavenly Kings, spare them…”
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PS: There’s more.