great-warnovel Chapter 66 Eliminating Hidden Dangers
Chapter 66 Eliminating Hidden Dangers
"Bang!"
A wine cup made of the finest crystal was slammed to the ground.
The precious material, which would make even a Golden Core cultivator drool, was smashed into pieces.
The white crane boy, kneeling below, pressed his head hard against the floor tiles, fearing that his master would be angry with him.
Xuanxiao swayed, his face ashen: "Go! Call Xuanjing! Call Xuanjing! Go find the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion! I need the location of that dragon! Catch it! Catch that dragon for me! Don't let it escape!"
"I will obey the True Lord's decree!"
The White Crane Boy felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and quickly kowtowed to accept his orders and left.
The reason for Xuanxiao Zhenjun's unprecedented loss of composure was that, while he was in seclusion, the life tablets of three of his disciples shattered one after another before his eyes.
In particular, his eldest disciple, Shoucheng, whom he regarded as his own son, was among them. He had only taken in seven disciples in total, and now only three remained.
This blow almost drove him mad.
...
Three days later
The news that Xuanxiao was even more vulnerable came back along with the traces of the dragon.
Apart from the true disciples of his sect, the rest were unharmed, at most suffering only damage to their cultivation.
Even the true disciples of the Tianji Pavilion and Chaoyang Sect, who were the first to provoke the dragon, were unharmed!
According to the descriptions of those true disciples, the main culprit who caused his disciple's death was actually Bi Ji of the Soul Refining Sect.
If it weren't for the Soul Refining Sect interfering, Shoucheng would have already refined the dragon, and none of the subsequent events would have occurred.
However, Bi Ji and all the disciples of the Soul Refining Sect were also killed by the dragon, leaving Xuan Xiao wondering who to turn to for revenge.
At the same time, the information about the dragon from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion also arrived, consisting of only two words: East Sea.
But the East China Sea is so vast that finding a single dragon is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
At least finding a needle in a haystack gives you a general idea of its location; at most, it drifts with the current and doesn't actually go very far.
But when a dragon returns to the sea, who knows where it will swim to?
Xuanxiao felt a lump in his throat, extremely upset, and could only vent his anger on the Soul Refining Sect.
"Child, go and invite True Lord Chixiao and True Lord Bixiao to discuss important matters. Also, have Xuanjing gather all the Golden Core disciples within the peak. I intend to raze the Soul Refining Sect to the ground!"
"I will obey the decree!"
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The following month
Dao Yi Sect is busy waging war against the Soul Refining Sect
Chen Chunan was busy running away, while Xin Yuan was busy cleaning up Chen Chunan's mess.
"puff!"
A powerful, heavy blow from the club slammed into the back of a pretty female cultivator.
The female cultivator was struck hard and spat out a mouthful of blood. Several spiritual artifacts with dim spiritual light were scattered around her.
"Ahem, I have no past grievances with you, nor any recent animosity. Why must you kill me?"
The person wielding the stick slowly walked over; who else could it be but Xin Yuan?
"Hehe~ I, Old Sun, have a grudge against you! Your master was just struck dead by my own lightning, and you've already forgotten?"
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator's eyes instantly turned to terror.
He immediately shook his head frantically: "The real body? Impossible! Impossible! He hasn't even reached the Golden Core stage yet, how could he cultivate an avatar! You're clearly still in the form of a demon monkey! Don't try to fool me!"
Upon being called a demon monkey, the Mind Monkey's expression instantly changed: "You're truly blind! Your Grandpa Sun is of innate nature; his appearance is entirely up to his will. I possess the art of a thousand transformations. How can a frog at the bottom of a well see the whole sky? Foolish woman! Your death is imminent!"
After saying that, Xin Yuan slammed his staff hard on the female cultivator's forehead.
Before the female cultivator could even beg for mercy, her head exploded like a watermelon being swung open.
The monkey glanced at it with disdain, then a flash of magic power cleaned the staff up as if it were brand new again.
The ape breathed out a stream of yin fire, burning the female cultivator's corpse and her dazed soul to ashes before turning and leaving.
"That old dog Liu Guisheng is still around! With his Heavenly Secrets technique, he's a bit hard to find. I, Old Sun, said I'd be back in ten days or half a month, but now I'm really going to break my promise! I wonder how my children are doing."
...
After Xin Yuan dealt with the last of the servants who had escaped on the spot, he...
Chen Chunan also led his family to Jiangzhou after a month-long journey.
They are currently preparing to find a sacred site as the family's foundation.
Jiangzhou was built along Pingjiang and was quite large, about the size of more than ten Lingzhou cities.
Since Chen was new to the area and unaware of the local power dynamics, he naturally did not dare to act rashly.
When Chen Chunan saw that there was also a Wanbao Chamber of Commerce in Yunzhou, he became interested.
He went to the state capital alone to gather some information so as not to be completely clueless.
Upon entering Yunzhou, they heard many cultivators discussing the same matter.
"The Dragon King of Pingjiang is demanding tribute again this year! That damned old viper loves to eat young girls; it deserves to never transform into a dragon! And it dares to call itself the Dragon King!"
"Exactly! The three upper sects are also useless! They possess four Nascent Soul cultivators, yet they dare not fight that old viper. Even if they hurt it, it will never dare to be so presumptuous again!"
"Are you crazy! How dare you speak such words about a True Lord?"
"I'm outta here! This guy's too stupid; getting too close to him will get me in trouble!"
Chen Chunan's heart stirred. They were talking about the Dragon King of Pingjiang and the Nascent Soul True Monarch. Wasn't he just trying to find out about the leaders and approximate strength of these forces?
Looking at the middle-aged cultivator whose face turned pale and then red after being abandoned by his companion.
Chen Chunan's mind raced, and he stepped forward, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment~"
The middle-aged cultivator, who was feeling frustrated, turned around somewhat displeased when someone called out to him from behind.
"Why did you summon me? Aren't you afraid of being implicated?"
Since Chen Chunan was interested in finding out information, he naturally went along with what he said.
"Brother Dao, you have a righteous heart, and although your words may be extreme, your heart is good. How could I avoid you?"
The middle-aged cultivator's expression softened instantly, and he began to pour out his grievances.
One moment he's the Dragon King of Pingjiang, the next he's one of the Three Supreme Sects.
While following his lead, Chen Chunan guided him, and after a casual chat, they finally understood the distribution of power in Jiangzhou.
Jiangzhou has seven major sects, divided into three upper sects, four lower sects, and countless smaller sects and families.
The three sects are the Five Elements Sect, the Shangyuan Palace, and the Taiyin Sect.
Among them, the Five Elements Sect is the strongest, possessing two Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Golden Core cultivators.
The Taiyin Sect is the weakest, with only one Nascent Soul cultivator and seven Golden Core cultivators.
The four lower sects are Sword Sect, Pill Refining Sect, Sword Forging Pavilion, and Beast Taming Sect.
After learning the details, Chen Chunan couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
In terms of strength, any one of the four lower sects in Jiangzhou could easily sweep through Lingzhou.
Even the Beast Taming Sect, which has the fewest Golden Core cultivators, has more than ten Golden Core cultivators, which is more than all the Golden Core cultivators in the entire Lingzhou.
What surprised Chen Chunan even more was that Jiangzhou was a rare place where humans and demons coexisted.
The Dragon King of Pingjiang, whom this man insulted, was the strongest member of the Pingjiang demon clan.
It is a two-thousand-year-old serpent with the combat power of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, and it also has two demon generals under its command who have formed demon infants.
It is an existence that even the three upper sects dare not easily provoke.
However, in Jiangzhou, only the aquatic tribes of the demon race are relatively powerful; the demon kings of the other mountains are not much of a threat.
After seeing the middle-aged man off, Chen Chunan fell into deep thought.
The seven powerful clans of Jiangzhou are all powerful, and I'm bringing my family here, so I'd rather avoid making enemies if possible.
The aquatic race has three Nascent Soul cultivators, and I am not their match for the time being.
The only option left is to try and obtain a spiritually rich land from the land-dwelling demons.