“Boom!”
“Boom!”
In the dark mountain forest, heavy footsteps sounded. A mecha several zhang tall was seen pushing aside large trees as it walked forward. Its twin eyes flashed with light, combined with its pitch-black color, making it look like a specter emerging from hell.
“Whoosh—”
A figure flew from the distance, gracefully landing on a large tree, then issued some command to the big fellow. It was seen charging rapidly into the depths, then raising its palm to release a light beam energy wave, directly killing a leopard-type demon beast moving at high speed.
“Not bad.”
Zhong Yi nodded with satisfaction.
Using the Dark Destroyer to kill a Void Realm demon beast—had he eaten his fill with nothing better to do?
Not at all, not at all.
This time he’d come to this mountain forest thousands of miles from the sect to test whether the mecha, operated by soul method and disconnected from the person involved, would obey his commands.
The results were very satisfactory.
Zhong Yi transmitted a message to nearby Rain Detail Hall members, saying: “Report to the sect master—everything is normal.”
“Received.”
Through successive transmissions by the intelligence network, the message was quickly delivered to Wangu Sect, making Jun Changxiao happily drink a mouthful of tea and laugh: “In future battles, they only need to fuse their souls.”
Elder Taixuan said: “Although very convenient, if the mecha suffers severe damage, the soul will also be impacted, which may bring irreparable harm to disciples.”
“No problem.”
Jun Changxiao said calmly: “As long as they cultivate the Soul Tempering Sacred Heaven Technique to the soul departure level, even if separated souls are obliterated they won’t affect the main body.”
This was why Gou Sheng had always been committed to researching unmanned piloting mecha. Unfortunately, the mental technique was profound and mysterious—even he himself hadn’t yet comprehended the realm of soul departure.
Of course.
With the split bodies formed by the Great Thousand Shadow Division Technique comprehending it, even if he constantly worried about the sect and neglected cultivation, he’d eventually comprehend it.
“Master.”
Jun Changxiao said: “The thousand mecha previously created and those created subsequently all need this soul formation added.”
“Elder Zhen and the others have already begun moving.” Elder Taixuan said.
“That’s good.”
Jun Changxiao gave another round of instructions before returning to his residence.
He was relaxed.
The Medical Pharmacy Hall, Poison Refining Hall, Casting Hall and Formation Hall then began getting busy—after all, pills needed refining, armor needed researching, and formations needed installing.
This was Wangu Sect. Some halls might be very idle, even lacking any sense of presence, but when their time came to be useful, they’d definitely be busy to death.
Compared to the Spirit Beast Hall, they were still fortunate.
Because of Hall Master Zi’s flashy pill-testing operation, Elder Niu and others were now holding brooms doing voluntary cleaning service across the various peaks, for a duration of one month.
This work was originally done by Du Kong. Since the Spirit Beast Hall had taken over, he could only devote his thoughts to cultivating Buddhist dharma.
……
Wangu Sect operated as usual, with Jun Changxiao also rarely settling his heart to cultivate martial dao and comprehend martial techniques.
Outside world.
The Ten Great Immortal Sects began large-scale searches for Funeral Moon Pavilion, filling the entire world with murderous qi.
Although Jun Changxiao’s main gate didn’t open, Rain Detail Hall was always obtaining intelligence, so he had a complete grasp of the current great trends under heaven.
“Sect Master.”
One day, Li Luoqiu walked into the study to report: “Just received news that World Hall’s forces discovered a Funeral Moon Pavilion branch in Ocean King City last night. Both sides engaged in fierce battle outside the city, with casualties on both sides.”
“Heh.”
Jun Changxiao said: “To actually find a branch—this World Hall isn’t useless after all.”
Li Luoqiu smiled: “This investigation of Funeral Moon Pavilion was initiated by the Ten Great Immortal Sects. They definitely don’t dare slack off and play around, so finding a branch based on intelligence the sect master provided is normal.”
“Fight on, fight on.”
Jun Changxiao propped both legs on the table, laughing: “I’m hoping to pick up the pieces.”
The Ten Great Immortal Sects absolutely wouldn’t allow the Demon Ancestor to exist. Both sides would eventually determine victory and defeat. What he needed to do was watch the fire from across the river, and when the timing was right, reap the fisherman’s profit.
……
Lingyao Immortal Realm.
“Master.”
The hunched old man frowned: “The Ten Great Immortal Sects are serious this time. Funeral Moon Pavilion may face destruction.”
Sitting on her throne, Empress Lingyao said calmly: “The Demon Ancestor was originally someone they had to eliminate. Now that he’s been identified as a spy, the situation naturally isn’t optimistic.”
“This Jun Changxiao is truly not simple.” The hunched old man said: “At the Divine Sacred City conference, with just a sentence or two, he slapped the big hat of ‘spy’ on the Demon Ancestor.”
Empress Lingyao said: “The Demon Bewilderment Race doesn’t belong to the upper realm. Now that foreign warships have invaded, perhaps he really guessed correctly.”
Whether the Demon Ancestor was a spy, she was half-believing and half-doubting. The Ten Great Immortal Sects were the same, but at this time, they could only believe it possible rather than impossible—better to wrongly kill than let go.
“Actually.”
Empress Lingyao said: “I’m very curious now—what method did Jun Changxiao use to blow up nine warships preparing to escape?”
Of the ten invading warships, the upper realm’s combined various powerhouses barely managed to destroy one. Gu Zhaoxi flew out from Wangu Sect and blew one up by sacrificing herself—this was truly too exaggerated.
Moreover.
The space fortress was also blown up.
Combining the two, had Jun Changxiao already mastered some terrifying power that could destroy everything?
The Ten Great Immortal Sects had also mentioned this during discussions but hadn’t gone to Wangu Sect to ask clearly. First, because both sides weren’t on good terms due to the Demon Body matter. Second, if they provoked the other party too much and he blew up their own homes, that would be troublesome.
What was this?
Right, nuclear deterrence!
If Gou Sheng took out a soul bomb and held it in the firmament while shouting “Who dares fight me,” the final result would definitely be the Immortal Sect big shots collectively cupping their fists saying “We dare not, we dare not.”
“Should be some special trump card.” The hunched old man said.
Empress Lingyao said: “Regardless of whether it’s a trump card, this foreign warship invasion incident undoubtedly benefited Jun Changxiao. World Hall definitely won’t dare offend him anymore.”
“Then Master’s plan wouldn’t…”
“Doesn’t matter.”
Empress Lingyao said: “With Jun Changxiao’s personality, he’ll definitely remember the grudge of the Ten Great Immortal Sects besieging Wangu Sect. Sooner or later there’ll be a day when they tear off all pretense, and World Hall as a subordinate will naturally be affected.”
……
Inside a dark, sinister hall, the Demon Ancestor sat cross-legged in a blood pool, with crimson thread-like patterns shrouding his entire body, seemingly receiving nourishment from some power.
“Whoosh!”
After a moment, he opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
“Ancestor!”
The black-robed old man said respectfully: “We’ve already investigated clearly. The Ten Great Immortal Sects suddenly launched an offensive against Funeral Moon Pavilion because they believe our Demon Bewilderment Race are accomplices of the warships that invaded earlier.”
“……”
The Demon Ancestor’s gaze gradually grew cold as he said: “A hundred thousand years ago, these forces with their sanctimonious facades believed our Demon Bewilderment Race desired to dominate the upper realm, so they united various major races to destroy it. Now that this ancestor has revived, they’ve found a new reason?”
“Hmph!”
“If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext!”
The black-robed old man wanted to speak but hesitated.
“What do you want to say?”
“Ancestor, the Ten Great Immortal Sects believe our Demon Bewilderment Race are foreign spies entirely because Wangu Sect’s sect master fanned the flames at the Divine Sacred City conference!”
“Pfft!”
The Demon Ancestor failed to suppress the blood inside his body and immediately spat it from his mouth.
Wangu Sect disciples had stolen the Innate Sacred Demon Body. His plan to kill with borrowed knife hadn’t succeeded—instead, it let that sect become heroes. Now he’d been tricked by that guy again. His mindset couldn’t help but explode!
“Detestable fellow!”
The Demon Ancestor wiped the blood from his mouth corner, angrily saying: “When this ancestor’s cultivation recovers, I will personally destroy Wangu Sect!”
“Go!”
“Notify all Funeral Moon Pavilion members—depart for Western Sea’s Spirit Hidden Island in three days!”
He still chickened out, afraid of being found by the Ten Great Immortal Sects.
“Ancestor.”
The black-robed old man said: “This Spirit Hidden Island has ancient formations existing. If we approach carelessly…”
“That was arranged by this ancestor back then.”
The Demon Ancestor sneered coldly: “The Ten Great Immortal Sects probably couldn’t dream that I kept another method to enter the Demon Bewilderment Domain. As long as we can smoothly enter and control the million-strong Demon Bewilderment army, the entire upper realm can await falling into eternal damnation!”
“Kekeke!”
“Kekekeke…”