Chapter 217: Hundred Nations Alliance (1)

At an altitude of ten thousand meters, the alliance flying vessel using using extremely fast speed rushes toward the interior of the Hundred Nations Alliance.

Wang Ping stood on the deck, watching the clouds all around rapidly recede, they almost formed a white curtain; only when gazing into the distance could he see the white clouds drifting in the air.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, how fast is the flying vessel's speed?" Wang Ping asked the Golden Core cultivator who had been standing constantly beside him.

This is the cultivator sent by the alliance this time this time to greet him, named Liu Ke, he is a Golden Core True Person of his master's lineage; being able to be sent by the Iron War Sect to meet Wang Ping, he is surely a confidant.

Liu Ke laughed and said: "This spirit vessel is a third-class warship of the alliance; its top speed can reach that of a Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator; even during normal sailing it has the speed of a Golden Core Middle cultivator flying at full power; moreover, the warship's offensive and defensive patterns have reached the level of a Golden Core Late cultivator."

Wang Ping nodded; according to his perception, the warship's speed is roughly equivalent to that of a Golden Core Late cultivator; it is extremely fast, having crossed more than half of the Western Droop in just four hours.

A vast and majestic mountain range loomed in the distance.

"That must be the Wuqi Mountain Range!" Wang Ping pointed at the endless mountain range ahead and asked.

"That's right, that place is the Wuqi Mountain Range barrier separating the Western Droop from the Hundred Nations Alliance. However, during this heavenly anomaly, the great demons in the Wuqi Mountain Range have suffered casualties over half, including two Spirit Transformation-level great demons! It is said that when that black flowing light fell, it happened to strike the abode of a Spirit Transformation great demon; that great demon had no time to react and vanished directly from the world; later, the great demons that rushed over also lost one Spirit Transformation great demon in the struggle for it!" Liu Ke laughed and told Wang Ping.

"Oh! Fellow Daoist, do you know what that black flowing light is?" Wang Ping asked.

Liu Ke shook his head and said: "I don't know; that kind of treasure might only be known to cultivators above Nascent Soul level, even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators probably don't know."

In response, Wang Ping nodded; he was about to return to the cabin, but from the corner of his eye he noticed Liu Ke seemed to have something to say to him, so he bluntly asked:

"Fellow Daoist Liu, could it be that you have something to say to me?"

Liu Ke hesitated a moment, then forced a smile and said: "Although Fellow Daoist Wang is a disciple of the War Lord, this return journey will probably still stir up some trouble!"

Wang Ping raised his eyebrows, half-smiling, and asked: "How so? Do they still dare to openly block me?"

Upon hearing Wang Ping's words, Liu Ke straightened his body and said solemnly: "Fellow Daoist Wang's return to the alliance has not only attracted the attention of the War Lord Sir, but even the Spirit Transformation Elder Ancestor who never shows himself has mentioned it, saying that no blind fool would dare block your return to the alliance. However, some challenges are probably unavoidable!"

Wang Ping understood; this was going to be a contest among peers to give him a show of force.

In response, he remained expressionless; although he has not yet created his own cultivation method, his combat power is unrivaled in this realm, and among peers he likely has no opponent who can withstand three of his moves.

So Wang Ping merely smiled and turned back to the cabin.

The Wuqi Mountain Range is huge, with peaks thousands of zhang high stretching endlessly; the spirit vessel flies above these peaks, and a single flight takes a month.

That day, Wang Ping was studying his own Gravity Technique when Liu Ke's voice came through: "Fellow Daoist Wang! We are about to enter the interior of the Hundred Nations Alliance; then we can use the teleportation array for spatial transfer! It only takes half a month to reach the alliance headquarters. However, I estimate that many Golden Core True Persons who want to challenge you have already gathered at the teleportation array's entrance!"

Wang Ping frowned, tidied up, and walked straight out of the door; Liu Ke was already waiting for him on the deck.

"As a disciple of the War Lord, am I really so lacking in dignity? There's actually a crowd blocking me ahead!" Wang Ping stood on the deck, looking forward at the magnificent scenery, and said irritably.

Although he does not fear challenges, being openly blocked like this makes Wang Ping feel annoyed.

"This?"

Liu Ke gave a bitter laugh and then explained: "In peer battles, the older generation usually doesn't intervene! This basically belongs to peer rivalry! Normally no one would refuse."

Wang Ping suddenly turned his head, looked at Liu Ke, eyes slightly narrowed; these people are still unfamiliar with him, unaware of his character; regarding challenges, he can issue a challenge, just like the time with Yun Luo, but being blocked like this, forcing him to fight, Wang Ping finds it disgusting.

"If I don't want to—"

Liu Ke felt a chill run down his spine under Wang Ping's gaze; from this senior disciple of the War Lord, he actually sensed a threatening aura.

At that moment, hearing the other's words, he hurriedly said:

"If Fellow Daoist Wang is unwilling, then we need not pay them any heed; we can simply depart, and they would not dare to rashly collide with the alliance's flying vessel!"

Wang Ping had already regained his composure; hearing this, he continued to ask: "If someone insists on forcing their way in, then what?"

"Just kill them outright!" Liu Ke replied without hesitation. But in his heart he was startled; could this person possibly intend to use the warship to bombard those challenging disciples?

Just thinking about that, he felt a chill in his heart.

Wang Ping, unaware of the other's thoughts, continued: "If that's the case, then go straight into the teleportation gate; if encountering blockers, pay them no heed and just ram through!"

"Fellow Daoist, wouldn't doing that be a bit reckless?" Liu Ke looked worried; as a cultivator of the War Lord's lineage, he couldn't help but consider more.

Wang Ping closed his eyes and said: "Just do it! I will bear the consequences."

The reason he issued this order is that Wang Ping felt something was fishy; his master had sent three jade slips in a row urging him to return to the alliance as quickly as possible, obviously something major had occurred, and he was likely to be involved.

Wang Ping suddenly recalled the words spoken before seclusion at the Silver Stone Gate; could it be that beings from the Spirit Realm have come?

If that is the case, then obviously the stakes involved are probably huge, to the extent that some people would risk offending the War Lord to stage a peer genius challenge spectacle, just to slow down his progress!

Wang Ping did not know whether his guess was correct, but he felt it was about eighty or ninety percent likely.

Otherwise, a senior disciple who has reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection would not need to greet respectfully; yet he puts on a challenger's demeanor, and even if he wishes to challenge, it should be done at a banquet, not at the teleportation array's entrance.

Huff! Wang Ping exhaled a breath, then suddenly asked again: "Fellow Daoist Liu, do you think some people might tamper with the teleportation array, for example breaking it so it cannot transmit, in order to slow my return to the alliance? You know my master has sent three jade slips urging me to return to the alliance as quickly as possible!"

Liu Ke's eyes widened; he seemed to have thought of something as well, immediately clasped his fists and said: "Fellow Daoist Wang has considered everything thoroughly; I will go make the arrangements now!"

Wang Ping nodded; at this moment, the spirit vessel had already flown over the Wuqi Mountain Range and entered a vaster expanse of heaven and earth.

"Ah! The spiritual qi here has the density of a second-tier spirit vein; no wonder it's the Hundred Nations Alliance, the center of the Spiritual Realm!"

Feeling the spiritual qi between heaven and earth, Wang Ping exclaimed in admiration.