Chapter 1407

Thanks to the Prince of Huai, he's not even alive—damn, what bad luck!

A mouthful of thick white spittle flew out, landing squarely on the yellow-green chicken dung; the Chu Prince, facing Liang Qu, barked low, utterly indifferent to whether Liang Qu heard.

"Yo." Liang Qu grinned, sauntering slowly around the chicken dung, walking into the courtyard, looking around, "Is the Chu Prince transferring his affection, or developing second thoughts, betraying Da Qian? Defecting to my Da Shun or Da Li—can't possibly be Nanjiang and Beiting, right? How clueless."

The Chu Prince glared, eyes wide: "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Strange." Liang Qu scraped his stubble with a fingernail—these past two days he'd been too busy, no time for E Ying to use the Qing Lang to shave him, leaving a bit of stubble not noticeable unless looked at closely—"Since there's no transferred affection, nor betrayal of Da Qian, how dare you vent anger at me? This trick of controlling the Da Qian demon consort won't work anymore? No, I'll have to try again when I return, increase the current! Brutal control!"

"You."

The Chu Prince's forehead veins bulged, his chest heaved violently, glaring angrily.

Hui Zhen glanced at the Chu Prince, then at Liang Qu, quite surprised in her heart; she had thought the two would be friends, hence her intervention to rescue, saving the other party, never expecting this situation—how strange, how strange—she could only press her palms together.

"Amitabha Buddha————"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, look what I've caught." Suddenly a voice interjected, breaking the stalemate.

"Yo, Elder Yi, you're not dead either."

Just leaping out of the bushes, landing in the courtyard to greet the Chu Prince, Yi Chen froze on the spot, turned his head and saw Liang Qu, instantly embarrassed, hastily hid the precious chicken in his hand, then looked at Liang Qu, sighing inexplicably: "So it's the Prince of Huai—long time no see————"

"Yeah, long time no see. Good you're not dead, good you're not dead." Liang Qu sighed, "With age, old acquaintances are met less and less."

Yi Chen's mouth twitched.

How old are you, you bastard?

Back when he first heard Liang Qu's great name, the other was still an obscure junior, a wave of the hand could annihilate—it was the Jiaolong who sent their Guimu Sect to test, aiming to lure out the Bai Yuan; hearing afterward there was blood loss; the first time they met, it was the Dan Mai under attack, a mere lower realm Entering Zhen Xiang, relying on divine power to assert dominance, nearly getting sliced into five-five splits by him; by the third encounter, the other had firmly become the Prince of Huai, one slap reducing the Guimu Sect to dust, treating the "Net Lord" surveillance as nothing.

All told, two observations, three contacts—each time the leap greater than the last; he normally cultivates in seclusion for one or two years, while Liang Qu has already perfected his divine skill, invincible under heaven.

True damn————

Back then this brat was still a Langyan Martial Master, he insisted on coming personally to kill him.

"This time I truly thank Elder Hui Zhen." Liang Qu deduced the situation.

Hui Zhen likely knows the Huo Yan Sect not just generally; probably after "Awakening," based on his previous words, fabricating false evidence, and inferring from the Guimu Sect's activities, she traced clues, and even before the Huo Yan Sect's move, she stepped ahead, pulling the Chu Prince and Yi Chen out, arranging the "false evidence," unafraid of the Huo Yan Sect's investigation.

A great thing.

Since the Chu Prince wasn't exposed, his ability to bring people in should likewise remain unexposed; furthermore, his means of freely traveling between Yin and Yang realms should also be kept secret.

Vast divine powers—nothing beats a helpful divine ally.

Even beyond mere assistance————

Liang Qu recalled what Hui Zhen just said about the Fifth Will, the Second Will.

"Trivial matter; I'm also trying to preserve a bit more of our strength." Hui Zhen smiled.

Liang Qu nodded, then looked at the Chu Prince, waving: "Where's the stuff? Keeping it to breed offspring?"

"What stuff?" The Chu Prince feigned ignorance.

"Hmph! Toast not drunk, then drink the forfeit." Liang Qu's face darkened, "I really must brutally control the Da Qian demon consort upon return! I see that Da Qian demon consort still retains her charm."

The Chu Prince's temples twisted like snakes, veins jumping violently, seeming about to explode; Yi Chen was shocked, hurriedly soothing, saying the Prince of Huai was joking, immediately rushing into the wooden house cellar, hauling out one yellow sack after another, piling them into a small hill.

"Haha, that's about right."

Liang Qu laughed loudly, took half a step forward, opened the yellow sack.

Blood light instantly surged, drifting in midair, reflecting red on the faces, shaking the spirits,

Blood treasures, top-grade blood treasures.

All are fifth-grade or higher blood treasures!

We've struck rich!

Good stuff.

Liang Qu himself doesn't need blood treasures; the He Shen Sect, Lao Ying Tian, Lao Meng Yao, Xi Zi Yu—there are plenty who need them; these people, now and later when returning to the Yang realm, will need blood treasures—take them all.

"You're smarter than the Chu Prince." Liang Qu in good spirits, patted Yi Chen's shoulder, looked toward Hui Zhen, turned serious: "Master, those I needed to see have been seen; I still have many doubts, hope you can clarify."

"Quite right."

The Chu Prince and Yi Chen pricked up their ears, following along to listen.

No way—first, that Hui Zhen monk rescued them, said nothing, only let them hide here, feeding chickens daily, no news leaked; second, although they don't want to work for Liang Qu, now they're on the same rope as grasshoppers, moreover————

Yi Chen felt, compared to the Da Li Huo Yan Sect, their former dynasty remnants are mere petty witches seeing great witches; later, if they earn merit, relying on Liang Qu's unfathomable divine-demonic methods and growth speed, they might not fail to live a second life, perhaps even see the young prince again.

No mistake, Yi Chen believes Liang Qu has the bearing of an immortal!

As a newly ascended immortal, one with affection for the mortal world, when the time comes, any former dynasty remnants will be unable to stir even a ripple; let them go overseas to claim a place, live to old age—trivial, perhaps even more moistened in life than in the Shuimu Sect.

Once Liang Qu loses his affection, Da Shun will early become even more glorious, not caring about a tiny sea nation—they'll all die of old age, worthy of the late emperor's cultivation.

Four people sat on small stools, the rooster flapped its wings, passed through the stools, lowered its head to peck at flower stalks.

Hui Zhen turned her prayer beads: "Recently, the monk has been dreaming more frequently, recalling many past events. Formerly still in the Yang realm, I knew the Da Li Taizu was authoritarian, with extremely strong control; from this place I launched my investigation, discovered the true situation, even exceeding."

"Master, please elaborate."

"Ordinary people know the Huo Yan Sect has a core elder, the highest tier, below which are the Great Elder, First-Rank Elder, in sequence downward, but these are still not all; the true core is the Great Will, numerous, seemingly according to different powers, called First Will, Second Will————so on downward."

"Number of Great Wills————" Liang Qu's heart pounded, "Are they all transformations of the Da Li Taizu?"

"Exactly!" Hui Zhen nodded, "The monk's investigation isn't true, also only partial knowledge; mainly, some time ago, over a month past, the Huo Yan Sect suddenly sent people to assist the Long Hu Pavilion and Beidou Valley in entering Daxibei to suppress bandits."

Simultaneously, the elders descended with orders, instructing Dajue Temple to use the Mingjing Platform to cooperate in the investigation; at that time, the monk grew alert, sought out the Prince of Chu beforehand, confirmed it was the donor's handwriting, and thus brought the Prince of Chu and the other identity-less elders into Dajue Temple, marked them, and concealed the situation.

Afterward, not two days later, a powerful, overbearing will suddenly swept across heaven and earth, and the Mingjing Platform was also activated; in only half a day, the Huoyan Sect announced the bandit troubles were eliminated, and afterward there was no more bandit news—they had utterly vanished without a trace; thereafter, almost daily such wills swept across, until recently they finally disappeared.

The Chu Prince and Yi Chen looked terrified.

Heavy as light.

They've developed for so long, already gathered into a vast force, yet mysteriously "evaporated"—if not for Hui Zhen, likely now they'd be just bones, that will's tyranny, recalling today, still fresh in memory, frightening.

The Chu Prince himself was once tenth rank, not inexperienced—that ferocity, certainly not something a Jiaolong could aspire to!

Hui Zhen continued: "Not two days later, the Huo Yan Sect's Fei Tai Yu and a young person descended, summoning the Dajue Temple's abbot and us six realms, core elder Fei Tai Yu, when referring to that young person, orally called him the Fifth Immortal.

At the same time comforting us, Li Xian manifested heaven and earth, fell into slumber, yet an avatar still remained in the world, gradually reviving; the will that swept across everything before was the Second Immortal split off from Li Xian, observing all things. The Fifth Immortal can command any sect's magical treasures——

Therefore I speculate that different Immortals have different authorities, abilities, and strengths; the smaller the number, perhaps the stronger the power, and the more comprehensive the control over the Netherworld."

King Chu and Yi Chen listened in a daze, their scalps tingling.

Originally thought it was Hui Zhen's vast divine powers; who knew it was all directly told by the Heavenly Fire Sect?

Completely not caring about others' thoughts — what does this show? Extreme confidence, even arrogance!

Why extreme confidence and arrogance? Necessarily because of extreme power!

Liang Qu straightened his back, brows tightly knit.

One's own avatars, after splitting off managing different parts, indeed very much resembles something a guy with extreme control freak tendencies would do.

Second Will, Fifth Will — how many Wills does the Great Li Grand Ancestor have in total?

Is it a Position Fruit or a divine ability?

Moreover, it should not stop at this——Liang Qu thought of the "Position Fruit Genealogy", thought of the "Pillar" required from Furnace to Rainbow Transformation.

The Great Li Grand Ancestor splitting off so many Wills — is he trying to "One Qi Transforms Three Purities" himself?

Young Dragon one horn, Furnace one heaven-and-earth, Rainbow Transformation one world; with the Blood River World's current situation, it has actually infinitely approached a true world, surpassing Furnace Peak Perfection, can be called half-step Rainbow Transformation!

Looking at the number of First-Rank sects, Liang Qu even felt the Blood River World was "huge", "bloated".

Whether Calamity World, Flood World, or whatever else, most are just one Major Position Fruit, four Minor Position Fruits, or one Major, three Medium — actually quite "compact"; result: the Netherworld not counted secretly, openly there are nine.

Such situation still hasn't reached Rainbow Transformation.

"Yin-Yang People have no Marsh Cauldron, two eyes pitch black; Position Fruit birth and advancement are accidental, don't know the complete genealogy, just blindly collecting Position Fruits, missing key puzzle pieces! If gathered completely, perhaps would be an extremely strong type within Rainbow Transformation.

Not just Yin-Yang People, the Old Yin Whale is the same; Heaven, Earth, Man Three Realms, equally remarkable."

No Marsh Cauldron, cannot divine; constructing a world purely by guessing.

Guess — how to guess?

Light up Calamity World, besides Water Lord as King, need Charm Fruit, Win Fruit, Fei Fruit, Yong Fruit; water fire plague epidemic — sounds quite related, but Minor Position Fruits seem to all be Calamities!

All are various disasters, even authorities have partial minor overlaps; Long You and Win Fruit, which is the correct one in the genealogy, paired with which Major Position Fruit — probably even Immortals would look bewildered, purely empiricism, don't understand so force-fit, then desperately polish the same thing, forging "deep foundation".

"Situation unexpectedly not bad, not terrible; no wonder Frog Duke's divination had both ominous and auspicious signs——"

Liang Qu sorted through the current situation.

Mainly there is Hui Zhen this inside agent, able to indirectly control the Clear Mirror Platform.

"Great Li doesn't know the Netherworld cracked open a fissure, causing someone to start reviving." Then, Old Dragon Lord is indeed Old Dragon Lord; otherwise self-contradictory. However, cannot rule out that because he couldn't find me, he used this self-contradiction to make me walk into the trap.

But this has a new contradiction: in the Blood River World, there is no one who cannot be found; Great Li should not know I can rely on the Guimu Sect ritual to freely traverse the Netherworld, wait——"

Liang Qu sensed something was wrong.

The Guimu Sect's ritual was made based on the Martial Saint who returned from the dead, and simultaneously had Lotus Sect's participation; Lao Ying Tian also saw the Venerable of Great Snow Mountain stuffing blood treasures into Ming Fei's private vessel — this shows Lotus Sect most likely has connections with Great Li; then the matter of the ritual——

Either, Lotus Sect also left a backhand.

Or, Liang Qu glanced at King Chu and Yi Chen, those who returned from the dead relying on the Guimu ritual, strictly cannot enter the Netherworld; this is his exclusive ability!

Is it the Black Emperor?!

【Wind Way North Comes, Heaven Reaches Great Water Spring, Snake Transforms Into Fish, Is Called Fish Woman——Death Then Revival.】

Liang Qu thought of himself after death turning into an ugly fish, entering the Netherworld, thus gaining the title "Fish Elder"; now everyone thinks his true body is a fish, the Blood Ape is combat power manifestation, human body is the third manifestation.

Hui Zhen finished speaking, King Chu's face was bewildered; Liang Qu sorted out the possible information gaps.

Can work!

The foundation of inside-outside coordination still exists; I can use the ritual and Black Emperor ability to freely travel the Netherworld, and the fissure split open by Old Toad's heavenly tribulation, awakening Sixth Realm experts — all are "variables" beyond Heavenly Fire Sect's cognition!

Must be fast; not all revivers will investigate on their own like Hui Zhen; if some fool blindly asks and it reaches Heavenly Fire Sect's ears, it'll be trouble.

"I know everything now." Liang Qu braced his knee and stood. "Master Hui Zhen, this past year, you should have observed others, right?"

Hui Zhen took out a list: "This poor monk over the past year has visited each major sect one by one, tried to meet face-to-face with Sixth Realm experts; this is the list this poor monk suspects have revived."

Glanced at it.

Unexpectedly quite a few; seems every First-Rank sect has them.

The mortal world's spring wind blows full ground ah.

Monks I know all have unique skills, truly delightful; Liang Qu asked again: "Master, the scriptures in your dream, are there more complete ones?"

Hui Zhen didn't speak, took out another thick volume of pages.

Liang Qu accepted everything as listed, then spoke shockingly: "Master, we are preparing to counterattack the Heavenly Fire Sect."

King Chu and Yi Chen shuddered.

Hui Zhen unmoved, palms joined: "What does Benefactor need this poor monk to do?"

"The list Master gave, I go from front to back, Master from back to front, start probing contact; those who can be turned, turn them if possible; those who can access sect Position Fruits, seizing and controlling Position Fruits is first priority; those who cannot be accessed, choose good targets, killing fellow sect Sixth Realm experts is first priority."

King Chu and Yi Chen stared wide-eyed.

What, it's starting already?

"Understood."

Huh? Master, you just agreed like that?

The two felt they couldn't keep up with one old one young's train of thought.

King Chu didn't understand, but stayed silent; Yi Chen was a bit anxious, hurriedly asked: "Huai Wang, then what about us?

What do we do?"

King Chu was a bit displeased, so eager to show off, wanting merit or what?

"You two?" Liang Qu didn't expect Yi Chen to jump out "requesting battle", also couldn't think of any good arrangement; their combat power is really too low, liaison work poorly done, easy to be controlled, "You two just stay at Great Enlightenment Temple, assist Master."

"Understood!" Yi Chen agreed under King Chu's watchful gaze.

For the second life, not afraid of hardship.

Whoosh!

Liang Qu disappeared.

The situation became completely clear.

Liang Qu used the "Certificate," and on the surface he could blend in for a while, first going to Shuoyu Pavilion to take away his cheap disciple and the disciple disguised as Lai Yingtian.

【Water Travels a Thousand Miles】, Liang Qu quickly arrived at the gate of Shuoyu Pavilion, waited half a day, occasionally letting the old toad occupy one or two, and then saw the disciple sent by Shen Zhongliang to deliver cultivation provisions to Lai Mengyao and Xi Ziyu.

Intercepted in advance, sent the disciple away.

"If only I could visit the Dragon King's Lair and see the old Dragon King again, too bad, now the outside of the Dragon King's Lair is probably filled with spies — "

Liang Qu pondered, muscles wriggling, changed his form slightly, took his place, and directly blended into Shuoyu Pavilion.

Speaking of which.

This trip is on the way; on the list given by Huizhen there is a suspected "Revivalist," and moreover an "acquaintance," Lai Mengyao's foster mother—Qi Quyuan!

Liang Qu particularly remembers bringing Lai Mengyao to pay respects to his foster mother, astonished to the point of being heavenly.

Eying's chest is already able to serve as a pillow for sleeping, this one is even more exaggerated.

That's called shocking.

Flashed into the peach garden.

Peach leaves fluttered down.

Qi Quyuan crossed her arms, just in the midst of guiding Lai Mengyao in martial arts training, glanced at the "visitor," saw it was an ordinary disciple, waved her hand, and told "Liang Qu" to put down his things and leave on his own.

Liang Qu opened the door and saw the mountain.

"Elder Qi, have you been sleeping well lately?"

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