Chapter 151: Spirit Soldiers, Golden Radiance!

Lu Zhangsheng heard the words, his eyes flickered.

The Spirit Void Realm they spoke of is an unstable, shattered world.

According to his understanding, this realm was also formed only in recent years.

Besides the government, the spatial nodes to enter this place are also controlled by those sects and the Tianyao Gate.

According to his guess, such a world will certainly yield many origin crystals; if they could be mined, it would greatly increase his resources.

Furthermore, due to the world's shattered state, only martial artists below the Innate stage may enter, and they must return after three months.

Liang Jinghui pondered for a moment:

"Are you confident about entering this time?"

Last time, several vice hall masters from the prefecture city entered and gained no benefit.

Faced with the Tianyao Gate's blockade, they instead suffered considerable losses.

Moreover, several major sects are secretly colluding with the Tianyao Gate to participate in suppressing the court.

"With Brother Lu and I joining forces, we have great hopes of sweeping away those demon people, and we can also clear out those sects' fence-sitters..."

Ye Yiyang's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Last time he entered, because the Tianyao Gate's strong experts led several top masters to besiege him, he achieved nothing.

Now with Lu Zhangsheng, this Heavenly Pride, he has considerable confidence.

Wan Houyu and Nangong Lei, among others, also nodded secretly.

Although they were somewhat unwilling to be suppressed under Lu Zhangsheng's feet.

But they could not help but acknowledge Lu Zhangsheng's strength.

With the two joining forces, they are sufficient to roam freely in the Spirit Void Realm.

"Good, then this time all ten vice hall masters will enter, leading a large number of Rebirth Perfection martial artists..."

Seeing Ye Yiyang full of confidence, Liang Jinghui immediately gave the go-ahead.

He also greatly anticipated Lu Zhangsheng and Ye Yiyang's performance in the Spirit Void Realm.

It would be best to completely exterminate those Rebirth Perfection demons.

"This time, your primary task upon entering is to slay the demons and, incidentally, collect spiritual creatures; all gains belong to you."

"Whether it's the Tianyao Gate or the Six Great Sects, whenever discovered, they must be completely slaughtered."

Liang Jinghui's eyes flashed with killing intent.

He had long endured the actions of those demons.

"Lu Zhangsheng, do you have any objections?"

After saying that, he turned his gaze toward Lu Zhangsheng.

This caused Wan Houyu and the others to be envious beyond measure.

Such treatment had previously been enjoyed only by Ye Yiyang; now there is one more.

"Subordinate also agrees to enter."

Lu Zhangsheng smiled faintly.

Rather than searching for their strongholds one by one in the outside world, it would be better to catch them all in one net.

Within the Tianyao Gate, martial artists below the Innate stage constitute the majority; if we can slay those genius individuals, it will be of great benefit to the later purge.

"Then it's decided; you will gather in one month."

Liang Jinghui smiled and nodded.

Afterwards, the few exchanged a few more words, then each rose and left.

……

Outside Qingning Fu City.

Inside a dark underground space.

Numerous black-clad figures stood in the great hall, killing intent rolling.

A red-robed elder sat upon the platform, his expression grim.

This person is Jiu Chen.

Among the crowd below, one young man's aura was the strongest, like a crane among chickens.

He is also the top Heavenly Pride of the Tianyao Gate, Qi Haochen, a terrifying existence comparable to Ye Yiyang.

Those nearby looked upon his figure, all with faces full of awe.

"This time the Spirit Void Realm opens again; I have already made plans and will surely slay the two Heavenly Prides of the government and many talents."

Jiu Chen's tone was icy.

In his heart, victory was already assured.

The crowd below were quite curious about what great killer weapon their Guardian had prepared.

Know that Ye Yiyang and Lu Zhangsheng are not weak; both are strong among the Heavenly Prides.

"And I have already contacted the Six Great Sects to join forces..."

After a moment, Jiu Chen spoke again.

"Are those fence-sitters trustworthy?"

Qi Haochen furrowed his brows.

Last time entering, it was still he who blocked Ye Yiyang.

As for Lu Zhangsheng, he did not even regard him.

Together with the Guardian's secret scheming, they could surely achieve a complete victory.

Those from the Six Great Sects only think about collecting spiritual creatures; in his view, there is fundamentally no need for cooperation.

Heh heh heh…… It's just mutual exploitation; at critical moments, those people can also be used as shields.

Jiu Chen's face was gloomy and cold.

Although those sect members also wished for the court's downfall, their interests were not exactly the same.

……

Heaven Sword Sect.

As the strongest sect among the Six Great Schools, its masters are as numerous as clouds.

Even there are some Innate experts.

The sect is located a thousand li east of Azure Tranquility Prefecture City, on the main peak known as Heaven Sword Peak.

At this moment, inside the Golden Cauldron Hall on Heaven Sword Peak.

A white-clad young man stood in the hall.

The young man had sword-like brows and starry eyes, his aura deep as an abyss.

This person is the Heavenly Pride of this generation of Heaven Sword Sect, Lu Xingze, whose strength is not much inferior to Ye Yiyang's.

Before the young man stood an old man with white hair and beard, the Heaven Sword Sect Sect Leader, Miao Shaofeng.

An Innate expert.

This time entering the Spirit Void Realm, the main goal is to collect Spiritual Creatures; if there's a chance, we'll strike against experts of the DemonSubduingOffice.

Miao Shaofeng gazed at the young man ahead with a deep look.

Lu Xingze furrowed his brows: "Do we really have to cooperate with Tianyao Gate and go all-out against the court?"

Those demons are wantonly destroying farmland, utterly insane.

He also didn't quite understand the schemes of the sect's elders.

Although he also disliked the court, he couldn't bear to see countless commoners starve to death.

Hmph…… The court? Back when the Great Zhou was at its peak, they forcibly seized the top Secret Manuals from sects across the world, ruthlessly suppressing us; now that it has declined, it is our opportunity.

Miao Shaofeng gave a cold smile.

When the court's dragon energy collapses and heroes rise together, a new court will naturally appear; by then, entering an era of sect governance would not be bad……

He was extremely dissatisfied with the Great Zhou court's measures.

Most sects in the world also secretly held a grudge.

Otherwise, the world would not have fallen into such chaos; behind the scenes, they have been fanning the flames.

Lu Xingze's expression shifted slightly, and a tremendous surge rose in his heart.

He never imagined the sect actually harbored such great ambition, wanting to enter an era of governance by ancient sects.

According to legend.

In ancient times, there was no court.

They were top-tier sects occupying land as kings; that period was the most comfortable for sects.

Each major sect could gather formidable fortune.

Later, some top-tier sects and holy lands were ended by the Ancient Dragon Court, and all fortune was consolidated into one.

The other five great sects will also cooperate with your actions; this time the DemonSubduingOffice will surely not escape disaster.

Miao Shaofeng's eyes flickered with an inexplicable meaning.

He evidently knew some of Tianyao Gate's plans.

……

In the following days.

The news of the court's vast farmland being destroyed also spread throughout the Great Zhou.

Countless commoners and martial artists fell into a panicked atmosphere.

The remaining grain in the grain stores was completely looted, and prices surged more than tenfold, continuing to rise.

Many great clans began hoarding grain, and soon some commoners starved to death.

The court exerted great effort to balance things, temporarily stabilizing the situation.

However, anyone with sense knows that if the fields continue to yield no grain, the situation will eventually collapse.

The court's grain reserves also won't last long.

That day, at noon.

Lu Zhangsheng sat upright in a chair in the courtyard, drinking Spirit Wine, his face full of ease.

Fang Qing and her brother sat beside him, their faces rather worried.

"Zhangsheng, grain prices are skyrocketing; should we stock up some……"

The sight of people frantically grabbing grain made her feel a little fearful.

Moreover, she also received news that vast tracts of farmland had been contaminated.

Evidently, someone was spreading it in secret.

Regarding this, she felt increasingly uneasy.

"No need to panic excessively; everything remains as before." Lu Zhangsheng smiled lightly.

Sitting atop the resources of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, he basically had no possibility of starving to death.

Food and springs in the mountains are countless, and many are within his space.

Enough to sustain a small force.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng full of confidence, Fang Qing and her brother finally put their minds at ease.

To the two of them, Lu Zhangsheng was a tremendous figure.

Within the DemonSubduingOffice, holding a high position, naturally there's no need to worry about grain.

Just as several people were communicating.

A green-robed old man carrying a tray strode over to the group.

Soon, he arrived before Lu Zhangsheng.

Lu Zhangsheng fixed his gaze.

He saw a long knife placed in the red tray, golden light swirling around it, extremely splendid.

"What is this?"

He felt quite doubtful in his heart.

"Congratulations, Hall Master Lu; this was specially bestowed by Hall Master Liang."

The old man handed over the tray, his face full of respect.

He dared not be negligent before this great figure.

Lu Zhangsheng picked up the golden long knife before him, gently urging his breath.

Hum—

A sharp blade aura ebbed and flowed at the tip, emitting a terrifying killing intent.

"What a fine treasure blade."

Lu Zhangsheng was quite satisfied.

He scanned the blade; the whole knife was nearly as tall as a person, covered in golden patterns, quite miraculous.

On the hilt were two small red characters: "Golden Splendor".

"Golden Splendor Blade?"

Lu Zhangsheng, after a quick test, knew this was a treasure blade forged by a master artificer, something only innate experts could possess.

"Thank Hall Master Liang for me."

He gave a faint smile; his mood was quite good.

"Your subordinate obeys your order."

The old man clasped his fists, then retreated backward with a respectful face.

……

Night.

The moon bright, stars sparse.

Lu Zhangsheng directed his thoughts toward the Golden Splendor Blade.

【Detected treasure weapon Golden Splendor Blade; bind?】

"Bind."

Lu Zhangsheng nodded silently.

He opened the panel.

Bound weapon: Golden Splendor Blade (treasure weapon) traits: 【Sturdy】, 【Sharp】, 【Breaks Evil】, 【Merges Spirit】.

Source Energy Points: 15000.

After mining that day and night, the resource points again exceeded ten thousand.

The Pig Slaughter Knife in his hand was somewhat insufficient; fortunately he also obtained this treasure weapon.

It seems Hall Master Liang values him quite highly.

Earlier, because the Pig Slaughter Knife's material was too low, he did not forcefully upgrade it all the way.

This was also due to the preciousness of Source Energy Points.

But now the Golden Splendor Blade starts high, so he has no such worry.

Seeing the plus sign after the Golden Splendor Blade, he no longer hesitated and immediately clicked it.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by ten thousand.

Hum—

The entire Golden Splendor Blade began to vibrate violently, emitting a faint golden light, as if it had come alive.

He opened the panel.

Bound weapon: Golden Splendor Blade 【Spirit Weapon】.

Looking at the greatly changed long knife in his hand, Lu Zhangsheng's qi and blood surged in, a brilliant blade aura pierced the void, his aura terrifying to the extreme.

With such a spirit weapon in hand, his strength increased somewhat again.

Generally, only top-tier innate experts possess such weapons.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately activated the illusion function, concealing its sharpness.

In the future, what others see is merely an ordinary treasure blade.

Afterwards, after playing with his beloved blade for a while, he turned and left.

……

Time flowed slowly.

Soon it was the day of departure.

That day, morning.

The morning sun rose, golden light showering the entire Qingning Prefecture City.

Early that morning, Lu Zhangsheng left his own courtyard, proceeding along the clean streets forward.

Amid the awestruck gazes of countless civilians on both sides, he arrived at a large square west of the city.

At that moment, many figures had appeared on the field, most of them cultivators who had achieved perfected marrow washing.

Obviously, they were all those entering the Illusory Void Realm this time.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng arrive, everyone respectfully made way.

As for this FuduDianZhu whose fame was rising, no one dared to offend him in the slightest.

Lu Zhangsheng walked straight to an open space ahead and waited quietly.

Afterward, people arrived one after another.

Ye Yiyang and several other FuduDianZhu also came to the square.

Among them, only Ye Yiyang and Lu Zhangsheng exchanged greetings.

The others kept their distance and dared not provoke Lu Zhangsheng.

After an hour.

Liang Jinghui, the Hall Master, finally arrived.

He sternly swept his gaze over the field: "All who enter shall take Ye Yiyang and Lu Zhangsheng as the main forces, fully attack the demonic cultivators of Tianyao Gate; no one may defy their orders."

Among those present, Lu Zhangsheng and another were the strongest, naturally becoming the leaders.

This was also Liang Jinghui's prearranged plan.

Wan Houyu, Nan Gonglei and several others heard this and their faces turned bitter.

If Lu Zhangsheng deliberately gave them a difficult task, they'd probably be in trouble.

"We obey your orders."

The crowd repeatedly cupped their hands, and a loud voice echoed through the clouds.

Some on the field looked at Lu Zhangsheng and another with growing reverence.

Qin Ruobing, Wen Zhiyuan and several others were, however, full of excitement.

As members of the Second Sub-Hall, everyone also shared in the honor.

The stronger Lu Zhangsheng became, the greater their benefits.

"Depart."

Liang Jinghui waved his hand.

Afterward, under the leadership of Lu Zhangsheng and another, the crowd headed out of the city.

A vast multitude, quite spectacular.

A group left the city gate, heading east, until after several dozen li a large altar appeared ahead.

The altar was surrounded by mysterious runes, with several pillars several zhang high encircling it.

Two black-clad elders sat cross-legged at the altar's edge, their aura terrifying to the extreme.

Obviously they were innate experts.

These two have always guarded this space node.

Lu Zhangsheng and the others cupped their hands to the two seniors, then proceeded toward the altar.

"Hum..."

As the altar was activated, batches of people disappeared upon it.

……

Lu Zhangsheng only felt his vision go dark, then discovered the surroundings had completely changed.

Nearby was a vast forest, weeds as tall as a person, filled with bird calls and insect sounds.

Even the high sun seemed somewhat dim.

At this moment, he happened to be beneath a huge tree.

Lu Zhangsheng's thought stirred.

The pangolin was released, then quickly dug up the earth.

"Clang clang clang..."

Soon a large hole formed, and the pangolin dove straight in, disappearing.

As early as two days prior, he had recalled the exotic beast.

Perfect timing to explore this newborn world.

According to his speculation, there must be many spiritual creatures inside.

(End of chapter)