Chapter 183: Master Chongguang's Reincarnated Body?

"You say this one is Master Chongguang reincarnated?"

Inside the grand hall of Qing Kingdom, the King of Qing stared with an iron-green expression at a child before him who was rosy-cheeked and appeared to be seven or eight years old.

"Do you dare to deceive me?"

"Replying to Your Majesty."

The eunuch responsible for delivering the news hurriedly said, "Although this child looks older, he was actually born only eight days ago, and possesses divine strangeness far beyond ordinary mortals."

"This is f***ing eight days!?"

The King of Qing's expression grew increasingly suspicious; upon hearing the eunuch say the child possessed divine strangeness, he immediately glanced at Zhong Xin beside him, and Zhong Xin understood the implication without words.

The next second, this Top Graduate did not hesitate to extend a finger, gathering official qi at his fingertip which transformed into a sharp arrow shooting straight at the child, yet to everyone's surprise, when this sharp arrow struck the child, it failed to even scratch the child's skin in the slightest!

"This is... 【Evergreen Camellia】!"

Seeing this, Zhong Xin's gaze tightened slightly: "Jia Wood severed at the root and branches, turning into dead wood, combined with water from rivers, pools, and marshes; only when dead wood and dead water unite does 【Evergreen Camellia】 form."

"This should be an innate divine ability of the 【Covered Lamp Fire】 lineage!"

"It governs longevity and indestructibility, representing a superior technique for protecting one's person and Dao."

Hearing this, the King of Qing felt some惊喜: "So, this person truly is Master Chongguang? He just hasn't broken the mystery within the womb yet, possessing only one innate divine ability for protection?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, your subject has mortal eyes and fleshly vision, truly unable to discern it."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xin showed a difficult expression: "In your subject's view, this is merely an ordinary infant; his soul possesses no divine strangeness, only inexplicably gaining some divine abilities..."

The King of Qing shook his head, then pointed at the child: "Regardless of truth or falsehood, kill him!"

As soon as the words fell, several eunuchs immediately stepped forward; although 【Evergreen Camellia】 was powerful, after all, it was only an infant with little magic power within.

Thus, the eunuchs simply rubbed two balls of spiritual fire from their magic power and threw them in; not long after, the child was burned into a pile of ashes, whereupon the King of Qing stepped forward again to carefully verify the remaining ash, only then confirming the infant was indeed dead, yet before he could breathe a sigh of relief—

"Report!"

Another armored soldier ran in from outside the hall, kneeling and shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, scouts dispatched to various regions have all reported back; three more Chongguangs have been discovered!"

"..."

The King of Qing was so angry he nearly laughed; three Chongguangs? Why not say the entire Holy Sect has reincarnated into my tiny Kingdom of Qing? My Kingdom of Qing is truly blessed!

Moments later, three more infants were brought forward.

Zhong Xin stepped forward to inspect them one by one, finally shaking his head: "Same as the previous one; each possesses only one innate divine ability from the 【Covered Lamp Fire】 lineage accompanying them."

"【Shade Dragon Water】, 【Fear of Felling】, 【Rigid Flame Furnace】..."

Zhong Xin spoke cautiously, then shook his head again: "Your Majesty, your subject's talent and learning are limited; I fear I cannot identify them accurately. We should invite others to verify."

Without him needing to say it, the King of Qing had long wanted to do exactly that; he immediately nodded to approve the request, then summoned several high ministers from the Imperial Academy to jointly identify the infants before them, yet the result was the same as with Zhong Xin: the infants did not seem reincarnated, yet the divine abilities they carried did not seem fake either.

Just then, another armored soldier reported yet another divinely strange infant.

"There is a fifth one?" The King of Qing was stunned.

Yet this infant's body clearly bore 【Evergreen Camellia】 again! But the infant possessing 【Evergreen Camellia】 should have already been burned to ash by him!

"How can this be?"

The King of Qing could hardly believe his eyes; finally, an old minister stepped out and said in a heavy voice: "Your Majesty, your subject feels there is another mystery behind this matter."

"Of course I know there is another mystery; the question is what mystery!" The King of Qing shouted somewhat out of control, after all, having finally found Master Chongguang's reincarnated body only for this to happen was an empty joy, and this drastic rise and fall made it difficult for him to control his emotions.

"Your subject believes these are all decoys."

"Although these infants all possess innate divine abilities from the 【Covered Lamp Fire】 lineage, none carries a natal divine ability; your subject believes this is the key."

"They must merely be creating a smokescreen for the true reincarnation of Master Chongguang!"

"Therefore, before finding the true Master Chongguang, killing or sparing these infants is meaningless; even if killed, they will simply re-attach to another infant..."

"Useless! All useless!"

The King of Qing cursed in anger, then simply waved his hand: "... eloved Zhong, I am weary; from now on, leave this matter entirely to you to handle... be decisive and straightforward."

The implied meaning was to kill them all!

Better to kill by mistake than let one escape!

Zhong Xin did not hesitate in the slightest, quickly bowing deeply: "Your subject obeys the decree."

Just then, a third armored soldier rushed frantically into the great hall, making the King of Qing immediately somewhat irritable: "Another infant? From now on, all such matters—"

Before he could finish speaking, the armored soldier's panicked shout echoed throughout the entire hall.

"The Mo Sect is marching south!"

Outside Zhalong Pass, Qing Kingdom.

"This place is named Zhalong Pass precisely because it divides Qing Kingdom and Jiangbei; a single pass cuts the flow of spiritual qi between the two into two separate segments."

"Because the spiritual qi within the pass is completely bound by the rules of the Dao Court, every fraction belongs to the Dao Court; those below Foundation Establishment cannot施展 divine abilities or spells inside at all. If we wish to enter Qing Kingdom, the only method is to break open Zhalong Pass and destroy the Dao Court's monopoly on spiritual qi."

Before the grand pass, Daoist Yinshan, Han Xiang, and a heroic woman stood shoulder to shoulder.

Below them were cultivators numerous as an ant colony, all disciples mobilized from various sects in Jiangbei, ranging from Mid Stage of Qi Condensation to Great Perfection.

At this moment, each of them rode their own escape light, speeding toward Zhalong Pass.

On top of Zhalong Pass, the soldiers and generals responsible for defense confronted them head-on; the two forces clashed together, instantly dyeing the land beneath their feet red.

"Fellow Daoist Yinshan, what use are these Qi Condensation disciples?"

Seeing this scene, Han Xiang could not help but ask: "The formation of Zhalong Pass cannot be broken except by a Foundation Establishment True Person; these Qi Condensation disciples are merely sending themselves to their deaths..."

Hearing this, Daoist Yinshan glanced at Han Xiang and said indifferently: "Fellow Daoist's thinking is still not broad enough."

"Although they are merely at Qi Condensation, they are not entirely useless; long before the battle began, I already distributed cultivation elixirs to all Qi Condensation disciples."

"I added other medicinal guides to all the elixirs; while retaining their cultivation efficacy, I introduced a qi of blood filth. If these Qi Condensation disciples die at Zhalong Pass, their blood and qi after death will merge into the spiritual veins, polluting the spiritual qi, thereby indirectly damaging the spiritual vein formation of Zhalong Pass."

Before his voice fell, Zhalong Pass suddenly shook.

As the spiritual qi became polluted, the originally smooth-operating formation experienced slight stagnation, instantly revealing countless flaws in the eyes of Foundation Establishment True Persons.

Seeing this, Daoist Yinshan nodded: "You see, isn't this useful now?"

Han Xiang: "..."

The next second, Daoist Yinshan turned to look at Han Xiang and the heroic woman: "Fellow Daoist Han Xiang, Fellow Daoist Yu Chan, this time we must go all out."

The other two nodded in unison.

However, before departing, the heroic woman named "Yu Chan" glanced around but did not see Lu Yang's figure, whereupon her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

High above the dome of heaven, Daoist Yinshan stood with hands behind his back.

In his hand, he held a black mountain-shaped magic treasure; as he circulated his magic power and tossed it into the air, in an instant it truly transformed into a massive mountain!

"Boom!"

The mountain peak crashed down, striking directly upon Zhalong Pass; instantly, the earth shook and the mountains quaked, spiritual qi outside Zhalong Pass surged turbulently, and the formation's brilliant light flickered bright and dim; with the spiritual qi polluted, its power greatly diminished, facing such a sweeping, forceful smash from Daoist Yinshan, it truly showed signs of collapse...

Yet just at this moment.

"Do not panic, hold firm!"

Accompanied by a ripple in the void, a heroic and upright figure appeared on the city wall of Zhalong Pass, immediately stabilizing the formation.

It was none other than Zhong Xin, who had just received an emergency appointment and shifted through the void to return!

"..."

The next second, the gazes of Zhong Xin and Daoist Yinshan collided, each revealing intense killing intent.

(End of Chapter)