Chapter 643: The Temple's Scheme!

(5000-word chapter)

Accompanied by more and more events, they emerged throughout the Central Immortal Realm.

For a moment, the entire Central Immortal Realm seemed as if it were shaking.

Central Immortal Realm, Temple's domain.

This is the world governed by the entire Temple faction.

Although the Temple's strong ones reside within the Temple's realm, some forces in the Central Immortal Realm still rely on the Temple's command.

These forces are relatively close to the Temple's realm, so the territories they occupy can generally be considered part of the Temple's domain.

Just like the Great Wei Empire.

However, compared with the Temple, the Great Wei Empire is merely a minor wizard meeting a great wizard.

There is no comparability at all.

Especially in terms of territory, the Temple's domain should be about twice that of the Great Wei Empire.

And this is the benefit brought by top-tier forces!

Within this territory, the Temple's people are the supreme existence.

Even if they are merely ordinary Temple disciples, within this region they at least hold the status of strong ones at the Law Realm.

Moreover, within this region some forces must annually provide resources to the Temple, in order to qualify to remain here.

This is also one reason why the territories of some major forces are so expansive and their foundations so solid.

And at this moment, Tianjian Mountain.

Tianjian Mountain is a second-tier force in the Central Immortal Realm, with a peak Emperor Realm strongman stationed there.

It is said to have been founded by a core disciple of the Temple.

Although merely second-tier, because Tianjian Mountain's founder was formerly a Temple disciple, its standing within the Temple's domain can even rival some rather weak first-tier forces.

And now, within Tianjian Mountain.

Space was suddenly torn apart.

Silhouettes of giant dragons instantly burst out of the void.

Terrifying power, in an instant, spread throughout Tianjian Mountain.

"Enemy attack!"

A long howl echoed within Tianjian Mountain.

Immediately, figures rose into the air.

Moreover, an extremely formidable figure suddenly appeared above the heavens; with a raise of hand or foot, dense stellar power continuously surged within this person's body.

For a moment, even the surrounding void trembled slightly.

"Who dares offend my Tianjian Mountain!"

That terrifying phantom let out a low growl.

The sound, like thunder on flat ground, exploded instantly.

Boom—boom—!!

Even space, under this person's voice, trembled slightly.

But when this person saw the countless dragons before them, their pupils involuntarily narrowed a bit.

"Dragon race!"

The middle-aged man shouted, his complexion turning somewhat grim.

"Aren't dragons supposed to stay in Dragon Valley? Since when have dragons begun meddling in Central Immortal Realm affairs?"

The middle-aged man looked at the leading black dragon and said in a deep voice.

The black dragon in front let out a hearty belch, with sparks slowly drifting from its mouth.

"Burp~"

The black dragon rubbed its belly, stared at the middle-aged man, its massive head still pondering something.

"Is this... Tianyin Pavilion?"

"Tianyin Pavilion??"

The middle-aged man was stunned.

Tianyin Pavilion is also a force within the Temple's domain, like Tianjian Mountain, belonging to the second tier.

It too was founded by a Temple disciple.

Its status is similar to Tianjian Mountain's.

Hearing that they were not looking for him, the middle-aged man's expression softened considerably, he gave a slight smile, and faced the black dragon, clasped his fist and said.

"Brother Black Dragon, this is Tianjian Mountain, not any Tianyin Pavilion. If you, Black Dragon brother, wish to trouble Tianyin Pavilion, I wouldn't mind taking you there together."

The middle-aged man smiled.

Although everyone is a force under the Temple's domain.

Nevertheless, the various forces still compare with each other.

Just like Tianjian Mountain and Tianyin Pavilion.

Although both were founded by Temple disciples, the two sides are not that harmonious.

There are even some conflicts within.

Hearing that the black dragon was looking for Tianyin Pavilion, the middle-aged man thought perhaps Tianyin Pavilion had offended a powerful dragon clan, and he felt a secret satisfaction.

The black dragon glanced at Tianjian Mountain.

"So it's not Tianyin Pavilion, but Tianjian Mountain should also be a second-tier force under the Temple, right?"

The middle-aged man, hands clasped behind his back, proudly said, "Brother Black Dragon's information is indeed sharp. Indeed, my Tianjian Mountain is a force under the Temple. I myself was once a Temple disciple!"

When the middle-aged man announced his identity, he was extremely proud.

It seemed that being able to become a force under the Holy Hall was an extraordinarily excellent thing.

"Oh, that's right then—since it's not the Heaven Sound Pavilion but a force under the Holy Hall, it should be the same, right? That old immortal Dragon Emperor shouldn't blame me!"

The Black Dragon muttered to himself.

Middle-aged man:????

What the heck?

What do you mean "the same"?

The middle-aged man was just about to say something, but his expression suddenly changed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Oh no!"

The middle-aged man's heart sank a little; just as he was about to say something, he heard the Black Dragon's voice explode in his ears.

"You brats, attack—let's wipe out the Holy Hall's forces today before we talk!"

The Black Dragon waved a huge hand, and the countless giant dragons behind him roared in unison, spewing multicolored breaths that instantly filled the heavens and earth.

Boom—!!!

Countless dragon breaths, mixed with terrifying fluctuations, fell upon the Heaven Sword Mountain's Mountain Guarding Array.

Under the barrage of countless dragon breaths, that Mountain Guarding Array, as if made of paper, shattered instantly.

"No!!!"

Seeing this scene before him, the middle-aged man's eyes nearly burst with rage as he let out a furious roar.

"Dragon Clan! You're courting death!"

"You dare to attack our Heaven Sword Mountain—that's provoking the Holy Hall, and the Holy Hall won't let you off!"

The middle-aged man roared, and his Imperial Realm Peak cultivation erupted in an instant.

An immensely rich stellar power instantly permeated the entire heaven and earth.

Unlike the stellar power condensed by Grand Master experts of the Myriad Races Continent, the stellar power of an Imperial Realm expert is the power gathered from the entire star.

And the stellar power wielded by the Myriad Races Continent's Grand Master experts is merely the extremely weak force absorbed from facing the vast night sky.

The stellar power of an Imperial Realm expert possesses the power of a true star.

In other words, an Imperial Realm expert is basically equivalent to the true form of a star!

"Die for me!"

The middle-aged man roared.

He thrust out a horizontal punch, and behind him, a star seemed to slowly emerge.

In the explosion, the surrounding void split open with ferocious fissures, like twisted roots beneath a great tree.

Facing the middle-aged man's punch, the Black Dragon was extremely disdainful.

He lightly waved his hand.

The sharp dragon claws flashed with white light in an instant, directly neutralizing the middle-aged man's attack.

"A mere Imperial Realm expert dares to act arrogantly before me!"

"Do you really think that after my Dragon Clan has lain hidden for so many years, any random cat or dog can provoke us?"

The Black Dragon King gave a cold chuckle.

He exhaled a mouthful of black dragon breath.

Wielding the power to destroy heaven and earth, it erupted instantly.

"Saint!"

The middle-aged man's pupils contracted slightly.

He wanted to dodge, but how could a Saint's attack be so easy to avoid?

Boom—!!!

The black dragon breath instantly engulfed the middle-aged man, not even letting him make a sound before shattering him outright!

An Imperial Realm Peak expert has fallen!

Along with the middle-aged man's fall, all the experts of Heaven Sword Mountain were also slaughtered clean by numerous Dragon Clan experts.

In the time it takes to burn a single incense stick, Heaven Sword Mountain was wiped out!

And such events were not limited to Heaven Sword Mountain.

Within the Holy Hall's domain, many forces dispatched numerous experts.

Some were the Dragon Clan.

Some were existences akin to the Netherworld.

Some bore golden war blades.

All of this was nothing but a display of a signal.

Holy Hall....

is not invincible.

Whether it's the Dragon Clan, the Nine Netherworld Purgatory, or the Sword-Wielding Court, they can easily act against the Holy Hall.

If the three join forces....

Even the Holy Hall would not dare to move!

For a moment, the gaze of the entire Central Immortal Realm converged on the location of the Holy Hall's heaven and earth.

However, what surprised many experts was that, even though such things had happened, the Holy Hall seemed to have no intention of stepping forward.

It was as if the Holy Hall's own subordinate forces had been erased, and the Holy Hall was like someone who had swallowed a dumb loss.

Did not dare to move.

And the Nine Nether Purgatory seized this opportunity to directly wipe out a first-rate faction under the Holy Temple.

Among them, a Sage even perished!

A Sage had perished!

In all the years of the Central Immortal Domain, the last time a Sage fell was several decades ago.

And this time, a Sage had actually perished.

For a time, throughout the entire Central Immortal Domain, some shrewd individuals even caught a faint whiff of something unusual from this.

Yet even so, faced with the erasure of a first-rate faction under its command, the Holy Temple Heaven and Earth still made no movement whatsoever.

It seemed to be waiting for something.

And this action chilled the hearts of some factions under the Holy Temple's command.

If it had merely been a second-rate faction, it would not have prompted the Holy Temple to take action against a top-tier faction.

But the Nine Nether Purgatory had wiped out a first-rate faction!

One must know that even under the Holy Temple's command, there were only three first-rate factions in total.

One had been wiped out.

And the other two...

The entire Holy Temple territory unexpectedly began to fall into panic.

Some small factions even prepared to flee.

After another one or two days passed, the Dragon Race announced their return in high-profile fashion.

They walked out of the Dragon Valley.

This further sent a stir through the entire Central Immortal Domain.

One must know that the Dragon Race had remained in the Dragon Valley for a full several thousand years; this was the first time they had ever walked out of the Dragon Valley.

And the instigator of all this...

Was none other than the Holy Temple!

The many factions under the Holy Temple's territory all had quite a few complaints about the Holy Temple over this matter.

But although the Holy Temple showed no reaction, it was still a top-tier faction.

Moreover, within the Holy Temple, there were several Sage Realm experts stationed.

It was not something an ordinary faction could afford to provoke.

For a time, factions large and small throughout the Holy Temple territory all felt endangered.

They were terrified of being sought out by the Execution Court, the Nine Nether Purgatory, and the people of the Dragon Race.

At the same time.

Within the Great Wei Dynasty.

Qin Tianhua sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, profound fluctuations constantly surfacing from his body.

Surging energy shook the void, even causing the surrounding void to distort slightly.

A moment later, Qin Tianhua slowly opened his eyes, with glints of light flickering in his gaze.

"My cultivation is actually improving this fast — several times faster than before."

Qin Tianhua said excitedly.

Qin Tianhua's talent was already not bad to begin with.

After all, being able to make it from the Myriad Races Continent to the Central Immortal Domain was no easy feat in the first place.

Although it was only after betraying Ye Xiu that he became who he was now.

But back then, his combat strength was not the slightest bit inferior to Ye Xiu's.

It was just that Ye Xiu cared too much about Great Wei, to the extent that Qin Tianhua beat him to the punch.

"At this rate, in less than half a year, I'll be able to break through to the Second Heaven, and at that point, Great Wei's power can rise a bit more."

Qin Tianhua clenched his fists tightly.

Even among Sage Realm experts, there were distinctions of strength and weakness.

They were divided into Nine Heavens.

The gap in combat strength between Sages of different realms was also very large; even though Qin Tianhua was currently only at the First Heaven, if he broke through to the Second Heaven...

That would count as quite good even among some first-rate factions.

The number of Sages was very small, and Sages with even higher cultivation were naturally even fewer.

The Central Immortal Domain was this vast; although there were only three top-tier factions.

And that was without including the Dragon Race.

But first-rate factions...

There were dozens of them!

A first-rate faction was one that had to have a Sage Realm expert stationed within it to be considered first-rate.

Just like the first-rate faction under the Holy Temple that the Nine Nether Purgatory had annihilated not long ago.

That faction's Sage was also only at the First Heaven.

Otherwise, it would not have been annihilated by the Nine Nether Purgatory's thunderous strike.

"The entire Central Immortal Domain is in chaos now, especially around the Holy Temple, but fortunately, Great Wei Dynasty's location is very far from the Holy Temple territory, so it won't affect Great Wei."

"Taking advantage of this time, with many eyes focused on the Holy Temple territory, my cultivation speed has also accelerated."

"I should cultivate properly!"

"This is my opportunity!"

Glints of light flickered in Qin Tianhua's eyes.

Afterwards, Qin Tianhua slowly closed his eyes and continued his cultivation.

Only in a place Qin Tianhua didn't notice, within his hair, a black thread resembling a hair strand swayed gently.

"Has the Central Immortal Realm fallen into chaos now?"

The Divine Spirit incarnation murmured.

There was hardly any sound, and Qin Tianhua couldn't hear it.

"It's fallen into chaos, and it's also my opportunity!"

The hair strand aimed at Qin Tianhua.

The Divine Spirit incarnation said with a hint of disdain, "Do you really think your cultivation speed increased because of your talent?"

"Without my help, could you cultivate this fast?"

"But the faster your cultivation speed, the more useful you are to me!"

"Although I cannot currently control you directly, once you break through to the Threefold Heaven, controlling you will be just a thought of mine!"

The Divine Spirit incarnation murmured, and as its gaze fell on Qin Tianhua, it gradually became fervent.

Blade-Wielding Court.

Within the magnificent palace.

Five figures hovered silently in midair.

"The Holy Hall... actually had no response at all."

Jun Xiao's brows furrowed slightly, and he spoke in a deep voice.

The other four court masters remained silent, not speaking.

Finally, the chief court master slowly spoke.

"The Holy Hall's silence isn't because they dare not provoke us, but because they have a grand scheme; they cannot launch it themselves, so we must take the field first!"

The chief court master said lightly.

Upon hearing this, the other four court masters also nodded in agreement.

"This Holy Hall's appetite is perhaps too great—it actually wants to swallow the Nine Netherworld Purgatory, the Dragon Clan, and us all in one gulp. Where do they get the nerve?"

The second court master spoke in a deep voice.

"If merely breaking through the Divine Realm, they wouldn't have this appetite to swallow us three factions together!"

Besides the chief court master, the other three court masters' bodies trembled slightly as they looked toward the second court master.

The fourth court master said softly, "Second brother, what do you think the Holy Hall's goal is?"

The second court master's brows locked tight as he pondered.

And at that moment, a resonant voice boomed within the grand hall.

"Their target is me!"

The voice echoed, and the five of them turned their gazes toward its source.

Rip!

Space, as thin as paper, was torn apart easily.

Next, the Azure Dragon's burly figure slowly stepped out, and with every gesture it shook the surrounding void.

"Senior!"

"Teacher!"

The five all paid respects to the Azure Dragon.

Even the chief court master of the Blade-Wielding Court, though at the pinnacle of the Central Immortal Realm, is still a junior before the Azure Dragon.

After all, the Azure Dragon is a contemporary of the founder of the Blade-Wielding Court, a figure of an era.

"Senior, do you mean the Holy Hall intends to act against you?"

The chief court master asked tentatively.

The Azure Dragon sat down casually in a chair and said lightly, "What else could it be? My existence is the most effective thing for the entire Central Immortal Realm."

"I've lived too long, I'm too ancient, and no one knows my origins. So the Holy Hall wants to devour me to establish its dominance over the Central Immortal Realm!"

The second court master snorted coldly, "He dares! Don't forget, back then the teacher beat his Holy Hall until it cried wolf!"

The Azure Dragon waved his hand and said lightly, "Enough."

"After Su Yu returns from the Nine Netherworld Purgatory, I will take a moment and go to the Holy Hall's Holy Mountain—just right, I also want to see what schemes the Holy Hall has!"

The chief court master's brows furrowed slightly, as if wanting to object.

But in the end he was interrupted by the Azure Dragon.

"Enough, I've made up my mind; Holy Hall... I'll go see for myself!"

ps: I just got home, the update was late, so I'll split the ten-thousand-word update into two chapters, five thousand words each. I'll resume normal updates~