Chapter 459: Time and Seeing Die-hards Again

In the Falling Plum Star Domain, a Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak human cultivator was rushing toward the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng, almost pushing his speed to the limit.

Boom!

Extremely abruptly, a bolt of heavenly thunder appeared, accurately blasting onto his head.

In an instant, his protective star light and Sixth Tier star armor were blasted away by the thunder light at the same time. The moment he fell heavily, countless vines grew and protruded from the void, directly binding him into a rice dumpling.

At the same time, Xu Jin's figure suddenly appeared, and with just a beckon, the dark green light retracted, and this Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak human cultivator from the current era, bound like a rice dumpling, was brought back into Xu Jin's palm.

The moment his palm covered the back of his head, Dream Warmth was activated.

This Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak cultivator fell into a deep sleep on the spot.

Captured alive.

However, Xu Jin did not immediately begin the interrogation, but began to deliberate on how to interrogate.

As for the star art of vines growing from the void he just used, it was a special star art Xu Jin obtained when he deduced the Wood Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to the Eighth Tier low-grade, Green Shadow Thousand Weaves.

Extremely practical.

It could sprout hundreds or thousands of vines out of thin air, trapping, binding, and blocking the enemy; it could be considered an auxiliary star art, but a super-strong one.

Xu Jin first searched this captive from head to toe to see if there were any identifying marks that could infer his identity.

At this very moment, with the Sixth Tier Falling Plum Star Domain fallen, those who could be dispatched by the Blood God Sect's Deputy Sect Leader to scout intelligence must be die-hards.

Especially when Xu Jin discovered that this die-hard he had captured was not cultivating the Blood God Sect's cultivation technique, but the orthodox cultivation technique of the current era, he knew that things were difficult to handle.

That Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader being able to send non-Blood God Sect die-hards in, firstly meant he was anxious, and secondly, he should be confident that Xu Jin would not discover identity information.

Moreover, sending five Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak die-hards at once raised the status of this Deputy Sect Leader to another level.

Whether in Great Chen or Great Hong, the incumbents at the prefecture level usually had Sixth Tier late-stage or Seventh Tier early-stage cultivation; Seventh Tier mid-to-late-stage ones were very, very rare.

The problem came, and the answer also came out.

Among cultivators, the strong are respected; under normal circumstances, a Seventh Tier early-stage cultivator would find it very difficult to control so many Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer peak die-hards.

Let alone the Seventh Tier, Ninth Layer peak Blood God Child Lu Hong.

The Blood God Child Lu Hong being controlled could be said to have been controlled before entering the Sixth Tier star domain.

When controlled, his cultivation might have been Fifth Tier, or Sixth Tier early-stage or Sixth Tier late-stage, but it absolutely could not have been Seventh Tier.

Now, with these five Sixth Tier, Ninth Layer die-hards appearing, most of the high-level officials within the Great Hong Empire suspected of being the Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader were excluded.

For example, high officials of the Mei Prefecture government were impossible.

Because Falling Plum Manor was located in Mei Prefecture, Xu Jin initially suspected that the Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader might be a high official of the Mei Prefecture government.

Now it seemed that this Deputy Sect Leader's status within the Great Hong Empire might be even higher.

The number of suspected targets decreased sharply.

Xu Jin searched the captured die-hard from head to toe and found no items that could point to his identity.

After pondering for a long time, Xu Jin began to interrogate directly in the dream.

"What is your purpose in coming here?"

"Scout the changes within the Falling Plum Star Domain and report to the Boss at the first opportunity."

Xu Jin instinctively wanted to ask who the "Boss" was, but in the end, he didn't dare to ask.

If he asked directly, he was afraid this guy's head would explode directly.

"Which manor did you enter from?"

"Yes."

"On the way here, how many Eighth Tier experts did you see?" Xu Jin didn't dare to ask directly, only daring to ask in a roundabout way.

"Two."

"Then on the way here, how many Seventh Tier experts did you see?"

"Six."

"Are they at this very moment at Falling Plum Manor..."

Bang!

Xu Jin only mentioned the three words "Falling Plum Manor," and this die-hard's head exploded.

Xu Jin was silent.

Sure enough, this Deputy Sect Leader was cautious enough and possessed primordial spirit-type star artifacts, possessing the ability to execute primordial spirit sealing anytime, anywhere.

This primordial spirit seal regarding the Falling Plum Manor intelligence must have been added before this die-hard entered.

This indicated that this Deputy Sect Leader was very likely one of the two Eighth Tier experts guarding Falling Plum Manor!

Of course, it might not be.

If it wasn't, then the Eighth Tier experts guarding Falling Plum Manor were estimated to be three.

Two in the open, one in the dark.

Being able to easily mobilize two Eighth Tier experts and six Seventh Tier experts in the current era, plus so many Sixth Tier experts, this Deputy Sect Leader was definitely an Eighth Tier expert, confirmed without a doubt.

Then, which high-level official of the Great Hong Empire would this Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader be?

Could it be an elder of the Tianyang Star Palace?

In doubt, Xu Jin pulled out the Sumeru space of this Sixth Tier die-hard.

As Xu Jin expected, it was terrifyingly clean!

Apart from a space movement Star Pattern for life-saving, two Star Healing Star Patterns, a bottle of elixirs to restore star power, and two sub-mother Heart Demon Star Patterns for communication, there was nothing else.

Items that could prove identity were even more non-existent.

Even the elixir bottle had no markings.

It was very clear that he had carefully cleaned it before coming in.

Thinking for a moment, Xu Jin wanted to use the sub-mother Heart Demon Star Patterns for communication to try sending a fake message, to see if he could interfere with the other party or let the other party reply, trying to obtain information.

But what made Xu Jin depressed was that as soon as his divine sense probed in, this sub-mother Heart Demon Star Pattern exploded directly.

It should have been sealed beforehand; apart from the die-hard's divine sense and star power being able to activate it, anyone else touching it would explode.

"This is really... cautious to the extreme."

This was the first time Xu Jin had encountered such a cautious opponent.

The details Xu Jin thought of, this person thought of; the details Xu Jin didn't think of, this person also thought of.

No wonder this Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader could hide in the current era for so long!

The next instant, Xu Jin soared into the sky and charged toward another direction.

In that direction, there was also a die-hard, also flying fast toward the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng.

It seemed their goal was very consistent; no matter which direction they fell into, they would head straight for the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng to scout the direction of the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng.

From this point, Xu Jin's decision not to kill the Blood God Child Lu Hong again was correct.

Otherwise, if the Blood God Child Lu Hong were reborn from a drop of blood outside, the reality here would have been clear to that person long ago.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jin looked at the exploded head before him, his face full of regret.

He just asked in a roundabout way how their Boss usually contacted them, and the head exploded.

The Sumeru space was still incomparably clean.

The other three die-hards, two were killed on the spot.

Xu Jin watched the whole process with the Heaven and Earth Authority; these two Sixth Tier die-hards, before dying, all sent messages with the sub-mother Heart Demon Star Patterns.

Of course, what they could send was only the information that they were surrounded and killed by alien experts.

The information they could obtain was only this much.

The last die-hard was indeed capable.

Under the siege of two Seventh Tier and three Sixth Tier experts, he actually escaped and charged toward the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng again.

Halfway, he was intercepted by Xu Jin.

Xu Jin continued to try interrogating with Dream Warmth.

Some irrelevant questions could be asked in a roundabout way, but as soon as he asked slightly critical questions, even questions like when he started working for the Boss, the head would explode directly.

"Exactly how many primordial spirit seals were cast, and how much effort was put into this?"

Xu Jin admired this Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader, who he had never met and whose identity was extremely mysterious, more and more.

Too damn cautious!

Simply the ancestor of caution.

However, it was not without harvest.

At least he had a general understanding of the elite forces ambushed in the bunker at Falling Plum Manor where the star gate was located.

At least two Eighth Tier experts, six Seventh Tier experts; in the dark, there might be an Eighth Tier expert ambushed.

Such a force lineup was still very terrifying.

Honestly speaking, Xu Jin could not handle it.

It was mainly the terrain.

The terrain within the bunker at Falling Plum Manor where the star gate was located was too small for Xu Jin to display his skills.

Otherwise, Xu Jin would have no problem escaping.

Of course, this "cannot handle it" referred to normal power.

If Xu Jin accumulated a bit more special power and used special power to deal with these two Eighth Tier experts, it would be possible.

It was just that bringing Daniu along was different.

What's more, there were these two thousand-plus youths who needed to be settled.

Of course, Xu Jin was not a pedantic person.

He would only do his best to settle these two thousand-plus youths within his own capabilities.

If it exceeded his capabilities, or even caused Xu Jin to lose his life, then he wouldn't.

But Mo Daniu must be taken away, and his safety must be guaranteed.

After waiting for a long time, Xu Jin did not wait for the second wave of die-hards.

Xu Jin simply returned to the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng to continue cultivating.

Half a day later, the light on Xu Jin's Mandarin Duck Seal lit up; the Grand Master finally sent a message.

【Xu Jin, I have deduced for a long time that if you want to settle these two thousand-plus youths, there are two methods. The first is to completely make a scene.

From the current situation, at least Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang does not know of the existence of this Sixth Tier star domain, which means Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang has nothing to do with the Blood God Sect Deputy Sect Leader; this is something we can utilize.

Otherwise, given Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's personality, if a Sixth Tier star domain that had been completely conquered and controlled had problems, he would definitely pay any price to send a large elite force in.

Instead of sitting still.

You must understand that for a force, paying any price for a Sixth Tier star domain that has been completely conquered and controlled is acceptable.

Therefore, completely making a scene, for example, if I make a move there, it will inevitably attract Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's intervention.

At that time, you just need to arrange for these youths to come out.

Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, even for the sake of face, will settle these youths.

At that time, I and Tianyang Xingjun Cangming will apply some pressure to Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang.

Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang will not crudely execute these youths afterward.

But who lives and who dies in the end depends on their own fortune.】

【Grand Master, what is the second method?】

Honestly speaking, the Grand Master's first method was the most feasible, but as the Grand Master said, how many could live depended on luck, so he wanted to hear the second method.

【The second method is your previous idea, transferring these youths to the Seven Kill Star Domain that you completely control; they can all survive, but there is a huge difficulty in this.

That is, two thousand-plus youths with low cultivation, queuing to rush out of the star gate of the Falling Plum Star Domain, and then rushing into the star gate of your Seven Kill Star Domain, will definitely take quite some time! I estimated that under normal circumstances, it will take at least a quarter of an hour.

In a quarter of an hour, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, who senses the movement, will have already killed his way here; this is another huge difficulty.】

Seeing the message from the Grand Master, Xu Jin frowned.

Settling these youths into the Seven Kill Star Domain was the best solution Xu Jin had thought of during this time.

The feasibility was extremely high.

Although the Seven Kill Star Domain was now a dead star.

But according to the information Xu Jin obtained from the Seven Kill True Person's inheritance, the Seven Kill Star Domain was actually a living star at the beginning, full of alien experts.

Three thousand years ago, in order to condense a superior inheritance star domain, the Seven Kill True Person broke into an Eighth Tier star domain and slaughtered all the alien experts within the Eighth Tier star domain. Losing the nourishment of living aura, this Eighth Tier star domain gradually became a dead star.

But as long as there is long-term nourishment of living aura, it can recover into a living star.

Therefore, settling these youths into the Seven Kill Star Domain to live is no problem; of course, for the first few years, Xu Jin needs to provide living materials, such as food, etc.

If settled in, Xu Jin even has many, many visions.

After all, in the Seven Kill Star Domain, Xu Jin is a god!

If these youths are cultivated well, they can even become Xu Jin's foundation.

However, settling these youths into the Seven Kill Star Domain has a huge difficulty.

Entering takes time.

The Seven Kill Star Domain can open star gates at will, but this "at will" has a premise, referring to the current era!

It refers to the star gate of the Seven Kill Star Domain, which Xu Jin can open in most regions of the current era.

However, in this Falling Plum Star Domain, he cannot open the star gate of the Seven Kill Star Domain.

It's like three rooms; the current era is the main body, and whether it's the Seven Kill Star Domain or the Falling Plum Star Domain, they exist with the current era as the main body.

Under normal circumstances, these two star domains cannot be directly connected; if you want to transfer personnel, you can only use the current era as a transfer station.

That is to say, Xu Jin can at most open the star gate of the Seven Kill Star Domain in the bunker of Falling Plum Manor.

At that time, these two thousand-plus youths need to enter the current era's Falling Plum Manor from the star gate of the Falling Plum Star Domain, and then enter the Seven Kill Star Domain through the Seven Kill Star Domain star gate that Xu Jin opened in the bunker of Falling Plum Manor.

Directly connecting the two star domains, whether it was Qiao Shen, the high disciple of the Sumeru Palace, or Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao, had never heard of such a method.

The difficulty came like this.

Time!

Two thousand-plus youths, arriving in the current era one after another and then entering the star gate of the Seven Kill Star Domain, will take at least a quarter of an hour at the fastest.

And by that time, as long as Xu Jin appears and breaks out in a great battle with those Eighth Tier experts.

As long as Xu Jin uses those special powers to severely injure or slay the Eighth Tier experts, that fluctuation will inevitably be sensed and discovered and reported by the personnel of the Tianyang Star Palace at the first opportunity.

Within the Great Hong territory, it only takes one teleportation for Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang to rush from the Tianyang Star Palace to Hechi County, Hechi Prefecture.

Then rushing from Hechi County to Falling Plum Manor deep in the mountains, a distance of three hundred miles, at Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's speed, it only takes sixty breaths, perhaps even faster.

In short, counting the twists and turns in the middle, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang can kill his way to Falling Plum Manor in at most a hundred breaths.

And the time Xu Jin needs is a quarter of an hour, at least four hundred and fifty breaths, which is nine hundred seconds!

This doesn't even count the battle time, doesn't count the time to resolve the Blood God Sect's group of experts.

【Xu Jin, no matter which method you choose, I will fully support you! If you choose the first method, then all plans will be left to me to arrange; I will prioritize ensuring your safety, and as for those two thousand-plus youths, how many can live after being settled depends on their own fortune.

If you choose the second method, then you need to make all the plans yourself.

What I can do is hold Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang for you.

My current combat power, one-on-one, should be able to hold Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang, and it is also possible to fall into a disadvantage.

After all, Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang is the most veteran Eighth Tier peak expert.

He has reached the Eighth Tier peak for nearly a hundred years.

However, I estimate that I can at most help you hold Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang for about a hundred breaths.

Because Mei Prefecture is Great Hong's territory, it is Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang's territory.

As long as a great battle breaks out, it won't be long before surrounding experts, including the Eighth Tier experts of the Tianyang Star Palace, will swarm in.

Therefore, you must resolve the time problem.

Or, give up on a portion of the people!

No matter which method you choose, you must tell me in advance.

I need at least one to two days to secretly sneak into the Great Hong Mei Prefecture territory to receive you without exposing my identity and whereabouts.】 Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao said.

【Grand Master, I understand! Let me think about it carefully; once I have considered it, I will contact you again.】

After interrupting the communication with the Grand Master, Xu Jin thought seriously.

Although Xu Jin still inclined toward the second method, if he really couldn't resolve the difficulty, Xu Jin would choose the first method without hesitation.

Just do his best!

If this caused the Grand Master to be implicated, that would be stupid!

There were two difficulties that needed to be resolved!

The first was to resolve two or three Eighth Tier experts of the Blood God Sect in the shortest possible time.

This point, as long as the Grand Master participates, is not too difficult.

The second time problem is the most difficult!

Two thousand-plus youths, only a few are at the Fourth Tier Condense Star.

Less than a hundred are at the Third Tier Refine Star.

The rest are all youths in the Star Forging Realm and Meal of Mist Realm, most under eighteen years old.

Such a group of youths who have not undergone collective training, launching collective actions, and escaping for their lives, one can imagine how chaotic it will be when the time comes!

Xu Jin highly suspected that in the chaos, let alone a quarter of an hour, I'm afraid this group of youths who had experienced disasters would not be able to quickly reach the Seven Kill Star Domain from the Falling Plum Star Domain.

If that really happened, it would be a disaster!

Start military training from now on?

If they trained strictly for half a month, they should be able to largely resolve the possibility of this disastrous problem appearing.

But even if resolved, it still wouldn't work.

It still required at least a quarter of an hour.

Currently, counting the time the Grand Master fights to buy Xu Jin time, this group of youths has at most two hundred breaths of time.

In two hundred breaths of time, not even half will be able to enter the Seven Kill Star Domain.

Headache!

Xu Jin stood up and let out a long sigh.

Thinking hard!

If he could get a large number of star boats, he could solve this big difficulty.

One star boat, carrying a hundred people, only twenty star boats would be needed to solve this problem.

But star boats are huge, and with Xu Jin's primordial spirit mental power, the Sumeru space he had expanded to now could not accommodate a star boat, let alone other people.

Even if he could get twenty or so star boats, he couldn't transport them into the Sixth Tier Falling Plum Star Domain!

Still not working!

Hmm?

Suddenly, Xu Jin looked at a scene in the distance, his heart moved, and he had an idea!

The solution was found!

And the feasibility was extremely high!

If successful, the transit time would be greatly reduced.

Xu Jin immediately started experimenting personally.

In less than half an hour, Xu Jin finished the experiment.

It could work!

This wild idea of Xu Jin's was completely feasible.

At that time, he could compress the quarter-hour transit time to within a hundred breaths!

Perhaps even shorter!

Moreover, the transit order could be absolutely guaranteed.

The only thing needed was for Xu Jin to do a lot of preparatory work beforehand.

In this way, the second method became feasible!

Xu Jin immediately told Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao the solution he thought of using the Mandarin Duck Seal.

Inside the Danxia Palace, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao saw Xu Jin's information and also smiled, "This kid, his ghost ideas are really quite many! Young people's brains are indeed active; I didn't think of this move."

【Since you have decided to use the second method, then I need to prepare in advance. When do you plan to act, so I can set off in advance?】 Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao asked using the Mandarin Duck Seal.

【Grand Master, the action time is not urgent. To what extent have you comprehended and cultivated the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake I gave you?】

Xu Jin became the true disciple of the Seven Kill True Person and could already pass on the Seven Kill True Person's inheritance.

So at the first opportunity, he passed the complete version of the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake to Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao, Old Peng, Mountain Master Dong Zhao, Ning Yuchan, Ji Hongli, and Hou Yunzhang.

【Only the second layer, but the third layer is coming soon! You kid have taught me too many new things during this time, and I haven't been able to learn them all. The Eighth Tier high-grade Fire Source you gave me a few days ago, the Eighth Tier mid-grade Metal Elephant, Eighth Tier high-grade Earth Elephant, Eighth Tier high-grade Metal Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern, Eighth Tier low-grade Wood Source, Eighth Tier low-grade Water Source, I have only barely comprehended the Metal Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to the Eighth Tier mid-grade; as for the others, I haven't had time to comprehend any of them.】

Hearing this, Xu Jin smiled.

Eighth Tier Star Patterns, comprehending them indeed required time; the higher the rank, the slower it was.

Without ten or twenty days, one could not comprehend and engrave an Eighth Tier high-grade Star Pattern successfully, even for the Grand Master.

It was a pity that the Grand Master was not by his side.

If he were by his side, under the reflection of the Seven Kill Lamp Domain, he should be able to speed up Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao's comprehension speed.

However, after this battle, he could try it if there was an opportunity.

But now, the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake was the first priority.

【Grand Master, you should fully comprehend the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake these few days. As long as you comprehend the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake to the fourth layer, arrange it in advance, and execute it suddenly, you can easily get rid of the experts of the Tianyang Star Palace.

Your safety is the first priority.

If your safety cannot be guaranteed.

I dare not drag you into this matter.

You are the responsibility of the hundreds of millions of people in Great Chen; if you are in danger, that would be a loss that outweighs the gain!

I would also become a sinner of Great Chen!】 Xu Jin said.

Inside the Danxia Palace, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao was greatly comforted upon hearing this, and then said confidently, 【Rest assured, with my current cultivation, unless the Tianyang Star Palace sends five or six Eighth Tier experts, plus Tianyang Xingjun Tianyang exerting his full strength, it is possible to keep me!

However, with your Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake, if used well, I can be unpredictable, and at that time, safety will be even higher.

Then follow your words; I will fully comprehend the third and fourth layers of the Seven Kill Escape Dragon Stake these few days.

It is estimated to take about half a month.

Then act after half a month?】 The Grand Master sent a message to ask.

【Grand Master, we will discuss it then. Anyway, I am incomparably safe in this Sixth Tier star domain. During this time, apart from making preparations, I am also prepared to improve my strength.】

【Good.】

Subsequently, while Xu Jin made preparations, he also began to strengthen the Star Pattern again, preparing to strengthen it a bit more before starting to break through to the Sixth Tier.

September 14th, Xu Jin strengthened the Fire Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to the fifth layer.

September 20th, Xu Jin strengthened the Wood Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern and Water Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to the fifth layer.

September 22nd, Xu Jin strengthened the Metal Lei Lei Yuanxing Pattern to the fifth layer.

All main combat source-type Star Patterns had been strengthened to the fifth layer.

Xu Jin was ready to start breaking through to the Sixth Tier.

Breaking through to the Sixth Tier, the most important things were primordial spirit cultivation and star power concentration.

Xu Jin constantly asked the Grand Master for many preparations for the breakthrough.

September 24th, just as Xu Jin was about to break through, the Heaven and Earth Authority of the Falling Plum Star Domain suddenly trembled.

The moment Xu Jin's thoughts sank in, he immediately discovered that there were intruders again.

Humans from the current era!

But strangely, they were only Fourth Tier cultivators.

This made Xu Jin somewhat surprised.

It was not too far from the Blood Xue Ling Shengcheng, and feeling surprised, Xu Jin soared into the sky and went over personally.

In just a quarter of an hour, Xu Jin found this Fourth Tier cultivator.

Before Xu Jin could act, the moment the Fourth Tier cultivator discovered the vast starlight rushing from afar, he suddenly knelt on both knees, held an object high with both hands, and shouted, "My Deputy Sect Leader has an invitation!"

As Xu Jin focused his gaze, he saw that what the Fourth Tier cultivator was holding with both hands was actually an exquisitely crafted Mandarin Duck Seal!

"This is?"

Xu Jin instantly realized something.

Almost the moment the Fourth Tier cultivator saw Xu Jin land, he gritted his teeth violently, and while throwing the Mandarin Duck Seal, his whole body instantly exploded into a ball of blood light!

Die-hard!

Seeing die-hards again!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 460 =====