Chapter 511 - 510: Venerable Star God Sikong Lu

Under the state of the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, the aura emanating from Li Jing was incredibly oppressive.

Strictly speaking,

entering the state of the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, he became a collective of thunder punishments.

His arrival immediately alerted everyone at the Star God Temple.

In terms of vigilance and organization,

the Star God Temple is way ahead of the Gong of the Heavy Sun.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

The alarm bell sounded immediately. Countless sword lights were raised and converged in the heart of the Star God Temple, but did not move forward towards the gate.

At the same time,

A thick light curtain rose up around the Star God Temple, and the Protection of the Sect Array was activated silently.

Seeing this, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brow.

Must be said,

The Star God Temple is very decisive.

They haven’t figured out what’s going on yet, but they’ve already activated the Protection of the Sect Array. This has left Li Jing somewhat at a loss.

However, this situation is not too surprising.

The Star God Temple, ranked among the top three of the Nine Great Immortal Gates of the Cangming Region, is not lacking in confidence in its own power but is rather guilty.

Simply put,

Someone is feeling guilty.

According to the information obtained from Zhongjian’s memory,

The Star God Temple did not have key figures replaced by the Shadow Demons like the Gong of the Heavy Sun. Instead, some of the upper echelons within the temple reached an agreement with the Shadow Demons, led by Zhongjian, to help them devour the other forces within the Cangming Region, allowing the power of the Star God Temple to expand and ultimately stabilize the Cangming Region.

When faced with the Protection of the Sect Array of the Star God Temple, Li Jing did not recklessly invade.

In front of him is a superpower after all.

He has not yet reached the point where he is delusional enough to think he could dart into the gate of the Star God Temple without a hair out of place.

A silent wave of his hand.

The Unnamed Taoist Tool appeared in Li Jing’s hand, and then its destructive aura was released without reservation.

In the face of the Unnamed Taoist Tool’s aura,

The Protection of the Sect Array of the Star God Temple had just got raised was trembling continuously, appearing to be a flickering candle in the wind on the verge of self-disintegration at any time.

Of course,

This is only an illusion.

The Star God Temple is after all a dynamic powerhouse with an extensive inheritance.

Just a Taoist item is not enough to rupture their gate.

In fact,

The Protection of the Sect Array withstood the release of the Unnamed Taoist Tool’s aura unreservedly. Not even an iota of aura entered it.

However, the effect of the pressure was there.

The Taoist item has popped out, thus the one in the Venerable Realm who overlooks the affairs of the temple but is entrusted with the safety of the Star God Temple was unavoidably alarmed.

Naturally.

Without any premonition, a feminine figure draped in a wide Taoist robe which could not hide her graceful figure quietly appeared near the gate, lightly twirling a ribbon in her hand while keeping a great distance from Li Jing, confronting him from afar.

Seeing the woman appear, Li Jing raised an eyebrow.

This one, was a true dignitary.

As for her true realm, he was unable to figure it out.

However, the moment the woman appeared, the Unnamed Taoist Tool gave him a feedback.

The ribbon in the woman’s hand is an extremely powerful Taoist item.

It was even a notch above the Unnamed Taoist Tool...

No wonder they are ranked in the top three amongst the Nine Great Immortal Gates.

It’s not just that the Venerable guarding the home has a Taoist item, it’s also not an ordinary item that can be compared to.

As for the woman,

Her delicate face, seemingly crafted as an art piece, held an expression that was so calm it couldn’t be any calmer, as if she didn’t regard him, the "aggressor", as anything at all.

Li Jing was evaluating the female Venerable, and she was doing the same to him.

After a moment of mutual observation, the female Venerable gently opened her red lips.

"Who are you, sir? Why do you wish to visit the Star God Temple?"

In response to her inquiry, Li Jing put the Unnamed Taoist Tool, which he had took out to exert pressure, back inside, and then bowed his hands.

"My name is not of any significance. My unseemly visit is because of the Emperor’s urging, as well as the Domain Lord’s instruction."

Seeing that he mentioned Eastern Emperor Donghua and the Domain Lord Cangming straightaway, Sikong Lu frowned slightly.

"The Star God Temple, as a force recognized by Donghua Immortal Palace, naturally does not dare to disobey the Emperor’s command or the Domain Lord’s decree. However, sir, your words are without provenance..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Li Jing took out the Domain Lord Token.

Seeing this token, Sikong Lu stopped speaking, and bowed in salute instead.

"This humble woman is a Venerable of the Star God Temple, Sikong Lu."

After introducing herself, she looked up and said,

"You, sir, must be an emissary sent by the Donghua Immortal Palace. Forgive my ignorance, but I have no idea why the Emperor would send an emissary to the Star God Temple."

"It’s a long story, and I am not in a position to elaborate."

Li Jing responded, saying,

"Later, I will give Venerable Sikong an explanation. If there are still doubts, feel free to visit the Immortal Music Palace to find the Domain Lord, and she will provide you with a personal answer. At present, I ask Venerable Sikong to do me a favor and open the Protection of the Sect Array of the Star God Temple. I am in a hurry to finish my business and move on to other places."

Hearing what Li Jing said, Sikong Lu’s eyebrows knitted together.

The Immortal Music Palace?

Didn’t the Temple Lord just visit not long ago and is now staying there?

Could it be that something happened to the Temple Lord?

Sikong Lu was confused.

Possibly because she was confident in her own strength, or perhaps because Li Jing, who possessed a Taoist item, politely addressed her as a senior, she pondered for a moment before silently nodding.

Then, she waved her hand.

Following that,

The Protection of the Sect Array of the Star God Temple was automatically lifted.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing’s pupils gradually turned to gold, and then he suddenly rose into the air.

Sikong Lu saw this and was slightly stunned, raising her eyebrows.

Just as she was wondering what Li Jing was going to do, his whispered message resonated in her ear.

"The Lord of the Star God Temple and the three senior elders colluded with the Shadow Demon, intending to assassinate the master of the Immortal Music Palace and other key people, and has already been personally suppressed and killed by the Emperor. After investigation by secret agents from the Immortal Palace, there are more than just the Temple’s master and the three elders as internal worms."

Upon receiving this message, Sikong Lu’s bright star pupils constricted again and again.

Even though her state of mind had reached the level of calmness like a still well, she was still unable to digest such explosive news for a moment, so much so that she hardly dared believe her own ears under the shock.

Her own Temple Master and the three senior elders colluded with the Shadow Demon, attempting to assassinate the master of the Immortal Music Palace!?

This could cause a frontal conflict between the two major forces that have maintained a friendly relationship for countless years!

Indeed.

In terms of power, the Immortal Music Palace, which only ranks fifth among the Nine Great Immortal Gates, is far inferior to the Star God Temple.

But this is only in the Cangming Region.

The two major gates in Zhong Shen Zhou do not necessarily have more powerful or higher-level cultivators than each other.

Such a situation, if it spreads to Zhong Shen Zhou, will seriously worsen the relationship between the two major forces.

Zhong Shen Zhou is different from the Cangming Region.

Each can sweep the snow in front of their own doors.

As people of the Cangming Region, they all stick together to avoid being oppressed and targeted by the Venerables of other forces, making it difficult to move in Zhong Shen Zhou.

What surprised Sikong Lu even more was...

This matter had actually alarmed the Eastern Emperor Donghua, and even he personally killed the Star God Temple Master and the three senior elders.

This seemingly simple piece of information implies a complicated plot behind it.

The Eastern Emperor Donghua would not care about ordinary internal strife within a gate.

Even if the forces supported by Donghua Immortal Palace are not allowed to have large-scale conflicts with each other, they would at most develop to the level of Domain Lord’s intervention, let alone the Eastern Emperor Donghua showing up in person?

While Sikong Lu was in shock.

On the other side, Li Jing, with the Eye of True Vision, overlooked the entire Star God Temple from a high altitude, and then raised his eyes to punch towards the sky.

"Boom!"

Dozens of Thunder Punishments burst from his fingertips, rushing into the dark clouds covering the high sky.

The next moment.

Wind and clouds rose in the sky.

The terrifying and frightening heavenly might quietly descended.

On alert.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

Dozens of thunderous sounds exploded in succession, and dozens of Thunder Punishments swiftly fell with massive power, crashing in all directions of the Star God Temple.

Every Thunder Punishment accurately hit the Shadow Demons hidden in the shadows of the Star God Temple’s disciples.

These Shadow Demons didn’t even understand what happened, they were instantly obliterated by the destructive Thunder Punishment.

What was also obliterated along with them.

Were the people who allowed the Shadow Demons to hide in their shadows.

Such a sudden change.

Not to mention the other disciples of the Star God Temple, even Sikong Lu, who was standing at the gate of the mountain, changed her face.

She could not detect the death of the Shadow Demons.

Because they were hiding in the shadows of the Star God Temple’s disciples and were smashed into slag before they had a chance to come out.

But she could definitely sense it.

In this single instant, Li Jing instantly killed six elders and a few senior disciples inside the gate.

Turning her head to look towards the interior of the Star God Temple, Sikong Lu turned back and raised her eyes.

To her sight.

It was Li Jing tearing apart space.

"The matter is over, I shall take my leave."

Li Jing’s voice resounded in Sikong Lu’s ear, then he mentioned dozens of involved parties by name.

Upon receiving this message, Sikong Lu’s expression sank slightly.

Li Jing targeted and killed part of the Star God Temple’s disciples and accurately named many people. It was evident that the Star God Temple’s collusion with the Shadow Demon was a real matter and had been thoroughly investigated by the Donghua Immortal Palace.

This left Sikong Lu feeling awful.

The Star God Temple had encountered such a big problem, enough to even alarm Eastern Emperor Donghua.

If this mess is not handled properly, it’s hard to imagine what result the Star God Temple will face.

From the perspective of Donghua Immortal Palace.

It’s all the same with or without the Star God Temple.

In the vast Eastern Immortal Domain, it would never stop functioning due to the absence of anyone.

Although Sikong Lu still doesn’t understand why this matter alarmed Eastern Emperor Donghua, the serious mistakes made by the current Star God Temple Master and some elders were nails hammered into boards.

Thinking about the various consequences the event may lead to, Sikong Lu couldn’t maintain her calm any longer. Without thinking too much, she hurriedly spoke up.

"Messenger, please stay..."

Before she could finish her plea, Li Jing had already stepped through space and left.

This got Sikong Lu anxious.

She immediately turned her head and sent a message to another Venerable inside the Star God Temple who was in closed-door cultivation, and then hurriedly followed into the spatial rift torn open by Li Jing before it closed.

...

Drowned Immortal Tower.

It is a force that is not recognized by Donghua Immortal Palace, but is quite famous in the Cangming Region.

In terms of nature.

The Drowned Immortal Tower is no different from Chen Tang City. They don’t widely recruit disciples for instruction, but are forces formed by a group of "like-minded" people coming together.

It’s just that Li Jing’s Chen Tang City follows the path of a gang, while the Drowned Immortal Tower is in the business of killing and looting.

Yes.

This is an assassin organization.

All of the Drowned Immortal Tower’s members are infamous villains in the Cangming Region who are extremely evil and notorious.

Although they are few in number, their overall strength is extremely strong, not inferior to the Thirty-Six Caves below the Nine Great Immortal Gates.

The strength equivalent to a second-tier force is the fundamental reason for their survival in the Cangming Region.

Such an assassin organization existed.

The Donghua Immortal Palace didn’t mind.

The Immortal Realm itself did not prohibit killing.

It’s just that the Donghua Immortal Palace did not recognize such forces, assuming it was under the protection of the Eastern Emperor Donghua.

If it were an ordinary force, they wouldn’t dare to provoke these killers who spend their days either killing or on the way to kill.

Destroying the Drowned Immortal Tower was not a difficult task.

The challenge was to completely annihilate the members of the Drowned Immortal Tower who were scattered outside for long-term "orders". Even the Nine Great Immortal Gates would not want to offend this group of extremely vicious people to their death.

The territory of the Drowned Immortal Tower wasn’t big.

The entire door was just a tower established in the dense forest.

In essence, this tower was not a usual place for the people of the door to stay. Instead, it functioned as an "adventure hall" for customers to place orders, then the members of the Drowned Immortal Tower would accept the missions.

This was Li Jing’s third stop.

Although the Drowned Immortal Tower was not recognized by the Donghua Immortal Palace, and its power was not as great as the Nine Great Immortal Gates.

This door was another "heavy disaster area" outside the Star God Temple and the Gong of the Heavy Sun.

You could say that Zhong Jian and the other shadow demons were quite smart.

For organizations like the Drowned Immortal Tower that do Assassin business, their intelligence abilities were extremely strong, which was convenient for the shadow demons to do things that they couldn’t do after replacing some of the high-level authorities. They could also make some extra money on the side.

As Li Jing emerged from ripping apart the space above the Drowned Immortal Tower, he glanced at the prompt that hadn’t disappeared yet.

"Essence Source+12568562."

"Level up, 252. Strength of Thunder Punishment+504, Skill Points+2."

"Level up, 253. Strength of Thunder Punishment+506, Skill Points+2."

"..."

"Level up, 259. Strength of Thunder Punishment+518, Skill Points+2."

"Level up, 260. Strength of Thunder Punishment+520, Skill Points+2."

A series of prompts left Li Jing invigorated.

This was the harvest from a thorough cleansing of the "Experience Zone" in the Star God Temple. Zhong Jian’s little brother didn’t have the "quality standard" as high as Bian Xi, but what he did have was a large number of men.

This filled him, leveled him up to level 260.

Just fifteen more levels.

Then he can break through to the Eleven realms!

This speed of leveling up, it can be said, was the highest speed Li Jing has ever stepped into cultivation.

Expecting this, he lowered his eyes to look down at the Drowned Immortal Tower below while a voice suddenly sounded from his side.

"Um... Sir Messenger, I need a little help, I’m stuck."

?

Li Jing slowly typed out a question mark, turning his head subconsciously.

Before his eyes, Sikong Lu was half in and half out of the spatial fissure that was about to close, looking awkward.

"..."

Li Jing.

First of all, the fact that she came along was unexpected.

Secondly.

She was really impressive...

She was stuck in a spatial rift that was about to close and nothing happened to her...

You see, even if it were Li Jing’s body, if he was caught in a spatial rift that was about to close, he would inevitably suffer some injuries.

Of course.

Being able to control the laws of space, he wouldn’t be so suicidal as to let himself get pinched.

To say that she is also very bold...

Looking at her, you can tell that she hasn’t done any research on the Dao of Space and just dives into the spatial rift that others have opened. Isn’t she afraid of getting lost in the void and never coming back?

Just look at her now, if there’s someone on the other side who’s proficient in the Dao of Space, wouldn’t she be at their mercy and unable to resist ...

Speechless, Li Jing looked at Sikong Lu who was stuck there, silently swung his hand, using the rules of space to pry open the spatial rift that couldn’t return to normal because she was stuck in it.

Sikong Lu followed suit and squeezed out from inside, floated next to Li Jing, and rearranged her clothes without any embarrassment. Then she looked down and exclaimed.

"Drowned Immortal Tower?"

After the surprise, she turned to him.

"You’re here, Mr. Messenger, could it be that there are shadow demons here?"

Li Jing was speechless, thinking to himself, what exactly did you come here for?

As if hearing his inner voice, Sikong Lu spoke seriously.

"Although I am not yet aware of the details, I can understand through the little details that the Messenger has revealed, the current Master of the Star God Temple has made a big mistake. If this matter is not handled properly, it will be an unprecedented disaster for the Star God Temple. I ask the Messenger to give me a chance to atone for the Star God Temple."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at her words.

Sikong Lu, who seemed to look down upon everything, had to be said to be able to think and had a good sense of the big picture.

The current situation of the Star God Temple was indeed not very good.

The Star God Temple had a big problem, and the Eastern Emperor Donghua had noticed it long ago.

He was just too lazy to investigate, wanting to let the fish loose in order to catch more, and first wanted to go to the Northern Immortal Domain, so he simply gave the investigation to the secret agents of the Donghua Immortal Palace.

Otherwise, with the resolute and decisive style of the Eastern Emperor Donghua, the Star God Temple would surely suffer.

Sikong Lu’s intention was good for now.

Before the Eastern Emperor Donghua’s visit to the Star God Temple, this high level venerable stepping up to atone for her sins could really ease the situation of the Star God Temple.

But she obviously chose the wrong path.

First, Li Jing didn’t want her to follow him.

If she wants to atone for her sins, wouldn’t she be stealing his monsters?

Looking back.

Someone was not actually a messenger of the Donghua Immortal Palace, and in fact had not received any instructions from the Eastern Emperor Donghua. He simply sought Li Lingyin’s agreement to help clean up the Cangming Realm.

In essence, his cooperation has nothing to do with the Donghua Immortal Palace.

Even the will of the Eastern Emperor Donghua is actually not to alarm the snake with any big move.

It’s just that Li Jing got enough information from Zhong Jian to conduct a thorough cleaning of the entire Cangming realm, and chose to act on his own to level up.

So.

What should he do now?

Li Jing was a little upset.

Telling the truth definitely wouldn’t work.

Just letting her go back like this, she wouldn’t be pleased, for sure.

Just when he didn’t know what to do, a male voice came from the direction of the Drowned Immortal Tower.

"Do the two of you have business to do by visiting the Drowned Immortal Tower?"

Li Jing turned his head with a strange look upon hearing the voice.

Despite the shielding effect of Smoke Eye under the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, the leak of the Power of Thunder Punishment couldn’t be reduced at all.

Did they come such a way for the Drowned Immortal Tower only to react now, or was it that they didn’t think he had any bad intentions?

Could it be that life in the Drowned Immortal Tower was too comfortable, causing them to lack a sense of crisis?

Just when he was about to accuse them, Sikong Lu snorted coldly.

"An emissary from Donghua Immortal Palace is here, and those from the Drowned Immortal Tower better behave!"

As she spoke, in addition to the unparalleled terrifying aura that erupted from her, the Taoist artifact around her body also fully released its power.

Just like that.

The Drowned Immortal Tower collapsed...

Moreover, Li Jing, who was nearby, almost fainted from the impact.

There’s no way to resist.

This woman is too strong!

She definitely held the realm of the peak of the late Venerable period, and the Taoist tool in her hand is even more powerful than the Unnamed Taoist Tool.

If it was not for the Power of Thunder Punishment on Li Jing at this moment, and he was in the third maximum state of the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, just this burst of aura alone would be more than he could bear.

Seeing that the Drowned Immortal Tower had collapsed and not a single person bounced out, whether they were potential customers or experts in the tower, Li Jing was disheveled.

This woman beside him...

She took down the entire Drowned Immortal Tower with just her aura!

Taking a deep breath, Li Jing turned his head.

"Predecessor Sikong, please stop, don’t hurt the innocent."

Sikong Lu blinked her eyes when she heard him, nodded with a face that said, "I’ll listen to you", and withdrew her aura.

Seeing this, Li Jing twitched his lips, glanced through his Eye of True Vision at the crowd buried beneath the collapsed Drowned Immortal Tower and still unable to move due to Sikong Lu’s aura, then gently snapped his fingers.

"Boom boom boom!"

In an instant.

More than a dozen Thunder Punishments fell.

Those humans who had Shadow Demon in their shadows were eradicated.

"Essence Source +9883426."

"Level has increased, 261. Strength Of Thunder Punishment +522, Skill Points +2."

"Level increased, 263. Strength Of Thunder Punishment +526, Skill Points +2."

"..."

"Level has increased, 267. Strength Of Thunder Punishment +534, Skill Points +2."

His level has increased by 7, and although Li Jing didn’t show any emotions because Sikong Lu was there, he was extremely excited inside.

No more big "Experience Zone" was left.

But if he completely wiped out everything, he could steadily step into the Eleven Realms.

Turning his head to look at Predecessor Sikong who looked "obedient", Li Jing thought for a while and chose to dismiss the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds.

The Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds placed a heavy burden on him.

After running through three places in a row, he has already suffered a lot of loss.

Next, he would have to clean up the "dispersed enemies", and his burden would become heavier and heavier, and he guessed he couldn’t hold it until everything was truly done.

Now with this ready-made super fighter beside him, why not make good use of her?

The key point was that she obviously had no intention of leaving.

Without the Body of Thunder Punishment in All Worlds, Li Jing’s aura was instantly no longer leaked.

Seeing this, Sikong Lu looked at him with a strange light in her eyes, carefully sized him up, and finally locked her gaze on the changing Smoke Eye on his face.

"Emissary, this mask of yours... seems a little special."

"It’s just a peculiar Half-step Taoist Artifact, nothing worth mentioning."

Li Jing spoke lightly, ignoring the protesting Smoke Eye, who had been referred to as nothing worth mentioning, and looked at Sikong Lu.

"The current situation of the Star God Temple is indeed a bit bad. The emperor is just too busy to make a move for the time being. Whether or not he will settle accounts after the fall, I can’t be sure. Since Predecessor Sikong intends to atone for the Star God Temple, I might as well facilitate Predecessor Sikong’s action."

Hearing Li Jing mention that Emperor Donghua might settle accounts after autumn, Sikong Lu’s face changed again and again.

This was what she least wanted to hear.

Hearing someone say that they could facilitate her, her eyes lit up.

"Emissary, you tell me, what should I do?"

"Next, I still have many places to go, and I have limited personal strength. I cannot hold back against the Shadow Demon, otherwise they will easily escape. So I can only kill them on the spot. Predecessor Sikong might as well take action to capture the Shadow Demon and related people for me, allowing me to take them back to Donghua Immortal Palace."

As Li Jing spoke, he said.

"In this way, when we go back later, I will explain to His Majesty the Emperor Predecessor Sikong’s actions."

Sikong Lu was not such a simple lord.

But when it came to the safety of the entire Star God Temple, nearly half of her IQ had dropped.

Mainly because Li Jing was too mysterious, making her unable to see through him.

Venerable pinnacle powerhouses like Sikong Lu were all quite arrogant.

If she couldn’t see through him, it definitely couldn’t be simple.

Hearing Li Jing’s words, Sikong Lu was ecstatic.

"So much the better! Thank you, Emissary, for giving me this opportunity!"

Saying so, she bowed her hands in thanks.

"I haven’t been involved in the path of the void nor do I have the ability to recognize the Shadow Demon, so I have to trouble the Emissary to lead me around and guide me to the target. After the matter is done, I hope that the Emissary can put in a good word for me with the Emperor."

"Sure thing."

Li Jing smiled, waved his hand to tear the void, turned and stepped into it.

Seeing this, Sikong Lu quickly followed.

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