Chapter 570 - 569: The Big Fish Behind the Scenes, Survival in Desperate Situation

To be honest.

Li Jing is a bit bewildered right now.

The high-level elves and the shadow demon serving Greedy Wolf aren’t in the same category.

The shadow demons serve Emperor Beiming, but not all shadow demons do.

However, high-level elves are likely supporters of Calan.

While the Western Immortal Realm has many humanoid alien species roaming about, its primary system is still the Orthodox Immortality Path.

As for someone like Calan, a high-level elf.

Normally, they would belong to the Western belief system and magic system.

Upon their eventual Ascension, they should go to the Divine Domain where the god their particular racial groups worship resides.

The reason why Calan ascended to Immortal Domain was that he chose the road less traveled, and walked the Orthodox Immortality Path.

And the current four seem to be the same.

High-level elves following Calan on the Orthodox Immortality Path could exist, but it doesn’t mean they are necessarily related to him.

But there is a group of four right in front of him.

There’s a 99% chance they are connected to Calan.

High-level elves, who are extremely rare in the Western Immortal Domain, have suddenly made an appearance. If you were to say that it has nothing to do with Calan, it’s simply not justified.

Adopting an attitude of confirmation, Li Jing started to speak.

"What is your relationship with the Emperor of the Western Earth, Calan?"

"King."

The four responded in unison.

Receiving this response, Li Jing gave a nod of approval.

Not only did an individual aspiring to rule alone lead to a cult with an Emperor, but he also brought out Calan, the Emperor of the Western Earth who controls one of the Immortal Realms.

The four Saint Sons of the cult are actually high-level elves.

With this, you can guess that the entire cult is probably under Calan’s control.

The cult is a long-standing top-tier sect, and could not have been established by Calan alone.

More likely, he quietly infiltrated it until it finally fell into his hands.

The question is then,

What is Calan’s aim in doing all this?

Considering the connection with the one who aspires to rule alone, a conclusion can be easily drawn.

This guy is interested in Xiang Dong.

And he has been operating behind the scenes for quite some time.

Think about it.

The Eastern Immortal Domain, a territory for the human race, is indeed very attractive. Whether it’s resources, culture, or various inheritances, they all make the alien species of the Western Immortal Domain jealous.

Humanoid alien species have no fundamental differences from humans in cultivation.

Both groups fundamentally belong to the same system, and their skills and legacy are interchangeable.

This is not the same as the dead objects of the Northern Immortal Domain and the monsters of the Southern Monster Realm.

Though all fall under the Orthodox Immortality Path, their cultivation methods differ completely from human cultivation methods.

Mulling over it, Li Jing narrowed his eyes.

At first glance, the four high-level elves appear indistinguishable from ordinary humans.

Evidently, they have changed their form and appearance through some extremely clever method.

If it wasn’t for the fact that Li Jing could see their health bars and had the Eye of True Vision, he might not have detected them.

This matter.

It becomes more and more "interesting".

Li Jing isn’t thinking that the whole of Greedy Wolf is Calan’s machination because of these four high-level elves. But it’s likely that the one who aspires to be the sole ruler is his man and also a high-level elf.

Calan, with his bushy brows and big eyes is really quite a rascal.

After pondering a while, Li Jing raised his hand and imparted memories to the five people present, including Nangong Zhi, letting them create the illusion of a fierce "battle" having happened in the room. Once done, he picked up top grade Immortal Crystals that were rolling on the ground, gave his trousers a dust off, and left.

Li Jing doesn’t lack money now.

However, he wouldn’t consider more than one hundred thousand top grade Immortal Crystals as insignificant.

That’s not a small amount of money.

If he is going to leave, why would he waste this money?

Being frugal is a good habit.

By this point, he has no further need for any interaction with these five elves.

The four high-level elves were only in the Eleventh Realm.

Their health bars were only around sixteen thousand.

None of them had even a million Essence Source.

For him at present, even adding all four together, it’s still not of great importance.

But of course.

Even a mosquito’s leg, thin as it may be, is still meat.

If he could, Li Jing would definitely do it.

At the moment, however, he doesn’t know where the one who wants to rule alone is, or who he really is.

Acting hastily to target these four would be too likely to give away his intention.

He can’t make a move here until the big fish is in sight.

...

Having left Yuanlaixuan, Li Jing used the Spirit Weapon Qingfeng and Linglong to contact Sikong Lu, sharing his discoveries with her.

Learning that the one who hopes to rule alone is likely a person from the cult and that behind him might be Calan, Emperor of the Western Earth, Sikong Lu expressed shock, and yet, it didn’t seem completely unexpected to her.

Sikong Lu didn’t have a good impression of Calan, Emperor of the Western Earth.

Unlike Li Jing, who was living in the Immortal Realm, she had a clearer understanding of the characteristics of the Four Emperors.

Eastern Emperor Donghua.

He is the most steady in temperament, and decisive in his actions.

Southern Monster Emperor.

He is wise and circumspect, despite his gruff exterior.

Emperor Beiming.

Being the only female and the most powerful among the Four Emperors, she appears capricious on the surface. Yet, her policies, both internally and externally, are primarily pacifist.

Before she ascended to power.

The dead objects in the Northern Immortal Domain weren’t so quiet.

To Emperor of the Western Earth, Calan.

This long-eared man, seemingly upright, managed Western Immortal Domain well, but in reality, he is extremely cunning, and he enjoys hiding in the background, playing some conspiracies and tricks.

Having had a conversation with Sikong Lu through the Spirit Weapon, Li Jing instructed her to continue watching Fang Donghe and others who resided in Yuanlaixuan, while he found a secluded place to change appearance again.

Calan has a lot of Essence Source.

It made him itching to act.

But it wasn’t appropriate to really act against him.

After all, the man himself is the emperor who controls an Immortal Domain.

To offend Calan means to collide with the entire Western Immortal Domain.

Li Jing is very powerful now.

But it’s not worth violating this taboo.

If not handled properly, this matter could potentially lead to a direct conflict between the Eastern and Western Immortal Domains, leading to not just simple disaster for the living beings.

Wanting to deal with Calan.

Need to control more evidence and not fully based on guess.

At that time, he would have to start trouble with Xiang Dong.

But to act against him seems a bit illogical, though extortion is possible.

The next stop on Li Jing’s "journey" is to the Tianluo Sect.

In Yuanlaixuan, there are not only five people who remember him "deeply", including Nangong Zhi, but also many guests who were shocked by his appearance and power. For safety, it’s better to change his identity.

This time transformation.

Li Jing didn’t turn into a woman again.

Instead, he transformed into a male serpent monster with the talent of Dragon Transformation.

Given the presence of the emperor in Tianluo Sect, Li Jing would not be able to hide his Emperor Realm during this trip.

Since he can’t hide it, is better to be a little special.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he has only ever seen Jiao Dragon and not a True Dragon, and those he had seen didn’t have human form, Li Jing would definitely have wanted to transform into a True Dragon for fun.

After changing his appearance, Li Jing activated the Silent Shadow, transforming the ground into shadow and began to skim away.

The rule of shadow is very useful for travel.

Especially when you don’t want others to spot your whereabouts.

Without the Flying Sword Blue Edge, using the rule of shadow for travel is faster than using Wind Thunder Domain.

...

Not long after Li Jing left Lingyan City, in Yuanlaixuan, people like Nangong Zhi slowly regained their consciousness.

When the five women woke up and found that they fell down all over the room, they were collectively dumbfounded. Afterwards, memories that flooded their minds like tidal waves caused their faces to turn a deep shade of red in an instant.

Without a doubt, the one who was most impacted was Nangong Zhi, who had undergone the "second round".

Compared to her previous one-on-one experience.

The memories of this time involved six people...

People like Ruhua and the others fell into deep contemplation about life.

What...

Exactly happened?

They clearly came here to get to know each other better.

So, how was it that they couldn’t resist throwing themselves at Li Jing after exchanging just a few words?

The four of them vaguely sensed that something was off, but they didn’t believe that there was indeed a problem.

How does that saying go again?

Women in love are always blind.

At this moment, the four of them only had Li Jing on their minds.

As if it wasn’t enough that the memories imprinted in their minds were warped, they felt that it hadn’t been enough and wanted to experience it again.

Given their current state.

How could they spare the effort in discerning what was wrong?

After individually getting dressed, the five of them exchanged awkward glances, unable to look each other in the eye.

The key issue was that Li Jing was too good at "playing".

The memory of a six-person round left a deep impact on the "calm" five women. The atmosphere in the room was extraordinarily odd.

While they were all stuck in this awkward situation, Nangong Zhi suddenly started, scanning her surroundings swiftly.

Where are the Immortal Crystals?

Where did the room full of Immortal Crystals go?

Subconsciously, Nangong Zhi turned to look at the likes of Ruhua and the others. However, she immediately remembered that they had all woken up at the same time.

In her memories.

She was the last one to fall unconscious.

Upon reconsidering this, Nangong Zhi’s expression instantly darkened.

All the signs indicated that it was Li Jing, the bastard, who had taken advantage of the situation to collect all the Immortal Crystals while the six of them were unconscious.

So much for true love, so much for his sweetheart.

All these were instantly thrown out of Nangong Zhi’s mind.

Whenever money is involved, matters become complicated.

This is a universal truth, no matter where one is.

Of course, the reasoning behind forgiving him now seemed inapplicable.

Even if Li Jing looked good, had a lot of tricks, and was her true love.

You TM should always give money to a woman, shouldn’t you?

Yuanlaixuan wasn’t a charity!

The more Nangong Zhi thought about it, the angrier she became, and she could not help but curse out loud.

"Bastard! Scumbag woman!"

???

Ruhua and the other three.

After a moment of stupefaction, the four of them understood that Nangong Zhi was cursing Li Jing.

Then, the four of them immediately became unhappy.

We all had fun together. It might be awkward, but we at least had fun, didn’t we?

Now that he’s gone, why do you start scolding him?

Of all the people you could berate, you choose the one we adore!

If you had objections, why did you get involved in the first place?

"Nangong Zhi, you better discern your own status."

The usually gentle Ruyu spoke up coldly.

???

Nangong Zhi.

"You, shouldn’t insult her."

Rubing retorted quietly.

Before the words were fully spoken, Ruhua, who appeared to be the leader of the four, smirked coldly.

"You’re merely a serving girl, a dog of the Heaven Destroyer Cult. Who gave you the audacity to insult the man we admire?"

Ruyue remained silent, merely crossing her arms and gazing at this scene, her large eyes squinting dangerously, as if pondering how to deal with Nangong Zhi.

Nangong Zhi blanched when she found herself targeted. She opened and closed her mouth without uttering a word.

Thanks to the Immortal Crystal, the effect of Li Jing’s charm had been reduced to a minimum on her.

Right now, she didn’t sense anything amiss.

She was just less committed to Li Jing.

Faced with the criticism of Ruhua and others, Nangong Zhi wanted to tell them what kind of "scumbag" Li Jing was, but she didn’t dare to voice it out impulsively.

These four were by no means concerned about the owner of the Immortal Crystal.

The gap between her status and theirs was indeed very substantial.

...

The drama at Yuanlaixuan had unfolded entirely under the "surveillance" of Sikong Lu at the opposite inn.

Originally,

She didn’t pay attention to Nangong Zhi and others.

But not long ago, Li Jing had briefed her about these five women, asking her to keep an eye on them.

At this moment, in the strictest sense, she was "on a mission".

Watching Nangong Zhi and the other four women, who appeared disheveled and were agitated over Li Jing for some unknown reason, with four of them claiming him as the man they were fond of, Sikong Lu was utterly confused.

Li Jing had only informed her of the outcome, without revealing how he managed to gain so much information.

Sikong Lu was observant and intelligent.

But her imagination was limited.

Faced with the current situation, she could not fathom what Li Jing could have done to the five women to stage such a drama.

Just as she was confused, Sikong Lu felt a jolt throughout her body.

In her Primordial Spirit’s perception,

Because of the "drama" of Nangong Zhi and the others, Fang Donghe, who had been relegated to a secondary observation target, and the three Venerables of Star God Temple, as if they had planned ahead, all emerged from their rooms and controlled the sky simultaneously.

Their target was clearly the inn where she was.

Did I get exposed!?

When did this happen!?

Sikong Lu jumped up, reacting immediately.

It was then

She keenly perceived a subtle yet powerful movement in space.

A Spatial Formation!

It was targeting this inn!

Sikong Lu quickly made a judgment and understood the gravity of the situation. Without hesitation, she drew her Taoist flying sword.

Clear she had been exposed.

And it wasn’t just recently.

Fang Donghe and others had devised plans long ago, even setting up a spatial formation around the inn.

The timing was when she had diverted her attention to mainly spy on Nangong Zhi and others.

From this, it’s not difficult to make a judgment.

Fang Donghe and others did not directly discover her, who was hiding behind Smoke Eye’s concealment, but instead detected her existence through some "counter-surveillance" treasure that would react to Primordial Spirit’s surveillance.

At this moment, she had fallen into their predesigned trap.

Escaping, undoubtedly was the best choice.

About to control the sword and escape the inn, trying to get out of the area covered by the spatial formation, a strong spatial turbulence hit her.

Damn it!

Sikong Lu’s face changed subtly.

The next second,

Spatial displacement swept over her.

When she regained her senses, she, along with the entire inn and everyone inside, was in an independent space created by a formation.

The instant landing in the formation space left everyone in the inn confused.

Before anyone could react, the three Venerables of Star God Temple, who had also entered the formation space, released their Venerable aura. They took out their Taoist items and indiscriminately smashed them towards the inn without a second thought.

"Boom!"

Devastating power of Taoist items.

The entire inn was shattered into dust in a moment.

The people in the inn didn’t even get time to comprehend what was happening before they were annihilated by the three peak Venerable methods.

Sikong Lu, who couldn’t escape but had a chance to defend, barely withstand the blow.

Breaking away from the dust and hovering in mid-air, she glanced around with a somewhat embarrassed look, her gaze finally landing on Fang Donghe and others.

Greeting her gaze, the three Venerables of Star God Temple with a stern expression each called back their Taoist items.

Fang Donghe, however, was smirking.

"Master Sikong, what a coincidence to meet again! If it weren’t for my cautiousness and bringing a treasure that can detect Primordial Spirit surveillance, I might not have discovered that you’ve followed us all the way here."

Sound triumphant, he discreetly stepped back behind the three Venerables of Star God Temple.

He was merely an individual in the Twelfth Realm.

At the moment, Sikong Lu was trapped in a spatial formation with no chance of escaping with wings.

Were she in desperation and decided to target him, it would be hard for him to get away unscathed.

The three Venerables of Star God Temple were also aware of this, they quietly protected Fang Donghe behind them, just to prevent Sikong Lu from killing him in rage.

"Sikong, there’s no point in hiding anymore at this stage."

The Qin Venerable leading the trio spoke.

Sikong Lu remained silent, lifting her hand to remove the Smoke eye, which concealed her aura, revealing her true face. She glanced at the ruins left by the dust below and looked indifferently at the three.

"Star God’s Iron Law prohibits wanton killing of innocent people."

"At a time like this, Sikong, are you still lecturing us on the rules? Do you think you’re qualified?"

The female Venerable amongst them curled her lip, laughing mockingly.

"Besides, if it wasn’t for you Sikong holding Chen Tang’s treasure that concealed your aura and making it hard to pinpoint your location, would we be so desperate?"

"Why are you two wasting words on this lowly creature?"

The other Venerable said coldly.

"There is nowhere for her to escape in this formation space, let’s go together. It won’t be very difficult to take her down with three of us against her."

Upon hearing his words, the other two looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

The sight distressed Sikong Lu.

She was fearless if she had to confront any one of them.

But if it was three against her, she had no chance of victory.

And just now, she barely defended herself against the attack of their Taoist items, so she couldn’t have entirely avoided some damage.

If she cannot break this situation, she might die here.

But how to break it?

Sikong Lu pondered, then thought of the Flying Sword Blue Edge that Li Jing had given her for protection.

For a moment, she found herself in a bad situation, with no way out.

All she could do was put her hopes on this.

Reaching into her sleeves, Sikong Lu froze.

Her sleeve was...

Empty!

Did she lose the Flying Sword Blue Edge?!

This...

Made no sense!

It was there a moment ago...

Just as she was shocked, a flash of blue light appeared in front of her, followed by a blood splatter.

?

Sikong Lu.

She instinctively looked up.

What caught her eye were the decapitated heads of Fang Donghe and the three Venerables of the Star God Temple soaring high in the sky.

A figure exuding an imposing aura stood behind the three headless corpses, holding a sword in one hand and slowly turning his head around.

???

Sikong Lu.

Who...

Who is this person?!

If Fang Donghe from Twelfth Realm was a negligible factor.

Three Venerables defeated in a single strike?!

Sikong Lu was dumbfounded. Then she realized that the person seemed like a Spirit Weapon, holding the Flying Sword Blue Edge in his hand.

Spirit Weapon Qingfeng?!

Sikong Lu stared with disbelief.

It’s not surprising for a Spirit Weapon to kill.

But a Spirit Weapon itself is not that powerful.

Unless it encounters someone who wants to "conquer" it and get a chance to backlash, Spirit Weapons usually won’t have a strong killing power.

The Spirit Weapon slayed the Venerable Peak.

How is this not earth-shattering?!

Normally speaking.

A Taoist Spirit Weapon can kill an Eleven Realm being at most.

Any higher would be difficult.

As for the Venerable Peak.

Even if there is a backlash, they have the ability to forcibly control the Taoist item.

But Spirit Weapon Qingfeng managed to kill three Venerable Peaks in a second.

How can this not shock Sikong Lu?!

In her daze, she could vaguely hear Li Jing’s voice.

My Taoist item is unlike the usual.

This is way beyond unusual?!

Sikong Lu couldn’t comprehend how a Spirit Weapon could muster such formidable strength, even stronger than hers, and kill a Venerable Peak in the blink of an eye.

There’s no trick to it.

It was a sheer and thorough crushing at a power level!

As she was in a daze, the Spirit Weapon Qingfeng casually swings a sword.

"Pfft."

A flash of gray sword light sweeps across, tearing open the space of the formation.

Sikong Lu almost popped her eyes out at the sight.

The force contained in the flash of gray sword light was making her heart pound.

She recognized this power.

The power of the Void...

The Void.

Isn’t this... a power that can’t be wielded by humans or objects under normal circumstances?!

The space of the formation was torn apart by the void, quickly showing signs of collapse.

...