Chapter 472

The other three great dynasties would certainly come to stir things up.

So a Land Immortal truly is not cultivation enough.

"Good! I'll go handle it right now."

Zhang Sanfeng immediately turned and went down, heading to the Elixir Hall to retrieve the Origin-Breaking Pill.

……

Yunzhou Zhoutianxia Society, the number one tower under heaven.

"I say, are the people of Zhoutianxia Society really too short-handed…"

The Purple-Robed Boss could not help but roast his own son with a single line.

Now the world is in turmoil—this is truly an age of great contention.

The Heavenly Dao Golden List and the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List, the two great rankings, constantly expose the powerful and the beauties.

They have further bestowed countless treasures capable of raising one's strength and one's faction's power.

Yet the Zhoutianxia Society, which styles itself hegemon of Yunzhou, has all along been holed up within Yunzhou.

It feels as though the rising winds and surging clouds have nothing at all to do with it.

Xiong Ba could not help but twitch his lips and sigh,

"You've got the nerve to say that! I am the head of a faction—I certainly cannot move lightly."

"The other crooked melons and cracked dates of Zhoutianxia Society—none of them can handle a job on their own."

"The best thing would be for you to take the field."

"But you've always feared that Demon Lord Bai Suzhen—what am I supposed to do about that?"

The true experts of Zhoutianxia Society are led by the father-and-son pair Xiong Ba and the Purple-Robed Boss.

Beneath them should be the three Hall Masters—Wind, Cloud, and Frost—along with the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi.

The Twelve Fiends of Tianchi had long been violent and cruel, earning the scorn of the jianghu, and were hunted by the Sword Saint.

If they did not show themselves, fine; but the moment they appeared, they would likely face the united assault of the entire Yunzhou Wu Lin.

Besides, Xiong Ba used the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi to guard his beloved daughter Miss Youruo—how could he possibly let them take on missions?

As for the three Hall Masters.

Not to mention their strength had already fallen far behind in this jianghu where Land Immortals roamed the streets and Heavenly Beings were no better than dogs.

Of the three Hall Masters, only the Frost Hall Hall Master Qin Shuang remains, you know?

The other two had long been poached away to the Qinglong Society.

Now Xiong Ba and the Purple-Robed Boss are holed up in the number one tower under heaven, constantly recovering from their injuries and raising their strength.

Qin Shuang, however, has been out all along, overseeing Zhoutianxia Society, you know?

With things like this, unless the Purple-Robed Boss comes out, Zhoutianxia Society really is powerless.

"Looking at it this way, we need to go recruit some experts."

The Purple-Robed Boss pointed to the east,

"In my view, this eastern You Dongying and the other small factions should still have quite a few experts."

"Once your Origin-Returning Blood Hand has recovered to roughly the same level, go try recruiting some."

"Fine then! It really does have to be this way."

Xiong Ba had no choice and hurriedly used the Origin-Returning Blood Hand to absorb the essence, qi, and spirit of others.

If things kept going like this, Zhoutianxia Society would be the first to fall behind in this contest for hegemony.

……

You Dongying, the Xuanhua!

"Boss, this Canglong Seven Stars?"

All along, the Boss had given the other six Bosses the impression of being broadly knowledgeable.

No matter how ancient the matter, as long as it was within two thousand years, he would know it.

Therefore this Canglong Seven Stars—perhaps the Boss knows it too?

"There is indeed such a legend…"

The Boss fell into deep thought and said slowly,

"It's just that when I was in the Central Plains before, I never saw the Canglong Seven Stars appear in the world."

"Nor did I ever know what the power of the Canglong Seven Stars actually refers to, or how formidable it is!"

"I see…"

The Bosses present could not help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"Then should we seize this Canglong Seven Stars?"

The Fifth Boss inquired.

"What's the use of seizing it! That damned Zhou Wenwang of the Central Plains actually set down a restriction."

"Anyone who is not of the Central Plains cannot use these Canglong Seven Stars."

"Let me ask you—apart from that traitor Old Seven, does our Xuanhua have any Central Plains people?"

When the Second Boss spoke of the Seventh Boss Bu Yuanting, he was grinding his teeth.

In fact, it was the Second Boss himself who had originally introduced Bu Yuanting into the Xuanhua.

The Boss, however, could not help but secretly laugh—you're all people of You Dongying, but I myself am a genuine Central Plains man.

It's just that he did not want to expose this point.

"Enough! The power of the Canglong Seven Stars may well be terrifying."

"But right now clearly no one can gather them all, after all the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List has not revealed them all."

"So even if we go snatch it, it won't mean much."

"The next priority is still dealing with the Qinglong Society."

The Great Chieftain had set his sights on the Qinglong Society—after all, the greatest obstacle to the Thousand-Year Calamity he and the Great Demon God wished to set in motion

was, in truth, the Qinglong Society itself.

"Yes!"

The Xuanhua Hao nominally had seven chieftains, but the Great Chieftain's word was law.

"Then, that token of Ji Yaohua's—try to get our hands on it."

"The Dragon Head Token can compel the Qinglong Society to do one thing."

"If we get it, and have the Qinglong Society wipe out Great Qin—what do you think?"

The Great Chieftain smiled. What truly interested him was, in fact, this Dragon Head Token.

"Makes sense. I'll go myself."

The Second Chieftain read the Great Chieftain's mind and immediately volunteered.

"Excellent!"

The Great Chieftain nodded, satisfied.

……

Western Xia had been lively lately.

Princess Yinchuan had made it onto the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking.

The name of Western Xia, tucked away in a remote corner, spread across the Nine Provinces.

The people of Western Xia were rather pleased—after all, they'd finally made a ranking once.

But for Western Xia's ruler, Li Dewang, this appearance on the ranking was a disaster.

Western Xia had been ravaged by the two previous rulers, and its strength had long been in steep decline.

Since Li Dewang's ascension, he had risen early and slept late, pouring his heart and blood into reviving Western Xia.

But to his frustration, his progeny were thin; after all his years of diligent effort, he'd produced only this one daughter.

Thus the scions of the royal clan all coveted his seat.

What he had always wanted was to find a good husband for Li Qinglu,

and then select one from among the royal clan's scions to groom as heir to the throne.

But the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had not only exposed his daughter—it had also saddled them with some Azure Dragon Seven Stars.

Especially that restriction: the Azure Dragon Seven Stars could not be used by anyone not of the Central Plains.