Chapter 880: Shocking purple light, shaking people!

Chapter 875: Deterring Ziguang, Calling for Reinforcements!

“Heh.”

Lu Changsheng did not have a good impression of Ziguang True Monarch, who had abandoned the city and fled.

If not for considering their alliance, he would have even held Ziguang True Monarch accountable right then and there.

“May I ask why Ziguang True Monarch has come?”

Lu Changsheng asked, his expression calm and indifferent.

Ziguang True Monarch’s heart skipped a beat. He could see that Yuming True Monarch in front of him was not pleased with him.

But the situation was stronger than him. Maintaining a smile on his face, he said, “I heard of True Monarch’s divine might, so I came to pay my respects.”

“Furthermore, we are preparing for a counterattack, and many cultivators from my Ziguang Sect, as well as strategic supplies, are within the Immortal City. I came to collect and organize them.”

Ziguang True Monarch cupped his hands and smiled, stating his purpose.

“Strategic supplies?”

Although Lu Changsheng hadn’t personally checked the inventory of Mount Chi Immortal City.

His sons, Lu Lingxiao and Lu Qingxuan, had reported to him after clearing everything.

Besides the storage bags and resources seized from the demonic cultivators of Liang, and the storage bags and resources Liang had seized from the cultivators of Jiang and Yue.

There was also a large batch of strategic supplies in the Immortal City.

For example, war airships, spirit stones, talismans, pills, consumable magic treasures, and so on.

Although these strategic supplies were generally of low value to Lu Changsheng and didn’t catch his eye.

No matter what, they had ended up in his pocket.

Now Ziguang True Monarch had come and wanted to take these strategic supplies away with just one sentence?

If it were Xuankun True Monarch, or someone he had a friendly relationship with, considering the needs of the upcoming war, Lu Changsheng would return them.

But what did Ziguang True Monarch count for?

“The rescued cultivators are all in the city now. Fellow Daoist can take the cultivators of Ziguang Sect with you.”

Lu Changsheng said calmly, “As for strategic supplies… By the time this True Monarch arrived, the Immortal City had already been thoroughly looted.”

If he handed over the strategic supplies, would the other party then ask about the storage rings and storage bags of the Ziguang Sect cultivators?

Ziguang True Monarch’s face, which had been beaming with a hearty smile, froze.

It had only been a few days since Yuyue Saintess occupied Mount Chi Immortal City before the other party arrived and recaptured it.

Even if the resources in the city were looted at this time, it would be impossible to send them away.

Moreover, Yuyue Saintess would definitely use these strategic supplies to enhance the army’s combat strength. How could she possibly send them away?

Ziguang True Monarch felt annoyed and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

He hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to show him so little respect.

He actually intended to swallow his sect’s strategic supplies!

“Didn’t Fellow Daoist recapture Mount Chi Immortal City immediately after it was occupied by Yuyue True Monarch?”

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Ziguang True Monarch was still able to control his facial expression and asked with some surprise.

“What? Is Ziguang True Monarch suspecting this True Monarch of embezzling your Ziguang Sect’s strategic supplies?”

Lu Changsheng’s expression instantly turned cold. His eyes, carrying the soul pressure of a Mid Nascent Soul cultivator, fixed on Ziguang True Monarch in front of him.

Ziguang True Monarch’s heart trembled, a sudden palpitation seizing him as he felt a dangerous pressure.

“Let alone that Mount Chi Immortal City was recaptured by this True Monarch, everything within the city belongs to me.”

“Previously, you abandoned the city and fled, putting my son in danger and almost costing him his life. This True Monarch, considering the overall situation, hasn’t settled the score with you yet. Now you question this True Monarch’s embezzlement of supplies. Do you perhaps want to test if my sword is sharp?”

Lu Changsheng continued to coldly rebuke Ziguang True Monarch.

As he spoke, the Nine Tribulations Sword appeared in his hand, radiating a sharp aura capable of cleaving the sun, moon, and stars.

His confrontation with Ziguang True Monarch, besides being displeased with him abandoning the city and fleeing, also served another purpose: establishing his authority.

Although his capture and killing of Tiancan True Monarch and the other three had already shown sufficient strength and might.

Yet Ziguang True Monarch still dared to shamelessly come over, indicating that his deterrence towards Yue and Jiang was not enough.

Or perhaps his temper was too good.

Changsheng True Person could have a good temper, build good relationships, and be lenient towards others.

But Yuming True Monarch did not need to be like this; he needed to possess sufficient authority!

“Misunderstanding, Yuming True Monarch, it’s a misunderstanding! This True Monarch absolutely did not mean that.”

Ziguang True Monarch said hurriedly.

Previously, he felt that Yuming True Monarch capturing and killing four Nascent Soul cultivators alone had a lot of exaggeration.

Firstly, Yuming True Monarch possessed a Fourth-tier spirit beast and a Fourth-tier puppet king.

This was equivalent to one person having the combat strength of three Nascent Soul cultivators.

Secondly, Yuyue True Monarch was one against three and fell into the opponent’s hands early, so she couldn’t be counted.

Tiancan True Monarch, Huangquan True Monarch, and Fenmo True Monarch not only had average combat strength but had also been exhausted by fighting him for many days, causing their condition to decline.

Furthermore, during the battle, Huangquan True Monarch was divided by the opponent through Yuyue True Monarch, causing his combat strength to be dispersed.

But now, feeling the sharp sword intent emanating from the Nine Tribulations Sword in Lu Changsheng’s hand, he knew he was wrong.

The strength of this Yuming True Monarch was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Capturing and killing Tiancan True Monarch and the other three was not relying on the spirit beast and puppet king, but on the strength of a Mid Nascent Soul powerhouse.

He was definitely not someone who had just broken through to the Mid Nascent Soul stage or temporarily possessed Mid Nascent Soul combat strength through secret techniques or divine abilities.

“How could I suspect Fellow Daoist of embezzling supplies? I was just asking casually.”

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Ziguang True Monarch was well-versed in knowing when to yield and when to be firm. He quickly explained, “Regarding your esteemed son’s matter, I am deeply sorry and am willing to compensate him.”

“My visit this time is also to thank True Monarch for recapturing Mount Chi Immortal City and recovering from my battlefield defeat. This is a small token of my appreciation, please Yuming True Monarch, be sure to accept it.”

Ziguang True Monarch had already realized that this Yuming True Monarch was very dissatisfied with his abandonment of the city and escape.

His visit this time was like walking straight into the muzzle of a gun.

He regretted making this trip.

Immediately, with a pained heart, he took out a brocade box containing precious Fourth-tier spirit materials and handed it to Lu Changsheng as thanks.

Lu Changsheng took the brocade box, opened it for a look, found it acceptable, put it into his storage ring, put away the Nine Tribulations Sword, and responded with a faint sound.

Now that Jiang and Yue were preparing to counterattack Liang, it was impossible for him to truly attack Ziguang True Monarch and kill him.

Once he made a move, it would inevitably cause chaos in the alliance and affect the subsequent war.

Therefore, deterring him was enough.

Ziguang True Monarch saw Lu Changsheng’s indifferent and aloof appearance and felt extremely aggrieved in his heart.

But he still maintained a flattering expression, cupped his hands with a smile, and said, “Since that’s the case, I will go and gather the cultivators from my sect.”

“Mm.” Lu Changsheng nodded, no longer making things difficult.

After all, their two sects were considered allies.

Since the other party was taking the Ziguang Sect cultivators away, he couldn’t demand money again; that would be too unsightly.

Moreover, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he still had to act in accordance with his status.

Having been deterred by Lu Changsheng, Ziguang True Monarch had no intention of staying long in Mount Chi Immortal City.

He quickly left with his sect’s cultivators.

It was just that without war magic treasures like airships and warships, withdrawing was troublesome.

He could only order his Core Formation cultivators to lead the people in withdrawal while he left first.

“Yuming True Monarch!”

After leaving the Mount Chi mountain range, Ziguang True Monarch’s somewhat pale face instantly turned as dark as water, and his hands clenched tightly into fists.

As a Nascent Soul True Monarch and the ancestor of a sect, he was usually high above, and no one dared to disrespect him.

Even though Xuankun True Monarch and Hunyuan True Monarch were much stronger than him, they usually addressed each other as fellow Daoists, holding equal status.

And he felt that he had given enough face by coming to Mount Chi Immortal City this time.

But this Yuming True Monarch showed him no respect at all and didn’t put him in his eyes.

In such a situation, how could he not be angry?

However, thinking of Yuming True Monarch’s strength, he could only swallow his anger, suppress the rage in his heart, and ponder how to stay away from the other party.

After all, if he couldn’t afford to provoke him, couldn’t he at least avoid him?

“Once Liang is defeated, Yuan will definitely withdraw its troops, and then Wuguo’s territory will become available…”

Ziguang True Monarch mused in his heart, perhaps his sect should move to Wuguo.

Although Wuguo was currently occupied by Liang and Yuan.

But as long as Beast God Mountain was breached, Wuguo could be resolved along the way.

At that time, he could exchange his war merits for this territory in Wuguo and stay away from Jiang.

At this moment, in Mount Chi Immortal City, Lu Changsheng was reminded of something by Ziguang True Monarch.

Subordinates!

Although the main force determining the outcome of a war was still Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

There was an unwritten rule in the cultivation world’s wars.

On the battlefield, Nascent Soul cultivators must not attack cultivators below their realm.

After all, the combat strength of Nascent Soul cultivators was too terrifying.

Against cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, it was a complete crushing.

Even if the opponent had Nascent Soul cultivators to hold them back, they could still cause widespread casualties among lower-level cultivators.

If two Nascent Soul True Monarchs did not abide by the rules and attacked recklessly on the battlefield, then this war would be meaningless.

Even if they achieved victory, they would face a situation where there was no one left to use.

Therefore, most Nascent Soul powers launching wars abided by this war rule.

Of course, besides this, there was another reason.

That was, excessive killing and slaughtering too many innocent beings could easily lead to karmic debt entanglement and diminish one’s own luck.

Although karmic debt and luck were both ethereal and elusive.

But at the Nascent Soul stage, most cultivators still attached great importance to them, preferring to believe they existed rather than not.

So in the upcoming counterattack against Liang, Lu Changsheng’s main task would be to deal with the demonic envoys behind Liang.

Or deal with Nine Spirits True Monarch, Yunmei True Monarch, and the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs from Yuan.

But Ziguang True Monarch had given him a reminder.

If he wanted to gain more resources and benefits from the war, he still needed subordinates to capture cities and strongholds, plunder, and seize resources.

And besides the few cultivators his son Lu Lingxiao brought from Great Dream Immortal City, he had no usable cultivators at all.

This way, he would lose many resources.

Call for reinforcements!

Lu Changsheng immediately prepared to call for reinforcements and summon Yun Wanshang.

Although Yun Wanshang’s body had only barely recovered and it was inconvenient for her to fight in a short time.

The upcoming war, however, wouldn’t be very dangerous.

If she came, she only needed to stay in the rear and separate the Qingyun Sect army from Jiang.

This way, the other party could not only plunder resources through Qingyun Sect but also share in the war merits after the war ended.

Like Qingyun Sect, it was currently only a Third-tier spirit vein, which was not enough to support Yun Wanshang’s cultivation.

If the war merits were sufficient, they could ask the Dragon Seekers and Array Masters from Tianjian Sect, or Hunyuan Sect, or Ziguang Sect to intercept a small section from a Fourth-tier spirit vein in Liang to nurture Qingyun Sect’s spirit vein.

And Lu Changsheng remembered that Wuguo had been in chaos ever since the Nascent Soul ancestor of Baxia Sect passed away.

And Baxia Sect had also gradually declined under the interference of various major forces, resulting in this Fourth-tier spirit vein being masterless.

At that time, he could even help Yun Wanshang take down the Fourth-tier spirit vein in Wuguo.

“Caiyun, quickly come to the Yue front line to counterattack Liang.”

Lu Changsheng immediately crushed the Fourth-tier Yin-Yang Communication Talisman with Yun Wanshang to send a brief message.

However, thinking that even he, the City Lord of Great Dream, had come, how could Changsheng True Person, the Deputy City Lord, not come?

He immediately crushed another Yin-Yang Sensing Talisman, asking her to bring Lu Miaoge.

This way, Changsheng True Person and Miaoge True Person could also accumulate enough war merits in this war and then be rewarded according to their contributions.

“Alas, this kind of talisman communication is still troublesome.”

Lu Changsheng thought of Zhenhai Ancestor and Minghai True Monarch, who were far apart but could have real-time conversations through array formations and restrictions, and felt very envious.

Although his Sun-Moon Two Poles Profound Light Mirror could also do it, and was even more convenient.

But the spirit vein in Mount Chi Immortal City was not enough for A’wu to connect to Green Lake Mountain currently, at most it could connect to Qingluan Immortal City.

Qingyun Sect.

Caiyun Hall.

In her daily life, besides teaching her son Lu Yunxiao and recuperating, Yun Wanshang also guided and taught her disciple’s grandson, Lu Shouheng.

She was quite attentive towards this son of her disciple Chu Qingyi.

On one hand, he was Chu Qingyi’s son.

On the other hand, Lu Shouheng had excellent talent, possessing a Heavenly Spirit Root, and his temperament was exceptionally firm.

At this moment, Yun Wanshang felt something in her heart. With a flip of her jade hand, a Yin-Yang Communication Talisman appeared, forming a message.

Quickly come to the Yue front line to counterattack Liang.

Yun Wanshang was a little puzzled.

She didn’t know why Lu Changsheng suddenly notified her to go to the Yue front line and counterattack Liang.

Isn’t the Liang-Yue war currently extremely tense, and Yue is at a disadvantage?

Immediately after, another Yin-Yang Communication Talisman appeared in her hand, asking her to bring Lu Miaoge.

“This person is truly… doesn’t know how to be thrifty.”

Yun Wanshang saw that Lu Changsheng used two precious Fourth-tier Yin-Yang Communication Talismans for these matters and felt he was simply a prodigal son.

However, with two consecutive messages, she also realized that there had been changes in the Liang-Yue war and that Lu Changsheng was most likely currently on the Yue front line.

“Isn’t this little thief supposed to be dealing with the trouble in Star Constellation Sea? How did he rush to the Yue front line?”

Although Lu Changsheng had already captured and killed four Nascent Soul cultivators on the Yue front line, shaking all directions.

But the two countries were far apart, and it would take some time for the news to reach her.

So Yun Wanshang had not yet received the information from the Yue front line and was not aware of Lu Changsheng’s situation.

She pondered for a moment, handed Lu Yunxiao to her disciple’s grandson Lu Shouheng, asking him to take care of him for a few days, and prepared to go to Green Lake Mountain to inquire about the situation.

“Yes, Martial Ancestor.”

Lu Shouheng was now sixteen years old, his figure tall and straight. He cupped his hands and replied to Yun Wanshang, then looked at the delicate, porcelain-doll-like Lu Yunxiao.

“Yunxiao, Mommy has some things to attend to. You’ll stay with your Shouheng… brother these days. Be good.”

Yun Wanshang instructed her son again.

According to seniority, Lu Shouheng should call Lu Yunxiao ‘Martial Uncle’.

But the two were close in age.

Considering that both their fathers were Lu Changsheng, Yun Wanshang also hoped they would be closer, so she still didn’t let them address each other as Martial Uncle and Martial Nephew.

“Oh.”

Although Lu Yunxiao was only three years old, he was very sensible. Hearing his mother’s words, he obediently replied.

Then he added, “I’ll be good and wait for Mommy to come back.”

“Mm.” It was also Yun Wanshang’s first time being separated from her son. Seeing him like this, her heart softened, and she rubbed his little head.

Then, silently and without a trace, she rushed to Green Lake Mountain to ask Lu Miaoge if she knew the situation.