Chapter 886: Rush to Beast God Mountain, cautious demon envoy!

Chapter 882: Rushing to Beast God Mountain, the Cautious Demon Dao Emissary!

“True Monarch’s strategic brilliance and peerless divine abilities effortlessly slew True Monarch Thousand Blades. Under your leadership, the upcoming decisive battle will be a crushing victory, like a bamboo splitting.”

“It is truly an honor for this humble one to follow True Monarch and witness your divine might!”

True Monarch Fenmo, who was overseeing the immortal city from above, saw Lu Changsheng, clad in a black robe and cloak, holding the Dust-Woven Banner and the Nine Tribulations Sword, with only his hair and clothes slightly disheveled. Fear gripped his heart, and he quickly stepped forward to congratulate him.

He knew that the Yangming True Monarch before him hadn’t killed him simply because he still had a use: he could help incite rebellion and gather the demon cultivators of the Asura Sect and Liang Kingdom.

However, once the Liang-Yue war ended, his usefulness would drastically diminish.

At that time, not to mention Yangming True Monarch discarding him like a worn-out tool, he would also be ostracized and unwelcome by forces like the Hunyuan Sect, Ziguan Sect, and Heavenly Sword Sect.

Therefore, he had to seize this time to perform well and gain the recognition of Yangming True Monarch, and even other Nascent Soul cultivators in Jiangyue.

Although it was humiliating and damaged the dignity and face of a Nascent Soul cultivator, these were insignificant in the face of life itself.

Besides, who among the Nascent Soul cultivators would dare to mock him?

He was already at the bottom of the Nascent Soul cultivator ranks anyway.

“…” Yun Wanshang looked at True Monarch Fenmo, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, fawning over and flattering that little thief Lu Changsheng, and felt disdain in her heart.

But then she considered True Monarch Fenmo’s current situation, his status as a prisoner, and Lu Changsheng’s astonishing strength, and she found it normal.

Considering the current occasion, she even cupped her hands towards Lu Changsheng and said, “Congratulations, True Monarch Yangming, on slaying another Nascent Soul cultivator.”

Although Yun Wanshang and Lu Changsheng had spent day and night together and already knew each other’s depths, looking at the Great Dream City Lord, who held a colorful long banner in one hand and a greyish-green killing sword in the other, with a majestic and indifferent expression, she still felt a sense of unreality.

She simply couldn’t reconcile the smooth-talking, frivolous Lu Changsheng of everyday life with the Great Dream City Lord before her.

“Hmm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded to the two of them, not teasing Yun Wanshang, and said, “Caiyun, the news of my absence from Beast God Mountain has likely reached True Monarch Nine Spirits. I need to rush there now. This place will be under your watch.”

Now that the crisis involving Yun Wanshang, his wife Lu Miaoge, and his son Lu Lingxiao was resolved, he had to rush to Beast God Mountain as quickly as possible.

After all, if True Monarch Nine Spirits and the Demon Dao Emissary learned of his presence here, they might attack the Golden-Winged Roc and Thousand Bamboo Canopy outside Beast God Mountain.

As he spoke, Lu Changsheng activated a Yin-Yang Sensing Talisman from his sleeve, sending a warning message to the Golden-Winged Roc.

Yun Wanshang knew the urgency of the matter and immediately nodded, responding, “Don’t worry, leave this place to me.”

“Sister Miaoge…”

Lu Changsheng then sent a sound transmission to Lu Miaoge, giving her instructions.

If he were to go too far, the Three Treasures Incarnation would become like a mere puppet, no longer controllable.

So, he had long ago instructed Lu Miaoge to control the Three Treasures Incarnation through the technique of Divided Soul and Thought Manifestation.

Although she couldn’t wield the “Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture” or various magical arts and divine abilities like him, she could still barely control it, exerting fifty to sixty percent of its power.

“Alright,” Lu Miaoge responded, sending a message to Lu Wangshu to take over control of the talisman formation.

At this moment, their family of three was working in concert: Lu Changsheng controlled the talisman formation, unleashing the divine ability [Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light] to force back and kill approaching enemy cultivators.

Lu Miaoge, with the [Yin-Yang Jade Purification Bottle] above her head, cast the divine ability [Taiyin Deliverance Robe], protecting all three of them.

Lu Wangshu, surrounded by talismans, held a talisman brush magical treasure, drawing talismans in the void, continuously refining and enhancing the power of the talisman formation.

With their combined efforts, even late-stage Core Formation cultivators found it difficult to approach or contend with them.

As True Monarch Yangming slew True Monarch Thousand Blades, True Monarch Caiyun and True Monarch Fenmo continued to blockade the immortal city and the surrounding space. The demon cultivators of Liang and Yuan nations had no will to fight.

Only a few high-level Core Formation cultivators were still struggling desperately, unwilling to give up.

After all, Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators who surrendered still had a chance to live. But for these Core Formation cultivators, once captured, there was generally no good outcome.

However, with Yun Wanshang overseeing the situation, these Core Formation cultivators could not even escape, let alone self-destruct.

Before long, they were all captured and suppressed.

“Rest on the spot and clear the battlefield.”

Yun Wanshang spoke, ordering people to clean up the aftermath of the battlefield and establish this immortal city as a stronghold.

At the same time, two emergency jade talismans appeared in her hand, conveying the information of True Monarch Thousand Blades’ demise to True Monarch Juejian and True Monarch Hunyuan.

Although True Monarch Thousand Blades was easily dealt with by Lu Changsheng, True Monarch Thousand Blades, skilled in stealth and assassination, had always been a terrifying presence in this war, feared by True Monarch Hunyuan, True Monarch Ziguan, and others.

Aside from Lu Changsheng, the Great Dream City Lord and True Monarch Yangming, if True Monarch Thousand Blades had suddenly attacked any of them while they were fighting an enemy Nascent Soul cultivator, it would have posed extreme danger.

Now that True Monarch Thousand Blades was dealt with, they no longer needed to worry about his sudden appearance.

Moreover, with one less top-tier combatant from Liang and Yuan, the upcoming decisive battle was almost without suspense!

“Now, it all depends on Beast God Mountain…”

Yun Wanshang looked at the battlefield below, then towards Beast God Mountain, muttering in her heart.

Although the army was split into two, one heading towards Beast God Mountain and the other towards the Naked Body Cult, the main battlefield was still Beast God Mountain!

Beast God Mountain.

Forbidden area in the back mountain.

True Monarch Nine Spirits, who was still cultivating and nurturing the fourth-tier Dragon Crocodile, received an urgent message.

True Monarch Yangming appeared in Huarong Immortal City, and True Monarch Thousand Blades’ life and death were unknown!

Upon seeing this message, True Monarch Nine Spirits’ expression hardened, and he suddenly looked towards the Golden-Winged Roc above the clouds outside Beast God Mountain.

And the figure standing on the Golden-Winged Roc.

“Isn’t True Monarch Yangming here? How could he be in Huarong Immortal City?”

Due to the great distance, True Monarch Nine Spirits couldn’t 100% verify the authenticity of the Yangming True Monarch on the Golden-Winged Roc.

However, regarding the Golden-Winged Roc, a fourth-tier demon king, True Monarch Nine Spirits could 100% confirm that it was Yangming True Monarch’s spiritual pet!

“Could it be… this Yangming True Monarch is fake? The real Yangming True Monarch is in Huarong Immortal City?”

“But how did Yangming True Monarch know the whereabouts of True Monarch Thousand Blades? And that he was going to attack True Monarch Caiyun?”

True Monarch Nine Spirits’ face was grim, and he vaguely realized what was happening.

However, True Monarch Thousand Blades, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Seven Kill Sect, was not only skilled in stealth and assassination, but also possessed a secret treasure that concealed his aura and heavenly secrets, and had a diviner from the Seven Kill Sect helping to obscure his heavenly secrets.

Even with a medium or token, it was difficult to divine his whereabouts.

Therefore, it was impossible for Yangming True Monarch to know where True Monarch Thousand Blades was or that he would attack True Monarch Caiyun.

Even if Yue Kingdom had True Monarch Xuanjian, a Grandmaster of Divination, it wouldn’t work!

True Monarch Nine Spirits took a deep breath and immediately activated the emergency communication jade slip with True Monarch Thousand Blades.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Seeing no response, True Monarch Nine Spirits knew that True Monarch Thousand Blades was in grave danger, and immediately informed Moro of this news.

Moro also looked surprised.

The assassination of True Monarch Caiyun by True Monarch Thousand Blades was a top secret.

Besides him, True Monarch Nine Spirits, True Monarch Yanmei, and True Monarch Nightmare Eye, no one else knew.

And they only knew that True Monarch Thousand Blades would act, but not when he would act.

So, under these circumstances, Jiang and Yue nations absolutely could not have had this information.

“Could it be that this True Monarch Yangming is also a top-tier diviner?”

Moro frowned slightly.

Aside from this possibility, there was no way to explain how True Monarch Yangming knew that True Monarch Thousand Blades would attack True Monarch Caiyun.

However, he immediately dismissed this conjecture.

Divination was not something one could succeed at simply by having profound cultivation.

If one lacked the innate talent, forcing oneself to cultivate it would only harm oneself.

This True Monarch Yangming’s divine abilities and combat power were already astonishing; how could he also be a top-tier diviner?

Moreover, during this period of war, the heavenly secrets were chaotic and disturbed, making divination more difficult.

Even if the opponent was a fourth-tier grandmaster of divination, they wouldn’t dare to delve deeply into divination.

Otherwise, the consumption of vital essence and lifespan would affect their combat power and physical condition.

“So, behind True Monarch Yangming, there’s another fourth-tier diviner? This person teamed up with True Monarch Xuanjian to divine, realizing that True Monarch Thousand Blades might attack True Monarch Caiyun?”

Moro pondered, looking at the figure on the Golden-Winged Roc, also unable to directly determine if it was real or fake.

He wondered if this True Monarch Yangming had cultivated the great divine ability of a second Nascent Soul or an external incarnation.

Although the threshold for the great divine ability of an external incarnation was extremely high, and the cultivation strength of the incarnation was not the same as the main body, he was deeply wary of this mysterious and enigmatic True Monarch Yangming.

“Emissary, this golden roc has a rare bloodline and should not be long before it advances to the fourth-tier…”

True Monarch Nine Spirits continued to speak to Moro, hoping he would act and capture the Golden-Winged Roc.

He utterly detested True Monarch Yangming.

Not only had the other party repeatedly disrupted his grand plan for Beast God Mountain, but he had also captured and killed True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, True Monarch Yellow Springs, and True Monarch Gloommoon of his Beast God Mountain.

Under such circumstances, given the opportunity, he naturally wanted to retaliate fiercely.

If he could capture and kill True Monarch Yangming’s mount and spiritual pet, he could also alleviate some of the hatred in his heart.

Moro said nothing.

At other times, he wouldn’t mind making a move and slaying the Golden-Winged Roc.

After all, a fourth-tier transformed demon king like this was a rare material for him.

Especially since the Golden-Winged Roc possessed a certain true spirit bloodline, which could be used to cultivate the divine abilities and secret techniques of his Blood Sea Sect.

But now, he was very wary of True Monarch Yangming and was unwilling to expose himself too early.

He wanted to wait for True Monarch Yangming to actively attack Beast God Mountain, then use the fourth-tier Dragon Crocodile to test the opponent’s strength and true capabilities, and then decide whether to act.

True Monarch Nine Spirits saw Moro’s reluctance to act even in such a situation, and his face turned ugly, thinking that the other party was simply cowardly and afraid of death.

He wondered how the other party had cultivated to such a realm.

“Emissary, should I send Jinni to test him first?”

True Monarch Nine Spirits took a deep breath and said, unwilling to miss this opportunity.

Through the Golden-Winged Roc’s demonic aura, he had already made a general assessment of its strength.

He believed that his spiritual pet, the Golden Lion King, would be sufficient to handle it.

The only trouble was the “Yangming True Monarch” on the Golden-Winged Roc and the hidden True Monarch Xuanjian.

But if Moro was willing to act, none of these would be a concern.

Moro looked at True Monarch Nine Spirits’ expression, pondered for a moment, and then said, “You may.”

“Jinni.”

True Monarch Nine Spirits immediately sent a message to his spiritual pet, the Golden Lion King, calling out.

Although the Golden Lion King was True Monarch Nine Spirits’ spiritual pet, as a fourth-tier transformed demon king, it possessed extremely high intelligence.

Its status in Beast God Mountain was second only to True Monarch Nine Spirits, and even surpassed True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm.

Upon hearing True Monarch Nine Spirits asking it to test the Golden-Winged Roc in the clouds, it shook its head and let out a low growl, unwilling to act, believing there was a certain risk.

But upon hearing that True Monarch Nine Spirits and Moro would provide support, and that it would receive the Golden-Winged Roc’s demon core afterward, it immediately let out a roar and soared into the sky.

Above the clouds, the Golden-Winged Roc, like a golden blazing sun, coldly and sharply overlooked Beast God Mountain, as if hunting, waiting for its prey to appear.

Just then, it saw a massive figure, like a mountain, with golden fur all over and two golden horns on its head, a lion king, roaring out from Beast God Mountain.

Upon seeing the Golden Lion King, the Golden-Winged Roc did not hesitate in the slightest. Its wings spread in the air, and like a meteor streaking across the sky, it tore through layers of void, flying towards Huarong Immortal City.

It wasn’t that its Golden Roc True Monarch feared the Golden Lion King before it.

But its master had instructed it to retreat immediately if there was danger, and not to engage them, but to wait for him to arrive.

Although the Golden-Winged Roc was not afraid of the Golden Lion King before it, its master was not present, and the other party’s master was right there on Beast God Mountain. It, the little Roc King, was not foolish.

Of course, the main reason was that the Golden-Winged Roc had no confidence in defeating the Golden Lion King before it and was unwilling to engage in meaningless fights.

It was better to maintain its state and wait for its master to arrive, then hunt down this lion king!

Upon seeing this, Thousand Bamboo Canopy used the communication talismans from Lu Changsheng and True Monarch Xuanjian to tell the hidden True Monarch Xuanjian to be careful.

His master was already on his way.

True Monarch Xuanjian, hidden in the shadows, received the message and instantly realized that the figure on the Golden-Winged Roc was not True Monarch Yangming.

He had already felt that something was off about this True Monarch Yangming, and he hadn’t expected the other party to use a fake body to deter and restrain Beast God Mountain.

Such a tactic was incredibly bold.

Inside Beast God Mountain, True Monarch Nine Spirits and Moro were somewhat taken aback to see the Golden-Winged Roc turn and flee when faced with the Golden Lion King.

“You continue to stabilize the dragon crocodile, I’ll go and take a look.”

Although the Golden-Winged Roc’s action might be a lure to draw them in, Moro still had some confidence in his divine abilities.

He instructed True Monarch Nine Spirits, and his figure transformed into an invisible bloody light, quietly disappearing.

“Huff!” True Monarch Nine Spirits let out a tired breath, then his eyes burned with hatred as he continued to look at the fourth-tier dragon crocodile before him, casting a secret spell.

Currently, this dragon crocodile had been raised to the mid-fourth tier.

If the seals and restrictions were lifted, even he would not be confident in sealing and suppressing it again.

However, he did not stop cultivating it; he continued to stimulate and exploit this dragon crocodile’s life potential.

After all, the only purpose of this dragon crocodile was to force out True Monarch Yangming’s true strength and trump cards as much as possible, and to severely injure him.

As for its lifespan, it was already meaningless.

Northern Liang Kingdom.

True Monarch Juejian was leading his army, advancing towards Beast God Mountain.

Just then, he received a message from Yun Wanshang.

True Monarch Thousand Blades had been slain by True Monarch Yangming, and something might have happened at Beast God Mountain.

“What!?”

True Monarch Juejian’s heart trembled, and his face was filled with shock.

Although he already knew about True Monarch Yangming’s strength, and the other party had just recently achieved the astonishing feat of capturing four Nascent Soul cultivators, he had a clear understanding of the strength of several Nascent Soul cultivators in Liang and Yuan nations after fighting for so long.

If True Monarch Nine Spirits was ranked first, then True Monarch Thousand Blades was second.

It wasn’t that True Monarch Thousand Blades’ cultivation and combat power were superior to True Monarch Yanmei or True Monarch Nightmare Eye, but rather that an old-brand Nascent Soul cultivator skilled in stealth and assassination was truly terrifying and impossible to guard against.

But now, this True Monarch Thousand Blades had been dealt with by True Monarch Yangming.

A casual message, without any details of the process, just like the previous messages he received: True Monarch Yangming capturing Saintess Gloommoon and reclaiming Scarlet Peak Immortal City; True Monarch Yangming capturing True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, True Monarch Yellow Springs, and True Monarch Fenmo.

Because of this, True Monarch Juejian was deeply shaken and wanted to know how True Monarch Yangming had dealt with True Monarch Thousand Blades.

“Wait, wasn’t True Monarch Yangming supposed to go to Beast God Mountain to restrain True Monarch Nine Spirits with Senior Brother? Why did this message come from True Monarch Caiyun?”

At this moment, True Monarch Juejian’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized a problem.