The black horse gave Yuehualong a disdainful look. "Long hair, short on brains. You've lived such a long life, what kind of eyes do you have?"
"No need, let's go straight to Qingxu Temple." Xiang Yu mounted his horse. "Try to fly as fast as you can."
"Yes." Yuehua Long thought to himself, "I'm flying too fast. Can this horse keep up? What if it can't? Wouldn't the Overlord lose face?"
Then.
Moonflower Dragon gradually accelerated, and even when he used his maximum speed of man and sword as one, the black horse still followed steadily behind him.
"The Overlord's BMW is really fast! I admire it!"
"Wuzhui is not just fast." Xiang Yu's lips curled up slightly. Without the suppression of the lower plane, Wuzhui could unleash its full potential.
Whether it's the bloodline of the Flood Dragon or the legacy of the Black Dragon, it's far superior to the Qilin bloodline of that Jade Qilin, which has been diluted countless times. It's not much different from a true dragon, comparable to a second-generation true dragon.
Yuehua Longxin thought that fast spirit beasts must have weaker attack and defense capabilities, and this horse was obviously not worth fighting!
Then.
Before Elder Qingxu, who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could figure out what was going on, he was knocked unconscious by a hoof from the black horse, and the black horse didn't even have time to transform!
Not long after, the Grand Elder of Tianhun Valley also acquired the Shadow System, and the three of them and their horse happily traveled to the Kingdom of Wu.
However, as soon as they entered the Wu Kingdom, they were blocked by four Nascent Soul cultivators.
"Yuehualong, you three have quite the nerve. What are you doing in my Wu Kingdom at this time? We will never take you in. The cultivation world of Yue Kingdom is doomed."
"We want to see the Divine Void Immortal. This is a reclusive senior from the Yue Kingdom. You must not be rude!" Yuehualong shouted sternly.
The four Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances. "Hmph! Where did this reclusive senior come from in Yue Kingdom? Even if you three old fogies were to find someone to impersonate him, you should at least find someone decent. So young, how can he be a senior? Has he even formed his core yet? Hahaha..."
Xiang Yu vanished instantly, grabbing two Nascent Soul stage cultivators by the neck with his hands, while his black horse knocked out a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
"lead the way."
"Uh, senior, please follow me."
Chapter 464 Undercurrents
When Yuehualong saw that the strongest of the four Nascent Soul cultivators from the Wu Kingdom had been knocked unconscious by the black horse, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. He figured that the horse's strength was probably at least at the Divine Transformation level!
Master Qingxu chuckled. If a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was knocked unconscious with a single hoof strike, then there was nothing shameful about him, a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Could it be that Yuehualong was defeated in the same way?
The Grand Elder of Tianhun Valley originally thought that Yuehualong and Daoist Qingxu had secretly helped him, and that the three of them had attacked him together to knock him unconscious. He never expected this to be the case.
With a super sect like the Feather God Sect in Yue, unifying the Central Plains Continent and even the entire human realm wouldn't be a big problem.
"The Overlord is mighty! These fellows are ignorant and dare to offend the Overlord. I think we should kill them." The Grand Elder of Tianhun Valley sneered. One of the men in Xiang Yu's hands happened to have a grudge against him.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, spare our lives! We do not know you, senior. Ignorance is no excuse. We beg Your Majesty to forgive us and let us go." The Nascent Soul cultivator from Wu felt like his head was about to fall off. He did not want to lose his physical body.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy! We will take you to see the Divine Void Immortal right away." The others also begged for mercy.
"Alright, lead the way. I've already shown mercy." Xiang Yu released the two men.
As for the one who was knocked unconscious by the black horse, he woke up on his own. Since a Nascent Soul cultivator has a Nascent Soul, his unconsciousness is very short-lived. If his brain goes haywire, his consciousness will enter the Nascent Soul and continue to take over his body.
Even without a physical body, one can survive for a long time with only a nascent soul. However, one usually cannot cultivate, and the nascent soul is relatively fragile before the middle stage. The nascent soul becomes much more solid in the later stage, but it is still not comparable to the nascent soul physical body. One is still a fragile mage.
If a Nascent Soul wants to cultivate, one option is to find another body to possess, and another is that certain demonic cultivation techniques can transform a Nascent Soul into a Demonic Infant, whose power can overwhelm those of the same level. However, from then on, the Nascent Soul will only look like an infant, neither human nor ghost. Even true demonic cultivators rarely cultivate this.
Soon after, Xiang Yu and his group arrived at the cave heaven of Shenxu Sect, the number one immortal cultivation sect in Wu Kingdom. The spiritual energy there was several times denser than outside, and only such an environment could cultivate more Nascent Soul cultivators.
On the surface, the Divine Void Sect has two Nascent Soul cultivators, but in reality, there are a total of seven Nascent Soul cultivators: two late-stage, two mid-stage, and three early-stage. If it weren't for the loss of the teleportation array, the Wu Kingdom would have been preparing to plant its flag and dominate the southeast.
Then, Shenxu Zhenren can enter the Council of Elders of the Central Plains and become one of the actual rulers of the Central Plains, jointly governing the world with the seven great states of Chu, Qi, Jin, Qin, Yan, Song, and Yun.
Although it was the weakest of the eight elder states, it was still a ruler, and all the surrounding small states had to depend on it and pay tribute every year.
The Divine Void Cave Heaven, the Reception Hall.
"I've long heard that the Divine Void Sect has a blessed land, and seeing it today, it's truly extraordinary," Yuehualong exclaimed.
"If my Qingxu Temple had such a blessed land, I might have already broken through to the next level," said Master Qingxu, his face full of envy.
"Why doesn't the Overlord take this blessed land for himself?" suggested the Grand Elder of Heavenly Soul Valley.
"Is this the best grotto-heaven in the Central Plains?" Xiang Yu asked.
"Uh, of course not." Elder Tianhun thought to himself, if you don't like it, you can give it to your subordinates.
Just then, Master Shenxu walked in with a smile on his face. He had already heard that Xiang Yu had subdued two Nascent Soul cultivators in an instant, no, he should have subdued three in an instant. The black horse was also a result of Xiang Yu's efforts. Such strength must be entertained in the blessed land.
"Shenxuzi greets Fellow Daoist Bawang. May I ask what business you have with me?" Shenxu Zhenren carries several self-defense magic treasures, so he is not afraid even if he is a Nascent Soul Peak Body Cultivator.
"The affairs of Yue should not be interfered with by Wu. I will give you a divine object as a reward," Xiang Yu said solemnly.
Yuehua Long and the other two exchanged glances, all feeling quite expectant. Soon, Shenxu Zhenren would be just like them.
"A divine object? What kind of divine object is it?" asked the Divine Void Master.
"This divine object is beyond description, and it is extremely rare in the myriad realms. If you obtain it, you will certainly not regret it. Does the Divine Void Immortal's question mean he agrees?" Xiang Yu asked in return.
"Haha, Your Majesty, you've misunderstood. I was just asking out of curiosity. To be honest, the Yue Kingdom is doomed this time. This is the decision of the Elders' Council of the Central Yuan Continent. If the Wu Kingdom helps you, it will also be implicated," said Shenxu Zhenren with a smile.
"Does the Master think that destroying the Yue Kingdom is enough to deal with such a serious matter as the loss of the teleportation array?" Xiang Yu smiled slightly.
"What do you mean by that?" Master Shenxu frowned.
"It's very simple. After destroying the Yue Kingdom, if we still can't find the teleportation array, the next step will be to destroy the entire southeast. The Wu Kingdom won't be spared either! Everyone knows that with the strength of the Yue Kingdom's cultivation world, they can't even enter Storm Island. Only your Wu Kingdom has this ability, and your Wu Kingdom is already rich enough!"
Before Xiang Yu arrived, he discussed the current situation with Hao Jiu, Zhang Liang and others. The Central Plains was not a monolithic entity, and the unclaimed land in the southeast had long been coveted by the Qi Kingdom in the east, the Chu Kingdom in the south, and the Song Kingdom in the central plains. The mutual restraint among the three parties gave the Wu Kingdom the opportunity to grow stronger, but this did not mean that the three parties were willing to allow another veteran state to emerge in the southeast.
Shenxu Zhenren was well aware of Wu's predicament. Over the years, he had been secretly accumulating power precisely to make these three elder states acknowledge Wu's status as the hegemon of the southeast. However, they had no choice in this matter. If they did not obey the Senate's order to eliminate Yue, the spearhead would immediately be turned against Wu.
Of course, just as Xiang Yu said, after destroying the Yue Kingdom, it would be the Wu Kingdom's turn, but at least we could buy some time.
"Originally, it was indeed as you said, but now it's different. With an expert like you in Yue, entering Storm Island shouldn't be difficult, right? As long as we operate properly, after you defeat the three kingdoms of Panyangou, we can report the news of Yue's reclusive expert to the Council of Elders, and Wu's crisis will be resolved. Don't you think so?" Shenxu Zhenren smiled coldly.
"Oh, let's get started then." Xiang Yu said, the Overlord's Halberd in hand.
"Wait!" Master Shenxu raised his hand. "I have heard of the Overlord's might, but there is a great formation of our sect in this blessed land that can communicate with the power of heaven and earth. You may not necessarily gain any advantage. If we didn't have some extraordinary means, we wouldn't be able to protect this blessed land either. Don't you think so?"
"Then let me witness the power of this formation. Don't forget you're also within it." Xiang Yu said fearlessly.
"I don't care if I die because I can save Shenxu Sect and Wu Kingdom. Besides, the great formation is controlled by six Nascent Soul cultivators I sent, so it won't attack me."
However, there's no need for us to continue fighting. I can promise Wu that I won't participate in the attack on Yue. Isn't that the condition you proposed? Shenxu Zhenren smiled slightly.
"Those were the conditions from before. You missed your chance, so now we need to add another one."
"What?"
"Let me test your grand formation first!"
...
To the west of the Central Continent lies the Demon Source Sea.
"Are you sure?" The handsome young man sat upright on the chaise longue, letting the woman in thin gauze and heavy makeup beside him tease and flirt with him.
"It's confirmed, Your Majesty. The Spirit Realm teleportation array did indeed malfunction. I wonder which fellow Daoist helped us out and saved us this trouble." The black-robed elder chuckled.
"Those cultivators are all cunning. It might be a trap. We should send someone to investigate further and try to win over the five people from Storm Island that day. If the Spirit Realm teleportation array is really destroyed, those old fogies who are nearing the end of their lifespan will definitely be very willing to join us."
"Hahaha...Brilliant!"
Chapter 465 Done
Shenxu Gate Cave Heaven, Star-Gazing Pavilion.
The sect leader of Shenxu Sect and the five Nascent Soul elders sat around the central hub of the cave heaven formation, nervously watching the scene in the water screen, which was the same group of people talking in the living room below.
"They probably won't fight, right?" Elder Chi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course not. Even if this overlord is a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, he won't be able to act arrogantly once he enters our cave." Elder Peng sneered.
"I never expected that there would still be a body cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in this era. Only hidden sects would have someone who painstakingly cultivates this. But he is truly amazing. And his spirit beast, is it really a horse?" the elder asked in confusion.
"Body cultivators are certainly powerful when they get close, but he also caught those fellow cultivators off guard. Who would have thought that such a young-looking person would be a body cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage? And that horse, it must be a rare species from the primordial era, perhaps even with dragon-horse blood." Elder Hu, who was at the late Nascent Soul stage, revealed a greedy glint in his eyes.
At that very moment, Xiang Yu vanished!
"Let me test your grand formation first!"
"Activate the great formation immediately!" Shenxu Zhenren's expression changed drastically, and he immediately retreated. However, a tremendous force suddenly came from behind him.
Bang! Bang!
The black horse kicked Shenxu Zhenren away in an instant with a series of kicks. Fortunately, the self-defense magic weapon worked, and layers of light screens completely enveloped Shenxu Zhenren.
"Ah!" Shenxu Zhenren did not expect the black horse to be so fast and so powerful. Caught off guard, he flew towards Xiang Yu, who was not far away, and his neck crashed into Xiang Yu's hand.
So-called self-defense magic items aren't actually that magical. Usually, if someone bumps into something and there's no malicious magical fluctuation, the magic item won't activate automatically.
Moreover, the black horse's series of kicks shattered those layers of defensive light barriers; he was lucky not to be kicked to death on the spot.
Xiang Yu grabbed Shenxu Zhenren by the neck, "Where's your grand formation? Didn't you say you couldn't be hit? Then what's there to be afraid of?"
Shenxu Zhenren's face turned deathly pale. It was as easy for the other party to tear off his head with a flick of their finger. Were peak Nascent Soul body cultivators really that terrifying? He himself was a late Nascent Soul cultivator!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, its target the Grand Elder of Heavenly Soul Valley.
boom!
"Overlord, save me!"
"ah……"
Shenxu Zhenren was charred black from being struck by the lightning!
The six Nascent Soul cultivators in the Star Gazing Pavilion nearly popped their eyes out. Just how fast was that?!
The Cave Heaven Formation could indeed accurately strike targets, but who could have imagined that Shenxu Zhenren wouldn't last a moment and would be captured alive by the opponent?
If this lightning strikes Xiang Yu, Shenxu Zhenren will also suffer. Therefore, the Shenxu Sect Leader wants to first target the weakest elder of Tianhun Valley as a warning to others.
Normally, if the other side has a hostage, they would definitely want to get out. A single blow would only severely injure the Grand Elder of Tianhun Valley, at most destroying his physical body. The other side would not kill the hostage over such a trivial matter.
But now, the lightning that should have struck the head of the Heavenly Soul Valley Elder has instead landed on Shenxu Zhenren, and he is the only one who has been struck so badly by the lightning.