Chapter 1604: Two Hornet's Nests
Outside the Thousand Wilds Mountain, two figures arrived from afar.
They were two middle-aged men of similar build. The one on the right wore a green robe and had a green beard, his expression stiff and cold, emanating a stern and intimidating aura without even trying.
His name alone was enough to overturn any land within the Thousand Wilds Realm.
The Thousand Wilds Cult Master! He was also the great Realm King of this vast Thousand Wilds Realm.
The person beside him had fair skin and no beard, his expression gentle and kind, appearing utterly ordinary and harmless. However, when the two walked together, his position was clearly ahead of the Thousand Wilds Cult Master.
If anyone in the Thousand Wilds Realm were to see this scene, they would be utterly shocked and astounded.
And the robe he wore, embroidered with a crimson flame and ink moon, was enough to make the souls of all profound practitioners in the Northern Divine Region tremble.
That was the symbol of the Burning Moon King Realm, one of the three great King Realms of the Northern Divine Region.
"Ninth Uncle, this time, are we here to confirm the 'desired item'?" the Thousand Wilds Cult Master asked. As the supreme existence of this realm, a Divine Lord standing at the pinnacle of the Profound Dao, his tone toward the man beside him was clearly filled with deep respect, and even his posture unconsciously bent slightly lower.
"Could it be that I really came all the way just for Dian'er's hundred-jiazi birthday?" the middle-aged man said with a chuckle.
"...Ninth Uncle is right," the Thousand Wilds Cult Master said somewhat awkwardly.
"Hahaha," the middle-aged man laughed. "Dian'er is, after all, my grandnephew. A major event like a hundred-jiazi birthday warrants my special visit to offer congratulations. I hope this gift will be to his liking."
The Thousand Wilds Cult Master quickly said, "Ninth Uncle, your words are too kind, you'll spoil Dian'er. Even if your gift were just an ordinary stone, Dian'er would treasure it as his own life."
The middle-aged man smiled, glanced at him, and suddenly said, "Rest assured, your 'task' will be completed soon. When that time comes, not only you, but I will also bring Dian'er back to the Burning Moon Heaven Domain. Although he is a bit too fond of women, in terms of the Profound Dao, his future achievements will surely not be inferior to yours. His Majesty has already tacitly approved this."
The Thousand Wilds Cult Master froze, then was overwhelmed with joy, his excitement boundless: "Ninth... Ninth Uncle, this... is this true!?"
"Would I deceive you?" The middle-aged man looked ahead at the Thousand Wilds Mountain drawing nearer, then suddenly sighed, "His Majesty has waited so many years, and finally, his wish is about to be fulfilled."
The excitement on the Thousand Wilds Cult Master's face was hard to calm. He opened his mouth, hesitated several times, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Ninth Uncle, there is one thing I have never understood. Since it is such an important item, the safest place would be by the side of the Divine Emperor himself. Why must it be..."
The middle-aged man turned to look at him... The Thousand Wilds Cult Master's gaze shrank, and he dared not utter another word.
But the middle-aged man did not blame him; instead, he laughed and said, "Now that things have come to this, there's no harm in telling you. Because that thing was not originally His Majesty's possession. It was... obtained by His Majesty during the chaos of the Jingtian God Realm's upheaval ten thousand years ago."
"This..." The Thousand Wilds Cult Master was greatly shocked in his heart. He had never imagined that this matter was connected to the Jingtian God Realm of ten thousand years ago, now the Jiehun Realm.
"Later, the Demon Empress regained control of the Jingtian God Realm and renamed it the Jiehun Realm. With her shrewdness, she must have learned of the existence of 'that object' from the Jingtian God Emperor long ago. After failing to find it, she would naturally suspect that our Burning Moon or the Yan Mo had stolen it during the Jingtian upheaval."
"You have seen the power of the 'Dustless Barrier' with your own eyes. Even if it were within half a foot of you, you would not feel any of its aura. However, it has a drawback. As a spatial object of the highest level, it cannot be contained within any small world. No matter how powerful His Majesty is, he cannot place it into his own portable space."
"Moreover, this Dustless Barrier was originally set up by the Jingtian God Emperor back then. No one can guarantee that the Jingtian God Realm doesn't have a method to detect its existence."
"The Divine Emperor is afraid that the Jiehun Realm will find it and take it back?" the Thousand Wilds Cult Master said.
"No, that is only half the reason," the middle-aged man said. "Even if the Demon Empress is shrewd, she would never imagine that His Majesty would leave such an important item in a sect of another realm."
"The other half: the Demon Empress is too terrifying. Even His Majesty would never want to conflict with her unless absolutely necessary. If this matter were somehow still discovered by her, then..." He gave the Thousand Wilds Cult Master a deep look. "This matter has nothing to do with the Burning Moon King Realm or His Majesty. Do you understand?"
"Understood." The Thousand Wilds Cult Master immediately nodded, not daring to hesitate. "What Ninth Uncle said just now... has the Divine Emperor found a way to open the Dustless Barrier?"
"Forcing open the Dustless Barrier is simple, but doing so will inevitably damage the object sealed within. To open the Dustless Barrier without damage, only the Jingtian God Emperor, who originally set the barrier, can do it."
"However, even the Dustless Barrier's power will slowly dissipate over time. His Majesty has waited ten thousand years. By now, the power of the Dustless Barrier has almost dissipated to the point where it can be opened. When that time comes, everything will be complete."
"I see." The Thousand Wilds Cult Master suddenly understood, then said, "Speaking of ten thousand years... I wonder if Ninth Uncle still remembers the matter of the Tiangang Cloud Clan? Their deadline is almost up."
"Hmph, such trivial matters, handle them as you see fit. There's no need to consult me," the middle-aged man said dismissively.
"Yes," the Thousand Wilds Cult Master acknowledged.
"This time, I will reconfirm the state of the Dustless Barrier. If everything is as expected, then within a hundred years, you will be able to..."
ROAR!!!
From the Thousand Wilds Mountain ahead, a dragon roar suddenly shook the sky. Although it was very far away, it still stirred the souls of these two Divine Lords.
After the dragon roar, golden flames erupted and spread across the sky in an instant.
Both their expressions changed drastically. The Thousand Wilds Cult Master shouted in shock, "Someone is invading!"
"Let's go!" The middle-aged man's face turned extremely ugly. He grabbed the Thousand Wilds Cult Master and rushed forward.
Inside the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince's Hall, the birthday banquet continued. Although the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince had left his seat, no matter how rude he was, no one dared to offend him. No one had left early.
"Hahahaha!"
A loud laugh rang out as the "Thousand Wilds Crown Prince" strode back into the hall, his face flushed with vigor.
Everyone quickly stood up to welcome him. The Thousand Wilds Grand Elder frowned deeply but said nothing... at least he had the sense to come back instead of dying on that woman.
"Honored guests, you have all come here for me today. I had to leave momentarily due to some matters just now, which was very rude," the "Thousand Wilds Crown Prince" said in the center of the hall, his voice clear and penetrating. "To make up for my discourtesy, I will take advantage of this birthday banquet to give everyone a great gift."
The hall immediately became lively, and everyone responded eagerly. Even the Thousand Wilds Grand Elder showed interest: "A great gift? What great gift does Your Highness plan to give?"
The "Thousand Wilds Crown Prince" smiled. "Of course... to send you all to hell!"
As soon as his voice fell, black light bloomed in his eyes. The phantom of a Primordial Azure Dragon appeared on his body, suddenly releasing a heaven-shaking dragon roar.
In this heavily guarded Thousand Wilds Divine Cult, at the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, facing the Thousand Wilds Crown Prince, these people had no guard whatsoever. Under the sudden burst of the dragon roar, everyone—from the Thousand Wilds Grand Elder to the Divine Sovereign overlords of their domains, to the relatively weaker young profound practitioners—had their will shattered in an instant, falling into the abyss of darkness and fear.
A cruel smile curled at the corner of Yun Che's mouth. Golden flames burned on his body. After one breath of concentration, he erupted violently.
Yellow Springs Ashes!
In that instant, it was as if a golden blazing sun had exploded within the Thousand Wilds Mountain, engulfing everyone in the hall—and even countless profound practitioners outside the hall—into a deadly inferno.
How could profound practitioners whose power and souls had both collapsed under the Dragon God Domain withstand the merciless incineration of the Golden Crow Flame? They were quickly burned to nothingness in the sea of fire. Yun Che extended his arm, and the Heaven-Defying Sword appeared. In the next instant, his figure shot out, heading straight for the few Peak Divine Sovereigns who still managed to hold on.
Boom!
A blast rang out in the fiery prison. The Thousand Wilds Grand Elder, in terror and despair, was shattered into several pieces in one strike.
Boom!
With the same instantaneous movement and the same explosion, a Peak Divine Sovereign, famous across the Thousand Wilds Realm and considered invincible in his domain, was killed by a single sword strike, leaving no intact corpse.
Boom! Boom!
Four swords, four Peak Divine Sovereigns shattered like rotten wood, incredibly easily. It was at this moment that Yun Che's gaze flickered sharply—a dangerous aura was rapidly approaching from the west.
Although this dangerous aura was still far away, it had already locked onto him with perfect precision.
Putting away the Heaven-Defying Sword, Yun Che rushed out quickly, reaching Qianye Ying'er and lifting her up directly: "Let's go!"
WOOO!!
A storm surged around him, and his speed reached its peak in an instant as he flew eastward at lightning speed.
"You beast! Surrender and die!"
Behind them, an angry roar sounded.
"They came back at a bad time," Qianye Ying'er said, glancing back. Her gaze turned serious. "A first-level Divine Lord, and the other... likely a mid-stage Divine Lord!"
"It seems silencing them is impossible," she murmured. "If that Primeval Divine Marrow really was hidden here by the Burning Moon King Realm... then we've stirred up a huge hornet's nest this time."
However, at this moment, they still did not know that the Primeval Divine Marrow originally belonged to what was once the Jingtian God Realm, now the Jiehun Realm.
In other words, by taking the Primeval Divine Marrow, they had not stirred up just one huge hornet's nest...
But two!
After acquiring the Storm Force, through this period of perception and mastery, Yun Che could now use the Storm Profound Power to elevate his speed to another level. Yet even so, his top speed was still far from matching that of a mid-stage Divine Lord.
The aura behind them was closing in rapidly. Yun Che's eyes flashed. "Yama King" activated, and his speed surged again... Now the distance was barely maintained, but he could not shake them off.
However, the Yama King state could not be sustained for too long. Once he reached his limit, not only would he be caught up quickly, but the immense consumption and strain would also render his power to resist extremely weak.
Yun Che's brows were slightly furrowed, but there was no fear in him. Qianye Ying'er was the same.
Behind them, the middle-aged man and the Thousand Wilds Cult Master, whom he held in his hand, were extremely shocked.
"Who are they? What grudge do you have with them?" the middle-aged man asked, his heart turbulent like a raging sea. Someone who could match his speed—such a figure should not be unknown to him. Yet the aura of the person ahead was clearly very unfamiliar.
Moreover, why would such a person attack the Thousand Wilds Divine Cult?
"I don't know," the Thousand Wilds Cult Master said with absolute certainty. "We have never extended our influence beyond the Thousand Wilds Realm in all these years. There is no way we could have offended someone from another star realm. And within the Thousand Wilds Realm, there is definitely no such person!"
The middle-aged man's brow deepened, and a sense of unease grew in his heart.
The chase continued. Their terrifyingly fast speed was accompanied by an equally terrifying storm, crossing an unimaginable distance... Then, Yun Che's arm tightened around Qianye Ying'er's waist. With the appearance of the Primordial Mystic Ark, the two vanished in an instant, disappearing from the perception of the middle-aged man and the Thousand Wilds Cult Master.
"Wh—what?!" The two were horrified. They halted abruptly, but within their field of vision and spiritual sense, there was no trace of Yun Che or Qianye Ying'er—not even a hint of their aura.
Above the Thousand Wilds Divine Cult, the figures of Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er reappeared. Yun Che stared downward, his gaze dark. Black light flashed in his hand as the Heaven's Calamity Demon Emperor Sword was raised high, and in an instant, darkness filled the sky.
Although the Primordial Mystic Ark's space warp this time was not particularly long, it still required an immense amount of energy... and that made Yun Che very displeased.