Free Web NovelChapter 197.1: Lesser Five Elements Annihilation in Action! (I)
The Martial Lords, the disciples of Tai Cang Sacred Land, and the people who had come hoping to become disciples of the sacred land all stared in disbelief. This clash between the Martial Saints that they had just witnessed was far beyond what they could possibly process.
The one most shaken, however, was the grand elder of Tai Cang Sacred Land, the sacred land’s only Martial Saint. The Tai Cang Martial Saint looked at Lu Changsheng and the other two in horror.
"You are more than just Martial Saints..." he murmured. "Who exactly are you?"
What Lu Changsheng and the other two had just displayed was simply too extraordinary, far beyond what any Martial Saint should be capable of.
Zhao Yujian released his Mind Space and shattered the Tai Cang Martial Saint's Void Seal in an instant. Then, he stood with his hands behind his back and looked down at the Tai Cang Martial Saint with cold contempt.
"Your knowledge of the Martial Dao is clearly limited. You're only a Martial Saint inside a secret realm, yet you dare claim you stand at the peak of the Martial Dao? You have no idea what true Martial Dao really is!”
"True Martial Dao..." The Tai Cang Martial Saint suddenly raised his head. Something seemed to dawn on him, and disbelief filled his eyes. “Could you be... people from the outer sky?”
Xia Chengfeng frowned. “Oh? How does a native of a secret realm like you know about the outer sky?” ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"You really are from... the outer sky... So the rumors are true. There is another world beyond our continent. They say that in that world there are powerful demon gods with terrifying destructive capabilities. I didn't believe it before, but now I do..."
The Tai Cang Martial Saint had faced one of these outer sky demon gods himself, so he understood better than anyone just how powerful such beings were.
The Tai Cang Martial Saint was not weak by any means. In fact, among Martial Saints, he was considered supreme, undoubtedly one of the mightiest experts across the entire Tai Xuan Continent. However, against these demon gods from the outer sky, all of that strength amounted to nothing.
Meanwhile, Xia Chengfeng had already turned his attention to the Tai Cang Divine Stone. After examining it closely, his eyes lit up. "There's no mistake. This is a Principle Divine Stone! We've finally obtained the first one. Fantastic!"
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were both overjoyed. It had taken them less than a day to obtain a Principle Divine Stone. Their quest was already going far more smoothly than they had expected.
Their gazes drifted naturally to Lu Changsheng. They knew very well that this was all thanks to him. Without Lu Changsheng’s Sense Domain, they would never have been able to locate Tai Cang Sacred Land so quickly, much less seize the Tai Cang Divine Stone.
The Tai Cang Martial Saint looked at them with fear in his eyes. "demon gods from beyond... what exactly do you want with the Tai Cang Divine Stone?"
Xia Chengfeng, Zhao Yujian, and Lu Changsheng made no response. Instead, their attention was drawn toward the distance, where a flying boat was rapidly approaching.
The flying boat appeared above them in the blink of an eye. Three Dao Lords stood on board, their divine consciousness sweeping across the area before their gazes locked onto the Principle Divine Stone in Xia Chengfeng's hand.
"The Principle Divine Stone! So the Tai Cang Divine Stone we heard about really is a Principle Divine Stone. Oh, but it seems we were one step too late."
"Hey! The three men down there are Dao Foundation martial artists. That's Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian from the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, and the third one... Lu Changsheng!"
"How did three Dao Foundation martial artists get so lucky? They actually found the Principle Divine Stone before us."
The three Dao Lords all frowned. They had come specifically for the Tai Cang Divine Stone, but it turned out that Lu Changsheng and the others had beaten them to it. Naturally, this infuriated them. Although a Principle Divine Stone was not something they could use themselves, it could be traded with Dao Foundation experts for enormous value. Many supreme Dao Foundation experts would be willing to pay any price for one.
"Leave the Principle Divine Stone behind, and we'll let you walk away!" one of the Foundation Establishment Dao Lords called out.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian's expressions immediately darkened.
They were supreme Dao Foundation martial artists, renowned across the Ancient Region, yet these Dao Lords showed them no respect at all—no greeting, no negotiation, no pretense of fairness. They simply demanded the Principle Divine Stone outright.
"Who are they?" Lu Changsheng asked.
He did not recognize those three Dao Lords, but they clearly recognized Xia Chengfeng, Zhao Yujian, and apparently even him. That meant they either had a powerful background, great confidence in their own strength, or both.
Xia Chengfeng's eyes turned cold. "They're Dao Lords from the Great Sun Immortal Sect, and they are led by Dao Lord Qing Xuan, who is incredibly powerful. They say he is only half a step away from the Golden Core Realm. As long as he obtains a couple more Foundation Establishment Pills, he'll be able to condense his golden core and officially step into the Golden Core Realm.
"His goal here in the secret realm is to plunder as many treasures as possible before he advances to the Golden Core Realm, so he can build a stronger foundation for his future cultivation. He does not care about other Dao Lords or Dao Foundation cultivators at all."
Xia Chengfeng's words were thick with discontent, but also traced with apprehension. freēwebnovel.com
Hearing Xia Chengfeng's explanation, Lu Changsheng finally understood. Dao Lord Qing Xuan was no ordinary figure. If he dared to enter the secret realm with the intention of seizing every treasure he could find, then, unless he was mad, he had to be overwhelmingly strong.
After all, the Dao Lords and Dao Foundation cultivators who had entered this secret realm were all supreme experts; none of them were weak. And yet, even among these people, Dao Lord Qing Xuan still stood near the very top.
"Brother Lu, perhaps we should let Dao Lord Qing Xuan have this Principle Divine Stone," Xia Chengfeng murmured through gritted teeth. "We can just use your Sense Domain to look for other Principle Divine Stones."
Knowing how powerful Dao Lord Qing Xuan was, Xia Chengfeng was ready to back down without protesting. Dao Lord Qing Xuan's fearsome reputation alone had stripped Xia Chengfeng of all confidence.
Lu Changsheng, however, was not intimidated. "No way. We yield once, and they'll force us to do it a second time. You think they'll settle for this one Principle Divine Stone? What do you think happens when we find the second one?
"As you said, Dao Lord Qing Xuan wants to seize the treasures in this secret realm to build his foundation. That means even if we find more divine stones later, he will still come for them.
"Besides, I've never handed over anything of mine for free, and I'm not about to start now."
Lu Changsheng paused, his gaze shifting onto the flying boat.
"Dao Lord Qing Xuan! You want the Principle Divine Stone?" Lu Changsheng's voice rang out in the air. "Come and take it yourself!"
The Tai Cang Martial Saint narrowed his eyes as he looked from the flying boat to Lu Changsheng's group. A confrontation was clearly about to break out, and for Tai Cang Sacred Land, that might work out in their favor.
Below him, the Martial Lords and disciples of the sacred land seemed to have realized the same thing.
"Are these demon gods from the outer sky about to turn on each other over the Tai Cang Divine Stone?”
"Heh, demon gods fighting over the Tai Cang Divine Stone... They are such greedy beings. They deserve to die!"
"If the demon gods fall into internal strife and fight to the death, perhaps we can watch them destroy each other and mop up what's left!"
The Tai Cang Martial Saint shared those thoughts as well. With faint hope stirring in his heart, he quietly retreated some distance and waited for the two sides to clash.
At this point, neither Lu Changsheng's companions nor the Dao Lords were paying any more attention to the natives. To them, the natives of a secret realm were nothing more than insects they could crush whenever they pleased. Even the Martial Saint, the strongest expert in Tai Cang Sacred Land, was not worth a second glance.
As for the people of Tai Cang Sacred Land waiting to reap the rewards after both sides exhausted each other, they did not care at all. In their eyes, this whole situation had devolved into a farce.
