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Chapter 85 - Threatening me!
🕑 Added 2025-03-08 10:45:31 +0000 UTCHengsheng gazed at the emerald-green crystal in his hand—the Verdant Divine Crystal.
Blue had said she took it from his clanmates to prevent them from killing each other over it.
He nodded in understanding, He could guess why this treasure had nearly triggered a bloodbath among the Lan Clan members.
While the divine crystal might not be highly valuable to other factions—since Wood-type spirit cores were rare on this continent—for the Lan Clan, this was a top-tier treasure, on par with an immortal inheritance.
However, Hengsheng himself did not possess a Wood-type spirit core, so the crystal held little personal value for him. Still, he could gift it to someone else, perhaps his loyal servant outside the secret realm.
With that thought, he stored the divine crystal inside the System World, letting it rest there until he left this place.
"Meow…" Yunsu cried out in distress.
Hengsheng turned to see the pile of dust where ten thousand spirit stones had once been. Yunsu had consumed them all for her cultivation. As a spirit beast, her resource consumption speed was astonishing—easily on par with his system's Spiritual Qi absorption rate.
Hengsheng and Yunsu together as a team, In just two weeks, half of the million middle-rank spirit stones had already been devoured.
At this rate, ten million spirit stones wouldn’t even last a year.
"Yunsu, how about we go outside?" Hengsheng suggested, intending to sharpen his body's movement. He had remained indoors for too long.
"Mew!" Yunsu responded, her tail perking up in excitement.
It had been two weeks since Hengsheng arrived in this place, waiting for the Heavenless Dao Cults to attack, but they never came.
He suspected that they might be planning something big, and the more they remained silent, the more cautious he became.
His suspicions were eased when Cao Feng visited and informed him of the cult’s movements.
It turned out that the Heavenless Dao Cults were also gathering their forces, forming a cultivator army composed of three first-rate sects and eight second-rate sects.
Together, they had amassed over a thousand cultivators and ten thousand God Spawns. It was indeed a formidable army, one that even made Hengsheng slightly alert.
Even though he was strong, there were limits. If this army swarmed him all at once, even he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
Cao Feng didn’t just bring news of the enemy inside the secret land—he also revealed that a war was raging on the continent’s surface. It was a major war, one that had never happened on this continent before.
Hengsheng was shocked, but he understood from the crisis quest he received that it was not possible for the Heavenless Dao Cult to place all their hopes on a group of low-level cultivators to succeed in their plan. It was no surprise that there was movement from another direction.
Cao Feng urged him to keep this information secret. He revealed it only because his senior brother and the sect valued Hengsheng’s strength and had allowed him to share the news in order to gain his trust.
After that, Cao Feng came and went at times, but there was no new news about the enemy's movements.
Hengsheng thought about this matter for a while as he already stabilized his cultivation.
He sensed something was amiss. The enemy had taken far too long to make their move—there was no doubt they were preparing something, a plot of some sort. If that was the case, then he had to know about it.
He decided that his next move was to investigate the Heavenless Dao Cult's movements himself, and if possible, he would also attack the cult, as he did not like the idea of waiting for their attack.
It had to be him doing this, as only a few could take on such a task. Going out of the protected formation and risking being surrounded by ten thousand of the God Spawns was certainly a suicide mission for most.
Hengsheng carefully cradled Yunsu in his arms, and he made his way toward the exit of the cultivation chamber.
As he stepped out, a figure approached him. The person wore a confident smile, and upon noticing Hengsheng, he called out in a calm, yet cheerful tone, “Ah, Fellow Daoist Lan! What a coincidence, I was just about to seek you out!”
It was Jian Zixuan. He bowed, fists pressed against his palm, as he greeted Hengsheng.
Hengsheng, glancing at Jian Zixuan with curiosity, carefully tucked the small body of Yunsu into his robes before returning the bow with the same courtesy. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Jian. What is so important that you have come to see me in person?"
"Truth be told, my visit today is nothing too urgent," Jian Zixuan said with a faint smile. "My sect and I have already made all the necessary preparations to face the aggressor's assault. With everything in place, I find myself with some free time… so I thought I would invite you for another sparring match. What do you say?"
Hengsheng frowned; he was quite disappointed. At first, he thought that there was a piece of new news about the Heavenless Dao Cult movement, but it turned out that this battle junky just wanted a rematch.
Hengsheng raised his hand to apologize, and he spoke, "I must sincerely apologize; I have to decline your invitation this time since I have something to do outside the Pagoda area."
Jian Zixuan’s expression fell, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He then adopted an unusually serious demeanor and asked, “May I ask, what business do you have outside?”
"I have pressing concerns regarding those black-masked Cultivators. They’ve been far too quiet… and silence from an enemy is often the prelude to a storm. I’m certain they are scheming something grand. I intend to investigate and uncover what they are preparing." Hengsheng tells the truth, since there is nothing to hide, as he also thinks that the Golden Sword Sect should know much more than him, as those guys are the direct enemy of them.
Just like Hengsheng predicted, he saw Jian Zixuan's expression change a little when he mentioned the Heavenless Dao Cult.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, there is no need to go all trouble to investigate," Jian Zixuan said with a serious expression, and he continued his words.
"They will come to this place eventually; whatever they do or prepare to will not make any difference, and I can tell you, they haven't attacked this place yet because the situation on the continent's surface has not reached a critical point, so please rest assured, I don't think they have any secret plans," Jian Zixuan said, his words filled with confidence.
Hengsheng observes Jian Zixuan to see if he's telling the truth. He thought about Jian Zixuan's words; it was just arguments and confidence—nothing could guarantee it.
He began to doubt that; did Jian Zixuan and the Golden Sword Sect really know who their enemy was?
Why look down on them very much? He recalled the crisis quest detail: this cult should be a multi-continent organization; they should not be someone to be underestimated to this degree.
Hengsheng decided that he should confirm Jian Zixuan's words himself; if it was like he said, then it was good, but if not—if those guys really had a secret danger plan—he would be able to prepare to face it and not let them surprise him.
Hengsheng said, "Even though you said that, I think I should see it with my own eyes. I'll take my leave now." Hengsheng turned his back as he was about to leave.
Then he senses the sharp aura; he pauses and turns himself around to face an aura owner.
"What do you mean by this, Fellow Daoist Jian?" Hengsheng is quite angry since this guy threatens to use force if he leaves like this.
"I am sorry, fellow Daoist Lan, but leaving this place now is not allowed," Jian Zixuan said, his tone changing as he was not kidding.
Hengsheng was alert as he sensed other cultivators hiding in the shadows; their Qi signature was that of the Golden Sword Sect Disciples. He was now ready to fight at any time. He turned his gaze to Jian Zixuan and asked, "May I ask why?"
"It was a matter of safety, Fellow Daoist Lan. I trust you, since your Clan seems to share the enemy with us," Jian Zixuan said, as he tried to hint at Hengsheng about something.
Hengsheng frowned; he knew what Jian Zixuan's words meant. It seemed like the Golden Sword Sect knew about Lan Clan's origin.
"But I can't let you out because you may turn into a traitor at any time—we can't let that happen," Jian Zixuan said, but he did not explain it further.
However, Hengsheng understood that they were afraid that he might be brainwashed by the Heavenless Dao Cult Wu God's whisper.
Hengsheng thought for a second before realizing that it was indeed dangerous if he faced that whisper again outside the safe place.
He did not know the method to prevent it without going inside his System world, and he was unsure if the Heavenless Dao Cult had a way to induce the Wu God's whisper to him directly, even though he had not spoken the Wu God's name out loud himself.
"Alright, I understand. I will not go outside, but please leave now; I am not in the mood," Hengsheng said, his tone curt. He made no effort to hide his dissatisfaction, still fuming over Jian Zixuan's earlier behavior.
He thought to himself "Who do you think you are? How dare he! Threatening me!"
Jian Zixuan's expression was at ease when he noticed Hengsheng was not leaving, but his face looked like he didn't know what to do when he saw that Hengsheng was pissed off.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, I apologize for my rude behavior towards you earlier. As an apology, we would like to offer you access to the Dao Field of our sect. What do you think?"
Hengsheng, who was about to step back into his cultivation chamber, paused when he heard the words "Dao Field."
