Chapter 1410 - 1409: Undercurrents Rising Among All Factions

During this month, the surface of Blue Star appeared calm, but beneath it, undercurrents surged, just like in Great Jing.

There were rumors in the Southern Border that the Lianshan Sect Leader's temperament had drastically changed. He repeatedly summoned top experts under his command, but would resort to violence over minor disagreements. In just one month, dozens of prominent figures from various regions were executed at the Lianshan Sect's headquarters.

In the Western Buddha Country, the Great Brahma Heaven Temple suddenly announced a century-long closure. Major temples sent people to investigate the news, and after some commotion, things calmed down. However, coordinated movements seemed to be keeping an eye on the situation in Great Jing.

In the Central Plains, Daoists from Sanjiang Dao's White Cloud Temple and Zhongjing Chixiao Temple, along with monks from Dingyuan Dao's Vajra Temple and Zhongjing Fahua Temple, suddenly scattered across Linxi Dao, visiting various places. The Central Capital Court also received the news and made preparations.

In the East Sea, although several Dragon Kings had completely dispelled the lingering demonic qi from the Black Water Plain, they knew the world's demon tribulation was not yet over. To prevent further incidents, the Dragon Palace's army did not disband. Instead, they trained daily and patrolled the sea.

In the Three Northern Countries, though more than ten Great Demons knew nothing, they keenly sensed that something was amiss in the West, Southern Border, East Sea, and Central Plains. After discussing among themselves, they were still confused, so they cautiously tried to gather information from old friends.

"The storm is coming," someone said.

Lu Zheng lay leisurely under the old peach tree in Taohua Village, rocking in a deck chair, basking in the winter sun, savoring the fragrant hot tea, watching Yang Caiyi instruct Xiaocui and the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens.

Indeed, after only two years of cultivation, Yang Caiyi had already surpassed them in terms of cultivation, while the indolent Shen Ying had delegated the task of educating her subordinates to Yang Caiyi, enjoying her respite.

Shen Ying whispered, "Ah—"

Lu Zheng obediently opened his mouth, "Ah—"

Then a neatly sliced piece of watermelon was fed into Lu Zheng's mouth.

"Authentic Jiang Province Black Beauty Watermelon, how does it taste?" Shen Ying asked with a smile.

"It's delicious!" Lu Zheng nodded, thinking about the time, "Have the watermelon fields along the Red Chess River been harvested?"

"Of course not, this is from Northern Border." Shen Ying replied with a smile.

"Alright…"

Shen Ying ate a piece herself, then fed another to Lu Zheng, glancing over at Si Lingxi who was reading on a deck chair not far away, "Should we really not go to Linxi Dao to lend a hand?"

"We're just a few people, what help can we offer?" Lu Zheng shook his head, "Without the personal belongings of the Profound Profound Demon Lord, White Cloud Temple's efficiency is surely higher than ours."

Shen Ying shook her head, "But each previous time we found a Fallen Celestial Demon, it felt related to us."

Lu Zheng asked, "Recall, what were the circumstances?"

Shen Ying blinked, "Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor was discovered by you at Jade Hill."

Lu Zheng said, "We were invited as guests by Tu Yuya and others to Jade Hill. What does that have to do with me?"

Shen Ying continued, "Dark Sun Crossing Void True Emperor Demon Venerable was also reported by you to the Court, hiding in the Demon Cave Secret Realm beneath the well at Lianzhou's Marquis Teng's Mansion in Dingyuan Dao."

Lu Zheng asked, "Who informed us that the Old Demon was hiding in Lianzhou?"

"Senior Song Kaichuan."

"Who provided the information that the Old Demon might be in the Demon Cave Secret Realm?"

"Wen Jiong."

Lu Zheng nodded, "So the question arises, what does this have to do with me?"

Shen Ying, "..."

"Next, the Fiery Heaven-Destroying Demon Dragon King." Lu Zheng continued.

"No need to elaborate, the Fiery Heaven-Destroying Demon Dragon King was due to Yue Honghai rescuing a Golden Dragon from the East Sea, hence bringing the news." Shen Ying sighed, "As for the Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable, it was Zeng Changlong from Lianshan Sect who delivered himself to us."

"The actions of this Profound Profound Demon Lord were even more extreme, he actually broadcasted his location himself." Shen Ying was speechless for a moment, "What was he thinking at the time?"

"He didn't expect the Yuan Ya Old Demon's Demon Blood could be manipulated by others." Lu Zheng said, "Although the Upper Realm Celestial Demons have been hiding here, they are actually very arrogant."

After all, they have lived for who knows how long and cultivated to unknown heights, True Spirits from the Upper Realm descending to Great Jing to cause trouble. It's like a human soul possessing an ant, stirring things up in the ant nest. How could they possibly regard the ants highly?

"Wasn't he eliminated once by Erlang God?" Shen Ying asked.

Lu Zheng nodded, "Yeah, he was eliminated by Erlang God last time, not by experts here."

Shen Ying glanced at Yang Caiyi, thinking of Li Lingyu in her mind, "Didn't another one descend this time?"

Lu Zheng ate another peeled grape fed by Shen Ying, "This hasn't awakened the wisdom of his past life yet. Who knows what these Immortals are doing, those Celestial Demons, each with thousands of years of cultivation, either planting Demon Seeds, setting up a Demon Realm, or refining Demon Fire, making each endeavor bigger than the last. He only has a thousand years of Dao Practice, traveling the world with his master…"

Unfortunately, the time when Yang Jian exorcised demons is too far from now. The records are sparse, the specifics unclear. Otherwise, I'd want to ask if that was how leisurely he exorcised demons back then.

"Don't worry, the time hasn't come yet, this world has quite a few experts," Shen Ying said, "Though those Celestial Demons are formidable, their preparations to wreak havoc are incomplete."

The Great Black Heaven Heartless True Desire Demon Ancestor had been defeated after scheming against Si Lingxi.

Dark Sun Crossing Void True Emperor Demon Venerable, Fiery Heaven-Destroying Demon Dragon King, Primordial Fang Dog Demon Venerable, their preparations actually had more than a decade or even several decades before they could truly unleash the most effective attacks.

But they were all discovered early by Lu Zheng and intercepted.

"If this demon tribulation is like the last one, then only the Profound Profound Demon Lord remains, and his preparations are likely to take place more than ten years from now," Shen Ying stated, "We have ample time to find him."

"Indeed." Lu Zheng nodded, "More than ten years later, perhaps I alone can suppress him."

Lu Zheng: o(〃'▽'〃)o

Jade Seal: "..."

Lu Zheng nodded seriously, "Perhaps even his True Spirit and Divine Soul can be retained!"

"Retaining it is useless." Si Lingxi suddenly said, "Do you think their True Spirit used for descending is their true Divine Soul?"

Lu Zheng's eyes flashed, "It's a Split Soul."

Si Lingxi nodded, "Of course, it's a Split Soul."

"Even if you retain this thread of True Spirit and Divine Soul, they would only lose the power of this True Spirit and Divine Soul, along with the memories of this lifetime. The damage to their main body is negligible."

Si Lingxi continued, "Otherwise, if an Immortal descends and truly destroys their True Spirit when they are weak, where would they find justice?"

At their level of power, they certainly wouldn't willingly put themselves in danger.