Chapter 289.1: 'Traitor Treasure' Talks The Spirit Relics Around! Lu Changsheng Collects Thirteen Spirit Relics! (I)

"Let's set the matter of spirit relics aside for now. Since the Kunyu Immortal Sect has been wiped out, the next step is to take over its territory and convert everyone there into blood descendants."

"Once we have the Kunyu Immortal Sect sphere of influence on top of what the Divine Sword Manor already controls, the rise of the blood descendants will become unstoppable."

"When that happens, the Flesh and Blood Martial Dao will spread across all of the Primal World on its own." Lu Changsheng spoke calmly.

Actually, their next steps were simple. All they had to do was wait! They would wait until the will of the masses carried the Martial Dao all the way to the peak of the Deity Transformation level, which was to say the peak of Seventh Growth, where it could advance no further. By then, they could try to shatter the Martial Dao and collect its fragments. Until then, they had to wait.

However, they had to push the Martial Dao to the peak of Seventh Growth within the next few years, as the Primal World would gradually drift away from the Immortal Martial World. Once it was too far away, there would be trouble.

Lu Changsheng headed straight back to the Divine Sword Manor. He still needed to study the spirit relics properly, as he found them rather interesting. The Mountain-Moving Seal's artifact spirit had been right. Perhaps he really could "make it big" in the Primal World by seizing one spirit relic after another. At the very least, the spirit relics could serve as the foundation of an entire sect or faction.

Even so, Lu Changsheng did have some concerns. If he returned carrying a large number of spirit relics, he would very likely face a problem—getting chased by Heavenly Saints! Or rather, Void Refinement cultivators.

Wouldn’t those people covet the spirit relics?

The Immortal Martial World had spirit relics, too, and it was far more than the Primal World could ever match. However, every spirit relic in the Immortal Martial World already had an owner, and many belonged to sects under Heavenly Saints or Void Refinement experts.

For those sects, no one would dare try to steal it. Still, there were some sects under Void Refinement experts or Heavenly Saints that did not have a spirit relic at all. Whenever one appeared, various sects would fight over it.

In the Primal World, however, Lu Changsheng could take spirit relics by force. There were not many of them, but in the whole Primal World, only Lu Changsheng had the strength to seize them.

Lu Changsheng had made up his mind. "Spirit relics, huh... I have to give it a try after all. If I miss this chance, seizing spirit relics will become very hard next time. As for pressure from Heavenly Saints or Void Refinement experts, I'll deal with that once I'm back in the Immortal Martial World."

Being able to come to the Primal World at all, and finding that it was a world of immortal cultivation with spirit relics, was already an enormous stroke of luck. How easy would it be to find another secret world similar to it? He could never come across one again, so he had to seize the opportunity.

"Mountain-Moving Seal, what spirit relics are there? Tell me in detail," Lu Changsheng asked.

The Mountain-Moving Seal could hardly wait for Lu Changsheng to take the other spirit relics as well. That way, it would have other spirit relics to keep it company. Who would have known that artifact spirits had no sense of loyalty? The Mountain-Moving Seal did not feel the slightest qualm about turning into a "traitor treasure"!

The Mountain-Moving Seal listed nearly every spirit relic it knew of. "Master, there are the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, the guardian treasure of the Yin-Yang Sect. They're especially fearsome.

"There's also the Limitless Bell, the guardian treasure of the Limitless Sect. It can imprison anything, even formations. Its power is extremely mysterious.

"There's also the Mountain River Map, the guardian treasure of the Mountain River Sect. They say it holds a whole world of its own inside and can seal away anything under heaven, even living beings..."

Lu Changsheng tallied them up carefully. In fact, there were only twelve other spirit relics in total. Counting the Mountain-Moving Seal, the spirit relics known in the Primal World came to only thirteen.

Many of them were top-tier spirit relics, with powers that were nothing short of miraculous. Of course, the Mountain-Moving Seal was quite strong itself and was ranked among the better spirit relics. All that power held a strong appeal for Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng thought it over for a moment before making up his mind. "The Martial Dao is already on its proper course. The will of the masses can push it up little by little. Still, the more blood descendants there are, the faster the Martial Dao will rise. I can use that as my reason to attack the sects and seize their spirit relics."

For him, the Martial Dao fragments were now as good as in his hand, which made the spirit relics his top priority. With that thought, Lu Changsheng chose his target without hesitation.

"The Mountain River Map is rather interesting. It's probably a support-type spirit relic. Besides, the Mountain River Sect is the holy land closest to the Divine Sword Manor. I'll go to the Mountain River Sect first."

With that, he left without telling anyone. When it came to seizing spirit relics, going alone was naturally the best. If he brought people from the Divine Sword Manor along, who knew if he would have to share the spirit relics with them?

In such matters, it was best to rely on one's individual ability. If the Divine Sword Manor could seize spirit relics, too, Lu Changsheng would certainly not stop them.

Unfortunately, the Divine Sword Manor wasn't that strong, so it fell to Lu Changsheng to do it himself.

At that very moment, a grave, tense atmosphere hung over the entire Mountain River Sect, and the reason was simple. The Mountain River Sect felt threatened, or rather, it felt the pressure.

The Mountain River Sect's territory bordered the Kunyu Immortal Sect's, and the two immortal sects had actually gotten along quite well. The Mountain River Sect was a holy land with little appetite for expansion. It was fairly amiable and on good terms with the other immortal sects.

However, the Kunyu Immortal Sect had been wiped out. The fact that someone had completely destroyed it was simply horrifying and too hard to believe, yet it was the truth.

The close proximity meant the Mountain River Sect knew the details of the Kunyu Immortal Sect's destruction very well. They had basically pieced together the whole story, and it was precisely because they knew the inside story that gloom hung over everyone in the Mountain River Sect.

"Elders, the Divine Sword Manor is relentless! They haven't made a move yet, but they're martial artists, and their lineage is different from our Immortal Dao. They've already wiped out the Supreme Sky Sect and the Kunyu Immortal Sect, and they're coming on hard. How is our Mountain River Sect supposed to protect itself?"

"Exactly! The Kunyu Immortal Sect was stronger than our Mountain River Sect, yet it was wiped out. Its spirit relic was even taken! If the Divine Sword Manor moves against us, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop it either."

"Maybe we could contact the other immortal sects and holy lands and join forces against the Divine Sword Manor?"

"What nonsense is that? We're the closest to the Divine Sword Manor. If we team up with the other holy lands, I'm afraid our Mountain River Sect will be the first to be wiped out!"

"Right, we mustn't provoke the Divine Sword Manor lightly."

"Even if we don't provoke the Divine Sword Manor, can we be sure we won't be wiped out?"

"Why don't we side with the Divine Sword Manor? At worst, we become one of its subordinate sects. That's still better than having our lineage cut off."

"Absolutely not! Our Mountain River Sect is a proud holy land. How could we become a subordinate sect of some martial faction?"

For a time, the main hall of the Mountain River Sect erupted into argument. Truthfully, the gap in strength between the two sides was already plain. The Mountain River Sect had no advantage at all. If it chose to resist, there would only be one outcome for it, and that was destruction! It would end up just like the Supreme Sky Sect and the Kunyu Immortal Sect.

If it chose to side with the Divine Sword Manor, there might be a sliver of hope. However, for a proud holy land to side with a martial faction was something many immortal cultivators truly could not accept.

Boom!

Suddenly, the Mountain River Sect's entire large formation shook violently, as though the earth split open and the mountains were about to collapse.

"What's happening?"

"Why is the large formation shaking?"

"Quick! Go out and look."

One Deity Transformation grand elder after another quickly flew out and looked up at the sky, or rather, at what hung over their heads. A great seal blotted out the sky above them, giving off dense black and white light that swept across the entire sky. At once, the faces of the Deity Transformation grand elders changed.

"That is... the Mountain-Moving Seal spirit relic!"

"Isn't the Mountain-Moving Seal the Kunyu Immortal Sect's guardian treasure? The Kunyu Immortal Sect was wiped out, and the spirit relic fell into the hands of the Divine Sword Manor's Flesh and Blood Grand Elder..."

"Could the Flesh and Blood Grand Elder be here?"

"The Divine Sword Manor sure works fast! They've only just wiped out the Kunyu Immortal Sect, and now they want to wipe out our Mountain River Sect?"

"This is too much..."