<h4>Chapter 941: Yue Lingshuang’s Visit</h4>
<strong>Trantor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio <strong>Editor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhisheng Cliffs, under the cover of the night’s darkness, was deste, and as the cold wind blew, it chilled Saint Zhi, who was just stepping into Zhisheng Cliffs. Those who had perished hadpletely disappeared, including their divine implements, which had been taken away. He had wild thoughts about capturing the sacred hall of the Holy Zhi Pce and their divine implements to fortify Zhisheng Cliffs, but Ye Futian had acted first and exterminated Zhisheng Cliffs. How many years would it take for them to recover?
50 years? A hundred years?
Or even longer.
And after this battle, who dared to enter Zhisheng Cliffs to cultivate? He, Saint Zhi, as the Head Saint had allowed Zhisheng Cliffs to suffer such catastrophe. Who would be willing to submit to him?
Of course, he could feel that even those in the Noble ne did not regard him quite with as much fear as before, but he had no one to me. He was the master of Zhisheng Cliffs, and this was a responsibility that he could not shirk. As he had enjoyed the supreme power and the status that came with it, the responsibility was also his. But he had pushed Zhisheng Cliffs to the abyss.
“Saint Xihua, Great Zhou Sacred King, could you immediately mobilize the army to the Barren State?” Saint Zhi looked up to the two men in the void and said, “Since Emperor Xia has re-established the rules for the Nine States Sacred War, participants in the Sacred War in the Nine States no longer need to report for permission. Therefore, the agreement between the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty and the Holy Zhi Pce is no longer valid, and Great Zhou Sacred King can strike back.”
“Saint Zhi, Ye Futian left Xihua Sacred Mountain but led the army to massacre Zhisheng Cliffs. It must have been premeditated. If so, he is extremely cunning and would never allow the two saints from Holy Zhi Pce to return for us to ughter. Most likely, the saints have already escaped. As for those below Saint ne yet dealing such a blow to Zhisheng Cliffs, their people must not be weaklings and we need to give the whole matter more consideration,” Saint Xihua replied.
Ye Futian was certainly not stupid. How could he not know to use the rules to his advantage? Would the saints of the Holy Zhi Pce wait for them toe for the kill?
As for the Sage ne, seeing the oue at Zhisheng Cliffs, it was most likely that both Xihua Sacred Mountain and the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty would have to pour in all of their best to destroy the Holy Zhi Pce for good.
It was said that Yang Xiao had arranged many matrixes in the Holy Zhi Pce. It had geographical advantages, and even if they were able to annihte the Holy Zhi Pce, it would probably be at the great expense of their own people, so rushing into action would do them no good at all. Previously, they had nned to pressure the Holy Zhi Pce with the forces of all three holynds and let some cultivators leave on their own out of fear, thus lessening its resistance. But now, the sages of the Zhisheng Cliffs were swept away. In reality, Zhisheng Cliffs no longer held much value, and the remainingbative powers would probablye from Saint Zhi himself and Kong Yao.
When Saint Zhi heard what Saint Xihua had to say, he felt an extremely coldness, but he said nothing. The space seemed even more oppressed, and the saints all around looked on quietly.
Who would have thought? They were even wondering if Ye Futian had nned to use me Saint to call out Emperor Xia to mandate the rules so that the Holy Zhi Pce would avoid being hunted by all the saints.
As for the rules set by Emperor Xia, they were not surprised. Although Emperor Xia was not so concerned about the Nine States, it was ultimately under his jurisdiction. Each generation would yield some powerful figures. He had already opened up the Sacred War in the Nine States. If the saints were not prohibited from taking revenge on the people of lower nes, once the Nine States was mired in a state of chaos, the real end of days woulde when people would ughter each other without any fear or restrictions.
Under the rules, all the holynds would inevitably be somewhat restrained. In fact, even without the rules from Emperor Xia, in the past, most saints would not attack people of lower nes from other holynds, so it could be said to be an unwritten rule followed by all.
The reason why there was such a special case with the Barren State was that they had no saints in the past, so Zhisheng Cliffs thought that it could be bullied. Great Zhou Sacred King had thought so before as well.
“Understood,” Saint Zhi replied coolly.
“Saint Zhi,” Saint Xihua continued, “I can understand your anger at the moment. The cruelty and bloodthirst demonstrated by the Holy Zhi Pce gives everyone in the Nine States a right to judge them. However, under the rules, we still have to act ording to the Emperor’s will. The Nine States is far toorge and there are also endless territories outside of it. If saints deliberately evade us, who can find them? Not only couldn’t we, but even those in the Renhuang ne would find it difficult.”
Those beautiful eyes of ss Saint suddenly shed a look of surprise; her eyes were directed at Xihua Sacred Mountain. This sentence seemed simple enough, but behind it, there was deep meaning.
Saint Xihua had thought deep and hard. Outside of the Nine States, there were endless territories. The saints could avoid them, and even those in the Renhuang ne would deem them hard to find.
What did this mean? Saint Zhi needed to avoid it, so would it also be difficult for Emperor Xia to find it.
The other saints also raised their eyebrows. They were all crafty old souls who had been cultivating for many years. Naturally, they understood that this seemingly random sentence had a hidden meaning behind it, though on the surface nothing seemed to be amiss.
Now that Zhisheng Cliffs had been bathed in blood, if Saint Zhi was tough enough... However, this was equivalent to gambling with his own life. They did not really know just how much power Emperor Xia had, but in reality, there was a great possibility that Saint Zhi would never be able to walk out of the Nine States.
Such determination was not easy.
“Please, everyone, go back.” Saint Zhi did not respond to Saint Xihua but instead had asked everyone to leave. Everyone around said nothing more and started to move away, but there was turmoil in their hearts. After all, Zhisheng Cliff was a holynd in Yu State.
That handsome young man from the Barren State, who had seemed so harmless in the birthday banquet, was, in the end, quite ruthless.
Saint Xihua and Great Zhou Sacred King left as well, and they returned to Xihua Sacred Mountain and the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty respectively. They were reminded by today’s event that Ye Futian, ruthless and tough, should never be underestimated. If they were not careful, they would be swallowed whole by this formidable opponent.
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The Battle of Zhisheng Cliffs quickly spread throughout the territories of the Nine States and shocked countless people. Just as everyone was still thinking about the marriage between Xihua Sacred Mountain and the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty, another great event happened on the same day: Zhisheng Cliffs had suffered a bloodbath. Many people had forgotten about the focus of that day, Liu Zong and Zhou Ziyi, to whom the day should have belonged.
After all, Ye Futian was still Ye Futian within thend of the Nine States. No one seemed to be able to deprive him of the spotlight. It was rumored that on the day of the wedding banquet, Liu Zong and Ye Futian had a sparring session that had made Ye Futian retreat, and afterwards, there was the battle of Zhisheng Cliff.
Could this mean that Liu Zong was now stronger than Ye Futian within the same generation? Of course, there were also many who wondered if Ye Futian had withdrawn deliberately and had not exerted his full power.
At the battle of Zhisheng Cliffs, it was said that Ye Futian did not participate in the fight. Only the people from the Holy Zhi Pce in the Barren State were fighting. Was Ye Futian still unable to participate in this level of battle? There was also an army of demonic beasts in that battle. There was a powerful beastmaster at the Holy Zhi Pce.
Various rumors now spread throughout the Nine States, and the news had also entered into the Barren State and stirred up a storm there. When Zhisheng Cliffs was wreaking havoc in the Barren State, people in the Barren State knew. But in just a few years’ time, no one could have thought that the young man who was in the Noble ne would now lead an army from Holy Zhi Pce to annihte Zhisheng Cliffs. It was truly shocking. Many people felt their blood boiling and wanted to join the Holy Zhi Pce, even if the pce was now in the midst of a Sacred War. If they could survive this Sacred War, thend of the Nine States and the rise of the Holy Zhi Pce would be unstoppable.
At this time, at the Holy Zhi Pce in the Barren State, Ye Futian had ordered everyone to be fully prepared, ready to fight. At the same time, he had dispatched the demonic beasts to monitor the movements of Xihua Sacred Mountain and the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty. In the present situation, there was always the possibility that the opponent would send troops to the Holy Zhi Pce.
Ye Futian wanted to dy for as much time as possible. When he and Yu Sheng were both in the Sage ne, the Sacred War would be a lot easier. There was also the third senior brother, Jieyu, Wuchen, and Jiuge, who all needed more time to be stronger.
Although in the battle with Zhisheng Cliffs he had destroyed them, Ye Futian was not proud and still had a very strong sense of crisis. Though Emperor Xia had dered the rules, there was no guarantee that the other party would abide by the agreement. If they were desperate, there was a definite possibility that the other party would vite Emperor Xia’s order. Therefore, the Holy Zhi Pce was constantly facing a crisis.
At this time, in the Holy Sage Pavilion, Ye Futian was cultivating, but someone came with a word.
“What is it?” Ye Futian asked the person.
“Pce Lord, someone from the Yue n of Summer State came to visit,” the person replied.
Ye Futian’s eyes shed a strange color, and he said, “Who is the visitor?”
“Ady of the Yue n. Her name is Yue Lingshuang.”
Ye Futian looked surprised, and then walked out and said, “Let’s go see.” In a moment, Ye Futian saw that it was indeed Yue Lingshuang, along with some cultivators of the Yue n.
“Pce Lord Ye.” Everyone bowed in greeting.
“No need.” Ye Futian nodded in return, then looked at Yue Lingshuang and smiled. “To what do I owe Miss Lingshuang this visit?”
“Didn’t you invite me to visit the pce? Didn’t you mean it?” Yue Lingshuang smiled jokingly.
“Of course you are wee to visit, it’s just that we are in the middle of a mess. I didn’t expect any visitors.” Ye Futian smiled and continued, “Let me order a feast for you.”
“No need, but could Pce Lord Ye take me to see the rest of the Holy Zhi Pce?” Yue Lingshuang smiled.
Ye Futian looked at her and saw that her beautiful eyes stared back at him. He nodded gently. “Very well, I will give you a tour.” As he was speaking, he walked forward, Yue Lingshuang following behind, not letting anyone else follow them.
The two levitated and came to the ce above the Holy Zhi Pce. Ye Futian said to Yue Lingshuang, “This is the Holy Sage Pavilion, the ce where pce lord resides. The Holy Zhi Pce is the holynd of cultivation in the Barren State. There used to be six pces, but I have I added some more.”
“I know. And I heard that when Pce Lord Ye first entered the Holy Zhi Pce, he was not favored. The Holy Sage Pavilion chose Bai Ze, the son of the lord of White Cloud City, and Sage Douzhan of the Battle Sage Pce chose you as a disciple. And now, Sage Douzhan is already Saint Douzhan,” Yue Lingshuang said with a smile.
“It was so.” Ye Futianughed. Apparently, Yue Lingshuang had learned some of his past and even knew things that happened when he entered the pce.
“You had also been exiled from the pce because of that thing with Zhisheng Cliffs. The previous pce lord saw your talent and sacrificed himself to pass on the position to you, even though you were only at the Nobel ne at the time.” Yue Lingshuang continued, “And now that you have brought an army into Zhisheng Cliffs, it could be considered revenge for the two previous pce lords. Payback for all the wrongs that happened before. If the two pce lords knew now, they would be proud of their decision, same as your Master.”
“Even so, the Holy Zhi Pce is also facing a crisis of survival,” Ye Futian replied.
“You could resolve it,” Yue Lingshuang said. “Just as your Master and the two pce lords valued you, now, my n feels the same way. I believe we are not wrong to believe this, so why did you not consider the proposalst time?”
Ye Futian looked at Yue Lingshuang and saw that this bright and attractive woman did not appear bashful. Her clear and beautiful eyes stared back at him. From her eyes, Ye Futian instinctively understood certain feelings, and could not help but give a forlorn smile.
“I don’t want to mess with people’s emotions, and besides, it would not be fair to you.” Ye Futian sighed.
“But I don’t mind,” Yue Lingshuang said, still looking at him. She smiled and continued, “Since I met Pce Lord Ye for the first time, I inquired a lot about him. The situation that currently faces the Holy Zhi Pce, you should know better than me. If Pce Lord Ye really does not want to ept me, I don’t mind acting in a y. Our family values ??the talent and potential of Pce Lord Ye, but in the end, we need a reason for our liaison, otherwise, it is impossible to take the risk, and I can give the family that reason to intervene, but also ease the crisis facing the Holy Zhi Pce. So why not do it? Wait until the Holy Zhi Pce gets through the crisis, and after everything has ended, you can dere that it was all just false. No one will care by then.”