1233: misfortune

“Oh?!”

White Jade City turned to look at Qingyun Sword Immortal upon hearing this, a smile appearing on his face.

He truly cared!

This Disciple had grown up by his side since childhood, and his temperament had always been arrogant and aloof. Even in front of him, his Revered Master, he wouldn't show much emotional fluctuation.

But now, he was curious about someone he had never met.

“Since you are curious about who he is, then go see for yourself. Use your sword to measure whether he truly has the qualifications to Rank above you.”

White Jade City tapped his finger on the railing, then slowly said.

Although his words were calm, the hint of killing intent contained within them was captured by Qingyun Sword Immortal.

“Revered Master, this… Wang Xiaotu, could it be that he has some old grievance with you?”

Qingyun Sword Immortal was startled by the words, and a hint of surprise appeared on his indifferent face.

“There’s no old grievance, only a new one.”

White Jade City said faintly, and subtle cracks appeared on the surface of the railing he was gently tapping.

With his strength and status, it was very simple to request a file on an 11th Stage Realm Lord from the formation spirit that enveloped the entire Demon Disaster Frontline Battlefield. Originally, he wanted to see what kind of Prodigy an 11th Stage Early Stage cultivator who could gain over 80 million military merits in one battle and top the Realm Lord military merit rankings was. But he didn't expect that the person who appeared before him was a familiar face, and it matched the face of the perpetrator in Bai Yunhao’s death scene.

Although White Jade City had long since severed family ties and felt no affection for this Bloodline he had left behind, Bai Yunhao after all had his blood flowing in him, and if he failed to Breakthrough to Thirteen-Order in the future, he would have been the best Possession body for him.

Now that he was dead, one of his prepared contingencies was gone.

If he hadn't been worried that his personal intervention would arouse others' suspicions and speculation, White Jade City would have long since used a Sword Qi to kill this little scoundrel who ruined his plans the moment he learned of Bai Yunhao's death.

However, there was no need to tell his Disciple these things.

“The information Wang Xiaotu registered with the formation spirit indicates that he comes from the Yaoguang Main Realm. You can go and test his background, and incidentally, have a match with him.”

“If he can win, the grievances between him and this Seat will be written off. If not, you will kill him with one sword strike!”

“Oh, and this item can pinpoint his general location.”

Looking at his Disciple, White Jade City calmly instructed, then casually handed over an item.

His Disciple, with his profound cultivation, could have already Broken Through to 12th Stage and achieved immortality, but because his destined Divine Sword had not yet reached its Peak, he had been suppressing his cultivation. Although he had not yet Broken Through, an ordinary newly advanced 12th Stage immortal would not be able to defeat him.

Using him to deal with this Wang Xiaotu was just right, and it wouldn't be criticized as bullying the weak, nor would it cause unwarranted speculation.

“Disciple understands.”

Upon hearing that Wang Xiaotu came from the Yaoguang Main Realm, a trace of Battle Intent flashed in Qingyun Sword Immortal’s eyes. After bowing and taking his leave from White Jade City, he directly transformed into a sword light and flew towards the direction of the Second Defense Line.

…

While the entire Demon Disaster Frontline Battlefield was abuzz with discussion due to the sudden change in the top spot of the Realm Lord military merit rankings, Wang Chen had already parted ways with Ancient Long Wind and others, embarking on the path of continuing to search for demons.

“Killing an 11th Stage Late Stage War Mother Nest yielded tens to hundreds of times more gains than all my previous days combined.”

“To quickly gain the experience energy to level up to Rank 10, I still need to find big experience sources like War Mother Nests. They are simply too good!”

Wang Chen continued to advance in the wilderness, fully spreading his Mental Energy to cover hundreds of miles around, searching for demons with powerful energy fluctuations.

The environment of the Demon Disaster Frontline Battlefield was very complex, and the suppressive force of the heavens and earth was also the strongest. With his current Mental Energy, if he were in an ordinary large world like Blue Star, it would be enough to cover tens of thousands of miles, but here, it was suppressed to only one percent. And this…

…was only achieved after his Rank rose to 240, and his strength increased again.

As he traveled, unless he encountered a 10th Stage or higher demon, Wang Chen would only stop and spend some time to kill it. If it was below 10th Stage, he wouldn't even think of stopping.

At this stage, even killing a 9th Stage demon would provide him with a negligible improvement, and it was simply not worth wasting time.

Crossing mountains and ridges, traversing various Forbidden Grounds and perilous places, in less than two days, Wang Chen arrived at a position close to the First Defense Line.

According to the information he obtained from Ancient Long Wind and others, the closer one got to the First Defense Line, the stronger the demons became. This was true even if one was not directly in front of the First Defense Line, but behind it.

The last time the First Defense Line was breached, a large number of demons broke through the defense line and surged towards the Second Defense Line. Although the subsequent demonic forces were cut off due to the arrival of Devouring Sun Demon God King, and the First Defense Line was re-established, blocking the frontal attack of the demonic army, because Devouring Sun Demon God King ordered the cultivators and armies on the defense line to be on high alert and not to go out, it would be impossible for lone cultivators to completely eliminate the demons rampaging in the wilderness in less than a few decades.

Although, a few decades are nothing to high-Rank cultivators.

Whoosh!

Outside a mist-shrouded valley, Wang Chen slowed down and landed.

This was an area he learned about from Ancient Long Wind, an area not marked on the map provided by the Second Defense Line.

According to Ancient Long Wind, there was likely a very powerful War Mother Nest hidden in this area. Although he hadn't confirmed its existence, during another exploration, he found several top-tier Demon Gods here and escaped at a great cost.

It is well known that places where top-tier Demon Gods gather have the highest probability of having a War Mother Nest.

Moreover, the mist in this valley had the effect of isolating Mental Energy probes, and even with Wang Chen's current strength, he couldn't penetrate it. This seemed to further indicate that there was a big fish here.

“I hope this time, I won't be disappointed.”

Looking at the mist-shrouded valley in front of him, Wang Chen had anticipation on his face.

However, just as he was about to step into the valley to enjoy the fun of “opening a blind box,” a thunderous roar suddenly echoed in the sky.

Boom!

Three streaks of rainbow light, one in front and two behind, tore through the clouds at an incredible speed, flying rapidly towards the First Defense Line.

“Three 11th Stage Peaks? Hmm… Is this a pursuit?”

Looking at these three streaks of rainbow light, Wang Chen's eyes showed some surprise.

After coming to the Demon Disaster Frontline Battlefield, this was the first time he had encountered an 11th Stage Peak. The Left Qingcang he sensed at the Second Defense Line last time didn't count, as he only sensed his aura and didn't see him with his own eyes at that time.

Wang Chen only glanced twice before retracting his gaze. He had no hobby of fighting for justice; right now, opening experience packages was more important.

But the 11th Stage Peak who was fleeing seemed to have sensed Wang Chen, and actually made a turn, flying towards his direction.

…