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Chapter 1124 - Chapter 1124 Chapter 418 Victory and Defeat Score

Chapter 1124: Chapter 418: Victory and Defeat Score Chapter 1124: Chapter 418: Victory and Defeat Score One’s perspective is often limited by their position, similar to how you can’t expect an ordinary person struggling to make ends meet to worry about the ultimate truths of the sacred path.

With everyone in different positions, their assessments of priorities and urgencies differ, and so do the views they witness.

Although the Evil King Palace has declined, it is after all a sect that has been handed down from ancient times, and naturally, it possesses a broader outlook than any of the family clans present here.

In the eyes of these families, a Martial Ancestor peak powerhouse from the Fierce Realm might be an unrivaled force in the world, but sects only consider those who are Grandmasters, or those with the qualifications for an equal conversation.

Above that, there are still further divisions, such as Grandmasters who study Spirit Arts are generally more valued than those adept in wielding spears or staves, and those with high-level talents are even more precious than those who study Spiritual Power.

Even among Grandmasters of the same realm, there is a significant difference in treatment, and those who can cause the sects to compete over them are mostly those with extraordinary natural talents.

Like Grandmasters with Earth Level superior bloodlines, or those with Heaven-level Bloodlines.

And the Sacred Land Sects lust after the latter much more than the former because as long as those with Heaven-level Bloodlines thoroughly comprehend their bloodline abilities, they can prove their worth in the King Realm.

Unlike general Grandmasters who must endure the hardships of seeking the path, those with Heaven-level Bloodlines are the keys that open the doors to the Dao Realm themselves.

The Dutian Heavenly King keeps a Heavenly List, which records the mighty ones with Heaven-level Bloodlines in the world. The entries are few, but every one of them is an extraordinary powerhouse from the Sacred Land Sects, and Chen Menglu’s name is on the list.

Thinking of this, Duan Longcheng’s face turned unavoidably ashen. He didn’t even bother to say hello, and flew away on his dragon, treating the shouts from behind him as if they were inaudible.

Perhaps Xiang Ange thinks that by inviting a Grandmaster from his clan, he would be able to confront this person, but Duan Longcheng, reminded of the Heavenly List, does not think so.

Chen Menglu may not be the strongest person on the Heavenly List, but he is definitely the most dangerous Grandmaster–a fanatic to the point of near madness, who dares to use his Heaven-level Bloodline that could certify his status in the King Realm, to follow a path that Martial Saint Mountain has already deemed a dead end.

To contend with such a madman, one Grandmaster isn’t enough, and he has no desire to get involved in this muddy water again, especially when he hasn’t seen any favors from Wang Fuling, but the mad Chen is right before his eyes!

He returned to his estate on the dragon, taking his son Duan Longshu with him, and left as if fleeing.

…

On a separate note, at the Desolate Hill in North City, the warriors of the Xiang Family were brimming with confidence due to the arrival of Yanyun Grandmaster Xiang Yan, and Xiang Yan himself didn’t think much of Chen Menglu before him.

Although Chen’s technique of casting his body with mysterious thunder was astonishing, it wouldn’t necessarily be stronger than the Shangqing Xiangyun technique that he had cultivated from the combined practices of the Xiang and Yun families.

Not to mention that he had also cultivated the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Pupil. After twenty years of secluded cultivation to complete this pupil technique’s secret method, it was specifically designed to counter Grandmasters and even King Realm powerhouses, as it could not only shatter illusions and break false realities but also contained a strand of Treasure Blue Divine Light, which was especially effective against spiritual bodies.

“Master Chen gracing Chaochang with his presence delights the Xiang Family, but for a Grandmaster to delineate territory is a bit unreasonable. Please remove the restriction and afford our family convenience,” he said politely, yet the intent behind his words was clear. Having cultivated the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Pupil, Xiang Yan was among the rare few capable of destroying a flesh body that had undergone Spirit Qualification, so he was not overly courteous towards Chen Menglu, and even a bit domineering.

But who is Chen Menglu? He is a genius who relentlessly broke through dead ends, and even the respectful Grandmaster Bu Chun treats him with courtesy. If Xiang Yan showed a bit of respect, the Illusionary Master might have removed the barrier, but faced with such pressing behavior, how could the Illusion Master yield?

In the face of a Grandmaster from one family and the glaring intent of the three family heads, Chen Menglu simply said, “What if Chen refuses?”

“Refuse?” Xiang Yan, with his hands clasped behind his back, let the Treasure Blue light from his Divine Pupils shine brightly: “Then I, as a Grandmaster, would have no choice but to have a bout with Master Chen!”

“How will victory or defeat be determined?”

“If I, Xiang, win, I request that Master Chen lift the prohibition and leave Chaochang, never to set foot in the Southern Boundary for the rest of his life!”

“That’s not out of the question,” the man who had transformed into the likeness of Xuan Lei replied coolly as he sat cross-legged on a dragon sedan. “If it happens to be Chen who wins, there’s no need for the Grandmaster to leave his homeland. Whenever any disciple of the Xiang Family sees Chen, they must retreat to a distance of three residences and avoid direct contact, how about that?”

“Agreed!” Confident in himself, Xiang Yan accepted Chen Menglu’s wager, speaking indifferently, “This place is crowded and unsuitable for a fight. Please, Master Chen, choose a location for our battle!”

“There is a stretch of Wilderness not far from here, spacious and scarcely populated, perhaps fitting for a battlefield.”

“Then let’s proceed as Master Chen suggests.”

As the words faded, the two masters’ figures blurred instantaneously, with lightning and cloud shadows dashing off into the distance, neither yielding an inch.

Xiang Ange watched Xiang Yan and Chen Menglu depart, and after whispering a few words to a family officer, he too rode upon a cloud sedan to follow them.

Also in transit were Elder Nong and Head of the Liu Family, although the latter’s chariot had been damaged, so he joined Elder Nong in his ride.

Several Martial Ancestors from the desolate hills saw the two masters set their duel and depart, and despite their own injuries, they pursued the fading Spiritual Light, eager to witness the clash of Grandmasters.

Meanwhile, the city walls were already crowded with onlookers who couldn’t help but long for a glimpse of the Grandmasters’ battle, among them one gaze particularly complex.

Xiu’er had not anticipated that the reinforcements summoned by the Hooked Chen would be such formidable entities, nor had she expected that because she arrived a moment too late, they would end up confronting the Grandmaster of the Xiang Family.

Hastily descending from the city tower, she found a secluded place to form her seals, opening a passage beneath the ground to pursue them.

At the same time, thousands of miles above in the sky, several beams of Spiritual Light were racing towards the Southern Region of Longzhou.

…

Within the Spirit World Passage

The unconscious Yun Quan lay on one side, while Tang Luo, who had been poisoned and whose body was full of sores, sat in a wheelchair on the other.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the middle-aged man lying on the ground twitched his little finger as if regaining consciousness, yet he did not open his eyes hastily but instead pondered internally.

“How am I still alive?”

This was Yun Quan’s first thought upon waking. As an experienced Wind Media, his immediate thought was that he must have been captured alive.

The enemy would want to torture him severely to extract information about the Yun Clan, but he would not let them succeed.

Without any outward sign, he began to regulate his inner energy but discovered no prohibitions whatsoever on his body; knowing that capturing a Fierce Realm warrior typically involved destroying their dantian at a minimum.

Unable to suppress his confusion, Yun Quan opened his eyes, only to find himself in the middle of the Spirit World Passage, and before him, an individual, so ravaged by poison that their gender was indiscernible.

“What’s going on here.”

As Yun Quan felt puzzled, his hand brushed against a message beside him. Picking it up, he saw that it was a secret note written in clan language by Xiu’er.

After reading the secret message, Yun Quan finally pieced together his memories from after he lost consciousness, a faint excitement flickering in his eyes.