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Chapter 1314 - Chapter 1314 Chapter 606 Industry

Chapter 1314: Chapter 606: Industry Chapter 1314: Chapter 606: Industry When this greatly renowned Sword Saint arrived at the Dongshan City Sword Pavilion, the memorial hall was already packed to capacity. The commanding officers of the Divine Sword Army who had rushed over from all directions were brimming with a murderous aura, looking less like they were there to offer condolences and more like they were gathering for an oath-taking assembly before a military expedition.

To the entire Divine Sword Army of Yuanzhou, the man lying in the coffin was not just the Xu Clan’s former Swordsman, their comrade-in-arms.

He was also the greatest contributor who helped the Divine Sword Army leap to become the foremost of all armies, the successor designated by the Sword Commander, the man who was to lead the Divine Sword Army in the future.

How could such a man…!

“How exactly did this bastard die!?”

Xu Feng, bursting into the memorial hall, pushed through the crowd and grabbed Xu Jingliang by the collar, demanding angrily.

It was another repetition of the accident, and Xu Jingliang had already lost count of how many times it had been repeated. No matter who entered the memorial hall, everyone would ask him the same question, and he had grown numb to it.

“Enough, don’t pressure Jing Liang any further.”

The master of Dongshan City Sword Pavilion appeared in the memorial hall and sighed softly, “This was his own choice, all we can do is respect it.”

“No, this is not over yet!”

Xu Feng released Xu Jingliang, his voice cold as he said, “The Primordial Sword Command showing such a huge deviation, Cao Jinyu would surely know. There is something suspicious about this whole affair, should we just let the Dutian Heavenly King off so easily?”

“If the Sword Saint thought there was something to investigate, why would he choose to end his own life!”

The Sword Master of Dongshan spoke in a grave tone, “Moreover, Cao Jinyu is already dead.”

“Dead?”

“During the Wang Overseer’s campaign in the outer seas, Cao Jinyu encountered the Han Family headquarters, which had been hidden for a thousand years, and suffered a crushing defeat. Lord Lei Ze of An Dinghuang and Great Commander Cao Jinyu died in battle, Wang Chang and An Yuanxi were heavily wounded and fell into comas, and are now in the Divine Court of Zhongzhou.”

The Sword Master’s words surprised everyone in the memorial hall and also left them somewhat frustrated, as if they had mustered their troops for a major battle only to find the enemy had already died of illness, which was ridiculous.

Cao Jinyu, a man like that, could die so quietly and without warning?

Even though all present were leaders of the Divine Sword Army, they found the news hard to digest.

“With the Han Family revealing themselves, the Three Realms Holy Land is in great turmoil. By now, the new Beast King of the Cao Family and the Esoteric Sect’s Living Buddha should have already reached Divine Thunder. It looks like the heavens of Xiehe are set to change!”

The Sword Master’s voice was heavy as he spoke to the crowd in the memorial hall, “What’s most important now is to properly bury Ah Xiao, let’s not create any more trouble!”

“We will heed the Sword Master’s command!”

With a shiver in their hearts, everyone understood this was a critical moment for Xiehe, and the mastermind behind Xu Xiao’s scheme had already died in battle. Reluctantly, they accepted the situation.

…

Divine Court of Zhongzhou

The Divine Court, revered as the Heavenly Realm, had thirty-two precious halls governing the nine regions and ten thousand cities of Zhongzhou.

At this moment, in the Morning Assembly Hall, one of the An Clan’s thirty-two Divine Pillars, the Taiyin Divine Pillar, the Supreme Beast King of the Beast Taming Sect, and the Supreme Buddha Nation of Buddha Country’s Esoteric Sect were listening to the battle reports from An Yuanxi and Wang Chang.

Upon hearing that Cao Jinyu had burned his divine soul just to issue the retreat command, the Beast King Cao Guang couldn’t help but clench his fists tightly.

Who would have thought that this closed-door training would turn out to be a permanent farewell, and this deep-seated hatred would definitely not end like this!

No longer in the mood to listen further, Cao Guang stood up, but he was stopped by the Taiyin Divine Pillar, “Beast King, wait. Whoever is capable of killing the Great Commander is surely no ordinary monarch. It’s best to finish listening to the battle report and then discuss your plans.”

“Let the Star Lord and the Living Buddha discuss it. I can’t hold back any longer!”

With that, Cao Guang’s figure vanished from the Morning Assembly Hall, his whereabouts unknown.

Meanwhile, the Esoteric Sect’s Living Buddha, with his hair tied in a bun, twirled his fingers with a profound and subtle smile on his face.

“What does the Living Buddha see?”

“From now on, Xiehe will be free of dazzling distress.”

Very good, Taiyin Divine Pillar cast an approving glance at An Yuanxi and nodded slightly.

…

How immense was the power of the Beast Taming Sect after all?

Before this, perhaps no one had imagined that a seemingly harmless sect, when angered, could be so terrifying.

The Dazzling Distress Archipelago was razed to the ground by Beast King Cao Guang, but this was not enough to vent the young ruler’s fury.

He wanted to find the person who had killed Cao Jinyu and torment him with even crueler methods until death was preferable to life.

But first, he had to find that person!

So all the relay stations across Xiehe sprang into action; those stations that were originally only for buying and selling spiritual beasts, and delivering goods, suddenly transformed into tentacles of the Beast Taming Sect extending into the outside world.

The harmless shopkeepers turned into Tamers, and those spiritual creatures once thought to be mascots became ferocious beasts hunting for lives.

Suddenly, all of Xiehe was in turmoil; noble families that were arrogantly untouchable on ordinary days quickly reined themselves in, displaying their bellies to the king like submissive beasts, a gesture of such abjection that it was merely an appeal for mercy.

Look, my lord, I have nothing whatsoever to do with the Han Family.

This kind of situation was common in Zhongzhou, and not unheard of in places like the South and Longzhou, but there were still some areas that resisted, beyond the reach of the Beast Taming Sect.

Take Yuanzhou, for instance; those Swordsmen didn’t care how furious the Beast Taming Sect was–the most important thing was giving Xu Xiao a funeral with all due pomp and splendor. Letting wild beasts run amok was utterly disgraceful.

Before the Tamers of Yuanzhou could gain momentum, the Swordsmen of the Divine Sword Army, with long swords in hand, slew all those beasts that escaped from enclosures and issued a warning.

No matter how resentful one felt inside, when faced with gleaming long swords, one had no choice but to smile, making the imperial edict to thoroughly investigate Yuanzhou a joke. The majesty of the Three Realms Holy Land swept the floor in Yuanzhou.

This also made relations between Yuanzhou and Zhongzhou suddenly tense.

It wasn’t until a leader from the Wang Family came out to mediate that the atmosphere slightly relaxed.

“The grudges between the Han Family and the Three Realms Holy Land have nothing to do with the Xu Clan. Yuanzhou does not wish to intervene and has no reason to, but anyone who tries to spread the war to Yuanzhou will become a target of the Xu Clan’s retaliation!”

As the saying goes, ‘like father, like son,’ and the unyielding spirit of the lower-tier Swordsmen of the Xu Clan is mostly inherited from the upper echelons. Just by looking at the Xu Clan’s response to the Three Realms Holy Land, one can tell that even in the face of the turbulent events in Xiehe, they would not yield an inch.

…

The Longzhou Calendar year 1787, September

The guest ship from Zhongzhou finally docked at South Sea Chaochang Port. The tense situations of the upper echelons did not affect the lives of the common people, or rather, the commoners could only exclaim in wonder at the stories of spiritual grudges as if they were tales from picture books, with no direct understanding of them.

Perhaps only when a great war erupts will the suffocation and despair make people realize that the saying ‘life is as thin as paper’ is not just a phrase.

Ignorance has its own bliss, while being aware only causes more pain, perhaps.

Standing at the bow of the ship looking at the workers on the dock who were busy and sweating yet cluelessly going about their work, Tang Luo tightened his grip on Yun Xiu’s hand beside him and whispered, “Our abilities are limited; let’s just take care of what’s right in front of us first.”

“What did you just say?”

The wind was too loud, and she didn’t hear clearly, so Yun Xiu turned her head to ask.

“I said, we’ve finally arrived in Longzhou; I’ll show you the splendid enterprise your husband swanked about!”

“What enterprise?”

“A magnificent city unlike any you’ve ever seen!”

Tang Luo gestured grandly towards the western sky, his spirit soaring.

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