Cultivating Immortality in the Winter Wasteland.

Chapter 813 Interrogation
Chen Wang coldly looked at Fairy Lanxi and asked, "How many of you came down from the Great Yan Heaven this time?"

Fairy Lanxi answered honestly, "This time there are only three of us: myself, Lei Long, and Liu Changkong."

Chen Wang frowned. "Lei Long, Liu Changkong, the three of you?"

Fairy Lanxi nodded and said, "That's right. Liu Changkong is a master of demonic cultivation, while Lei Long is proficient in the art of formations. The three of us have decided that Lei Long will go to Daxia, and Liu Changkong will go to Yunshan Academy."

When the Yunshan Academy was mentioned, Fairy Lanxi's tone softened.

Liu Changkong must have been killed.

Fairy Lanxi cursed inwardly, "What a useless thing!"

Chen Wang raised an eyebrow: "Is there still one person in Great Xia?"

Like the Great Chu, the Great Xia also lost a Nascent Soul stage expert.
He had previously learned from Emperor Zhou that there was an old eunuch of the same age as him guarding the palace in the Great Xia Dynasty, but he didn't know how strong that person was or whether Lei Long was alive or dead.

Chen Wang asked, "What are you three supposed to do after I sent you down here?"

Fairy Lanxi said, "The restrictions between heaven and earth are gradually weakening. Originally, those in the Tribulation Transcending stage could not descend to the mortal realm, but this barrier rule is weakening. Gradually, the connection between the Great Yan Heaven and the Dao Ning World will strengthen. Last time, Yu Daoji and his group suffered a crushing defeat, so the Immortal Lord sent us down. One reason was to eliminate several experts from the Dao Ning World, and the other was to establish a foothold here so that we could smoothly take over this place when the rules between the two realms weaken."

Chen Wang frowned, processing Lanxi Fairy's words, and then asked, "Immortal Lord, who is this Immortal Lord you're referring to?"

Fairy Lanxi said, "The Immortal Lord is the supreme ruler of the Great Flame Heaven. I don't know when he attained enlightenment. When we ascended to the Great Flame Heaven, we were all guided by him in our cultivation and that's how we all achieved our goals."

Chen Wang frowned and asked, "What is the strength of this Immortal Lord?"

Fairy Lanxi shook her head: "I don't know either."

Chen Wang asked, "How many Tribulation Stage cultivators are there in the Great Yan Heaven?" Fairy Lanxi honestly replied, "There are twenty-three Tribulation Stage cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wang's expression turned solemn. Twenty-three cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage—this number weighed heavily on his mind. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "You're all enjoying yourselves in the Great Yan Heaven, so why have you taken a fancy to the mortal world?"

Fairy Lanxi shook her head and said, "The Great Flame Heaven also needs offerings from some worlds. Harvesting some small worlds is very easy; one can simply pass on the Dao techniques. However, for a world like Dao Ning, which has many Nascent Soul stage cultivators and originally had Tribulation Transcending stage inheritances, it requires some effort."

Chen Wang sneered, "It can't be that simple. Why go to such lengths just for offerings?" Fairy Lanxi said, "I don't know the specifics either. We're just following the orders of Immortal Lord Minghuo."

As soon as Fairy Lanxi finished speaking, black smoke suddenly appeared in her eyes, and flames began to emerge from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Chen Wang's heart sank, and he immediately tried to suppress the terrifying flames on her body. However, Fairy Lanxi could only cry out in surprise before she was uncontrollably burned to ashes by the flames. The fire started from the depths of her primordial spirit, and soon her entire body turned into nothingness and disappeared completely.

The power of the flames startled Chen Wang, and they scattered, not daring to approach.

Fu Qu frowned and said, "Someone left some kind of restriction in her body." Chen Wang nodded and said, "That should be the case, but she had already revealed some information about the Great Yan Heaven, so why wasn't she punished?" Fu Qu frowned, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Wang looked up at the sky and felt as if a pair of eyes were watching the Dao Ning World, a feeling that made him very uncomfortable.

"Let's head to Great Xia first and make sure we don't leave any survivors. We can discuss other matters later."

Chen Wang said.

Fu Qu nodded: "Okay."

They then headed to Daxia.

Upon arriving in Daxia, Chen Wang revealed his identity and explained the situation.

Although the experts from the Great Xia royal family hesitated, Chen Wang and his group were all at the Integration stage and exuded killing intent, so he dared not stop them. In particular, the matter that Chen Wang spoke of was of great importance, and he dared not make a decision on his own.

This expert from the royal family was an elderly man who appeared to be in his sixties, with gray hair and a vigorous spirit. He said in a deep voice, "How about I discuss this matter with the rest of the clan?"

Before Chen Wang could speak, Fu Qu said irritably, "We came to save your Great Xia, and we're afraid that experts from the Great Yan Heaven might cause trouble in the capital. If you keep making excuses, we can leave now."

The old prince turned pale and quickly said, "Fairy, please don't be angry. I can't make the decision on this matter. I just need to explain to the royal family."

Chen Wang suddenly said, "I've heard that there's an old eunuch guarding the Great Xia in the capital. You can report to him."

Upon hearing this, the old prince was startled. This matter was a current secret, unknown to outsiders, yet Dean Chen knew it so clearly.

Chen Wang said, "I'll wait here. You can ask him to come out for a meeting, or you can tell him what happened. If he doesn't need our help, we can leave, since I don't have any connection with your Great Xia."

Chen Wang wasn't trying to help Da Xia on purpose; he simply harbored deep hatred for the people of Da Yan Tian. He would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free, and he would never easily give up once he obtained even a little information.

The old prince gritted his teeth and respectfully said to the person in front of him, "Please wait a moment, Dean." He went deep into the imperial city and came to the old locust tree, where he burned incense and prayed.

A young eunuch emerged from in front of the old locust tree. He looked handsome and refined, quite different from the previous young eunuch, appearing more mature.

The old prince was somewhat surprised to see this, but he also recognized the palace guardian.

He then respectfully said, "Reporting to the Ancestor, Dean Chen of Yunshan Academy is requesting an audience. He claims that a thief from the Great Yan Heaven named Lei Long may have entered our Great Xia Imperial Palace and wants to search for his whereabouts and capture him. What is the Ancestor's opinion?"

The young eunuch smiled slightly: "This Dean Chen is kind-hearted. Go back and tell him that I have killed that person. Thank you for taking the trouble to make this trip."

Upon hearing this, the old prince was startled. A chill ran from his tailbone straight to the top of his head. There really was a powerful figure from the Great Yan Heaven who had descended to earth and unknowingly infiltrated the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

This old prince was originally in Baling City. He held a high position and great prestige among the royal family members. He was urgently recalled and was unaware of Lei Long's previous incursion into the imperial city.

The buildings damaged by Lei Long's incursion into the imperial city have been repaired, and everyone else has been strictly forbidden from mentioning the matter. Therefore, even the old prince who returned to take charge of important matters was hearing about it for the first time.

The young eunuch said calmly, "I didn't intend to hide this from you, but the fewer people who know about the events of the Great Yan Dynasty, the better. Indeed, someone broke into the palace that day, and I killed them." Upon hearing this, the old prince was deeply moved.

He entered the capital in a high-profile manner, initially feeling quite pleased with himself and having won over many loyal followers.

Now that the throne of the Great Xia Dynasty is vacant and the crown prince is unable to support the country, he also wonders if he can have the opportunity to sit on the throne himself.

Only today did I truly realize how deep the waters of this imperial city run.

The old prince thought to himself, "I should keep a low profile in the future. It's terrifying that I didn't even know about such a major event that happened in the capital."

With this thought in mind, his attitude became even more respectful, and he said, "Then I will go and see Dean Chen off."

The young eunuch nodded: "Please thank Dean Chen for me."

The old prince then withdrew and told Chen Wang about the matter.

Chen Wang raised an eyebrow: "This old eunuch is so fierce, he killed the thunder dragon directly. No wonder the Mirror God couldn't detect any trace of it; we thought the thunder dragon was hiding."

There was clearly a powerful force within the imperial city that obeyed the young eunuch.

At this moment, Chen Wang did not delve into the matter further, but simply said calmly, "Since that's the case, we'll leave it at that. Farewell."

As the Nine-Colored Deer left, it said indignantly, "The people of Great Xia are so rude. We came here specifically to help, but they didn't trust us at first, then they wanted to discuss it further. After we went in to report, they just saw us off. They are simply rude."

Fu Qu couldn't help but frown and said, "That's right. Since we killed that person and came here for this matter, why doesn't the ancestor show himself? He's clearly putting on airs."

Chen Wang said, "It's understandable that they're on guard since we rashly entered the core of the imperial city. Besides, that ancestor is probably not having an easy time right now. I believe he killed Lei Long, but I don't believe for a second that he didn't suffer some damage to his foundation."

Fu Qu was taken aback by his words and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chen Wang said, "These ancient figures are discreet and unwilling to use their power easily, just like the heavily injured Zhou Emperor now. Every bit he uses is a bit less. He is probably afraid that if he sees me, I will see through his disguise."

Fu Qu suddenly realized.

The Mirror God said, "Master's insight is indeed sharp. That person has an ancient background, is as old as the country, and is hidden in the palace, nurtured by the luck of the nation. Naturally, his actions would not be as casual as Master's."

Chen Wang nodded and said, "Let's not worry about that for now. Let's go back to the academy first."

The group then returned to Yunshan Academy.

Yunshan Academy was not affected. Chen Wang's powerful divine sense allowed him to find Liu Changkong and take him away from the place. There were no aftershocks of the battle that damaged the academy, and the academy remained thriving.

Chen Wang lamented, "It would be a terrible thing if such a good learning environment were to be ruined by the people of Da Yan Tian."

The Nine-Colored Deer Mirror God obediently followed Chen Wang's side.
Fu Qu said, "Next, the Great Yan Heaven will probably send more people down. We can withstand them this time, but what about next time, and the time after that? Moreover, Fairy Lanxi also said that there are more than twenty Tribulation Transcending cultivators in the Great Yan Heaven. Needless to say, even if three or four people with the strength of the Tribulation Transcending stage come down, we still won't be able to withstand them."

Fu Qu's words were very realistic. With their strength, although they had all improved, it was already very difficult to deal with Yu Daoji alone. If a few more came, they would probably be wiped out before they even had a chance to put up a fight.

Chen Wang sighed and said, "Now we can only take it one step at a time. Having relocated the remnants of the heavens here, we have a responsibility to protect them. The Great Yan Heaven seems to be eyeing the Dao Ning World, but in reality, they probably have their eyes on more than just this world. No world is safe. We should just stay here and think of a way to deal with it."

Fu Qu sighed and said, "The people of the Great Yan Heaven call themselves immortals, each one of them arrogant and haughty, yet they are so despicable in their actions, resorting to stealth and sneak attacks. It's simply despicable!"

When Fairy Lanxi was discovered, millions of lives had already been lost, posing a great threat to the Dao Ning World. If a few more were to quietly accomplish great things, even if they were able to drive them away or kill them, the Dao Ning World could not withstand such repeated turmoil.

Chen Wang sighed at this moment, for that was indeed the case.

Next, Chen Wang reinforced the grand formation of Yunshan Academy and placed the Mirror God in a prominent position. This served two purposes: firstly, to collect offerings from the academy, and secondly, to better monitor Yunshan Academy. The Mirror God possessed unique abilities; it was a powerful magical artifact in itself, and it had even developed sentience—at least, that's what it claimed to be; it was simply a magical artifact that had gained sentience.

Chen Wang wanted to use the power of the Mirror God to monitor the starry sky above the clouds. The Mirror God's abilities were currently too great for the other major dynasties to cover, so they could only manage their own affairs for the time being and go to put out fires in other places.

A month passed quickly, and Chen Wang's cultivation level improved again.

The power of faith from all the heavens elevated his comprehension to a terrifying level, making him a prodigy.

He not only cultivated the divine path, but also simulated about 30-40% of Liu Changkong's demonic path. It should be noted that Liu Changkong's demonic path was accumulated over many years, involving the slaughter of countless lives.

Chen Wang doesn't need to go through the step of killing; he can directly simulate his Great Dao and make progress by working backward from the Divine Dao. This talent is truly amazing.

At this moment, Chen Wang was comprehending the Dao of Gods and Demons. After studying it for a while, he suddenly realized: "Now that I am cultivating the Dao of Life and Death and the Dao of Gods and Demons, and wanting to study other Daos, I am actually distracted."

No matter how powerful a Great Dao is, in actual combat, one Great Dao is sufficient. What truly determines combat strength is one's own Dao cultivation level and magical power. Otherwise, cultivating a powerful Great Dao is like a low-level cultivator wielding a high-level magic weapon—unable to unleash its full potential.

Chen Wang suddenly realized that his previous research on the three heads and six arms was also aimed at increasing combat power, but he hadn't actually grasped the real core of the problem.

We should quickly find a way to improve our strength. Once our cultivation level is high enough and our magical power keeps up, many problems will be easily solved.

"Before Fairy Lanxi was burned to death, I sealed away all her cultivation. I sensed that there was a special spatial marker hidden in the location of the Crimson Palace in her body. It should be a coordinate, and maybe it is the small world she created by collecting treasures."

"It's just that these coordinates aren't precise. I've been studying them for so long, and I still can't unlock them. If I could unlock them and get access to her collection, I might have some unexpected gains." Chen Wang was tempted.

Normally, after her death, the small world she created would become unclaimed, and no one else could search for it.

However, Chen Wang was extremely perceptive about spatial principles. Because of his mastery of the Bronze Gate, once he deciphered the precise location of these coordinates,

He might go there, and Chen Wang was also very curious about the collection of the Fairy of Lanxi.

This is a powerful figure from the Great Heat Heaven. I wonder if he has any Great Heat Heaven specialties hidden away?
(End of this chapter)