The Heavens: From Knowing Whether You Rule the World

Chapter 157 Meeting Nangong Wan again!
Huangfeng Valley, Taiyue Peak.

A green light fell quietly, and a breeze blew over the originally calm mountain, as if cheering for it.

The green light dissipated and a human figure emerged.

The man was dressed in a dark green Taoist robe, his hair was held up with a light-colored warm jade, and his every move and gesture exuded the demeanor of a Taoist master.

If it’s not Chu Hong, then who could it be?
If there were an expert here, he would know that Chu Hong's position was quite extraordinary. Half a step forward was an invisible restriction formation, which showed that he had noticed the existence of this restriction very early on.

Almost at the same time, a light green light flashed, and a kind old man in a light yellow robe waved his hand, and the restriction formation disappeared.

"Junior brother, please sit down."

The old man smiled heartily. Although he looked old, he did not show any sign of aging. He waved his hand and pointed at the top of Taiyue Peak. Then his figure flashed and he arrived in the blink of an eye.

From the old man’s address, we can tell that this is the pillar of Huangfeng Valley - Ancestor Linghu.

He is the only one who can call Chu Hong his junior brother.

"Senior brother please."

Chu Hong smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.

While gesturing, he took a small step forward.

The man suddenly disappeared, as if he had walked to the top of Taiyue Peak, and he didn't even finish the "please" gesture with his hands.

Such a demeanor even makes people doubt whether he really exists, or whether he has always been on the top of the mountain, always saluting.

Ancestor Linghu looked at this scene with envy, satisfaction and joy.

He was already very old and envied the youthful vigor and vitality; but he had also found an heir, so that the thousands of years of foundation of the Yellow Maple Valley would not be destroyed.

At the highest point on the mountain, there is only a pavilion about three or four meters in size. Standing there, one can overlook everything on Taiyue Peak, which can make people feel more open-minded.

A pot of tea was already steaming hot, and it seemed that it was a good thing that Ancestor Linghu had prepared in advance.

The old man didn't look majestic at all, but was kind and gentle, and seemed very easy to get along with.

"Junior brother has always been an expert in tea ceremony, why not try this bitter tea, it also has a unique flavor!"

As the old man spoke, he picked up the teapot, poured tea, and handed a cup to Chu Hong.

Chu Hong smiled, picked up the tea, smelled it, took a sip, and closed his eyes to savor it.

"Hmm... the tea smells sweet, but it tastes bitter when you drink it. After a while, the bitterness subsides. It's bitter, but not that bitter. It's not like the struggle of cultivating immortals!"

Chu Hong's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head slightly, "Once you drink this tea, its bitterness makes you forget everything, and your mind is at peace. It's suitable for savoring life. Junior brother can also taste it, but unfortunately he doesn't like to drink it all the time. Drinking it occasionally can also be a kind of mental pleasure."

Chu Hong has always had only a few hobbies, and tea tasting is definitely one of them.

With his tea tasting skills and life experience, he was able to taste the exquisiteness of this "bitter tea" with just one sip.

But it’s too bitter.

No one likes to suffer unless it is absolutely necessary, and Chu Hong is no exception.

Bitter tea is suitable for tasting but not for drinking.

The old man nodded repeatedly, "Brother, you are right. I only drink this tea occasionally."

As he spoke, he could not help but sigh slightly, "Bitter tea is like the struggle for immortality, it is really too difficult, making people love and hate it. If you taste the tea, your body will suffer; if you don't taste the tea, you are in the world of immortality, and you have already reached the point of no return, and your body and mind are suffering!"

Chu Hong was stunned and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

The experiences of these old monsters in their lives are truly extraordinary.

The world of mortals cultivating immortals is full of intrigues every day, and it is really hard!

"What senior brother said is true."

Chu Hong clapped his hands and laughed.

The old man sighed, but then laughed again, and his bitter smile quickly changed. He said: "The six demon sects of Tianluo Kingdom are ready to make a move. This time, I specially invited you to come here, but it is for the [Yue Kingdom Conference] in three days. I wonder what you think?"

The six demonic sects of Tianluo Kingdom are ready to make a move, and seem to be intending to expand their territory.

As a result, the situation became serious again.

Theoretically speaking, Yue State and Tianluo State are separated by Jiang State and Cheqi State. If they want to invade, they have to deal with these two small countries and sects. In addition, the righteous Fengdu State is eyeing them covetously, so they may not give them a chance to expand.

In other words, there is a high probability that the Demonic Path will not be able to reach the Kingdom of Yue.

However, everything must be planned carefully before taking action and all possibilities must be considered.

Otherwise, if a fight really breaks out and we are not prepared at all, we will probably just be defeated.

To this end, the Great Elder of Yanyue Sect will take the lead in organizing a Yue Kingdom Conference in three days, and all the Jindan realm cultivators in Yue Kingdom can participate.

The participation of cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage will naturally determine the direction of major events in the Kingdom of Yue.

The participation of the Jindan cultivators was only to play the role of "passing messages", artificially allowing the flow of information among the backbones of the Yue State to allow these people to be prepared.

It can also allow those Jindan cultivators who have been in seclusion early to come out, and those Jindan cultivators who are active normally can take the opportunity to exchange some things to increase their strength.

This is a conference that combines a "trade fair" with a "business negotiation meeting".

"Brother, do you think the Demonic Path can defeat the Kingdom of Yue?"

Chu Hong's eyes moved and he asked back.

Without hesitation, Elder Linghu said, "It's difficult! Even if we really can attack Yue, it won't happen overnight. Even if we can attack Yue, we may not be able to defeat it."

The implication is, of course, that they don't think Vietnam will lose.

Chu Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, and a strange color flashed in his clear eyes.

To be honest, without a God's perspective, there is nothing wrong with Senior Brother Linghu's rational analysis.

The countries in the south of the country are divided into three categories according to their land area: large, medium and small.

Fengdu Kingdom and Tianluo Kingdom are the only two major countries.

Further down, there are more than ten medium-sized countries and dozens of small countries.

Yue Kingdom and Tianluo Kingdom are separated by Jiang Kingdom and Cheqi Kingdom. Both of these countries are small countries with nearly ten Nascent Souls in total. They have been resisting the evil ways and have always appeared to be able to resist with difficulty.

Even so, it can hold out for quite some time.

According to common sense, with Jiang State and Cheqi State acting as shields, and the righteous Fengdu State and the evil Tianluo State checking and balancing each other, even if the evil forces really wanted to attack, it would be unlikely to defeat Yue State within decades.

Even if Jiang State and Cheqi State were destroyed, it would be unlikely for the Demonic Path to conquer Yue State if it extended the battle line.

After passing Jiang State and Cheqi State, the areas near Yue State are all tough targets.

As one of the medium-sized countries, Yue has nearly ten Yuanying-level fighters and is checked and balanced by other big countries. As long as the seven factions of Yue are united and the ten Yuanyings come out together, there is basically no crisis of annihilation.

In addition, Yue’s neighbors, Yuanwu and Zijin, were both medium-sized countries and certainly did not want to be annexed.

The lips and teeth are interdependent. The three countries united with each other and had nearly thirty Nascent Soul cultivators. Although the quality of the Nascent Soul cultivators was far inferior to that of the six sects of the Demonic Path, the number was not much different from the number of Nascent Soul cultivators in the Demonic Path.

The seven factions of Yue Kingdom can hold out for a while. Once the righteous reinforcements from Fengdu Kingdom arrive, it will be a huge shock at most, but it is unlikely to shake their foundation.

Well... the rational analysis is this.

Unfortunately, all of this is based on the premise that the righteous will stop the evil and send reinforcements.

This time, it's very different.

Tianluo Kingdom and Fengdu Kingdom, these two great powers have always checked and balanced each other. Good and evil cannot coexist, and they have always fought against each other. It has been countless years since they last reached a consensus.

Coincidentally, this time, the two reached a consensus again.

This means that the two of them are expanding desperately in different directions and no one can stop them.

As for the State of Yue, it had internal problems that had lasted for thousands of years, so failure was inevitable.

After all, who could have imagined that Spirit Beast Mountain would be the setting for “Mission Impossible”?

More than two thousand years ago, the Demonic Path was in turmoil and there was an invasion, and the Xuanjian Sect declined and eventually perished.

After they had captured the territory, they naturally wanted to maintain it. The vanguards who invaded Yue State combined the actual situation of Yue State and gradually formed the Seven Sects of Yue State. In other words, the Seven Sects of Yue State were more or less related to the magic of Tianluo State.

Some are directly related and are the products of those large sects, while others rose because of that killing spree.

Lingshou Mountain has a close connection with Yuling Sect, and Yanyue Sect has a close relationship with Hehuan Sect.

However, the Yanyue Sect gradually grew larger and refused to be affiliated with the Hehuan Sect. It was also unwilling to be a traitor and cooperate with the evil sect to occupy the Kingdom of Yue.

The current Grand Elder of Yanyue Sect and his two disciples, all three of them have reached the Nascent Soul stage.

The famous old monster Qiong also has the cultivation level of a fake infant.

In other words, the Yanyue Sect has three Nascent Soul cultivators and one False Soul cultivator in charge.

With such strength, it is not much different from the Ghost Spirit Sect, the weakest among the demons. After working so hard to get by, who would want to have another emperor above their heads?

Lingshou Mountain had no backbone. The strength of a Nascent Soul did not allow it to resist, so it willingly became a traitor.

Chu Hong thought about it and shook his head slightly. "If the demons invade, I don't know how quickly Fengdu will support us. For these things, we have to make full preparations early to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

He did not mention the coming trend of good and evil, nor did he mention the coming era of four powers.

First of all, some things are inexplicably said and only cause trouble.

Secondly, some things don’t make much difference whether you say them or not.

Among the three great cultivators of Tiannan, the righteous and evil sects reached a consensus and occupied two of them. The two of them have become the dominant force, and the defeat of the seven sects of Yue State is inevitable.

It doesn’t matter whether you say it or not, it can’t change the overall situation.

Even if we want to change the overall situation, this is not the time. Wait until he returns from the Chaos Star Sea, and then it will naturally be the general trend!
Patriarch Linghu nodded slightly. Over the past thousands of years, the demonic sect had tried to shake the situation more than once, but had always stopped.

This time, he didn't think that the demons would attack the Kingdom of Yue, but as Junior Brother Chu said, it would never be wrong to be cautious.

"In that case, let's go to Yanyue Sect!"

Patriarch Linghu smiled, his figure flashed, and he headed straight towards the Yanyue Sect.

Chu Hong chuckled, and a green light flashed, not far away.

……

Surrounded by clouds and mist, and surrounded by mountains.

From afar, there are lush green towering ancient trees everywhere, faint white mist wandering in the air, and undulating mountains, as if guarding one direction.

Suddenly, it turns sharply upwards, stretching out and turning into a magnificent mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles.

At first glance, it is full of wild beasts and birds of prey, and rarely visited by humans. It looks no different from most other mountains, except that it is a little bigger.

But no one could have imagined that all this was an illusion.

When flying in the air for a certain distance, everything will suddenly change. Endless and densely packed palaces will be built, tall buildings will be erected, and immortal cultivators will be flying around busily on their flying magic tools.

Chu Hong and Patriarch Linghu looked at each other. They both saw the hidden formation of the Yanyue Sect, but they did not enter the restriction. Instead, they stood far away and waited.

Seeing it is one thing, and walking into it is another.

Since you are a guest, you still have to have the right attitude.

While waiting, Chu Hong took a general look at the surrounding situation and his eyes moved slightly.

As the sect with the highest presence among the seven sects of the Yue Kingdom, it is a constant topic of discussion.

There are only two directions to discuss:
One is the extraordinary strength that makes him the leader of the Yue State.

Compared to other sects that only have one or two Nascent Soul masters, the Yanyue Sect's lineup of three Nascent Soul masters and one Fake Nascent Soul master is extremely luxurious, and it would take at least two major sects joining forces to balance the power.

Second, there are many handsome men and beautiful women, and the method of dual cultivation is profound.

If they really have to choose one of the seven sects of Yue Kingdom, most of the unsuccessful male cultivators will basically choose the Yanyue Sect.

No other cost, distribution included!

Female cultivators of the Yanyue Sect, unless they are extremely talented, will be assigned a Taoist partner.

Who wouldn't like this?
Chu Hong looked at the men and women near and far and couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

The Yanyue Sect was not quite what he had imagined.

At least, there was no blatant sexual activity in broad daylight.

Not interesting!
Suddenly, a strong blue light flashed and landed more than a hundred meters in front of the two people.

The light faded, and three people walked out.

A middle-aged woman in a light blue dress, a cool female cultivator in white with her face covered by a green veil, and a charming and beautiful young woman.

A middle-aged woman stood in the center, with a strong aura, apparently in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage. She was the current Grand Elder of the Yanyue Sect - Fairy Lan.

The cold female cultivator and the pretty young woman were on either side, each of them was at the Jindan stage and seemed to be the elders of the Yanyue Sect.

Without waiting for the middle-aged woman to say anything, the female cultivator in a graceful white dress, with a bright and beautiful face, glanced at Chu Hong. Her body shook slightly, and a pair of bright autumn eyes flashed with an indiscernible strange expression.

This cold and aloof female cultivator, with a fragrance like that of orchid and a graceful appearance, who else could it be but Nangong Wan?
Coincidentally, this strange look was caught by the middle-aged woman. A hint of doubt flashed across her eyes and she looked at her beloved disciple deeply.

Almost at the same time, a strange look flashed in the depths of Chu Hong's eyes, which was caught by the middle-aged woman.

After seeing this, she immediately knew something. She took two steps forward, smiled softly, and looked at the young man standing quietly, "Fellow Daoist Linghu, this must be Fellow Daoist Chu, right?"

"It is Junior Brother."

Patriarch Linghu stroked his beard, smiled, and told the truth.

"Fellow Daoist Lan."

Chu Hong nodded slightly and bowed politely.

The blue-clothed woman nodded tenderly and looked at the cold female cultivator and the beautiful young woman. The two of them immediately bowed, "Senior Linghu, Senior Chu."

Nangong Wan's eyes were complicated, but she still bowed obediently.

However, when she addressed him as “Senior Chu”, her voice became much softer.

Fairy Lan understood and asked with some doubt: "Does Fellow Daoist Chu know this bad disciple?"

The words were a question, but the tone was not.

"No, it's just that your disciple looks like an old friend of mine whom I haven't seen for a long time."

Chu Hong said lightly.

The capricious and indifferent tone in his words made Nangong Wan's heart slightly moved, and she felt a little indescribably annoyed.

After all, isn’t it just a romantic encounter of the Yuanying old monster?

Then...what about his promise of going to Qifeng Mountain as a Taoist companion?
"Oh, is that so? That's really a coincidence."

The Blue Fairy covered her mouth and smiled, letting the matter pass. But only God knew whether there was any letter or not!

The pretty young woman and Patriarch Linghu also looked at the cold and extraordinary Nangong Wan with some surprise, staring at her deeply but said nothing.

"You two Daoists are the first to arrive. Daoist Chu is probably visiting our Yanyue Sect for the first time. Since Wan'er is similar to an old friend of yours, it is also a kind of fate. Why don't you let Wan'er take you for a walk?"

The Blue Fairy's eyes moved around and she gave a suggestion with a smile.

Chu Hong's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded slightly, looking at Nangong Wan, "Well, then I'll trouble Junior-Nephew Nangong."

Nephew?

Nangong Wan's cold little face moved slightly, she bowed, and stretched out her hand slightly, "Senior, please."

Chu Hong smiled. He had long been able to hide his emotions. So how could the strange look that Fairy Lan saw not be something he had deliberately revealed?

A flash of green light appeared, and he flew into the air.

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(End of this chapter)