Destiny is ashes

Chapter 323: Riding Light Heavenly Monarch (23)

All the guesses were correct.

It was indeed them who took Princess Mingjing away, and Princess Mingjing really had various very important keys and clues on her!

To be honest, although Chen Yinzi did not reveal any flaws on the surface during the negotiations, he was quite nervous in his heart.

It's not to the point of sweating profusely, because Ming Guangchen didn't leave any evidence.

But, when Dachen does something, does he ever need evidence?
Not to mention, although the Taixu Altar left by Ming Guangchen self-destructed, someone still observed this scene... Although this can be explained as teleporting An Jing back to the northern border to find his mother, if someone wants to take advantage of it, the result is indeed difficult to predict.

Precisely because he knew he was not innocent, Mingjing Zong was reluctant to cause trouble.

"Let's finish it early. I'm tired." This is Chen Yinzi's mentality.

Having said that, this kind of situation cannot be dealt with casually.

In order to prevent the other four sects and Dachen from thinking that they were weak, or guessing that Mingjing Sect was guilty... when the negotiation conference at Baishan Pass was once again deadlocked, Patriarch Chengguang chose to take action to break the deadlock.

"Your Highness, King Cheng, please allow me to learn a thing or two from you."

As one of the three Pure Yang among the Five Sects of Chenli, and also the oldest Pure Yang Heavenly Monarch, he is wearing a long robe and a wide belt. He has a thin face, narrow eyes, and white hair and beard that are as smooth as clouds. Judging from his appearance, he is just a kind old man with a good appearance.

But when he stood up from the negotiation table and prepared to use Huaixu's most traditional method of "discussing the Dao" to resolve this dispute that no longer had much meaning, everyone felt from the sudden emergence of the majestic pressure what kind of deterrent power a Chunyang peak powerhouse who was about to die had.

At this moment, there was not a trace of sun or moon light in the sky above the northern border. Only a huge mirror could be seen, dropping the essence of the sun. The pure yang energy even made Chengguang Tianjun's white hair turn black, and he returned to his youthful state of handsomeness and high spirits.

"How dare I refuse an invitation from an elder?"

King Cheng was a little surprised. He thought that the challenger should be Yinze Tianjun of Taiming Sect, or at least Hongwu Tianjun of Huangyang Sect... Chengguang was too old, and Mingjing Sect did not seem like the style to represent the five sects.

But since he had been invited, he gladly accepted.

What is quite strange is that when Chengguang Tianjun and Cheng Wang made an appointment to fight, it was Hongwu Tianjun of Huangyang Sect, who was originally quite hostile to him, who came to protect him, while the Zuohuan Sect was slightly distant from Huangyang Sect.

After all, the true disciple of the Zuohuan Sect, Shenzang Huanxin, is dead, while the Zhenren Hunlan of the Huangyang Sect is alive and well... Even though we know that there may be no extra reason behind this, and Mingguangchen is just too lazy to kill him, the source of all disloyalty is favoritism.

However, Yinze Tianjun of Taiming Sect was indifferent to this. This majestic middle-aged Tianjun seemed to be happy to be ignored and allowed Chengguang to come to the fore.

On that day, Master Chengguang of the Mingjing Sect challenged King Cheng of the Northwest of Dachen to a duel.

A strange sight appeared in the sky of northern Xinjiang, attracting countless people to look up.

For three whole days, countless meteors and endless starlight swirled and fell from the sky, as if the Milky Way above the sky turned into a whirlpool, condensed into a funnel, and fell into the world.

The spiritual power of the stars in the entire northern border suddenly increased by three points, causing the entire spiritual atmosphere of heaven and earth to change.

In the end, the two sides stopped fighting until the outer world. Chengguang Tianjun used light as a sword and a mirror as a handle to kill a beast from outer space, and returned carrying its body.

This ferocious beast from outer space is not afraid of evil spirits and is close to chaos. It looks like a giant bull, but has four horns and thick hair like a straw raincoat. It is a real beast from outer space!
This ancient evil spirit, which was at the peak of ordinary divine manifestation and even comparable to Chunyang, had a head as big as a hill falling like a meteorite around Baishan Pass, and a river of blood like a flood or waterfall fell from the sky, creating a huge blood rain that washed the entire Baishan Mountain into a mountain of blood.

Only after that could one see a heavenly sword with the body of a giant beast skewered on it, being carried back by the Dharma body of Chengguang Tianjun.

It is unknown what was communicated between Chengguang Tianjun and Dachen Xibei Chengwang in the Heaven Beyond Heaven. They offered the head of the Heaven Beyond True Beast as a sacrifice and signed a contract on behalf of the Five Sects of Chenli and Dachen.

The Liuguang Sect had no objection to this. The Zuhuan and Huangyang Sects had just been caught with evidence, so naturally they could not object.

The Taiming Sect, which had the veto power, did not seem to want to get involved at this time, so it acquiesced to Chengguang's move. So, in a grand feast of real beasts, the two sides of Dachen Chenli, which seemed to be at loggerheads, happily resolved the issue, and both sides restricted the warriors of each side from entering the other's territory.

As for the war in Hanbei Road... Chunyang Tianjun and Zhen Wang gently drew a circle on the geomancy map.

The entire Hanbei Road and a large pasture plain on the southeast side of Chenli are included in this circle.

——The war can only be carried out in this area and cannot be carried out beyond it.

Whoever wins will take over the land for three hundred years. After three hundred years, if he is still not satisfied, he will start another killing spree.

This is the truth behind how Dachen’s expeditionary army was able to seize land from the five Chenli sects.

Dachen won the contract bet, so he was able to expand his territory.

And this time, if he loses, Dachen will have to give up everything he has.

Even in an imperial dynasty that governs warriors with a national system, in this world of martial arts, one still has to abide by this set of rules.

The strong will stir up cause and effect and decide the direction of the world to determine the fate of both parties.

Now that the contract has been signed, there is nothing more to say. Everyone will return to their own mountain gates and their own palaces, waiting for the flow of cause and effect karma.

"Old man...you really have some skills!"

After returning to the palace, the still young King Cheng rubbed his aching chest and shook his head, saying with emotion, "After all, the five Chenli sects were all smart people who escaped the catastrophe of heaven, earth, ghosts and gods in the Imperial Court with the treasures of inheritance when the catastrophe occurred."

"These people have both background and skills, and their true meanings of the Great Dao are all quite good. They are much more difficult to deal with than the demons in Taiyuan and the true spirits in Xihai."

"It was really tricky. I really suffered a loss."

"It's so hard to hear you praise someone."

The older and more stable Zhenbei Su Wang shook his head and said to his brother, "How is it? Did you find out? How far is Chengguang from the 'threshold'?"

"Um……"

King Cheng fell into deep thought: "This old guy...it's hard to say."

The reason why Prince Cheng and Prince Su came here this time, in addition to tracking down Xuan Mingjing's whereabouts, was also to test the strength of the Five Chenli Sects which had been quite quiet in recent years.

Originally, their target was Yinze Tianjun of Taiming Sect, who had the greatest chance of breaking through Lingxiao.

But who knew that it would be the old man Chengguang who would go into battle.

King Cheng was originally quite disappointed. Even if they did get some information from Cheng Guang, what good would it do? The other party would die within a hundred years at the latest. How could he possibly pass through the tribulation and break through Ling Xiao?

But this fight gave him more ideas.

"Chengguang's strength has indeed reached the peak of Pure Yang, not inferior to the former Taiyuan Demon God. I cannot beat him. He held back when sparring with me. Otherwise, the wound on my chest would not only damage the essence of the Great Dao, but also directly create a hole that will not heal in a hundred years, and the sky of the formation world in my body would be pierced."

King Cheng raised his head and made an objective assessment: "But... although he seems to be only a piece of paper away from reaching Ling Xiao, in reality, he will never be able to reach Ling Xiao."

(End of this chapter)