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Chapter 377 I just suddenly remembered something happy

The human race has already shared the good news with everyone.

The sea creatures, however, remained completely unaware.

Fortunately, four days later, the escaped six-finned sailfish finally reached the outskirts of Pudu and brought back news of the major defeat on the southern front.

"You must be tired from your long journey back. Please step down and rest for a couple of days."

His Majesty listened to the report calmly, his expression revealing no change in emotion.

He even calmly told the sixfin sailfish to go and rest first.

But then it stood there, slightly lost in thought, and finally couldn't help but mutter to itself, "It's that Xiao Chen again... always going against me."

Upon seeing this, the red crabs that were serving nearby immediately trembled three times.

Based on its understanding of His Majesty, the calmer he appears on the outside, the angrier he is inside.

Not only did they suffer a major defeat on the southern front, but they also lost one of their only three major war machines.

This matter certainly cannot end here; it is likely that another bloody storm is about to erupt.

Not only Xiao Chen, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, but also those powerful demons on the southern front who failed to perform their duties will definitely not have a good outcome.

Despite this, the red crab was still terrified.

I just hope this arduous task doesn't fall on my shoulders.

To be fair, although Yun Qing, that despicable big green caterpillar, usually fawns on his superiors and bullies his inferiors, is lazy, arrogant, and licentious... in short, he has done all sorts of bad things.

However, in terms of cultivation and combat power, he is almost on par with the Red Crab himself.

Since even it couldn't deal with Xiao Chen, then apart from the Venerable One and the Parrot Giant Snail, there shouldn't be anyone else who could handle him.

The problem is that the Nautilus has been practically the emperor's mount for years.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, firstly, I ate plenty of spirit food, and secondly, I never had to carry out missions alone.

Ruined!
The red crab became increasingly panicked. Who else could be sent out to protect the south side?

After considering all the options, it seems there's no better alternative than itself.

This is how to do?
For a moment, the red crab felt like an ant on a hot pan, anxiously pacing around in circles.

However, the expected order never arrived.

After muttering a few words to himself, His Majesty stood still, gazing into the distance, seemingly lost in thought, pondering something unknown.

Huh?
Could it be that?
Is there still a chance?

"Haihong, I remember you've always wanted the Dragon Saliva Pearl."

His Excellency suddenly spoke, his tone still revealing neither joy nor anger: "Originally, I planned to reward you after I razed Pudu Temple to the ground."

"Now it seems we might have to move it up."

As he spoke, a compass appeared in his hand: "Take this positioning compass and go to the Shallow Sky Sea."

"Gather our forces, hold our positions, and block the human reinforcements advancing north."

"I'll give you three more turtles, the best at defense, to assist you in defense."

"All you have to do is persevere for at least six months. After six months, I will personally deliver the Dragon Saliva Pearl to you."

Haihong is the name of a red crab, and like Yunqing, it was bestowed by the Venerable One.

That positioning compass was also extraordinary; it contained a drop of essence blood from all the great demons on the south side, thus allowing it to pinpoint the exact location of any one of them.

As long as it and another positioning compass responsible for the north side are present.

Even if a powerful demon under the Venerable One is alone, none of them would dare to secretly escape.

Even the three great demons who escaped from the Cloud Wave Sea were only temporarily avoiding the human army's advance and dared not truly leave the Compassion Sea.

If you respond via the compass, you must obediently return to the assembly.

Haihong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but it quickly recovered and replied, "Your subordinate obeys!"

Then I quickly took the positioning compass.

Even after leaving the area of ​​Pudu Temple, it still looked somewhat bewildered, unable to understand many things.

The most crucial point is that His Majesty didn't seem very angry this time.

At the same time, he did not order the punishment of the three deserters on the southern front, but instead ordered himself to gather more men.

This is completely unlike His Excellency's usual style.

According to past practice, shouldn't those three ignorant fools be slaughtered as a sacrifice to warn the other great demons?

But this time, there wasn't even a single reprimand, which was really strange.

What Haihong didn't know was that the Venerable One was indeed very dissatisfied and had initially intended to kill him.

However, considering his grand plan, he ultimately restrained himself.

The three deserters will be punished sooner or later, but not now.

Although they have indeed performed terribly, this is a time when we need manpower.

It would be better to make use of these wastes first, squeeze out all their value, and settle the score after the war is over.

And all of this won't take long, only six months!

If they continue their fierce attack for another six months, they can cause permanent and irreversible damage to the fifth-order array of Pudu Temple, which operates at high intensity every day and has no time to be repaired.

At that time, His Majesty will personally take action, directly flatten Pudu Temple, and then wipe out the entire Compassionate Sea in one fell swoop, completely ending this war.

Human cultivators would never have imagined that it could destroy an incomplete fifth-order grand formation.

If the south side only needs to hold out for another six months, preventing the Taoist sect from arriving at Pudu Temple in time to help alleviate the pressure, everything will be settled.

If we subtract the travel time, we might only need to hold out for a little over three months.

Considering that the sea creatures also have large formations, holding out for three months with the help of these formations for defense is not a difficult task at all.

In theory, all the powerful demons currently in Asakusa Sea are capable of completing this task.

However, just to be on the safe side, mainly to prevent Xiao Chen from causing any more trouble.

His Majesty still dispatched Haihong to provide reinforcements, and also made an exception to let the three deserters go to strengthen the defenses of the Shallow Sky Sea.

Not only that, two days later...

It summoned the six-finned sailfish again, bestowed upon them the Thirty-Six Turns Cold Smoke Golden Talisman, and instructed them: "Remember, the main purpose of going to the Shallow Sky Sea is to avoid battle, hold the line, and delay the inevitable."

"Tell Haihong not to be stingy with spirit stones and not to go into battle."

This golden talisman is one of its most powerful and secret weapons; once unleashed, it is powerful enough to blot out the sky.

If it weren't for the strange talisman that Xiao Chen had used multiple times in the intelligence reports, it wouldn't have been willing to use it here.

"I obey my orders!"

The six-finned sailfish was overjoyed at the sight and immediately vowed, "As long as I have a breath left, I will never let a single human cultivator cross the Shallow Sky Sea."

Not only was it happy.

A few days later, Haihong, who had already found the three great demons on the southern route, was overjoyed upon learning the situation.

You have to understand that they don't have many disadvantages when they are in human hands.

The three sea turtles that came with it were extremely skilled in defense; within the formation, each one could do the work of two.

Even if all the True Lords on the southern front of the human race were to commit their forces, they would not gain any advantage.

Moreover, with the help of the Venerable One's treasure, it's no problem to hold out for not only half a year, but even three or five years.

The sea creatures adjusted their deployment and shifted to a defensive posture in the shallow open sea.

For dozens of days in a row, the frequency of attacks on the Cangming Immortal Sect gradually decreased.

It started once a day, then once every two days, then once every three to four days, and finally it completely hid inside the formation and stopped going out.

They relied solely on a large number of temporary surveillance formations to track the movements of human cultivators.

We must be on high alert against any possible attack from human cultivators.

However, at Yuntao Sword Lodge, the weather was fine and sunny, with no sign of tension.

Xiao Chen had already read through all the books in the library a few days ago, and learned a lot about ancient legends and anecdotes.

Besides the part about the Heavenly Star Sect, there was another little story that left a deep impression on him.

It is said that long ago, a special method called "Inviting Immortals" appeared in the Sea of ​​Compassion.

Practitioners can use this method to invite different 'immortals' to possess them, to relieve their worries and difficulties, or to fight against enemies.

This thing sounds like a common trick or hoax among ordinary people, a rather low-level scam.

However, back then, a cultivator with a water-elemental root and a mid-stage Golden Core used the 'Summoning Immortal Technique'.

Suddenly, his entire demeanor changed, and then, in front of everyone, he directly unleashed a fire-based spell that he had never practiced before, and its power was quite remarkable.

It happened to be a ring competition at that time.

His opponent was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and he was already close to winning.

As a result, he was defeated in less than three rounds by his fierce fire magic.

What's even more intriguing is that just one day later, this Golden Core cultivator committed suicide.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time, and many people came to investigate the truth, but unfortunately they found nothing.

Ultimately, the Sword Pavilion True Monarch of that generation made a special record of it so that future generations within the sect could consult it.

In short, one more strange piece of knowledge.

Because Yuntao Sword Pavilion is still busy restoring the sect's operations, it cannot go to Shallow Sky Sea for the time being.

So after reading all the books in the collection, Xiao Chen became a recluse.

Of course, he just doesn't need to run around anymore; he hasn't really become idle.

Instead, he used this time to continue practicing his magic.

Despite Xiao Chen displaying incredible prowess in the battle that had just ended.

However, when facing the giant octopus, he once again felt that the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Shield, which only activated the Xuanwu Spirit Pattern, was not strong enough.

In order to better prepare for the battles to come.

This defensive spell requires the timely replenishment of the other three elemental runes.

To this end, Xiao Chen also used one crystal each of metal, fire, and wood to enhance his understanding of different Daos.

Of course, the purple-gold Bodhi fruit is always included, which has basically become a fixed combination.

After nearly a month of intensive training.

Having consumed four different fourth-tier spiritual items of the metal, fire, and wood elements, he successfully condensed all four types of spiritual runes.

Before heading to Shallow Sky Sea, he successfully mastered the complete version of the "Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Cover," greatly enhancing his own defensive capabilities.

In the future, I will be much more at ease when facing attacks from powerful demons.

Because there were still some trivial matters to be dealt with at Jianlu, we waited for another three days.

Yunwo Zhenjun finally made the arrangements and came over: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, all the spirit ships are ready and can depart at any time."

When should we set off?

Xiao Chen answered without hesitation, "Of course we'll leave now."

He was already eager to test the full version of the "Four Symbols Mountain Suppressing Cover" in actual combat. As the order to set sail was issued, the seven large spirit ships anchored around Tingtao Island also set sail one after another.

Three of them belonged to the Tiangang Sect, two to the Yuntao Sword Pavilion, and two to the Chongzhen Temple.

The seven Nascent Soul True Monarchs each boarded a spirit ship and formed a long line as they headed towards the Shallow Sky Sea.

The reason why the two True Lords of Chongzhen Temple also set off with them dates back to a month ago when True Lord Heming brought True Lord Ziyang to visit Xiao Chen.

In fact, Chongzhen Temple was not very interested in sending reinforcements to Cangming Immortal Sect at first.

Even if they were to come, they would most likely not send their entire force, but would leave one person behind to repair the sect and restore production.

However, when True Lord Heming arrived that day, they happened to talk about the old stories of the Eight Directions Arena.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Xiao Chen ruined their plans.

Instead, he used this old story to praise Xiao Chen for his talent at a young age, saying that he had seen back then that Xiao Chen was destined for greatness and that he had indeed risen to prominence after encountering favorable circumstances.

They also talked about the reward.

Although Xiao Chen obtained the glass bead through his own abilities, it was at least a matter of fate.

The implication is that since we are destined to be together, we should get closer and visit each other more often in the future.

These polite words are not the point.

The key point is that since it was a reunion, it was inevitable that the conversation would turn to another major event that happened on Red Flower Island back then—the Nascent Soul Ceremony of True Lord Ziyang.

Speaking of which, True Lord Ziyang is also a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator.

True Monarch Heming proudly stated, "Although my junior brother is not as young as Fellow Daoist Dielang, he has just turned eighty this year."

"The Nascent Soul True Lord will live for a thousand years. For nearly a thousand years to come, the Compassionate Sea will belong to you young people."

He found a very good angle.

From the perspective of Nascent Soul cultivators, Xiao Chen and True Monarch Die Lang are indeed close in age to True Monarch Zi Yang, and can almost be regarded as the same generation.

Logically speaking, they would indeed spend the next thousand years together in the Ocean of Compassion.

They will compete with each other, but they will also help each other, and eventually become both rivals and friends.

This would be a very special feeling.

You must understand that for a True Lord of their generation who is less than a hundred years old...

In the future, my fellow disciples will pass away first due to their advanced age.

The sect elders from back then, old friends from when they were in the Golden Core stage, and all the relatives and friends who might have wives, children, or disciples in the future—as long as they cannot break through to the Nascent Soul stage, they will all pass away first.

A Golden Elixir Immortal can live for five hundred years.

Taking True Lord Die Lang as an example, this means that he might take in a disciple with a Heavenly Spiritual Root three hundred years later, and then watch him pass away in front of him eight hundred years later.

Throughout this long period of time, only two types of people can remain in their lives.

The first type is fellow disciples who later broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The second type is True Monarchs of the same generation from other sects who are close in age to each other.

The former explains why True Lord Jianying cared so much about True Lord Powang back then, and why he didn't forget to take him with him when he fled.

For fellow disciples, although there is no blood relation, they are closer than family.

Ironically, after Jianying Zhenjun fell into demonic possession, he personally killed his own junior brother.

The latter is the key point that Lord Crane Cry wanted to convey this time.

Many true masters may not realize this when they are young, so he, as someone who has been through it, takes the initiative to remind them.

Since you young people are likely to become close friends in the future, why not get to know each other now?

As long as True Lord Ziyang can cultivate a good relationship with Xiao Chen, wouldn't the status of Chongzhen Temple be as solid as a rock in the future?

For True Lord Crane Cry, his plan was perfectly reasonable.

After hearing this, Yunwo Zhenjun couldn't help but curse the old fox in his heart.

Then they chimed in, saying that this was indeed the case, and that from now on, this ocean of compassion would be led by you.

After all, Chongzhen Temple has the Purple Sun True Lord, and their Cloud Wave Sword Lodge also has the Die Lang True Lord.

If True Monarch Dielang can cultivate a good relationship with Xiao Chen, then Yuntao Sword Pavilion might be able to advance even further in the future.

Although the two of them were talking enthusiastically, the True Lord Gangyuan and True Lord Hanchuan beside them smiled without saying a word.

If no third person speaks up in agreement for a long time, it inevitably seems like a case of one person singing in unison.

Crane Cry True Lord found it very strange, didn't the Heavenly Gang Sect also have a young man named Rift Sky True Lord?

Why aren't you two saying anything?
Little did they know, True Lord Gangyuan and True Lord Hanchuan were secretly laughing to themselves.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with Crane Cry True Lord's idea; on the contrary, they agreed with its logic.

However, they both knew that Xiao Chen had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage at the age of twenty-nine.

Such a peerless genius, rarely seen throughout history, is destined to attempt to reach the realm of the Nascent Soul Venerable in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

He might be able to attain the position of Venerable One in just four hundred years, or even as short as three hundred years.

At that time, they will likely reside permanently within the Three Mountains Cave Heaven and will probably not return to the Sea of ​​Compassion.

Whether it's with True Lord Ziyang, True Lord Dielang, or his own junior brother Liekong, there will be no more situations where they are both enemies and friends.

However, Lord Crane Cry was unaware of this matter.

Seeing that True Monarch Gangyuan and True Monarch Hanchuan remained unmoved, he simply asked, "Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Dielang broke through to the Nascent Soul stage at the age of fifty-eight, which is now common knowledge."

"I see that Fellow Daoist Liekong is quite young. I wonder how old he is?"

He deliberately steered the conversation toward age, partly to reinforce the earlier point about their similar ages, and partly to involve the Tiangang Sect in the discussion.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Yunwo Zhenjun chimed in, "Fellow Daoist Liekong does look young, unlike me, who was already over two hundred years old when I broke through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Let me guess first, their generation should all be quite young."

"Fellow Daoist Liekong is probably around eighty years old? As for Fellow Daoist Xiao, he should be much younger, right?"

Judging from his vibrant energy, he is probably not even fifty years old yet.

Strangely, after they finished speaking...

The expressions of both Gangyuan Zhenjun and Hanchuan Zhenjun became strange.

His mouth was tightly closed, but his eyebrows twitched; the lower half of his face was tense, but his eyes were full of smiles.

It looked like he had heard something funny, but was trying hard not to say it.

Finally, True Monarch Heming couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Gangyuan, what's wrong?"

Gangyuan Zhenjun immediately became serious: "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something happy."

"Well, Junior Brother Liekong is actually quite old now, he's eighty-two today."

"Compared to Fellow Daoist Ziyang, I am still slightly inferior."

That last sentence was just a polite remark; in his heart, his own junior brother was definitely better.

Han Chuan Zhenjun rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, it's already very good to be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage within a hundred years."

"The exact age difference isn't that important."

"How far one can go in the future depends on one's understanding of the great path."

After all, they had promised to keep Xiao Chen's secret, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

But having come this far, True Lord Yunwo naturally didn't want to stop there.

So he immediately turned back and said, "In that case, I should be considered to have guessed the first half of the sentence correctly."

"But I don't know if the second half of the sentence is right or wrong."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Xiao Chen.

At this point, it's practically a direct question about age.

In fact, Xiao Chen never intended to hide anything from the beginning. If it weren't for Gangyuan Zhenjun and Hanchuan Zhenjun taking the initiative to keep it a secret, he definitely wouldn't have brought it up.

Since True Monarch Yunwo asked today, he answered truthfully: "Fellow Daoist Yunwo guessed very accurately."

"I'm exactly thirty years old today, so I'm definitely not even fifty yet."

Ok?
How much did you say?

Yunwo Zhenjun was taken aback at first, then blinked, wondering if he had misheard.

So they waited a little while, but no one else spoke up, and everyone suddenly fell silent.

He then turned his head slightly and looked to the left.

Crane Cry True Monarch's lips parted slightly, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Xiao Chen.

Judging from this reaction, he must have heard the same answer as himself.

So, is it really thirty years old?
Wait a minute, she's thirty this year?
Xiao Chen had already appeared on the western front last year, so he must have been twenty-nine years old.

You...me...huh?

Yunwo Zhenjun's face finally showed surprise. Is this right?

Even the True Lord Ziyang was dumbfounded at this moment.

He was slightly pleased when he heard that True Lord Rift Sky was two years older than him.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the difference doesn't seem that big.

It should be known that any cultivator who can break through to the Nascent Soul stage within the age of one hundred has definitely already obtained all the necessary resources.

Therefore, what is lacking is pure talent.

This two-year gap shows that his talent is still two points stronger than that of True Monarch Rift Sky.

But can anyone tell him what the heck is 29 years old?
This is no longer a matter of resources. Even if you drink spiritual liquid like water every day, doesn't it take time to condense true essence?

Don't you need to prepare before breaking through to the Golden Core stage?
No matter how you calculate it, there's not enough time, right?
And that's not right. After Xiao Chen appeared from the Sea of ​​Compassion, he kept running around.

From Red Flower Island to Cangran Secret Realm, and then to the opening of the new ruins, he didn't spend any time on cultivation!
Oh, right, I remember now, he was on the path of enlightenment.

It is very likely that he had already reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage at that time, and his travels were for the purpose of gaining enlightenment through experience.

Wait, comprehend a Dao?
Ziyang Zhenjun suddenly felt like laughing.

Who said that comprehending a path of cultivation is slow?

Is this slow?
what?
Anyway, he learned something new today; he never knew there were such extraordinary talents in the world.

I also truly understood what it means to have people beyond people and mountains beyond mountains.

No, it should be that there are mountains beyond mountains.

For a moment, all three of them were stunned.

Gangyuan Zhenjun and Hanchuan Zhenjun were alright; they turned their heads to look at each other and exchanged glances.

"Look at Yunwo's silly face, he's a complete goose."

"There's nothing I can do about it. I've already changed the subject, but he just keeps asking."

(End of this chapter)