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Chapter 425 The Rebel Alliance's Response - Thunder Venerable - Sea-Suppressing True Monarch

An emergency martial law order was suddenly issued within the blessed land of Zejing.

A large number of Guiyun Sect disciples mobilized in a very short time and took control of Guiyun Market, as well as surrounding transportation routes and key strongholds.

They even joined forces with the scions of the four major families and took over the spiritual fields under their names.

Soon, one after another, fourth-order defensive arrays and fourth-order surveillance arrays rose from the ground, forming a real control zone.

In an instant, it was as if the blessed land of Zejing had suddenly entered a state of war.

Such a significant move was naturally noticed by the Reverse Immortal Alliance immediately.

While hastily concealing themselves to avoid detection, they also quickly began to find out what was happening outside.
To be honest, as cultivators who had rebelled against the natural order, they were not unfamiliar with this situation.

But that usually happens after they have planned another rebellion.

What exactly is going on with this martial law?

"I think I've figured it out. This matter is indeed related to that spiritual energy fluctuation from before."

Soon, Tuojin Zhenjun, who was in charge of gathering information, returned and reported: "Someone saw the seven Zhenjuns from Zejing Blessed Land return to Guiyun Sect together from outside."

"The only thing missing is Hua Jian, that henchman."

"They didn't come out for several hours after they went in, and then suddenly a state of emergency was declared."

“Our informants within the Guiyun Sect also noticed that an urgent message was delivered to the Holy City at 7:45 PM.”

"Judging from the current situation, it's likely that Hua Jian has run into trouble."

As he finished speaking, a smug smile involuntarily crept onto Tuojin Zhenjun's face.

"Hmph, I said it before, what kind of swordsman is Hua Jian, all show and no substance? He's all show and no substance."

Liu Yan Zhenjun snorted: "I can sense the abnormally explosive fire elemental power in the world from a great distance. It can be basically confirmed that the Li Huo Divine Light Spell was used."

"That thing is not something that his silver-plated spearhead can withstand."

"I reckon it was probably reduced to ashes by the Divine Light of Blazing Fire, hahaha."

In the end, True Lord Liuyan even burst into laughter.

Another of the Holy City's lackeys has died; this is truly a joyous occasion.

Since True Lord Qingyan was relatively composed, he advised, "Don't rush to conclusions."

"It's not too late to be happy after we've verified the situation and confirmed that that beast Hua Jian is really dead."

They were all beaming with smiles.

Only Su Bai Zhenjun beside him shook his head helplessly, feeling slightly happy but also troubled.

He was certainly pleased to see the garrison commander of the Holy City meet with an accident.

However, as the commander, he must also consider the potential repercussions of the situation.

The key issue is that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Reverse Immortal Alliance will most likely have to take the blame for this.

Although Su Bai Zhenjun, as the commander-in-chief of this area, was completely unaware of this.

However, to outsiders, it would be difficult to find a second suspect.

In particular, Hua Jian Zhenjun was a garrison sent by the Holy City specifically to combat spirit thieves.

Given his status, coupled with the fact that Songshan Blessed Land had just destroyed a branch of the Rebel Immortal Alliance, the timing was also significant.

It's like mud falling into your crotch—it's hard to explain.

In this way, the attack that True Lord Su Bai had been planning for so long against Guiyun Market should be completely hopeless.

He had already secretly gathered nearly ten True Monarchs at the border of Zejing Blessed Land to prepare for a massive attack.

However, the operation was unexpectedly interrupted by a young prodigy passing through the holy city.

Originally, True Lord Su Bai had not given up.

As a relatively young True Lord, he urgently needs to achieve some results to win the hearts and minds of his subordinates, rather than just temporarily obeying his orders based on the leader's instructions.

After he finally managed to replace the manpower, he planned a second operation.

Then, someone suddenly attacked Hua Jian Zhenjun, leading to the emergency martial law order.

"Oh~!"

Su Bai Zhenjun sighed inwardly. It was as if the heavens were warning him to abandon his attack.

He was unaware that these two accidents were not actually caused by fate but by human intervention, and were in fact related to Xiao Chen. Otherwise, he would probably be even more frustrated.

In short, things have come to this point, and preparations for action must absolutely cease.

Moreover, they must immediately evacuate those who have come from afar to participate in the attack in order to evade subsequent investigations from the Holy City.

“Fellow Daoist Earthbound, Fellow Daoist Inclined Rock… and Fellow Daoist Flowing Flame, you may have to leave.”

Su Bai Zhenjun immediately made arrangements: "First, according to the hidden plan I mentioned before, divide the brothers below into groups and disperse them to the wasteland."

"Then, in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, we will escort a batch of goods directly to Qingquan Fudi for evacuation."

Earthbound True Lord was slightly dissatisfied: "We've prepared for so long, and we're just leaving without doing anything?"

“I said from the beginning that since we have more people, we can just take action, but you all disagreed.”

He has always been the one who takes initiative and acts proactively.

However, he also understood that the objective conditions for continuing the operation were no longer available.

After complaining a couple of times, he still followed the established plan and gathered the Golden Core disciples he had brought to begin the planned evacuation.

"Also, the Qi brothers, you two need to leave as well."

Su Bai Zhenjun thought for a moment: "Things came too suddenly. Although your new identities have been created, they may not be reliable if the verification is rigorous."

"If you don't mind, how about we go to the North for a while?"

"They happen to be in dire need of manpower over there."

The Qi brothers were newly assembled after the first operation was interrupted.

Their identities have likely been exposed, making it unsuitable for them to return to their original location.

Meanwhile, True Lord Su Bai heard that a new anomaly seemed to have occurred in the Northern Territory, and this arrangement would allow them to go there to investigate.

“No problem, wherever there is a need, my brother and I will go.”

Boss Qi readily agreed: "Just tell me the specifics of what to do over there."

Qi Lao Er chimed in, "Just give the order."

Su Bai Zhenjun gave them the code and made general arrangements for the situation.

Then he personally escorted them both away from the blessed land of Zejing.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, despite the issuance of an emergency martial law order, the remaining seven True Monarchs, led by Guiyun Sect, did not take the lead in implementing the lockdown.

Instead, they entered the blessed land together and never came out again.

In this way, many True Monarchs of the Reverse Immortal Alliance, relying on their superior cultivation level and insider support, successfully evacuated quickly through some of the temporarily established surveillance formations.

Little did they know that the Zejing Blessed Land was now filled with all sorts of suspicions about this matter.

Where would they dare to disperse manpower to implement a blockade?

After arranging the evacuation of the people, True Lord Su Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, he now has something else to worry about.

The question is whether this accident will affect their trade in spiritual items with Zhang Cunfu.

As the person in charge, Su Bai Zhenjun has to worry about all aspects of things, which is really not easy.

Of course, after this incident, he no longer expects the deal that was agreed upon a couple of days ago to go smoothly.

Under the emergency martial law order, any mobilization of supplies would be extremely difficult.

Su Bai Zhenjun's only hope now is that Zhang Cunfu will not be discovered to be involved in the illegal sale of spiritual items during the investigation in the Holy City.

If this channel is cut off, the Reverse Immortal Alliance really won't be able to find another person willing to do business with them in this way.

Therefore, he also sent a secret message to the Anti-Immortal Alliance branch near the Holy City.

Hopefully they can find out the reaction over there in time.

However, the messages from the Reverse Immortal Alliance were naturally not as fast as those from the Returning Cloud Sect.

Last night, the report of the incident at Zejing Fudi was sent to the Holy City.

It quickly became eight intelligence reports, which were delivered to the seven major clans and the chief administrator in charge of coordinating the garrison commanders in various regions.

The Mo family even obtained the intelligence before the steward.

Seven Crane True Lord, who had just returned from the blessed land of Zejing, quickly noticed this sudden situation.

I was immediately taken aback.

You should know that he had just accepted Hua Jian Zhenjun, a garrison commander who was willing to align himself with him.

As a result, the other party got into trouble the moment he turned his head.

It's really hard not to overthink it.

Moreover, he secretly sold Hua Jian Zhenjun a Li Huo Divine Light Mantra as a means of protection.

Outsiders should be unaware of this in the short term.

Without prior preparation, there are not many cultivators who can withstand the Divine Light of the Blazing Fire spell on their own.

Was this revenge orchestrated by the Reverse Immortal Alliance, or was the Rong family already targeting them?

Could it be that someone in the clan is envious of their treatment?

After all, he is still so young, yet he has seven fourth-tier spirit cranes all by himself, which is indeed easy to arouse jealousy in others.

"Someone, send an invitation to Steward Sun in my name."

Seven Crane True Lord immediately summoned the boy and instructed him: "Tell him that I would like to invite him to dinner tonight to exchange some information I have found during my travels."

He is neither able to leave nor can he go there in person now.

So I want to send one of my own people to Zejing Blessed Land to get firsthand information.

When Steward Sun received the invitation, he immediately understood what was going on.

After all, the Seven Crane True Lord's last stop was the Zejing Blessed Land, so this kind of information was not a secret to him at all.

However, after reviewing the detailed information, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

Hua Jian Zhenjun was killed by the enemy in less than a quarter of an hour.

It should be noted that although his strength is not particularly high, he was still chosen as the garrison commander, which means he has some outstanding qualities.

Especially based on the preliminary analysis of the traces at the scene.

Hua Jian Zhenjun was not defeated by a group of people, but by fighting one-on-one.

Even the activation of the Divine Light of Departure spell couldn't save his life, which undoubtedly shows that the person who attacked him was extremely powerful.

When did the Reverse Immortal Alliance produce such a powerful figure?

If this had happened at another time, it could have been a big deal or a small deal.

But the fact that it happened just a month before the Festival of Choosing Immortals makes it hard not to have some doubts!

What is the Rebellious Immortal Alliance up to?
Are they simply seeking revenge, or do they have ulterior motives?
Chief Steward Sun felt that he couldn't make the decision, so he immediately took the information to his master.

He is also the true person in charge of this Immortal Selection Festival—the Thunder Venerable.

He respectfully asked, "Your disciple is dull-witted and begs your master to enlighten me."

"You are indeed dull-witted!"

Thunder Venerable glanced at the intelligence report indifferently, then reprimanded, "Stop daydreaming all day and do what you're supposed to do."

After saying that, he glanced at his disciple and added helplessly, "Below the fifth rank, all are ants."

If you can't even grasp this principle, I don't think you're cut out for worldly affairs.

"Besides, with your aptitude, you are a promising candidate for cultivation. You have the opportunity to touch the Great Dao without having to go through the Selection Platform."

"After this year's Immortal Selection Festival ends, I'll resign from all these trivial matters and return to focus on seclusion and enlightenment."

Steward Sun nodded in agreement and then respectfully took his leave.

Only after he came out did he begin to ponder his master's meaning.

"Do what needs to be done?"

Steward Sun pondered the sentence carefully.

Logically speaking, since the Rebel Alliance dared to step forward, he should have immediately launched the most severe counterattack.

So Master's intention should be to lead a raid with overwhelming force?

No, no, no, if it were that simple, why would we need to add so much more later?

So he pondered the phrase "below the fifth rank, all are ants" more closely.

Connecting this to the Immortal Selection Festival, he finally realized that he didn't need to do anything at all.

A month later, the newly promoted Nascent Soul Venerable will naturally sweep across the world according to the old practice, suppressing all those rebellious cultivators who have plotted against the world.

"So that's what Master meant. I understand now."

Manager Sun immediately understood the situation and then calmly went to the appointment with the invitation.

The next morning, under the pretext that the Immortal Selection Festival was about to be held, a team of special envoys who had temporarily infiltrated the Mo family were temporarily dispatched to the Zejing Blessed Land to investigate the situation.

At the same time, Guiyun Sect was notified to cooperate with the investigation and to deal with the matter together after the large-scale cleanup began.

However, this notification clearly carries the connotation of delay.

And the investigator whose name begins with "Mo" in the list of special envoys.

This made the seven True Lords in the blessed land of Zejing think a lot.

Sigh, they didn't launch a counterattack immediately, they just said they would delay the investigation.

Could there really be something more to this?

Who exactly was the person who killed Hua Jian Zhenjun?
Why do I suddenly feel like sneezing?

Xiao Chen, far away in the Sea of ​​Compassion, frowned slightly: "Could it be that someone is talking about me?"

"Forget it, never mind it."

He shook his head, deciding to get down to business first.

Xiao Chen had already arrived at Cangming Market and was shopping along the street for the supplies listed in the Anti-Immortal Alliance's order.

Because the list contains a wide variety and quantity of spiritual items.

Therefore, one or two shops are far from enough; you need to visit more places.

Although this matter could have been handled by subordinates.

However, Xiao Chen hasn't decided yet who he should ask to run errands for him in the Sea of ​​Compassion.

Because once this person is chosen, he can, to some extent, represent his attitude and act accordingly.

Therefore, it's not advisable to just settle for anyone, lest they use your name to commit wrongdoing.

Moreover, large-scale cross-border trade has not yet commenced.

Things that could be resolved in just one or two days weren't too troublesome for Xiao Chen.

"Fellow Daoists, take a look! This is the spiritual honey that even True Monarch Zhenhai enjoys!"

"Don't miss it if you're passing by!"

As luck would have it, Xiao Chen passed by a spirit honey shop on his way to shop and heard someone shouting loudly.

Turning my head, I was surprised to see two full-body portraits of myself, pasted on the shop's door like door gods.

The one on the left appears to be set against the backdrop of the Tingtao Sea, where the figure is riding the waves with an imposing air.

The picture on the right is what I looked like when I first came to the Sea of ​​Compassion, and I was carrying a large jar of spiritual honey.

With the shopkeeper's enthusiastic promotion, quite a few cultivators were indeed influenced by the name of Zhenhai Zhenjun and gathered around to buy two catties of spiritual honey to try.

Xiao Chen didn't mind the other party promoting it this way, after all, he had indeed bought spiritual honey here before.

Even now, there is still a small jar of uneaten spiritual honey on Silent Island.

He was curious about when he had acquired such a title.

Zhenhai Zhenjun sounds like a cultivator with a water elemental root.

Moreover, isn't the term "Zhenhai" a bit of an exaggeration in the Eastern Region?

Out of curiosity, Xiao Chen spent one hundred spirit stones to buy a piece of information from the Lingtong Pavilion, which had already reopened.

Only then did I learn that the name 'Zhenhai' came from the suppression of sea creatures.

He also discovered that he had acquired more than one nickname.

In the beginning, many cultivators also called him "Dragon Slayer True Lord", "Wave-Treading True Lord", "Flying Rope True Lord", and so on.

These correspond to the earliest and most famous new relic, the slaying of the dragon; the iconic escape technique "Flying Clouds and Treading Waves"; and the mechanical grappling hook that has repeatedly performed miraculous feats.

However, in the end, disciples from various sects were spreading stories about Xiao Chen's suppression of the sea race.

Gradually, everyone reached a consensus and began to use Zhenhai Zhenjun as their respectful title.

"It's alright, I think it sounds a bit better than Yanlong Zhenren."

Xiao Chen didn't care much about these titles and such.

It's all just a hollow title anyway.

Even having multiple powerful titles won't increase your combat power.

Call it whatever you like.

After finishing his shopping at Cangming Market, Xiao Chen made a special trip to Jinhua Market before leaving to order another batch of pastries.

The payment was made in full in spirit stones: "Same as always, delivered to Cangming Tower when it's ready."

They then went to Tingtao Market in the east, Qingcang Market in the north, and Moshi Market in turn.

"Huh, is there a new powerful demon making a move?"

Xiao Chen had just arrived in Moshifang City when he saw a new announcement on the newly erected notice board at the entrance.

Three days ago, a fourth-order sea fish attacked a spirit ship that was traveling from Pudu Temple to Juehai Temple to provide assistance.

This resulted in the deaths of seven golden-bodied Arhats and hundreds of accompanying monks.

Although Zen Master Jinghua and Zen Master Fazhao rushed to the scene immediately, they were still unable to pinpoint its exact location.

Currently, only a rough hiding area has been determined, and we are working hard to investigate the situation.

At the same time, in accordance with the proposals made at the Peace Conference, the relevant situation was communicated to the outside world, warning lower-level cultivators not to enter the dangerous sea area until the danger was eliminated.

Below the notice, a nautical chart with the specific area marked in red was also attached.

"You audacious monster, how dare you come out and stir up trouble so soon!"

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his itinerary, heading straight for that dangerous sea area.

Since he's called the True Lord of the Sea, suppressing the great demons of the sea race is simply his duty!
Release that great demon, let me handle it!

Just one day later, Xiao Chen arrived at the target sea area.

He first went to Zen Master Fazhao to inquire about the progress of the search, and learned that the great demon had not yet been captured.

He then offered to help exorcise the demon and joined the search.

Now that the search area is clearly defined, all that's left is to wait it out and rely on a bit of luck.

Xiao Chen was very patient with this.

After spending two days conducting a preliminary investigation using divine sense without success,

He simply plunged into the sea and personally explored and inspected the entire suspicious area.

Moreover, Xiao Chen is very different from other True Monarchs in one respect.

That is, during the elimination process, six Azure Wave Penetrating Needles would condense at random and attack different rocks, seaweed, coral reefs, etc. on the seabed.

It means nothing more than two words—willfulness.

For the other True Lords, this waste of True Essence was both dangerous and meaningless.

It should be noted that if their true energy is depleted, it may take several days or even more than ten days of meditation and breath regulation to replenish it.

However, for Xiao Chen, whose recovery speed is increased a hundredfold.

Even if all true energy is used up, it will be fully restored in less than two hours.

Therefore, he used magic without any hesitation and didn't need to spend any time planning his true energy consumption.

It's hard to say whether Xiao Chen was unlucky or lucky.

After spending a full sixteen days conducting a near-carpet-bombing attack on the entire affected sea area.

Finally, in the last small patch of land, I used the Azure Wave Penetrating Needle to prick a bunch of 'corals' that were trying to hide.

"Oh dear, I've been looking for you for ages!"

Xiao Chen almost thought that Zen Master Jinghua and the others had made a mistake in their calculations.

Fortunately, his hard work paid off, and he finally caught the wretched sea fish after a thorough investigation.

Now that the most difficult part, the search, has been accomplished, the outcome of the subsequent battle is naturally a foregone conclusion.

This sea fish was not even as strong as half of Hua Jian Zhenjun, and was directly pierced through the demon infant by the second wave of Azure Wave Bone-Piercing Needles.

According to the agreement in the proposal, whoever captures the great demon will own it.

Therefore, Xiao Chen was assigned the lame fish that could change color all by himself.

They successfully collected a bottle of shapeshifting and color-mimicking powder from it.

This kind of hallucinogenic spiritual material is a rare find; it can basically be regarded as a natural, high-grade fourth-tier spiritual material.

The key point is not how many spirit stones it is worth, but that it is valuable but unavailable.

Normally, even if you have spirit stones, there's nowhere to buy them because the major sects don't have any stock, and there's no way to sell them.

Upon hearing the news, Zen Master Jinghua arrived and helped process the remaining four larger spiritual materials so that they could be stored in his storage ring.

Xiao Chen originally intended for him to choose one of the four spiritual materials as a reward.

However, Zen Master Jinghua declined the suggestion: "This humble monk only wishes to take its intestines back for cremation and burial, which can also be considered as taking the disciples of the temple back with him."

Forehead…….

To be honest, given the appetite of a fourth-tier demon, even if the one being eaten was a golden-bodied Arhat, there probably wouldn't be a single bone left in the fish's stomach by now.

Doing so is just going through the motions.

However, Xiao Chen still expressed his understanding: "In that case, the remaining demon bodies can be left to the Zen Master."

Firstly, he was able to capture this great demon thanks to the hiding range calculated by Zen Master Jinghua.

Not to mention that the bodies of demons that have been used to collect spiritual materials are no longer worth much.

Secondly, he needed to return to Moshifang Market to continue purchasing, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to drag his hundreds-of-foot-tall demon body around.

Ignoring Zen Master Jinghua's refusal, he immediately took his leave, saying, "You two Zen masters don't need to see me off. We'll meet again someday."

After saying that, he rode away on the waves.

(End of this chapter)