EFB Chapter 2248 Qixia Sect Perspective
Chapter 2248 Qixia Sect Perspective
Chapter 2248 Qixia Sect Perspective
Inside the Baiyu Hall, a courtyard was filled with water. The water surface was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting not the four directions of the sky, but the entire view of Weian City below the mountain!
Tang Jingye turned his head and glanced at the courtyard. It was already dark, and the reflection of Wei'an City on the water was a riot of lights, looking like countless stars from above.
This city is quite large, and the surrounding counties and townships are also densely populated with lights.
The three opened their eyes: "You're back. What's the situation in this city, this country?"
“It’s called Weian City, which belongs to the Cangyan Kingdom. It was originally a small city with only 60,000 to 70,000 people, but it was expanded by order of the Cangyan Royal Court seven years ago. Now it has attracted a population of 700,000 to 800,000, making it the seventh largest city in the Cangyan Kingdom.” Tang Jingye pointed to the city in the water and said, “Weian City’s commerce is quite developed. If you include merchants and casual travelers, the population easily exceeds one million.”
"The seventh largest city has a million people?" Elder Xu said. "It seems that Cangyan Kingdom is well-managed and is no less than Julu Kingdom more than a hundred years ago."
Another Elder Chu nodded: "It looks like it's quite large."
Otherwise, how could Wei'an City rank seventh?
"Uncle-Master is right." Right my foot! What's the point of comparing the two? Tang Jingye thought to himself, but remained respectful on the surface. "However, the current Cangyan Kingdom is more than a hundred times the size of the Julu Kingdom."
The cultivators in the hall were all shocked: "A hundredfold!"
"Yes, according to my investigation in the city over the past few days since I came down the mountain, the Cangyan Kingdom has occupied the entire Shanjin Plain and has a strong army. It has not only inherited the territory of the Shanjin Empire, but also taken over parts of Bailie and Qianya Kingdom."
He initially thought his last sentence was superfluous, since the Qixia Sect had been in seclusion for a long time and most likely wouldn't know about these places. However, Sect Leader Yuan's expression shifted: "Wait a minute, you said Bai Lie was also captured by Cang Yan?"
"That's what everyone in Weidong City says, and it's something from many years ago, so it shouldn't be wrong."
"The Bailie Lu family are also descendants of immortals, with a long history and the protection of Mount Ling. How could they have been annexed by Cang Yan?" Sect Leader Yuan pondered. "Could something have happened to Mount Ling?"
The other elders, unconcerned about Bai Lie, asked instead, "The Gold-Shining Plains are vast, and Cang Yan cannot occupy them all. A few years ago, the spirit-gathering array we set up outside lost its effectiveness, causing our cave dwelling to struggle. Was this Cang Yan's doing?"
“We have no information on that.” Tang Jingye paused and then said, “Sect Master, Tianwu attacked Tongyue Mine a few days ago but failed and was captured.”
The Qixia Sect members were greatly surprised, and Elder Chu suddenly stood up: "Why didn't you mention this before?"
"I..." Tang Jingye was speechless. Ever since he entered, the elders of Qixia Sect had been bombarding him with questions. How could he possibly have a second mouth to speak?
Sect Leader Yuan's face was ashen: "What happened?"
“I went to the designated location to meet it, but the Heavenly Centipede did not appear, so I went to Tongyue Town to inquire. It turned out that Cang Yan and Yuan Si had set a trap, waiting for the Heavenly Centipede to take the bait. They had many people, including demon immortals and an army, so the Heavenly Centipede could not escape. So I rushed back to report the news.”
Elder Xu said solemnly, "It's a minor matter that the Heavenly Centipede can no longer seize the Mystic Crystal. As long as the Cangyan Kingdom interrogates it, they will know that our Qixia Sect has emerged from seclusion."
Sect Leader Yuan immediately said to Elder Chu, "Junior Brother, you should quickly close the cave passage on Guye Mountain to prevent Cang Yan from sneaking in. Fortunately, Tianwu only knows about that one entrance."
"Yes!"
Elder Xu also said, "With the Heavenly Centipede captured, we don't have much time left to act."
Tang Jingye took out a piece of silk from his bosom; the silk had a pattern on it—
The pattern of the black dragon mark.
He grabbed a corner of the silk and shook it twice to reveal the pattern.
Strangely enough, the pattern became three-dimensional as it floated in mid-air, protruding in the front and rising in the back, transforming directly from a flat pattern into a three-dimensional statue.
“I took this from the wall of a building in the city. This relief is commonly seen in the city. I originally thought it was hand-carved by craftsmen, but it is actually completely natural and there are no traces of artificial carving. Each relief is protected by an invisible array.”
Sect Leader Yuan concluded: "This is a totem, or the foundation of a magic array. It seems that the Cangyan Kingdom is quite capable."
"No matter how capable they are, they're still just a mortal kingdom." Elder Chu said nonchalantly. "Now that the spiritual energy is abundant, we can return to the mortal world after our seclusion. We have plenty of time to act freely. Why should we care about a mere mortal kingdom?"
Elder Xu said, "Becca is also a country, I've never seen you so indifferent to it."
"Beijia is a demon kingdom, teeming with powerful demons, and backed by celestial demons!" Elder Chu sneered, then asked Tang Jingye, "Does Cang Yan have any protective forces behind him?"
“I’ve never heard of that.” Tang Jingye remembered something and added, “Oh right, there are only two kinds of temples in this Weian City at the foot of the mountain. One kind is for worshipping the Dragon God, and the other kind is for natural gods such as the mountain, lake, water, and wind gods. I asked around and found out that the entire Cangyan region prohibits offering sacrifices to gods and only allows the worship of these two kinds.”
"Such a large country, yet it forbids offering sacrifices to gods?" Elder Chu frowned. "Does that mean it's aligned with Mount Ling?"
"I haven't heard anything about it in just these few days." Tang Jingye had only been down the mountain to gather information for a few days and hadn't been able to get any in-depth information. "However, the people of Wei'an City are absolutely certain that their King Cangyan is the reincarnation of the Dragon God!"
The powerful figures exclaimed in unison, "What?"
Elder Chu couldn't help but burst into laughter: "What is their ruler? Say it again!"
"The reincarnation of the Dragon God."
The group looked at each other, then burst into laughter.
"Do they even know what kind of being the Dragon God is?" Elder Chu chuckled uncontrollably. "The Dragon God can be reincarnated as their king? Hahahaha, what a joke that hasn't been seen in three thousand years!"
My stomach hurts from laughing so much!
"They believed it without a doubt. Many years ago, this self-proclaimed reincarnation of the Dragon God, the Nine Nether Emperor, suddenly claimed to have killed the Great Heavenly Demon Miao Zhantian. The Shining Gold People believed it without a doubt because strange phenomena appeared in the sky afterward, and the entire Shining Gold Plain knew about it. So the Nine Nether Emperor took this opportunity to start the Dragon God War, and soon unified the entire Shining Gold Plain and established Cangyan."
"What? Miao Zhantian is dead?" Elder Xu was shocked. "We've only been in seclusion for a little over a hundred years. How could so many things have happened in the outside world?"
"Yes, the fact that 'Miao Zhantian is dead' is a settled matter in the world, and there is no controversy about it."
Anyway, they've already left the country, so this kind of thing can be verified at any time.
Elder Chu scoffed, "Even if Miao Zhantian has perished, what connection could it have with this fake dragon god? Deceitful and fraudulent, heh heh! This King Cangyan is quite the opportunist, daring to claim such a huge credit for himself! Oh dear, those black dragon totems were probably their doing, trying to accumulate faith."
"The idea of a reincarnated dragon god can only fool ordinary people." Sect Leader Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of this chapter)