NOVPUBSu Changkong placed the Identity Token back into the Bag of Book Fragrance. The Heaven Silkworm Technique of the 11th level wasn’t easy to cultivate. Was someone here to waste his time?
"The expert brought by Hong Mantian seems extraordinary. Capable of suppressing all the Entering Saint experts of the Xia Yan family on his own, without a Divine Body, he must be among the strongest at the Martial Saint realm comprising Divine Seeds—no worse than the previous Qin Miesheng,"
Su Changkong thought to himself. Although his killing intent surged, Su Changkong wasn’t careless.
"Let’s go!"
Without delay, worried about an incident at the Xia Yan family, Su Changkong left the Spirit Taoist Sect and, with all his might, drove the Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core, using the White Crane Escapes technique to move as quickly as he could toward Great Flame City.
Whoosh!
Driven by the Golden Core True Essence, the white crane Su Changkong was riding transformed into a streak of white light that swept across the sky, moving at an incredible speed!
In Great Flame City, Xia Yanlong and others had already started their fight with Wang Zhongqiu. Although the Xia Yan family greatly outnumbered the opponent with nearly ten Entering Saint Warriors,
About half of these Entering Saint Warriors, like Duanmu Tao and Gu Feiyang, had attained sanctity through cultivating Divine Seeds. They ranked among the weaker in fighting power among Entering Saint Warriors.
The strength of Wang Zhongqiu was unfathomably deep. He hadn’t even used his Divine Skills yet. Relying on his thrice-refined physique of Entering Saint third layer and the Divine Artifact armor he wore, he fought evenly with Xia Yanlong’s group!
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Xia Yanyi wielded a black and white pair of swords, reversing Yin and Yang with each swing, each strike being exceptionally profound. He attacked Wang Zhongqiu, but Wang Zhongqiu dealt with Xia Yanyi’s swords calmly with his palm techniques, which seemed casual but were actually masterfully executed, skillfully deflecting the sword blows.
"This Ancient Demon Sect martial artist…is too powerful! He’s on a completely different level from other Entering Saint Warriors!"
The more Xia Yanyi fought, the more alarmed he became.
Xia Yanyi, the son of Xia Yanlong, possessed an astonishing Bloodline Regression. After returning from the Mirror Heaven and Earth, he had ascended to the realm of saints a year ago, becoming second only to Xia Yanlong in the Xia Yan family in terms of strength. But facing Wang Zhongqiu, Xia Yanyi felt a vast disparity!
He had just entered saint-hood, whereas the opponent had reached the third layer of Entering Saint long ago, working toward forging a Divine Body.
"Brother Wang indeed deserves his reputation as a rare elite and genius of the Ancient Demon Sect. Merely with his third layer physique, he gives these natives a hard time?"
Hong Mantian, watching the battlefield, also admired and envied him.
Both were at the Entering Saint third layer; Hong Mantian reached this level by cultivating Divine Seeds and possessed several Divine Skills, but in terms of the strength of those Divine Skills, she was far from matching Wang Zhongqiu, nurtured with abundant resources by the mighty Ancient Demon Sect.
"You are going too far! This isn’t the Ancient Holy Country. Are you intending to disregard the rules of the Ancient Holy Country and overturn our Great Flame Empire?"
The more Xia Yanlong fought, the more frightened he became, feeling that the opponent hadn’t even begun to fight seriously. He couldn’t help but shout angrily.
The Ancient Holy Country had an unwritten rule, not to interfere lightly in matters outside their borders; otherwise, given the power of those forces in the Ancient Holy Country, facing the other nine countries would be like a dimension-reducing strike, turning the nine countries into wastelands.
And here was Wang Zhongqiu making a blatant move?
Wang Zhongqiu waved his right palm, repelling the incoming Sword Qi Divine Dragon, laughing, "The Ancient Holy Country doesn’t easily meddle in your remote matters, yet it was your Xia Yan family that harbored the murderer who killed our sect disciple first. Moreover, I haven’t attacked the Great Flame Empire; I’m merely acting against your Xia Yan family. If you want me to stop, hand over the murderer and compensate us!"
The unwritten rule of the Ancient Holy Country? The root reason is that the other nine countries’ lands are too barren and remote compared to the Ancient Holy Country. Out of protection for the nine countries of the same human race, such unwritten rules exist.
The powerful Sects and forces of the Ancient Holy Country disdain the benefits of this barren land. As for the smaller Sects and forces that covet this barren land, yet lack the strength to break this unwritten rule for fear of attracting calamity and not being able to survive in the Ancient Holy Country, they dare not make a move. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
But Wang Zhongqiu was not among them. The Ancient Demon Sect was a top ’Ancient Sect’ even in the Ancient Holy Country!
The founder of the Ancient Demon Sect was highly influential, one of the nine Great Ancient Sages, the Ancient Demon Saint. After leaving his legacy in the Back to Ruins, the Ancient Demon Sect had also seen the birth of ’Ancient Saint’-level supreme figures, which led to the sect’s brilliance and profound heritage!
With the backing of the Ancient Demon Sect and having a legitimate reason—seeking revenge for a sect disciple—
The most important point was that Wang Zhongqiu had weighed it carefully in his heart; he was acting against the Xia Yan family, not the state of the Great Flame Empire.
What if the Xia Yan family were destroyed? Other native noble families like the Mu Family and Li Family would simply take over, replacing the Xia Yan family’s position, with just a change of rulers, nothing more than a trivial matter in the changing of dynasty rulers!
To blame was the Xia Yan family’s hubris in sheltering the murderer who killed a warrior of the Ancient Demon Sect! Destroying a native family was nothing major!
Thus, Wang Zhongqiu acted without care, having already considered the implications.
Xia Yanyi was infuriated, aware that Wang Zhongqiu had firmly resolved to target their Xia Yan family.
Hand over Su Changkong? Doing so would mean their Xia Yan family couldn’t even protect their own Guest Elder, sweeping their dignity to the floor.
Moreover, the opponent wanted not only Su Changkong but also to drain them dry, demanding ten Divine Seeds—something the Xia Yan family could not accept!
