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Chapter 448: Chapter 444 Captured
The Clearing Department had three types of lists: ordinary, dangerous, and extremely dangerous.
Among the three, the ordinary list usually included cultivators below the level of Martial King, the dangerous list consisted of Martial Kings, a few Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, and Peak Martial Kings and high-level Devas.
As for the extremely dangerous list...
It contained not only top Devas and Peak Devas, but also Martial Saints and Saints.
As for Lei Jie...
It shockingly ranked ninth on the extremely dangerous list, as a Peak Heavenly Being.
Each of these individuals could be called heinously vicious. Once they appeared, not just ordinary Sweepers, but even city guardians such as the City Lord, Demon Slayer Hall Master, Dean of the Martial Saint Institute, and Commander of the City Guard Army would be alarmed.
Because only beings standing at the very top of a city had enough power to subdue these terrorists from the extremely dangerous list.
With Lei Jie’s appearance now, he had intimidated the four powerhouses: Black Sword, Lan Bailin, Dong Yuji, and Lan Yuxian with a single strike, and even reached out across the void to take Chi Long away directly.
This scene caused Lan Yuxian’s eyes to widen in shock.
"Damn it!"
She had been following Liu Zhenyuan’s clues for three days now. If she could have captured the target earlier, would she have waited until now?
Chi Long, Shang Tielong, was her only hope to seize the chance to cultivate further in the Grotto Heaven.
If Lei Jie were to rescue Chi Long...
Her hopes of acquiring that opportunity would become incredibly slim.
"I refuse to accept this!"
Lan Yuxian’s inner True Yuan surged, and the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower shone brightly as ripples formed again, pressing down toward Chi Long.
"Miss, you mustn’t..."
Lan Bailin cried out in alarm.
Lei Jie was ranked ninth on the extremely dangerous list, a Peak-level Deva. If they provoked him...
But his cry came a bit too late.
"A mere common Deva holding a Dao Artifact? How unjust!"
Accompanied by a sweeping Divine Thought, a figure appeared in a plain courtyard a few miles away.
Lei Jie.
Upon appearing, he raised his hand and a lightning bolt pierced the void, bringing a deafening roar straight towards Lan Yuxian.
Even though Lan Yuxian deployed the Quasi-Dao Artifact, the Endless Flower, to shield herself from the piercing and heat of the lightning bolt, the scattered energy from the shattered lightning still impacted her nerves. She stiffened, her internal flow of True Qi slowed dramatically, and she almost lost control over her body.
After the strike, Lei Jie captured something from afar, and under the shaking Heaven and Earth Power, his Primordial Spirit seemed to manifest, crossing the void with a powerful force of attraction and landing on the Dao Artifact, Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower, that Lan Yuxian had summoned.
"I’ll take this Dao Artifact!"
He spoke calmly, as if describing an exceedingly simple event.
"Lei Jie, you dare to appear in Wind and Rain City!"
At that moment, Black Sword, too, recovered from the stiffness caused by the Thunder Chain and bellowed loudly.
"I’m in the Outer City, nearly a hundred miles from the nearest Martial Saint. Even if a Saint and Martial Saint can cross five or six miles in a breath, it would still take them more than a dozen breaths to reach here. By that time, I would have long fled with my spoils of war."
As Lei Jie spoke, his Primordial Spirit Body burst into brilliant thunder, and countless bolts of lightning surged into Lan Yuxian’s body, causing her to shiver uncontrollably. Her grip over the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower weakened to the extreme.
"No!"
Lan Yuxian screamed in horror.
If Chi Long were to be rescued, she would at most lose her qualifications to cultivate in the Grotto Heaven. But if she were to lose this Dao Artifact...
This artifact which she only had the right to use and not to control, it would be a long time before she could expect any support from her family. She would even have to work diligently to compensate for the loss of the artifact.
She vibrated her Divine Thought, trying with all her might to regain control of the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower.
On the other hand, Lan Bailin snapped out of his daze, his gaze immediately turning to Gu Jinlai: "Ancient Martial King, if not now, when will you take action? If you can just entangle Lei Jie for a moment, awaiting you will be immense merit once the Saints and Martial Saints arrive from the city. You will easily be promoted to team leader."
With Lan Bailin bringing it to her attention, Lan Yuxian also sharply realized.
Gu Jinlai!
In the battle of Thunder Origin Sect, Gu Jinlai’s demonstrated strength was no less than that of a Peak Heavenly Being!
Although it was unlikely that he could defeat Lei Jie, who ranked ninth on the extremely dangerous list, they were in Wind and Rain City. If he could just hold Lei Jie back for ten or more breaths, Saints and Martial Saints from the Inner City would arrive.
With Lei Jie’s reward of over 2.2 billion, even if they as secondary contributors only got a third, that would still be over 700 million.
With those 700 million Contribution Values, coupled with her efforts over the past month, she would completely outpace Lan Yuhua for the Grotto Heaven cultivation slot.
With this thought, she immediately stimulated her Divine Thought, urgently transmitting: "Ancient Martial King, please take action quickly. As long as you can entangle Lei Jie for twenty breaths, all the many contributions he yields upon his capture will be yours alone. I don’t want a share."
Gu Jinlai looked at Lan Yuxian and frowned slightly.
He hadn’t acted immediately earlier because he noticed that the Lucky Qi on Lei Jie’s body was actually...
Light Red.
While not low, let’s not forget, he was a Peak Heavenly Being.
A Peak Deva, and yet, the Lucky Qi on his body hadn’t reached the level of Bright Red like blood?
Furthermore, judging by his actions, bluntly snatching the Dao Artifact from Lan Yuxian’s hands, he wasn’t exactly a paragon of virtue.
For such Cultivation, such actions, and yet his Karma was not even Bright Red like blood...
"Boom!"
At this moment, at the edge of the sky, there seemed to be a powerful aura that shot towards the heavens, pierced through heaven and earth, and sped in this direction at an extremely fast pace.
"It’s Sect Martial Saint Zong Yan!"
"Martial Saint Zong has come!? Judging by his aura... only thirty to forty miles away!? Is he closing in on the Outer City District?"
"Thank goodness, we’re saved!"
Feeling this aura, the Martial Kings in the Sweeper Team all showed expressions of delight at the same time.
It just so happened that there was a Martial Saint nearby.
Thirty to forty miles, for a Martial Saint, was hardly a distance at all.
In less than ten breaths, he would arrive at the battlefield.
This scene caused Gu Jinlai’s expression to change slightly as well.
Despite his reluctance to deal with Lan Yuxian.
As a member of the Sweepers, capturing Demonic Cultists and Out-of-Control was his duty.
If he truly did nothing while others knew that he possessed battle power not inferior to that of Peak Heavenly Beings, the accountability afterward...
His situation would become very passive.
Especially with Martial Saint Fang Yan looking on eagerly.
However, recalling what Lan Yuxian did a month ago, he also didn’t plan to let her off so easily with such a great merit.
He immediately said, "I can try to entangle Lei Jie, but just giving me Contribution Value is not enough! I want your Dao Artifact, the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower, as well!"
"Agreed, I promise you!"
Lan Yuxian almost did not hesitate at all and agreed.
Or rather, she had long been prepared to agree to whatever Gu Jinlai asked for.
This readiness made Gu Jinlai feel that something was amiss.
But at this moment, sensing the approaching and powerful Sect Martial Saint Zong Yan, Lei Jie no longer had the intention to forcefully seize the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower, as he, along with Chi Long, immediately aimed to retreat from the battlefield.
The situation was changing rapidly, not allowing Gu Jinlai time to ponder.
Accompanied by the thunderous roars, he directly condensed a Thunder Sword and shot it towards Lei Jie, who, along with Chi Long, was trying to swiftly retreat.
As he struck with his sword, Lei Jie was already alert and likewise condensed Thunder Chains in his hands, aiming them at the incoming Thunder Sword and blasting forward.
The two forces collided in the Void, sparking thousands of feet of electric light.
Even though Lei Jie himself was a Deva, with Divine Power being more formidable in his hands, facing Gu Jinlai’s perfectly Cultivated Thunder Sword attack, his Thunder Chains were still rapidly dispersed, and streaks of lightning quickly enveloped his body, causing his form to freeze.
At this time, Black Sword, Dong Yuji, and others took action one after another, activating their Martial Arts Divine Power and bombarding the Heavenly Tribulation.
And Lan Yuxian, who had regained control over the Xuanhuang Zhenyue Tower, activated the Dao Artifact once more, sending ripples sweeping down, impacting Lei Jie’s body and leaving him struggling to escape, unable to break free.
"Demonic Cultist, how dare you run rampant in Wind and Rain City!"
In less than six breaths, Martial Saint Zong Yan had already broken through the sky and arrived.
His immense Martial Arts Will was like a mountain, grand and mighty, pressing down on Lei Jie.
With the combined efforts of Lan Yuxian, Gu Jinlai, Black Sword, Dong Yuji, and others, even though Lei Jie was strong as a Deva, he was instantly suppressed at that moment.
As Martial Saint Zong Yan unleashed a strike with the strength of an Ancient Divine Beast, Lei Jie’s protective Spirit Armor and Protective Gang Qi were all shattered, the wild force of the punch continuing unabated and striking his body, causing the earth within dozens of meters around him to collapse instantly into a large pit.
His whole body was bathed in blood, slammed to the ground, his breath weak to the extreme.
"Hahaha, good! Lei Jie is a high-ranking member of a Demonic Cultist organization, taking him down and interrogating him would be enough to completely obliterate the organization behind him. By then, our Wind and Rain City will be able to show its face greatly throughout the Holy Dynasty!" 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
Zong Yan leaped and landed beside Lei Jie, taking control of him.
He had measured his punch carefully and didn’t directly kill Lei Jie.
A living Lei Jie was more valuable than a dead one.
"Phew."
Lan Yuxian looked at the finally captured Lei Jie, and the bonus of Chi Long, exhaling a long breath.
Success!
At least seven hundred million Contribution Value had been secured, and her spot for further Cultivation in the Grotto Heaven faced no more difficulties.
She tidied up her dress, and with a smiling face, she approached: "Congratulations to Martial Saint Zong Yan, with this merit, you will surely advance further beyond the hitching post."
"Haha, Yuxian ah."
Zong Yan was in a very good mood and responded with a laugh: "Being able to capture Lei Jie was largely thanks to the full cooperation of your team. Rest assured, you won’t be left out of the merits when the time comes."
"We naturally trust the great Sect Martial Saint Zong Yan."
Lan Yuxian said with a smile: "We will assist you in taking Lei Jie to the Inner City for trial."
"Alright."
Zong Yan didn’t refuse, giving Lan Yuxian some face.
With that, the group prepared to leave.
Gu Jinlai, seeing this, furrowed his brows and transmitted via telepathy: "Don’t forget what you promised me."
But Lan Yuxian acted as if she heard nothing, sticking close to Zong Yan’s side, leading Lan Bailin and others to escort Lei Jie and Chi Long away quickly.
