Chapter 1269: Chapter 959: You… You are not in the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Hearing Wu Peng’s words, Lu Chen instantly understood why the people of the Dragon-Riding Sect had stayed behind.

The Dragon-Riding Sect had brought the entire Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region to the Chaotic Star Sea, only for the Daxia Dynasty to vanquish them in one fell swoop. The days ahead for the Dragon-Riding Sect in the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region would undoubtedly be tough.

More importantly, the Dragon-Riding Sect had offended the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor. Although the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor was now Lu Chen’s servant, the Quasi-Emperor would surely find ways to cause trouble for the Dragon-Riding Sect.

Thus, the Dragon-Riding Sect stayed back to cling to powerful coattails and demonstrate their loyalty. As long as they could gain the trust of the Sum Emperor, even if the other forces in the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region disapproved of the Dragon-Riding Sect, their status in the region would not fall too sharply.

Though Lu Chen saw through the Dragon-Riding Sect’s intentions, he did not find it inappropriate. He wanted to integrate the entire Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region, and in the early stages, he indeed needed a spokesperson.

While the Skyfire Dynasty was his force, after all, it was his direct lineage and could not be made to handle every matter, especially ones that could offend others.

Since the Dragon-Riding Sect was willing to take the blame willingly, they were naturally to be well-utilized.

Lu Chen glanced once more at the Dragon-Riding Sect members present and said indifferently, “You do have a bit of cunning. Judging from your auras, your clones must have already been eradicated by the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor.”

Among the elders of the Dragon-Riding Sect present, their strength had basically dropped to the Saint One Layer, and some were even less powerful than a Saint–it was clear that their clones had been destroyed.

The only one who would have destroyed their clones was the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor. The Dragon-Riding Sect took the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor to the Chaotic Star Sea and deceived him into becoming someone else’s servant; the Quasi-Emperor must now desire to annihilate the entire Dragon-Riding Sect in his frustration.

Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Wu Peng immediately led all the elders of the Dragon-Riding Sect to kneel in the void, “We beg Your Majesty to save the Dragon-Riding Sect. From now on, the Dragon-Riding Sect will follow Your Majesty’s commands to the letter, even if it means climbing mountains of swords or descending into seas of flames, the Dragon-Riding Sect will spare no effort.”

After some thought, Lu Chen took out a token made from a branch of the Dragon Phoenix Tree and threw it in front of Wu Peng.

“Take it; if the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor troubles you, just show this token.”

Wu Peng looked up at the floating token in front of him, filled with elation. With this token, even if other forces in the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region were displeased with the Dragon-Riding Sect, they would not dare to act rashly.

Coming to his senses, Wu Peng hurriedly took the token given by Lu Chen. To the Dragon-Riding Sect, this token was an amulet against death.

Lu Chen then said, “Alright, if there is nothing else, you may leave.”

As Lu Chen’s voice fell, he turned and left the void, returning to the Skyfire World. Seeing Lu Chen leaving, the members of the Dragon-Riding Sect quickly said, “We respectfully see off His Majesty!”

Wu Peng happily returned to the Dragon-Riding Sect with the token in hand.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor, still on his return journey, had already learned from the cultivators of other forces in the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region that Lu Chen had reached the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region ahead of them.

Knowing that Lu Chen had preemptively taken the Lifeblood Essence of the Saints from the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region, the face of the Imperial Mountain Venerable darkened instantly.

It was clear to the Dragon-Riding Sect that they had already offended him, so they would certainly declare their loyalty to Lu Chen while he had not yet returned to the Imperial Mountain Domain Star Region, and then gain Lu Chen’s favor. In this way, he would no longer be able to act against the Dragon-Riding Sect.

Thinking of this, the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor could not help but release his oppressive aura suddenly and then immediately hastened his return.

Despite having anticipated what the Dragon-Riding Sect might do, the Imperial Mountain Quasi-Emperor still could not swallow his anger. His only desire now was to annihilate the entire Dragon-Riding Sect.

Tianyuan World.

Mysterious Moon Palace.

A woman dressed in plain white clothes stood on the pavilion, gazing at the full moon in the sky.

A gentle breeze blew at this moment, causing the curtains of the loft to sway lightly in the wind.

Yun Qingshu spoke indifferently, “It seems that Lu Yanghua is quite angry.”

As Yun Qingshu’s words fell, a man’s voice echoed in the air, “Palace Master Yun really is composed.”

Yun Qingshu continued, “After all, he is a son of Emperor Shenwu. To only send a cultivator from the Eighth Layer of the Returning Ruin Realm is somewhat too disdainful towards me.”

Upon hearing Yun Qingshu’s words, the man laughed and said, “To extinguish a lower-ranked power, the Returning Ruin Realm is more than sufficient.”

As his voice faded, a cluster of purple flames suddenly ignited in the air, quickly turning into countless Sword Qi that flew towards Yun Qingshu.

Kuang Yan planned to take down Mysterious Moon Palace first and then head to the Tianchen World. In his eyes, the strongest in Mysterious Moon Palace was none other than Palace Master Yun Qingshu, and her cultivation state was merely at the Divinity Transformation Realm, making this task exceedingly simple.

Just as the purple Sword Qi was about to make contact with Yun Qingshu, an overwhelming might suddenly burst from her, instantly enveloping the entire Tianyuan World.

Being the closest to Yun Qingshu, Kuang Yan bore the brunt of this oppressive might. Beneath the moonlit night, a man’s figure suddenly materialized, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Kuang Yan looked at Yun Qingshu with disbelief.

At this moment, Yun Qingshu slowly raised her hand and waved, a cold chill instantly dispersed the Sword Qi burning with purple flames.

Kuang Yan’s pupils contracted as he muttered, “You… you’re not in the Divinity Transformation Realm! How is this possible!”

According to the intelligence he had gathered, Mysterious Moon Palace only had one cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Realm, Yun Qingshu, and she had only just broken through recently.

But the might displayed by Yun Qingshu at this moment had clearly reached the level of a Saint. How could a Divinity Transformation Realm cultivator possess the strength of a Saint in such a short period of time!

For a moment, Kuang Yan’s eyes were filled with fear. He had thought this mission would be a simple one, never expecting that his first target would be this formidable.

This won’t do, he cannot die here!

Without any hesitation, Kuang Yan immediately used a Breakthrough Talisman. Just as Yun Qingshu was about to make another move, Kuang Yan had already disappeared from the spot.

Having escaped Tianyuan World, Kuang Yan gasped for air aboard his Immortal Boat, thinking to himself that all of Lu Yanghua’s subordinates were imbeciles.

To mistake a Saint as a newly advanced Huashen Realm Cultivator, how on earth did those fools gather intelligence!

If it weren’t for his possession of the Breakthrough Talisman, he would have perished today. This matter could not end just like this; it must be reported to King Jin.

Shortly thereafter, Kuang Yan reported his encounter to Lu Yanghua, including Yun Qingshu’s cultivation state. Not immediately returning, and since this mission had failed, he decided to carry out another assassination task.

He did not believe Lu Chen possessed such strength. As a trusted confidant of Lu Yanghua, he knew too well that Lu Chen was now a cripple, who probably hadn’t even broken through the Genesis Realm. To deal with this waste should be as easy as turning over one’s hand.

At this time, Yun Qingshu was still standing on the loft, her expression cold as she watched the full moon, whispering, “I didn’t expect him to have a Breakthrough Talisman.”

When she made her move earlier, she had locked down space to prevent that assassin from escaping.

However, a Breakthrough Talisman that could directly breach a Saint’s spatial lockdown was immensely precious; even some imperial offspring might not possess such a talisman.

An assassin producing a Breakthrough Talisman was indeed beyond Yun Qingshu’s expectations, but Yun Qingshu was unconcerned. Let him run if he runs.