The Rebellious Immortal Alliance's Response: Venerable Hong Lei, Zhen Hai True Lord

An emergency martial law order was suddenly issued within the Ze Realm Blessed Land.

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

They even joined forces with the scions of the Four Great Families and took over the Spirit Field under their names.

Soon, one after another Fourth-tier Defensive Formation and fourth-order Surveillance Array rose from the ground, forming a real control zone.

In an instant, it was as if the Ze Realm Blessed Land had suddenly entered a state of war.

Such a significant move was naturally noticed by the Rebellious 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 Rebellious Cultivator, they were not unfamiliar with this situation.

But that usually happens after they've planned another act of rebellion.

What exactly is going on with this sudden martial law?

"I think I've figured it out. This matter is indeed related to that fluctuation of Spiritual Power from before."

Soon, True Lord Tuo Jin, who was in charge of gathering information, returned and reported, "Someone saw the Seven True Lords from the Ze Realm Blessed Land returning to the Gui Yun Sect together from outside."

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

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

"Our informants within the Gui Yun 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 True Lord Tuo Jin's face.

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

True Lord Liu Yan snorted lightly, "The abnormally explosive Fire Spiritual Power in the world can be sensed from a great distance, which basically confirms that the Li Huo Divine Light Curse was used."

"That thing is not something his fancy spearhead can withstand."

"I reckon it was probably reduced to ashes by the Li Huo Divine Light Curse, hahaha."

In the end, True Lord Liu Yan even burst into laughter.

Another traitor of the Holy City has died; this is truly a joyous occasion.

True Lord Qing Yan, being of a relatively stable character, 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 True Lord Su Bai beside him shook his head helplessly, feeling slightly happy but also troubled.

He was certainly pleased to see the Garrison Envoy 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 Rebellious Immortal Alliance will most likely have to take the blame for this.

Although True Lord Su Bai, 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, True Lord Hua Jian was Garrison Envoy sent by the Holy City specifically to combat Spirit Thief.

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

It's like mud getting into your crotch—it's indescribable.

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

He had already secretly gathered nearly ten True Lord at the border of Ze Realm 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 Nominal Forms young True Lord, he urgently needs to achieve some results to win the hearts and minds of his subordinates, rather than simply obeying his orders out of the Alliance Leader's instructions.

After finally replacing the manpower, he planned a second operation.

Then, someone suddenly attacked True Lord Hua Jian, leading to the imposition of an emergency martial law order.

"Sigh!"

True Lord Su Bai sighed inwardly; it was as if the heavens were warning him to abandon his attack plan.

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 traveled from afar to participate in the attack in order to evade subsequent investigations from the Holy City.

"Di Fu Daoist, Fellow Daoist Qing Yan... and Fellow Daoist Flowing Flame, you may have to leave."

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

"Then, in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, we will escort a batch of goods directly to Clear Spring Blessed Land for evacuation."

True Lord Di Fu 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 outnumbered them, we could just take action, but none of you agreed."

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, gathered the Golden Core Disciple he had brought, and began the planned evacuation.

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

True Lord Su Bai thought for a moment and said, "Things have come too suddenly. Although your new identities have been created, they may not be reliable if the verification process is rigorous."

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

"They're also 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 we're needed, the two of us brothers will go."

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

Qi Second chimed in, "Just give the order."

True Lord Su Bai gave them the code and outlined the general situation.

Then he personally escorted them both away from the Ze Realm Blessed Land.

Fortunately, for some unknown reason, despite the issuance of an emergency martial law order, the remaining Seven True Lords, led by the Gui Yun 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 Lord of the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, relying on their superior cultivation level and inside support, successfully evacuated quickly through some of the temporarily established Surveillance Array.

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

Where would they dare to Rogue Person 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, True Lord Su Bai has to worry about all aspects of things, which is really not easy.

Of course, after this incident, he no longer expected the deal that had been agreed upon a couple of days ago to proceed smoothly.

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

True Lord Su Bai'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 Rebellious 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 Rebellious Immortal Alliance branch near the Holy City.

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

However, the messages from the Rebellious Immortal Alliance were naturally not as fast as those from the Gui Yun Sect.

Last night, the report of the incident at Ze Realm Blessed Land was sent to the Holy City.

It quickly escalated into eight intelligence reports, which were then delivered to the Seven Great Clans and the chief administrator responsible for coordinating the Garrison Envoy in various regions.

The Mo Family even obtained the intelligence before the head steward.

Seven Crane True Monarch, who had just returned from the Ze Realm Blessed Land, quickly noticed this sudden situation.

I was immediately taken aback.

Keep in mind that he had just accepted True Lord Hua Jian, Garrison Envoy who was willing to align himself with him.

As a result, the other person got into trouble the moment they turned around.

It's really hard not to overthink it.

Moreover, he secretly sold True Lord Hua Jian a Li Huo Divine Light Curse 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 Li Huo Divine Light Curse on their own.

Was this retaliation orchestrated by the Rebellious Immortal Alliance, or was the Rong Family already targeting them?

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

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

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

Seven Crane True Monarch immediately summoned the boy and instructed him, "Tell him that I would like to invite him to dinner tonight to discuss some of the things I discovered during my travels."

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

Therefore, I want to send one of my own people to Ze Realm Blessed Land to get firsthand information.

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

After all, the Seven Crane True Monarch's last stop was the Ze Realm Blessed Land, so this kind of information was hardly a secret to him.

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

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

It should be noted that although his strength was not particularly high, he was still chosen as the Garrison Envoy, which means he had some outstanding qualities.

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

True Lord Hua Jian was not defeated by a group of people, but in a one-on-one battle.

Even the activation of the Li Huo Divine Light Curse couldn't save his life, which undoubtedly demonstrates the formidable strength of the attacker.

When did the Rebellious 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 Immortal Selection Festival makes it hard not to have some suspicions!

What is the Rebellious Immortal Alliance up to?

Are they simply seeking revenge, or do they have ulterior motives?

Manager 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 — Venerable Hong Lei.

He respectfully inquired, "This disciple is foolish and dull; I beg my master to guide me through my confusion."

"You are indeed dull-witted!"

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

After speaking, he glanced at his disciple.

He added helplessly, "Below the fifth rank, all are ants."

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

"Besides, with your aptitude, you are a promising candidate for cultivation, and you have the opportunity to touch the Great Dao even without going through the Immortal Selection Platform."

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

Manager Sun nodded hurriedly in agreement, 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?"

Manager Sun pondered the sentence carefully.

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

So, Master's intention is to lead a raid with overwhelming force?

No, no, no, if it were that simple, why bother adding 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 Spirit Transformation Venerable will naturally sweep across the world according to the old practice, suppressing all those rebellious Rebellious Cultivator who have plotted against the world.

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

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

Early the next morning, citing the Immortal Selection Festival, a team of envoys temporarily disguised as members of the Mo Lineage was Special Envoy dispatched to the Ze Realm Blessed Land to investigate the situation.

At the same time, Gui Yun Sect was notified to cooperate with the investigation, and that the matter would be dealt with together after the Great Purge began.

However, this notification clearly carries the connotation of delay.

And the person in the list of Special Envoy whose name begins with "Mo" who assisted in the investigation.

This couldn't help but make the Seven True Lords within the Ze Realm Blessed Land's imagination run wild.

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 True Lord Hua Jian?

Why do I suddenly feel like sneezing?

Far away on the Sea of the Compassion Sea, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. "Could it be that someone is talking about me?"

"Whatever, who cares?"

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

Xiao Chen had already arrived at Azure Sea Market and was shopping along the street for the supplies listed in the Rebellious Immortal Alliance's order.

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

Therefore, visiting just one or two shops is far from enough; it's necessary to visit several more places.

Although this matter could easily have been handled by subordinates.

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

Once this person is chosen, they can, to some extent, represent his attitude and actions.

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

Moreover, large-scale trade Two Realms has not yet commenced.

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

"Fellow Daoists, take a look! Even Zhen Hai True Lord enjoys eating this Spirit Honey!"

"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 Listening Wave Sea, where the figure is riding the waves with an imposing air.

The picture on the right is of myself shortly after arriving at the Compassion Sea, carrying a large jar of Spirit Honey.

With the shopkeeper's enthusiastic promotion, quite a few cultivators were indeed influenced by the name of Zhen Hai True Lord and gathered around to buy two catties of Spirit Honey to try.

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

Even now, there's still a small jar of uneaten Spirit Honey left on Secluded Doom Island.

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

Zhen Hai True Lord sounds like a cultivator with Water Spiritual Root.

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

Out of curiosity, Xiao Chen spent one hundred Spirit Stone to buy a piece of information from the Spirit Communication Pavilion, which had already reopened.

Only then did I learn that the name 'Zhenhai' came from the suppression of Sea Race.

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

In the beginning, many cultivators also called him "Dragon Slaying True Lord", "Wave Treading True Lord", "Grappling Hook True Lord", and so on.

These correspond to the earliest and most famous New Ruin, the slaying of the Flood Dragon, the iconic escape Flying Cloud Stepping Wave Art," and the Mechanical Grappling Claw 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 "Zhen Hai True Lord" as a respectful title.

"It's alright, I think it sounds a bit better than 'Flame Dragon True Person '."

Xiao Chen didn't care much about 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 Azure Sea Market, Xiao Chen made a final stop at Golden Flower Workshop before leaving to order another batch of pastries.

The payment was made in full in Spirit Stone: "Same as always, delivered to the Azure Sea Pavilion when it's ready."

They then went to Wave Listening Market in the east, Heavenly Azure Market in the north, and Ink Stone Market.

"Huh, is there a new Great Demon making a move?"

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

Three days ago, a Fourth-tier Sea Fish attacked the spirit ship that was traveling from Universal Salvation Temple to Awakening Sea Temple to provide assistance.

This resulted in the deaths of seven Golden Body Arhat and over a hundred accompanying Bhikshu.

Although Zen Master Jing Hua and Zen Master Fa Zhao 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 was also a nautical chart with the specific area marked in red.

"You audacious fiend, 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 Zhen Hai True Lord, suppressing the Sea Race Great Demon is simply his bounden duty!

Let go of that Great Demon, let me handle it!

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

He first sought out Zen Master Fa Zhao 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 searched and inspected the entire suspicious area.

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

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

It means nothing more than two words: willful.

For the other True Lord, 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 Law Technique without any hesitation and didn't need to spend any time planning his true energy consumption.

It's hard to say whether to call Xiao Chen 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 Piercing Bone Needle to prick a bunch of 'corals' that were trying to hide.

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

Xiao Chen almost thought that Zen Master Jing Hua 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 True Lord Hua Jian, and was directly pierced through the Demon Infant by the second Azure Wave Piercing Bone Needle.

According to the agreement in the proposal, whoever captures the Great Demon will own it.

Therefore, Xiao Chen was assigned the color-changing lame fish all by himself.

They successfully collected a bottle of Illusionary Form Color-Changing Powder from it.

This Illusionary Type spiritual material is a rare find; it can basically be considered a natural, high-grade fourth-tier spiritual material.

The key point is not how many Spirit Stone it is worth, but that it is valuable but unavailable.

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

Upon hearing the news, Zen Master Jing Hua 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 Jing Hua 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 me."

Forehead...

To be honest, given the appetite of Fourth-Order great demon, even if the one that was eaten was Golden Body 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 in large part to the hiding range calculated by Zen Master Jing Hua.

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

Secondly, he needed to return to Ink Stone 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 Jing Hua refusal, he immediately took his leave, saying, "You two Zen Master need not see me off; we shall meet again."

Having said that, he rode the waves and departed.