Quasi Sun Level Force?

The rapid rise of Lie Huo Mountain had long been a conspicuous affair throughout the entire Fire Kingdom.

Within the Fire Kingdom, there were not many "Sun" level forces to begin with.

--A force with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was a "Star" level force; one with a Spirit Severing expert was a "Moon" level force; and one with a Void Integration expert was a "Sun" level force.

A force with a Mahayana Stage expert was called an Extraordinary Force.

As for a sect with an Integrated Body Realm expert, it was honored as a Supreme Force!

Above Supreme Forces, there were the terrifying Holy Land Level Forces, which, it was said, had once produced Immortals!

...In recent times, Lie Huo Mountain had risen swiftly, annexing a host of Star and Moon level forces and even destroying a Sun level force.

This could be called truly terrifying!

And now, in the south of the Fire Kingdom, a sect that had only been a Star level force before had actually declared war on Lie Huo Mountain?

At first, most people paid it no mind.

Because, in the eyes of the world, this was merely the Lihuo Sect, cornered and desperate, throwing an egg against a stone.

But a month later, the Lihuo Sect was still standing strong, and not a single person from Lie Huo Mountain dared to trouble them!

This directly surprised many forces in the Fire Kingdom.

One after another, they speculated that the Lihuo Sect had a hidden card!

Added to this, news spread of unusual activity in the Cangli Mountain Range in the south of the Fire Kingdom, where a Great Beast Tide had erupted.

All sides turned their attention there.

That mountain range had too many legends; in an instant, the great sects of the Fire Kingdom all dispatched people.

Even sects from other countries were rushing over!

An Imperial Sky Ship streaked across the sky.

Onboard the ship were several dozen powerful cultivators.

These cultivators all wore uniforms embroidered with a single Crimson Flame Lotus!

The Crimson Flame Lotus was the emblem of the Royal Family in the Fire Kingdom.

This was a royal convoy.

At the front of the convoy, a youth was surveying the surroundings, a longsword in hand, alertly watching the area.

From within the cabin, a woman in a light gold long dress stepped out. Her figure was graceful, her features stunningly beautiful, and she walked with delicate steps to the front, saying, "Are we almost there?"

The youth replied, "Reporting to the Princess, in another half hour, we will arrive at the Lihuo Sect!"

But then the youth paused and said, "Princess, the Lihuo Sect is merely a small Star level force. Is it worth our visit?"

"Moreover, won't this make Lie Huo Mountain hostile toward us?"

As the rulers of the Fire Kingdom, the Royal Family, though powerful, still needed to balance the forces of all sides.

Especially since, as one of the Fire Kingdom throne candidates, the Princess coming to the south and not heading to the most powerful Lie Huo Mountain, but instead to an obscure Lihuo Sect...

He felt it was unwise.

But the maiden simply shook her head, her beautiful eyes fixed ahead, and said, "Lin Tong, remember this: there is a saying, 'One who gains the Way has many allies; one who loses the Way has few.'"

"Lie Huo Mountain is indeed strong, but their strength is built upon the ruins of countless sects."

"A Sun level sect, simply for refusing to submit, was completely wiped out. Such a brutal force—whoever tries to court them is courting a tiger for its skin."

"On the contrary, at a time like this, for a small sect like the Lihuo Sect to still be so bold is extremely rare."

Her lips curved slightly, and she added, "Besides, to have survived this long after declaring war on Lie Huo Mountain, this sect is probably not so simple, is it?"

Hearing this, Lin Tong couldn't help but be stunned.

Inside the Lihuo Sect's great hall.

Yu Qishui, Wei Yushan, Mu Qianning, and many elders were in council.

"Former Sect Master, are we really not going to activate the Mountain Protecting Great Array? Lie Huo Mountain could strike at any moment..."

An elder spoke, his face uneasy.

Since the declaration of war, these elders had been on tenterhooks.

In their view, it was practically courting death.

But the Former Sect Master and the current Sect Master were both full of confidence.

Moreover, they had even told everyone to go into secluded cultivation and not bother with Lie Huo Mountain.

At first, everyone thought the Former Sect Master and the Sect Master had gone mad.

Yet, in the end, Lie Huo Mountain truly never came to the Lihuo Sect.

Not even a single spy had appeared.

This was completely inconsistent with Lie Huo Mountain's domineering style.

"Don't worry, a month has passed, they don't dare to come."

Yu Qishui smiled faintly, his mind now fully at ease.

The reason he had ordered the sect to remain defenseless was simple: if the force behind Lie Huo Mountain made a move, their Lie Huo Mountain couldn't block it anyway.

And if that force did act, perhaps they themselves would have done one more thing for Senior Li?

Maybe, after luring the enemy out, Senior Li would personally deal with them—then what would the people behind Lie Huo Mountain amount to?

One could say they were gambling with this decision.

Their sect might very well face utter annihilation.

But he firmly believed that even if the entire sect were sacrificed, as long as they did something for Senior Li, Senior Li would surely remember!

What kind of figure was Senior Li? Even a casual wave of his hand would raise a new, gloriously honored Lihuo Sect from the ruins of the entire sect!

Yet the chess game he had plotted in his mind fell completely flat!

Because... Lie Huo Mountain didn't dare to come!

Damn it, he had overestimated those bastards... Yu Qishui was almost getting lonely from waiting.

Hasty.

"Fire Kingdom Princess Huo Ling'er, here to visit Lihuo Sect!"

At that moment, a voice pierced through the clouds and mist outside Lihuo Sect.

Instantly, everyone in the great hall changed expression!

"Fire Kingdom Princess, Huo Ling'er? Why is she here..."

"Huo Ling'er, the third daughter of the Fire Emperor."

"The Fire Kingdom Royal Family—our Lihuo Sect has never caught their eye, has it? Why have they come?"

Murmurs spread among the crowd.

But Yu Qishui's heart stirred.

Even the royal family had come?

This was no simple matter...

"Let's go, welcome the princess!"

He waved his hand grandly!

Immediately, everyone went out to greet her.

"We welcome Princess Huo Ling'er!"

The mountain gate swung open!

Outside Lihuo Sect, aboard the Imperial Sky Ship, Huo Ling'er and her party were waiting. Hearing this, the ship slowly descended.

"Princess, this Lihuo Sect has quite the nerve! Offending Lie Huo Mountain, yet they're so lax—they haven't even activated the Mountain Protecting Great Array, and there's not a trace of defense anywhere in the sect."

Lin Tong remarked, somewhat surprised.

Huo Ling'er, however, smiled and said, "Nerve? I feel like Lihuo Sect simply doesn't take Lie Huo Mountain seriously?"

Her curiosity grew even stronger—what exactly was this tiny Lihuo Sect relying on?

The Imperial Sky Ship landed.

"I am Wei Yushan, Sect Master of Lihuo Sect, and this is my master, Former Sect Master Yu. We welcome Princess Huo Ling'er!"

Wei Yushan stepped forward and spoke.

After Huo Ling'er and her group disembarked, she cast a seal and withdrew the massive flying vessel into her sleeve.

Turning her gaze to Wei Yushan, she was surprised and said, "Sect Master Wei... you've entered the Spirit Severing Stage?"

Her spiritual sense was formidable!

According to intelligence, Lihuo Sect was merely a force no stronger than three stars, with at most two or three Nascent Soul cultivators.

But this Wei Yushan was clearly a high-level cultivator of the Spirit Severing Stage!

This wasn't a Star Level Force at all—it was a Moon Level Force!

She swept her gaze over the crowd.

When she saw Yu Qishui, she was even more taken aback—another Spirit Severing Stage expert, and... extraordinary at that, clearly on the verge of stepping into the Void Integration Stage, wasn't he?!

This was a Quasi Sun Level Force.

The Fire Kingdom Royal Family was a true Extraordinary Force, with a Mahayana Stage expert in residence, but even they had to take Sun Level Forces within their territory seriously.

A Quasi Sun Level Force had appeared, and the Fire Kingdom Royal Family was completely unaware...

Then her gaze passed over Mu Qianning, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"A peerless genius!"

This maiden looked about the same age as herself, yet her cultivation had already reached Nascent Soul Perfection, on the verge of entering the Spirit Severing Stage?

That was monstrous!

She stared at Mu Qianning in shock and asked, "May I ask, miss... who is your master?"