Southern Continent Heavenly Talismans-Their Crime Deserves Execution

"There are three top-tier forces in the Southern Continent, each with True Lord as its leader. The Heavenly Talisman Sect is one of them. Its Old Ancestor was already a renowned Martial Dao True Lord in the continent 30,000 years ago."

"It is said that the current Hall Master has the cultivation of the peak of the Divine Connection Realm, but he has never been able to master the Nirvana Method, so he is still a long way from the Creation Realm."

At this point, Ying Xuanji straightened her chest slightly; only under these circumstances could she feel a long-lost sense of superiority.

She has already cultivated the Nirvana Method to a high level, just one step away from the Creation Realm, so she is definitely stronger than this Hall Master the Heavenly Talisman Sect.

However, Ye Li was not interested in these things. To him now, a True Person of the Divine Connection Realm was just someone he could pass by on the roadside, and he didn't even have the interest to take a second look at them.

Therefore, he turned to ask, "What exactly is this so-called 'Thick Earth Virtue'?"

He still remembers the conditions proposed by the Heavenly Talisman Sect: the Southern Continent Heavenly Supervision Department must appease them with 60 million tons of Thick Earth Virtue, or he would have to personally come forward to give an explanation.

Sixty million tons sounds like a truly enormous quantity.

"It's a key ingredient needed for Talisman cultivation. The Heavenly Talisman Sect probably wanted to use it to help their Hall Master complete the Nirvana Method, thus taking another step closer to the Creation Realm."

Ying Xuanji's words were laced with a cold laugh.

Even with the talent of that Heavenly Talisman Sect Master, it would be difficult for him to Inheritance the Nirvana Method passed down within the sect within a thousand years, even if these precious materials were truly handed over to him.

Otherwise, the Ziwei Hall would have already made great efforts to win him over as Star Lord.

"He always blames his failed breakthroughs on a lack of precious materials, unaware that many True Person, if they had such superior conditions, would have already reached the barrier of the Creation Realm..."

Ying Xuanji shook her head. "Sixty million tons of Thick Earth Virtue is a devastating loss for the entire Southern Continent Heavenly Supervision Department. How dare they ask for such a price?"

"The current Director of the Celestial Observatory of the Southern Continent suffered greatly in balancing internal strife and external threats, and now dares not arbitrarily disturb such Mountain Gate again."

"Otherwise, given his warlike nature back then, even my father... even the Ziwei Hall would have had a hard time stopping him when he heard that Heavenly Talisman Sect was offering such terms. A conflict would have broken out there long ago."

Upon hearing this, Ye Li nodded slightly.

So they were certain that the Southern Continent Director of the Celestial Observatory wouldn't dare to act rashly, while they themselves were unsure of the situation. To be on the safe side, they had no choice but to conduct an initial probe.

Otherwise, the only reconciliation terms offered so far might be [60 million tons of Thick Earth Virtue].

"The Heavenly Talisman Sect is far too audacious. Even with a sect Old Ancestor at the Creation Realm in charge, they shouldn't have such courage... If they really anger the Heavenly Supervision Department and recklessly transfer another True Lord from the Southern Continent, the entire Heavenly Talisman Sect will pay a bloody price."

Jiang Minghuang crossed her arms and pondered before speaking, "In my opinion, there's likely more than one Heavenly Talisman Sect involved in this matter. As for the exact number—"

At this point, she looked up at Ye Li, who was sitting upright in front of her, and said with pursed lips:

"That probably depends mainly on... exactly how many prodigies you killed back in the royal city."

She always kept things simple in the Flame Palace, and even major news like the [Royal City Prodigy Tragedy] was only something she had heard of.

It's like when you particularly dislike a certain power, you don't want to listen to any rumors about it excessively, and you even have the urge to completely block them out.

"..."

Hearing Jiang Minghuang's guess, Ye Li remained calm, but a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.

I see.

If that's the case, then it certainly makes sense.

"You mean the Heavenly Talisman Sect is just a representative, and there might be many other sects behind it acting on its behalf and testing us?" Ying Xuanji couldn't help but ask.

To be honest, this guess makes a lot of sense.

After all, Fellow Daoist Ye killed far too many prodigies in the royal city back then, and was unwilling to cover it up afterwards, so he probably offended countless forces!

As Martial Dao True Lord has dominated for tens of thousands of years, he sees things very clearly in this regard.

"It's just a possibility."

Jiang Minghuang glanced at her indifferently, and said with a half-smile, "After all, I haven't reported this matter to the authorities. I thought the officials would know more about such things."

"..."

Ying Xuanji had no intention of arguing with her at the moment; her eyes sparkled.

To start from the beginning, the main source of this information was the Southern Continent Heavenly Supervision Department, whose high-ranking officials were all seasoned veterans who had been through countless trials and tribulations.

Did they truly fail to grasp the potential significance of the Heavenly Talisman Sect's actions?

The answer is most likely no.

Long before Ying Potian left specific instructions internally, the Director of the Celestial Observatory of the Four Continents should have had a general understanding of Ye Li's status and position.

It is absolutely the kind of existence that is extremely important to Shenzhou.

After all, he was True Lord who could make the Seventh Star Lord follow him around like Maid.

In this situation, it is highly likely that the Southern Continent Heavenly Supervision Department concealed the truth from her and resolved the conflict on her behalf.

No wonder I haven't received Communication Transmission from Nanzhou these past few days... Ying Xuanji gritted her teeth.

She then took out the corresponding intercontinental Communication Transmission Talisman from her bosom and activated it by infusing it with her true energy.

The moment the connection was established, she immediately asked, "Lord Chen, what's the situation at the Heavenly Talisman Sect in the Southern Continent?"

There was silence on the other end of the Talisman, followed by a forced, hearty laugh two seconds later, "Star Lord, have you not received the message? Why are you bringing this up again?"

"Two days ago, Chen already compensated Heavenly Talisman Sect Thick Earth Virtue)."

"Don't worry, they have sworn a blood oath in front of me that as long as Elder Ye takes the time to revise and seal the letter of apology, the entire sect will not use any more Curse Talismans against him."

The old man's voice was full of laughter, but Ye Li detected a hint of melancholy in it.