ragginovel Chapter 2479 Qingning Palace
Chapter 2479 Qingning Palace
Chapter 2479 Qingning Palace
Lu Jiyuan followed Qin Sang away from the battlefield. He saw Qin Sang stop above a desolate stone forest. Without Qin Sang pointing it out to him, he sensed a cultivator hidden in the stone forest.
This person was disguised as a stone pillar, blending almost perfectly into the surrounding environment. But what puzzled Lu Jiyuan was that Qin Sang didn't make a move, seemingly searching for something.
A moment later, Qin Sang suddenly moved, instantly rushing out of the stone forest and arriving at a grassland a thousand miles away. The grassland was covered with wild grass similar to the solitary wind grass, densely forming a grass carpet.
Qin Sang appeared in the sky above the grassland and stretched out a hand.
‘Boom! ’
Suddenly, a storm arose, a gale swept across the grassland, and thunderclouds filled the sky, quickly gathering thick, dark clouds and rumbling thunder.
In an instant, the grassland was plunged into darkness, with occasional flashes of lightning leaping out of the clouds and piercing the darkness.
‘Wow! ’
Suddenly, a torrential downpour began, but it was a thunderstorm.
The waters of the Nine Heavens Azure Pool are drawn down into the world, without visible thunder, yet the power of thunder is everywhere. The primordial energy of heaven and earth transforms into thunderous water, and every drop of 'rain' contains immense thunderous might—this is the Nine Heavens Azure Pool Thunder and Rain Technique!
"Turning one's hand to make clouds, turning it back to make rain" perfectly describes Qin Sang's current state.
The torrential rain covered the entire grassland. Lu Jiyuan felt the omnipresent power of thunder, as if he had fallen into a thunder swamp, and that endless lightning would engulf him in the next moment.
'boom! ’
Suddenly, the ground exploded, sending rocks and grass flying everywhere, and a blurry figure seemed to appear in the middle of it.
At this moment, Lu Jiyuan realized that the enemy hidden beneath the grassland was actually an avatar, and the real one was hiding here!
Lu Jiyuan felt ashamed. He had failed to see through the other party's trick and was almost deceived. At the same time, he truly witnessed Qin Sang's ability to find the other party's true identity with ease.
This person was forced out of the ground by the Nine Heavens Jade Pool Thunder and Rain Technique, but his figure remained blurry and indistinct, like a ghost.
He seemed to know the enemy's strength and did not choose to attack Qin Sang. Instead, he flashed away without looking back, about to rush out of the grassland in an instant.
Qin Sang remained calm and changed his hand seals. The thunder over the grassland suddenly changed from muffled to deafening, the rain stopped abruptly, the raindrops disappeared as if they had evaporated into thin air, and then dense lightning appeared in the void.
Silver lightning, like a complex web of thunder, covered the entire grassland. The lightning was extremely dazzling. At the same time, fiery streams fell from the sky, and meteors rained down.
Thunder and fire descend upon the world, it is the Golden Fire Bell Thunder Summoning!
The figure failed to escape the grassland and was engulfed by lightning and fire. Upon seeing this, Lu Jiyuan knew that this person's fate was sealed.
This person was only at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm. It's no wonder that the Shadow God Kingdom was overconfident. After Lan Ying's death, it was reasonable for them to send a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator. Moreover, this person was so cautious. But who would have thought that the small Horned Life Kingdom was hiding a top expert?
'Rumble...'
Rumbling sounds emanated from within the Thunderfire, indicating that the person was putting up a fierce resistance. However, the Thunderfire grew increasingly powerful, and the person never emerged from within.
Then, Qin Sang changed several hand seals, her figure flashed, and she rushed into the thunder and fire. After a moment, the thunder and fire slowly subsided, the battle ended, and Qin Sang flew out, carrying a person in her hand.
'boom! '
The person was thrown to the ground, but was still conscious, although all of his cultivation was sealed.
"Oh it's you……"
Lu Jiyuan appeared, landed in front of the man, looked him over, and revealed his identity to Qin Sang.
This person is named Wu Nandu, a renowned expert from the Shadow God Kingdom.
"Lu Jiyuan! You really are the masterminds behind this!" Wu Nandu glared fiercely at Lu Jiyuan, his expression showing no surprise, as if he had long expected that Chi Rong Kingdom was the real culprit.
In this territory, very few dare to oppose the Shadow God Kingdom.
“You surnamed Lu, there’s no way you could possibly see through my Earthly Divine Intercourse Technique,” Wu Nandu turned his head to Qin Sang, “Who exactly are you!”
"My Buddhist name is Qingfeng, and I am honored to be the leader of the Five Thunder Sect," Qin Sang nodded.
"Qingfeng?"
Wu Nandu frowned, having never heard of this person before, and said in a deep voice, "No matter what your background is, it's not too late to abandon darkness and embrace the light! I can plead with the lord for you. As long as you submit to the Shadow God Kingdom, all previous grievances will be wiped clean."
Upon hearing this, Lu Jiyuan sneered from the side, "Even if your lord came in person, he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant as to ask Fellow Daoist Qingfeng to submit! It's laughable that you keep calling him 'lord,' but little do you know that it was your lord who sent you here to die so that he could use you as a tool to kill someone! Do you think we don't know what kind of situation you're in in the Shadow God Kingdom?"
These were words that struck at the heart, causing Wu Nandu to be filled with doubt and unease.
Lu Jiyuan's claim wasn't entirely unfounded. Wu Nandu came from a small country. After achieving great cultivation, he conquered east and west, annexing neighboring countries. Unfortunately, he was too close to the Shadow God Kingdom, and at the height of his power, he accidentally killed a prince of the Shadow God Kingdom, attracting a large army to attack him. As for whether there was any foul play involved, outsiders had no idea. He was later defeated by the Shadow God Kingdom, whose ruler was magnanimous and forgave him. Wu Nandu then joined the Shadow God Kingdom.
Although Lu Jiyuan's purpose was to sow discord between Wu Nandu and Ying Shen Kingdom, it is indeed intriguing that Ying Shen Kingdom sent Wu Nandu here. Why Wu Nandu instead of a confidant of the King of Ying Shen Kingdom?
Wu Nandu did not immediately refute, presumably because he also had doubts.
Qin Sang and Lu Jiyuan exchanged a glance, knowing that they had hit Wu Nandu's sore spot. If they just kept trying, it wouldn't be difficult to get him to talk.
Next, Qin Sang and Lu Jiyuan used both kindness and force, and Wu Nandu realized that he could not escape his fate. However, out of consideration for his pride, he did not openly submit on the spot.
Wu Nandu was defeated and captured, and on another battlefield, Lingmo Kingdom was also suffering repeated defeats.
Seeing the unfavorable situation in the battle, the general of Lingmo Kingdom hurriedly sought help from Wunan Ferry, but to no avail. He received no response from Wunan Ferry for a long time and finally panicked, suspecting that Yingshen Kingdom had used Lingmo Kingdom and then abandoned it.
The commander was restless, and the chaos spread rapidly from top to bottom, with far worse consequences than imagined. Moreover, the small countries that Lingmo Kingdom had previously annexed had not yet been digested, and the hidden dangers had already been sown, which were detonated together at this critical moment.
By the time Qin Sang escorted Wu Nan back, the battlefield had become one-sided, with the Lingmo Kingdom in complete disarray. It was almost a carbon copy of the Liufeng Kingdom's previous performance, but the Lingmo Kingdom had even more cultivators, making their rout a truly spectacular sight. There was no reason not to pursue a cornered enemy, so Bai Ying'er led her army in a relentless chase into the heart of the Lingmo Kingdom.
After this battle, Lingmo Kingdom is no longer a threat. Simply subduing the defeated troops will grant them a vast territory effortlessly. Jiaosheng Kingdom's victory, achieved with limited resources, is enough to intimidate neighboring kingdoms. Unless Yingshen Kingdom directly intervenes, the surrounding nations are no longer a concern.
Qin Sang no longer needed to concern herself with what happened next. Bai Ying'er and the others had experience in annexing Liufeng Kingdom, so they only needed to follow the old precedent.
"The Sect Leader is asking about the inheritance of the Shadow God King's royal family. They never pass it on to outsiders, much less to me, Wu. Elder Lu should know that I have not uttered a single falsehood..."
High in the sky, the three returned on clouds. Qin Sang inquired about the spiritual cultivation tradition of the Shadow God Kingdom, and Wu Nandu answered truthfully.
Qin Sang looked at Lu Jiyuan, who nodded and said, "This should be true. We have only seen those supernatural abilities in cultivators from royal families. This inheritance is not simple. The Shadow God Kingdom's royal family has always produced many experts and has prospered to this day, which should be due to that inheritance."
In the following months, good news kept pouring in. Upon learning the outcome of the great battle, the Kingdom of Qionghua indeed backed down, sending a letter of appeal to the Kingdom of Jiaosheng, offering to compensate for its previous actions. Qionghua's concession made the surrounding smaller kingdoms even more uneasy, each feeling insecure, and they all sent envoys.
Bai Ying'er's forces were short-handed and she couldn't attend to these matters for the time being. She led her army to conquer cities and territories in Lingmo Kingdom with unstoppable momentum, striking straight at the heart of the kingdom and completely destroying it.
Since then, the territory of Jiaosheng Kingdom has expanded dramatically. Today, the territory of Jiaosheng Kingdom is shaped like a gourd, with the upper part in the north being smaller and the lower part in the south being larger.
The Kingdom of Jiaosheng has no plans to relocate its capital. The capital, Jingtan, and the two capital altars are all located in Shangdu. However, the Taoist altars have great potential. The capital altar where Bai Ying'er is stationed is enough to radiate throughout the entire Shangdu, as long as enough branch altars are built.
After the battle, Lu Jiyuan and Princess Yue'er did not stay long before heading back home.
The Shadow God Kingdom's attempt has failed once again, and they have lost another mid-stage Void Refinement expert. They must be wary of the enemy resorting to desperate measures. Since the two sides have already formed an alliance, Qin Sang can rightfully ask the Crimson Fusion Kingdom for help.
During this period, there have been frequent correspondence between the two countries.
Both sides agreed on the terms and conditions, and needed to discuss the details in person. Qin Sang decided to personally lead the delegation to the Chi Rong Kingdom, and also to inquire about the movements of the Eastern Jiao King.
On this day, the members of the delegation gathered at Jingtan to await Qin Sang.
The delegation was small, consisting of two envoys from the King of Jiaosheng Kingdom, the three demons Qin Hou, and several disciples of the Five Thunder Sect. Bai Ying'er and Pan Cong stayed behind to oversee the rear, while Qin Sang also left Zhuque behind in case of unforeseen circumstances.
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Chi Rongguo.
As the delegation approached the territory of the Crimson Melt Kingdom, Qin Sang clearly felt that the temperature here was much higher than elsewhere.
The delegation traveled in a royal carriage. Chi Lei and Bai He sat opposite Qin Sang, chatting about their experiences in the Chi Rong Kingdom.
It turns out that the underground fiery veins in the territory of the Crimson Melt Kingdom are unusually active, with volcanoes everywhere, and nearly half of them are active volcanoes. Whenever a windstorm comes, it will trigger the underground fiery veins to erupt and the volcanoes to erupt. The people of the Crimson Melt Kingdom have long been accustomed to lava.
The cultivators of the Crimson Fusion Kingdom mostly practice fire-based techniques. Many races have the innate ability to control fire, among which the royal family of the Crimson Fusion Kingdom, where Yue'er is from, is the strongest. It is said that when they are born, their whole bodies are covered with fiery red feathers. As they grow up, the fiery feathers gradually fall off, and after adulthood, only two feathers remain on their backs.
Their wings are not large, only covering their backs, but their shape is seven or eight parts similar to the legendary phoenix wings. Therefore, it is widely believed that they have the bloodline of the phoenix. However, according to Chi Lei and Bai He's observation, it should be a deliberate spread by the royal family of Chi Rong.
As they were talking, they saw Qin Sang put down the jade cup in her hand and quickly shut up.
Qin Sang said, "You may go out now; our master has come to greet us."
As they stepped out of the imperial carriage, they saw flames soaring into the sky ahead, a path of fire cutting through the air and stretching all the way to their feet.
Princess Yue'er led her entourage and personally came to greet them.
Soon after, the delegation arrived at the capital of the Crimson Fusion Kingdom via the eye of the storm. It was clear that the king of the Crimson Fusion Kingdom attached great importance to them, and the procession was extremely grand.
Qin Sang did not want the Shadow God Kingdom to know of his existence, so he did not appear in public. He separated from the delegation in advance and met with the King of the Crimson Fusion Kingdom in private. After the banquet, he accepted Lu Jiyuan's invitation and stayed at his dojo.
Afterwards, Qin Sang stayed at Lu Jiyuan's dojo, and Qin Hou and the others handled all the social interactions and negotiations. They only needed to report to him when major events occurred.
While Qin Hou and the others were extremely busy, Qin Sang was quite leisurely, often discussing Taoist principles with Lu Jiyuan, and gaining considerable insights.
To Lu Jiyuan's surprise, Qin Sang seemed to have become addicted to staying here and had no intention of leaving.
When two countries form an alliance, there are countless trivial matters to deal with. If one side wants to delay, they can talk for as long as they want.
That's exactly what Qin Hou and his group did. They would often argue about a single detail for a long time without reaching a conclusion. They weren't in a hurry, and instead visited the powerful families and clans of the Chi Rong Kingdom.
If Qin Sang doesn't leave on his own initiative, Lu Jiyuan can't possibly drive him away.
This day.
Inside an octagonal pavilion, Lu Jiyuan and a middle-aged man dressed in a red robe sat facing each other, playing chess.
The middle-aged man was the ruler of the Crimson Melt Kingdom. Gazing at the chessboard, seemingly pondering the game, he said in a gentle voice, "Is the leader of the Five Thunder Sect still in seclusion?"
'Snapped! '
Lu Jiyuan put down a piece and sighed, "This person is extremely diligent, almost never leaving his cave."
"The delegation from the Kingdom of Horned Life is clearly stalling, and this person is acting like he doesn't care about worldly affairs. What exactly does he want?" The King of the Kingdom of Crimson Melt rubbed his temples, looking puzzled.
"Have the spies we sent out found out anything about this person's background yet?" Lu Jiyuan asked.
The ruler of the Crimson Rong Kingdom shook his head. "I have already ordered them to disperse from the Five Superior Kingdoms. Now, I can only confirm one thing: he could not possibly be from the Zhu Qian Dynasty."
“Besides the Five Great Nations, which other country could produce such a master?” Lu Jiyuan frowned. “Without investigating his background, it’s hard to guess his true intentions.”
"This person's cultivation is so high that we can only continue to play along. We must not offend him under any circumstances. Fortunately, it is the Shadow God Kingdom that has offended him now," the King of the Crimson Melt Kingdom sighed deeply, looking very troubled.
At this moment, Lu Jiyuan suddenly remembered something: "The time I agreed to meet with the Eastern Flood Dragon King is approaching."
“Tell him you are going into seclusion, and go ahead. It doesn’t matter if he finds out,” the King of Chirong said nonchalantly. “Be careful when you go to Qingning Palace. I heard that the King of Dongjiao suffered a great loss there last time. This time he is regrouping and looking for help from outside. I’m afraid he needs you to scout the way for him.”
The ruler of the Crimson Melt Kingdom snorted coldly, showing great dissatisfaction with the Eastern Flood Dragon King.
Lu Jiyuan had no choice but to go to Qingning Palace, even though he knew it would be dangerous, because the Eastern Dragon King had used his power to intimidate him.
……
A few days later, Qin Sang was awakened by Lu Jiyuan and learned that Lu Jiyuan had suddenly gone into seclusion. She immediately suspected that they were finally about to set off.
He had been waiting for this day, so he immediately apologized, saying that he had bothered Lu Jiyuan for too long and dared not disturb his cultivation any longer, and then left the temple.