Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 443: A show of force

Under the gaze of all the cultivators, the Soul Transporting Tower rose from the ground and left the Green Forest Sea.

These people all understood that once this tower was gone, they would probably not return for thousands of years.

In the future, the Green Forest Sea will lose the advantage of the Soul Transport Tower, and the only thing left will be this seventh-level soul vein underground.

Seeing the tower disappearing into the distance, the cultivators all sighed.

Many sighs and discussions were heard in Green Forest City.

"Old Man Mi, did you pay the deposit for the cave you reserved yesterday?"

The latter was dejected:
"Damn it, I shouldn't have been so impatient if I had known.

“Now that the Soul Transporting Tower is gone, the value of the cave residence will drop significantly.

"But fortunately, I only lost a small amount of the deposit. Fellow Daoist Wang was really miserable. He threw all the spirit stones he had saved for most of his life into that cave.

"Now that we have lost the Soul Transport Tower, we will lose at least 30%..."

Such discussions continued to spread throughout Green Forest City.

Ordinary cultivators complained and protested against the falling prices of cave dwellings.

His departure could cause such a commotion. As a soul from another world, Wei Zhong could naturally guess something.

"Moving the Soul Transport Tower is a small matter. If Jiuzhou wants to requisition the seventh-level spirit vein here and move it to another place, that would be a real disaster."

Wei Zhong shook his head slightly. He couldn't control these things, nor did he want to control them.

The Soul Transporting Tower passed over Jiuzhou, and all cities opened passages to facilitate Wei Zhong's trip to the Shagang Demon Realm.

Whether it is the special nature of the Soul Transporting Tower itself, or the Hedao cultivator Wei Zhong who is staying inside the Soul Transporting Tower, they are both worthy of respect and courtesy from the human race in Jiuzhou.

If the Soul Transport Tower wasn't moving so fast, there would probably be more cultivators coming up to give gifts in an effort to leave some impression in front of Wei Zhong.

The spirit tower flew quickly, and within just a few days it had crossed half of Kyushu, drawing a diagonal line and approaching the edge of Kyushu.

Wei Zhong looked at the scenery outside the window that was rapidly moving backwards, and nodded continuously:
“With the spiritual energy supply from the seventh-grade superior spiritual vein, the flying speed of this Spirit Transport Tower has indeed increased a lot.

"Although it is not as powerful as my personal escape light, it is at least much stronger than my seventh-level palace."

Wei Zhong took the jade slip in his hand and placed it on the table.

Rubbing his eyebrows:
"I didn't expect the war on the Western Front to be more complicated than I imagined."

Inside the jade slip was the detailed information about the western front that Wei Zhong had requested.

It records the Kyushu human race in the western frontier city, and also contains a description of the enemy's demon dragon.

There were so many seventh-level beings that Wei Zhong was blinded.

In Jiuzhou alone, there are more than a dozen Hedao monks who practice self-cultivation with the help of the special existence of the Psychic Power Tower.

Half of Kyushu’s high-level combat forces are here.

But this is not the most exaggerated part. The important thing is that the combat power of these dozen high-level leaders is not monolithic.

Instead, there are clear factional divisions.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is divided into two factions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

There are also detailed divisions based on background.

The nobles and the common people, different departments...

The complicated relationships like these made Wei Zhong's scalp tingle.

Wei Zhong, who has always been unwilling to join a powerful sect, is already very disgusted with this kind of power struggle. He never thought that in this land of Kyushu, this phenomenon is even more serious.

Wei Zhong sighed:

"I'm afraid most of the forces recorded in the jade slips are not very friendly to me."

This was due to Wei Zhong's background, but also because Wei Zhong alone occupied a Soul Transporting Tower, which caused dissatisfaction among everyone.

"Forget it, forget it. If enemies come, we will fight them. If water comes, we will block it with earth. How can the treasure not be coveted by others? As long as it is not stolen, it will be fine."

With this state of mind, the Soul Transporting Tower continued to move forward.

Finally, they crossed the borders of Jiuzhou and successfully arrived at the Shagang Demon Realm.

As we passed a big city, we immediately saw a beam of light approaching.

Wei Zhong stopped the Soul Transporting Tower and looked at the monk in front of him through his spiritual sense, with a puzzled look on his face:
"I wonder why fellow Taoist is stopping me?"

The other party smiled and bowed slightly:

"My name is Su Mu, and I am..."

After some introduction, Wei Zhong realized that the other party was one of the Hedao elders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and was a newly promoted Hedao with the help of the Psychic Tower in the past thousand years.

'No wonder it's so strange!'

Although Wei Zhong had stayed in Jiuzhou for a thousand years, he was obsessed with the art of luck and didn't know much about these high-level people.

Therefore, not many people are familiar with them, let alone those who were at the Lianxu level hundreds of years ago, which was one level lower than the Hedao.

"Thanks to Fellow Daoist Wei for developing the Soul Transporting Tower, otherwise I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."

The Soul Transporting Tower helps people break through. It is obvious that this person was someone who had received favors before entering the spiritual energy system.

"Your current achievements are all due to your good fortune, and have nothing to do with me..."

Wei Zhong's words were polite and distant, and he obviously didn't want to have too much to do with him.

However, the latter seemed unaware and enthusiastically invited Wei Zhong to go into the city to rest.

But Wei Zhong refused on the grounds that he was going to the front line.

After a conversation, the other party helplessly watched the Soul Transporting Tower float away.

After returning to the city, a message was passed to the front line through the latter's hands.

“You have a cold attitude and don’t like making friends?
"This Elder Wei is truly a hermit-like figure in the sky."

There was an inexplicable hint of sarcasm in his words.

The neighbor laughed and said:

“No matter how noble you are, you still have to deal with people.

“Even if the deal fails, we still have to carry out the mission.

“I have already proposed to the Taoist master that this Psychic Tower No. 1 be built on our western front in a thousand years.

"All distribution will be decided by us, the elders of Hedao..."

Hearing this, everyone seated showed joy on their faces.

But at this moment, an inopportune voice sounded:

"Does the Taoist Master agree with what Daoyou Zhou said?"

The person who spoke immediately attracted everyone's attention. He sat cross-legged in the middle of the field, and his purple robe stood out among the black and white clothes of the group of old men.

Her smooth black hair was tied up on top of her head, and there was just the right hint of sarcasm on her face.

The girl with a pretty face was Wei Zhong's old acquaintance An Yuxuan.

Such questioning remarks naturally aroused dissatisfaction from the monk named Zhou.

The old man frowned, showing some disgust. He did not look at An Yuxuan, but glanced at the old man sitting cross-legged beside her:
"Friend An, your granddaughter also..."

Just as he was about to make a few comments, the old man surnamed An interrupted him directly:
"It is not your turn to judge how my An family is doing.

“Moreover, Yuxuan is also in the middle stage of Hedao. It won’t be long before she can enter the late stage of Hedao. She is at the same level as you, or even higher. We are fellow Daoists.

"Don't always have that old-fashioned attitude, it makes people hate you."

The words were harsh and showed no mercy to the other party.

"You?" Seeing the smell of fire getting stronger, someone couldn't help but interrupt.

"Okay, okay, don't hurt the harmony."

His face was firm, his eyes were focused, and he looked intimidating without even being angry.

But his full beard and perfect smile gave everyone present a sense of gentleness.

This man's surname is Guan, and his given name is Hong. He is the general commanding the army on the western front.

His cultivation has reached perfection, and he is one of the cultivators in Jiuzhou who has the greatest hope of achieving the Mahayana stage.

It was this person who brought together all the Hedao on the western front for this gathering.

Otherwise, given the attitudes among these factions, they probably wouldn't be able to sit in a hall.

The purpose of this gathering, in addition to building relationships, was to discuss Wei Zhong, the Hedao who came from afar.

The original intention was to finalize a set of rules and make room for the latter, but the conversation went off track, anger mounted, and a fight started at the first sign of disagreement.

"The arrival of Fellow Daoist Wei has greatly strengthened our combat power on the western front. When he was in the early stage of the Hedao period, he was able to tear apart a seventh-order mid-grade demon dragon with his bare hands. Now, thousands of years have passed, and I wonder how strong he has become..."

The words not only expressed praise for Wei Zhong, but also served as a hidden warning to those with ulterior motives present not to have any bad intentions.

Unfortunately, this attitude did not make these people give in at all. After all, if they were not suppressed, how could they have a place in the Soul Transport Tower?

The temper in the room was finally dissipated under Guan Hong's guidance, but more and more discussions were directed at Wei Zhong.

Suddenly, a message arrived. Its color was golden, and it came from the order of the Taoist Master of Jiuzhou.

"Wei Zhong went to the western front and became Guan Hong's deputy general. He was in charge of the No. 1 and No. 4 Spirit Transport Towers, and all dispatches were decided by him..."

But just a few hundred words were like a thunderclap exploding in the room.

"Deputy General, this..."

Zhou Chenfeng grabbed his beard, his eyes full of disbelief.

On the Western Front, there has always been only one great general, Guan Hong. His words are final and all the soldiers on the Western Front obey his orders.

But what is a deputy general? There has never been such a position on the Western Front.

Moreover, in the Taoist master's order, the full authority of the Soul Transport Tower was handed over to Wei Zhong.

Not only the No. 1 Soul Transport Tower brought by the other party, but also the No. 4 Soul Transport Tower that had long been divided up by these Hedao people had to be vacated and handed over to Wei Zhong.

With such power, he is second only to Guan Hong. Even the several late-stage Hedao masters and veteran Hedao masters present are far inferior to him.

Noisy discussions broke out. Naturally, these people did not dare to disobey the Taoist master's orders. This conversation was to discuss countermeasures.

"What bad luck! Why is it that it is my family's turn soon? The Soul Transporting Tower is going to be destroyed?"

"If I send this treasure to Brother Wei, I wonder if I can keep my position?"

"..."

Seeing everyone in such a panic, An Yuxuan's face became even more sarcastic.

Unexpectedly, the An family ancestor beside him suddenly sent a message to him:

"Yuxuan, you are familiar with that fellow Daoist Wei, could you please ask for a few more places for me to settle down?"

An Yuxuan frowned slightly, but heard the ancestor add:
"I can use my resources to exchange for Anjia, and I have also accumulated quite a lot of merits on the Western Front over the years..."

An Yuxuan interrupted him as he was talking:
"The ancestor is thinking too much. Has this Daoist friend Wei ever been nice to other people over the years?

"The reputation of our An family is not worth mentioning in front of him. Old Ancestor should wait for this Taoist friend to come before considering it."

An Jingchen sighed quietly when he heard this, and when he looked up and saw that those people had worried looks on their faces, he seemed to be in a slightly better mood.

"I am somewhat familiar with An Jia, and they are much better than these people."

Guan Hong originally wanted to plan a position for Wei Zhong, but unexpectedly, the Taoist master of Jiuzhou directly ordered that there was no need to continue holding this party.

Guan Hong interrupted everyone's discussion, said a few polite words, and then sent the guest away.

Rays of light flew away from Ling Shang, and a look of doubt appeared on his face:

"What kind of person is worthy of the Taoist master's trust?"

He sent a message to ask the Taoist master, but the answer he got was even more surprising.

Not only did he repeatedly emphasize Wei Zhong's position as deputy general, but he was also allowed to refer to Wei Zhong's opinions at critical moments.

It seemed as if he wanted to give part of the position of general to Wei Zhong.

He put down the communication device, feeling completely confused.

But Guan Hong had no idea that Wei Zhong was a casual cultivator, and during his practice, he had encountered far more crises than those who grew up in the Jiuzhou system.

Especially the many events described by Wei Zhong, such as the cross-border invasion of the demons, even the Taoist master of Jiuzhou was shocked when he heard them.

In Qi Han's eyes, Wei Zhong is a man who has truly seen the world and experienced many ups and downs.

What he experienced might be helpful to the war on the western front of Shagang Demon Territory.

After waiting for several days in confusion, a fish-shaped spirit tower broke through the clouds and arrived at the front line.

Such a strange tower shape aroused the curiosity of the soldiers on the front line.

"What a strange spirit tower, could it be the newly developed spirit general tower in Jiuzhou?"

But there are always monks who are knowledgeable:

"That's not the Spirit General Tower, it's clearly Elder Wei's Spirit Transport Tower!"

Before he finished speaking, several beams of light flew from below towards the fish-shaped spirit tower above.

"Finally, Fellow Daoist Wei is here!
"We have prepared a place for you to station the spiritual tower..."

After saying that, several people led Wei Zhong to the front line.

Wei Zhong saw a sacred mountain towering into the clouds, surrounded by dense military facilities. He knew that this was the front line within the front line, where General Guan Hong, the Great Zhenxi, was stationed.

Patting the message that had arrived a long time ago in his hand, Wei Zhong murmured:
"This General Guan really took the Taoist master's words to heart."

The fish-shaped Spirit Transporting Tower landed on the mountainside. Wei Zhong walked out of it and bowed to the monks in front of him:

“Meet a few fellow Taoists!
"Meet General Guan!"

Wei Zhong was not familiar with the faces of these people, but he could barely call out their names based on the information he had read when he came here.

The other party returned the greetings, and Wei Zhong carefully looked at the general named Guan at the same time.

The condensation of his aura was extremely rare in the Hedao, only slightly inferior to the golden dragon that Wei Zhong had seen.

He was the person who posed the greatest threat to Wei Zhong present.

"Friend Wei, you have just arrived. I have prepared a small feast. Please..."

Wei Zhong responded with a thank you, but then he changed the subject to the Soul Transport Tower No. 4.

After these words were spoken, Guan Hong suddenly felt embarrassed.

The expressions of the other Hedao practitioners behind him also changed.

However, Wei Zhong already knew that this was the order of the Taoist master and no one could disobey it, so he was very tough.

"Why? Could it be that this Soul Transporting Tower No. 4 already has an owner?"

"Of course not, it's just..."

"Since there isn't any, General Guan, why don't you take me to see it? I've been ordered to upgrade the Soul Transporting Tower, so there can be no delay..."

These words were spoken by Hu Ju. The reason why Wei Zhong was so eager to take control of the Soul Transporting Tower was only for the sake of the Great Jin.

How can one "straw" absorb energy faster than using two straws?

With the help of the two towers, Dajin's promotion speed will be increased by at least 50%.

(End of this chapter)