The First Marquis of Daxuan

"I didn't hear anything, I didn't see anything, I didn't know anything!"

Du Rongcheng felt those gazes falling on him, and his scalp tingled. He couldn't help but shout out loud.

He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Knowing full well that Su Mu was a pervert, why did I suddenly have the idea of ​​reaping the benefits?
Who gave you the confidence to think you could reap the benefits?

It's okay now.

The thousand-faced deity, who was suspected to be a Great Celestial Venerable, was completely destroyed by Su Mu and his men, and it seems that he has learned some incredible secret.

Is my life going to end here?
Du Rongcheng was on the verge of tears, his mind racing.

"Su Mu, I've come to deliver heavenly soldiers to you!"

Du Rongcheng held up the heavenly weapon in his hand and shouted, "You just saved me, so according to our agreement, this heavenly weapon is yours."

You forgot to take it with you when you left.

All the Celestial Venerables: "..."

They had seen many pragmatic people, but this was the first time they had ever seen someone so pragmatic.

Seeing that Du Rongcheng had no intention of running away, but instead took the initiative to come to Su Mu with the heavenly soldiers in his hands, all the heavenly venerables also put away their aura.

Unlike the Thousand-Faced Buddha, Du Rongcheng's strength was not enough to make them adopt a posture of being on high alert.

They don't even need to take action themselves to deal with this guy; Su Mu alone is enough.

"Heavenly soldiers?"

Su Mu picked up the heavenly soldier that Du Rongcheng handed him with a half-smile. "Du Rongcheng, did you hear what we just said?"

"No, I didn't hear anything!"

Du Rongcheng said firmly, "I was just injured, and I can't hear anything from this distance."

"Really? I originally thought you came from the Great Qian Dynasty, and that your experience might be helpful to me."

If you didn't hear anything, then I'm too lazy to repeat myself. You're no longer of any use to me, so I might as well send you on your way.

"do not."

Du Rongcheng cried out with a bitter face, "Why isn't this bastard playing by the rules?"
Do you want me to know, or do you not want me to know?
If you really want to kill me, you might as well just do it. Why are you wasting so much breath talking to me?
"Su Mu, Lord Su, I surrender, okay?"

Du Rongcheng said with a long face, "I'm just a gofer, what do you want me to do? Can't you just tell me directly? I'm not very smart, I really can't guess."

Are you stupid?

Su Mu shook his head and said, "You're not stupid at all, otherwise how come everyone else is dead but you're still alive?"

Not only are you still alive, but you're living quite comfortably, and the Great Qian Dynasty has entrusted you with important responsibilities.

"What important task? These are all dirty and tiring jobs that nobody wants to do."

Du Rongcheng said, "Lord Su, I have never had any designs on you, and your grudges with that Thousand-Faced Buddha have nothing to do with me..."

"You did hear it after all."

Su Mu said calmly.

Du Rongcheng: "..."

"Du Rongcheng, do you want to live or die?"

Su Mudao.

Du Rongcheng couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Isn't this nonsense?
Who would want to die when they can live?

Du Rongcheng is still young, why would he want to die?

"Of course I want to live, Lord Su. You should state your terms. What do you want in exchange for my release?"

Du Rongcheng smiled wryly.

He never even considered running away.

Even with the life-saving heavenly weapon given to him by his father, he still couldn't escape from the nine Heavenly Venerables and the monstrous Su Mu.

If we can't escape, then we have no choice but to negotiate.

Fortunately, I have money.

"Great idea, I like smart people like you."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "If you do something for me, I will not hold your troubles in the Saha world against you."

"What is it? Don't tell me you want me to hunt down that Thousand-Faced Buddha."

Du Rongcheng said, "I can't beat him."

"Du Rongcheng, has anyone ever told you that fighting and killing are not suitable for you?"

Su Mu patted Du Rongcheng on the shoulder and said meaningfully.

Du Rongcheng's face darkened, and he mentally cursed.

What do you mean? I was a well-known genius in the Great Qian Dynasty, okay?

At my age, my current level of cultivation is quite respectable anywhere. If we don't compare myself to a prodigy like you, I'm definitely a genius.

What right do you have to mock us for not being good at martial arts?

Despite inwardly cursing, Du Rongcheng still managed to force an ugly smile onto his face.

"I don't like fighting and killing anyway. It would be better if everyone sat down and talked things out. Why do we have to fight each other to the death?"

Du Rongcheng said, "I think everyone should strive for a win-win situation."

"That's right, a win-win situation."

Su Mu said with a smile, "Du Rongcheng, you have come with a mission from the Great Qian Dynasty. I can help you achieve great things. In return, I need you to use the power of the Great Qian Dynasty to do things for me."

Everyone gets what they need.

"What do you mean?"

Du Rongcheng paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion.

"It's very simple. Doesn't the Great Qian Dynasty want to conquer this part of our world?"

I can't give you the whole world, but I can let you occupy 'some' territory. Wouldn't that be considered your achievement?

Su Mu said slowly, "With merit, won't you have more say in the Great Qian Dynasty?"

"Will you be able to mobilize even more of the Great Qian Dynasty's power then?"

Du Rongcheng finally understood.

"You want to promote me and make me your inside man?"

Du Rongcheng said.

"It wasn't exactly an inside job, it was just mutually beneficial."

Su Mu said calmly.

Du Rongcheng's mind raced.

He came to this world with the responsibility of expanding the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty.

But to be honest, he knows his own capabilities.

Especially now that the barrier of the Saha world is still very strong, and the Great Qian Dynasty is unable to send a large army over, it is almost impossible for him to occupy the Saha world on his own.

His father sent him here so that he could recruit as many local natives as possible and then use them to conquer this part of the world.

However, Du Rongcheng wasn't very good at this, and he failed to recruit Jue Tianzun right away.

What Su Mu said gave him another glimmer of hope.

Yes, I can't truly conquer the Saha world myself, but I can make those guys in the court believe that I have conquered the Saha world.

I've established a territory in this world, so the imperial court should reward me and give me more assistance, right? That's reasonable, isn't it?
Du Rongcheng became more and more excited as he thought about it.

Who is Su Mu?

Su Mu is the Yang Lord of this Saha World, occupying half of it.

If Su Mu is willing to cooperate with his act, he will definitely be promoted and ennobled...

"If you ask me, I'd definitely say I'm willing to work with you."

However, Du Rongcheng was not blinded by excitement. Instead, he said seriously, "But I also have to make it clear to you that the Great Qian Dynasty has strict rules for mobilizing troops, and the forces I can mobilize are very limited."

I'm afraid I won't be able to do what you ask me to do.

Du Rongcheng is so clever; he won't fall for Su Mu's tricks so easily.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and Du Rongcheng would never be greedy for small gains.

How could someone as intelligent as him risk his life just because of a single sentence from Su Mu?
When it comes to getting things done, he always has to admit that he's not good enough first.

"I may be powerless to help with other things, but for this, it has to be you."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said.

…………

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, sat high on the throne, tapping his fingers on the armrest.

Inside the main hall of the Divine Palace, all the Void Beast Celestial Venerables sat at the lower level.

Since Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, obtained the Five Elements Mountain, regained his peak condition, and forcefully killed Shenhou Tianzun, his prestige in the Void Realm has reached its zenith.

Now all the Void Beast Celestial Venerables in the Void Realm have acknowledged Zhu Tongtian's position.

This divine palace of the Lord of the Void Beasts has now become the most supreme place in the Void Realm.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, became the true supreme ruler of the Void Realm, whose power surpassed even that of Su Mu.

"Hmph, the people of the Great Qian Dynasty are also useless."

After an unknown amount of time, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, let out a cold snort.

"Zhu Tongtian, why do you want to kill that Thousand-Faced Buddha?"
If you insist on killing him, we can go to the mortal realm instead.

Ugly Ox Celestial Venerable said, "Although we promised that bastard Su Mu that we would not wage war against the Yang Realm for three years, it should not be considered a violation for us to go to the Yang Realm to hunt down a single human."

This is a personal matter.

Wu Ma Tianzun glanced at Chou Niu Tianzun and said, "You are really too clever."

Do you think Su Mu would argue with you about these trivial matters?

Do you believe that the moment you step into the Yang Realm, Su Mu will dare to lead the Yang Realm Heavenly Venerables to ambush and kill you?
Do you really think the Yang Realm and the Ruins Realm are coexisting peacefully now?

Even someone as domineering as Zhu Tongtian has suffered several setbacks at Su Mu's hands. What makes you think Su Mu is so easy to deal with?
"According to the information we have received, Zhu Tianzun of the Yang Realm, as well as the Martial Ancestor who was killed before, were both killed by the Thousand-Faced Buddha."

"Internal strife in the mortal realm is a good thing for us. I actually think that we shouldn't kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha; instead, we should help him."

Xu Gou Tianzun said, "If he's alive, he might be able to help us kill Su Mu."

"The Thousand-Faced Buddha destroyed the nine gates of the mortal realm. Now is actually the best time for us to attack the mortal realm, but unfortunately—"

Wu Ma Tianzun's gaze was not limited to the Thousand-Faced Buddha, but was focused on the larger situation.

“We are Void Beasts, why do we have to make promises to humans? If you ask me, we should just take action and destroy the Yang Realm.”

One of the Void Beast Celestial Venerables rubbed his hands together, eager to fight.

“The young men down there are already fighting amongst themselves for cultivation resources. If this continues, they’ll fall into chaos before we even start a war with the Yang Realm. Zhu Tongtian, I’m not saying your decision is wrong, but the situation in our Void Realm is really quite serious.”

"It is the Void Beast Celestial Venerable who spoke cautiously."

Previously, Shenhou Tianzun was killed because he questioned Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts.

Therefore, these Void Beast Celestial Venerables will not easily refute Zhu Tongtian now, but the situation in the Void Realm is really not optimistic.

There are too many Void Beasts, and the resources of the Void Realm are barely enough to support them.

In order to survive, the beasts below are constantly fighting each other, and even they cannot suppress them.

"You're right."

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, slowly spoke, "We have no need to keep our promises to humans."

"As the saying goes, all's fair in war. If Su Mu really believes my promise not to wage war for three years, then he's just too naive." A sharp killing intent flashed deep in Zhu Tongtian's eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.

"Send the order: the army is to break camp. From this moment forward, the Void Realm will launch a full-scale attack on the Yang Realm until—"

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, said, word by word, "Destroy the Yang Realm!"

Upon hearing this, all the Void Beast Celestial Venerables showed expressions of surprise and delight.

They thought that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, would stick to his own opinion this time.

Surprisingly, it actually agreed to send troops.

"Order!"

All the Celestial Venerables spoke up.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, narrowed his eyes slightly, a fierce and unparalleled light flashing deep within them.

Since Du Rongcheng failed, it will kill all humans.

Once he has killed all of humanity, the Thousand-Faced Buddha will naturally have nowhere to hide.

…………

Su Mu fell silently from the sky.

He looked around.

The surrounding area was a black and white color like ink painting, which was clearly the Ruins Realm.

Even Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, could not have imagined that Su Mu would appear alone in the Void Realm at this time.

Given the current situation between the Yang Realm and the Xu Realm, if the Xu Realm were to find out that Su Mu was here, they would definitely do everything in their power to keep Su Mu in the Xu Realm forever.

If Su Mu dies in the Void Realm, the Yang Realm will fall into a state of leaderlessness, and the entire Yang Realm may then be in a dangerous situation.

However, precisely because no one expected Su Mu to appear here, he is actually safe.

"Three hundred and sixty divine weapons of destiny."

Su Mu thought to himself, "It is enough to completely connect the Yang Realm and the Ruins Realm into a whole. Once activated at the same time, it can awaken the Great Celestial Venerable."
Is this awakening a fragment of the Great Celestial Venerable's soul, or the complete Great Celestial Venerable?

Su Mu's face showed a thoughtful expression.

He was conducting exploration by following the map of the divine weapons left behind by the Great Celestial Venerable.

Ning Hongchen told him that as long as he placed the 360 ​​Heavenly Weapons in various places, he could awaken the sleeping Great Celestial Venerable.

Now Su Mu knows that the Great Celestial Venerable is not merely asleep; he has divided his divine soul into millions of parts. Therefore, awakening the Great Celestial Venerable will not be so simple.

Should we give it a try?

Su Mu pondered to himself.

He wasn't too fixated on recalling the Great Celestial Venerable, but the Thief Celestial Venerable and the Congratulatory Celestial Venerable firmly believed that the Great Celestial Venerable had mastered some kind of transcendence method, which Su Mu was somewhat interested in.

He now possesses the power of the Heavenly Venerable through the Mirror of the Mind, but precisely because of this, Su Mu is even more aware of the difficulties ahead.

The Celestial Venerable Realm is definitely not the end, but rather a starting point.

Su Mu can't see the road ahead; he needs guidance.

If he could awaken the Great Celestial Venerable, perhaps the Great Celestial Venerable could provide him with guidance.

suddenly.

Su Mu frowned and looked up into the distance.

Dust and smoke rose in the distance, and a rumbling sound echoed across the earth.

Su Mu's expression darkened slightly.

"Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, has breached the contract!"

A murderous intent flashed in Su Mu's eyes, and his feet exploded with a loud bang, sending him soaring into the sky.

…………

"Grand Ancestor, something terrible has happened!"

A disciple of the Azure Sky Sect rushed in, looking flustered, and shouted.

"The Void Beast army from the Void Realm has appeared hundreds of miles away and is rapidly approaching us. In at most three hours, they will make contact with us."

The disciple of the Azure Sky Sect reported this with a nervous expression.

The territory of the Azure Sky Sect that he referred to was the land in the outer region of the Yang Realm that the Azure Sky Sect had recently acquired.

This area was given to the Azure Sky Sect by Su Mu.

The Azure Sky Sect sent many disciples to be stationed here, partly to exploit the resources of this area, and partly to protect this place.

After all, this place borders the Ruins Realm.

Li Tianzun's face was gloomy.

"The three-year agreement hasn't expired yet. Is the Void Realm going to breach the contract?"

He said coldly, casting his gaze toward the direction of the Ruins Realm.

"Ancestor, it's obvious that the Void Beasts of the Void Realm are nothing but beasts; they don't abide by any agreements!"

An elder of the Azure Sky Sect said in a deep voice, "We must make a decision as soon as possible: to fight or to retreat!"

The Void Realm has breached its agreement, and the Void Beast army is pressing in. Now, their Azure Sky Sect is almost the first to bear the brunt.

"What a Yang Lord! He actually used our Azure Sky Sect as a pawn."

Another elder of the Azure Sky Sect said.

"This is not Su Mu's fault. It's because we were unwilling to give up the benefits we had already gained. This is an open scheme of his."

The elders of the Azure Sky Sect were relatively rational.

"Ancestor, your disciple requests to fight!"

An elder of the Azure Sky Sect said in a deep voice, "Our Azure Sky Sect is the number one sect in the Yang Realm. If we retreat without a fight, we will lose face."

Besides, how can we just hand over the territory of my Sky Dome Sect?
"This disciple is willing to fight the Void Beast to the death!"

All the elders of the Azure Sky Sect turned serious.

Most of them had a fighting spirit on their faces.

Li Tianzun remained silent with a serious expression.

He used to be a proponent of peace because at that time, the war between the Yang Realm and the Xu Realm did not bring much benefit to their Cangqiong Sect.

But now, if he were to back down, the Azure Sky Sect would suffer a huge loss.

This is something he cannot accept.

Moreover, if he retreats without a fight, where will his reputation as the Heavenly Venerable be?
What was the reaction from the Martial Sect?

Li Tianzun spoke slowly.

Back then, the Azure Sky Sect obtained the original outer domain, while the Martial Sect obtained the vast territory that originally belonged to the Void Realm.

That vast territory originally belonged to the Void Realm. Although it was transformed into the Yang Realm by the disciples of the Martial Sect using Su Mu's Heavenly Mandate Divine Weapon, it was still adjacent to the Void Realm, just like the territory of the Azure Sky Sect.

Now that the Void Realm is launching a major offensive, the Martial Sect's territory, like their Azure Sky Sect's territory, is the first place to bear the brunt.

"The disciples of the Martial Sect did not retreat."

An elder from the Azure Sky Sect said, "Tian Cangchen has gone mad; he has adopted a stance of fighting to the death."

Moreover, Tian Cangchen owes Su Mu a huge favor, and given Tian Cangchen's personality, he would absolutely not allow that vast territory to be lost in his hands.

After he finished speaking, all the elders of the Azure Sky Sect suddenly fell silent.

The Martial Sect has always been subordinate to the Azure Sky Sect. Even the Martial Sect has adopted a posture of fighting to the death. If the Azure Sky Sect retreats, how can the Azure Sky Sect have the face to call itself the number one sect in the world?

Are they going to be outdone by that perennial runner-up, the Martial Grandmaster?

"Pass the order."

Li Tianzun spoke slowly.

"All disciples of the Azure Sky Sect, prepare for battle."

Our Azure Sky Sect has dominated the world for many years, never having lost to anyone before, and never will lose to anyone in the future.

"Disciples of the Azure Sky Sect, fight!"

Li Tianzun shouted, and the sound waves visibly shot into the sky, transforming into a huge character for "war".

"Azure Sky Sect, fight!"

"Azure Sky Sect, fight!"

Voices rang out from all over the territory of the Azure Sky Sect, and Azure Sky Sect disciples soared into the sky, gathering towards the front line.

…………

Just as the disciples of the Azure Sky Sect began to move, the disciples of the Martial Sect had already gathered.

After the death of the Martial Ancestor, some disciples of the Martial Sect left the sect. Later, Tian Cangchen led the remaining disciples of the Martial Ancestor into the Ruins Realm to avenge their master, and another group of them died in battle.

By the time Su Mu rescued the disciples of the Martial Sect and brought them back to the Yang Realm, the once second largest sect in the world had only a thousand disciples left.

However, Su Mu later gifted the vast territory he had seized to the Martial Sect, and Tian Cangchen worked diligently to govern the country and recruited disciples again.

Today, the number of disciples of the Martial Sect is in the tens of thousands.

However, most of these tens of thousands of Martial Sect disciples had only recently entered the sect and their strength was insufficient to deal with the Void Beast army of the Void Realm.

"Gentlemen, if anyone wants to leave, I won't blame you."

Tian Cangchen's gaze swept over all the Martial Sect disciples before he slowly spoke.

All the disciples of the Martial Sect remained silent; no one spoke, and no one left.

"Sect Master, we have been raising an army for a thousand days to use it for one. We, the disciples of the Martial Sect, are prepared to sacrifice ourselves for our cause!"

A martial arts disciple shouted, "It's just a matter of dying."

But as long as one of my Martial Sect disciples remains, I will never allow the Void Beasts to trample our territory!

"Sect Master, Zhang Chenyi, a disciple of the Martial Sect, requests to fight!"

"Martial Sect disciple Liu Rufeng requests to fight!"

"Martial Sect disciple Tong Zhong requests to fight!"

"..."

One by one, the martial arts disciples roared loudly, even those whose cultivation was not even at the True Essence Realm were full of fighting spirit.

Tian Cangchen's gaze swept over the disciples, his face expressionless.

Master, your disciple has not disgraced you. The soul of my Martial Sect has returned.

"Martial Sect, fight!"

Tian Cangchen raised his voice and roared, "Today we will let the Void Beasts of the Void Realm know that the territory of my Martial Sect is inviolable!"
"Disciples, fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

All the disciples of the Martial Sect roared in anger.

The countless beasts of the ruins have come into view and are rushing towards the territory of the Martial Sect.

Tian Cangchen swung his arm and charged out first, slashing straight at the target with his sword.

"kill!"

The Martial Sect disciples and the Void Beast army clashed instantly, and in a flash, the wasteland turned into a living hell, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

With just one collision, a large number of Wuzong disciples fell to the ground.

Tian Cangchen's eyes were bloodshot, he gritted his teeth and roared.

"kill!"

He unleashed the ultimate martial art of the Martial Sect, the Law of Heaven and Earth, and with each swing of his blade, a Void Beast fell.

Having slain countless Void Beasts, he swung his blade, and suddenly an immense force surged forth, finally halting Tian Cangchen's advance. (End of Chapter)