The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 135 Emperor Xia’s Deal

The capital of Daxia.

There is a huge palace high in the sky, and among this huge palace complex, the highest and most magnificent palace is the Tianmang Palace.

I saw a man in a black robe sitting high on the imperial throne. The man in the black robe had an ancient face and his eyes were like eyes of thunder and lightning. Wherever his gaze went, the sky and the earth seemed to be splitting apart.

He is the emperor of the entire Daxia world.

Below, a tall man in a bright yellow robe stood respectfully.

"Prince Qi." Emperor Xia gently stroked the armrest of the throne and looked at the extremely respectful Prince Qi below with a hint of interest in his eyes.

"You just said that Lei Zhan is back?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." Prince Qi nodded. "This Leizhan left the Great Xia World thirty years ago and has just returned."

"Hmm? So this time you come back, you are going to cause trouble for Shao Yan family?" Emperor Xia raised his eyebrows, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

moment.

Wow~~~
Emperor Xia simply waved his hand from afar, and a huge water mirror suddenly appeared above the Tianmang Palace. Within the water mirror was a mountain range stretching for nearly a million miles.

"Hmm? Your Majesty, do you want to see Shao Yan fight with this Lei Zhan?" Prince Qi also looked up at the huge water mirror, muttering secretly in his heart.

With just one glance, he could recognize that this huge mountain range was the Chenyu Mountain Range, one of the three major strongholds of the Shaoyan clan.

"Hmm? Is this... the art of transformation? The Eight-Nine Profound Art?" Emperor Xia had a hint of surprise on his face. He even sat up straight and looked at the picture in the water mirror carefully.

I saw that the water mirror seemed to focus quickly, rapidly moving from the extremely vast mountains at the beginning to an ordinary city.

In a restaurant in that ordinary city, a speck of dust suddenly appeared in front of the big man holding the golden bell. It was an extremely inconspicuous speck of dust. If Emperor Xia had not paid great attention to it, Prince Qi who was watching with him would have ignored it.

Wow~~~
The scene shifted dramatically. The dust transformed into a young man in a golden robe, easily beheading the Golden Bell Celestial Immortal and controlling the surging water to wantonly destroy the surrounding formations and restrictions within a thousand miles...

Scene after scene, until the terrifying Sun True Fire and Weak Water covered the entire Chenyu Mountain Range...

"Your Majesty. Is this true water and true fire? All the immortals of Shao Yan clan were killed by this Lei Zhan..." King Qi was shocked when he saw the scenes in the sky.

It was too easy for Lei Zhan to kill the immortal, even a thousand times easier than killing a chick.

Prince Qi suddenly thought of his beloved son in the palace and secretly groaned inwardly, "This rebellious son has brought such suffering to me, his father!"

His rebellious son had originally intended to cause trouble for Leizhan and his apprentice, and although he had been standing behind the scenes, Leizhan now obviously had a great opportunity and his strength had become even stronger.

If a powerful person of this level really wants to be investigated and settle this cause and effect, does he need a reason?

By then, even Emperor Xia would not care about a dandy royal son who was at the Return to Void level.

"This ugly bastard isn't going to die so easily." Emperor Xia glanced at Prince Qi. "But he and Lei Zhan ended up in such a mess. I'm the one who needs to clean up the mess!"

"Your Majesty, will you clean up this mess?" Prince Qi gathered his thoughts and looked at Emperor Xia in confusion.

Is this to protect the Shaoyan clan? But the Shaoyan clan, a top vassal tribe, hasn't been so quiet lately!

"As long as Du Chou is alive, the Shao Yan clan will not be defeated." Emperor Xia shook his head.

"This Duchou was born into the ancient Divine Fire Clan and later founded the Shaoyan Clan, a branch of the clan. Although he doesn't associate with the Divine Fire Clan, his ability to protect himself is indeed extremely strong. Now, only four of his clones have died."

"He has so many clones that even I don't know how many he has. But the Shaoyan clan is still a vassal of Great Xia. Although they have a personal grudge, my royal family cannot sit idly by and watch the Shaoyan clan be exterminated. At the very least, we must not let the other princes feel disappointed on the surface."

Let’s not talk about other things for now.

Emperor Xia usually ignored such personal grudges. After all, fighting among cultivators was common. There were also cases where a monstrous genius transformed himself into a terrifyingly powerful being and wiped out an entire family of his enemies.

But Leizhan was too murderous. He was too lazy to take action if it meant only slaughtering a few celestial beings of Shaoyan clan.

But from the water mirror technique, it can be seen that Lei Zhan actually slaughtered all the high-level cultivators in the Chenyu Mountains, the Shaoyan clan's old nest.

If he didn't take action to protect it, it would inevitably leave a cold shadow on the other princes, which would be detrimental to his current rule.

It has only been tens of millions of years since Emperor Xia conquered the Great Xia world, and even now, some people have begun to feel restless.

But the world of Daxia has only recently been stabilized, and stability is what he needs for the time being.

Therefore, under this special circumstance, even the superficial effort to win over the princes must be done well.

Of course, it is obvious at first glance that Leizhan has an extraordinary background.

After all, the "Eight-Nine Profound Art" is extremely famous in the Three Realms, and only a very small number of the most powerful people have it. Even his master, Chi Ming Daozu, does not know this method.

It is not in line with Emperor Xia's character to make enemies with such a genius and evildoer just for the sake of a mere Shao Yan family member.

He was born into an ancient royal family and was the best at making friends with geniuses.

Even Baili Changfeng knows to make friends with talented and promising people. As the ruler of a big world, how could Emperor Xia not know this?

He made friends with Lei Zhan, who possessed the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art and could simultaneously control the two great forces of True Water and True Fire, and maintained a good relationship with such a demon. Lei Zhan, on the other hand, found it relatively easier to overcome the heavenly tribulation than ordinary cultivators.

Like Lu Dongbin of Taoism, Lei Zhan can become a god or immortal as long as he survives the heavenly tribulation. Even among the gods and immortals, his strength is extremely good!

Taking all these into consideration, it is impossible for Emperor Xia to offend Lei Zhan for Shao Yanchou.

Although Shao Yanchou is useful and a sharp weapon in his hands, it is still just a useful weapon.

Therefore, we must strike a good balance and make good choices.

……

In another old nest of Shao Yan clan.

This was a vast plain, with huge cities crouching like giant beasts. These towering cities all emitted waves of terrifying energy.

"The Shaoyan clan's foundation is quite impressive." Lei Zhan stood thousands of feet in the sky, gazing at the vast plain below. Towering cities, one after another, had activated their formations. The terrifying fluctuations of these formations would frighten even a celestial being.

"Unfortunately, these formations are useless to me!" Lei Zhan smiled and had an idea.

Suddenly, the endless weak water and the true fire of the sun surged forward, and wherever they passed, the numerous formations and restrictions on the towering cities only lasted for a moment before they were all shattered.

Wow~~~
Thousands of feet in the sky, an old man with a thin face and wearing a gray Taoist robe appeared next to Lei Zhan.

The old man's eyes were filled with hatred as he also watched from afar the raging water and fire that covered the sky and the earth.

"Cut the grass at its roots. Disciple, if you kill like this, a large tribe like the Shaoyan clan will be truly finished." Immortal Juhua said.

Lei Zhan has now slain all of Shao Yan's earthly immortals, scattered immortals, and Taoist spirits. Without the protection of such a powerful cultivator, it won't be long before Shao Yan's family is devoured by those hostile tribes without even a bone left!
Immortal Ju Hua turned to look at Lei Zhan, "But I didn't expect that a tribe ranked in the top ten of the entire Great Xia world would be so easily..."

Immortal Ju Hua still found it hard to believe. This was the Shao Yan clan! One of the top ten tribes in the entire Great Xia world!
Although he could kill celestial beings, it was extremely difficult for him to shake the foundation of such a tribe.

Otherwise, it would not have been suppressed directly.

"When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Without the Celestial Immortal, even if I don't intervene, the Shao Yan clan will be destroyed by other powerful princes." Lei Zhan laughed, "We're just speeding it up now... Hmm? Interesting!"

As Lei Zhan spoke, his eyes suddenly fell on a huge city in the distance.

"Hmm? Interesting?" Immortal Ju Hua was stunned and looked over following Lei Zhan's gaze.

……

In a mansion in a huge city, a tall and thin old man with narrow eyes had endless hatred in his eyes.

"Building Exhibition..."

"I, Shao Yan Xuanji, must overcome the tribulation and become an immortal. I must! To avenge my entire Shao Yan clan!"

Shao Yanxuanji, who witnessed everything, was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot. He saw his relatives, friends and teachers die in front of him, which made him almost crazy.

You have to know that those are all Yuanshen Taoists, all earthly immortals and scattered immortals! Half an hour ago, they might have been teaching him kindly.

"Shao Yan's secret?" Lei Zhan's mind moved, and he immediately looked over there.

This was an extremely ordinary Wanxiang Zhenren. It was precisely because of his Wanxiang-level cultivation that Lei Zhan spared his life when he controlled the water and fire.

After all, Lei Zhan had killed too many people this time. Although he hadn't killed many ordinary creatures, a faint trace of sin and blood could be seen all over his body.

The laws of nature are unpredictable, and every word and action can lead to either merit or sin. Therefore, it is difficult to say exactly how the laws of nature assess merit and sin.

Even though Leizhan only targeted the Yuanshen Taoist priests and earthly immortals of the Shaoyan clan, the Heavenly Dao brought down a large amount of sins after the continuous killings.

If the target of extermination is then shifted to Wanxiang Zhenren or even Zifu cultivators, there is no guarantee that the karmic fire will not descend directly, just like the massacre of billions of ordinary creatures.

After all, there are too many people in the Shaoyan clan. Even if we only count the Purple Mansion cultivators and the Wanxiang Zhenren, there are millions of them!

"But... I haven't even left yet, and you're already making these vows?" Lei Zhan looked at the tall, thin old man with narrow eyes from afar, a hint of amusement in his eyes:
"Do you really think I won't kill you, idiot!"

Lei Zhan shook his head slightly. Without the strength, talking about revenge is nothing but a mirage.

"What an idiot indeed!" Immortal Ju Hua also looked over. "A biting dog never barks, and what's the point of just talking about revenge?"

call out!
Immortal Ju Hua's heart moved, and suddenly, an invisible sword energy crossed the sky and instantly appeared in front of Shao Yan Xuanji.

laugh!
Although this sword energy was casually launched by the immortal Ju Hua, he was, after all, a very powerful immortal. How could the real person Wan Xiang be able to resist it?

The sword energy easily passed through Shao Yan Xuanji's body, and suddenly the sword energy exploded, strangling Shao Yan Xuanji to pieces.

"Ok?"

Lei Zhan suddenly frowned and looked away in the distance.

Wow~~~
Ripples appeared in the space, and a man in a black robe with an ancient appearance suddenly appeared there.

"Your Majesty?" Ju Hua was startled. Living in the Great Xia World, and having lived for millions of years as a wandering immortal, Ju Hua naturally recognized the appearance of the Xia Emperor.

"Daoyou Leizhan." Emperor Xia glanced at Immortal Juhua and nodded slightly, then turned to look at Leizhan:
"Could you spare the remaining land of the Shaoyan clan for my sake?"

"Fellow Daoist?" Ju Huaxian was stunned. Looking at the two people standing high in the sky, his disciple's strength... could he now be on par with Emperor Xia?

"Hmm? Your Majesty, are you going to plead for Shao Yanchou?" Lei Zhan looked at Emperor Xia.

"Even if I let go of the remaining earthly immortals of the Shaoyan clan, the Shaoyan clan cannot escape the fate of genocide."

"Plead for mercy? Of course not." Emperor Xia shook his head and smiled, "Speaking of which, I have some connection with fellow Daoist."

Emperor Xia said this and waved his hand.

call.

The surrounding space suddenly became blurred, and in this blurred space, only Emperor Xia and Lei Zhan were in this space.

"Now it's no longer a problem for me to talk to you, Daoist Fellow." Emperor Xia said with a smile, "My brother, Daoist Ancestor Yinglong's daughter, Wangshu, is a close friend of yours. If I were to make a deal with you, I think I'd still have the face to do it!"

"Taoist Ancestor Yinglong?" Leizhan was stunned.

Weren't they all Yinglong Celestial God and Yinglong Lord before? Now they have completely comprehended the Way of Heaven?

"Yes. Brother has completely comprehended the Way of Heaven in the past few years and has become a powerful being at the level of a True God!" Emperor Xia nodded and continued:
"The Shaoyan clan is ultimately a vassal of our Great Xia world. If I sit back and watch you exterminate the Shaoyan clan, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the other vassal clans."

"So, I'm here to make a deal with you, fellow Daoist."

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(End of this chapter)