Chapter 545: 243: Scare off the Nightmare Envoy!
Four Regions Tremble_1 Chapter 545: 243: Scare off the Nightmare Envoy!
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Four Regions Tremble_1 “It’s a coincidence, purely a coincidence.
It’s not that we used you as bait, but that you had long been targeted by the Beiling Saint.
If we have to give credit, it should go to Brother Zhuang from the Hanji Sect, who reportedly harbors some resentment towards you, as well as Geng Daoyou from Sky Overriding Sword School.
Geng Daoyou is, in fact, an informant that the Southern Region has planted in the Northern Region…”
In response to Chen Dengming’s confusion, Qiao Zhaoxian explained while treating his injuries, gradually outlining the details of the situation.
Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming had a moment of clarity, followed by a sense of speechlessness.
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The Beiling Saint and the Kill Devil Protector had been eyeing him all along, for the purpose of hunting him down.
They had even temporarily halted their incursion into the border of the Southern Region so as to capture him.
This signified that they regarded him as more important than the entire Southern Region border, making him feel overly valued.
He had thought that as his strength increased and his reputation became known, his troubles would lessen, with fewer people daring to provoke him at least.
However, he now realized that this was only wishful thinking.
Though there might be fewer reckless people, those who dared to provoke him, with their keen awareness, were usually powerful individuals who posed a real threat to his life.
“If it were not for Old Qiao and the others who came to set up an ambush and provide assistance, I’m afraid I would have had to hide in Nanxun to avoid this calamity.
These experts who are familiar with the Dao Orthodoxy, like the Beiling Saint, might not follow me into Nanxun…”
Chen Dengming breathes a silent sigh of relief.
Gan Qinghong happily commented, “This could be considered a blessing in disguise.
I initially thought if we could kill one of them, it would be great.
But now, we managed to eradicate both the Beiling Saint and the Kill Devil Protector.
This is a grand merit.
Not only because of the identities of those we killed, but also due to their deaths, we will greatly demoralize the Northern Region’s alliance and disrupt their plan to invade the Southern Region…”
He paused then, looking at Chen Dengming and smiling, “Little friend Chen, your strength amazes me.
You were truly impressive this time.”
His willingness to acknowledge this showed that he wouldn’t claim the credit for himself.
He was willing to owe Chen Dengming a favor and was curious about the opinions of Qiao Zhaoxian and Gao Lingxiao as well.
Qiao Zhaoxian and Gao Lingxiao had no objections.
They both were stubborn, but they had surprisingly agreed on praising Chen Dengming.
Chen Dengming had faced the Kill Devil Protector solo and managed to escape, proving that he possessed the strength to combat a late-stage Golden Core Cultivator, at least ensuring his self-preservation.
His performance in the battle had won him their admiration.
“Everyone made contributions.”
Chen Dengming modestly responded.
Seeing that the Nanxun stronghold was close by, quiet without any signs of combat, he guessed that another envoy from the Nightmare Kingdom might have escaped.
He asked, “Are we short on manpower at this moment?
Since you had gotten wind of the situation from Zhuang Fangyu and Geng Shouyi, why didn’t you invite more experts to come along and help?”
Gao Lingxiao, who had been silent all along, shook his head, “It’s not that simple.
The high-profile experts from our Eastern and Southern Regions are watched over by various spies, insiders and even divination arts, making it difficult for us to set up ambushes here without exposing ourselves.
Over time, exposure is inevitable.
Even for us three, we managed not to be exposed for only a short period with the help of Geng Shouyi’s cover…”
“Indeed.”
Qiao Zhaoxian looked grave, “Moreover, until today, we were not aware of the existence of the Kill Devil Protector.
Even Geng Shouyi didn’t know what kind of backup Beiling Saint had before today.
We only learned through some intelligence that there would be a special envoy from the Nightmare Kingdom working with the Beiling Saint.
This time, we were able to invite Elder Gan to set up The Great Five Elements Inverse Array, which shows how seriously we treated the situation, however, we still underestimated our enemy…
We were close to failure.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming nodded, thinking to himself, that there weren’t any simple characters among the Demon Cultivators.
Even Geng Shouyi, an informant planted by Beiling Saint, couldn’t extract more information from Beiling Saint in advance.
Beiling Saint was already quite careful about his plans.
In theory, his combat power was on par with a late-stage Golden Core expert, and with an even stronger Kill Devil Protector on his side, under normal circumstances, unless four late-stage Golden Core experts took action, it would be difficult to stop them.
However, they fell into an ambush this time and bumped into them, a group of anomalies, which was pretty unlucky.
While the four of them were talking, they had already arrived at the Southern Region stronghold.
The place was in ruins, reflecting the fierce battle that had taken place.
Some Qi Cultivators and even those who were at the stage of Foundation Establishment were inadvertently involved, leading to hundreds of casualties.
However, Zhuang Fangyu, Xia Shunyuan, and the others were not present here.
When the group landed, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators who stayed behind, came forward to greet them, both deferential and apprehensive.
They reported that Zhuang Fangyu and the others had gone to pursue the special envoy from the Nightmare Kingdom.
“That special envoy from the Nightmare Kingdom was too powerful…
so many of us didn’t even have time to react before we fell into the trap.
Some of our brothers have already died, while others are still breathing, but they can’t wake up.”
The late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator who was in charge of the reception said this with a worried face, showing a look of lingering fear.
In his gaze towards Chen Dengming and the others, there was a hint of hopeful anticipation.
Qiao Zhaoxian looked serious, “It appears that they’ve fallen for the Nightmare Illusory Prison, a Demon Art of the Golden Core of the Nightmare Kingdom, and they are extremely difficult to awaken.
Unless we capture that special envoy from the Nightmare Kingdom and have him remove it…”
“Indeed, unless we catch the Demon, only a Golden Core Cultivator who specializes in Spirit could possibly help them.”
Gan Qinghong nodded slightly, then looked at Chen Dengming.
In his eyes, Chen Dengming seemed to be a powerful Danxiu who specialized in Spirit.