Chapter 2022: Chapter 2020: Qin Yi’s Astonishment
Seeing Lu Ye’s calm demeanor, Qin Yi was nearly frantic, glaring at him angrily: "Do you know that the Zixuan Demon Planet intends harm against you? They are already on their way, and will arrive in just a few days, moreover, Zixuan has dispatched ten Demon Venerable-level powerhouses, all at the Sun Blaze level!"
"Ten... that’s quite a number." As Lu Ye spoke, he gestured with his hand: "Please, Senior Sister, let’s walk and talk."
Qin Yi looked at him: "Why aren’t you worried at all?"
She hadn’t expected to encounter Lu Ye this time, as she assumed he was still over in the All Phenomena Ocean. She never imagined he would appear in Jade Conch.
She thought that once she brought the news, the cultivators here in Jade Conch would inevitably panic. She even prepared to personally head to the Nine Heavens World, where Lu Ye originated, to assist the cultivators there in evacuating.
Though her power was limited, at the very least, she intended to take Lu Ye’s family away from the Nine Heavens to avoid this catastrophe.
"Worrying... won’t help." Lu Ye chuckled, leading Qin Yi as they flew forward, "Senior Sister, tell me more about it in detail."
Previously, he had considered the possibility that the Zixuan battalion would head towards Jade Conch, and would definitely pass through the four galaxies on the way.
Back when Black Cloud ventured alone, he could still remain undetected, passing through the four galaxies without being noticed, but this time it was different. With ten Sun Blaze-level leaders, such a force crossing the border wouldn’t go unnoticed by the four galaxies.
Standing in the four galaxies’ position, they naturally wouldn’t welcome such a foreign force intruding into their territory. However, the name of the Zixuan Demon Planet is too great; even if the four galaxies are unwilling, they probably can’t stop it.
It could even be said that, if Zixuan forcibly conscripts the cultivators of the four galaxies into their ranks, they wouldn’t have much room or grounds to resist, they’d just have to endure it and bear the humiliation.
This is the prestige of a top power that ordinary forces can’t contend with.
If such a situation really happened, then the friendship between Jade Conch and the four galaxies would end, even if they had no choice, but to Lu Ye’s surprise, Qin Yi came rushing to report the news first.
"I really don’t know what you’re thinking!" Qin Yi looked at Lu Ye with frustration, even though he’s now risen to the Sun Blaze level, in her impression, he’s still that same Constellation from back then, she vaguely feels that Lu Ye doesn’t understand the situation and has to explain it thoroughly.
As Lu Ye expected, the Zixuan battalion’s crossing immediately caught the attention of the four galaxies, but upon learning that they are demon cultivators from the Zixuan Demon Planet, they found themselves helpless.
Fists aren’t bigger than others’, so even on their own land, they couldn’t assume a tough stance.
Therefore, under the leadership of Luo Xinghe, the World Lord of the Daluo Galaxy, and Jyang Shang, the World Lord of the Indeterminate World, several Sun Blaze-level cultivators from the four great galaxies gathered and went to meet the Zixuan Demon Venerable to gather intelligence.
At the very least, they needed to know if the other party was just passing through or targeting the four galaxies.
The process wasn’t pleasant, as Zixuan’s influence was overwhelming. Unless they hailed from a similarly top-level power, no one was taken seriously; the foundation of the four galaxies wasn’t strong enough to impress them.
Though the process wasn’t pleasant, what reassured Luo Xinghe and Jyang Shang was that they confirmed Zixuan’s target wasn’t the four galaxies!
But they soon discovered a new problem, as Zixuan’s target wasn’t the four galaxies, but the Jade Conch Galaxy where Lu Ye came from!
This tightened the hearts of Jyang Shang and the others, leaving them momentarily at a loss for what action to take.
Logically speaking, during the war against the Insect and Blood Races, if Lu Ye hadn’t turned the tide, the four galaxies would now be desolate; even if some Sun Blaze-level individuals survived, they would’ve had to wander across stellar space, homeless.
Those below the Sun Blaze level faced with such a scale of the Insect and Blood Races couldn’t resist at all. When the domain’s foundation is exhausted, enslavement of living beings is the only outcome.
In that battle, Lu Ye’s kindness to the four galaxies was immense. When he left, they even announced to all cultivators that Lu Ye was the benefactor and eternal friend of the four galaxies!
In the All Phenomena Ocean, Lu Ye took great care of the four galaxies.
Now, upon learning that Zixuan’s target is actually Jade Conch, this news terrified everyone.
They didn’t know how Jade Conch had clashed with Zixuan; the All Phenomena Ocean was too far, making information transmission inconvenient, and much intelligence hadn’t been conveyed, but it surely related to conflicts on the All Phenomena Ocean; otherwise, why would a behemoth like Zixuan focus on a remote place like Jade Conch?
Now, they had to decide how to handle this matter.
As for standing against Zixuan, the four galaxies lacked the capability and confidence for that, and ignoring it would go against their moral principles.
After a simple discussion, they finally decided, the four galaxies would take the lead and, under the guise of fulfilling the duties of a host, set up a banquet in the Indeterminate World to entertain the Zixuan battalion, while Qin Yi would seize the chance to set out early, rushing to Jade Conch to deliver the news.
She also had another mission, which was to quickly arrive at the Nine Heavens World and evacuate everyone related to Lu Ye. This was the only thing the four galaxies could think of and do. They couldn’t care for the lives of others in Jade Conch, nor did they have the capacity to intervene more. Interfering too much would offend Zixuan, and there would be no good outcome for the four galaxies. Today Zixuan could dispatch troops to Jade Conch; tomorrow they could attack the four galaxies. So, the only assurance they could provide was that Lu Ye’s friends and family would remain unharmed.
This could be considered a small repayment for Lu Ye’s immense kindness from back then.
To host the Zixuan battalion, the four galaxies had to spend extravagantly, for only by offering enough could they pique the interest of the Zixuan demon cultivators, causing them to briefly pause and achieve the purpose of buying time.
"We can’t delay them for long, at most ten days, and the Zixuan battalion will certainly strike!" Qin Yi’s face was full of urgency, "This time, Zixuan has ten Demon Venerables, all of them Sun Blaze-level, leading over ten thousand troops. I observed; among them alone, there are nearly a hundred Moon Jade. This force is plentiful enough to sweep through our four galaxies; how will you, Jade Conch, withstand them?"
Lu Ye nodded continuously, finally having accurate information about the Zixuan battalion. Previously, he only knew about the ten Great Demon Venerables and had no idea about the number of demon cultivators. Thanks to Qin Yi’s report, he felt even more confident about the upcoming battle.
"Are you listening?" Qin Yi looked at him somewhat helplessly.
"I’m listening." As Lu Ye spoke, he raised his hand and waved it, opening an invisible barrier. "Senior Sister, please come in."
Qin Yi looked at the meteorite in front of her, a bit puzzled, but she vaguely sensed some mysterious aura from it. She quickly realized that this meteorite was probably just a disguise. With a flash, she entered it, murmuring, "What are you up to?"
As her words fell, her vision blurred, and a powerful domain aura rushed upon her, deeper and more profound than any domain she had ever encountered.
"This is..." Qin Yi was stunned. It was indeed as she had thought, the meteorite was merely a surface disguise, and the truth was a domain.
Her mind involuntarily thought of a treasure she had only heard about in rumors, similar to what she just experienced, so she blurted out, "What does this have to do with Mount Fangcun?"
Lu Ye smiled and said, "Senior Sister, your eyes are sharp. This is precisely Mount Fangcun."
"Impossible!" Qin Yi looked at Lu Ye, trying to discern if he was joking. The famous Mount Fangcun, how could it be here? And how could she come and go as she pleased? Yet, she saw no sign of joking on Lu Ye’s face.
Next, she turned her head toward a position, where the Immortal Spirit Peak was located.
Her expression was serious because, at that moment, she sensed the aura of Sun Blaze from that direction.
Not one, not two or three, but many...many!
"Lu Ye, do we have guests?" A gentle voice suddenly spoke, "Since it’s a guest, why not invite them over?"
Lu Ye nodded in agreement and called to Qin Yi, "Senior Sister Qin, come with me!"
Qin Yi, feeling a bit dizzy, followed Lu Ye’s figure, flying toward the Immortal Spirit Peak. She doubted her senses because even if this was indeed Mount Fangcun, it was impossible for so many Sun Blazes to gather here. She had heard the dwarves’ legends, knowing that Mount Fangcun had already split, with each remaining part having only a handful of Sun Blazes at most.
On the way, she saw many cultivators gathered in groups here and there, but the key was that these cultivators came from different backgrounds.
Most were of the human race, but she also saw the colorful Flower Race, the tall Wood Spirit Race, and a peculiar race with colorful mushrooms on their heads, which, if she was not mistaken, should be the Spore Race...
There was also a peculiar race with human upper bodies and fish tails, where the women were beautiful and charming, while the men were extremely ugly and ferocious.
Could this be the legendary, thought-to-be-extinct Merfolk Race?
As she walked and observed, Qin Yi felt she had entered an extraordinary place, with everything she saw and heard bringing her a great shock.
Finally reaching the peak of the Immortal Spirit Peak and stepping into the grand hall, Qin Yi’s hair stood on end.
Because twenty-some gazes gathered on her, each gaze as substantial as reality.
A dignified and plump woman approached, looking at her with a smile.
Looking into her eyes and feeling her aura, Qin Yi immediately made a judgment in her heart, this woman...was stronger than her, and much stronger!
Not only her, but over twenty people in the hall, more than half had cultivation surpassing hers, and only a few were weaker, with the rest at least equal to her!
Where did all these Sun Blazes come from? Qin Yi couldn’t figure it out.
"Lu Ye, who is this..." Su Yuqing gently asked.
Lu Ye quickly introduced, "This is Senior Sister Qin Yi from Beixuan, who came here specifically to deliver news!"
He then introduced Su Yuqing to Qin Yi, "Su Yuqing of the Dwarf Race, the Dao companion of your junior brother. Senior Sister Qin, no need to stand on ceremony."
"Dao companion...Dwarf Race..." Qin Yi’s mind was a bit confused. This woman, whose cultivation far exceeded her own, turned out to be Lu Ye’s Dao companion, and she was of the Dwarf Race?
This is truly Mount Fangcun?
Suppressing her thoughts, Qin Yi quickly exchanged greetings with Su Yuqing.
A moment later, Qin Yi took her seat, still feeling somewhat unreal, but looking at the formidable lineup before her, her recent worries and urgency finally vanished.
She realized that Lu Ye was already prepared for Zixuan’s attack; otherwise, how could so many Sun Blazes gather here?
And faced with such a lineup, the unwitting Zixuan entering recklessly, that scene...was sad to even imagine.
