Chapter 728: Chapter 62: The Great Battle Between Good and Evil, Led by Changgeng
On the edge of Kunlun, in the land of the Extreme West, there lay an uninhabited cave.
Qiu Changtian slowly retracted the Divine Light, and after musing for a long while, a mysterious smile crept upon his face.
He slightly bent his finger and then flicked it, releasing a strand of multicolored radiance.
The multicolored light, like a Flying Sword, pierced into the cave wall; immediately following, rock chips rustled down, but before they could touch the ground, they turned to ash and vanished without a trace.
What is the experience of cultivating the Innate Five Elements Great Chaos Divine Light? Qiu Changtian had but one answer:
Profound beyond measure.
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Since this thing could be connected to Chaos, it naturally wasn’t something ordinary.
The Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light at least had a set of mental methods, which the Pavilion passed directly into Luo Yan’s Sea of Consciousness, but as for this Innate Five Elements Chaos Divine Light, it was upon refining the fallen metal from beyond the heavens that he immediately underwent a miraculous and qualitative metamorphosis… Qiu Changtian himself was utterly baffled, having no idea why such a transformation had occurred.
It was like how ancient people, upon seeing an apple fall to the ground, realized that everything was subject to a force that pulled downwards. However, no one could explain where this force came from.
In any case, according to the records and conjectures of ancient texts, this Innate Five Elements Divine Light was the nemesis of all “things not beyond the Five Elements.” Even the Dual Polarity Dust Sword in the hands of the Long Eyebrow Immortal from Shushan would plummet to the ground and lose its spiritual nature once brushed by this Innate Five Elements Divine Light.
It could be said that with this Innate Five Elements Divine Light, for the first time, he possessed the trump card to contend with immortals.
As for why a Golden Core True Person should plot so earnestly to confront an immortal, that need not be mentioned.
Now, with his Divine Cultivation complete, Qiu Changtian seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, radiating the confident aura of a strong man throughout his being.
Then, like a sword returning to its sheath, he retracted his aura.
Qiu Changtian left the cave, and not having gone far, a streak of fire crossed the sky and arrived at his side instantaneously.
The newcomer had skin like jade, features like a painting, unadorned with powder or a pearl hairpin, with raven-black hair cascading down her back. If not his Daoist Companion and junior sister Xu Yinglian, who else could it be?
“Senior brother,” she said with a furrowed brow and a grave voice, “Master has summoned you to Jade Void Palace for what seems to be an important matter.”
“All right, I’ll head there now,” Qiu Changtian replied composedly.
“I’ll accompany senior brother,” Xu Yinglian said.
The two of them then flew on their swords toward the Kunlun Heavenly Pillar, arriving at Jade Void Palace to find all the Elders already assembled, their faces stern and solemn.
The Ziwei Master stood on a high platform, not wielding her usual Seven Treasures Duster, but instead carrying the Tai Yi Dividing Light Sword, her expression cold and forbidding.
Not until her two most valued disciples had arrived did the Ziwei Master slowly say,
“For this challenge issued by the Demon Cult, we of Kunlun, being the leaders of the Orthodox Sect, cannot refuse.”
“The Six Paths are led by Golden Core True Persons. If Kunlun sends a Nascent Soul Elder, that would be underestimating the opponent. Changgeng?”
“Your disciple is here!” Qiu Changtian quickly stepped forward.
“You will oversee the entirety of the subsequent affairs, with full authority to direct all within our Sect,” the Ziwei Master said flatly.
“Your disciple obeys!” Qiu Changtian immediately accepted the command.
Although he was unsure of what had transpired, accepting the order was certainly the right thing to do.
Following this, the Ziwei Master then went on to delegate a series of tasks, mainly concerning the mobilization of personnel and resources.
Qiu Changtian stood to the side, silently listening, and gradually began to grasp the main thread of the issue.
It turned out that over in Wei Dongliu’s sector, under the name of the Blood Sea Ancestor, a message was sent to the Chi Song Immortal, challenging him to a fight.
The letter mentioned the desire to invite the Kunlun to a hunt over the entire Guanzhong area.
When the deer of Qin is lost, the world will chase after it. The meaning of this letter is very clear—it believes that the Kunlun have lost their virtue and wants to compete with Kunlun for the resource exploitation rights in the Guanzhong area.
How could the Kunlun tolerate this?
Even the Mortal Life Path, which couldn’t even clean up its own Mount Wutai residence, now dares to challenge our Kunlun Taiqing Sect?
Moreover, Wei Dongliu, following the proper etiquette, borrowed the Blood Sea Ancestor’s reputation, and openly came to invite us to battle. Naturally, the Kunlun has no reason to refuse.
It is a must to give the Mortal Life Path a severe lesson!
On this matter, Qiu Changtian also had a lot to criticize.
The Three Pure Orthodox Sect, which holds the advantage, has always followed a strategy of forcing the Six Paths to accept the existing order—after all, the status quo is where the Orthodox Sect has the upper hand, which is beneficial to the righteous path.
On the other hand, although the Intercepting Cult of the Six Paths is at a disadvantage, they aren’t just looking to challenge or even overturn the order, but also aiming to weaken and even plunder the Three Pure Orthodox Sect, striving to fortify and enrich their sect’s hard power, as well as actively forming alliances and engaging in strategic maneuvers, showing far more initiative.
The most obvious point is that in recent years, the Six Paths have launched large-scale offensives twice, once besieging Penglai and once surrounding Shushan, and each time without exception, the Six Paths banded together.
On the contrary, even though the Orthodox Sect holds strategic advantages, they have never thought of taking the initiative to strike against the Six Paths; they essentially always waited to be attacked before retaliating.
And the alliances between them are also extremely fragile. Shushan is highly dissatisfied with Kunlun, while Kunlun thinks of them as their subordinates. Penglai only cheers from behind, and when it comes time for a real fight, they grudgingly send out a few cats and dogs, yet Kunlun and Shushan take it for granted.
Today’s Orthodox and Demon Sects are like the feudal empires in their final days and the surrounding barbarians. Despite the former’s overwhelming advantage in terms of scale, they can only utilize two or three tenths of their full strength, which is quite strange.
If Qiu Changtian were truly just “Qiu Changtian,” then after he becomes the Head of the Kunlun Sect, he would surely try to implement reforms, or at least change the outdated mindset of “keeping one’s own land in order” within the entire sect.
Naturally, Qiu Changtian does not plan to change this now, as it would mean crossing Wei Dongliu and would be self-defeating.
After the meeting, Qiu Changtian and Xu Yinglian were called to the Scripture Lecture Hall by the Ziwei Master, who asked:
“Changgeng, do you know why the sect wants you to oversee everything this time?”
“Naturally, it’s because Wei Dongliu is also of the Golden Core Realm.” Qiu Changtian respectfully said, “Sending a Nascent Soul Elder from our Kunlun to face Wei Dongliu would not be appropriate, as he does not yet qualify.”
Although this statement was generous to the Kunlun, giving them face, Ziwei Master did not refute his mistake; instead, he calmly said:
“It is heard that Wei, that Demon Head, has also cultivated a First Grade Golden Core.”
“What!” Before Qiu Changtian could react, Xu Yinglian exclaimed, “That Demon Head has cultivated a First Grade Golden Core? How is that possible!”
“Qiong Ying, do not be overwrought,” the Ziwei Master spoke leisurely, “It’s just a rumor.”
“It is said that Wei, that Demon Head, was of no renown, but because he cultivated a First Grade Golden Core, he caught the eye of the Blood Sea Ancestor.”
“If it’s just a rumor, without confirmed truth, it would be better not to spread it recklessly.” Xu Yinglian said with concern, “Otherwise, the more cautious we are about that Demon Head, the more we might actually build momentum for him.”
“What harm is there in building momentum?” Ziwei Master said with a slight smile, “If he has not cultivated a First Grade Golden Core, when the truth comes out, wouldn’t it instead humiliate the face of the Demon Cult?”
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“But what if that Demon Head truly has a First Grade Golden Core?” Xu Yinglian asked bluntly.
“Then it will be just right for Changgeng to confront it,” said Ziwei Master.
Xu Yinglian had no reply.
Qiu Changtian, silently observing from the side, noticed that the Ziwei Master seemed to have already firmly believed that Wei Dongliu had cultivated a First Grade Golden Core.
Could it mean that the Blood Sea Ancestor had suddenly chosen Wei Dongliu back then because he knew he had a First Grade Golden Core? Who had informed the Blood Sea Ancestor of this, the Hell Path?
Could it be that when I entered Hell back then, that Luo the Daoist had perceived the rank of my Golden Core through some method?