Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2223: Chapter 258: Shocking Upheaval

This talisman is a kind of warning talisman. If one side is shattered, the other piece in Herr Wanzhan’s hand will also break. Herr Wanzhan took a few pieces with him, and it was agreed before the expedition that if Herr Wanzhan did not die, he would immediately know that the Four Great Royal Clans had already acted.

"Where are Ancestor Daozhen and the others now?"

After crushing the talisman, Madam Yan stood up and looked at the map of the Northern Wastelands and said. The expert glanced at the map and pointed to a place, saying, "By now, they should have entered Specter Valley. The experts of the Zhong Family went there first, and the ancestor followed them."

"Oh no, this is definitely a trap!"

Madam Yan sighed heavily, her face becoming very grim.

Herr Ningshuang’s beautiful eyes sparkled as she pondered for a moment and then confusedly said, "That’s not right. Although the ancestor doesn’t have much life left, his combat strength is almost the same as at his peak. How can the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans defeat our ancestor? None of them have broken through to the Seventh Level Realm of the Divine Realm; otherwise, they would enter the Tianmu Sea directly and not set traps."

Madam Yan couldn’t understand this either. The Daozhen family’s scout cavalry had been exploring the experts of the Four Great Royal Clans, and there hadn’t been significant breakthroughs noticed.

The leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans are all at the Sixth Level Peak Realm of the Divine Realm, the same as Master Daozhen, but their understanding of the Heaven Earth True Insight is different. The most formidable leader of the Four Great Royal Clans is the Thousand Gods Monarch, but it’s just a Fourth Level Heaven Earth True Insight.

However, Master Daozhen has comprehended a Sixth Level Heaven Earth True Insight, at the same level as the former Night Wolf elder. Therefore, Master Daozhen has the strength to fight one against four and still can kill two of them.

The understanding of Heaven Earth True Insight greatly affects combat power. Take Crimson Flame, for example, even though he understood only a Level Two True Insight, he can sweep away all ordinary Sixth Level experts who haven’t comprehended the Heaven Earth True Insight. That is the difference among cultivators.

The Heaven Earth True Insight is the highest principle of all creations, and it is difficult for most people to understand other insights after understanding one.

Of course, this is what the cultivators of the Northern Wastelands believe. It is said that in the Central Plains, some exceptionally talented and powerful people have simultaneously comprehended several Heaven Earth True Insights. However, even the former Night Wolf Emperor here in the Northern Wastelands only comprehended one Heaven Earth True Insight.

In other words, unless the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans have broken through to the Seventh Level of the Divine Realm, this battle wouldn’t have a qualitative leap.

If that is the case, then why are they doing this?

If they are not sure of killing Master Daozhen, doing so is pointless. On the contrary, it will completely enrage Master Daozhen, and if so, many might die because of this incident.

Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang both remained silent, pondering that Master Daozhen had entered Netherworld Valley with his army, and all the experts of Tianmu Sea had entered with him. Zhong Zhiyong from the Zhong family and the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans had also entered with their subordinates.

Right now, Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang have no role to play. Even if they want to help, it is to no avail, and they can only wait for the final outcome.

"Tell our Herr family scout cavalry to find a way to enter Netherworld Valley to investigate. No matter what intelligence they find, report back immediately. Also, mobilize our spies in the Four Great Royal Clans to find out at all costs what is happening within the Four Great Royal Clans during this war.

After contemplating for a while, Madam Yan gave orders to her subordinates. After her order spread, she began to feel restless, pacing back and forth in the attic with a grim face.

Herr Ningshuang even thought of the worst-case scenario. If the entire Tianmu Sea and the Daozhen family were destroyed in this war, Tianmu Sea is located in the middle of the Four Great Royal Clans. Even if they want to escape, they can’t.

The more Ningshuang thought, the heavier her heart grew, and her face became more somber. She was only a sixteen-year-old girl, feeling a bit helpless.

Time passed for a long time, but no further news came. The sky had already darkened. Madam Yan waved her hand, "Ningshuang, you should go rest first. If we receive any news, I will immediately send someone to inform you."

"No!" Ningshuang stubbornly shook her head. "I will wait with aunt."

Madam Yan was trying to persuade her to go back and rest when a beautiful silhouette approached from afar. With a relaxed and contented expression, Herr Ruyan cheerfully said to the two, "Sister, aunt, why are you still busy?"

Upon seeing Herr Rufeng’s innocent face, both Madam Yan and Ningshuang unconsciously restrained their gloomy expressions. Herr Rufeng was simple-minded, born with a broad heart and a naive disposition. They didn’t want Herr Rufeng to know too much about the hardships outside; continuing to let her live simply would be better.

When Herr Rufeng returned from Ding Fan’s Moon Mist Island, she couldn’t sit still any longer and went to other islands to play for a while before returning to Daozhen Villa.

Ningshuang knew where she had been but still deliberately asked, "Rufeng, how many days did you stay at Ding Fan’s place? How did you get along with him?"

"What are you talking about?"

Rufeng said angrily, "Sister, how could I stay alone with a man? Do you think I’m crazy? I just went to play at Peach Blossom Hollow. Now that I’ve played enough, I want to come back to help aunt with some things."

"Forget it, will you?"

Madam Yan, in a bad mood, had no time to chat with Rufeng. She waved her hand, saying, "You better keep going out to play. I have something to do, so don’t bother me."

Now Rufeng wasn’t happy to hear that, pouting her attractive little lips and saying, "Don’t underestimate people. Aunt, sister can help you, so why can’t I? Whatever sister can do, I can do too."

Ningshuang noticed Madam Yan’s irritation and cunningly said, "Rufeng, if you really want to help, take a few experts and patrol around the Tianmu Sea. Right now, all the experts have been taken to the expedition. I’m worried someone might take the opportunity to cause trouble. Keep several Fourth Level Divine Realm experts with you to stabilize our rear."

"Alright!"

This task was very suitable for Rufeng. Her naturally active personality found patrolling with a group to be quite interesting.

Madam Yan nodded and said, "Yes, let Herr Li arrange for some people to accompany you, move around, and patrol. If there is any unrest, suppress it directly."

"Hmm, Aunt and Sister, wait for my good news then."

Herr Rufeng patted his slightly full chest and then excitedly left. Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang looked at each other and smiled silently.

They sat in the pavilion all night, yet received no news. After the experts from Tianmu Sea and the Four Great Royal Clans entered Netherworld Valley, they seemed to disappear. Even the later dispatched Scout Cavalry did not come out.

At dawn, Herr Ningshuang finally couldn’t take it anymore and fell asleep in the pavilion while Madam Yan waited quietly.

In the end, Madam Yan waited in the pavilion the entire day, but still, there was no news. Specter Valley seemed to be connected to another world, with no way out. Once people entered, they never returned.

Herr Ningshuang’s complexion was not good. She didn’t sleep well last night and hardly ate today, making her face extremely pale. As time passed, her complexion grew worse and worse.

Night came quietly.

Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang sat in the open-air pavilion, neither speaking all day, and the atmosphere was especially oppressive.

"Report~"

In the middle of the night, a sharp voice suddenly rang out, startling Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang. After listening to the report, their bodies went limp, and they both sat down on the stools, their faces devoid of any color.

Finally, news came from outside Netherworld Valley. Not long ago, a warrior from Tianmu Sea had walked out of Netherworld Valley, but only Herr Qianjun was missing an arm and brought six Divine Realm Fifth Level experts.

According to Herr Qianjun, all the other experts who went in had perished!

These words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the hearts of Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang. At the time, their minds went blank, leaving only the word "perished".

In other words, besides Herr Qianjun and those six Divine Realm Fifth Level experts, everyone else was dead, Herr Wanzhan was dead! Master Daozhen was also dead!

How could Master Daozhen have died?

It felt like a cruel joke, the War God of the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, the third-ranked expert on the strong list, how could he die? Once, he alone faced the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans and even injured two clan leaders of the Two Great Royal Clans, the unbeaten War God in the eyes of everyone in Tianmu Sea, how could a god like him die?

In the heart of everyone in Tianmu Sea, the only final end for Master Daozhen could be dying of old age, otherwise, no one could kill him. Even in the past, the Ninth Level expert, Old Sirius, couldn’t kill him, who else could kill him in the Northern Wastelands?

Madam Yan and Herr Ningshuang also knew very well that if anyone had the strongest survival ability in the Northern Wastelands, it would definitely not be the first on the War God Ranking but Master Daozhen.

Given that, who else could kill him?

Relying on the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans and Zhong Zhiyong? Madam Yan didn’t believe it, Herr Ningshuang didn’t believe it. The two looked at each other soon, remembering two people.

The first and second-ranked experts on the Northern Wastelands War God Ranking. If anyone could kill Master Daozhen, it would only be these two.

"The first is impossible!"

Madam Yan quickly eliminated the first person because he was the general manager in the Heritage Temple of the Northern Wastelands, and it’s well known that this temple never participates in any power struggles.

Since the era of humanity, the Heritage Temple has always stood across the Divine Realm, never heard of being involved in power struggles.

"The second person?"

Madam Yan quickly recalled the second person, and her eyes gradually became cold. Ranked second was the manager of the Tianyuan Auction House in the Northern Wastelands, Zheng Tianxing.

The outside world didn’t know the background of the Tianyuan Auction House, but Madam Yan was very clear that the auction house had deep roots.

Throughout the Divine Realm, including many cities in the Central Plains, there is a Tianyuan Auction House. The auction house was able to enter Daozhen City because its backing family is strong enough.

Zheng Family!

One of the Four Great Families in the northern part of the Central Plains, the Zheng Family of the sixth-level force!

A fourth-level force must have three Fourth Level experts from the Divine Realm, a fifth-level force must have three Fifth Level experts, and a sixth-level force must have three Sixth Level experts.

These are the basic conditions, and often the strongest fifth-level forces have Sixth Level experts from the Divine Realm. Just like the Four Great Royal Clans, the Daozhen Family, and the Zhong Family, these fifth-level forces all have Sixth Level experts from the Divine Realm, just not three of them.

Although the Zheng Family Clan is just a family of a sixth-level force, the family leader is a Seventh Level expert in the Divine Realm.

Therefore, in the Northern Desolation of the Divine Realm, no force could shake the Zheng Family. The Tianyuan Auction Venue of the Zheng Family easily entered all major cities in the Northern Wastelands.

This family clan has many auction venues in the Northern Wastelands, and such a large industry naturally requires supreme experts to sit securely and deter heroes, and the manager stationed in the Northern Wastelands by the Zheng Family is Zheng Tianxing, a Sixth Level Peak of the Divine Realm. His fighting power is publicly recognized as the second best in the Northern Wastelands, ranked above Master Daozhen.

"Zheng Family, you really did it, Zheng Family!"

Madam Yan exclaimed through gritted teeth. The Heritage Temple would absolutely not participate in these matters. Based on the leaders of the Four Great Royal Clans and Zhong Zhiyong alone, it was insufficient to kill Master Daozhen. The only explanation is that the Northern Wastelands manager from the Zheng Family Clan, Zheng Tianxing, he must have been involved in this matter.