719 Immortal Wanshis Reques (1/2)
The rest of the elixirs were sealed from taking effect, leaving only one intact pellet for Meng Qi's use. He did not know if the elixirs would be effective on dwellers of the mythical world but in the event of failure, he was prepared to use his Immortality Elixir of East Pole to save Du Huaishang. If Du Huaishang died or remained comatose, the collapse of the Revolutionary Army would only be a matter of time. Meng Qi would be instantly annihilated for failing to complete the main task.
Of course, he was working under the assumption that the Immortality Elixir of East Pole would be capable of healing Du Huaishang.
He appeared to be having an idle chat with his friends inside the tent but that was merely a doppelganger manifested from a strand of his hair. He himself had secretly left for the camp of the main battalion. With his Eight Nine Mysterious in the Six-fold Heaven realm, it would take a genuine grandmaster to notice something wrong.
Meng Qi changed his appearance as patrolling soldiers, guards, and officials as he walked and soon arrived at the vicinity of the heavily-guarded camp of the main battalion. He then morphed into a flea, a creature that he could only turn into after reaching the first step of the Celestial Ladder, and patiently waited for familiar faces.
The sun began setting as time passed. The bitterly cold wind worsened as if the Winter God of the North Pole had descended. A man resembling an ape demon habitually rubbed his hands as he walked out of the impenetrable main camp. His expression was bleak as if many concerns plagued him.
Suddenly, he felt a pat on his back and subconsciously turned around all while wondering how his senses had failed him, allowing someone could sneak up to him without his knowledge.
If someone truly wanted to ambush him, why would he pat him on the back?
His gaze froze just as he turned around and a look of delighted surprise crossed his face. ”It's you, Master!”
Meng Qi smiled serenely. ”Heavenly King Du should be suffering quite the calamity after being attacked. I am here to handle this matter.”
He had developed a liking for muttering unfathomable words to himself ever since learning the Jade Virtual Divination and receiving guidance from Duke Huan, Xiao Bai. Yet, he hated it when someone did it to him.
His colleagues were his enemies!
Instantly, the ape demon-like man lost control of his breath, causing the ground around him to cave in a little. He saluted Meng Qi joyfully and said, ”Master, you are truly our Red Coat Army's lucky star!”
”Looks like there are really deities and demons aiding Eldest Brother in the dark! During the siege of Daning, Master had come to our rescue. During the crucial point of his growth, Eldest Brother chanced upon a divine weapon and managed to rope in a 2nd Order Master, Immortal Wanshi, as an aid. He then speedily climbed up the ranks and became the most illustrious character of the Revolutionary Army. Right now, in a time where Immortal Wanshi is unable to help Eldest Brother, Master came once again!”
”Who would believe it even if you say there aren't any deities and demons favoring Eldest Brother?”
Meng Qi could guess what the man was thinking and thought to himself, ”The deities and demons favoring you all is called the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms. Of course, he also favors the other side. I wonder just what he is thinking of...”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
”Hou Yue, did something happen?” an elegant yet evidently aged voice drifted from Du Huaisang's tent. The ape demon-like man's breath turbulence had been particularly obvious.
Hou Yue glanced at Meng Qi. ”Master, please excuse me while I go in and inform them.”
Even though he was now an Exterior expert and an Eighth Order master of the Earth Rank, he was still unable to comprehend Master's thoughts. He could only tell that Master had become umpteenth time stronger than before. Perhaps the deities and demons had interfered in his fate and lessened the restrictions placed on him?
Meng Qi nodded. He stood in the shadow near the tent with his hands clasped behind him.
Moments later, Hou Yue lifted the tent door and stepped out. He invited Meng Qi without so much as an expression, hinting that it was inconvenient for Immortal Wanshi to come out to meet him due to the members of the Revolutionary Army spying here.
In a flash, Meng Qi weaved through the layers of half-opened protective spells and entered the tent like a ghost. He saw two figures inside. One was the chief that he had once met, the second-in-command of the Red Coat Army named Hu Zhigao, nicknamed Qilin of Ningnan. The other one was a man dressed in a navy robe with his grey hair secured by a wooden pin. He had a protruding forehead and a tough aura. Hanging from his waist was a black sword. Though he did nothing but stand there, he commanded all the attention as if he was the core of the environment.
”This must be Immortal Wanshi...” Meng Qi made a rough guess.
Sure enough, the elderly Taoist glanced at Meng Qi and made the most solemn of bows. ”I am Wan Shi. Honored to make your acquaintance, my Taoist friend.”
Meng Qi returned the bow. ”I have long heard of your name, Immortal. We have only arrived and are unaware of the details. Would you please give us a brief explanation?”
”We?” Immortal Wanshi looked around but saw no one else.
Hu Zhigao could guess that Meng Qi was referring to the people he had met the last time. He muttered quietly, ”Where are they?”
Aside from an added layer of maturity and restraint, there was not much change in the Master since the last time he saw him. The Master still appeared lofty in his white robe and was as refined-looking as ever. While he embodied neither the trait of a deity nor a demon, his pair of eyes were like the sparkling night sky, encompassing all. Those staring deep into his eyes would inadvertently be drawn into them.
”We wanted meet you directly but were led to the Lord of the Naval Conquests instead. I had no choice but to disguise myself and come to Heavenly King Du's tent myself,” Meng Qi said, concisely summing up everything that had happened.
The ape demon-like man blurted out, ”That damned Zhu Shou is trying to benefit from our misfortune!”
Hu Zhigao chimed in, saying, ”Fortunately, you are aware that 'Lord of the Naval Conquests' Zhu Shou is wildly ambitious, cunning, and ruthless. Taking advantage of the fact that Eldest Brother is comatose and that Immortal couldn't leave, he is trying to rope in 'Marquis of Nine Mountains' Miao Hu, 'Duke of Land Subjugation' Feng Jingtang, and 'Great Heavenly King' Liu Shunshui and take over the Revolutionary Army. Moreover, he has repeatedly pushed to become the temporary wielder of the Sword of Divine Mandate in the name of righteousness.”
He then added, ”The three mentioned are top-tier masters and chiefs of the rest of the army.”
”Rest assured that we will not be blinded by him.” Meng Qi smiled serenely.
Immortal Wanshi let the topic drop once he saw that Meng Qi understood the truth well. ”The common folk has been suffering under the rule of the imperial court for a long time. When the people of one place rebelled, others followed suit as well. In a flash, the imperial court lost half of the country. The Eighteen Revolutionary Alliance was on the rise and heralded Heavenly King Du as the new master of the country. We had planned on crossing the Nu River and going on a crusade against the imperial court while their army was suffering low morale. But the imperial court refused to be defeated. They gathered masters and dispatched the main forces of their army around the city. The commander was none other than one of the only three masters of the First Order that Erudition Hall had ever awarded, 'Martial Monarch' Du Gushi.”
When Hou Yue heard this name, he subconsciously muttered, ”Peerless talent despite his inferior lineage, an outstanding character, humble yet prideful, well-versed in physical attacks and weaponry, considered unparalleled in the world, the self-proclaimed title of Martial Monarch, a rare First Order master in this world...”
He was reciting the commentary made by the Erudite Hall.
”Du Gushi is in the Peak of the Exterior realm at the very least. Even if he hasn't reached the Half-step to Dharmakaya realm, he would still win over the majority of his same-realm peers. Just like my current situation in the Sixfold Heaven...” Meng Qi thought as he listened to their explanation.