347 Tortoise Mountain (1/2)
Huai River was one of the major rivers in the region. It flowed over a thousand miles across land and was not far from the division of the Yang Tribe.
'We've searched for the possessed body of the head of the Hidden Dragon Guards. It's hidden at the Tortoise Mountain within the Huai River!'
As they journeyed, Xia Qi used a sceptical tone and sent a message to Fang Yuan. ”Within a 100-mile region from here, all of these floods is likely to be caused by Wu Zhiqi's consciousness... This is proof that the demon is being freed. The power of the 7th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage is unbelievable!”
Being the ones who would be discriminated against by the people dao, the Hidden Dragon Guards would face a tough time as they attempt to descend into this realm. They would have to slowly accumulate elemental energy from the heavens and earth and would have to constantly be on guard against the Realm Alliance's attempts to fish them out.
Normal dream masters would not be able to accumulate a lot of power in the realm even after many years, but this would be different for the magical clone of a 7th Tier Illusionary Divine stage dream master!
'Wu Zhiqi is a powerful demon which sealed himself. Therefore, he would spend minimal energy preserving himself and the demonic power that he would be able to accumulate would be likely to be able to support the arrival of a 7th Tier Illusionary Divine dream master and be harnessed immediately!'
Their stats would be reduced by half as soon as they entered the realm, and this was leniency given by the Realm Alliance. If it was the Imperial Court, they would be fortunate if they could even preserve a hint of their stats.
These other dream masters were not Fang Yuan and did not have the special ability to used fixed stats to restore their cultivation. They would have to cultivate for many years before they could even restore anything.
Fang Yuan's eyes glistened. ”Xia Qi….. Are you not afraid?”
”Don't worry... the alliance has confirmed that there is only the arrival of a 7th Tier Illusionary Divine stage dream master from the Hidden Dragon Guards! With King Xi controlling this area, it would not show up here.”
Xia Qi replied with much confidence. ”It is not possible for someone to come here to possess Wu Zhiqi's body. It is most probably left there for other dream masters to make use of. If this is the case, this would mean that the dream master we will be dealing with will be around the 5th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage. It's still not an easy fight!”
He sounded confident and Fang Yuan could understand why.
After all, the Hidden Dragon Guards were against all the 5 Grand Organisations. They would be lucky if they could remain status quo.
The Realm Alliance had continually sent reinforcements, while the Hidden Dragon Guards only had a dream master in the 7th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage. Therefore, it would be wise for them to find a secluded place and cultivate themselves.
Although the possessed body was hidden well, it was only a matter of time before it would be located. However, the Sage preferred to risk more to get more rewards. Although the chances of locating the possessed body were extremely small, if he was able to find it, then the body would be undoubtedly destroyed. Therefore, the head of the Hidden Dragon Guards would not take this risk!
”Let's hope that it will be as such...”
Fang Yuan sighed. As he looked at the group of people ahead of him, he had a bad premonition. 'I feel like... things are not as simple as they seem...'
...
On Tortoise Mountain.
The mountain was located at one of the river streams which flowed from the Huai River. This stream had the appearance of a huge tortoise lying down, stabilising the entire river.
The gushing water would slow down the moment it flowed to this point. As the riverbed expanded, nutrients were deposited along the river banks, forming a huge piece of fertile land just next to the river.
The Shangzhang Tribe, Doulu Tribe, Lilou Tribe... 10 over divisions settled down here and their collective power was strong.
”Eh... I have been instructed to explore the 9 Regions and search for the d*mned Hidden Dragon Guards. In the 3 times that I've passed by here, I always feel a tinge of temptation...”
Witnessing this scene, Xia Qi sighed. ”After all, Wu Zhiqi is a water demon and anywhere he goes would be flooded. Who would've guessed that he would seal himself in such a prosperous and bustling location? He might even have bribed the people in the divisions and obtained protection from their tribal energy! I will request to see the leader of the division later on. If you detect any of them, just go for the kill and don't hold back! Oh yes, how much of your cultivation have you restored? Do you have at least half of what you used to have?”
Half the power of a dream master in the 4th Tier of the Illusionary Divine stage was too sufficient to destroy a few divisions.
”Don't worry!”
Fang Yuan glanced at his own stats window:
”Name: Fang Yuan
Essence: 48
Spirit: 48
Magic: 60
Profession: Dream Soldier Master
Cultivation: Illusionary Divine (4th Tier), Wu Zong (5th Meridian)
Technique: [Giant Eagle Metal Body Technique (Grade 6) (1%)], [Hundred Poison Golden Body (1st Refining)], [8 Gates Sword Array (5th Sword) (1%)]
Skill: [Medicine (Level 3)], [Botany (Level 5)]”
Nobody could guess that he could restore his entire cultivation level in the span of a few days!
Due to the differences in realms, even dream masters from the Realm Alliance would experience a reduction of more than half of their usual cultivation. They could only at most increase their cultivation to 80% of what they usually had.
Even restoring to 80% would require them to cultivate for a long period of time.
However, this was not a worry that Fang Yuan would have. Regardless of where he was, he could very quickly restore his original cultivation. This was his true ability and advantage over the others when dream-traversing to other realms.
”That's good. With the both of us combining forces, even if they have 10,000 people against us, we can still prevail!”
Xia Qi seemed relieved. As he walked to a certain division, he instructed his subordinate to inform them. ”I am the messenger of Xia, and I have arrived to manage the river according to the instructions of King Xi!”
With this piece of information, they could quickly arrive at the heart of the divisions.
This division was Shangzhang Division. It had a population of 10,000 and their leader was known as Zhang. With this news, Zhang hesitated.
”Father...”