Chapter 1380 Sacred Demon Army (1/2)
The icy killing intent exuding from Zhou Yuan's body caused the temperature to plummet and even a thin layer of frost blanketed the mountains and forests.
Xiao Tianxuan was also surprised by the sudden killing intent erupted from Zhou Yuan. Even if the killing intent wasn’t directed at him, he still felt a bone-piercing chill and shuddered with fear.
“Senior brother Zhou Yuan, don't worry. The Great Zhou Empire is impregnable these years under the Cangxuan Sect’s management. Even if the Sacred Palace dispatched the Sacred Demon Army, it won’t be that easy to break through.” Xiao Tianxuan hurriedly reassured him.
Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered towards him and the chilling killing intent slowly dissipated. “What happened these years?”
“Your Highness Zhou Yuan has been away for too many years. It’s understandable that you don’t know that the current Great Zhou Empire is considered as one of the strongest empires in our Cangmang Continent. Many empires acknowledged allegiance to it and hundreds of empires would come to pay respect,” Xiao Tianluo said with a warm smile.
“The reason the Great Zhou Empire received that kind of treatment is firstly because of the empire’s strong Blessing and the other is it is under the care of the Cangxuan Sect. I heard sect master Qing Yang appointed peak master Shen Taiyuan of the Saint Genesis Peak to guard the Great Zhou Empire.”
Zhou Yuan was taken aback by what he heard. When he left Cangxuan Heaven, he indeed asked sect master Qing Yang to take care of his parents because he had angered the Sacred Palace and he knew they could easily destroy a little empire if it wanted to.
He just didn’t think sect master Qing Yang would attach so much importance to that matter and even appointed the entire Saint Genesis Peak to protect the Great Zhou Empire. With the Cangxuan Sect’s support, it was natural that the Great Zhou Empire grew increasingly strong over the years. Moreover, the Cangmang Continent wasn’t considered a core continent in Cangxuan Heaven and so it wasn’t surprising that the Great Zhou Empire became one of the top empires there.
“Cangxuan Heaven has fell into chaos because of the Saint Stamp fragments and some sects and factions had come to the Great Zhou Empire to search for fragments. This had caused huge disturbance and sect master increased the defense after that. He even said that you entrusted him to take care of the Great Zhou Empire so he couldn’t let you done,” Xiao Tianxuan said.
Zhou Yuan felt a warmth filled his heart. He nodded and said, “Sect master is too kind.”
He had to repay this kindness no matter what.
“The Sacred Palace was busy searching for the Saint Stamp’s fragments in the past few years and so it didn't pay much attention to the Great Zhou Empire. Therefore, it wasn’t that difficult to protect it. However, around half a year ago, the Sacred Palace’s strength suddenly soared and it even wiped out the Heavenly Ghost Sect overnight, forcing the other four sacred sects to combine their strengths. However, even so, the Sacred Palace still had the upper hand. Also, palace master Sheng Yuan hadn’t personally taken action yet.” Xiao Tianxuan smiled bitterly.
“Why did the Sacred Palace suddenly become stronger?” Zhou Yuan asked puzzledly.
“It’s because of the Sacred Demon Army!”
“The Sacred Demon Army? Those people before?”
Xiao Tianxuan said, “They are just a small team of the Sacred Demon Army and aren’t considered sacred demon warriors. The so-called Sacred Demon Army is an army that the Sacred Race has assembled in the past six months. I heard that the majority of the army are experts that the Sacred Palace recruited from all over Cangxuan Heaven. Anyone could tell that the Sacred Palace is extremely powerful and so many people didn’t hesitate to join them.”
“The Sacred Palace has colluded with the Sacred Race. They still received support from people?” Zhou Yuan furrowed his brows.
“This can only mean that the Sacred Palace is good at deceiving people. Even though our sacred sects have constantly made the Sacred Palace’s deeds known to the public, we were accused of being jealous and slandering the Sacred Palace. Not everyone in this world can tell right from wrong,” said Xiao Tianxuan helplessly.
“Those unaffiliated cultivators might not be weak, but they can’t destroy the entire Heavenly Ghost Sect, right?” Zhou Yuan asked.