1680 Storm of Blood (1/2)
Qin Wentian had extremely deep karma with the Heavenly Talisman Realm. Ever since senior Bai Wuya inducted him into the Heavenly Talisman Realm, he was considered a disciple there, taking the Heavenly Talisman Realmlord as his master. He did have a sense of belonging to the Heavenly Talisman Realm and was very respectful to many apprentice brothers from there. An example was, Bai Wuya, the senior that inducted Jun Mengchen, the Saberlord of Death, Tuoba Saintsky and the others who fought side by side with him those years ago.
The Heavenly Talisman Realm has always treated him as a core disciple to be nurtured, he could definitely sense this. All this lasted until the time where more than half of the peak powers in the immortal realms wanted his death. At that time, other than Jun Mengchen and Bai Wuya from the Heavenly Talisman Realm, no one else appeared. He understood that at that point of time, the Heavenly Talisman Realm probably felt that the time wasn't right yet. In order to hunt him down, over half of the peak powers joined in alliance. If the Heavenly Talisman Realm acted then, they would have exposed their identities before they were ready and would definitely encounter strong resistance.
And after his death, the immortal realms entered a period of chaos. The opportunity the Heavenly Talisman Realm was waiting for finally arrived. They used the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect as a front, wanting to dominate the world. The ambition of the Heavenly Talisman Realmlord could clearly be seen. Everything that happened in the past was just preparation for what would happen next. His final goal must be to unify Azure Mystic, becoming the hegemonic lord of these immortal realms.
The disciples of the Heavenly Talisman Realm are countless and given how chaotic the world is now, as well as the Heavenly Talisman Realm's ambitions, many would surely answer the call and fight for the Heavenly Talisman Realm. Most probably, many people were just staying low profile and waiting for a chance to burst forth with brilliance. Who would be willing to remain nameless forever? Since the world was so chaotic now, it was only natural many disciples would answer the call for war.
But why would Jun Mengchen become a traitor?
How would the Heavenly Talisman Realm deal with traitors?
His gaze was filled with nervousness as he stared at the Evergreen Immortal Emperor. He has always treated Jun Mengchen like a real brother.
”Jun Mengchen has once come to my emperor palace before. Right now, he is also extremely famous in the immortal realms and has the title of Dominance Immortal Emperor. His cultivation base is equal to Qing`er's, his combat prowess is extremely strong. There's an extremely strong power behind the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect and Jun Mengchen is one of their disciples. Back then when you were in danger and was surrounded by the many enemies, that power chose to stand by and watch you die. Jun Mengchen has always been felt resentment over this. I believe that he must have gone to beg that power for help but he didn't succeed. Other than that, the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect also chose to break off the alliance when my Evergreen Immortal Empire was in danger. They said that only if my Evergreen Immortal Empire was willing to submit to them would they be willing to send us reinforcements.
The Evergreen Immortal Emperor continued, ”Jun Mengchen was extremely unhappy about this and fell out with the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect. Because of this incident, he was even pursued by his ex-sect and right now, his movements are a mystery. From my deduction, if it wasn't because the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect hopes for my Evergreen Immortal Empire to clash with our enemies as both sides weaken, they would have already sent out troops to force us into submission, not allowing us to exist.”
As Qin Wentian listened, he felt increasingly complicated in his heart. He has left for so many years and truly, even the seas have turned into mulberry fields. Everything has changed.
”How about the Emperor Lord and Bai Wuya?” Qin Wentian continued to ask, pressed by his concern for them.
”Right now on the surface, the Thousand Transformations Emperor Lord is still the leader of the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect but in reality, he no longer has any authority. I'm not very sure about Bai Wuya's current situation.” The Evergreen Immortal Emperor shook his head.
”Also, Little Rascal and Purgatory have never returned after that war earlier. However, I heard some news that Little Rascal would frequently appear in the Desolate Mountain Range and had devoured many experts from the Phoeroc Race, Void Beast Race, White Tiger Race and many others from the various demonic races. Jia Yemo of the Phoeroc Race had long issued a sure-kill order against him. The demon emperor of the Sun Gold Race and White Tiger Race both also wants his life.” Qing`er added from the side. To summarize, it means that Little Rascal had created trouble and it was a major one. Most probably, it should be because of his death.
”What about the Myriad Devil Islands? Any news from there? The Judiciary Priestess of the Judiciary Devil Hall, do you all know anything? Also, back then Qi Yu and his clan members who became my followers, what has become of them now?” Qin Wentian continued to ask.
”Qi Yu and the others should be still cultivating silently, they didn't participate in any of the battles after chaos rocked the world. As for the Judiciary Priestess of the Judicary Devil Hall, she is now known as the Blood Empress, the Grand Priestess of Blood.” Qing`er continued. In the past, given her personality, she wouldn't be inclined to be concerned with outside news. But now, she was very well informed about the current events in the outside world. During these years, her transformation had been exceedingly great because there were many things that needed to be depended on her.
”Blood Empress, the Grand Priestess of Blood…” Qin Wentian felt his heart trembling. That little lass Bai Qing...what has she experienced during these years exactly?
”What's the general current situation in the Azure Mystic Immortal Realms?” Qin Wentian continued asking.
”Many supreme geniuses have appeared, capable of taking charge of an area. The geniuses of your generation, those peak characters of the City of Ancient Emperors, all had started on their path of rising up. Many major powers were exterminated in the immortal realms, vanishing like dust and clouds, becoming history. The various peak powers of the north fought extremely brutal wars against the demon races. Their empires are located closest to the Desolate Mountain Range and they would often encounter beast tides that wanted to overrun them.”
The Evergreen Immortal Emperor continued, ”As for the central regions, things are the most chaotic and complicated there. Many powers were being assimilated by stronger ones and it's the same for the demon races like the White Tiger Race that resides in the west. Those weaker demon races all submitted to the more powerful greater demons. In the western regions, only a few greater demon races remain, they have completely absorbed the other weaker races under them. As for the situation in the north, you should already have a clearer understanding of that. For the south, the Jiang Clan still remains mysterious and low-profile, their foundations are so deep that they cause people to feel fear. They possess many mysterious techniques and secret arts, and seem to be waiting for an opportunity. And with regards to the eastern regions...you've already seen everything here.”
”Other than these, there are also some remnant powers that decided to form an alliance. An example is the Violet Emperor and Eastern Sage. They actually chose to join Old Devil Duo Tian, causing Duo Tian's faction's strength to become immensely powerful. My injury was caused by them and I narrowly escaped death. If you didn't return in time this time around, the Evergreen Immortal Empire would have been vanquished today, completely disappearing from the immortal realms, becoming history.”
Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with coldness. The Evergreen Immortal Emperor's words about the general situation of the Azure Mystic Immortal Realms could be summarized with a single word - chaotic. This entire immortal realm was in complete chaos. And right now, in addition to the empyreans from the Supreme Ancient Immortal Realms descending here, there would only be chaos upon chaos.
To think that the hegemon of the eastern regions would actually be the Thousand Transformations Immortal Sect that was controlled by the Heavenly Talisman Realm.