According to Sir Haddock, the Master of Deep Earth City, Holy Light Religion has become a barrier that Wang Lu and the others could not bypass.
In addition to the bloodstained scroll incident, they also occupied Taobao City and regarded themselves as the master. In recent decades, the development of Taobao City in the mainland was under the control of Holy Light Religion. In fact, after occupying Taobao City, Holy Light Religion truly became the most powerful organization in the mainland. Before that, their influence was only limited to one country.
"There is no doubt that they have obtained great benefits in Taobao City. Rumor has it that someone in the religion has been recognized by the Golden King's Treasure House and became an existence similar to an administrator. Although they can't use the treasures at will, their authority is still very amazing."
Wang Lu asked, "They occupied Taobao City, don't the other forces have any ideas?"
Haddock lightly said, "Of course there are, but they were hurt, so there's no more."
Although Sir Haddock said it lightly, Wang Lu could imagine that it must have been accompanied by a bloody storm. And Holy Light Religion, who had paid a great sacrifice to occupy this place, naturally would not easily let it go.
However, Wang Lu didn't come here to take away the Golden King's Treasure House. He only needed the key, so there was no need to fight with Holy Light Religion. The only problem was, would Holy Light Religion allow Wang Lu and the others to easily take away the immortal treasure level key from the Golden King's Treasure House that they regarded as their exclusive property?
Judging from the current situation, Holy Light Religion simply wanted to get rid of the Nine Regions cultivators as soon as possible.
"Holy Light Religion did not deliberately target Nine Regions, but in their view, Nine Regions people are undoubtedly heretics, heretics, and sacrificing the heretics on the stake and turning them into a part of the sea of holy light is a matter of course. They call it purification. "
Wang Lu ridiculed, "Like the big fish eating the small fish and the small fish eating the shrimp, is it purification?"
Sir Haddock said, "In the view of Holy Light Religion, the world is filthy and sinful, and can only be freed by converting to the Holy Light. As for the method of conversion, kneeling down and kowtowing is conversion, and being burned into holy fire on the stake is also conversion … In any case, if you want to achieve your goal, you inevitably have to deal with Holy Light Religion. " After a pause, the Knight said, "Of course, if you want to contend against a behemoth like Holy Light Religion, it's obviously not enough, but your sect certainly can."
Wang Lu was curious. "You can tell who my master is?"
Sir Haddock explained, "Of course, I can't see where his Master is, but I at least know that a young Nine Regions cultivator who has not yet crossed the threshold of a high order profession, yet can comprehend the universal law and transform his cultivation base, his origin is most likely not ordinary."
Wang Lu smiled. Sir Haddock was indeed the lord of a city. Even though he was a knight, he relied more on his brain than his physical strength.
"Knight, do you want to use the power of my sect to fight against Holy Light Religion?"
Haddock said, "I'm definitely not trying to get something for nothing. I'm just taking advantage of the situation. Holy Light Religion is our common enemy, so of course, it's better to join hands to fight against the enemy. Your sect must have a powerful force in Nine Regions, but it lacks local support. We have all kinds of geographical advantages in the Western Continent, but our strength is not strong enough. We can make up for each other's shortcomings, so why not cooperate? Of course, I know that you may not be able to decide on this matter, but I can convey my sincerity … Not only my Deep Earth City, but also the common will of more than thirty city-states in the Eastern Kingdom. "
Wang Lu nodded and admitted that Haddock's argument was indeed very convincing.
To be able to get the support of the local forces in the Western Continent was undoubtedly very helpful. However, the price of this help was to offend the amazing power of Holy Light Religion. The pros and cons were not easy to calculate. In particular, he was very clear that the Lingjian School and even the Five Uniques of the Wanxian League had no interest in investing a lot of energy in the Western Continent.
After all, this was not the Nine Regions, and there was no Nine Regions' Heaven and Earth Dao. This place could be used as an excellent experiential learning place, but it was not a home, and it would not be a home. Therefore, for all kinds of disputes in the Western Continent, he just needed to look on coldly from the sidelines. For the sake of the Western Continent natives, there was no need to invest precious power to pull chestnuts out of the fire.
The people of the Western Continent liked to expand and colonize, but the people of Nine Regions were not so interested. Although Haddock's idea was good, it was doomed to be an illusion.
However, the idea of joining hands was not wrong.
"It's very difficult to persuade the sect, but it's just a small matter, why bother the sect's Elders?"
Seeing Sir Haddock slightly frowned, Wang Lu explained with a smile, "One of the important foundations of Holy Light Religion is Taobao City, and the ruling power of Taobao City, on one hand, is established through many years of killing, and on the other hand, it is recognized by the King's Treasure House itself. The latter is not without the possibility of being shaken."
Sir Haddock frowned even tighter. "Sorry, I don't quite understand."
"In short, it's to make the King's Treasure House no longer recognize them. The inheritance left by Golden King has its own rules. Since Holy Light Religion became the administrator, it must have pleased the King's Treasure House. So, as long as I do better than them, wouldn't I have the opportunity to take away the administrator position? Rumor has it that Golden King's favorite thing to do is to throw out the bounty and let the warriors under his command fight for it. He is the king who extremely encourages competition. So, it stands to reason that the administrator position of Holy Light Religion is not hereditary. "
Haddock nodded again and again. "Yes, that's the truth. But it's easier said than done to seize the administrator position. Before Holy Light Religion, for so many years, no one was able to unify Taobao City and get the recognition of the King's Treasure House … "
Wang Lu lightly interrupted, "That's because I didn't come."
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Three days later, Wang Lu and the others departed from Deep Earth City. During this period, Sir Haddock, the Master of Deep Earth City, accepted Wang Lu's proposal to cooperate with Wang Lu's special operations.
That is, to sneak into Taobao City and subvert the rule of Holy Light Religion over the Holy Land.
In a single sentence, this operation plan was almost like a joke, but Wang Lu was very persistent, almost stubborn, and Sir Haddock didn't want to needlessly offend a young genius from Nine Regions. Not to mention that in these three days, Wang Lu also showed his formidable strength.
Perhaps in terms of level, he was just a young man who hovered before the King Pill, which was the threshold of a high order profession. But before the King Pill, without condensing the Nine Regions' Great Dao into his body, his strength in the Western Continent was ultimately limited. The conversion rate of cultivation base was also not one hundred percent.
But even so, he was still very strong, so strong that Sir Haddock couldn't do anything to him even if he personally made a move.
As the Master of Deep Earth City, Sir Haddock was also a first-class powerhouse among the thirty-six city-states in the Eastern Kingdom. Although he was still far from the legendary realm, ordinary high order professions couldn't withstand his sword for more than three to five moves. Relying on his Radiant Knight's powerful body, he could sweep away thousands of troops and horses. When he swung his sword, the sword momentum was like a stormy sea, enough to destroy a city and destroy a country. Whether it was the Magician's strange magic, the Spirit Master's rare birds and beasts, or the Shaman's elemental power … he could cut them all with one sword strike.
If compared to the standard of Nine Regions, he was an out-and-out Yuanying Stage master. Moreover, he was a middle-level Yuanying Stage master.
However, such a master was helpless after Wang Lu launched his original magical ability. Although he was not defeated, he was completely helpless against Wang Lu. In the inherent enchantment, Wang Lu combined offense and defense. Although his nature was more inclined to defense, he could use the power of the broken sword to continuously weaken and disturb the opponent, making Sir Haddock unable to make his move even though he had the absolute power. Occasionally, when he seized the opportunity to confront Wang Lu head-on, he found that the Earth Sword that he was so proud of could not disintegrate Wang Lu's three feet sword defense. Instead, under the counterforce, he felt a faint numbness in his arm...
In a one-on-one fight, they were evenly matched. However, once Wang Lu joined forces with the others, whether it was Liu Li, Bai Shixuan, or Quan Zouhua … they would quickly gain an overwhelming advantage, forcing Sir Haddock to admit defeat.
In fact, in theory, if Sir Haddock's fighting power was ten, then Wang Lu's peak level was eight to nine, and the others were not stronger than Wang Lu. Even if the two of them cooperated, at most, they could barely suppress Haddock. After all, fighting power was not a simple addition.
Thus, in actual combat, the overwhelming advantage naturally came from Wang Lu's grasp of the battle.
It was also because of this that Sir Haddock approved of his plan.
"Individual fighting power is basic, but not the key. I am a professional adventurer. My real skill is to overcome the dangers with limited strength."
After recognizing the ability of Wang Lu, Sir Haddock sent one of his deputies, Cliff, to go with Wang Lu.
He was a short Nightwalker — a high order thief profession. He had accompanied Sir Haddock for many years. They once explored the King's Treasure House together and assisted him to obtain the key treasure, which later allowed Haddock to establish his own city-state on the eastern coast and become the master of millions of people.
In terms of treasure house exploration experience, he and Sir Haddock were almost equal. For Sir Haddock to send him was enough to show the importance he attached to Wang Lu. At the same time, he also sent a carriage with the mark of Deep Earth City.
With the protection of the Master of Deep Earth City, they did not encounter any trouble along the way. It was not that the prestige of the Master of Deep Earth City was enough to deter the small fry, but everyone understood that it was one thing to intercept a group of Nine Regions cultivators who had no foundation in the Western Continent, but another thing to make a move against the people of the eastern city-state.
Half a month later, the carriage of the Master of Deep Earth City, carrying Wang Lu and his team, crossed the eastern city-state, entered the central region of the Western Continent, and came to the outside of Taobao City.
Taobao City, the paradise of Western Continent adventurers. With the ruins of the King's Treasure House as the center, after thousands of years, a huge city-state was formed. Within a radius of thousands of miles, there were countless large and small towns and villages. And these were all for the service of the towering city in the center — Taobao City.
It was a city far more magnificent than imagined. Compared to it, Sir Haddock's decades of hard work, Deep Earth City, which occupied the port trade hub, seemed particularly small. The population of the city was probably in the millions! Previously, there was no absolute ruler in Taobao City. When it was governed by a number of countries, it seemed scattered. But now, after it was designated as the Holy Land by Holy Light Religion, the power was unified, and it burst out an astonishing pressure.
Standing at the city gate, Wang Lu seemed to see an endless sea of holy light...
And, standing above the sea of holy light, the Golden King, who was at a higher place.
In his ears, he seemed to hear the laughter of the ancient king.
"Bastards, do you want my treasure? Then go and get it, I put everything in the King's Treasure House! "
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