The matter of the Flame Mercenaries' encountering a powerful enemy had caused quite an uproar. It had spread to a radius of ten thousand kilometers in an extremely short amount of time. As long as one was within that radius, one could basically hear countless people discussing this matter at all times.
Even a few hermit clans had learned about what had happened to the Flame Mercenaries. They were all extremely curious, unable to understand just who was so bold as to provoke the Flame Mercenaries that had the support of the grand elder of Mercenary City.
The Flame Mercenaries were currently in a mess. Although the five invading Saint Rulers had been repelled, the five of them had caused irreparable losses to the mercenaries. Not only had the entire city and imperial palace been heavily damaged, almost reduced to ruins, but there were also countless people who had suffered varying degrees of injuries. Some of the weaker people had even lost their lives due to the unexpected events.
Although the matter had calmed down, there was still a lot of work to be done. At this time, Sima You Yue and Bi Lian displayed outstanding leadership skills. They immediately gathered the upper echelons of the Blazing Flame Mercenary Group to deal with the aftermath. One order after another came out of their mouths.
At the same time, in a dense forest thousands of kilometers away from the Inferno Mercenaries, there was a bonfire slowly burning within a pitch-black cave. The bright light of the fire was like a naughty child happily dancing, causing the pitch-black cave to flicker between light and darkness.
With the weak light from the fire, one could clearly see five pale-faced old men seated around the walls of the cave. They did not move at all, as if they were meditating.
The five old men were the five old men who had escaped from the old woman.
After the five of them consumed the Radiant Divine Pellets, it took them half a day to fully recover from their injuries. Then, the five of them slowly opened their eyes at the same time. They took a deep breath and slowly exhaled a cloud of turbid gas from their bodies.
"God dammit, just when we were about to succeed, I never thought that there would be such a powerful old woman hiding in the Flame Mercenaries, making all our efforts go to waste," an old man at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of Saint Ruler said through gritted teeth as he cracked his knuckles.
According to their plan, as long as they controlled the Flame Mercenaries and the people close to Jianchen, they would be able to use them to threaten Jianchen and make him hand over what they wanted. That way, they would be able to complete the mission given to them by the Gilligan King extremely easily and obtain the two remaining Class 7 Monster Cores. However, none of them had thought that something like this would happen in the end. There was actually an old woman in the Flame Mercenaries that the five of them were unable to deal with.
"The strength of the Flame Mercenaries has indeed exceeded our expectations. Since they have that old woman who's at least an Eighth Heavenly Layer Saint Ruler, there's no way our original plan would work. It looks like we need to reconsider this matter," Situ Gui said after some thought.
"This is our first time here, so we don't understand the situation here at all. We also don't know anything about Jianchen's identity. I think we should go out and ask around about Jianchen so that we can gain an understanding of him. That way, our next step will be easier," Ma Teng suggested.
"That's right. I think we should go out and ask around about Jianchen before thinking of a way to deal with him and make him hand over what we want," said an old man at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of Saint Ruler.
"Fair enough. Let's not waste any time. Let's set off right now and go gather information about Jianchen. We'll meet up in this cave in a day," said the old man.
Afterward, the five experts all left the cave. They each chose a direction and flew off, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Time passed quickly. A day later, the five old men returned to the cave at the same time.
"May I ask if you've obtained any useful information?" The old man seemed to be the backbone of the group, so he asked first.
"I've obtained some useful information. The captain of the Flame Mercenaries, Jianchen, has another identity, which is the fourth young master of Changyang Prefecture, Changyang Shōten. He's also the new Imperial Protector of the Qin Empire."
"And Jianchen is also a prodigy. He used less than fifty years to reach Saint Ruler. His talent is truly unprecedented. I think he's probably hiding some sort of treasure on him that can greatly increase his cultivation speed."
"Don't tell me Jianchen has obtained the legacy of some supreme expert. Otherwise, it's very difficult to explain how he can cultivate so quickly."
In a few words, the few of them shared the information they had gathered. The topic gradually shifted from the initial question of identity to the treasures. However, when the topic of treasures was brought up, the eyes of the five began to flicker, filled with greed.
The old man gently coughed and said, "Our top priority is to find Jianchen. Let's not talk about the treasure for now. As long as we find Jianchen, everything will be easy to solve. Not only will we complete the mission perfectly, but everything on him will be ours as well."
"Yes, let's find Jianchen first. Changyang Prefecture is Jianchen's home. Since Jianchen isn't with the Flame Mercenaries, he must be in Changyang Prefecture. The five of us will hurry to Changyang Prefecture as quickly as possible, just in case Jianchen catches wind and escapes." Ma Teng immediately stood up impatiently, as if he was afraid that Jianchen would escape.
"Let's go to Changyang Prefecture immediately!"
The five Saint Rulers did not hesitate at all. They immediately left the cave and hurried to the Kingdom of Gesun as quickly as possible. Even though the Kingdom of Gesun was several tens of thousand kilometers away from the Flame Mercenaries, even the weakest of the five Saint Rulers was at the Fifth Heavenly Layer. With their abilities and control over space, they moved extremely quickly, arriving at the Kingdom of Gesun in just six hours.
The Kingdom of Gesun, Lore City. The current Changyang Prefecture was indisputably the most powerful clan in the Kingdom of Gesun. It was an existence that completely surpassed the imperial family and was revered by everyone. It was even impossible to find a powerful clan that could rival the Changyang Prefecture within several tens of thousand kilometers.
This was because the Changyang Prefecture possessed the most dazzling and resplendent legendary figure — Changyang Shōten!
The fourth young master of the Changyang Prefecture, Changyang Shōten, was the captain of the Flame Mercenaries, Jianchen. This had already become an open secret because both the fourth young master of the Changyang Prefecture and the captain of the Flame Mercenaries were just too dazzling. Their fame was so great that basically everyone within several tens of thousand kilometers knew about them. They received the attention of countless people. As a result, there were many people who wanted to know about their legendary stories. Coupled with the fact that Jian Chen did not try to hide his identity on purpose after becoming truly powerful, his true identity was discovered very quickly by some people who wanted to know about it.
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