Oaths to the Heavenly Way were very effective. Once broken, one would definitely suffer a backlash. If it was light, one's Primordial Spirit would be severely injured, and one wouldn't be able to recover without a hundred years or even longer. If it was heavy, one would die on the spot. Hence, to cultivators, the biggest oath was the Heavenly Way Oath. No one was willing to break it.
Everyone swore the Heavenly Way Oath and formed the Ancient Sword Alliance.
Currently, the Ancient Sword Alliance didn't have a leader. It was just a preliminary organization and wasn't complete yet.
Who would be the leader of the alliance was a huge problem. It had nothing to do with fame and fortune. The leader of the alliance would have a greater say in the alliance, but at the same time, he would have to shoulder greater responsibilities.
The purpose of the Ancient Sword Alliance was to fight against the Imperial Dynasty. If they failed, the alliance would naturally disband. Hence, it didn't matter if there was a leader or not.
There were a total of six members in the Ancient Sword Alliance.
Feng Wuheng was at the peak of the second refinement, Xia Yongxun was at the advanced stage of the second refinement, Kong Liu and Lei Ba were at the intermediate stage of the second refinement, Wang Sun was at the initial stage of the second refinement, and the last person was Chu Mu, who was considered to be at the peak of the first refinement.
An alliance formed by six peerless cultivators, five of whom were at the second refinement. Such an alliance was undoubtedly very powerful.
"The Ancient Sword Alliance has been formed. Now, we should discuss how to deal with the Imperial Dynasty," said Wang Sun.
"According to the information we have, the Imperial Dynasty has ten kings. Nine of them are in seclusion. Now, the War King is in charge. He's at the third refinement, but we don't know which level he is at." Kong Liu said slowly, "The War King has five heavenly generals. Currently, the third heavenly general is dead. The fourth and fifth heavenly generals died under Chu Mu's sword. Only the first and second heavenly generals are left. The first heavenly general is at the intermediate stage of the second refinement, while the second is at the initial stage of the second refinement. If the two of them work together, they can reach the peak of the intermediate stage of the second refinement, but they can't fight against us."
After a pause, everyone listened to Kong Liu.
"Apart from that, the War King of the Imperial Dynasty has nine saint level battle envoys. There are more than a thousand of them. They can set up a battle formation and its power can threaten a second refinement peerless cultivator."
"However, as long as you don't fall into the enemy's battle formation, you won't be in any danger."
Although the Imperial Court Battle Formation was very powerful, it had some flaws. It wasn't flexible enough. If the peerless experts didn't fight it and focused on dodging, there was nothing they could do.
Therefore, the battle formation set up by the imperial court battle envoys wasn't much of a threat to them.
"I think that the Imperial Dynasty's strength should be more than this." Feng Wuhen said.
"The ten kings each have their own subordinates. However, when each king is in power, the other nine kings would enter seclusion to cultivate. Their loyal subordinates would also enter seclusion to cultivate. At the peak of the Royal Clan, including the ten kings, there were over sixty supreme experts. However, they weren't as strong as before." Kong Liu continued.
Sixty peerless experts. Such a number was extremely terrifying. Among all the forces of the Human Race, they were definitely at the top. Even the Canglan Empire or the four great sects of the Ancient Heaven Domain, which were also established by Saint Emperors, could not be compared to them.
However, the Royal Clan was different from other sects. The ten kings took turns to be in power. Each king had a group of supreme experts and nine star saint level experts. Once they entered seclusion, the experts under them would also enter seclusion. They didn't interfere with each other. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Royal Clan's strength was only one-tenth of its peak, but it was still very shocking.
One third refinement War King, two second refinement Heaven Generals, and three first refinement Heaven Generals. Such strength was something that most sects in the Deep Blue World couldn't compare to. For example, the Luo River True Palace was a famous sect in the Deep Blue World. In the sect, there was only one supreme expert and he was only at the first refinement.
That was also why no one was willing to provoke the Royal Clan. Now, the few supreme experts who had been hunted down by the Royal Clan all came out. With Chu Mu as the core, they formed the Ancient Sword Alliance. If they wanted to fight against the Royal Clan, they had to have a deeper understanding of the Royal Clan.
"According to what I know, in the Royal Clan, other than the ten kings and their Heaven Generals, there is also a very secret group of experts. It seems to be formed by supreme experts, but I don't know how many there are and how strong they are." Xia Yongxun spoke in a sad tone. This was his way of speaking. Unknowingly, it would affect others. If it was someone who was weaker than him, or if their will wasn't strong enough, they would be affected and feel an indescribable sadness.
However, although some of them weren't as strong as him, they could still resist it. This was also related to the fact that Xia Yongxun didn't intentionally trigger the sadness.
Hearing Xia Yongxun's words, everyone was shocked.
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When the first Heaven General Zhan Wukong and the second Heaven General Zhan Wuying died, their life tablets in the Royal Clan shattered. Very soon, the War King found out.
"The five Heaven Generals are dead. Zhi Shi, can you calculate who killed them?" The War King's expression didn't change at all. He was very calm, but Zhi Shi knew very well how angry the War King was and how strong his killing intent was.
"Let me calculate." Zhi Shi said and took out a tortoiseshell compass. With the help of the compass, he immediately started calculating.
The Turtle-Shell Compass trembled and the patterns on its back lit up one by one. After all of them lit up, the Turtle-Shell Compass stopped trembling. Zhi Shi's hands kept moving, forming complicated hand seals, all of which hit the Turtle-Shell Compass.
Immediately after, light appeared on the turtle-backed compass. As it moved, it seemed to form a small world. Scenery began to appear between the heavens and earth. Gradually, the figure of a person seemed to be about to appear, but an unexpected force attacked it. The figure instantly dissipated, the small world collapsed, and the light disappeared. The turtle-backed compass trembled and its aura suddenly dropped.
"I failed …" Zhi Shi stared at the tortoiseshell compass in a daze. His eyes were filled with disbelief.
After a short rest, he calculated again, but the result was the same.
After failing three times in a row, Zhi Shi gave up.
"Your Excellency the War King, the person who killed the first and second Heaven Generals has a treasure that can seal the mysteries of the heavens. Or maybe he's very good at calculating and can hide from the mysteries of the heavens." Zhi Shi said.
"Zhi Shi, please calculate Chu Mu." The War King thought for a moment and then said.
"Chu Mu …" Zhi Shi heard this and thought for a moment before his eyes lit up. Immediately, he started calculating again. The result of the calculation was a failure.
This time, Zhi Shi calculated three times in a row. His face was pale and his eyes were filled with exhaustion. After six consecutive calculations, he had used up almost all of his mental strength.
"Even Chu Mu can't calculate."
"The person who killed Zhan Wu Kong and Zhan Wu Ying is most likely Chu Mu." said the War King.
"Your Excellency the War King, that's not very likely." Zhi Shi said. Three years ago, Chu Mu was only at the First Refinement. After three years, he was able to kill a Second Refinement cultivator, and a Middle Second Refinement cultivator at that. It was impossible.
"I also don't think it's possible, but my intuition tells me that the person who killed them is Chu Mu." said the War King. His eyes were filled with coldness.
"Your Excellency the War King, if it's really Chu Mu …" Zhi Shi couldn't finish his sentence. When he thought that it was really Chu Mu who killed Zhan Wu Kong and Zhan Wu Ying, he couldn't help but feel cold. Even though he was one of the higher-ups of the Imperial Dynasty, his identity didn't make him feel safe.
Because this speed of growth was too terrifying. If they didn't get rid of him as soon as possible, he would bring disaster to the Imperial Dynasty.
"Send a message to the Sky Clan. Tell them that Chu Mu has reached the Second Refinement." The Battle King seemed to be speaking to the air. Shortly after, there seemed to be a slight fluctuation in the air. The Battle King stood up and strode down from his throne. He walked towards the back of the palace and continued to move downwards. Very soon, he entered the belly of the mountain.
He took out a command medallion. Rays of light shot out from it and landed on the pitch-black door. The door gently trembled, as if it had not been opened for a very long time. Following the trembling, an ancient rumbling sound rang out, and the door slowly opened a crack for the War King to pass through.
After entering, the door closed on its own. With a bang, it was as if the entire world was shaking.
Pitch-Black, there was only pitch-black darkness. The War King's eyes shone brightly. He could vaguely see many people sitting cross-legged, not moving at all.
"I am the War King, one of the ten kings of the Imperial Dynasty. This time, the Imperial Dynasty has encountered a strong enemy. My five Celestial Generals have all died in battle. The enemy's potential is shocking and his growth is extremely fast. He will affect the safety of the Imperial Dynasty. I, the War King, use my authority as the Emperor to ask everyone to help me get rid of this enemy." The War King raised a golden badge in his hand. On the front of the badge, there was an extremely ancient word: "Emperor."
"As you wish, tell us everything about the enemy. My Imperial Guards will move out." After a long time, an extremely old voice sounded out. It sounded weak and powerless, as if it could die at any moment. However, when the War King heard that voice, his expression changed. This was an extremely terrifying cultivator. Many years ago, he had already reached the third refinement. Now, who knew how strong he was?
Following the sound of that voice, a weak Qi, as if awakening, permeated the air. Being within the Qi, Zhan Wang instantly felt a sense of pressure. Even a peerless cultivator like him who had practiced the third refinement could feel the pressure. How terrifying was that Qi?
When the Battle King spoke, he immediately told them everything related to Chu Mu. He didn't add any details because the imperial guards would naturally determine the threat level of the enemy.
After a short while, the old voice sounded out again.
"18, 17, 16, 15, the four of you go and kill Chu Mu."
"Yes." Four voices sounded out in unison. Their voices were extremely cold. The War King couldn't help but shiver.
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