Lu Zhou's original intention was to obtain more information about the red lotus domain from the survivors. For example, he wanted to know the basic structure of the red lotus domain, the number of sects, and who was in control of the world, and so on. There was a saying in the art of war: capture the leader to capture the followers. If the enemy's commander was captured or killed, the rest of the troops would be defeated without a fight. The red lotus domain's plan to invade the golden lotus domain would be foiled.
He thought this was a feasible idea. However, since there were no survivors, he could only ask the others.
It was not confidential information anyway. He could just ask around in the human city.
"Forget it. Once we're in the human city, listen to my instructions. Don't act recklessly." Lu Zhou felt it was not enough. Although the little girl had improved a lot, she still did not have a clear understanding of the ways of the world and the conflict between the golden lotus domain and the red lotus domain. He added, "Don't use your energy and avatar recklessly."
"Oh, I understand." Little Yuan 'er seemed to have made a mistake. She hovered in the air with her hands hooked together.
Lu Zhou turned to look at the Sky Chariot.
He had a new problem.
Where should he put the Sky Chariot?
Lu Zhou looked into the distance. It was still far from the human city. He decided to head there first.
"Let's go."
…
The Sky Martial Court.
Mo Buyan hastily entered the main hall. He bowed and said, "Elder Qiu, Song Gang and his brother, who were guarding the Endless Ocean, are dead."
Elder Qiu opened his eyes. A hint of shock flashed in his eyes as he asked, "Where are the others?"
"Song Gang and Song Chu were in the fifth team. Teams 1 to 4 guarded the northeast while teams 5 to 8 guarded the southeast. When the others arrived, Song Gang and Song Chu were already dead. "Mo Buyan found this hard to believe as well.
"General Zhuo isn't here?" Elder Qiu asked, puzzled.
"Zhuo Xing is a member of the palace, after all. He can't wait for the sects to fight to the death. The palace has always liked to reap the benefits. If it weren't for the Sky Martial Court's support …"
Elder Qiu's eyes widened. He raised a hand to interrupt Mo Buyan and said, "Watch your mouth."
"I've misspoken."
"I'm afraid it's the golden lotus domain that's capable of killing the fifth team and openly challenging the palace and the Sky Martial Court. Send someone to investigate this in secret. Also, report this to the palace and have the cities investigate the cultivators entering and leaving the city, "Elder Qiu said.
"I'll do it right away."
After Mo Buyan left the main hall, Elder Qiu sighed and looked at the entrance of the main hall. He muttered to himself, "Perhaps the Golden Lotus is more powerful than we thought. The invaders … are here."
Who invaded whom?
…
Lu Zhou remembered the outline of the map drawn by Si Wuya and Luo Shiyin's notes that the red lotus domain was similar to the golden lotus domain.
In this way, it would still take some time before they could reach the human city.
The Sky Chariot soared through the sky.
Currently, the Sky Chariot's speed was a little slow, and the space was not big. Crossing the Endless Ocean was not particularly smooth. However, this was the only Sky Chariot they could use to return to the golden lotus realm. He couldn't destroy the Sky Chariot on the spot, and he couldn't carry it everywhere. Considering that Luo Shiyin had left this thing behind three hundred years ago, the red lotus domain must have a higher-grade Sky Chariot. The Sky Shuttle was much more difficult to build than the miniature Sky Chariot.
The three of them crossed thousands of miles of mountains, rivers, and forests before they saw human cities, villages, and residential areas.
Lu Zhou found a cave and placed the Sky Chariot inside. He sealed the cave's entrance before the three of them felt at ease. They entered the city and found an inn to stay in. Then, Lu Zhou sent Little Yuan 'er out to find out more about the city and its location.
Little Yuan 'er returned when it was almost evening.
"Master, I've asked around … I'll drink some water first …" As soon as Little Yuan 'er entered the room, she poured herself a cup of water, drank it, and said, "This is a small town in Longyou Province."
"Longyou?" Lu Zhou stroked his beard as he mulled over the name.
"That's a horrible name. Apart from the Other Tribes, everything else is under Great Tang's jurisdiction. Great Tang is divided into ten circuits: Guannei Circuit, Jiangdong Circuit, Jiangbei Circuit, and Jiannan Circuit … Their capital is in Guannei Circuit. This is Longyou … "Little Yuan 'er took another sip of water.
Lu Zhou nodded slightly. He had an idea of what was going on. He asked, "Are there any major sects here?"
"I heard from the relay station that there's a sect called the Flying Star House that's particularly powerful. They killed the luan … Many people want to join the Flying Star House," Little Yuan 'er said.
Flying Star House?
Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road.
Lu Zhou remembered killing Gu Ming had mentioned that Great Yan's Imperial tutor, Jiang Wenxu, was from the Flying Star House.
Indeed, the Flying Star House was not a simple house to deal with.
However, Lu Zhou only believed some of these rumors among the people.
Back in Great Yan, the ten great sects were powerful, but they paled in comparison to the Three Sects. The rise of the Fiend Sects could not compare to Yu Zhenghai's Nether Sect.
Then, Little Yuan 'er recounted everything she had heard.
Lu Zhou nodded and committed it to memory.
Conch rested her chin on her hand and blinked as she listened to Little Yuan 'er. Initially, she was able to stay awake. However, as she listened, she gradually fell asleep on the table.
After listening to Little Yuan 'er's information, Lu Zhou gained a basic understanding of the red lotus domain. Apart from the Sky Martial Court and the Flying Star House, there were also the Blood Sun Temple, the Thousand Blades Temple, the Ninth Temple, the Twelve Sects of Cloud Mountain, and other factions. The imperial court's restraint was not as strong as Great Yan's. However, it was not to be underestimated. Apart from that, there were many Other Tribes around Great Tang. However, nobody dared to invade Great Tang. It was relatively peaceful.
In that case, the problem was …
How was he supposed to find Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong?
"Did you find out anything about your Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother?" Lu Zhou asked.
Little Yuan 'er shook her head, indicating that she did not know.
Lu Zhou pondered inwardly. Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong had killed so many red lotus grand cultivators, but they did not expose themselves. The golden lotus had yet to become a topic of conversation in this place.
After muttering to himself for a moment, Lu Zhou stroked his beard and said, "You want to ambush me with a karmic fire technique? I'll start with the Blood Sun Temple."
Among these factions, only the Blood Sun Temple was close. Furthermore, they had lost a karmic fire cultivator and did not have many monks, making them easier to deal with.
With the Deadly Strike Card in his hand, Lu Zhou was not worried that an opponent with a higher cultivation base would appear. When he thought about this, he remembered the colossal creature in the Endless Ocean. He could not help but wonder if a human's cultivation base could reach the strength of that colossal creature.
The next morning.
The three of them left the inn. They asked around for the Blood Sun Temple's location before they left the city gates. When he left the city, he found that the security was much stricter than when he entered the city. However, this was not a problem for Lu Zhou and the others.
…
After leaving the city, Lu Zhou tried summoning his mount.
"Bai Ze."
After waiting for a while.
Bai Ze was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Zhou ordered Little Yuan 'er and Conch not to stray too far away. He called up the system dashboard and looked at the mount's information.
Bai Ze (Heading to the red lotus domain …)
"Qiong Qi."
Qiong Qi (Insufficient strength. Unable to head to the red lotus domain.)
"Ji Liang."
Ji Liang (Heading to the red lotus domain …)
Initially, Lu Zhou wanted to summon Bi An as well. However, when he considered the fact that he would have to return to the golden lotus domain in the future, he did not summon Bi An.
Two of them would be enough. When he considered Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong, Bai Ze could carry three people while Ji Liang could carry two people. It was just right.
Lu Zhou sighed. He had never been this worried as a parent. Being a master was more exhausting than being a parent.
Without a mount, he could only fly on his own.
Lu Zhou looked up at the skies. There were a few beasts circling in the air. He was puzzled. What method did the red lotus domain use to keep the beasts away? There were more beasts last night, but they could not breach the city's barrier.
He turned to look at the city walls.
Lu Zhou's gaze fell on the towering city walls.
The city walls were 100 meters tall. He could not see the ends of the walls. When he looked up, he saw a grid of lines on the top half of the city walls.
'Formation veins?'
He was too far away to tell.
Formation veins were commonly used on weapons, flying chariots, and Formations on flat lands. It was rare to see them used on city walls.
Indeed, the red lotus domain's improvement was far greater than the golden lotus domain's. He had to reach an agreement with the cultivators in the red lotus domain as soon as possible.
If war broke out, the golden lotus domain would not be able to withstand the combined strength of the red lotus domain.
"Let's go."
Lu Zhou rose into the air and led the way toward Blood Sun Mountain.
Little Yuan 'er and Conch agreed and followed after him. …
Two days later.
The three of them landed at the foot of Blood Sun Mountain.
They had spent more time without mounts. Along the way, they gained a better understanding of the red lotus domain's landscape. The red lotus domain's vegetation and mountains were more luxuriant. There were also more ferocious beasts in the wild. They could often see larger beasts trying to approach the human cities. However, they were quickly killed by human cultivators.
…
"Master, is this Blood Sun Mountain?" Little Yuan 'er looked at the red leaves on the mountain.
Under the sunlight, the red maple leaves were as red as blood.
Blood Sun Mountain lived up to its name.
Lu Zhou nodded. He stroked his beard and said, "Let's go up the mountain."
The three of them walked in the air instead of using the stairs.
When they were halfway up the mountain, a young novice monk flew toward them from the top of the mountain. His palm was straightened, and his head was bald.
"Dear benefactors, please wait … This is the Blood Sun Temple. Forgive us for not receiving guests. Please descend the mountain." The young novice monk bowed politely.
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