To a certain extent, to the warriors of the Divine Central Continent, the destruction of the Xia Dynasty and the transformation of Yu Capital into Luoyang were a blow to everyone's morale, but not to the extent of changing the world.
To be more precise, the Demon Emperor's killing of the Saber Emperor had displayed strength far beyond what he had in the past. Then, he led the Devil religion to wipe out the foreign races and sweep across the Divine Continent. This might have affected everyone more than the destruction of the Xia Dynasty.
But even so, some people who were unwilling to submit to the Devil religion still had hope.
This last hope lay in the Sword Pavilion, in the Sword King Tao Wangji.
He had been famous for decades and had always been the top expert of the Central Continent's Orthodox Faction.
That small pavilion in the remote mountains of Bazhou had been the number one holy land of martial arts in the Divine Central Continent for many years, a cornerstone in everyone's hearts.
It seemed that as long as the Sword Pavilion was there, there was still hope.
Even though the demonic atmosphere was overflowing, there was still an opportunity to set things right.
The reason why the Demon Emperor's killing of the Saber Emperor was said to be a greater blow to people's confidence than the Demon Emperor's destruction of the Xia Dynasty was that the Demon Emperor had displayed greater strength than when he had fought the Sword King.
But as the last candle in their hearts, everyone was more willing to hold on to a glimmer of hope. They hoped that the Sword King Tao Wangji had made great progress after the battle on the plateau, just like the Demon Emperor.
In this way, there would be a chance for them to decide who was stronger and who was weaker.
Therefore, although the vast land of the Divine Land now looked as if there were ten thousand horses and horses marching together, everyone was shivering in fear under the rule of the Evil Cult.
But many people still had hope in their hearts.
The high-level experts of the Devil religion could see this mentality clearly.
Chen Luoyang's view on this was …
Emperor Xia Li Yuanlong was indeed a little embarrassed as the emperor. It was no wonder that he had schemed to such an extent.
If one were to find someone in the Divine Land who had the most complicated impression of the Sword King Tao Wangji, it would probably be Li Yuanlong.
On one hand, he borrowed the other's strength to help him resist the foreign races in the north and the Devil religion in the south.
On the other hand, as long as she was around, his words wouldn't count.
Li Yuanlong was probably the only one who knew how it felt.
Strictly speaking, compared to their prestige, the Sword King, Tao Wangji, and the Sword Pavilion were actually very low-key. They showed great respect for the Xia dynasty and Li Yuanlong.
To a certain extent, it created a situation where Emperor Xia was always the ruler of China, and the Sword King was more like a spiritual pillar.
However, it was a pity that the Emperor's magnanimity only applied to those who submitted to them.
The more ambitious an emperor was, the more this was the case.
Of course, there were differences between people.
Unfortunately, Li Yuanlong's ambition and desire to rule might be particularly strong in this regard.
Perhaps if the Sword King Tao Wangji died first and Li Yuanlong died later, he would feel something different before he died.
But that was destined to be an unverifiable hypothesis.
For the current Divine Land, the Xia dynasty had been destroyed, and the Sword King was still alive, so the situation hadn't reached the worst.
There was still hope in many people's hearts.
But this time, their confidence seemed to be shaken.
The signboard of the Sword Pavilion was directly torn down by the Devil religion.
Although Old Shou didn't know the true purpose of his Hierarch looking for the Sword King, he accurately grasped the intention of Hierarch Chen to let the matter be known to the world.
Therefore, whether he went to the Sword Pavilion to pick up the signboard or left the Sword Pavilion for the East Sea with the signboard, he was very high-profile along the way.
From Bashu to Penglai, he crossed the land of the Central Plains.
The matter was so noisy that almost everyone knew about it.
Not to mention martial arts practitioners, even some common people who liked to be lively knew about it.
So the whole Divine Land was soon boiling.
Although under the majesty of the Devil religion, no one dared to object or question it, it was inevitable that there would be a lot of discussion.
Everyone was guessing what the Devil religion's intention was.
Did this mean that the Sword King was going to return to the Central Plains?
And was the Demon Emperor's action a letter of challenge to the Sword King?
After a month, was there going to be another decisive battle between the Sword King and the Demon Emperor?
While everyone was talking about it, some people had extremely complicated feelings.
The return of the Sword King to the Central Plains was, of course, a great thing, and they had been looking forward to this day.
But the Demon Emperor's reaction and initiative to issue a letter of challenge showed that he was full of confidence. This made everyone uncertain about the outcome of this battle and worried about the gains and losses.
Many people's mood at the moment was really mixed.
At this moment, in the center of the Divine Land, outside Luoyang in Yuzhou, a middle-aged man was looking far away to the east.
There, Old Shou had just left in a high-profile manner.
The middle-aged man's eyes were calm and he was silent.
He touched his right arm with his left hand.
There was no right hand there, but a wound that was broken at the wrist.
The wound had already healed, but at this moment, the middle-aged man felt as if it was constantly twitching, and there was a sharp pain.
This pain made his mind constantly recall the time when his wrist was sealed and snapped by the void door.
The middle-aged man's expression did not change. Slowly, he walked into Luoyang as if nothing had happened.
…
After hearing about the movement made by Old Shou, Chen Luoyang nodded in satisfaction.
This was exactly the effect he wanted to achieve.
On one hand, it was convenient for Cheng Huyuan to hear the news.
On the other hand, it made it impossible for the Sword King, Tao Wangji, to avoid and accept this battle.
As long as his injury was not serious, he could not refuse this battle.
No matter how low-key, decent, and peaceful he was, he was still a fourteenth-realm swordsman and the number one swordsman in the Divine Land for decades.
If he did not accept such a challenge when his injury was not serious, then he could forget about holding a sword in the future.
As for Cheng Huyuan, would he take the bait?
Chen Luoyang, on the other hand, was more uncertain about this.
The other party might wait for another wave of attacks.
This time, the Demon Emperor and the Sword King still did not make a move.
Anyway, the Demon Buddha was still there, and the Black Lotus Buddha Realm was constantly invading the surrounding areas. Sooner or later, the Devil religion and them would fight.
If this Cheng Huyuan was particularly conservative and cautious, he might still secretly observe this time.
Chen Luoyang still had a limited understanding of this person's temperament and style, and could only infer and guess from some of his previous actions.
If the owner of the broken hand was really Cheng Huyuan, then whether his hatred for Chen Luoyang would affect his judgment would depend on the other party's character. This could lead to a completely opposite result.
Judging from his current performance, Chen Luoyang was inclined to estimate that the other party would act more cautiously.
This time, the battle with the Sword King might not be able to bait the other party into attacking.
However, as long as he could bait him into watching the battle, Chen Luoyang had achieved his goal.
The more cautious the other party was, the more he would not let go of this opportunity to personally see the depths of Hierarch Chen's strength.
While thinking, Chen Luoyang received a secret report from Blue Dragon Hall.
There were traces of unidentified experts in Luoyang City.
After receiving the news, Chen Luoyang's expression did not change.
Interesting, this Cheng Huyuan, is he also beating the grass to scare the snake to test?
Chen Luoyang guessed that the other party wanted to test what Hierarch Chen cared about, and what he did not care about.
Up until now, the impression that the Demon Emperor gave the outside world was that he was arrogant, overbearing, unruly, and ruthless.
His prestige within the Devil religion was very high, and his subordinates did not dare to make any mistakes, or they might be severely punished.
From the current emotional point of view, other than Ying Qingqing, who seemed to be suspicious, outsiders could not see who the Demon Emperor particularly cared about, or who he favored.
But Ying Qingqing was currently missing, and her whereabouts were unknown.
After understanding this situation, Cheng Huyuan inevitably formed the impression of Chen Luoyang as a lone man.
It was obviously too unrealistic to expect such a person to give up the "Life" Heavenly Book as a price in exchange for someone's life.
There was no suitable person to threaten with a hostage.
If he had to make a trade-off between the "Life" Heavenly Book and something else, perhaps the entire Devil religion could be counted?
But to destroy the Devil religion, it was not possible to destroy one or two places.
There was no point in killing all the way, and it would be easy for Chen Luoyang to find and intercept him.
Right now, Cheng Huyuan was deliberately probing Chen Luoyang. He wanted to see exactly what Chen Luoyang cared about, and to what extent.
However, if he was really a cautious person, he would not easily make a move. At most, he would skim the surface of the water, and then leave.
He was also worried that some things were traps that Chen Luoyang had deliberately set up to lure the enemy into taking the bait.
In Cheng Huyuan's mind, his biggest advantage now was that the enemy was out in the open, while he was in the dark. Chen Luoyang might already know of the existence of such an enemy, but he had no understanding of him.
As long as he was careful, there would be no problem.
If he revealed a slight flaw, the Devil religion would immediately take action and become nervous, making it convenient for him to observe the situation.
Unfortunately, the reality was a little different from his thoughts.
Indeed, Chen Luoyang did not know much about him, but it was not that little either.
Some of Cheng Huyuan's small movements fell into Chen Luoyang's eyes, and instead made his thoughts more and more obvious.
Relatively speaking, he knew the least about his strength and martial arts background … Chen Luoyang pondered in his heart.
The current situation was interesting.
On Cheng Huyuan's side, he could roughly grasp his opponent's movements and thoughts, but he knew nothing about the unique skills that he was good at.
On the side of the Devil Buddha's successor, he had a general understanding of their unique skills and unique skills, but the rest was a blank.
The Black Lotus Buddha Realm was obviously strange. The people shrouded by the black lotus were not in their right state of mind, and it was difficult for the Devil religion to directly interrogate them for information. They also had to be careful not to expose themselves, or be bewitched by the demonic sound, so it was extremely difficult to obtain information in the Black Lotus Buddha Realm.
Chen Luoyang could only wait patiently.
However, the latest news was quite thought-provoking.
The expansion of the Black Lotus Buddha Realm had slowed down.
The power of the black lotus did not weaken, but its pace had slowed down.
This was more like a change in its decision-making, not as urgent and radical as before, but a conservative and stable change.
The turning point was the battle with Yan Mingkong.
Did this mean that Yan Mingkong's results were beyond the original expectations, or that the Devil Buddha's line of thought had changed?
Was it because the news of the battle between the Devil Emperor and the Sword King had also spread, causing the other party to also have the idea of watching the fire from the other side?
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