Han Mei, the real owner of this body, didn't come into contact with Wei Chaoran. Therefore, Chen Luoyang's clone, Daoist Banhai, could freely trade with Wei Chaoran with the Wind Thunder Profound Stone, and his true body didn't need to come to the front of the stage.
For the time being, it was better for him to ensure that no one suspected the relationship between Daoist Halfsea and Chen Luoyang.
As for splitting the Wind Thunder Profound Stone into two, he only showed half of it in front of Wei Chaoran today. It wasn't that Chen Luoyang was afraid that Wei Chaoran would renege on his debt, or that Wei Chaoran would try to rob him on the spot.
It was mainly to give Wei Chaoran a sense of security, to give him the impression that Halfsea Taoist had misgivings.
Priest Halfsea was too mysterious, and he seemed to possess remarkable abilities in the matter of Jie Xingmang's whereabouts. It was very easy for Wei Chaoran to be wary and act cautiously.
Chen Luoyang didn't expect him to shrink back in fear.
Giving him the feeling that he was in control of the situation would make it easier for him to accept the deal.
Daoist Halfsea smiled and immediately headed to the place where Jie Xingmang was being held.
After arriving in the vicinity, he intentionally alerted the enemy and caused a ruckus, successfully attracting the attention of the Wildlands experts.
Chen Luoyang ordered Daoist Halfsea to draw the attention of the Wildlands experts away. As for the remaining Wildlanders, seeing that their location had been exposed, they took Jie Xingmang to another location.
In the end, he was caught red-handed by Great General Wei Chaoran and the others.
After confirming that it wasn't an ambush, he decisively intercepted the Wildlanders.
The experts of the Wildlands had all been lured away by Daoist Banhai, so the strength of the remaining people was not worth mentioning to Wei Chaoran and his son.
They didn't have to take any risks and could easily kidnap Jie Xingmang alive.
The positions of both sides instantly changed.
The people of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began to carefully conceal their tracks, bringing Jie Xingmang with them as they attempted to leave the Wilderness.
At the same time, a large number of experts from the Wilderness surrounded him from all directions.
Upon receiving the news, the tribe leader was relatively calm and did not rush over personally.
But when he attacked the old Sword Immortal and the Crane Immortal, he started to intensify his attacks, not giving them a chance to escape.
If Jie Xingmang could take it back, then he would. If he couldn't, then these two Righteous path leaders could forget about leaving the Wildlands.
However, the tribe leader was not worried about Jie Xingmang.
Wei Chaoran and the other Eastern Zhou experts, as well as the successors of the Milky Way lineage, did not have it easy.
When the Savage Queen received the news, she immediately rushed over.
Being in the Wilderness, it was extremely difficult for the people of Eastern Zhou and Milky Way to shake off their pursuers.
Time passed slowly like this.
Not only did the two sides not relax, but the flames of war became more and more intense, and it was hard to tell who would win.
At the same time, other undercurrents were constantly surging in other places in the mortal world.
In the recent half a year, the Southern Chu Dynasty had been laying low and keeping a low profile.
Under the circumstances that Emperor Chu was in closed door cultivation, everyone from Southern Chu didn't come into conflict with the other powers again, and they instead ceaselessly recuperated.
Although they had failed to carve up the Western Qin, the Southern Chu Dynasty had also gained a lot. At present, the Southern Chu Dynasty was diligently digesting these gains and strengthening itself.
Apart from that, no matter whether it was the decisive battle at the Milky Way or the Blood River, the Misery Sea, the Western Paradise, and the Green Bull Taoist Temple that stirred up a storm in the Western Qin, or the civil strife between the Ancient God, or the recent turbulence in the Barbarian Land, the Southern Chu people did not get involved.
As long as they weren't bullied by others, Southern Chu didn't make any moves at the moment. Everyone was waiting in Silence for Emperor Chu to come out of seclusion.
At the moment, in the capital of Southern Chu, the eldest son of the emperor, Cheng Longyuan, was taking over the heavy responsibility of supervising the nation and handling the daily affairs.
The other royal family experts assisted and supervised from the side.
In the great hall, Cheng Longyuan frowned and said, "Granduncle, the commotion between the Milky Way and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger. The war with the Wildlands has already begun to affect the southern border of the Great Chu Dynasty."
In front of him was an old man dressed in an official robe. He seemed to be old and on the verge of death.
However, Cheng Longyuan did not dare to be rude in front of the other party.
Because this seemingly senile and muddle-headed old man was Cheng Jiongting, the King of Qiantang of Southern Chu.
After the Chu Emperor, Cheng Hui, he was the number one person in Southern Chu. He had lived for more than six hundred years, and he was now the most senior member of the Southern Chu royal family. He was also the strongest Martial Saint in Southern Chu, surpassing the other peak experts of Southern Chu who were also in Realm Eighteen.
Cheng Jiongting, the Southern Chu King, was ranked fifth among the Ten Strongest Martial Saints of the Secular World.
While Emperor Cheng Hui was in seclusion, the Qiantang Prince was overseeing the entire Southern Chu.
"What does Long Yuan think?" The old man, who seemed to be dozing off, was woken up by Cheng Longyuan's words. Slowly, he asked after a moment of blankness.
Cheng Longyuan pondered and answered, "We still have to show our stance. But if we don't go too far, let's just let them be for now. The fiercer they are, the more stable the Great Chu Dynasty will be. We just need to be wary of the tricks in the dark."
Slowly, the Old King nodded and said, "Alright, we'll do as you say, Long Yuan."
"Yes, I understand." Cheng Longyuan hesitated for a moment and then said, "Granduncle, there's one more thing. The Xian Tian Palace seems to be up to something recently, but we can't find out the details for now."
The Old King asked, "What do you mean?"
As one of the five sacred lands of the righteous path, the Xian Tian Palace was located in the territory of the Southern Chu Dynasty.
No matter how much the Southern Chu Dynasty cared about the affairs of the outside world, it would never ignore this giant in its own territory.
Even though Mister Tianji had fallen and the Xian Tian Palace had suffered a great loss due to the internal strife, it was still very strong.
Now that Sovereign Chu was in closed-door cultivation, no one in the Southern Chu Dynasty dared to look down on the Xian Tian Palace.
Cheng Longyuan said, "Since the big movement in the Xian Tian Palace half a year ago, the spies we planted in the Xian Tian Palace have basically been eliminated. It's very difficult to bribe some new pawns. So far, we only have limited information. Some of the experts in the Xian Tian Palace haven't shown up for a long time and are now missing."
After hearing this, the Old King closed his eyes slightly. It was unknown whether he was thinking or dozing off.
Cheng Longyuan stood at the side and waited in Silence.
However, before the Old King said anything, Cheng Longyuan received another report from his subordinates.
"Cheng Yingtian has come out of closed-door cultivation?" Cheng Longyuan's face remained unchanged, but his eyes flashed.
The Marquis of Fengxiang, Cheng Yingtian, was a name that Cheng Longyuan couldn't help but pay attention to.
Just like Wei Ling had an awkward relationship with the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's royal family, Cheng Yingtian was in a similar situation in the Southern Chu.
As a collateral relative of the royal family, he suppressed the princes to the point that they couldn't even lift their heads.
He was a little better than Wei Ling because he was also a member of the royal family. Therefore, most people admired him more than they hated him.
But Cheng Longyuan, the eldest son of the royal family, was definitely not one of them.
To be precise, all the direct descendants of Cheng Hui of Emperor Chu would not like Cheng Yingtian.
Before this, apart from Emperor Chu, Cheng Yingtian was also in closed-door cultivation.
Many people had secretly sent out spies to monitor the place where Cheng Yingtian was in closed-door cultivation.
So now, Cheng Longyuan immediately received the news.
Hearing that Cheng Yingtian had come out of closed-door cultivation, Cheng Longyuan couldn't help but feel complicated.
Slowly, he asked, "What's the specific situation? Have you found out?"
Before his subordinates could answer, the Old King, Cheng Jiongting, who seemed to be dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes and looked outside the hall.
At that moment, there seemed to be a boundless sea of golden flames exploding in the hall. The domineering aura almost suffocated Cheng Longyuan and the others.
In the Old King's eyes, there seemed to be golden flames dancing.
At this moment, a figure appeared outside the hall.
Before Cheng Longyuan could see the person's face clearly, he first saw that there were also golden flames surging in the person's left and right eye sockets, which were shining together with the Old King's.
The person walked into the hall, and the light disappeared, revealing a handsome young man in luxurious clothes.
It was the Marquis of Fengxiang, Cheng Yingtian.
Cheng Yingtian walked into the hall and greeted the Old King and Cheng Longyuan, "Greetings, Old Granduncle, First Prince."
At this time, the golden flames in the eyes of the Old King, Cheng Jiongting, also disappeared, and he returned to his old appearance.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Cheng Yingtian for a while, then said, "Yingtian seems to have gained a lot from this closed-door cultivation …"
Cheng Longyuan's heart immediately sank when he heard this.
Then he heard the Old King continue, "… It seems that our Great Chu has gained another peak Martial Saint?"
Cheng Yingtian replied, "Old Granduncle's eyes are sharp. With the guidance of His Majesty and the elders, Yingtian was lucky and finally succeeded in crossing that obstacle."
The Old King nodded, "This is great news. We can tell the world that our Great Chu will have one more person who can enter the top ten Martial Saints."
"How can I be compared with Old Granduncle?" Cheng Yingtian hurriedly said, "Yingtian has just broken through, and his foundation is still not stable. He still needs time to nurture it."
"Yingtian is too modest. It is good that you have such a cautious and self-reflective heart, but there is no need to belittle yourself." The Old King said, "With your talent, it is hard to say how you compare to Xu Peng, but you are definitely not weaker than Yan Ming of the Western Paradise. I believe you will soon surpass him and me."
"How would I dare?" Cheng Yingtian said.
Two of the Red Dust Heroes had taken the lead.
Moreover, as soon as they broke through to the eighteenth level, they immediately ranked among the top ten Martial Saints, and their names shook the world.
Needless to say, one of them was the Dragon King of Azure Dragon Island, Xu Peng.
The other was the strongest of the younger generation of the Western Paradise in recent years, the Compassionate Navigator, Yan Ming. At a young age, he was ranked tenth among the top ten Martial Saints of the Red Dust Heroes.
Although he was ranked last among the top ten Martial Saints, those who ranked ahead of him, except for Xu Peng, were all powerful experts who had been famous for many years.
"I hope that Old Granduncle will give me more pointers in the future," Cheng Yingtian said respectfully.
"I don't dare to give pointers to these old bones of mine." The Old King said, "It is our Great Chu's fortune to have you here. Go and rest first. Nurture your foundation well."
"Yes, Yingtian will take his leave." Cheng Yingtian said goodbye to the Old King, then respectfully said goodbye to Cheng Longyuan and left the hall.
Cheng Longyuan, who had been silent, took a deep breath and turned to look at the Old King.
Without waiting for him to speak, the Old King said, "It has been some time since he broke through. His cultivation has long been nurtured and stabilized."
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