Chapter 1057 - 372: What Are Outer Heavenly Demons? (Double-Length - )

Chapter 1057: Chapter 372: What Are Outer Heavenly Demons? (Double-Length Chapter)

"It’s said that Master Chen’s swordsmanship has undergone numerous new changes compared to the past."

At this moment, Ji Chuan broke the silence with a smile: "He used to be more in tune with the Ziwei Sword, but now he’s more aligned with the Blue Abyss Sword."

Xie Yiling: "Indeed, that’s true."

At this point, Zhang Taigang said: "Cultivation requires constant improvement and innovation, not stagnation. Even someone as powerful as Master Chen understands this, so we descendants should constantly be vigilant."

Both Ji Chuan and Xie Yiling agreed: "Senior brother is right."

"Are you still researching the Netherworld?" Tang Xiaotang privately communicated with Lei Jun, who had transformed into "Chen Donglou."

Lei Jun replied: "No need to worry about the Netherworld for the time being. It’s been through intense upheaval and then suddenly settled. Not only can’t we enter from the outside, but even those inside can’t reopen the Void Gateway to the Mortal World. At least we can enjoy a few years of Serene Insight."

Tang Xiaotang snorted: "Lucky for them."

Lei Jun: "They have operated in the Netherworld for years and have a deep understanding of it."

Tang Xiaotang: "Are you going back to the mountain next, or coming with me to the East Sea?"

Lei Jun: "The East Sea is still relatively calm, so I’ll return to the mountain first."

He concealed his tracks and quietly returned to the gate of the Celestial Master Mansion on Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Upon returning, he met Master Yuan Mobai, who immediately shared some news: "The Southern Sect Lin Clan has been destroyed."

Lei Jun: "Heavenly Principle people?"

Yuan Mobai gently nodded and handed a report to Lei Jun.

After reading it, Lei Jun couldn’t help but slightly shake his head.

The Heavenly Principle Portal reappeared, with Heavenly Principle cultivators emerging from it.

However, this time, they didn’t approach Yuhang, Mingzhou, and other areas as before.

Instead, they landed between Suzhou and Qingzhou.

That was precisely the new settlement of the Southern Sect Lin Clan.

It’s been almost twenty to thirty years since the ancestral land of Jiangzhou was broken, and the Southern Sect Lin Clan moved.

However, even with the resources of the Cangzhou Ye Clan and the Youzhou Lin Clan, they haven’t fully rebuilt their ancestral land to its former appearance.

How much more difficult was it for the Southern Sect Lin Clan, whose situation was far worse?

Without the support of an ancestral land, it was challenging for Lin Yuwei and others to resist the sudden invasion of powerful enemies.

"However..."

Lei Jun focused on the report: "Did Lin Yuwei himself also fall in battle?"

This scholar, from a collateral line to the new clan chief of the Southern Sect Lin Clan, was a Confucian Divine Archer in the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Expansion Realm.

He was vigilant and had keen observational skills.

If the enemy was truly formidable, he should have quickly decided to retreat when realizing the situation was unfavorable.

Yet, this time he perished at the Lin Clan’s ancestral land.

Considering that the Southern Sect Lin Clan’s ancestral land was between Qingzhou and Suzhou, Lei Jun couldn’t help but ponder.

"The details are still unclear." Yuan Mobai stated: "Besides the Heavenly Principle people reappearing from the East Sea, there are also Great Demons like the Hexagonal Golden Shark appearing near the coast, repelled by Elder Chu of Suzhou."

Lei Jun: "It seems the Hexagonal Golden Shark has ascended?"

Yuan Mobai: "Indeed, with the demise of the Thousand Leaves Butterfly King and the King Sea Chrysanthemum mostly dormant, the Hexagonal Golden Shark has finally become a force like the Northern Sea Whale King and Lord Black Mountain.

Elder Chu drove away the Hexagonal Golden Shark, and near the Penglai Portal, the Qingzhou Ye Clan’s chief was far in the south, making it hard to guard the middle, giving the Heavenly Principle cultivators a chance to advance unimpeded, leading to the disaster for the Southern Sect Lin Clan."

Lei Jun slightly nodded.

It was hard to say what roles Ye Yan and Chu Xiuyuan played in this.

To be precise, they didn’t need to do anything.

Doing nothing was enough to trouble the Southern Sect Lin Clan.

For over twenty years, Lin Yuwei had maneuvered the Southern Sect Lin Clan to gain favor from the Suzhou Chu Clan and the Qingzhou Ye Clan, allowing them to take root between Qingzhou and Suzhou.

Later, under his leadership, the Southern Sect Lin Clan also submitted to the central authority of the Tang Imperial Family.

Since then, the Suzhou Chu Clan and the Qingzhou Ye Clan, north and south, had been constantly observing this newly relocated "little brother."

However, due to various changes, major families repaired relations with the Tang Court’s central authority, holding back their actions against the Southern Sect Lin Clan, leading to years of peace, even moments of cooperation.

But now, the Southern Sect Lin Clan finally met its demise.

Even now, many branches of the Southern Sect Lin Clan’s bloodline scatter across the land.

But with a stroke from the Heavenly Principle cultivators, the Southern Sect Lin Clan’s main trunk was thoroughly severed.

As signs of chaos gradually emerge, all this is just the beginning, with more storms yet to come.

The remaining Southern Sect Lin Clan members still have many nightmares ahead.

Lei Jun put down the report and said to Master Yuan Mobai: "One after another, I fear... they are all coming."

Yuan Mobai slowly nodded.

As expected, a little later, in the northern seas, the previously sealed Luo Yuan portal also began to reopen.

Rumors from the court said that Xiao Xueting, carrying the Mountain and River Sword, along with a significant portion of the elite Tang Dynasty Divine Strategy Army, headed overseas to prevent further chaos from the Luo Yuan portal.

Meanwhile, on the western side where Lei Jun and others had just left, new troubles arose.

With the Netherworld sealed, even Inner Mount Shu Sect members like Ji Yao couldn’t return to the Mortal World.

But before then, they had left a mark on the Tang Dynasty Mortal Realm.

Inner Mount Shu Sect Elder Lu Changpeng previously took the White Bone Divine Boat to the Snowy Plateau to hunt and capture a Great Demon.

However, due to the disputes between the Mount Shu Sect and the Inner Mount Shu Sect, Lu Changpeng had to change course and attack the summit of Mount Shu mid-mission.

His earlier actions enraged other Great Demons on the Snowy Plains.

Especially the Snowy Region Sky Eagle, equivalent to a Ninth Heavenly Layer Human Race expert.

Currently, under the leadership of the Snowy Region Sky Eagle, many Snowy Plains Great Demons are advancing eastward.