Chapter 155: The One Who Tramples the World’s Seventh Appears!!

Brain God, Master Jueyuan.

One of the most mysterious divine spirits within the human body. It represented the awakening and utilization of the brain’s mental faculties. Once mastered, one’s spirit could directly influence reality.

Teng Zijing was already heavily injured and had little defense against Chen Sha. Coupled with Chen Sha’s overwhelmingly superior strength, it was easy to brand his spirit with a First Layer mark, leaving a First Layer seal of submission to Chen Sha.

This mark might not last long and could potentially be broken by the victim, but if Chen Sha continuously reinforced it every day, Teng Zijing would eventually be reduced to a mindless puppet.

However, that was a matter for the future.

“Let’s go. Follow me to Yuan Country.”

After briefly testing the Brain God’s methods, Chen Sha patted Teng Zijing’s shoulder. The two walked out of the Celestial Demon Sect’s dungeon. Then, outside Heaven-Hiding Valley and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chen Sha stepped onto Teng Zijing’s back and flew into the boundless clouds.

In Yuan Country.

Late at night, Emperor Yuan Gu Xuanong was still in the South Study, waiting for a response from the eunuchs.

Before long, the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household returned from Honglu Temple, knelt before Gu Xuanong, and proclaimed long life to the Emperor.

Gu Xuanong asked impatiently, “Have you clarified the matter? Will Sect Leader Chen arrive in Yuanjing on time tomorrow?”

The Chief Eunuch buried his head low and replied with trepidation, “Ever since those Daoists received Sect Leader Chen’s letter that day, there has been no further response. After all, the location of the Celestial Demon Sect is shrouded in mystery. Even if one were to ride a horse day and night without rest from somewhere along our borders, it would take an entire month. Sect Leader Chen said he would arrive on the fifteenth of this month, but he might not be able to keep the appointment.”

“Might not keep the appointment?” Gu Xuanong frowned deeply.

The Chief Eunuch asked cautiously, “Since there is no news from Sect Leader Chen, should we… temporarily cancel Honglu Temple’s welcoming ceremony? We can wait until we receive an exact confirmation before…”

Gu Xuanong furrowed his brows in thought for a moment before saying in a deep voice, “The ceremony will proceed as planned. Tomorrow at noon, I and the ministers will leave the city to welcome him right on time. If Chen Sha fails to arrive as promised, that is his own problem…”

Even if Chen Sha arrived a few days late, as long as Gu Xuanong still went out of the city on time to welcome him in his capacity as the Emperor, Chen Sha would understand his respect for the worthy once he heard about it. Their courtesy toward the Dao Yi Sect would not be lacking.

The next day arrived quickly.

That morning, the citizens of Yuan Country’s Capital City were notified bright and early that the streets were to be cleared. The Emperor’s honor guard would depart from the East Palace Sect and head toward the East City Gate. The streets along this route within the city were swept, sprinkled with water, and cleared of all idle bystanders.

By noon, the commoners along this street were forbidden from leaving their homes. They could only listen curiously to the solemn procession of the Emperor’s honor guard, having no idea what the occasion was.

Meanwhile, atop the East City Gate of Yuan Country’s Capital City, the civil and military officials of Yuan Country, along with various experts of the Court, had long been standing there.

As the largest of the Three Kingdoms on the Divine Land, Yuan Country also boasted the highest number of experts among them. Furthermore, since Gu Xuanong was a rebel leader who had claimed the throne, there were many founding nobles in the Capital City. Among the founding generals alone, there was one at the Great Innate Level.

That was Grand General Grand Commandant Xu Bingshu.

In addition to him, Yuan Country had two other Great Innate Level experts: the Astronomical Bureau Supervisor Jia Sheng, and the current Emperor’s blood brother, the Great Yuan Divine Strategy King.

At this moment, the three Great Yuan Innate experts, following Emperor Yuan Gu Xuanong, stood atop the east gate’s city wall, gazing far down the official road outside the city.

Not far away from them, Yuu Miaolian, Zhang Liting, Lin Qingqing, and Qii Zhengyi—four Dao Yi Sect Members—looked at this grand display, their hearts unavoidably surging with emotion.

There were likely fewer than five people in the entire world who could make Emperor Yuan Gu Xuanong arrange such a grand welcoming procession.

Their Sect Leader was one of them.

However, when high noon arrived and there was still no sign of any carriage or person coming down the official road, a few dissenting voices inevitably arose within this massive Dynasty.

“His Majesty has already given him enough face by putting on such a grand procession to welcome a twenty-something Daoist Sect Leader, yet he actually fails to show up on time… Who does he think he is?”

The Grand General Grand Commandant immediately followed the voice and found that the speaker was a young man in brocade robes wearing a Purple Gold Crown. It was none other than Great Yuan’s youngest Marquis, the twenty-four-year-old Little Martial Marquis Zhou Shengji.

The Emperor Yuan favored him deeply, granting him the title of Marquis at the age of twenty and elevating him to the esteemed position of the Nine Ministers at twenty-four.

“To think there would come a day when you accuse others of being arrogant! Don’t forget how you acted when you were made a Marquis.”

Grand General Xu Bingshu smiled faintly and said, “Although he is a year or two younger than you—a difference lighter than one tael—he is already in charge of the Daoist Sect and possesses strength that ranks nearly in the top five of the world. If you were in his shoes, you would probably be boundlessly more arrogant and conceited than he is. So what if we have to wait a bit?”

Hearing this, the Little Martial Marquis fell silent, but he was clearly unconvinced.

Xu Bingshu could tell that this reluctance was largely mixed with jealousy and indignation.

The Little Martial Marquis had made a name for himself on the Hanhai Battlefield in his teens. During the years of continuous warfare against the Extreme Eastern Barbarians, he had established countless merits, defeating the nearly sixty-thousand-strong army of the Nine Great Barbarian Tribes with a mere two thousand cavalry.

He was made a Marquis at twenty and ranked among the Nine Ministers. Such achievements were rare since ancient times.

One could well imagine how incredibly ambitious and disdainful of the world a young man of this age would be.

Unfortunately, there was always someone better in this world.

The Daoist Sect Master they were waiting for now was also in his twenties, yet he was far more monstrous than Zhou Shengji.

Capturing the Emperor of Zhao alive, consecutively defeating several of the top ten experts in the world… A worldly powerhouse of this age held a status far surpassing that of Zhou Shengji.

Gu Xuanong sat on the dragon throne atop the city wall. Seeing that half the day had already passed, he guessed in his heart that Chen Sha would most likely be unable to arrive as promised.

Regardless, he had already put on an adequate show of sincerity.

Right at this moment, sweeping his gaze from the corner of his eye, Emperor Yuan noticed the three Great Innate Level experts beside him: Xu Bingshu, Jia Sheng, and his imperial brother, Gu Xuanhong.

As if they had sensed something, the three of them simultaneously looked up at the sky.

At this time, an extremely tiny black dot was unexpectedly soaring toward them from the vast, boundless sky.

“What is that?” Gu Xuanong’s expression changed slightly.

The object in the sky moved incredibly fast, diving down from the distant clouds. In a mere flash, it covered dozens of feet, drawing closer and closer.

They could finally make out vaguely that it was a person.

But how could a person fly in the sky?

“The seventh in the world, the Great Roc Demon King?!”

Xu Bingshu shouted sharply, “Not good, it’s this Demon! Our Great Yuan has no grievances with him, and he wouldn’t attack without reason. However, his vicious reputation precedes him, so we must be on guard. Protect Your Majesty at once!!”

But right at this moment, Divine Strategy King Gu Xuanhong, who could see a bit more clearly, spoke with visible emotion, “No, it’s not just the Great Roc Demon King. There are two people…”

“What?”

Xu Bingshu’s expression changed.

“How could there be two people?”

He and the Astronomical Bureau Supervisor Jia Sheng simultaneously channeled their eyesight to look. As the figure soaring down from the clouds rapidly approached, its image gradually became clear. The person speeding through the sky was indeed the Great Roc Demon King, who had wings growing from his ribs.

But the most crucial detail was…

There was another person standing on the back of the Great Roc Demon King.

Just like that, after a dozen or so breaths, accompanied by a massive hurricane, they hovered in the air directly above the grand honor guard at the gates of the Capital City.