Chapter 602 - 551: Heavy Pupils, Calling for Battle Before the Array

Chapter 602: Chapter 551: Heavy Pupils, Calling for Battle Before the Array

Zhao Shifeng didn’t hold back his praise either.

Since arriving at Jinyun Valley, he had accepted the fact that there was always someone better out there, so such flattery now came easily to him. In Zhao Yunchen’s words, he had learned a thing or two about the ways of the world.

The others also gave him a thumbs-up, showering him with compliments.

As the praise filled his ears, Yu Qian just waved his hand with a bitter smile. "You call it ingenious, but it was really a last resort. If my cultivation were high enough, I would have pushed these Heavy Pupils straight to Tier Four!"

"I imagine Valley Master Chen must have experienced this kind of helplessness when refining Fierce Beast Pills."

Chen Che nodded.

It was true. The foundation one had in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation determined their lower limit, while their Cultivation Realm determined their upper limit.

Without reaching the required Realm, refining a pill even one tier higher was nigh impossible.

"What’s happening? Did the forces from the Celestial River Mountain Range launch an attack? I thought they built a pass to force us into a siege. What are they doing coming here now?"

"No, there aren’t that many, just a small squad..."

Just then, a commotion broke out in the crowd.

The commotion drew the attention of Chen Che and the others on the mountaintop.

Looking up, they saw a small squad of a few dozen people riding massive, winged Demon Beasts, charging out from the Celestial River Mountain Range. They held Xuanming Beads high, shining as brightly as stars, as they raced toward Chu State.

"What are these people here for? Are they here to surrender? Or to persuade us to surrender?"

"Should we attack and kill them?"

Questions arose from the surrounding mountaintops.

Chen Che didn’t speak, but instead looked elsewhere.

The disturbance outside the mountain range had also attracted the upper echelons of the two sects. The various Chiefs were all squinting, gazing at the approaching squad, making inquiries while guessing their intentions.

"They look like messengers!"

Qiu Tianshui squinted for a moment, then waved his hand at the Cultivator beside him who had suggested wiping them out. "Even mortals know the principle of not killing the messenger during war. We Cultivators, naturally, would not stoop to such a thing."

In the distance, Jiang Shaotian also nodded slightly in agreement.

Under countless watchful eyes, the squad advanced until they were ten li from Chu State before finally halting.

"By order of the Tower Master of Misty Rain Tower, I have come to deliver a message to the Cultivators of the Star-Picking Sect and the Primordial Sect!"

A burly, heavily bearded man from Mist Rain Tower vigorously raised the battle flag in his hand and roared at the distant mountaintops:

"Have you not been beaten into submission by the battle for Chu State? We have now constructed a pass in the Celestial River Mountain Range, a pass stretching three hundred twenty thousand zhang, spanning an entire state! Beyond that, our hundreds of Golden Core Cultivators and over one hundred thousand Foundation Establishment disciples are numerous enough to dam a river!"

"If you retreat obediently now, you can still be reunited with your families! But if you are unwilling to retreat, the Celestial River Mountain Range will become the graveyard for the Cultivators of your two sects!"

The dozens of Cultivators who followed him burst into wild laughter and also vigorously waved the battle flags in their hands.

"So they came to demand our surrender."

Yu Qian sneered.

Then again, a declaration like this was bound to have an effect on some Cultivators. After all, many had only come along for the spoils. Now that the allied army of the two sects was stalled, their resolve would inevitably waver.

"Bullshit!"

"When have we ever been afraid?"

But even more Cultivators were immediately angered, and all sorts of curses echoed from the mountaintops.

"Did you come here just to show off?"

Jiang Shaotian’s voice overpowered the indignant shouts, echoing over Chu State:

"Does Mist Rain Tower know anything besides despicable sneak attacks and being cowards? You’re the ones who fled in a panic after the battle for Chu State! Go back and tell your Tower Master that I will capture her, sell her to the Celestial Paradise in Faqian City, and I’ll be a frequent customer."

"Well said."

Qiu Tianshui, nodding slightly, also chimed in:

"The next time we meet, we will be sitting in the headquarters of Mist Rain Tower. I just hope you’re still alive to see it. Scram. Go back and tell your Tower Master to stop playing these little tricks. On the battlefield, it’s one’s Cultivation Realm that does the talking."

"Don’t think that just because your Tower Master has an extra mouth, she can talk us to death!"

"Bastards!"

The taunts from the two sects’ Chiefs, one overt and one subtle, enraged the group of messengers.

The bearded Cultivator restrained his impulsive companions and then snorted coldly:

"The two Chiefs are right. In that case, we will see you on the battlefield!"

Just when everyone thought he was about to leave, he raised his head, seeming to search for something. His gaze finally landed on Chen Che, and a grin spread across his lips as he spoke again in a loud voice:

"I presume you must be the Valley Master of Jinyun Valley and the Chief of the Primordial Sect’s Pill Hall?"

SWISH!

In an instant, countless gazes converged upon him.

Beside him, Zhao Shifeng, Xiao Chan, and the others all narrowed their eyes, watching the man warily, worried he was about to pull some kind of trick.

Chen Che, however, remained proudly unmoved, merely giving a slight nod.

"Valley Master Chen, Grand Chief."

The bearded Cultivator made no sudden moves. Instead, he bowed slightly to Chen Che. "The Old Hall Master of the Azure Dragon Hall, the ancestor of the Wen Family, True Master Wen, has entrusted me to deliver a message to you!"

His posture was even more respectful than when he had faced Qiu Tianshui and Jiang Shaotian.

After all, this man was the Old Hall Master’s rival. To show him contempt would be to show the Old Hall Master contempt.

Any Cultivator, even one from an opposing side, would maintain respect for an absolute powerhouse.

"What is it?"

Chen Che’s expression did not change.