kvmb Chapter 397 Accustomed to smooth sailing, a little arrogant
Chapter 397 Accustomed to smooth sailing, a little arrogant
Zhong Lingxin understood.
If even Immortal Official Geng Ning could catch up, it's hard to say that Immortal Emperor Yi Ren didn't know they used a powerful immortal treasure to escape.
Given Emperor Yiren's greedy nature, he probably already had his eye on their immortal treasures.
They are currently fleeing and cannot afford to have their identities revealed.
These dozens of immortals must be killed.
Look at the fierce look on the faces of these dozens of immortals, and the lewd glint in their eyes.
I fear that their suffering will only begin when they hand over their magical treasures.
The three exchanged a glance, their figures blurred, and they surrounded the dozens of immortals in the middle, and started fighting without saying a word.
After a quick and easy meal, the three found a secluded spot, set up a seventh-grade concealment array, discussed their next steps, and sorted through their spoils.
Yu Wuqing pulled out identity tags and personal belongings from dozens of people, uncovering a useful piece of information.
It turns out that these dozens of immortals were subordinates of a rebel king.
The rebel king has grand ambitions; he wants to sit on the throne of the Immortal Emperor of the Middle Realm.
Therefore, he sent this group of little immortals to hide near Zhongdu City, waiting for an opportunity to infiltrate Zhongdu City and gather information about it.
Lu Zichen smiled as he checked the information of these people: "They've probably been burning, killing, and looting too much. They've gotten used to it and they're still not behaving themselves outside Zhongdu City."
Yu Wuqing recalled the intelligence-gathering abilities of her former subordinates on the Immortal Spirit Continent, which far surpassed those of these dozens of immortals who had infiltrated the capital city.
Zhong Lingxin had an idea: "Master, Aunt Yu, I have an idea."
The Middle Realm is in chaos; we need to find a powerful force to settle down with.
Of course, the best outcome would be for us to control that power.
In the future, no matter who becomes the Immortal Emperor of the Middle Realm, having a force under our control will at least allow us to become city lords.
Who knows, we might even be able to seize a few immortal cities and become a powerful warlord.
Lu Zichen and Yu Wuqing had endured countless hardships over the years since they fled from the Eastern Realm to the Central Realm. Upon hearing this, they sighed and said, "If you ask me, no one is as good as us becoming the Immortal Emperor."
Although we don't want to steal other people's resources, others get envious when they see the resources we have, so they try to steal them, accusing us of all sorts of crimes.
If you can't snatch it, issue a bounty.
You probably don't know, but if it weren't for the various rebel kings rising up quickly, the Glazed Immortal King wouldn't have been able to attend to his master for the time being, and would probably have had to devise a contract to make his master a slave again.
Yu Wuqing knew about this and explained to Zhong Lingxin, "Eight hundred years ago, we trained and improved our cultivation in various places in the Middle Realm."
Once, when the Crystal Realm opened, your master and I naturally went in.
Your master and I are unwilling to work for others, much less to be servants guarding someone's home.
What others look down upon are treasures in the eyes of your master and me.
The Glazed Secret Realm is a secret realm personally controlled by the Glazed Immortal King, and it contains abundant resources.
When your master and I registered, we happened to meet the celestial officials of the Glazed Immortal King's Palace.
Actually, it wasn't that we happened to be there; rather, he was the one selecting people for the Glazed Immortal King.
Your master and I have been on the run for so long that we are very sensitive to how others perceive us.
The celestial official's critical and scrutinizing gaze surprised us at the time.
Your master and I weren't of that celestial official's rank at the time, and we were on someone else's territory, so we had nowhere to escape. We could only pretend we didn't know anything and register first.
When we returned, we checked ourselves and discovered that we had been marked.
Lu Zichen said resentfully, "That's a temporary mark used to track our movements."
We couldn't escape at the time, so we had to enter the secret realm first.
After entering the secret realm, they overheard a group of the Glass Immortal King's subordinates discussing how the Glass Immortal King would use the secret realm to attract wandering immortals. Those with good cultivation and worth keeping would be given a slave contract and become the Immortal King's subordinates, as long as they could leave the secret realm.
We were lucky; not long after the Glazed Secret Realm was established, a rebellion broke out, and the celestial official who had planted the temporary mark on us died in battle.
As soon as we left the secret realm, we felt the mark disappear.
Your Aunt Yu and I didn't even dare to hand in the mission. We hid inside a magical treasure for months, until everyone had left, before we quietly slipped away.
Yu Wuqing said resentfully, "These Immortal Kings and Immortal Lords in the Middle Realm are all outwardly righteous, but in private they will do anything to seize resources and contract with Immortal Slaves. We should not contract with others, but rather avoid being contracted by others."
Zhong Lingxin smiled and said, "Perfect timing. The Middle Realm is undergoing a great transformation. The three of us can take advantage of this era of change to carve out our own niche. We absolutely cannot let ourselves be bound by someone else's contract."
Lu Zichen nodded: "Your Aunt Yu and I entered the Imperial Capital Academy for two reasons: first, to learn skills, and second, to temper our divine senses."
The Four Arts are the best at refining one's consciousness.
"As long as our spiritual sense can surpass a major realm of cultivation, even an ordinary Immortal King can't form a contract with us."
Yu Wuqing smiled, a surge of pride rising in his heart: "Xinxin is right. This is a time of great change in the Middle Realm. I've made up my mind. I will at least become a Celestial King."
Zhong Ling thought for a moment and then slowly said, "Then Uncle Feng Yu will be your consort."
Yu Wuqing sighed: "When I was young, I didn't know how good Feng Yu was. I mistakenly took him for a straw."
At the time, I always felt awkward about the arranged marriage within my family.
In the years I've lived in the immortal realm, I've often thought of him.
Come to think of it, he should have ascended to heaven by now.
Unfortunately, I was too busy escaping to return to the Southern Border.
Zhong Lingxin smiled and said, "Uncle Feng flew up long ago."
He's in a worse situation than you; he was branded a slave right from the start.
Perhaps he was disobedient and was sold into slavery, so I bought him and placed him in the southern border to help me gather information.
The commotion I caused in the Southern Border was about the same as yours, so I kept my name hidden. Uncle Feng still doesn't know that I was the one who bought him.
"Once we've established ourselves in the Middle Realm, I'll go back and break Feng Yu's contract, then bring him to reunite with Aunt Yu."
Yu Wuqing grasped Zhong Lingxin's hand: "Really! He's really alright?"
Zhong Lingxin gently patted Yu Wuqing's hand: "Aunt Yu, he was fine when I came to the Middle Realm. I don't know much about these past years, but I have Uncle Feng's contract seal in my hand, so no one should cause him any trouble."
Yu Wuqing murmured, "That man, that man! He comes from a prominent family and is used to a life of ease. He's a bit arrogant and probably not having a good time."
Lu Zichen waved his hand: "Once we've established a foothold in the Middle Realm, we'll turn around and seize the Ascension City in the Southern Realm."
From now on, no one can even think about forming a contract with cultivators from our Immortal Realm.
Over the years, I've inquired about it, and most of the immortals who ascend from the lower realms, except for a few who have a foundation in the immortal realm, are contracted with immediately upon their ascension.
Those like the three of us who were fortunate enough to escape the slave seal were extremely rare.
Zhong Lingxin and Yu Wuqing both clapped their hands in approval.
Soon, the topic returned to where to go next.