Chapter 2582 - 2272: I’ll Go Check Out Spirit Hill City
Chapter 2582: Chapter 2272: I’ll Go Check Out Spirit Hill City
Before coming to the Border Wilderness, the Tao Family had already sent many powerful individuals to the Border Wilderness to gather information about the area.
According to their findings, humans are protected by the Deceit Saint, which is why the Border Wilderness has not encountered a large-scale Deceit Tide.
However, Tao Jin doesn’t think so. In his view, "those who are not of our race are sure to have divergent hearts."
What’s more, the other side is mysterious, treating humans as blood food.
As for why that Deceit Saint didn’t gather the Deceit Tide to head toward Central State during Eternal Night, Tao Jin speculates that the Deceit Saint was seriously injured during the great battle when the Deceit Saint invaded the Border Wilderness.
This also makes Tao Jin believe that now is the best time to seal that Deceit Saint, and the Tao Family moving to the Border Wilderness is not just to avoid the increasingly intense human-deceit war, but also to obtain the inheritance from Lu Chen.
Now all the super forces have their minds focused on Eternal Night, and no one is running to compete for the inheritance on Lu Chen; this is the opportunity for the Tao Family to seize the inheritance.
Tao Jin also heard about Lu Chen instantly killing a Saint Realm expert of the Wind and Cloud Tower, but he has his interpretation of it.
In his view, a Border Desolate Native, no matter how terrifying the talent, could not grow to such a degree in so short a time.
Lu Chen most likely obtained an inheritance and acquired some terrifying treasure from an Ancient Secret Realm.
However, the more a treasure defies the heavens, the more restrictions there are on its use, the greater the cost, and the uses are certainly limited.
Although the Tao Family has only him in the Saint Realm, they have enough lifesaving trump cards.
As long as the Tao Family can withstand the attack from the magic treasure on Lu Chen, he, as a Saint Realm, will definitely be able to kill Lu Chen easily.
At that time, the inheritance treasures on Lu Chen will all belong to the Tao Family.
Tao Jin glanced at the brightly lit Spirit Hill City below and then said, "Central State is filled with lamentation and endless Deceit Tides, yet the Border Wilderness is so prosperous. Had we known the Border Wilderness was so safe, we should have moved here before the arrival of Eternal Night."
Although the Tao Family in Central State does not count as a super force, they are also a large family with an Immortal City.
Their Immortal City was supposed to resist the attacks of Saint Realm mysterious beings, but those deceitful saints did not obey the rules, and several of them combined to attack their Immortal City, causing countless deaths and injuries among the Tao Family people. Now, they only have the tens of thousands of Tao Family members left on the flying boat.
Whenever Tao Jin thinks of them fighting for their lives against the Deceit Tides in Central State, while these natives in the Border Wilderness are living so well, he feels very unhappy.
At this moment, Tao Jin directly used his Spiritual Sense to transmit his voice to the entire populace of Spirit Hill City: "I am Tao Family’s ancestor; from today onward, Spirit Hill City belongs to the Tao Family."
After speaking, Tao Jin directly released his Emperor Realm pressure.
He did not release all his aura; he did not want Chu Yuqin to detect that a Saint Realm had arrived in the Border Wilderness just yet.
Moreover, even if he only released his Emperor Realm pressure, not everyone could withstand it.
All the people in the city, from ordinary folk to Liu Qingyun, a late-stage King Realm expert, were crushed by this aura and found it hard to breathe.
Wang Yu’s face turned black.
He had received many families from Central State, but none were as arrogant as this, immediately demanding all of Spirit Hill City to submit.
This was completely disregarding Dazhou and Lu Chen.
These visitors came with ill intentions and must be reported.
Wang Yu immediately took out a piece of parchment and then tore it apart.
This parchment was crafted by mysterious beings and could be considered a mysterious magic treasure.
Upon tearing this parchment, its owner in the Capital City can immediately perceive it, thus alerting those in power in the Capital City that something has happened at the border, prompting them to send people to the border.
At this moment, in the dim hall, two figures were entangled together.
Inside the hall, the faint sound of a woman’s soft moans could be heard.
Just then, a maid’s voice came from the door: "Regent King, Your Majesty is looking for you."
Hearing the maid’s voice, Lu Chen quickly ended what he was doing and got up to leave the hall.
As soon as he stepped out of the hall, he saw Ji Yunmeng.
Lu Chen asked, "What’s the matter?"
Ji Yunmeng replied, "A deceitful official reported that the parchment you left in Spirit Hill City was torn, Spirit Hill City should be in trouble."
Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned slightly.
If it were just someone making trouble, Wang Yu should not have torn the parchment.
Moreover, with the Liu Family stationed in Spirit Hill City, and several King Realm spirit martial artists in the Liu Family, even if a late-stage King Realm spirit martial artist made trouble, the Liu Family should be able to suppress it quickly.
Wang Yu tearing the parchment to relay the message indicates that there is an existence above the King Realm in Spirit Hill City, likely the Emperor Realm or even Saint Realm.
It seems I need to personally head over to Spirit Hill City. Thinking of this, Lu Chen leaped up: "I’ll go check on Spirit Hill City."
With those words, Lu Chen transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the direction of Spirit Hill City.
Spirit Hill City, City Lord’s Mansion.
Wang Yu and the King Realm experts of the Liu Family were all standing in the hall.
They did not choose to confront the Tao Family head-on.
Just now, the aura Tao Jin released was so powerful that if they chose to resist to the end, they would be wiped out by the Tao Family before Lu Chen could arrive.
Besides, the other side also needs to gather intelligence on Dazhou from them, so they won’t be killed immediately, which allows some time to be bought, waiting for Lu Chen and Chu Yuqin to arrive.
Tao Jin sat in the main seat, looking around at the people present, and then asked Liu Qingyun, "Are you from Central State?"
In a place like the Border Wilderness where spiritual evil is scarce, even in recent years, with the disappearance of restrictions, there has been more spiritual evil, but in this short time, it’s impossible for a King Realm spirit martial artist to emerge, so any King Realms appearing in the Border Wilderness are highly likely to come from Central State.
Liu Qingyun replied truthfully: "Yes, senior."
Tao Jin continued to ask: "How many years have you been in the Border Wilderness?"
Liu Qingyun said: "Three years."
Tao Jin then asked: "You must be quite familiar with the Border Wilderness, I’m curious, with so many people flooding into the Border Wilderness, how does Dazhou sustain these people?"
Liu Qingyun answered: "Dazhou has imperial merchants who specialize in selling grain; all the grain comes from them."
Tao Jin said: "What I want to ask is, where is this grain grown?"
The Tao Family had heard about the Great Zhou Royal Family’s imperial merchants before moving to the Border Wilderness.
What they’re curious about isn’t the monopoly of the grain business by the imperial merchants, but where exactly this grain comes from?
Liu Qingyun said: "Senior, perhaps only the Great Zhou Royal Family knows about this matter."
Tao Jin thought for a moment; indeed, during Eternal Night, grain is extremely important, and places that can grow grain are even more precious. Naturally, the Great Zhou Royal Family wouldn’t disclose the locations where grain is grown to others, and furthermore, Liu Qingyun and his group, coming from Central State, are inherently an unstable factor, not knowing is normal.
At this point, Tao Jin looked at Wang Yu, then coldly said: "I will give you a chance to stay alive; tell me everything you know about Lu Chen."
Wang Yu immediately pretended to be terrified, kneeling on the ground: "What does senior want to know? I promise to say everything I know, leaving nothing out."
Tao Jin asked: "Do you know what Realm Lu Chen is currently at?"
Wang Yu was just about to answer, but at this moment, Tao Jin suddenly took out a white stone from his space ring, and the white stone floated in front of Wang Yu’s eyes.
Tao Jin said indifferently: "This is a Heart Stone; if you lie, the Heart Stone will glow."