sonovelo Chapter 719: I’ll Count to Three
Chapter 719: I’ll Count to Three
Chapter 719: I’ll Count to Three
Whoosh!
A mighty wind swept across the Far West, carrying a surge of yellow sand that resembled an invading sandstorm. In reality, this was caused by the earlier battle, which had been so intense that it shattered thousands of li of the surrounding land.
After confirming that Chu Liang had indeed returned to Mount Shu, the human cultivators, led by Venerable Wen Yuan, decided to let it go. It was unrealistic to think they could kill the remaining eighth-realm demon kings. While they could unleash their full power to wipe out all the lesser demons in sight, doing so would leave the demon kings free to act without restraint.
If the demon kings retaliated with destructive attacks on human cities, even the powerful human cultivators would find it difficult to manage.
Thus, after fighting to the point where the land of the Far West was left in ruins, the humans chose to retreat.
What remained was an even more desolate, blood-soaked wasteland. The Verdant Foxhills bore the worst of the devastation, with the villages Caiyi had spent centuries building now lying in ruins.
Made of strong materials, the Mountain Range of the Seven Kings was not destroyed. Even though the temple on top faced a fiery attack from Di Nufeng, it withstood the attack. After all, this was the place of worship for the demons and would not be so easily burnt to ashes.
However, Changfeng, who had been in the temple, was nowhere to be found.
Glancing at the surrounding Samadhi True Fire, it wasn’t hard to deduce that he had likely fallen at the hands of Di Nufeng from Mount Shu.
After performing a divination, the Great High Priest confirmed that Changfeng’s soul had been destroyed.
Another one of the few remaining powerful demon kings had fallen!
Such losses were unheard of in millennia.
The other demon kings turned their sharp gazes toward Caiyi.
"All dealings with the humans were led by the Demon King of the Verdant Foxhills," roared the Demon King of Mount Thunder. "Now that such a disaster has happened, you cannot shirk responsibility!"
"Has the Demon King of the Verdant Foxhills spent so much time among humans that you’ve taken their side now?" the Demon King of the Desolate Plains remarked coldly. "You couldn’t even keep track of a single disciple from the Mount Shu Sect. This failure is entirely your fault."
The Great High Priest didn’t say a word, but his gaze at Caiyi was equally full of disappointment.
Faced with the scolding from the demon kings, Caiyi remained silent. She simply stood up and said, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll return to my territory. Although everything has been destroyed, rebuilding will surely be easier than starting anew."
"Tch." The Demon King of the Abyss of Wrath sneered. "You still foolishly believe you can use human tools to defeat humans?"
"I think you’ve completely lost your mind," the Demon King of the Desolate Plains said loudly.
Caiyi turned away from the crowd without a word and flew straight back to her territory, the Verdant Foxhills. The home she had painstakingly built over the years had now been reduced to ruins, left in a state of desolation.
Yet, her expression remained calm. Standing atop a high mountain, she silently scanned the area with her divine sense, searching for any surviving members of the Verdant Foxhills demon clan.
Sensing her presence, the members of the Fox Clan and other demon clans that were in hiding slowly began to gather towards her. Before long, a group of demonic creatures had gathered before her.
At that moment, a streak of light descended from the distant sky.
The streak of light landed onto the hillside with a swoosh, revealing a figure in black Daoist robes.
It was Daoist Xuan Lu from Penglai Supreme Sect.
In the Boundless Palace on Mount Shu, the Violet and Azure Twin Swords caused yet another commotion. When Venerable Wen Yuan returned, the two swords were brought here.
The conflict started because the male sword spirit had fought alongside Baize, which greatly displeased the female sword spirit.
She demanded that Venerable Wen Yuan evict the male sword spirit from Sword Sheath Peak and move him to Guardian Peak. From then on, Sword Sheath Peak would belong to her alone.
"Time to go our separate ways!" she said.
As Venerable Wen Yuan watched the two sword spirits quarrel, he felt this throbbing headache. Many legendary artifacts had spirits, but none of those artifact spirits were as lively as these two sword spirits of the Mount Shu Sect.
Each generation of Mount Shu Sect’s leaders had to take on the burden of mediating their never-ending marital squabbles.
At this moment, Chu Liang’s voice came from outside, requesting to see Venerable Wen Yuan.
"Chu Liang, come in quickly," Venerable Wen Yuan called out. "You get along with them. Say something and settle their arguments."
"Huh?"
Immediately, Chu Liang felt his head throb As well. He had just finished mediating a fight between the three young ones of Cloud Horizon Peak at the Silver Sword Peak. Why did he have to mediate an argument here too?
That earlier incident was entirely his fault. He had learned the hard way not to experiment casually with the Evil Heart Curse. But this matter had nothing to do with him!
Looking at the bickering Violet and Azure Twin Swords, Chu Liang could only try to explain, "Esteemed Senior Azure, there’s absolutely no possibility of Esteemed Senior Violet having an affair with Baize."
The female sword spirit raised an eyebrow. "An' how d'ya know, kid?"[1]
Chu Liang fell silent for a moment.
How exactly does one prove that a sword and a celestial beast can’t have an affair? Is this really so difficult?
After some thought, he spoke earnestly, "Because I know that Baize doesn’t have much life force left. Everything she does is solely for the protection of the Mount Shu Sect. Esteemed Senior Azure, in the face of such a formidable enemy, she—an aging mother—still rose to defend Mount Shu. How could the two of you, the most powerful guardian artifacts of Mount Shu, stand idly by?"
"Exactly," the male sword spirit chimed in.
The female sword spirit was startled by the news. "Baize is... dying?"
She immediately thought of her prejudice against Baize and felt she had been excessively harsh, sinking into deep guilt.
"That’s correct," Chu Liang said, turning back to Venerable Wen Yuan. "I have an important matter to report. It's about Baize!"
1. She speaks with the sichuan dialect so I thought maybe we can try adding an accent. ☜
GLTD Alternate Universe's Thoughts
Term Change:
Evil Heart Mantra was changed to Evil Heart Curse since this would be more suitable.