High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 543

Chapter 543: Chapter 313: The Alliance Hierarch’s Observation! Two Pathways
 

Not far from the Martial Divine Star Realm lay the mysterious Void Land, where Dongfang Ji spent his years in constant, solitary cultivation.

“He truly managed to do it.”

“It wasn’t in vain that I took the trouble to help him get the materials for the Body Refining Star Technique.” Sitting cross-legged in the void, Dongfang Ji let out a smile, “It seems he truly has the hope of getting through the Ninth Mountain world.”

“Perhaps, in the future, he might even catch up to me,” said Dongfang Ji softly.

It was as if he was talking to himself, yet also as if he was speaking to someone else.

“Master, I can’t agree with that,” a deep voice suddenly said: “It’s true he might have the hope of getting through the Ninth Mountain world, but to catch up to you, Master? He’s still far from it.”

“If it weren’t for the fact that you, Master, want to…” the deep voice rambled.

“Ha-ha, you also shouldn’t underestimate him,” Dongfang Ji shook his head: “Anyway, when it came to the Prime Warrior and Flying Heaven Warrior stages, I was definitely not as good as Li Yuan.”

“But, Master, when you reached the Semi-Divine stage, you took the path of the unbeaten; cultivation isn’t just about the present,” said the deep voice with certainty: “The last time you took action here in this Dimensional Domain was almost a hundred years ago. In that battle, you killed dozens of demigods, easily slaying even those at the peak of demi-divinity.”

“How long had you been a demigod at that time? Less than ten years. Nearly a hundred years have passed. Who in the outside world knows your true strength now?”

“If not for the pursuit of getting through the Ninth Mountain world, as well as to protect the Seven Star Civilization, you could have broken through long ago,” said the deep voice with a hint of dissatisfaction: “Now, some fools within our civilization actually believe this Li Yuan might catch up to you in the future?”

Clearly, this deep voice held Dongfang Ji in the utmost reverence.

“Ha-ha,” Dongfang Ji laughed: “You know, on the path of cultivation, one must never underestimate anyone.”

“Besides.”

“The birth of a genius like him within the Seven Star Civilization is a good thing for the entire civilization and for me,” Dongfang Ji said with a calm smile: “Once Fang Hai breaks through, and after Li Yuan has grown a bit more, I’ll finally be able to truly lay down the responsibilities I carry.”

A hundred years ago, for the Seven Star Civilization, Dongfang Ji made many preparations, such as establishing the Martial Divine Hall, the reward and punishment system from top to bottom, and the Seven Stars Treasury, the Star Technique Treasury, and so on.

After that, Dongfang Ji rarely paid attention to the internal affairs of the civilization.

Even the many civilizations around him were no longer seen as a fatal threat.

The Myriad Demons Civilization? They didn’t dare to invade again.

Even the ‘North Moon Deity’ of the Myriad Demons Civilization was conducting covert trades with him.

However, Dongfang Ji was well aware that the might of a civilization cannot rest on one person alone.

The strength of a civilization needed to be tempered, to grow through blood and fire.

Therefore, for many matters, as long as they didn’t threaten the foundation of the civilization, he just watched with detached interest.

Let those Prime Warriors, Flying Heaven Warriors, and demigods fight desperately.

Even with his own descendants, he did the same.

If they wanted a life of peace, he would provide it, but if they wished to progress on the path of the Martial Path, then they should fight their way through.

If they died? Then they would die!

Even some of the crises facing the Seven Star Civilization, which he clearly could have resolved in advance, were left unaddressed.

As long as the overall situation wasn’t out of control, he would not intervene.

Without crises, how could the entire civilization advance?

The seeds had been sown; Dongfang Ji was just waiting for them to sprout… Only when one has worked hard enough, displaying sufficient value, would he lend a helping hand.

Like with Fang Hai, like with Li Yuan.

“That’s true, the stronger they are, the better it is for you, Master.”

“I also look forward to the day they fully grow,” said the deep voice with anticipation: “Then, I could accompany the Master to battle through the rivers of dimensions.”

“Right.”

“Master.”

“There are two matters I need to report to you,” said the deep voice seriously: “The first is that the planetary monitoring system I arranged on Blue Star has detected… a force that has been repeatedly trying to infiltrate the virtual network mainframe recently.”

“They have launched multiple attacks, all of which I have blocked.”

“What force? From the Myriad Demons Civilization?” Dongfang Ji frowned slightly.

The virtual network mainframe controlled the core secrets of a star, with a mass of secret messages, all within the mainframe.

In terms of importance, it was comparable to that of a demigod.

“No!”

“The techniques of the Myriad Demons Civilization aren’t that sophisticated,” said the deep voice: “These adversaries are unfamiliar, seeming to appear for the first time… I keep trying to trace back to the source, but to no avail.”

“They seem to just be gathering information, without taking any dangerous actions.”

“Heh heh.”

“They certainly wouldn’t expect that our planet’s virtual network mainframe is of Sixth Rank standard,” said the deep voice: “How could it be so easily breached?”

“Hmm.”

“Investigate in secret, strive to track down their physical entity,” Dongfang Ji said in a low voice: “If the Guardian Legion isn’t strong enough, notify Bai Shan Semi-Divine and the others.”

“Yes,” said the deep voice.

“The second matter,” the deep voice continued: “According to intelligence from a covert line within the Myriad Demons Civilization, there should be an assassination against Spirit Gun planned, with the initiation of a ‘top-level undercover agent’. ”

“Their strength should be comparable to a normal Flying Heaven Star Lord,” the deep voice said.

“Flying Heaven Star Lord? Is it an Alien Race assassin lurking in the Myriad Demons Civilization, or a traitor within our civilization?” Dongfang Ji frowned.

“The likelihood of a traitor is higher,” said the deep voice: “But this aspect of intelligence hasn’t been uncovered; it’s being personally controlled by the Eastern Demon Deity.”

“Eastern Demon?” A cold light flashed in Dongfang Ji’s eyes.

If there were any civilizations around the Seven Star Civilization that he still regarded as major threats, the Eastern Demon Deity would be at the forefront.

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Unfortunately, Dongfang Ji could never find the right opportunity.

“Inform Bai Shan Semi-Divine of this message,” Dongfang Ji said, “Also tell Fang Hai to be discreet and careful in their protection… As soon as Li Yuan emerges, see to his safe passage to the Martial Divine Star Realm.”

“Yes!”

…

In the Blue Star, on the Europa Continent, there was an inconspicuous small city with a vast estate on its outskirts.

Today, there was a grand celebration being held within the estate, a monthly banquet hosted by a Flying Heaven Star Lord.

The guests were all distinguished nobles from the Europa Continent or some powerful martial artists.

“Today, let us raise our glasses to the Star Lord, wishing him an early breakthrough to demi-godhood, becoming the towering pillar of our Seven Star Civilization,” said a middle-aged Caucasian man in a suit, lifting his glass with a smile.

“To the Star Lord’s honor.”

“To the Star Lord’s honor.” On the grass, the hundreds of attendees all toasted in unison.

“I thank you all,” the young Caucasian man seated at the head of the table said with a smile. As a Flying Heaven Star Lord, his actual age was nearly a hundred, but he could remain youthful if he so chose.

Suddenly, the young Caucasian man felt something and said with a smile, “Everybody continue, I have to leave for a bit.”

He set down his wine glass!

Whoosh!

With one step, the young Caucasian man drifted away like a breeze for hundreds of meters, entering the distant castle.

“Indeed, it’s the speed.”

“That speed just now, it definitely reached the speed of sound, and yet there wasn’t even the slightest sound,” many of the participating martial artists whispered amongst themselves.

At the bottom of the castle, there was a secret room, empty except for a bed.

“Whoosh!”

The young Caucasian man who had just stepped out no longer had any smile on his face. He flipped his palm and took out a completely black sphere. The sphere emitted strange fluctuations and a slight purple light shone through, which was rather sinister.

“Crack~” The black sphere suddenly burst and turned into a cloud of black fog.

Rapidly,

The black fog formed a shadowy figure that was partly visible and partly invisible, and an invisible will enveloped the entire secret room.

“Oh Great God!”

“Oh Great Master,” the young Caucasian man knelt down on the ground, the high and mighty Flying Heaven Star Lord now looked like a servant, his eyes filled with fervor.

“It has been long since I last awakened you,” said the shadowy figure in the black fog slowly, “But this time, I need to activate you.”

“Master, please command me,” said the young Caucasian man respectfully.

“By any means you can think of,” the shadowy figure in the black fog said slowly, “kill the Spirit Gun!”

“Master, once I make a move, I’m afraid I will be hunted down by demi-gods,” the young Caucasian man hesitated.

“Correct!” the shadowy figure in the black fog looked at the young Caucasian man and said, “That’s why you only have one chance. After killing, flee immediately to the Wanhan Star Realm… I will also try to create as many opportunities for escape as possible.”

“Yes, Master.”

“I will do my utmost to complete the task,” said the young Caucasian man respectfully, clearly not the kind that simply sold out the interests of his race as a sleeper agent.

It was more like his mind was completely controlled!

…

Outside, the world was bustling with action.

Within the Mingxu Star Realm, the Seven Star Civilization’s army led by Li Yuan had not stopped for a moment.

In less than two days,

The Seven Star Civilization’s army, based on the intelligence from the Thunder Light Beast King and past accumulated data, had preliminarily swept through the entire Ming Mountain.

Every secret place belonging to the Mingxu Beast Clan, even the residences of the Three Great Beast Emperors… all had been swept through.

In this sweep, Li Yuan and his forces killed more than ten Flying Heaven Beast Kings they encountered.

These Flying Heaven Beast Kings were simply unlucky; they never expected the Seven Star Civilization’s army to conduct such a fast and thorough sweep.

Of course, most of the Flying Heaven Beast Kings were already deep in hiding, most burrowing deep into the ground.

Even with Li Yuan’s great strength, he wouldn’t be able to find them in such a short time.

Heavenly Serpent Lake was shrouded in mist,

However, compared to its past beauty, today’s Heavenly Serpent Lake was in ruins, with much of its water having already flowed away.

“Rumble~” One after another, huge warships tore through the layers of mist, descending for the second time over the surface of Heavenly Serpent Lake.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

More than ten powerful figures descended rapidly from the warships, standing above the surface of the lake, led by a black-clad man with a gun.

“Spirit Gun, are you really prepared to enter through the passage in Heavenly Serpent Lake?” Tavares couldn’t help but ask, “Could it be a trap?”

The others couldn’t help but look at Li Yuan.

“In the past two days, we have basically scanned the entirety of Ming Mountain, and we found only these two passages,” Li Yuan said with a smile.

One passage was located in the outer perimeter area 67 of Ming Mountain.

The other passage was through Heavenly Serpent Lake.

A little more than a day ago, when Li Yuan led the army here, they found nothing but emptiness, save for some first and second-rank Flying Serpents and an island in the heart of the lake.

However, after thorough inquiry, Li Yuan and Luo Chan discovered a passage at the bottom of the lake.

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