Chapter 1405: Escape Plan! News Spreads…
At the same time Xuan Hao began studying the formation guarding the Iron Sky Kingdom, a pale looking young man at the edge of the Frozen Wastelands could not help frowning as he looked down towards a blood red talisman currently emitting an eerie blood colored light in the palm of his hand.
“Second level danger, someone in the Soul Ascension Realm appeared along the borders and it’s not the usual one from that demon beast, but a stronger one.” Muttering this to himself as he stared down at the talisman, the young man continued frowning while an uncertain glimpse flashed through his eyes.
Is it perhaps related to that terrifying Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator from earlier? Maybe this Soul Ascension Realm cultivator was dispatched here because they noticed the increasing number of True Demon Realm demonic cultivators gathering along the borders here?
As the young man thought about this to himself, he could not help feeling a bit more reassured. Not so much because there was now a stronger Soul Ascension realm cultivator around to guard the border, but more so because it would mean that the Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator didn’t show up for him.
If the Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator really did come for him after learning about his presence in the area, he would not have any way to escape with his current strength. Even if he had countless safety talismans and other things to keep himself safe, it would at most be able to deal with someone in the Earth Immortal Realm (Dao Seed Realm).
The best he could do against someone in the Celestial Immortal Realm, would be delay them for a few seconds and hope that a nearby Demon King discovered what was happening in time, though… That was highly unlikely considering his special identity as one of the children nurtured by the Demon King of the Frozen Wastelands.
Although he had no idea why this was the case given that those Demon Kings would normally be extremely respectful towards his father without a hint of displeasure, he clearly knew that none of them seemed to care the slightest bit about him and his siblings.
Even causing him to suspect that those traitorous Demon Kings were behind the disappearance of his older siblings, who suspiciously always ended up dead or missing after reaching the Demon Lord Realm or being close to reaching the Demon Lord Realm, it was clear that they didn’t want to see his father get a proper successor. Doing their best to eliminate all of his siblings to prevent his father from gaining more control over the Frozen Wastelands when they got older and strong enough to replace those traitorous Demon Kings!
Good thing I managed to see through this before I reached the Peak of the True Demon Realm and escaped to the border of the Frozen Wastelands where those Demon Kings influence is severely weakened. Allowing me to move around without worrying about them showing up and killing me at any moment.
Narrowing both his eyes as somewhat proud smile grazed the lips of the pale young man standing alone in the middle of a snow-covered valley close to the borders of the Star Shattering Sect, he didn’t continue lingering around in the same location for long before leaving the place. Understanding that his opponents were far more formidable than himself and would undoubtedly track down his location with their people if he remained in the same location for too long.
One example of this was the rumor that had recently spread among the demonic cultivators at the borders close to where he was, as he had not spread the rumors about what he had discovered through his father’s protective talisman.
Instead, it was one of those spies from the traitorous Demon Kings, who had managed to sneak up close to him when he had been shocked by the appearance of the Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator that had remained at the border without moving. Taking advantage of his shock to get close to him before escaping the next second to spread the information.
Not just that, but when that Celestial Immortal Realm cultivator had disappeared, he had once again been caught off guard by one of those traitorous spies, causing that information to start spreading among the demonic cultivators as well. Soon enough, causing the demonic cultivators to resume their attack on the territories outside the Frozen Wastelands without a single ounce of hesitation.
From a glance, it felt obvious to him that these powerful Demon Kings were secretly mocking him at his foolishness of thinking he could escape from their grasp, but the pale young man was not one to throw in the towel just because of something like. Instead, it only made him more certain that he would have to find a way to escape and ensure his own life so he could come back stronger to support his father and ensure that no more of his siblings would have to die.
Father… I will definitely succeed in escaping. Although I might be gone for a long time, I will make sure to come back strong enough to lend you a hand in suppressing those despicable Demon Kings!
Filled with a sense of righteousness highly unusual for a demonic cultivator, the pale young man smiled briefly before continuing to sneakily move around the borders of the Frozen Wastelands in preparation for his grand escape from the Frozen Wastelands.
After all, even if crossing the borders of the Frozen Wastelands was something simple and also something he had done in the past, he understood that if he moved too far away from the Frozen Wastelands, one of those Demon Kings would always appear before him and throw him right back into the Frozen Wastelands.
Although none of them dared to directly kill him out of fear of his father’s retaliation, he also understood that this meant he wouldn’t be able to leave the Frozen Wastelands under normal circumstance, thus resulting in his current situation where he was planning to leave the Frozen Wasteland in another way that would make it impossible for those Demon Kings to chase after him.
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Back in the Star Shattering Sect, everything was proceeding smoothly, as the sect began moving all of its focus towards the upcoming competition of the sect’s Blacksmith Elders and Alchemist Elders.
Even if the competition itself was still a little under a year away from actually taking place, it didn’t stop the disciples of the sect from becoming more interested in the two professions known as blacksmithing and alchemy with information about the competition spreading throughout the sect.
At the same time, it was not only the disciples of the Star Shattering Sect who learnt about the competition that would take place, but also the disciples and elders from the different independent sects, who would sometime get a chance to visit the Shattered Star Peaks for cultivation or official business.
As a result of this, news of the competition that would take place soon spread outside the Star Shattering Sect and the independent sects under it, causing most of the subordinate powers inside the Star Shattering Sect’s territory to learn about the upcoming competition.
Following this, it was not just the alchemist and blacksmiths of the Star Shattering Sect who were interested in the competition, but also blacksmiths and alchemists from the different powers under the Star Shattering Sect, who were interested in the upcoming competition- Some even showing a clear interest in joining the competition to the elders of the Star Shattering Sect that they encountered.
In the end, as even wandering alchemist and blacksmiths began gathering towards the Falling Star City to learn more about this competition after rumors about the generous rewards spread, Feng Chen, Elder Song and the rest of the elders who were behind the competition were forced to reconsider how they went about the competition.
Not just because it had gathered a lot of interest from the different powers inside the territory of the Star Shattering Sect, but also because it was clear that this was no longer just a matter of giving the elders of the sect a chance to prove themselves in front of the younger generation. No. It was now a matter of the sect’s reputation and standing in the eyes of the different powers under it.
If handled well, this could be an opportunity to show off and exert the dominance of the Star Shattering Sect when it came to the strength of their blacksmiths and alchemists.
Although… If handled badly, it could negatively affect the Star Shattering Sect and its reputation.
Knowing this, Feng Chen, Elder Song and the rest were forced to take this matter extremely seriously, as they discussed it for days on end. Weighing the pros and cons of expanding the scale of the competition to being something outside the sect itself.
Ultimately, they ended up deciding that it was far too good an opportunity to give up on. Resulting in the location of the competition being changed from the Shattered Star Peaks to the Falling Star City where anyone could come and watch the competition take place.
Not just that, but those who could join the competition were no longer just limited to the elders of the Star Shattering Sect, but instead became open to anyone who wanted to join the competition. The only requirement being that they were below the Grandmaster Realm to ensure any hidden experts that might be passing through didn’t end up completely steamrolling the competition.
At the same time, to ensure that the Star Shattering Sect would properly stand out and show how great it was when it came to the aspects of blacksmithing and alchemy, Feng Chen and Elder Song worked together to convince Pei Yang and Yi Min to respectively act as judges for the alchemy and blacksmithing part of the tournament.
Not forgetting the importance of showing off young talent that showed the bright future of the sect, the two shamelessly decided to take advantage of Xuan Hao’s absence from the sect to get both Bai Ning and Qing Yi to join the competition as promising young elders of the sect.
Although Qing Yi might not be at the same level as Bai Ning, she was still a genius in her own right and had surpassed most of the elders of the sect at this point in time. Serving as a great example of showing off the sect’s younger talent in the eyes of both Feng Chen and Elder Song.
Soon enough, the news of this change to the competition and the fact that anyone who wanted to join could join, caused a large number of people to flock to the Falling Star City in anticipation of the upcoming competition.
Even though there was still around a year before the start of the competition, to most cultivators, a year was not a long period of time and most of the people rushing to the Falling Star City intended to spend this time taking a look around the main city of the Star Shattering Sect and the few remarkable locations, like the Third Star Peak, that was located close to the Falling Star City.
Those not interested in that kind of thing would just enter secluded cultivation while waiting for the year to pass and competition to begin. Nothing out of the ordinary, as most of the people showing up so early for the competition were elders in the Nascent Soul Realm or above.
CREATORS’ THOUGHTS
PurpleSpring
Bit longer chap :d
