Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 951 - 784: Idiot

Chapter 951: Chapter 784: Idiot

"This~" Just below Li Xuan, the Minister of Rites Hu Ying, the Minister of War Yu Jie, the Grand Scholar Shang Hong, and the regent minister Wang Wen all had slightly unusual expressions.

Shang Hong watched as the Kunpeng envoy’s body shattered, revealing its true form as a shark with a bull’s head and maimed limbs, its scattered blood frozen into ice chunks.

He frowned slightly, "This isn’t good, is it? It is said that envoys should not be harmed when armies clash."

Li Xuan, however, remained composed, "It is said that envoys should not be harmed during clashes between armies, but that applies to the land of ceremonial propriety."

He pointed at the fish carcass on the ground, "Do you admit it is an envoy of a nation?"

Shang Hong was instantly rendered speechless, thinking that if he dared admit today that this fish was a national envoy, tomorrow he would be impeached by the Kedao officials and the Imperial Censors to the point of disgrace.

Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, they had never tolerated such an indignity.

"That Kunpeng demon emperor is disrespectful," Hu Ying frowned, "but the matters he spoke of cannot be disregarded. I have heard that this demon controls the deep-sea aquatic clan and has recently continued to attack the nearby seas. The East Sea Dragon Clan has lost over hundreds of thousands of soldiers and lost millions of li of territory, now only able to shrink back to the Bohai area and defend from strongholds. If he stirs up trouble, I fear the coast will be difficult to defend."

His interest in the changes in the ocean stemmed from the Court’s original plan to issue ’Mining Permits,’ which had been thwarted by that Kunpeng demon emperor.

Hu Ying had also hoped to share in the profits to repair schools and temples across the nation.

Because of the Kunpeng demon emperor, his efforts were in vain, deepening Hu Ying’s resentment.

"I believe that this so-called envoy should be executed!"

The regent minister Wang Wen’s expression was cold, showing anger, "Today, this Kunpeng demon emperor dares to use his power to coerce the Court into conferring a title upon him and forcibly marrying the Immortal Master Shuide. If in the future when he controls the Two Rivers and all the lakes and seas, his power surpassing that of today, and he pressures the Court to cede the world to him, or to offer young men and women as his blood food, how should the Court respond?

Since our Jin Dynasty could never agree to this demon, why should we show any regard?"

"Truly spoken!" Minister of War Yu Jie said with an icy expression, "His words carry the utmost arrogance and disrespect! To our Jin Dynasty, that Kunpeng demon emperor is a great hidden threat that must be removed quickly."

This time, even if Li Xuan didn’t intervene, he wouldn’t tolerate this waxing spirit leaving the Capital City.

Li Xuan smiled slightly, "What must be guarded against still needs to be guarded, but go to the Princess’s place and request a decree, and order strict precautions along the coast. Also, all major Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries must send disciples to station along the coast to help the Court guard against Kunpeng—"

He was speaking when suddenly his expression tightened, his gaze as cold as a knife turned towards the distance.

The next instant, Li Xuan’s figure turned into a streak of starlight and vanished from the spot.

This was using the Zhoutian Stars Array for long-distance Void transference.

Ever since gaining level two access to the Zhoutian Stars Array, Li Xuan could, if he wished, instantly travel tens of thousands of li.

At this moment, inside the Wenyuan Pavilion, the people who saw this scene were baffled.

But soon after, a golden arrow talisman fell from the sky, landing in front of Shaofu Yu Jie.

He caught the arrow talisman in his hand, his face also slightly changing, "It’s a warning from the East Sea Dragon Clan, from one Shichen ago. They saw terrifying waves, 450 li off the coast. The wave was over a hundred zhang high and about nine hundred li wide, heading toward the southern coast of the Dengzhou (Jiaodong) peninsula."

Wang Wen was stunned, "Can’t the East Sea Dragon Palace stop it?"

This was the responsibility of the East Sea Dragon Clan, and also the purpose of the Court in establishing the East Sea Dragon King.

"The East Sea Dragon Clan is currently fighting Kunpeng’s great army and is thus powerless, prompting them to warn the Court."

Shaofu Yu Jie shook his head and stood up from his seat, "I will go and ask the Princess for the Red Thunder Chariot."

Li Xuan possesses the art of Cosmic Swap, but he does not. He must rely on the Red Thunder Chariot to reach Dengzhou at the fastest speed.

Meanwhile, above the southern seas of Dengzhou, Li Xuan was already standing atop the Void, watching the terrifying waves surging from the horizon.

The waves, rising over a hundred zhang high, rolled in tumultuously, where they passed, the heavens and earth changed color, dark clouds furiously swirling, obscuring the sunlight.

Yet Li Xuan stood unfazed in the air, his hand on his waist blade, patiently waiting.

At this time, Ao Shuying, transforming into a giant dragon shadow, with the help of Tingtian Ao, was transporting fishermen from this sea area one by one to land.

Ao Shuying, as the Immortal Master Shuide, also had nearly a thousand divine soldiers under her command. At this moment, they were also carrying some fishermen, soaring up to the shore.

When the ’Azure Phoenix Niulang’, circling high in the sky, could no longer see any fishing boats in the area seven hundred li around, the terrifying wave was only a hundred li from the shore.

At that moment, Li Xuan suddenly drew his sword, his sword intent that had been charged for two moments instantly swept across heaven and earth.

Fusion Reactor* HaoYi of the Cold Seal!

It was a slash that condensed all his sword-directed intentions of cold arts along with the Great Rectitude.

The sword light was pure white, filling heaven and earth.

In an instant, heaven and earth froze, wherever Li Xuan’s sword intent reached, all the seawater was split in two, including the front terrifying wave over a hundred zhang high.

At the same time, endless cold spread left and right.

The terrifying giant wave was forcibly frozen a hundred li away—in the beginning it covered less than twenty li, but then it extended to three to four hundred li both south and north.

The entire seven hundred li long giant wave, like a wall of ice, spanned across the sea, between heaven and earth.

The first Earl Chengyi could freeze the Huai River for three hundred li with a single slash, and now Li Xuan was almost capable of the same.

Shiwei Yexian’s residual martial intent allowed Li Xuan to make rapid progress in the cold arts.

In the clouds, Ao Shuying couldn’t help but be overjoyed, "Li Xuan, you’ve broken through to the sub-heavenly level? When did this happen?"

—This was the real sub-heavenly level, not just possessing heavenly powers in a mortal body as before.

She had thought it would take some more days, knowing Li Xuan was polishing his Golden Body and refining his Primordial Spirit’s Hao Qi, an endeavor that takes at least a year or two.

Yet now, for some reason, Li Xuan had directly crossed the Gate of Heaven.

Ao Shuying wondered if this was due to his ennoblement by The Court?

Theoretically speaking, an imperial grant from The Court indeed could have allowed Li Xuan to leap directly across several levels, achieving a high-ranking divine position.

With the current strength of the Jin Dynasty’s Dragon Qi, Li Xuan would be at least a high-ranking Divine General. As the future faith grows and his divine power stabilizes, he could firmly secure the position of an Emperor.

However, by doing so, one would be fully abandoning the flesh and following the path of the incense and divine law, which was more harmful than useful.

Throughout history, not a single incense god had ever firmly held the position of an Emperor. Those like Ziwei, Gouchen, Qinghua, and the South were inherently extremely potent in cultivation and martial force. The position of an Emperor under the Divine Law was merely an expansion of their influence.

Li Xuan’s current state did not resemble that of a Divine Law Emperor.

Li Xuan was too hurried to respond, as in that instant, a chilling voice suddenly came through the void.

"Are you the County Prince of Fenyang from the great Jin? The one who just slew my envoy?"

Ice before him suddenly shattered, and a gigantic Kunpeng burst forth from beneath the sea.

It was like a blue whale magnified by dozens of times, its body reaching three thousand zhang, its presence grand and mighty, like a mountain rising from the sea.

The Kunpeng opened its massive jaws, swallowing Li Xuan in one gulp.

"Mere mortal, you dare defy my heavenly might?"

But in the next instant, a ghastly trail of lightning and sword light appeared on the Kunpeng’s back.

It was Li Xuan’s ’Gelong Knife’, nearly splitting the entire body of the Kunpeng in two.

The Kunpeng instantly transformed into countless streams of water, each one striking fiercely at Li Xuan.

They were not only colliding but also manipulating the blood in Li Xuan’s body to evaporate and disperse.

However, the cold voice of the Kunpeng Emperor carried a hint of surprise, "Mortal, your technique of Qi cultivation has nearly reached the Rule of Law?"

The Great Rectitude of Confucianism originated from ancient Qi cultivators.

The Kunpeng Emperor, not having experienced the prosperous age of Confucianism, saw Li Xuan’s cultivation of Great Rectitude merely as a form of Qi cultivation.

And Li Xuan’s Liuli Haoqi equated to the Divine Level of Wuyi, not far from the Rule of Extreme Heaven.

Li Xuan’s expression was cold, his Sword Intent transformed myriad times, clashing with those booming Kunpeng strikes.

At the same time, his Divine Sense was fervently searching and locking onto the true location of the Kunpeng.

This person had struck him, but his True Spirit wasn’t present here, instead, it was hundreds of miles away, remotely manipulating these water streams in battle.

If he couldn’t find the true location of this person, even with measures to kill at Extreme Heaven, he would hardly harm this person at all.

The Kunpeng realized his intentions and suddenly laughed loudly, "In this ocean, I am everywhere."

This sentence clearly came from deep beneath the sea, but then his voice came from above the heavens, "In the skies above, I am ever present."

Just then, Li Xuan’s eyes sharpened, and he suddenly slashed horizontally through the air.

At this moment, his Spirit Pet, the Azure Phoenix Niulang, also let out a fierce cry and fearlessly thrust forward its claw!

In the sky above, a huge black Peng burst through clearly.

It was formed from black qi, stretching out massive claws to grasp at the Azure Phoenix.

But this black Peng was first cleaved by Li Xuan’s thunderous electric blade, and then shattered by the Azure Phoenix’s wind-wrapped thunderclaw.

The biggest beneficiary from Li Xuan capturing Yexian’s remnant spirit was actually the Azure Phoenix Niulang.

The Kunpeng Emperor then manipulated the heavenly clouds, forming a gigantic Kunpeng in the sky.

It seemed poised to strike down but then coldly glanced toward the north.

From there, a streak of red thunder was hurtling their way.

It was a chariot, bearing a scholar who enveloped in immense authority, rolling in with crushing force.

"You’re lucky, but your luck ends today,"

The giant Kunpeng coldly looked at Li Xuan, "But wait, in three days, I will lead millions from the aquatic clan with an endless tide to first flatten Dengzhou! You dare kill my envoy, I will let you repay it a thousandfold."

Right after saying this, the gigantic Kunpeng thunderously dissipated, scattering into the void.

Li Xuan coldly watched this scene, then his lips slightly curled, lightly sneering, "Fool!"