Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 986 - 812: The Many Emperors of Taixu_3

Chapter 986: Chapter 812: The Many Emperors of Taixu_3

He and Li Lexing had escaped to the Luo Great Heaven two years ago to hide.

The environment here was indeed ten times harsher than the world they originally lived in, ’Qingming Heaven’, so the two of them quickly exhausted the food supply they had brought with them.

Fortunately, at this time, they encountered Xu Tiande and Chang Shiwang who had once served alongside them in the same court.

These two were recorded in history as one who died unexpectedly in his prime and another from eating goose, but they had actually sensed the Great Ancestor’s suspicion and pressure from the Jinque Palace, which is why they bravely retreated to the Outer Void.

They had originally served under the Fumo Emperor and Jingmo Emperor of the Three Realms, two venerable Emperors.

After all, both hailed from the same region and were Wu cultivators of good repute.

However, the Emperors of Guan and Yue were both compassionate rulers who loved their subjects, and their subordinates adhered to a code of "not dismantling a house to survive the cold, not plundering even in starvation."

Xu Tiande and Chang Shiwang admired them, indeed, but they simply couldn’t continue living like this.

So they simply retreated to the Luo Great Heaven, where not only could they eat their fill, but they were also free and unbound by others.

Although the region was barren, the two of them took up their old trade and began to pillage the small worlds around them for a living.

As a result, two hundred years later, they had actually rallied many like-minded individuals and had formed a considerable force known as the ’Red Turban Army’.

"Enough of that,"

Li Lexing, even more adept at seizing opportunities, quickly collected his emotions, and with a wry smile, said, "Old Song, why be so pretentious? When you and I first decided to join them, didn’t we know that we would be doing business without capital, weighing gold on a large scale?

When the Great Sage was trapped between Chen and Cai, his disciple Zilu stole a cooked piglet, and the Great Sage didn’t question the origin of the meat before he started eating it; Zilu also stole someone’s clothes to exchange for wine, and the Great Sage didn’t ask where the wine came from either, but took it and drank without hesitation. If even the Saint could bend the rules to survive, why not us? This is certainly better than starving to death."

After hearing this, Chang Shiwang burst into hearty laughter, patting Li Lexing on the shoulder: "You’re truly a wise man, Master. You see through everything!"

When they had served together in the same court, their relationship had been very good.

The military ministers under the Hongwu Emperor greatly admired Li Lexing’s strategies.

Those against Li Lexing, especially Li ShanChang and Hu Weiyong and their cohort of Huai West clerks, were the main instigators.

Chang Shiwang once wanted to speak up for Li Lexing in front of the Great Ancestor, but he was dissuaded by this unparalleled strategist.

Now, however, they had safely retreated to the Outer Void, and their families continued to thrive in the mortal realm, while Hu Weiyong and his group had all turned to dust.

Li Lexing, however, turned serious again and frowned as he looked at the world ahead: "This is ’Huangdu Heaven,’ one of the largest fragments of Taian Huangya Heaven, but it’s very tough to attack.

As far as I know, the person stationed here should be the ’Divine Lord Leibo of Huangdu Heaven’ under the Changsheng Emperor of the South, a high-ranking individual of ’Extreme Heaven’ realm."

The Changsheng Emperor of the South, also known as the ’Mighty Venerable Yingyuan of Nine Heavens.’

His ’Lei Department’ alone had seventy-two Divine Generals of Yin and Yang, each overseeing one of seventy-two divisions, with a total of 7.2 million soldiers. Above them were six mechanical generals of ’Extreme Heaven’ standard, and nearly twenty Divine Marshals, each in charge of a region.

Especially the masters of ’one government, two courts, and three divisions,’ all were beings whose might approached that of an Emperor.

Besides, under his command, the Divine Office had numerous envoys, immortals, official clerks, divine bureaucrats, and the like, as well as vassal powers, with influence extending over the six mini heavens of the South.

Xu Tiande was ready to make use of Li Lexing’s wisdom. He calmly said, "We have an inside man in this Mini Heaven, holding the position of a ’Lishi,’ who will later open a line of the Array for us to sneak in on the eastern side of this Mini Heaven.

Three hundred li south from there will be a granary. We steal the grain and leave, aiming to resolve the matter within a half-Shichen."

Li Lexing frowned: "Is that all?"

He wondered how much grain they could possibly steal? Xu Tiande, after all, was a Divine General compared to the likes of Wei and Huo; why did his plan to rob the granary seem so crude?

"This is asking a clever woman to cook without rice!"

Xu Tiande shook his head with a sigh: "We are close to the Lei Department of the Changsheng Emperor of the South, and these Divine Generals of the Lei Department, they move extraordinarily fast. Upon receiving the message, they could arrive here within a Shichen at most. If we are even slightly delayed, we could be completely annihilated."

Li Lexing looked resigned: "Do we have a defense Array map of Huangdu Heaven? If not, give me some time, I can set up an Array here to ensure our safe retreat."

Xu Tiande’s face lit up, he knew his old friend wouldn’t let him down.

When Li Lexing was in the mortal realm, his Array expertise had surpassed all, earning him the nickname ’Little Wuhou.’

And now, after two hundred years, Li Lexing’s abilities had only improved.

Just then, they heard Chang Shiwang, full of astonishment, looking into the distance: "What is that?"

Feeling the disturbance, everyone turned to look deep into the Taixu at the distant object.

They soon saw a battleship resembling the form of a Kunpeng, soaring towards them from the skies.

This Taixu Battleship was six hundred zhang long, not particularly large by the standards of the Outer Taixu, but it still looked extraordinarily mighty.

Behind it followed thirty-six slightly smaller ships, all about one hundred zhang in length.

What was surprising was the speed of these battleships - though not as fast as those vessels adept at void travel, they were still at least twice the speed of the Solar Sail Battleships.