Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 746 - 560

Chapter 746: 560

This point, Qing Yuanzi believed without doubt!

Therefore, he was extremely courteous to Wang Yang and didn’t dare to show the slightest neglect.

"First, the good news. You asked me to pay attention to the Black Water Mysterious Snake at the foot of the mountain, and there’s been a clue!"

"Oh?"

Wang Yang’s interest was piqued. Originally, the True Person of Qingcheng Mountain had struck down the Black Water Mysterious Snake with Divine Thunder, but it was saved by the gathered Demonic Qi. By the time calculations, this demonized Black Water Mysterious Snake should have recovered!

Wang Yang wanted to track down the Space-time Gate through which the Demon Clan invaded this world, starting with this demonized Black Water Mysterious Snake!

"There are disciples who went out to gain experience and spotted this Black Water Mysterious Snake near Western Suburb Town, three hundred miles from here!"

"And the bad news?"

Wang Yang nodded, making a mental note of the location of Western Suburb Town.

"The bad news is that the Royal Family has sent one of the Seven Wolves, Marquis of Mountain Suppression Wang Xian, to station his troops there, and it seems he is also searching for your whereabouts!"

Upon hearing this message, a trace of murderous intent flickered between Wang Yang’s brows.

Five Tigers and Seven Wolves!

The twelve direct line military forces of the Imperial Li Family!

The Five Tigers Generals are stationed in the Imperial City Luoyang all year round, while the lords of the Seven Wolves are always waging wars outside, using the hunting of Demons and Ghosts as a pretext to suppress the Cultivation Sects!

Marquis of Mountain Suppression Wang Xian, ranked fourth in strength among the Seven Wolf Marquis, in the mid-stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, thus arranged, it seems the Royal Family really has a determined mind to kill since the Golden Dragon Phenomenon five years ago!

"Now, those who enter or leave the Northern Territories must go through the Heaven Observing Mirror of the Royal Family to test their Fate!"

Qing Yuanzi was somewhat worried. After all, the Heaven Observing Mirror was created by the State Preceptor Xu Mao, capable of measuring a person’s fate and peering into the celestial secrets.

Xu Mao, a master of astrology and fortune-telling, ensured that the Golden Dragon Phenomenon would not escape the detection of the Heaven Observing Mirror!

"Understood!"

Wang Yang said indifferently, with a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. If this had been before Wang Yang had awakened, there might have been some trouble.

But now that he had comprehended the Power of the Heavenly Dao of this world, all laws were within his grasp, the mere Heaven Observing Mirror was not a concern!

As long as Wang Yang willed it, no one could glean any information from him!

"In the next few days, Yue’er and I will need to come down the mountain. If Honorable Master breaks through his seclusion, tell him not to worry about me, I have everything arranged!"

"Yes!"

Qing Yuanzi answered respectfully. He had already made the situation clear. Since Wang Yang dared to venture out, he must have a way to deal with it.

This point, Qing Yuanzi believed without doubt!

"Sect Leader, take care. Farewell for now!"

After finishing the instructions, Wang Yang waved his hand to issue a dismissal, and grabbed the grilled fish from the rack to start tasting it.

"I’m off!"

Qing Yuanzi smiled, not minding at all, and disappeared with a flash.

"Yue’er, get ready. We’re going out early tomorrow morning!"

"Really? Finally, I can go out!"

Su Yue’s face was filled with joy. Five years were neither long nor short, but the monotony of relentless cultivation had made Su Yue bored. Now that she had the chance to go on an adventure, she was naturally very excited!

"Mm, I wasn’t planning on bringing you, but then I thought how these five years of sparring with me must have been very boring!"

"That’s for sure!"

Su Yue nodded repeatedly, feeling extremely bored herself.

"So, I’m taking you to see the world, but we need to agree on something beforehand. When we’re out, you must listen to my arrangements, don’t run around wilfully, and definitely don’t act rashly!"

"Mm!"

Su Yue nodded obediently. Even though she might not be able to control her excitement upon seeing the outside world, she still had to listen to Wang Yang’s words!

"Rest early, we’ll leave Qingcheng Mountain Sect at sunrise tomorrow!"

"Got it!"

In the lands of the Northern Territories, Hantian City!

The Northern Territories boast seventeen cities, with expansive territories, and Hantian City at the center surrounded by the other sixteen in a circling formation.

At this moment, a troop marched into Hantian City. The man leading was tall and burly, clad in armor, his eyes cold, revealing endless chill.

"Prefect Liu Ye of Hantian City meets General Wang Xian!"

The army entered the city, and as the top official of Hantian City, Liu Ye naturally had to personally go out to meet them.

In this world, the status of military officials was unshakable, far above that of civil officials.

Even though civil officials also had a high cultivation level, compared to military officials who had been on the battlefield and hovered between life and death, they were as different as heaven and earth.

"Prefect, there’s no need for excessive formality! I presume you have also received the imperial edict. I am here on a weighty mission and I hope for the Prefect’s full cooperation!"

Wang Xian spoke unhurriedly, yet from beginning to end he did not dismount to meet Liu Ye on equal footing, but instead looked down on him with a hint of disdain.

This was the pride of a military official and, indeed, the pride of the royal family!

"What is General saying? The Fortune-telling Talismans sent by your men have been distributed, and I am certain we will have results within three days!"

Facing Wang Xian’s arrogant demeanor, Liu Ye didn’t dare say much. After all, Wang Xian bore the Wang surname, and this world bore the Wang surname too.

As someone not of the Wang surname, he naturally didn’t dare to show the slightest neglect.

"Good! It’s hard work on the Prefect’s part. As soon as there is news, I expect the Prefect to inform me immediately!"

Wang Xian was very satisfied with Liu Ye’s response. The Fortune-telling Talisman was a special rune crafted by the State Preceptor Xu Mao, but it would burn as a warning in the presence of the Golden Dragon Phenomenon.

After five years of searching without finding the Holy Infant, some people in the Imperial City were becoming restless!

Otherwise, they wouldn’t deploy Wang Xian’s army, establish barriers and checkpoints in the Northern Territories, and bring the Heaven Observing Mirror.

It was said that State Preceptor Xu Mao divined that the Holy Infant, indicated by the Golden Dragon Phenomenon, was still in the Northern Territories at this time.

Although only the Cold Wolf Army, one of the Seven Wolves, was mobilized publicly, Wang Xian knew that a Tiger Division had also quietly left the Imperial City and infiltrated the Northern Territories.

In the past five years, the Royal Family had become aware of the appearances of numerous disciples from the celestial Mountain Inner Palace in the Northern Territories.

This meant that the celestial Mountain was also searching for the whereabouts of the Holy Infant.

Unspoken was the fact that the Royal Family needed the Holy Infant dead, while the celestial Mountain would surely want the opposite.

Although the Cultivation Sect did not dare to offend the Royal Family, for the sake of the Golden Dragon Phenomenon, it was indeed worth betting everything.

"Please sort out all the information about the cultivators within the Northern Territories and send someone to deliver it to me; I intend to visit each one!"

In five years, countless infants had been found in the Northern Territories, but none had shown any phenomenon in the Heaven Observing Mirror.

Wang Xian suspected that the Holy Infant was being hidden by one of the Cultivator Sects, as the first step for the Holy Infant to grow up was to enter the threshold of cultivation!

Gather the Spirit Pill!

Apart from the academies in the Imperial City, only the Cultivator Sects had the Cultivation Methods.

Of course, there were also Loose Cultivators, but the chances were so small that they could be ignored.

"Yes!"

At dawn the next day, as the sun had just risen, Wang Yang got ready, with Su Yue closely following. A man and a woman, two figures, bathed in sunlight, left the Qingcheng Mountain Sect!

"Senior brother, where are we headed?"

Upon leaving the Qingcheng Mountain Sect, Wang Yang planned to head straight to Western Suburb Town, three hundred miles away, since the Demon Clan was his biggest concern at the moment.

Yet, Su Yue was completely in the dark and couldn’t help but ask.

"Do you remember the Black Water Mysterious Snake we encountered the last time we visited?"

At Wang Yang’s reminder, Su Yue showed a look of recollection, and then, as if remembering something horrifying, her expression changed dramatically and she cried out.

"Senior brother, are you referring to that huge snake that fought a battle of magic with our Honorable Master, the True Person of Qingcheng Mountain, and got away?"

Although many years had passed, the thought still terrified Su Yue.

Wang Yang nodded. He initially did not understand the rules of cultivation in this world and could not see through the realms of the True Person of Qingcheng Mountain and the Black Water Mysterious Snake.

But now, thinking back, since the Black Water Mysterious Snake could gather Mysterious Thunder and harness Demonic Qi, its cultivation level must be at least in the Divine Spirit Realm!

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have escaped from the hands of a True One of the Earth Immortal Realm!

"Senior brother, if even our master couldn’t kill that snake, can we really manage to slay it?"

Su Yue was worried. In her five years of cultivation, she had learned about the divisions among the cultivation realms. In her mind, a demon beast that could battle an Earth Immortal must be at least in the Divine Spirit Realm.

"Do you doubt senior brother’s strength?"

Wang Yang asked with a smile. Although this world had clear divisions of realms, not everyone had the same combat ability within a realm.

In other words, even at the Earth Immortal Realm, Wang Yang could easily eliminate a True One of Qingcheng Mountain like the Black Water Mysterious Snake!

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