King of Creation
Chapter 592 - 585: The Real and Fake Jiao Xi (Third Update)

Chapter 592: Chapter 585: The Real and Fake Jiao Xi (Third Update)

"Who goes there, halt!"

"I, Ye Zhen of Moonlight Hall!"

"Command Talisman!"

As Ye Zhen was walking within the Main Temple, a guard suddenly sprang out, stopping Ye Zhen. However, after inspecting Ye Zhen’s Identity Jade Token, the guard’s expression tightened slightly before he promptly allowed Ye Zhen to pass.

This was one of Ye Zhen’s benefits after participating in Moonlight Hall’s biannual competition; martial artists of Moonlight Hall who receive an upper-class monthly allowance could freely enter and leave the Main Temple without having to report, and except for the forbidden lands, they could move about at any time.

As for why the guard showed such a stern look, it most likely had to do with Ye Zhen’s status as the chief of Moonlight Hall! The chief of any division within the Divine Sect held a significant status and was highly respected.

No other, within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s many divisions, the members who wished to rise to the upper echelons of the sect had a very small chance, but for the chiefs of the divisions, the possibility was quite substantial, reaching over fifty percent.

At this moment, Ye Zhen had already left the forbidden land of the Sun and Moon Divine Altar far behind, so he walked openly and straightforwardly. Along the way, he encountered several rounds of guard inspection, all of which he passed with ease.

Before long, Ye Zhen soared into the sky, gliding over the airspace of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Main Temple, and after being checked by another round of aerial guards, he successfully left the Main Temple of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

As for the reason why he left the Main Temple of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, the answer was simple: in Ye Zhen’s perception, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten had already left the Main Temple of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

With Ye Zhen’s current Divine Soul Power, within twenty to thirty miles, Ye Zhen could directly communicate spiritually with the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten. But beyond that distance, the connection between Ye Zhen and the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten would only be a sensing of each other’s Divine Souls.

Generally, it allowed one to sense the location of the other, the approximate distance; this Divine Soul Sensing grew less accurate the greater the distance. If the distance exceeded a thousand miles, one could only vaguely sense a general direction.

However, at this moment, although Ye Zhen couldn’t engage in spiritual communication with the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, he could still sense its precise location, approximately fifty miles away, heading towards the south of Qinglan Martial City.

"South, that’s Longevity Sect territory. What’s Liu Hong doing there?"

Vaguely, Ye Zhen had an ominous feeling and immediately quickened his pace, utilizing the geomagnetic field to accelerate himself. Fortunately, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten wasn’t moving fast, which probably meant that Liu Hong’s speed wasn’t fast either.

"Heading towards Longevity Sect territory on errands? Does the method to deal with me involve the Longevity Sect?" Chasing along, Ye Zhen recalled fragments of earlier conversations and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Yua Hanjing had once said that rather than one, it is better when two come together. Now Ye Zhen could almost confirm that someone was likely trying to contact Ye Zhen’s enemies to deal with him.

If one is Longevity Sect, then the other, very likely, could be Stars Tower.

Considering what Jiao Xi had mentioned earlier about putting this clever plan into action, and willing to bear some of the risk!

In an instant, piecing these clues together, Ye Zhen vaguely surmised a portion of Jiao Xi’s plan!

"If that’s really the case, these two guys are just too vile and shameless. To deal with me, they’re actually using such an underhanded method?"

Upon this thought, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but accelerate once more. If Yua Hanjing and Jiao Xi’s plan to deal with Ye Zhen was indeed what Ye Zhen had deduced, and if they succeeded, then Ye Zhen would truly be in trouble.

Hastening along, Ye Zhen became closer and closer to the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten in his Divine Sense Perception, when suddenly spiritual communication from the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten entered Ye Zhen’s mind.

"Master, the person you commanded me to track stopped in their tracks after sending out a Talisman Communication!"

Due to Caiyi’s and Ye Zhen’s nurturing, the Divine Soul Power of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten had exploded, more than ten times that of its peers, barely considered to have awakened its Spirit Wisdom.

However, this wisdom was still very basic, roughly enough for simple communication. That sentence wasn’t something the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten could say; it was just the gist of the message.

"Sent out a Talisman Communication and then stopped in place?"

Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly changed drastically. In other words, Liu Hong was already contacting the target, or even the people from Longevity Sect.

He needed to hurry; if he was too late, and the people from Longevity Sect arrived, Ye Zhen feared he wouldn’t be able to prevent this incident anymore.

But, due to Liu Hong’s halting of progress, the distance between Ye Zhen and Liu Hong swiftly shortened to about twenty miles, forcing Ye Zhen to descend from the sky and return to the ground.

Approaching Liu Hong through flight was far too conspicuous.

The moment he landed, the geomagnetic field burst forth, and with a light step, Ye Zhen glided about a mile like a feather drifting at high speed.

While stepping forward, Ye Zhen considered methods to deal with Liu Hong.

At that moment, within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, Guard Commander Duan Yingnian, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes and, with a slight movement of his hand, a piece of Talisman Communication landed in his palm.

"Anonymous?"

Upon receiving the Talisman Communication, Duan Yingnian’s brows furrowed. It was an entirely unfamiliar Talisman Communication, and there was no trace of it in his Talisman Lead.

Yet, the content of the Talisman Communication made Duan Yingnian even more astonished.

"Commander Duan is invited to meet by the Golden Water Pool south of the city, big rewards await!"

"Big rewards await? Knows my name, my duty, and even has my Talisman Lead, who could it be?" Duan Yingnian was puzzled.

Amidst his confusion, Duan Yingnian suddenly stood up, ready to set out, but after taking a step, he paused again.

"Could it be a trap?"

Duan Yingnian was an old hand in Jianghu, with countless enemies. Such an inexplicable talisman communication made him worry that someone might have set a trap for him.

Doubtful, he began pacing within the silent chamber.

"It shouldn’t be a trap. Golden Water Pool is only fifty miles from the Longevity Sect Headquarters. With my cultivation level, unless it is an Establishment King, even a martial artist at the seventh or eighth stage of the Vein Forging Realm wouldn’t be able to do anything to me within a hundred breaths!

If an Establishment King wanted to deal with me, there would be no need for all this subterfuge! Perhaps, there is indeed a good opportunity awaiting me?" His expression firm with conviction, Duan Yingnian’s body burst with spirit light and he suddenly soared into the sky.

At the same time Duan Yingnian had just received that mysterious talisman communication, Ye Zhen, who was rapidly approaching the location where Liu Hong was, furrowed his brows in deep thought about another matter—how to deal with Liu Hong!

Ye Zhen had never seen Liu Hong before, but he had heard of him; he was the captain of the Third Guard’s A-Team of the Sun and Moon Divine Guards, and a staunch confidant of Jiao Xi, one of the three Sun and Moon Divine Guard commanders.

What was most important was that his cultivation level had reached the fourth stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm!

Ye Zhen’s current cultivation level meant he was confident in dealing with martial artists in the second stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, with a more than ninety percent chance of winning. However, facing those in the third or fourth stages would be difficult.

Moreover, it was not just about dealing with Liu Hong, who was at the fourth stage of the Vein Forging Realm, but also about taking him down in the shortest possible time. Liu Hong had already sent out his talisman communication; if Ye Zhen wasn’t able to quickly dispense with Liu Hong, who was at the fourth stage of the Vein Forging Realm, then by the time the recipient of Liu Hong’s talisman arrived, Ye Zhen would be facing certain death.

Ye Zhen believed that the person Liu Hong had contacted was at least a strong martial artist in the Vein Forging Realm.

Ye Zhen had calculated that if he faced a martial artist at the fourth stage of the Vein Forging Realm without interference, relying on the Shattered Jade Scripture and the various secret techniques provided by the Mirage Dragon Pearl, there might be a chance of defeating his opponent. However, how long that might take was uncertain.

Now, what Ye Zhen needed most was to fight for time and avoid being caught between two fronts.

"To take down Liu Hong in a short time, I have only two options!"

Quickly, Ye Zhen thought of a strategy.

The first method was the most reliable, which was to unleash a killing move by using the Supreme Artifact Blood Shadow Spear he had just acquired not long ago, and intended to keep for saving his own life. By allowing the Purple Spirit hidden within him to strike, Ye Zhen estimated he could certainly kill Liu Hong in one blow. However, he had never tested its precise power and there was a level of uncertainty.

The second method involved a lot of skill and luck.

Now, as the outline of Liu Hong’s figure was barely visible in the distance, Ye Zhen suddenly made up his mind to use the second method. If the second method failed, he would then quickly resort to the first as a backup.

After all, the existence of the Blood Shadow Spear was one of Ye Zhen’s final means for self-preservation, and could not be wasted lightly.

Firm in his decision, Ye Zhen slowed his pace considerably. A series of subtle spirit power and soul power suddenly surged to his cheeks and began to undulate.

In the next instant, Ye Zhen’s face began to change as if by magic.

Ye Zhen’s True Transformation Disguise Skill, learned years ago from Liu Datong, the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Justice in the Black Dragon Domain of the Black Water Empire, was once again put to use. Moreover, because of the rapid advancement of Ye Zhen’s cultivation and Soul Power, his skill in disguise was even more convincing than before.

Amidst the violent twisting of his facial muscles, a figure that resembled Jiao Xi, one of the Sun and Moon Divine Guard commanders, by about eighty percent, suddenly materialized. As he moved along, Ye Zhen’s hands flew, and the disguise props that had been stored in his storage ring and not used for a long time were quickly applied to his face.

In an instant, the coarse, black-faced man with stubble was hurriedly advancing in the night towards Liu Hong, who was waiting by the water pool.

If any of the Sun and Moon Divine Guard Third Guards saw him, they would undoubtedly exclaim, "Isn’t that Jiao Xi, our commander?"

Of course, at a glance, one would subconsciously identify the person as Commander Jiao. But a closer look would reveal differences in the clothes and possibly a slight discrepancy in height.

Once Ye Zhen had completely transformed into the appearance of Jiao Xi, he relaxed his tightly reined-in aura ever so slightly, which startled Liu Hong, who was waiting ten miles away. The disturbance made Liu Hong turn around abruptly.

Just as Liu Hong turned, a voice, slightly sharp yet magnetically masculine—the voice of Jiao Xi—one of the Sun and Moon Divine Guard commanders, suddenly rang out. As the voice sounded, the figure of the speaker was quickly closing the distance, every stride covering more than a mile.

"Liu Hong, how are things progressing? Have you gathered the people?" Ye Zhen—or rather, Jiao Xi’s—demanding voice suddenly rang out.

Liu Hong, who had just turned around, was taken aback to see the quickly approaching figure of Commander Jiao Xi and immediately saluted, "Commander, I’ve just sent out the talisman communication; they should be arriving soon! Why have you come..."

He was cut off mid-sentence as Liu Hong’s expression suddenly turned to one of extreme fright. He knew Commander Jiao Xi very well, and as the figure got closer, he immediately spotted something was wrong.

"Who... who are you really?"

"Liu Hong, you don’t recognize your own commander?"

Boom! A thunderous sound of roaring thunder, almost simultaneously with Liu Hong’s question, suddenly sounded, tracing a bright path across the night sky. Before Liu Hong could react, it poured down directly above his head—he hadn’t even raised his Protective Spirit Armor.

Sizzle! Electricity snaked wildly, shaking Liu Hong’s body like a sieve!

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