Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 430 - 430 429 Chaos Begins

430: Chapter 429 Chaos Begins 430: Chapter 429 Chaos Begins Demon clouds covered the sky, and the heavenly vault thundered ominously.

When Ye Xuan and his two companions returned to Heavenly Ridge, they were met by the roaring and howling of countless demons, and even the eight Great Demon Kings came to greet them, making the vast expanse of Heavenly Ridge exceedingly bustling for a time.

Ye Xuan’s journey to the North Sea had taken one year, and when the Swallowing Heaven Toad scattered treasures from the Dragon Palace, it brought great surprise to the other eight Great Demon Kings, and they discussed how to divide these cultivation resources.

What puzzled the eight Great Demon Kings was that as soon as Ye Xuan returned to Heavenly Ridge, he entered a state of closed-door cultivation, entrusting all matters to Qingqiu King and Swallowing Heaven Toad.

What unsettled the eight Great Demon Kings most was the disappearance of the Candle Dragon King.

They clearly remembered that the Candle Dragon King had accompanied Ye Xuan to the North Sea, so why had he not returned?

Naturally, the group of demons did not dare to question Ye Xuan.

These issues were instead addressed by Swallowing Heaven Toad and Qingqiu King.

When the other Demon Kings learned what had transpired in the North Sea, each turned pale with turmoil rising in their hearts.

The Candle Dragon King had betrayed the elder brother, personally killed by Swallowing Heaven Toad, and his Primordial Spirit wasn’t even left behind?

Apocalypse Dragon King was tragically slain in the North Sea, hundreds of Great Demons perished, and the entire North Sea Dragon Palace was destroyed by the hands of two Great Demon Kings.

As Qingqiu King revealed these pieces of news, the eight Great Demon Kings showed varied expressions, but the atmosphere inside the Nine Shining Cave was extremely heavy, evidently the actions taken by Ye Xuan were horrifying to hear.

Of course, the two did not reveal Ye Xuan’s true identity.

They merely informed the other Demon Kings about the outcome of the journey northward, to prepare them mentally.

Although the North Sea Dragon Palace was destroyed, the Sea Clan of the North Sea numbered in the hundreds of millions.

The two had slaughtered extensively in the North Sea Dragon Palace and brazenly left, which was certainly witnessed by some of the Sea Clan.

It might not be long before all demon forces in the Northern Continent focused their attention on Heavenly Ridge, and even marching up with accusations was not out of the question.

Moreover, since the North Sea Dragon Palace was under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, such a significant incident would not be ignored by the Heavenly Court, which was another reason why the eight Great Demon Kings were so heavy-hearted.

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At the same time.

Heaven and Earth shook, and all beings were stunned.

With the North Sea Dragon Palace being slaughtered to the ground, and various Demon Kings tragically killed therein, the news spread throughout the Three Realms, causing a horrified uproar among all the beings, wondering who would dare commit such an outrageously cruel act.

The tragic deaths of various Demon Kings in the North Sea Dragon Palace, let alone due to the extreme chaos in the Northern Continent where Demon Kings often killed each other, was not unusual, but the fact that the North Sea Dragon Palace was under the Heavenly Court and now no one survived there was a direct slap in the face of the Heavenly Court.

Under normal circumstances, the Heavenly Court would have sent a large army and even the Emperor would personally come to investigate.

But times had changed: with Emperor Dongji rebelling against the Heavenly Court and the struggles between Jie Sect and another sect within the Heavenly Court, Emperor Ziwei was even standing against the Jade Emperor, leaving the Jade Emperor truly without support.

Thirty-Three Layered Heaven, Palace of the Polestar.

The Jade Emperor sat high on the central throne, his face extremely grim.

The Immortals from both sects stood to either side of the hall, but an overwhelming oppressive mood spread throughout the Palace of the Polestar.

“My lords, the entire North Sea Dragon Palace was annihilated overnight, challenging the dignity of our Heavenly Court.

Which of you is willing to lead the troops to the Lower Realm to investigate this matter?” the Jade Emperor asked with authority.

Regrettably, the group of Immortals watched coldly, and not a single one responded, causing the Jade Emperor to clench his fists tightly, the Daluo Immortal Light around him flickering subtly, a clear sign of his immense anger.

The atmosphere within the Jade Emperor’s heart was tumultuous, filled with frustration and irritation, which mildly distorted his expression; nevertheless, he sighed helplessly in the end.

As the saying goes, “Only insiders know the intricacies of their own.”

This time, the annihilation of the North Sea Dragon Palace, including the death of the Dragon King, was undoubtedly the work of a Daluo Demon King.

In the past, he would simply have summoned Emperor Zhenwu to handle it, but Emperor Zhenwu had been killed by Ye Xuan, and Emperor Ziwei had turned against him and descended to the Lower Realm.

As for Emperor Gouchen, he didn’t even attend the Heavenly Court assembly and his whereabouts were currently unknown.

With continuous strife between the Jie Sect and other factions, the Jade Emperor found himself without a single available person in all of the Heavenly Court.

A Daluo Golden Immortal, transcending the Three Realms, not conforming to the Five Elements, not recorded in the books of heaven, earth, and man; even he, the Jade Emperor, could not forcibly command a Daluo Golden Immortal to obey.

The incident at the North Sea Dragon Palace was clearly the doing of a Daluo Demon King, yet when surveyed, the entire Thirty-Three Layered Heaven lacked someone suitable for such an important task.

Pagoda-Bearing King was not even a Luotian Mystic Immortal, let alone someone to send Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to confront a Daluo Demon King; that would be a suicide mission.

The Ancient Twelve Golden Immortals, although the Jade Emperor could request their help, the intense conflict between the sects meant that it was unlikely they would intervene in this minor issue at the Northern Continent.

Moreover, if the Jade Emperor personally requested aid from the Ancient Twelve Golden Immortals, how would the members of the Jie Sect view this?

It also imposed too many considerations on the Jade Emperor.

Excluding the powerful immortals from the two sects, there was, distressingly, no other Daluo existence throughout the entire Heavenly Court.

Was the Jade Emperor himself supposed to descend to the Lower Realm to investigate?

Western Lingshan and Underworld Yama, one being a Buddhist Sacred Land and the other governing the Netherworld, despite his nominal rule over the Three Realms, the Jade Emperor lacked the face to request these forces to intervene, since this situation belonged to his Heavenly Court.

Previously, the Jade Emperor could still discuss matters with the Queen Mother of the West, but now she had secluded herself in the Turquoise Pool due to the affair with the Guanghan Fairy.

These past centuries had indeed been fraught with relentless troubles for him.

Furthermore, the Jade Emperor was sleepless, his mind occupied by the visage of Ye Xuan whenever he found a moment of peace.

His primary concern was to find Ye Xuan and swiftly eradicate him; that was his truest desire.

“Damn it!”

Even the Jade Emperor, usually so patient, couldn’t help but voice his frustration in the face of such an embarrassing situation.

“Gold Star Taibai.”

“At your service.”

Gold Star Taibai’s expression changed dramatically, but he still bowed deeply to the Jade Emperor, his eyes filled with bitterness, already guessing the Jade Emperor’s thoughts.

“I command you to lead the Twenty-Eight Constellations and one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers to the North Sea Dragon Palace to investigate this matter; you must find the perpetrator.”

The Jade Emperor swept his sleeve and rose from his throne, leaving the Palace of the Polestar direct and leaving Gold Star Taibai in silent bitterness.

Finally, with a resigned sigh, he gathered the one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and descended to the Northern Continent.

No wonder Gold Star Taibai was so disheartened; being merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal, even with one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers at his side, the demons of the Northern Continent were rampant, with Primordial giant beasts ferociously abound — not just any Great Demon, but the mere thought of facing such a creature could potentially cost him his life.

Of course, Gold Star Taibai knew that the Jade Emperor wasn’t sending him to his death but was merely adopting an attitude of going through the motions.

After all, if the Heavenly Court took no action, wouldn’t that make them a laughingstock in the eyes of the Three Realms?

Gold Star Taibai had also decided that this journey to the Northern Continent would merely be to reorganize the North Sea Dragon Palace, and the so-called investigation was nothing more than a farce.

After a hundred years, when he returned with the one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers, he would simply report that no culprit was found.

Although the Jade Emperor would scold him, there was nothing else to be done about it.