Chapter 795: Invasion Plan

The Sky Martial Court and the Flying Star House finally understood. The person who could order Sikong Beichen around did not have to prove his status and cultivation base. If there had been a need, his act of crushing Ye Zhen and killing Chen Tiandu with a single palm strike was enough evidence. Despair and terror gradually filled their hearts.

When the cries died down, 2,000 disciples from the Flying Star House had died.

Many of the cultivators nearly went insane from this experience. They forced themselves to manifest their avatars and fled with their grand techniques.

The Jasper Saber and Longevity Sword seemed to have eyes of their own as they sought out targets and promptly killed them.

“Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 500 merit points. Domain extra: 500 merit points.”

“Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 1,000 merit points. Domain extra: 1,000 merit points.”

“There are Eight-leaf cultivators among them?” Lu Zhou nodded with a pleased expression on his face when he heard the notification. The unending stream of merit points credited into his account made him realize just how powerful the Flying Star House was. If such a force had invaded the golden lotus domain, it would certainly become the greatest sect. Alas, those who decided the rise and fall of the sects were often the cultivators at the top. No matter how many Nascent Divinity cultivators they had, without Nine or Ten-leaf cultivators, they were no different than a bunch of monkeys waiting to be slaughtered.

For the Nether Sect’s Master, Yu Zhenghai, and Yu Shangrong, who killed at the slightest disagreement, they were not nauseated or disgusted. They knew one side had to die. If the Flying Star House had been victorious, their fates would be worse.

Nobody could survive the onslaught of attacks by Yu Shangrong and Yu Zhenghai who had experienced countless battles. Even the other Nine-leaf cultivators were no match for the two of them.

Meanwhile, the Ten-leaf Sikong Beichen moved with divine speed and agility. He leaped into the air as though he was as light as a swallow and extended his hand.

Lu Zhan sensed the killing intent and leaped back before he attacked with his energy sabers.

The neat rows of energy sabers attempted to keep Sikong Beichen at bay. However, Sikong Beichen remained calm and nonchalant. His Ten-leaf lotus blossomed, and his red lotus avatar released energy swords into the surroundings. Then, his body faded out of focus. He easily sidestepped the attacks and arrived before Lu Zhan. He controlled the energy swords shooting out of his avatar and directed them at Lu Zhan’s chest.

“Block!” Thousands upon thousands of energy sabers converged into a shield in front of Lu Zhan.

The shocking sword strikes from the Ten-leaf cultivator easily pierced the barrier, the protective energy, the energy sabers, and finally Lu Zhan’s body like a hot knife through butter. It reached his heart without any resistance. He looked at the 200-foot avatar before him with widened eyes before he lowered his eyes to look at the narrow and bloody wound across his torso. The Primal Qi inside his Extraordinary Eight Meridians seemed to be blocked. The only thing flowing out was his blood.

It was easy to kill but difficult to save.

Lu Zhan knew that he did not have much longer to live under these circumstances. He shook slightly and pointed at Sikong Beichen. “Is t-the N-Ninth Temple revolting?” He coughed once before he plummeted with his eyes open.

“Vice Commander Lu!” The other warriors exclaimed in shock.

Someone tried to pull Lu Zhan back with an energy seal, but he was falling too quickly. Before the warrior could even react, Lu Zhan had already fallen to the ground.

Sikong Beichen shook his head slightly. He understood why Lu Zhou wanted him to do this.

Lu Zhou had wiped the Flying Star House out. If the Ninth Temple were to stay out of the muddied water at this time, their alliance would easily crumble. Now that Sikong Beichen had killed Lu Zhan, the Ninth Temple’s fate was now bound to the Evil Sky Pavilion.

The troops from the royal court looked at Sikong Beichen. Who could be a match against this peerless expert? With Lu Zhan dead, they were left without a commander.

Sikong Beichen said gruffly, “Go back and tell Xia Housheng that the Flying Star House has been harboring foreign tribesmen and has been wiped out. He’ll have to obtain my permission if he intends to destroy the Ninth Temple. Get lost!” His voice resounded thunderously in the ears of the thousands of royal court cultivators.

The royal court had made a wrong move today. They had thought sending Lu Zhan was enough to quell the disturbance. After all, they had the Sky Martial Court and the Flying Star House on their side. No matter how they looked at it, the Twelve Sects of Cloud Mountain would be annihilated no matter what. The Ninth Temple was weak and without allies; they would be wiped out sooner or later. Who would have expected when the troops arrived, the Flying Star House had already lost and was even slaughtered before their eyes.

The palace cultivators were frightened out of their wits and turned tail to flee. The royal court did not send elites to deal with this matter.

Lu Zhou did not think these small fries would provide him with many merit points.

At this time, all the members of the Flying Star House present on the scene were dead.

Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong, the two Nine-leaf golden lotus cultivators, displayed their outstanding sword and saber techniques.

The Sky Martial Court cultivators shivered in fear. Without their chief instructor, Chen Fangluo, the Sky Martial Court was only a platter of loose sand.

Sikong Beichen returned to Lu Zhou’s side. “Brother Lu, what should we do with the members of the Sky Martial Court?” He wondered if Lu Zhou would kill them as well.

The people of Sky Martial Court heard the question and panicked even more.

“Don’t... Don’t even think about it. Our... Our court master...”

Their sole support was their court master, Yu Chenshu. He was the only Ten-leaf cultivator who mastered the karmic fire in the red lotus domain.

“I don’t even care about the royal court. Do you think that I’d be wary of your puny Sky Martial Court?” Lu Zhou placed his hands on his back.

Yu Zhenghai bowed and said, “Master, these people are too rude. Why don’t we kill them as well since they wish to repeat the Flying Star House’s mistakes.”

The Sky Martial Court cultivators started before they shrank back in fear.

Lu Zhou glanced at the Sky Martial Court cultivators and said, “Lock them up in Cloud Mountain.”

“Understood.”

Four Nine-leaf cultivators flew toward the Sky Martial Court cultivators.

“Don’t blame me for being merciless if any one of you tries to escape. Move!”

The Sky Martial Court cultivators had no choice but to allow themselves to be ushered onto the cloud platform.

...

On the cloud platform.

The Cloud Mountain disciples who had been bought over by Ye Zhen were all captured and brought here. All of them were kneeling, too afraid to move.

Nie Qingyun did not seem as prideful as before as well.

Lu Zhou said, “Nie Qingyun, I’ll leave the members of the Sky Martial Court to you.”

Nie Qingyun was taken aback. He said respectfully, “Cloud Mountain has suffered great losses after this battle. Senior Lu, what’s the reason for this?”

“The Sky Martial Court and the Flying Star House colluded to annihilate Cloud Mountain. Now that I’ve dealt with them on your behalf, why are you so afraid?” Lu Zhou asked.

Even the Thousand Willow Monastery and the Ninth Temple were bold enough to challenge the royal court, and yet, the disciples of the Twelve Sects of Cloud Mountain dared not.

“The Sky Martial Court has Yu Chenshu and the support of the royal court...” Nie Qingyun trailed off when he saw Lu Zhou looking at him.

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, “If these people from the Sky Martial Court dare to take half a step out of Cloud Mountain, I’ll go on a killing spree.”

“...” Nie Qingyun’s heart shuddered. He knew Lu Zhou was doing this to force Cloud Mountain out of their neutral stance.

If Lu Zhou could pit Cloud Mountain against the Sky Martial Court, it would be easier for him to deal with the cultivators from the Sky Martial Court and the capital. If he killed the Sky Martial Court disciples right away, Yu Chenshu would only come knocking on the doors of the Ninth Temple and the Thousand Willow Monastery. Moreover, Yu Chenshu would also try to lure Cloud Mountain to his side. How could Lu Zhou allow a force such as Cloud Mountain to be controlled by the palace and the Sky Martial Court?

Nie Qingyun fell deep into thoughts for a moment before he ordered loudly, “Lock the Sky Martial Court disciples up in the prison.”

“Understood.”

The Cloud Mountain disciples moved to seal the cultivation bases of the Sky Martial Court disciples and took them away.

Sikong Beichen cupped his fists together and said, “That was a brilliant move, Brother Lu!”

With this, Cloud Mountain would be on the opposite side of the Sky Martial Court. As the saying went, ‘The enemy of an enemy is a friend’.

Lu Zhou ignored Sikong Beichen’s flattery. Instead, he said, “For such an important occasion, the Sky Martial Court and the royal court did not send any elites at all. Don’t you find this strange?”

A contemplative expression appeared on Sikong Beichen’s face when he heard these words. “Indeed, it’s strange.”

At this moment, Meng Changdong said, “I suspect that Yu Chenshu and the others are held up by other matters.”

Lu Zhou looked at Meng Changdong. “Is there anything more important than this?”

“From what I know, the Sky Martial Court has recently developed the Sky Chariot. It’s capable of transporting up to 100 cultivators across the Endless Ocean. I suspect that the Sky Martial Court and the royal court have sent their experts to the golden lotus domain.”