Chapter 856: Yanlin Holy Land

“You wish to protect him... Why?” Kou Chongxue understood Shang Xia’s intentions as soon as he heard the words. Representing the Martial Dipper Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World, Kou Chongxue needed him to give a proper explanation.

Shang Xia didn’t hide anything and told them what Yanlin Ju said earlier and the promise he made. “We occupied the Yanlin City, but there are at least 4 more experts comparable to our Martial Dipper Realm cultivators outside the city. We can’t possibly kill every last one of them. If we choose to work together, we will be able to save a lot of energy and possibly gain a lot.”

“Why don’t we chase all of them out of the city then?” Hu Dexun of the Triple Frost Palace clearly didn’t agree with Shang Xia’s decision. “We can choose not to massacre them all, but leaving them in the city is like leaving a ticking time bomb beside us. We can’t possibly achieve everything we need overnight, and the experts of the Azure Flame World wouldn’t sit by idly. There will definitely be a massive battle outside the city, and who can be sure that they wouldn’t turn their swords against us?”

“There might not be many cultivators left in the city, but there are many ordinary mortals. How will we be able to ensure that they won’t die if we chase them out of the city? Are we supposed to leave them to their fates? Don’t forget, the Beast Tide is raging outside and under such circumstances, the Yanlin Clan can no longer stand against it. We can’t possibly send out men to defend against the Beast Tide and all of them will die if we chase them out. What’s the difference between chasing them out of the city and killing them ourselves?” Shang Xia retorted.

A mocking sneer came from the side, and a strange voice filled the air. “Youngster, this is a war between 2 worlds. It’s not time for us to act benevolent.”

Facing Yifeng’s sarcastic remark, Shang Xia didn’t seem afraid at all. He countered, “Elder Yifeng, how do you think the World’s Will will react if we chase every single member of the Yanlin Clan out and they die to the Beast Tide? How would the various powers of the Azure Flame World respond?”

Yifeng’s gaze turned and he pretended to reach an understanding and he roared with laughter, “Hahaha! Young one, you’re actually thinking of something so sinister! You plan to hold everyone in the Yanlin Clan hostage so that the other powers of the Azure Flame World won’t dare to go too far when attacking us! Hehehe... Your thinking is pretty good. You have the makings of the sinister Old Man Kou. I like it! Let’s do this then!”

After he spoke, he didn’t care about the look on Shang Xia’s face as he turned to Kou Chongxue, “Oldie Kou, this is a pretty good plan. We’re doing it!”

Kou Chongxue chuckled softly before turning to Shang Xia. “Alright. You can request for the members of the Yanlin Clan to surrender with him. They can choose to leave after you explain the situation to them. Go ahead and choose if they wish to leave the city or not. Anyone who does can run out to sea or they can head out to face the Beast Tide. Those who agree to stay will not be allowed to congregate in the city. They have to enter the Yanlin Holy Land. After all, once the battle starts, their safety wouldn’t be ensured in the city.”

Shang Xia wasn’t the only one who was shocked by what he said. Even the others couldn’t believe what they were hearing.

Yifeng slowly gave Kou Chongxue a big thumbs up as his jaws were wide open in surprise.

Kou Chongxue chuckled, “Everyone, let’s talk about this after we clean out the Yanlin Holy Land!”

Smiles appeared on their faces. It was finally time to gather their spoils of war!

Everything Shang Xia retrieved earlier could barely be considered a drop in the ocean when compared to the treasures in the Holy Land.

...

From the looks of it, the space in the Yanlin Holy Land was slightly more spacious than the Tongyou Paradise.

One had to know that when the Tongyou Institution established the Tongyou Paradise, they not only used up the tens of years of accumulations Kou Chongxue prepared. They also used the Origin Tide that happened during the fusion of the Azure Origin World and the Azure Spiritual World. The Tongyou Paradise had a starting point higher than many holy lands...

The reason why the Yanlin Holy Land was so big was probably because of their hundreds of years of foundation. It contained every single bit of their effort as they expanded the Holy Land bit by bit through the generations.

The density of world origin in the Yanlin Holy Land was great, and it was much better when the Tongyou Paradise was just established back then.

However, the denser the world origin, the more difficult it would be for the experts of the Azure Ascension World to circulate their dipper qi.

With the same logic, the Yanlin Holy Land was directly connected with the World Origin Source of the Azure Flame World. The moment the experts of the Azure Ascension World stepped into it, the stronger the suppression they faced!

Rather than showing expressions of pain or disgust, everyone had looks of joy on their faces.

The denser the world origin in the air, the greater the disruption to their inner qi, and the greater restraint to their combat abilities, proved that their choice was correct. It would mean that they were close to the World Origin Source of the world!

Even though all of them felt dense dipper qi and extermination qi the moment they entered, and also felt a lot of spiritual treasures and herbs, no one was in a rush to harvest any of them.

Their attention was placed on the Stellar Cauldron beneath Kou Chongxue’s feet.

At the same time, Lu Wuzi seemed to be using his Halo Mirror to look for something in the Holy Land. Yi Jingxu was also doing some calculations at the side.

A moment later, they seemed to reach a consensus and they nodded at Kou Chongxue in unison.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

With them leading the way, Kou Chongxue arrived at a certain spot in the Holy Land.

It seemed to be a sacrificial altar that was made from the earth.

“Looks like this is it. It’s the core of the Holy Land.” No one knew when, but Yifeng had already approached the altar and grabbed a handful of dirt. Sparkling light emerged from the surface below.

“This altar has been nourished by world origin for a long time and it seems comparable to high-grade essence crystals.”

Xuan Lu looked at the few crystals in his hand and he turned to ask Kou Chongxue, “I heard that the You Continent has been gathering essence crystals with strange properties. These look comparable to them.”

Kou Chongxue burst out laughing, “If your White Deer Sect is willing to trade with us, we’ll pay you a premium!”

Shaking his head, Xuan Lu muttered, “The Yi Continent isn’t as rich as your You Continent. I’m afraid things have changed in the White Deer Sect...”

“Brother Xuan Lu, you’re just being humble.” Kou Chongxue added before sending the Stellar Cauldron over to the platform. Under everyone’s gaze, it landed directly on the altar.

Boom! Buzz...

A strong rumble came from the ground below and everyone felt it clearly. Even the Holy Land shook once.

Under their strong perception, they noticed a strange connection with the Azure Flame World. A majestic sea of world origin appeared in their consciousness and it gave off some sort of attraction that they couldn’t resist. They seemed to be pulled towards the body of water to fuse with the world.

Most of the Martial Dipper Realm experts present experienced something like that in the past, and they became a lot more alert after discovering the presence of the World Origin Source. A few of them quickly snapped back to reality.

By then, Kou Chongxue was already hovering above the Stellar Cauldron.

At that moment, the Stellar Cauldron was like a massive Taotie [1] as it devoured the world origin from the Azure Flame World greedily.

What was more mystical was the fact that after world origin entered the cauldron and was emitted, the experts of the Azure Ascension World could absorb and refine it in order to restore their energy!

In the short moment, every single Martial Dipper Realm expert who was standing close to the cauldron felt the sense of suffocation dissipating. A refreshing feeling washed over them as they absorbed world origin that was comparable to that of world origin from the Azure Ascension World.

The transformation of world origin was just one of the functions of the Origin Holy Artifact.

1. Chinese beast representing gluttony ?