Divine Brilliance

Gantian Mountain peak, the side hall that was already smashed into pieces.

Zong Shou sighed as he looked at the bad state in front of him. Apart from the one Kong Yao was sitting on, which was okay, the other chairs were turned into dust.

That was top grade red Xuan wood! 5 kilograms, its price could be compared to a grade 4 spiritual weapon! It was said that if one came into contact with it for many years, it could extend one’s lifespan. The wooden chair came from the hands of a master, and when he bought it, it at least cost 1 thousand grade 4 beast crystals.

However, they were all destroyed today.

It wasn’t just the chairs that got damaged, but within the hall, 4 wooden pillars were destroyed. Not to mention all the ‘gold bricks’ on the ground which were all made of pure gold.

If this side hall wasn’t renovated, it would collapse soon. This would also be an expenditure of loads more beast crystals.

On the side of the old priest, Zong Ling was closing his eyes and meditating. He acted like he was healing his injuries, not bothering about the frowning ruler.

Laughing in his heart. He knew that Zong Shou loved enjoyment and luxurious living, but loved money like it was his life.

This time, he would be heart pained.

“Next time, when we meet envoys, move away from everything worth more than 1 grade 1 beast crystal! We’ll use the cheapest things!”

After coming to such a conclusion, Zong Shou’s expression turned back to normal. He said, “Woah”, remembering something, “No wonder when rulers meet subjects they often focused on simple and thrift. That makes sense. That made sense! Apart from saving money, they could also make a good name for themselves. Even if the items get destroyed, they won’t feel heart pained, so why not?”

Zong Ling’s brows furrowed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He finally opened his eyes, “Ruler, the envoys from Blazing Flame and Yunxia mountains are all pumped up. They probably are ready to have a huge war with us. Going back with such anger, it would probably be less than 3 months before they attack us!”

Zong Shou smiled and then laughed out. Smart people saw things the same way, he also judged the situation the same way. 3 months. With the current speed that they were producing martial ancestors, that would mean another 2 thousand. At least half of them could enter the blood cloud cavalry.

4 thousand blood cloud cavalry, he didn’t believe that anyone apart from the top 3 shrines would be able to shock Gantian Mountain’s army.

The current Gantian Mountain would get stronger by the day.

“I know what you mean, when I go back I will inform the prime minister. To prevent ourselves from being caught off guard the spiritual weapons and armor in the storage can be distributed to the army in secret..”

Before he completed his sentence, his eyes flashed as he looked at the side of the hall, “How was it?”

In the shadows it was originally empty. However along with Zong Shou asking, the body of a girl suddenly appeared.

She seemed really lazy like she would never get enough sleep. Her expression was also filled with exhaustion.

“I only killed the 2 ascended ancestors beside him and a day wandering spirit master. He escaped using a heaven escaping talisman and I couldn’t catch up.”

“Heaven escaping talisman? This person is really rich!”

He sighed just like how Ruoshui did just now. Zong Shou was pretty much filled with jealousy and envy.

This Yangfan, be it the puppet talisman, the nine yin mother and son lightning or the heaven escaping talisman, they were all good stuff that couldn’t be bought. Only celestial realm experts could craft it.

He also had 3 heaven escaping talismans which he had exchanged for after accumulating merit points for an entire year.

The common people’s path had many good things. During these 1.5 years, he not only found suitable heart sutras and secret techniques for Zong Yuan and Ruoshui, but he also exchanged for several items that could counter enemies or save his life.

One of these things was the heaven escaping talisman. It was said that within a breath it could travel ten thousand miles. Before the celestial realm one would be unable to track at all.

However Zong Shou didn’t use it because he didn’t have a chance to.

“Forget it! Making him take a huge loss before the war begins is a good thing!”

He felt annoyed when he remembered how Yangfang looked at him at the hall.

Just as he said that, the entire mountain body suddenly shook. Zong Shou was startled. Then, he came to the side of the cliff of the peak like that of a wind.

He looked down, only to see grey dust fill the sky. 8 thousand feet below, a huge hole was pierced out of the mountain.

Zong Yuan and Kong Yao were in an intense battle in mid-air, continuing downwards until they fell to the foot of the mountain.

With just one eye he recognized that that was a room to store low-grade pills.

Using spiritual sense to investigate, he felt a heartfelt sorrow, he was nearly about to pound his own chest and fall to the ground.

He realized that it was all dust and broken stone within. The wooden racks to place the pills had all fell to the ground.

There were 20 odd of them in the 2nd and 3rd layers. It was used by Gantian Mountain to develop large amounts of pill refiners and wasn’t worth much money actually.

However, if it was sold out it would be worth 600 thousand grade 4 crystals! Today, due to the battle between Zong Yuan and Kong Yao, they were all smashed to dust.

This fellow was really ruining the family, conning his ruler and not feeling anything about it.

“Bastard!”

He hollered out. Zong Shou used spiritual sense to check deeper before his expression relaxed.

These storage rooms had spiritual formations attached. When Zong Yuan attacked, he also controlled his energy. Most of the pill bottles were perfectly fine, only a few broke into pieces. However, the pills were all fine. Only that now they were mixed in with sand and dirt.

As long as he ordered people to wash it, it could still be used. As for whether or not people would swallow it into his mouth, Zong Shou wouldn’t care. The 3 million soldiers and generals under him should just pray to their lucky stars.

Just at this moment there was another loud explosion below. Then, Zong Yuan carried the unconscious Kong Yao and flew to the Gantian Mountain peak.

He tossed the silver armored teen to the side, cupping his fists towards Zong Shou to express that he had done his job.

Zong Shou gave Zong Yuan an annoyed glance, “I asked you to wait there to invite her to spend a few more months here, not attack in the pill room!”

When Zong Yuan heard that, his expression still didn’t change, calmly explaining,”She has a secret technique. Spiritual formations and restrictions are nothing to her. I have no ability and only found her after she saw tens of rooms. I was prepared to let you deal with her but then I realized she wanted to destroy the rooms. Which was why I had no choice but to fight her…”

Zong Shou took in a deep breath, following which he waved his hand,”Forget it.”

Then, he looked at the silver armored teen on the floor. If one talked about the saddest people during the cloud desolate era. Apart from Shi Ruolan, this Great Shang’s last army god was one of them.

Winning all wars on the battlefield and conquering everything she attacked, maintaining the last glory of Great Shang. However, she was unable to stop this 2400-year-old central dynasty from collapsing.

In the end, she also died in the hands of the god emperor. With 3.7 million troops to fight an enemy 10 times her number. She had broken through tens of formations and when she was able to see a glimpse of hope for victory, she fell from using up all her energy.

It was said that her corpse was supported by her spear, standing tall on the battlefield filled with millions of corpses, unyeilding to decay after a hundred days.

When she died, the heaven and earth was blood red, like it was crying for her. No one under the future god-emperor dared to get close.

Such a tragic ending happened because she was plotted against. The army she led was surrounded only because the Great Shang emperor who escaped from the capital wanted to take control of the 3 states of the army under her.

In the end, she died from a stab in the back from the person she was loyal to.

What was amusing was that on the 10th day that she died, the Liao King that everyone thought would be a future great emperor also died in better.

Betrayed by his right-hand man, Tailing Sect also abandoned him.

Now, it was only 27 years from when this girl died…

Zong Ling didn’t know that this silver armored girl had such a future. At this moment, he wasn’t feeling emotional at all, instead frowning, “Ruler, this girl knows too much. We need to keep her here for months in case she alert the various Donglin Sects. However, we only have grade 6 experts. I also don’t have the ability. After the ruler leaves, no one will be able to control her!”

After all, this girl was an envoy from Great Shang, and killing her wasn’t the right thing to do.

He knew that Zong Shou was only going to remain for a few days this time, which was why this was a tough problem.

On the side of the central dynasty, they probably won’t sit and watch as this girl get captured.

Zong Shou also had a headache. In the corner of his eye, he saw a person flying over from ten thousand feet out. He smiled, “With Zong Zheng in charge what are you afraid of?”

Zong Ling looked upwards only to see a white-haired and white mustache old man descend. It was the Gantian Mountain Zong family’s previous sect race uncle Zong Zheng.

Looking at Kong Yao, Zong Zheng also frowned. With a wave of his sleeve, she was nowhere to be seen.

“I can help the ruler suppress her for a few months. However, the commotion today is too huge, we need to find an excuse to qualm suspicions…”

He said expressionlessly,”This time I rushed back to help my Zong family complete the Donglin conquest! After this ends, I will leave. Gantian Mountain has too little high-grade cultivators. At that time, ruler needs to hire some scattered cultivators.”

At the depths of his eyes, he was extremely complicated as he looked at Zong Shou. Thinking to himself that he was really wrong at the start.

Who knew that this person who he saw as trash, someone from the side branch would bring so much prosperity to Gantian Mountain?

In just 2 years, it had the ability to go up against the sects and sweep Donglin.

7 tail Zong family not only held the highest power in Donglin, but many young generation experts also rose up one by one.

“Excuse? Just say I like this Kong Yao and want to snatch her to be my concubine…”

Zong Shou gave a bad laugh following which he started to think about which roaming cultivators that were worth him recruiting.

Slowly, he was distracted. However, after thinking about Xuanyuan Yiren who was still in Pill Fountain Sect till, his expression slowly turned solemn.