Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

Chapter 86: Episode 2 Chapter 13 Hiring Lord Luo He?

"Lord Luo He of the River God?" The super-large Legion Mechanical Treasure observed the inconspicuous small cave mansion with a bit of wariness.

"Uncle-Master, the Sect Leader has long since ordered that Lord Luo He's cave mansion must not be touched," a disciple said.

"I know."

Though the Heartshadow Sect's army seemed to march with unstoppable force, wantonly seizing one cave mansion after another.

Before they left the Shi Kingdom, they had thoroughly investigated the details of Huyang City. They were crystal clear about the owner of every cave mansion in the Primal Chaos Armor Sector. Cave mansion No. 913 of the Primal Chaos Armor had long been marked on their list as one not to be seized!

"I am the Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master of the Huyang City branch; you want to seize my cave mansion?" The Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master, with a huge solitary eye, rebuked the disciples of the Heartshadow Sect who descended upon the place.

A super-large Mechanical Treasure patrolling high in the sky immediately turned its attention towards him, and a cold voice rang out, "Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master of the Huyang City branch, if you don't want to die, scram quickly!"

The Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master looked up, locked eyes with the super-large Mechanical Treasure, and involuntarily trembled, only to reluctantly lower his head, "Fine, I'll move."

With a wave of his hand, he quickly gathered some commonly used items from within the cave mansion and took two old servants with him before leaving indifferently. The rest of his subordinates were also scared and quickly fled the cave mansion.

"I am Vice Chairman 'Chou Shisan' of the Qian Shi Commerce Association's Huyang City branch." A stern-looking elder surveyed his surroundings, "Are you even going to seize my cave mansion?"

"Vice Chairman Chou." A super-large plant lifeform slowly descended, its voice much gentler, "Please don't make it difficult for us! If you continue to live here, once war breaks out, you will also be easily affected, don't you agree?"

The stern-looking elder eyed the other party.

In terms of background, within Huyang City, the only one that surpassed Qian Shi Commerce Association was the exceedingly aloof Flame Wind Pavilion.

"We will not disrupt the business of the Qian Shi Commerce Association, but your eternal true gods at the Qian Shi Commerce Association should not get involved in this war either," the super-large plant lifeform continued to persuade patiently.

The stern-looking elder understood that if the branch of the commerce association were to be destroyed, headquarters might be enraged. But the seizure of cave mansions belonging to their eternal true gods would be considered trivial, not even worthy of being reported to headquarters.

The Qian Shi Commerce Association's business spreads across numerous kingdoms. A branch in a large city is very inconspicuous.

Moreover, the Godly Kings backing the Qian Shi Commerce Association were also unwilling to get involved in the dispute between the Shi Kingdom and Yu Kingdom easily.

"Fine, I'll move," the stern-looking elder could only swallow his pride.

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Luo Feng, carrying Morosa and Moyu Qingyan, quickly returned to his cave mansion.

"Wow, it's quite lively here." Morosa stood atop the mountain, looking around at the surroundings, and with his strength, he could naturally see every cave mansion in the Primal Chaos Armor Sector without being affected by the grand array of Huyang City, "Heartshadow Sect is frantically seizing cave mansions."

Luo Feng was also at the mountaintop with the leisure to look around, "Whether it's the local families, Dark Forces, or the divisions of major powers with a background, all the cave mansions in the Primal Chaos Armor Sector have been taken."

"Master, they haven't taken our cave mansion," Moyu Qingyan noted the massive Flying Boat and the super-large Mechanical Treasures in the distance, feeling quite tense.

Morosa curled his lips: "Don't be impressed by their bluster; they're actually quite smart to know who not to provoke."

"Don't boast; Heartshadow Sect is not an easy rival," Luo Feng said with a smile.

The conflict between Marquis Liu Yin and Marquis of Jiu Jiang.

There was no need for him to get involved.

To him, growth was of the utmost importance!

The three most ancient Masters of the Shi Kingdom were his true enemies!

"Brother Luo He." The Lord of Huyang City contacted Luo Feng using the transmission token.

"City Lord, you're contacting me for a matter?" Luo Feng took out the transmission token with a flip of his hand.

"Brother Luo He must've seen it too, the sudden arrival of Heartshadow Sect in Huyang City. They are too strong, and my city owner's mansion can't withstand them," the Lord of Huyang City communicated, "The Marquis will soon dispatch reinforcements, but what's imperative now is to defend the city owner's mansion. The city owner's mansion... is the core of the entire Huyang City."

The three forbidden lands are critical as they are tied to the grand array of Huyang City.

But the city owner's mansion is truly the core of the 'super-gigantic mechanical city' of Huyang and can unleash terrifying power.

Even if the Heartshadow Sect, with such strength, were to forcefully attack the city owner's mansion, it would result in some casualties.

"City Lord, with my lone power, how could I possibly resist a vast sect like Heartshadow Sect?" Luo Feng communicated back, "I'm not strong enough."

"No eternal true god in Yu Kingdom has the power to resist the entire Heartshadow Sect alone. But if you come to the city owner's mansion, with your help, we will definitely be able to hold the city owner's mansion securely," the Lord of Huyang City communicated.

"To hide with you in the city owner's mansion?" Luo Feng communicated, "I'm just an independent eternal true god, really unwilling to get completely entangled in this. As an eternal true god, if I get involved in the strife between Marquis Liu Yin and Marquis of Jiu Jiang, who knows when I might die."

"You need not worry, the Primal Chaos Overlord will not bully the weak during the conflict between two countries," the Lord of Huyang City communicated, "As long as you are willing to help, any condition can be discussed."

"Any condition can be discussed?" Luo Feng asked, "How about one billion Cosmic Sand? Name your price to hire me, and I'm naturally willing to help."

"One billion Cosmic Sand?" The Lord of Huyang City was somewhat startled, this Lord Luo He was truly audacious.

Such a vast fortune would surely make the Primal Chaos Overlord flinch. Despite having a territory that ensured a steady income, the Primal Chaos Overlord also needed to maintain a large number of subordinates, nurture the younger members of his clan, and spend on personal cultivation. They generally would not keep an excessive reserve of assets.

It was fundamental to expend savings on enhancing one's own strength.

Being able to carry several billion Cosmic Sand was already quite good. Some Primal Chaos Overlords who lived hand to mouth, spending nearly all their income, would struggle to immediately produce even one billion Cosmic Sand.

"This price is not at all expensive," Luo Feng stated.

"I must report to the Marquis first," the Lord of Huyang City dared not agree on his own; the previous bounty for Divine Monarch Xue Yun was just ten million Cosmic Sand.

Thirty to fifty million Cosmic Sand was enough to summon the strongest eternal true gods of the Yu Kingdom to join the battle, which was the normal going rate. Of course, it also depended on whether the other party had enough time and was willing to come.

"You go report to the Marquis first," Luo Feng said, then cut off the transmission.

"This price isn't high at all; my strength could be even stronger than the strongest eternal true gods of the Yu Kingdom," Luo Feng mused quietly.

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Of course, it was only slightly stronger.

Although he possessed a Perfect Divine Body, Luo Feng only planned to exert the strength close to the limit of the 'unlimited godly body.' This conformed to normal logic. After all, there had been no cultivators with a Perfect Divine Body in the Land of Origin before.

If the strength he revealed totally exceeded the Eternal True God Domain, much stronger than the prodigies from the two great ancient countries, it would likely raise suspicions among some ancient beings.

"My strength must appear normal,"

"It must align with logical normalcy," Luo Feng cautioned himself. He bore the hope of revenge from his mentor, the Mountain Sitting Guest, and carried the future of the Human Race. Inside his small universe alone, countless humans lived and procreated.

He had to be careful, never careless with each step.

"Master, nearly all the cave mansions around have been taken over," Morosa observed the surroundings. "Only the Five Great Families' mansions and the Master's remain. The Heartshadow Sect does act quite domineeringly."

"Marquis of Jiu Jiang won't just stand by and watch," Luo Feng said.

...

In the original mansion of the Zhu Clan, this location served as a temporary gathering place for the higher-ups of the Heartshadow Sect.

The Sect Leader and the Eighteen Elders congregated here.

"Sect Leader, in the Primal Chaos Armor Sector, only the mansions of the Five Great Families and the small mansion of Lord Luo He remain," one Elder spoke. "Should we make a move on the mansions of the Five Great Families?"

"There's no hurry."

The man with three eyes surveyed the Elders. "Right now we need to first appease the two major threats within Huyang City. One is the Flame Wind Pavilion, and the other is Lord Luo He."

The Eighteen Elders all listened.

"The Flame Wind Pavilion is established by a coalition of the strongest forces of the Flame Wind Ancient Country. No matter how the war unfolds, we must maintain respect for the Flame Wind Pavilion. We cannot give them any reason to intervene," the three-eyed man said.

"Understood."

"We would be insane to provoke the Flame Wind Pavilion."

All of the Eighteen Elders were well aware that although the Flame Wind Pavilion did not interfere in the conflicts of other nations, it also did not tolerate provocation. Those who dared to provoke would face consequences far more terrible than provoking the Great Saint Jiuyuan.

Having affronted Great Saint Jiuyuan before, Heartshadow Sect saw three of its Primal Chaos Realm members—one dead, two fled—and the sect declined.

Provoking the Flame Wind Pavilion would leave no escape! The Master of the Shi Kingdom might personally take action, capturing them alive to present to the Flame Wind Pavilion for disposal.

"I will personally visit the Flame Wind Pavilion," the three-eyed man declared. "The Flame Wind Pavilion has the most terrifying background within the city, and the strongest within the city is Lord Luo He. According to the plan, Elder Hearteye will visit."

"Leave it to me," Elder Blind said calmly.

Just as deep in their respective realms, Elder Blind's numerous inheritances were certainly much stronger than those of Divine Monarch Xue Yun.

"Remember, do not make enemies," the three-eyed man instructed Elder Blind.

"Don't worry, I know what to do," Elder Blind nodded.

There was no choice.

The other Elders among the Eighteen Elders simply didn't dare to visit Lord Luo He! They feared that a disagreement might lead to being killed by Lord Luo He!

If they merely sent a Divine Power Incarnation for the visit, it would seem disrespectful.

Thus, sending Elder Hearteye was the most appropriate!

When Heartshadow Sect was at its peak, ruling over three Primal Chaos Prefectures, Elder Hearteye was the most powerful Eternal True God. After the decline of the sect, Elder Hearteye traveled and cultivated throughout the Land of Origin up to the present, accumulating even greater depth.

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Soon, Elder Blind, accompanied by two disciples, made a secret visit to the exterior of Luo Feng's cave mansion.

"Primal Chaos Armor Sector 913." Elder Blind looked at the mansion.

One disciple beside him knocked on the door. As the knock resounded, an invisible fluctuation spread outward, and the disciple also spoke up, "Representative of the Heartshadow Sect, 'Elder Hearteye' has come to visit Lord Luo He."

The door quickly opened.

Moyu Qingyan smiled, "My Master has been awaiting you."

Elder Blind looked up, sensing the terrifying presence not far from the mountain peak.

"Indeed, an unlimited godly body," Elder Blind could feel the immense and boundless aura, as if it were never-ending. Every time he faced an unlimited godly body, Elder Blind's emotions were complex.

Coming from humble origins, he began his cultivation path through bloodline methods.

Even though he later showed dazzling talent, his godly body was no match for the 'unlimited godly body.' Even with Heartshadow Sect's nurturing and biased allocation of resources, and his bloodline becoming sufficiently mighty, it was still a notch below the unlimited godly body.

It was quite rare for individuals like Yutian Xu, who had bloodline-based godly bodies, to be comparable to unlimited godly bodies.

"What of the unlimited godly body? More than one with such a body has fallen to my hand," Elder Blind took a stride and, whoosh, was already at the mountain peak, with his two disciples swiftly following.

Luo Feng sat in front of the pavilion at the mountain's summit, leisurely drinking, watching as a blind man with two disciples approached.

"Hm?" Luo Feng could sense that the blind man's aura was restrained, the hidden boundless sharpness somewhat startling Luo Feng, "His hidden boundless sharpness actually threatens my Realm of Life and Death."

The Realm of Life and Death was Luo Feng's combination of three moves from his pathway of life and death in the Primal Chaos Realm, forming an invisible domain.

"Elder Hearteye, honored to meet Lord Luo He," Elder Blind spoke, his two disciples respectfully following suit.

"I have long heard of Elder Hearteye's great name. Please have a seat," Luo Feng said with a smile. "Qingyan, serve the wine."

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