Martial God Asura

Chapter 6523: Lord Cang Li

But as Chu Feng got closer, he realized that ie would be tough to even approach the sacred item, let alone stop it. The sacred item was placed in a bizarre container, and it was protected by the formation enveloping the Undying Starfield.

The formation was formed using the sacred item’s energy, whereas the container was collecting the dark red aura emanated by the sacred item.

There were also many Netherworld Sectmembers gathered in the area to protect the sacred item. They didn’t reveal their cultivation, but Chu Feng could tell that there were many Heavenly Gods among them.

The ones who had attacked Li Wu and Bai Yunqing earlier were here as well.

But what was more noteworthy were the four thrones floating on platforms located in the four cardinal directions of the sacred item.

Four Netherworld Marshals sat upon these thrones, but they weren’t just any Netherworld Marshals. The fact that the three rank three Heavenly Gods who attacked Li Wu were just standing with the crowd, whereas these four people were seated spoke as much.

These four Netherworld Marshals wore veils that concealed their appearances, but their snowy beards indicated that they were from the older generation.

“The ones guarding the immediate vicinity of the sacred item must be even stronger than the others. Are all of them rank five Heavenly Gods? But why are there so many of them here? Are some of them from the neutral faction?” Eggy asked.

“That’s likely the case,” Chu Feng replied.

“The Netherworld Sect looks even stronger than the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. Their partnership isn’t a good thing for us. We’ll be in trouble if they join forces to deal with you. Chu Feng, we mustn’t let them acquire the power inside the door.” Eggy shared the same thought as Chu Feng.

“My thoughts exactly.”

“Chu Feng, can you fuse the formation into the sacred item this far away?”

“If the ones guarding the sacred items were weaker, I could have concealed the formation and secretly transmitted it over. But I don’t think it’s feasible with so many experts present here. It’s nigh impossible. I’ll have to find a way to approach the sacred item.”

Just then, a spirit formation gate manifested outside the Netherworld Sect’s encirclement perimeter of the sacred item.

24 world spiritists from the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion emerged from the spirit formation gate. They were all Heavenly Dragon World Spiritists. They made their way toward the sacred item, and the Netherworld Sectmembers stepped aside to let them pass.

These world spiritists were all rank one Heavenly Dragons, and none of them were Saint-tier elders. It was still a formidable line-up, but it looked weak compared to the Netherworld Sect’s army.

“Is the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion going to work on the sacred item?” Eggy asked.

“It does look like they are here to probe the sacred item. It should be safe to assume that Jie Tianran is here as well,” Chu Feng said.

The Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s world spiritists didn’t immediately construct formations after getting close to the sacred item. Instead, they took out formidable treasures that exuded power surpassing their own.

These rank one Heavenly Dragon World Spiritists were incapable of channeling these formidable treasures; someone stronger must have been doing it from afar. Of the entire Seven Realms Sacred Mansion, the only ones capable of this feat were Jie Tianran and Jie Mubai.

Song Yun had killed Jie Mubai, so that left only Jie Tianran.

“Does the Netherworld Sect trust the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion that much?” Eggy was baffled.

“The Netherworld Sect probably has its considerations.”

“Can’t you impersonate a Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s world spiritist and sneak your way over?” Right after Eggy blurted out those words, she refuted that possibility. “That won’t work. The Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s observation formation is surveying the Undying Starfield. Their world spiritists don’t have Netherworld Embryos inside them, but you do.”

“I’ll have to find another way.” Chu Feng nodded.

He was only able to advance this far thanks to Wuma Hanshuang’s cover, but the latter’s influence could only bring him this far. If he wanted to get any closer to the sacred item, he would have to assume another identity—a Netherworld General, at least.

He was about to leave the place to obtain the clothes of a Netherworld General when another figure stepped out from the teleportation formation.

This time, it was a Netherworld Sectmember.

He was ten meters tall and had a muscular physique that bulged even under his robe, resembling a human-shaped beast. He wore a veil, but the white beard extending from the veil hinted that he was from the older generation. His robe was embroidered with the words ‘Netherworld Marshal’.

This muscular old man carried a hundred meters tall copper door engraved with dark red runes. The copper door felt like an invaluable treasure.

All Netherworld Sectmembers greeted this muscular old man, addressing him as Lie Shan. From the surrounding discussions, Chu Feng learned that Lie Shan was from the neutral faction.

The old man named Lie Shan placed the copper door down.

Clang!

A massive shockwave rippled from the copper door, causing space to quake and shatter. The copper door must have been frighteningly heavy.

Lie Shan stood upright with the copper door in hand, not uttering a word.

Just then, a resonant, elderly voice echoed from the distance, “All juniors of the Netherworld Sect are to head to where Lord Lie Shan is to undergo the selection required for awakening the sacred item.”

The voice had been amplified by a formation so that it could reach every nook and cranny of the Undying Starfield.

Spirit formation gates appeared all around, and Netherworld Sectmembers emerged from them. These Netherworld Sectmembers were all juniors.

These juniors quickly made their way toward where Lie Shan was.

The dark red runes engraved on the copper door began to move, and before long, the copper door morphed into a hundred-meter-tall spirit formation gate.

“Chu Feng, could that be a trap?” Eggy asked.

Chu Feng was still in the midst of figuring out a way to approach the sacred item when the Netherworld Sect suddenly presented an opportunity to him. This was so coincidental that Eggy wondered if it was a scheme instead.

“It doesn’t seem to be a scheme. This operation appears to be a collaboration between the Netherworld Sect and the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion. Juniors emanate a unique aura that those from the older generation are unable to emulate, and that unique aura is often used when leaving legacies behind to ensure that they are inherited by juniors. That could be the reason they are opting to use juniors’ Netherworld Embryos in the formation instead,” Chu Feng analyzed.

“That makes sense. It looks like you have deciphered it all,” Eggy said with a smile.

Chu Feng’s grasp of formations had already far surpassed hers.

It was not that Eggy was lacking in talent, but that she had grown up in the Asura Spirit World, so her understanding of formations was based on hearsay. In contrast, Chu Feng had built up his foundation from the ground and slowly reinforced his understanding of formations.

While there were still many experts towering above Chu Feng, he was definitely qualified to be considered a master world spiritist in the world of cultivation now.

“It’s all thanks to Milady Queen’s teaching,” Chu Feng replied.

“That goes without saying.” Eggy’s face beamed gleefully. She was satisfied with his answer.

Chu Feng followed the junior Netherworld Sectmembers and made his way toward the copper door as well. He was not worried about catching anyone’s attention as there were Netherworld Sectmembers rushing here from afar as well.

While the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion’s formation encompassed the entire Undying Starfield, there was a limit to the energy it harnessed. Only those who were further away were teleported over. Those who were closer were expected to travel over on foot.

On that note, Chu Feng couldn’t help but note that the Netherworld Sectmembers were being teleported extremely quickly, almost to the point of it being instantaneous. He wondered if it was due to the sacred item or that the Seven Realms Sacred Mansion truly possessed such means.

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Chu Feng entered the spirit formation gate and was transported into a palace.

The palace was constructed out of copper, and it was covered in dark red runes.

At the palace’s center, there was an old man lying on a platform. This old man wore the Netherworld Sect’s robe, but it didn’t contain the word ‘Netherworld Marshal’. He didn’t wear a veiled bamboo hat either, leaving his face open for all to see.

His appearance was... unseemly. It didn’t help that he was only 1.5 meters tall and was a hunchback. Despite being before a crowd, he showed no concern for his image and scratched his armpit while picking his nose. That only made him look more unkempt.

“Paying respect to Lord Cang Li.”

Just then, more juniors stepped in and bowed respectfully to the old man on the platform.

But that old man roared back, “Paying respect your head!”