## Chapter 45: The Position of Divine Lord Luohe

Within the City Lord’s manor at this very moment, five figures materialized from divine power sat within a grand hall. They were the leaders of the five great clans.

“Mo Li Meng has already left Luohe’s dwelling.” Mo Li Xiao, the Commander, sat regally with violet, crown-like horns, his face bearing the marks of age. His gaze was calm as he spoke, “Luohe was recently assassinated and suspects we sent the assassins. Furthermore, he rejected the position of Deputy Commander of the Huyang Legion.”

“We already gave Luohe face by sending Mo Li Meng to explain,” Huyang City Lord said, a slight frown creasing his brow. “Offering him the Deputy Commander position is the highest rank we can bestow. Anything higher, like City Lord or Commander, is directly appointed by the royal capital.”

The position they offered was practically the third highest in Huyang City. Anything higher was beyond their power to grant independently. This was their greatest sincerity.

“We offered him a chance for reconciliation, yet he refused,” a white-haired figure said, shaking his head gently.

“We proactively yielded, and yet, he refused!” A figure clad in crimson scaled armor spoke, his eyes icy cold. “Our five great clans consist of two royal clans and three chaos clans. We suppressed the dissenting voices within our own ranks to take this first step, and he still refuses to accept our goodwill.”

As the leader of the Wu clan’s branch in Huyang City, a branch of the royal Wu clan, Wu Qu Lou possessed innate pride. Their willingness to yield stemmed purely from Luo Feng’s formidable strength. The leaders of the five great clans understood that no matter how grand one’s lineage, they must respect an opponent’s power.

“We yielded, but Luohe is unwilling to budge,” the leader of the Mei Wu clan said leisurely, his body adorned with branches and radiating a potent life force. “We can appreciate the bigger picture, but the countless Eternal Gods within our five great clans cannot swallow this insult.”

Everyone present understood this point. While these leaders, as heads of their respective clan branches in Huyang City, were considered quite exceptional, the majority of their clansmen were ordinary. Years of pleasure had accustomed them to being superior, making them even less tolerant of Divine Lord Luohe’s provocation. The five clan leaders also had to consider the mood within their clans.

“He was given a chance and rejected it! Then, let’s expend some resources and eliminate him,” the figure in crimson scaled armor stated indifferently. “Even if we can’t kill him, we’ll force him into hiding like Blood Cloud, never daring to show his face again.”

Blood Cloud, leader of the Shi country’s forces, remained hidden, knowing he would be assassinated by the five great clans if he were to expose himself. Within Huyang City, the five great clans held a geographical advantage, leaving Blood Cloud no choice but to stay concealed.

“Brother Wu, I’ve said it before, let’s hire an outsider expert to eliminate him,” the Mei Wu clan leader chuckled. “The Yu Kingdom’s territory is vast, with experts beyond counting. There are those stronger than Blood Cloud, stronger than Divine Lord Luohe.”

“I do not agree with this,” Commander Mo Li Xiao stated coldly.

“Mo Li, can you tolerate this?” The figure in crimson scaled armor scoffed. “You may tolerate it, but the Wu clan cannot!”

The Wu clan, being a clan descended from a God King, naturally possessed an extraordinary arrogance.

“Blood Cloud is the leader of the Shi country’s forces, our sworn enemy. But Divine Lord Luohe is merely a lone Eternal God. There’s no need to force him to become our enemy,” Commander Mo Li Xiao said calmly. “Even if we hire an outsider expert, you all know that defeating him is easy, but killing him is difficult! If Divine Lord Luohe escapes the assassination, his hatred for us will only deepen. Having such a powerful enemy lurking in the shadows… is not a good thing.”

“We don’t even care about the Shi country, why would we fear a Luohe?” The figure in crimson scaled armor retorted coldly. “City Lord Qu Meng, what are your thoughts?”

“We took a step back, and he ignored us. For the sake of stability within the five great clans, I believe we can take action,” Huyang City Lord said.

Commander Mo Li Xiao shook his head slightly.

The white-haired figure also said, “I think we should reconsider.”

“The two of us have decided, so the matter is settled,” the figure in crimson scaled armor said.

“City Lord and Brother Wu both agree, I agree as well,” the Mei Wu clan leader said with a smile. “There’s no need to argue any further on this matter.”

Huyang City Lord was from the royal Qu Meng clan. Wu Qu Lou, the figure in crimson scaled armor, was the leader of the royal Wu clan. The two royal clan branches in Huyang City subtly suppressed the three chaos clans and were even less tolerant of provocation.

“Then, I’ll begin preparing for this matter,” the Mei Wu clan leader said, simultaneously contacting the Yan Feng Pavilion to purchase all of Divine Lord Luohe’s information. If they were going to act, they needed a thorough understanding of their opponent’s capabilities. Intelligence changed with time, so the latest information was essential.

“When trouble comes, they will only hide behind us,” Mo Li Xiao said helplessly. With the two royal clans deciding the matter and the Mei Wu clan supporting them, he and the Jiang clan were powerless to intervene.

“Something’s odd!” the Mei Wu clan leader said, a hint of puzzlement in his voice.

The other four leaders looked at him.

“I tried to purchase Divine Lord Luohe’s latest intelligence from the Yan Feng Pavilion, and it costs a staggering 5,000 cosmos sand,” the Mei Wu clan leader said solemnly, looking at his four companions. “5,000 cosmos sand for just one piece of intelligence?”

“When he made a move against Qian Yu Chong and Mei Wu Qi, I purchased his intelligence. Back then, it only cost 100 cosmos sand,” the white-haired figure said in shock. “Hasn’t even been a night, and the price of his intelligence has increased so drastically?”

“All of my intelligence only costs 500 cosmos sand,” Commander Mo Li Xiao said in disbelief. “All of Blood Cloud’s intelligence is also 500 cosmos sand. But this Divine Lord Luohe… it costs 5,000 cosmos sand?”

They all knew that the Yan Feng Pavilion’s pricing system was consistent, established by the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom, and never arbitrary.

“Buy it and see what’s going on,” Huyang City Lord instructed.

5,000 cosmos sand was insignificant to them. What concerned them was that a single piece of intelligence being priced so high made even the leaders of the five great clans nervous.

“Alright,” the Mei Wu clan leader said, immediately purchasing the intelligence.

The Mei Wu clan leader spoke in disbelief, “The intelligence provided by the Yan Feng Pavilion is that a very powerful Eternal God, Ying Cang, died within Divine Lord Luohe’s dwelling tonight.”

The Yan Feng Pavilion would never sell the information of a transaction between a client and themselves. However, confirming Ying Cang’s death through causality was within the Yan Feng Pavilion’s own capabilities. Any client holding a causal communication talisman could be instantly located upon death, thanks to the talisman. Even without the causal communication talisman and the inability to pinpoint their location, the Yan Feng Pavilion could still determine the presence or absence of causality through their interactions. Presence indicated life, disappearance indicated death.

“Ying Cang died within Divine Lord Luohe’s dwelling?” Everyone present paled at the revelation.

“Ying Cang’s strength is undeniable. He possesses more than one Mechanist-style treasure and has comprehended several chaos-level techniques. Furthermore, his escape ability is even greater,” Mo Li Xiao said. “He once killed the child of a Chaos Dominator in the Shi country, enraging the Chaos Dominator, who dispatched an elite team to hunt him down. I heard that he encountered several assassinations but survived each time, ultimately escaping into our Yu Kingdom.”

After all, the Yu Kingdom and the Shi country had conflicts, and the Chaos Dominator’s elite team wouldn’t dare blatantly hunt him within the Yu Kingdom. The Chaos Dominator had over three hundred children, treating them as trials for selection and elimination. The death of one child wasn’t worth investing too much hunting power, which was one of the reasons for Ying Cang’s escape. If it were a Chaos Dominator with only a few children, killing their child would likely provoke the Chaos Dominator to personally hunt them down, even inviting friends to help, leaving them nowhere to run.

Even so, Ying Cang’s survival caused quite a stir.

“He survived the pursuit of an elite team dispatched by a Chaos Dominator, yet he died within Divine Lord Luohe’s dwelling?” The leaders of the five great clans were all astonished.

…

Luo Feng sat leisurely in the pavilion atop the mountain, drinking wine. Life was more than just cultivation.

After the great battle, Luo Feng merely wanted to relax and reflect upon himself.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng looked towards the entrance of his dwelling, puzzled. “Mo Li Meng didn’t leave too long ago, why is he back again?”

It was still Mo Li Meng’s flying ship.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.*

Three figures descended from the ship. Mo Li Meng was accompanied by an elder with similar features but a leaner build, and a three-eyed man with a purple-gold scaled tail.

“Mo Li Xiao and the City Lord came?” Luo Feng was surprised. The Legion Commander and City Lord were the two highest-ranking officials in Huyang City.

“Qing Yan, go open the door,” Luo Feng commanded remotely.

“Yes, Master,” Mo Yu Qing Yan replied, immediately going to open the main gate. He was instantly shocked to see the three figures outside the gate. “Commander Mo Li Xiao and City Lord Huyang?”

As the only gatekeeper currently in the dwelling, Mo Yu Qing Yan had long received information from his master and knew about all the Eternal Gods in Huyang City. This way, he could at least recognize the visitors.

“Master has instructed you to enter,” Mo Yu Qing Yan said, trying to suppress his nervousness. As a mere True God, when would he ever come into contact with a Commander and a City Lord?

“To not even greet us personally and instead send a servant to open the door shows his displeasure,” Huyang City Lord transmitted to his companions.

“If I had his strength, I would be even more displeased!” Mo Li Xiao transmitted.

The City Lord and Commander flew towards the pavilion atop the high mountain, with Mo Li Meng following behind.

Inside the pavilion, Luo Feng sat and drank his wine, several empty wine jugs already placed beside him, indicating he had drunk quite a bit.

“To have the City Lord and Commander come together, you truly give me face,” Luo Feng said, looking at them with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes. “Please, take a seat.”

From beginning to end, Luo Feng remained seated and did not get up. Remembering their tolerance of Mei Wu Qi’s massacre of hundreds of millions of citizens, Luo Feng had no desire to rise.

“Divine Lord Luohe,” Huyang City Lord said with emotion, “The matter of Mei Wu Qi was indeed our fault. As City Lord, I am limited in how I can control the Eternal Gods within my clan. Divine Lord Luohe’s actions were a good thing, as they will instill true fear in them.”

“The five great clans should thank Divine Lord Luohe,” Mo Li Xiao also said. “We will spread word throughout the five great clans that Divine Lord Luohe’s actions were justified. If such things are discovered again in the future, you can continue to act according to Yu Kingdom law. We will only support you. We believe this will better deter the Eternal Gods of the five great clans.”

Luo Feng was surprised. The five great clans were bowing their heads?

“This is a gift of apology from our five great clans,” Huyang City Lord said, taking the initiative to offer a jade bottle. “It contains some items to assist cultivation, hoping to resolve Divine Lord Luohe’s resentment towards our five great clans.”

Luo Feng scanned it with his divine power and was somewhat astonished.

Within the jade bottle was a lake-like pool of light-white liquid. This was the famous “Ye Beast Blood” of the Yu Kingdom. Consuming it was like merging with chaos, which greatly assisted in comprehending the laws of chaos.

Just this one bottle, Luo Feng estimated, was worth about a million cosmos sand.

“Divine Lord Luohe, we are sincere. If the Eternal Gods of the five great clans within Huyang City commit such acts again, you may deal with them according to Yu Kingdom law. We will only support you,” Commander Mo Li Xiao said.

“The two of you are making me somewhat confused,” Luo Feng said. “More than one person has told me before that the five great clans would not let this matter rest.”

Mo Li Meng stood to the side, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He was the one who said he understood the five great clans and that they would not let the matter rest.

“This world ultimately respects strength,” Commander Mo Li Xiao said. “Today, a complete piece of your intelligence at the Yan Feng Pavilion costs 5,000 cosmos sand. Our five great clans must respect your strength.”

The leaders of the five great clans understood one thing the moment they learned of his true strength: In Huyang City, the City Lord’s manor and the Shi country forces represented two opposing forces, locked in fierce struggle. In the past, there was a power in Huyang City that was detached from this conflict, one that neither the City Lord’s manor nor the Shi country forces dared to interfere with: the Yan Feng Pavilion! And now, in Huyang City, besides the Yan Feng Pavilion, there was another force that transcended these two factions: Divine Lord Luohe!