**Chapter 69: The Glint of Blades, the Heartshadow Sect**

In the Devouring Kingdom, within the Flowing Shade City, resided a colossal cave abode spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers. Within this space, the sect known as the Heartshadow Sect had established its presence.

A three-eyed man, clad in a grey robe, sat atop a mountain peak. His three eyes gazed out at the vast night sky, yet his heart felt adrift.

“The Origin Continent is boundless, yet there is no place for my Heartshadow Sect to take root,” the three-eyed man murmured, sighing softly. “The various kingdoms and numerous powerful factions have long since claimed all the land. Even the most remote and dangerous territories are occupied by those ancient natives of the Origin Continent.”

“Our Heartshadow Sect only requires a large city in which to establish ourselves.”

“But within a kingdom, every Chaos Province already has an owner. How could they possibly simply grant us a large city?” The three-eyed man felt helpless.

“A sect’s foundation must rely on the ‘Chaos Void.’ Only by being near a Chaos Void… do the sect disciples have a sliver of hope of reaching the Chaos Realm. Otherwise, there is not even hope. Furthermore, the expenses of the sect’s many disciples are too great; only a large city’s constant stream of resources can sustain the sect’s development.” The three-eyed man was troubled. “But if hope cannot be seen for a long time, the Heartshadow Sect will only grow weaker and weaker, and more disciples will depart.”

“As the Sect Master of the Heartshadow Sect, I only lead less than two-tenths of the disciples that the sect had at its peak,” he lamented, feeling powerless.

He was still maintaining the Heartshadow Sect’s orthodoxy.

Those who had splintered off had long ago formed their own factions, even changing their names.

“My Heartshadow Sect was a great sect founded by a Godking! Even after the Godking fell, the sect still had three Chaos Dominators before the splintering,” he said in sorrow. “But with the three Chaos Realm experts, one dead and two fled… the Heartshadow Sect, without a Chaos Realm expert to guard it, has continued to splinter and lose disciples.”

“Even I must rely on Marquis Flowing Shade’s protection to maintain the name ‘Heartshadow Sect’,” the three-eyed man muttered.

Marquis Flowing Shade was powerful.

Among the many Chaos Realm Dominators in the entire Devouring Kingdom, he was a terrifying existence ranked in the top five.

The Heartshadow Sect certainly had a great enemy! One who had caused the deaths of one and the fleeing of two of their former Chaos Realm experts. Yet Marquis Flowing Shade only protected a group of Heartshadow Sect disciples below the Chaos Realm. With the Marquis’ status, that great enemy of the Heartshadow Sect could only endure it.

“Hm?” Sensing something, the three-eyed man turned to see a figure formed of crimson flames appearing beside him.

“Your Lordship,” he immediately rose and said with utmost respect.

Marquis Flowing Shade looked at him and said, “Every large city within the Devouring Kingdom has an owner. Even some major clan branches and royal family branches have a hand in them. I cannot help you acquire a sect foundation.”

“Your Lordship’s protection of my Heartshadow Sect is already an immeasurable kindness,” the three-eyed man said respectfully.

“Now I will give you an opportunity to obtain a sect foundation,” Marquis Flowing Shade said.

The three-eyed man’s eyes lit up. “Your Lordship, please give your orders!”

He had been waiting for this day!

Without the approval of a Godking or Chaos Dominator, the Heartshadow Sect would never dare seize any large city by force.

“The ‘Nine Ginger Chaos Province’ adjacent to my fiefdom has three large cities,” Marquis Flowing Shade said. “They are Huoyang City, Xuyin City, and Nine Ginger City. Marquis Nine Ginger resides in Nine Ginger City. I need the Heartshadow Sect to act and help me conquer Huoyang City and Xuyin City! As for Nine Ginger City… you need not act.”

“Conquer two large cities?” The three-eyed man felt the pressure. “Attacking Marquis Nine Ginger’s fiefdom, I fear Marquis Nine Ginger will take action.”

It was only natural for the other party to act when their fiefdom was being attacked.

“I will grant you a temporal treasure,” Marquis Flowing Shade said. “Once Marquis Nine Ginger takes action, I will use this treasure to traverse space-time and arrive directly. I will personally deal with Marquis Nine Ginger.”

The three-eyed man breathed a sigh of relief.

“Rest assured, there is an understanding in the conflict between my Devouring Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom that Eternal Gods will fight, and Chaos Dominators will not easily intervene. Marquis Nine Ginger will only try his best to mobilize Eternal Gods. He will not act personally unless pushed too far,” Marquis Flowing Shade said. “Even if he is pushed to the brink and the entire Nine Ginger Chaos Province is completely occupied, I doubt he will dare to act.”

The three-eyed man nodded. “Marquis Nine Ginger is naturally no match for Your Lordship.”

“I am actually a little eager for him to act,” Marquis Flowing Shade said, anticipation in his voice.

At their level, they still adhered to rules.

After all, both the Devouring Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom were powerful nations. The Devouring Kingdom’s King had an extraordinary relationship with the Yanfeng Ancient Country, but the Yu Kingdom’s King was also a guest elder of the Yanfeng Ancient Country. Both sides had powerful backing.

That was why the Devouring Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom were adjacent when Sitting Mountain Guest fled the Origin Continent.

Now that Sitting Mountain Guest had returned and Luo Feng had entered reincarnation, the Devouring Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom were still adjacent, with only minor changes to their border regions.

The two great nations dared not easily break the rules, because the price of breaking the rules would be very, very high.

“I will give you detailed information about the Nine Ginger Chaos Province. One Eternal God named Luo He is of particular interest.” Marquis Flowing Shade stated.

“Understood,” the three-eyed man replied, and asked, “Your Lordship, after conquering the two large cities, where will the Heartshadow Sect reside?”

“Huoyang City will be given to you,” Marquis Flowing Shade said. “You only need to pay two-tenths of the Huoyang City residents’ annual residence fee to me, and two-tenths to the Godkings. You can keep the other six-tenths. Furthermore, the Royal Capital will not send managers to the entire Huoyang City… the entire city will be managed by you.”

“Yes,” the three-eyed man said, a flicker of excitement in his eyes.

Except for the four-tenths of residence fees that had to be paid annually, everything else in Huoyang City would belong to the Heartshadow Sect. Thus, the Heartshadow Sect would have a foundation for long-term development.

A large city with countless residents could bring a constant stream of resources. Although residence fees were the most important, the other resources were also substantial.

“The premise is that you must conquer Huoyang City and Xuyin City,” Marquis Flowing Shade said. “You must prepare well and gather more of the disciples who have left. The Nine Ginger Chaos Province is not so easy to deal with.”

“Understood,” the three-eyed man was clear that although Marquis Nine Ginger would be dealt with by Marquis Flowing Shade, the large group of Eternal Gods under Marquis Nine Ginger and the elite troops he could mobilize were not to be trifled with.

He had to gather the disciples who had left! To make the Heartshadow Sect strong enough! To form a suppression of strength! He did not want to suffer heavy losses after conquering the two large cities.

Marquis Flowing Shade nodded.

“The Heartshadow Sect is, after all, a sect founded by a Godking. Even now, there are still two escaped Chaos Realm experts outside. Its foundation is deep. It should be able to conquer the Nine Ginger Chaos Province,” Marquis Flowing Shade thought to himself.

He would leave this hard bone to the Heartshadow Sect. Marquis Flowing Shade would not feel sorry for the death of a group of Heartshadow Sect disciples.

…

Huoyang City, Chaos Block 913 Cave Abode. This cave abode was a relatively small one in the Chaos Block, inconspicuous. But it was now the most prestigious place in the entire Huoyang City. Many came to visit, but not even the face of God Monarch Luo He could be seen.

In the underground hall, within the Star Tower.

Mo Luosa was naturally absorbing and digesting his divine body, while Luo Feng was gathering information through the Yanfeng Hall’s Dark Hall and cross-referencing it with information from the Jin Godking lineage and the Duan Dong River lineage to decide what treasures to buy.

“In terms of Chaos Laws, I still need time to accumulate. But in terms of willpower, I should be close to a breakthrough.”

“I will first buy a rare treasure to cultivate my willpower,” Luo Feng decided.

If his willpower could break through to the Godking level, his ability to cope with danger would be greatly enhanced.

“Rare treasures that assist in willpower cultivation are extremely expensive,” Luo Feng felt a pang of pain. He had no choice; his own willpower was at the peak of the Chaos Dominator level. Ordinary rare treasures were negligible to him.

He had to buy rare treasures used by Chaos Dominators, which were naturally all very expensive.

“With my little wealth, I can only buy a cheaper one,” Luo Feng immediately contacted the Dark Hall of the Yanfeng Hall. “I want to buy a ‘Calamity Beast Diagram.'”

“God Monarch Luo He, the Calamity Beast Diagram was personally drawn by an ancient existence of my Yanfeng Ancient Country. Even viewing a corner of the Calamity Beast Diagram requires Chaos Realm-level willpower. Below the Chaos Realm, even a glimpse will lead to madness,” the Dark Hall responded. “Are you sure you still want to buy it?”

“I need to buy it,” Luo Feng said without hesitation. He had long collected information and confirmed this valuable item.

“My Yanfeng Hall’s publicly sold Calamity Beast Diagrams have a fixed price of 15 million Universe Sand each,” the Dark Hall responded. “You only need to pay the fee at any Dark Hall branch, and the Calamity Beast Diagram will be delivered to you within ten days.”

Luo Feng felt heartache.

15 million Universe Sand for a single diagram.

But he had no choice. Among the willpower cultivation rare treasures commonly used by Chaos Dominators, the ‘Calamity Beast Diagram’ was ranked in the top three in terms of cost-effectiveness. The cheapest of the top three was the Calamity Beast Diagram.

Cheap, effective, and relatively low in danger.

This price was indeed very cheap for Chaos Dominators. Some expensive ones even cost over 100 million Universe Sand! For Chaos Dominators who owned fiefdoms and had a constant stream of residence fees, they could afford over 100 million Universe Sand with a bit of effort.

“With my little money, this is the best willpower rare treasure I can afford,” Luo Feng felt that he was too poor compared to Chaos Dominators.

…

Meanwhile, under the night sky, the subordinates sent by Marquis Nine Ginger had arrived at Huoyang City.

“Second Brother,” a white-haired old man greeted a white-haired youth warmly. “The Marquis actually asked you to make a trip personally this time.”

“The Marquis is indeed very serious and personally instructed me. I could only rush over as quickly as possible,” Jiang Yuyou, the white-haired youth, said. “Big Brother, where is that God Monarch Luo He now?”

The white-haired old man said, “He is in his cave abode. After he killed Yu Tianhu, Yu Tianyi, and Blood Cloud, he went to the Yanfeng Hall to collect the rewards. Then he returned to his cave abode and refused to see anyone.”

“I am representing the Marquis to see him. He won’t refuse to see me, will he?” Jiang Yuyou asked. “If I am blocked outside the cave abode, it will be embarrassing.”

“Rest assured, I will have Mo Yuhu contact his son, Mo Yuqingyan, first to make sure, and then pay a visit,” the white-haired old man said.