## Episode 2, Chapter 15: Undercurrents

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After the Heartshadow Sect Leader and the Blind Elder met, the Elder Council was quickly convened.

“I visited the Flamewind Hall Master with gifts, and everything went smoothly.” Heartshadow Sect Leader Feng Yuqi smiled brightly, “The Flamewind Hall acts as always. As long as they are not offended, they will not interfere in wars.”

This was also within their expectations. Not interfering in national disputes is a rule set by the Flamewind Hall headquarters, and the branch hall masters dare not violate it casually.

If the Flamewind Hall wants to intervene, there must be sufficient reasons, and it must be confirmed by the headquarters. “How about the result of Elder Heart’s visit to the Luo River Divine Lord?” An elder asked. This was what they were most concerned about, “Did he agree not to interfere?”

“He didn’t agree.” The Blind Elder said.

“Didn’t agree?” The other elders were a little annoyed. “We have been respectful enough to him, and he is still ready to attack us at any time?”

“This Luo River is a variable. I think we should join forces to solve Luo River before Marquis Jiujiang’s army arrives.”

“It’s easy for us to defeat him with the power of the entire sect, but a Eternal True God of this level has unpredictable methods and extremely strong life-saving abilities. I’m afraid he will quietly escape. Once he escapes…then he will truly become a deadly enemy! Instead, we will push him to Marquis Jiujiang’s side!”

The elders discussed animatedly.

The Blind Elder also nodded and said, “The power of the Heartshadow Sect can defeat any Eternal True God, but there is no guarantee of killing him.”

“What should we do then? Watching him get involved when the war really starts in the future will be a big trouble.”

The elders were also a little worried. It would be a big trouble if he stabbed them in the back at a critical moment.

“This Luo River Divine Lord said that he is a casual cultivator, and he will help whoever is willing to hire him.” The Blind Elder said, “It’s just that he is very greedy and quoted a hiring price of 200 million cosmic sand.”

“Two hundred million cosmic sand?”

“He’s crazy. Who does he think he is?”

The elders couldn’t accept this price.

“He offered us such a high hiring price, presumably, the price offered to Marquis Jiujiang is also very high.” The Blind Elder said, “So Marquis Jiujiang has not agreed to him yet. If he had agreed, he would have entered the City Lord’s Mansion long ago.”

The Heartshadow Sect Leader smiled and said, “Don’t worry, everyone. Such greedy people will not act easily without giving enough money. Even if he really takes action in the future, Elder Heart leading the disciples to drive the Heartfiend Kite will be enough to deal with him.”

“Driving the Heartfiend Kite is enough to deal with him.” The Blind Elder nodded.

He admitted that Luo River’s realm was slightly higher than his, but he cultivated the God King-level inheritance “Six Annihilations” and, with the help of the sect’s mechanical treasure “Heartfiend Kite,” his overall strength was greatly improved. It would be easy to deal with Luo River Divine Lord.

“That’s good.”

“As long as Elder Heart drives the Heartfiend Kite and entangles Luo River, there will be no strong enemies under Marquis Jiujiang that we are afraid of.” The elders were still very confident.

After all, in the entire Yu Kingdom, there were only a handful of Eternal True Gods at the level of Luo River Divine Lord.

“Knowing that Luo River Divine Lord has not yet joined Marquis Jiujiang is good news.” The Heartshadow Sect Leader said, “Then let’s start the next step of the plan.”

…

Above Huyang City, in the Chaos A District, some of the huge flying ships and super-large mechanical treasures suddenly flew towards the cave residences of the five major families.

“What’s going on?”

“The Heartshadow Sect is here!”

The descendants of the five major families had long been uneasy, but the core members of the family had been moved to the City Lord’s Mansion as soon as possible, leaving only a large number of ordinary descendants with lower status. These ordinary descendants accounted for more than 99% of the family’s population, and it was very troublesome to move them.

Even if the family leader gave the order, there would be various delays in execution.

“The cave residence of the Qumeng Clan belongs to my Heartshadow Sect.” Ten super-large mechanical treasures floated in the air, and a majestic voice swept across the entire cave residence, “All creatures in the cave residence must leave. After a hundred breaths of time, any creatures remaining in the cave residence will be killed without exception!”

“We are royal family members!”

“How dare you seize the cave residence of my Qumeng Clan?” Some of the descendants, accustomed to being pampered, dared to scold the Heartshadow Sect.

But the vast majority of descendants quickly packed up some items and rushed out of the cave residence.

In a war between two countries, who would care about the inconspicuous descendants of the royal family’s marginal branches?

“The Moli Clan, move out quickly!”

“The cave residence of the Jiang Clan belongs to my Heartshadow Sect!”

“The Wu Clan…”

“The Mei Wu Clan…”

The Heartshadow Sect didn’t care how big the other party’s background was and forcibly occupied the cave residences. Not directly slaughtering them was already very restrained.

Under the threat of death, the five major cave residences were almost completely empty within a hundred breaths of time. Only a very few ignorant and stubborn people remained in the cave residences.

“I am a descendant of the royal family. How dare your Heartshadow Sect kill me?”

These very few ignorant and arrogant people were ultimately turned into dust silently under the invisible fluctuations, leaving no one behind!

The royal family descendants have multiplied for endless years and are already too numerous to count. Many branches have been placed in peripheral cities. Their status is not as high as they think.

In some large clans in the Origin Continent, only the core members and elite members have a higher status.

“The descendants of the five major families have all come to the City Lord’s Mansion.” Huyang City Lord looked at the other four family leaders, “The City Lord’s Mansion needs to reserve a large amount of war space and cannot accommodate so many descendants.”

“Let them enter the cave residence treasures to stay temporarily.” Moli Xiao said.

“That’s the only way.” The other three family leaders also agreed.

“The family core members should live comfortably, and the ordinary descendants should go to the cave residence treasures first.”

Therefore, the vast number of ordinary descendants of the five major families had to enter the interior of the cave residence treasures to stay temporarily in an orderly manner as soon as they entered the City Lord’s Mansion. They could not disobey the orders of the family’s high-level leaders.

“The entire Chaos A District now only has the cave residence of Luo River Divine Lord that has not been occupied.” Huyang City Lord said, “And not long ago, we sensed extremely strong energy fluctuations in Luo River Divine Lord’s cave residence.”

“Did the Heartshadow Sect win over Luo River?” Several family leaders were very worried.

Hiring Luo River was very expensive. Huyang City Lord immediately sent a message to contact Luo Feng.

Luo Feng sat on the top of the mountain in the cave residence, leisurely drinking wine and watching the changes in the entire Chaos A District.

The aloof five major families were now forced to give up their cave residences.

The very few descendants who dared to stay in the cave residences were also turned into dust.

“Your background is only useful if someone cares about it. If no one cares about it, what can you do?” Luo Feng thought.

The so-called background and dignity ultimately depend on strength.

Like the Flamewind Hall, even a small branch hall must be avoided during a war between two countries.

“Brother Luo River.” Huyang City Lord suddenly sent a message.

“City Lord, why do you suddenly have the leisure to contact me?” Luo Feng responded.

“Not long ago, there were extremely strong energy fluctuations in Brother Luo River’s cave residence. Did the Heartshadow Sect visit Brother Luo River?” Huyang City Lord asked.

Luo River Divine Lord’s power, whether won over by the Heartshadow Sect or the City Lord’s Mansion, made a big difference. Back and forth, it was equivalent to two Luo River Divine Lords.

“The Heartshadow Sect’s Heart Elder came to visit and had a simple exchange with me.” Luo Feng transmitted.

“Oh, how was the exchange?” Huyang City Lord was very concerned. He was also very clear about the power of the Heart Elder.

“His strength is quite strong.” Luo Feng transmitted. “He is stronger than Blood Cloud.”

Huyang City Lord’s heart stirred as he perceived Luo Feng’s meaning and responded, “Brother Luo River can kill Blood Cloud. If it is a one-on-one fight, can you also kill this Heart Elder? I heard that he can control the ‘Heartfiend Kite’ from the Heartshadow Sect’s thirteen mechanical treasures. If he controls the Heartfiend Kite, I can only suppress him at most and cannot kill him.” Luo Feng responded.

Huyang City Lord was secretly shocked. If the Heart Elder controlled the Heartfiend Kite and Luo River dared to say he could suppress him, wouldn’t that mean he could restrain even more of the Heartshadow Sect’s power?

“The Heartshadow Sect came to visit me and also wanted to hire me.” Luo Feng transmitted, “You know, I, a casual cultivator, care most about resources. But I also have a deep friendship with the Yu Kingdom, so I quoted a hiring price of 200 million cosmic sand.”

“Brother Luo River is indeed straightforward. The hiring price you gave us is much lower than the Heartshadow Sect. Brother Luo River must usually be checking the content for free in the public account: Origin Continent, right?” Huyang City Lord praised.

Even though he thought the price of 100 million cosmic sand was high, he still praised Luo Feng. At this time, which side Luo River Divine Lord sided with would have a huge impact on the battle situation.

“I will also report this matter to the Marquis, and I believe the Marquis will have a result soon.” Huyang City Lord also reassured Luo Feng.

After the transmission was cut off, Luo Feng held the wine pot.

“My price seems to be a bit high. Neither side has agreed.” Luo Feng thought, “This exchange should be able to prove my value.”

Whether it was Marquis Jiujiang or Marquis Liuyin, no matter who ruled this Chaos Province, they would have to ensure the safety of the city’s residents. Only then would the city’s residents continuously pay the ‘residence fee.’

Luo Feng didn’t bother to interfere in who would win or lose unless he was given enough money.

“If I could have 100 million cosmic sand, it should be able to promote my faster achievement of the Chaos Realm.” Luo Feng thought, “If the descendants of large clans are excellent enough, the clan’s resources will naturally be tilted towards them.”

He had no choice. He had to earn every bit of resource himself.

…

Inside a hall in Jiujiang City.

Marquis Jiujiang sat alone on the throne, his silver hair draped over his shoulders, each strand causing disturbances in the void.

“This Marquis Liuyin actually sent the Heartshadow Sect to kill over here. Even if he really seizes my Jiujiang Chaos Province…he is afraid that he will have to cede a part of it to the Heartshadow Sect.” Marquis Jiujiang’s eyes were very cold. “It seems that this time he is determined to seize Jiujiang Chaos Province.”

“This is my fief!”

“This is the resource for my cultivation!” The void around Marquis Jiujiang was distorted. “You, Marquis Liuyin, must seize my fief. From all aspects of intelligence, your strength is indeed a bit stronger than mine. But the real fight is not about looking at surface intelligence.”

Marquis Jiujiang had been very patient. The two Chaos Provinces were adjacent, and Marquis Liuyin had been the one to provoke trouble, and he had been enduring it.

But now that the other party had dispatched the Heartshadow Sect to kill into the large city ‘Huyang City,’ if he continued to endure, he was afraid that other than Jiujiang City, other places would be occupied.

“I have transferred the elite of the entire Jiujiang Chaos Province to Huyang City, but with just the elite under my command, they are not a match for the Heartshadow Sect.” Marquis Jiujiang knew this very well.

At the Eternal True God level, the power under his command was indeed not as good as the Heartshadow Sect. The number was close, but the quality was much inferior.

After all, most of the Eternal True Gods in Jiujiang Chaos Province cultivated methods that were far inferior to those of the Heartshadow Sect’s Eternal True Gods. There were also many sect-guarding treasures left by the God King of the Heartshadow Sect, which greatly improved the strength of the Heartshadow Sect’s disciples.

“That Luo River is asking for 100 million cosmic sand. He really dares to ask.” Marquis Jiujiang was also very troubled. “Let’s first try to invite a few Eternal True Gods from the royal capital, and as for this Luo River, let’s see how the situation develops.”