Chapter 85: Pillaging the Entire City

The Heartshadow Sect Master stood on the mountain peak, gazing at the vast Huyang City.

When he saw the dim and obscure great array enveloping the entire city, the Heartshadow Sect Master’s eyes turned cold, and he said indifferently, “Begin the pillaging plan. We shall profit handsomely from Huyang City.”

“Yes!”

The three Elders behind him responded excitedly, and immediately departed swiftly to execute the pillaging plan.

The Heartshadow Sect Master looked at the city and murmured, “Ever since we lost our sect’s foundation, the Heartshadow Sect’s income has been severed. We have been consuming the sect’s past accumulation all this time.”

A powerful sect with thousands of Eternal True Gods, a vast number of Void True Gods, and countless True God disciples has enormous expenditures every Epoch.

They could withstand it for a short time, but as time passed and resources dwindled, the Heartshadow Sect would continue to fragment.

“A single, thorough pillaging of Huyang City is worth dozens of Epochs of slowly collecting residence fees,” the Heartshadow Sect Master mused. “Although the odds of victory in this war are quite high, if Marquis Jiujiang enlists sufficiently powerful help, the Heartshadow Sect could still be defeated.”

Marquis Jiujiang’s forces alone were indeed no match for the Heartshadow Sect.

But if a God-King from the Yu Kingdom dispatched elites to support Marquis Jiujiang, that would be a significant problem.

“Preserve the Heartshadow Sect’s elites, and pillage one more time. Even if we are defeated, it will be a profitable venture,” the Heartshadow Sect Master thought.

When the sect was weak, the death of mediocre disciples was of no concern to him.

The death of mediocre disciples would even save on expenses.

“I wonder how much we can plunder from the entire Huyang City,” the Heartshadow Sect Master said, his eyes filled with anticipation.

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Nine colossal mechanical treasures, each carrying hundreds of large airships, arrived at a prosperous commercial district of Huyang City, where the branches of major powers were located, along with large shops selling weapons, treasures, and bloodline curiosities, as well as numerous places of enjoyment.

“Except for the eight branches of major powers and the Roha God-Monarch’s grotto-mansion, let none of the other Eternal True Gods or Void True Gods escape,” a voice transmitted. “Those who dare resist, die!”

“Yes!” The numerous disciples on the hundreds of large airships were excited.

They knew very well that the largest group in the entire city seemed to be True Gods, but True Gods were the poorest. They worked hard to save a few Chaos Crystals and were unwilling to take risks, waiting to earn more after spending the Chaos Crystals.

To plunder all the True Gods in the city? First, there were too many of them, making the pillaging very troublesome. Second, the plunder would be meager, averaging only a few Chaos Crystals per True God. Third, the Heartshadow Sect might eventually rule Huyang City! The countless True Gods of Huyang City would then be their subjects.

For many reasons, they did not make a move against the True Gods.

But except for the eight branches of major powers and the Roha God-Monarch’s grotto-mansion, the Heartshadow Sect would not let a single Eternal True God or Void True God escape.

Most of a city’s wealth was in the hands of Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods.

“Seal it off!” A large number of disciples quickly sealed off a branch of a major power, the ‘Cloud Treasure Pavilion’. The Cloud Treasure Pavilion occupied a vast area, with numerous pavilions displaying a large number of treasures.

“What are you doing?”

“We are the Huyang City branch of the Cloud Treasure Pavilion! Are you trying to attack us?”

The Cloud Treasure Pavilion branch had three Eternal True Gods and many Void True God members. They looked in shock at the numerous Heartshadow Sect disciples surrounding them.

“Cloud Treasure Pavilion branch?” A blood-robed woman from the Heartshadow Sect walked in and sighed. “The Heartshadow Sect has been poor for too long, so we must ask the Cloud Treasure Pavilion for a little help. All the treasures in the Cloud Treasure Pavilion branch, including all the treasures on your bodies…hand them all over.”

Her voice was soft, but the content of her words chilled the hearts of the Cloud Treasure Pavilion’s Master, Vice-Masters, and all other members.

“Not even a single Chaos Stone is to be left behind,” the blood-robed woman said indifferently. “The Heartshadow Sect will personally search your entire bodies. Those who disobey will die!”

The Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master, the two Vice-Masters, and the numerous Void True God members trembled in despair.

They worked for the Cloud Treasure Pavilion to accumulate resources.

And now all their resources were to be plundered?

“The Cloud Treasure Pavilion branch belongs to my Marquis!” the Cloud Treasure Pavilion Master said urgently, his enormous single eye filled with anxiety. “The Marquis will certainly know about this.”

“If your Marquis knows, he will surely understand the Heartshadow Sect’s plight,” the blood-robed woman said.

“Hand over all treasures? Not leaving behind even a single Chaos Stone is too much!” A Void True God nearby could not help but say. They had accumulated such wealth over countless years. And now it was all to be taken away?

They were on the verge of fighting to the death.

The blood-robed woman glanced at them, and instantly, the group of Void True God members in that area silently turned into dust, each one dying, leaving behind only their weapons and treasures.

“A Void True God dares to speak out of turn?” the blood-robed woman said, looking at the Cloud Treasure Pavilion’s three leaders. “Are you planning to resist?”

“I’ll hand them over!” One of the Vice-Masters said urgently. “I am willing to hand them over. Can you spare me the body search?”

“A body search is a must,” the blood-robed woman said, looking at the three of them. “Those who resist will still die!”

The so-called body search was to allow the other party to use divine power to penetrate and search their entire body, including their ‘True God Heart’! It was to completely entrust their lives to the other party, something few Eternal True Gods were willing to do.

But faced with the threat of death, the Cloud Treasure Pavilion’s three leaders finally lowered their heads.

…

“A body search is a must?” A simple old man looked at the Heartshadow Sect disciples before him, then at the colossal mechanical treasure in the sky. “Can I not voluntarily hand over all my accumulated treasures?”

“A body search is a must,” the Heartshadow Sect’s Eternal True God said, looking at him.

If it were entirely voluntary, most cultivators would likely hide their treasures, handing over only half at best.

“Alas, I only wished to live a peaceful life in my hometown, but you insist on forcing me,” the simple old man sighed. Instantly, he transformed into a black shadow that howled past. Wherever he passed, dozens of disciples, including the Eternal True God, instantly died.

“Hm?” The colossal mechanical treasure in the sky was immediately alarmed. “Kill him!”

“Buzz!”

The dim and obscure great array in the sky had already erupted, with terrifying dim and obscure power enveloping the black shadow.

“Heartshadow Sect, in all my travels across the Origin Continent, no one has ever been allowed to search my body!” the simple old man said maniacally. As his voice echoed in all directions, the black shadow disappeared.

“Escaped? I never expected that Huyang City, besides the Roha God-Monarch, also harbored a hidden expert,” the colossal mechanical treasure in the sky said, unable to locate the target. It immediately contacted the Heartshadow Sect Master. “Sect Master, a great enemy has been discovered. We need causal tracking to lock onto the culprit.”

The Heartshadow Sect immediately went into operation, beginning the pursuit of the simple old man. Having formed such a cause and effect, and having been locked on by the sect’s great array, it would be easy for the Heartshadow Sect to trace the cause. In just a moment.

The colossal mechanical treasure commanded by an Elder—a huge plant lifeform—brandished countless vines, the countless vines strangling the black shadow like a net. The black shadow struggled to resist.

“So be it, I will die in my hometown after all. It’s worth it to have killed a thousand Heartshadow Sect disciples before death.”

In the end, the black shadow was completely annihilated, leaving behind only some remnants of treasures.

“Hmph, not everyone is qualified to provoke the Heartshadow Sect,” the huge plant lifeform said, its killing intent intense. With the colossal mechanical treasure, as one of the eighteen Elders, its burst of power was already comparable to that of the Heartshadow Elder.

…

The ‘Thousand Mountains Tower’, a dark force’s headquarters.

“All the treasures of our Thousand Mountains Tower’s leaders must be given to you?” Faced with the two colossal mechanical treasures suspended in the sky, and the numerous Heartshadow Sect disciples surrounding them, the Thousand Mountains Tower’s seven leaders and numerous Void True Gods were shocked and enraged.

As a dark force, they were the ones who did the plundering. When had they ever been plundered in such a way?

“Hand it all over, and you must submit to a body search,” a green-robed man said.

“And a body search?” The seven leaders were shocked and angry. “Even if the five great families ruled the city, they would still give us some face.”

“In the future, the Heartshadow Sect will rule Huyang City. The Heartshadow Sect’s territory has no need for any dark forces,” the green-robed man said indifferently.

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The Heartshadow Sect ruled the city.

Apart from the branches of major powers, all other commercial forces and local family forces were established by Heartshadow Sect disciples!

Forces like Black Butcher, Dreamflower Tower Master, and the Zhu Clan, who could be relatively independent, could not exist in the Heartshadow Sect’s territory. The Heartshadow Sect’s control over a city far surpassed that of the City Lord’s Mansion.

The Thousand Mountains Tower’s seven leaders looked at each other.

“We are willing to hand them over, but we cannot submit to a body search,” one of the leaders said.

The green-robed man smiled slightly and glanced to the left. A large group of Thousand Mountains Tower members turned to dust, including Suoyun.

“I—” Suoyun was being careful within the Thousand Mountains Tower’s group, but when the green-robed man glanced in this direction, he felt his True God Heart disintegrating. At that moment, he knew that he was going to die.

Before he could even think, he was completely annihilated.

A weakling, without saying a word, without resisting, had been affected and died.

When he and Suozi left the tribe, they were rescued by Luo Feng, which was how they managed to reach Huyang City. In Huyang City, he and Suozi walked different paths. He did everything possible to seize every opportunity, even doing many things that exceeded the rules, risking his life.

But Suozi was quietly learning the art of cooking at the Fire Realm Eatery. Five Epochs ago, he was taken to the royal capital by the Princess ‘Yu Shui Tianyu’, along with his master, Black Butcher.

And today, Suoyun died silently.

No one even cared.

“You…” The Thousand Mountains Tower’s seven leaders were shocked and angry.

“This is a warning. If you say one more word, the seven of you will die,” the green-robed man said, looking at them.

The Thousand Mountains Tower’s seven leaders could only endure it.

“Fine,” the seven leaders could only lower their heads, allowing the Heartshadow Sect disciples to search their bodies, taking away all their treasures, not leaving them even a single Chaos Stone.

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Throughout Huyang City, except for the City Lord’s Mansion, the eight branches of major powers, and Luo Feng’s grotto-mansion, Eternal True Gods and Void True Gods in all other places were being plundered. No one could escape.

Faced with such plundering, those who resisted in anger met their deaths. The vast majority could only endure the plunder, the difference in strength simply being too great.

“What’s going on?” Sitting on the peak of his grotto-mansion, Luo Feng noticed that Heartshadow Sect disciples were scattered throughout the city, with large airships and colossal treasures in action everywhere.

“Roha God-Monarch,” Dreamflower Tower Master suddenly contacted. “The Heartshadow Sect has sealed off the Dreamflower Tower and is going to thoroughly plunder it, demanding to search my body as well.”

“Search your body?” Luo Feng was surprised.

Searching the body of an Eternal True God would naturally involve searching the True God Heart.

“First, mention my name to delay them,” Luo Feng transmitted. “If it’s truly impossible, don’t resist too hard. I’ll come over now.”

“Alright,” Dreamflower Tower Master could only hope for the Roha God-Monarch’s help at this moment.

He cultivated the Seven Emotions Heart-Refining Method, requiring the Dreamflower Tower Master’s music and illusions. And he had a friendship with Shangtian Yan, so he had to help Dreamflower Tower Master.

“Master, Master!”

Moyu Qingyan darted to the peak, his eyes red, anxious and despairing. “Master, my younger brother Moyu Liuxing is dead.”

“Dead?” Luo Feng was surprised. Of the Moyu family’s three brothers, the little one named ‘Moyu Liuxing’ was someone he had met in the Tianyan Sect, who had a talent for smithing.

Over the long years, the eldest and youngest brothers of the Moyu family would occasionally visit their brother, bringing gifts. Luo Feng was quite familiar with the Moyu family’s three brothers.

“The Heartshadow Sect casually slaughtered the disciples of the old Tianyan Sect, forcing other Void True Gods to obediently hand over treasures after a body search. My younger brother was killed just for saying a single word,” Moyu Qingyan was currently dazed.

The three brothers had grown up in Huyang City. And now, his younger brother was simply gone?

Although he knew that there were many dangers on the path of growth, with his younger brother truly gone, Moyu Qingyan felt that a part of his world was missing, leaving him feeling empty.

“Roha God-Monarch,” Luo Feng received another plea for help.

“Elder Qiu?” Luo Feng knew that Uncle Qiu was Shangtian Yan’s old servant, responsible for handling many matters of the Tianyan Sect.

“Roha God-Monarch, please, save the Tianyan Sect disciples,” Uncle Qiu had always been unwilling to bother the Roha God-Monarch, but he was now frantic. “When the Tianyan Sect disbanded, many disciples went their separate ways, some establishing smithing shops, the largest being the Nine Great Smithing Shops.”

“This time, the Heartshadow Sect is plundering all Void True Gods, sparing no one. And they are slaughtering anyone who shows slight dissatisfaction. Many disciples have been killed,” Uncle Qiu said urgently. “I know it’s difficult for God-Monarch as well, but I only ask that God-Monarch save the nine smithing shops.”

Whoosh!

Morosa instantly appeared to the side, looking at Moyu Qingyan. “What did you say? Your younger brother died? The little guy who came to deliver food last time?”

“Killed by the Heartshadow Sect,” Moyu Qingyan nodded, still unable to accept it.

“Master, what are we waiting for!” Morosa looked at Luo Feng.

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