Chapter 91: Patience

Luo Feng was somewhat surprised. Marquis Jiujiang had always been reluctant to part with his treasures, but now his performance in the clash with the Heartshadow Sect had finally moved him? So much universe sand was indeed very important to him.

“If the Marquis is willing to offer one hundred million universe sand, then Luo He is naturally willing to join the Marquis’s army,” Luo Feng stated.

“Hahaha, good!” Marquis Jiujiang nodded in satisfaction. “Do you want these one hundred million universe sand transferred to your name at the Blazewind Hall, or delivered to you in person?”

“Delivered to me is fine,” Luo Feng replied.

“Very well, I will personally deliver them to you within three days,” Marquis Jiujiang said, raising his cup to Moro Sa beside him. “Let us drink together!”

Luo Feng and Moro Sa both raised their cups and drank.

“This employment, will it end once the Heartshadow Sect completely gives up?” Luo Feng asked, pressing the matter. Marquis Liuyin and Marquis Jiujiang’s territories were adjacent. Even if this provocation failed, there would likely be a second or third time in the future.

“The employment will end when the Heartshadow Sect completely gives up. The maximum duration of employment will not exceed ten epochs!” Marquis Jiujiang promised.

Luo Feng understood, raising his cup. “A toast to the Marquis.”

Marquis Jiujiang was also in a good mood.

Although he had parted with some wealth, it had indeed greatly increased the strength of his forces.

After the banquet dispersed, Marquis Jiujiang instructed a servant, “Take Lord Luo He and his servant to their residence.”

“Yes,” the servant responded.

Luo Feng and Moro Sa rose and followed the servant to their temporary residence within the small city.

Only Marquis Jiujiang remained seated in the pavilion.

“Father,” a figure in cyan robes emerged from the side, a young man with a face that bore a seventy percent resemblance to Marquis Jiujiang. He couldn’t help but say, “To hire this Luo He, you spent a full one hundred million universe sand. Isn’t that too much? We only spent sixty million universe sand to hire General Yue.”

Marquis Jiujiang glanced at his son and shook his head. “Luo He’s previous displays of strength were indeed not worth that much. However, in this battle, the peak Chaos Realm will he displayed is too useful on the battlefield.”

“With him there, more than a hundred super-large mechanical treasures are rendered mostly useless, unable to charge around freely. Because if they encounter Luo He, even if those super-large mechanical treasures form an array, they will only be courting death,” Marquis Jiujiang explained.

The young man, upon hearing this, seemed to understand. “Ah, yes. The previous Six Shadows Killing Array was formed by the coordination of six super-large mechanical treasures. In terms of frontal combat strength, it was enough to entangle Luo He. However, under the impact of his heart will, five super-large mechanical treasures lost the ability to resist and were easily swept away by Luo He.”

“Heart will is particularly effective against group tactics,” Marquis Jiujiang sighed. “Eternal True Gods possess peak Chaos Realm will. Truly remarkable! Your father has cultivated for countless years, and I only possess peak Chaos Realm will.”

The young man nodded. “With Luo He there, those super-large mechanical treasures can only hide within the killing array. Their threat is indeed greatly reduced.”

“Don’t forget, he also has a servant. If the master is in danger, how could the servant stand idly by?” Marquis Jiujiang laughed. “Hiring one and getting one free.”

The young man nodded.

In that case, one hundred million universe sand was indeed worth it.

“Father, when will we make our move?” the young man asked.

“Our strength is still insufficient. Let’s wait a little longer,” Marquis Jiujiang said. His divine power incarnation had already gone to the royal capital to personally request assistance.

Originally, Liuyin Chaos Province and Jiujiang Chaos Province were not that far apart in strength.

However, the Heartshadow Sect’s participation, with its foundation as a God-King level sect, had completely unbalanced the situation. Marquis Jiujiang had to find a way to pull in support. Relying solely on Luo He and his servant was not enough.

……

The cave dwelling where Luo Feng and Moro Sa were temporarily residing was over a hundred thousand kilometers in area and quite exquisite.

Inside a cultivation chamber within the cave dwelling, Luo Feng sat cross-legged.

Within the Star Tower inside his body.

A wisp of Luo Feng’s divine power incarnation descended.

“Thank you, God-Monarch,” a large number of rescued cultivators gathered there.

“Everyone,” Luo Feng looked at them, “Brother Shang and I are quite close. This time, Elder Qiu asked me to intervene, but I only had time to rescue the cultivators from the nine refining shops. I was powerless to help the other Heavenflame Sect disciples.”

There were too many Heavenflame Sect disciples, scattered everywhere. He could only save the nine largest refining shops.

“In the face of the Heartshadow Sect, saving the nine refining shops is something all the disciples of my Heavenflame Sect are endlessly grateful for,” the metallic lifeform Qiu Shu said excitedly, feeling that God-Monarch Luo He had paid too great a price.

“And also the many guests at the refining shops,” Luo Feng looked at them. “During the previous battle, to prevent you from being affected, I could only take you out of Huyang City first. If you wish to return to Huyang City, I will send you back once this war ends.”

“We are not in a hurry.”

“We are willing to follow God-Monarch.”

“God-Monarch has already shown us great kindness.”

These guests consisted of Void True Gods and many True Gods. Survival in Huyang City was not easy for them. To be able to form a connection with God-Monarch Luo He would be a stroke of great fortune.

After reassuring these cultivators, Luo Feng met with Dreamflower Mistress, A Luo Ya, and the Moyu family.

“Dreamflower thanks God-Monarch for saving my life,” Dreamflower Mistress said gratefully.

“It’s not really saving your life,” Luo Feng smiled. “The Heartshadow Sect probably wouldn’t have killed you either.”

Dreamflower Mistress shook her head. “I only know a little about music and illusions. Without God-Monarch’s help, all my treasures would have been plundered. Even I myself would likely have been captured by the higher-ups of the Heartshadow Sect to be a musician or even become a plaything.”

If she were willing to be a musician or a plaything, she wouldn’t have come to Huyang City to open Dreamflower House. Many powerful families were willing to take in Eternal True God level musicians.

“Then you must cultivate diligently. Relying on oneself is the only way to last,” Luo Feng said.

“Cultivation is not that easy,” Dreamflower Mistress shook her head. A Luo Ya, listening beside her, felt even more complicated. She, a Void True God of the Thousand Leaves Vine Grass clan, was far behind the Mistress in both music and illusions.

“As long as you keep accumulating, you will eventually reap the rewards. A Luo Ya, you must also work hard,” Luo Feng smiled, looking at A Luo Ya.

“Yes,” A Luo Ya nodded.

Luo Feng looked at the Moyu family beside them: Moyu Qingyan, Moyu Lie Feng, and the pregnant Moyu Youchang.

“Thank you, God-Monarch, for saving our Moyu family,” Moyu Lie Feng said gratefully.

Luo Feng sighed. “Moyu Liuxing was very intelligent, but unfortunately, he encountered this calamity.”

Moyu Youchang was the saddest at the moment.

The death of her beloved teacher, Shang Tianyan, was a great blow to her. And now her husband, Moyu Liuxing, was also dead. Fortunately, there was still the child in her womb, the only thing she cared about in this world.

“Thank you, God-Monarch, for avenging Liuxing,” Moyu Youchang said gratefully.

……

Another level of the Star Tower.

!

Luo Feng had cultivated for countless years, walking step by step. He had seen too much joy and sorrow. Even he had many times when he was powerless.

“Swoosh.” “Buzz.” “Whoosh.”

In the distance, a series of Chaos Layer lifeforms flew happily. These were fifteen creatures that Luo Feng had captured alive in the Chaos Layer over five epochs. Each one contained a complete Chaos Law within its body.

The fifteen Chaos Layer lifeforms belonged to six different species.

For example, in the case of the silverlight creature, Luo Feng had captured three of them, respectively consisting of 108 droplets of silverlight, 397 droplets of silver light, and 1091 droplets of silver light.

Other species also had their own characteristics.

Comprehending these creatures deepened Luo Feng’s understanding of the Chaos Law.

“To date, I have comprehended a full sixteen Chaos Realm techniques, and I can combine these Chaos Realm techniques,” Luo Feng thought. Just like some precious mechanical treasures, they might contain several Chaos Realm techniques that could be combined to significantly increase the power they displayed.

“Accumulating to this point, and still not comprehending the Chaos Law,” Luo Feng felt quite tormented.

It was as if the Chaos Law was right in front of him, clearly visible.

But reaching out to touch it was all in vain. He could never completely comprehend it, always just short of the mark.

“Just short of the mark.”

“When I comprehended ten Chaos Realm techniques, I felt that I was just short of mastering the Chaos Law. Now that I’ve comprehended sixteen Chaos Realm techniques, I’m still just short of the mark.”

Luo Feng possessed extraordinary talent, far surpassing the colossal divine body of history, giving him a powerful soul! Coupled with God-King level will, Luo Feng’s comprehension efficiency was naturally extremely high.

But even so, comprehending the Chaos Law felt arduous.

He always felt just short of the mark.

“As long as I keep accumulating, I will eventually reap the rewards,” Luo Feng sat cross-legged and began to concentrate on comprehending.

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Time passed day by day.

Huyang City gradually returned to calm, but almost all the Void True Gods and Eternal True Gods in the city had been thoroughly plundered. The Heartshadow Sect had made a considerable profit.

Chaos District A, the highest mountaintop.

The Heartshadow Sect Master and the Eighteen Elders gathered, all looking towards the city lord’s manor.

“Sect Master, should we risk some casualties and break through this city lord’s manor?” a one-eyed Elder suggested.

“What’s the rush?”

The Heartshadow Sect Master looked at the city lord’s manor in the distance. “We have completely sealed off the city lord’s manor, they can’t come out, and they pose no threat to us.”

“The city lord’s manor is, after all, the core of the entire Huyang City. Huyang City, this super-large city, built by generations of controllers, is a terrifying super-large mechanical city,” the one-eyed Elder said. “Once this super-large mechanical city falls into the hands of a formation master, it can exert extremely powerful effects.”

“Marquis Jiujiang will probably send a formation master to enter the city lord’s manor,” the Heartshadow Sect Master looked on. “We just need to be patient and wait, killing one as they come.”

They were leaving the city lord’s manor in place to intercept all support.

“We have indeed deployed a large array in advance to completely trap the city lord’s manor. We can intercept any supporting formation master. But… I think we should occupy the city lord’s manor in advance, so that Marquis Jiujiang will not be able to control Huyang City,” the one-eyed Elder said.

A Heartshadow Elder spoke up. “I agree with the Sect Master that intercepting formation masters is the key! After attacking Huyang City this time, we will have to attack Xuyin City next time. In the future, we may even be forced to attack Jiujiang City!”

“There are a full three large cities, and Marquis Jiujiang can invite foreign experts, it would be great if he could invite one top formation master. Killing a formation master is much more important than occupying the city lord’s manor,” the Heartshadow Elder said.

“Without a formation master, the three large cities will pose little threat,” the Heartshadow Sect Master said.

Large cities were perfected generation after generation, and even the former Divine Kingdom before Yu Country had fortified the cities.

Therefore, the arrays in each large city are very complex.

The higher the formation attainment, the greater the power that a large city can exert. In terms of potential, it even exceeds the Heartshadow Sect’s ‘Great Destruction Absolute Array’.