ocean-life Chapter 903 Trouble
Chapter 903 Trouble
chapter 903 trouble
translator: borntobe
the person who had come was wearing black robes. he was wearing a helmet to cover his face, and the only thing revealed was his eyes. he clearly didn’t want to reveal his identity.
“ji changkong sent you?” asked xue you.
“here is the letter...”
that person had only just opened his mouth when a corrupt expert smashed his fist into his chest. the sound of bones breaking rang out, and that person let out a pained grunt.
“i’ll give you another chance. if you don’t answer to the point, you’ll immediately become a corpse. lord xue you is busy and doesn’t have time to waste on you righteous idiots,” raged the corrupt expert.
xue you didn’t even look at the letter. he icily asked, “ji changkong sent you?”
that person nodded.
but he had only just nodded when he was kicked in the leg. he fell to the ground.
“are you mute?!” a corrupt expert now had a saber in his hand. as long as xue you nodded, he would kill this person.
“yes!” the righteous expert hastily opened his mouth.
a corrupt expert received the letter and handed it to xue you. xue you opened it and an icy smile appeared on his face. “go back and report to ji changkong that i can cooperate with him. but he has to give me a third of the righteous path’s heads. if he doesn’t agree, then we can see just how much power he has. you can fuck off now!”
that person was delighted, and hastily hobbled away. having escaped with his life, he didn’t have any more extravagant desires.
“lord corrupt king, what did ji changkong say?” asked a rank three celestial. he was one of xue you’s trusted aides, so he dared to directly ask him this question.
“ji changkong wants to cooperate with us. it goes without saying that the righteous path really is devious. originally, i wasn’t planning on cooperating with them. but this plan of theirs has moved me. i can’t decline.” xue you couldn’t help but sigh.
“are we really going to cooperate with them?” asked one of them with astonishment. that was something absolutely not permitted.
“the cooperation is just temporary. i need to cooperate with them to get the greatest profit. as for my request for a third of their heads, that was just to make them overlook my real goal. not one of them will be able to leave the immemorial path alive. did you all activate the photographic jades?”
“yes, we recorded it all. they will definitely be able to prove that ji changkong took the initiative to find you.”
“good. it won’t be long before they reply. in fact, ji changkong might personally come to discuss the details. remember to secretly record it all. for us, this cooperation is just a plan of convenience. even if the higher-ups learn of it, it will just be some light punishment. but it’s different for the righteous path. by working with us to handle long chen and the others, they have betrayed the righteous path. that’s a grave criminal act for them.
“with the constant struggle between righteous sects, these photographic jades can be used to threaten ji changkong and make him bend to our will. if we can kill them all when our cooperation comes to an end, then it can be a gift we send to humiliate the righteous path. but if something unexpected happens and ji changkong manages to get away, then we can release them publicly. at that time, hehe, ji changkong will be attacked by the entire righteous path. i hear ji changkong’s ji family is quite strong. they’ll definitely attempt to protect him. at that time, a huge war might erupt in the righteous path. we can take advantage of that opportunity to kill them all.”
the thing that the righteous disciples were somewhat unable to accept was that soaring long chen had actually become a traitor of the righteous path.
disciples from the same sect as him were personally accusing him of colluding with the aboriginals to harm his fellow righteous disciples. unable to bear staying on the same side as such a person, they had formed an alliance with ji changkong to find and punish long chen, to get justice for all the righteous disciples who had fallen because of him.
many people had refused to believe it at the beginning, but when many resolute people shouted something loud enough, it was enough to obscure the truth. many people started to form doubts.
then, long chen refused to reveal himself, and no explanation came from him. that made ji changkong’s influence even greater, allowing him to unite essentially all the righteous disciples, making him the number one expert of the righteous path.
people were like ducks. true or false weren’t so important. in the end, those who joined ji changkong’s side gave up their doubts and began to echo their peers, starting a snowball effect. from their point of view, standing by ji changkong’s side could protect them. as long as he provided safety, he could say whatever he wanted.
the truth wasn’t important. the important thing was that as long as they were obedient, they could join this enormous army. as for whether or not long chen had been falsely accused, they couldn’t be bothered to care.
there were so many righteous experts that it even exceeded ji changkong’s expectations. there were actually thirty thousand of them that joined his side, and more were coming.
however, then ji changkong recalled that of the two large entrances to the immemorial path from the eastern wasteland, their entrance had only been for sects that were comparatively higher in status. but the other entrance had no such restrictions. he hadn’t expected so many new celestials to have appeared in the eastern wasteland. it seemed that they came from smaller sects that had entered from the other entrance.
the fact that he had tens of thousands of experts made ji changkong incomparably excited. his vanity was completely satisfied. he had actually become the leader of such a powerful army.
although the majority of them were just rank one celestials, with only a tenth being rank two celestials and less than a hundredth being rank three celestials, these numbers made him completely confident.
time passed day by day. the immemorial path had gone from peaceful to chaotic, and then back to peaceful. but the undercurrents of this peace were extremely grave. it was the calm before the storm.
long chen was still in seclusion. meng qi had already come out, as she had long since reached the first heavenstage. her qi sea had been expanded by a full ten percent.
during this time, she had been nourishing the soul items that long chen had given her. the item-nourishing technique he gave her came from the eastern wasteland bell, and it was incomparably refined. it allowed a person to form a practically perfect connection with an item-spirit, allowing them to release the greatest power from a treasure item.
“sister meng qi!”
suddenly, a golden-armored monstrosity appeared in the sky and landed in the ruins.
“has everyone been well? is there any news?” asked meng qi. guo ran was their messenger and information gatherer. his armor had already been completely remade, allowing his speed to reach a new level.
“everyone’s fine. they don’t have anything important to do now, just focusing on nourishing their treasure items. as for the outside world, the ancient races and corrupt path are rather calm. only the righteous path is like a pack of idiots, continuously smearing boss. that ji changkong really is an idiot. he’s like a shrew screaming on the streets. then there are those shameless fellows who clearly know boss was falsely accused but still can blindly spout those lies without blinking. it’s infuriating!” raged guo ran.
“let them do as they please. they’re only doing that for their own protection. is there any other news?” asked meng qi, indifferent to their actions.
“ah, there was one laughable thing. i heard that ji changkong captured long chen and is going to execute him at drake mountain. what a joke. tell me, don’t you think they’re idiots... sister meng qi, what is it?” guo ran had been laughing when he suddenly realized something was off. meng qi’s expression was grave now.
“perhaps there’s trouble now...” said meng qi solemnly. she formed some hand seals.