Chapter 143: Reactions from All Sides
While Li Changsheng was making his way to Golden Lion Mountain, the atmosphere at the Moyan Mountain headquarters was extremely tense. Many high-ranking members of the sect had gathered together, some with grave expressions, others appearing calm. Despite being gathered, no one spoke.
The strongest among them was the Grand Elder of Moyan Mountain, who sat at the head of the table with the cultivation of a True Immortal. The others included over a dozen Celestial Immortals, while the rest were at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm.
With just the people in this meeting hall, they could easily annihilate the entire Cangqing Realm!
"Gu Yuan is dead. I've already sent people to investigate."
"What are your thoughts?"
The Grand Elder of Moyan Mountain, sitting in the main seat, looked at the dozens of people present and asked calmly.
"Whoever it is, if they dare to attack Moyan Mountain in the Chaotic Star Domain, we must retaliate. Otherwise, where would our face be?" Elder Gu Shan, sitting closest to the Grand Elder, spoke coldly.
Gu Yuan was a top expert from their faction. Now that they had lost two Celestial Immortals, the losses were severe, and their faction's interests within Moyan Mountain would be significantly affected.
"Our face must be maintained, but the investigation is already underway. We should have results soon."
An elder from Moyan Mountain, Mo Luo, who was at the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm, stroked his beard and said, "Recently, the ruins of the Mixed Origin Sect have opened, and many cultivators from outside the sect have entered. Among them are forces not weaker than Moyan Mountain!"
"Right now, Moyan Mountain and Golden Lion Mountain are at odds, with constant friction. If we provoke another force as strong as us, it might not be wise!"
"Mo Luo, what do you mean by that?" Elder Gu Shan narrowed his eyes. "In the Chaotic Star Domain, who does Moyan Mountain fear?"
"Even if someone from the Instant Sword Palace killed one of ours, they would have to give an explanation!"
Mo Luo's eyes showed disdain as he said indifferently:
"If it really was someone from the Instant Sword Palace who killed Gu Yuan, then you can personally lead a team to Instant Mountain and see if that madman there would dare to cut you down with a single sword!"
"He wouldn't dare!"
"What's there to fear? That madman even dared to kill a True Immortal from the Five Elements Sword Palace. Do you think he wouldn't dare to kill you?"
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The two argued incessantly, while the others acted as if they hadn't heard a thing.
No one intervened.
As the two continued to argue, an Earth Immortal cultivator from Moyan Mountain hurried into the meeting hall and bowed slightly to the Grand Elder.
"We've investigated. The one who killed Elder Gu Yuan was a bull demon that appeared out of nowhere."
"According to the survivors, the bull demon didn't seem to want to act at first, but Elder Gu Yuan and the others wanted to eliminate everyone who witnessed their actions, which angered the bull demon. That's why he killed Elder Gu Yuan."
"Moreover, besides Elder Gu Yuan, the Celestial Immortal from Ruoshui Palace, Gong Qianshan, was also killed."
"Everyone present was robbed by the bull demon!"
After listening to the disciple's report, everyone was stunned.
Moyan Mountain had stood in the Chaotic Star Domain for decades, but they had never heard of a Celestial Immortal-level bull demon in the region. Even in the entire Profound Yellow World, there were only a handful of bull demons above the Celestial Immortal realm.
"Do we know the identity of the bull demon?"
The Grand Elder asked solemnly.
The disciple shook his head, "We've tried to investigate the origins of this demon, but there are no clues. It's as if he appeared out of thin air, with no prior presence in the Chaotic Star Domain."
"However, according to those who saw him, his physical body is extremely strong, and he seems to be called the Great Strength Ox Demon King!"
The Great Strength Ox Demon King?
No one had ever heard of such a powerful figure among the demon race!
"Activate Moyan Mountain's spies. Once the location of this Great Strength Ox Demon King is found, report back immediately," the Grand Elder said gravely.
"When we find his location, Gu Shan, you will personally lead the mission."
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The situation in Ruoshui Palace was similar to that of Moyan Mountain.
However, Ruoshui Palace was slightly weaker than Moyan Mountain. Although they had two True Immortals, they had no Mystic Immortals, and their influence was not as extensive as Moyan Mountain's. After Gong Qianshan's soul lamp extinguished, panic spread, and they feared that a major power was targeting them.
After extensive inquiries, they learned that it was the work of a bull demon.
Ruoshui Palace didn't dare to provoke Moyan Mountain, so they directed all their hatred toward the Great Strength Ox Demon King!
Countless experts from Ruoshui Palace went out, searching everywhere for traces of the Great Strength Ox Demon King!
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Other forces in the Chaotic Star Domain were completely in the dark, unaware of what had happened.
They only knew that people from Ruoshui Palace and Moyan Mountain were searching for a fierce demon called the Great Strength Ox Demon King. After several days, they learned that Celestial Immortals from both Ruoshui Palace and Moyan Mountain had been killed by the Great Strength Ox Demon King!
Now, both major forces were scouring the entire star domain for the Great Strength Ox Demon King.
However, the other major forces were curious. Who was this Great Strength Ox Demon King? Not only did he have the guts to offend two major powers at once, but he also managed to kill three Celestial Immortals single-handedly!
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Seven days later.
Li Changsheng had arrived at the Golden Lion Star Domain, where Golden Lion Mountain was located.
The Golden Lion Star Domain was a sub-region of the Chaotic Star Domain, containing thousands of planets suitable for cultivation. Nearly half of the demon race in the Chaotic Star Domain was concentrated in this star domain, and there were also many human forces here.
The Chaotic Star Domain was located at the border between human and demon territories, and the mixing of humans and demons was already a common occurrence.
Over the past few days, Li Changsheng had been focused on traveling.
He hadn't used the simulator, fearing that the commotion from a breakthrough during his journey would attract the attention of Moyan Mountain and Ruoshui Palace.
However, now that he had reached the Golden Lion Star Domain, he felt much safer.
Moyan Mountain and Golden Lion Mountain were mortal enemies. He didn't believe that Moyan Mountain's experts would dare to chase him into the Golden Lion Star Domain to kill him.
During his journey, he had also learned that Golden Lion Mountain was originally rooted in demon territory. For some reason, hundreds of thousands of years ago, the entire clan moved into the Chaotic Star Domain and became one of its dominant powers.
However, Golden Lion Mountain still maintained connections with powerful figures in the demon race. Three hundred and seventy thousand years ago, Golden Lion Mountain clashed with the human top force, the Five Elements Sword Palace. The Golden Immortal ancestor of the Five Elements Sword Palace personally intervened, but fortunately, a golden lion tens of thousands of feet tall from the demon race arrived in the Chaotic Star Domain to negotiate with the Five Elements Sword Palace's experts.
The negotiations were extremely intense, and one-twentieth of the Chaotic Star Domain was wiped out as a result.
Li Changsheng shook his head, pushing these thoughts aside.
He murmured to himself:
"It seems that even in the Profound Yellow World, the amount of immortal jade isn't as abundant as I thought. The immortal jade obtained from the three Celestial Immortals, plus the storage bags, is less than I expected!"
From this robbery, he had acquired a total of 670,000 pieces of immortal jade. Aside from the jade, the most valuable item was the Condensing True Fruit. There were also thirteen immortal artifacts, along with countless top-grade spirit artifacts and quasi-immortal artifacts.
"Let's use the simulator first to increase the proficiency of the Great Strength Ox Demon Art. That way, after joining Golden Lion Mountain, I can better play the role of a great demon."
"Recharge!"