A/N - Merry Christmas!
I had to edit ch1118 to fix a plot hole. The Seven Seas Sacred Palace actually had 4 disciples pass the lesser realm trials. There were two others mentioned in ch1069 which I forgot about so I fixed 1118 to match.
Also, I dunno what is happening with the House of Paradise stuff... LOL. I wish I could say I just did that as a joke but I really didn't. Haha...
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Chen Wentian’s disciples headed deeper into the divine beast graveyard. For a few days, they encountered no other sects. They only had to beat back a few small groups of spirit beasts. All was peaceful until they stumbled upon a battle between the Seven Seas Sacred Palace and the Pearl Ocean Palace.
These two rival Spirit King Realm sects were brawling over the remains of a merlion and, in particular, the merlion scales that could be used to craft various weapons and armors. The divine beast, when it was alive, was only at the Spirit King Realm but it was still a treasure to these cultivators of water attribute Dao.
When Chen Wentian’s disciples encountered them, the Seven Seas Sacred Palace was being pushed back by the Pearl Ocean Palace due to superior numbers. The Seven Seas Sacred Palace only had four disciples while the other had six. It wasn’t something that could be overcome by sheer willpower or talent alone.
“Qianyu, hide somewhere. Let the Beast God Sanctum people go and help the Seven Seas Sacred Palace.”
“Yes, master!”
Their side had too many people. With the addition of Yang Cang, who returned with Qian Lei, they had thirteen people. Their combined strength could even match up to the major sects of the Immortal Association. There was no need to bring everyone to deal with this situation.
After Wu Qianyu explained the plan, the five Beast God Sanctum disciples approached the battle and made their presence known.
“Seven Seas Sacred Palace, noble ruler of the Gulf of Giant Tortoises, we’re here to help you!” Qu Jing shouted, soaring in on a pair of huge crimson wings.
The two sides momentarily stopped and took stock of the five people rushing over. Although their individual cultivations were lower, only at the lesser realms of Spiritual Growth and Spiritual Formation, there were five of them. It was enough to turn the tide in either direction.
“Those dirty beast lovers, why do they want to help us?” The irritable Hai Weiyan muttered loudly.
Her brother and lover, Hai Qiao, pinched her waist and hissed, “Behave! At this point, we’ll take any help we can get!”
He raised his head and called out, “The beast kings of the east, the Seven Seas Sacred Palace graciously accepts your assistance!”
“Haha! Good!” Yang Cang laughed, “Let’s have a good fight! Pearl Ocean Palace, apologies for the offense!”
With bestial roars, they charged into the fray, joining the human shouts and the sound of weapons clashing.
Qu Jing and Yang Cang were geniuses. Together, they could suppress an elder of the Pearl Ocean Palace at the lesser realm of Spiritual Awakening. Qu Jing’s two wives, Qu Rong and Wei Peng, also worked together to fight a Pearl Ocean Palace talent at the lesser realm of Spiritual Formation to a draw. That left He Xingping to cause chaos among various individual duels and group battles.
The Pearl Ocean Palace disciples fought desperately but the result had already been determined. After struggling for a while, they started getting pushed back due to He Xingping’s sneaky attacks. The tide had turned and defeat was inevitable.
“Retreat!”
“Damn it!”
“Here, you inbred idiots! You can have these useless scales!”
With a few more curses and insults, the six disciples of the Pearl Ocean Palace retreated in an orderly fashion and disappeared into a tunnel.
The four from the Seven Seas Ocean Palace breathed a sigh of relief before studying the Beast God Sanctum wearily.
“This one is Hai Lu, Purple Sea Elder of the Seven Seas Ocean Palace, many thanks to friends from the east,” An old man cupped his fist in a martial salute.
“This one is Hai Xiaoxuan, Blue Sea Elder of the Seven Seas Ocean Palace, many thanks!” The other elder, an old woman, said appreciatively.
After a round of greetings and thanks, He Xingping acted as the representative of the Beast God Sanctum and explained their actions.
“We have no need for the merlion scales. We won’t ask for a share. The Beast God Sanctum simply wishes to establish a formal relationship with the Seven Seas Sacred Palace. We have been suppressed by the Immortal Association for too long. I am sure you have witnessed the many ways the Immortal Association has tried to destroy our ally Ten Thousand Flower Valley. It was the same for us in the past, was it not?”
He Xingping paused and studied the two elders who showed a mix of expressions. The two didn’t say anything, so he continued.
“We are not asking for an alliance to fight the Immortal Association or to overthrow them. We also won’t be involved in each other’s business. The Beast God Sanctum lies to the east while the Seven Seas Ocean Palace rules the western ocean. But with this horizontal alliance, we can offset the power and influence of the central metropolis and relieve any pressure they might place on either of us.”
Finally, Hai Lu nodded, “We will pass this on to the queen.”
“Great!”
The two sides traded a few more words before parting. The Seven Seas Ocean Palace never had a relationship with the Beast God Sanctum before due to various reasons. One was distance. They were simply too far away. The other was the beast lords’ arrogance. Since they had three Spirit Kings, they felt they were almost equal with the Immortal Association in the Eastern Sanmu Subcontinent. They didn’t care about the Seven Seas Ocean Palace at all.
Now, things were different. The Immortal Association seemed determined to deal with Ten Thousand Flower Valley so Chen Wentian had to return the favor. The Beast God Sanctum, the Sapphire Mystic Empire, and now the Seven Seas Ocean Palace, it was a huge noose slowly tightening around the neck of the metropolis.
“Chief Elder He, the Beast God Sanctum has really changed,” Qian Lei said.
He Xingping chuckled, “I guess you can say that.”
“You used to look down on the Sapphire Mystic Empire for its matriarchal society. You also looked down on the Seven Seas Ocean Palace for their incestual habits. What changed?” She asked.
He gave her a mysterious smile and shrugged, “It is not our place to judge others. We all just want to live our own lives, free from meddling. The Immortal Association has gone too far this time. The House of Armament, the Eastern Light Clan, and even the Huang Family, who provided that golden weapon array, we have to punish them. In order to do so, we can only put aside past prejudices.”
Qian Lei also smiled and placed an intimate hand on his arm, “I’m glad… my trip here has not been in vain.”
Chen Wentian laughed inwardly at this woman. She was still trying to seduce every man in sight. Just one Yang Cang wasn't enough. The disciples of the Sapphire Mystic Empire were too talented. But it was alright. All three men here were his souls. It was a win, win, win situation.
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