CHAPTER 680: ALLIANCE ENVOY

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Under the temptations from the outside world, there were very few individuals whose minds lacked the spiritual light. They truly believed the words of outsiders and decided to leave the Great Chu Immortal Nation along with other cultivators.

For those who made such a choice, the policy of the Great Chu Immortal Nation was to allow them to leave freely. Anyone could depart, but they had to take their relatives with them.

Once someone chose to leave the Great Chu Immortal Nation, they would have no further relation to it.

Including their descendants, they would never again be recognized as citizens of the Great Chu Immortal Nation. Leaving was easy, but rejoining was extremely difficult.

Because of these conditions, some citizens who were initially wavering were no longer willing to easily abandon their citizenship in the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

Of course, in the end, there were still very few who chose to leave. After all, in a large forest, all sorts of birds could be found.

Those who left needed to have a Divine Sense restriction placed on them.

This restriction had no effect on cultivators in their daily lives, but it must not reveal the secrets of the Great Chu Immortal Nation. If the secrets within the restriction were leaked, it would detonate within their Nascent Soul.

If anyone left the Great Chu Immortal Nation without proper channels, they were considered traitors and would be placed on Liu Changsheng's intelligence department's kill list.

With the current intelligence capabilities of the Immortal Way Trading Company, tracking down one or two individuals was quite easy.

Although the cultivators who came to investigate Harbor City couldn't enter the Qizhou Island internally, they could gain insights through Harbor City. The wealth and strength within Qizhou Island seemed considerable.

As a result, many cultivators from the Fengwu Continent rushed to Harbor City in search of opportunities.

Some went to Harbor City just to commission the refinement of magic weapons and pills.

Some powerful cultivators bought large quantities of various finished products from these workshops and resold them elsewhere to make a profit.

There were also caravans purchasing raw materials from elsewhere and transporting them to Harbor City for sale.

With the arrival of these people, it spurred the development of various industries, leading Harbor City to rapidly prosper and gradually develop into a major commercial hub.

In the same year, the Demon Race dispatched a team intending to occupy the Wan Kui Secret Realm. Moreover, within this Demon Race group, there appeared a fifth-tier Demon Race whose strength was equivalent to Soul Transformation.

When this group of Demon Race forcefully broke through the formation, they were manipulated by Zhang Chunfeng and killed by the formation, with most of them perishing. Even the fifth-tier Demon Race suffered burns in the Heavenly Fire Array and ultimately paid a hefty price to escape with a few subordinates from the Large Formation.

After this Demon Race left, it was unclear whether they had planned to abandon the secret realm or had other motives.

He publicized the news of the secret realm and extensively promoted how much wealth it contained.

Once this news spread, various forces in the Fengwu Continent were stirred, and everyone desired to claim ownership of the secret realm left behind by the Wan Kui Sect, the former second sect.

For a while, the Wan Kui Secret Realm became a hot topic on the Fengwu Continent, becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

At the headquarters of Qizhou Island, although Wang Hong was still in seclusion, he had given his subordinates the authority to handle matters as they saw fit.

After discussions among the relevant officials, a few days later, an army of twenty thousand set out from Qizhou Island.

On that day, cultivators in Harbor City saw the majestic gates beneath the towering city walls open, and an army of twenty thousand marched out.

That day, the cultivators of the Fengwu Continent finally realized the true strength of Qizhou Island.

Among these twenty thousand people, about half of them wore uniform heavy armor, their muscles bulging, clearly individuals with formidable physical strength.

The resources required to support such a force were definitely not insignificant. Just the over ten thousand sets of uniform heavy armor alone would make many second-rate powers envy.

Even more astonishing was that among this army of twenty thousand, there were thousands of Golden Core cultivators and a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators, which made people even more fearful.

"Could this be a first-rate power hiding in secrecy?"

"Second-rate powers definitely do not possess such a strong foundation. Only a first-rate power can muster such a formidable force."

Many cultivators speculated in secret, reassessing the strength of Qizhou Island.

Many powers originally envious of the prosperity of Harbor City and contemplating seizing an opportunity had to retract their thoughts.

The army of twenty thousand traveled day and night and finally arrived at the Wan Kui Secret Realm before other powers.

With this powerful reinforcement joining them, Zhang Chunfeng felt greatly assured.

Immediately, he arranged manpower to set up a new defense line in the Mountain Valley outside the secret realm.

Previously, fearing exposure, they hadn't made any arrangements outside the secret realm. But now that they were exposed, there was no need for any reservations. They simply occupied the entire Mountain Valley.

The army that came to reinforce was led by Wen Lan and Sloppy Old Daoist, with Wen Lan in charge of military command.

The management of Nascent Soul Cultivators was entrusted to Sloppy Old Daoist.

As for the arrangement of formations in the Mountain Valley, naturally, it was all entrusted to Sloppy Old Daoist.

While Sloppy Old Daoist and his team were urgently arranging formations in the Mountain Valley, on the side of Qizhou Island, a group of visitors arrived today.

A dozen or so individuals floated outside Qizhou Island, with a combination of Human Clan and Demon Clan members, all at the Nascent Soul or fourth tier cultivation level. The two leaders, a man and a woman, had cold and stern expressions.

The woman had delicate features and a slender figure. Her white dress fluttered in the wind, giving her a somewhat ethereal aura.

However, this woman had a downturned mouth and raised eyebrows, giving everyone the impression that they owed her a large sum of Spirit Stones.

The man beside her had a rugged appearance, with his golden hair casually falling over his shoulders. He appeared quite formidable, except for his two fluffy ears, which looked rather soft and diminished his imposing demeanor.

"Is anyone in charge of Qizhou Island here to meet us?"

The man with golden hair floated in the air and shouted loudly, his voice carrying far and wide.

Instantly, all the cultivators in Harbor City heard it and looked around.

Among the crowd were naturally some well-informed individuals who recognized the identities of the visitors.

"It seems that the visitors are Cultivators from the Human-Demon Alliance."

Some people seemed to be speculating, but they couldn't confirm.

"Fellow Daoist has sharp eyesight. Indeed, these are envoys of the Human-Demon Alliance. The woman at the forefront, I have seen her from a distance before. She is a disciple of an elder at the Celestial Maiden Palace who has reached the Soul Transformation stage."

As no one responded, the man with golden hair shouted again, "The person in charge of Qizhou Island, come out and meet us!"

The members of the Human-Demon Alliance were somewhat annoyed. With their status, they were usually greeted with courtesy wherever they went. It was quite disrespectful for them to be neglected here.

At this moment, finally, a Nascent Soul Cultivator flew out from Harbor City, neither fast nor slow.

"I am Zhao Ning. May I ask what brings you esteemed fellows here?" Zhao Ning didn't appreciate the arrogant attitude of these people, but he asked calmly.

"How come Wang Hong isn't here?"

The man with golden hair frowned, clearly, they had investigated thoroughly before coming. They had at least gathered a lot of information about the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

"His Majesty is in seclusion and cannot receive external guests."

Zhao Ning wasn't too surprised that the man with golden hair knew Wang Hong's identity. They had previously battled the Demon Clan several times in Hezhou, so the cultivators from Hezhou had some understanding of the situation in the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

Now that Qizhou Island was also exposed, it was not surprising that the Demon Clan traced them back to being part of the Great Chu Immortal Nation.

"Quite the airs you're putting on. You've been slaughtering the Demon Clan in Hezhou Continent, repeatedly disrupting the plans of the Human-Demon Alliance, nearly causing the void channel to fail. It still hasn't fully recovered to this day. Do you acknowledge your guilt?"

The man with golden hair confronted them directly, and the entire Human-Demon Alliance harbored a deep hatred towards the cultivators from Hezhou. At a critical moment when the void channel was about to be connected, these Human Clan members killed the fifth-tier demonic envoy responsible for overseeing the matter, destroyed numerous altars and Spirit Veins, causing the void channel to still be under repair, preventing fifth-tier Demonic Beasts from passing through.

"We, the Human Clan of Hezhou, were merely defending ourselves. The Demon Clan of Hezhou destroyed our homes, wantonly slaughtered our Human Clan members, whether cultivators or mortals, all faced life-threatening crises. Isn't it normal to resist under such circumstances?"

Since the other party was accusing them rather than directly attacking, Xu Lun argued logically.

At this moment, the cold and arrogant woman from the Celestial Maiden Palace said coldly:

"If you have been wronged, you can appeal to the high-level members of the Human Clan, and someone will speak for you. But widespread slaughter of the Demon Clan and destruction of the friendship between humans and demons are unjustifiable."

Although she was also from the Human Clan, it was obvious that she was taking the side of the Demon Clan. At that time, the Human Clan of Hezhou was isolated and helpless. Who could they appeal to? They probably would have all died on the way.

"In your opinion, are we, the Human Clan of Hezhou, supposed to be slaughtered without resistance, just to maintain the so-called alliance friendship? Should countless Human Clan members be sacrificed to the beasts?"

Zhao Ning was somewhat angry at this point, and his voice carried far, reaching the ears of the cultivators in Harbor City clearly.

In fact, many cultivators in Harbor City had already pricked up their ears to listen when they saw a dispute brewing in the sky, wanting to know what was happening.

"Demon Clan's actions were also for the greater good of the Human-Demon Alliance. They have also made many sacrifices. The Human Clan of Hezhou should understand that making sacrifices is necessary for the greater good. You should consider the overall situation."

Originally, the power of the Human Clan of Hezhou was too weak, and the high-level members of the Human Clan didn't pay much attention to them. The high-level members of the Human-Demon Alliance also tacitly approved of the slaughter of the Human Clan in Hezhou by the Demon Clan. It was just that in the end, the Human Clan of Hezhou gained the upper hand unexpectedly, which was unexpected by everyone.

Now, in front of so many people, they had to find some excuses, so the cold and arrogant woman found some suitable reasons.

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