CHAPTER 288: 286. THE TERRIFYING TEAM ABOVE EAST LAKE (4/4)

As soon as the building was upgraded, my pocket immediately shrunk.

However, this is just the beginning. Wen Ping feels that after the Flying Ship Construction House is upgraded, there will definitely be another large expense.

Because the Flying Ship Construction House has always been divided into two parts: the Construction House and the Flying Ship.

Afterward, Wen Ping arrived at Medicine Mountain.

On Medicine Mountain, Zhao Ying and another person were watering the spirit rice. After a few days of growth, the rice was already bent under the weight of the plump grains. Wen Ping pinched one and peeled it open to take a look; the crystalline transparent grains met his eyes. Originally, a fourteen-day growth cycle, now with the stimulation of spiritual water, had matured in just three to four days.

While Wen Ping was silently chewing on the grains, Zhao Ying quietly came up beside him and quickly asked, "Sect Leader, is everything alright?"

"No problem, just continue watering."

Currently, the spirit rice still carried some moisture, indicating it hadn’t fully matured.

However, Wen Ping felt it was just a matter of a couple of days.

...

Above East Lake.

The blue waves rippled as a solitary boat drifted.

Suddenly, a mass of dark clouds covered the lake, startling the fish that had emerged, which immediately shrank back into the water.

Look up!

Turns out, it wasn’t dark clouds but a flock of Great Demons. They soared with wings spread, each over a hundred meters in size, flying like floating mountains, majestically moving forward. At the forefront of the Great Demons, a golden Winged Snake stood out the most.

Atop the golden Winged Snake, a sturdy middle-aged man stood.

His cold gaze seemed to penetrate the heavens and earth as he looked ahead, his aura even more formidable than the seven or eight Giant Demons over a hundred meters long.

Wherever the Giant Demon group passed, countless people looked up in awe.

"This...each one is at least an Upper Profound Realm Great Demon. Which powerful force could this be? Even a usual Three-star Sect wouldn’t be able to produce such a lineup, right?"

"A usual Three-star Sect doesn’t have such grandeur. Who on earth provoked them to send such a strong punitive force?"

"Any one of them alone could dominate East Lake, couldn’t it?"

...

All onlookers buzzed with discussion.

At this moment, on the golden Winged Snake, the middle-aged man with sharp eyes immediately said, "Nan Hao, what are you thinking about?"

On another Giant Demon, Nan Hao stood there, absent-minded.

Since he returned to Bright Mirror Lake from East Lake some time ago, he had been pondering one question: Could there be a big figure behind the Immortal Sect? His subordinates were both Half-Step Divine Profound, and they died just like that. It would be acceptable if a Divine Profound Lower Realm killed them, but what if it wasn’t?

This was his greatest concern.

After pondering for a moment, Nan Hao said, "I’m just afraid there’s a big figure behind the Immortal Sect. I investigated, and suddenly it declined, then swiftly rose again, showing at least the high-level heritage of a Three-star Sect within a few months. The Immortal Sect might not be as prosperous as a Two-star Sect, but at least the strong ones in the sect are very strong; there’s something extraordinary here."

"You think too much when you shouldn’t and don’t think when you should. If there truly was a big figure, how could he remain hidden in a tiny East Lake? A barren place like East Lake—not to mention the realm above Divine Profound, even Divine Profound experts wouldn’t like to stay long. Your two worthless subordinates were just Half-Step Divine Profound. If a Divine Profound Realm wanted to kill them, they would just do it." The middle-aged man responded.

But Nan Hao gave a cold stare.

The middle-aged man continued, "Don’t look at me like that, it’s the truth. The most behind the Immortal Sect could be Divine Profound Realm. I’ve already taken action; what are you worried about?"

He, Nangong Wentian!

His power ranks second only to the Sect Leader in Mitian Sect and is among the top in Bright Mirror Lake.

Not to mention he didn’t look up to this Immortal Sect, he even looked down on the whole of East Lake.

So many years without a single Divine Profound emerging, it’s basically a dead place!

Soon, the group approached the area where Cangwu City is located, but when they reached Black Rock City, they saw a Wing Race Great Demon carrying someone coming this way. His mount wasn’t large, just at Profound Realm Lower Realm, but Nangong Wentian and his party dared not underestimate him.

Because atop the demon, stood a super strong person.

When they approached, Nan Hao raised an eyebrow, recognizing the incoming person, and immediately said, "The Gold Chief of the Hundred Sects Alliance, what’s he doing here?"

Unless it’s a major event, such people certainly don’t take action personally.

Without certain benefits, they wouldn’t take action.

So upon seeing him, the first thing that came to Nan Hao’s and Nangong Wentian’s minds was whether he was also here for the Two-Star Vortex Map Creation Book?

As they neared, Gold Chief greeted them proactively, "Brother Nangong, Brother Nan Hao, long time no see!"

Nangong Wentian immediately asked, "Gold Chief, what brings you here?"

"I’ve been instructed to come and kill someone. But by the looks of it, you all are here for this very task too? Two Divine Profound Lower Realms plus one Divine Profound Middle Realm..."

Nangong Wentian responded, "Gold Chief, are you doing it or should I?"

Gold Chief replied, "Me? I’m just executing the order. Since you’re here first, I leave it to you. All I need is to see their Sect Leader dead."

Gold Chief said so, but Nangong Wentian remained cautious, saying, "In that case, Gold Chief need not go. After we destroy the Immortal Sect, I’ll have someone inform you of the result directly."

"Mm."

After speaking, Gold Chief indeed entered Black Rock City.

And Nangong Wentian continued forward.

...

Yunlan Mountain.

Wen Ping in Tingyu Pavilion was attempting to wield two swords, but multitasking like this remained too difficult.

Sword Control Skill was hard precisely at this point.

Handling one sword is not technically demanding; you just control it with undivided attention. But wielding two swords is different. It’s easy to make two swords float, but making them work as your left and right hands is hard. It’s like drawing a circle with your left hand while your right hand must draw a square simultaneously.

Wen Ping tried for a long time, and once the Long Yue Sword became agile, the other Flying General Sword became particularly clumsy, with flight paths that even those of the same realm could block.

While practicing, Hua Zixun ascended the mountain.

Upon seeing Wen Ping again, Hua Zixun appeared much more courteous.

"Sect Leader Wen."

"Clan Leader Hua, here to see Hua Xiaozhu again today?"

"Pardon my laughter, Sect Leader Wen. Having a daughter in old age, I naturally need to care for her more." Honestly, the things he heard in Cangwu City recently made him rarely astonished.

A hundred-meter-long Giant Demon came up the mountain, only to be killed shortly after.

A hundred meters long, isn’t it an Upper Profound Realm Great Demon?

How can an Upper Profound Realm Great Demon be killed just like that?

Moreover, Upper Realm Great Demons don’t appear alone; there must be companions or a master.

And the companion’s or master’s realm must exceed it.

Thinking of this, Hua Zixun dared not contemplate further.

Because the thought was too outrageous, it was somewhat removed from reality.

Wen Ping saw through his intent to come up the mountain for further observation and immediately remarked, "Clan Leader Hua, you don’t seem like a father, more like a grandfather."