Chapter 473: Venerable 威慑

"Many people might find you meddling," Liu Qiyue said with a smile, looking at the letter.

"Let them think what they want," Meng Chuan said, taking a sip of tea.

Liu Qiyue finished reading both letters and nodded. "I think these two letters are fine; they're reasonable and sensible. Also, the world has been peaceful for the last forty years, and the population has more than doubled. Governance needs to adapt to these changes. Since you personally wrote these letters, and both Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island have requests for you, they'll at least put on a show of compliance."

"If you think they're fine, then that's good," Meng Chuan nodded, looking outside.

A flying demon servant instantly appeared and respectfully said, "Master."

"Deliver these two letters to Yuanchu Mountain," Meng Chuan said, tossing them casually. The two letters flew through the air to the flying demon servant, who, after catching them, bowed slightly and then soared into the sky, disappearing from view.

"Oh, by the way, A'Chuan," Liu Qiyue said, "What's going on with An'er? There are quite a few female Godfiends at Yuanchu Mountain who admire him, but he doesn't pay attention to any of them."

"Hmm."

Meng Chuan held his teacup, nodding thoughtfully. "An'er was quite normal as a child, and he hasn't experienced any major setbacks growing up. The most likely possibilities are that his unique cultivation method affected his disposition, or it could be due to the legacy of Ancestor Cang Yuan."

"So, is there anything we can do?" Liu Qiyue asked, worried.

"Haven't you tried many methods already?" Meng Chuan chuckled.

"They all failed," Liu Qiyue said, concerned. Her son had been alone for years and now lived by himself while guarding the city; how could she not worry?

"We've done all we can. Besides, An'er is a Regis Godfiend; there's no need for us to worry too much," Meng Chuan said.

"Oh, you," Liu Qiyue said, shaking her head.

"Hm?"

Meng Chuan held his teacup in one hand, while in the other, a token suddenly appeared. A spot on the token's map was glowing blood-red.

"Life-and-death distress call," Meng Chuan's expression changed. Liu Qiyue, seeing the token map, also asked, "Is that within the Great Yue Dynasty?"

"I'm going out for a bit." Even as his voice echoed, Meng Chuan had already vanished.

Liu Qiyue looked up and gazed outside.

A streak of lightning had already disappeared into the southern sky.

The Great Zhou Dynasty and the Black Sand Dynasty each had nearly seventy major cities, with countless forts and villages surrounding them. In contrast, the Great Yue Dynasty, despite its vast territory, only had twenty-three major cities! The peace of the last forty years had led to a rapid increase in the Great Yue Dynasty's population. People needed trade, transactions, and better living environments, which forced them to repair and rebuild previously abandoned cities. Over two hundred medium-sized cities were reconstructed.

Sunset River City in the Great Yue Dynasty was one such city.

In the afternoon, about two or three li outside Sunset River City's eastern gate, a tearing sound ripped through the void! A massive rift, over six li long, suddenly appeared. Through this six-li-long world entrance, the scene of the demon world on the other side was clearly visible.

"What?!"

"That's—"

The guards on Sunset River City's walls were stunned by the sudden appearance of the massive world entrance. Some lit signal fires, while others crushed their command tokens to call for help.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

Inside Sunset River City, one Great Sun Godfiend and two Indestructible Godfiends swiftly ascended to the treetops, peering in the direction of the eastern city wall. Due to the distance and the obstruction of the wall, they couldn't see the world entrance itself.

"What happened?"

"Is it an unstable world entrance?"

"Or is a demon king invading?" The three Godfiends were perplexed. They stepped onto treetops and rooftops, transforming into streaks of light as they rushed toward the eastern city wall.

At that moment, a massive bear demon king, nearly twenty zhang tall, passed through the world entrance and arrived in the human world. It stood at the exit of the world entrance, not moving forward.

"A human city? How lucky!" The bear demon king grinned ferociously, then let out a fierce roar, unleashing its divine ability.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

A black wind, dark enough to blot out the sky, surged overwhelmingly, sweeping across everything.

Flowers, plants, and trees were utterly pulverized. Sunset River City's eastern city wall instantly crumbled under the black wind. Guards fleeing in terror were still swept away, screaming as they turned into bloody pulp. Buildings and trees throughout the city were shattering. Many people were obliterated in the black wind before they could even react. The black wind moved incredibly fast, covering two or three li in the blink of an eye.

The three Godfiends who were rushing towards the eastern city wall were stunned to see the terrifying black wind tearing everything apart. The closest Indestructible Godfiend turned around and fled in terror, but in just an instant, the black wind roared over two or three li, completely engulfing him.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Where the black wind passed, everything was destroyed. Mortals perished, and even an Indestructible Godfiend died instantly.

"Call for help! Call for help!"

"Quick, a life-or-death distress call!" The other two Godfiends, watching the destructive black wind from a distance, were terrified. They fled while sending out calls for help.

The black wind rolled on, sweeping for over ten li.

"That King Dongning can travel ten thousand li in a single breath; I must retreat quickly." The burly Fourth-Heaven Bear Demon King was very cautious. After unleashing its divine ability just once, it immediately retreated back into the world entrance passage.

Over the years, the demon race had suffered too many losses at the hands of King Dongning, Meng Chuan!

So, they had learned their lesson. Even though 'Sunset River City' was a tempting prize that could be easily devoured in just ten breaths, this bear demon king still chose to abandon it.

Another moment passed.

Whoosh.

Meng Chuan appeared above Sunset River City.

Silver secret patterns on the sides of his face faded, and the wisps of silver lightning around him vanished. He remained hovering on his Bloodblade Disk, surveying his surroundings.

Activating his divine ability 'Flowing Sand' to travel at full speed, Meng Chuan could cover 3,800 li in a single flicker and over 10,000 li in a breath. This terrifying speed allowed him to reach almost any location on the continent within three breaths. Over the years, only Meng Chuan had been able to arrive quickly in response to demon king attacks or other emergencies.

This was why Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven were reliant on Meng Chuan.

"A new large world entrance?" Meng Chuan looked down, immediately spotting the newly formed, massive world entrance over six li long. He also saw several demon kings, including the bear demon king, on the other side of the entrance, nervously looking towards the human world but not daring to enter.

"These demons are getting smarter. They know I'm fast, so they strike quickly and then immediately escape, not getting greedy at all." Meng Chuan glanced at Sunset River City below. The city had a range of fifty to sixty li, and now a section of its eastern part was completely ruined, stained red with countless pools of blood. "It must have been a wide-range attack that swept through quickly, probably killing tens of thousands."

Meng Chuan's expression was cold, but an invisible fluctuation concealed him, making him undetectable to the demon race.

He simply waited silently.

The demons simply wouldn't come in.

"Don't rush, King Dongning has most likely arrived. This is a stable world entrance; we'll have plenty of time to attack slowly in the future." On the other side of the world entrance, the demon kings were very patient.

"Your Majesty has earned significant merit by slaughtering tens of thousands of humans this time," a demon king flattered. Killing even one human earned merit, and exterminating tens of thousands earned great merit.

"Hahahaha," the bear demon king laughed, also staring at the other side of the world entrance.

Meng Chuan waited there for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

Only then did a black-robed man with a saber fly over.

"Greetings, King Dongning," the black-robed man said courteously.

"King Mushui," Meng Chuan nodded. "When I arrived, this area of Sunset River City was already destroyed, and tens of thousands must have died. The demons are very cunning; they didn't come in again."

The black-robed man looked at the six-li-long world entrance ahead, his brow slightly furrowed, but he still expressed sincere gratitude: "Thank you, King Dongning. If not for your deterrent presence, the demon race would have long since flattened Sunset River City, and after many demons entered, they would have quickly dispersed in all directions, invading everywhere. It's because you're here that the demon race is so cautious, saving millions of lives from slaughter." His words were filled with flattery and deference.

King Dongning looked at the ruined area, at the bloodstains covering large sections, his heart heavy.

"I'll leave this to you. I'm heading back now," Meng Chuan said.

"Rest assured, King Dongning, our Two World Island will handle this properly," King Mushui immediately replied.