Chapter 67: Heart Shadow Gate

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In Liuyin City, Shi Nation, within a colossal cave mansion spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, a sect known as the 'Heart Shadow Sect' was stationed.

A three-eyed man, clad in a grey robe, sat on a mountain peak. His three eyes gazed at the vast night sky, yet his heart felt a sense of bewilderment.

“The Origin Continent is boundless, yet there is no place for my Heart Shadow Sect to take root!” the three-eyed man sighed silently. “All the major nations and powerful factions have long since claimed every territory! Even the most remote and dangerous areas of the Origin Continent are occupied by ancient natives!”

“Our Heart Shadow Sect simply needs a large city to establish its foundation!”

“But every Chaos Province within a nation already has an owner. How could a large city be directly allocated to us?” The three-eyed man felt quite helpless.

A sect’s foundation requires proximity to the ‘Chaos Ruins.’ Only by being near the Chaos Ruins can a sect’s disciples have a glimmer of hope of reaching the Chaos Master Realm; otherwise, there is no hope at all! Moreover, the expenses for a large number of sect disciples are immense; only a large city, providing a continuous flow of resources, can support the sect’s development!

The three-eyed man had a headache. Without hope in sight, the Heart Shadow Sect would only grow weaker, and more disciples would depart.

“My Heart Shadow Sect, which I lead as the sect master, now has less than twenty percent of its original disciples!” The three-eyed man also felt powerless. He still maintained the Heart Shadow Sect’s orthodoxy! Other factions that had split off had long formed their own small powers, even changing their names!

“My Heart Shadow Sect was a major sect established by a God-King! Even after the God-King’s demise, before the split, the sect still had three Chaos Masters!” The three-eyed man felt only sorrow. But of those three Chaos Masters, one died and two fled! With no Chaos Masters left to guard it, the Heart Shadow Sect continuously splintered, and disciples kept leaving.

“Even I have to rely on Marquis Liuyin’s protection to maintain the name ‘Heart Shadow Sect’!” the three-eyed man murmured.

Marquis Liuyin was incredibly powerful, ranking among the top five terrifying existences among the many Chaos Masters in the entire Shi Nation. The Heart Shadow Sect indeed had a powerful enemy, which led to the death of one and the flight of two of its former three Chaos Masters. However, Marquis Liuyin only protected a group of Heart Shadow Sect disciples below the Chaos Master level. Given Marquis Liuyin’s status, that powerful enemy of the Heart Shadow Sect could only tolerate it.

“Hmm?” The three-eyed man sensed something. He watched as a figure, formed from blood-red flames, materialized out of thin air beside him.

“Marquis!” The three-eyed man immediately rose, utterly respectful.

Marquis Liuyin looked at him and said, “Every large city within Shi Nation is already claimed, and each has involvement from branches of great clans, even royal families! I cannot help you secure a sect foundation.”

“Marquis, your protection of my Heart Shadow Sect is something we are already eternally grateful for!” the three-eyed man respectfully replied.

“Now, I will give you an opportunity to gain a sect foundation!” Marquis Liuyin stated.

The three-eyed man’s eyes lit up. “Marquis, please command.” He had been waiting for this day.

“Adjacent to my fief, Jiujiang Chaos Province has three large cities!” Marquis Liuyin explained. “They are Huyang City, Xuyin City, and Jiujiang City! Marquis Jiujiang resides in Jiujiang City. I need your Heart Shadow Sect to help me capture Huyang City and Xuyin City. As for Jiujiang City, you won’t need to get involved!”

“Capturing two large cities…” The three-eyed man felt considerable pressure. “If we attack Marquis Jiujiang’s fief, he will likely intervene!” It was only natural for a Chaos Master to intervene when their fief was attacked.

“I will bestow upon you a spatio-temporal treasure!” Marquis Liuyin said. “Should Marquis Jiujiang intervene, I will use this treasure to directly traverse space and time to arrive! I will personally deal with Marquis Jiujiang!”

The three-eyed man breathed a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry. There’s an unwritten understanding in the conflict between my Shi Nation and Yu Nation: Eternal True Gods can fight each other, but Chaos Masters won’t easily step in! Marquis Jiujiang will only try to mobilize Eternal True Gods; he won’t personally act unless he’s desperate!” Marquis Liuyin stated. “Even if he’s desperate and we completely occupy the entire Jiujiang Chaos Province, I doubt he would dare to personally intervene!”

The three-eyed man nodded. “Marquis Jiujiang is naturally no match for you, Marquis.”

“I’m actually rather looking forward to him making a move!” Marquis Liuyin said, quite expectant. At their level, they adhered strictly to the rules. After all, both Shi Nation and Yu Nation were very powerful. The Shi Nation’s ruler had an unusual relationship with the Blazefeng Ancient Nation, and the Yu Nation’s ruler was also an honored guest of the Blazefeng Ancient Nation; both sides had powerful backing! Thus, when Guest of True Mountain originally fled the Origin Continent, Shi Nation and Yu Nation were already neighbors! Now, Guest of True Mountain has returned, and Luo Feng has entered the cycle of reincarnation, and Shi Nation and Yu Nation remain neighbors, with only minor border and territorial adjustments! Neither great nation dared to easily break the rules, as the cost of doing so would be immense.

“Among them, the one you must pay close attention to is an Eternal True God named Luo He!” Marquis Liuyin instructed.

“Yes,” the three-eyed man responded, then asked, “Marquis, after we capture these two large cities, what about the Heart Shadow Sect’s base?”

“Huyang City will be given to you!” Marquis Liuyin replied. “You only need to give me twenty percent of the resident fees collected from Huyang City’s citizens each epoch, twenty percent to the God-King, and you can keep the remaining sixty percent. Furthermore, for the entire Huyang City, the royal capital will not dispatch administrators; the entire city will be handed over to your management!”

“Really?!” The three-eyed man was somewhat excited. Apart from the forty percent of resident fees to be paid each epoch, everything else in Huyang City would belong to the Heart Shadow Sect. This would provide the Heart Shadow Sect with a long-term foundation for development! A large city with a vast population could continuously bring in a great deal of resources. While resident fees were the most important, other resources were also considerable!

“The precondition is that you must capture Huyang City and Xuyin City!” Marquis Liuyin stated. “You must prepare thoroughly, and it would be best to recall some of your departed disciples! Jiujiang Chaos Province is not that easy to deal with!”

“Understood!” The three-eyed man understood clearly. Although Marquis Jiujiang would be dealt with by Marquis Liuyin, Marquis Jiujiang commanded a large number of Eternal True Gods and could call upon elite reinforcements, none of whom were to be trifled with. He absolutely had to recall the departed disciples to make the Heart Shadow Sect strong enough to exert a suppressive force. He certainly didn’t want the sect to suffer heavy losses after capturing a large city!

Marquis Liuyin nodded. The Heart Shadow Sect was, after all, a sect established by a God-King. Even now, two fleeing Chaos Masters remained outside, indicating its deep foundation. It should be capable of attacking Jiujiang Chaos Province! Marquis Liuyin thought to himself. Such a difficult task should be left to the Heart Shadow Sect. They should also realize the gravity of the situation, and Marquis Liuyin wouldn't feel bad about those Heart Shadow Sect disciples.

Huyang City!Chaos A913 Cave Mansion.

This cave mansion, while relatively small and unremarkable in the Chaos A District, was currently the most renowned dwelling in all of Huyang City. Many visitors came to call, yet none could even meet Divine Lord Luo He.

In the underground hall, within the Star Tower, Molosa was naturally absorbing the divine body and digesting it. Luo Feng, meanwhile, was comparing information gathered by Blazefeng Pavilion’s Dark Hall with intelligence from God-King Jin’s lineage and Duan Donghe’s lineage, using this to decide what treasures to purchase.

“Regarding Chaos Laws, I still need time to accumulate experience! But in terms of willpower, I should be able to break through relatively quickly!”

“First, I’ll buy a rare treasure for willpower cultivation!” Luo Feng mused. If his willpower could break through to the God-King level, his ability to handle danger would greatly increase!

“Rare treasures that aid willpower cultivation are incredibly expensive!” Luo Feng felt a pang of distress. There was no alternative; his own willpower was already at the peak Chaos Master level! Ordinary rare treasures would offer negligible help. He had to purchase rare treasures used by Chaos Masters, and naturally, each one was very costly.

“With my current wealth, I can only afford something relatively cheap!” Luo Feng immediately contacted Blazefeng Pavilion’s Dark Hall. “I want to buy a ‘Calamity Beast Map’!” The Dark Hall replied, “Each ‘Calamity Beast Map’ sold publicly by our Blazefeng Pavilion has a fixed price of 15 million cosmic sands!”

“You only need to pay the fee at any Dark Hall branch, and the Calamity Beast Map will be delivered to you within ten days.”

Luo Feng felt a deep ache. 15 million cosmic sands for one map! But there was no other way. Among the rare treasures commonly used by Chaos Masters for willpower cultivation, the ‘Calamity Beast Map’ ranked among the top three in terms of cost-effectiveness! Among those top three, the ‘Calamity Beast Map’ was the cheapest! It was cheap, effective, and had a lower risk! This price was fair; for Chaos Masters, it was indeed considered very cheap! Some expensive items even cost over a hundred million cosmic sands. For Chaos Masters who owned fiefdoms with a continuous supply of resident fees, even a hundred million cosmic sands could be produced with some effort! With my current funds, this is the best willpower treasure I can afford! Luo Feng felt that compared to Chaos Masters, he was still too poor.

As night fell, the subordinates dispatched by Marquis Jiujiang had already arrived in Huyang City!

“Second Brother!” The white-haired elder warmly greeted the white-haired youth. “This time, the Marquis actually sent you personally!”

“The Marquis indeed places great importance on this; he personally instructed me, so I had to rush here as quickly as possible!” said the white-haired youth, Jiang Yuyou. “Brother, where is Divine Lord Luo He now?”

The white-haired elder replied, “He’s in his cave mansion. After he killed Yu Tianhu, Yu Tianyi, and Xue Yun, he first went to Blazefeng Pavilion to claim the bounty, then returned to his cave mansion and hasn’t seen anyone since.”

“I’m here on behalf of the Marquis to see him; he wouldn’t refuse an audience, would he?” Jiang Yuyou asked, concerned about the embarrassment of being turned away at the mansion gate.

“Don’t worry. I’ll have Moyu Hu contact him first. We’ll only pay a visit once Moyu Qingshan confirms it,” the white-haired elder said.