Chapter 77: Let Huyang City Fear!

Huyang City, Dreamflower Tower!

Luo Feng arrived here, accompanied by his two servants, Moluoka and Moyu Qingyan.

“Lord Luohe is here!”

“It’s Lord Luohe!”

The entire Dreamflower Tower stirred with excitement. The attention of both guests and staff focused on Lord Luohe. After all, in the previous battle, Lord Luohe had single-handedly slain Lord Xueyun, Yutian Hu, and Yutian Yi, proving his terrifying and invincible strength below the Chaos Realm.

“Dreamflower greets Lord!” The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower, accompanied by the young musician, Aroya, came forward to greet him.

With a radiant smile, the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower asked, “Will the Lord be in the usual place?”

“The usual place,” Luo Feng replied with a slight smile.

“Please follow!” The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower led the way, and they soon arrived at the Orchid Star Hall. Currently, the Orchid Star Hall was reserved exclusively for Lord Luohe; all other distinguished guests had to use different halls.

Ever since the Black Butcher led his disciples to the Royal Capital, following Princess Shu Tianyu, Luo Feng had frequently come to Dreamflower Tower even for meals, rarely visiting other establishments.

“Lord, please!” The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower personally poured his wine, staying by his side.

“Mistress, do you have any new melodies recently?” Luo Feng asked with a smile.

“Knowing the Lord enjoys music… I’ve recently composed over a dozen new pieces!” the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower replied.

“Then I shall look forward to hearing them shortly!” Luo Feng was quite courteous towards the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower. Firstly, he felt he should show some consideration due to the relationship between his friend Shang Tianyan and the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower. Secondly, as his spiritual will had advanced to the God-King level, even when practicing the ‘Seven Emotions Heart Refining Technique’ in Huyang City, only the Dreamflower Tower Mistress’s music could fully engross him.

“Aroya, please perform!” The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower looked over.

Luo Feng also began to appreciate the performance. The young musician, Aroya, focused intently on her music. Her musical illusion techniques had become significantly stronger than they were over thirty epochs ago. However, since Luo Feng’s spiritual will reached the God-King level, Aroya’s musical illusions had a minimal effect on him, serving merely as simple entertainment while he ate and drank.

“Aroya’s musical illusion techniques are truly impressive!” Luo Feng praised her once Aroya finished playing.

“Thank you, Lord!” Aroya bowed respectfully, though a hint of disappointment touched her heart. She could tell that Lord Luohe, in the past, used to become completely immersed in her music, even moved to tears. But now, he merely listened with a smile.

“My skills are still too weak; it’s hard to please the Lord anymore,” Aroya thought. She had worked very hard, but her illusionary lineage had long since reached the peak of the Void True God level, and there was no hope of becoming an Eternal True God.

Aroya withdrew to the side.

The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower sat beside her. Flowers floated in the air, and snowflakes naturally condensed, then a melody spontaneously began, using all things in heaven and earth as instruments. The musical illusion technique carried a wondrous magical power. The power of musical illusion techniques at the Eternal True God level was immense. Luo Feng actively employed the ‘Seven Emotions Heart Refining Technique,’ which amplified the power of the musical illusion manifold, allowing him to truly immerse himself.

As Dreamflower Tower’s most important guest, the Mistress knew Luo Feng’s preferences. Her newly composed melodies were designed to evoke profound emotions deep within Luo Feng's spirit.

“It’s just music, why does Master like it so much?” Moluoka muttered to himself, eating and drinking heartily nearby.

After more than a dozen melodies were played, Luo Feng's emotions slowly returned to normal.

“Excellent, Mistress, these new melodies are truly outstanding!” Luo Feng praised.

“Thank you, Lord, for your praise!” The Mistress of Dreamflower Tower had been very apprehensive after the deaths of Shang Tianyan and Xueyun. Later, she discovered that Lord Luohe had actually begun to appreciate her musical illusion techniques. This greatly excited her. She even somewhat suspected that in the past, Lord Luohe had preferred Aroya’s musical illusion techniques, having paid her no mind for over twenty epochs. Yet, not long after Shang Tianyan and Xueyun died, he began to appreciate *her* musical illusion techniques! Could it be that this, too, was just a facade, like with Shang Tianyan and Xueyun?

The deception by Shang Tianyan and Xueyun had completely eroded the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower's confidence. Lord Luohe’s strength was invincible below the Chaos Realm; she lacked the confidence to believe he would truly become engrossed in her illusions.

“Lord Luohe is a man of deep sentiment and loyalty. Perhaps he often comes to Dreamflower Tower out of brotherly affection for Shang Tianyan after his death,” the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower mused. Regardless, as long as the outside world believed that Lord Luohe enjoyed her musical illusion techniques, that was enough! Deep down, the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower was also very grateful to Lord Luohe. She tried her best to frequently compose new melodies for Lord Luohe. Contemplating the ‘Three Thousand Void Tribulation Beast Diagram’ could exhaust one's mind and will. Listening to musical illusions with the ‘Seven Emotions Heart Refining Technique’ allowed for complete relaxation and a purification of the mind, washing away all weariness.

Luo Feng still held the Mistress of Dreamflower Tower in high regard. Long periods of cultivation could lead to fatigue and numbness. The Seven Emotions Heart Refining could help him regain his inner emotional resonance.

“I have already fully comprehended the complete Tribulation Beast Diagram!” Luo Feng thought to himself. “Yet, each time I re-contemplate it, I gain new insights!”

These past five epochs had been a period of rapid progress for Luo Feng. He frequently confronted the ‘Grand Dao of Life’s Origin,’ and Moluoka, who had long since reached the Chaos Realm, often displayed the origin of destruction. Luo Feng's prolonged and profound contemplation naturally made him incomparable to five epochs prior. He had already completed his comprehension of the Tribulation Beast Diagram long ago. Now, he simply re-contemplated it repeatedly. He also occasionally visited the Chaos Layer. He had captured over a dozen creatures, similar to the ‘Silverlight Creatures,’ that contained complete Chaos Laws. As his strength grew, capturing them became increasingly effortless.

“Without these opportunities, even cultivating for five hundred epochs might not equal these five,” Luo Feng mused. Indeed, the assistance from these major opportunities had allowed Luo Feng to advance by leaps and bounds.

“My current realm’s accumulation surpasses even the Blood Cloud Sutra, yet I still haven’t comprehended a Chaos Law,” Luo Feng frowned. “The Law path is indeed more difficult than the Bloodline path! With Xueyun's accumulation, his bloodline transformed to the Chaos Realm under life-and-death combat. To comprehend a Chaos Law myself truly requires profound accumulation.”

Daytime was when Huyang City was at its busiest and most prosperous, with countless cultivators entering through its various gates.

A flying vessel was soaring over Huyang City.

Inside the flying vessel, there were nineteen figures standing, led by a three-eyed man. Draped in a grey, mottled robe, the three-eyed man gazed through the vessel's hull at the vast Huyang City and smiled, saying, “This is Huyang City, the foundation of our Heart Shadow Sect for the long years to come!”

“Our Heart Shadow Sect finally has a foundational base!” The other eighteen figures felt a mix of emotions. These eighteen individuals had originally left the Heart Shadow Sect to establish themselves elsewhere. However, this time, the Heart Shadow Sect intended to thoroughly conquer a city as its foundational territory. Under the Sect's summons, and with the secret backing of two Chaos Sovereigns, these sect elites had rushed back, forming the current eighteen elders of the Heart Shadow Sect.

Each of the eighteen elders possessed terrifying strength, some even surpassing the Sect Master. Having experienced a period of decline, the Heart Shadow Sect had long since fractured internally. Although the return of these sect elites from the Origin Continent strengthened the overall power, and despite internal divisions, they were united in their goal to seize a foundational territory. Even the two hidden Chaos Sovereigns had demanded that they must secure this base for the sect. Once the two Chaos Sovereigns made further breakthroughs and no longer feared powerful enemies, they too would return to the sect.

“No one in the entire Jiujiang Chaos State can stop us!” the three-eyed man declared confidently. “Even if Marquis Jiujiang appears, Marquis Liuyin himself will handle him. We only need to sweep aside all Eternal True Gods!”

“Even though our Heart Shadow Sect has declined to this extent, sweeping through the Eternal True Gods of a Chaos State is still effortless!” a figure composed of condensed water fluid stated nonchalantly.

“I hear Lord Luohe is the most troublesome one in Huyang City,” a blind elder remarked. “I’d like to test him myself.”

“Lord Luohe is extremely powerful. Perhaps only you possess the strength to fight him,” the other elders said. “Without Elder Xinyan, we would truly have to rely on formations to deal with Lord Luohe!” They all held a degree of awe for Elder Xinyan. When the Heart Shadow Sect was whole, he was its most formidable existence. After the sect's decline and fragmentation, he departed alone to hone himself by traveling across various parts of the Origin Continent. This time, to persuade him to return, Marquis Liuyin himself had dispatched an avatar to visit him.

“Gentlemen…” The three-eyed man's gaze swept across the eighteen elders. “Let Huyang City tremble with fear because of our Heart Shadow Sect.”

“Good!”

“Hah…”

The eighteen elders, their fighting spirit high, each led large numbers of Eternal True Gods, Void True Gods, and True God disciples into action.

Suddenly, the flying vessel grew immense. Around it, massive flying ships appeared, and in the blink of an eye, thousands of large flying vessels simultaneously materialized, hovering high above Huyang City. This spectacle drew the attention of numerous cultivators within Huyang City, as well as the official authorities of Huyang City.

Boom, boom!

One by one, super-large legion-type secret treasures appeared out of thin air! “Hahahaha, we’ve waited too long, and finally, today has come!”

They were either gigantic creatures, colossal monstrous beasts, incredibly eerie lakes, impossibly large plants, a gigantic golden eye, or a hunched creature bearing a sword. 139 super-large legion secret treasures appeared simultaneously! Each of these legion-type secret treasures of the Heart Shadow Sect was controlled by at least ten Eternal True Gods and over ten thousand Void True Gods. There were no mere True Gods involved! For instance, a Huyang Legion might be controlled by one Eternal True God, tens of thousands of Void True Gods, and millions of True Gods. In contrast, the Heart Shadow Sect’s secret treasures didn't require any True Gods for control, instead adding more Eternal True Gods, making them even more formidable in terms of power.

Within the thousands of humanoid flying vessels, there were also vast numbers of disciples. After all, not long ago, they were a major sect possessing three Chaos Sovereigns. After five epochs spent gathering disciples from various places, they now possessed nearly four-tenths of their strength from when they were whole.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The Huyang Guards, who had traversed through the void, looked on with trepidation, their hearts filled with immense fear at the sight of the 139 large legion secret treasures before them. Those colossal flying vessels, their very aura was terrifying!

“What is your purpose in coming to Huyang City?” a Huyang Guard Commander asked, somewhat nervously.