: Taking Action!

Chapter 85: Making a Move! (5k)

"Two people? That's not a good solution."

Gu Ce focused his gaze on the airship in the sky and the complete caravan following behind it.

Aside from Yu Jinchen and Fang Hai, there were quite a few Domain Lord-level beings among the caravan's guards. If a fight broke out, they would definitely be surrounded and attacked.

Fortunately, Gu Ce's strongest aspect at present is the defensive power brought by [No Limits], rather than his offensive power.

In terms of offensive capabilities, Gu Ce is at most comparable to a peak Domain Lord, but in terms of defense, he can ignore the attacks of most Realm Lords.

"Dulan Changwen wants to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but it's not that simple."

Gu Ce was in no hurry to take action against Yu Jinchen.

The Star-Eating Grass is estimated to complete its evolution within the next two days. At that time, none of these people will be able to escape.

However, even if we don't take action, we can still cause some disturbance.

Gu Ce unleashed a sword strike from afar!

The sword struck directly at the cargo being transported at the rear of the caravan.

The surrounding guards, all at the Domain Lord level, were severely injured in an instant before they could even react.

Gu Ce's sword strike was not intended to kill, but to damage the caravan's equipment for transporting goods.

next moment.

Gu Ce appeared next to the goods, wrapped himself tightly in a black cloth, quickly packed up the goods, and fled!

"boom!"

A towering pillar of fire, hundreds of meters in diameter, shot into the sky, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.

"Who is it!"

Fang Hai's face flushed red as he roared angrily.

Yu Jinchen's expression changed as he directly felt Fang Hai's strength, and he immediately spoke up to offer advice.

"It's most likely someone from the Dulan family; they're the only ones in this area who would dare to do something like this!"

"Dulan Changwen!" Fang Hai was furious.

Originally, he thought that if he could get on the Dulan family's good side and lead the Chamber of Commerce to develop in the main city of Dulan, he wouldn't have to kill Dulan Changwen. Instead, he could befriend him.

Now, all he wants to do is kill Dulan Changwen!

For Fang Hai, the attack on the caravan was the greatest disgrace.

Yu Jinchen secretly rejoiced and was somewhat delighted. Dulan Changwen was really brainless, actually sending someone to attack the caravan.

That's Fang Hai's lifeline!

Now that's settled, Fang Hai is completely on his side!

"President Fang, calm down..." Yu Jinchen advised.

"We're not far from Wanqing Prefecture City now. We can recover the lost goods from the Dulan family!"

……

"Who dares to attack the Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce?"

Inside the city lord's mansion, Dulan Changwen gritted his teeth, looked at the message that appeared before him, and said angrily.

The magpie trembled in fear before him.

"Doesn't he know that what Fang Hai values ​​most is his family and his business guild?" Du Lan Changwen said angrily. "This Fang Hai was already confident of breaking through to the Realm Lord level, but I didn't expect that Yu Jinchen would invite him."

"Father, I..." Du Lanque was interrupted before she could speak.

"Well, Wu's audacity in attacking the Chamber of Commerce is a testament to his strength," Dulan Changwen said. "Fang Hai and Yu Jinchen are not easy to deal with. We can only try our best to win over Wu, otherwise I fear I may be in danger of perishing."

"Que'er, go and get 200 million... no, get 500 million Fire Seed Coins. Give them to Wu when he comes back, and say it's the reward for this operation," Dulan Changwen said through gritted teeth.

500 million Fire Coins is a huge fortune even for an ordinary domain lord.

It might not seem like much to a peak Domain Lord, but it still conveys a sense of closeness.

The annual tax revenue of the prefectural city is only around tens of millions of Fire Seed Coins!

"Yes, Father." Du Lanque nodded.

500 million Fire Coins would be well worth it if it could attract a powerful expert who is suspected to be at the peak of the Domain Lord level.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing," Dulan Changwen said after thinking for a moment. "When you give him the Fire Seed Coins, see if he wants to sell the goods he received? The things brought by the Fang Clan Merchant Guild should all be specialties of Yao Guang Main City."

……

the other side.

Gu Ce looked at the thing that appeared in front of him with curiosity.

This is a completely black stone, containing an extremely rich aura of the fundamental laws of fire, seemingly made of the same substance as the Fire Seed Coin.

"Fire Seed Crystal?"

Remembering something he had read in a book, Gu Ce's eyes lit up.

One Fire Seed Crystal can be exchanged for 10,000 Fire Seed Coins!

There were thousands of such fire crystals in front of Gu Ce.

Tens of millions of Fireseed Coins!

The first task upon arriving at the Seven Flames Palace only required 100 million Fire Coins, which was already more than enough.

Gu Ce hadn't expected that he would directly rob someone's vault. No wonder Fang Hai looked so angry; Gu Ce had probably taken most of his belongings.

Even after taking down Kaihua, they only got a few hundred thousand Fire Seed Coins. The Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce is truly wealthy.

After putting away the fire crystals, Gu Ce pondered what to do next.

"Should we go and take a look at Yao Guang's main city?" Gu Ce murmured.

Yaoguang City is the only main city within a radius of billions of kilometers in this area.

It accommodates trillions of people. Those who can live in the main city are at least at the cosmic level, with domain lords everywhere and even world lords in large numbers.

Within the main city, it is possible to purchase Holy Flame Sparks through auctions.

A single Holy Flame typically costs around several billion Fire Coins, and only Realm Lords or City Lords are qualified to participate in the auction.

"Forget it, the main city is full of World Lords. I'll just stay in the prefectural city and wait for the Star-Eating Grass to advance." Shaking his head, Gu Ce gave up on his plan to go to the main city.

They quickly headed towards Wanqing Prefecture City; barring any unforeseen circumstances, a battle was about to break out.

……

Wanqing Prefecture City.

On the streets, fully armed soldiers patrolled everywhere, while in the air, the captain of the domain lord-level guards vigilantly watched the surroundings.

"Father, is what we're doing really going to work?" Du Lanque asked, puzzled.

With so many guards, the captains are all first or second-tier Domain Lords, and the strongest is herself, a third-tier Domain Lord. How can she possibly fight against the approaching Fang Hai?

Not to mention Fang Hai, even the guards of the Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce could rival the Wanqing Guard.

The power of the prefectural city and the main city is not on the same level.

The most obvious contrast is that the permanent population of the prefectural city is usually only a little over 100 million.

"It's alright, it's just stalling for time anyway," Dulan Changwen said calmly. "By combining my strength with Xue Lanteng, we should be able to hold off Fang Hai and Yu Jinchen. As for the Yu family members and the merchant guild guards, that's up to you."

"If all else fails, we still have a way out! Our master won't abandon us; we can't die here."

"Alright!" Du Lanque's eyes were resolute.

We cannot place all our hopes on outsiders.

"boom!"

"Dulan Changwen, get out here!"

Outside Wanqing Prefecture, Fang Hai and Yu Jinchen had already arrived.

A fiery cloud covering a thousand miles descended upon the city of Wanqing. Fang Hai held a strangely shaped weapon, resembling a halberd, in his hand, standing above the city and overlooking the entire city lord's mansion.

"Fang Hai, don't push your luck." Du Lan Changwen, holding a whip, also rose into the air, releasing his own domain to confront Fang Hai.

boom!

Two fields collide!

The fiery clouds in the sky burned even more fiercely. Dulan Changwen's domain was a wood domain, which was naturally restrained, and he struggled to resist the erosion of Fanghai's domain.

As the domains clashed, countless people in the city were killed or wounded. The two peak domain lords were so engrossed in their battle that they had no time to pay attention to the 'mortals' below.

"Sizzle!"

A spatial rift instantly appeared behind Dulan Changwen. The next moment, the ground shattered, and a vine shot up from the ground, whipping the hidden Yu Jinchen away.

Dulan Changwen looked at Yu Jinchen warily. Yu Jinchen was skilled in stealth and assassination, but lacked direct combat ability. He was as annoying as a fly.

As long as Yu Jinchen hides, Dulan Changwen will not be able to find his trace. Only when he makes a move will Xue Lanteng be able to discover him and block the attack for Dulan Changwen.

"President Fang, you should focus on dealing with the Blood Orchid Vine. Leave Du Lan Changwen to me," Yu Jinchen said with a smile.

Without the Blood Orchid Vine, Yu Jinchen was confident he could defeat Du Lan Changwen.

"Alright." Fang Hai didn't waste any words and directly raised his hand to blast the blood orchid vine.

Blood Orchid Vine is not a particularly powerful plant life form; it is a level below Cloud Vine.

Each of Fang Hai's attacks was accompanied by flame effects, with raging flames bombarding the Blood Orchid Vine, leaving behind charred marks.

Dulan Changwen's face hardened as he looked around warily, worried that Yu Jinchen might suddenly attack.

……

below.

Du Lanque led the Wanqing Guard to defend against the attacks from the Yu family and the guards brought by Fang Hai, while also helping the people in the city.

In a battle between domain lords, the power released by each strike is enough to destroy most of the city!

Even though they were fighting high in the sky, the aftershocks they emitted were still beyond the reach of most of the planetary and celestial civilians.

"Father." Du Lanque clenched her fists as she watched the battle in the sky.

A figure appeared in front of her, blocking her view.

Du Lanque was taken aback.

"Satoru-sama?"

Immediately, the Dulan magpie was overjoyed!

"Lord Wu, please save my father!" Du Lanque said with a sob in her voice.

In the battle above, Dulan Changwen was clearly at a disadvantage, being suppressed by Yu Jinchen. Xue Lanteng was in even worse shape, almost being burned to death by Fang Hai.

Gu Ce frowned slightly. Was this Du Lan Changwen really so useless that he couldn't even beat someone one rank lower than him?

Did Dulan Changwen have any hidden methods?

As the city lord of Dulan, who came from the main city of Dulan, Gu Ce suspected that Dulan Changwen was hiding a Holy Flame on his body. The billions of Fire Seed Coins were nothing more than the tax revenue of the city for hundreds of years.

"This is the reward Father said he wanted to give you!"

Seeing that Gu Ce did not move, Du Lanque quickly took out the fire coin that she had prepared beforehand.

"Okay." Gu Ce took the Fire Coins and put them away, nodding slightly, and then helped Du Lanque deal with the nearby enemies.

Look up.

If we don't act soon, the Blood Orchid Vine will die.

Regardless of whether Dulan Changwen has any hidden methods, we should get our hands on the Void Emperor's Decree first.

……

Dulan was drenched in sweat.

Yu Jinchen's attacks left him bewildered.

Do we really have to use that?

Dulan Changwen glanced down at his daughter, Dulan Que, with resentment.

Using that would most likely mean certain death, but before dying, killing these two and leaving a legacy for my daughter would be worthwhile.

Fight!

Dulan Changwen gritted his teeth, ready to ignite the Holy Flame within his body!

"brush!"

"It's you!"

The sword slashed across the room, simultaneously attracting the attention of the three people present.

Enraged, Fang Hai brandished his weapon and slashed at Gu Ce, but he couldn't even break through Gu Ce's defense.

when!

Gu Ce extended a finger, blocking the attack with utter ruthlessness.

"Didn't you eat?" Gu Ce asked with a soft laugh.

"How is that possible?" Fang Hai instantly retreated a hundred meters and stared intently at Gu Ce.

His attack was so powerful that even some weaker realm lords dared not withstand it head-on!

Just how strong is this person?!

Yu Jinchen wanted to make another move, but Gu Ce smashed his hiding place with a punch and grabbed him with one hand.

"Don't kill me, I'll give you anything you want..."

Yu Jinchen was filled with terror, and before he could finish speaking, he was instantly killed by Gu Ce.

Blood was spilled on the spot.

Gu Ce found the Void Emperor's Token in the spatial ring left by Yu Jinchen.

Now, we've finally collected them all.

"Young friend Wu... no, Lord Wu." Dulan Changwen forced a smile, not daring to look Gu Ce in the eye.

Just kidding, crushing an eighth-level Domain Lord is as easy as crushing a chick. This must be a Realm Lord!

Why would a realm lord-level being go to a place like the Chaotic Land?

How did the magpie manage to lure him here?

Du Lan Changwen cursed inwardly.

What are you, a Realm Lord, doing competing with us mere Domain Lords for the Void Emperor's Treasure Vault?

The moment Fang Hai saw Yu Jinchen dead again, he turned and ran, not daring to have any more thoughts.

Gu Ce didn't plan to chase after him. In any case, Fang Hai would only be Du Lan Changwen's enemy in the future, and would have nothing to do with him.

Only the dying Blood Orchid Vine and the half-crippled Dulan Changwen remained on the spot.

"Lord of Dulan City." Gu Ce turned around with a smile.

Dulan Changwen was very familiar with that smile; he had smiled at Gu Ce just a day earlier.

"That aura you were emanating just now, was it the Holy Flame?" Gu Ce asked with a smile, while subtly approaching Du Lan Changwen.

Although it was only for a brief moment, Gu Ce still managed to catch that aura.

The aura of fusion with the laws!

However, it seems to be the Wood Void Sacred Flame, rather than the Water Void Sacred Flame that matches Gu Ce.

Du Lan sighed inwardly, realizing the situation was not good.

"Lord Wu, you know about the Sacred Flame, so you should know its uses besides cultivation, right?" Dulan Changwen asked rhetorically, trying to avoid Gu Ce.

What he meant was that he would rather die than hand over the Holy Flame.

Gu Ce fell silent.

He was wondering if his "no limits" could withstand a single blow from a peak World Lord level expert.

I'm afraid not.

Being able to withstand attacks from a sixth- or seventh-level World Lord is the limit.

Any higher it goes, it will eventually be broken.

"Lord Dulan, there's no need to be afraid," Gu Ce said with a smile, patting Dulan Changwen on the shoulder. "Let's discuss how to distribute the assets of the Fang Clan Chamber of Commerce."

Fang Hai didn't take those goods with him when he ran away.

Upon hearing this, Dulan Changwen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Wu, those things are all your spoils of war. My Dulan family is willing to buy them for 1 million Fire Seed Coins," Dulan Changwen said sincerely.

The actual value of those goods was definitely not that high.

Gu Ce nodded. Du Lan Changwen was quite perceptive.

"Lord Wu, the Void Emperor's Treasury is located in Luowu Valley. I will have someone take you there immediately." Dulan Changwen wanted to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible.

"No need for that," Gu Ce said. "Just give me the map."

Gu Ce followed Du Lanque to Wanqing Prefecture City with the real purpose of gathering intelligence; the Void Emperor's Treasury was just a side trip.

Now that the intelligence has been gathered, although we haven't personally witnessed the power of the Holy Flame, it's enough.

Gu Ce planned that if he couldn't get the Holy Flame in the Void Emperor's Treasury, he would go to the main city and find some people to exchange for gold coins.

Obtaining the Holy Flame by killing someone is extremely difficult.

Those who obtain the Holy Flame are mostly people who would rather die than surrender; they might just explode against you.

But killing people to obtain Fire Coins is much simpler.

"Lord Wu, this is a detailed map of the area within the main city of Yao Guang, as well as a detailed map of the Mirror Lake Divine Kingdom, including the situation of the entire Land of Order."

Not long after, Dulan Changwen delivered the map to Gu Ce.

It's time to go.

……

The Land of Order is slightly smaller than the Land of Chaos, but the difference is not significant.

The seven divine kingdoms divided this area equally, with each kingdom ruling over approximately several dozen main cities.

Gu Ce is currently located in Yao Guang Main City, which is controlled by the Yao Guang family.

Luowu Canyon is a well-known dangerous place within the main city of Yaoguang. It is said to be the site left behind after the battle between the Holy God of Mirror Lake and the Holy God of Enlightenment. There are constant torrential rains and hurricanes there, and ordinary cosmic-level beings cannot approach it.

Some domain lord-level powerhouses who cultivate the fundamental laws of water and wind will voluntarily go to Luowu Canyon for training.

The Void Emperor was a top-tier expert who emerged from the Luowu Valley. In terms of the universe, he was at least a realm lord recognized by the fundamental laws, and he also received the primordial fire seed bestowed by the Holy God. He once served as the city lord of the main city.

Unfortunately, he eventually perished.

Before his demise, he placed all his wealth deep within the Luowu Valley, in what is known as the Void Emperor's Treasury.

"Want my treasures? You can have them all! Go find them! I've left all my treasures there!"

"As long as you can collect three Void Emperor Tokens first."

It's said to be three pieces, but that's not entirely accurate.

Before his death, the Void Emperor produced a total of 108 Void Emperor Tokens, which were sent to 36 prefecture cities in the southwest of Yao Guang Main City.

Only by collecting all three Void Emperor Tokens within a prefecture city can one pass the first test of the Void Emperor.

In other words, Gu Ce's collection of the three Void Emperor Tokens only granted him the qualification to enter the Void Emperor's Treasury.

Specifically, they also need to compete with other people who have collected all the Void Emperor's Tokens for the contents of the treasure vault.

"It takes seven days (equivalent to seventy days on Earth) to reach Luowu Canyon from Wanqing Prefecture?" Gu Ce murmured, looking at the map.

"Hopefully there are some holy flames there, so I don't make a wasted trip," Gu Ce sighed.

If not, then we'll have to steal it.

……

The sky above the Land of Order is separated by a special layer of rainbow light.

Passing through the rainbow light in the tunnel will take you to the outer layer of the Seven Flames Palace, the Chaotic Land.

This layer of rainbow light can be regarded as the zenith of the land of order, about 10,000 kilometers above the ground.

At this moment, Gu Ce was traveling in an airship sponsored by Du Lan Changwen, flying at an altitude of about 8000 kilometers above the ground, and was about to arrive at Luowu Canyon.

This airship was a flying device developed by the native humans of the Seven Flames Palace. Its speed was not even comparable to the worst A-class spaceship, but for these native humans, it was already a device with extremely high technological content.

From above, the Luowu Canyon is nestled among mountains, a canyon stretching for tens of millions of kilometers that tears through layers of mountains, leaving a huge wound on the ground.

The canyon was shrouded in a layer of pitch-black clouds and mist, accessible only from the ground. Anyone who dared to enter from above would be torn apart by the fierce winds hidden within the clouds and rain.

unless--

You possess defensive capabilities at the level of a World Lord.

Gu Ce clearly had the ability, so he didn't plan to slowly walk across the ground, but instead intended to go directly to the depths of the canyon where the Void Emperor's Treasure Vault was located.

Right now, he is standing in the center of the Luowu Canyon.

"Another one? A cosmic-level? A domain lord-level?"

Gu Ce put away the airship, passed through the layer of clouds and mist, and arrived in the canyon, where he saw several people facing off.

One of them had a fierce look on his face and dark red skin. He stared at Gu Ce with hostile eyes, and it was clear that he was the one who had just said those words.

"Rimuru," Gu Ce called out silently.

"Master, the person who spoke is a first-level World Lord. The other four are a ninth-level Domain Lord, two first-level World Lords, and the last one wearing a black mask is a second-level World Lord," Rimuru quickly replied.

The detectors from Virtual Universe Company are very effective at detecting the strength of these people.

"Very good." Gu Ce nodded slightly.

That's not enough!

(End of this chapter)