King of Creation Chapter 1687 - 1672: The Demon Clan’s Ecstasy

Suddenly, radiance flooded the Silent Chamber of Moon Palace Hall Master Baili Fei in the Heaven Temple's Lower Courtyard at Luoyi, as the Guardian Barrier wavered, startling Baili Fei from his trance.

Right then, urgent knocks pounded rhythmically on the door.

Baili Fei furrowed his brows. Even with his Dao Realm cultivation, regardless of how pressing the hall master's duties were, nighttime demanded silent meditation and cultivation.

Relentless practice without pause had been key to his Dao Realm breakthrough.

Thus, no one nearby would interrupt him late at night except for emergencies of utmost importance.

"What’s the matter?" Baili Fei remained seated, merely snorting in cold disdain.

"Hall Master, an urgent report just arrived from the Wei State Branch Temple..."

"Urgent message? What could be so critical it couldn't wait till dawn?" Baili Fei cut off his close disciple mid-sentence, voicing his irritation.

Outside, Baili Fei’s loyal disciple gulped nervously, "Hall Master, it's a Nine Feathers urgent message!"

"Nine Feathers urgent message?"

Those four words froze Baili Fei’s face instantly, as though he'd heard something unbelievable. Moments later, he blurred forward, flinging open the Silent Chamber door to stand before his disciple at the threshold.

Spotting the Jade Scroll clutched in the disciple’s hand, covered in seals and glowing with nine crimson tail feathers, Baili Fei’s countenance shifted once more.

The Heaven Temple upheld ancient customs and its unique messaging network.

Messages differed in priority and gravity, marked by Spirit Sculptures on the Jade Scroll from one to nine feathers.

Typically, Jade Scrolls bore three or four feathers; five-feather ones came once or twice yearly at most, while nine-feather alerts were unheard of, and even eight-feather ones hadn't appeared for centuries.

Lately, misfortune plagued the Heaven Temple. Four months prior, a nine-feathers urgent message had arrived about the Shahe City Branch Temple's slaughter.

Now another nine-feathers urgent message struck—what catastrophic disaster unfolded this time?

A chill gripped Baili Fei’s heart inexplicably. Instantly, his Divine Sense pierced the Jade Scroll's seals, probing the Nine Feathers urgent message within.

The instant it entered, Baili Fei’s brows skyrocketed, his features drained pale, and his controlled Dao Realm aura surged wildly.

The disciple bearing the Jade Scroll recoiled in terror several steps, "Hall Master, Hall Master?"

Veteran of countless crises, Baili Fei drew a steadying breath, quelling his inner turmoil, "Go, using my Talisman, summon every Lower Courtyard disciple—no exceptions—to assemble for orders in a hundred breaths."

Having issued the command, Talisman Light flared as Baili Fei dispatched two shocking bulletins.

No sooner had the Talisman Light faded than Thunder erupted soundlessly in the Silent Chamber's Void, revealing Thunder Hall Master Zhen Yan, "Baili, that message you sent—you're not joking, right? How can this be?"

"See for yourself!" Baili Fei tossed the fresh Nine Feathers urgent message toward him casually.

Suddenly, verdant Spirit Light erupted in the Silent Chamber, heralding Mu Hall Master Mu Xu's arrival.

"Baili, if your words hold true, then...."

The flung Nine Feathers Talisman silenced Mu Xu, who inhaled sharply in shock.

"The whole Luo State Branch Temple got wiped out, and scouts found the Demon Clan culprits had only just departed. A Soul Demon Sovereign's aura stood out glaringly...."

"Transmit my order: command nearby branch temples around the Luo State Branch Temple to dispatch a hundred elites each, creating an encircling advance toward the ruined site!"

"Brother Zhen, Brother Mu, we three must urgently reach out to the commanding Marshals on the Human Demon Battlefield. Have them, by any pretext, enforce airspace and land restrictions, ramp up patrols and checkpoints,

and simultaneously dispatch forces to sweep backward toward the Luo State Branch Temple."

"Brother Zhen, reach out to the West Patrol commanded by Xio Qiangu right away. Have him command the shutdown of every Ancient Teleportation Formation in a 20 million-mile radius surrounding Luo State.

At the same time, deploy his troops; we require detection of the slightest irregularity." Baili Fei instructed.

"I’ll get in touch with him without delay!" Zhen Yan agreed with a nod.

"Brother Mu, the slaughter at the Luo State Branch Temple occurred merely an hour ago. You and I rushing there now might still catch the offenders." Baili Fei turned to Mu Xu.

"What do you mean?" Mu Xu appeared slightly confused.

"In less than an hour, we can arrive at the Wei State Ancient Teleportation Formation. Using your divine abilities, you ought to cover the distance to the Luo State Branch Temple from there in three breaths, correct?" Baili Fei explained.

"One million miles per breath—make it four breaths instead." Mu Xu corrected.

"The distinction is minor; surely you can transport a third of the branch’s experts?" Baili Fei pressed.

This time, Mu Xu’s expression shifted dramatically. "Out of the question! For a hundred people, that’s the limit—I can ferry a hundred experts over four million miles in four breaths at most."

Hearing this, Baili Fei stood abruptly and strode from the chamber. "Let’s move! We’ll nab the culprit this time!"

Baili Fei spoke these words chiefly because the prior Shahe City event taught them a harsh lesson in tardiness.

The Shahe Branch Temple had been utterly wiped out, and with Shahe City in chaos, nobody noticed the fierce clash within the Shahe Branch Temple.

Only Ming Tang’s report alerted them to the Shahe Branch Temple’s peril.

By the time they reached the scene, three and a half days had passed.

That span was ample for the assassin to flee to distant lands.

Exactly due to that fiasco, the Heavenly Temple came to loathe the Southern Patrol. Indeed, the Celestial Patrol Division under Southern Patrol had notified the Southern Patrol and Great Zhou’s Celestial Patrol Division about the Shahe Branch Temple massacre half a day prior, yet they withheld word from the Heavenly Temple.

However, the Luo Prefecture Branch Temple incident differed; Divine Masters and Grand Spirit Masters spotted oddities and alerted them at once.

With just a two-hour delay, dispatching two Hall Masters and a hundred elite disciples in person, plus aid from nearby forces, their odds of capturing the offender soared.

As Baili Fei and Mu Xu rallied their followers and departed, Thunder Hall Master Zhen Yan approached wearing a vexed look.

"I’ve spoken with Xio Qiangu. His rank allows closure of the Ancient Teleportation Formation only within ten thousand miles of Luo State, and it demands several steps—the quickest is fifteen minutes from now."

"To seal all seven Ancient Teleportation Formations within twenty thousand miles of Luo State, you’d need the Emperor’s approval, and that won’t come before tomorrow morning," Zhen Yan continued.

"The Emperor granting it would be a wonder!"

Baili Fei harrumphed in frustration. "Fine then—tell Xio Qiangu to close the Ancient Teleportation Formation within ten thousand miles first. Then command him to rally his men, watch everyone using the unclosable formations, and probe recent passengers!"

With those orders given, Baili Fei, Mu Xu, and their vast entourage of disciples soared swiftly toward Luoyi City Gate.

Meanwhile, as Baili Fei and Mu Xu guided a massive contingent of Luoyi masters to the Luo Prefecture Branch Temple crisis, Ye Zhen had already passed through five Ancient Teleportation Formations, with only two remaining before reaching Luoyi’s Dragon Swimming Plain Ancient Teleportation Formation.

For the journey back, Ye Zhen avoided the direct route, fearing shutdowns at Ancient Teleportation Formations near Luo Prefecture, thus taking a lengthy detour.

Furthermore, at every Ancient Teleportation Formation, Ye Zhen altered his guise and identity, naturally shelling out piles of Spirit Stones to expedite passage.

Lacking abundant Spirit Stones, Ye Zhen would face hours-long waits in line, blocking such swift transit.

Yet the circumstances exceeded Ye Zhen’s expectations favorably. To date, the Mirage Avatar he stationed at Weizhou’s Ancient Teleportation Formation reported no shutdowns.

However, once Heavenly Temple’s Weizhou Branch Temple members swarmed the Weizhou Ancient Teleportation Formation, Ye Zhen promptly dissolved his Mirage Avatar.

Soon after, Ye Zhen ran into a slight hiccup when attempting to skip the queue for the teleportation to the Dragon Swimming Plain Ancient Teleportation Formation.

The Dragon Swimming Plain’s Ancient Teleportation Formation appeared to be glitching, with all teleports leading there temporarily suspended.

By shelling out two thousand High Grade Spirit Stones, Ye Zhen learned that the Dragon Swimming Plain Ancient Teleportation Formation would be down for fifteen minutes.

Having to queue up for teleportation to Dragon Swimming Plain from no fewer than five separate Ancient Teleportation Formations would cause at least a two-hour holdup.

Ye Zhen needed to rush back to Luoyi without delay to handle any possible probes.

In this situation, Ye Zhen had no choice but to bide his time.

Ye Zhen believed that the Heavenly Temple’s folks wouldn’t pin this incident on him until they arrived at the site.

During the hour-long wait, Ye Zhen slipped into a hidden spot and pulled out two dusty small Communication Transfer Formations he hadn’t used in ages.

Next, he dispatched a Jade Scroll into each of those two neglected small Communication Transfer Formations.

"Reliable sources indicate something intriguing has happened at the Luo Prefecture Branch Temple, tied directly to your Moon Demon (Bull Demon) Clan!

The Luo Prefecture Branch Temple seems to have been wiped out by powerhouses from your Moon Demon (Bull Demon) Clan. You could leverage this intel to boost your standing in the clan.

You wouldn’t be dumb enough to say you heard it from me, would you?

If word gets out, you know what’ll happen—read it and destroy!"

Demon Clan fellows aren’t idiots, but they can be a bit unhinged at times, so Ye Zhen made sure to spell it out clearly.

In the distant Demon Clan Territory, Bull Demon Lord Longnu and Moon Demon Royal Clan’s Yue Dao simultaneously got an urgent transmission sealed with powerful restrictions!

As they scanned the message, despite the vast distance between them, their facial expressions matched perfectly!

Ecstasy!

Utter ecstasy blazed across their faces and burned in their eyes!